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Erlinger M, Molina-Ruiz R, Brumby A, Cordas D, Hunter M, Ferreiro Arguelles C, Yus M, Owens-Walton C, Jakabek D, Shaw M, Lopez Valdes E, Looi JCL. Striatal and thalamic automatic segmentation, morphology, and clinical correlates in Parkinsonism: Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy and progressive supranuclear palsy. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 2023; 335:111719. [PMID: 37806261 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2023.111719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
Parkinson's disease (PD), multisystem atrophy (MSA), and progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) present similarly with bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity, and cognitive impairments. Neuroimaging studies have found differential changes in the nigrostriatal pathway in these disorders, however whether the volume and shape of specific regions within this pathway can distinguish between atypical Parkinsonian disorders remains to be determined. This paper investigates striatal and thalamic volume and morphology as distinguishing biomarkers, and their relationship to neuropsychiatric symptoms. Automatic segmentation to calculate volume and shape analysis of the caudate nucleus, putamen, and thalamus were performed in 18 PD patients, 12 MSA, 15 PSP, and 20 healthy controls, then correlated with clinical measures. PSP bilateral thalami and right putamen were significantly smaller than controls, but not MSA or PD. The left caudate and putamen significantly correlated with the Neuropsychiatric Inventory total score. Bilateral thalamus, caudate, and left putamen had significantly different morphology between groups, driven by differences between PSP and healthy controls. This study demonstrated that PSP patient striatal and thalamic volume and shape are significantly different when compared with controls. Parkinsonian disorders could not be differentiated on volumetry or morphology, however there are trends for volumetric and morphological changes associated with PD, MSA, and PSP.
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- M Erlinger
- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
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- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Research Centre for the Neurosciences of Ageing, Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Zhu K, Hunter M, James A, Lim EM, Walsh JP. Relationships between longitudinal changes in body composition and bone mineral density in middle-to-older aged Australians. Osteoporos Int 2023; 34:1601-1611. [PMID: 37233793 PMCID: PMC10427547 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-023-06773-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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There are limited longitudinal data regarding relationships between changes in body composition and bone mineral density (BMD). In 3671 participants aged 46-70 years at baseline, ∆lean mass was a stronger determinant than ∆fat mass of ∆BMD over 6 years. Maintained or increased lean mass may slow down age-related bone loss. PURPOSE There are limited longitudinal data regarding relationships between changes in body composition and bone mineral density (BMD) with ageing. We examined these in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. METHODS We studied 3671 participants (2019 females) aged 46-70 years at baseline with body composition and BMD assessments by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at baseline and after ~6 years. Relationships between changes in total body mass (∆TM), lean mass (∆LM) and fat mass (∆FM) with ∆BMD at total hip, femoral neck and lumbar spine were evaluated using restricted cubic spline modelling (accounting for baseline covariates) and mid-quartile least square means were compared. RESULTS ∆TM was positively associated with ∆BMD of total hip and femoral neck in both sexes, and spine in females; in females but not males, associations plateaued at ∆TM above ~5kg for all sites. In females, ∆LM was positively associated with ∆BMD of all three sites with plateauing of the relationship at ∆LM above ~1kg. Women in the highest quartile of ∆LM (Q4, mid-quartile value +1.6 kg) had 0.019-0.028 g/cm2 less reduction in BMD than those in the lowest quartile (Q1, -2.1 kg). In males, ∆LM was positively associated with ∆BMD of total hip and femoral neck; men in Q4 (+1.6 kg) had 0.015 and 0.011 g/cm2 less bone loss, respectively, compared with Q1 (-2.7 kg). ∆FM was positively associated with ∆BMD of total hip only in both sexes. CONCLUSION ∆LM is a stronger determinant than ∆FM of ∆BMD. Maintained or increased LM is associated with less age-related bone loss.
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- K Zhu
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia
- School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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Devoy T, Hunter M, Smith NA. A prospective observational study of the effects of sugammadex on peri-operative oestrogen and progesterone levels in women who take hormonal contraception. Anaesthesia 2023; 78:180-187. [PMID: 36336462 PMCID: PMC10100055 DOI: 10.1111/anae.15902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Pharmacokinetic modelling suggests that sugammadex may interact with endogenous progesterone and reduce levels by 34% in patients taking hormonal contraception. Due to this potential interaction that may be equivalent to missing one dose of an oral contraceptive pill, both the manufacturer and professional anaesthesia organisations recommend counselling patients to use additional non-hormonal contraception after administration of sugammadex. We performed a prospective observational study examining the changes in serum oestrogen and progesterone concentrations in premenopausal adult women undergoing an operative procedure. Sixty participants who were on hormonal contraception received sugammadex. Two additional control groups were recruited, consisting of 30 participants who were not on hormonal contraception and did not receive sugammadex, and 32 who were not on hormonal contraception and did receive sugammadex. Three blood samples were taken: before sugammadex; 15 min post-sugammadex; and 240 min post-sugammadex or end of operating theatre time. Median oestrogen levels decreased from baseline by around 40% at 240 min in all three groups (p ≤ 0.001). Progesterone levels rose significantly at 15 min (p = 0.002) in patients on contraception then decreased non-significantly to 20% below baseline at 240 min. The decrease in oestrogen and the rise in progesterone could both act to minimise the risk of ovulation and thus protect contraception in this population. We found no evidence of a change in hormone levels that might threaten contraceptive efficacy in women on hormonal contraception receiving sugammadex.
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- T Devoy
- Department of Anaesthesia, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Wollongong Hospital, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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Moodley J, Ngene NC, Khaliq OP, Hunter M. An imperative to offer pregnant and lactating women access to the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out programme. S Afr Med J 2021; 111:567-569. [PMID: 34382568] [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] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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In view of the continuing worldwide spread of COVID-19 infection, the increased morbidity and mortality from the disease during pregnancy, and the current efficacy and safety of vaccines in non-pregnant individuals, vaccines should not be withheld from women simply because of pregnancy or lactation. All pregnant women, especially healthcare professionals, should be offered vaccination and counselled about its advantages and disadvantages by their maternity care providers. Complete eradication of COVID-19 infection will be possible if potential niduses of the infection, which may act as sources for future outbreaks, are protected against the pathogen. However, if a hypothetical medication is the only means yet proven of limiting severe compromise to maternal health, access to the medication should be at the pregnant woman's discretion. Shared decision-making requires physicians to actively engage with their patients and share their knowledge about the subject matter.
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- J Moodley
- Women's Health and HIV Research Group, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
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Albergaria R, Leal I, Hunter M, Pimenta F. Menopause Representations Questionnaire: development and validation with Portuguese women. Climacteric 2021; 24:275-281. [PMID: 33554657 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2021.1873937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop and validate a Portuguese version of the Menopause Representations Questionnaire (MenoSentations-Q), a self-report measure to assess cognitive appraisal of menopause, based on cognitive components of the Self-Regulation Model and the results from a previous Portuguese qualitative study. METHODS A total of 309 Portuguese women, aged 45-65 years, completed the questionnaire. Factorial, convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity, as well as reliability and psychometric sensitivity, were studied. RESULTS MenoSentations-Q has demonstrated acceptable factorial, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as good values of sensitivity and reliability for the four factors (i.e. identity; positive consequences; negative consequences; and control, awareness, and cause). Criterion validity was only obtained for two factors. CONCLUSIONS MenoSentations-Q, a brief measure of menopausal representations, in this sample of Portuguese women provides information to inform interventions that might include challenging unhelpful menopausal representations. This instrument could be used in both clinical and community settings.
