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Kamarajah SK, Evans RPT, Nepogodiev D, Hodson J, Bundred JR, Gockel I, Gossage JA, Isik A, Kidane B, Mahendran HA, Negoi I, Okonta KE, Sayyed R, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra RS, Wijnhoven BPL, Singh P, Griffiths EA, Kamarajah SK, Hodson J, Griffiths EA, Alderson D, Bundred J, Evans RPT, Gossage J, Griffiths EA, Jefferies B, Kamarajah SK, McKay S, Mohamed I, Nepogodiev D, Siaw-Acheampong K, Singh P, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra R, Wanigasooriya K, Whitehouse T, Gjata A, Moreno JI, Takeda FR, Kidane B, Guevara Castro R, Harustiak T, Bekele A, Kechagias A, Gockel I, Kennedy A, Da Roit A, Bagajevas A, Azagra JS, Mahendran HA, Mejía-Fernández L, Wijnhoven BPL, El Kafsi J, Sayyed RH, Sousa M M, Sampaio AS, Negoi I, Blanco R, Wallner B, Schneider PM, Hsu PK, Isik A, Gananadha S, Wills V, Devadas M, Duong C, Talbot M, Hii MW, Jacobs R, Andreollo NA, Johnston B, Darling G, Isaza-Restrepo A, Rosero G, Arias-Amézquita F, Raptis D, Gaedcke J, Reim D, Izbicki J, Egberts JH, Dikinis S, Kjaer DW, Larsen MH, Achiam MP, Saarnio J, Theodorou D, Liakakos T, Korkolis DP, Robb WB, Collins C, Murphy T, Reynolds J, Tonini V, Migliore M, Bonavina L, Valmasoni M, Bardini R, Weindelmayer J, Terashima M, White RE, Alghunaim E, Elhadi M, Leon-Takahashi AM, Medina-Franco H, Lau PC, Okonta KE, Heisterkamp J, Rosman C, van Hillegersberg R, Beban G, Babor R, Gordon A, Rossaak JI, Pal KMI, Qureshi AU, Naqi SA, Syed AA, Barbosa J, Vicente CS, Leite J, Freire J, Casaca R, Costa RCT, Scurtu RR, Mogoanta SS, Bolca C, Constantinoiu S, Sekhniaidze D, Bjelović M, So JBY, Gačevski G, Loureiro C, Pera M, Bianchi A, Moreno Gijón M, Martín Fernández J, Trugeda Carrera MS, Vallve-Bernal M, Cítores Pascual MA, Elmahi S, Halldestam I, Hedberg J, Mönig S, Gutknecht S, Tez M, Guner A, Tirnaksiz MB, Colak E, Sevinç B, Hindmarsh A, Khan I, Khoo D, Byrom R, Gokhale J, Wilkerson P, Jain P, Chan D, Robertson K, Iftikhar S, Skipworth R, Forshaw M, Higgs S, Gossage J, Nijjar R, Viswanath YKS, Turner P, Dexter S, Boddy A, Allum WH, Oglesby S, Cheong E, Beardsmore D, Vohra R, Maynard N, Berrisford R, Mercer S, Puig S, Melhado R, Kelty C, Underwood T, Dawas K, Lewis W, Bryce G, Thomas M, Arndt AT, Palazzo F, Meguid RA, Fergusson J, Beenen E, Mosse C, Salim J, Cheah S, Wright T, Cerdeira MP, McQuillan P, Richardson M, Liem H, Spillane J, Yacob M, Albadawi F, Thorpe T, Dingle A, Cabalag C, Loi K, Fisher OM, Ward S, Read M, Johnson M, Bassari R, Bui H, Cecconello I, Sallum RAA, da Rocha JRM, Lopes LR, Tercioti Jr V, Coelho JDS, Ferrer JAP, Buduhan G, Tan L, Srinathan S, Shea P, Yeung J, Allison F, Carroll P, Vargas-Barato F, Gonzalez F, Ortega J, Nino-Torres L, Beltrán-García TC, Castilla L, Pineda M, Bastidas A, Gómez-Mayorga J, Cortés N, Cetares C, Caceres S, Duarte S, Pazdro A, Snajdauf M, Faltova H, Sevcikova M, Mortensen PB, Katballe N, Ingemann T, Morten B, Kruhlikava I, Ainswort AP, Stilling NM, Eckardt J, Holm J, Thorsteinsson M, Siemsen M, Brandt B, Nega B, Teferra E, Tizazu A, Kauppila JH, Koivukangas V, Meriläinen S, Gruetzmann R, Krautz C, Weber G, Golcher H, Emons G, Azizian A, Ebeling M, Niebisch S, Kreuser N, Albanese G, Hesse J, Volovnik L, Boecher U, Reeh M, Triantafyllou S, Schizas D, Michalinos A, Balli E, Mpoura M, Charalabopoulos A, Manatakis DK, Balalis D, Bolger J, Baban C, Mastrosimone A, McAnena O, Quinn A, Ó Súilleabháin CB, Hennessy MM, Ivanovski I, Khizer H, Ravi N, Donlon N, Cervellera M, Vaccari S, Bianchini S, Asti E, Bernardi D, Merigliano S, Provenzano L, Scarpa M, Saadeh L, Salmaso B, De Manzoni G, Giacopuzzi S, La Mendola R, De Pasqual CA, Tsubosa Y, Niihara M, Irino T, Makuuchi R, Ishii K K, Mwachiro M, Fekadu A, Odera A, Mwachiro E, AlShehab D, Ahmed HA, Shebani AO, Elhadi A, Elnagar FA, Elnagar HF, Makkai-Popa ST, Wong LF, Tan YR, Thannimalai S, Ho CA, Pang WS, Tan JH, Basave HNL, Cortés-González R, Lagarde SM, van Lanschot JJB, Cords C, Jansen WA, Martijnse I, Matthijsen R, Bouwense S, Klarenbeek B, Verstegen M, van Workum F, Ruurda JP, van der Sluis PC, de Maat M, Evenett N, Johnston P, Patel R, MacCormick A, Smith B, Ekwunife C, Memon AH, Shaikh K, Wajid A, Khalil N, Haris M, Mirza ZU, Qudus SBA, Sarwar MZ, Shehzadi A, Raza A, Jhanzaib MH, Farmanali J, Zakir Z, Shakeel O, Nasir I, Khattak S, Baig M, Noor MA, Ahmed HH, Naeem A, Pinho AC, da Silva R, Bernardes A, Campos JC, Matos H, Braga T, Monteiro C, Ramos P, Cabral F, Gomes MP, Martins PC, Correia AM, Videira JF, Ciuce C, Drasovean R, Apostu R, Ciuce C, Paitici S, Racu AE, Obleaga CV, Beuran M, Stoica B, Ciubotaru C, Negoita V, Cordos I, Birla RD, Predescu D, Hoara PA, Tomsa R, Shneider V, Agasiev M, Ganjara I, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Babič T, Chin TS, Shabbir A, Kim G, Crnjac A, Samo H, Díez del Val I, Leturio S, Ramón JM, Dal Cero M, Rifá S, Rico M, Pagan Pomar A, Martinez Corcoles JA, Rodicio Miravalles JL, Pais SA, Turienzo SA, Alvarez LS, Campos PV, Rendo AG, García SS, Santos EPG, Martínez ET, Fernández Díaz MJ, Magadán Álvarez C, Concepción Martín V, Díaz López C, Rosat Rodrigo A, Pérez Sánchez LE, Bailón Cuadrado M, Tinoco Carrasco C, Choolani Bhojwani E, Sánchez DP, Ahmed ME, Dzhendov T, Lindberg F, Rutegård M, Sundbom M, Mickael C, Colucci N, Schnider A, Er S, Kurnaz E, Turkyilmaz S, Turkyilmaz A, Yildirim R, Baki BE, Akkapulu N, Karahan O, Damburaci N, Hardwick R, Safranek P, Sujendran V, Bennett J, Afzal Z, Shrotri M, Chan B, Exarchou K, Gilbert T, Amalesh T, Mukherjee D, Mukherjee S, Wiggins TH, Kennedy R, McCain S, Harris A, Dobson G, Davies N, Wilson I, Mayo D, Bennett D, Young R, Manby P, Blencowe N, Schiller M, Byrne B, Mitton D, Wong V, Elshaer A, Cowen M, Menon V, Tan LC, McLaughlin E, Koshy R, Sharp C, Brewer H, Das N, Cox M, Al Khyatt W, Worku D, Iqbal R, Walls L, McGregor R, Fullarton G, Macdonald A, MacKay C, Craig C, Dwerryhouse S, Hornby S, Jaunoo S, Wadley M, Baker C, Saad M, Kelly M, Davies A, Di Maggio F, McKay S, Mistry P, Singhal R, Tucker O, Kapoulas S, Powell-Brett S, Davis P, Bromley G, Watson L, Verma R, Ward J, Shetty V, Ball C, Pursnani K, Sarela A, Sue Ling H, Mehta S, Hayden J, To N, Palser T, Hunter D, Supramaniam K, Butt Z, Ahmed A, Kumar S, Chaudry A, Moussa O, Kordzadeh A, Lorenzi B, Wilson M, Patil P, Noaman I, Bouras G, Evans R, Singh M, Warrilow H, Ahmad A, Tewari N, Yanni F, Couch J, Theophilidou E, Reilly JJ, Singh P, van Boxel G, Akbari K, Zanotti D, Sanders G, Wheatley T, Ariyarathenam A, Reece-Smith A, Humphreys L, Choh C, Carter N, Knight B, Pucher P, Athanasiou A, Mohamed I, Tan B, Abdulrahman M, Vickers J, Akhtar K, Chaparala R, Brown R, Alasmar MMA, Ackroyd R, Patel K, Tamhankar A, Wyman A, Walker R, Grace B, Abbassi N, Slim N, Ioannidi L, Blackshaw G, Havard T, Escofet X, Powell A, Owera A, Rashid F, Jambulingam P, Padickakudi J, Ben-Younes H, Mccormack K, Makey IA, Karush MK, Seder CW, Liptay MJ, Chmielewski G, Rosato EL, Berger AC, Zheng R, Okolo E, Singh A, Scott CD, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Textbook outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer: international cohort study. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac016] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Textbook outcome has been proposed as a tool for the assessment of oncological surgical care. However, an international assessment in patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer has not been reported. This study aimed to assess textbook outcome in an international setting.
