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Bambaranda BGIK, Bomiriya R, Mehlawat P, Choudhary M. Association of extended culture to blastocyst and pre-malignant gestational trophoblastic disease risk following IVF/ICSI-assisted reproduction cycles: an analysis of large UK national database. J Assist Reprod Genet 2022; 39:2317-2323. [PMID: 36001210 PMCID: PMC9596624 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-022-02583-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess whether there is an association between extended in vitro culture based on embryo developmental stage at transfer and pre-malignant gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) risk of molar pregnancy during assisted reproduction. METHODS A retrospective study was carried out using Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) anonymized register from 1999 to 2016. A total of 540,376 cycles were eligible to be included in the study after excluding any kind of donor treatment or surrogacy, frozen embryo transfers, and cycles with incomplete data. Subgroup analysis was carried out in subjects with primary infertility aiming to exclude an increased risk in those with a previous GTD. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to adjust for possible confounders, and the effect of day of embryo transfer in IVF (in vitro fertilization)/ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) treatment on a molar pregnancy GTD outcome was analyzed. RESULTS The prevalence of a molar pregnancy GTD among the study population was 3.4/10,000 livebirths (53/156,683) with a higher risk in the over 40 age category. No significant difference of pre-malignant GTD incidence was seen between IVF and ICSI (0.01% vs 0.009% respectively). No association was seen with GTD based on type/cause of infertility or number of embryos transferred. Crude (1.06; 95% CI 0.852-1.31) and adjusted (1.07; 95% CI (0.857-1.32) odds ratios were calculated to see an association between day of embryo transfer and the occurrence of a GTD. There was no association between day of embryo transfer and molar GTD risk after adjusting for age and secondary infertility. CONCLUSION No significant association between pre-malignant molar gestational trophoblastic disease and extended in vitro embryo culture was found after analyzing 540,376 cycles of IVF and ICSI.
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- B G I K Bambaranda
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP, UK
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- Department of Statistics, R S Metrics Asia Holdings, Battaramulla, 10120, Sri Lanka
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- Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP, UK.
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Moody J, Bambaranda I, Perkins M, Lennox K, Choudhary M. O-091 From Family Planning to Fertility Planning - ‘FertPlan’ awareness amongst contraceptive healthcare providers and users. Hum Reprod 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deac104.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Study question
Are women and healthcare professionals seeking or providing contraception aware of age-related decline in female fertility and information support regarding fertility awareness?
Summary answer
89.9% of contraceptive users and 71% of providers stated lack of awareness regarding age and fertility emphasising website as the preferred information resource.
What is known already
The last 50 years has seen an upward trend in the age at which women are giving birth. The birth rate for women aged 35 to 39 has trebled since 1980 and is now at its highest ever level. Delaying childbearing may mean that some women will inevitably leave it too late and become childless involuntarily. Women are also seeking fertility treatment at older ages, however, success rates decrease dramatically with age. It is not clear whether women who delay their fertility are aware of the decline in fertility with age, and whether healthcare professionals discuss fertility planning with women.
Study design, size, duration
We conducted two independent anonymous questionnaire surveys of reproductive age women seeking contraception and healthcare professionals(HCP) providing contraception in the UK following research ethics approval, to determine their awareness of the age-related decline in fertility, information resource and potential barriers to provision of information. . This was a prospective study design conducted over a year period using an online questionnaire. A total of 249 participants completed the survey.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
138 reproductive age women on contraception consented and participated in the study by completing the online questionnaire. Of these, 96.4% were of white origin,1.4% mixed ethnicity, 1.4% Asian origin and 0.7% Black.
111 HCP providing contraceptive advice in family planning clinics or in General practice completed the survey. Of these, 6 were allied healthcare professionals ie specialist nurses. Data was collated and analysed using percentages and descriptive statistics.
Main results and the role of chance
Of the total 138 female contraceptive users, 87 were aged 30-39 years whilst 35 were 40-45 years. 51.4% of women indicated no concern about their future fertility, whilst the remainder gave roughly uniformly distributed ratings of concern from unconcerned to highly concerned. However, one third of all women (31.1%) believed that age-related fertility decline occurred after 40 years. 89.9% of women felt fertility awareness and education is important.
Of the total 111 HCP, ∼one in 10 HCP (11.7%) misconstrued the female age-related decline to begin from 40 years onwards. The contraceptive providers also were misinformed regarding age related decline in IVF success rate with 45% of them citing 40 years or over to be the age that contributed to decline in IVF success. Despite these figures, majority (71.2%) of HCP agreed there was lack of fertility awareness and 33.3% felt fertility education should be commenced as early as school age. 27% HCP always discussed future fertility whilst 33.3% discussed most of the times. The most commonly-stated barriers to providing information were lack of time, self-perceived lack of knowledge, and women not asking.
73.2% of reproductive age contraceptive users and 85.6% HCPs expressed website to be the most preferred option for information resource.
Limitations, reasons for caution
To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first studies seeking fertility awareness amongst those practising family planning. As this was not a qualitative interview based study, the findings are open to interpretation and one must exercise caution.
Wider implications of the findings
This study highlights clear need for fertility education and awareness amongst contraceptive providers and users. By providing resources to inform, we may increase awareness and confidence amongst both groups thereby empowering women to make informed choices about their future fertility by integrating Fertility planning within Family Planning.
Trial registration number
Not applicable (IRAS 248991 and R&D Ref 8999)
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- J Moody
- County Durham and Darlington Hospitals NHS Trust, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Darlington, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust , Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust , Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust , Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust , Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Raheem I, Durrani R, Hopp S, Orlic M, Connolly S, Choudhary M, Kouri B, Regan J, Miller M. Abstract No. 83 Retrospective analysis of splenic artery embolization methods and outcomes for grade III–V blunt splenic injuries. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Bambaranda I, Bomiriya R, Choudhary M. P-382 Pre-selected for an award: Association of extended culture to blastocyst and gestational trophoblastic disease risk following IVF/ICSI assisted reproduction cycles: An analysis of large UK National database. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab127.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Is there any association between stage of embryo at transfer based on extended in vitro culture and gestational trophoblastic disease risk during assisted reproduction?
Summary answer
No significant association between stages of embryo transfer from zygote stage to blastocyst stage was found after analysing 540376 cycles of IVF and ICSI.
What is known already
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), commonly referred to as molar pregnancy, results from abnormal proliferation of the trophoblast with a reported incidence of ∼1 in 700 in the UK. Despite technological advances such as ICSI, PGT and selection of normally fertilised (2PN) embryos, there are reported cases of GTD following assisted reproduction. Blastocyst transfer is associated with higher pregnancy and live birth rates but evidence is lacking whether extended embryo culture to blastocyst stage influences implantation of an abnormal embryo or abnormal trophoblastic proliferation leading to GTD.
Study design, size, duration
A retrospective study was carried out using Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) anonymised register data from 1999 to 2016. HFEA holds the longest running register for fertility treatment data in the world and is the national database for fertility treatment data in UK. A total of 540376 fresh IVF or ICSI assisted reproduction cycles were analysed.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
There were 1033588 treatment cycles during the study period but only 540376 cycles met the inclusion criteria of fresh IVF or ICSI. Cycles with incomplete data, frozen embryo transfers, donor treatment or surrogacy were excluded. A subgroup analysis of those with primary subfertility was performed after excluding subjects with secondary infertility in order to exclude an effect of a previous molar pregnancy. Multivariate regression analysis was used to adjust for possible confounders.
Main results and the role of chance
78 molar pregnancies were reported in the original sample giving a prevalence of 4/10000 live births (78/228461), much lower than the prevalence given with natural pregnancies. Prevalence of molar pregnancy amongst the study population after meeting exclusion criteria was 4 /10000 livebirths (53/156683). Incidence of molar pregnancy was not statistically different between treatment type (0.0001 vs 0.00009).
Significantly higher incidence of GTD was seen in the 40 to 42 age category compared to 18-34 category(OR 1.86(95% CI 8.7-3.75)),in par with known higher GTD risk in women above 40 in the general population. Of interesting note, although the incidence of molar pregnancy was significantly lower in women undergoing assisted reproduction increased risk with advancing age is not totally eliminated with treatment. There was no significant association between the occurrence of molar pregnancy with the type and cause for infertility and number of embryos transferred.