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- R Albergaria
- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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McCleane A, Hunter M, Johnston PC, Trimble M, Malloy J, Wallace IR. A rare, but life-threatening sore throat: A case of Lemierre's syndrome. Acute Med 2021; 20:78-82. [PMID: 33749697] [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: 06/12/2023]
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We present the case of a previously healthy, immunocompetent male with Lemierre's Syndrome. He presented with headache, sore throat and pyrexia. Initial blood tests revealed raised inflammatory markers and electrolyte abnormalities. Blood cultured Fusobacterium necrophorum. He developed respiratory distress and imaging confirmed lung abscess and empyema due to septic emboli. He required surgical drainage and a prolonged course of antibiotics. This case highlights the rare, but life-threatening condition of Lemierre's Syndrome. We discuss the importance of prompt recognition and early antibiotic therapy.
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- A McCleane
- MB, BCh, BAO, MRCP, Acute Medicine Unit, Wards 7B and 7C, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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- MB, BCh, BAO, FRCP, Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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- MB, BCh, BAO, FRCP, MD, Acute Medicine Unit, Wards 7B and 7C, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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- MB, ChB, MSc, MMSc, MA, FRCP, FAcadMEd, Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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- MB, BCh, BAO, FRCR, Department of Radiology, Imaging Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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- MB, BCh, BAO, FRCP, PhD, Acute Medicine Unit, Wards 7B and 7C, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
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Jordan N, Gutknecht J, Bybee‐Finley KA, Hunter M, Krupnik TJ, Pittelkow CM, Prasad PVV, Snapp S. To meet grand challenges, agricultural scientists must engage in the politics of constructive collective action. Crop Sci 2021; 61:24-31. [PMID: 33664524 PMCID: PMC7894515 DOI: 10.1002/csc2.20318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Agriculture now faces grand challenges, with crucial implications for the global future. These include the need to increase production of nutrient-dense food, to improve agriculture's effects on soil, water, wildlife, and climate, and to enhance equity and justice in food and agricultural systems. We argue that certain politics of constructive collective action-and integral involvement of agricultural scientists in these politics-are essential for meeting grand challenges and other complex problems facing agriculture in the 21st century. To spur reflection and deliberation about the role of politics in the work of agricultural scientists, we outline these politics of constructive collective action. These serve to organize forceful responses to grand challenges through coordinated and cooperative action taken by multiple sectors of society. In essence, these politics entail (1) building bonds of affinity within a heterogenous network, (2) developing a shared roadmap for collective action, and (3) taking sustained action together. These emerging politics differ markedly from more commonly discussed forms of political activity by scientists, e.g., policy advisory, policy advocacy, and protest. We present key premises for our thesis, and then describe and discuss a politics of constructive collective action, the necessary roles of agricultural scientists, and an agenda for exploring and expanding their engagement in these politics.
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- N. Jordan
- University of Minnesota1991 Upper Buford CircleSt. PaulMN55108USA
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- University of Minnesota1529 Gortner AvenueSt. PaulMN55108USA
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- American Farmland Trust1991 Upper Buford CircleSt. PaulMN55108USA
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)House 10/B. Road 53. Gulshan‐2Dhaka1213Bangladesh
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- University of California, DavisOne Shields AvenueDavisCA95616USA
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- Kansas State University108 Waters Hall, 1603 Old Claflin PlaceManhattanKS66506USA
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- Michigan State UniversityPlant and Soil Sciences Building, 1066 Bogue St., Room 490East LansingMI48824USA
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Radisic MV, Walther JC, Werber G, Pujato N, Beltramino S, Bravo PM, Bello A, Hunter M. Kidney Transplantation in a Recipient with Positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2. Int J Organ Transplant Med 2021; 12:42-47. [PMID: 35509720 PMCID: PMC9013498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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When it is safe to proceed with transplantation after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is still unknown. We describe the clinical course and management of immunosuppression in a patient with positive real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a nasopharyngeal swab at the time of kidney transplantation, and with positive antibodies for SARS-CoV-2. The patient had no complications and was discharged with a functioning graft.
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- M. V. Radisic
- Infectious Diseases Department, d. Institute. Instituto de Trasplante y Alta Complejidad (ITAC), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Nephrology Department, ITAC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Intensive Care Unit, ITAC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Infectious Diseases Department, d. Institute. Instituto de Trasplante y Alta Complejidad (ITAC), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Intensive Care Unit, ITAC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Infectious Diseases Department, d. Institute. Instituto de Trasplante y Alta Complejidad (ITAC), Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Nephrology Department, ITAC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Internal Medicine Department, ITAC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zhu K, Hunter M, James A, Lim EM, Cooke BR, Walsh JP. Relationship between visceral adipose tissue and bone mineral density in Australian baby boomers. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:2439-2448. [PMID: 32719992 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05556-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED Adiposity has a complex relationship with bone health. In 4865 Australian baby boomers (2642 females) aged 45-70 years, we found that higher visceral adipose tissue mass is associated with reduced bone density adjusting for body mass and lifestyle factors, suggesting that excess visceral fat may be deleterious to bone. INTRODUCTION Increased body mass is associated with higher bone mineral density (BMD), but higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT) may have a negative impact on bone health. In the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study, we examined associations between VAT mass and BMD in 4865 participants (2642 females) aged 45-70 years. METHODS VAT mass and BMD of whole body, total hip, femoral neck and lumbar spine were measured using DXA. VAT mass was examined as a continuous variable and in quartiles using sex-specific cut-offs. RESULTS The mean age was 58.0 ± 5.8 years. Males had significantly higher BMI (28.3 ± 3.7 vs 27.5 ± 4.9 kg/m2) and VAT mass (1675 ± 878 vs 882 ± 600 g) than females (both P < 0.001). In males, after adjustment for age, body mass, height and lifestyle factors, VAT mass negatively associated with total body, total hip and femoral neck BMD (β = - 0.153 to - 0.293, all P < 0.001). Males in the highest quartile of VAT mass (> 2200 g) had significantly lower BMD at all three sites than those in lower quartiles, with estimated BMD differences of 2.3-5.7% (all P < 0.05). In females, VAT mass negatively associated with total body, femoral neck and lumbar spine BMD (β = - 0.067 to - 0.178, all P < 0.05) and those in the highest quartile (> 1250 g) had significantly lower total body BMD than other quartiles (by 1.7-3.7%, all P < 0.05). CONCLUSION In middle-aged Australians, after covariate adjustment, higher DXA-derived VAT mass is associated with reduced bone density, suggesting that excess visceral fat may be deleterious to bone, especially in males.