Methods
Patients undergoing curative resection for oesophageal cancer were identified from the international Oesophagogastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA) from April 2018 to December 2018. Textbook outcome was defined as the percentage of patients who underwent a complete tumour resection with at least 15 lymph nodes in the resected specimen and an uneventful postoperative course, without hospital readmission. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors independently associated with textbook outcome, and results are presented as odds ratio (OR) and 95 per cent confidence intervals (95 per cent c.i.).
Results
Of 2159 patients with oesophageal cancer, 39.7 per cent achieved a textbook outcome. The outcome parameter ‘no major postoperative complication’ had the greatest negative impact on a textbook outcome for patients with oesophageal cancer, compared to other textbook outcome parameters. Multivariable analysis identified male gender and increasing Charlson comorbidity index with a significantly lower likelihood of textbook outcome. Presence of 24-hour on-call rota for oesophageal surgeons (OR 2.05, 95 per cent c.i. 1.30 to 3.22; P = 0.002) and radiology (OR 1.54, 95 per cent c.i. 1.05 to 2.24; P = 0.027), total minimally invasive oesophagectomies (OR 1.63, 95 per cent c.i. 1.27 to 2.08; P < 0.001), and chest anastomosis above azygous (OR 2.17, 95 per cent c.i. 1.58 to 2.98; P < 0.001) were independently associated with a significantly increased likelihood of textbook outcome.
Conclusion
Textbook outcome is achieved in less than 40 per cent of patients having oesophagectomy for cancer. Improvements in centralization, hospital resources, access to minimal access surgery, and adoption of newer techniques for improving lymph node yield could improve textbook outcome.
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Kamarajah SK, Evans RPT, Nepogodiev D, Hodson J, Bundred JR, Gockel I, Gossage JA, Isik A, Kidane B, Mahendran HA, Negoi I, Okonta KE, Sayyed R, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra RS, Wijnhoven BPL, Singh P, Griffiths EA, Kamarajah SK, Hodson J, Griffiths EA, Alderson D, Bundred J, Evans RPT, Gossage J, Griffiths EA, Jefferies B, Kamarajah SK, McKay S, Mohamed I, Nepogodiev D, Siaw-Acheampong K, Singh P, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra R, Wanigasooriya K, Whitehouse T, Gjata A, Moreno JI, Takeda FR, Kidane B, Guevara Castro R, Harustiak T, Bekele A, Kechagias A, Gockel I, Kennedy A, Da Roit A, Bagajevas A, Azagra JS, Mahendran HA, Mejía-Fernández L, Wijnhoven BPL, El Kafsi J, Sayyed RH, Sousa M M, Sampaio AS, Negoi I, Blanco R, Wallner B, Schneider PM, Hsu PK, Isik A, Gananadha S, Wills V, Devadas M, Duong C, Talbot M, Hii MW, Jacobs R, Andreollo NA, Johnston B, Darling G, Isaza-Restrepo A, Rosero G, Arias-Amézquita F, Raptis D, Gaedcke J, Reim D, Izbicki J, Egberts JH, Dikinis S, Kjaer DW, Larsen MH, Achiam MP, Saarnio J, Theodorou D, Liakakos T, Korkolis DP, Robb WB, Collins C, Murphy T, Reynolds J, Tonini V, Migliore M, Bonavina L, Valmasoni M, Bardini R, Weindelmayer J, Terashima M, White RE, Alghunaim E, Elhadi M, Leon-Takahashi AM, Medina-Franco H, Lau PC, Okonta KE, Heisterkamp J, Rosman C, van Hillegersberg R, Beban G, Babor R, Gordon A, Rossaak JI, Pal KMI, Qureshi AU, Naqi SA, Syed AA, Barbosa J, Vicente CS, Leite J, Freire J, Casaca R, Costa RCT, Scurtu RR, Mogoanta SS, Bolca C, Constantinoiu S, Sekhniaidze D, Bjelović M, So JBY, Gačevski G, Loureiro C, Pera M, Bianchi A, Moreno Gijón M, Martín Fernández J, Trugeda Carrera MS, Vallve-Bernal M, Cítores Pascual MA, Elmahi S, Halldestam I, Hedberg J, Mönig S, Gutknecht S, Tez M, Guner A, Tirnaksiz MB, Colak E, Sevinç B, Hindmarsh A, Khan I, Khoo D, Byrom R, Gokhale J, Wilkerson P, Jain P, Chan D, Robertson K, Iftikhar S, Skipworth R, Forshaw M, Higgs S, Gossage J, Nijjar R, Viswanath YKS, Turner P, Dexter S, Boddy A, Allum WH, Oglesby S, Cheong E, Beardsmore D, Vohra R, Maynard N, Berrisford R, Mercer S, Puig S, Melhado R, Kelty C, Underwood T, Dawas K, Lewis W, Bryce G, Thomas M, Arndt AT, Palazzo F, Meguid RA, Fergusson J, Beenen E, Mosse C, Salim J, Cheah S, Wright T, Cerdeira MP, McQuillan P, Richardson M, Liem H, Spillane J, Yacob M, Albadawi F, Thorpe T, Dingle A, Cabalag C, Loi K, Fisher OM, Ward S, Read M, Johnson M, Bassari R, Bui H, Cecconello I, Sallum RAA, da Rocha JRM, Lopes LR, Tercioti Jr V, Coelho JDS, Ferrer JAP, Buduhan G, Tan L, Srinathan S, Shea P, Yeung J, Allison F, Carroll P, Vargas-Barato F, Gonzalez F, Ortega J, Nino-Torres L, Beltrán-García TC, Castilla L, Pineda M, Bastidas A, Gómez-Mayorga J, Cortés N, Cetares C, Caceres S, Duarte S, Pazdro A, Snajdauf M, Faltova H, Sevcikova M, Mortensen PB, Katballe N, Ingemann T, Morten B, Kruhlikava I, Ainswort AP, Stilling NM, Eckardt J, Holm J, Thorsteinsson M, Siemsen M, Brandt B, Nega B, Teferra E, Tizazu A, Kauppila JH, Koivukangas V, Meriläinen S, Gruetzmann R, Krautz C, Weber G, Golcher H, Emons G, Azizian A, Ebeling M, Niebisch S, Kreuser N, Albanese G, Hesse J, Volovnik L, Boecher U, Reeh M, Triantafyllou S, Schizas D, Michalinos A, Balli E, Mpoura M, Charalabopoulos A, Manatakis DK, Balalis D, Bolger J, Baban C, Mastrosimone A, McAnena O, Quinn A, Ó Súilleabháin CB, Hennessy MM, Ivanovski I, Khizer H, Ravi N, Donlon N, Cervellera M, Vaccari S, Bianchini S, Asti E, Bernardi D, Merigliano S, Provenzano L, Scarpa M, Saadeh L, Salmaso B, De Manzoni G, Giacopuzzi S, La Mendola R, De Pasqual CA, Tsubosa Y, Niihara M, Irino T, Makuuchi R, Ishii K K, Mwachiro M, Fekadu A, Odera A, Mwachiro E, AlShehab D, Ahmed