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Edelman RR, Leloudas N, Ankenbrandt WJ, Walker MT, Bobustuc GC, Bailes JE, Pruitt AA, Koktzoglou I. Dark Blood Contrast-Enhanced Brain MRI Using Echo-uT 1 RESS. J Magn Reson Imaging 2023. [PMID: 37950398 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29124] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The widely used magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo (MPRAGE) sequence makes enhancing lesions and blood vessels appear bright after gadolinium administration. However, dark blood imaging using T1-weighted Sampling Perfection with Application optimized Contrast using different flip angle Evolution (T1 SPACE) can be advantageous since it improves the conspicuity of small metastases and leptomeningeal disease. As a potential alternative to T1 SPACE, we evaluated a new dark blood sequence called echo-uT1 RESS (unbalanced T1 Relaxation-Enhanced Steady-State). PURPOSE We compared the performance of echo-uT1 RESS with Dixon fid-uT1 RESS, MPRAGE, and T1 SPACE. STUDY TYPE Retrospective, IRB approved. SUBJECTS/PHANTOM Phantom to assess flow properties of echo-uT1 RESS. Twenty-one patients (14 female, age range 35-82 years) with primary and secondary brain tumors. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCES 3 Tesla/MPRAGE, T1 SPACE, Dixon fid-uT1 RESS, echo-uT1 RESS. ASSESSMENT Flow phantom signal vs. velocity as a function of flip angle and sequence. Qualitative image assessment on 4-point scale. Quantitative evaluation of tumor-to-brain contrast, apparent contrast-to-noise ratio (aCNR), and vessel-to-brain aCNR. STATISTICAL TESTS Friedman and Mann-Whitney U tests. A P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS In the phantom, echo-uT1 RESS showed greater flow-dependent signal loss than fid-uT1 RESS. In patients, blood vessels appeared bright with MPRAGE, gray with fid-uT1 RESS, and dark with T1 SPACE and echo-uT1 RESS. For MPRAGE, Dixon fid-uT1 RESS, echo-uT1 RESS, and T1 SPACE, respective tumor-to-brain contrast values were 0.6 ± 0.3, 1.3 ± 0.5, 1.0 ± 0.4, and 0.6 ± 0.4, while normalized aCNR values were 68.9 ± 50.9, 128.4 ± 59.2, 74.2 ± 42.1, and 99.4 ± 73.9. DATA CONCLUSION Volumetric dark blood contrast-enhanced brain MRI is feasible using echo-uT1 RESS. The dark blood effect was improved vs. fid-uT1 RESS, while both uT1 RESS versions provided better tumor-to-brain contrast than MPRAGE. Whereas T1 SPACE provided better tumor aSNR, echo-uT1 RESS provided better Weber contrast, lesion sharpness and a more consistent dark blood effect. EVIDENCE LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 1.
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- Robert R Edelman
- Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Neurology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Neurosurgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Radiology, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Lee V, Rodriguez DM, Ganci NK, Zeng S, Ai J, Chao JL, Walker MT, Miller CH, Klawon DEJ, Schoenbach MH, Kennedy DE, Maienschein-Cline M, Socci ND, Clark MR, Savage PA. The endogenous repertoire harbors self-reactive CD4 + T cell clones that adopt a follicular helper T cell-like phenotype at steady state. Nat Immunol 2023; 24:487-500. [PMID: 36759711 PMCID: PMC9992328 DOI: 10.1038/s41590-023-01425-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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The T cell repertoire of healthy mice and humans harbors self-reactive CD4+ conventional T (Tconv) cells capable of inducing autoimmunity. Using T cell receptor profiling paired with in vivo clonal analysis of T cell differentiation, we identified Tconv cell clones that are recurrently enriched in non-lymphoid organs following ablation of Foxp3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells. A subset of these clones was highly proliferative in the lymphoid organs at steady state and exhibited overt reactivity to self-ligands displayed by dendritic cells, yet were not purged by clonal deletion. These clones spontaneously adopted numerous hallmarks of follicular helper T (TFH) cells, including expression of Bcl6 and PD-1, exhibited an elevated propensity to localize within B cell follicles at steady state, and produced interferon-γ in non-lymphoid organs following sustained Treg cell depletion. Our work identifies a naturally occurring population of self-reactive TFH-like cells and delineates a previously unappreciated fate for self-specific Tconv cells.
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- Victoria Lee
- Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Immunology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Scientist Training Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Committee on Immunology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Drug Discovery Science and Technology, AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- Research Informatics Core, Research Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Bioinformatics Core, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine and Gwen Knapp Center for Lupus and Immunology Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Jeong BM, Walker MT, Rodriguez R, Coden ME, Nagasaka R, Doan TC, Politanska Y, Abdala-Valencia H, Berdnikovs S. More than neutrophils: Lin(+)Ly6G(+)IL-5Rα(+) multipotent myeloid cells (MMCs) are dominant in normal murine bone marrow and retain capacity to differentiate into eosinophils and monocytes. J Leukoc Biol 2022; 111:113-122. [PMID: 33857341 PMCID: PMC10080214 DOI: 10.1002/jlb.1ab0519-170rr] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Bone marrow is a hematopoietic site harboring multiple populations of myeloid cells in different stages of differentiation. Murine bone marrow eosinophils are traditionally identified by Siglec-F(+) staining using flow cytometry, whereas neutrophils are characterized by Ly6G(+) expression. However, using flow cytometry to characterize bone marrow hematopoietic cells in wild-type mice, we found substantial gray areas in identification of these cells. Siglec-F(+) mature eosinophil population constituted only a minority of bone marrow Lin(+)CD45(+) pool (5%). A substantial population of Siglec-F(-) cells was double positive for neutrophil marker Ly6G and eosinophil lineage marker, IL-5Rα. This granulocyte population with mixed neutrophil and eosinophil characteristics is typically attributable to neutrophil pool based on neutral granule staining and expression of Ly6G and myeloid peroxidase. It is distinct from Lineage(-) myeloid progenitors or Siglec-F(+)Ly6G(+) maturing eosinophil precursors, and can be accurately identified by Lineage(+) staining and positive expression of markers IL-5Rα and Ly6G. At 15-50% of all CD45(+) hematopoietic cells in adult mice (percentage varies by sex and age), this is a surprisingly dominant population, which increases with age in both male and female mice. RNA-seq characterization of these cells revealed a complex immune profile and the capacity to secrete constituents of the extracellular matrix. When sorted from bone marrow, these resident cells had neutrophilic phenotype but readily acquired all characteristics of eosinophils when cultured with G-CSF or IL-5, including expression of Siglec-F and granular proteins (Epx, Mbp). Surprisingly, these cells were also able to differentiate into Ly6C(+) monocytes when cultured with M-CSF. Herein described is the discovery of an unexpected hematopoietic flexibility of a dominant population of multipotent myeloid cells, typically categorized as neutrophils, but with the previously unknown plasticity to contribute to mature pools of eosinophils and monocytes.
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- Brian M. Jeong
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chao JL, Korzinkin M, Zhavoronkov A, Ozerov IV, Walker MT, Higgins K, Lingen MW, Izumchenko E, Savage PA. Effector T cell responses unleashed by regulatory T cell ablation exacerbate oral squamous cell carcinoma. Cell Rep Med 2021; 2:100399. [PMID: 34622236 PMCID: PMC8484691 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Immune suppression by CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells and tumor infiltration by CD8+ effector T cells represent two major factors impacting response to cancer immunotherapy. Using deconvolution-based transcriptional profiling of human papilloma virus (HPV)-negative oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) and other solid cancers, we demonstrate that the density of Treg cells does not correlate with that of CD8+ T cells in many tumors, revealing polarized clusters enriched for either CD8+ T cells or CD4+ Treg and conventional T cells. In a mouse model of carcinogen-induced OSCC characterized by CD4+ T cell enrichment, late-stage Treg cell ablation triggers increased densities of both CD4+ and CD8+ effector T cells within oral lesions. Notably, this intervention does not induce tumor regression but instead induces rapid emergence of invasive OSCCs via an effector T cell-dependent process. Thus, induction of a T cell-inflamed phenotype via therapeutic manipulation of Treg cells may trigger unexpected tumor-promoting effects in OSCC.