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- K Zhu
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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Perumal V, Curran T, Hunter M. FIRST CASE OF COVID-19 IN IRELAND. Ulster Med J 2020; 89:128. [PMID: 33093706 PMCID: PMC7576383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Hocking DP, Marx FG, Parker WMG, Rule JP, Cleuren SGC, Mitchell AD, Hunter M, Bell JD, Fitzgerald EMG, Evans AR. Inferring diet, feeding behaviour and causes of mortality from prey-induced injuries in a New Zealand fur seal. Dis Aquat Organ 2020; 139:81-86. [PMID: 32351238 DOI: 10.3354/dao03473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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New Zealand fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri are the most abundant of the 4 otariid (eared seal) species distributed across Australasia. Analyses of stomach contents, scats and regurgitates suggest a diet dominated by bony fish and squid, with cartilaginous species (e.g. sharks and rays) either absent or underrepresented because of a lack of preservable hard parts. Here we report on a subadult specimen from south-eastern Australia, which was found ashore emaciated and with numerous puncture wounds across its lips, cheeks, throat and the inside of its oral cavity. Fish spines embedded in the carcass revealed that these injuries were inflicted by chimaeras and myliobatiform rays (stingrays and relatives), which matches reports on the diet of A. forsteri from New Zealand, but not South Australia. Shaking and tearing of prey at the surface may help to avoid ingestion of the venomous spines, perhaps contributing to their absence from scats and regurgitates. Nevertheless, the number and severity of the facial stab wounds, some of which led to local necrosis, likely affected the animal's ability to feed, and may account for its death. Despite their detrimental effects, fish spine-related injuries are difficult to spot, and may be a common, albeit cryptic, type of trauma. We therefore recommend that stranded seals be systematically examined for this potentially life-threatening pathology.
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- D P Hocking
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Molan A, Nosaka K, Hunter M, Wang W. Global status of Toxoplasma gondii infection: systematic review and prevalence snapshots. Trop Biomed 2019; 36:898-925. [PMID: 33597463] [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: 06/12/2023]
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Our group sought to determine the global status of T. gondii infection and to evaluate any continental and geographical trends by systematically examining the currently available epidemiological data on the prevalence of T. gondii infection. A comprehensive literature search was conducted from 10 electronic databases (Google Scholar, Science Direct, Embase, PubMed, PLOS ONE, Web of Knowledge, SciELO, MyAIS, Free Medical Journals, and Scopus) without date or language restrictions. Specific medical subject heading terms were used to search for human T. gondii seroprevalence studies that recruited subjects from general apparently healthy populations. The data were collated and analysed for both continental and global trends. The search identified 152 published studies that examined a total of 648,010 subjects. From these, 166,255 were seropositive for T. gondii infection indicating an average global seroprevalence rate of 25.7% (95% CI: 25.6 - 25.8%). The overall range of seroprevalence was determined to be 0.5 - 87.7%. African countries had the highest average seroprevalence rate of 61.4%, followed by Oceania with 38.5%, South America with 31.2%, Europe with 29.6%, USA/Canada with 17.5%, and Asia with 16.4%. Numerous environmental and human factors affect the differences in T. gondii seroprevalence rates observed between the various countries and continents. Monitoring the source and transmission may assist public health authorities to clarify the risk factors involved, as well as focus on implementing optimal state-specific health policies targeting T. gondii transmission control.
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- A Molan
- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton WA 6280
- School of Population and Global Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands WA 6009
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- School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup WA 6027
- Key Municipal Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, 100069
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Berry A, Pushpanathan M, Bruce D, James A, Hunter M, Bucks R. Attentional deficits in OSA are moderated both by older age and lower cognitive reserve. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.867] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Kremer K, Drobnis E, Hunter M. Comparing usage of a running, barbed, polydioxanone suture vs. interrupted, braided polyglactin 910 suture for the closure of vulvar incisions in Gynecologic Oncology. Gynecol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.03.196] [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: 11/24/2022]
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D’Cunha N, Naumovski N, Georgousopoulou E, Hunter M, Kellett J, Mellor D, McKune A, Isbel S. TEN-WEEK ADHERENCE TO A COMMERCIAL SMARTPHONE APPLICATION INTERVENTION IN A CLINICAL SAMPLE OF OLDER ADULTS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.1729] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Hunter M, Hatzipolakis A, Heatwole C, Wicklund M, Statland J, Weihl C, Johnson N. LGMD AUTOSOMAL RESSESSIVE AND DOMINANT. Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.06.134] [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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Fletcher A, Christopher J, Hunter M, Rebetzke G, Chenu K. A low-cost method to rapidly and accurately screen for transpiration efficiency in wheat. Plant Methods 2018; 14:77. [PMID: 30181766 PMCID: PMC6116455 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-018-0339-y] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) productivity is commonly limited by the availability of water. Increasing transpiration efficiency (biomass produced per unit of water used, TE) can potentially lead to increased grain yield in water-limited environments ('more crop per drop'). Currently, the ability to screen large populations for TE is limited by slow, low-throughput and/or expensive screening procedures. Here, we propose a low-cost, low-technology, rapid, and scalable method to screen for TE. The method uses a Pot-in-Bucket system that allows continuous watering of the pots and frequent monitoring of water use. To investigate the robustness of the method across environments, and to determine the shortest trial duration required to get accurate and repeatable TE estimates in wheat, plants from 11 genotypes varying in phenology were sown at three dates and grown for different durations in a polyhouse with partial environmental control. RESULTS The method revealed significant genotypic variations in TE among the 11 studied wheat genotypes. Genotype rankings for TE were consistent when plants were harvested the same day, at the flag-leaf stage or later. For these harvests, genotype rankings were consistent across experiments despite changes in environmental conditions, such as evaporative demand. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that (1) the Pot-In-Bucket system is suitable to screen TE for breeding purposes in populations with varying phenology, (2) multiple short trials can be carried out within a season to allow increased throughput of genotypes for TE screening, and (3) root biomass measurement is not required to screen for TE, as whole-plant TE and shoot-only TE are highly correlated, at least in wheat. The method is particularly relevant in developing countries where low-cost and relatively high labour input may be most applicable.
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- Andrew Fletcher
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, 203 Tor Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, 13 Holberton Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 Australia
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- CSIRO Plant Industry, PO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601 Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, 203 Tor Street, Toowoomba, QLD 4350 Australia
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Scriven JE, Scobie A, Verlander NQ, Houston A, Collyns T, Cajic V, Kon OM, Mitchell T, Rahama O, Robinson A, Withama S, Wilson P, Maxwell D, Agranoff D, Davies E, Llewelyn M, Soo SS, Sahota A, Cooper MA, Hunter M, Tomlins J, Tiberi S, Kendall S, Dedicoat M, Alexander E, Fenech T, Zambon M, Lamagni T, Smith EG, Chand M. Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery in the United Kingdom: clinical features and outcome of the first 30 cases. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018; 24:1164-1170. [PMID: 29803845 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.04.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery, due to contaminated cardiopulmonary bypass heater-cooler units, has been reported worldwide. However, the spectrum of clinical disease remains poorly understood. To address this, we report the clinical and laboratory features, treatment and outcome of the first 30 UK cases. METHODS Case note review was performed for cases identified retrospectively through outbreak investigations and prospectively through ongoing surveillance. Case definition was Mycobacterium chimaera detected in any clinical specimen, history of cardiothoracic surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, and compatible clinical presentation. RESULTS Thirty patients were identified (28 with prosthetic material) exhibiting a spectrum of disease including prosthetic valve endocarditis (14/30), sternal wound infection (2/30), aortic graft infection (4/30) and disseminated (non-cardiac) disease (10/30). Patients presented a median of 14 months post surgery (maximum 5 years) most commonly complaining of fever and weight loss. Investigations frequently revealed lymphopenia, thrombocytopenia, liver cholestasis and non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. Diagnostic sensitivity for a single mycobacterial blood culture was 68% but increased if multiple samples were sent. In all, 27 patients started macrolide-based combination treatment and 14 had further surgery. To date, 18 patients have died (60%) a median of 30 months (interquartile range 20-39 months) after initial surgery. Survival analysis identified younger age, mitral valve surgery, mechanical valve replacement, higher serum sodium concentration and lower C-reactive protein as factors associated with better survival. CONCLUSIONS Mycobacterium chimaera infection following cardiac surgery is associated with a wide spectrum of disease. The diagnosis should be considered in all patients who develop an unexplained illness following cardiac surgery.