HA, Shebani AO, Elhadi A, Elnagar FA, Elnagar HF, Makkai-Popa ST, Wong LF, Tan YR, Thannimalai S, Ho CA, Pang WS, Tan JH, Basave HNL, Cortés-González R, Lagarde SM, van Lanschot JJB, Cords C, Jansen WA, Martijnse I, Matthijsen R, Bouwense S, Klarenbeek B, Verstegen M, van Workum F, Ruurda JP, van der Sluis PC, de Maat M, Evenett N, Johnston P, Patel R, MacCormick A, Smith B, Ekwunife C, Memon AH, Shaikh K, Wajid A, Khalil N, Haris M, Mirza ZU, Qudus SBA, Sarwar MZ, Shehzadi A, Raza A, Jhanzaib MH, Farmanali J, Zakir Z, Shakeel O, Nasir I, Khattak S, Baig M, Noor MA, Ahmed HH, Naeem A, Pinho AC, da Silva R, Bernardes A, Campos JC, Matos H, Braga T, Monteiro C, Ramos P, Cabral F, Gomes MP, Martins PC, Correia AM, Videira JF, Ciuce C, Drasovean R, Apostu R, Ciuce C, Paitici S, Racu AE, Obleaga CV, Beuran M, Stoica B, Ciubotaru C, Negoita V, Cordos I, Birla RD, Predescu D, Hoara PA, Tomsa R, Shneider V, Agasiev M, Ganjara I, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Babič T, Chin TS, Shabbir A, Kim G, Crnjac A, Samo H, Díez del Val I, Leturio S, Ramón JM, Dal Cero M, Rifá S, Rico M, Pagan Pomar A, Martinez Corcoles JA, Rodicio Miravalles JL, Pais SA, Turienzo SA, Alvarez LS, Campos PV, Rendo AG, García SS, Santos EPG, Martínez ET, Fernández Díaz MJ, Magadán Álvarez C, Concepción Martín V, Díaz López C, Rosat Rodrigo A, Pérez Sánchez LE, Bailón Cuadrado M, Tinoco Carrasco C, Choolani Bhojwani E, Sánchez DP, Ahmed ME, Dzhendov T, Lindberg F, Rutegård M, Sundbom M, Mickael C, Colucci N, Schnider A, Er S, Kurnaz E, Turkyilmaz S, Turkyilmaz A, Yildirim R, Baki BE, Akkapulu N, Karahan O, Damburaci N, Hardwick R, Safranek P, Sujendran V, Bennett J, Afzal Z, Shrotri M, Chan B, Exarchou K, Gilbert T, Amalesh T, Mukherjee D, Mukherjee S, Wiggins TH, Kennedy R, McCain S, Harris A, Dobson G, Davies N, Wilson I, Mayo D, Bennett D, Young R, Manby P, Blencowe N, Schiller M, Byrne B, Mitton D, Wong V, Elshaer A, Cowen M, Menon V, Tan LC, McLaughlin E, Koshy R, Sharp C, Brewer H, Das N, Cox M, Al Khyatt W, Worku D, Iqbal R, Walls L, McGregor R, Fullarton G, Macdonald A, MacKay C, Craig C, Dwerryhouse S, Hornby S, Jaunoo S, Wadley M, Baker C, Saad M, Kelly M, Davies A, Di Maggio F, McKay S, Mistry P, Singhal R, Tucker O, Kapoulas S, Powell-Brett S, Davis P, Bromley G, Watson L, Verma R, Ward J, Shetty V, Ball C, Pursnani K, Sarela A, Sue Ling H, Mehta S, Hayden J, To N, Palser T, Hunter D, Supramaniam K, Butt Z, Ahmed A, Kumar S, Chaudry A, Moussa O, Kordzadeh A, Lorenzi B, Wilson M, Patil P, Noaman I, Bouras G, Evans R, Singh M, Warrilow H, Ahmad A, Tewari N, Yanni F, Couch J, Theophilidou E, Reilly JJ, Singh P, van Boxel G, Akbari K, Zanotti D, Sanders G, Wheatley T, Ariyarathenam A, Reece-Smith A, Humphreys L, Choh C, Carter N, Knight B, Pucher P, Athanasiou A, Mohamed I, Tan B, Abdulrahman M, Vickers J, Akhtar K, Chaparala R, Brown R, Alasmar MMA, Ackroyd R, Patel K, Tamhankar A, Wyman A, Walker R, Grace B, Abbassi N, Slim N, Ioannidi L, Blackshaw G, Havard T, Escofet X, Powell A, Owera A, Rashid F, Jambulingam P, Padickakudi J, Ben-Younes H, Mccormack K, Makey IA, Karush MK, Seder CW, Liptay MJ, Chmielewski G, Rosato EL, Berger AC, Zheng R, Okolo E, Singh A, Scott CD, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Textbook outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer: international cohort study. Br J Surg 2022; 109:439-449. [PMID: 35194634 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 01/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Textbook outcome has been proposed as a tool for the assessment of oncological surgical care. However, an international assessment in patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer has not been reported. This study aimed to assess textbook outcome in an international setting. METHODS Patients undergoing curative resection for oesophageal cancer were identified from the international Oesophagogastric Anastomosis Audit (OGAA) from April 2018 to December 2018. Textbook outcome was defined as the percentage of patients who underwent a complete tumour resection with at least 15 lymph nodes in the resected specimen and an uneventful postoperative course, without hospital readmission. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to identify factors independently associated with textbook outcome, and results are presented as odds ratio (OR) and 95 per cent confidence intervals (95 per cent c.i.). RESULTS Of 2159 patients with oesophageal cancer, 39.7 per cent achieved a textbook outcome. The outcome parameter 'no major postoperative complication' had the greatest negative impact on a textbook outcome for patients with oesophageal cancer, compared to other textbook outcome parameters. Multivariable analysis identified male gender and increasing Charlson comorbidity index with a significantly lower likelihood of textbook outcome. Presence of 24-hour on-call rota for oesophageal surgeons (OR 2.05, 95 per cent c.i. 1.30 to 3.22; P = 0.002) and radiology (OR 1.54, 95 per cent c.i. 1.05 to 2.24; P = 0.027), total minimally invasive oesophagectomies (OR 1.63, 95 per cent c.i. 1.27 to 2.08; P < 0.001), and chest anastomosis above azygous (OR 2.17, 95 per cent c.i. 1.58 to 2.98; P < 0.001) were independently associated with a significantly increased likelihood of textbook outcome. CONCLUSION Textbook outcome is achieved in less than 40 per cent of patients having oesophagectomy for cancer. Improvements in centralization, hospital resources, access to minimal access surgery, and adoption of newer techniques for improving lymph node yield could improve textbook outcome.
