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Ghiringhelli F, Barre P, Pichon E, Ponce Aix S, Juan Vidal O, Carcereny Costa E, Sethi T, Lindmark B, MacKinnon A, Aslanis V, Phung D, Jensen P, Rajiwate Z, Ross G, Basse L. 1192TiP GALLANT-1: Galectin-3 (Gal-3) inhibitor, GB1211, plus atezolizumab (atz) in patients (pts) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - a dose finding study followed by a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1315] [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: 11/01/2022] Open
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Wesselhøft R, Rasmussen L, Jensen P, Jennum P, Skurtveit S, Hartz I, Reutfors J, Damkier P, Bliddal M, Pottegård A. Use of hypnotic drugs among Scandinavian children, adolescents, and young adults. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9565079 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Introduction Hypnotic drug use in children and adolescents is widely debated. Objectives To describe use of hypnotic drugs (melatonin, z-drugs and sedating antihistamines) among 5-24-year-old Scandinavians during 2012 to 2018. Methods Aggregate-level data from public data sources in Sweden, Norway and Denmark. We calculated annual prevalence (users/1000 inhabitants) stratified by sex, age group and country. Quantity of use (Defined Daily Dose (DDD)/user/day) was estimated for Norway and Denmark. Results Melatonin was most frequently used, with an increase from 2012 to 2018 in all countries. Sweden presented the highest rise (7 to 25/1,000) compared to Denmark (6 to 12/1,000) and Norway (10 to 20/1,000). The increase was strongest for females and 15-24-year-olds. Melatonin use was twice as common for males under age 15 years, and slightly more common for females thereafter. The annual prevalence of sedating antihistamine use doubled from 7 to 13/1,000 in Sweden, whereas it was more stable in Norway and Denmark, reaching 8/1,000 and 3/1,000, respectively. Z-drug use decreased in all countries, lowering to 4/1,000 in Sweden and Norway in 2018 and 2/1,000 in Denmark. The quantity of hypnotic use in Norway and Denmark was 1 DDD/user/day for melatonin, as compared to 0.1-0.3 for z-drugs and antihistamines. Conclusions There is an increasing use of melatonin and sedating antihistamines among Scandinavian children, adolescents and young adults. The increase is more pronounced in Sweden compared to Norway and Denmark. This Scandinavian discrepancy could reflect variation in frequency of sleep problems or national variation in clinical practice or health care access. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Albertsen C, Høgdall C, Ekmann-Gade A, Sørensen S, Dromph K, Markauskas A, Jensen P, Schnack T. 327 Newly developed algorithm to detect post-surgery complications in patients with ovarian cancer: A danish cohort study. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.11.305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naume M, Revsbeck K, Krag T, Vissing J, Møller M, Høi-Hansen C, Born A, Holst H, Haslund-Krog S, Jensen P, Ørngreen M. SMA - TREATMENT. Neuromuscul Disord 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2021.07.300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Lecuru F, du Bois A, Sehouli J, Vergote I, Ferron G, Reuss A, Meier W, Greggi S, Jensen P, Selle F, Guyon F, Pomel C, Zang R, Avall-Lundqvist E, Kim JW, Ponce J, Raspagliesi F, Sadaf GM, Reinthaller A, Harter P. 816MO AGO DESKTOP III/ENGOT OV20: Impact of surgical characteristics and time to first subsequent therapy (TFST). Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fogelholm J, Henriksen R, Höglund A, Huq N, Johnsson M, Lenz R, Jensen P, Wright D. CREBBP and WDR 24 Identified as Candidate Genes for Quantitative Variation in Red-Brown Plumage Colouration in the Chicken. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1161. [PMID: 31980681 PMCID: PMC6981141 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57710-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Plumage colouration in birds is important for a plethora of reasons, ranging from camouflage, sexual signalling, and species recognition. The genes underlying colour variation have been vital in understanding how genes can affect a phenotype. Multiple genes have been identified that affect plumage variation, but research has principally focused on major-effect genes (such as those causing albinism, barring, and the like), rather than the smaller effect modifier loci that more subtly influence colour. By utilising a domestic × wild advanced intercross with a combination of classical QTL mapping of red colouration as a quantitative trait and a targeted genetical genomics approach, we have identified five separate candidate genes (CREBBP, WDR24, ARL8A, PHLDA3, LAD1) that putatively influence quantitative variation in red-brown colouration in chickens. By treating colour as a quantitative rather than qualitative trait, we have identified both QTL and genes of small effect. Such small effect loci are potentially far more prevalent in wild populations, and can therefore potentially be highly relevant to colour evolution.
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- J Fogelholm
- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, The University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, EH25 9RG, Scotland, United Kingdom.,Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7023, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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- ITN Dept of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping, 58183, Sweden.