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- J E Scriven
- Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK; National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK.
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Statistics Unit, National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- Department of Infection, St Georges Universities NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Infection, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bradford, UK
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- Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Eastbourne, UK
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- Department of Microbiology and Infection, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Public Health Wales Microbiology, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, QMC Campus, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Infection, St Georges Universities NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Infection, Barts Health NHS Trust, Royal London Hospital, London, UK; Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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- Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland, London, UK; South Tees Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK
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- National Infection Service, Public Health England, Colindale, London, UK; National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Respiratory Infections, Imperial College London, London, UK; Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Austin KL, Hunter M, Gallagher E, Campbell LE. Depression and anxiety symptoms during the transition to early adulthood for people with intellectual disabilities. J Intellect Disabil Res 2018; 62:407-421. [PMID: 29473259 DOI: 10.1111/jir.12478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The transition to adulthood is a major developmental milestone; a time of self-discovery and increased independence. For young adults (YA) with intellectual disabilities (ID), however, this period is especially challenging. The increased incidence of mental health disorders in this population, such as depression and anxiety, make this transition even more difficult, increasing caregiver burden at a time when the young adult would traditionally be gaining independence. It is not clear, however, why YA with ID are more susceptible and what factors may predict mental health symptoms. METHOD Potential risk and protective factors (demographic variables, coping styles, sense of hopelessness, unmet achievement of adulthood milestones, self-reflection and insight) of anxiety and depression symptoms were assessed in 55 YA with ID and a sample of age-matched controls. RESULTS Insight was the strongest predictor of anxiety (with gender in the controls) for YA with and without ID, with increased insight predicting fewer anxiety symptoms. However, YA with ID had significantly less insight than their aged-matched counterparts and significantly higher levels of anxiety. They were also less likely to have achieved traditional adulthood milestones. Maladaptive coping was the strongest predictor of depression for YA with ID. In comparison, both maladaptive coping and insight predicted depression in controls. More maladaptive coping predicted increased depressive symptoms in both populations, whilst increased insight predicted fewer depressive symptoms in controls. CONCLUSIONS Insight and maladaptive coping are potential targets in the treatment of anxiety and depression among YA with ID. Longitudinal intervention studies exploring the efficacy of such targeted programmes in reducing mental health symptoms and improving the transition to adulthood for these young people are recommended.
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- K L Austin
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia
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Tan HE, Lan NSR, Knuiman MW, Divitini ML, Swanepoel DW, Hunter M, Brennan-Jones CG, Hung J, Eikelboom RH, Santa Maria PL. Associations between cardiovascular disease and its risk factors with hearing loss-A cross-sectional analysis. Clin Otolaryngol 2017; 43:172-181. [PMID: 28703883 DOI: 10.1111/coa.12936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between hearing loss and cardiovascular disease risk factors. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS Participants were recruited between May 2010 and December 2015 and answered a health and risk factor questionnaire. Physical and biochemical assessments were performed. SETTING A community-based population. PARTICIPANTS A total of 5107 participants born within the years 1946-1964 enrolled in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Hearing was assessed behaviourally through the best ear pure-tone average (500, 1000, 2000, 4000 Hz), low-frequency average (250, 500, 1000 Hz) and high-frequency average (4000, 8000 Hz). Self-reported hearing loss, tinnitus and hyperacusis were assessed via questionnaire. Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed via a patient-completed questionnaire and objective measurements including blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, lipid profile and glycated haemoglobin. RESULTS Of the participants, 54% were female, with the mean age of 58 years (range 45-69 years). Age, sex and family history of hearing loss were consistently strong determinants of hearing loss outcomes. After adjusting for these, obesity, current smoking, peripheral arterial disease and history of cardiovascular disease were significantly associated with pure-tone, low-frequency and high-frequency hearing loss. In addition, high blood pressure, triglyceride and glycated haemoglobin were significantly associated with low-frequency hearing loss. There was a graded association between hearing loss and Framingham Risk Score for cardiovascular risk (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Established cardiovascular disease and individual and combined cardiovascular disease risk factors were found to be associated with hearing loss. Future research should prospectively investigate whether targeting cardiovascular disease can prevent hearing loss.
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- H E Tan
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia
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- School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,School of Medicine and Pharmacology, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Department of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia.,Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, WA, Australia.,Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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Sommer J, Brennan-Jones CG, Eikelboom RH, Hunter M, Davis WA, Atlas MD, Davis TME. A population-based study of the association between dysglycaemia and hearing loss in middle age. Diabet Med 2017; 34:683-690. [PMID: 28135010 DOI: 10.1111/dme.13320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the independent associations between hearing loss and dysglycaemia in a sample of middle-aged adults, including separate analysis of those aged < 60 years. METHODS The first 2023 participants in the cross-sectional Busselton Health Ageing Survey were assessed for hearing loss ≥ 26 dB (better ear) for four-frequency average (4FA) of pure-tone thresholds at 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 Hz, and high-frequency average (HFA) of pure-tone thresholds at 4000 and 8000 Hz. RESULTS Valid data from 1864 participants in the Busselton Health Ageing Survey [92.1%; mean ± sd age 56.2 ± 5.5 years, 46.0% men, 120 (7.0%) with diabetes, 274 (14.7%) with prediabetes] were analysed, of whom 103 (5.5%) had four-frequency average hearing loss and 561 (30.1%) had high-frequency average hearing loss. In multivariable analyses, glycaemic status was not independently associated with four-frequency or high-frequency average hearing loss. In the 1286 participants aged < 60 years, there was no relationship between dysglycaemia and high-frequency average hearing loss, but the prevalence of four-frequency average hearing loss increased from 2.3% (95% CI 1.5-3.4) in participants with normoglycaemia to 5.7% (95% CI 3.0-10.6) in those with prediabetes and 10.2% (4.2-21.5) in those with diabetes (trend P = 0.003). In multivariable analysis with normoglycaemia as reference, the odds ratios for four-frequency average hearing loss were 2.84 (95% CI 1.29-6.27) for prediabetes and 5.93 (95% CI 1.67-21.05) for diabetes (P ≤ 0.01) in the < 60 year age group. CONCLUSIONS There was progressively increasing mid-range hearing loss with worsening glucose tolerance in younger individuals, suggesting dysglycaemia-associated early-onset presbycusis.
