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Qiao H, Dumur É, Andersson G, Yan H, Chou MH, Grebel J, Conner CR, Joshi YJ, Miller JM, Povey RG, Wu X, Cleland AN. Splitting phonons: Building a platform for linear mechanical quantum computing. Science 2023; 380:1030-1033. [PMID: 37289889 DOI: 10.1126/science.adg8715] [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: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Linear optical quantum computing provides a desirable approach to quantum computing, with only a short list of required computational elements. The similarity between photons and phonons points to the interesting potential for linear mechanical quantum computing using phonons in place of photons. Although single-phonon sources and detectors have been demonstrated, a phononic beam splitter element remains an outstanding requirement. Here we demonstrate such an element, using two superconducting qubits to fully characterize a beam splitter with single phonons. We further use the beam splitter to demonstrate two-phonon interference, a requirement for two-qubit gates in linear computing. This advances a new solid-state system for implementing linear quantum computing, further providing straightforward conversion between itinerant phonons and superconducting qubits.
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- H Qiao
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Center for Molecular Engineering and Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- Center for Molecular Engineering and Material Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
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Kang JH, Katsumata YK, Lennie TAL, Chung MLC, Biddle MJB, Miller JM, Moser DKM. Sustained effect on diet quality of a self-care intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk among informal rural caregivers of people with chronic illnesses: does health literacy matter? Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2739] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background/Introduction
Rural caregivers of those with chronic illnesses have higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk than urban caregivers. Diet is a major lifestyle factor that contributes to CVD risk. However, interventions are often not constructed with health literacy in mind. We previously found a moderation effect of health literacy on short-term (4-month) diet quality from a self-care intervention to reduce cardiovascular disease risk (RICHH) among rural caregivers. The RICHH intervention was designed to be equally effective in caregivers with marginal or adequate health literacy.
Purpose
To compare the impact of RICHH intervention on 12-month diet quality in rural caregivers with marginal versus adequate health literacy.
Methods
A total of 296 rural caregivers (54.5±13.7 years old, 76% female) of individuals with chronic illnesses participated. The newest vital sign (NVS) and Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015) were used to determine health literacy and diet quality, respectively. The NVS was dichotomized using a cutoff score of 4. The HEI-2015 was computed based on food frequency questionnaires at baseline, 4-month, and 12-month. The RICHH intervention was delivered using video conferencing technology by nurse interventionists once a week for 12 weeks followed by bi-weekly and monthly booster sessions. A piecewise linear mixed-effect model, controlling for age, education, smoking status, and perceived stress, was used to evaluate the impact of the intervention on diet quality between the two health literacy groups.
Results
There was a significant difference in improvement in the HEI-2015 total scores at 4 months between control and intervention in the marginal health literacy group (beta estimate = 1.56, SE=0.74, P=0.039) but not in the adequate health literacy group (beta estimate = 0.27, SE=0.38, P=0.475). The improvement in the marginal health literacy group was sustained at 12-months (beta estimate = 8.12, SE=3.57, P=0.022).
Conclusions
The results of our study indicate that an intervention designed to address health literacy is effective in producing a sustained improvement in diet quality to reduce CVD risk in rural caregivers with marginal health literacy.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): National Institutes of Health National Institute of Nursing Research
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- J H Kang
- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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- University of Kentucky , Lexington , United States of America
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Pipitone F, Miller JM, DeLancey J. Injury-associated levator ani muscle and anal sphincter ooedema following vaginal birth: a secondary analysis of the EMRLD study. BJOG 2021; 128:2046-2053. [PMID: 34013655 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether all three components of the levator ani muscle (pubovisceral [= pubococcygeal], puborectal and iliococcygeal) and the external anal sphincter are equally affected by oedema associated with muscle injury after vaginal birth. DESIGN Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan. POPULATION Primiparous women classified as high risk for levator ani muscle injury during childbirth. METHOD MRI scans obtained 6-8 weeks postpartum were analysed. Muscle oedema was assessed on axial and coronal fluid-sensitive magnetic resonance (MRI) scans. Presence of oedema was separately determined in each levator ani muscle component and in the external anal sphincter for all subjects. Descriptive statistics and correlation with obstetric variables were obtained. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Oedema score on fluid-sensitive MRI scans. RESULTS Of the 78 women included in this cohort, 51.3% (n = 40/78) showed muscle oedema in the pubovisceral (one bilateral avulsion excluded), 5.1% (n = 4/78) in the puborectal and 5.1% (n = 4/78) in the iliococcygeal muscle. No subject showed definite oedema on external anal sphincter. Incidence of oedema on the pubovisceral muscle was seven times higher than on any of the other analysed muscles (all paired comparisons, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Even in the absence of muscle tearing, the pubovisceral muscle shows by far the highest incidence of injury, establishing that levator components are not equally affected by childbirth. External anal sphincter did not show oedema-even in women with sphincter laceration- suggesting a different injury mechanism. Developing a databased map of injured areas helps understand injury mechanisms that can guide us in honing research on treatment and prevention. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Injury-associated levator ani muscle and anal sphincter oedema mapping on MRI reveals vulnerable muscle components after childbirth.
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- F Pipitone
- Pelvic Floor Research Group, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 1540 E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- University of Michigan School of Nursing and Medical School Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 426 N Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104, USA
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- Pelvic Floor Research Group, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 1540 E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.,Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, 1540 E Hospital Dr, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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Hart A, Lentine KL, Smith JM, Miller JM, Skeans MA, Prentice M, Robinson A, Foutz J, Booker SE, Israni AK, Hirose R, Snyder JJ. OPTN/SRTR 2019 Annual Data Report: Kidney. Am J Transplant 2021; 21 Suppl 2:21-137. [PMID: 33595191 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 79.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Despite the ongoing severe shortage of available kidney grafts relative to candidates in need, data from 2019 reveal some promising trends. After remaining relatively stagnant for many years, the number of kidney transplants has increased each year since 2015, reaching the highest annual count to date of 24,273 in 2019. The number of patients waiting for a kidney transplant in the United States was relatively stable, despite an increase in the number of new candidates added in 2019 and a decrease in patients removed from the waiting list owing to death or deteriorating medical condition. However, these encouraging trends are tempered by ongoing challenges. Nationwide, only a quarter of waitlisted patients receive a deceased-donor kidney transplant within 5 years, and this proportion varies dramatically by donation service area, from 15.5% to 67.8%. The non-utilization (discard) rate of recovered organs remains at 20.1%, despite adramatic decline in the discard of organs from hepatitis C-positive donors. Non-utilization rates remain particularly high for Kidney Donor Profile Index ≥85% kidneys and kidneys from which a biopsy specimen was obtained. While the number of living-donor transplants increased again in 2019, only a small proportion of the waiting list receives living-donor transplants each year, and racial disparities in living-donor transplant access persist. As both graft and patient survival continue to improve incrementally, the total number of living kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft is anticipated to exceed 250,000 in the next 1-2 years. Over the past decade, the total number of pediatric kidney transplants performed has remained stable. Despite numerous efforts, living donor kidney transplant remains low among pediatric recipients with continued racial disparities among recipients. Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract remain the leading cause of kidney disease. While most deceased donor recipients receive a kidney from a donor with KDPI less than 35%, the majority of pediatric recipients had four or more HLA mismatches. Graft survival continues to improve with superior outcomes for living donor recipients.
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- A Hart
- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Center for Abdominal Transplantation, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN
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- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
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- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
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- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
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- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing, Richmond, VA
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Department Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Umapathy L, Winegar B, MacKinnon L, Hill M, Altbach MI, Miller JM, Bilgin A. Fully Automated Segmentation of Globes for Volume Quantification in CT Images of Orbits using Deep Learning. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2020; 41:1061-1069. [PMID: 32439637 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6538] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Fast and accurate quantification of globe volumes in the event of an ocular trauma can provide clinicians with valuable diagnostic information. In this work, an automated workflow using a deep learning-based convolutional neural network is proposed for prediction of globe contours and their subsequent volume quantification in CT images of the orbits. MATERIALS AND METHODS An automated workflow using a deep learning -based convolutional neural network is proposed for prediction of globe contours in CT images of the orbits. The network, 2D Modified Residual UNET (MRes-UNET2D), was trained on axial CT images from 80 subjects with no imaging or clinical findings of globe injuries. The predicted globe contours and volume estimates were compared with manual annotations by experienced observers on 2 different test cohorts. RESULTS On the first test cohort (n = 18), the average Dice, precision, and recall scores were 0.95, 96%, and 95%, respectively. The average 95% Hausdorff distance was only 1.5 mm, with a 5.3% error in globe volume estimates. No statistically significant differences (P = .72) were observed in the median globe volume estimates from our model and the ground truth. On the second test cohort (n = 9) in which a neuroradiologist and 2 residents independently marked the globe contours, MRes-UNET2D (Dice = 0.95) approached human interobserver variability (Dice = 0.94). We also demonstrated the utility of inter-globe volume difference as a quantitative marker for trauma in 3 subjects with known globe injuries. CONCLUSIONS We showed that with fast prediction times, we can reliably detect and quantify globe volumes in CT images of the orbits across a variety of acquisition parameters.