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Harries AD, Schwoebel V, Monedero-Recuero I, Aung TK, Chadha S, Chiang CY, Conradie F, Dongo JP, Heldal E, Jensen P, Nyengele JPK, Koura KG, Kumar AMV, Lin Y, Mlilo N, Nakanwagi-Mukwaya A, Ncube RT, Nyinoburyo R, Oo NL, Patel LN, Piubello A, Rusen ID, Sanda T, Satyanarayana S, Syed I, Thu AS, Tonsing J, Trébucq A, Zamora V, Zishiri C, Hinderaker SG, Aït-Khaled N, Roggi A, Caminero Luna J, Graham SM, Dlodlo RA, Fujiwara PI. Challenges and opportunities to prevent tuberculosis in people living with HIV in low-income countries. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020; 23:241-251. [PMID: 30808459 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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People living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (PLHIV) are at high risk for tuberculosis (TB), and TB is a major cause of death in PLHIV. Preventing TB in PLHIV is therefore a key priority. Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in asymptomatic PLHIV has a potent TB preventive effect, with even more benefits in those with advanced immunodeficiency. Applying the most recent World Health Organization recommendations that all PLHIV initiate ART regardless of clinical stage or CD4 cell count could provide a considerable TB preventive benefit at the population level in high HIV prevalence settings. Preventive therapy can treat tuberculous infection and prevent new infections during the course of treatment. It is now established that isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) combined with ART among PLHIV significantly reduces the risk of TB and mortality compared with ART alone, and therefore has huge potential benefits for millions of sufferers. However, despite the evidence, this intervention is not implemented in most low-income countries with high burdens of HIV-associated TB. HIV and TB programme commitment, integration of services, appropriate screening procedures for excluding active TB, reliable drug supplies, patient-centred support to ensure adherence and well-organised follow-up and monitoring that includes drug safety are needed for successful implementation of IPT, and these features would also be needed for future shorter preventive regimens. A holistic approach to TB prevention in PLHIV should also include other important preventive measures, such as the detection and treatment of active TB, particularly among contacts of PLHIV, and control measures for tuberculous infection in health facilities, the homes of index patients and congregate settings.
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- A D Harries
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Myanmar Office, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Vital Strategies, New York, New York, USA
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Uganda Office, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, DRC Office, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Mère et enfant face aux infections tropicales Institut de recherche pour le développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, China Office, Beijing, China
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Zimbabwe Office, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Uganda Office, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Zimbabwe Office, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Uganda Office, Kampala, Uganda
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Myanmar Office, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- Vital Strategies, New York, New York, USA
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Damien Foundation, Brussels, Belgium
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Vital Strategies, New York, New York, USA
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, DRC Office, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Myanmar Office, Mandalay, Myanmar
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, South-East Asia Office, New Delhi, India
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Peru Office, Lima, Peru
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Zimbabwe Office, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Pneumology Department, Dr Negrin General Hospital of Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France, The Union, Zimbabwe Office, Harare, Zimbabwe
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Paris, France
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Harries AD, Dlodlo RA, Brigden G, Mortimer K, Jensen P, Fujiwara PI, Castro JL, Chakaya JM. Should we consider a 'fourth 90' for tuberculosis? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2019; 23:1253-1256. [PMID: 31753065 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The international community has committed to end the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by 2030. To facilitate the meeting of the global incidence and mortality indicators set by the World Health Organization's End TB Strategy, the Stop TB Partnership launched the three 90-(90)-90 diagnostic and treatment targets in 2014. In this paper, we argue that a 'fourth 90'-Ensuring that 90% of all people successfully completing treatment for TB can have a good health-related quality of life'-should be considered. Many individuals who successfully complete anti-TB treatment are burdened with lifelong comorbidities-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and diabetes mellitus, obstructive and restrictive lung disease, involving lung destruction, cavitation, fibrosis and bronchiectasis, that either pre-existed or developed as a result of TB (e.g., chronic pulmonary aspergillosis), permanent disabilities such as hearing loss resulting from second-line anti-TB drugs, and mental health disorders. These need to be identified during TB treatment and appropriate care and support provided after anti-TB treatment is successfully completed. A 'fourth 90' has also been proposed for the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets similar in scope to what is being suggested here for TB. Adoption by both HIV and TB control programmes would highlight the current focus on integrated person- and family-centred services.
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- A D Harries
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France
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- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Paris, France, Department of Medicine, Therapeutics, Dermatology and Psychiatry, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Erichsen C, Jensen P, Kofoed K. Biologic therapies targeting the interleukin (
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- C.Y. Erichsen
- Department of Dermato‐allergology Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermato‐allergology Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermato‐allergology Gentofte Hospital University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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Ebert SE, Jensen P, Ozenne B, Armand S, Svarer C, Stenbaek DS, Moeller K, Dyssegaard A, Thomsen G, Steinmetz J, Forchhammer BH, Knudsen GM, Pinborg LH. Molecular imaging of neuroinflammation in patients after mild traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal 123 I-CLINDE single photon emission computed tomography study. Eur J Neurol 2019; 26:1426-1432. [PMID: 31002206 DOI: 10.1111/ene.13971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Neuroinflammation has been proposed as part of the pathogenesis of post-concussion symptoms (PCS), but the inflammatory response of the human brain to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) remains unknown. We hypothesized that a neuroinflammatory response is present in mTBI at 1-2 weeks post-injury and persists in patients with PCS. METHODS We scanned 14 patients with mTBI without signs of structural damage at 1-2 weeks and 3-4 months post-injury and 22 healthy controls once using the single photon emission computed tomography tracer 123 I-CLINDE, which visualizes translocator protein (TSPO), a protein upregulated in active immune cells. PCS was defined as three or more persisting symptoms from the Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire at 3 months post-injury. RESULTS Across brain regions, patients had significantly higher 123 I-CLINDE binding to TSPO than healthy controls, both at 1-2 weeks after the injury in all patients (P = 0.011) and at 3-4 months in the seven patients with PCS (P = 0.006) and in the six patients with good recovery (P = 0.018). When the nine brain regions were tested separately and results were corrected for multiple comparisons, no individual region differed significantly, but all estimated parameters indicated increased 123 I-CLINDE binding to TSPO, ranging from 2% to 19% in all patients at 1-2 weeks, 13% to 27% in patients with PCS at 3-4 months and -9% to 17% in patients with good recovery at 3-4 months. CONCLUSIONS Neuroinflammation was present in mTBI at 1-2 weeks post-injury and persisted at 3-4 months post-injury with a tendency to be most pronounced in patients with PCS.
