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CHAN E, Basu B, Ghiggeri G, Gillion-Boyer O, Hogan J, Ishikura K, Kamei K, Hamada R, Parekh R, Sinha R, Vivarelli M, Xu H, Yap H, Gipson- M. Kemper & other collaborators D, Tullus K. POS-467 Long-term efficacy and safety of repeated rituximab therapy in children with frequently-relapsing, steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome: an international multicentre study. Kidney Int Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.497] [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] Open
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Anthony S, Pol S, Brudno M, Manase D, Parekh R, Silva A, Stinson J. The Design of Voxe: An Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Platform to Capture Pediatric Transplant Patients’ Voices and Transform Care. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.828] [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: 10/21/2022] Open
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Jaumann R, Schmitz N, Ho TM, Schröder SE, Otto KA, Stephan K, Elgner S, Krohn K, Preusker F, Scholten F, Biele J, Ulamec S, Krause C, Sugita S, Matz KD, Roatsch T, Parekh R, Mottola S, Grott M, Michel P, Trauthan F, Koncz A, Michaelis H, Lange C, Grundmann JT, Maibaum M, Sasaki K, Wolff F, Reill J, Moussi-Soffys A, Lorda L, Neumann W, Vincent JB, Wagner R, Bibring JP, Kameda S, Yano H, Watanabe S, Yoshikawa M, Tsuda Y, Okada T, Yoshimitsu T, Mimasu Y, Saiki T, Yabuta H, Rauer H, Honda R, Morota T, Yokota Y, Kouyama T. Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Science 2020; 365:817-820. [PMID: 31439797 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaw8627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The near-Earth asteroid (162173) Ryugu is a 900-m-diameter dark object expected to contain primordial material from the solar nebula. The Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) landed on Ryugu's surface on 3 October 2018. We present images from the MASCOT camera (MASCam) taken during the descent and while on the surface. The surface is covered by decimeter- to meter-sized rocks, with no deposits of fine-grained material. Rocks appear either bright, with smooth faces and sharp edges, or dark, with a cauliflower-like, crumbly surface. Close-up images of a rock of the latter type reveal a dark matrix with small, bright, spectrally different inclusions, implying that it did not experience extensive aqueous alteration. The inclusions appear similar to those in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites.
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- R Jaumann
- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany. .,Free University of Berlin, Institute of Geosciences, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- DLR, Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- DLR, Microgravity User Support Center, Linder Höhe, Cologne, Germany
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- DLR, Microgravity User Support Center, Linder Höhe, Cologne, Germany
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- DLR, Microgravity User Support Center, Linder Höhe, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Science, School of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.,Free University of Berlin, Institute of Geosciences, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- DLR, Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany
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- DLR, Microgravity User Support Center, Linder Höhe, Cologne, Germany
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- DLR, Institute of Space Systems, Bremen, Germany
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- DLR, Institute of System Dynamics and Control, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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- DLR, Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
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- Centre National d'Études Spatiales, 18 Avenue E. Belin, Toulouse 31401, France
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- Centre National d'Études Spatiales, 18 Avenue E. Belin, Toulouse 31401, France
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany
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- L'Université de Paris Sud-Orsay, Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale, Orsay, France
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan.,Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Nagoya University Furo-cho Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Planetary Research, Berlin, Germany.,Free University of Berlin, Institute of Geosciences, Berlin, Germany
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- Kochi University, Department of Information Science, Akebono, Kochi, Japan
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- University of Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Aomi, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
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Fields N, Xu L, Parekh R. THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM PLUS: A PEER-LED MODEL FOR CULTURALLY-INFORMED FAMILY CAREGIVER INTERVENTIONS. Innov Aging 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.586] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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- N Fields
- The University of Texas at Arlington
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- The University of Texas at Arlington
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- The University of Texas at Arlington
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Fields N, Adorno G, Felderhoff B, Parekh R, Magruder K. THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF EMERGING ELDERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.2790] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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- N. Fields
- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- G. Adorno
- Social Work, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- Social Work, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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- Social Work, University of Texas Arlington, Arlington, Texas,
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Rao B, Segovia MC, Kazimi M, Parekh R, Raoufi M, Jafri SM. Use of Everolimus After Multivisceral Transplantation: A Report of Two Cases. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:485-8. [PMID: 27109983 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Inhibitors of mechanistic target of rapamycin are used in solid organ transplant procedures to avoid calcineurin inhibitor complications, including nephrotoxicity and malignancy. We present 2 cases of multivisceral transplantation for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) for which everolimus was implemented for its potential to prevent NET recurrence as well as preserve renal function. The first case was complicated by NET recurrence in the liver before initiation of everolimus. After initiation of everolimus, the patient developed a ventral hernia and elevated aminotransferase levels with nonspecific biopsy findings. The second case was complicated by cytomegalovirus infection with elevated everolimus trough levels as well as acute cellular rejection. Everolimus was reinitiated in both cases in addition to decreasing the dosage of tacrolimus, and there were no further complications. Everolimus was beneficial in stabilizing renal function in both patients and has the theoretical potential to prevent recurrence of NET.