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- L Umapathy
- From the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering (L.U., A.B.).,Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.)
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- Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.)
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- Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.)
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- Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.)
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- Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.)
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- Ophthalmology and Vision Science (J.M.M.)
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- From the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering (L.U., A.B.) .,Medical Imaging (L.U., B.W., L.M., M.H., M.I.A., A.B.).,Biomedical Engineering (A.B.), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Metts AV, Rubin-Falcone H, Ogden RT, Lin X, Wilner DE, Burke AK, Sublette ME, Oquendo MA, Miller JM, Mann JJ. Antidepressant medication exposure and 5-HT 1A autoreceptor binding in major depressive disorder. Synapse 2019; 73:e22089. [PMID: 30693567 DOI: 10.1002/syn.22089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 01/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We have previously reported higher brain serotonin 1A (5-HT1A ) autoreceptor binding in antidepressant-naïve patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) compared with healthy volunteers, and a decrease in binding in MDD after selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) treatment. This SSRI effect is also present in rodents administered SSRIs chronically. We therefore sought to determine the duration of antidepressant medication effects on 5-HT1A receptor binding after medication discontinuation. METHODS Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with the 5-HT1A receptor radioligand [11 C]WAY-100635 was performed in 66 individuals with current DSM-IV MDD to examine relationships between 5-HT1A binding and time since most recent antidepressant treatment. All subjects were medication-free for at least 2 weeks prior to scanning. Thirty-two additional MDD comparison subjects were antidepressant naïve. RESULTS No differences in [11 C]WAY-100635 binding were observed between antidepressant naïve and antidepressant exposed MDD groups in 13 a priori cortical and subcortical regions of interest, including raphe autoreceptors, assessed simultaneously in linear mixed effects models. Furthermore, [11 C]WAY-100635 binding did not correlate with time off antidepressants in the antidepressant exposed patients considering these ROIs. The same results were observed when effects of treatment discontinuation of any psychotropic medication used to treat their depression was examined. CONCLUSION These results indicate that any antidepressant-associated downregulation of 5-HT1A autoreceptor binding reverses within 2 weeks of medication discontinuation. Since this effect is hypothesized to mediate the antidepressant action of SSRIs, and perhaps other antidepressants, it suggests that patients who need ongoing treatment may relapse rapidly when medication is discontinued. Moreover, 2 weeks appears to be a sufficiently long washout of antidepressant medications for a reliable measure of illness-related binding levels.
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- A V Metts
- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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- Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology Division, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York
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Jain R, Mar PL, Barmeda M, Shirazi J, Devakbhaktuni S, Miller JM. P6638Ablation of premature ventricular complexes from within the coronary sinus in a veterans health administration population: a single center experience. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- R Jain
- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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- Veterans Affairs Hospital, Cardiology, Indianapolis, United States of America
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Hackelberg S, Tuck SJ, He L, Rastogi A, White C, Liu L, Prieskorn DM, Miller RJ, Chan C, Loomis BR, Corey JM, Miller JM, Duncan RK. Nanofibrous scaffolds for the guidance of stem cell-derived neurons for auditory nerve regeneration. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0180427. [PMID: 28672008 PMCID: PMC5495534 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Impairment of spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) of the auditory nerve is a major cause for hearing loss occurring independently or in addition to sensory hair cell damage. Unfortunately, mammalian SGNs lack the potential for autonomous regeneration. Stem cell based therapy is a promising approach for auditory nerve regeneration, but proper integration of exogenous cells into the auditory circuit remains a fundamental challenge. Here, we present novel nanofibrous scaffolds designed to guide the integration of human stem cell-derived neurons in the internal auditory meatus (IAM), the foramen allowing passage of the spiral ganglion to the auditory brainstem. Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) were differentiated into neural precursor cells (NPCs) and seeded onto aligned nanofiber mats. The NPCs terminally differentiated into glutamatergic neurons with high efficiency, and neurite projections aligned with nanofibers in vitro. Scaffolds were assembled by seeding GFP-labeled NPCs on nanofibers integrated in a polymer sheath. Biocompatibility and functionality of the NPC-seeded scaffolds were evaluated in vivo in deafened guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus). To this end, we established an ouabain-based deafening procedure that depleted an average 72% of SGNs from apex to base of the cochleae and caused profound hearing loss. Further, we developed a surgical procedure to implant seeded scaffolds directly into the guinea pig IAM. No evidence of an inflammatory response was observed, but post-surgery tissue repair appeared to be facilitated by infiltrating Schwann cells. While NPC survival was found to be poor, both subjects implanted with NPC-seeded and cell-free control scaffolds showed partial recovery of electrically-evoked auditory brainstem thresholds. Thus, while future studies must address cell survival, nanofibrous scaffolds pose a promising strategy for auditory nerve regeneration.
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- Sandra Hackelberg
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Departments of Otorhinolaryngology, Guangzhou First Peoples' Hospital and First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangdong, China
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center (VAAAHC), Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States of America
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Fuentes-Santamaría V, Alvarado JC, Melgar-Rojas P, Gabaldón-Ull MC, Miller JM, Juiz JM. The Role of Glia in the Peripheral and Central Auditory System Following Noise Overexposure: Contribution of TNF-α and IL-1β to the Pathogenesis of Hearing Loss. Front Neuroanat 2017; 11:9. [PMID: 28280462 PMCID: PMC5322242 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2017.00009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Repeated noise exposure induces inflammation and cellular adaptations in the peripheral and central auditory system resulting in pathophysiology of hearing loss. In this study, we analyzed the mechanisms by which noise-induced inflammatory-related events in the cochlea activate glial-mediated cellular responses in the cochlear nucleus (CN), the first relay station of the auditory pathway. The auditory function, glial activation, modifications in gene expression and protein levels of inflammatory mediators and ultrastructural changes in glial-neuronal interactions were assessed in rats exposed to broadband noise (0.5-32 kHz, 118 dB SPL) for 4 h/day during 4 consecutive days to induce long-lasting hearing damage. Noise-exposed rats developed a permanent threshold shift which was associated with hair cell loss and reactive glia. Noise-induced microglial activation peaked in the cochlea between 1 and 10D post-lesion; their activation in the CN was more prolonged reaching maximum levels at 30D post-exposure. RT-PCR analyses of inflammatory-related genes expression in the cochlea demonstrated significant increases in the mRNA expression levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, inducible nitric oxide synthase, intercellular adhesion molecule and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 at 1 and 10D post-exposure. In noise-exposed cochleae, interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) were upregulated by reactive microglia, fibrocytes, and neurons at all time points examined. In the CN, however, neurons were the sole source of these cytokines. These observations suggest that noise exposure causes peripheral and central inflammatory reactions in which TNF-α and IL-1β are implicated in regulating the initiation and progression of noise-induced hearing loss.