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- S E Ebert
- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Neuroanaesthesiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Trauma Center, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Neurobiology Research Unit, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jensen P, Zachariae C, Skov L, Zachariae R. 银屑病的睡眠障碍. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17295] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Jensen P, Zachariae C, Skov L, Zachariae R. Sleep disturbance in psoriasis. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sleep is essential for daytime functioning and health. Given the physical symptoms of psoriasis, a higher prevalence of sleep disorders can be expected. So far, the studies examining sleep disturbance in psoriasis have been of less-than-optimal methodological quality and with mixed results. OBJECTIVES To examine the prevalence of sleep disturbance in patients with plaque psoriasis compared with a control group, to evaluate associations with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and examine possible disease-related predictors of disturbed sleep. METHODS We used a cross-sectional, case-controlled design. Participants included 179 consecutively recruited patients with plaque psoriasis and 105 controls. Measures included psoriasis severity (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index); HRQoL (Dermatology Life Quality Index); insomnia severity [Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)]; sleep quality [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)]; stress (Perceived Stress Scale); itch (Itch Severity Scale); and depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory). Analyses included group comparisons and regression analyses to identify predictors of sleep disturbance. RESULTS A total of 25% of patients with psoriasis reported clinical insomnia (ISI > 15), compared with 10·5% of controls. In all, 53·6% of patients with psoriasis were poor sleepers (PSQI > 5), compared with 21·9% of controls. Itch was statistically significantly associated with all sleep-related outcomes. CONCLUSIONS A higher proportion of patients with psoriasis experience poor sleep than controls from the general population. Itch was the main predictor of impaired sleep. Improved control of psoriasis with decreased itch may improve sleep disturbance in psoriasis.
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- P Jensen
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Kildegårdsvej 28, DK-2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Unit for Psychooncology and Health Psychology, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Barthsgade 5, 3, DK-8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Psychology and Behavioural Science, Aarhus University, Bartholins Allé 9, Bld. 1340, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark
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Jensen P, Egeberg A, Gislason G, Thyssen J, Skov L. Risk of uncommon cancers in patients with psoriasis: a Danish nationwide cohort study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 32:601-605. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- P. Jensen
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
- Danish Heart Foundation; Copenhagen K Denmark
- The National Institute of Public Health; University of Southern Denmark; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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Kaye DL, Fornari V, Scharf M, Fremont W, Zuckerbrot R, Foley C, Hargrave T, Smith BA, Wallace J, Blakeslee G, Petras J, Sengupta S, Singarayer J, Cogswell A, Bhatia I, Jensen P. Description of a multi-university education and collaborative care child psychiatry access program: New York State's CAP PC. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2017; 48:32-36. [PMID: 28917392 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2017.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although, child mental health problems are widespread, few get adequate treatment, and there is a severe shortage of child psychiatrists. To address this public health need many states have adopted collaborative care programs to assist primary care to better assess and manage pediatric mental health concerns. This report adds to the small literature on collaborative care programs and describes one large program that covers most of New York state. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION CAP PC, a component program of New York State's Office of Mental Health (OMH) Project TEACH, has provided education and consultation support to primary care providers covering most of New York state since 2010. The program is uniquely a five medical school collaboration with hubs at each that share one toll free number and work together to provide education and consultation support services to PCPs. METHODS The program developed a clinical communications record to track information about all consultations which forms the basis of much of this report. 2-week surveys following consultations, annual surveys, and pre- and post-educational program evaluations have also been used to measure the success of the program. RESULTS CAP PC has grown over the 6years of the program and has provided 8013 phone consultations to over 1500 PCPs. The program synergistically provided 17,523 CME credits of educational programming to 1200 PCPs. PCP users of the program report very high levels of satisfaction and self reported growth in confidence. CONCLUSIONS CAP PC demonstrates that large-scale collaborative consultation models for primary care are feasible to implement, popular with PCPs, and can be sustained. The program supports increased access to child mental health services in primary care and provides child psychiatric expertise for patients who would otherwise have none.
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- D L Kaye
- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States.