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- Jaime L. Chao
- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Insilico Medicine Hong Kong, Ltd., Pak Shek Kok, Hong Kong
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Klawon DEJ, Gilmore DC, Leonard JD, Miller CH, Chao JL, Walker MT, Duncombe RK, Tung KS, Adams EJ, Savage PA. Altered selection on a single self-ligand promotes susceptibility to organ-specific T cell infiltration. J Exp Med 2021; 218:212038. [PMID: 33914024 PMCID: PMC8091134 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20200701] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
For the large array of self-peptide/MHC class II (pMHC-II) complexes displayed in the body, it is unclear whether CD4+ T cell tolerance must be imparted for each individual complex or whether pMHC-II–nonspecific bystander mechanisms are sufficient to confer tolerance by acting broadly on T cells reactive to multiple self-pMHC-II ligands. Here, via reconstitution of T cell–deficient mice, we demonstrate that altered T cell selection on a single prostate-specific self-pMHC-II ligand renders recipient mice susceptible to prostate-specific T cell infiltration. Mechanistically, this self-pMHC-II complex is required for directing antigen-specific cells into the Foxp3+ regulatory T cell lineage but does not induce clonal deletion to a measurable extent. Thus, our data demonstrate that polyclonal T reg cells are unable to functionally compensate for a breach in tolerance to a single self-pMHC-II complex in this setting, revealing vulnerabilities in antigen-nonspecific bystander mechanisms of immune tolerance.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Coden ME, Walker MT, Jeong BM, Connelly AR, Nagasaka R, Berdnikovs S. Beyond Il-5: Metabolic Reprogramming and Stromal Support Are Prerequisite for Generation and Survival of Long-Lived Eosinophil. Cells 2021; 10:815. [PMID: 33917349 PMCID: PMC8067430 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040815] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Eosinophils play surprisingly diverse roles in health and disease. Accordingly, we have now begun to appreciate the scope of the functional and phenotypic heterogeneity and plasticity of these cells. Along with tissue-recruited subsets during inflammation, there are tissue resident eosinophil phenotypes with potentially longer life spans and less dependency on IL-5 for survival. Current models to study murine eosinophils ex vivo rely on IL-5-sustained expansion of eosinophils from bone marrow hematopoietic progenitors. Although it does generate eosinophils (bmEos) in high purity, such systems are short-lived (14 days on average) and depend on IL-5. In this report, we present a novel method of differentiating large numbers of pure bone marrow-derived eosinophils with a long-lived phenotype (llEos) (40 days on average) that require IL-5 for initial differentiation, but not for subsequent survival. We identified two key factors in the development of llEos: metabolic adaptation and reprogramming induced by suppressed nutrient intake during active differentiation (from Day 7 of culture), and interaction with IL-5-primed stromal cells for the remainder of the protocol. This regimen results in a higher yield and viability of mature eosinophils. Phenotypically, llEos develop as Siglec-F(+)Ly6G(+) cells transitioning to Siglec-F(+) only, and exhibit typical eosinophil features with red eosin granular staining, as well as the ability to chemotax to eotaxin Ccl11 and process fibrinogen. This culture system requires less reagent input and allows us to study eosinophils long-term, which is a significant improvement over IL-5-driven differentiation protocols. Moreover, it provides important insights into factors governing eosinophil plasticity and the ability to assume long-lived IL-5-independent phenotypes.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; (M.E.C.); (M.T.W.); (B.M.J.); (A.R.C.); (R.N.)
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Walker MT, Ferrie RP, Hoji A, Schroeder-Carter LM, Cohen JD, Schnaar RL, Cook-Mills JM. β-Glucosylceramide From Allergic Mothers Enhances Offspring Responsiveness to Allergen. Front. Allergy 2021; 2. [PMID: 34368802 PMCID: PMC8345025 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2021.647134] [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] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
Abstract
In animals and humans, offspring of allergic mothers have increased responsiveness to allergen and the allergen-specificity of the offspring can be different than that of the mother. In our preclinical models, the mother's allergic responses influence development of the fetus and offspring by elevating numbers of cells in dendritic cell subsets. A major question is the identity of maternal factors of allergic mothers that alter offspring development of responsiveness to allergen. Lipids are altered during allergic responses and lipids are transported to the fetus for growth and formation of fetal membranes. We hypothesized that pro-inflammatory lipids, that are elevated in allergic mothers, are transported to the fetus and regulate fetal immune development. We demonstrate in this report that there was a significant 2-fold increase in β-glucosylceramides (βGlcCer) in allergic mothers, the fetal liver and her offspring. The βGlcCer were transported from mother's plasma, across the placenta, to the fetus and in breastmilk to the offspring. Administration of βGlcCer to non-allergic mothers was sufficient for offspring responses to allergen. Importantly, maternal administration of a clinically relevant pharmacological inhibitor of βGlcCer synthase returned βGlcCer to normal levels in the allergic mothers and her offspring and blocked the offspring increase in dendritic cell subsets and offspring allergen responsiveness. In summary, allergic mothers had increased βGlcCer that was transported to offspring and mediated increases in offspring DCs and responsiveness to allergen. These data have a significant impact on our understanding of mechanisms for development of allergies in offspring of allergic mothers and have the potential to lead to novel interventions that significantly impact risk for allergic disease early in life.
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- Matthew T Walker
- Allergy/Immunology Division, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Allergy/Immunology Division, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Departments of Pharmacology and Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology, Herman B Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Koktzoglou I, Huang R, Ankenbrandt WJ, Walker MT, Edelman RR. Super-resolution head and neck MRA using deep machine learning. Magn Reson Med 2021; 86:335-345. [PMID: 33619802 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To probe the feasibility of deep learning-based super-resolution (SR) reconstruction applied to nonenhanced MR angiography (MRA) of the head and neck. METHODS High-resolution 3D thin-slab stack-of-stars quiescent interval slice-selective (QISS) MRA of the head and neck was obtained in eight subjects (seven healthy volunteers, one patient) at 3T. The spatial resolution of high-resolution ground-truth MRA data in the slice-encoding direction was reduced by factors of 2 to 6. Four deep neural network (DNN) SR reconstructions were applied, with two based on U-Net architectures (2D and 3D) and two (2D and 3D) consisting of serial convolutions with a residual connection. SR images were compared to ground-truth high-resolution data using Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), structural similarity index measure (SSIM), arterial diameter, and arterial sharpness measurements. Image review of the optimal DNN SR reconstruction was done by two experienced neuroradiologists. RESULTS DNN SR of up to twofold and fourfold lower-resolution (LR) input volumes provided images that resembled those of the original high-resolution ground-truth volumes for intracranial and extracranial arterial segments, and improved DSC, SSIM, arterial diameters, and arterial sharpness relative to LR volumes (P < .001). The 3D DNN SR outperformed 2D DNN SR reconstruction. According to two neuroradiologists, 3D DNN SR reconstruction consistently improved image quality with respect to LR input volumes (P < .001). CONCLUSION DNN-based SR reconstruction of 3D head and neck QISS MRA offers the potential for up to fourfold reduction in acquisition time for neck vessels without the need to commensurately sacrifice spatial resolution.