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Evans RPT, Kamarajah SK, Bundred J, Nepogodiev D, Hodson J, van Hillegersberg R, Gossage J, Vohra R, Griffiths EA, Singh P, Evans RPT, Hodson J, Kamarajah SK, Griffiths EA, Singh P, Alderson D, Bundred J, Evans RPT, Gossage J, Griffiths EA, Jefferies B, Kamarajah SK, McKay S, Mohamed I, Nepogodiev D, Siaw- Acheampong K, Singh P, van Hillegersberg R, Vohra R, Wanigasooriya K, Whitehouse T, Gjata A, Moreno JI, Takeda FR, Kidane B, Guevara Castro R, Harustiak T, Bekele A, Kechagias A, Gockel I, Kennedy A, Da Roit A, Bagajevas A, Azagra JS, Mahendran HA, Mejía-Fernández L, Wijnhoven BPL, El Kafsi J, Sayyed RH, Sousa M, Sampaio AS, Negoi I, Blanco R, Wallner B, Schneider PM, Hsu PK, Isik A, Gananadha S, Wills V, Devadas M, Duong C, Talbot M, Hii MW, Jacobs R, Andreollo NA, Johnston B, Darling G, Isaza-Restrepo A, Rosero G, Arias-Amézquita F, Raptis D, Gaedcke J, Reim D, Izbicki J, Egberts JH, Dikinis S, Kjaer DW, Larsen MH, Achiam MP, Saarnio J, Theodorou D, Liakakos T, Korkolis DP, Robb WB, Collins C, Murphy T, Reynolds J, Tonini V, Migliore M, Bonavina L, Valmasoni M, Bardini R, Weindelmayer J, Terashima M, White RE, Alghunaim E, Elhadi M, Leon-Takahashi AM, Medina-Franco H, Lau PC, Okonta KE, Heisterkamp J, Rosman C, van Hillegersberg R, Beban G, Babor R, Gordon A, Rossaak JI, Pal KMI, Qureshi AU, Naqi SA, Syed AA, Barbosa J, Vicente CS, Leite J, Freire J, Casaca R, Costa RCT, Scurtu RR, Mogoanta SS, Bolca C, Constantinoiu S, Sekhniaidze D, Bjelović M, So JBY, Gačevski G, Loureiro C, Pera M, Bianchi A, Moreno Gijón M, Martín Fernández J, Trugeda Carrera MS, Vallve-Bernal M, Cítores Pascual MA, Elmahi S, Hedberg J, Mönig S, Gutknecht S, Tez M, Guner A, Tirnaksiz TB, Colak E, Sevinç B, Hindmarsh A, Khan I, Khoo D, Byrom R, Gokhale J, Wilkerson P, Jain P, Chan D, Robertson K, Iftikhar S, Skipworth R, Forshaw M, Higgs S, Gossage J, Nijjar R, Viswanath YKS, Turner P, Dexter S, Boddy A, Allum WH, Oglesby S, Cheong E, Beardsmore D, Vohra R, Maynard N, Berrisford R, Mercer S, Puig S, Melhado R, Kelty C, Underwood T, Dawas K, Lewis W, Al-Bahrani A, Bryce G, Thomas M, Arndt AT, Palazzo F, Meguid RA, Fergusson J, Beenen E, Mosse C, Salim J, Cheah S, Wright T, Cerdeira MP, McQuillan P, Richardson M, Liem H, Spillane J, Yacob M, Albadawi F, Thorpe T, Dingle A, Cabalag C, Loi K, Fisher OM, Ward S, Read M, Johnson M, Bassari R, Bui H, Cecconello I, Sallum RAA, da Rocha JRM, Lopes LR, Tercioti V, Coelho JDS, Ferrer JAP, Buduhan G, Tan L, Srinathan S, Shea P, Yeung J, Allison F, Carroll P, Vargas-Barato F, Gonzalez F, Ortega J, Nino-Torres L, Beltrán-García TC, Castilla L, Pineda M, Bastidas A, Gómez-Mayorga J, Cortés N, Cetares C, Caceres S, Duarte S, Pazdro A, Snajdauf M, Faltova H, Sevcikova M, Mortensen PB, Katballe N, Ingemann T, Morten B, Kruhlikava I, Ainswort AP, Stilling NM, Eckardt J, Holm J, Thorsteinsson M, Siemsen M, Brandt B, Nega B, Teferra E, Tizazu A, Kauppila JS, Koivukangas V, Meriläinen S, Gruetzmann R, Krautz C, Weber G, Golcher H, Emons G, Azizian A, Ebeling M, Niebisch S, Kreuser N, Albanese G, Hesse J, Volovnik L, Boecher U, Reeh M, Triantafyllou S, Schizas D, Michalinos A, Baili E, Mpoura M, Charalabopoulos A, Manatakis DK, Balalis D, Bolger J, Baban C, Mastrosimone A, McAnena O, Quinn A, Súilleabháin CBÓ, Hennessy MM, Ivanovski I, Khizer H, Ravi N, Donlon N, Cervellera M, Vaccari S, Bianchini S, Sartarelli L, Asti E, Bernardi D, Merigliano S, Provenzano L, Scarpa M, Saadeh L, Salmaso B, De Manzoni G, Giacopuzzi S, La Mendola R, De Pasqual CA, Tsubosa Y, Niihara M, Irino T, Makuuchi R, Ishii K, Mwachiro M, Fekadu A, Odera A, Mwachiro E, AlShehab D, Ahmed HA, Shebani AO, Elhadi A, Elnagar FA, Elnagar HF, Makkai-Popa ST, Wong LF, Yunrong T, Thanninalai S, Aik HC, Soon PW, Huei TJ, Basave HNL, Cortés-González R, Lagarde SM, van Lanschot JJB, Cords C, Jansen WA, Martijnse I, Matthijsen R, Bouwense S, Klarenbeek B, Verstegen M, van Workum F, Ruurda JP, van der Veen A, van den Berg JW, Evenett N, Johnston P, Patel R, MacCormick A, Young M, Smith B, Ekwunife C, Memon AH, Shaikh K, Wajid A, Khalil N, Haris M, Mirza ZU, Qudus SBA, Sarwar MZ, Shehzadi A, Raza A, Jhanzaib MH, Farmanali J, Zakir Z, Shakeel O, Nasir I, Khattak S, Baig M, Noor MA, Ahmed HH, Naeem A, Pinho AC, da Silva R, Matos H, Braga T, Monteiro C, Ramos P, Cabral F, Gomes MP, Martins PC, Correia AM, Videira JF, Ciuce C, Drasovean R, Apostu R, Ciuce C, Paitici S, Racu AE, Obleaga CV, Beuran M, Stoica B, Ciubotaru C, Negoita V, Cordos I, Birla RD, Predescu D, Hoara PA, Tomsa R, Shneider V, Agasiev M, Ganjara I, Gunjić D, Veselinović M, Babič T, Chin TS, Shabbir A, Kim G, Crnjac A, Samo H, Díez del Val I, Leturio S, Díez del Val I, Leturio S, Ramón JM, Dal Cero M, Rifá S, Rico M, Pagan Pomar A, Martinez Corcoles JA, Rodicio Miravalles JL, Pais SA, Turienzo SA, Alvarez LS, Campos PV, Rendo AG, García SS, Santos EPG, Martínez ET, Fernández Díaz MJ, Magadán Álvarez C, Concepción Martín V, Díaz López C, Rosat Rodrigo A, Pérez Sánchez LE, Bailón Cuadrado M, Tinoco Carrasco C, Choolani Bhojwani E, Sánchez DP, Ahmed ME, Dzhendov T, Lindberg F, Rutegård M, Sundbom M, Mickael C, Colucci N, Schnider A, Er S, Kurnaz E, Turkyilmaz S, Turkyilmaz A, Yildirim R, Baki BE, Akkapulu N, Karahan O, Damburaci N, Hardwick R, Safranek P, Sujendran V, Bennett J, Afzal Z, Shrotri M, Chan B, Exarchou K, Gilbert T, Amalesh T, Mukherjee D, Mukherjee S, Wiggins TH, Kennedy R, McCain S, Harris A, Dobson G, Davies N, Wilson I, Mayo D, Bennett D, Young R, Manby P, Blencowe N, Schiller M, Byrne B, Mitton D, Wong V, Elshaer A, Cowen M, Menon V, Tan LC, McLaughlin E, Koshy R, Sharp C, Brewer H, Das N, Cox M, Al Khyatt W, Worku D, Iqbal R, Walls L, McGregor R, Fullarton G, Macdonald A, MacKay C, Craig C, Dwerryhouse S, Hornby S, Jaunoo S, Wadley M, Baker C, Saad M, Kelly M, Davies A, Di Maggio F, McKay S, Mistry P, Singhal R, Tucker O, Kapoulas S, Powell-Brett S, Davis P, Bromley G, Watson L, Verma R, Ward J, Shetty V, Ball C, Pursnani K, Sarela A, Sue Ling H, Mehta S, Hayden J, To N, Palser T, Hunter D, Supramaniam K, Butt Z, Ahmed A, Kumar S, Chaudry A, Moussa O, Kordzadeh A, Lorenzi B, Wilson M, Patil P, Noaman I, Willem J, Bouras G, Evans R, Singh M, Warrilow H, Ahmad A, Tewari N, Yanni F, Couch J, Theophilidou E, Reilly JJ, Singh P, van Boxel G, Akbari K, Zanotti D, Sgromo B, Sanders G, Wheatley T, Ariyarathenam A, Reece-Smith A, Humphreys L, Choh C, Carter N, Knight B, Pucher P, Athanasiou A, Mohamed I, Tan B, Abdulrahman M, Vickers J, Akhtar K, Chaparala R, Brown R, Alasmar MMA, Ackroyd R, Patel K, Tamhankar A, Wyman A, Walker R, Grace B, Abbassi N, Slim N, Ioannidi L, Blackshaw G, Havard T, Escofet X, Powell A, Owera A, Rashid F, Jambulingam P, Padickakudi J, Ben-Younes H, McCormack K, Makey IA, Karush MK, Seder CW, Liptay MJ, Chmielewski G, Rosato EL, Berger AC, Zheng R, Okolo E, Singh A, Scott CD, Weyant MJ, Mitchell JD. Postoperative outcomes in oesophagectomy with trainee involvement. BJS Open 2021; 5:zrab132. [PMID: 35038327 PMCID: PMC8763367 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zrab132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The complexity of oesophageal surgery and the significant risk of morbidity necessitates that oesophagectomy is predominantly performed by a consultant surgeon, or a senior trainee under their supervision. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of trainee involvement in oesophagectomy on postoperative outcomes in an international multicentre setting. METHODS Data from the multicentre Oesophago-Gastric Anastomosis Study Group (OGAA) cohort study were analysed, which comprised prospectively collected data from patients undergoing oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer between April 2018 and December 2018. Procedures were grouped by the level of trainee involvement, and univariable and multivariable analyses were performed to compare patient outcomes across groups. RESULTS Of 2232 oesophagectomies from 137 centres in 41 countries, trainees were involved in 29.1 per cent of them (n = 650), performing only the abdominal phase in 230, only the chest and/or neck phases in 130, and all phases in 315 procedures. For procedures with a chest anastomosis, those with trainee involvement had similar 90-day mortality, complication and reoperation rates to consultant-performed oesophagectomies (P = 0.451, P = 0.318, and P = 0.382, respectively), while anastomotic leak rates were significantly lower in the trainee groups (P = 0.030). Procedures with a neck anastomosis had equivalent complication, anastomotic leak, and reoperation rates (P = 0.150, P = 0.430, and P = 0.632, respectively) in trainee-involved versus consultant-performed oesophagectomies, with significantly lower 90-day mortality in the trainee groups (P = 0.005). CONCLUSION Trainee involvement was not found to be associated with significantly inferior postoperative outcomes for selected patients undergoing oesophagectomy. The results support continued supervised trainee involvement in oesophageal cancer surgery.