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- B Rao
- Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
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- Division of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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Parekh R, Kazimi M, Skorupski S, Fagoaga O, Jafri S, Segovia MC. Intestine Transplantation Across a Positive Crossmatch With Preformed Donor-Specific Antibodies. Transplant Proc 2017; 48:489-91. [PMID: 27109984 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.10.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND We describe our experience using a modified protocol for immunosuppression for intestine transplantation across a positive crossmatch. Patients who underwent transplantation in 2013 were evaluated over a 12-month period for rejection and infectious events with comparison to procedure-matched controls on our standard protocol of immunosuppression. PATIENTS AND METHODS We used a modified protocol for intestine and multivisceral transplantation for patients with a positive flow crossmatch. In addition to our standard protocol, patients with positive crossmatch were given rituximab and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) preoperatively. DSA was sent for clinical evaluation at monthly intervals. Patients were screened for rejection by endoscopic evaluation. RESULTS Four patients underwent transplantation within a single year across a positive crossmatch. Two received isolated intestine transplants and 2 had multivisceral transplantation (MVT). During the 12-month follow-up, 1 patients had an episode of severe acute cellular rejection, which was managed with increased immunosuppression. None of the patients had episodes of cytomegalovirus infection. One patient developed major infection and 3 patients developed minor bacterial infections. Among procedure-matched controls with negative final crossmatch on standard management (no preoperative rituximab or IVIg), 2 developed mild acute cellular rejection and 2 developed minor infections. One developed cytomegalovirus viremia with invasion to the colonic mucosa. CONCLUSIONS We report our protocol for immunosuppression for IT and MVT across a positive crossmatch. This allowed transplantation despite the presence of a positive crossmatch, with low rejection rates but potentially increased risk for major infections compared to the negative crossmatch controls on our standard protocol.
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- R Parekh
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Transplant Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
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Martin S, Parekh R, Guessasma M, Léchelle J, Fortin J, Saleh K. Study of the sintering kinetics of bimodal powders. A parametric DEM study. POWDER TECHNOL 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2014.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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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Parekh R, Lorenzo MK, Shin SY, Pozzi A, Clark AL. Integrin α1β1 differentially regulates cytokine-mediated responses in chondrocytes. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2014; 22:499-508. [PMID: 24418674 PMCID: PMC4028170 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 12/07/2013] [Accepted: 12/25/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role of integrin α1β1 in chondrocyte responses to inflammatory interleukin-1α (IL-1) and anabolic transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in the knee. METHODS Intracellular calcium transient responses to IL-1 and TGF-β1 were measured in wild type and integrin α1-null chondrocytes using real time ex vivo confocal microscopy, and immunohistochemistry was performed to analyze TGF-β1-mediated activation of Smad2/3 in tibial and femoral chondrocytes. RESULTS Loss of integrin α1β1 reduces intracellular calcium transient response to IL-1, while it enhances chondrocyte responses to TGF-β1 as measured by intracellular calcium transients and activation of downstream Smad2/3. CONCLUSIONS Integrin α1β1 plays a vital role in mediating chondrocyte responses to two contrasting factors that are critical players in the onset and progression of osteoarthritis - inflammatory IL-1 and anabolic TGF-β. Further investigation into the molecular mechanisms by which integrin α1β1 mediates these responses will be an important next step in understanding the influence of increased expression of integrin α1β1 during the early stages of osteoarthritis on disease progression.
