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Reece LJ, Owen K, Graney M, Jackson C, Shields M, Turner G, Wellington C. Barriers to initiating and maintaining participation in parkrun. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:83. [PMID: 35027014 PMCID: PMC8759213 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-12546-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractInterventions that increase population physical activity are required to promote health and wellbeing. parkrun delivers community-based, 5 km events worldwide yet 43% who register never participate in a parkrun event. This research had two objectives; i) explore the demographics of people who register for parkrun in United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, and don’t initiate or maintain participation ii) understand the barriers to participating in parkrun amongst these people. Mandatory data at parkrun registration provided demographic characteristics of parkrun registrants. A bespoke online survey distributed across the three countries captured the reasons for not participating or only participating once. Of 680,255 parkrun registrants between 2017 and 19, 293,542 (43%) did not participate in any parkrun events and 147,148 (22%) only participated in one parkrun event. Females, 16–34 years and physically inactive were more likely to not participate or not return to parkrun. Inconvenient start time was the most frequently reported barrier to participating, with females more likely than males to report the psychological barrier of feeling too unfit to participate. Co-creating strategies with and for people living with a chronic disease, women, young adults, and physically inactive people, could increase physical activity participation within parkrun.
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Owen K, Menown I, Mclaughlin J. The use of carotid ultrasound to predict the severity of coronary artery disease. Atherosclerosis 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.06.317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Bedson J, Jalloh MF, Pedi D, Bah S, Owen K, Oniba A, Sangarie M, Fofanah JS, Jalloh MB, Sengeh P, Skrip L, Althouse BM, Hébert-Dufresne L. Community engagement in outbreak response: lessons from the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 5:bmjgh-2019-002145. [PMID: 32830128 PMCID: PMC7445350 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [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: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Documentation of structured community engagement initiatives and real-time monitoring of community engagement activities during large-scale epidemics is limited. To inform such initiatives, this paper analyses the Community Led Ebola Action (CLEA) approach implemented through the Social Mobilization Action Consortium (SMAC) during the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone. The SMAC initiative consisted of a network of 2466 community mobilisers, >6000 religious leaders and 42 local radio stations across all 14 districts of Sierra Leone. Community mobilisers were active in nearly 70% of all communities across the country using the CLEA approach to facilitate community analysis, trigger collective action planning and maintain community action plans over time. CLEA was complemented by interactive radio programming and intensified religious leader engagement. Community mobilisers trained in the CLEA approach used participatory methods, comprised of an initial community ‘triggering’ event, action plan development and weekly follow-ups to monitor progress on identified action items. Mobilisers collected operational and behavioural data on a weekly basis as part of CLEA. We conducted a retrospective analysis of >50 000 weekly reports from approximately 12 000 communities from December 2014 to September 2015. The data showed that 100% of the communities that were engaged had one or more action plans in place. Out of the 63 110 cumulative action points monitored by community mobilisers, 92% were marked as ‘in-progress’ (85%) or ‘achieved’ (7%) within 9 months. A qualitative examination of action points revealed that the in-progress status was indicative of the long-term sustainability of most action points (eg, continuous monitoring of visitors into the community) versus one-off action items that were marked as achieved (eg, initial installation of handwashing station). Analysis of behavioural outcomes of the intervention indicate an increase over time in the fraction of reported safe burials and fraction of reported cases referred for medical care within 24 hours of symptom onset in the communities that were engaged. Through CLEA, we have demonstrated how large-scale, coordinated community engagement interventions can be achieved and monitored in real-time during future Ebola epidemics and other similar epidemics. The SMAC initiative provides a practical model for the design, implementation and monitoring of community engagement, integration and coordination of community engagement interventions with other health emergency response pillars, and adaptive strategies for large-scale community-based operational data collection.
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- Jamie Bedson
- Restless Development Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone.,Consultant to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Restless Development Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Epidemiology, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bellevue, Washington, USA
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- Epidemiology, Institute for Disease Modeling, Bellevue, Washington, USA .,Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.,Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, United States
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- Vermont Complex Systems Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA.,Computer Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Jalloh MF, Sengeh P, James N, Bah S, Jalloh MB, Owen K, Pratt SA, Oniba A, Sangarie M, Sesay S, Bedson J. Integrated digital system for community engagement and community-based surveillance during the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone: lessons for future health emergencies. BMJ Glob Health 2021; 5:bmjgh-2020-003936. [PMID: 33355270 PMCID: PMC7757454 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2020-003936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Community engagement and community-based surveillance are essential components of responding to infectious disease outbreaks, but real-time data reporting remains a challenge. In the 2014-2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, the Social Mobilisation Action Consortium was formed to scale-up structured, data-driven community engagement. The consortium became operational across all 14 districts and supported an expansive network of 2500 community mobilisers, 6000 faith leaders and 42 partner radio stations. The benefit of a more agile digital reporting system became apparent within few months of implementing paper-based reporting given the need to rapidly use the data to inform the fast-evolving epidemic. In this paper, we aim to document the design, deployment and implementation of a digital reporting system used in six high transmission districts. We highlight lessons learnt from our experience in scaling up the digital reporting system during an unprecedented public health crisis. The lessons learnt from our experience in Sierra Leone have important implications for designing and implementing similar digital reporting systems for community engagement and community-based surveillance during public health emergencies.