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- J Sommer
- Department of Surgery, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
- School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Ear Science Institute Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Ear Sciences Centre, School of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Mott T, Shoe J, Hunter M, Woodson A, Fritts K, Klimko C, Quirk A, Welkos S, Cote C. Comparison of sampling methods to recover germinatedBacillus anthracisandBacillus thuringiensisendospores from surface coupons. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 122:1219-1232. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T.M. Mott
- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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- Bacteriology Division; United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID); Frederick MD USA
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Todd S, Rafferty P, Walker E, Hunter M, Dinsmore WW, Donnelly CM, McCarty EJ, Quah SP, Emerson CR. Early clinical experience of dolutegravir in an HIV cohort in a larger teaching hospital. Int J STD AIDS 2017; 28:1074-1081. [PMID: 28118801 DOI: 10.1177/0956462416688127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Dolutegravir (DTG) is the third HIV integrase inhibitor (INI) available for prescription in Belfast since July 2014. It has shown high virological efficacy in both treatment-naïve and -experienced patients. We carried out a retrospective case chart analysis of HIV-1-positive adults commenced on DTG between July 2014 and September 2015. Patients were identified from records as either treatment-naïve or antiretroviral therapy (ART) experienced. Outcomes included: (1) virological response (HIV-1 RNA viral load at 0, 4, 8 and 12 weeks), (2) immunological response (CD4+ cell count at 0, 4, 8 and 12 weeks) and (3) tolerability (side effects and discontinuation). The main exclusion criteria were patients transferring care already established on DTG from other treatment centres or inadequate follow-up information (defined as attendance at <50% of clinical and serological follow-up visits). One hundred and fifty-seven commenced DTG out of 823 patients on ART; 106 (68%) were switched to DTG from another regimen, and 51 (32%) were ART-naïve. One naïve and 14 treatment-experienced patients were excluded from the analysis due to failure to attend clinical follow-up. Analysis of HIV-1 RNA viral load (HIV-1 VL) was divided into three groups: 50 new starters, 68 suppressed at switch and 24 not suppressed at switch. New starters: Baseline median HIV-1 RNA VL 71,259 copies/mL (19,536Q25-196,413Q75); 73% were virally undetectable (HIV-1 RNA VL <70 copies/mL) by week 4. Switching patients: Of those with an HIV-1 RNA undetectable viral load prior to switching, two were detectable with a mean viral load of 443,730 copies/mL after four weeks. Of the 24 patients detectable at switch (median HIV-1 VL 2212 [311Q25-43,467Q75]), 10 were detectable after four weeks. For those with a recordable viraemia, the median HIV-1 VL reduced to 376 (220Q25-1181Q75). At week 12, four patients were detectable with a median VL of 12,390 (567Q25-52,285Q75). Overall, 56 (35%) reported side effects; 40 (25%) reported either difficulty with low mood, anxiety or sleep disturbance. Sixteen (10%) discontinued DTG, with 13 (8%) due to intolerable side effects. DTG is a useful drug in naïve or switch patients. It has the potential to effectively suppress the viral load within the first four weeks of treatment and thus reduces infectiousness. Within the cohort, DTG was generally well tolerated but side effects such as low mood, anxiety and sleep disturbance were high, with 8% of patients discontinuing treatment.
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- Sej Todd
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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Flinspach M, Xu Q, Piekarz AD, Fellows R, Hagan R, Gibbs A, Liu Y, Neff RA, Freedman J, Eckert WA, Zhou M, Bonesteel R, Pennington MW, Eddinger KA, Yaksh TL, Hunter M, Swanson RV, Wickenden AD. Insensitivity to pain induced by a potent selective closed-state Nav1.7 inhibitor. Sci Rep 2017; 7:39662. [PMID: 28045073 PMCID: PMC5206724 DOI: 10.1038/srep39662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Pain places a devastating burden on patients and society and current pain therapeutics exhibit limitations in efficacy, unwanted side effects and the potential for drug abuse and diversion. Although genetic evidence has clearly demonstrated that the voltage-gated sodium channel, Nav1.7, is critical to pain sensation in mammals, pharmacological inhibitors of Nav1.7 have not yet fully recapitulated the dramatic analgesia observed in Nav1.7-null subjects. Using the tarantula venom-peptide ProTX-II as a scaffold, we engineered a library of over 1500 venom-derived peptides and identified JNJ63955918 as a potent, highly selective, closed-state Nav1.7 blocking peptide. Here we show that JNJ63955918 induces a pharmacological insensitivity to pain that closely recapitulates key features of the Nav1.7-null phenotype seen in mice and humans. Our findings demonstrate that a high degree of selectivity, coupled with a closed-state dependent mechanism of action is required for strong efficacy and indicate that peptides such as JNJ63955918 and other suitably optimized Nav1.7 inhibitors may represent viable non-opioid alternatives for the pharmacological treatment of severe pain.
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- M Flinspach
- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0818, USA
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- University of California, San Diego, Department Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0818, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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- Janssen R&D, L.L.C., 3210 Merryfield Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Kotschet E, Hunter M, Kroushev A, Wallace E. To Treat or Not to Treat: A Therapeutic Dilemma in a Gene Positive, Phenotypic Negative CPVT Woman Throughout Her Pregnancies. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.613] [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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Kotschet E, Healy S, Hunter M. Andersen-Tawil Syndrome: Treatment of Bidirectional VT When Beta Blockers Fail to Suppress Arrhythmia. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.261] [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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Zhu K, Hunter M, James A, Lim EM, Cooke BR, Walsh JP. Discordance between fat mass index and body mass index is associated with reduced bone mineral density in women but not in men: the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. Osteoporos Int 2017; 28:259-268. [PMID: 27468902 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-016-3710-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The obesity-BMD relationship is complex. In 3045 middle-aged adults, we found that in women (but not men) with discordant fat mass index (FMI)/BMI categories, higher body fat for BMI was associated with lower BMD, suggesting that increased fat mass without an accompanying increase in lean mass may be deleterious to bone. INTRODUCTION The relationship between obesity and BMD is complex. FMI (fat mass (kg) / height (m)2) is a more accurate measure of fatness than BMI, and depending on body composition, some individuals have discordant BMI/FMI categories. We examined associations between FMI, BMI and BMD in participants in the Busselton Healthy Ageing Study. METHODS Body composition and BMD of the hip, spine and total body were measured using DXA in 3045 participants (1644 females) aged 45-67 years. Using standard BMI/FMI categories, the participants were classified as underweight/fat deficit, normal, overweight/excess fat, obese I and obese II-III. RESULTS BMI and FMI categories were concordant in 77.3 % of females and 71.2 % of males. There were 12.9 % females and 13.2 % males in a higher FMI than BMI category (high body fat for BMI), whereas 9.8 % females and 15.6 % males were in a lower category (low body fat for BMI). Females with high body fat for BMI had significantly lower covariate-adjusted BMD at the femoral neck, total hip and total body (differences of 3.8, 5.1 and 2.6 %, respectively, all P < 0.05) than females with low body fat for BMI and lower total body BMD than women with concordant FMI/BMI (by 1.4 %, P = 0.04). In males, BMD did not differ significantly between those who were concordant or discordant for FMI/BMI categories. CONCLUSION In women (but not men) with discordant FMI/BMI categories, higher body fat for BMI was associated with lower BMD, suggesting that increased fat mass without an accompanying increase in lean mass may be deleterious to bone.