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- Verónica Fuentes-Santamaría
- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Center for Hearing and Communication Research and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden; Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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Miller JM. A plea for recognising all causes of gynaecological fistulae. BJOG 2016; 124:965. [PMID: 27726275 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- J M Miller
- University of Michigan School of Nursing and Medical School Dept Ob/Gyn, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Altschuler RA, Wys N, Prieskorn D, Martin C, DeRemer S, Bledsoe S, Miller JM. Treatment with Piribedil and Memantine Reduces Noise-Induced Loss of Inner Hair Cell Synaptic Ribbons. Sci Rep 2016; 6:30821. [PMID: 27686418 PMCID: PMC5043183 DOI: 10.1038/srep30821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Noise overstimulation can induce loss of synaptic ribbons associated with loss of Inner Hair Cell – Auditory Nerve synaptic connections. This study examined if systemic administration of Piribedil, a dopamine agonist that reduces the sound evoked auditory nerve compound action potential and/or Memantine, an NMDA receptor open channel blocker, would reduce noise-induced loss of Inner Hair Cell ribbons. Rats received systemic Memantine and/or Piribedil for 3 days before and 3 days after a 3 hour 4 kHz octave band noise at 117 dB (SPL). At 21 days following the noise there was a 26% and 38% loss of synaptic ribbons in regions 5.5 and 6.5 mm from apex, respectively, elevations in 4-, 8- and 20 kHz tonal ABR thresholds and reduced dynamic output at higher intensities of stimulation. Combined treatment with Piribedil and Memantine produced a significant reduction in the noise-induced loss of ribbons in both regions and changes in ABR sensitivity and dynamic responsiveness. Piribedil alone gave significant reduction in only the 5.5 mm region and Memantine alone did not reach significance in either region. Results identify treatments that could prevent the hearing loss and hearing disorders that result from noise-induced loss of Inner Hair Cell – Auditory Nerve synaptic connections.
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- Richard A Altschuler
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA.,Department of Cell &Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology Head &Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, MI, USA
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Le Prell CG, Fulbright A, Spankovich C, Griffiths SK, Lobarinas E, Campbell KCM, Antonelli PJ, Green GE, Guire K, Miller JM. Dietary supplement comprised of β-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and magnesium: failure to prevent music-induced temporary threshold shift. Audiol Neurotol Extra 2016; 6:20-39. [PMID: 27990155 DOI: 10.1159/000446600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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This study examined potential prevention of music-induced temporary threshold shift (TTS) in normal-hearing participants. A dietary supplement composed of β-carotene, vitamins C and E, and magnesium was assessed using a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study design. Dosing began 3 days prior to the music exposure with the final dose consumed approximately 30-min pre-exposure. There were no group differences in post-exposure TTS or music-induced decreases in distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitude. Transient tinnitus was more likely to be reported by the treatment group, but there were no group differences in perceived loudness or bothersomeness. All subjects were monitored until auditory function returned to pre-exposure levels. Taken together, this supplement had no effect on noise-induced changes in hearing. Recommendations for future clinical trials are discussed.
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- C G Le Prell
- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss
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- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla
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- School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich
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Hamir AN, Kunkle RA, Miller JM, Richt JA. Second Passage of Sheep Scrapie and Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy (TME) Agents in Raccoons (Procyon lotor). Vet Pathol 2016; 42:844-51. [PMID: 16301585 DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-6-844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To determine the transmissibility and pathogenicity of sheep scrapie and transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) agents derived from raccoons (first passage), raccoon kits were inoculated intracerebrally with either TME (one source) or scrapie (two sources—each in separate groups of raccoons). Two uninoculated raccoon kits served as controls. All animals in the TME-inoculated group developed clinical signs of neurologic dysfunction and were euthanatized between postinoculation month (PIM) 6 and 8. Raccoons in the two scrapie-inoculated groups manifested similar clinical signs of disease, but such signs were observed much later and the animals were euthanized between PIM 12 and 18. Necropsy revealed no gross lesions in any of the raccoons. Spongiform encephalopathy was observed by use of light microscopy, and the presence of protease-resistant prion protein (PrPres) was detected by use of immunohistochemical (IHC) and Western blot analytic techniques. Results of IHC analysis indicated a distinct pattern of anatomic distribution of PrPres in the TME- and scrapie-inoculated raccoons. These findings confirm that TME and sheep scrapie are experimentally transmissible to raccoons and that the incubation periods and IHC distribution for both agents are distinct. Therefore, it may be possible to use raccoons for differentiating unknown transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) agents. Further studies, with regard to the incubation period and the pattern of PrPres deposition by use of IHC analysis in bovine spongiform encephalopathy and for other isolates of scrapie, chronic wasting disease, and TME in raccoons are needed before the model can be further characterized for differentiation of TSE agents.
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- A N Hamir
- National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, 2300 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Hamir AN, Kunkle RA, Miller JM, Bartz JC, Richt JA. First and Second Cattle Passage of Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy by Intracerebral Inoculation. Vet Pathol 2016; 43:118-26. [PMID: 16537929 DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-2-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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: 11/19/2022]
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To compare clinicopathologic findings of transmissible mink encephalopathy (TME) with other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE, prion diseases) that have been shown to be experimentally transmissible to cattle (sheep scrapie and chronic wasting disease [CWD]), two groups of calves ( n = 4 each) were intracerebrally inoculated with TME agents from two different sources (mink with TME and a steer with TME). Two uninoculated calves served as controls. Within 15.3 months postinoculation, all animals from both inoculated groups developed clinical signs of central nervous system (CNS) abnormality; their CNS tissues had microscopic spongiform encephalopathy (SE); and abnormal prion protein (PrPres) as detected in their CNS tissues by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot (WB) techniques. These findings demonstrate that intracerebrally inoculated cattle not only amplify TME PrPres but also develop clinical CNS signs and extensive lesions of SE. The latter has not been shown with other TSE agents (scrapie and CWD) similarly inoculated into cattle. The findings also suggest that the diagnostic techniques currently used for confirmation of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) would detect TME in cattle should it occur naturally. However, it would be a diagnostic challenge to differentiate TME in cattle from BSE by clinical signs, neuropathology, or the presence of PrPres by IHC and WB.
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- A N Hamir
- National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, 2300 Dayton AvenuePO Box 70, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Electrical stimulation via implanted electrodes has been used to produce perceptions of sound in human subjects. This study describes preliminary work needed to understand the implanted ear and the distribution of current within it so that a stimulus system can be designed that is optimal for longevity, information transfer, and safety.
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- Francis A. Spelman
- Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
- Departments of otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of electrical engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of biostatistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Departments of otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Electrical stimulation via implanted electrodes has been used to produce perceptions of sound in human subjects. This study describes preliminary work needed to understand the implanted ear and the distribution of current within it so that a stimulus system can be designed that is optimal for longevity, information transfer, and safety.
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Green KL, Swiderski DL, Prieskorn DM, DeRemer SJ, Beyer LA, Miller JM, Green GE, Raphael Y. Corrigendum: ACEMg Diet Supplement Modifies Progression of Hereditary Deafness. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24469. [PMID: 27095602 PMCID: PMC4837351 DOI: 10.1038/srep24469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Alvarado JC, Fuentes-Santamaría V, Gabaldón-Ull MC, Jareño-Flores T, Miller JM, Juiz JM. Noise-Induced "Toughening" Effect in Wistar Rats: Enhanced Auditory Brainstem Responses Are Related to Calretinin and Nitric Oxide Synthase Upregulation. Front Neuroanat 2016; 10:19. [PMID: 27065815 PMCID: PMC4815363 DOI: 10.3389/fnana.2016.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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An appropriate conditioning noise exposure may reduce a subsequent noise-induced threshold shift. Although this "toughening" effect helps to protect the auditory system from a subsequent traumatic noise exposure, the mechanisms that regulate this protective process are not fully understood yet. Accordingly, the goal of the present study was to characterize physiological processes associated with "toughening" and to determine their relationship to metabolic changes in the cochlea and cochlear nucleus (CN). Auditory brainstem responses (ABR) were evaluated in Wistar rats before and after exposures to a sound conditioning protocol consisting of a broad-band white noise of 118 dB SPL for 1 h every 72 h, four times. After the last ABR evaluation, animals were perfused and their cochleae and brains removed and processed for the activity markers calretinin (CR) and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Toughening was demonstrated by a progressively faster recovery of the threshold shift, as well as wave amplitudes and latencies over time. Immunostaining revealed an increase in CR and nNOS levels in the spiral ganglion, spiral ligament, and CN in noise-conditioned rats. Overall, these results suggest that the protective mechanisms of the auditory toughening effect initiate in the cochlea and extend to the central auditory system. Such phenomenon might be in part related to an interplay between CR and nitric oxide signaling pathways, and involve an increased cytosolic calcium buffering capacity induced by the noise conditioning protocol.