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- Hofstra/Northwell Health School of Medicine, Glen Oaks, NY, United States
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, United States
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Columbia University Medical Center/NY State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States
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- Hofstra/Northwell Health School of Medicine, Glen Oaks, NY, United States
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, United States
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- Columbia University Medical Center/NY State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, United States
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United States
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, United States
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- REACH Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AK, United States
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Gyldenløve M, Zachariae C, Jensen P, Griehsel H, Ståhle M, Skov L. Drug concentration and antidrug antibodies in patients with psoriasis treated with adalimumab or etanercept. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 31:e518-e519. [PMID: 28557009 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- M Gyldenløve
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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- Unit of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Unit of Dermatology and Venereology, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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Todberg T, Egeberg A, Jensen P, Gislason G, Skov L. Psychiatric comorbidities in children and adolescents with psoriasis: a population-based cohort study. Br J Dermatol 2017; 177:551-553. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.15095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- T. Todberg
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology; Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
- The Danish Heart Foundation; Copenhagen Denmark
- The National Institute of Public Health; University of Southern Denmark; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy; Herlev and Gentofte Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hellerup Denmark
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Abuladze L, Jensen P, Perek-Bialas J, De Tavernier W. AGEISM IN THE LABOUR MARKET—POLICIES INFLUENCE PERCEPTIONS OF OLDER WORKERS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- L. Abuladze
- Estonian Institute for Population Studies, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia,
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- Centre for Comparative Welfare Studies, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark,
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- Jagellonian University, Krakow, Poland,
- Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre for Comparative Welfare Studies, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark,
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Henriksen R, Johnsson M, Andersson L, Jensen P, Wright D. The domesticated brain: genetics of brain mass and brain structure in an avian species. Sci Rep 2016; 6:34031. [PMID: 27687864 PMCID: PMC5043184 DOI: 10.1038/srep34031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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As brain size usually increases with body size it has been assumed that the two are tightly constrained and evolutionary studies have therefore often been based on relative brain size (i.e. brain size proportional to body size) rather than absolute brain size. The process of domestication offers an excellent opportunity to disentangle the linkage between body and brain mass due to the extreme selection for increased body mass that has occurred. By breeding an intercross between domestic chicken and their wild progenitor, we address this relationship by simultaneously mapping the genes that control inter-population variation in brain mass and body mass. Loci controlling variation in brain mass and body mass have separate genetic architectures and are therefore not directly constrained. Genetic mapping of brain regions indicates that domestication has led to a larger body mass and to a lesser extent a larger absolute brain mass in chickens, mainly due to enlargement of the cerebellum. Domestication has traditionally been linked to brain mass regression, based on measurements of relative brain mass, which confounds the large body mass augmentation due to domestication. Our results refute this concept in the chicken.
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- R. Henriksen
- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 58183, Sweden
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- Dept of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, BMC, Husargatan 3, Uppsala 75123, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 58183, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Linköping 58183, Sweden
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Sundman AS, Johnsson M, Wright D, Jensen P. Similar recent selection criteria associated with different behavioural effects in two dog breeds. Genes Brain Behav 2016; 15:750-756. [PMID: 27520587 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Selection during the last decades has split some established dog breeds into morphologically and behaviourally divergent types. These breed splits are interesting models for behaviour genetics since selection has often been for few and well-defined behavioural traits. The aim of this study was to explore behavioural differences between selection lines in golden and Labrador retriever, in both of which a split between a common type (pet and conformation) and a field type (hunting) has occurred. We hypothesized that the behavioural profiles of the types would be similar in both breeds. Pedigree data and results from a standardized behavioural test from 902 goldens (698 common and 204 field) and 1672 Labradors (1023 and 649) were analysed. Principal component analysis revealed six behavioural components: curiosity, play interest, chase proneness, social curiosity, social greeting and threat display. Breed and type affected all components, but interestingly there was an interaction between breed and type for most components. For example, in Labradors the common type had higher curiosity than the field type (F1,1668 = 18.359; P < 0.001), while the opposite was found in goldens (F1,897 = 65.201; P < 0.001). Heritability estimates showed considerable genetic contributions to the behavioural variations in both breeds, but different heritabilities between the types within breeds was also found, suggesting different selection pressures. In conclusion, in spite of similar genetic origin and similar recent selection criteria, types behave differently in the breeds. This suggests that the genetic architecture related to behaviour differs between the breeds.
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- A-S Sundman
- AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Sweden
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- AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, IFM Biology, Linköping University, Sweden
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Dharmadhikari AS, Mphahlele M, Venter K, Stoltz A, Mathebula R, Masotla T, van der Walt M, Pagano M, Jensen P, Nardell E. Rapid impact of effective treatment on transmission of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2016; 18:1019-25. [PMID: 25189547 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Effective treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis (TB) rapidly renders patients non-infectious, long before conversion of sputum acid-fast smear or culture to negative. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) patients on treatment are currently assumed to remain infectious for months. While the resources required for prolonged hospitalization are a barrier to the scale-up of MDR-TB treatment, the safety of community treatment is clear. OBJECTIVES To estimate the impact of treatment on infectiousness among MDR-TB patients. METHODS A series of five human-to-guinea pig TB transmission studies was conducted to test various interventions for infection control. Guinea pigs in adjacent chambers were exposed to exhaust air from a hospital ward occupied by mostly sputum smear- and culture-positive MDR-TB patients. The guinea pigs then underwent tuberculin skin testing for infection. Only the control groups of guinea pigs from each study (no interventions used) provide the data for this analysis. The number of guinea pigs infected in each study is reported and correlated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility relative to treatment. RESULTS Despite exposure to presumably infectious MDR-TB patients, infection percentages among guinea pigs ranged from 1% to 77% in the five experiments conducted. In one experiment in which guinea pigs were exposed to 27 MDR-TB patients newly started on effective treatment for 3 months, there was minimal transmission. In four other experiments with greater transmission, guinea pigs had been exposed to patients with unsuspected extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis who were not on effective treatment. CONCLUSIONS In this model, effective treatment appears to render MDR-TB patients rapidly non-infectious. Further prospective studies on this subject are needed.