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Waldeck AR, Botteman MF, White RE, van Hout BA. The Importance of Economic Perspective and Quantitative Approaches in Oncology Value Frameworks of Drug Selection and Shared Decision Making. J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2017; 23:S6-S12. [PMID: 28535105 PMCID: PMC10408393 DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.6-a.s6] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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UNLABELLED The debate around value in oncology drug selection has been prominent in recent years, and several professional bodies have furthered this debate by advocating for so-called value frameworks. Herein, we provide a viewpoint on these value frameworks, emphasizing the need to consider 4 key aspects: (1) the economic underpinnings of value; (2) the importance of the perspective adopted in the valuation; (3) the importance of the difference between absolute and relative measures of risk and measuring patient preferences; and (4) the recognition of multiple quality-of-life (QoL) domains, and the aggregation and valuation of those domains, through utilities within a multicriteria decision analysis, may allow prioritization of QoL above the tallying of safety events, particularly in a value framework focusing on the individual patient. While several frameworks exist, they incorporate different attributes and-importantly-assess value from alternative perspectives, including those of patients, regulators, payers, and society. The various perspectives necessarily lead to potentially different, if not sometimes divergent, conclusions about the valuation. We show that the perspective of the valuation affects the framing of the risk/benefit question and the methodology to measure the individual patient choice, or preference, as opposed to the collective, or population, choice. We focus specifically on the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Value Framework. We argue that its laudable intent to assist in shared clinician-patient decision making can be augmented by more formally adopting methodology underpinned by micro- and health economic concepts, as well as application of formal quantitative approaches. Our recommendations for value frameworks focusing on the individual patient, such as the ASCO Value Framework, are 3-fold: (1) ensure that stakeholders understand the importance of the adopted (economic) perspective; (2) consider using exclusively absolute measures of risk and formal patient-preference methodology; and (3) consider foregoing safety parameters for higher-order utility considerations. DISCLOSURES No funding was received for conceptualizing, writing, and/or editing this manuscript. Waldeck and White are employees of, and received stock option grants from, Celldex Therapeutics. Van Hout and Botteman are employees and shareholders of Pharmerit International. Pharmerit International is a research contractor for Celldex. All authors have retained editorial control of the content of the manuscript. Conceptualization of this viewpoint article was contributed primarily by Waldeck, along with Botteman, White, and van Hout. Data analysis and revision of the manuscript was contributed equally by all the authors. The manuscript was written by Waldeck, Botteman, van Hout, and White.
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Archibeck MJ, Cummins T, Tripuraneni KR, Carothers JT, Murray-Krezan C, Hattab M, White RE. Inaccuracies in the Use of Magnification Markers in Digital Hip Radiographs. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2016; 474:1812-7. [PMID: 26797909 PMCID: PMC4925406 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-016-4704-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the ubiquity of digital radiographs, the use of digital templating for arthroplasty has become commonplace. Although improved accuracy with digital radiographs and magnification markers is assumed, it has not been shown. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We wanted to (1) evaluate the accuracy of magnification markers in estimating the magnification of the true hip and (2) determine if the use of magnification markers improves on older techniques of assuming a magnification of 20% for all patients. METHODS Between April 2013 and September 2013 we collected 100 AP pelvis radiographs of patients who had a THA prosthesis in situ and a magnification marker placed per the manufacturer's instructions. Radiographs seen during our standard radiographic review process, which met our inclusion criteria (AP pelvic view that included a well-positioned and observed magnification marker, and a prior total hip replacement with a known femoral head size), were included in the analysis. We then used OrthoView(TM) software program to calculate magnification of the radiograph using the magnification marker (measured magnification) and the femoral head of known size (true magnification). RESULTS The mean true magnification using the femoral head was 21% (SD, 2%). The mean magnification using the marker was 15% (SD, 5%). The 95% CI for the mean difference between the two measurements was 6% to 7% (p < 0.001). The use of a magnification marker to estimate magnification at the level of the hip using standard radiographic techniques was shown in this study to routinely underestimate the magnification of the radiograph using an arthroplasty femoral head of known diameter as the reference. If we assume a magnification of 20%, this more closely approximated the true magnification routinely. With this assumption, we were within 2% magnification in 64 of the 100 hips and off by 4% or more in only four hips. In contrast, using the magnification marker we were within 2% of true magnification in only 20 hips and were off by 4% or more in 59 hips. CONCLUSION We found the use of a magnification marker with digital radiographs for preoperative templating to be generally inaccurate, with a mean error of 6% and range from -5% to 15%. Additionally, these data suggest that the use of a magnification marker while taking preoperative radiographs of the hip may be unnecessary, as simply setting the software to assume a 20% magnification actually was more accurate. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III, diagnostic study.
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- Michael J Archibeck
- New Mexico Orthopaedics, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
- New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA.
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- Division of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Department of Math and Statistics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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BACKGROUND This evidence-based practice guideline was developed to update and address new issues in the handling of cytotoxics, including the use of oral cytotoxics; the selection and use of personal protective equipment; and treatment in diverse settings, including the home setting. METHODS The guideline was developed primarily from an adaptation and endorsement of an existing guideline and from three systematic reviews. Before publication, the guideline underwent a series of peer and external reviews to gather feedback. All comments were addressed, and the guideline was amended when required. The guideline applies to health care workers who could come into contact with cytotoxic drugs at any point in the medication circuit. The intended users are hospital administrators, educators, and managers; occupational health and safety services; and pharmacy and health care workers. RESULTS The recommendations represent a reasonable and practical set of procedures that the intended users of this guideline should implement to minimize opportunities for accidental exposure. They are not limited to just the point of care; they cover the entire chain of cytotoxics handling from the time such agents enter the institution until they leave in the patient or as waste. CONCLUSIONS Reducing the likelihood of accidental exposure to cytotoxic agents within the medication circuit is the main objective of this evidenced-based guideline. The recommendations differ slightly from earlier guidelines because of the availability of new evidence.