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- Juan C Alvarado
- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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- Grupo de Neurobiología de la Audición, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Madrid, Spain
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- Center for Hearing and Communication Research and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska InstitutetStockholm, Sweden; Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA
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- Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades NeurológicasAlbacete, Spain; Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaAlbacete, Spain
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Ross AM, Rahmani S, Prieskorn DM, Dishman AF, Miller JM, Lahann J, Altschuler RA. Persistence, distribution, and impact of distinctly segmented microparticles on cochlear health following in vivo infusion. J Biomed Mater Res A 2016; 104:1510-22. [PMID: 26841263 DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.35675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Delivery of pharmaceuticals to the cochleae of patients with auditory dysfunction could potentially have many benefits from enhancing auditory nerve survival to protecting remaining sensory cells and their neuronal connections. Treatment would require platforms to enable drug delivery directly to the cochlea and increase the potential efficacy of intervention. Cochlear implant recipients are a specific patient subset that could benefit from local drug delivery as more candidates have residual hearing; and since residual hearing directly contributes to post-implantation hearing outcomes, it requires protection from implant insertion-induced trauma. This study assessed the feasibility of utilizing microparticles for drug delivery into cochlear fluids, testing persistence, distribution, biocompatibility, and drug release characteristics. To allow for delivery of multiple therapeutics, particles were composed of two distinct compartments; one containing polylactide-co-glycolide (PLGA), and one composed of acetal-modified dextran and PLGA. Following in vivo infusion, image analysis revealed microparticle persistence in the cochlea for at least 7 days post-infusion, primarily in the first and second turns. The majority of subjects maintained or had only slight elevation in auditory brainstem response thresholds at 7 days post-infusion compared to pre-infusion baselines. There was only minor to limited loss of cochlear hair cells and negligible immune response based on CD45+ immunolabling. When Piribedil-loaded microparticles were infused, Piribedil was detectable within the cochlear fluids at 7 days post-infusion. These results indicate that segmented microparticles are relatively inert, can persist, release their contents, and be functionally and biologically compatible with cochlear function and therefore are promising vehicles for cochlear drug delivery. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A: 104A: 1510-1522, 2016.
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- Astin M Ross
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109.,Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109.,Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109.,Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109.,Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109.,Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109
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Alvarado JC, Fuentes-Santamaría V, Melgar-Rojas P, Valero ML, Gabaldón-Ull MC, Miller JM, Juiz JM. Synergistic effects of free radical scavengers and cochlear vasodilators: a new otoprotective strategy for age-related hearing loss. Front Aging Neurosci 2015; 7:86. [PMID: 26029103 PMCID: PMC4432684 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2015.00086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The growing increase in age-related hearing loss (ARHL), with its dramatic reduction in quality of life and significant increase in health care costs, is a catalyst to develop new therapeutic strategies to prevent or reduce this aging-associated condition. In this regard, there is extensive evidence that excessive free radical formation along with diminished cochlear blood flow are essential factors involved in mechanisms of other stress-related hearing loss, such as that associated with noise or ototoxic drug exposure. The emerging view is that both play key roles in ARHL pathogenesis. Therapeutic targeting of excessive free radical formation and cochlear blood flow regulation may be a useful strategy to prevent onset of ARHL. Supporting this idea, micronutrient-based therapies, in particular those combining antioxidants and vasodilators like magnesium (Mg2+), have proven effective in reducing the impact of noise and ototoxic drugs in the inner ear, therefore improving auditory function. In this review, the synergistic effects of combinations of antioxidant free radicals scavengers and cochlear vasodilators will be discussed as a feasible therapeutic approach for the treatment of ARHL.
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- Juan Carlos Alvarado
- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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- Karolinska Institutet Stockholm, Sweden ; Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Investigación en Discapacidades Neurológicas (IDINE) Albacete, Spain
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Murphy LA, Nakamura RK, Miller JM. Surgical correction of gastro-oesophageal intussusception with bilateral incisional gastropexy in three dogs. J Small Anim Pract 2015; 56:630-2. [PMID: 25904323 DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Three dogs presented for evaluation of acute onset tachypnoea and dyspnoea following episodes of vomiting and/or regurgitation. Thoracic radiographs were suggestive of a gastro-oesophageal intussusception in all three dogs; one dog also showed evidence of aspiration pneumonia. All three dogs underwent surgical correction with a bilateral incisional gastropexy. All dogs recovered from anaesthesia uneventfully and were discharged from the hospital 3 days after presentation. Persistent megaoesophagus was evident in all three dogs, and they are being chronically managed with a strict feeding regime and pro-motility agents.
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- L A Murphy
- Oradell Animal Hospital, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Parmus, NJ, USA
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- Department of Cardiology and Emergency and Critical Care, Veterinary Speciality and Emergency Center, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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- Oradell Animal Hospital, Department of Surgery, Parmus, NJ, USA
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Olson C, Miller LD, Miller JM. Role of C-type virus in bovine lymphosarcoma. Bibl Haematol 2015; 39:198-205. [PMID: 4360155 DOI: 10.1159/000427842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Nardini E, Reeves JN, Gofford J, Harrison FA, Risaliti G, Braito V, Costa MT, Matzeu GA, Walton DJ, Behar E, Boggs SE, Christensen FE, Craig WW, Hailey CJ, Matt G, Miller JM, O'Brien PT, Stern D, Turner TJ, Ward MJ. Galaxy evolution. Black hole feedback in the luminous quasar PDS 456. Science 2015; 347:860-3. [PMID: 25700515 DOI: 10.1126/science.1259202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The evolution of galaxies is connected to the growth of supermassive black holes in their centers. During the quasar phase, a huge luminosity is released as matter falls onto the black hole, and radiation-driven winds can transfer most of this energy back to the host galaxy. Over five different epochs, we detected the signatures of a nearly spherical stream of highly ionized gas in the broadband x-ray spectra of the luminous quasar PDS 456. This persistent wind is expelled at relativistic speeds from the inner accretion disk, and its wide aperture suggests an effective coupling with the ambient gas. The outflow's kinetic power larger than 10(46) ergs per second is enough to provide the feedback required by models of black hole and host galaxy coevolution.
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- E Nardini
- Astrophysics Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK.
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- Astrophysics Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK. Center for Space Science and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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- Astrophysics Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK. Center for Space Science and Technology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA
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- Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri, Largo Enrico Fermi 5, I-50125 Firenze, Italy. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- INAF, Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Bianchi 46, I-23807 Merate (LC), Italy
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- Astrophysics Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
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- Astrophysics Group, School of Physical and Geographical Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
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- Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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- Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Space Science Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Space-National Space Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Elektrovej 327, 2800 Lyngby, Denmark
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA
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- Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Dipartimento di Matematica e Fisica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, I-00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
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- Physics Department, University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA. Eureka Scientific Inc., 2452 Delmer Street Suite 100, Oakland, CA 94602, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
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Le Prell CG, Ojano-Dirain C, Rudnick EW, Nelson MA, DeRemer SJ, Prieskorn DM, Miller JM. Assessment of nutrient supplement to reduce gentamicin-induced ototoxicity. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol 2014; 15:375-93. [PMID: 24590390 PMCID: PMC4010593 DOI: 10.1007/s10162-014-0448-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside antibiotic used to treat gram-negative bacterial infections. Treatment with this antibiotic carries the potential for adverse side effects, including ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Ototoxic effects are at least in part a consequence of oxidative stress, and various antioxidants have been used to attenuate gentamicin-induced hair cell death and hearing loss. Here, a combination of nutrients previously shown to reduce oxidative stress in the hair cells and attenuate hearing loss after other insults was evaluated for potential protection against gentamicin-induced ototoxicity. Guinea pigs were maintained on a nutritionally complete standard laboratory animal diet or a diet supplemented with β-carotene, vitamins C and E, and magnesium. Three diets with iterative increases in nutrient levels were screened; the final diet selected for study use was one that produced statistically reliable increases in plasma levels of vitamins C and E and magnesium. In two separate studies, significant decreases in gentamicin-induced hearing loss at frequencies including 12 kHz and below were observed, with less benefit at the higher frequencies. Consistent with the functional protection, robust protection of both the inner and outer hair cell populations was observed, with protection largely in the upper half of the cochlea. Protection was independently assessed in two different laboratories, using two different strains of guinea pigs. Additional in vitro tests did not reveal any decrease in antimicrobial activity with nutrient additives. Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments for the prevention of gentamicin-induced ototoxicity. The current data provide a rationale for continued investigations regarding translation to human patients.