Crude (1.06 (95% CI 0.852-1.31)) and adjusted odds ratios (1.07 (95% CI (0.857-1.32)) did not show any association between day of embryo transfer and molar pregnancy even after adjusting for age and excluding secondary infertility. Selection of blastocyst stage embryo after extended culture did not alter the likelihood of having a GTD compared to cleavage stage embryo.
Limitations, reasons for caution
The retrospective analysis of anonymised HFEA data limited adjustments for confounders such as smoking, previous history of GTD, ethnicity etc that predispose to GTD. Caution needs to be exercised for under-reporting of GTD to HFEA and lack of information on type of GTD identified.
Wider implications of the findings
Though GTD cannot be prevented by IVF/ICSI, the incidence is significantly low and extended culture is not associated with higher risk of abnormal trophoblastic proliferation or GTD occurrence with IVF/ ICSI treatment. These findings would aid informed implications counselling and reassurance of patients during assisted reproduction treatments.
Trial registration number
not applicable
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- I Bambaranda
- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- UK, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- R S Metrics Asia Holdings Private Limited, Data Science, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- UK, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Bambaranda I, Bomiriya R, Choudhary M. P–382 Association of extended culture to blastocyst and gestational trophoblastic disease risk following IVF/ICSI assisted reproduction cycles: An analysis of large UK National database. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Is there any association between stage of embryo at transfer based on extended in vitro culture and gestational trophoblastic disease risk during assisted reproduction?
Summary answer
No significant association between stages of embryo transfer from zygote stage to blastocyst stage was found after analysing 540376 cycles of IVF and ICSI.
What is known already
Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD), commonly referred to as molar pregnancy, results from abnormal proliferation of the trophoblast with a reported incidence of ∼1 in 700 in the UK. Despite technological advances such as ICSI, PGT and selection of normally fertilised (2PN) embryos, there are reported cases of GTD following assisted reproduction. Blastocyst transfer is associated with higher pregnancy and live birth rates but evidence is lacking whether extended embryo culture to blastocyst stage influences implantation of an abnormal embryo or abnormal trophoblastic proliferation leading to GTD.
Study design, size, duration
A retrospective study was carried out using Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) anonymised register data from 1999 to 2016. HFEA holds the longest running register for fertility treatment data in the world and is the national database for fertility treatment data in UK. A total of 540376 fresh IVF or ICSI assisted reproduction cycles were analysed.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
There were 1033588 treatment cycles during the study period but only 540376 cycles met the inclusion criteria of fresh IVF or ICSI. Cycles with incomplete data, frozen embryo transfers, donor treatment or surrogacy were excluded. A subgroup analysis of those with primary subfertility was performed after excluding subjects with secondary infertility in order to exclude an effect of a previous molar pregnancy. Multivariate regression analysis was used to adjust for possible confounders.
Main results and the role of chance
78 molar pregnancies were reported in the original sample giving a prevalence of 4/10000 live births (78/228461), much lower than the prevalence given with natural pregnancies. Prevalence of molar pregnancy amongst the study population after meeting exclusion criteria was 4 /10000 livebirths (53/156683). Incidence of molar pregnancy was not statistically different between treatment type (0.0001 vs 0.00009). Significantly higher incidence of GTD was seen in the 40 to 42 age category compared to 18–34 category(OR 1.86(95% CI 8.7–3.75)),in par with known higher GTD risk in women above 40 in the general population. Of interesting note, although the incidence of molar pregnancy was significantly lower in women undergoing assisted reproduction increased risk with advancing age is not totally eliminated with treatment. There was no significant association between the occurrence of molar pregnancy with the type and cause for infertility and number of embryos transferred. Crude (1.06 (95% CI 0.852–1.31)) and adjusted odds ratios (1.07 (95% CI (0.857–1.32)) did not show any association between day of embryo transfer and molar pregnancy even after adjusting for age and excluding secondary infertility. Selection of blastocyst stage embryo after extended culture did not alter the likelihood of having a GTD compared to cleavage stage embryo.
Limitations, reasons for caution
The retrospective analysis of anonymised HFEA data limited adjustments for confounders such as smoking, previous history of GTD, ethnicity etc that predispose to GTD. Caution needs to be exercised for under-reporting of GTD to HFEA and lack of information on type of GTD identified.
Wider implications of the findings: Though GTD cannot be prevented by IVF/ICSI, the incidence is significantly low and extended culture is not associated with higher risk of abnormal trophoblastic proliferation or GTD occurrence with IVF/ ICSI treatment. These findings would aid informed implications counselling and reassurance of patients during assisted reproduction treatments.
Trial registration number
Not applicable
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Affiliation(s)
- I Bambaranda
- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- UK, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- R S Metrics Asia Holdings Private Limited, Data Science, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- UK, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Mascarenhas M, Mehlawat P, Choudhary M. P–770 Two in One - Monozygotic splitting and associated perinatal outcomes after oocyte freezing; an exploratory analysis of the UK national database from 1990 to 2016. Hum Reprod 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deab130.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Study question
Is oocyte freezing a risk factor for monozygotic splitting?
Summary answer
There is a trend towards a higher monozygotic splitting incidence among frozen oocytes, but this did not reach statistical significance.
What is known already
Laboratory techniques which involve embryo manipulation such as ICSI, assisted hatching, embryo biopsy for pre-implantation genetic testing and extended culture to the blastocyst stage appear to increase the risk of monozygotic splitting. Whilst there is some data that embryo freezing does not appear to increase the risk of monozygotic splitting, there is no comparable analysis on whether oocyte freezing increases the risk of monozygotic splitting.
Study design, size, duration
This was a retrospective cohort study analysing 988 015 ART (assisted reproductive technique) cycles from the HFEA anonymised database from 1990 to 2016. As frozen oocytes require ICSI, only fresh oocytes with ICSI were taken for comparison and frozen embryo transfers were excluded. Only single embryo transfers were included.[CM1] [MM2] We also noted ages of the female partner at the time of treatment, stage of embryo transfer, and whether pre-implantation genetic testing had been performed.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
There were 84 085 ICSI cycles with single embryo transfers using fresh oocytes and 596 using frozen oocytes. Monozygotic splitting was defined as the presence of two foetal hearts [CM1] [MM2] on ultrasound. Live birth (LB)was defined as either a singleton or a twin LB resulting from a monozygotically split embryo. Preterm birth (PTB) was defined as birth prior to 37 weeks gestation and early PTB as birth prior to 32 weeks gestation.
Main results and the role of chance
The frozen oocyte group had fewer women in the under–35 age group (frozen oocytes 16.6% vs fresh oocytes 53.6%, p < 0.0001) and a higher proportion of blastocyst transfers ( frozen oocytes 55.1% vs fresh oocytes 48.8%, p = 0.002) There were only 10 PGT cycles amongst monozygotically split embryos from fresh oocytes in our analysis, and none in the frozen oocyte group. Hence, this was not included as a confounder. There was a non-significant trend toward a higher incidence of monozygotic splitting amongst frozen oocytes (4/596, 2.3%, all monozygotic twins) than amongst fresh oocytes (378/27 019, 1.4%, 372 monozygotic twins and 6 monozygotic triplets); OR 1.688, 95% CI 0.623 to 4.574 and aOR 1.506, 95% CI 0.531 to 4.274 (maternal age and stage of embryo transfer adjusted as confounders). Of the 378 monozygotically split embryos from fresh oocytes, 308 (81.5%) had a LB: of which 47 (15.3%) were singletons and the rest were twins; 241 (78.2%) were PTB and 56 (18.2%) were early PTB. Of the four monozygotic twins from frozen oocytes, all reached a LB; one was a singleton term LB (Birthweight 3–3.5kg) whilst three were twin preterm LBs at 35–36 weeks, with no early PTBs and twin median birthweight 2–2.5 kg.
