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Nankivell V, Vidanapathirana AK, Hoogendoorn A, Tan JTM, Verjans J, Psaltis PJ, Hutchinson MR, Gibson BC, Lu Y, Goldys E, Zheng G, Bursill CA. Targeting macrophages with multifunctional nanoparticles to detect and prevent atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Cardiovasc Res 2024:cvae099. [PMID: 38696700 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Despite the emergence of novel diagnostic, pharmacological, interventional and prevention strategies, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Nanoparticle-based platforms encompass diverse imaging, delivery and pharmacological properties that provide novel opportunities for refining diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for atherosclerosis at the cellular and molecular level. Macrophages play a critical role in atherosclerosis and therefore represent an important disease-related diagnostic and therapeutic target, especially given their inherent ability for passive and active nanoparticle uptake. In this review, we discuss an array of inorganic, carbon-based and lipid-based nanoparticles that provide magnetic, radiographic and fluorescent imaging capabilities for a range of highly promising research and clinical applications in atherosclerosis. We discuss the design of nanoparticles that target a range of macrophage-related functions such as lipoprotein oxidation, cholesterol efflux, vascular inflammation and defective efferocytosis. We also provide examples of nanoparticle systems that were developed for other pathologies such as cancer and highlight their potential for repurposing in cardiovascular disease. Finally, we discuss the current state of play and the future of theranostic nanoparticles. Whilst this is not without its challenges, the array of multifunctional capabilities that are possible in nanoparticle design ensures they will be part of the next frontier of exciting new therapies that simultaneously improve the accuracy of plaque diagnosis and more effectively reduce atherosclerosis with limited side effects.
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- Victoria Nankivell
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
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- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP)
- Vascular Research Centre, Lifelong Health, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), Adelaide, Australia
- Faculty of Health and Medical Science, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Morphett JC, Whittaker AL, Reichelt AC, Hutchinson MR. Perineuronal net structure as a non-cellular mechanism contributing to affective state: A scoping review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2024; 158:105568. [PMID: 38309496 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105568] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
Abstract
Affective state encompasses emotional responses to our physiology and influences how we perceive and respond within our environment. In affective disorders such as depression, cognitive adaptability is challenged, and structural and functional brain changes have been identified. However, an incomplete understanding persists of the molecular and cellular mechanisms at play in affective state. An exciting area of newly appreciated importance is perineuronal nets (PNNs); a specialised component of extracellular matrix playing a critical role in neuroprotection and synaptic plasticity. A scoping review found 24 studies demonstrating that PNNs are still a developing field of research with a promising general trend for stress in adulthood to increase the intensity of PNNs, whereas stress in adolescence reduced (potentially developmentally delayed) PNN numbers and intensity, while antidepressants correlated with reduced PNN numbers. Despite promising trends, limited research underscores the need for further exploration, emphasizing behavioral outcomes for validating affective states. Understanding PNNs' role may offer therapeutic insights for depression and inform biomarker development, advancing precision medicine and enhancing well-being.
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- J C Morphett
- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Australia.
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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Smith LA, Bem JD, Lv X, Lauto A, Sliow A, Ma Z, Mahns DA, Berryman C, Hutchinson MR, Fumeaux C, Tettamanzi GC. Investigation of the mechanisms for wireless nerve stimulation without active electrodes. Bioelectromagnetics 2023; 44:181-191. [PMID: 37908196 PMCID: PMC10947236 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22486] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
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Electric-field stimulation of neuronal activity can be used to improve the speed of regeneration for severed and damaged nerves. Most techniques, however, require invasive electronic circuitry which can be uncomfortable for the patient and can damage surrounding tissue. A recently suggested technique uses a graft-antenna-a metal ring wrapped around the damaged nerve-powered by an external magnetic stimulation device. This technique requires no electrodes and internal circuitry with leads across the skin boundary or internal power, since all power is provided wirelessly. This paper examines the microscopic basic mechanisms that allow the magnetic stimulation device to cause neural activation via the graft-antenna. A computational model of the system was created and used to find that under magnetic stimulation, diverging electric fields appear at the metal ring's edges. If the magnetic stimulation is sufficient, the gradients of these fields can trigger neural activation in the nerve. In-vivo measurements were also performed on rat sciatic nerves to support the modeling finding that direct contact between the antenna and the nerve ensures neural activation given sufficient magnetic stimulation. Simulations also showed that the presence of a thin gap between the graft-antenna and the nerve does not preclude neural activation but does reduce its efficacy.
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- Luke A. Smith
- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideAustralia
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- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideAustralia
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- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideAustralia
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- School of ScienceWestern Sydney UniversityPenrithNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of ScienceWestern Sydney UniversityPenrithNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversityPenrithNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of MedicineWestern Sydney UniversityPenrithNew South WalesAustralia
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- School of BiomedicineUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Institute of Photonics and Advanced SensingUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- School of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideAustralia
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- Discipline of Materials Engineering, School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of AdelaideAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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Zhang J, Lin C, Jin S, Wang H, Wang Y, Du X, Hutchinson MR, Zhao H, Fang L, Wang X. The pharmacology and therapeutic role of cannabidiol in diabetes. Exploration (Beijing) 2023; 3:20230047. [PMID: 37933286 PMCID: PMC10582612 DOI: 10.1002/exp.20230047] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
Abstract
In recent years, cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotropic cannabinoid, has garnered substantial interest in drug development due to its broad pharmacological activity and multi-target effects. Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that can damage multiple organs in the body, leading to the development of complications such as abnormal kidney function, vision loss, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease. CBD has demonstrated significant therapeutic potential in treating diabetes mellitus and its complications owing to its various pharmacological effects. This work summarizes the role of CBD in diabetes and its impact on complications such as cardiovascular dysfunction, nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy. Strategies for discovering molecular targets for CBD in the treatment of diabetes and its complications are also proposed. Moreover, ways to optimize the structure of CBD based on known targets to generate new CBD analogues are explored.
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- Jin Zhang
- Department of GeriatricsThe First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunPeople's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic DrugsPeking UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiPeople's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and EcologyCollege of Life Sciences and OceanographyShenzhen UniversityShenzhenPeople's Republic of China
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- Discipline of PhysiologyAdelaide Medical SchoolUniversity of AdelaideThe Commonwealth of AustraliaAdelaideAustralia
- ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonicsUniversity of AdelaideThe Commonwealth of AustraliaAdelaideAustralia
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- Department of GeriatricsThe First Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- Department of NeurologyThe China‐Japan Union Hospital of Jilin UniversityChangchunPeople's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic DrugsPeking UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied ChemistryChinese Academy of SciencesChangchunPeople's Republic of China
- School of Applied Chemistry and EngineeringUniversity of Science and Technology of ChinaHefeiPeople's Republic of China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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Moh ESX, Dalal S, Hutchinson MR, Packer NH. Mouse brain glycomics - Insights from exploring the Allen Brain Atlas and the implications for the neuroimmune brain. Brain Behav Immun 2023; 113:83-90. [PMID: 37394145 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.06.024] [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: 04/05/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023] Open
Abstract
The Allen Institute Mouse Brain Atlas, with visualisation using the Brain Explorer software, offers a 3-dimensional view of region-specific RNA expression of thousands of mouse genes. In this Viewpoint, we focused on the region-specific expression of genes related to cellular glycosylation, and discuss their relevance towards psychoneuroimmunology. Using specific examples, we show that the Atlas validates existing observations reported by others, identifies previously unknown potential region-specific glycan features, and highlights the need to promote collaborations between glycobiology and psychoneuroimmunology researchers.
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- Edward S X Moh
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia; Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia; ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Dean RS, Onsen L, Lima J, Hutchinson MR. Physical Examination Maneuvers for SLAP Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual and Combinations of Maneuvers. Am J Sports Med 2023; 51:3042-3052. [PMID: 35997579 DOI: 10.1177/03635465221100977] [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] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions are targeted on physical examination using a variety of provocative maneuvers. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose was to conduct a systematic review on the performance of physical examination maneuvers in diagnosing SLAP lesions and to perform a meta-analysis comparing the sensitivity and specificity of these examinations both individually and in combination. The null hypothesis stated that there would be no significant difference in the sensitivity or specificity of the included physical examination tests, neither individually nor in combination. STUDY DESIGN Meta-analysis and systematic review; Level of evidence, 4. METHODS A systematic review was performed with the inclusion criteria of studies that reported either the sensitivities and specificities or the number of true-positive, true-negative, false-positive, or false-negative results for at least 1 maneuver for identifying SLAP lesions. A meta-analysis was performed to determine the sensitivity and specificity of individual maneuvers. Additional analysis determined the performance of these maneuvers when combined in series and parallel. In series, all must be present to be considered positive. In parallel, any single positive test forces the overall combination to be considered positive. Only tests that were included in ≥3 studies were considered in the meta-analysis and those included in ≥4 studies were considered in the combination analysis. RESULTS Overall, 862 studies were identified, 18 of which were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The physical examinations included were the O'Brien (n = 16), speed (n = 8), Yergason (n = 6), anterior slide (n = 8), crank (n = 7), Jobe (n = 5), dynamic labral shear (n = 3), Kim 2 (n = 3), and biceps groove tenderness tests (n = 3). All combinations of 2 to 5 maneuvers in both series and parallel were considered. The O'Brien and crank test combination was the most sensitive 2-test combination in both parallel and series. The Yergason and anterior slide test combination was the most specific 2-test combination in parallel and series. CONCLUSION This systematic review and meta-analysis reports an updated meta-analysis considering the sensitivity and specificity of common physical examination maneuvers used in the diagnosis of SLAP lesions and considers these values for tests in both series and parallel combinations. The present analysis demonstrates improved specificities when tests are considered in series and improved sensitivities when considered in parallel combination.