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- Ioannis Koktzoglou
- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Koktzoglou I, Huang R, Ong AL, Aouad PJ, Walker MT, Edelman RR. High spatial resolution whole-neck MR angiography using thin-slab stack-of-stars quiescent interval slice-selective acquisition. Magn Reson Med 2020; 84:3316-3324. [PMID: 32521094 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.28339] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE To report a 3D multi-echo thin-slab stack-of-stars (tsSOS) quiescent-interval slice-selective (QISS) strategy for high-resolution magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the entire neck in under seven minutes. METHODS The neck arteries of eight subjects were imaged at 3 Tesla. Multi-echo 3D tsSOS QISS using a FLASH readout was compared with 3D tsSOS FLASH, 2D QISS, 2D TOF, and 3D TOF. A root-mean-square (RMS) combination of echo time images was tested. Evaluation metrics included arterial signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), arterial-to-muscle contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR), and image quality. RESULTS 3D multi-echo tsSOS QISS using a RMS combination of echo time images increased SNR and CNR by 60% and 63% with respect to the reconstruction obtained with the shortest echo time. 3D tsSOS QISS showed superior CNR with respect to 3D tsSOS FLASH imaging, and more than 3-fold higher SNR and CNR with respect to 2D radial QISS when normalized for voxel size. 3D tsSOS QISS provided good to excellent image quality that exceeded the image quality of 2D QISS, 2D TOF, and 3D TOF (P < .05). CONCLUSION Whole-neck high-resolution nonenhanced MRA is feasible using 3D tsSOS QISS, and produced image quality that exceeded those of competing nonenhanced MRA protocols at 3 Tesla.
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- Ioannis Koktzoglou
- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.,Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Neurology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.,Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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Loffredo LF, Coden ME, Jeong BM, Walker MT, Anekalla KR, Doan TC, Rodriguez R, Browning M, Nam K, Lee JJ, Abdala-Valencia H, Berdnikovs S. Eosinophil accumulation in postnatal lung is specific to the primary septation phase of development. Sci Rep 2020; 10:4425. [PMID: 32157178 PMCID: PMC7064572 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61420-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Type 2 immune cells and eosinophils are transiently present in the lung tissue not only in pathology (allergic disease, parasite expulsion) but also during normal postnatal development. However, the lung developmental processes underlying airway recruitment of eosinophils after birth remain unexplored. We determined that in mice, mature eosinophils are transiently recruited to the lung during postnatal days 3-14, which specifically corresponds to the primary septation/alveolarization phase of lung development. Developmental eosinophils peaked during P10-14 and exhibited Siglec-Fmed/highCD11c-/low phenotypes, similar to allergic asthma models. By interrogating the lung transcriptome and proteome during peak eosinophil recruitment in postnatal development, we identified markers that functionally capture the establishment of the mesenchymal-epithelial interface (Nes, Smo, Wnt5a, Nog) and the deposition of the provisional extracellular matrix (ECM) (Tnc, Postn, Spon2, Thbs2) as a key lung morphogenetic event associating with eosinophils. Tenascin-C (TNC) was identified as one of the key ECM markers in the lung epithelial-mesenchymal interface both at the RNA and protein levels, consistently associating with eosinophils in development and disease in mice and humans. As determined by RNA-seq analysis, naïve murine eosinophils cultured with ECM enriched in TNC significantly induced expression of Siglec-F, CD11c, eosinophil peroxidase, and other markers typical for activated eosinophils in development and allergic inflammatory responses. TNC knockout mice had an altered eosinophil recruitment profile in development. Collectively, our results indicate that lung morphogenetic processes associated with heightened Type 2 immunity are not merely a tissue "background" but specifically guide immune cells both in development and pathology.
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- Lucas F Loffredo
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Coden ME, Loffredo LF, Walker MT, Jeong BM, Nam K, Bochner BS, Abdala-Valencia H, Berdnikovs S. Fibrinogen Is a Specific Trigger for Cytolytic Eosinophil Degranulation. J Immunol 2019; 204:438-448. [PMID: 31818982 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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In inflamed human tissues, we often find intact eosinophilic granules, but not eosinophils themselves. Eosinophils, tissue-dwelling granulocytes with several homeostatic roles, have a surprising association with fibrinogen and tissue remodeling. Fibrinogen is a complex glycoprotein with regulatory roles in hemostasis, tumor development, wound healing, and atherogenesis. Despite its significance, the functional link between eosinophils and fibrinogen is not understood. We tested IL-5-primed mouse bone marrow-derived and human blood-sorted eosinophil activity against FITC-linked fibrinogen substrates. The interactions between these scaffolds and adhering eosinophils were quantified using three-dimensional laser spectral, confocal, and transmission electron microscopy. Eosinophils were labeled with major basic protein (MBP) Ab to visualize granules and assessed by flow cytometry. Both mouse and human eosinophils showed firm adhesion and degraded up to 27 ± 3.1% of the substrate area. This co-occurred with active MBP-positive granule release and the expression of integrin CD11b. Mass spectrometry analysis of fibrinogen proteolytic reactions detected the presence of eosinophil peroxidase, MBP, and fibrin α-, β-, and γ-chains. Eosinophil activity was adhesion dependent, as a blocking Ab against CD11b significantly reduced adhesion, degranulation, and fibrinogenolysis. Although adhered, eosinophils exhibited no proteolytic activity on collagen matrices. Cytolytic degranulation was defined by loss of membrane integrity, cell death, and presence of cell-free granules. From transmission electron microscopy images, we observed only fibrinogen-exposed eosinophils undergoing this process. To our knowledge, this is the first report to show that fibrinogen is a specific trigger for cytolytic eosinophil degranulation with implications in human disease.
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- Mackenzie E Coden
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611; and
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Koktzoglou I, Aherne EA, Walker MT, Meyer JR, Edelman RR. Ungated nonenhanced radial quiescent interval slice-selective (QISS) magnetic resonance angiography of the neck: Evaluation of image quality. J Magn Reson Imaging 2019; 50:1798-1807. [PMID: 31077477 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.26781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Standard-of-care time-of-flight (TOF) techniques for nonenhanced magnetic resonance angiography (NEMRA) of the carotid bifurcation and other cervical arteries often provide nondiagnostic image quality due to motion and flow artifacts. PURPOSE To perform an initial evaluation of an ungated radial quiescent-interval slice-selective (QISS) technique for NEMRA of the neck, in comparison with 2D TOF and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (CEMRA). STUDY TYPE Retrospective. POPULATION Sixty patients referred for neck MR angiography. FIELD STRENGTH/SEQUENCE Ungated radial QISS at 3T. ASSESSMENT Three radiologists scored image quality of 18 arterial segments using a 4-point scale (1, nondiagnostic; 2, fair; 3, good; 4, excellent), and two radiologists graded proximal internal carotid stenosis using five categories (<50%, 50-69%, 70-99%, occlusion, nondiagnostic). STATISTICAL TESTS Friedman tests with post-hoc Wilcoxon signed-rank tests; unweighted Gwet's AC1 statistic; tests for equality of proportions. RESULTS Ungated radial QISS provided image quality that significantly exceeded 2D TOF (mean scores of 2.7 vs. 2.0, 2.7 vs. 2.2, and 2.9 vs. 2.3; P < 0.001, all comparisons), while CEMRA provided the best image quality (mean scores of 3.6, 3.7, and 3.5 for the three reviewers). Interrater agreement of image quality scores was substantial for CEMRA (AC1 = 0.70, P < 0.001), and moderate for QISS (AC1 = 0.43, P < 0.001) and TOF (AC1 = 0.41, P < 0.001). Compared with TOF, QISS NEMRA provided a significantly higher percentage of diagnostic segments for all three reviewers (91.0% vs. 71.7%, 93.5% vs. 72.9%, 95.5% vs. 85.2%; P < 0.0001) and demonstrated better agreement with CEMRA for grading of proximal internal carotid stenosis (AC1 = 0.94 vs. 0.73 for reviewer 1, P < 0.05; AC1 = 0.89 vs. 0.68 for reviewer 2, P < 0.05). DATA CONCLUSION In this initial study, ungated radial QISS significantly outperformed 2D TOF for the evaluation of the neck arteries, with overall better image quality and more diagnostic arterial segments, and improved agreement with CEMRA for grading stenosis of the proximal internal carotid artery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3 Technical Efficacy: Stage 1 J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2019;50:1798-1807.