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- Mohamed F Jalloh
- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden .,Focus 1000, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Restless Development Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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- Health Education Division, Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Freetown, Western Area, Sierra Leone
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- Restless Development Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
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Hirst JE, Frise C, Thanabalasingham G, Owen K. Diabetes in pregnancy: time to focus on women with type 2 diabetes. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2021; 9:332-333. [PMID: 33838743 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(21)00091-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Jane Elizabeth Hirst
- Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK; Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
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- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Owen K, Jones C, Herman M. Pulmonary rehabilitation and the national exercise referral scheme: a collaboration. Physiotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Owen K, Hopkins R. Literature review of Information and communication technologies in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Physiotherapy 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2020.03.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Rea RD, Lumb A, Tan GD, Owen K, Thanabalasingham G, Latif A, Swan P, Scott J, Jones D, Gillott E, Smith RH. Using data to improve the care of people with diabetes across Oxfordshire. Pract Diab 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pdi.2257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Rustam D Rea
- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research CentreOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- Eynsham Medical Centre UK
- Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group UK
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- Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and MetabolismOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust UK
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- NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit UK
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Lynam A, McDonald T, Hill A, Dennis J, Oram R, Pearson E, Weedon M, Hattersley A, Owen K, Shields B, Jones A. Development and validation of multivariable clinical diagnostic models to identify type 1 diabetes requiring rapid insulin therapy in adults aged 18-50 years. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e031586. [PMID: 31558459 PMCID: PMC6773323 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To develop and validate multivariable clinical diagnostic models to assist distinguishing between type 1 and type 2 diabetes in adults aged 18-50. DESIGN Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to develop classification models integrating five pre-specified predictor variables, including clinical features (age of diagnosis, body mass index) and clinical biomarkers (GADA and Islet Antigen 2 islet autoantibodies, Type 1 Diabetes Genetic Risk Score), to identify type 1 diabetes with rapid insulin requirement using data from existing cohorts. SETTING UK cohorts recruited from primary and secondary care. PARTICIPANTS 1352 (model development) and 582 (external validation) participants diagnosed with diabetes between the age of 18 and 50 years of white European origin. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Type 1 diabetes was defined by rapid insulin requirement (within 3 years of diagnosis) and severe endogenous insulin deficiency (C-peptide <200 pmol/L). Type 2 diabetes was defined by either a lack of rapid insulin requirement or, where insulin treated within 3 years, retained endogenous insulin secretion (C-peptide >600 pmol/L at ≥5 years diabetes duration). Model performance was assessed using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC AUC), and internal and external validation. RESULTS Type 1 diabetes was present in 13% of participants in the development cohort. All five predictor variables were discriminative and independent predictors of type 1 diabetes (p<0.001 for all) with individual ROC AUC ranging from 0.82 to 0.85. Model performance was high: ROC AUC range 0.90 (95% CI 0.88 to 0.93) (clinical features only) to 0.97 (95% CI 0.96 to 0.98) (all predictors) with low prediction error. Results were consistent in external validation (clinical features and GADA ROC AUC 0.93 (0.90 to 0.96)). CONCLUSIONS Clinical diagnostic models integrating clinical features with biomarkers have high accuracy for identifying type 1 diabetes with rapid insulin requirement, and could assist clinicians and researchers in accurately identifying patients with type 1 diabetes.
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- Anita Lynam
- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Kidney Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Macleod Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
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- The Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Science, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, UK
- Macleod Diabetes and Endocrine Centre, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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Cooper A, Kanumilli N, Hill J, Holt RIG, Howarth D, Lloyd CE, Kar P, Nagi D, Naik S, Nash J, Nelson H, Owen K, Swindell B, Walker R, Whicher C, Wilmot E. Language matters. Addressing the use of language in the care of people with diabetes: position statement of the English Advisory Group. Diabet Med 2018; 35:1630-1634. [PMID: 29888553 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/07/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The language used by healthcare professionals can have a profound impact on how people living with diabetes, and those who care for them, experience their condition and feel about living with it day-to-day. At its best, good use of language, both verbal and written, can lower anxiety, build confidence, educate and help to improve self-care. Conversely, poor communication can be stigmatizing, hurtful and undermining of self-care and can have a detrimental effect on clinical outcomes. The language used in the care of those with diabetes has the power to reinforce negative stereotypes, but it also has the power to promote positive ones. The use of language is controversial and has many perspectives. The development of this position statement aimed to take account of these as well as the current evidence base. A working group, representing people with diabetes and key organizations with an interest in the care of people with diabetes, was established to review the use of language. The work of this group has culminated in this position statement for England. It follows the contribution of Australia and the USA to this important international debate. The group has set out practical examples of language that will encourage positive interactions with those living with diabetes and subsequently promote positive outcomes. These examples are based on a review of the evidence and are supported by a simple set of principles.
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- Greater Manchester Strategic Clinical Network, UK
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- Association of British Clinical Diabetologists, UK
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- University College Hospital, UK
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- JDRF, the Type 1 diabetes Charity, UK
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, UK
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- Diabetes UK and Parkrun Outreach (Diabetes), UK
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- Young Diabetes and Endocrinologists Forum representative, UK
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- Diabetes Technology Network UK, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Lubans D, Beauchamp M, Diallo T, Peralts L, Bennie A, White R, Owen K, Lonsdale C. Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on adolescents’ performance in mathematics: The AMPED cluster RCT. J Sci Med Sport 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2018.09.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Duvic M, Guitart J, Huen A, Porcu P, LeBoeuf N, Skolnik J, Owen K, Ohd J, Kim Y. 607 Anti-pruritic properties of remetinostat (SHAPE), a topical histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi); data from a randomized phase 2 study in patients with stage IA- IIA mycosis fungoides. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Marcovecchio ML, Tossavainen PH, Owen K, Fullah C, Benitez-Aguirre P, Masi S, Ong K, Nguyen H, Chiesa ST, Dalton RN, Deanfield J, Dunger DB. Clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors in parents of adolescents with type 1 diabetes and microalbuminuria. Pediatr Diabetes 2017; 18:947-954. [PMID: 28271589 PMCID: PMC6186416 DOI: 10.1111/pedi.12515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2016] [Revised: 01/12/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between a clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors in parents and the development of microalbuminuria (MA) in their offspring with childhood-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D). METHODS The study population comprised 53 parents (mean age [±SD]: 56.7±6.2 years) of 35 T1D young people with MA (MA+) and 86 parents (age: 56.1±6.3 years) of 50 matched offspring with normoalbuminuria (MA-), who underwent clinical, biochemical and cardiovascular imaging assessments. The primary study endpoint was the difference between parents from the MA+ and MA- groups in a cardio-metabolic risk score, calculated as the average value of the standardized measures (z-scores) for waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting glucose, insulin, HDL-cholesterol and triglycerides levels. Cardiovascular parameters, including carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), were also assessed. A DXA scan was performed to assess body composition. RESULTS The cardio-metabolic risk score was significantly higher in parents of MA+ compared to parents of MA- offspring (mean [95% CI]: 1.066[0.076; 2.056] vs -0.268[-0.997; 0.460], P = .03). Parents of MA+ offspring had slightly higher values of waist circumference, lipids, insulin and blood pressure, although only diastolic blood pressure was statistically different between the 2 groups (P = .0085). FMD, cIMT, PWV (all P > .3), and DXA parameters (all P > .2) were not significantly different between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS Parents of young offspring with childhood-onset T1D and MA showed an abnormal metabolic profile, reflected by a calculated risk score. The finding supports the role of a familial predisposition to risk of developing diabetic nephropathy.