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- R Parekh
- Faculty of Science, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Science, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA,Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Hospital, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Faculty of Kinesiology, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada,Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Twilt M, Noone D, Hayes W, Thorner P, Benseler S, Parekh R, Laxer R, Hebert D. PReS-FINAL-2322: Outcome of kidney transplantation in paediatric patients with ANCA associated glomerulonephritis: a single-center experience. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4044574 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-p312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Twilt M, Noone D, Hayes W, Thorner P, Benseler S, Parekh R, Laxer R, Hebert D. PReS-FINAL-2190: Validation of the new histopathological classification of anca glomerulonephritis and its association with renal outcomes in a paediatric population. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2013. [PMCID: PMC4042222 DOI: 10.1186/1546-0096-11-s2-o25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Lewis J, Baird A, McAlister C, Siemieniuk A, Blackmore L, McCabe B, O'Rourke P, Parekh R, Watson E, Wheelhouse M, Wilson N. Improved detection of semen by use of direct acid phosphatase testing. Sci Justice 2013; 53:385-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.scijus.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Fox CS, Longenecker JC, Powe NR, Klag MJ, Fink NE, Parekh R, Coresh J. Undertreatment of hyperlipidemia in a cohort of United States kidney dialysis patients. Clin Nephrol 2004; 61:299-307. [PMID: 15182124 DOI: 10.5414/cnp61299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Application of national guidelines regarding cardiovascular disease risk reduction to kidney dialysis patients is complicated by the conflicting observations that dialysis patients have a high risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), but dialysis patients with higher serum cholesterol have lower mortality rates. Actual treatment patterns of hyperlipidemia are not well studied. METHODS We assessed the prevalence, treatment and control of hyperlipidemia in this high-risk patient population from 1995 - 1998. We measured low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, treatment with a lipid-lowering agent, and prevalence of hyperlipidemia as defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP), Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) II guidelines in 812 incident hemodialysis (HD), and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients from dialysis clinics in 19 states throughout the United States. RESULTS Hyperlipidemia was present in 40% of HD and 62% of PD patients. Among subjects with hyperlipidemia, 67% of HD and 63% of PD patients were untreated and only 22% of HD and 14% of PD patients were treated and controlled. Those who entered the study in 1997 or 1998, those with diabetes, males and Caucasians were more likely to be treated and controlled, whereas subjects on PD and those with ASCVD were less likely to be treated and controlled. CONCLUSION These data suggest that high rates of undertreatment exist in the United States ESRD dialysis population. Whether improved rates of treatment will result in decreased cardiovascular disease events needs to be tested in randomized clinical trials.
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- C S Fox
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Kasiske B, Cosio FG, Beto J, Bolton K, Chavers BM, Grimm R, Levin A, Masri B, Parekh R, Wanner C, Wheeler DC, Wilson PWF. Clinical practice guidelines for managing dyslipidemias in kidney transplant patients: a report from the Managing Dyslipidemias in Chronic Kidney Disease Work Group of the National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative. Am J Transplant 2004; 4 Suppl 7:13-53. [PMID: 15027968 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6135.2004.0355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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The incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is very high in patients with chronic kidney (CKD) disease and in kidney transplant recipients. Indeed, available evidence for these patients suggests that the 10-year cumulative risk of coronary heart disease is at least 20%, or roughly equivalent to the risk seen in patients with previous CVD. Recently, the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI) published guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemias in patients with CKD, including transplant patients. It was the conclusion of this Work Group that the National Cholesterol Education Program Guidelines are generally applicable to patients with CKD, but that there are significant differences in the approach and treatment of dyslipidemias in patients with CKD compared with the general population. In the present document we present the guidelines generated by this workgroup as they apply to kidney transplant recipients. Evidence from the general population indicates that treatment of dyslipidemias reduces CVD, and evidence in kidney transplant patients suggests that judicious treatment can be safe and effective in improving dyslipidemias. Dyslipidemias are very common in CKD and in transplant patients. However, until recently there have been no adequately powered, randomized, controlled trials examining the effects of dyslipidemia treatment on CVD in patients with CKD. Since completion of the K/DOQI guidelines on dyslipidemia in CKD, the results of the Assessment of Lescol in Renal Transplantation (ALERT) Study have been presented and published. Based on information from randomized trials conducted in the general population and the single study conducted in kidney transplant patients, these guidelines, which are a modified version of the K/DOQI dyslipidemia guidelines, were developed to aid clinicians in the management of dyslipidemias in kidney transplant patients. These guidelines are divided into four sections. The first section (Introduction) provides the rationale for the guidelines, and describes the target population, scope, intended users, and methods. The second section presents guidelines on the assessment of dyslipidemias (guidelines 1-3), while the third section offers guidelines for the treatment of dyslipidemias (guidelines 4-5). The key guideline statements are supported mainly by data from studies in the general population, but there is an urgent need for additional studies in CKD and in transplant patients. Therefore, the last section outlines recommendations for research.