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- A C Easty
- Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. ; Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Program in Evidence-Based Care, Hamilton, ON. ; Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada), Toronto, ON
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- Public Health Ontario, Hamilton ON. ; St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON
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- Juravinski Hospital, Hamilton, ON. ; Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
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Gewandter JS, Dworkin RH, Turk DC, McDermott MP, Baron R, Gastonguay MR, Gilron I, Katz NP, Mehta C, Raja SN, Senn S, Taylor C, Cowan P, Desjardins P, Dimitrova R, Dionne R, Farrar JT, Hewitt DJ, Iyengar S, Jay GW, Kalso E, Kerns RD, Leff R, Leong M, Petersen KL, Ravina BM, Rauschkolb C, Rice ASC, Rowbotham MC, Sampaio C, Sindrup SH, Stauffer JW, Steigerwald I, Stewart J, Tobias J, Treede RD, Wallace M, White RE. Research designs for proof-of-concept chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2014; 155:1683-1695. [PMID: 24865794 PMCID: PMC4500524 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2014.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2014] [Revised: 05/15/2014] [Accepted: 05/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Proof-of-concept (POC) clinical trials play an important role in developing novel treatments and determining whether existing treatments may be efficacious in broader populations of patients. The goal of most POC trials is to determine whether a treatment is likely to be efficacious for a given indication and thus whether it is worth investing the financial resources and participant exposure necessary for a confirmatory trial of that intervention. A challenge in designing POC trials is obtaining sufficient information to make this important go/no-go decision in a cost-effective manner. An IMMPACT consensus meeting was convened to discuss design considerations for POC trials in analgesia, with a focus on maximizing power with limited resources and participants. We present general design aspects to consider including patient population, active comparators and placebos, study power, pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships, and minimization of missing data. Efficiency of single-dose studies for treatments with rapid onset is discussed. The trade-off between parallel-group and crossover designs with respect to overall sample sizes, trial duration, and applicability is summarized. The advantages and disadvantages of more recent trial designs, including N-of-1 designs, enriched designs, adaptive designs, and sequential parallel comparison designs, are summarized, and recommendations for consideration are provided. More attention to identifying efficient yet powerful designs for POC clinical trials of chronic pain treatments may increase the percentage of truly efficacious pain treatments that are advanced to confirmatory trials while decreasing the percentage of ineffective treatments that continue to be evaluated rather than abandoned.
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- Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Analgesic Solutions, Natick, MA, and Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
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- American Chronic Pain Association, Rocklin, CA, USA
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- Desjardins Associates and Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, USA
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- Virtuous Pharma, Inc., Raleigh-Durham, NC, USA
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- University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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Pei YJ, Wang AM, Zhao Y, Yan L, Li M, White RE, Han GC. Studies of cardiovascular risk factors in polycystic ovary syndrome patients combined with subclinical hypothyroidism. Gynecol Endocrinol 2014; 30:553-6. [PMID: 24884959 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2013.829443] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate cardiovascular risk factors in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) combined with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). PATIENTS A place-controlled study was performed. Group 1: 29 patients with PCOS and SCH; Group II: 35 patients with PCOS and normal thyroid function; and Group III: 34 healthy women with normal thyroid function. MAIN MEASURE INDEXES: Total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), Carotid Arterial Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT), free triiodothyronine 3 (FT3), free triiodothyronine 4 (FT4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), fasting glucose, 1-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT1), 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT2), fasting insulin, insulin after 1 hour oral glucose (INS1), insulin after 2 h oral glucose (INS2), HOM-IR = (fasting glucose × fasting insulin)/22.5. RESULTS TG, TC FIN, INS1, and HOM-IR levels were significantly higher, but the mean HDL level was significantly lower in Group I than in Group II (p < 0.05). LDL cholesterol, FGOGTT1, OGTT2, and insulin after 2 h oral glucose were not significantly higher in Group I than in Group II (p > 0.05). TG, TC, FIN and INS contents 2 h meal, HOM-IR levels were significantly higher, and the mean HDL cholesterol level was significantly lower in Group I than in Group III (p < 0.05). Blood glucose levels after 1 and 2 h were not significantly higher in Group I than in the Group III (p > 0.05). Carotid Arterial Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) was significantly thicker in Group I than other two groups. CONCLUSIONS The PCOS patients combined with SCH have higher risk of cardiovascular risk factors than in controls or in patients with PCOS.
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- Reproductive Medical Center of Navy General Hospital, Hai Dian District , Beijing , China
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Han G, White RE. G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor as a new therapeutic target for treating coronary artery disease. World J Cardiol 2014; 6:367-375. [PMID: 24976908 PMCID: PMC4072826 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v6.i6.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) continues to be the greatest mortality risk factor in the developed world. Estrogens are recognized to have great therapeutic potential to treat CHD and other cardiovascular diseases; however, a significant array of potentially debilitating side effects continues to limit their use. Moreover, recent clinical trials have indicated that long-term postmenopausal estrogen therapy may actually be detrimental to cardiovascular health. An exciting new development is the finding that the more recently discovered G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) is expressed in coronary arteries-both in coronary endothelium and in smooth muscle within the vascular wall. Accumulating evidence indicates that GPER activation dilates coronary arteries and can also inhibit the proliferation and migration of coronary smooth muscle cells. Thus, selective GPER activation has the potential to increase coronary blood flow and possibly limit the debilitating consequences of coronary atherosclerotic disease. This review will highlight what is currently known regarding the impact of GPER activation on coronary arteries and the potential signaling mechanisms stimulated by GPER agonists in these vessels. A thorough understanding of GPER function in coronary arteries may promote the development of new therapies that would help alleviate CHD, while limiting the potentially dangerous side effects of estrogen therapy.
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Gao Y, Han JT, Shen CM, Wu H, Yuan GL, Zhao LJ, Yan JW, Meng HT, Zhang YD, Liu WJ, Wang HD, White RE, Wei X. Structural polymorphism analysis of Chinese Mongolian ethnic group revealed by a new STR panel: genetic relationship to other groups. Electrophoresis 2014; 35:2008-13. [PMID: 24668876 DOI: 10.1002/elps.201300655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/22/2013] [Revised: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Mongolian is the eighth largest ethnic minority on Chinese population data according to the 2010 census. In the present study, we presented the first report about the allelic frequencies and forensic statistical parameters at the 21 new STRs and analyzed linkage disequilibrium of pairwise loci in the Mongolian ethnic minority, China. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium tests demonstrated no significant deviations except for the D1S1627 locus. The cumulative power of discrimination and power of exclusion of all the loci are 0.9999999999999999992576 and 0.9999997528, respectively. The results of analysis of molecular variance showed that significant differences between the Mongolian and the other eight populations were found at 1-9 STR loci. In population genetics, the results of principal component analysis, structure analysis, and phylogenetic reconstruction analysis indicated shorter genetic distance between the Mongolian group and the Ningxia Han. All the results suggest that the 21 new STR loci will contribute to Chinese population genetics and forensic caseworks in the Mongolian group.
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- Ying Gao
- Department of Pediatrics, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, P. R. China
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Froimson MI, Rana A, White RE, Marshall A, Schutzer SF, Healy WL, Naas P, Daubert G, Iorio R, Parsley B. Bundled payments for care improvement initiative: the next evolution of payment formulations: AAHKS Bundled Payment Task Force. J Arthroplasty 2013; 28:157-65. [PMID: 24034511 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2013.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [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: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act contains a number of provision for improving the delivery of healthcare in the United States, among the most impactful of which may be the call for modifications in the packaging of and payment for care that is bundled into episodes. The move away from fee for service payment models to payment for coordinated care delivered as comprehensive episodes is heralded as having great potential to enhance quality and reduce cost, thereby increasing the value of the care delivered. This effort builds on the prior experience around delivering care for arthroplasty under the Acute Care Episode Project and offers extensions and opportunities to modify the experience moving forward. Total hip and knee arthroplasties are viewed as ideal treatments to test the effectiveness of this payment model. Providers must learn the nuances of these modified care delivery concepts and evaluate whether their environment is conducive to success in this arena. This fundamental shift in payment for care offers both considerable risk and tremendous opportunity for physicians. Acquiring an understanding of the recent experience and the determinants of future success will best position orthopaedic surgeons to thrive in this new environment. Although this will remain a dynamic exercise for some time, early experience may enhance the chances for long term success, and physicians can rightfully lead the care delivery redesign process.