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- Ioannis Koktzoglou
- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois, USA.,Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Queener A, Jeong BM, Doan TC, Chiarella SE, Walker MT, Coden ME, Nagasaka R, Berdnikovs S. Induced hyperglycemia promotes sensitization and exacerbates allergic inflammation in a mouse model of asthma. The Journal of Immunology 2019. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.202.supp.119.3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Glucose is a key source of energy in systemic and cellular metabolism and has known pro-inflammatory properties. It has recently been acknowledged that associations exist between metabolic disorders (diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity), asthma and other allergic diseases. As the prevalence of both metabolic and allergic disorders increases, it is important to understand how metabolism can influence the development of allergy. First, we injected fasted wild type Balbc/J mice intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 2g/kg dextrose (standard hyperglycemic challenge) to test whether hyperglycemia promotes inflammation favoring antigen sensitization. Within one hour of injection, we detected a rapid increase in blood glucose levels (up to 130 mg/dL) followed by an increase in Il1β, Tslp, Cxcl9, and Siglec5 gene expression in the peritoneal tissue compared to vehicle controls. Within 2 hours post injection, IL-1β protein was detected in peritoneal cellular infiltrate. In order to determine whether glucose-induced inflammation promotes allergic response, we sensitized mice by i.p. to chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA) using either alum (standard adjuvant), dextrose or vehicle control. Both alum/OVA and dextrose/OVA mounted lung allergic inflammation in response to inhaled OVA antigen. Dextrose/OVA mice had OVA-specific IgE production similar to alum/OVA group, demonstrating ability to promote sensitization. Remarkably, total cellular infiltrates, bronchoalveolar lavage eosinophils, lung expression of IL-4, IL-13 and IL-33 in dextrose-sensitized mice were equal or surpassing allergic inflammatory responses in mice given standard adjuvant. These results demonstrate a potentially critical role for glucose in promotion of allergy.
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Walker MT, Green JE, Ferrie RP, Queener AM, Kaplan MH, Cook-Mills JM. Mechanism for initiation of food allergy: Dependence on skin barrier mutations and environmental allergen costimulation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018; 141:1711-1725.e9. [PMID: 29454836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms for the development of food allergy in neonates are unknown but clearly linked in patient populations to a genetic predisposition to skin barrier defects. Whether skin barrier defects contribute functionally to development of food allergy is unknown. OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to determine whether skin barrier mutations, which are primarily heterozygous in patient populations, contribute to the development of food allergy. METHODS Mice heterozygous for the filaggrin (Flg)ft and Tmem79ma mutations were skin sensitized with environmental and food allergens. After sensitization, mice received oral challenge with food allergen, and then inflammation, inflammatory mediators, and anaphylaxis were measured. RESULTS We define development of inflammation, inflammatory mediators, and food allergen-induced anaphylaxis in neonatal mice with skin barrier mutations after brief concurrent cutaneous exposure to food and environmental allergens. Moreover, neonates of allergic mothers have increased responses to suboptimal sensitization with food allergens. Importantly, responses to food allergens by these neonatal mice were dependent on genetic defects in skin barrier function and on exposure to environmental allergens. ST2 blockade during skin sensitization inhibited the development of anaphylaxis, antigen-specific IgE, and inflammatory mediators. Neonatal anaphylactic responses and antigen-specific IgE were also inhibited by oral pre-exposure to food allergen, but interestingly, this was blunted by concurrent pre-exposure of the skin to environmental allergen. CONCLUSION These studies uncover mechanisms for food allergy sensitization and anaphylaxis in neonatal mice that are consistent with features of human early-life exposures and genetics in patients with clinical food allergy and demonstrate that changes in barrier function drive development of anaphylaxis to food allergen.
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- Matthew T Walker
- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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- Department of Pediatrics, HB Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Ind
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- Allergy-Immunology Division, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
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Walker MT, Green J, Ferrie R, Cook-Mills JM. Serotonin Receptor Regulation of Eosinophil Transendothelial Migration. The Journal of Immunology 2017. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.198.supp.143.6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The tryptophan amino acid metabolite, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5HTP), is a metabolic precursor of serotonin. 5HTP reduces allergic inflammation in the lung by inhibiting eosinophil migration across endothelial monolayers. Blocking the metabolic conversion of 5HTP to serotonin decreases inhibition of eosinophil migration, indicating that its metabolism is required for inhibition. Currently it is unknown if serotonin receptors are involved in mediating 5HTP function. We determined which serotonin receptors are expressed by endothelial cells and eosinophils by western blot and qPCR. There was expression of the serotonin receptors 1A, 1B, 3A, and 6. Function of the receptors in transendothelial migration was addressed. Selective receptor inhibitors for serotonin receptors 1A and 1B blocked 5HTP inhibition of migration. Current data suggests serotonin receptors are involved in 5HTP inhibition of transendothelial migration and thus may serve as a target for intervention during allergic inflammation. These results will help design ongoing clinical studies addressing whether 5HTP supplementation reduces allergic asthmatic responses.
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Koktzoglou I, Walker MT, Meyer JR, Murphy IG, Edelman RR. Nonenhanced hybridized arterial spin labeled magnetic resonance angiography of the extracranial carotid arteries using a fast low angle shot readout at 3 Tesla. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2016; 18:18. [PMID: 27067840 PMCID: PMC4828773 DOI: 10.1186/s12968-016-0238-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate ungated nonenhanced hybridized arterial spin labeling (hASL) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) of the extracranial carotid arteries using a fast low angle shot (FLASH) readout at 3 Tesla. METHODS In this retrospective, institutional review board-approved and HIPAA-compliant study, we evaluated the image quality (4-point scale) of nonenhanced hASL MRA using a FLASH readout with respect to contrast-enhanced MRA (CEMRA) in 37 patients presenting with neurologic symptoms. Two certified neuroradiologists independently evaluated 407 arterial segments (11 per patient) for image quality. The presence of vascular pathology was determined by consensus reading. Gwet's AC1 was used to assess inter-rater agreement in image quality scores, and image quality scores were correlated with age and body mass index. Objective measurements of arterial lumen area and sharpness in the carotid arteries were compared to values obtained with CEMRA. Comparisons were also made with conventional nonenhanced 2D time-of-flight (TOF) MRA. RESULTS CEMRA provided the best image quality, while nonenhanced hASL FLASH MRA provided image quality that exceeded 2D TOF at the carotid bifurcation and in the internal and external carotid arteries. All nine vascular abnormalities of the carotid and intracranial arteries detected by CEMRA were depicted with hASL MRA, with no false positives. Inter-rater agreement of image quality scores was highest for CEMRA (AC1 = 0.87), followed by hASL (AC1 = 0.61) and TOF (AC1 = 0.43) (P < 0.001, all comparisons). With respect to CEMRA, agreement in cross-sectional lumen area was significantly better with hASL than TOF in the common carotid artery (intraclass correlation (ICC) = 0.90 versus 0.66; P < 0.05) and at the carotid bifurcation (ICC = 0.87 versus 0.54; P < 0.05). Nonenhanced hASL MRA provided superior arterial sharpness with respect to CEMRA and 2D TOF (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Although inferior to CEMRA in terms of image quality and inter-rater agreement, hASL FLASH MRA offers an alternative to 2D TOF for the nonenhanced evaluation of the extracranial carotid arteries at 3 Tesla. Compared with 2D TOF, nonenhanced hASL FLASH MRA provides improved quantification of arterial cross-sectional area, vessel sharpness, inter-rater agreement and image quality.