Limitations, reasons for caution
Albeit a large national database, this cohort study was restricted due to absence of data on potential confounders such as age at oocyte freezing, method of cryopreservation and length of storage.[CM1] Data was also lacking on amnionicity, obstetric risks including pre-eclampsia, twin-to-twin-transfusion syndrome, intrapartum and late effects.
Wider implications of the findings: With rapid rise in egg freezing, our findings would help reassure women that eggs on ice does not predispose to significant risk of two-in-one monozygotic splitting. However, the marginal trend (from 1.4% in fresh to 2.3% in frozen oocytes), does indicate that this subject merits further research.
Trial registration number
Not applicable. A database based retrospective study
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- M Mascarenhas
- Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine, GCRM- Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Royal Grammar School, Royal Grammar School, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Okeke Ogwulu CB, Williams EV, Chu JJ, Devall AJ, Beeson LE, Hardy P, Cheed V, Yongzhong S, Jones LL, La Fontaine Papadopoulos JH, Bender-Atik R, Brewin J, Hinshaw K, Choudhary M, Ahmed A, Naftalin J, Nunes N, Oliver A, Izzat F, Bhatia K, Hassan I, Jeve Y, Hamilton J, Debs S, Bottomley C, Ross J, Watkins L, Underwood M, Cheong Y, Kumar CS, Gupta P, Small R, Pringle S, Hodge FS, Shahid A, Horne AW, Quenby S, Gallos ID, Coomarasamy A, Roberts TE. Cost-effectiveness of mifepristone and misoprostol versus misoprostol alone for the management of missed miscarriage: an economic evaluation based on the MifeMiso trial. BJOG 2021; 128:1534-1545. [PMID: 33969614 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the cost-effectiveness of mifepristone and misoprostol (MifeMiso) compared with misoprostol only for the medical management of a missed miscarriage. DESIGN Within-trial economic evaluation and model-based analysis to set the findings in the context of the wider economic evidence for a range of comparators. Incremental costs and outcomes were calculated using nonparametric bootstrapping and reported using cost-effectiveness acceptability curves. Analyses were performed from the perspective of the UK's National Health Service (NHS). SETTING Twenty-eight UK NHS early pregnancy units. SAMPLE A cohort of 711 women aged 16-39 years with ultrasound evidence of a missed miscarriage. METHODS Treatment with mifepristone and misoprostol or with matched placebo and misoprostol tablets. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cost per additional successfully managed miscarriage and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs). RESULTS For the within-trial analysis, MifeMiso intervention resulted in an absolute effect difference of 6.6% (95% CI 0.7-12.5%) per successfully managed miscarriage and a QALYs difference of 0.04% (95% CI -0.01 to 0.1%). The average cost per successfully managed miscarriage was lower in the MifeMiso arm than in the placebo and misoprostol arm, with a cost saving of £182 (95% CI £26-£338). Hence, the MifeMiso intervention dominated the use of misoprostol alone. The model-based analysis showed that the MifeMiso intervention is preferable, compared with expectant management, and this is the current medical management strategy. However, the model-based evidence suggests that the intervention is a less effective but less costly strategy than surgical management. CONCLUSIONS The within-trial analysis found that based on cost-effectiveness grounds, the MifeMiso intervention is likely to be recommended by decision makers for the medical management of women presenting with a missed miscarriage. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT The combination of mifepristone and misoprostol is more effective and less costly than misoprostol alone for the management of missed miscarriages.
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- C B Okeke Ogwulu
- Health Economics Unit, Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Economics Unit, Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Sunderland Royal Hospital, South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK
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- University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Isleworth, UK
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- St Michael's Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- University Hospital Coventry, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Burnley General Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Burnley, UK
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- Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Birmingham Women's Hospital, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Kings College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Princess Royal Hospital, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford, UK
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Singleton Hospital, Swansea Bay University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Biomedical Research Unit in Reproductive Health, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Economics Unit, Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Mascarenhas M, Mehlawat H, Kirubakaran R, Bhandari H, Choudhary M. Live birth and perinatal outcomes using cryopreserved oocytes: an analysis of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority database from 2000 to 2016 using three clinical models. Hum Reprod 2021; 36:1416-1426. [PMID: 33313698 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaa343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Are live birth (LB) and perinatal outcomes affected by the use of frozen own versus frozen donor oocytes? SUMMARY ANSWER Treatment cycles using frozen own oocytes have a lower LB rate but a lower risk of low birth weight (LBW) as compared with frozen donor oocytes. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY A rising trend of oocyte cryopreservation has been noted internationally in the creation of donor oocyte banks and in freezing own oocytes for later use in settings of fertility preservation and social egg freezing. Published literature on birth outcomes with frozen oocytes has primarily utilised data from donor oocyte banks due to the relative paucity of outcome data from cycles using frozen own oocytes. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This was a retrospective cohort study utilising the anonymised database of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, which is the statutory regulator of fertility treatment in the UK. We analysed 988 015 IVF cycles from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) register from 2000 to 2016. Perinatal outcomes were assessed from singleton births only. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Three clinical models were used to assess LB and perinatal outcomes: Model 1 compared frozen own oocytes (n = 632) with frozen donor oocytes (n = 922); Model 2 compared frozen donor oocytes (n = 922) with fresh donor oocytes (n = 24 706); Model 3 compared first cycle of fresh embryo transfer from frozen donor oocytes (n = 917) with first cycle of frozen embryo transfer created with own oocytes and no prior fresh transfer (n = 326). Preterm birth (PTB) was defined as LB before 37 weeks and LBW as birth weight <2500 g. Adjustment was performed for confounding variables such as maternal age, number of embryos transferred and decade of treatment. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The LB rate (18.0% versus 30.7%; adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.61, 95% CI 0.43-0.85) and the incidence of LBW (5.3% versus 14.0%; aOR 0.29, 95% CI 0.13-0.90) was significantly lower with frozen own oocytes as compared with frozen donor oocytes with no significant difference in PTB (9.5% versus 15.7%; aOR 0.56, 95% CI 0.26-1.21). A lower LB rate was noted in frozen donor oocyte cycles (30.7% versus 34.7%; aOR 0.69, 95% CI 0.59-0.80) when compared with fresh donor oocyte cycles. First cycle frozen donor oocytes did not show any significant difference in LB rate (30.1% versus 19.3%; aOR 1.26, 95% CI 0.86-1.83) or PTB, but a higher incidence of LBW (17.7% versus 5.4%; aOR 3.77, 95% CI 1.51-9.43) as compared with first cycle frozen embryos using own oocytes. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The indication for oocyte freezing, method of freezing used (whether slow-freezing or vitrification) and age at which eggs where frozen were unavailable. We report a subgroup analysis of women using their own frozen oocytes prior to 37 years. Cumulative LB rate could not be assessed due to the anonymous nature of the dataset. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Women planning to freeze their own eggs for fertility preservation or social egg freezing need to be counselled that the results from frozen donor egg banks may not completely apply to them. However, they can be reassured that oocyte cryopreservation does not appear to have a deleterious effect on perinatal outcomes. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) No specific funding was sought for the study. The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.