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Fletcher GC, Patel S, Tyson K, Adam PJ, Schenker M, Loader JA, Daviet L, Legrain P, Parekh R, Harris AL, Terrett JA. hAG-2 and hAG-3, human homologues of genes involved in differentiation, are associated with oestrogen receptor-positive breast tumours and interact with metastasis gene C4.4a and dystroglycan. Br J Cancer 2003; 88:579-85. [PMID: 12592373 PMCID: PMC2377166 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6600740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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hAG-2 and hAG-3 are recently discovered human homologues of the secreted Xenopus laevis proteins XAG-1/2 (AGR-1/2) that are expressed in the cement gland, an ectodermal organ in the head associated with anteroposterior fate determination during early development. Although the roles of hAG-2 and hAG-3 in mammalian cells are unknown, both proteins share a high degree of protein sequence homology and lie adjacent to one another on chromosome 7p21. hAG-2 mRNA expression has previously been demonstrated in oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive cell lines. In this study, we have used real-time quantitative RT - PCR analysis and immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays to demonstrate concordant expression of hAG-2 and hAG-3 mRNA and protein in breast tumour tissues. Tumour expression of both genes correlated with OR (hAG2, P=0.0002; hAG-3, P=0.0012), and inversely correlated with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) (P=0.003). Yeast two-hybrid cloning identified metastasis-associated GPI-anchored C4.4a protein and extracellular alpha-dystroglycan (DAG-1) as binding partners for both hAG-2 and hAG-3, which if replicated in clinical oncology would demonstrate a potential role in tumour metastasis through the regulation of receptor adhesion and functioning. hAG-2 and hAG-3 may therefore serve as useful molecular markers and/or potential therapeutic targets for hormone-responsive breast tumours.
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- G C Fletcher
- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Hybrigenics, 3-5 Impasse Reille, 75014 Paris, France
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- Hybrigenics, 3-5 Impasse Reille, 75014 Paris, France
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
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- Cancer Research UK, Molecular Oncology Laboratories, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS, UK
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- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK
- Oxford Glycosciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 3YS, UK. E-mail: www.bjcancer.com
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Gagneux P, Amess B, Diaz S, Moore S, Patel T, Dillmann W, Parekh R, Varki A. Proteomic comparison of human and great ape blood plasma reveals conserved glycosylation and differences in thyroid hormone metabolism. Am J Phys Anthropol 2001; 115:99-109. [PMID: 11385598 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Most blood plasma proteins are glycosylated. These glycoproteins typically carry sialic acid-bearing sugar chains, which can modify the observed molecular weights and isoelectric points of those proteins during electrophoretic analyses. To explore changes in protein expression and glycosylation that occurred during great ape and human evolution, we subjected multiple blood plasma samples from all these species to high-resolution proteomic analysis. We found very few species-specific differences, indicating a remarkable degree of conservation of plasma protein expression and glycosylation during approximately 12 million years of evolution. A few lineage-specific differences in protein migration were noted among the great apes. The only obvious differences between humans and all great apes were an apparent decrease in transthyretin (prealbumin) and a change in haptoglobin isoforms (the latter was predictable from prior genetic studies). Quantitative studies of transthyretin in samples of blood plasma (synthesized primarily by the liver) and of cerebrospinal fluid (synthesized locally by the choroid plexus of the brain) confirmed approximately 2-fold higher levels in chimpanzees compared to humans. Since transthyretin binds thyroid hormones, we next compared plasma thyroid hormone parameters between humans and chimpanzees. The results indicate significant differences in the status of thyroid hormone metabolism, which represent the first known endocrine difference between these species. Notably, thyroid hormones are known to play major roles in the development, differentiation, and metabolism of many organs and tissues, including the brain and the cranium. Also, transthyretin is known to be the major carrier of thyroid hormone in the cerebrospinal fluid, likely regulating delivery of this hormone to the brain. A potential secondary difference in retinoid (vitamin A) metabolism is also noted. The implications of these findings for explaining unique features of human evolution are discussed.