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- Ioannis Koktzoglou
- />Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, USA
- />University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- />Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, USA
- />University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- />Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, USA
- />University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- />Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, USA
- />Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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- />Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, USA
- />Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, USA
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Rozenfeld MN, Nemeth AJ, Walker MT, Mohan P, Wang X, Parrish TB, Opal P. An investigation of diffusion imaging techniques in the evaluation of spinocerebellar ataxia and multisystem atrophy. J Clin Neurosci 2014; 22:166-72. [PMID: 25439745 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2014.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Multisystem system atrophy and spinocerebellar ataxia are rare neurodegenerative ataxias that can be difficult to diagnose, with important prognostic and treatment implications. The purpose of this study is to evaluate various methods of diffusion imaging and tractography in their effectiveness at differentiating these diseases from control subjects. Our secondary aim is determining whether diffusion abnormalities correspond with clinical disease severity. Diffusion imaging and tractography were performed on five patients and seven age-matched controls. Fractional anisotropy, generalized fractional anisotropy, and apparent diffusion coefficient values and corticospinal tract volumes were measured within various diffusion and probabilistic tractography models, including standard diffusion tensor and Q-ball tractography. Standard diffusion based fractional anisotropy and apparent diffusion coefficient values were significantly altered in patients versus controls in the middle cerebellar peduncles and central pons. Tractography based fractional anisotropy and generalized fractional anisotropy values were significantly lower in patients versus controls when corticospinal tracts were drawn in a craniocaudal direction (bilaterally using Q-ball imaging, only on the right using diffusion tensor imaging). The right corticospinal tract volume was significantly smaller in patients versus controls when created using Q-ball imaging in a caudocranial direction. There was no correlation between diffusion alteration and clinical symptomatology. In conclusion, various diffusion-based techniques can be effective in differentiating ataxic patients from control subjects, although the selection of diffusion algorithm and tract growth technique and direction is non-trivial.
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- Michael N Rozenfeld
- Department of Radiology, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA; Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Northshore University Health Systems, Department of Radiology, Evanston, IL, USA
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- St. Francis Hospital, Department of Radiology, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Mild traumatic brain injury is a significant public health issue that has been gaining considerable attention over the past few years. After injury, a large percentage of patients experience postconcussive symptoms that affect work and school performance and that carry significant medicolegal implications. Conventional imaging modalities (computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging) are insensitive to microstructural changes and underestimate the degree of diffuse axonal injury and metabolic changes. Newer imaging techniques have attempted to better diagnose and characterize diffuse axonal injury and the metabolic and functional aspects of traumatic brain injury. The following review article summarizes the currently available imaging studies and describes the novel and more investigational techniques available for mild traumatic brain injury. A suggested algorithm is offered.
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- Peter G Gonzalez
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 721 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk, VA 23507, USA.
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Shah MK, Shin W, Parikh VS, Ragin A, Mouannes J, Bernstein RA, Walker MT, Bhatt H, Carroll TJ. Quantitative cerebral MR perfusion imaging: preliminary results in stroke. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011; 32:796-802. [PMID: 20882609 DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate quantitative cerebral blood flow (qCBF) with traditional time-based measurements or metrics of cerebral perfusion: time to peak (Tmax) and mean transit time (MTT) in stroke patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine ischemic stroke patients (four male, five female, 63 ± 16 years old) were included in the study which was Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliant and institutional review board approved. Cerebral perfusion was quantified using the Bookend method. Mean values of qCBF, Tmax, and MTT were determined in regions of interest (ROIs). ROIs were drawn on diffusion weighted images in diffusion positive, critically ischemic (CI), in ipsilateral normal region immediately surrounding the critically ischemic region, the presumed penumbra (PP), and in contralateral diffusion negative control, presumed normal region (PN) of gray and white matter separately (GM and WM). RESULTS In both GM and WM, qCBF measures distinguished the studied brain regions with the most markedly reduced values in regions corresponding to extent of likely ischemic injury. In planned comparisons, only qCBF measurements differed significantly between CI and PP tissues. ROC analysis supported the utility of qCBF for discriminating brain regions differing in the likely extent of ischemic injury (CI and PN regions - qCBF: area under the curve [AUC] = 0.96, Tmax: AUC = 0.96, MTT: AUC = 0.72). Importantly, qCBF afforded the best discrimination of CI and PP regions (qCBF: AUC = 0.82, Tmax: AUC = 0.65, MTT: AUC = 0.52). CONCLUSION This initial evaluation indicates that quantitative MRI perfusion is feasible in ischemic stroke patients. qCBF derived with this strategy provide enhanced discrimination of CI and PP compared to time-based imaging metrics. This approach merits investigation in larger clinical studies.
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- Maulin K Shah
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60611, USA
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and venous thrombosis are frequently encountered first in the emergency setting and share some common characteristics. The clinical presentation in both entities is vague, and the brain parenchymal findings of PRES syndrome may resemble those of venous thrombosis in some ways. Both entities often occur in a bilateral posterior distribution and may be associated with reversible parenchymal findings if the inciting factor is treated. These diagnoses should be at the forefront of the differential diagnosis when confronted with otherwise unexplained brain edema, among other findings described in this article.
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- Bojan D Petrovic
- Neuroradiology Section, Department of Radiology, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
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This article reviews the fundamental concepts related to the imaging of head trauma, and it is vital for radiologists to have a thorough understanding of the principal imaging findings in this setting and of the underlying mechanisms which are involved. There is a large and continually expanding body of literature on this subject, and imaging technologies and techniques continue to evolve. Radiologists continue to play an integral role in the assessment and care of patients with head trauma, and in order to maintain and strengthen this role, it is incumbent upon them to stay abreast of these developments.
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- Tarek A Hijaz
- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Nemeth AJ, Walker MT. Preface. Radiol Clin North Am 2011; 49:xi. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dabus G, Bendok BR, Walker MT. Asymptomatic distal plaque migration after angioplasty of atherosclerotic middle cerebral artery stenosis. J Neuroimaging 2010; 23:152-3. [PMID: 20977530 DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2010.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Dabus G, Walker MT. Right vertebral artery arising from the aortic arch distal to the left subclavian artery diagnosed with magnetic resonance angiography. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 67:508. [PMID: 20385922 DOI: 10.1001/archneurol.2010.44] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Guilherme Dabus
- Northwestern Neuroendovascular Program, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, 676 N St Clair St, Ste 800, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Liu BP, Aghaei Lasboo A, Rozenfeld M, Hijaz TA, Futterer SF, Walker MT. Percutaneous transosseous translaminar approach for thecal sac access in advanced ankylosing spondylitis with instrumented posterior spinal fusion. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2009; 31:193-5. [PMID: 19661171 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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A novel transosseous approach for percutaneous access of the lumbar subarachnoid space is described in a patient with advanced ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and instrumented spinal fusion who presented for myelography. Use of a coaxial threaded bone biopsy system to provide transosseous access to the thecal sac, imaging findings, and outcome are discussed. This technique provided access to an otherwise inaccessible subarachnoid space and is an alternative approach in the setting of advanced AS or posterior spinal fusion.