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- A S Dharmadhikari
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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- University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Jensen P, Ducray AD, Widmer HR, Meyer M. Effects of Forskolin on Trefoil factor 1 expression in cultured ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons. Neuroscience 2015; 310:699-708. [PMID: 26459015 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) belongs to a family of secreted peptides that are mainly expressed in the gastrointestinal tract. Notably, TFF1 has been suggested to operate as a neuropeptide, however, its specific cellular expression, regulation and function remain largely unknown. We have previously shown that TFF1 is expressed in developing and adult rat ventral mesencephalic tyrosine hydroxylase-immunoreactive (TH-ir) dopaminergic neurons. Here, we investigated the expression of TFF1 in rat ventral mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons (embryonic day 14) grown in culture for 5, 7 or 10 days in the absence (controls) or presence of either glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), Forskolin or the combination. No TFF1-ir cells were identified at day 5 and only a few at day 7, whereas TH was markedly expressed at both time points. At day 10, several TFF1-ir cells were detected, and their numbers were significantly increased after the addition of GDNF (2.2-fold) or Forskolin (4.1-fold) compared to controls. Furthermore, the combination of GDNF and Forskolin had an additive effect and increased the number of TFF1-ir cells by 5.6-fold compared to controls. TFF1 expression was restricted to neuronal cells, and the percentage of TH/TFF1 co-expressing cells was increased to the same extent in GDNF and Forskolin-treated cultures (4-fold) as compared to controls. Interestingly, the combination of GDNF and Forskolin resulted in a significantly increased co-expression (8-fold) of TH/TFF1, which could indicate that GDNF and Forskolin targeted different subpopulations of TH/TFF1 neurons. Short-term treatment with Forskolin resulted in an increased number of TFF1-ir cells, and this effect was significantly reduced by the MEK1 inhibitor PD98059 or the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H89, suggesting that Forskolin induced TFF1 expression through diverse signaling pathways. In conclusion, distinct populations of cultured dopaminergic neurons express TFF1, and their numbers can be increased by factors known to influence survival and differentiation of dopaminergic cells.
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- P Jensen
- Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløwparken 21, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark; Department of Neurosurgery, Neurocenter and Regenerative Neuroscience Cluster, University of Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurocenter and Regenerative Neuroscience Cluster, University of Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Neurocenter and Regenerative Neuroscience Cluster, University of Berne, CH-3010 Berne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Neurobiology Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Winsløwparken 21, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.
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Persson ME, Roth LSV, Johnsson M, Wright D, Jensen P. Human-directed social behaviour in dogs shows significant heritability. Genes Brain Behav 2015; 14:337-44. [PMID: 25703740 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Revised: 12/05/2014] [Accepted: 12/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Through domestication and co-evolution with humans, dogs have developed abilities to attract human attention, e.g. in a manner of seeking assistance when faced with a problem solving task. The aims of this study were to investigate within breed variation in human-directed contact seeking in dogs and to estimate its genetic basis. To do this, 498 research beagles, bred and kept under standardized conditions, were tested in an unsolvable problem task. Contact seeking behaviours recorded included both eye contact and physical interactions. Behavioural data was summarized through a principal component analysis, resulting in four components: test interactions, social interactions, eye contact and physical contact. Females scored significantly higher on social interactions and physical contact and age had an effect on eye contact scores. Narrow sense heritabilities (h(2) ) of the two largest components were estimated at 0.32 and 0.23 but were not significant for the last two components. These results show that within the studied dog population, behavioural variation in human-directed social behaviours was sex dependent and that the utilization of eye contact seeking increased with age and experience. Hence, heritability estimates indicate a significant genetic contribution to the variation found in human-directed social interactions, suggesting that social skills in dogs have a genetic basis, but can also be shaped and enhanced through individual experiences. This research gives the opportunity to further investigate the genetics behind dogs' social skills, which could also play a significant part into research on human social disorders such as autism.
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- M E Persson
- IFM Biology, AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Madsen C, Pedersen M, Vase M, Bendix K, Møller M, Johansen P, Jensen B, Jensen P, Munksgaard L, Brown P, Segel E, d'Amore F. Outcome determinants for transformed indolent lymphomas treated with or without autologous stem-cell transplantation. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:393-9. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Andresen-Streichert H, Jensen P, Kietzerow J, Schrot M, Wilke N, Vettorazzi E, Mueller A, Iwersen-Bergmann S. Endogenous gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) concentrations in post-mortem specimens and further recommendation for interpretative cut-offs. Int J Legal Med 2014; 129:57-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00414-014-1051-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Johnsson M, Rubin CJ, Höglund A, Sahlqvist AS, Jonsson KB, Kerje S, Ekwall O, Kämpe O, Andersson L, Jensen P, Wright D. The role of pleiotropy and linkage in genes affecting a sexual ornament and bone allocation in the chicken. Mol Ecol 2014; 23:2275-86. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.12723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- M. Johnsson
- IFM Biologi; AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group; Linköping University; SE-58183 Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Uppsala University; PO Box 582 SE-751 23 Uppsala Sweden
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- IFM Biologi; AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group; Linköping University; SE-58183 Linköping Sweden
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- Research group of Autoimmunity; Akademiska Sjukhuset; Uppsala University; 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Orthopaedics; Akademiska Sjukhuset; Uppsala University; 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
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- Research group of Autoimmunity; Akademiska Sjukhuset; Uppsala University; 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
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- Research group of Autoimmunity; Akademiska Sjukhuset; Uppsala University; 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
- Rheumatology and Inflammation Research; Institute of Medicine; Sahlgrenska Academy; Guldhedsgatan 10A SE-413 46 Gothenburg Sweden
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- Research group of Autoimmunity; Akademiska Sjukhuset; Uppsala University; 751 85 Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology; Uppsala University; PO Box 582 SE-751 23 Uppsala Sweden