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- K Zhu
- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
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- Busselton Population Medical Research Institute, Busselton, WA, Australia
- School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
- Department of Pulmonary Physiology and Sleep Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia
- School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia
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Keoshkerian E, Hunter M, Cameron B, Nguyen N, Sugden P, Bull R, Zekry A, Maher L, Seddiki N, Zaunders J, Kelleher A, Lloyd AR. Hepatitis C-specific effector and regulatory CD4 T-cell responses are associated with the outcomes of primary infection. J Viral Hepat 2016; 23:985-993. [PMID: 27558465 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12576] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/29/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Clearance of primary hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with strong and broadly targeted cellular immune responses. This study aimed to characterize HCV-specific CD4+ effector and regulatory T-cell numbers and cytokine production during primary infection. Antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses were investigated in a longitudinal cohort of subjects from pre-infection to postoutcome, including subjects who cleared [n=12] or became chronically infected [n=17]. A cross-sectional cohort with previously cleared, or chronic infection [n=15 for each], was also studied. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were incubated with HCV antigens and surface stained for T-effector (CD4+CD25high CD134+CD39-) and T-regulatory (CD4+CD25high CD134+CD39+) markers, and culture supernatants assayed for cytokine production. Contrary to expectations, the breadth and magnitude of the HCV-specific CD4+ T-cell responses were higher in subjects who became chronically infected. Subjects who cleared the virus had HCV-specific CD4+ T-cell responses dominated by effector T cells and produced higher levels of IFN-γ, in contrast to HCV-specific CD4+ T-cell responses dominated by regulatory T cells and more IL-10 production in those who became chronically infected. Better understanding of the role of antigen-specific CD4+ T-cell responses in primary HCV will further define pathogenesis and help guide development of a preventative vaccine.
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- E Keoshkerian
- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Viral Immunology Systems Program, VISP) and School of Medical Sciences (SOMS), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, SOMS (Infection and Immunology Research Centre, IIRC), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, SOMS (Infection and Immunology Research Centre, IIRC), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, SOMS (Infection and Immunology Research Centre, IIRC), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, SOMS (Infection and Immunology Research Centre, IIRC), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Viral Immunology Systems Program, VISP) and School of Medical Sciences (SOMS), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, St George and Sutherland Clinical School, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Viral Hepatitis Epidemiology and Prevention Program VHEPP), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- The Vaccine Research Institute (VRI), INSERM, Créteil, France
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- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program, IVPP), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Immunovirology and Pathogenesis Program, IVPP), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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- UNSW Australia, Kirby Institute (Viral Immunology Systems Program, VISP) and School of Medical Sciences (SOMS), Kensington, NSW, Australia
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Kamarizan M, Cox A, Hunter M, Wilson J, Painter D, Carter A. Rejecting referrals for asymptomatic non-visible haematuria: Implications of a change in practice. Int J Surg 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.08.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Begum S, Penwarden A, Saunders D, Balendra S, Schulz C, Hunter M. Eleven year review of risk factors and visual outcomes of patients with posterior capsule rupture (PCR) as a complication of cataract surgery at a district general hospital. Acta Ophthalmol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2016.0672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bender D, Sill M, Lankes H, Darus C, Delmore J, Rotmensch J, Gray H, Mannel R, Schilder J, Leslie K, Reyes H, Hunter M, McCourt C, Samuelson M. A phase II evaluation of cediranib in the treatment of recurrent or persistent endometrial cancer: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) study. Gynecol Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hunter M, Clezy K, Hajkowicz KM, Hoy JF, Hume S, O'Sullivan MVN, Runnegar N, Sasadeusz J, Post JJ. Late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection in patients with viral hepatitis. Intern Med J 2014; 43:732-4. [PMID: 23745999 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mulrennan SA, Knuiman MW, Divitini ML, Cullen DJ, Hunter M, Hui J, Musk AW, James AL. Gastro-oesophageal reflux and respiratory symptoms in Busselton adults: the effects of bodyweight and sleep apnoea. Intern Med J 2013; 42:772-9. [PMID: 21627741 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02535.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Respiratory symptoms and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) are common within the general population. Although a number of epidemiological studies have addressed their relationship, none has investigated the confounding effects of body mass index (BMI) and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), both of which are associated with reflux. METHODS Men and women (2700) from the 2005-2007 cross-sectional Busselton health survey were included. Questionnaire data included demography, information on general health, asthma, cough, wheeze, dyspnoea and reflux symptoms (never, monthly or less often and weekly or more often). BMI, risk of OSA (Berlin questionnaire definition), spirometry and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) were recorded. The effects of BMI and OSA on the relationship between respiratory and reflux symptoms were examined using logistic regression models, expressed as adjusted odds ratios for risk of respiratory symptoms by reflux symptom category. RESULTS Fifty per cent had reflux symptoms (5-10% weekly or more often). Reflux symptoms had strong positive, dose-related associations with cough/phlegm, breathlessness, chest tightness and wheeze in the last 12 months (P < 0.001), but were not related to diagnosed asthma or AHR. Twenty-three per cent were at high risk of OSA and 63% had a BMI of >25 (22% > 30). Increased weight or high risk of OSA did not affect the relationship between respiratory symptoms and reflux symptoms. CONCLUSION The relationship between reflux and respiratory symptoms was independent of BMI, high risk of OSA or AHR. These findings suggest that reflux contributes directly to respiratory symptoms.
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- S A Mulrennan
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
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Non-cardiac chest pain is common. It has a low risk of coronary events, but causes considerable physical and social disability and inappropriate health-care usage. It is a heterogeneous condition, which may be caused by or associated with gastro-oesophageal, musculoskeletal or psychiatric abnormalities and sustained by psychological factors including catastrophisation, avoidance behaviour and abnormal help-seeking. These may coexist and their relative contributions may vary in different patients or at different times in an individual patient. The absence of a unitary cause probably explains why treatment studies show only moderate success. An individualised biopsychosocial approach takes account of all causative and sustaining processes and has been shown to work in pain syndromes at other sites. We suggest that this approach should be tried for chest pain using a multidisciplinary clinic model including cardiologists, psychologists and nurses linked with a Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic.
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- J B Chambers
- Cardiothoracic Centre and Department of Psychological Medicine, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK.
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Straumann A, Hoesli S, Bussmann C, Stuck M, Perkins M, Collins LP, Payton M, Pettipher R, Hunter M, Steiner J, Simon HU. Anti-eosinophil activity and clinical efficacy of the CRTH2 antagonist OC000459 in eosinophilic esophagitis. Allergy 2013; 68:375-85. [PMID: 23379537 DOI: 10.1111/all.12096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/23/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, Th2-type inflammatory disease. Chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule on Th2 cells (CRTH2) is a prostaglandin D(2) (PGD(2)) receptor, expressed by Th2 cells and other inflammatory cells, including eosinophils and basophils, that mediates chemotaxis and activation. OC000459 is a selective CRTH2 antagonist and would be expected to suppress eosinophilic tissue inflammation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an OC000459 monotherapy in adult patients with active, corticosteroid-dependent or corticosteroid-refractory EoE. METHODS In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 26 adult patients (m/f = 22/4; mean age 41 years, range 22-69 years) with active EoE, dependent or resistant to corticosteroids, were treated either with 100 mg OC000459 (n = 14) or placebo (n = 12) twice daily. Pre- and post-treatment disease activity was assessed clinically, endoscopically, histologically, and via biomarkers. The primary end point was the reduction in esophageal eosinophil infiltration. RESULTS After an 8-week OC000459 treatment, the esophageal eosinophil load decreased significantly, from 114.83 to 73.26 eosinophils per high-power field [(eos/hpf), P = 0.0256], whereas no reduction was observed with placebo (102.80-99.47 eos/hpf, P = 0.870). With OC000459, the physician's global assessment of disease activity improved from 7.13 to 5.18 (P = 0.035). OC000459 likewise reduced extracellular deposits of eosinophil peroxidase and tenascin C, the effects not seen with placebo. No serious adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS An 8-week treatment with the CRTH2-antagonist, OC000459, exerts modest, but significant, anti-eosinophil and beneficial clinical effects in adult patients with active, corticosteroid-dependent or corticosteroid-refractory EoE and is well tolerated.