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- Department of Paediatrics, PEDEGO Research Unit and Medical Research Centre Oulu, Oulu, University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Vascular Physiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Vascular Physiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Vascular Physiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- WellChild Laboratory, King's College London, Evelina Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Vascular Physiology Unit, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Bégaud B, Daemen E, Dokas I, Edwards B, Fishbein J, Greenberg H, Hochberg A, Le Louet H, Lyngvig J, Mogles N, Owen K, Prendergast C, Rejzek M, Webb D, Whalen M, Whiteley S. A Call to Incorporate Systems-Theoretic Advances and Human Factors into Our Existing Investigations of Harm in Human Clinical Research Involving Healthcare Products. Clin Ther 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2017.05.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Sanson RL, Rawdon T, Owen K, Hickey K, van Andel M, Yu ZD. Evaluating the benefits of vaccination when used in combination with stamping-out measures against hypothetical introductions of foot-and-mouth disease into New Zealand: a simulation study. N Z Vet J 2017; 65:124-133. [DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2016.1263165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- RL Sanson
- AsureQuality Limited, PO Box 585, Palmerston North 4440, New Zealand
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- Ministry for Primary Industries, Investigation Diagnostic Centres and Response Directorate, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Ministry for Primary Industries, Investigation Diagnostic Centres and Response Directorate, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Ministry for Primary Industries, Investigation Diagnostic Centres and Response Directorate, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Ministry for Primary Industries, Investigation Diagnostic Centres and Response Directorate, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Ministry for Primary Industries, Investigation Diagnostic Centres and Response Directorate, 25 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
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Pedi D, Gillespie A, Bedson J, Jalloh MF, Jalloh MB, Kamara A, Bertram K, Owen K, Jalloh MA, Conte L. The Development of Standard Operating Procedures for Social Mobilization and Community Engagement in Sierra Leone During the West Africa Ebola Outbreak of 2014-2015. J Health Commun 2017; 22:39-50. [PMID: 28854137 DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2016.1212130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This article describes the development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for social mobilization and community engagement (SM/CE) in Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak of 2014-2015. It aims to (a) explain the rationale for a standardized approach, (b) describe the methodology used to develop the resulting SOPs, and (c) discuss the implications of the SOPs for future outbreak responses. Mixed methodologies were applied, including analysis of data on Ebola-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices; consultation through a national forum; and a series of workshops with more than 250 participants active in SM/CE in seven districts with recent confirmed cases. Specific challenges, best practices, and operational models were identified in relation to (a) the quality of SM/CE approaches; (b) coordination and operational structures; and (c) integration with Ebola services, including case management, burials, quarantine, and surveillance. This information was synthesized and codified into the SOPs, which include principles, roles, and actions for partners engaging in SM/CE as part of the Ebola response. This experience points to the need for a set of global principles and standards for meaningful SM/CE that can be rapidly adapted as a high-priority response component at the outset of future health and humanitarian crises.
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- Danielle Pedi
- a The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , Seattle, Washington , USA
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- c Restless Development , New York , New York , USA
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- e Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation , Freetown , Sierra Leone
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- e Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation , Freetown , Sierra Leone
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Kasimanickam VR, Owen K, Kasimanickam RK. Detection of genes encoding multidrug resistance and biofilm virulence factor in uterine pathogenic bacteria in postpartum dairy cows. Theriogenology 2015; 85:173-9. [PMID: 26534827 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 08/11/2014] [Revised: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Reckless use of antibiotics and/or development of biofilm are the rationale for the development of multidrug resistance (MDR) of pathogenic bacteria. The objective of the present study was to detect MDR genes in Trueperella pyogenes and to detect biofilm virulence factor (VF) genes in Escherichia coli isolated from the uterus of postpartum dairy cows. Uterine secretions from different parity postpartum Holstein cows (n = 40) were collected using cytobrush technique after a sterile procedure from cows with varying degree of uterine inflammatory conditions. The cytobrush was stored in a specimen collector, placed in a cooler with ice, and transported to the laboratory within 2 hours. The pathogens were isolated and were identified initially by their colony morphology and biochemical characteristics. To further identify and classify the single species, and to determine the presence of MDR and VF genes, the genes fragments were amplified using the respective primers by either singleplex or multiplex polymerase chain reaction protocol, and amplicons were detected by electrophoresis method. T pyogenes was isolated in 17 of 40 (42.5%) cows in the study population as recognized by the 16S rRNA gene. Of the positive T pyogenes samples, 8 of 17 (42.1%) were positive for integron type 1 (intI I), and none were positive for integron type 2 (intI II). Of those 8 positive for intI I, six of eight (66.7%) were positive for amplicons aadA5 and aadA24-ORF1 at 1048 and 1608 bp, respectively, associated with specific drug resistance. Presence of addA5 indicated resistance to sulfadiazine, bacitracin, florfenicol, and ceftiofur. Presence of addA24-ORF1 indicated resistant to sulfadiazine, bacitracin, penicillin, clindamycin, and erythromycin. E coli was isolated in 18 of 40 (45.0%) cows in the study population. The genes for VF, Agn43a, and Agn43 b, associated with biofilm production, were found in 6 of 18 (33.3%) of the positive isolates. Both T pyogenes MDR gene and E coli biofilm VF existed in more severe form of uterine diseases than subclinical endometritis. In conclusion, 35% of T pyogenes isolates found were positive for a gene cassette associated with antibiotic resistance, and 33% of the E coli isolates contained genes for the VF associated with biofilm production.