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- P Gagneux
- Department of Medicine and Glycobiology Research and Training Center, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0687, USA
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Johnson PJ, Poon TC, Hjelm NM, Ho CS, Ho SK, Welby C, Stevenson D, Patel T, Parekh R, Townsend RR. Glycan composition of serum alpha-fetoprotein in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and non-seminomatous germ cell tumour. Br J Cancer 1999; 81:1188-95. [PMID: 10584881 PMCID: PMC2374329 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Although estimation of serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is widely used in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-seminomatous germ cell tumours (NSGCT), the clinical usefulness of this test is limited by a low specificity. However, there exist glycoforms of AFP which may be more specific for particular tumours. Previously, detailed analysis has been prevented by the low levels of AFP in human serum. We report here the application of fluorescence labelling, sequential exoglycosidase digestion, high-performance liquid chromatography and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization in time-of-flight mass spectrometry, to determine the glycan structures of purified serum AFP from patients with HCC and NSGCT. Eleven major glycans were found, of which seven were N-linked, and four were O-linked, to the protein backbone. The structure of the N-linked glycans (all of bi-antennary complex-type with varying degrees of sialylation, fucosylation and galactosylation) were consistent with those previously reported. The O-linked glycans (three mucin O-GalNAc type glycans with variable degrees of sialylation, one O-HexNAc monosaccharide glycan) have not previously been reported. The finding of mucin O-GalNAc type glycans was supported by the prediction of potential O-GalNAc glycosylation sites on the protein backbone by analysis of the AFP structure by molecular modelling. With knowledge of these structures it may be possible to develop more specific assays for the detection of HCC and NSGCT.
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- P J Johnson
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, SAR, China
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Page MJ, Amess B, Townsend RR, Parekh R, Herath A, Brusten L, Zvelebil MJ, Stein RC, Waterfield MD, Davies SC, O'Hare MJ. Proteomic definition of normal human luminal and myoepithelial breast cells purified from reduction mammoplasties. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1999; 96:12589-94. [PMID: 10535966 PMCID: PMC23001 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.22.12589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Normal human luminal and myoepithelial breast cells separately purified from a set of 10 reduction mammoplasties by using a double antibody magnetic affinity cell sorting and Dynabead immunomagnetic technique were used in two-dimensional gel proteome studies. A total of 43,302 proteins were detected across the 20 samples, and a master image for each cell type comprising a total of 1,738 unique proteins was derived. Differential analysis identified 170 proteins that were elevated 2-fold or more between the two breast cell types, and 51 of these were annotated by tandem mass spectrometry. Muscle-specific enzyme isoforms and contractile intermediate filaments including tropomyosin and smooth muscle (SM22) alpha protein were detected in the myoepithelial cells, and a large number of cytokeratin subclasses and isoforms characteristic of luminal cells were detected in this cell type. A further 134 nondifferentially regulated proteins were also annotated from the two breast cell types, making this the most extensive study to date of the protein expression map of the normal human breast and the basis for future studies of purified breast cancer cells.
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- M J Page
- Oxford GlycoSciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Oxfordshire, OX14 3YS, United Kingdom.
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Proteomics is a new enabling technology that is being integrated into the drug discovery process. This will facilitate the systematic analysis of proteins across any biological system or disease, forwarding new targets and information on mode of action, toxicology and surrogate markers. Proteomics is highly complementary to genomic approaches in the drug discovery process and, for the first time, offers scientists the ability to integrate information from the genome, expressed mRNAs, their respective proteins and subcellular localization. It is expected that this will lead to important new insights into disease mechanisms and improved drug discovery strategies to produce novel therapeutics.