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- Swiss EoE Clinic and EoE Research Network; Olten
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- Institute of Pharmacology; University of Bern; Bern
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- Institute of Pathology; General Hospital Lucerne; Lucerne; Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmacology; University of Bern; Bern
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- Oxford Therapeutics Consulting Ltd; Brightwell cum Sotwell; Oxon; UK
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- Institute of Pharmacology; University of Bern; Bern
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Ke Y, Hunter M, Ng CA, Vandenberg J. Domain Misfolding and Destabilisation of Domain–Domain Interactions Both Contribute to Defective Trafficking of hERG EAG Domain Mutant Channels. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.08.025] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Hunter M, Kiernan M, Post J. Human T-lymphotropic virus seroconversion associated with pooled human intravenous immunoglobulin therapy. Intern Med J 2012; 42:729-30. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02803.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Horner B, McManus A, Comfort J, Freijah R, Lovelock G, Hunter M, Tavener M. How prepared is the retirement and residential aged care sector in Western Australia for older non-heterosexual people? Qual Prim Care 2012; 20:263-274. [PMID: 23113911] [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: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore attitudes, knowledge and current practices of retirement and residential aged care providers in Western Australia towards accommodating older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) individuals. GLBTI is used throughout as a general term to include people who are not exclusively heterosexual in identity, attraction and/or behaviour. METHODS Postal surveys were sent to 329 providers of accommodation to ask about their attitudes, knowledge and current practices towards older GLBTI people. Two focus groups were also held with managers of accommodation facilities and GLBTI community members. RESULTS Few respondents reported having experience with any older GLBTI residents in their retirement or residential aged care facility. There was poor inclusion of GLBTI issues in policy frameworks, and limited understanding regarding same-sex law reforms. CONCLUSION Older non-heterosexual people are often obscured within ageing population discourses, and conceal their identity for fear of discrimination. GLBTI-sensitive practices can help to facilitate the disclosure of sexual orientation and/or gender identity that may assist in meeting the unique needs of this group.
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- Barbara Horner
- Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin University, Australia.
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Barnes N, Pavord I, Chuchalin A, Bell J, Hunter M, Lewis T, Parker D, Payton M, Collins LP, Pettipher R, Steiner J, Perkins CM. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the CRTH2 antagonist OC000459 in moderate persistent asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2011; 42:38-48. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2011.03813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Musk AW, Knuiman M, Hunter M, Hui J, Palmer LJ, Beilby J, Divitini M, Mulrennan S, James A. Patterns of airway disease and the clinical diagnosis of asthma in the Busselton population. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:1053-9. [PMID: 21565919 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00102110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The aim of this study was to examine how objective measures related to lung function cluster in the general population and how the patterns relate to asthma and bronchitis as diagnosed by a doctor (DDA and DDB, respectively). A cross-sectional survey of an age-stratified random general population sample of 1,969 adults from the electoral register of Busselton (Australia) was performed in 2005-2007. Respiratory symptoms, DDA ever, DDB ever, recent wheezing and smoking history, together with anthropometric measurements, forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV₁) and forced vital capacity (FVC), methacholine challenge or bronchodilator response, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), skin-prick tests to common allergens, and blood eosinophil and neutrophil counts were studied. Cluster analysis (variables sex, age, atopy, FEV₁ % predicted, FEV₁/FVC, airway hyperresponsiveness, eNO, log eosinphil count, log neutrophil count and body mass index) was used to identify phenotypic patterns. Seven clusters (subjects with DDA and DDB, respectively) were identified: normal males (n=467; 7 and 13%), normal females (n=477; 12 and 18%), obese females (n=250; 16 and 28%), atopic younger adults (n=330; 21 and 17%), atopic adults with high eNO (n=130; 30 and 25%), atopic males with reduced FEV₁ (n=103; 33 and 32%) and atopic adults with bronchial hyperreactivity (n=212; 40 and 26%). The clinical diagnosis of asthma (ever) and bronchitis (ever) is not specific for any of the clustering patterns of airway abnormality.
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- A W Musk
- Busselton Population Medical Research Foundation, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Australia
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Loganathan A, Linley JE, Rajput I, Hunter M, Lodge JPA, Sandle GI. Basolateral potassium (IKCa) channel inhibition prevents increased colonic permeability induced by chemical hypoxia. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2011; 300:G146-53. [PMID: 20966032 PMCID: PMC3025504 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00472.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Major liver resection is associated with impaired intestinal perfusion and intestinal ischemia, resulting in decreased mucosal integrity, increased bacterial translocation, and an increased risk of postoperative sepsis. However, the mechanism by which ischemia impairs intestinal mucosal integrity is unclear. We therefore evaluated the role of Ca(2+)-sensitive, intermediate-conductance (IK(Ca)) basolateral potassium channels in enhanced intestinal permeability secondary to chemical hypoxia. The effects of chemical hypoxia induced by 100 μM dinitrophenol (DNP) and 5 mM deoxyglucose (DG) on basolateral IK(Ca) channel activity and whole cell conductance in intact human colonic crypts, and paracellular permeability (G(S)) in isolated colonic sheets, were determined by patch-clamp recording and transepithelial electrical measurements, respectively. DNP and DG rapidly stimulated IK(Ca) channels in cell-attached basolateral membrane patches and elicited a twofold increase (P = 0.004) in whole cell conductance in amphotericin B-permeabilized membrane patches, changes that were inhibited by the specific IK(Ca) channel blockers TRAM-34 (100 nM) and clotrimazole (CLT; 10 μM). In colonic sheets apically permeabilized with nystatin, DNP elicited a twofold increase (P = 0.005) in G(S), which was largely inhibited by the serosal addition of 50 μM CLT. We conclude that, in intestinal epithelia, chemical hypoxia increases G(S) through a mechanism involving basolateral IK(Ca) channel activation. Basolateral IK(Ca) channel inhibition may prevent or limit increased intestinal permeability during liver surgery.
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- A. Loganathan
- 1Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine and ,2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, St. James's University Hospital; and
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- 3Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- 1Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine and ,2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, St. James's University Hospital; and
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- 3Institute of Membrane and Systems Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- 2Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, St. James's University Hospital; and
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Mason S, Farrow TFD, Fawbert D, Smith R, Bath PA, Hunter M, Woodruff PW, Turpin G. The development of a clinically useful tool for predicting the development of psychological disorder following injury. British Journal of Clinical Psychology 2010; 48:31-45. [DOI: 10.1348/014466508x344799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Hunter M, Johnson N, Hedderwick S, McCaughey C, Lowry K, McConville J, Herron B, McQuaid S, Marston D, Goddard T, Harkess G, Goharriz H, Voller K, Solomon T, Willoughby RE, Fooks AR. Immunovirological correlates in human rabies treated with therapeutic coma. J Med Virol 2010; 82:1255-65. [PMID: 20513093 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [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]
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A 37-year-old woman was admitted to hospital and over the next 5 days developed a progressive encephalitis. Nuchal skin biopsy, analyzed using a Rabies TaqMan(c) PCR, demonstrated rabies virus RNA. She had a history in keeping with exposure to rabies whilst in South Africa, but had not received pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis. She was treated with a therapeutic coma according to the "Milwaukee protocol," which failed to prevent the death of the patient. Rabies virus was isolated from CSF and saliva, and rabies antibody was demonstrated in serum (from day 11 onwards) and cerebrospinal fluid (day 13 onwards). She died on day-35 of hospitalization. Autopsy specimens demonstrated the presence of rabies antigen, viral RNA, and viable rabies virus in the central nervous system.