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- V R Kasimanickam
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Chenoweth J, Colby D, Owen K, Albertson T, Ford J, Sutter M. An evaluation of gastric decontamination for prevention of recurrent seizures in pediatric bupropion exposures reported to a regional poison center. Toxicol Lett 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Miller BS, Barlow J, Calderan S, Collins K, Leaper R, Olson P, Ensor P, Peel D, Donnelly D, Andrews-Goff V, Olavarria C, Owen K, Rekdahl M, Schmitt N, Wadley V, Gedamke J, Gales N, Double MC. Validating the reliability of passive acoustic localisation: a novel method for encountering rare and remote Antarctic blue whales. ENDANGER SPECIES RES 2015. [DOI: 10.3354/esr00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Jones GR, Cumming DVE, Honeywell G, Ball R, Sanderson F, Seaton RA, Healy B, Hedderwick S, Gilchrist M, Dryden M, Gilchrist M, Seaton A, Chapman A, Laundy M, Patel S, Jones G, Cumming D, Sanderson F, Jefferies L, Hanlon SO, Owen K, Snape S, Hills T. How is income generated by outpatient parenteral antibiotic treatment (OPAT) in the UK? Analysis of payment tariffs for cellulitis. J Antimicrob Chemother 2015; 70:1236-40. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dku541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Roche A, Owen K, Strowman S, Fung T. Public Perceptions toward Appropriate Duration of Breastfeeding. J Acad Nutr Diet 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2013.06.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Perušičová J, Piťhová P, Haladová I, Diabetologů APS, Acsová D, Bělobrádková J, Belzová A, Berková K, Doležalová B, Dvořáková H, Hejnicová K, Hudcová M, Kallmünzerová D, Krejsová Z, Markofová G, Müllerová H, Owen K, Pelikánová M, Raclavská L, Račická E, Skarpová O, Váchová A, Veselá A, Vyoralová J, Brož J, Edelsberger T, Honka M, Hrdina T, Chmura P, Tosovsky J. [Changes in weight and diabetes compensation (HbA1c) in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 after adding exenatide (Byetta) to the current treatment in 28 diabetology departments in the Czech Republic - BIBYII study (observations lasting 24 months)]. Vnitr Lek 2013; 59:249-255. [PMID: 23711049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED BIBYII STUDY OBJECTIVE: To obtain experience with longterm (24 months) exenatide treatment (Byetta) in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 from a common clinical practice of diabetology departments in the Czech Republic. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Observational study conducted by a randomly selected group of outpatient medical practitioners from 28 diabetology departments in the Czech Republic. OBSERVED AND ASSESSED POPULATION: From the original population of 465 patients, who underwent a minimum of three months Byetta treatment, 169 patients (36.6%) remained during the second prolonged observation after 18 months, and 76 patients completed 24 months of uninterrupted Byetta treatment. The following basic information about the patients was collected: year of birth, sex, age when diabetes mellitus (DM) manifested, height, maximum weight before diabetes and when DM manifested. The study recorded the following values in three- month intervals: weight, waistline, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), and DM treatment. The population of the prolonged observation comprised 50.3% women and 49.7 % men, and the average age at the time of DM2 manifestation was 48.0 (20- 73 years). RESULTS At the beginning of Byetta treatment, the average maximum BMI in the subpopulation observed for 24 months was 38.44; after 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 months the following levels were measured, respectively: 36.79, 36.22, 35.91, 35.57 and 35.58. The original HbA1c level of 7.44% at the beginning of Byetta treatment decreased after 3, 6, 9, 12 and 24 months to 6.33, 5.98, 5.83, 5.86 and 5.93%. CONCLUSION Adding Byetta to the currently applied treatment of obese patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 over a period of 24 months has led to an improvement in HbA1c level by 1.51%, and BMI level was reduced by 2.37 after two years of Byetta treatment.
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- J Perušičová
- Interni Klinika, Lekarske Fakulty UK a FN Motol, Praha.
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Perusicová J, Haladová I, Pit'hová P, Acsová D, Belobrádková J, Belzová A, Berková K, Dolezalová B, Dvoráková H, Hejnicová K, Hudcová M, Kallmünzerová D, Krejsová Z, Markofová G, Müllerová H, Owen K, Pelikánová M, Raclavská L, Racická E, Skarpová O, Váchová A, Veselá A, Vyoralos J, Broz J, Edelsberger T, Honka M, Hrdina T, Chmura P, Tosovský J. [Changes in weight and diabetes compensation (HbA(1c)) in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 after adding exenatide (Byetta) to the current treatment in 28 diabetology departments in the Czech Republic - BIBY-I study (observations lasting 3 to 12 months)]. Vnitr Lek 2013; 59:165-171. [PMID: 23713182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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UNLABELLED BIBY STUDY OBJECTIVE: To obtain experience with exenatide treatment (Byetta) in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in a common clinical practice ofdiabetology departments. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Observational study conducted by a randomly selected group of outpatient medical practitioners from 28 diabetology departments in the Czech Republic. OBSERVED AND ASSESSED POPULATION: 465 patients underwent at least three months of Byetta treatment; 347 persons (74.6% ofthe research population) stayed forthe extended observation of 6-12 months. Apart from the basic identification data (year of birth, sex, age when diabetes mellitus manifested, height, maximum patient weight before diabetes and when diabetes mellitus manifested), the following information was recorded in three-month intervals: weight, waistline, glycated haemoglobin (HbA(1c)), and diabetes mellitus treatment The population included 50.3% women and 49.7% men, and the average age at the time of diabetes manifestation was 48 (20-73 years). The period between the diabetes manifestation and the start of exenatide treatment was 8.3 years on average. RESULTS The average maximum BMI value before the detection of diabetes was 39.05 (+/- 6.73); at the time of the diabetes manifestation 37.88 (+/- 6.40); and at the start of Byetta treatment 39.01 (+/- 6.22). The BMI after three, six, and 12 months of treatment was as follows: 37.86 (+/- 6.12), 37.18 (+/- 6.0), and 36.60 (+/- 6.21); it decreased by > or = 0.5 in 83.3% patients who were under observation for 12 months. HbA(1c) value decreased in the first three months from 7.39% (+/- 1.57) to 6.41% (+/- 1.34), p < 0.0001. In the period of three-six months, the value decreased to 6.22% (+/- 1.34), and after 12 months, HbA(1c) was at 6.04 (+/- 1.20). An improvement in HbA(1c) value of 0.5-2.0% occurred after the first year in 49% of our research population. The waistline was measured on a regular basis in only 267 patients (58.9%). The average initial value of 120.7 cm was reduced within three months of the treatment to 118.3 cm, and within six and 12 months to 117.3 and 112.6 cm respectively. CONCLUSION Adding Byetta to the currently applied treatment of obese patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 led, in 66.8% of the population, to a statistically significant reduction in HbA(1c) levels in the first three-six months of the treatment; after 12 months of treatment, 25% of the population was still showing an improvement in HbA(1c) of > 2.0%. Of observed patients, 74.4% significantly reduced their BMI (by > 0.5) during the first three months; 39.6% of patients reduced their BMI in the period of three-six months.