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- M Mascarenhas
- Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Glasgow G51 4FD, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632004, India
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Leeds Fertility, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS14 6UH, UK
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP, UK
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Mathew S, Choudhary M, Oh C, Thind G. Direct access two-week-rule CT scans for suspected pancreatic cancer ordered by GPs – are we meeting the targets? Clin Radiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2020.11.048] [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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Grageda M, Castro V, Cordero N, Acun Z, Choudhary M, Saeed M, Bibawy J, Velcek F. Colonic volvulus and jejunal ischemia secondary to a congenital adhesive band. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Okeke Ogwulu CB, Goranitis I, Devall AJ, Cheed V, Gallos ID, Middleton LJ, Harb HM, Williams HM, Eapen A, Daniels JP, Ahmed A, Bender-Atik R, Bhatia K, Bottomley C, Brewin J, Choudhary M, Deb S, Duncan WC, Ewer AK, Hinshaw K, Holland T, Izzat F, Johns J, Lumsden M, Manda P, Norman JE, Nunes N, Overton CE, Kriedt K, Quenby S, Rao S, Ross J, Shahid A, Underwood M, Vaithilingham N, Watkins L, Wykes C, Horne AW, Jurkovic D, Coomarasamy A, Roberts TE. The cost-effectiveness of progesterone in preventing miscarriages in women with early pregnancy bleeding: an economic evaluation based on the PRISM trial. BJOG 2020; 127:757-767. [PMID: 32003141 PMCID: PMC7187468 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the cost-effectiveness of progesterone compared with placebo in preventing pregnancy loss in women with early pregnancy vaginal bleeding. DESIGN Economic evaluation alongside a large multi-centre randomised placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Forty-eight UK NHS early pregnancy units. POPULATION Four thousand one hundred and fifty-three women aged 16-39 years with bleeding in early pregnancy and ultrasound evidence of an intrauterine sac. METHODS An incremental cost-effectiveness analysis was performed from National Health Service (NHS) and NHS and Personal Social Services perspectives. Subgroup analyses were carried out on women with one or more and three or more previous miscarriages. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cost per additional live birth at ≥34 weeks of gestation. RESULTS Progesterone intervention led to an effect difference of 0.022 (95% CI -0.004 to 0.050) in the trial. The mean cost per woman in the progesterone group was £76 (95% CI -£559 to £711) more than the mean cost in the placebo group. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for progesterone compared with placebo was £3305 per additional live birth. For women with at least one previous miscarriage, progesterone was more effective than placebo with an effect difference of 0.055 (95% CI 0.014-0.096) and this was associated with a cost saving of £322 (95% CI -£1318 to £673). CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that progesterone is associated with a small positive impact and a small additional cost. Both subgroup analyses were more favourable, especially for women who had one or more previous miscarriages. Given available evidence, progesterone is likely to be a cost-effective intervention, particularly for women with previous miscarriage(s). TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Progesterone treatment is likely to be cost-effective in women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history of miscarriage.
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- C B Okeke Ogwulu
- Health Economics Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Economics Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.,Health Economics Unit, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Queen's Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Sunderland Royal Hospital, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK
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- Burnley General Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Burnley, UK
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- University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, the Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Sunderland Royal Hospital, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, Sunderland, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- University Hospital Coventry, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Kings College Hospital, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Academic Unit of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- James Cook University Hospital, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- West Middlesex University Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Isleworth, UK
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- St Michael's Hospital, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Biomedical Research Unit in Reproductive Health, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Whiston Hospital, St Helen's and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Whiston, Prescot, UK
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- Academic Unit of Reproductive and Maternal Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Whipps Cross Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Leytonstone, London, UK
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- Princess Royal Hospital, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Apley, Telford, UK
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- Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, Portsmouth, UK
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- Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- East Surrey Hospital, Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Redhill, UK
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- MRC Centre for Reproductive Health, the Queen's Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Health Economics Unit, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Choudhary M, Choudhary BK, Bera BC, Chaudhari SP, Giri DK, Ghosh RC, Barbuddhe SB. Association of Myroides odoratimimus in immunocompromized piglets with post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome. J Appl Microbiol 2019; 127:1635-1645. [PMID: 31517421 DOI: 10.1111/jam.14448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To study the association of opportunistic infection due to Myroides odoratimimus in piglets immunocompromised by porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection. METHODS AND RESULTS The clinical samples (n = 101) were analysed bacteriologically. The isolates were identified by their phenotypes and MALDI TOF-MS analysis as Myroides species. The phylogram constructed based on nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA gene showed identity (~99%) with the M. odoratimimus isolates. The minimum inhibitory concentration values for antibiotics revealed M. odoratimimus to be resistant against carbapenem, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolones. The presence of PCV2 in affected tissue samples was confirmed by amplification of the 565 bp region of ORF2 of the PCV2 genome. The topology of the phylogenetic tree grouped the PCV2 with cluster-2d. CONCLUSIONS PCV2 being immunosuppressive in nature might have impaired the immunity thereby increasing the susceptibility of immunocompromised piglets to opportunistic pathogens such as M. odoratimimus leading to disease severity and high mortality. The M. odoratimimus isolates were found to be multidrug resistant and evidenced for uncertain clinical relevance and hence could act as hidden source of public health hazard. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Myroides odoratimimus is a rarely reported human pathogen. We reported the incidence of infection due to seemingly rare isolates of M. odoratimimus causing an outbreak of pneumonia in piglets. This appears, to the best of authors' knowledge, to be the first outbreak due to Myroides recorded in animal clinical cases described in the literature.
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- M Choudhary
- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- ICAR-NCVTC, National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, Haryana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health, Centre for Zoonoses, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidylaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Chhattisgarh Kamdhenu Vishwavidylaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Chengicherla, Hyderabad, India
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Jat H, Datta A, Choudhary M, Yadav A, Choudhary V, Sharma P, Gathala M, Jat M, McDonald A. Effects of tillage, crop establishment and diversification on soil organic carbon, aggregation, aggregate associated carbon and productivity in cereal systems of semi-arid Northwest India. Soil Tillage Res 2019; 190:128-138. [PMID: 32055081 PMCID: PMC7001980 DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2019.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intensive tillage based management practices are threatening soil quality and systems sustainability in the rice-wheat belt of Northwest India. Furthermore, it is accentuated with puddling of soil, which disrupts soil aggregates. Conservation agriculture (CA) practices involving zero tillage, crop residue management and suitable crop rotation can serve as better alternative to conventional agriculture for maintaining soil quality. Soil organic carbon is an important determinant of soil quality, playing critical role in food production, mitigation and adaptation to climate change as well as performs many ecosystem functions. To understand the turnover of soil carbon in different forms (Total organic carbon-TOC; aggregate associated carbon-AAC; particulate organic carbon- POC), soil aggregation and crop productivity with different management practices, one conventional agriculture based scenario and three CA based crop management scenarios namely conventional rice-wheat system (Sc1), partial CA based rice-wheat-mungbean system (Sc2), full CA-based rice-wheat-mungbean system (Sc3) and maize-wheat-mungbean system (Sc4) were evaluated. TOC was increased by 71%, 68% and 25% after 4 years of the experiment and 75%, 80% and 38% after 6 years of the experiment in Sc4, Sc3 and Sc2, respectively, over Sc1 at 0-15 cm soil depth. After 4 years of the experiment, 38.5% and 5.0% and after 6 years 50.8% and 24.4% improvement in total water stable aggregates at 0-15 and 15-30 cm soil depth, respectively was observed in CA-based scenarios over Sc1. Higher aggregate indices were associated with Sc3 at 0-15 cm soil depth than others. Among the size classes of aggregates, highest aggregate associated C (8.94 g kg-1) was retained in the 1-0.5 mm size class under CA-based scenarios. After 6 years, higher POC was associated with Sc4 (116%). CA-based rice/maize system (Sc3 and Sc4) showed higher productivity than Sc1. Therefore, CA could be a potential management practice in rice-wheat cropping system of Northwest India to improve the soil carbon pools through maintaining soil aggregation and productivity.