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Reis RC, Reynolds MT, Miller JM, Walton DJ. Reflection from the strong gravity regime in a lensed quasar at redshift z = 0.658. Nature 2014; 507:207-9. [PMID: 24598545 DOI: 10.1038/nature13031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The co-evolution of a supermassive black hole with its host galaxy through cosmic time is encoded in its spin. At z > 2, supermassive black holes are thought to grow mostly by merger-driven accretion leading to high spin. It is not known, however, whether below z ≈ 1 these black holes continue to grow by coherent accretion or in a chaotic manner, though clear differences are predicted in their spin evolution. An established method of measuring the spin of black holes is through the study of relativistic reflection features from the inner accretion disk. Owing to their greater distances from Earth, there has hitherto been no significant detection of relativistic reflection features in a moderate-redshift quasar. Here we report an analysis of archival X-ray data together with a deep observation of a gravitationally lensed quasar at z = 0.658. The emission originates within three or fewer gravitational radii from the black hole, implying a spin parameter (a measure of how fast the black hole is rotating) of a = 0.87(+0.08)(-0.15) at the 3σ confidence level and a > 0.66 at the 5σ level. The high spin found here is indicative of growth by coherent accretion for this black hole, and suggests that black-hole growth at 0.5 ≤ z ≤ 1 occurs principally by coherent rather than chaotic accretion episodes.
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- R C Reis
- Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA
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Choi YH, Miller JM, Tucker KL, Hu H, Park SK. Antioxidant vitamins and magnesium and the risk of hearing loss in the US general population. Am J Clin Nutr 2014; 99:148-55. [PMID: 24196403 PMCID: PMC4441318 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.113.068437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The protective effects of antioxidant vitamins on hearing loss are well established in animal studies but in few human studies. Recent animal studies suggest that magnesium intake along with antioxidants may act in synergy to prevent hearing loss. OBJECTIVE We examined associations between intake of antioxidant vitamins (daily β-carotene and vitamins C and E) and magnesium and hearing thresholds and explored their joint effects in US adults. DESIGN We analyzed cross-sectional data from 2592 participants aged 20-69 y from NHANES 2001-2004. Hearing thresholds as pure tone averages (PTAs) at speech (0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz) and high frequencies (3, 4, and 6 kHz) were computed. RESULTS When examined individually, modeled as quartiles, and after adjustment for potential confounders, higher intakes of β-carotene, vitamin C, and magnesium were associated with lower (better) PTAs at both speech and high frequencies. High intakes of β-carotene or vitamin C combined with high magnesium compared with low intakes of both nutrients were significantly associated with lower (better) PTAs at high frequencies (-14.82%; 95% CI: -20.50% to -8.74% for β-carotene + magnesium and -10.72%; 95% CI: -16.57% to -4.45% for vitamin C + magnesium). The estimated joint effects were borderline significantly larger than the sums of the individual effects [high β-carotene/low magnesium (-4.98%) and low β-carotene/high magnesium (-0.80%), P-interaction = 0.08; high vitamin C/low magnesium (-1.33%) and low vitamin C/high magnesium (2.13%), P-interaction = 0.09]. CONCLUSION Dietary intakes of antioxidants and magnesium are associated with lower risks of hearing loss.
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- Yoon-Hyeong Choi
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Institute of Environmental Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Y-HC); the Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine and Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (JMM); the Department of Health Sciences, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA (KLT); the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (HH); and the Departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI (SKP)
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Godoy GK, Vavere A, Miller JM, Chahal H, Niinuma H, Lemos P, Hoe J, Paul N, Clouse ME, Ramos CD, Lima JA, Arbab-Zadeh A. Quantitative coronary arterial stenosis assessment by multidetector CT and invasive coronary angiography for identifying patients with myocardial perfusion abnormalities. J Nucl Cardiol 2012; 19:922-30. [PMID: 22814771 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-012-9598-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Semi-quantitative stenosis assessment by coronary CT angiography only modestly predicts stress-induced myocardial perfusion abnormalities. The performance of quantitative CT angiography (QCTA) for identifying patients with myocardial perfusion defects remains unclear. METHODS CorE-64 is a multicenter, international study to assess the accuracy of 64-slice QCTA for detecting ≥50% coronary arterial stenoses by quantitative coronary angiography (QCA). Patients referred for cardiac catheterization with suspected or known coronary artery disease were enrolled. Area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve (AUC) was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the most severe coronary artery stenosis in a subset of 63 patients assessed by QCTA and QCA for detecting myocardial perfusion abnormalities on exercise or pharmacologic stress SPECT. RESULTS Diagnostic accuracy of QCTA for identifying patients with myocardial perfusion abnormalities by SPECT revealed an AUC of 0.71, compared to 0.72 by QCA (P = .75). AUC did not improve after excluding studies with fixed myocardial perfusion abnormalities and total coronary arterial occlusions. Optimal stenosis threshold for QCTA was 43% yielding a sensitivity of 0.81 and specificity of 0.50, respectively, compared to 0.75 and 0.69 by QCA at a threshold of 59%. Sensitivity and specificity of QCTA to identify patients with both obstructive lesions and myocardial perfusion defects were 0.94 and 0.77, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Coronary artery stenosis assessment by QCTA or QCA only modestly predicts the presence and the absence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities by SPECT. Confounding variables affecting the relationship between coronary anatomy and myocardial perfusion likely account for some of the observed discrepancies between coronary angiography and SPECT results.
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- G K Godoy
- Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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Miller JM, Kijas JW, Heaton MP, McEwan JC, Coltman DW. Consistent divergence times and allele sharing measured from cross-species application of SNP chips developed for three domestic species. Mol Ecol Resour 2012; 12:1145-50. [PMID: 22994965 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2012] [Revised: 08/10/2012] [Accepted: 08/16/2012] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Recent advances in technology facilitated development of large sets of genetic markers for many taxa, though most often model or domestic organisms. Cross-species application of genomic technologies may allow for rapid marker discovery in wild relatives of taxa with well-developed resources. We investigated returns from cross-species application of three commercially available SNP chips (the OvineSNP50, BovineSNP50 and EquineSNP50 BeadChips) as a function of divergence time between the domestic source species and wild target species. Across all three chips, we observed a consistent linear decrease in call rate (~1.5% per million years), while retention of polymorphisms showed an exponential decay. These results will allow researchers to predict the expected amplification rate and polymorphism of cross-species application for their taxa of interest, as well as provide a resource for estimating divergence times.
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- J M Miller
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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Le Prell CG, Johnson AC, Lindblad AC, Skjönsberg A, Ulfendahl M, Guire K, Green GE, Campbell KCM, Miller JM. Increased vitamin plasma levels in Swedish military personnel treated with nutrients prior to automatic weapon training. Noise Health 2012; 13:432-43. [PMID: 22122960 DOI: 10.4103/1463-1741.90317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. The development of novel therapeutic agents to reduce NIHL will potentially benefit multiple very large noise-exposed populations. Oxidative stress has been identified as a significant contributor to noise-induced sensory cell death and NIHL, and several antioxidant strategies have now been suggested for potential translation to human subjects. One such strategy is a combination of beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, and magnesium, which has shown promise for protection against NIHL in rodent models, and is being evaluated in a series of international human clinical trials using temporary (military gunfire, audio player use) and permanent (stamping factory, military airbase) threshold shift models (NCT00808470). The noise exposures used in the recently completed Swedish military gunfire study described in this report did not, on average, result in measurable changes in auditory function using conventional pure-tone thresholds and distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) amplitudes as metrics. However, analysis of the plasma samples confirmed significant elevations in the bloodstream 2 hours after oral consumption of active clinical supplies, indicating the dose is realistic. The plasma outcomes are encouraging, but clinical acceptance of any novel therapeutic critically depends on demonstration that the agent reduces noise-induced threshold shift in randomized, placebo-controlled, prospective human clinical trials. Although this noise insult did not induce hearing loss, the trial design and study protocol can be applied to other populations exposed to different noise insults.