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- J Perusicová
- Interní klinika 2. Iékarské fakulty UK a FN Motol Praha.
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Zoldoš V, Horvat T, Novokmet M, Cuenin C, Mužinić A, Pučić M, Huffman JE, Gornik O, Polašek O, Campbell H, Hayward C, Wright AF, Rudan I, Owen K, McCarthy MI, Herceg Z, Lauc G. Epigenetic silencing of HNF1A associates with changes in the composition of the human plasma N-glycome. Epigenetics 2012; 7:164-72. [PMID: 22395466 DOI: 10.4161/epi.7.2.18918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Protein glycosylation is a ubiquitous modification that affects the structure and function of proteins. Our recent genome wide association study identified transcription factor HNF1A as an important regulator of plasma protein glycosylation. To evaluate the potential impact of epigenetic regulation of HNF1A on protein glycosylation we analyzed CpG methylation in 810 individuals. The association between methylation of four CpG sites and the composition of plasma and IgG glycomes was analyzed. Several statistically significant associations were observed between HNF1A methylation and plasma glycans, while there were no significant associations with IgG glycans. The most consistent association with HNF1A methylation was observed with the increase in the proportion of highly branched glycans in the plasma N-glycome. The hypothesis that inactivation of HNF1A promotes branching of glycans was supported by the analysis of plasma N-glycomes in 61 patients with inactivating mutations in HNF1A, where the increase in plasma glycan branching was also observed. This study represents the first demonstration of epigenetic regulation of plasma glycome composition, suggesting a potential mechanism by which epigenetic deregulation of the glycome may contribute to disease development.
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- Vlatka Zoldoš
- University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Owen K, Wilshaw SP, Homer-Vanniasinkam S, Bojar R, Berry H, Ingham E. Assessment of the Antimicrobial Activity of Acellular Vascular Grafts. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2012; 43:573-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.01.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nguyen V, Owen K, Nguyen P, Juergens C, French J, Lo S, Kadappu K, Rajaratnam R. Same Day Return Transfer of Low Risk Patients Following PCI to Improve Service Access—A Safety Study. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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An extensive toxicology programme on salmeterol hydroxynaphthoate (SereventTM), a marketed long-acting β2-adrenoceptor agonist, has been carried out. The studies evaluated both the local (respiratory tract) and systemic tolerance to single and repeated dosing, effects on all stages of reproduction, as well as the genotoxic and oncogenic potential. High acute doses were well tolerated and caused no specific target organ toxicity. In repeat dose studies, animals tolerated salmeterol very well both locally and systemically. No significant effects on the respiratory tract of dogs were seen and only minor laryngeal changes, typical of those occurring with many inhaled medicines, were noted in rats. The high systemic concentrations achieved resulted in a number of changes that are considered to be the result of excessive and prolonged β 2-adrenoceptor stimulation. These included tachycardia, skeletal muscle hypertrophy and minor haematological and blood biochemical changes in general toxicity studies, foetal effects in rabbit organogenesis studies and increased incidences of smooth muscle tumours of the mesovarium in the rat and of the uterus in the mouse oncogenicity studies. Salmeterol showed no evidence of any genotoxic potential. Results of the extensive toxicology programme provide good assurance of the safety for the inhaled use of salmeterol in patients; this has ben confirmed by many years of clinical experience during its development and marketing.
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- K. Owen
- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, UK
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- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development Ltd, Park Road, Ware, Hertfordshire, UK,
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- Shire Pharmaceutical Development Ltd, Hampshire International Business Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
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Nguyen V, Owen K, Nguyen P, Juergens C, French J, Lo S, Kadappu K, Rajaratnam R. Reverse Triage Events Study of Patients after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (RETRIEVE PCI). Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.1022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Owen K, Diercks D. 450: Factors Affecting Time to Head CT in Trauma Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Ann Emerg Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.06.490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gaya AM, Violet J, Dancey G, Green A, Stratford M, Sharma S, Owen K, Padhani A, Rustin GJ, Begent RH, Meyer T. A phase I/II trial of radioimmunotherapy with 131Iodine labelled A5B7 anti-CEA antibody (131I-A5B7) in combination with Combretastatin-A4-Phosphate (CA4P) in advanced gastrointestinal carcinomas. J Clin Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.26.15_suppl.14517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Rankin J, Auer-Grumbach M, Bagg W, Colclough K, Duong NT, Fenton-May J, Hattersley A, Hudson J, Jardine P, Josifova D, Longman C, McWilliam R, Owen K, Walker M, Wehnert M, Ellard S. Extreme phenotypic diversity and nonpenetrance in families with theLMNA gene mutation R644C. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1530-42. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Pericellular proteolytic activity affects many aspects of cellular behaviour, via mechanisms involving processing of the extracellular matrix, growth factors and receptors. The serine proteases have exquisitely sensitive regulatory mechanisms in this setting, involving both receptor-bound and transmembrane proteases. Receptor-bound proteases are exemplified by the uPA (urokinase plasminogen activator)/uPAR (uPAR receptor) plasminogen activation system. The mechanisms initiating the activity of this proteolytic system on the cell surface, a critical regulatory point, are poorly understood. We have found that the expression of the TTSP (type II transmembrane serine protease) matriptase is highly regulated in leucocytes, and correlates with the presence of active uPA on their surface. Using siRNA (small interfering RNA), we have demonstrated that matriptase specifically activates uPAR-associated pro-uPA. The uPA/uPAR system has been implicated in the activation of the plasminogen-related growth factor HGF (hepatocyte growth factor). However, we find no evidence for this, but instead that HGF can be activated by both matriptase and the related TTSP hepsin in purified systems. Hepsin is of particular interest, as the proteolytic cleavage sequence of HGF is an 'ideal substrate' for hepsin and membrane-associated hepsin activates HGF with high efficiency. Both of these TTSPs can be activated autocatalytically at the cell surface, an unusual mechanism among the serine proteases. Therefore these TTSPs have the capacity to be true upstream initiators of proteolytic activity with subsequent downstream effects on cell behaviour.