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- B P Liu
- Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Department of Radiology, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Li M, Smith CJ, Walker MT, Smith TJ. Novel inhibitors complexed with glutamate dehydrogenase: allosteric regulation by control of protein dynamics. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:22988-3000. [PMID: 19531491 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.020222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mammalian glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) is a homohexameric enzyme that catalyzes the reversible oxidative deamination of l-glutamate to 2-oxoglutarate using NAD(P)(+) as coenzyme. Unlike its counterparts from other animal kingdoms, mammalian GDH is regulated by a host of ligands. The recently discovered hyperinsulinism/hyperammonemia disorder showed that the loss of allosteric inhibition of GDH by GTP causes excessive secretion of insulin. Subsequent studies demonstrated that wild-type and hyperinsulinemia/hyperammonemia forms of GDH are inhibited by the green tea polyphenols, epigallocatechin gallate and epicatechin gallate. This was followed by high throughput studies that identified more stable inhibitors, including hexachlorophene, GW5074, and bithionol. Shown here are the structures of GDH complexed with these three compounds. Hexachlorophene forms a ring around the internal cavity in GDH through aromatic stacking interactions between the drug and GDH as well as between the drug molecules themselves. In contrast, GW5074 and bithionol both bind as pairs of stacked compounds at hexameric 2-fold axes between the dimers of subunits. The internal core of GDH contracts when the catalytic cleft closes during enzymatic turnover. None of the drugs cause conformational changes in the contact residues, but all bind to key interfaces involved in this contraction process. Therefore, it seems likely that the drugs inhibit enzymatic turnover by inhibiting this transition. Indeed, this expansion/contraction process may play a major role in the inter-subunit communication and allosteric regulation observed in GDH.
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- Ming Li
- Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri 63132, USA
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Aghaei Lasboo A, Lasboo AA, Hurley MC, Walker MT, Surdell D, Song JK, Rosenow JM, Shaibani A. Emergent image-guided treatment of a large CSF leak to reverse "in-extremis" signs of intracranial hypotension. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2008; 29:1627-9. [PMID: 18583411 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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We report the use of an emergent, targeted fibrin spinal epidural blood patch with subarachnoid saline infusion to rapidly reverse "in-extremis" clinical and imaging signs of posterior-fossa coning brought about by acute-on-chronic intracranial hypotension, itself consequent to a cervicothoracic CSF leak. Treatment resulted in a dramatic recovery and eventual discharge with return to normal lifestyle and occupation. The clinical and imaging danger signs are reviewed; fibrin patch technique and potential pitfalls in postprocedure management are analyzed.
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- A Aghaei Lasboo
- Department of Radiology, The Feinberg School of Medicine and McGaw Medical Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., USA
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Ali S, Radaideh MM, Shaibani A, Russell EJ, Walker MT. PERSISTENT TRIGEMINAL ARTERY TERMINATING IN THE POSTERIOR INFERIOR CEREBELLAR ARTERY. Neurosurgery 2008; 62:E746-8; discussion E746-8. [PMID: 18425001 DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000317327.17225.f8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Persistent trigeminal arteries are rare and represent a remnant of the fetal carotid-basilar circulation. They typically extend from the internal carotid artery to the basilar artery. An unusual case of a patient with a trigeminal artery originating from the internal carotid artery and terminating as the dominant hemispheric branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery is presented.
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A 66-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with pulsatile tinnitus, increasing left eye pain, proptosis, conjunctival injection, diplopia, and decreased visual acuity. Conventional contrast-enhanced computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated findings consistent with a left carotid-cavernous fistula. The patient underwent an emergency diagnostic cerebral angiogram. Besides an indirect carotid-cavernous fistula on the left side, a right-sided persistent trigeminal artery terminating as the dominant hemispheric trunk of the posteroinferior cerebellar artery was incidentally noted. The vermian branch of the right posteroinferior cerebellar artery arose from the ipsilateral vertebral artery, whereas duplicate superior cerebellar arteries supplied the left posteroinferior cerebellar artery region.
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The patient was treated for the indirect carotid-cavernous fistula with detachable platinum coils and N-butyl cyanoacrylate, resulting in the resolution of her symptoms.
CONCLUSION
We report a case of a persistent trigeminal artery supplying only the cerebellar hemisphere. The clinical significance of this anomaly relates to its role in endovascular therapeutic and surgical complications and the paradoxical lesions in the cerebellum that occur as a result of carotid disease. We also discuss the Saltzman classification of persistent trigeminal arteries and their variants.
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- Saad Ali
- Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Cashen TA, Jeong H, Shah MK, Bhatt HM, Shin W, Carr JC, Walker MT, Batjer HH, Carroll TJ. 4D radial contrast-enhanced MR angiography with sliding subtraction. Magn Reson Med 2008; 58:962-72. [PMID: 17969099 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A method is presented for high spatial and temporal resolution 3D contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography. The overall technique involves a set of interrelated components suited to high-frame-rate angiography, including 3D cylindrical k-space sampling, angular undersampling, asymmetric sampling, sliding window reconstruction, pseudorandom view ordering, and a sliding subtraction mask. Computer simulations and volunteer studies demonstrated the utility of each component of the technique. Angiograms of one hemisphere of the intracranial vasculature were acquired with a pixel size of 1.1 x 1.1 x 2.8 mm and a frame rate of 0.35 sec based on a temporal resolution of 3.5 sec. Such a 3D time-resolved, or "4D," technique has the potential to noninvasively acquire diagnostic quality images of certain anatomic regions with a frame rate fast enough to not only ensure the capture of an uncontaminated arterial phase, but even demonstrate contrast bolus flow dynamics. Clinical applications include noninvasive imaging of arteriovenous shunting, which is demonstrated with a patient study.
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- Ty A Cashen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Matthew T Walker
- Neuroradiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Curtin KR, Walker MT, Shaibani A. Appearance of the neuroform stent on computed tomography angiographic images: imaging pitfall. Case illustration. J Neurosurg 2008; 107:1249. [PMID: 18077969 DOI: 10.3171/jns-07/12/1249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Ali S, Cashen TA, Carroll TJ, McComb E, Muzaffar M, Shaibani A, Walker MT. Time-resolved spinal MR angiography: initial clinical experience in the evaluation of spinal arteriovenous shunts. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:1806-10. [PMID: 17885246 PMCID: PMC8134209 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a0639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Spinal arteriovenous shunts usually require digital subtraction angiography (DSA) for evaluation. We report a unique time-resolved spinal MR angiographic (TRSMRA) technique with a temporal resolution of 3-6 seconds and spatial resolution of approximately 1 mm(3) that has the potential to noninvasively detect, localize, and follow-up these cases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eleven patients with clinical presentation and/or MR findings suspicious for a spinal arteriovenous shunt were referred for TRSMRA. Patients subsequently underwent spinal DSA to confirm the presence or absence of a shunt or were followed clinically until an alternative diagnosis was found. TRSMRA was also used to predict the level of the shunt in the positive cases. In addition, 2 of these patients as well as a 12th patient referred to us posttreatment received a follow-up TRSMRA to assess treatment outcome. RESULTS Early venous shunting was identified by using TRSMRA in 6 cases. All 6 were confirmed to have an AV shunt on subsequent spinal DSA. The shunt level predicted by TRSMRA consistently correlated with DSA to within 1 vertebral level. In the 5 patients with a negative screening TRSMRA, DSA or clinical outcome confirmed the absence of an arteriovenous shunt in all of the cases. Posttreatment TRSMRA in 3 patients accurately assessed the success or failure of treatment. CONCLUSION Combining acceleration techniques to achieve high frame rate TRSMRA provides sufficient temporal and spatial resolution to identify, localize, and follow patients suspected of having a spinal arteriovenous shunt. Further study in a larger population is warranted to assess the accuracy of this technique.