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- H.S. Jat
- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
- Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan, 303329, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
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- ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (ICACSSRI), Karnal, Haryana, India
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), NASC Complex, Pusa, New Delhi, India
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- International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), Kathmandu, Nepal
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Jat SL, Parihar CM, Singh AK, Kumar B, Choudhary M, Nayak HS, Parihar MD, Parihar N, Meena BR. Energy auditing and carbon footprint under long-term conservation agriculture-based intensive maize systems with diverse inorganic nitrogen management options. Sci Total Environ 2019; 664:659-668. [PMID: 30763846 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A greater energy grant in diesel-fed machinery driven farming substantiate the higher GHGs emission along with improper input (fertilizer, pesticide and irrigation) use and intensive soil management. Practicing conservation tillage, residue retention and diversified crop rotations were advocated because of their multiple benefits. Hence we explored the energy requirement and carbon footprint of conservation agriculture (CA) based maize production systems. Coated N fertilizer [sulphur coated urea (SCU) and neem coated urea (NCU)] were compared with unfertilized and uncoated prilled urea (PU) in the scenario of with and without residue retention on permanent beds (PB) under diversified maize systems [MMuMb, maize-mustard-mungbean and MWMb, maize-wheat-mungbean] in search of a sustainable and energy efficient production system with lesser C-footprint. Results of the 4-year study showed that crops planted on permanent bed with crop residue (PB+R) registered 11.7% increase in system productivity compared to PB without residue (PB-R). N management through Neem coated urea (NCU) recorded 2.3 and 10.9% higher system productivity compared with non-coated prilled urea plot under PB-R and PB+R, respectively. MMuMb was marginally superior than MWMb system in terms of cropping sequence yield, profitability, and energy and carbon use efficiency. Crop residue retention in zero tilled PB increased cost of cultivation by 125 and 147 USD/ha in MMuMb and MWMb systems, respectively. The quantified carbon footprint value was higher in MWMb system. In CA-based practices, crop residues management contributed the highest energy input (61.5-68.4%) followed by fertilizer application (17-20%). Among N management practices, neem coated urea (NCU) significantly improved system productivity and profitability in all the residue applied plots compared to un-fertilized and prilled urea (PU) applied plots. Similarly, higher energy output was also observed in NCU treated plots. However, carbon footprint value was higher in PU (268-285 CO2-e kg/Mg) plots than NCU (259-264 CO2-e kg/Mg) treated plots. Thus, the study supports and recommends that the CA-based MMuMb system with efficient N management through NCU is an environmentally safe, clean and energy efficient one, hence can reduce carbon footprint, will ensure food security and will mitigate climate change.
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- S L Jat
- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi 110012, India; ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, India.
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Maize Research (IIMR), New Delhi 110012, India
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- ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI), Jhansi 284003, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, India.
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- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar 125004, India
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- Delhi Technological University, Delhi 110 042, India
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- ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi 110012, India
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Choudhary V, Ajebo E, Uaratanawong R, Chowdhury S, Hossack S, Chen X, Xu J, Choudhary M, Isales C, Bollag W. 023 Global knockout of immunomodulatory indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase has no effect on psoriasiform lesions in the imiquimod-induced mouse model of psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Choudhary M, Sardana HR, Bhat MN, Gurjar MS. First Report of Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Exserohilum rostratum on Bottle Gourd in India. Plant Dis 2018; 102:PDIS02180315PDN. [PMID: 30088959 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-18-0315-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- M Choudhary
- ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India
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- ICAR-National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Sangeeta S, Ahmad K, Noorussabah N, Bharti S, Mishra M, Sharma S, Choudhary M. Synthesis, crystal structures, molecular docking and urease inhibition studies of Ni(II) and Cu(II) Schiff base complexes. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.11.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Choudhary M, Choudhary BK, Bhoyar S, Kale SB, Chaudhari SP, Bera BC, Jain A, Barbuddhe SB. Isolation and characterization of multidrug-resistant Leclercia species from animal clinical case. Lett Appl Microbiol 2017; 66:44-48. [PMID: 29063630 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Leclercia adecarboxylata, a Gram-negative bacillus of family Enterobacteriaceae, is an uncommonly identified pathogen isolated from environmental and clinical specimens. Most of the human infections are polymicrobial and commonly occur in immunocompromised hosts, although nosocomial infections in immunocompetent hosts have been documented. Here, we describe the case of isolation of Leclercia species as polymicrobial infection from bovine suffering from respiratory distress in Chhattisgarh state of India. The isolates were identified by their phenotypes, 16S rDNA sequencing and MALDI-TOF-MS. The isolate was found to be resistant to aminoglycosides and fluoroquinolone antibiotics and intermediate resistant to cephalosporins and evidenced for uncertain clinical relevance and could act as hidden source of public health hazard. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Leclercia adecarboxylata is a rarely reported human pathogen. We report here the case from bovine suffering from respiratory distress; the sample yielded Leclercia species as polymicrobial culture. The isolate was found to be multidrug resistant and evidenced for uncertain clinical relevance and could act as hidden source of public health hazard. The limited literature available on this organism is reviewed, and the potential implications of findings are discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of isolation and characterization of multidrug-resistant Leclercia species from animal clinical case from India.
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- M Choudhary
- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, India
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- Centre for Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, India
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- Centre for Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, India
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- Centre for Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary Public Health, Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur, India
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- ICAR- National Centre for Veterinary Type Cultures, National Research Centre on Equines, Hisar, India
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- Livestock Development Department, Mohala, Rajnandgaon, 491 666, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Raipur, India
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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), primarily expressed in activated mature B lymphocytes in germinal centers, is the key factor in adaptive immune response against foreign antigens. AID is responsible for producing high-affinity and high-specificity antibodies against an infectious agent, through the physiological DNA alteration processes of antibody genes by somatic hypermutation (SHM) and class-switch recombination (CSR) and functions by deaminating deoxycytidines (dC) to deoxyuridines (dU), thereby introducing point mutations and double-stranded chromosomal breaks (DSBs). The beneficial physiological role of AID in antibody diversification is outweighed by its detrimental role in the genesis of several chronic immune diseases, under non-physiological conditions. This review offers a comprehensive and better understanding of AID biology and its pathological aspects, as well as addresses the challenges involved in AID-related cancer therapeutics, based on various recent advances and evidence available in the literature till date. In this article, we discuss ways through which our interpretation of AID biology may reflect upon novel clinical insights, which could be successfully translated into designing clinical trials and improving patient prognosis and disease management.
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- Meenal Choudhary
- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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- a Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering , Indian Institute of Technology Indore , Simrol , Indore , Madhya Pradesh , India
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Choudhary M, Clavica F, van Mastrigt R, van Asselt E. A novel single compartment in vitro model for electrophysiological research using the perfluorocarbon FC-770. Physiol Res 2017; 65:341-8. [PMID: 27322010 DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.933099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Electrophysiological studies of whole organ systems in vitro often require measurement of nerve activity and/or stimulation of the organ via the associated nerves. Currently two-compartment setups are used for such studies. These setups are complicated and require two fluids in two separate compartments and stretching the nerve across one chamber to the other, which may damage the nerves. We aimed at developing a simple single compartment setup by testing the electrophysiological properties of FC-770 (a perfluorocarbon) for in vitro recording of bladder afferent nerve activity and electrical stimulation of the bladder. Perflurocarbons are especially suitable for such a setup because of their high oxygen carrying capacity and insulating properties. In male Wistar rats, afferent nerve activity was recorded from postganglionic branches of the pelvic nerve in vitro, in situ and in vivo. The bladder was stimulated electrically via the efferent nerves. Organ viability was monitored by recording spontaneous contractions of the bladder. Additionally, histological examinations were done to test the effect of FC-770 on the bladder tissue. Afferent nerve activity was successfully recorded in a total of 11 rats. The bladders were stimulated electrically and high amplitude contractions were evoked. Histological examinations and monitoring of spontaneous contractions showed that FC-770 maintained organ viability and did not cause damage to the tissue. We have shown that FC-770 enables a simple, one compartment in vitro alternative for the generally used two compartment setups for whole organ electrophysiological studies.
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- M Choudhary
- Department of Urology - Sector FURORE, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Choudhary M, Delaviz Y, Loh R, Polasky M, Wan C, Todd DB, Hyun KS, Dey S, Wu F. Measurement of Shear Viscosity and Solubility of Polystyrene Melts Containing Various Blowing Agents. J CELL PLAST 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/0021955x05059036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This article presents measured data on shear viscosity and solubility of HCFC-142b and HFC-134a/ethanol blowing agent laden polystyrene melts at different temperatures. This study establishes the baseline for more novel and innovative blowing agent systems to replace HCFC-142b. The shear viscosity is measured using a helical barrel rheometer. Apparent solubility is determined by observing the onset of gas bubble presence or absence in a specially designed optical cell with sapphire windows using a microscope–CCD camera–monitor/recorder system. The article presents a selection of viscosity and solubility data and, where possible, compares them with measurements carried out by others. The dynamic methods of measuring solubility and viscosity of gas laden polymer melts used in this study are closer to the polymer foam manufacturing practice.