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- MJ Page
- Oxford GlycoSciences, 10 The Quadrant, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK OX14 3YS
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Tewari R, Parekh R, Saha PN. Occupational workload of fisherwomen in India. J Hum Ergol (Tokyo) 1998; 27:17-21. [PMID: 11579695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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A group of 60 fisherwomen, aged 20 to 50 yrs., were studied to evaluate their occupational workloads. Of the eight activities involved in fish handling, only four, viz., sorting, washing, drying, and selling, which are most frequently carried out by the fisherwomen, were selected. The heart rate responses and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) were used as measures of occupational workload. Based on the findings, the occupational workload could be classified as "moderately heavy". A significant influence of age and body weight on the physiological workload was observed, being negatively correlated with age and positively with weight.
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- R Tewari
- Division of Fisheries Extension, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Mumbai 400 061
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Townsend RR, Lipniunas PH, Bigge C, Ventom A, Parekh R. Multimode high-performance liquid chromatography of fluorescently labeled oligosaccharides from glycoproteins. Anal Biochem 1996; 239:200-7. [PMID: 8811908 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1996.0315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 02/02/2023]
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A polymeric, secondary amine stationary phase was used to develop a method for the separation of 2-aminobenzamide (AB)-labeled neutral and anionic oligosaccharides from glycoproteins. Sequential hydrophilic interaction liquid and anion exchange chromatography were performed in the same chromatographic analysis (multimode HPLC) and unambiguous separation between neutral and anionic oligosaccharides was accomplished. Improved resolution was also achieved. The oligomannosidic-type structures from bovine ribonuclease B (Man4GlcNAc-AB-Man9GlcNAc-AB) were separated not only by size, but also by the branch location of terminal Manalpha(1 --> 2)-linked residues. Sialylated lactosamine-type oligosaccharides from human alpha1 acid glycoprotein were resolved according to charge, Fuc content, and the number of Galbeta(1 --> 4)Galbeta(1 --> 3) repeats. The minor fucosylated and polylactosamine species were well separated from the major sialylated tetra-antennary oligosaccharides. Volatile mobile phases were used to minimize sample handling for matrix assisted laser desorption mass spectrometric analysis of peak fractions. Novel polylactosamine structures (3-5 repeats) from alpha1-acid glycoprotein were deduced from the molecular weight analysis. Multimode HPLC should prove useful for preparing low pmol quantities of fluorescently labeled oligosaccharides with fewer steps and minimal sample handling for mass spectrometric analysis, important requisites for structural studies of sample-limited glycoproteins.
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- R R Townsend
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, 94143-0446, USA
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Parekh R, Bag J. Inhibition of myogenesis in mouse C2 cells by double-stranded phosphorothioate oligodeoxynucleotides containing mef-1 sequence. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:17372-6. [PMID: 8663396 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.29.17372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Phosphorothioate oligonucleotides containing the muscle creatinine kinase enhancer sequence (mef-1) and a mutant of the enhancer sequence (mmef-1) were tested for their ability to block muscle differentiation in mouse C2 cells in culture. Maximum inhibition of fusion of myoblasts was observed at 10 microM concentration of mef-1 oligomer. No appreciable inhibition of fusion with the mmef-1 oligomer at the same concentration was observed. Synthesis of myogenin, muscle creatinine kinase, and myosin heavy chain polypeptides were reduced in mef-1 oligomer-treated cells. In contrast, no significant reduction in the synthesis of these polypeptides in mmef-1-treated cells was detected. The overall protein synthesis was not affected. These results suggest that muscle differentiation may be disrupted by competition of the oligomer with the endogenous promoter for specific transcription factor(s).
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- R Parekh
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada
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Parekh R, Forrester K, Wittrup D. Multicopy overexpression of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor saturates the protein folding and secretory capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Protein Expr Purif 1995; 6:537-45. [PMID: 8527941 DOI: 10.1006/prep.1995.1071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) was expressed and secreted from a synthetic gene as a model system for the study of protein folding and secretion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The efficiency of different leader sequences in directing BPTI secretion was examined, and up to 11 micrograms/ml of active BPTI was secreted. In some fusion constructs, inefficient proteolytic processing by Kex2p, Ste13p, and signal peptidase were observed immediately adjacent to the BPTI N terminus. Insertion of dipeptide spacers improved endoproteolytic processing substantially but the level of secretion was unchanged. Overexpression from a 2-microns multicopy vector results in essentially unchanged BPTI secretion as compared to expression from a single copy centromere vector. BPTI expressed from a multicopy vector accumulates intracellularly in an unfolded form, indicating that available secretory chaperones and foldases can be saturated by increasing the rate of BPTI synthesis.