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- Robert S Dean
- Department of Beaumont Health, Royal Oak Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, Amita St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Steinacker JM, van Mechelen W, Bloch W, Börjesson M, Casasco M, Wolfarth B, Knoke C, Papadopoulou T, Wendt J, Al Tunaiji H, Andresen D, Andrieieva O, Bachl N, Badtieva V, Beucher FJ, Blauwet CA, Casajus Mallen JA, Chang JH, Clénin G, Constantini N, Constantinou D, Di Luigi L, Declercq L, Doutreleau S, Drozdovska S, Duclos M, Ermolao A, Fischbach T, Fischer AN, Fossati C, Franchella J, Fulcher M, Galle JC, Gerloff C, Georgiades E, Gojanovic B, González Gross M, Grote A, Halle M, Hauner H, Herring MP, Hiura M, Holze K, Huber G, Hughes D, Hutchinson MR, Ionescu A, Janse van Rensburg DC, Jegier A, Jones N, Kappert-Gonther K, Kellerer M, Kimura Y, Kiopa A, Kladny B, Koch G, Kolle E, Kolt G, Koutedakis Y, Kress S, Kriemler S, Kröger J, Kuhn C, Laszlo R, Lehnert R, Lhuissier FJ, Lüdtke K, Makita S, Manonelles Marqueta P, März W, Micallef-Stafrace K, Miller M, Moore M, Müller E, Neunhäuserer D, Onur IR, Ööpik V, Perl M, Philippou A, Predel HG, Racinais S, Raslanas A, Reer R, Reinhardt K, Reinsberger C, Rozenstoka S, Sallis R, Sardinha LB, Scherer M, Schipperijn J, Seil R, Tan B, Schmidt-Trucksäss A, Schumacher N, Schwaab B, Schwirtz A, Suzuki M, Swart J, Tiesler R, Tippelt U, Tillet E, Thornton J, Ulkar B, Unt E, Verhagen E, Weikert T, Vettor R, Zeng S, Budgett R, Engebretsen L, Erdener U, Pigozzi F, Pitsiladis YP. Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity: the Hamburg Declaration. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2023; 9:e001626. [PMID: 37533594 PMCID: PMC10391804 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001626] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dementia, depression and cancers, are on the rise worldwide and are often associated with a lack of physical activity (PA). Globally, the levels of PA among individuals are below WHO recommendations. A lack of PA can increase morbidity and mortality, worsen the quality of life and increase the economic burden on individuals and society. In response to this trend, numerous organisations came together under one umbrella in Hamburg, Germany, in April 2021 and signed the 'Hamburg Declaration'. This represented an international commitment to take all necessary actions to increase PA and improve the health of individuals to entire communities. Individuals and organisations are working together as the 'Global Alliance for the Promotion of Physical Activity' to drive long-term individual and population-wide behaviour change by collaborating with all stakeholders in the community: active hospitals, physical activity specialists, community services and healthcare providers, all achieving sustainable health goals for their patients/clients. The 'Hamburg Declaration' calls on national and international policymakers to take concrete action to promote daily PA and exercise at a population level and in healthcare settings.
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- Jürgen M Steinacker
- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine (EIEIM), Ulm, Germany
- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine Research at Ulm University, Institut für rehabilitationsmedizinische Forschung an der Universität Ulm, Bad Buchau, Germany
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- European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine (EIEIM), Ulm, Germany
- Department of Public and Occupational Health, location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (ESSM), Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute for Cardiology and Sports Medicine, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
- Exercise is Medicine Germany, Frankfurt, Germany
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- European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine (EIEIM), Ulm, Germany
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden
- Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Region Västra Götaland, Sweden
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Sport Medicine, Humboldt University and Charité University School of Medicine, Berlin, Deutschland, Germany
- German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (DGSP), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
- European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine (EIEIM), Ulm, Germany
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- Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre, Stanford Hall, Loughborough, UK
- British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
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- Division of Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Sports Medicine, United Arab Emirates National Olympic Committee, Dubai, UAE
- Sports Medicine & Sciences Unit, Zayed Military University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Health, Fitness and Recreation, National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, Kiew, Ukraine
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- Institute of Sports Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Sport Medicine, I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Sport Medicine, Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Medical Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Moscow, Russian
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- National Paralympic Committee Germany (Deutscher Behindertensportverband (DBS), Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- University of Zaragoza, GENUD “Growth, Exercise, NUtrition and Development” Research Group, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Physiatry and Nursing, Faculty of Health and Sport Science (FCSD), University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Exercise is Medicine Spain, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- The Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Sportsmedical Centre Bern-Ittigen, Ittigen, Switzerland
- Sport and Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS), Bern, Switzerland
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Exercise is Medicine Israel, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
- South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA), Pretoria, South Africa
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- Unit of Endocrinology - Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sports Medicine, University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- French Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine, Société Française de Médecine de l'Exercice et du Sport, Paris, France
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- National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- French Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine, Société Française de Médecine de l'Exercice et du Sport, Paris, France
- Department of Sport Medicine and Functional Explorations, University-Hospital (CHU), G. Montpied Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- UMR 1019, INRAE, French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Sports and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Exercise is Medicine Italy, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- German Association of Paediatric and Adolescent Care Specialists, BVKJ - Berufsverband der Kinder- und Jugendärzte, Cologne, Germany
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- Sports Medicine and Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
- American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Faculty of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Rome 'Foro Italico', Roma, Lazio, Italy
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- Hospital de Clínicas José San Martin, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- AUT Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
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- German Society of Nephrology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nephrologie (DGfN)), Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Neurology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie (DGN)), Berlin, Germany
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- Sports Medicine, Swiss Olympic Medical Center, Hopital de la Tour, Meyrin, Geneva, Switzerland
- SportAdo Consultation - Multidisciplinary Unit of Adolescent Health, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Exercise is Medicine Spain, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
- Department of Health and Human Performance - Facultad de CC de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, INEF Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Senat, Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), European Society of Cardiology (ECS), Biot, France
- Department of Prevention and Sports Medicine, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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- German Diabetes Foundation, Deutsche Diabetes Stiftung, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Center for Brain and Health Sciences, Aomori University, Aomori, Japan
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- German Olympic Sports Confederation, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Sports and Sport Science, University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Deutscher Verband für Gesundheitssport und Sporttherapie e.V. (DVGS), Hamburg, Germany
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- Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, Canberra, Australia
- Australian Institute of Sport, Australian Sports Commission, Canberra, Canberra, Australia
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- American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- American College of Sports Medicine Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- South African Sports Medicine Association (SASMA), Pretoria, South Africa
- Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria Faculty of Health Sciences, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Moving Medicine, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK, Edinburgh, UK
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- German Diabetes Foundation, Deutsche Diabetes Stiftung, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Health Science Center, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan
- Exercise is Medicine Japan, Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- German Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie (DGOU)) with the German Society for Trauma Surgery (DGU) and German Society of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC), Berlin, Germany
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- Platform on Nutrition and Physical Activity, Plattform Ernährung und Bewegung e.V. (peb), Berlin, Germany
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- Exercise is Medicine Norway, Oslo, Norway
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- School of Science and Health, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Exercise is Medicine Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- School of Exercise Science and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Trikala, Greece
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- German Diabetes Association (Deutsche Diabetes Gesellschaft (DDG)), Berlin, Germany
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- Sport and Exercise Medicine Switzerland (SEMS), Bern, Switzerland
- Institute of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention, Zuerich University, Zuerich, Switzerland
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- German Diabetes Support (diabetesDE - Deutsche Diabetes-Hilfe), Charlottenburg, Germany
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- German Alliance for Baths, Bäderallianz Deutschland, Köln, Germany
- International Assocation for Sport and Leisure Facilities, Köln, Germany
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- German Cardiac Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kardiologie – Herz- und Kreislaufforschung (DGK)), Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Hamburg Sport Association (Hamburger Sportbund e.V.), Hamburg, Germany
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- French Society of Exercise and Sports Medicine, Société Française de Médecine de l'Exercice et du Sport, Paris, France
- UMR INSERM 1272 Hypoxie et poumon, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord - Campus de Bobigny, Bobigny, France
- Hôpital Jean-Verdier, Médecine de l’exercice et du sport, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Bondy, France
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- German Society for Physiotherapy Science (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Physiotherapiewissenschaft (DGPTW)), Hamburg, Germany
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- Exercise is Medicine Japan, Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Dept. of Rehabilitation, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dept. of Rehabilitation, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- D.A.CH Society Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, D.A.CH-Gesellschaft Prävention von Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen, Hamburg, Germany
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- European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA), Lausanne, Switzerland
- University Sports Complex, Institute for Physical Education and Sport, Msida, Malta
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- World Olympians Association (WOA), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- European College of Sport Science, Köln, Germany
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- Sports and Exercise Medicine Division, Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Exercise is Medicine Italy, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Istanbul Spor Etkinlikleri ve Isletmeciligi A S, City of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Exercise is Medicine Greece, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- German Hypertension League (Deutsche Hochdruckliga e.V. (DHL)), Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- German Society for Hypertension and Prevention (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hypertonie und Prävention), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Education Centre, ASPETAR - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Educational Assistance, Physical and Health Education, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- European Initiative for Exercise in Medicine (EIEIM), Ulm, Germany
- European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Medical Association (Bundesaerztekammer), Berlin, Germany
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- German Society for Sports Medicine and Prevention, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (DGSP), Frankfurt, Germany
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Rīga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
- Sports Laboratory, Sports Medicine and Physical Health Centre, Riga, Latvia, Riga, Latvia
- Latvian Sports Medicine Association, Riga, Latvia
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- Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Fontana, California, USA
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- Exercise is Medicine Portugal, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
- Exercise and Health Laboratory, CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- German Society of General Practice and Family Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Allgemeinmedizin und Familienmedizin (DEGAM)), Berlin, Germany
- Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University Medical Center, Hamburg, Germany
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- International Society for Physical Activity and Health (ISPAH), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Society for Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS), Jena, Germany
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- Exercise is Medicine Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Sport & Exercise Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Division of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Movement Science, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- German Society for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Prävention und Rehabilitation von Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen (DGPR)), Koblenz, Germany
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- German Society of Sports Science, Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft (DVS), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Exercise is Medicine Japan, Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS) Research Centre, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Federal Institute for Sports Science (Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft (BISp)), Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Training Science Leipzig, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany
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- British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, UK
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, Ontario, Canada
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Sports Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- German Olympic Sports Confederation, Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Exercise is Medicine Italy, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Haikou, Hainan, China
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- International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Division of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- International Olympic Committee, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Rome, Italy
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- International Federation of Sports Medicine, Fédération Internationale de Médecine du Sport (FIMS), Lausanne, Switzerland
- School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, UK
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Farah O, Farah G, Mumuni S, Volchenko E, Hutchinson MR. Acute Compartment Syndrome in the Athlete. Clin Sports Med 2023; 42:525-538. [PMID: 37208063 DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2023.02.013] [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: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
In sports, acute compartment syndrome (ACS) develops following lower limb fracture, with subsequent high intracompartmental pressures and pain out of proportion to the physical examination. A prompt diagnosis is the key to a successful outcome in patients with ACS. The goal of treatment of ACS, namely decompressive fasciotomy, is to reduce intracompartmental pressure and facilitate reperfusion of ischemic tissue before onset of necrosis. A delay in diagnosis and treatment may result in devastating complications, including permanent sensory and motor deficits, contractures, infection, systemic organ failure, limb amputation, and death.
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- Omar Farah
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.