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- M. Choudhary
- Owens Corning Science & Technology, Granville, OH, USA
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- Owens Corning Science & Technology, Granville, OH, USA
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- Owens Corning Foam Technology Center, Tallmadge, OH, USA
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- Polymer Processing Institute, Newark, NJ, USA
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- SONOCO, Hartsville, SC, USA
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- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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Ghuman NK, Mair E, Pearce K, Choudhary M. Does age of the sperm donor influence live birth outcome in assisted reproduction? Hum Reprod 2016; 31:582-90. [PMID: 26762315 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 09/27/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Does age of the sperm donor have an effect on reproductive outcomes (live birth rate and miscarriage occurrence) of donor insemination or in vitro fertilization treatment using donated sperm? SUMMARY ANSWER Live birth and miscarriage occurrence in assisted reproduction treatment using donor sperms was not found to be affected by the age of sperm donors up to 45 years old. WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN Literature on the effect of sperm donor age on outcome of medically assisted reproduction is scarce. Most researchers agree that semen parameters deteriorate with increasing paternal age. However, there is no substantial evidence to suggest that this deterioration adversely affects the reproductive outcomes in couples undergoing medically assisted reproduction. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION This retrospective cohort study analysed 46 078 first donor insemination treatments and fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles using donated sperm from 1991 to 2012. PARTICIPANTS/ DURATION/METHODS The first fresh donor insemination and IVF/ICSI treatment cycles (46 078 treatment cycles) using donated sperm from the long-term anonymized data registry from 1991 to 2012 of the HFEA, the UK regulator, were analysed by the binary logistic modelling technique for association between sperm donor age and reproductive outcomes (live birth occurrence and miscarriage occurrence). The statistical package SPSS (version 21) was used for analysis and results were considered to be statistically significant if the P-value was <0.05. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Of 46 078 women, 84.6% (N = 38 974) underwent donor insemination treatment and the remainder, 15.4% (N = 7104), had IVF/ICSI treatment with donor sperm. The live birth occurrence decreased with increasing female age in both treatment groups; In the donor insemination treatment group, it was 11.1% in 18-34 year old women, 8.3% in 35-37 year old women and 4.7% in 38-50 year old women. The corresponding figures in the IVF/ICSI treatment group were 28.9, 22.0 and 12.9% respectively. In each of these subgroups, no evidence of declining likelihood of live birth with increasing sperm donor age was found (P > 0.05). The miscarriage occurrence (i.e. number of miscarriages per 100 women commencing treatment) was 1.3% in 18-34 year old women, 1.9% in 35-37 year old women and 1.9% in 38-50 year old women undergoing donor insemination treatment. In the sperm donation IVF/ICSI treatment group, these figures were 5.7, 8.4 and 6.8% respectively. The results were not suggestive of any unfavourable effect of advancing sperm donor age on the odds of miscarriage occurrence (P > 0.05). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION As sperm donors are a select population based on good semen indices, the generalization of results to the paternal population at large may not be possible. Although the study subgroups were controlled for female age, treatment modality and effect of previous treatment cycles, adjustments for certain potential compounding factors, such as smoking status, BMI of women and stimulation protocol used in IVF/ICSI treatment cycles, were not possible. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Live birth and miscarriage occurrence following assisted reproduction weren't adversely affected by increasing sperm donor age up to 45 years. In view of the increasing demand for donor sperm, further studies may be required to ascertain the safe upper age limit for sperm donors. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS No funding was received from any individual or funding agency. NG was on a Commonwealth Scholarship for the duration of the study. The authors do not have any conflicts of interest to declare.
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- N K Ghuman
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
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- Newcastle Fertility Centre, International Centre for Life, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP, UK
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- Haematological Sciences, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, William Leech Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK Newcastle Fertility Centre, International Centre for Life, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4EP, UK
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Sharpe A, Choudhary M. Reproductive outcome following pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) - an analysis of UK national database over two decades. Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Aqeel Khan M, Saleem A, Ghouri N, Hameed A, Choudhary M, Basha F. Synthesis and In vitro Evaluation of Dibenzoazepine Triazole Derivatives: A Novel Class of Antileishmanial Agents. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2015. [DOI: 10.2174/1570180812999150225111959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rahman A, Choudhary M, Perry G. Overview. Mini Rev Med Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.2174/138955751501150224153345] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Sharma N, Doerner KC, Alok PC, Choudhary M. Skatole remediation potential of Rhodopseudomonas palustris WKU-KDNS3 isolated from an animal waste lagoon. Lett Appl Microbiol 2015; 60:298-306. [PMID: 25495851 DOI: 10.1111/lam.12379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Revised: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED Skatole (3MI) is a major contributor to the malodor emission resulting from ruminant and human faeces. The remediation of malodor has been a major challenge for the animal production industry. In this investigation, a pure culture of purple nonsulphur bacterium capable of degrading 3MI was isolated from a swine waste lagoon using an enrichment technique and identified as Rhodopseudomonas palustris WKU-KDNS3 based on 16S rRNA analysis and UV-visible spectroscopy. The cell structure of the organism was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Growth profile and 3MI removal pattern were determined using media supplemented with 0.1 μmol 3MI under short-term and long-term aerobic growth conditions. The organism grew on 3MI media as luxuriantly as control (without 3MI). Growth of R. palustris WKU-KDNS3 demonstrated a significant reduction in the level of 3MI (>48%) in 72 h. The level of 3MI dropped further by >93% of the total concentration present in the medium in 21 days. Skatole remediation potential of R. palustris WKU-KDNS3 can be judiciously utilized in various animal and industrial waste treatment systems. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Odour pollution is a serious environmental problem, particularly in the agriculture industry, and technologies based on chemical remediation are less effective and cost prohibitive. In this study, the newly isolated Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain WKU-KDNS3 causes biodegradation of 3-methylindole (skatole), which is one of the most offensive odorants present in wastewater lagoons. Aerobic degradation of this widely spread aromatic pollutant by Rhodopseudomonas strain is a significant finding that enhances the present understanding about metabolic versatility of purple photosynthetic nonsulphur bacteria. The remediation potential of R. palustris WKU-KDNS3 can also be gainfully utilized in various waste treatment facilities.