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- D Qiu
- Biomedical Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
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Svacina S, Owen K, Hendl J, Matoulek M, Brychta T. Comparison of lipid lowering effect of sibutramine in patients treated or not treated with statins--3 month follow-up. Prague Med Rep 2007; 108:333-338. [PMID: 18780645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
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Older sibutramine studies showed beneficial effects on lipid profile compared to placebo. However, nowadays many obese patients are treated with lipid lowering drugs before the start of sibutramine therapy and their effects in these patients have not been investigated. Therefore we started a long-term follow up of patients on sibutramine with or without previous and continuing statins. Here we present results of the first 3 months follow up of 11 patients on sibutramine 10 mg +statin group, and that of 13 patients on sibutramine 10 mg alone. Sibutramine led to the weight loss from 101.6 to 96.9 kg and in BMI from 36.35 to 34.66 kg/m2. Lipid profile changed thus: total cholesterol 4.97...5.01mmol/l (p = 0.7), LDL cholesterol 2.83...2.82 mmol/l mmol/l (p = 0.9), HDL cholesterol 1.13...1.27 mmol/l (p = 0.003), triglycerides 1.98...1.91 mmol/l (p = 0.01). Comparison between the 2 groups did not show any significant differences in lipid levels, patients react to sibutramine in the same way regardless to the concomitant statin therapy. We can therefore preliminarily conclude that sibutramine therapy has significant positive effect on the lipid profile even in patients who were started on statins prior to initiation of sibutramine treatment.
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- Charles University in Prague, First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital, Third Medical Department, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Owen K, Svacina S. The effects of orlistat treatment interruption on weight and associated metabolic parameters. Prague Med Rep 2006; 107:394-400. [PMID: 17402552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023] Open
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Due to the insurance companies' restrictions, partial reimbursement of orlistat treatment in the Czech Republic is restricted to obese diabetics with BMI >35 who are concurrently treated pharmacologically for dyslipidaemia, hypertension or ischaemic heart disease, with compulsory interruption of minimum 3 months, only after which the treatment can be resumed for another year. We evaluated 32 patients with Type 2 diabetes who underwent such course of treatment, with view of establishing whether the interruption has any detrimental effect on the success of the therapy in terms of weight loss and diabetes compensation. The treatment was well tolerated, producing statistically significant decrease in BMI and triglyceride levels during the first year, which was maintained in the second year. Fasting glucose levels were improved at nearly-significant level. The interruption in treatment between the first and second year had no marked detrimental effect, although the relative failure of the second treatment year to bring further benefits to the patients can certainly be at least partially attributed to this treatment gap.
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- K Owen
- Third Medical Department of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, General Teaching Hospital, Czech Republic.
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Melton SA, Keenan MJ, Stanciu CE, Hegsted M, Zablah-Pimentel EM, O'Neil CE, Gaynor P, Schaffhauser A, Owen K, Prisby RD, LaMotte LL, Fernandez JM. L-Carnitine Supplementation does not Promote Weight Loss in Ovariectomized Rats Despite Endurance Exercise. INT J VITAM NUTR RES 2005; 75:156-60. [PMID: 15929637 DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.75.2.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In this five-week study, we tested the hypotheses that free access to a maintenance diet supplemented with L-carnitine (L-C) would reduce body fat in adult, sedentary, ovariectomized (OVX) rats, and that there would be an additive effect of L-C on weight reduction in swim-trained animals. As expected, serum carnitine was higher in rats fed the L-C diet, and the OVX-induced weight gain and abdominal fat were counteracted by swimming. L-C supplementation did not reduce the weight gain or abdominal fat in these adult female rats. Moreover, though not reaching statistical significance, rats that were fed L-C demonstrated a tendency for greater weight gain than their basal-fed counterparts despite no difference in energy intake. If the results of this study on ovariectomized rats can be translated to postmenopausal women, moderate intensity exercise may be recommended, but L-C supplementation, with no energy restriction, may be contraindicated as a weight loss method in this cohort.
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- S A Melton
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Health Sciences, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.
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Harris RM, Wood DM, Bottomley L, Blagg S, Owen K, Hughes PJ, Waring RH, Kirk CJ. Phytoestrogens are potent inhibitors of estrogen sulfation: implications for breast cancer risk and treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2004; 89:1779-87. [PMID: 15070945 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We investigated the ability of 37 flavonoids and flavonoid sulfoconjugates, including some abundant dietary constituents, to act as substrates and/or inhibitors of the sulfotransferase and sulfatase enzymes that interconvert active estrogens and inactive estrogen sulfates in human tissues. The enzymes studied include estrogen sulfotransferase, the thermostable phenolsulfotransferase that acts on a range of substrates including estrogens; steroid sulfatase; and two related enzymes, monoamine phenolsulfotransferase and arylsulfatase A. Several dietary flavonoids, including the soy isoflavones genistein and daidzein, were sulfated by these human sulfotransferases. Many flavonoids were potent inhibitors of thermostable phenolsulfotransferase. Genistein and equol were potent mixed inhibitors of hepatic estrogen sulfotransferase, with inhibitory constant values of 500 nM and 400 nM, respectively. Monoamine phenolsulfotransferase activity was relatively unaffected by flavonoids, but this enzyme was mainly responsible for the sulfation of flavonoids at concentrations greater than 1 micro M. Of the compounds tested, only daidzein 4,7-bisulfate, a trace metabolite in humans, significantly inhibited steroid sulfatase in the micromolar concentration range. Hence, dietary flavonoids may be able to influence the bioavailability of endogenous estrogens, and disrupt endocrine balance, by increasing the ratio of active estrogens to inactive estrogen sulfates in human tissues.