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- IFM Biologi; AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group; Linköping University; SE-58183 Linköping Sweden
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- IFM Biologi; AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group; Linköping University; SE-58183 Linköping Sweden
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Gyldenløve M, Jensen P, Løvendorf MB, Zachariae C, Hansen PR, Skov L. 'Short-term treatment with methotrexate does not affect microvascular endothelial function in patients with psoriasis'. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014; 29:591-4. [PMID: 24673617 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), possibly due to chronic low-grade systemic inflammation. Systemic anti-inflammatory treatment might reduce the risk of CVD. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to investigate if short-term treatment with methotrexate influences microvascular endothelial function (MEF), an early surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, in patients with psoriasis. METHODS We prospectively studied a hospital cohort of patients with psoriasis. Measurements of MEF were performed with the Endo-PAT2000© device at baseline and after 8-10 weeks of treatment with methotrexate. At the same time points, we recorded anamnestic information, measured body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumferences and blood pressure, and drew blood samples (lipid profile, HbA1 and hs-CRP). Psoriasis severity was evaluated by psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) and the dermatology life quality index (DLQI). RESULTS A total of 32 patients with psoriasis were included. Median age was 46 (range 18-82) years, and 50% were men. Twenty-seven patients completed the study. After 8-10 weeks, median PASI had decreased significantly by 6.2 (from 9.8 to 3.6), and DLQI had decreased by 7 (from 9 to 2). No significant changes were observed in MEF, expressed by reactive hyperaemia index and augmentation index. Also, we saw no significant changes in BMI, waist-hip ratio, blood pressure and blood samples. CONCLUSION Short-term treatment with methotrexate did not affect MEF in patients with psoriasis. Further studies are warranted.
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- M Gyldenløve
- Department of Dermato-Allergology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark
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Hansen M, Beck H, Imukhamedov A, Jensen P, Rasmussen L. P5.1 PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS ON HUMAN ARTERIAL TISSUE: RELATIONS TO ARTERIAL STIFFNESS. Artery Res 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2014.09.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Boulos RE, Arneodo A, Jensen P, Audit B. Revealing long-range interconnected hubs in human chromatin interaction data using graph theory. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 111:118102. [PMID: 24074120 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.111.118102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We use graph theory to analyze chromatin interaction (Hi-C) data in the human genome. We show that a key functional feature of the genome--"master" replication origins--corresponds to DNA loci of maximal network centrality. These loci form a set of interconnected hubs both within chromosomes and between different chromosomes. Our results open the way to a fruitful use of graph theory concepts to decipher DNA structural organization in relation to genome functions such as replication and transcription. This quantitative information should prove useful to discriminate between possible polymer models of nuclear organization.
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- R E Boulos
- Université de Lyon, F-69000 Lyon, France and Laboratoire de Physique, ENS de Lyon, CNRS UMR5672, F-69007 Lyon, France
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Azimi A, Gitz Charlot M, Torp-Pedersen C, Thayssen P, Tilsted Hansen H, Thuesen L, Jensen P, Hansen P, Gislason G. Weight gain is associated with lower risk of death regardless of baseline BMI in women with angiographically documented coronary artery disease a nationwide study. Eur Heart J 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht310.4354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Wirén A, Wright D, Jensen P. Domestication-related variation in social preferences in chickens is affected by genotype on a growth QTL. Genes Brain Behav 2013; 12:330-7. [PMID: 23331324 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A growth-related QTL on chicken chromosome 1 has previously been shown to influence domestication behaviour in chickens. In this study, we used Red Junglefowl (RJF) and White Leghorn (WL) as well as the intercross between them to investigate whether stress affects the way birds allocate their time between familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics in a social preference test ('social support seeking'), and how this is related to genotype at specific loci within the growth QTL. Red Junglefowl males spent more time with unfamiliar chickens before the stressful event compared to the other birds, whereas all birds except WL males tended to spend less time with unfamiliar ones after stress. A significant QTL locus was found to influence both social preference under undisturbed circumstances and social support seeking. The WL allele at this QTL was associated not only with a preference for unfamiliar individuals but also with a shift towards familiar ones in response to stress (social support seeking). A second, suggestive QTL also affected social support seeking, but in the opposite direction; the WL allele was associated with increased time spent with unfamiliar individuals. The region contains several possible candidate genes, and gene expression analysis of a number of them showed differential expression between RJF and WL of AVPR2 (receptor for vasotocin), and possibly AVPR1a (another vasotocin receptor) and NRCAM (involved in neural development) in the lower frontal lobes of the brains of RJF and WL animals. These three genes continue to be interesting candidates for the observed behavioural effects.
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- A Wirén
- IFM Biology, AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Bate R, Jensen P, Hess K, Mooney L, Milligan J. Substandard and falsified anti-tuberculosis drugs: a preliminary field analysis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2013; 17:308-11. [PMID: 23321423 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.12.0355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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SETTING Pharmacies in 19 cities in Angola, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India (n = 3), Kenya, Nigeria, Russia, Rwanda, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of the two main first-line anti-tuberculosis medicines, isoniazid and rifampicin, procured from private-sector pharmacies, to determine if substandard and falsified medicines are available and if they potentially contribute to drug resistance in cities in low- and middle-income countries. DESIGN Local nationals procured 713 treatment packs from a selection of pharmacies in 19 cities. These samples were tested for quality using 1) thin-layer chromatography to analyze levels of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), and 2) disintegration testing. RESULTS Of 713 samples tested, 9.1% failed basic quality testing for requisite levels of API or disintegration. The failure rate was 16.6% in Africa, 10.1% in India, and 3.9% in other middle-income countries. CONCLUSIONS Substandard and falsified drugs are readily available in the private marketplace and probably contribute to anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in low- and middle-income countries. This issue warrants further investigation through large-scale studies of drug quality in all markets.