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- S Ali
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Yaghmai V, Rohany M, Shaibani A, Huber M, Soud H, Russell EJ, Walker MT. Pulsatility Imaging of Saccular Aneurysm Model by 64-Slice CT with Dynamic Multiscan Technique. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2007; 18:785-8. [PMID: 17538143 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2007.02.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The feasibility of imaging pulsatility in an aneurysm model with the high-resolution dynamic multiscan technique of 64-slice computed tomography (CT) was studied. A pulsatile aneurysm phantom was constructed and imaged with dynamic multiscan technique. The aneurysm model was filled with iodinated contrast material (250 Hounsfield Units) and was scanned with use of a gantry rotation time of 0.33 seconds, slice thickness of 1.2 mm, effective coverage of 24 mm, and total imaging time of 4 seconds. Images were reconstructed at 50-msec intervals. The visualization of wall motion was qualitatively evaluated by direct comparison of four-dimensional images versus phantom motion. Pulsatility imaging without perceptible artifact or need for cardiac gating was achieved with the use of this technique.
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- Vahid Yaghmai
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern University, 676 North Saint Clair Street, Suite 800, Chicago, Il 60611, USA.
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Nickele C, Muro K, Getch CC, Walker MT, Bernstein RA. Severe reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome mimicking aneurysmal rupture and vasospasm. Neurocrit Care 2007; 7:81-5. [PMID: 17657659 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-007-0001-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Presenting symptoms of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) may overlap. Patients with RCVS often harbor unruptured aneurysms. We report a case of RCVS in a patient with an unruptured intracranial aneurysm. The development of diffuse vasoconstriction after aneursym clipping in the absence of any subarachnoid blood was initially confusing, until subtle vasoconstriction before clipping was seen retrospectively. RESULTS We obtained perfusion and diffusion MRI studies on this patient, which shed light on the pathophysiology of RCVS. CONCLUSION It is important for physicians who care for patients with aneurysmal SAH to recognize RCVS, as the treatments for these two conditions are different.
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- Christopher Nickele
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Rohany M, Shaibani A, Arafat O, Walker MT, Russell EJ, Batjer HH, Getch CC. Spinal arteriovenous malformations associated with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome: a literature search and report of two cases. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2007; 28:584-9. [PMID: 17353342 PMCID: PMC7977840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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SUMMARY Patients with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber syndrome present with venous varices, cutaneous capillary malformations, and tissue hypertrophy, usually involving an extremity. A small but important subset also harbors arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the spine. We report 2 such cases, 1 with 3 concurrent spinal arteriovenous fistulas. These cases and our review of the literature emphasize the importance of screening the spine for AVMs. In addition, it is also important to investigate for the presence of multiple spinal AVMs.
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- M Rohany
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill 60611, USA.
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Benzon HT, Jabri RS, Walker MT, Mizuno ET, Huser CJ. The role of computerized tomography-myelography in a patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension from multiple cerebrospinal fluid leaks. Clin J Pain 2006; 22:831-3. [PMID: 17057567 DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000210928.35569.ad] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To describe a patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) secondary to multiple sites of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, a rarely described phenomenon. To compare computerized tomography-myelography with radionuclide cisternography as confirmatory diagnostic aids in SIH. METHODS A patient with SIH had transient or no response to 2 thoracic epidural blood patches. A computerized tomography-myelography showed bilateral CSF leaks at T11-T12 and T12-L1 levels and on the left side of T10-T11. RESULTS A left paramedian epidural blood patch was performed at T12-L1 under fluoroscopy guidance. Injection of 1 mL dye showed confinement of the dye at the left T11-L1 epidural space. The patient had 90% to 95% relief of her headache and complete relief at 4 months. She was asymptomatic 1 year after the last epidural blood patch. CONCLUSIONS In a patient with SIH, a computerized tomography-myelography should be performed if an initial epidural blood patch is ineffective. This is to show the vertebral level and site(s) of CSF leak and to guide the physician to the ideal vertebral level for the epidural blood patch.
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- Honorio T Benzon
- Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
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Sullivan JT, Grouper S, Walker MT, Parrish TB, McCarthy RJ, Wong CA. Lumbosacral Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume in Humans Using Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Anesth Analg 2006; 103:1306-10. [PMID: 17056974 DOI: 10.1213/01.ane.0000240886.55044.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical response to spinal anesthesia is influenced by lumbosacral cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume, which is highly variable among patients. METHODS Lumbosacral magnetic resonance images were obtained in 71 patients using a long echo time (TE = 198 msec), fast spin echo sequence with fat suppression. Three-dimensional images were created and lumbosacral CSF volume was estimated using a threshold-based region growing algorithm. RESULTS A validation experiment using a water bath and cadaveric spinal cord demonstrated that the technique was accurate (1.4 +/- 0.4% difference between estimated and measured). The coefficient of variance was 0.42% among the three estimated CSF values per subject. The mean calculated volume was 35.8 +/- 10.9 mL with a range of 10.6-61.3 mL. Lumbosacral CSF volume was widely variable among patients and was inversely proportional to body mass index (r = -.276, P = 0.02). Mean calculated lumbosacral CSF volumes were smaller in the group of subjects that had radiographic diagnoses of spinal stenosis when compared with subjects with no diagnosis (mean difference -8.4 mL, 95% CI of the difference, -16.1 to -0.8 mL, P = 0.03) and were not different when compared with those with herniated disk disease (mean difference -6.4 mL, 95% CI of the difference -14.7 to 1.9 mL, P = 0.19). CONCLUSIONS Application of this technique to clinical investigations may further enhance our understanding of spinal anesthesia.
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- John T Sullivan
- Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 E Huron St., F5-704, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA.
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Cashen TA, Carr JC, Shin W, Walker MT, Futterer SF, Shaibani A, McCarthy RM, Carroll TJ. Intracranial time-resolved contrast-enhanced MR angiography at 3T. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2006; 27:822-9. [PMID: 16611772 PMCID: PMC8133971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A method is presented for high-temporal-resolution MR angiography (MRA) using a combination of undersampling strategies and a high-field (3T) scanner. Currently, the evaluation of cerebrovascular disorders involving arteriovenous shunting or retrograde flow is accomplished with conventional radiographic digital subtraction angiography, because of its high spatial and temporal resolutions. Multiphase MRA could potentially provide the same diagnostic information noninvasively, though this is technically challenging because of the inherent trade-off between signal intensity-to-noise ratio (S/N), spatial resolution, and temporal resolution in MR imaging. METHODS Numerical simulations addressed the choice of imaging parameters at 3T to maximize S/N and the data acquisition rate while staying within specific absorption rate limits. The increase in S/N at 3T was verified in vivo. An imaging protocol was developed with S/N, spatial resolution, and temporal resolution suitable for intracranial angiography. Partial Fourier imaging, parallel imaging, and the time-resolved echo-shared acquisition technique (TREAT) were all used to achieve sufficient undersampling. RESULTS In 40 volunteers and 10 patients exhibiting arteriovenous malformations or fistulas, intracranial time-resolved contrast-enhanced MRA with high acceleration at high field produced diagnostic-quality images suitable for assessment of pathologies involving arteriovenous shunting or retrograde flow. The technique provided spatial resolution of 1.1 x 1.1 x 2.5 mm and temporal resolution of 2.5 seconds/frame. The combination of several acceleration methods, each with modest acceleration, can provide a high overall acceleration without the artifacts of any one technique becoming too pronounced. CONCLUSION By taking advantage of the increased S/N provided by 3T magnets over conventional 1.5T magnets and converting this additional S/N into higher temporal resolution through acceleration strategies, intracranial time-resolved MRA becomes feasible.