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- R M Harris
- School of Biosciences and Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Owen K, Cotter M, Davies S. Posters. P10 Endometrial aspiration cytology. A review of 3 years experience. Cytopathology 2003. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2303.14.s1.1_26.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Maruna P, Gürlich R, Frasko R, Chachkhiani I, Marunová M, Owen K, Pesková M. [Cytokines and soluble cytokine receptors in the perioperative period]. Sb Lek 2003; 103:273-82. [PMID: 12688152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED The common basis of systemic inflammatory response to surgical trauma is the activation of cytokine cascade, accompanied by the release of soluble cytokine receptors. The main cytokine axis stimulates the release of acute phase proteins (APP) form liver, modulates metabolic pathways and hormonal responses. The aim of this study was to assess characteristic changes in levels of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in early post-op stages after a major intraabdominal surgery and to compare the results with dynamic changes in APP levels. The results will form a basis of evaluation of diagnostic value of certain cytokines and APP in post-operative complications. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects fell into three categories: 1--patients after colonic resection for colorectal carcinoma I. and II. grade (N = 20), 2--patients after hemipancreatoduodenectomia (N = 17) and 3--control group of 18 healthy subjects. The levels of following parameters were measured between from one day before to three days after surgery: tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, soluble IL-2 receptors, C reactive protein (CRP) and alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT). RESULTS Measured parameters exhibited different dynamic changes in reaction to surgical trauma, according to their roles in immune reaction. Main pro-inflammatory cytokines culminated within 24 hours from the onset of surgery, marked elevations were noted in IL-1ra and the soluble IL-2 receptor. Both measured APP were rising until he 72nd hour post surgery, and their rise was markedly delayed compared to cytokines. The extent of immune reaction as measured by the amplitude of changes in both types of surgery was similar in most measured parameters, apart from marked difference in IL-2R. We also noted significant correlation of plasma levels of IL-6 and IL-1ra. CONCLUSIONS Surgical trauma as any other significant painful stimulus activates the pro-inflammatory cytokine axis with secondary response of APP. The release or pro-inflammatory cytokines, i.e. TNF-alpha, IL-1, IL-6 and IL-8 is synchronized with the release of antagonistic mediators (i.e. IL-1ra, IL-10, IL-2 and IL-6 soluble receptors), who precede the acceleration of APP production and thus modulate its extent. The evaluation of relationships between pro- and anti-inflammatory factors with regard to prognosis is confounded by unclear interpretation of their changes. The maximum effect of cytokines takes place at local autocrine and paracrine level and systemic levels do not reflect this. This is how we explain minimal changes in plasma levels of IL-1 beta and IL-2, despite their key role as initiators of cytokine cascade. In order to increase their diagnostic value the use a series of measurements is advocated in combination with other clinical and laboratory parameters of inflammation, such as the levels of acute phase proteins.
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- P Maruna
- Ustav patologické fyziologie 1. lékarské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, U nemocnice 5, 128 53 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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Maruna P, Gürlich R, Frasko R, Chachkhiani I, Marunová M, Owen K, Pesková M. [Procalcitonin in the diagnosis of postoperative complications]. Sb Lek 2003; 103:283-95. [PMID: 12688153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED The dynamic changes in levels of procalcitonin (PCT), as well as other cytokines and acute phase proteins (APP) in post-operative stages reflect the systemic immune response, integrating perioperative infectious and non-infectious stimuli. This study evaluates PCT in context of 16 other inflammatory parameters in patients with different types of infectious post-operative complications. It analyses the specificity and sensitivity of PCT, cytokines and APP and their relationships during systemic inflammatory response. SUBJECTS AND METHODS The study involved the following groups of patients: those with confirmed bacterial sepsis, fulfilling the SIRS criteria (N = 28), those with limited infectious site at the wound (N = 16), those with post-operative pneumonia (N = 15) and a control group of N = 25. In 24-hour interval we assessed plasma levels of: PCT, TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, sIL-2R and a spectrum of APP. RESULTS PCT in patients with wound infection (1.4 +/- 0.31 ng/ml) and in those with pneumonia (0.7 +/- 0.30 ng/ml) does not rise above levels expected in uncomplicated post-op course (1.7 +/- 0.04 ng/ml), but it differs significantly in comparison to healthy controls (0.2 +/- 0.07 ng/ml). Initial levels of PCT as well as their maximum levels were significantly different in septic patients compared to other groups (p < 0.001). According to specificity and sensitivity tests PCT is the most significant marker for diagnosis of sepsis as opposed to uncomplicated post-operative course (AUC 0.91, CI 0.82-1.0). CONCLUSION Individual inflammatory parameters vary in sensitivity and specificity to causative stimulus. PCT when compared to major cytokines and APP reacts sensitively mainly to systemic stimuli accompanying bacterial infection, notably endotoxin. It is characterized by markedly lower sensitivity to non-bacterial stimuli (trauma of surgery) or localized bacterial inflammations. It is this behaviour that makes it a useful diagnostic tool in post-op courses. Unlike other parameters, PCT allows with sufficient sensitivity and specificity single-test diagnosis of initial sepsis.
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- P Maruna
- Ustav patologické fyziologie 1. lékarské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy, U nemocnice 5, 128 53 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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Owen K, Haas T, Svacina S, Matoulek M. [Weight reduction and aspects of the metabolic syndrome]. Sb Lek 2002; 102:385-93. [PMID: 12092124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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We carried out analysis of the influence of long-term weight reduction on individual parameters of metabolic syndrome X. We enrolled the total of 30 obese patients (22 with, 8 without syndrome X). During weight reduction, the mean BMI decreased by 4.08 +/- 3.00 kg/m2 leading to significant (p < 0.001) decrease in insulinaemia from 33.4 +/- 25.9 to 21.2 +/- 19.625 mu j/ml. In patients with syndrome X, the decrease in BMI of 3.50 +/- 2.76 kg/m2 was coupled with significant (p < 0.001) decrease in insulinaemia from 39.7 +/- 27.7 to 24.0 +/- 21.725 mu j/ml. Using cluster analysis of cases syndrome X patients formed two distinctive groups with different behaviour. It seems, that diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, based on arbitrary criteria, encompasses stable patients, in our study characterized by higher age and presence of hypertension, and volatile patients, who form somewhat transition stage between simple obesity and fully developed syndrome X. Moreover, relationships between individual parameters at the beginning of the study can elucidate the environmental influences (relationship between insulinaemia and hypertension), whereas those at the end of the study represent true pathogenetic relationships (insulinaemia and glycaemia) and relationships between syndrome X constituents (hypertension, hypertriglyceridaemia and decrease in HDL cholesterol).
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- K Owen
- III. interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a VFN, U nemocnice 1, 128 05 Praha 2, Czech Republic.