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- R Bate
- American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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Brunberg E, Jensen P, Isaksson A, Keeling LJ. Brain gene expression differences are associated with abnormal tail biting behavior in pigs. Genes Brain Behav 2012; 12:275-81. [PMID: 23146156 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2012] [Revised: 09/28/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Knowledge about gene expression in animals involved in abnormal behaviors can contribute to the understanding of underlying biological mechanisms. This study aimed to explore the motivational background to tail biting, an abnormal injurious behavior and severe welfare problem in pig production. Affymetrix microarrays were used to investigate gene expression differences in the hypothalamus and prefrontal cortex of pigs performing tail biting, pigs receiving bites to the tail and neutral pigs who were not involved in the behavior. In the hypothalamus, 32 transcripts were differentially expressed (P < 0.05) when tail biters were compared with neutral pigs, 130 when comparing receiver pigs with neutrals, and two when tail biters were compared with receivers. In the prefrontal cortex, seven transcripts were differently expressed in tail biters when compared with neutrals, seven in receivers vs. neutrals and none in the tail biters vs. receivers. In total, 19 genes showed a different expression pattern in neutral pigs when compared with both performers and receivers. This implies that the functions of these may provide knowledge about why the neutral pigs are not involved in tail biting behavior as performers or receivers. Among these 19 transcripts were genes associated with production traits in pigs (PDK4), sociality in humans and mice (GTF2I) and novelty seeking in humans (EGF). These are in line with hypotheses linking tail biting with reduced back fat thickness and explorative behavior.
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- E Brunberg
- Department of Animal Environment and Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Havla J, Berthele A, Kümpfel T, Krumbholz M, Jochim A, Kronsbein H, Ryschkewitsch C, Jensen P, Lippmann K, Hemmer B, Major E, Hohlfeld R. Co-occurrence of two cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in a natalizumab "infusion group". Mult Scler 2012; 19:1213-5. [PMID: 23124790 DOI: 10.1177/1352458512466165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We observed two cases of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that occurred in the same "infusion group". The group consisted of four patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) who had been treated with natalizumab (NAT) in the same medical practice for more than four years at the same times and in the same room, raising concerns about viral transmission between members of the infusion group. DNA amplification and sequence comparison of the non-coding control region (NCCR) of JC virus (JCV) present in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from PML patients #1 and #2 revealed that the amplified JCV sequences differed from the JCV archetype. The NCRR of the viral DNA was unique to each patient, arguing against the possibility of viral transmission between patients. Statistical considerations predict that similar co-occurrences of PML are likely to happen in the future.
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- J Havla
- Institute of Clinical Neuroimmunology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Germany
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Jensen P, Wiell C, Milting K, Poggenborg R, Østergaard M, Johansen J, Skov L. Plasma YKL-40: a potential biomarker for psoriatic arthritis? J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012; 27:815-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2012.04570.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wright D, Rubin C, Schutz K, Kerje S, Kindmark A, Brandström H, Andersson L, Pizzari T, Jensen P. Onset of sexual maturity in female chickens is genetically linked to loci associated with fecundity and a sexual ornament. Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 47 Suppl 1:31-6. [PMID: 22212210 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01963.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Onset of sexual maturation is a trait of extreme importance both evolutionarily and economically. Unsurprisingly therefore, domestication has acted to reduce the time to sexual maturation in a variety of animals, including the chicken. In comparison with wild progenitor chickens [the Red Junglefowl (RJF)], domestic layer hens attain maturity approximately 20% earlier. In addition, domestic layers also possess larger combs (a sexual ornament), produce more eggs and have denser bones. A large quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis (n=377) was performed using an F(2) intercross between a White Leghorn layer breed and a RJF population, with onset of sexual maturity measured and mapped to three separate loci. This cross has already been analysed for comb mass, egg production and bone allocation. Onset of sexual maturity significantly correlated with comb mass, whilst the genetic architecture for sexual maturity and comb mass overlapped at all three loci. For two of these loci, the QTL for sexual maturity and comb mass were statistically indistinguishable from pleiotropy, suggesting that the alleles that increase comb mass also decrease onset of sexual maturity.
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- D Wright
- IFM Biology, AVIAN Behaviour Genomics and Physiology Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
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Pedersen N, Björdal C, Jensen P, Felby C. 13. Bacterial Degradation of Archaeological Wood in Anoxic Waterlogged Environments. Stability of Complex Carbohydrate Structures 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/9781849735643-00160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Brunberg E, Jensen P, Isaksson A, Keeling L. Feather pecking behavior in laying hens: Hypothalamic gene expression in birds performing and receiving pecks. Poult Sci 2011; 90:1145-52. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2010-00961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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1. We studied behaviour and brain gene expression in homozygous PMEL17 genotypes, using chickens originating from an advanced White Leghorn x red junglefowl intercross. The behavioural studies consisted of three social and one explorative behaviour test. There were significant differences between the genotypes in both social and explorative behaviour. 2. Gene expression studies showed no PMEL17 expression in brain, so the genotype differences must depend on extra-neural gene expression or expression during embryonic development. However, linkage or spurious family effects (genetic drift) can not be excluded. 3. The study strongly suggests a correlated effect between plumage colour and behaviour, and we conclude that PMEL17 may have a pleiotropic effect on social and explorative behaviour in chickens.