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Mustafa S, Bajic JE, Barry B, Evans S, Siemens KR, Hutchinson MR, Grace PM. One immune system plays many parts: The dynamic role of the immune system in chronic pain and opioid pharmacology. Neuropharmacology 2023; 228:109459. [PMID: 36775098 PMCID: PMC10015343 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2023.109459] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
Abstract
The transition from acute to chronic pain is an ongoing major problem for individuals, society and healthcare systems around the world. It is clear chronic pain is a complex multidimensional biological challenge plagued with difficulties in pain management, specifically opioid use. In recent years the role of the immune system in chronic pain and opioid pharmacology has come to the forefront. As a highly dynamic and versatile network of cells, tissues and organs, the immune system is perfectly positioned at the microscale level to alter nociception and drive structural adaptations that underpin chronic pain and opioid use. In this review, we highlight the need to understand the dynamic and adaptable characteristics of the immune system and their role in the transition, maintenance and resolution of chronic pain. The complex multidimensional interplay of the immune system with multiple physiological systems may provide new transformative insight for novel targets for clinical management and treatment of chronic pain. This article is part of the Special Issue on "Opioid-induced changes in addiction and pain circuits".
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- Sanam Mustafa
- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia.
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Biomedicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Laboratories of Neuroimmunology, Department of Symptom Research, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; MD Anderson Pain Research Consortium, Houston, TX, USA
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Hill-Yardin EL, Hutchinson MR, Laycock R, Spencer SJ. A Chat(GPT) about the future of scientific publishing. Brain Behav Immun 2023; 110:152-154. [PMID: 36868432 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2023.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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- Elisa L Hill-Yardin
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia; Department of Anatomy & Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, Davies Livestock Research Centre, Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Melbourne, Victoria 3083, Australia.
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Ryan M, Tuke J, Hutchinson MR, Spencer SJ. Gender-specific effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on scientific publishing productivity: Impact and resilience. Soc Sci Med 2023; 320:115761. [PMID: 36780736 PMCID: PMC9896855 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115761] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE The SARS-CoV2 pandemic led to drastic social restrictions globally. Early data suggest that women in science have been more adversely affected by these lockdowns than men, with relatively fewer scientific articles authored by women. However, these observations test broad populations with many potential causes of disparity. Australia presents a natural experimental condition where several states of similar demographics and disease impact had differing approaches in their social isolation strategies. The state of Victoria experienced 280 days of lockdowns from 2020 to 2021, whereas the comparable state of New South Wales experienced 107 days, most of these in 2021, and other states even fewer restrictions. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS To assess how the gender balance changed in Australian biomedical publishing with the lockdowns, we created a custom workflow to analyse PubMed data from more than 120,000 published articles submitted in 2019-2021 from Australian authors. RESULTS Broadly, Australian women have been incredibly resilient to the challenges faced by the lockdowns. There was an increase in the number of published articles submitted in 2020 that was equally due to women as men, including from Victoria. On the other hand, articles specifically addressing COVID-19 were significantly less likely to be authored by women than those on other topics, a finding not likely due to particular gender imbalance in virology or viral epidemiology, since publications on HIV followed similar patterns to previous years. By 2021, this imbalance had reversed, with more COVID-19-related papers authored by women than men. CONCLUSIONS These data suggest women from Victoria were less able to rapidly transition to new research early in the pandemic but had accommodated to the new conditions by 2021. This work indicates we need strategies to support women in science as the pandemic continues and to continue to monitor the situation for its impact on vulnerable groups.
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- M Ryan
- School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers, Australia
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematical and Statistical Frontiers, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Australia; Davies Livestock Research Centre, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Institute for Photonics & Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Australia; School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Vic, 3083, Australia.
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Siegel MA, Patetta MJ, Deshpande A, Orland MD, Hutchinson MR. Traumatic brain injuries in paediatric patients: individual vs. team sports-related hospitalizations. Res Sports Med 2023:1-13. [PMID: 36647291 DOI: 10.1080/15438627.2023.2166412] [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] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Abstract
Paediatric sport participation continues to increase in the United States, with a corresponding increase in sports-related concussions or traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). It is important to recognize which sports are at elevated risk and identify risk factors for hospital admission and length of stay (LOS). Paediatric patients (ages 5-18) from 2008 to 2014 were identified from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) National Inpatient Sample (NIS). Eight hundred and ninety-four patients included those who were hospitalized with a TBI resulting from participation in an individual (451 patients) or team (443 patients) sport. We evaluated the differences in LOS and total charges between individual and team sports and found that compared to team sports, TBI patients in individual sports had significantly longer hospital stays compared to team sports (1.75 days versus 1.34 days, p < 0.001) and costlier ($27,333 versus $19,069, p < 0.001) hospital stays. This may be due to reduced awareness and reduced compliance with return-to-play protocols in individual sports. Safety education information at a young age, increased awareness of TBIs, and additional medical support for individual sports as well as team sports may help mitigate these findings.
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- Matthew A Siegel
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Moseley GL, Pearson N, Reezigt R, Madden VJ, Hutchinson MR, Dunbar M, Beetsma AJ, Leake HB, Moore P, Simons L, Heathcote L, Ryan C, Berryman C, Mardon AK, Wand BM. Considering Precision and Utility When we Talk About Pain. Comment on Cohen et al. J Pain 2023; 24:178-181. [PMID: 36549800 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Graham L Moseley
- IIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- School for Physiotherapy, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institude, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide, Kaurna Country, Adelaide Australia
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- Research group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, the Netherlands
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- IIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, USA
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- Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Rehabilitation, School of Health and Life Sciences, Teesside University, United Kingdom
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- IIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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- IIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Midwifery and Health Sciences, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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Madden VJ, Msolo N, Mqadi L, Lesosky M, Bedwell GJ, Hutchinson MR, Peter JG, Parker R, Schrepf A, Edwards RR, Joska JA. Study protocol: an observational study of distress, immune function and persistent pain in HIV. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e059723. [PMID: 36691234 PMCID: PMC9171212 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059723] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Many people with HIV report both distress and pain. The relationship between distress and pain is bidirectional, but the mechanisms by which distress exacerbates pain are unclear. The inflammatory response to challenge (inflammatory reactivity, IR) may be a partial mediator, given that neuroimmune interactions provide a substrate for IR to also influence neurological reactivity and, thus, pain-related neural signalling. This prospective, observational, case-control study will characterise the relationships between distress, IR, pain-related signalling as captured by induced secondary hyperalgesia (SH), and pain, in people with HIV who report persistent pain (PP) (cases) or no pain (controls). METHODS AND ANALYSIS One hundred people with suppressed HIV, reporting either PP or no pain, will be assessed two or four times over 6 months. The primary outcomes are distress (Hopkins 25-item symptom checklist), IR (multiplex assay after LPS challenge), and PP (Brief Pain Inventory), assessed at the baseline timepoint, although each will also be assessed at follow-up time points. Induced SH will be assessed in a subsample of 60 participants (baseline timepoint only). To test the hypothesis that IR partly mediates the relationship between distress and pain, mediation analysis will use the baseline data from the PP group to estimate direct and indirect contributions of distress and IR to pain. To test the hypothesis that IR is positively associated with SH, data from the subsample will be analysed with generalised mixed effects models to estimate the association between IR and group membership, with SH as the dependent variable. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Information obtained from this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at scientific meetings. The study has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Cape Town (approval number: 764/2019) and the City of Cape Town (ref: 24699). TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT04757987.
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- Victoria J Madden
- Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
- HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
- Allergy and Immunology Unit, University of Cape Town Lung Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Pain Research Team, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- HIV Mental Health Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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Johnston CH, Whittaker AL, Franklin SH, Hutchinson MR. The Neuroimmune Interface and Chronic Pain Through the Lens of Production Animals. Front Neurosci 2022; 16:887042. [PMID: 35663552 PMCID: PMC9160236 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2022.887042] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Communication between the central nervous system (CNS) and the immune system has gained much attention for its fundamental role in the development of chronic and pathological pain in humans and rodent models. Following peripheral nerve injury, neuroimmune signaling within the CNS plays an important role in the pathophysiological changes in pain sensitivity that lead to chronic pain. In production animals, routine husbandry procedures such as tail docking and castration, often involve some degree of inflammation and peripheral nerve injury and consequently may lead to chronic pain. Our understanding of chronic pain in animals is limited by the difficulty in measuring this pathological pain state. In light of this, we have reviewed the current understanding of chronic pain in production animals. We discuss our ability to measure pain and the implications this has on animal welfare and production outcomes. Further research into the neuroimmune interface in production animals will improve our fundamental understanding of chronic pain and better inform human clinical pain management and animal husbandry practices and interventions.
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- Charlotte H. Johnston
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
- Equine Health and Performance Centre, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Davies Livestock Research Centre, University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
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Thomas JHL, Lui L, Abell A, Tieu W, Somogyi AA, Bajic JE, Hutchinson MR. Toll-like receptors change morphine-induced antinociception, tolerance and dependence: Studies using male and female TLR and signalling gene KO mice. Brain Behav Immun 2022; 102:71-85. [PMID: 35131445 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Toll-like receptors (TLR) have been proposed as a site of action that alters opioid pharmacodynamics. However, a comprehensive assessment of acute opioid antinociception, tolerance and withdrawal behaviours in genetic null mutant strains with altered innate immune signalling has not been performed. Nor has the impact of genetic deletion of TLR2/4 on high-affinity opioid receptor binding. Here we show that diminished TLR signalling potentiates acute morphine antinociception equally in male and female mice. However, only male TIR8 null mutant mice showed reduced morphine analgesia. Analgesic tolerance was prevented in TLR2 and TLR4 null mutants, but not MyD88 animals. Withdrawal behaviours were only protected in TLR2-/- mice. In silico docking simulations revealed opioid ligands bound preferentially to the LPS binding pocket of MD-2 rather than TLR4. There was no binding of [3H](-)-naloxone or [3H]diprenorphine to TLR4 in the concentrations explored. These data confirm that opioids have high efficacy activity at innate immune pattern recognition binding sites but do not bind to TLR4 and identify critical pathway and sex-specific effects of the complex innate immune signalling contributions to opioid pharmacodynamics. These data further support the behavioural importance of the TLR-opioid interaction but fail to demonstrate direct evidence for high-affinity binding of the TLR4 signalling complex to ligands.
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- Jacob H L Thomas
- Discipline of Pharmacology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Chemistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Pharmacology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; ARC Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Gilron I, Xiao MZX, Balanaser M, Carley M, Ghasemlou N, Salter MW, Hutchinson MR, Moulin DE, Moore RA, Ross-White A. Glial-modulating agents for the treatment of pain: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e055713. [PMID: 35387818 PMCID: PMC8987758 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055713] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Evidence suggests a role for Central nervous system glia in pain transmission and in augmenting maladaptive opioid effects. Identification of drugs that modulate glia has guided the evaluation of glial suppression as a pain management strategy. This planned systematic review will describe evidence of the efficacy and adverse effects of glial-modulating drugs in pain management. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A detailed search will be conducted on the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, and Embase from their inception until the date the final searches are run to identify relevant randomised controlled trials. The reference lists of retrieved studies, as well as online trial registries, will also be searched. English language, randomised, double-blind trials comparing various glial-modulating drugs with placebo and/or other comparators, with participant-reported pain assessment, will be included. Two reviewers will independently evaluate studies for eligibility, extract data and assess trial quality and potential bias. Risk of bias will be assessed using criteria outlined in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Review of Interventions. Primary outcomes for this review will include any validated measure of pain intensity and/or pain relief. Dichotomous data will be used to calculate risk ratio and number needed to treat or harm. The quality of evidence will be assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This systematic review does not require formal ethics approval. The findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42021262074.