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- C G Le Prell
- Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Genetic rescue is a management intervention whereby a small population is supplemented with individuals from other populations in an attempt to reverse the effects of inbreeding and increased genetic load. One such rescue was recently documented in the population of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) within the National Bison Range wildlife refuge (Montana, USA). Here, we examine the locus-specific effects of rescue in this population using a newly developed genome-wide set of 195 microsatellite loci and first-generation linkage map. We found that the rate of introgression varied among loci and that 111 loci, 57% of those examined, deviated from patterns of neutral inheritance. The most common deviation was an excess of homozygous genotypes relative to neutral expectations, indicative of directional selection. As in previous study of this rescue, individuals with more introduced alleles had higher reproductive success and longevity. In addition, we found 30 loci, distributed throughout the genome, which seem to have individual effects on these life history traits. Although the potential for outbreeding depression is a major concern when translocating individuals between populations, we found no evidence of such effects in this population.
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- J M Miller
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E9.
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Watanabe R, Morell MH, Miller JM, Kanicki AC, O'Shea KS, Altschuler RA, Raphael Y. Nestin-expressing cells in the developing, mature and noise-exposed cochlear epithelium. Mol Cell Neurosci 2011; 49:104-9. [PMID: 22122823 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2011.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2011] [Revised: 10/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The auditory sensory epithelium in non-mammalian vertebrates can replace lost hair cells by transdifferentiation of supporting cells, but this regenerative ability is lost in the mammalian cochlea. Future cell-based treatment of hearing loss may depend on stem cell transplantation or on transdifferentiation of endogenous cells in the cochlea. For both approaches, identification of cells with stem cell features within the mature cochlea may be useful. Here we use a Nestin-β-gal mouse to examine the presence of Nestin positive cells in the mature auditory epithelium, and determine how overstimulation of the ear impacts these cells. Nestin positive cells were found in the apical turn of the cochlea lateral to the outer hair cell area. This pattern of expression persisted into mature age. The area of Nestin positive cells was increased after the noise lesion. This increase in area coincided with an increase in expression of the Nestin mRNA. The data suggest that cells with potential stem cell features remain in the mature mammalian cochlea, restricted to the apical turn, and that an additional set of signals is necessary to trigger their contribution to cell replacement therapy in the ear. As such, this population of cells could serve to generate cochlear stem cells for research and potential therapy, and may be a target for treatments based on induced transdifferentiation of endogenous cochlear cells.
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- Reiko Watanabe
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5648, USA
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Kondo T, Matsuoka AJ, Shimomura A, Koehler KR, Chan RJ, Miller JM, Srour EF, Hashino E. Wnt signaling promotes neuronal differentiation from mesenchymal stem cells through activation of Tlx3. Stem Cells 2011; 29:836-46. [PMID: 21374761 DOI: 10.1002/stem.624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wnt/β-catenin signaling promotes neural differentiation by activation of the neuron-specific transcription factors, Neurogenin1 (Ngn1), NeuroD, and Brn3a, in the nervous system. As neurons in cranial sensory ganglia and dorsal root ganglia transiently express Ngn1, NeuroD, and Brn3a during embryonic development, we hypothesized that Wnt proteins could instructively promote a sensory neuronal fate from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) directed to differentiate into neurons. Consistent with our hypothesis, Wnt1 induced expression of sensory neuron markers including Ngn1, NeuroD, and Brn3a, as well as glutamatergic markers in neurally induced MSCs in vitro and promoted engraftment of transplanted MSCs in the inner ear bearing selective loss of sensory neurons in vivo. Given the consensus function of T-cell leukemia 3 (Tlx3), as a glutamatergic selector gene, we postulated that the effects of canonical Wnt signaling on sensory neuron and glutamatergic marker gene expression in MSCs may be mediated by Tlx3. We first confirmed that Wnt1 indeed upregulates Tlx3 expression, which can be suppressed by canonical Wnt inhibitors. Next, our chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed that T-cell factor 3/4, Wnt-activated DNA binding proteins, interact with a regulatory region of Tlx3 in MSCs after neural induction. Furthermore, we demonstrated that forced expression of Tlx3 in MSCs induced sensory and glutamatergic neuron markers after neural induction. Together, these results identify Tlx3 as a novel target for canonical Wnt signaling that confers somatic stem cells with a sensory neuron phenotype upon neural induction.
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- Takako Kondo
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Fransson A, Maruyama J, Miller JM, Ulfendahl M. Post-treatment effects of local GDNF administration to the inner ears of deafened guinea pigs. J Neurotrauma 2011; 27:1745-51. [PMID: 20597638 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.1218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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For patients with profound hearing loss, a cochlear implant is the only treatment available today. The function of a cochlear implant depends in part on the function and survival of spiral ganglion neurons. Following deafferentation, glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is known to affect spiral ganglion neuron survival. The purpose of this study was to assess delayed GDNF treatment after deafening, the effects of cessation of GDNF treatment, and the effects of subsequent antioxidants on responsiveness and survival of the spiral ganglion neurons. Three-week deafened (by local neomycin administration) guinea pigs were implanted in the scala tympani with a combined cochlear implant electrode and cannula. GDNF (1 μg/mL) or artificial perilymph was then delivered for 4 weeks, following which the animals received systemic ascorbic acid + Trolox or saline for an additional 4 weeks. Thresholds for electrically-evoked auditory brain stem responses (eABRs) were significantly elevated at 3 weeks with deafness, stabilized with GDNF, and showed no change with GDNF cessation and treatment with antioxidants or saline. The populations of spiral ganglion neurons were reduced with deafness (by 40% at 3 weeks and 70% at 11 weeks), and rescued from cell death by GDNF with no further reduction at 8 weeks following 4 weeks of cessation of GDNF treatment equally in both the antioxidant- and saline-treated groups. Local growth factor treatment of the deaf ear may prevent deterioration in electrical responsiveness and rescue auditory nerve cells from death; these effects outlast the period of treatment, and may enhance the benefits of cochlear implant therapy for the deaf.
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- Anette Fransson
- Center for Hearing and Communication Research and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Morgan MA, Marlowe E, Novak-Weekly S, Miller JM, Painter TM, Salimnia H, Crystal B. A 1.5 hour procedure for identification of Enterococcus Species directly from blood cultures. J Vis Exp 2011:2616. [PMID: 21339730 DOI: 10.3791/2616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Enterococci are a common cause of bacteremia with E. faecalis being the predominant species followed by E. faecium. Because resistance to ampicillin and vancomycin in E. faecalis is still uncommon compared to resistance in E. faecium, the development of rapid tests allowing differentiation between enterococcal species is important for appropriate therapy and resistance surveillance. The E. faecalis OE PNA FISH assay (AdvanDx, Woburn, MA) uses species-specific peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes in a fluorescence in situ hybridization format and offers a time to results of 1.5 hours and the potential of providing important information for species-specific treatment. Multicenter studies were performed to assess the performance of the 1.5 hour E. faecalis/OE PNA FISH procedure compared to the original 2.5 hour assay procedure and to standard bacteriology methods for the identification of enterococci directly from a positive blood culture bottle.
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- Margie A Morgan
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Cente, USA
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Arbab-Zadeh A, Texter J, Ostbye KM, Kitagawa K, Brinker J, George RT, Miller JM, Trost JC, Lange RA, Lima JAC, Lardo AC. Quantification of lumen stenoses with known dimensions by conventional angiography and computed tomography: implications of using conventional angiography as gold standard. Heart 2010; 96:1358-63. [PMID: 20801854 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2009.186783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) has inherent limitations for displaying complex vascular anatomy, yet it remains the gold standard for stenosis quantification. OBJECTIVE To investigate the accuracy of stenosis assessment by multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) and QCA compared to known dimensions. METHODS Nineteen acrylic coronary vessel phantoms with precisely drilled stenoses of mild (25%), moderate (50%) and severe (75%) grade were studied with 64-slice MDCT and digital flat panel angiography. Fifty-seven stenoses of circular and non-circular shape were imaged with simulated cardiac motion (60 bpm). Image acquisition was optimised for both imaging modalities, and stenoses were quantified by blinded expert readers using electronic callipers (for MDCT) or lumen contour detection software (for QCA). RESULTS Average difference between true and measured per cent diameter stenosis for QCA was similar compared to MDCT: 7 (+/-6)% vs 7 (+/-5)% (p=0.78). While QCA performed better than MDCT in stenoses with circular lumen (mean error 4 (+/-3)% vs 7 (+/-6)%, p<0.01), MDCT was superior to QCA for evaluating stenoses with non-circular geometry (mean error 10 (+/-7)% vs 7 (+/-5)%, p<0.05). In such lesions, QCA underestimated the true diameter stenosis by >20% in 9 of 27 (33%) vs 1 of 29 (3%) in lumen with circular geometry. CONCLUSIONS QCA often underestimates diameter stenoses in lumen with non-circular geometry. Compared to QCA, MDCT yields mildly greater measurement errors in perfectly circular lumen but performs better in non-circular lesions. These findings have implications for using QCA as the gold standard for stenosis quantification by MDCT.