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- A-C Karlsson
- IFM Biology, Division of Zoology, Linkoping University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden
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Jöngren M, Westander J, Nätt D, Jensen P. Brain gene expression in relation to fearfulness in female red junglefowl (Gallus gallus). Genes Brain Behav 2010; 9:751-8. [PMID: 20597989 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2010.00612.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The biology of fear is central to animal welfare and has been a major target for selection during domestication. Fear responses were studied in female red junglefowl (RJF), the ancestor of domesticated chickens. A total of 31 females were tested in a ground predator test, an aerial predator test and a tonic immobility (TI) test, in order to assess their level of fearfulness across different situations. Two to six variables from each test were entered into a principal component (PC) analysis, which showed one major fearfulness component (explaining 27% of the variance). Based on the PC scores, four high- and four low-fearful birds were then selected for gene expression analysis. From each of these birds, the midbrain region (including thalamus, hypothalamus, pituitary, mesencephalon, pons, nucleus tractus solitarii and medulla oblongata), was collected and global gene expression compared between groups using a 14k chicken cDNA microarray. There were 13 significantly differentially expressed (DE) genes (based on M > 1 and B > 0; FDR-adjusted P < 0.05) between the fearful and non-fearful females. Among the DE genes, we identified the neuroprotein Axin1, two potential DNA/RNA regulating proteins and a retrotransposon transcript situated in a well-studied quantitative trait loci (QTL) region on chromosome 1, known to affect several domestication-related traits. The differentially expressed genes may be part of a possible molecular mechanism controlling fear responses in fowl.
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- M Jöngren
- IFM Biology, Division of Zoology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Andresen E, Jensen P, Jonsson P. Population studies of Phi, Hal, H haplotype frequencies and linkage disequilibria in Danish Landrace pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0388.1981.tb00328.x] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Thyssen J, Jensen P, Carlsen B, Engkilde K, Menné T, Johansen J. The prevalence of chromium allergy in Denmark is currently increasing as a result of leather exposure. Br J Dermatol 2009; 161:1288-93. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09405.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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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Wirén A, Gunnarsson U, Andersson L, Jensen P. Domestication-related genetic effects on social behavior in chickens – Effects of genotype at a major growth quantitative trait locus. Poult Sci 2009; 88:1162-6. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2008-00492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Soh N, Kumai M, Oda T, Jensen P. Improvement of Nasal Symptoms with Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray Administered for 2 Weeks to Japanese Patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.12.493] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Scheibye-Alsing K, Hoffmann S, Frankel A, Jensen P, Stadler PF, Mang Y, Tommerup N, Gilchrist MJ, Nygård AB, Cirera S, Jørgensen CB, Fredholm M, Gorodkin J. Sequence assembly. Comput Biol Chem 2008; 33:121-36. [PMID: 19152793 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2008.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2008] [Revised: 11/28/2008] [Accepted: 11/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Despite the rapidly increasing number of sequenced and re-sequenced genomes, many issues regarding the computational assembly of large-scale sequencing data have remain unresolved. Computational assembly is crucial in large genome projects as well for the evolving high-throughput technologies and plays an important role in processing the information generated by these methods. Here, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current publicly available sequence assembly programs. We describe the basic principles of computational assembly along with the main concerns, such as repetitive sequences in genomic DNA, highly expressed genes and alternative transcripts in EST sequences. We summarize existing comparisons of different assemblers and provide a detailed descriptions and directions for download of assembly programs at: http://genome.ku.dk/resources/assembly/methods.html.
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- K Scheibye-Alsing
- Division of Genetics and Bioinformatics, IBHV, University of Copenhagen, Grønnegårdsvej 3, 1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Knop J, Penick EC, Nickel EJ, Mednick SA, Jensen P, Manzardo AM, Gabrielli WF. Paternal alcoholism predicts the occurrence but not the remission of alcoholic drinking: a 40-year follow-up. Acta Psychiatr Scand 2007; 116:386-93. [PMID: 17919158 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01015.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To test the effects of father's alcoholism on the development and remission from alcoholic drinking by age 40. METHOD Subjects were selected from a Danish birth cohort that included 223 sons of alcoholic fathers (high risk; HR) and 106 matched controls (low risk; LR). Clinical examinations were performed at age 40 (n = 202) by a psychiatrist using structured interviews and DSM-III-R diagnostic criteria. RESULTS HR subjects were significantly more likely than LR subjects to develop alcohol dependence (31% vs. 16%), but not alcohol abuse (17% vs. 15%). More subjects with alcohol abuse were in remission at age 40 than subjects with alcohol dependence. Risk did not predict remission from either alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence. CONCLUSION Familial influences may play a stronger role in the development of alcoholism than in the remission or recovery from alcoholism.
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- J Knop
- The Institute of Preventive Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Knop J, Penick E, Nickel E, Murtaza S, Sullivan M, Jensen P. Do premorbid personality disorders predict adult alcoholism? Results from a Danish Longitudinal High Risk Study. Eur Psychiatry 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2007.01.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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