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- Ian Gilron
- Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- The Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Clinical Neurological Sciences and Oncology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Anaesthetics, Oxford University, Plymouth, UK
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- Bracken Health Sciences Library, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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Mustafa S, Evans S, Barry B, Barratt D, Wang Y, Lin C, Wang X, Hutchinson MR. Toll-Like Receptor 4 in Pain: Bridging Molecules-to-Cells-to-Systems. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2022; 276:239-273. [PMID: 35434749 DOI: 10.1007/164_2022_587] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Pain impacts the lives of billions of people around the world - both directly and indirectly. It is complex and transcends beyond an unpleasant sensory experience to encompass emotional experiences. To date, there are no successful treatments for sufferers of chronic pain. Although opioids do not provide any benefit to chronic pain sufferers, they are still prescribed, often resulting in more complications such as hyperalgesia and dependence. In order to develop effective and safe medications to manage, and perhaps even treat pain, it is important to evaluate novel contributors to pain pathologies. As such, in this chapter we review the role of Toll-like receptor 4, a receptor of the innate immune system, that continues to gain substantial attention in the field of pain research. Positioned in the nexus of the neuro and immune systems, TLR4 may provide one of the missing pieces in understanding the complexities of pain. Here we consider how TLR4 enables a mechanistical understanding of pain as a multidimensional biopsychosocial state from molecules to cells to systems and back again.
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- Sanam Mustafa
- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
- School of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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The intriguing relationship between androgens, endometriosis and chronic pain continues to unfold. Determining this relationship is of crucial importance to gynecologists managing people with these conditions, as common treatments dramatically alter her hormonal profiles, with both intended and unintended consequences. Although they may be present in the same individual, there is a recognized disconnect between pain or pain-related symptoms, and the presence or extent of endometriosis lesions. Reduced androgen levels provide a potential mechanism to link the development of endometriosis lesions and the presence of chronic pain. This research paper expands the presentation of our research at the World Endometriosis Congress in 2021, subsequently published in the Journal of Pain Research which demonstrated a strong inverse relationship between androgen levels and days per month of pelvic and period pain. Here we extend and further explore the evidence for a role for androgens in the etiology and management of dysmenorrhea and pelvic pain in women, both with and without endometriosis. We explore the potential for inflammation to induce low androgen levels and consider ways in which clinicians can optimize levels of androgens when treating women with these conditions. This article prompts the question: Is it estrogens that predispose people to a life of pain, or androgens that are protective?
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- Susan F. Evans
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Susan F. Evans
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- Robinson Research Institute, School of Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Gosnell ME, Staikopoulos V, Anwer AG, Mahbub SB, Hutchinson MR, Mustafa S, Goldys EM. Autofluorescent imprint of chronic constriction nerve injury identified by deep learning. Neurobiol Dis 2021; 160:105528. [PMID: 34626794 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2021.105528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Our understanding of chronic pain and the underlying molecular mechanisms remains limited due to a lack of tools to identify the complex phenomena responsible for exaggerated pain behaviours. Furthermore, currently there is no objective measure of pain with current assessment relying on patient self-scoring. Here, we applied a fully biologically unsupervised technique of hyperspectral autofluorescence imaging to identify a complex signature associated with chronic constriction nerve injury known to cause allodynia. The analysis was carried out using deep learning/artificial intelligence methods. The central element was a deep learning autoencoder we developed to condense the hyperspectral channel images into a four- colour image, such that spinal cord tissue based on nerve injury status could be differentiated from control tissue. This study provides the first validation of hyperspectral imaging as a tool to differentiate tissues from nerve injured vs non-injured mice. The auto-fluorescent signals associated with nerve injury were not diffuse throughout the tissue but formed specific microscopic size regions. Furthermore, we identified a unique fluorescent signal that could differentiate spinal cord tissue isolated from nerve injured male and female animals. The identification of a specific global autofluorescence fingerprint associated with nerve injury and resultant neuropathic pain opens up the exciting opportunity to develop a diagnostic tool for identifying novel contributors to pain in individuals.
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- Martin E Gosnell
- Quantitative Pty Ltd, 118 Great Western Highway, Mount Victoria, NSW 2786, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia; Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia; Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia; Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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Moh ESX, Nishtala K, Iqbal S, Staikopoulos V, Kapur D, Hutchinson MR, Packer NH. Long-term intrathecal administration of morphine vs. baclofen: Differences in CSF glycoconjugate profiles using multiglycomics. Glycobiology 2021; 32:50-59. [PMID: 34969075 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Opioid use for treatment of persistent pain has increased dramatically over the past two decades, but it has not resulted in improved pain management outcomes. To understand the molecular mechanisms of opioids, molecular signatures that arise from opioid exposure are often sought after, using various analytical methods. In this study, we performed proteomics, and multiglycomics via sequential analysis of polysialic acids, glycosaminoglycans, N-glycans and O-glycans, using the same cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) sample from patients that had long-term (>2 years), intrathecal morphine or baclofen administered via an indwelling pump. Proteomics and N-glycomics signatures between the two treatment groups were highly conserved, while significant differences were observed in polysialic acid, heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan and O-glycan profiles between the two treatment groups. This represents the first study to investigate the potential relationships between diverse CSF conjugated glycans and long-term intrathecal drug exposure. The unique changes, observed by a sequential analytical workflow, reflect previously undescribed molecular effects of opioid administration and pain management.
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- Edward S X Moh
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.,Department of Molecular Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- Department of Molecular Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.,Department of Molecular Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.,Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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- Pain Management Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, 5042, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia.,Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia.,Department of Molecular Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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Williams B, Lees F, Tsangari H, Hutchinson MR, Perilli E, Crotti TN. Effects of Mild and Moderate Monoclonal Antibody Dose on Inflammation, Bone Loss, and Activation of the Central Nervous System in a Female Collagen Antibody-induced Arthritis Mouse Model. J Histochem Cytochem 2021; 69:511-522. [PMID: 34291686 DOI: 10.1369/00221554211033562] [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: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Induction of severe inflammatory arthritis in the collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) murine model causes extensive joint damage and pain-like behavior compromising analysis. While mild models are less severe, their reduced, variable penetrance makes assessment of treatment efficacy difficult. This study aimed to compare macroscopic and microscopic changes in the paws, along with central nervous system activation between a mild and moderate CAIA model. Balb/c mice (n=18) were allocated to control, mild, and moderate CAIA groups. Paw inflammation, bone volume (BV), and paw volume (PV) were assessed. Histologically, the front paws were assessed for joint inflammation, cartilage damage, and pre/osteoclast-like cells and the lumbar spinal cord and the periaqueductal gray (PAG) region of the brain for glial reactivity. A moderate CAIA dose induced (1) significantly greater local paw inflammation, inflammatory cell infiltration, and PV; (2) significantly more osteoclast-like cells on the bone surface and within the surrounding soft tissue; and (3) significantly greater glial reactivity within the PAG compared with the mild CAIA model. These findings support the use of a moderate CAIA model (higher dose of monoclonal antibodies with low-dose lipopolysaccharide) to induce more consistent histopathological features, without excessive joint destruction.
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- Adelaide Medical School.,ARC Centre for Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics
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- Adelaide Medical School.,ARC Centre for Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics
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- The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia, and Medical Device Research Institute, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Mayo BC, Miller A, Patetta MJ, Schwarzman GR, Chen JW, Haden M, Secretov E, Hutchinson MR. Preventing Tommy John Surgery: The Identification of Trends in Pitch Selection, Velocity, and Spin Rate Before Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers. Orthop J Sports Med 2021; 9:23259671211012364. [PMID: 34189147 PMCID: PMC8209837 DOI: 10.1177/23259671211012364] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background: Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction is a common surgery among Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers that results in a significant number of missed games. Little has been reported regarding game-by-game trends that can identify those on the verge of becoming injured. Purpose: To determine if there is a patterned change in MLB pitchers’ pitch selection, velocity, or spin rate in games leading up to Tommy John surgery that may predict subsequent UCL surgery. Study Design: Case series; Level of evidence, 4. Methods: A retrospective review of MLB pitchers who underwent primary UCL reconstruction between 2009 and 2019 was performed. Pitch characteristics were evaluated on a game-by-game basis for the 15 games leading up to surgery. A Mann-Kendall trend test was used to identify trends in pitch selection, velocity, and spin rate for multiple pitch types. A Kendall τb correlation coefficient was identified, with values closer to 1 or –1 signifying a stronger monotonic trend. Results: A total of 223 MLB pitchers underwent UCL reconstruction in the time period. In the 15 games leading up to surgery, decreases in pitch velocity for 4-seam fastballs (τb = –0.657; P < .001), 2-seam fastballs (τb = –0.429; P = .029), and sliders (τb = –0.524; P = .008) were significantly associated with game number closer to injury. There was a significant positive association in the spin rate for cutters (τb = 0.410; P = .038) and a significant negative association in spin rate for 4-seam fastballs over the course of these 15 games (τb = –0.581; P = .003). In addition, there was a significant positive association in the percentage of curveballs thrown (τb = 0.486; P = .013). Conclusion: The study results suggest that there is a patterned change in certain pitch statistics in MLB pitchers in the games leading up to Tommy John surgery. Although the absolute change from game to game may be small, it may be possible for these trends to be monitored before a player becomes injured, thus reducing the significant burden Tommy John surgery places on these athletes.