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- N Sharma
- Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA
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Bano B, Abbasi S, Khan J, Hussain S, Rasheed S, Perveen S, Khan K, Choudhary M. Antiglycation Activity of Quinoline Derivatives- A New Therapeutic Class for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Complications. Med Chem 2014; 11:60-8. [DOI: 10.2174/1573406410666140526151254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Walston S, Blakaj D, Kumar B, Choudhary M, Palanichamy K, Nolan N, Miller E, Mourad W, Kumar P, Bhatt A, Diavolitsis V, Grecula J, Old M, Teknos T, Chakravarti A. Papillomavirus E2 Protein as a Biomarker for Radiation Sensitivity in HPV Associated Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.2348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zeb A, Hameed A, Khan L, Khan I, Dalvandi K, Choudhary M, Basha F. Quinoxaline Derivatives: Novel and Selective Butyrylcholinesterase Inhibitors. Med Chem 2014; 10:724-9. [DOI: 10.2174/1573406410666140526145429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Navaneethan U, Choudhary M, Venkatesh PGK, Lashner BA, Remzi FH, Shen B, Kiran RP. The effects of liver transplantation on the clinical course of colitis in ulcerative colitis patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 35:1054-63. [PMID: 22428731 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2012.05067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2012] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The course of ulcerative colitis (UC) following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) for primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is unclear. AIM To investigate the clinical course of UC, before and after OLT for PSC. METHODS From a historical cohort of 86 patients with PSC-UC who underwent OLT, 77 patients who were followed up at our institution both before and after OLT from 1985 to 2011 were included. RESULTS Ulcerative colitis was diagnosed in 77 (97.5%) patients before OLT. Nineteen of 77 (24.7%) patients underwent colectomy before OLT. In the other 58 patients, the course of UC after OLT when compared to the last 5 years before OLT was quiescent in 48 patients (82.8%) while 9/58 (15.5%) of patients underwent colectomy post-OLT. There was a total of 97 colitis flares over a total of 621 years of follow-up from PSC/UC diagnosis to OLT (0.156 flares per patient year) whereas post-OLT, there were 31 flares over a total of 511 years of post-OLT follow-up (0.061 flares per patient year) (P < 0.001). On univariable analysis, the number of UC flares [Odds ratio (OR) 1.52; 95% Confidence interval (1.02-2.27), P = 0.04] and dysplasia [OR 47.00; 95% CI (6.48-340.66), P < 0.001] increased the risk of colectomy following OLT; the use of corticosteroids [OR 0.07; 95% CI (0.01-0.63), P = 0.008] and 5-aminosalicylate [OR 0.18; 95% CI (0.04-0.83), P = 0.04] was protective. CONCLUSIONS Ulcerative colitis in the presence of primary sclerosing cholangitis remains quiescent, and may improve in most patients after orthotopic liver transplantation.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Digestive disease Institute, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Caballero P, Alonso J, Cortes S, Caballero Campo M, Gago M, Nunez-Calonge R, Ricciarelli E, Gomez Palomares JL, Bruna Catalan I, Hernandez ER, Grzegorczyk-Martin V, Belaisch-Allart J, Mayenga JM, Kulski O, Plachot M, Darby HC, Florensa Bargallo M, Perals Vazquez N, Esbert Algam M, Belles Fernandez M, Ballesteros Boluda A, Calderon de Oya G, Alegre de Miquel M, Choudhary M, Ramineni A, Stewart J, Cabello Y, Ricciarelli E, Fernandez-Shaw S, Mercader A, Herrer R, Arroyo G, Del Rio F, Carrera M, Fernandez Sanchez M, Sumimoto T, Kataoka N, Ogata H, Mizuta S, Tokura Y, Yamada S, Ogata S, Mizusawa Y, Matsumoto Y, Okamoto E, Kokeguchi S, Shiotani M, Nagai Y, Otsuki J, Maeda K, Momma Y, Takahashi K, Chuko M, Miwa A, Nagai A, Seggers J, Haadsma ML, La Bastide-van Gemert S, Heineman MJ, Kok JH, Middelburg KJ, Roseboom TJ, Schendelaar P, Van den Heuvel ER, Hadders-Algra M, Schendelaar P, Hadders-Algra M, Heineman MJ, Jongbloed-Pereboom M, La Bastide-Van Gemert S, Middelburg KJ, Van den Heuvel ER, Heineman KR, Schendelaar P, Middelburg KJ, Bos AF, Heineman MJ, Kok JH, La Bastide-Van Gemert S, Seggers J, Van den Heuvel ER, Hadders-Algra M, Kondapalli LA, Shaunik A, Molinaro TA, Ratcliffe SJ, Barnhart KT, Haadsma M, Seggers J, Bos AF, Heineman MJ, Keating P, Middelburg KJ, Van Hoften JC, Veenstra-Knol HE, Kok JH, Cobben JM, Hadders-Algra M, Pirkevi C, Atayurt Z, Yelke H, Kahraman S, Desmyttere S, Verpoest W, Haentjens P, Verheyen G, Liebaers I, Bonduelle M, Winter C, Van Acker F, Desmyttere S, De Schrijver F, Bonduelle M, Nekkebroeck J, Pariente-Khayat A, de Laubier A, Fehily D, Lemardeley G, Merlet F, Creusvaux H, Nakajo Y, Sakamoto E, Doshida M, Toya M, Nasu I, Kyono K, Schats R, Vergouw CG, Kostelijk EH, Doejaaren E, Hompes PGA, Lambalk CB, Nakamura Y, Takisawa T, Shibuya Y, Sato Y, Sato K, Kyono K, Berard A, Chaabane S, Sheehy O, Blais L, Fraser W, Bissonnette F, Monnier P, Tan SL, Trasler J, Subramaniam A, Chiappetta R, Mania A, Trew G, Lavery SA, van den Akker O, Purewal S, Bunnell C, Lashen H, Terriou P, Giorgetti C, Porcu-Buisson G, Roger V, Chinchole JM, Hamon V, Allemand-Sourieu J, Cravello L, Moreau J, Chabert-Orsini V, Belva F, Roelants M, De Schepper J, Roseboom TJ, Bonduelle M, Devroey P, Painter RC, Machin L, Fearon K, Morishima K, Fujimoto A, Oishi H, Hirata T, Harada M, Hasegawa A, Osuga Y, Yano T, Kozuma S, Taketani Y. QUALITY AND SAFETY OF ART THERAPIES. Hum Reprod 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/27.s2.86] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Mertes H, Pennings G, Choudhary M, Shaw C, Nesbitt M, Murdoch AP, Gudipati M, Redhead G, Hemingway V, McEleny K, Prakash A, Stewart J, De Wert G, Dondorp WJ, Liebaers I, Geraedts JPM, De Die-Smulders CEM. SELECTED ORAL COMMUNICATION SESSION, SESSION 16: ETHICS AND LAW, Monday 4 July 2011 14:00 - 15:00. Hum Reprod 2011. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/26.s1.16] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Patel R, Shukla K, Singh A, Choudhary M, Patel D, Niclós-Gutiérrez J, Choquesillo-Lazarte D. Spectral, structural, and superoxide dismutase activity of some octahedral nickel(II) complexes with tri-tetradentate ligands. J COORD CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00958972.2010.515985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- R.N. Patel
- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, M.P., India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, M.P., India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, M.P., India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, M.P., India
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- b Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Facultad de Farmacia, Campus Cartuja, Universidad de Granada , E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- b Departamento de Química Inorgánica , Facultad de Farmacia, Campus Cartuja, Universidad de Granada , E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- c Lab. de Estudios Cristalográficos–IACT-CSIC , Edificio Inst. López-Neyra, P.T. Ciencias de la Salud , Avenida del Conocimiento s/n, E- 8100 Armilla, Granada, Spain
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Pokharel S, Shah DN, Joshi SN, Choudhary M. Tearfilm immunoglobulin E (IgE) level in vernal keratoconjunctivitis by ELISA. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2010; 7:104-8. [PMID: 20071840 DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v7i2.2700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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]
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BACKGROUND Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is recurrent chronic allergic conjunctivitis occurring in the prepubertal age-group with secondary involvement of the cornea and is self-limiting in character. The disease is prevalent worldwide but it shows predominance in the areas with dry and warm climate including the South Asia. VKC represents about 3% of the serious ophthalmic disease in some parts of the world where the prevalence is rate is high.Type I hypersensitivity reaction which is IgE-dependent and type IV hypersensitivity reaction have been implicated for the pathogenesis VKC. OBJECTIVE To determine level of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in the tear fi lm of patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) attending outpatient department of BP Koirala Lions Centre for Ophthalmic Studies (BPKLCOS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-four VKC patients and thirty-four controls were included in this study. Tear samples were collected using micro- capillary glass tube method and tear IgE levels were measured using an enzyme - linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS There was high concentration of tear IgE level in VKC (95.09IU/ml) than in controls (1.63IU/ml) though the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.16). No statistically significant difference was observed in male and female gender within VKC group and when compared with control group (in male group, p=0.21 and in female group, p=0.26). There was no statistically significant difference observed in tear IgE level in different age groups within VKC group and when compared with control group (p=0.30). The result did not show any significant difference in tear IgE level with respect to the duration of the disease (p=0.23).There was no statistically significant difference in tear IgE level with different episodes of VKC (p=0.69). No statistically significant difference of IgE concentration in tear was seen among different types of VKC (p=0.53) and grades of tarsal and limbal papillae (p=0.72). CONCLUSION There was high concentration of tear IgE level observed in VKC.
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- Ophthalmology Department, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Nepal.