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Sonne SR, Bhalla VK, Barman SA, White RE, Zhu S, Newman TM, Prasad PD, Smith SB, Offermanns S, Ganapathy V. Hyperhomocysteinemia is detrimental to pregnancy in mice and is associated with preterm birth. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1832:1149-58. [PMID: 23579073 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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: 01/12/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Elevated levels of homocysteine produce detrimental effects in humans but its role in preterm birth is not known. Here we used a mouse model of hyperhomocysteinemia to examine the relevance of homocysteine to preterm birth. The mouse carries a heterozygous deletion of cystathionine β-synthase (Cbs(+/-)). Gestational period was monitored in wild type and Cbs(+/-) female mice. Mouse uterine and placental tissues, human primary trophoblast cells, and human myometrial and placental cell lines were used to determine the influence of homocysteine on expression of specific genes in vitro. The activity of BKCa channel in the myometrial cell line was monitored using the patch-clamp technique. We found that hyperhomocysteinemia had detrimental effects on pregnancy and induced preterm birth in mice. Homocysteine increased the expression of oxytocin receptor and Cox-2 as well as PGE2 production in uterus and placenta, and initiated premature uterine contraction. A Cox-2 inhibitor reversed these effects. Gpr109a, a receptor for niacin, induced Cox-2 in uterus. Homocysteine upregulated GPR109A and suppressed BKCa channel activity in human myometrial cells. Deletion of Gpr109a in Cbs(+/-) mice reversed premature birth. We conclude that hyperhomocysteinemia causes preterm birth in mice through upregulation of the Gpr109a/Cox-2/PGE2 axis and that pharmacological blockade of Gpr109a may have potential in prevention of preterm birth.
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- S R Sonne
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Yu X, Li F, White RE, Stallone JN, Heaps CL, Han G. Activation of G protein‐coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER) induced coronary vasodilation by activation of MLCP via cAMP/PKA pathway. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1096.18] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Xuan Yu
- Vet Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Vet Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Vet Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Vet Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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Puttabyatappa Y, Stallone JN, Ergul A, El-Remessy AB, Kumar S, Black S, Johnson M, Owen MP, White RE. Peroxynitrite mediates testosterone-induced vasodilation of microvascular resistance vessels. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2013; 345:7-14. [PMID: 23318471 PMCID: PMC3608447 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.112.201947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/13/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Our knowledge of how androgens influence the cardiovascular system is far from complete, and this lack of understanding is especially true of how androgens affect resistance vessels. Our aim was to identify the signaling mechanisms stimulated by testosterone (TES) in microvascular arteries and to understand how these mechanisms mediate TES-induced vasodilation. Mesenteric microvessels were isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats. Tension studies demonstrated a rapid, concentration-dependent, vasodilatory response to TES that did not involve protein synthesis or aromatization to 17β-estradiol. Dichlorofluorescein fluorescence and nitrotyrosine immunoblot experiments indicated that TES stimulated peroxynitrite formation in microvessels, and functional studies demonstrated that TES-induced vasodilation was inhibited by scavenging peroxynitrite. As predicted, TES enhanced the production of both peroxynitrite precursors (i.e., superoxide and nitic oxide), and xanthine oxidase was identified as the likely source of TES-stimulated superoxide production. Functional and biochemical studies indicated that TES signaling involved activity of the phosphoinositide 3 (PI3) kinase-protein kinase B (Akt) cascade initiated by activation of the androgen receptor and culminated in enhanced production of cGMP and microvascular vasodilation. These findings, derived from a variety of analytical and functional approaches, provide evidence for a novel nongenomic signaling mechanism for androgen action in the microvasculature: TES-stimulated vasodilation mediated primarily by peroxynitrite formed from xanthine oxidase-generated superoxide and NO. This response was associated with activation of the PI3 kinase-Akt signaling cascade initiated by activation of the androgen receptor. We propose this mechanism could account for TES-stimulated cGMP production in microvessels and, ultimately, vasodilation.
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- Yashoda Puttabyatappa
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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Han G, Li F, Yu X, White RE. GPER: a novel target for non-genomic estrogen action in the cardiovascular system. Pharmacol Res 2013; 71:53-60. [PMID: 23466742 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2013.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 11/30/2012] [Revised: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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A key to harnessing the enormous therapeutic potential of estrogens is understanding the diversity of estrogen receptors and their signaling mechanisms. In addition to the classic nuclear estrogen receptors (i.e., ERα and ERβ), over the past decade a novel G-protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) has been discovered in cancer and other cell types. More recently, this non-genomic signaling mechanism has been found in blood vessels, and mediates vasodilatory responses to estrogen and estrogen-like agents; however, downstream signaling events involved acute estrogen action remain unclear. The purpose of this review is to discuss the latest knowledge concerning GPER modulation of cardiovascular function, with a particular emphasis upon how activation of this receptor could mediate acute estrogen effects in the heart and blood vessels (i.e., vascular tone, cell growth and differentiation, apoptosis, endothelial function, myocardial protection). Understanding the role of GPER in estrogen signaling may help resolve some of the controversies associated with estrogen and cardiovascular function. Moreover, a more thorough understanding of GPER function could also open significant opportunities for the development of new pharmacological strategies that would provide the cardiovascular benefits of estrogen while limiting the potentially dangerous side effects.
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- Guichun Han
- Women's Health Division, Michael E. DeBakey Institute, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
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Carothers JT, White RE, Tripuraneni KR, Hattab MW, Archibeck MJ. Lessons learned from managing a prospective, private practice joint replacement registry: a 25-year experience. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013; 471:537-43. [PMID: 22948525 PMCID: PMC3549191 DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2541-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND In 1984, we developed a private practice joint replacement registry (JRR) to prospectively follow patients undergoing THA and TKA to assess clinical and radiographic outcomes, complications, and implant survival. Little has been reported in the literature regarding management of this type of database, and it is unclear whether and how the information can be useful for addressing longer-term questions. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We answered the following questions: (1) What is the rate of followup for THA and TKA in our JRR? (2) What factors affect followup? (3) How successful is this JRR model in capturing data and what areas of improvement are identified? And (4) what costs are associated with maintaining this JRR? METHODS We collected clinical data on all 12,047 patients having primary THA and TKA since 1984. Clinical and radiographic data were collected at routine followup intervals and entered into a prospective database. We searched this database to assess the rate of successful followup and data collection and to compare the effect of patient variables on followup. Costs related to database management were evaluated. RESULTS Followup was poor at every time interval after surgery, with a tendency for worsening over time. Patients with a complication and those younger than 70 years tended to followup with greater frequency. There were difficulties with data capture and substantial expenses related to managing the database. CONCLUSIONS Our findings highlight the difficulties in managing a JRR. Followup is poor and data collection is often incomplete. Newer technologies that allow easier tracking of patients and facilitate data capture may streamline this process and control costs.
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- Joshua T Carothers
- New Mexico Orthopaedics, Center for Joint Replacement, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA.
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Archibeck MJ, Carothers JT, Tripuraneni KR, White RE. Total hip arthroplasty after failed internal fixation of proximal femoral fractures. J Arthroplasty 2013; 28:168-71. [PMID: 22682040 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [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: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Between February 1987 and October 2008, we performed 102 total hip arthroplasties (THAs) after failed internal fixation of a prior hip fracture. There were 39 intertrochanteric fractures and 63 femoral neck fractures. Etiology of failure included 35 cases of osteonecrosis, 32 cases of arthritis, 25 cases of early failure of fixation, and 10 cases of nonunion. There were 12 patients who had early surgical complications related to the procedure (11.8%, 12/102). These included 5 patients who had dislocations (4.9%), 4 periprosthetic fractures (3.9%), 2 hematomas (2.0%), and 1 infection (1%). Of these 102 THAs, 50 were available for at least 2 years of follow-up (mean, 3.2 years). At a minimum 2-year follow-up, THA after failed internal fixation of hip fracture in these patients was clinically successful with an elevated risk of periprosthetic fracture and dislocation.