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Li H, Peng Y, Lin C, Zhang X, Zhang T, Wang Y, Li Y, Wu S, Wang H, Hutchinson MR, Watkins LR, Wang X. Nicotine and its metabolite cotinine target MD2 and inhibit TLR4 signaling. Innovation (N Y) 2021; 2:100111. [PMID: 34557761 PMCID: PMC8454564 DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2021.100111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nicotine is the principal alkaloid of tobacco often manufactured into cigarettes and belongs to a highly addictive class of drugs. Nicotine attenuates the neuroinflammation induced by microglial activation. However, the molecular target(s) underlying anti-inflammatory action of nicotine has not been fully understood. Considering the psychoactive substances morphine, cocaine, and methamphetamine act as xenobiotic-associated molecular patterns and can be specifically sensed by the innate immune receptor Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), here we sought to delineate whether nicotine and/or its metabolite cotinine may be recognized by the innate immune system via myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD2), an accessory protein of TLR4 that is responsible for ligand recognition. MD2-intrinsic fluorescence titrations, surface plasmon resonance, and competitive displacement binding assays with curcumin (MD2 probe) demonstrated that both nicotine and cotinine targeted the lipopolysaccharide (LPS; TLR4 agonist) binding pocket of MD2 with similar affinities. The cellular thermal shift assay indicated that nicotine binding increased, while cotinine binding decreased, MD2 stability. These biophysical binding results were further supported by in silico simulations. In keeping with targeting MD2, both nicotine and cotinine inhibited LPS-induced production of nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and blocked microglial activation. Neither a pan nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) inhibitor nor RNAi for nAChRs abolished the suppressive effect of nicotine- and cotinine-induced neuroinflammation. These data indicate that TLR4 inhibition by nicotine and cotinine at the concentrations tested in BV-2 cells is independent of classic neuronal nAChRs and validate that MD2 is a direct target of nicotine and cotinine in the inhibition of innate immunity. Nicotine and cotinine bind to MD2 in microglia cell Nicotine and cotinine inhibit the expression of pro-inflammatory factors The activity of nicotine and cotinine in microglia is independent of nAChRs
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- Hongyuan Li
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jilin 130112, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, and the Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Jilin 130022, China.,Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Nwakibu U, Schwarzman G, Zimmermann WO, Hutchinson MR. Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome of the Leg Management Is Changing: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Curr Sports Med Rep 2021; 19:438-444. [PMID: 33031210 DOI: 10.1249/jsr.0000000000000762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is one of the wide range of causes of exercise-related leg pain in athletes. It is defined as a transient increase in compartment pressures during activity, which causes pain, because of the inability of the fascial compartments to accommodate and is usually relieved by cessation of exercise. Exercise-induced leg pain in the athletic population is a common complaint, with reports of up to 15% of all runners arriving to initial evaluation with this presentation. Often, this lower-extremity exertional pain is grouped into the common term of "shin splints" by athletes, which is a nondiagnostic term that implies no specific pathology. It may, however, encompass much of the differential for CECS, including medial tibial stress syndrome, muscle strain, and stress fracture. Improving diagnostic techniques, as well as treatments, will continue to help athletes and patients with leg pain in the future.
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- Uzoma Nwakibu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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Evans SF, Kwok Y, Solterbeck A, Pyragius C, Hull ML, Hutchinson MR, Rolan P. The Relationship Between Androgens and Days per Month of Period Pain, Pelvic Pain, Headache, and TLR4 Responsiveness of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Young Women with Dysmenorrhoea. J Pain Res 2021; 14:585-599. [PMID: 33688248 PMCID: PMC7937378 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s279253] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Purpose Women bear a disproportionate burden of persistent pain conditions when compared to men. To determine whether the hormonal environment affects the clinical experience of pain, as measured by the days per month of pelvic pain (DPelvicPM), period pain (DPeriodPM), headache (DHeadachePM) or the in vitro EC50 for Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) release following TLR4 stimulation with Lipopolysaccharide from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs). Findings were stratified according to use or non-use of the oral contraceptive pill. Patients and Methods Fifty-six women aged 16–35 years, with minimal or severe dysmenorrhea, and use or non-use of the OC, were enrolled. Blood was collected on two occasions in a single menstrual cycle: Days 1–2 and Days 7–10. Hormonal analysis for testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, Androstenedione, 3α-Androstanediol, 3β-androstanediol, estradiol, estrone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, progesterone, cortisol and sex-hormone binding globulin was undertaken using ultra-sensitive Liquid Chromatography Mass–Spectrometry (LC-MS). PBMCs were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and the resulting Interleukin-1β output was determined. Results Non-users of the OC showed a strongly inverse correlation between a reducing free androgen index (FAI) and increasing DPelvicPM (p=0.0032), DPeriodPM (p=0.013), DHeadachePM (p=0.041). Non-users of the OC showed a significant increase in DPelvicPM (p=0.049) on Days 7–10. Modestly significant associations were found between reduced androgens and potentiated LPS-induced IL-1β (lower EC50). Conclusion This is the first study to investigate the relationship between the hormonal environment and activation of the immune system in young women with dysmenorrhoea-related pain conditions. Low androgen levels were consistently associated with increased pain. Translational implications for the findings are discussed.
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- Susan F Evans
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Paediatrics & Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School of Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Zhang T, Zhang X, Lin C, Wu S, Wang F, Wang H, Wang Y, Peng Y, Hutchinson MR, Li H, Wang X. Artemisinin inhibits TLR4 signaling by targeting co-receptor MD2 in microglial BV-2 cells and prevents lipopolysaccharide-induced blood-brain barrier leakage in mice. J Neurochem 2021; 157:611-623. [PMID: 33453127 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.15302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Artemisinin and its derivatives have been the frontline drugs for treating malaria. In addition to the antiparasitic effect, accumulating evidence shows that artemisinins can alleviate neuroinflammatory responses in the central nervous system (CNS). However, the precise mechanisms underlying their anti-neuroinflammatory effects are unclear. Herein we attempted to delineate the molecule target of artemisinin in microglia. In vitro protein intrinsic fluorescence titrations and saturation transfer difference (STD)-NMR showed the direct binding of artemisinin to Toll-like receptor TLR4 co-receptor MD2. Cellular thermal shift assay (CETSA) showed that artemisinin binding increased MD2 stability, which implies that artemisinin directly binds to MD2 in the cellular context. Artemisinin bound MD2 showed much less collapse during the molecular dynamic simulations, which supports the increased stability of MD2 upon artemisinin binding. Flow cytometry analysis showed artemisinin inhibited LPS-induced TLR4 dimerization and endocytosis in microglial BV-2 cells. Therefore, artemisinin was found to inhibit the TLR4-JNK signaling axis and block LPS-induced pro-inflammatory factors nitric oxide, IL-1β and TNF-α in BV-2 cells. Furthermore, artemisinin restored LPS-induced decrease of junction proteins ZO-1, Occludin and Claudin-5 in primary brain microvessel endothelial cells, and attenuated LPS-induced blood-brain barrier disruption in mice as assessed by Evans blue. In all, this study unambiguously adds MD2 as a direct binding target of artemisinin in its anti-neuroinflammatory function. The results also suggest that artemisinin could be repurposed as a potential therapeutic intervention for inflammatory CNS diseases.
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- Tianshu Zhang
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation, Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China.,State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences of Guangxi, Normal University, Guilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology of Special Economic Animal, Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin, China.,Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China
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Piedade SR, Hutchinson MR, Ferreira DM, Cristante AF, Maffulli N. The management of concussion in sport is not standardized. A systematic review. J Safety Res 2021; 76:262-268. [PMID: 33653558 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2020.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Concussion is traumatic brain injury with associated tissue damage commonly produced by an indirect or direct head or facial trauma that can negatively impact an athletes' career and personal life. In this context, the importance on how to deal with a concussion has received attention from worldwide literature and has become a topic of enormous interest in the sports medicine arena. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aimed to investigate how sports-related concussion is being managed regarding athletic injuries, athletes' age, clinical signs of concussion, adopted questionnaires, as well as decision making in sports medicine. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed searching 10 electronic databases with no limitations for year of publication up to December 2019. The search terms used were: Brain Concussion, Athletes, Sports Medicine, Athletic Injuries, Clinical Decision-Making, and Decision Making. The articles were considered eligible when the studies related to populations of regular sports practitioners, professional or recreational, of any age; sports injury; articles reporting concussion evaluation in at least 30 athletes; and articles published in English, French, Portuguese, Italian. We excluded systematic review articles, reviews, editorials, sport-unrelated concussion, no questionnaire application, approaching retired athletes, consensus statement letters, author's reply to editorials, synopsis, and abstracts. RESULTS The parameters adopted for decision-making and management were broadly variable and were based on a variety of clinical signs or scoring outcomes from a myriad of questionnaires with little consistency in protocol or management guidelines, which could guide the average clinician. CONCLUSION This systematic review provides current evidence that post-concussion management in sports medicine has yet to accomplish a standardized protocol that clinicians could use to optimally care for athletes. The extensive number of manuscripts and studies addressing the topic confirms that sports-related concussion in the pediatric and adolescent population has come to the forefront in the sports medicine field.
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- Sergio Rocha Piedade
- Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Traumatology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Rheumatology and Traumatology, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital, 275 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DG, UK
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Piedade SR, Hutchinson MR, Ferreira DM, Ferretti M, Maffulli N. Correction: Validation and Implementation of 4-domain Patient-reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Tailored for Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Int J Sports Med 2021. [PMID: 33525002 DOI: 10.1055/a-1372-4862] [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: 10/22/2022]
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- Sérgio Rocha Piedade
- Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Mayo BC, Ravella KC, Onsen L, Bobko A, Schwarzman GR, Steffes MJ, Miller A, Hutchinson MR. Is There an Association Between Authors' Conflicts of Interest and Outcomes in Clinical Studies Involving Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation? Orthop J Sports Med 2021; 9:2325967120979988. [PMID: 33623797 PMCID: PMC7876765 DOI: 10.1177/2325967120979988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is an increasingly popular technique for the treatment of articular cartilage defects. Because several companies have financial interests in ACI, it is important to consider possible conflicts of interest when evaluating studies reporting outcomes of ACI. PURPOSE To determine whether there is an association between authors' financial conflicts of interest and the outcomes of ACI studies. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. METHODS A search of PubMed and MEDLINE databases for "autologous chondrocyte implantation" was performed. Clinical studies published after 2012 through May 15, 2019, and in English were included. Studies were determined to have financial conflicts of interest if any contributing author had relevant conflicts, either self-reported in the published study's disclosures section or reported online in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Disclosure database or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments database. The outcomes of each study were rated as favorable, equivocal, or unfavorable based on predefined criteria and then tested for association with conflicts of interest through use of the Fisher exact test. RESULTS A total of 79 studies met the inclusion criteria. Nearly all studies were of level 3 or 4 evidence. Conflicts of interest were established in 51.90% of studies (n = 41). Conflicts that were not self-reported by the authors were discovered in 18% of studies. The level of evidence was not associated with conflict of interest. No statistically significant difference was found in the rate of favorable outcomes between studies with conflicts (92.68%) and those with no conflicts (81.58%) (P = .126). Publications by US authors were more likely to have financial conflicts of interest (P = .003). CONCLUSION Favorable results were reported in a majority of studies involving ACI. No statistical association was found between the frequency of favorable outcomes and the presence of financial conflicts of interest, country of authorship, or level of evidence. There was a trend toward more favorable outcomes in studies with conflicts of interest. Additionally, nearly 20% of publications had possible conflicts found online that were not self-reported. It is critical for orthopaedic surgeons to judiciously evaluate published studies and consider financial conflicts of interest before performing ACI techniques on patients.