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- R Parekh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801, USA
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Parekh R. An automated approach to carbohydrate sequencing. Am Biotechnol Lab 1994; 12:52. [PMID: 7764413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- R Parekh
- Oxford GlycoSystems Inc., Rosedale, NY 11422
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Maiorella BL, Winkelhake J, Young J, Moyer B, Bauer R, Hora M, Andya J, Thomson J, Patel T, Parekh R. Effect of culture conditions on IgM antibody structure, pharmacokinetics and activity. Biotechnology (N Y) 1993; 11:387-92. [PMID: 7763441 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0393-387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Culture conditions affect the binding activity, charge heterogeneity, conformational stability, glycosylation, and pharmacokinetics of human monoclonal IgM HMAB-10058. The 10058 human/human/murine trioma was grown in serum-free airlift suspension culture, hollow fiber perfusion culture, or in nude mouse ascites. The ascites-produced antibody showed reduced conformational stability, greater charge and glycoform heterogeneity, and a lower average degree of sialylation than the in vitro culture-produced material. Mean residence time after IV injection in rats was approximately 80-fold greater for the ascites culture-produced material, but specific binding activity was less than 5% of that for the airlift-produced material. In vitro culture in serum-supplemented media (in a hollow fiber perfusion reactor or in shake-flasks) resulted in antibody with pharmacokinetics intermediate between the serum-free airlift and ascites-produced materials. Incubation of airlift-produced antibody in ascites fluid also resulted in material with intermediate pharmacokinetics. Conclusions regarding the effect of culture conditions on antibody product cannot be generalized, as in vitro-produced antibody derived from two related cell lines (HMAB-10233 and HMAB-10390) had long mean residence times similar to that of ascites-produced HMAB-10058.
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Patel T, Bruce J, Merry A, Bigge C, Wormald M, Jaques A, Parekh R. Use of hydrazine to release in intact and unreduced form both N- and O-linked oligosaccharides from glycoproteins. Biochemistry 1993; 32:679-93. [PMID: 8422375 DOI: 10.1021/bi00053a037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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: 01/30/2023]
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The use of hydrazine to release unreduced N- and O-linked oligosaccharides from glycoproteins has been investigated using several "standard" glycoproteins of previously defined glycosylation. It is shown that hydrazinolysis can be used to release intact N- and O-linked oligosaccharides in an unreduced form. The release of O-linked oligosaccharides occurs with a lower temperature dependence than the release of N-linked oligosaccharides, and the kinetic parameters governing release of oligosaccharides from these standard glycoproteins have been determined. These parameters allow a definition of reaction conditions under which anhydrous hydrazinolysis can be used to selectively release O-linked oligosaccharides (60 degrees C, 5 h) or release both N- and O-linked oligosaccharides (95 degrees C, 4 h) in high yield (> 85%) from all glycoproteins investigated (n = 11). Under these reaction conditions, the recovered N- and O-linked oligosaccharides are structurally intact (as judged by 600-MHz 1H-NMR, laser-desorption mass spectrometry, HPAEC-PAD, gel filtration, and glycosidase digestion), with the possible exception of certain N- and O-acyl substituents of sialic acid. This use of mild hydrazinolysis therefore allows both the simultaneous and sequential chemical release from glycoproteins of O- and N-linked oligosaccharides in their intact unreduced form.