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- A Arbab-Zadeh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Miller JM, Poissant J, Kijas JW, Coltman DW. A genome-wide set of SNPs detects population substructure and long range linkage disequilibrium in wild sheep. Mol Ecol Resour 2010; 11:314-22. [PMID: 21429138 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2010.02918.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The development of genomic resources for wild species is still in its infancy. However, cross-species utilization of technologies developed for their domestic counterparts has the potential to unlock the genomes of organisms that currently lack genomic resources. Here, we apply the OvineSNP50 BeadChip, developed for domestic sheep, to two related wild ungulate species: the bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and the thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli). Over 95% of the domestic sheep markers were successfully genotyped in a sample of fifty-two bighorn sheep while over 90% were genotyped in two thinhorn sheep. Pooling the results from both species identified 868 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), 570 were detected in bighorn sheep, while 330 SNPs were identified in thinhorn sheep. The total panel of SNPs was able to discriminate between the two species, assign population of origin for bighorn sheep and detect known relationship classes within one population of bighorn sheep. Using an informative subset of these SNPs (n=308), we examined the extent of genome-wide linkage disequilibrium (LD) within one population of bighorn sheep and found that high levels of LD persist over 4 Mb.
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- J M Miller
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Thomas A, Low LK, Tumbarello JA, Miller JM, Fenner DE, DeLancey JOL. Changes in self-assessment of continence status between telephone survey and subsequent clinical visit. Neurourol Urodyn 2010; 29:734-40. [PMID: 19816917 PMCID: PMC3375677 DOI: 10.1002/nau.20827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AIMS To explore variance in reporting continence information obtained by telephone survey with face-to-face clinician interview in a clinical setting. METHODS As part of a cross-sectional, epidemiologic study of incontinence prevalence among Black and White women aged 35-64 years, randomly selected households were contacted from geographic areas of known racial composition. Of 2,814 women who completed a 20-min, 137-item telephone interview, 1,702 were invited for future components of the study. A subset of these women was recruited for a clinical evaluation that was conducted within a mean of 82 days (SD 38 days) following the interviews. Prior to urodynamics testing, a clinician interview was conducted inquiring about continence status. The criterion for incontinence for both the telephone interview and the clinician interview was constant: 12 or more episodes of incontinence per year. Women whose subjective reports of continence information differed between telephone and clinician interviews were designated as "switchers." RESULTS Of the 394 women (222 Black and 172 White) who completed the clinical portion, 24.6% (n = 97) were switchers. Switchers were four times more likely to change from continent to incontinent (80.4%, N = 78) than from incontinent to continent (19.4%, N = 19; P = 0.000) and nearly three times more likely to be Black (69%, N = 67) than White (31%, N = 30; P = 0.001). Telephone qualitative interviews were completed with 72 of the switchers. The primary reason for switching was changes in women's life circumstances such as variation in seasons, activities of daily living, and health status followed by increased awareness of leakage secondary to the phone interview. CONCLUSION One-time subjective telephone interviews assessing incontinence symptoms may underestimate the prevalence of incontinence especially among Black women.
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- A Thomas
- Pelvic Floor Research Group, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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As hybrid cochlear implant devices are increasingly used for restoring hearing in patients with residual hearing it is important to understand electrically evoked responses in cochleae having functional hair cells. To test the hypothesis that extracochlear electrical stimulation (EES) from sinusoidal current can provoke an auditory nerve response with normal frequency selectivity, the EES-evoked compound action potential (ECAP) was investigated in this study. Brief sinusoidal electrical currents, delivered via a round window electrode, were used to evoke ECAP. The ECAP waveform was observed to be the same as the acoustically evoked CAP (ACAP), except for a shorter latency. The input/output and intensity/latency functions of ACAPs and ECAPs were also similar. The maximum acoustic masking for both ACAP and ECAP occurred near probe frequencies. Since the masked tuning curve of a CAP reflects the frequency selectivity of neural excitation, these data demonstrate a highly specific activation of the auditory nerve, which would result in high degree of frequency selectivity. This frequency selectivity likely results from the cochlear traveling wave caused by electrically stimulated outer hair cells.
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- Tianying Ren
- Oregon Hearing Research Center (NRC04), Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Oregon Health Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, Oregon, 97239-3098
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Lemke LE, McGee DH, Prieskorn DM, Wall GM, Dolan DF, Altschuler RA, Miller JM. Safety of ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone in the guinea pig middle ear. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 135:575-80. [PMID: 19528406 DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2009.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the ototoxic potential of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 0.3%, plus dexamethasone, 0.1%, after administration to the guinea pig middle ear. DESIGN Fifty guinea pigs were randomly assigned to 4 test groups of 10 animals each and 2 control groups of 5 animals each. The 4 test groups were treated twice daily for 4 weeks with 10 muL of (1) ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 0.3%, plus dexamethasone, 0.1%; (2) ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 1.0%, plus dexamethasone, 0.3%; (3) ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 0.3%, or (4) vehicle. The positive and negative control groups were treated with neomycin sulfate, 10%, or isotonic sodium chloride solution, respectively. SETTING Academic research laboratory. INTERVENTIONS Study animals were implanted with a drug delivery cannula to the middle ear, terminating in the round window niche for direct delivery to the round window membrane. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Auditory brainstem responses were collected at baseline and following 2 and 4 weeks of dosing. At the termination of the study, inner ear tissues were evaluated microscopically. RESULTS No biologically relevant hearing losses were observed after either 2 or 4 weeks of treatment with vehicle, ciprofloxacin alone, or combinations of ciprofloxacin plus dexamethasone. Examination of the organ of Corti revealed normal hair cell counts in all animals that received isotonic sodium chloride solution, vehicle, ciprofloxacin, or combinations of ciprofloxacin and dexamethasone. Conversely, the neomycin sulfate positive control group demonstrated a significant elevation in hearing threshold and profound hair cell loss (P <.001, P = .02, and P <.001 at 2, 8, and 16 kHz, respectively). CONCLUSION The results of this preclinical study support the safety of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 0.3%, plus dexamethasone, 0.1%, for clinical use in the open middle ear cavity.
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- Leslie E Lemke
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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Scheper V, Paasche G, Miller JM, Warnecke A, Berkingali N, Lenarz T, Stöver T. Effects of delayed treatment with combined GDNF and continuous electrical stimulation on spiral ganglion cell survival in deafened guinea pigs. J Neurosci Res 2009; 87:1389-99. [PMID: 19084902 DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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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Electrical stimulation (ES) of spiral ganglion cells (SGC) via a cochlear implant is the standard treatment for profound sensor neural hearing loss. However, loss of hair cells as the morphological correlate of sensor neural hearing loss leads to deafferentation and death of SGC. Although immediate treatment with ES or glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) can prevent degeneration of SGC, only few studies address the effectiveness of delayed treatment. We hypothesize that both interventions have a synergistic effect and that even delayed treatment would protect SGC. Therefore, an electrode connected to a pump was implanted into the left cochlea of guinea pigs 3 weeks after deafening. The contralateral untreated cochleae served as deafened intraindividual controls. Four groups were set up. Control animals received intracochlear infusion of artificial perilymph (AP/-). The experimental groups consisted of animals treated with AP in addition to continuous ES (AP/ES) or treated with GDNF alone (GDNF/-) or GDNF combined with continuous ES (GDNF/ES). Acoustically and electrically evoked auditory brain stem responses were recorded. All animals were killed 48 days after deafening; their cochleae were histologically evaluated. Survival of SGC increased significantly in the GDNF/- and AP/ES group compared with the AP/- group. A highly significant increase in SGC density was observed in the GDNF/ES group compared with the control group. Additionally, animals in the GDNF/ES group showed reduced EABR thresholds. Thus, delayed treatment with GDNF and ES can protect SGC from degeneration and may improve the benefits of cochlear implants.