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Piedade SR, Hutchinson MR, Ferreira DM, Ferretti M, Maffulli N. Validation and Implementation of 4-domain Patient-reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) Tailored for Orthopedic Sports Medicine. Int J Sports Med 2021; 42:853-858. [PMID: 33440443 DOI: 10.1055/a-1327-2970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The validation of a 4-domain PROM tailored to orthopedic sports medicine was performed through item generation, item scaling, validity and reliability testing, statistical analysis, as well as item reduction. Conbrach's alpha was used to verify item homogeneity, i. e. their accuracy or consistency. This PROM showed acceptable statistical accuracy and clinical applicability for a variety of surgical treatments, regardless of the anatomical injury sites. Moreover, this PROM considers the athletes' primary physical demands in an non-injured baseline condition, their motivation to continue sports practice and participation, and the influence of sports practice on their quality of life. This 4-domain PROM tailored for orthopedic sports medicine appears to be a valid tool to assess athletes and high-performing practitioners with sports injuries, recording their perception of injury, expectations of treatment; evaluation of postoperative care and treatment received, and perceived outcomes compared to their pre-injury status of physical demands in sports activity. The tool is unique, allowing direct comparisons between athletes' perception of pre-injury baseline, injury, treatment, and outcome. It will be a welcome adjunct to the sports medicine professional's tool box when assessing athlete's status and outcome after injury and intervention.
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- Sérgio Rocha Piedade
- Exercise and Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopedics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States
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- Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Ribarovska AK, Hutchinson MR, Pittman QJ, Pariante C, Spencer SJ. Gender inequality in publishing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 91:1-3. [PMID: 33212208 PMCID: PMC7670232 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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- Alana K. Ribarovska
- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Australia,Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, Dept of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 4N1, Canada
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- Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London SE5 9RT, United Kingdom
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, Australia,Corresponding author at: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Staikopoulos V, Qiao S, Liu J, Song X, Yang X, Luo Q, Hutchinson MR, Zhang Z. Graded peripheral nerve injury creates mechanical allodynia proportional to the progression and severity of microglial activity within the spinal cord of male mice. Brain Behav Immun 2021; 91:568-577. [PMID: 33197546 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The reactivity of microglia within the spinal cord in response to nerve injury, has been associated with the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. However, the temporal changes in microglial reactivity following nerve injury remains to be defined. Importantly, the magnitude of behavioural allodynia displayed and the relationship to the phenotypic microglial changes is also unexplored. Using a heterozygous CX3CR1gfp+ transgenic mouse strain, we monitored microglial activity as measured by cell density, morphology, process movement and process length over 14 days following chronic constriction of the sciatic nerve via in vivo confocal microscopy. Uniquely this relationship was explored in groups of male mice which had graded nerve injury and associated graded behavioural mechanical nociceptive sensitivity. Significant mechanical allodynia was quantified from the ipsilateral hind paw and this interacted with the extent of nerve injury from day 5 to day 14 (p < 0.009). The extent of this ipsilateral allodynia was proportional to the nerve injury from day 5 to 14 (Spearman rho = -0.58 to -0.77; p < 0.002). This approach allowed for the assessment of the association of spinal microglial changes with the magnitude of the mechanical sensitivity quantified behaviourally. Additionally, the haemodynamic response in the somatosensory cortex was quantified as a surrogate measure of neuronal activity. We found that spinal dorsal horn microglia underwent changes unilateral to the injury in density (Spearman rho = 0.47; p = 0.01), velocity (Spearman rho = -0.68; p = 0.00009), and circularity (Spearman rho = 0.55; p = 0.01) proportional to the degree of the neuronal injury. Importantly, these data demonstrate for the first time that the mechanical allodynia behaviour is not a binary all or nothing state, and that microglial reactivity change proportional to this behavioural measurement. Increased total haemoglobin levels in the somatosensory cortex of higher-grade injured animals was observed when compared to sham controls suggesting increased neuronal activity in this brain region. The degree of phenotypic microglial changes quantified here, may explain how microglia can induce both rapid onset and sustained functional changes in the spinal cord dorsal horn, following peripheral injury.
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- Vasiliki Staikopoulos
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, PR China
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Britton Chance Center for Biomedical Photonics, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics (WNLO), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; School of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, PR China.
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Frank MG, Baratta MV, Zhang K, Fallon IP, Pearson MA, Liu G, Hutchinson MR, Watkins LR, Goldys EM, Maier SF. Acute stress induces the rapid and transient induction of caspase-1, gasdermin D and release of constitutive IL-1β protein in dorsal hippocampus. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 90:70-80. [PMID: 32750541 PMCID: PMC7544655 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1β plays a pivotal role in the behavioral manifestations (i.e., sickness) of the stress response. Indeed, exposure to acute and chronic stressors induces the expression of IL-1β in stress-sensitive brain regions. Thus, it is typically presumed that exposure to stressors induces the extra-cellular release of IL-1β in the brain parenchyma. However, this stress-evoked neuroimmune phenomenon has not been directly demonstrated nor has the cellular process of IL-1β release into the extracellular milieu been characterized in brain. This cellular process involves a form of inflammatory cell death, termed pyroptosis, which involves: 1) activation of caspase-1, 2) caspase-1 maturation of IL-1β, 3) caspase-1 cleavage of gasdermin D (GSDMD), and 4) GSDMD-induced permeability of the cell membrane through which IL-1β is released into the extracellular space. Thus, the present study examined whether stress induces the extra-cellular release of IL-1β and engages the above cellular process in mediating IL-1β release in the brain. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to inescapable tailshock (IS). IL-1β extra-cellular release, caspase-1 activity and cleavage of GSDMD were measured in dorsal hippocampus. We found that exposure to IS induced a transient increase in the release of IL-1β into the extracellular space immediately after termination of the stressor. IS also induced a transient increase in caspase-1 activity prior to IL-1β release, while activation of GSDMD was observed immediately after termination of the stressor. IS also increased mRNA and protein expression of the ESCRTIII protein CHMP4B, which is involved in cellular repair. The present results suggest that exposure to an acute stressor induces the hallmarks of pyroptosis in brain, which might serve as a key cellular process involved in the release of IL-1β into the extracellular milieu of the brain parenchyma.
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- Matthew G. Frank
- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO;,Corresponding Author: Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, Campus Box 603, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80301, USA, Tel: +1-303-919-8116,
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics (CNBP), Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia;,Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;,International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
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- Adelaide Medical School & ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics (CNBP), The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Center for Neuroscience, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO
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Doyle TM, Hutchinson MR, Braden K, Janes K, Staikopoulos V, Chen Z, Neumann WL, Spiegel S, Salvemini D. Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor subtype 1 activation in the central nervous system contributes to morphine withdrawal in rodents. J Neuroinflammation 2020; 17:314. [PMID: 33092620 PMCID: PMC7584082 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-020-01975-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Opioid therapies for chronic pain are undermined by many adverse side effects that reduce their efficacy and lead to dependence, abuse, reduced quality of life, and even death. We have recently reported that sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) 1 receptor (S1PR1) antagonists block the development of morphine-induced hyperalgesia and analgesic tolerance. However, the impact of S1PR1 antagonists on other undesirable side effects of opioids, such as opioid-induced dependence, remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that naloxone-precipitated morphine withdrawal in mice altered de novo sphingolipid metabolism in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord and increased S1P that accompanied the manifestation of several withdrawal behaviors. Blocking de novo sphingolipid metabolism with intrathecal administration of myriocin, an inhibitor of serine palmitoyltransferase, blocked naloxone-precipitated withdrawal. Noteworthy, we found that competitive (NIBR-15) and functional (FTY720) S1PR1 antagonists attenuated withdrawal behaviors in mice. Mechanistically, at the level of the spinal cord, naloxone-precipitated withdrawal was associated with increased glial activity and formation of the potent inflammatory/neuroexcitatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β); these events were attenuated by S1PR1 antagonists. These results provide the first molecular insight for the role of the S1P/S1PR1 axis during opioid withdrawal. Our data identify S1PR1 antagonists as potential therapeutics to mitigate opioid-induced dependence and support repurposing the S1PR1 functional antagonist FTY720, which is FDA-approved for multiple sclerosis, as an opioid adjunct.
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- Timothy M Doyle
- Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Discipline of Physiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.,Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Discipline of Physiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.,Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia.,ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia
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- Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 200 University Park, Edwardsville, IL, 62026, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, 1101 E Marshall St, Richmond, VA, 23298, USA
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- Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA. .,Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 South Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
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Physician leadership of the interdisciplinary sports medicine team depends on fundamental leadership skills that often are overlooked in medical school. These leadership skills include effective communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, selfless service, integrity, and critical thinking while utilizing an athlete-centered approach. Development of these skills will help to navigate team management and important decisions, such as return to play. The leadership session at the Advanced Team Physician Course sought to acknowledge the gap in medical training regarding leadership education and began to address it in a forum specifically for team physicians. Here we provide a summary of the lectures and presentations from the 2018 Advanced Team Physician Course in an effort to benefit a broader physician audience. This material should act as a framework for current and future team physicians to solidify their role as the leader of the medical team in caring for the athlete.
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- Samantha Tayne
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
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- UPMC Freddie Fu Sports Medicine Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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- UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Hutchinson MR. Science convergence applied to psychoneuroimmunology: The future of measurement and imaging. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 88:262-269. [PMID: 32289367 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The future of psychoneuroimmunology requires breakthrough technology discoveries. These next generation technologies need to address the unique challenges that are raised by imaging and measuring the activity of the neuroimmune interface in health and disease. The complexity of this challenge is centred around the multidimensionality of the neuroimmune system. These include novel challenges of capturing potent and rare biological signals over long times and vast anatomical distances. Here is a summary of the outcomes of the investments made by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics which was presented as part of the PNIRSAsia-Pacific symposium at the 2019 International Brain Research Organization.