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- T A Cashen
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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O'Shaughnessy BA, Bendok BR, Parkinson RJ, Shaibani A, Walker MT, Shakir E, Batjer HH. Acquired Chiari malformation Type I associated with a supratentorial arteriovenous malformation. Case report and review of the literature. J Neurosurg 2006; 104:28-32. [PMID: 16509477 DOI: 10.3171/ped.2006.104.1.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I), a condition defined by caudal descent of the cerebellar tonsils through the foramen magnum, is generally considered a congenital lesion. Several authors, however, have described an acquired form that appears identical to the congenital lesion on neuroimages. The most commonly reported cause of an acquired CM-I is cerebrospinal fluid diversion through a lumboperitoneal shunt. In this paper, the authors report the case of a patient in whom an acquired CM-I developed in association with a supratentorial arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain. Development of the acquired CM was documented on serial magnetic resonance images. Moreover, the CM was seen to originate and worsen in concert with the clinicoradiological progression of the AVM. The underlying mechanism responsible for the acquired CM in this case is thought to be a high-flow venopathy of the transverse and sigmoid sinuses causing occlusion on the right and redirection of venous outflow into posterior fossa veins, with consequent venous congestion and swelling of the posterior fossa structures.
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- Brian A O'Shaughnessy
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
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Naidich MJ, Walker MT, Gottardi-Littell NR, Han G, Chandler JP. Cerebellar pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1. Neuroradiology 2005; 46:825-9. [PMID: 15289955 DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1216-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We describe a case of cerebellar pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma (PXA) occurring in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). The histomorphology of this uncommon glial (astrocytic) neoplasm is discussed. The occurrence of this tumor within the posterior fossa is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a cerebellar PXA in a patient with NF1.
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- M J Naidich
- Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Walker MT, Wattamwar A, Mellman D, Mo J. Active hemorrhage into a postresection cavity detected by neuro-CT angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 26:1163-5. [PMID: 15891177 PMCID: PMC8158637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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We describe a case demonstrating active extravasation of contrast material into a hematoma resection cavity during CT angiography (CTA) that necessitated emergent reexploration, decompression, and hemostatic control. Our case highlights the value of neuro-CTA in the immediate postoperative setting and describes another scenario where CTA has added value. Prompt recognition of contrast extravasation is critical to the diagnosis and ultimately affects the quality of patient care.
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- Matthew T Walker
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medi-cine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Thomson PA, Wray NR, Thomson AM, Dunbar DR, Grassie MA, Condie A, Walker MT, Smith DJ, Pulford DJ, Muir W, Blackwood DHR, Porteous DJ. Sex-specific association between bipolar affective disorder in women and GPR50, an X-linked orphan G protein-coupled receptor. Mol Psychiatry 2005; 10:470-8. [PMID: 15452587 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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GPR50 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) located on Xq28, a region previously implicated in multiple genetic studies of bipolar affective disorder (BPAD). Allele frequencies of three polymorphisms in GPR50 were compared in case-control studies between subjects with BPAD (264), major depressive disorder (MDD) (226), or schizophrenia (SCZ) (263) and ethnically matched controls (562). Significant associations were found between an insertion/deletion polymorphism in exon 2 and both BPAD (P=0.0070), and MDD (P=0.011) with increased risk associated with the deletion variant (GPR50(Delta502-505)). When the analysis was restricted to female subjects, the associations with BPAD and MDD increased in significance (P=0.00023 and P=0.0064, respectively). Two other single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) tested within this gene showed associations between: the female MDD group and an SNP in exon 2 (P=0.0096); and female SCZ and an intronic SNP (P=0.0014). No association was detected in males with either MDD, BPAD or SCZ. These results suggest that GPR50(Delta502-505), or a variant in tight linkage disequilibrium with this polymorphism, is a sex-specific risk factor for susceptibility to bipolar disorder, and that other variants in the gene may be sex-specific risk factors in the development of schizophrenia.
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- P A Thomson
- Medical Genetics Section, University of Edinburgh, Molecular Medicine Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Scotland.
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Walker MT, Tsai J, Parish T, Tzung B, Shaibani A, Krupinski E, Russell EJ. MR angiographic evaluation of platinum coil packs at 1.5T and 3T: an in vitro assessment of artifact production: technical note. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2005; 26:848-53. [PMID: 15814933 PMCID: PMC7977119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Susceptibility artifact from platinum coil packs impairs the visibility of perianeurysmal soft tissues at conventional 3D time-of-flight MR angiography. These artifacts limit the evaluation for residual-recurrent aneurysm and parent vessel stenosis. Reducing the echo time can decrease the artifact and improve perianeurysmal visualization. The purpose of this study was to assess quantitatively the effect of decreasing the echo time on artifact production at different field strengths and coil pack densities.
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- Matthew T Walker
- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Patel SM, Mo JH, Walker MT, Adley B, Noskin GA. Epidural abscess and osteomyelitis due to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2004; 50:283-5. [PMID: 15582301 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2004.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2004] [Accepted: 08/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is a microaerophilic, fastidious Gram-negative rod that most commonly causes periodontitis and odontogenic infections. We report the first case of an epidural abscess and osteomyelitis due to this organism resulting from self-extraction of carious teeth. The patient responded to surgical debridement and prolonged antimicrobial therapy with intravenous ceftriaxone.
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- Shilpa Majmudar Patel
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA. s-patel4 @northwestern.edu
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Gonzalez LF, Walker MT, Zabramski JM, Partovi S, Wallace RC, Spetzler RF. Distinction between paraclinoid and cavernous sinus aneurysms with computed tomographic angiography. Neurosurgery 2003; 52:1131-7; discussion 1138-9. [PMID: 12699558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2002] [Accepted: 12/18/2002] [Indexed: 03/01/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To examine the reliability of using the optic strut as a landmark in computed tomographic (CT) angiography, to differentiate between intradural and extradural (cavernous sinus) aneurysms involving the paraclinoid segment of the internal carotid artery (ICA). METHODS Microanatomic dissections were performed with five cadaveric heads (10 sides), to establish the relationships of the optic strut to the cavernous sinus and the ICA. Results from these anatomic studies were compared with intraoperative and CT angiographic findings for four patients with nine intracranial aneurysms involving the paraclinoid segment of the ICA. RESULTS The inferior boundary of the optic strut accurately localized the point at which the ICA pierced the oculomotor membrane (proximal dural ring) and exited the cavernous sinus. The optic strut and its relationship to the ICA could be well observed on CT angiograms. During surgery, six of six aneurysms that arose distal to the optic strut were identified intradurally and were successfully clipped. Conversely, all aneurysms that arose proximal to the optic strut were observed to lie within the cavernous sinus. An aneurysm at the optic strut was within the clinoid segment or interdural, between the proximal and distal rings. CONCLUSION The optic strut, as identified with CT angiography, provided a reliable anatomic landmark for accurate discrimination between intradural and extradural (cavernous sinus) aneurysms.
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- L Fernando Gonzalez
- Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA
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Gonzalez LF, Walker MT, Zabramski JM, Partovi S, Wallace RC, Spetzler RF. Distinction between Paraclinoid and Cavernous Sinus Aneurysms with Computed Tomographic Angiography. Neurosurgery 2003. [DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000058465.98426.2e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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