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Frayling TM, Hattersley AT, McCarthy A, Holly J, Mitchell SMS, Gloyn AL, Owen K, Davies D, Smith GD, Ben-Shlomo Y. A putative functional polymorphism in the IGF-I gene: association studies with type 2 diabetes, adult height, glucose tolerance, and fetal growth in U.K. populations. Diabetes 2002; 51:2313-6. [PMID: 12086966 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.7.2313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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IGF-I has a critical role in growth and metabolism. A microsatellite polymorphism 1 kb upstream to the IGF-I gene has recently been associated with several adult phenotypes. In a large Dutch cohort, the absence of the commonest allele (Z) was associated with reduced serum IGF-I levels, reduced height, and an increased risk of type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction. This result has not been replicated, and the role of this polymorphism in these traits in U.K. subjects is not known. We sought further evidence for the involvement of this variant in type 2 diabetes using a case-control study and IGF-I and diabetes-related traits in a population cohort of 640 U.K. individuals aged 25 years. Absence of the common allele was not associated with type 2 diabetes (odds ratio 0.70, 95% CI 0.47-1.04 for X/X versus Z/Z genotype, chi(2) test for trend across genotypes, P = 0.018). In the population cohort, the common allele (Z) was associated with decreased IGF-I levels (P = 0.01), contrary to the Dutch study, but not with adult height (P = 0.23), glucose tolerance (P = 0.84), oral glucose tolerance test-derived values of beta-cell function (P = 0.90), or insulin resistance (P = 0.66). There was no association with measures of fetal growth, including birth weight (P = 0.17). Our results do not support the previous associations and suggest that the promoter microsatellite is unlikely to be functionally important.
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- Timothy M Frayling
- Department of Diabetes and Vascular Medicine, University of Exeter, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5AX, U.K
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Svacina S, Owen K. [Obesity, type 2 diabetes and their quantitative relation]. Vnitr Lek 2002; 48:500-6. [PMID: 12132350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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Diabetes type 2 and obesity are diseases which have marked mutual relations. The pathogenesis of these relations is in many respects obscure. Also the molecular biological knowledge of the two diseases is inadequate so far. In the submitted brief paper the authors present only a review of some quantitative aspects of the relationship of obesity and diabetes supplemented by some of their own results. The authors summarize the epidemiological relations of diabetes and obesity, possible prediction of the development of diabetes in obese subjects, possible prevention of diabetes in obese subjects and possible treatment of obese diabetics. Slight weight reduction, e.g. by using modern anti-obesity drugs is of fundamental importance for reducing the incidence of diabetes and for its treatment. Based on their own experience the authors present their own results of cluster and factor analysis for evaluating the links between diabetes and obesity with the metabolic syndrome. The authors' work similarly as work quoted in the discussion indicate that diabetes as well as obesity are beyond the so-called nucleus of the metabolic syndrome. Even slight body weight reduction by 5-10%, within the reach of everybody, influences in a fundamental way the incidence and compensation of diabetes as well as other components of the metabolic syndrome.
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- S Svacina
- III. interní klinika 1. lékarské fakulty UK a VFN, Praha
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Vassiliou V, Demetriades AK, Scott G, Biswas M, Owen K, Jones MK. Fusidic acid monotherapy * Authors' reply. J R Soc Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.95.5.270-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Biswas M, Owen K, Jones MK. Authors’ Reply. Med Chir Trans 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/014107680209500525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- M Biswas
- Department of Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, UK
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Maruna P, Marunová M, Owen K. [Changes in levels of acute phase proteins in patients with central hypercortisolism]. Cas Lek Cesk 2002; 141:207-10. [PMID: 12053755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acute phase protein reaction depends on complex interaction of proinflammatory cytokines and hormones, especially glucocorticoids. Glucocorticoids are essential factors for hepatocellular microenvironment and proteosynthesis during both rest and inflammatory period. Cushing's disease represents a model of glucocorticoid hyperstimulation of acute phase protein synthesis without interleukin-6 and other cytokine influence. METHODS AND RESULTS 20 patients (age of 38 +/- 11, 11 males, 9 females) with a diagnosis of central hypercorticolism were examined. Plasma levels of 11 acute phase proteins were estimated. These results were compared with plasma ACTH, interleukin-6, and U-cortisol concentrations and correlated to the control group (healthy volunteers, age 30 +/- 5, 13 males, 7 females). Plasma levels of albumin and prealbumin in patients with Cusing's disease were significantly lower. We proved significant elevation of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein, haemopexin, and fibrinogen compared with healthy subjects. The positive correlation of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein and U-cortisol (r = 0.51, p < 0.01), haemopexin and U-cortisol (r = 0.47, p < 0.05) respectively was found. CONCLUSIONS The interaction between glucocorticoids and proinflammatory cytokines in acute phase protein synthesis depends on permissive effects of corticoids on cytokine signal transduction in hepatocytes. However, our results document that corticoida themselves significantly stimulate acute phase protein synthesis, and this stimulation differs from inflammatory pattern of hepatic proteosynthesis.
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- P Maruna
- Ustav patologické fyziologie 1. LF UK, Praha Endokrinologický ústav, Praha.
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Minton JAL, Hattersley AT, Owen K, McCarthy MI, Walker M, Latif F, Barrett T, Frayling TM. Association studies of genetic variation in the WFS1 gene and type 2 diabetes in U.K. populations. Diabetes 2002; 51:1287-90. [PMID: 11916957 DOI: 10.2337/diabetes.51.4.1287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Mutations in the WFS1 gene cause beta-cell death, resulting in a monogenic form of diabetes known as Wolfram syndrome. The role of variation in WFS1 in type 2 diabetes susceptibility is not known. We sequenced the WFS1 gene in 29 type 2 diabetic probands and identified 12 coding variants. We used 152 parent-offspring trios to look for familial association; the R allele at residue 456 (P = 0.04) and the H allele at residue 611 (P = 0.05) as well as the R456-H611 haplotype (P = 0.032) were overtransmitted to affected offspring from heterozygous parents. In a further cohort of 327 type 2 diabetic subjects and 357 normoglycemic control subjects, the H611 allele and the R456-H611 haplotype were present in more type 2 diabetic subjects than control subjects (one-tailed P = 0.06 and P = 0.023, respectively). In a combined analysis, the H611 allele was present in 60% of all diabetes chromosomes and 55% of all control chromosomes (odds ratio [OR] 1.24 [95% CI 1.03-1.48], P = 0.02), and the R456-H611 haplotype was significantly more frequent in type 2 diabetic subjects than in control subjects (60 vs. 54%, OR 1.29 [95% CI 1.08-1.54], P = 0.0053). Our results provide the first evidence that variation in the WFS1 gene may influence susceptibility to type 2 diabetes.
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- Jayne A L Minton
- Section of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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Owen K, Ayres S, Corbett S, Hattersley A. Increased risk of diabetes in first-degree relatives of young-onset type 2 diabetic patients compared with relatives of those diagnosed later. Diabetes Care 2002; 25:636-7. [PMID: 11874970 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.25.3.636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Department of Medicine, Singleton Hospital, Swansea SA2 8QA, Wales, UK.
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