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- Mark R Hutchinson
- Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Arman A, Deng F, Goldys EM, Liu G, Hutchinson MR. In vivo intrathecal IL-1β quantification in rats: Monitoring the molecular signals of neuropathic pain. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 88:442-450. [PMID: 32272226 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Neuropathic pain, or pain after nerve injury, is a disorder with a significant reliance on the signalling of cytokines such as IL-1β. However, quantifying the cytokine release repeatedly over time in vivo is technically challenging. AIM To evaluate if changes in IL-1β are correlated with the presentation of mechanical allodynia over time, by repeatedly quantifying intrathecal IL-1β concentrations following chronic constriction injury of the sciatic nerve in rats. Also, to establish any possible correlation between biochemical spinal marker expression and the in vivo quantification of IL-1β. Finally, to assess the expression of the mature IL-1β in lumbar spinal cord samples. METHOD The Chronic Constriction Injury model (CCI) was used to initiate nerve injury in male Sprague Dawley rats and the generation of behavioural mechanical allodynia was quantified. Using an indwelling intrathecal catheter, a stainless steel (SS) wire biosensing device was repeatedly introduced to quantify intrathecal IL-1β concentrations at three timepoints of 0, 7, and 14 days post CCI. Fixed spinal cord samples (L4-L5), collected on day 14, were imaged for the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP, astrocytes) and ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1 (IBA1, microglia). Snap frozen spinal cord tissues (L4-L5) were also processed for western blot analysis. RESULTS Using the novel SS based biosensing device we established that CCI caused a significant increase in intrathecal IL-1β concentrations from day 0 to day 7 (p = 0.001) and to day 14 (p < 0.0001), while the sham group did not show any significant increase. We also further showed that the degree of mechanical allodynia correlated positively with the increase in the intrathecal concentration of IL-1β in the active CCI animals (p = 0.0007). While there was a significant increase in the ipsilateral GFAP expression in injured animals compared to sham animals (p = 0.03), we did not find any significant correlation between in vivo IL-1β concentration on days 7 and 14 and the area of dorsal horn GFAP or IBA1 positive structures on day 14. The result of western blot analysis of whole lumbar spinal cord revealed that there was no significant change (p = 0.7579) in IL-1β expression on day 14 in the CCI group compared to the sham group. CONCLUSION For the first time we have established that the SS based immunosensing platform technology can repeatedly sample the intrathecal space for bioactive peptides, such as IL-1β. Using this novel approach, we have been able to establish the correlation of the intrathecal concentration of IL-1β with the extent of mechanical allodynia, providing a molecular biomarker of the degree of the exaggerated pain state.
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- Azim Arman
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia; Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia; Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Kelley KW, Peng YP, Liu Q, Chang HC, Spencer SJ, Hutchinson MR, Shimada A. Psychoneuroimmunology goes East: Development of the PNIRS China affiliate and its expansion into PNIRS Asia-Pacific. Brain Behav Immun 2020; 88:75-87. [PMID: 32304882 PMCID: PMC7156953 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Psychoneuroimmunology Research Society (PNIRS) created an official Chinese regional affiliate in 2012, designated PNIRSChina. Now, just eight years later, the program has been so successful in advancing the science of psychoneuroimmunology that it has expanded to the whole of Asia-Oceania. In 2017, PNIRSChina became PNIRSAsia-Pacific. Between 2012 and 2019, this outreach affiliate of PNIRS organized seven symposia at major scientific meetings in China as well as nine others in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. This paper summarizes the remarkable growth of PNIRSAsia-Pacific. Here, regional experts who have been instrumental in organizing these PNIRSAsia-Pacific symposia briefly review and share their views about the past, present and future state of psychoneuroimmunology research in China, Taiwan, Australia and Japan. The newest initiative of PNIRSAsia-Pacific is connecting Asia-Pacific laboratories with those in Western countries through a simple web-based registration system. These efforts not only contribute to the efforts of PNIRS to serve a truly global scientific society but also to answer the imperative call of increasing diversity in our science.
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- Keith W Kelley
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine and Department of Animal Sciences, College of ACES, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 212 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory, 1201 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong 226001, People's Republic of China
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- Dalian Medical University, Institute of Cancer Stem Cell, Cancer Center Room 317, 9 Lvshun Road South, Dalian 116000, People's Republic of China
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- Mind-Body Interface Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Kyorin University, 5-4-1 Shimorenjaku, Mitaka, 181-8612 Tokyo, Japan
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Doyle TM, Largent-Milnes TM, Chen Z, Staikopoulos V, Esposito E, Dalgarno R, Fan C, Tosh DK, Cuzzocrea S, Jacobson KA, Trang T, Hutchinson MR, Bennett GJ, Vanderah TW, Salvemini D. Chronic Morphine-Induced Changes in Signaling at the A 3 Adenosine Receptor Contribute to Morphine-Induced Hyperalgesia, Tolerance, and Withdrawal. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2020; 374:331-341. [PMID: 32434943 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.120.000004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Treating chronic pain by using opioids, such as morphine, is hampered by the development of opioid-induced hyperalgesia (OIH; increased pain sensitivity), antinociceptive tolerance, and withdrawal, which can contribute to dependence and abuse. In the central nervous system, the purine nucleoside adenosine has been implicated in beneficial and detrimental actions of morphine, but the extent of their interaction remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that morphine-induced OIH and antinociceptive tolerance in rats is associated with a twofold increase in adenosine kinase (ADK) expression in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord. Blocking ADK activity in the spinal cord provided greater than 90% attenuation of OIH and antinociceptive tolerance through A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) signaling. Supplementing adenosine signaling with selective A3AR agonists blocked OIH and antinociceptive tolerance in rodents of both sexes. Engagement of A3AR in the spinal cord with an ADK inhibitor or A3AR agonist was associated with reduced dorsal horn of the spinal cord expression of the NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3 (60%-75%), cleaved caspase 1 (40%-60%), interleukin (IL)-1β (76%-80%), and tumor necrosis factor (50%-60%). In contrast, the neuroinhibitory and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 increased twofold. In mice, A3AR agonists prevented the development of tolerance in a model of neuropathic pain and reduced naloxone-dependent withdrawal behaviors by greater than 50%. These findings suggest A3AR-dependent adenosine signaling is compromised during sustained morphine to allow the development of morphine-induced adverse effects. These findings raise the intriguing possibility that A3AR agonists may be useful adjunct to opioids to manage their unwanted effects. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The development of hyperalgesia and antinociceptive tolerance during prolonged opioid use are noteworthy opioid-induced adverse effects that reduce opioid efficacy for treating chronic pain and increase the risk of dependence and abuse. We report that in rodents, these adverse effects are due to reduced adenosine signaling at the A3AR, resulting in NOD-like receptor pyrin domain-containing 3-interleukin-1β neuroinflammation in spinal cord. These effects are attenuated by A3AR agonists, suggesting that A3AR may be a target for therapeutic intervention with selective A3AR agonist as opioid adjuncts.
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- Timothy M Doyle
- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacology and Physiology and Henry and Amelia Nasrallah Center for Neuroscience, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri (T.M.D., Z.C., D.S.); Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona (T.M.L.-M., T.W.V.); Discipline of Physiology, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing, ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia (V.S., M.R.H.); Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy (E.E., S.C.); Departments of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine and Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (R.D., C.F., T.T.); Molecular Recognition Section, Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland (D.K.T., K.A.J.); and Department of Anesthesiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California (G.J.B.)
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Abstract
Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are the "gatekeepers" of the immune system in humans and other animals to protect the host from invading bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms. Since TLR4 was discovered as the receptor for endotoxin in the late 1990s, significant progress has been made in exploiting an understanding of the function of TLRs. The TLR-signaling pathway is crucial for the induction and progression of various diseases. Dysregulation of TLR signaling contributes to numerous pathological conditions, including chronic inflammation, sepsis, cancers, asthma, neuropathic pain, drug addiction, and autoimmune diseases. Therefore, manipulation of TLR signaling is promising to halt their activity in inflammatory diseases, to enhance their signaling to fight cancers, to modulate their role in autoimmune diseases, and to suppress them to treat drug addiction. TLR agonists have demonstrated great potential as antimicrobial agents and vaccine adjuvants, whereas TLR antagonists are being developed as reagents and drugs to dampen immune responses. Because of their pivotal potential therapeutic applications, fruitful small-molecule compounds and peptide fragments have been discovered, and many of them have advanced to various stages of clinical trials (though only two have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): MPLA as a TLR4 agonist and imiquimod as a TLR7 agonist).In this Account, we focus on the progress in developing TLR signaling pathway modulators (mainly focused on the Yin and Wang laboratories) over the past decade and highlight the accomplishments and currently existing challenges in the development of TLR modulators. First, we briefly describe the members of the human TLR family along with their natural modulators. Second, we illustrate our endeavors to discover TLR-targeted agents using comprehensive approaches. Specifically, a discussion of identification and characterization of new chemical entities, determination of modes of action, and further applications is presented. For instance, the TLR3 antagonist was first discovered through in silico screening, and the inhibitory activity was confirmed in murine cells. Considering the glycosylation on TLR3, a new direction for TLR3 modulator design was pointed out to target asparagine glycosylation. We have particularly focused on the discovery of TLR4 antagonists and have assessed their great potential in the clinical treatment of drug addiction and alcohol use disorders. In addition, we discuss multiple other popular and robust techniques for modulator discovery. Not only small organic modulators but also stapled peptides and peptidomimetics will attract more and more attention in the future. Finally, current challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives for TLR-targeted agents are also discussed.
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- Yibo Wang
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University−Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100082, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
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- Discipline of Physiology, Adelaide Medical School, and ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tsinghua University−Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100082, China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130022, China
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Robertson SA, Hutchinson MR, Rice KC, Chin PY, Moldenhauer LM, Stark MJ, Olson DM, Keelan JA. Targeting Toll-like receptor-4 to tackle preterm birth and fetal inflammatory injury. Clin Transl Immunology 2020; 9:e1121. [PMID: 32313651 PMCID: PMC7156293 DOI: 10.1002/cti2.1121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 02/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Every year, 15 million pregnancies end prematurely, resulting in more than 1 million infant deaths and long-term health consequences for many children. The physiological processes of labour and birth involve essential roles for immune cells and pro-inflammatory cytokines in gestational tissues. There is compelling evidence that the mechanisms underlying spontaneous preterm birth are initiated when a premature and excessive inflammatory response is triggered by infection or other causes. Exposure to pro-inflammatory mediators is emerging as a major factor in the 'fetal inflammatory response syndrome' that often accompanies preterm birth, where unscheduled effects in fetal tissues interfere with normal development and predispose to neonatal morbidity. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are critical upstream gatekeepers of inflammatory activation. TLR4 is prominently involved through its ability to sense and integrate signals from a range of microbial and endogenous triggers to provoke and perpetuate inflammation. Preclinical studies have identified TLR4 as an attractive pharmacological target to promote uterine quiescence and protect the fetus from inflammatory injury. Novel small-molecule inhibitors of TLR4 signalling, specifically the non-opioid receptor antagonists (+)-naloxone and (+)-naltrexone, are proving highly effective in animal models for preventing preterm birth induced by bacterial mimetic LPS, heat-killed Escherichia coli, or the TLR4-dependent pro-inflammatory lipid, platelet-activating factor (PAF). Here, we summarise the rationale for targeting TLR4 as a master regulator of inflammation in fetal and gestational tissues, and the potential utility of TLR4 antagonists as candidates for preventative and therapeutic application in preterm delivery and fetal inflammatory injury.