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- M Hunter
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
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De Valois B, Young T, Hunter M, Lucey R, Maher EJ. Using traditional acupuncture for hot flushes and night sweats in women taking tamoxifen - a pilot study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2003.tb05786.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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De Valois B, Young T, Hunter M, Maher EJ. Evaluating physical and emotional well-being in women using traditional acupuncture to manage tamoxifen side-effects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2003.tb03995.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The human colon has the capacity to secrete potassium (K(+)) ions and enhanced K(+) secretion is a feature of a variety of diarrhoeal diseases. Recent work points to K(+) secretion in human colon being mediated by high conductance (BK) K(+) channels located in the apical membrane of colonic epithelial cells. The aim of this review is to highlight the importance of these channels in maintaining K(+) homoeostasis in health and disease.
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- G I Sandle
- Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK.
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Skipworth RJE, Deans DAC, Tan BHL, Sangster K, Paterson-Brown S, Brown DA, Hunter M, Breit SN, Ross JA, Fearon KCH. Plasma MIC-1 correlates with systemic inflammation but is not an independent determinant of nutritional status or survival in oesophago-gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2010; 102:665-72. [PMID: 20104227 PMCID: PMC2837566 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1(MIC-1) is a potential modulator of systemic inflammation and nutritional depletion, both of which are adverse prognostic factors in oesophago-gastric cancer (OGC). Methods: Plasma MIC-1, systemic inflammation (defined as plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) of ⩾10 mg l–1 or modified Glasgow prognostic score (mGPS) of ⩾1), and nutritional status were assessed in newly diagnosed OGC patients (n=293). Healthy volunteers (n=35) served as controls. Results: MIC-1 was elevated in patients (median=1371 pg ml–1; range 141–39 053) when compared with controls (median=377 pg ml–1; range 141–3786; P<0.001). Patients with gastric tumours (median=1592 pg ml–1; range 141–12 643) showed higher MIC-1 concentrations than patients with junctional (median=1337 pg ml–1; range 383–39 053) and oesophageal tumours (median=1180 pg ml–1; range 258–31 184; P=0.015). Patients showed a median weight loss of 6.4% (range 0.0–33.4%), and 42% of patients had an mGPS of ⩾1 or plasma CRP of ⩾10 mg l–1 (median=9 mg l–1; range 1–200). MIC-1 correlated positively with disease stage (r2=0.217; P<0.001), age (r2=0.332; P<0.001), CRP (r2=0.314; P<0.001), and mGPS (r2=0.336; P<0.001), and negatively with Karnofsky Performance Score (r2=−0.269; P<0.001). However, although MIC-1 correlated weakly with dietary intake (r2=0.157; P=0.031), it did not correlate with weight loss, BMI, or anthropometry. Patients with MIC-1 levels in the upper quartile showed reduced survival (median=204 days; 95% CI 157–251) when compared with patients with MIC-1 levels in the lower three quartiles (median=316 days; 95% CI 259–373; P=0.036), but MIC-1 was not an independent prognostic indicator. Conclusions: There is no independent link between plasma MIC-1 levels and depleted nutritional status or survival in OGC.
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James AL, Knuiman MW, Divitini ML, Hui J, Hunter M, Palmer LJ, Maier G, Musk AW. Changes in the prevalence of asthma in adults since 1966: the Busselton health study. Eur Respir J 2009; 35:273-8. [PMID: 19643935 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00194308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Asthma prevalence has increased worldwide; although less so in developed countries recently. This study assessed changes in the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms in the Busselton community since 1966. Cross-sectional respiratory health surveys of Busselton adults were conducted in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1990 and 2005-2007. Logistic regression models were used to estimate prevalence rates of asthma, respiratory symptoms, smoking, airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) and atopy and to make comparisons in 2005-2007 and previous survey years. Asthma was defined as ever having doctor-diagnosed asthma (DDA). The prevalence of DDA was around 6% from 1966 to 1975, 8% in 1981 and rose to 19% in 2005-2007. From 1981 to 2005-2007, smoking prevalence declined and obesity and atopy increased but changes in these variables explained only a small part of the increase in DDA. Wheeze and cough/phlegm increased but AHR, breathlessness and doctor-diagnosed bronchitis remained relatively stable over the same period. These observations indicate that the increase in DDA is partly explained by increased symptoms and atopy. The lack of changes in AHR and doctor-diagnosed bronchitis suggests that factors such as diagnostic transfer and increased awareness of asthma have also contributed to the rise in prevalence of DDA.
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- A L James
- Dept of Pulmonary Physiology/West Australian Sleep Disorders Research Institute, Level 5, G Block, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
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Sutherland WJ, Adams WM, Aronson RB, Aveling R, Blackburn TM, Broad S, Ceballos G, Côté IM, Cowling RM, Da Fonseca GAB, Dinerstein E, Ferraro PJ, Fleishman E, Gascon C, Hunter M, Hutton J, Kareiva P, Kuria A, Macdonald DW, Mackinnon K, Madgwick FJ, Mascia MB, McNeely J, Milner-Gulland EJ, Moon S, Morley CG, Nelson S, Osborn D, Pai M, Parsons ECM, Peck LS, Possingham H, Prior SV, Pullin AS, Rands MRW, Ranganathan J, Redford KH, Rodriguez JP, Seymour F, Sobel J, Sodhi NS, Stott A, Vance-Borland K, Watkinson AR. One hundred questions of importance to the conservation of global biological diversity. Conserv Biol 2009; 23:557-67. [PMID: 19438873 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01212.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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We identified 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation practice and policy. Representatives from 21 international organizations, regional sections and working groups of the Society for Conservation Biology, and 12 academics, from all continents except Antarctica, compiled 2291 questions of relevance to conservation of biological diversity worldwide. The questions were gathered from 761 individuals through workshops, email requests, and discussions. Voting by email to short-list questions, followed by a 2-day workshop, was used to derive the final list of 100 questions. Most of the final questions were derived through a process of modification and combination as the workshop progressed. The questions are divided into 12 sections: ecosystem functions and services, climate change, technological change, protected areas, ecosystem management and restoration, terrestrial ecosystems, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems, species management, organizational systems and processes, societal context and change, and impacts of conservation interventions. We anticipate that these questions will help identify new directions for researchers and assist funders in directing funds.
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- W J Sutherland
- Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EJ, United Kingdom.
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Hunter M, Coventry S, Grunfeld E. AN EVALUATION OF GROUP COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY FOR MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN FOLLOWING BREAST CANCER TREATMENT. Maturitas 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(09)70128-8] [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: 10/20/2022]
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