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Patel R, Shukla K, Singh A, Choudhary M, Patel D. Synthesis, characterization, crystal structures, and superoxide dismutase activity of copper(II) octahedral complexes containing tri- and monodentate ligands. J COORD CHEM 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/00958971003628850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- a Department of Chemistry , A.P.S. University , Rewa 486003, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Pervez H, Manzoor N, Yaqub M, Khan A, Khan K, Nasim FUH, Choudhary M. Synthesis and Urease Inhibitory Properties of Some New N4-Substituted 5-Nitroisatin-3-thiosemicarbazones. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2010. [DOI: 10.2174/157018010790225840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Mallick S, Patil R, Gyanchandani R, Pawar S, Palve V, Kannan S, Pathak KA, Choudhary M, Teni TR. Human oral cancers have altered expression of Bcl-2 family members and increased expression of the anti-apoptotic splice variant ofMcl-1. J Pathol 2009; 217:398-407. [DOI: 10.1002/path.2459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Patel RN, Shukla KK, Singh A, Choudhary M, Patel DK, Niclós-Gutiérrez J, Choquesillo-Lazarte D. Spectroscopic, structural and magnetic studies of nickel(II) complexes with tetra- and pentadentate ligands. TRANSIT METAL CHEM 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s11243-008-9184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Khan K, Mughal U, Khan S, Khan S, Perveen S, Choudhary M. Synthesis and Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of 5-Substituted Imidazolones. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2009. [DOI: 10.2174/157018009787158553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [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: 11/22/2022]
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Khan K, Ali M, Taha M, Perveen S, Choudhary M, Voelter W. An Expedient and Selective Approach Towards Disulfides Using Sodium Bromate/Sodium Hydrogen Sulfite Reagent. LETT ORG CHEM 2008. [DOI: 10.2174/157017808785740381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Khan K, Mughal U, Omar I, Choudhary M. Microwaves-Assisted Syntheses of Imidazolylbenzamides and their Antioxidant Activities. LETT DRUG DES DISCOV 2008. [DOI: 10.2174/157018008784083974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Pokharel N, Shah DN, Choudhary M. Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: modes of presentation in Nepalese population. Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ) 2007; 5:526-530. [PMID: 18604088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine pattern of clinical presentation in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in our context. METHODS Thirty-four VKC patients were included in this study. RESULTS The study revealed prepubertal onset with male preponderance and most frequently encountered symptom in the study among VKC cases was itching (100%) followed by redness of eyes and discharge (76.5% each) and the commonest sign was tarsal papillae (100%) followed by conjunctival hyperemia (91%) in 68 eyes of 34 cases of VKC. CONCLUSION The clinical presentation of VKC cases in our country is very much similar to the findings of other parts of the world.
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- N Pokharel
- Department of Ophthalmology, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Nepal.
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Taneja P, Mallakin A, Matise LA, Frazier DP, Choudhary M, Inoue K. Repression of Dmp1 and Arf transcription by anthracyclins: critical roles of the NF-kappaB subunit p65. Oncogene 2007; 26:7457-66. [PMID: 17546045 PMCID: PMC2094103 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Both genotoxic and oncogenic stress activates the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) and p53 proteins; however, the p53 activity is antagonized by NF-kappaB signaling. Dmp1 is a Myb-like transcription factor that activates the Arf-p53 pathway. The Dmp1 promoter was activated by a classical NF-kappaB activator tumor necrosis factor alpha, but repressed by treatment of cells with non-classical NF-kappaB activators, anthracyclins and UV-C. p65 and other subsets of NF-kappaB proteins were bound to the Dmp1 promoter following anthracyclin/UV-C treatment of rodent fibroblasts. This resulted in the downregulation of Dmp1 mRNA and protein. Repression of the Dmp1 transcription by anthracyclins depended on the unique NF-kappaB site on the promoter. Downregulation of p65 significantly attenuated the repression of the Dmp1 promoter by anthracyclins/UV-C. The amount of Dmp1 bound to the Arf promoter decreased significantly upon anthracyclin treatment; this, in turn, downregulated the Arf levels. Repression of the Arf promoter by p65 or anthracyclins depended on Dmp1, which was significantly attenuated in Dmp1(-/-) cells. Both Dmp1(-/-)and Arf(-/-)cells showed resistance to anthracyclin-induced cell death compared to wild-type cells; non-immortalized p65-knockdown cells were much more sensitive. Thus, the Dmp1-Arf pathway is repressed by p65 in response to genotoxic stress, which implicates a novel mechanism of p53 inactivation by NF-kappaB.
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- P Taneja
- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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- The Department of Pathology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
- The Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Özçelik B, Orhan I, Aslan S, Kartal M, Karaoglu T, Sener B, Choudhary M. P1109 Antimicrobial and antioxidant actions of the clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum L. Int J Antimicrob Agents 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(07)70949-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Choudhary M, Zanhua X, Fu YX, Kaplan S. Genome analyses of three strains of Rhodobacter sphaeroides: evidence of rapid evolution of chromosome II. J Bacteriol 2006; 189:1914-21. [PMID: 17172323 PMCID: PMC1855717 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01498-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Three strains of Rhodobacter sphaeroides of diverse origin have been under investigation in our laboratory for their genome complexities, including the presence of multiple chromosomes and the distribution of essential genes within their genomes. The genome of R. sphaeroides 2.4.1 has been completely sequenced and fully annotated, and now two additional strains (ATCC 17019 and ATCC 17025) of R. sphaeroides have been sequenced. Thus, genome comparisons have become a useful approach in determining the evolutionary relationships among different strains of R. sphaeroides. In this study, the concatenated chromosomal sequences from the three strains of R. sphaeroides were aligned, using Mauve, to examine the extent of shared DNA regions and the degree of relatedness among their chromosome-specific DNA sequences. In addition, the exact intra- and interchromosomal DNA duplications were analyzed using Mummer. Genome analyses employing these two independent approaches revealed that strain ATCC 17025 diverged considerably from the other two strains, 2.4.1 and ATCC 17029, and that the two latter strains are more closely related to one another. Results further demonstrated that chromosome II (CII)-specific DNA sequences of R. sphaeroides have rapidly evolved, while CI-specific DNA sequences have remained highly conserved. Aside from the size variation of CII of R. sphaeroides, variation in sequence lengths of the CII-shared DNA regions and their high sequence divergence among strains of R. sphaeroides suggest the involvement of CII in the evolution of strain-specific genomic rearrangements, perhaps requiring strains to adapt in specialized niches.
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- M Choudhary
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Goyal P, Kiran U, Chauhan S, Juneja R, Choudhary M. Efficacy of nitroglycerin inhalation in reducing pulmonary arterial hypertension in children with congenital heart disease. Br J Anaesth 2006; 97:208-14. [PMID: 16707530 DOI: 10.1093/bja/ael112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There has been a renewed interest in nitric oxide donor drugs, such as nitroglycerin, delivered by the inhalational route for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). We investigated the acute effects of inhaled nitroglycerin on pulmonary and systemic haemodynamics in children with PAH associated with congenital heart disease. METHODS Nineteen children with acyanotic congenital heart disease and a left to right shunt with severe PAH, undergoing routine diagnostic cardiac catheterization were included in this study. Systolic, diastolic and mean systemic as well as pulmonary artery pressures, right atrial pressure and pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) were recorded and systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI) and pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI) were calculated at room air, following 100% oxygen as well as after nitroglycerin inhalation in all patients. RESULTS Systolic, diastolic and mean pulmonary artery pressure and PVRI decreased significantly, whereas heart rate, systolic, diastolic and mean systemic arterial pressure, PCWP and SVRI did not change significantly following 100% oxygen or inhalation of nitroglycerin. CONCLUSION Inhaled nitroglycerin significantly decreases systolic, diastolic and mean pulmonary artery pressure as well as PVRI without affecting systemic haemodynamics, and thus can be used as a therapeutic modality for acute reduction of PAH in children with congenital heart disease.
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- P Goyal
- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesiology, Cardio Thoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
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Marcillat S, Diagbouga S, Chatterjee K, Choudhary M, Alquezar A. P.008 Evaluation of VIKIA® HBsAg, a new immuno-chromatographic test for the qualitative detection of HBs antigen in serum, plasma and whole blood human samples. J Clin Virol 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(06)80192-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Khan K, Zia-Ullah BSP, Perveen S, Maharvi G, Shah S, Ambreen N, Choudhary M, Atta-ur-Rahman BSP, Voelter W. A Convenient, Highly Versatile Iodination Method of Alcohols Using Cesium Iodide/p- Toluenesulphonic Acid. LETT ORG CHEM 2005. [DOI: 10.2174/157017805774297028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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