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- Verena Scheper
- Department of Otolaryngology, Medical University Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
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Scrapie is a naturally occurring fatal neurodegenerative disease of sheep and goats. Susceptibility to the disease is partly dependent upon the genetic makeup of the host. In a recent study, it was shown that sheep intracerebrally inoculated with a US scrapie agent (No. 13-7) developed scrapie and survived for an average of 19 months post inoculation. In the present study, when this scrapie inoculum was further passaged for 3 successive generations, the survival time was reduced by approximately 8 months in scrapie-susceptible (QQ on prion protein gene [PRNP] at codon 171) Suffolk sheep. It is concluded that inoculum No. 13-7 appears to have been stabilized in susceptible (171 QQ) Suffolk sheep and may be considered a specific isolate of sheep scrapie agent in the USA and therefore that it can be used to evaluate other isolates of sheep scrapie in this country.
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- A N Hamir
- National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Marino SE, Meador KJ, Loring DW, Okun MS, Fernandez HH, Fessler AJ, Kustra RP, Miller JM, Ray PG, Roy A, Schoenberg MR, Vahle VJ, Werz MA. Subjective perception of cognition is related to mood and not performance. Epilepsy Behav 2009; 14:459-64. [PMID: 19130899 PMCID: PMC2688662 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 10/07/2008] [Revised: 12/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/13/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Clinicians monitor cognitive effects of drugs primarily by asking patients to describe their side effects. We examined the relationship of subjective perception of cognition to mood and objective cognitive performance in healthy volunteers and neurological patients. METHODS Three separate experiments used healthy adults treated with lamotrigine (LTG) and topiramate (TPM), adults with epilepsy on LTG or TPM, and patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. Correlations were calculated for change scores on and off drugs in the first two experiments and for the single assessment in Experiment 3. RESULTS Across all three experiments, significant correlations were more frequent (chi(2)=259, P < or = 0.000) for mood versus subjective cognitive perception (59%) compared with subjective versus objective cognition (2%) and mood versus objective cognitive performance (2%). CONCLUSIONS Subjective perception of cognitive effects is related more to mood than objective performance. Clinicians should be aware of this relationship when assessing patients' cognitive complaints.
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Minnesota Minneapolis MN
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, Movement Disorders Center, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
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- Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville FL, Movement Disorders Center, University of Florida, Gainesville FL
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- Department of Neurology, University of Rochester, Rochester NY
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Department of Neurology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
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- Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland OH
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- St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland OH
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Hamir AN, Richt JA, Miller JM, Kunkle RA, Hall SM, Nicholson EM, O'Rourke KI, Greenlee JJ, Williams ES. Experimental transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) of elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) to white-tailed deer by intracerebral route. Vet Pathol 2008; 45:297-306. [PMID: 18487485 DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-3-297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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To compare clinical and pathologic findings of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a natural host, 3 groups (n = 5) of white-tailed deer (WTD) fawns were intracerebrally inoculated with a CWD prion of WTD, mule deer, or elk origin. Three other uninoculated fawns served as controls. Approximately 10 months postinoculation (MPI), 1 deer from each of the 3 inoculated groups was necropsied and their tissues were examined for lesions of spongiform encephalopathy (SE) and for the presence of abnormal prion protein (PrP(d)) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and Western blot (WB). The remaining deer were allowed to live until they developed clinical signs of the disease which began approximately 18 MPI. By 26 MPI, all deer were euthanatized on humane grounds. Obvious differences in clinical signs or the incubation periods were not observed between the 3 groups of deer given CWD. In 1 of 3 nonclinical deer euthanatized at 10 MPI, minimal microscopic lesions of SE were seen in the central nervous system (CNS) tissues, and PrP(d) was observed by IHC in tissues of all 3 deer. In the clinical deer, CNS lesions of SE and PrP(d) accumulations were more severe and extensive. It is concluded that the 3 sources of CWD prion did not induce significant differences in time to clinical disease or qualitative differences in signs or lesions in WTD. However, this observation does not imply that these CWD agents would necessarily behave similarly in other recipient species.
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- National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, 2300 Dayton Avenue, PO Box 70, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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Proteins of the Bcl-2 family have been implicated in control of apoptotic pathways modulating neuronal cell death, including noise-induced hearing loss. In this study, we assessed the expressions of anti- and proapoptotic Bcl-2 genes, represented by Bcl-xL and Bak following noise exposures, which yielded temporary threshold shift (TTS) or permanent threshold shift (PTS). Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) were assessed at 4, 8, and 16 kHz before exposure and on days 1, 3, 7, and 10 following exposure to 100 dB SPL, 4 kHz OBN, 1 hr (TTS) or 120 dB SPL, 4 kHz OBN, 5 hr (PTS). On day 10, subjects were euthanized. ABR thresholds increased following both exposures, fully recovered following the TTS exposure, and showed a 22.6 dB (4 kHz), 42.5 dB (8 kHz), and 44.9 dB (16 kHz) mean shift on day 10 following the PTS exposure. PTS was accompanied by outer hair cell loss progressing epically and basally from the 4-kHz region. Additional animals were euthanized for immunohistochemical assessment. BcL-xL was robustly expressed in outer hair cells following TTS exposure, whereas Bak was expressed following PTS exposure. These results indicate an important role of the Bcl-2 family proteins in regulating sensory cell survival or death following intense noise. Bcl-xL plays an essential role in prevention of sensory cell death following TTS levels of noise, and PTS exposure provokes the expression of Bak and, with that, cell death.
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- Daisuke Yamashita
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0506, USA
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Altschuler RA, O'Shea KS, Miller JM. Stem cell transplantation for auditory nerve replacement. Hear Res 2008; 242:110-6. [PMID: 18585449 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2007] [Revised: 06/01/2008] [Accepted: 06/03/2008] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The successful function of cochlear prostheses depends on activation of auditory nerve. The survival of auditory nerve neurons, however, can vary widely in candidates for cochlear implants and influence implant efficacy. Stem cells offer the potential for improving the function of cochlear prostheses and increasing the candidate pool by replacing lost auditory nerve. The first phase of studies for stem cell replacement of auditory nerve has examined the in vitro survival and differentiation as well as in vivo differentiation and survival of exogenous embryonic and tissue stem cells placed into scala tympani and/or modiolus. These studies are reviewed and new results on in vivo placement of B-5 mouse embryonic stem cells into scala tympani of the guinea pig cochleae with differentiation into a glutamatergic neuronal phenotype are presented. Research on the integration and connections of stem cell derived neurons in the cochlea is described. Finally, an alternative approach is considered, based on the use of endogenous progenitors rather than exogenous stem cells, with a review of promising findings that have identified stem cell-like progenitors in cochlear and vestibular tissues to provide the potential for auditory nerve replacement.
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- Richard A Altschuler
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, 1150W. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5616, United States.
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Hamir AN, Kunkle RA, Nicholson EM, Miller JM, Hall SM, Schoenenbruecher H, Brunelle BW, Richt JA. Preliminary observations on the experimental transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from elk and white-tailed deer to fallow deer. J Comp Pathol 2008; 138:121-30. [PMID: 18336829 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2007.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 12/05/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To determine the transmissibility of chronic wasting disease (CWD) to fallow deer (Dama dama) and to provide information about clinical course, lesions and suitability of currently used diagnostic procedures for detection of CWD in this species, 13 fawns were inoculated intracerebrally with CWD brain suspension from elk (n=6) or white-tailed deer (n=7). Three other fawns were kept as uninfected controls. Three CWD-inoculated deer were killed 7.6 months post-inoculation (mpi). None had abnormal prion protein (PrPd) in their tissues. One sick deer died at 24 mpi and one deer without clinical signs was killed at 26 mpi. Both animals had a small focal accumulation of PrPd in the midbrain. Between 29 and 37 mpi, three other deer became sick and were killed. All had shown gradual decrease in appetite and some loss of body weight. Microscopical lesions of spongiform encephalopathy were not observed, but PrPd was detected in tissues of the central nervous system (CNS) by immunohistochemistry, western blot and by two commercially available rapid diagnostic tests. This study demonstrates that intracerebrally inoculated fallow deer amplified CWD PrPd from white-tailed deer and elk in the absence of lesions of spongiform encephalopathy. Four years after CWD inoculation, the remaining five inoculated and two control deer are alive and apparently healthy.
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- National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, 2300 Dayton Avenue, P.O. Box 70, Ames, IA 50010, USA.
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