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- Sarah A Robertson
- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia.,ARC Centre for Nanoscale Biophotonics and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Drug Design and Synthesis Section National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institutes of Health Rockville MD USA
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Physiology and Pediatrics 220 HMRC University of Alberta Edmonton AB Canada
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- Division of Obstetrics & Gynaecology University of Western Australia Perth WA Australia
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Borrachero‐Conejo AI, Adams WR, Saracino E, Mola MG, Wang M, Posati T, Formaggio F, De Bellis M, Frigeri A, Caprini M, Hutchinson MR, Muccini M, Zamboni R, Nicchia GP, Mahadevan‐Jansen A, Benfenati V. Stimulation of water and calcium dynamics in astrocytes with pulsed infrared light. FASEB J 2020; 34:6539-6553. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.201903049r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Ana I. Borrachero‐Conejo
- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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- Department Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics and Centre of Excellence in Comparative Genomics University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari Italy
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- Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA
- Bioengineering College Chongqing University Chongqing China
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics and Centre of Excellence in Comparative Genomics University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs School of Medicine University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari Italy
- Department of Neuroscience Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University New York NY USA
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
- Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie University of Bologna Bologna Italy
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Adelaide Medical School University of Adelaide Adelaide SA Australia
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- Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
- Department of Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biopharmaceutics and Centre of Excellence in Comparative Genomics University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari Italy
- Department of Neuroscience Albert Einstein College of Medicine Yeshiva University New York NY USA
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- Department Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA
- Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center Vanderbilt University Nashville TN USA
- Department of Neurological Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville TN USA
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- Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattività Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Bologna Italy
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Evans SF, Kwok YH, Solterbeck A, Liu J, Hutchinson MR, Hull ML, Rolan PE. Toll-Like Receptor Responsiveness of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Young Women with Dysmenorrhea. J Pain Res 2020; 13:503-516. [PMID: 32210607 PMCID: PMC7071941 DOI: 10.2147/jpr.s219684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Dysmenorrhea is a common disorder that substantially disrupts the lives of young women. To determine whether there is evidence of activation of the innate immune system in dysmenorrhea and whether the degree of activation may be used as a biomarker for pain, we compared the responsiveness of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) to toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 or 4 stimulation. We also investigated whether this effect is modulated by the use of the oral contraceptive pill (OC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty-six women aged 16-35 years, with either severe or minimal dysmenorrhea, and use or non-use of the OC, were enrolled. PBMCs were collected on two occasions in a single menstrual cycle: the menstrual phase and the mid-follicular phase. PBMCs were exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a TLR4 agonist, and PAM3CSK4 (PAM), a TLR2 agonist, and the resulting interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) output was determined. Statistical analysis compared the EC50 between groups as a measure of TLR responsiveness of PBMCs. RESULTS The key finding following LPS stimulation was a pain effect of dysmenorrhea (p=0.042) that was independent of use or non-use of OC, and independent of day of testing. Women with dysmenorrhea showed a large 2.15-fold (95% CI -4.69, -0.09) increase in IL-1β release when compared with pain-free participants across both days. CONCLUSION This is the first study to demonstrate an ex vivo immune relationship in women with dysmenorrhea-related pelvic pain. It provides evidence for the potential of immune modulation as a novel pharmacological target for future drug development in the management of dysmenorrhea.
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- Susan F Evans
- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute, School or Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Chia JSM, Izham NAM, Farouk AAO, Sulaiman MR, Mustafa S, Hutchinson MR, Perimal EK. Zerumbone Modulates α 2A-Adrenergic, TRPV1, and NMDA NR2B Receptors Plasticity in CCI-Induced Neuropathic Pain In Vivo and LPS-Induced SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma In Vitro Models. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:92. [PMID: 32194397 PMCID: PMC7064019 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Zerumbone has shown great potential in various pathophysiological models of diseases, particularly in neuropathic pain conditions. Further understanding the mechanisms of action is important to develop zerumbone as a potential anti-nociceptive agent. Numerous receptors and pathways function to inhibit and modulate transmission of pain signals. Previously, we demonstrated involvement of the serotonergic system in zerumbone's anti-neuropathic effects. The present study was conducted to determine zerumbone's modulatory potential involving noradrenergic, transient receptor potential vanilloid type 1 (TRPV1) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in chronic constriction injury (CCI)-induced in vitro and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced SH-SY5Y in vitro neuroinflammatory models. von Frey filament and Hargreaves plantar tests were used to assess allodynia and hyperalgesia in the chronic constriction injury-induced neuropathic pain mouse model. Involvement of specific adrenoceptors were investigated using antagonists- prazosin (α1-adrenoceptor antagonist), idazoxan (α2-adrenoceptor antagonist), metoprolol (β1-adrenoceptor antagonist), ICI 118,551 (β2-adrenoceptor antagonist), and SR 59230 A (β3-adrenoceptor antagonist), co-administered with zerumbone (10 mg/kg). Involvement of excitatory receptors; TRPV and NMDA were conducted using antagonists capsazepine (TRPV1 antagonist) and memantine (NMDA antagonist). Western blot was conducted to investigate the effect of zerumbone on the expression of α2A-adrenoceptor, TRPV1 and NMDA NR2B receptors in CCI-induced whole brain samples of mice as well as in LPS-induced SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells. Pre-treatment with α1- and α2-adrenoceptor antagonists significantly attenuated both anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of zerumbone. For β-adrenoceptors, only β2-adrenoceptor antagonist significantly reversed the anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of zerumbone. β1-adrenoceptor antagonist only reversed the anti-allodynic effect of zerumbone. The anti-allodynic and anti-hyperalgesic effects of zerumbone were both absent when TRPV1 and NMDA receptors were antagonized in both nociceptive assays. Zerumbone treatment markedly decreased the expression of α2A-adrenoceptor, while an up-regulation was observed of NMDA NR2B receptors. Expression of TRPV1 receptors however did not significantly change. The in vitro study, representing a peripheral model, demonstrated the reduction of both NMDA NR2B and TRPV1 receptors while significantly increasing α2A-adrenoceptor expression in contrast to the brain samples. Our current findings suggest that the α1-, α2-, β1- and β2-adrenoceptors, TRPV1 and NMDA NR2B are essential for the anti-allodynic and antihyperalgesic effects of zerumbone. Alternatively, we demonstrated the plasticity of these receptors through their response to zerumbone's administration.
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- Jasmine Siew Min Chia
- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.,Centre for Community Health Studies, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.,Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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Wahid HH, Chin PY, Sharkey DJ, Diener KR, Hutchinson MR, Rice KC, Moldenhauer LM, Robertson SA. Toll-Like Receptor-4 Antagonist (+)-Naltrexone Protects Against Carbamyl-Platelet Activating Factor (cPAF)-Induced Preterm Labor in Mice. Am J Pathol 2020; 190:1030-1045. [PMID: 32084361 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2020.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Spontaneous preterm labor is frequently caused by an inflammatory response in the gestational tissues elicited by either infectious or sterile agents. In sterile preterm labor, the key regulators of inflammation are not identified, but platelet-activating factor (PAF) is implicated as a potential rate-limiting effector agent. Since Toll-like receptor (TLR)-4 can amplify PAF signaling, we evaluated whether TLR4 contributes to inflammation and fetal loss in a mouse model of PAF-induced sterile preterm labor, and whether a small-molecule TLR4 inhibitor, (+)-naltrexone, can mitigate adverse PAF-induced effects. The administration of carbamyl (c)-PAF caused preterm labor and fetal loss in wild-type mice but not in TLR4-deficient mice. Treatment with (+)-naltrexone prevented preterm delivery and alleviated fetal demise in utero elicited after cPAF administered by i.p. or intrauterine routes. Pups born after cPAF and (+)-naltrexone treatment exhibited comparable rates of postnatal survival and growth to carrier-treated controls. (+)-Naltrexone suppressed the cPAF-induced expression of inflammatory cytokine genes Il1b, Il6, and Il10 in the decidua; Il6, Il12b, and Il10 in the myometrium; and Il1b and Il6 in the placenta. These data demonstrate that the TLR4 antagonist (+)-naltrexone inhibits the inflammatory cascade induced by cPAF, preventing preterm birth and perinatal death. The inhibition of TLR4 signaling warrants further investigation as a candidate strategy for fetal protection and delay of preterm birth elicited by sterile stimuli.
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- Hanan H Wahid
- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; School of Pharmacy and Medical Science, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Drug Design and Synthesis Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Robinson Research Institute and Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Liddicoat C, Sydnor H, Cando-Dumancela C, Dresken R, Liu J, Gellie NJC, Mills JG, Young JM, Weyrich LS, Hutchinson MR, Weinstein P, Breed MF. Naturally-diverse airborne environmental microbial exposures modulate the gut microbiome and may provide anxiolytic benefits in mice. Sci Total Environ 2020; 701:134684. [PMID: 31704402 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [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: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Growing epidemiological evidence links natural green space exposure with a range of health benefits, including for mental health. Conversely, greater urbanisation associates with increased risk of mental health disorders. Microbiomes are proposed as an important but understudied link that may help explain many green space-human health associations. However, there remains a lack of controlled experimental evidence testing possible beneficial effects from passive exposure to natural biodiversity via airborne microbiota. Previous mouse model studies have used unrealistic environmental microbial exposures-including excessive soil and organic matter contact, feed supplements and injections-to demonstrate host microbiota, immune biomarker, and behavioural changes. Here, in a randomised controlled experiment, we demonstrate that realistic exposures to trace-level dust from a high biodiversity soil can change mouse gut microbiota, in comparison to dust from low biodiversity soil or no soil (control) (n = 54 total mice, comprising 3 treatments × 18 mice, with 9 females + 9 males per group). Furthermore, we found a nominal soil-derived anaerobic spore-forming butyrate-producer, Kineothrix alysoides, was supplemented to a greater extent in the gut microbiomes of high biodiversity treatment mice. Also, increasing relative abundance of this rare organism correlated with reduced anxiety-like behaviour in the most anxious mice. Our results point to an intriguing new hypothesis: that biodiverse soils may represent an important supplementary source of butyrate-producing bacteria capable of resupplying the mammalian gut microbiome, with potential for gut health and mental health benefits. Our findings have potential to inform cost-effective population health interventions through microbiome-conscious green space design and, ultimately, the mainstreaming of biodiversity into health care.
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- Craig Liddicoat
- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Ancient DNA, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale BioPhotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and the Environment Institute, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia; College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia.
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Deng F, Arman A, Goldys EM, Hutchinson MR, Liu G. A Method for in Vivo Quantification Of Cytokine IL-1β In The Rat Intrathecal Space. ACS Appl Bio Mater 2019; 3:539-546. [DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Fei Deng
- ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence for Nanoscale Biophotonics, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
- Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) and Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- ARC Centre of Excellence in Nanoscale Biophotonics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
- Australian Centre for NanoMedicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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