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- T Patel
- Oxford GlycoSystems Limited, Unit 4, Abingdon, Oxon, England
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Parekh R. Effect of culture method on glycosylation pattern of a murine IgG monoclonal antibody. Am Biotechnol Lab 1992; 10:8. [PMID: 1368854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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- R Parekh
- Oxford GlycoSystems, Abingdon, Oxon, U.K
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Sumar N, Colaço CB, Bodman KB, Parekh R, Williams P, Dwek R, Rademacher T, Isenberg DA, Soltys A, Hay FC. Abnormalities in the glycosylation of IgG in spouses of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A family study. J Autoimmun 1991; 4:907-14. [PMID: 1812895 DOI: 10.1016/0896-8411(91)90053-f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 12/28/2022]
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Forty-seven members of eight families with a rheumatoid proband were analysed for abnormal glycosylation of IgG. The results (%G(o) which is the percentage of oligosaccharide chains lacking galactose) were corrected for age and expressed as SD units about the mean for the normal population. Seven of 8 probands, 3/8 spouses, 3/5 RA relatives and 4/26 non-RA relatives had %G(o) values greater than 1SD above the age corrected mean for the normal control population (P less than 0.001, less than 0.01, less than 0.005 and greater than 0.5 respectively). A further 13 spouse pairs were studied. Ten of 13 probands and 8/13 spouses had %G(o) values greater than 1SD above the mean (P less than 0.001 and less than 0.001 respectively). Thus in total, a strikingly high number of unaffected spouses had high %G(o) values (11/21). IgM, IgA and IgG rheumatoid factors were studied. While RA patients' sera showed a correlation between IgM and IgA rheumatoid factors and %G(o), (IgM, r = 0.41 0.05 greater than P greater than 0.02, IgA, r = 0.36, P = 0.05), no correlation between IgG RF and %G(o) was noted in the RA patients. No correlation was found between any of the RF classes and %G(o) in spouses and non-RA relatives.
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- N Sumar
- Department of Immunology, University College, Middlesex Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK
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- R Parekh
- Oxford Glycosystems Ltd, Abingdon, Oxon, UK
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Following treatment of conidia of the cyclosporin producer fungus, Tolypocladium inflatum, with 0.15 M epichlorohydrin, strain M6 was isolated. The new strain exhibited a similar growth rate to the parent organism but more extensive conidiation and several-fold higher overall cyclosporin production. Strain M6 reached titres of 318 mg l-1 cyclosporin A in agar cultures, whereas in liquid medium it produced 140 mg l-1 cyclosporin A and 68 mg l-1 cyclosporin C. It also maintained a steady volumetric productivity of 0.48 mg l-1 h-1 cyclosporin A over 2 weeks of submerged cultivation in maltose-based semisynthetic medium. The new strain holds potential for improved cyclosporin production due to the superior titres and demonstrated capacity to sustain elevated production of cyclosporin for periods greater than the wild type.
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- S N Agathos
- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-0909
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Parekh R, Isenberg D, Rook G, Roitt I, Dwek R, Rademacher T. A comparative analysis of disease-associated changes in the galactosylation of serum IgG. J Autoimmun 1989; 2:101-14. [PMID: 2504180 DOI: 10.1016/0896-8411(89)90148-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- R Parekh
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, UK
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Parekh R, Mukerghee D. Frequency of attendance at anticoagulant clinics. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988; 296:1399. [PMID: 3134997 PMCID: PMC2545853 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6633.1399-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In a study of 151 normal, healthy individuals of both sexes varying in age from 1-70 yr, it was found that the relative incidence of agalactosyl (with both outer arms terminating in N-acetylglucosamine) N-linked oligosaccharides on total serum IgG decreased from birth to a minimum (at 25 yr of age) and then increased with age. The relative incidence of digalactosyl structures varied inversely to this, and the relative incidence of monogalactosyl structures was constant. Galactosylation of the N-linked oligosaccharides of the human serum IgG of normal individuals is therefore an age-related molecular parameter. Several reports have suggested that rheumatoid arthritis is associated with a decreased galactosylation of serum IgG (3-5). The normal variation in galactosylation with age as described here allows a true assessment of disease-associated changes in this parameter, and raises the possibility that one of the lesions in rheumatoid arthritis is an accelerated aging of the immune system. In addition, heterogeneity within age groups may be due to intrinsic differences in genetic endowment, or may reflect the impact of extrinsic factors (8).
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- R Parekh
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
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Agathos SN, Marshall JW, Moraiti C, Parekh R, Madhosingh C. Physiological and genetic factors for process development of cyclosporine fermentations. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01569415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Wilson J, Andrews LT, Parekh R, Pinheiro ML. A simple computerized method for generation of dichotic tapes. Comput Biol Med 1978; 8:229-37. [PMID: 710084 DOI: 10.1016/0010-4825(78)90023-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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