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- Michael J Archibeck
- New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
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White RE, Miller JP, Favreau LV, Bhattacharyya A. Stereochemical dynamics of aliphatic hydroxylation by cytochrome P-450. J Am Chem Soc 2012; 108:6024-31. [PMID: 22175367 DOI: 10.1021/ja00279a059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Li F, Ma J, Ma Y, Hu Y, Tian S, White RE, Han G. hElp3 directly modulates the expression of HSP70 gene in HeLa cells via HAT activity. PLoS One 2011; 6:e29303. [PMID: 22216241 PMCID: PMC3244451 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Human Elongator complex, which plays a key role in transcript elongation in vitro assay, is incredibly similar in either components or function to its yeast counterpart. However, there are only a few studies focusing on its target gene characterization in vivo. We studied the effect of down-regulation of the human elongation protein 3 (hELP3) on the expression of HSP70 through antisense strategy. Transfecting antisense plasmid p1107 into HeLa cells highly suppressed hELP3 expression, and substantially reduced expression of HSP70 mRNA and protein. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation assay (ChIP Assay) revealed that hElp3 participates in the transcription elongation of HSPA1A in HeLa cells. Finally, complementation and ChIP Assay in yeast showed that hElp3 can not only complement the growth and slow activation of HSP70 (SSA3) gene transcription, but also directly regulates the transcription of SSA3. On the contrary, these functions are lost when the HAT domain is deleted from hElp3. These data suggest that hElp3 can regulate the transcription of HSP70 gene, and the HAT domain of hElp3 is essential for this function. These findings now provide novel insights and evidence of the functions of hELP3 in human cells.
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- Fen Li
- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (FL); (GH)
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- * E-mail: (FL); (GH)
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Deenadayalu V, Puttabyatappa Y, Liu AT, Stallone JN, White RE. Testosterone-induced relaxation of coronary arteries: activation of BKCa channels via the cGMP-dependent protein kinase. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2011; 302:H115-23. [PMID: 22081702 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00046.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Androgens are reported to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on human cardiovascular health. The aim of this study was to characterize nongenomic signaling mechanisms in coronary artery smooth muscle (CASM) and define the ionic basis of testosterone (TES) action. TES-induced relaxation of endothelium-denuded porcine coronary arteries was nearly abolished by 20 nM iberiotoxin, a highly specific inhibitor of large-conductance, calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels. Molecular patch-clamp studies confirmed that nanomolar concentrations of TES stimulated BK(Ca) channel activity by ∼100-fold and that inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity by N(G)-monomethyl-L-arginine nearly abolished this effect. Inhibition of nitric oxide (NO) synthesis or guanylyl cyclase activity also attenuated TES-induced coronary artery relaxation but did not alter relaxation due to 8-bromo-cGMP. Furthermore, we detected TES-stimulated NO production in porcine coronary arteries and in human CASM cells via stimulation of the type 1 neuronal NOS isoform. Inhibition of the cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) attenuated TES-stimulated BK(Ca) channel activity, and direct assay determined that TES increased activity of PKG in a concentration-dependent fashion. Last, the stimulatory effect of TES on BK(Ca) channel activity was mimicked by addition of purified PKG to the cytoplasmic surface of a cell-free membrane patch from CASM myocytes (∼100-fold increase). These findings indicate that TES-induced relaxation of endothelium-denuded coronary arteries is mediated, at least in part, by enhanced NO production, leading to cGMP synthesis and PKG activation, which, in turn, opens BK(Ca) channels. These findings provide a molecular mechanism that could help explain why androgens have been reported to relax coronary arteries and relieve angina pectoris.
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- Viju Deenadayalu
- Department of Physiology & Biophysics, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio, USA
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Yu X, Ma H, Barman SA, Liu AT, Sellers M, Stallone JN, Prossnitz ER, White RE, Han G. Activation of G protein-coupled estrogen receptor induces endothelium-independent relaxation of coronary artery smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2011; 301:E882-8. [PMID: 21791623 PMCID: PMC3213995 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00037.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Estrogens can either relax or contract arteries via rapid, nongenomic mechanisms involving classic estrogen receptors (ER). In addition to ERα and ERβ, estrogen may also stimulate G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER) in nonvascular tissue; however, a potential role for GPER in coronary arteries is unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine how GPER activity influenced coronary artery reactivity. In vitro isometric force recordings were performed on endothelium-denuded porcine arteries. These studies were augmented by RT-PCR and single-cell patch-clamp experiments. RT-PCR and immunoblot studies confirmed expression of GPER mRNA and protein, respectively, in smooth muscle from either porcine or human coronary arteries. G-1, a selective GPER agonist, produced a concentration-dependent relaxation of endothelium-denuded porcine coronary arteries in vitro. This response was attenuated by G15, a GPER-selective antagonist, or by inhibiting large-conductance calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels with iberiotoxin, but not by inhibiting NO signaling. Last, single-channel patch-clamp studies demonstrated that G-1 stimulates BK(Ca) channel activity in intact smooth muscle cells from either porcine or human coronary arteries but had no effect on channels isolated in excised membrane patches. In summary, GPER activation relaxes coronary artery smooth muscle by increasing potassium efflux via BK(Ca) channels and requires an intact cellular signaling mechanism. This novel action of estrogen-like compounds may help clarify some of the controversy surrounding the vascular effects of estrogens.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Calcium/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Coronary Vessels/cytology
- Coronary Vessels/drug effects
- Coronary Vessels/physiology
- Endothelium, Vascular/drug effects
- Endothelium, Vascular/physiology
- Estradiol/pharmacology
- Humans
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels/metabolism
- Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels/physiology
- Muscle Relaxation/drug effects
- Muscle Relaxation/physiology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/physiology
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/drug effects
- Myocytes, Smooth Muscle/metabolism
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/agonists
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Swine
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
- Vasodilation/physiology
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- Xuan Yu
- Michael E. DeBakey Institute-Division of Women's Health, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA
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Royal CR, Ma H, Walker R, White RE. Estrogen signaling in microvascular arteries: parturition reduces vasodilation by reducing 17β-estradiol and nNOS. Steroids 2011; 76:991-7. [PMID: 21458475 PMCID: PMC3139781 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Revised: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Few studies have examined the potential effects of childbirth on the responses of the female vasculature--especially the resistance microvasculature of non-reproductive tissues. In the present study we have investigated the response of mesenteric microvascular resistance vessels to estrogen (E2), an important vasoactive hormone. Vessels were obtained from either nulliparous or postpartum female Sprague-Dawley rats, and isometric tension studies were performed. We found that E2 induced a concentration-dependent, endothelium-independent relaxation of microvessels precontracted with 10(-5) M phenylephrine; however, E2-induced relaxation was reduced by nearly half in vessels from postpartum animals compared to nulliparous controls. Inhibiting nitric oxide synthase activity with 10(-4) M L-NMMA or L-NPA (which exhibits selectivity for type 1 or nNOS) attenuated the relaxation effect of E2 on arteries from nulliparous animals. In contrast, L-NPA had little effect on arteries from postpartum animals, suggesting a reduced influence of nNOS after parturition. Moreover, expression of nNOS protein in microvessels was decreased 39% in the postpartum state compared to arteries from nulliparous animals. We propose that the impaired E2-induced relaxation response of microvessels from postpartum animals reflects a downregulation of NO production due to lower nNOS expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells. We measured a 73% decrease in serum E2 levels in the postpartum state compared to nulliparous animals. Because E2 has been shown to increase nNOS protein expression, we propose that lower E2 levels after parturition decrease expression of nNOS, leading to a reduced vasodilatory capacity of resistance microvessels.
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- Crista R. Royal
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912
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- Department of Biostatistics, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, GA 30912
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Ganapathy PS, White RE, Ha Y, Bozard BR, McNeil PL, Caldwell RW, Kumar S, Black SM, Smith SB. The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation in homocysteine-induced death of retinal ganglion cells. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2011; 52:5515-24. [PMID: 21436276 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-6870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Elevated plasma homocysteine has been implicated in glaucoma, a vision disorder characterized by retinal ganglion cell death. The toxic potential of homocysteine to ganglion cells is known, but the mechanisms are not clear. A mechanism of homocysteine-induced death of cerebral neurons is via N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor overstimulation, leading to excess calcium influx and oxidative stress. This study examined the role of the NMDA receptor in homocysteine-mediated ganglion cell death. METHODS Primary mouse ganglion cells were used for these experiments. NMDA receptor stimulation by homocysteine was determined by patch clamp analysis and fluorescent detection of intracellular calcium. NMDA receptor involvement in homocysteine-mediated cell death was determined through assessment of lactate dehydrogenase release and TUNEL analysis. These experiments used the NMDA receptor blocker MK-801. Induction of reactive species superoxide, nitric oxide, and peroxynitrite was measured by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, chemiluminescent nitric oxide detection, and immunoblotting for nitrotyrosine, respectively. RESULTS 50 μM homocysteine stimulated the NMDA receptor in presence of 100 μM glycine. Homocysteine induced 59.67 ± 4.89% ganglion cell death that was reduced to 19.87 ± 3.03% with cotreatment of 250 nM MK-801. Homocysteine elevated intracellular calcium ∼7-fold, which was completely prevented by MK-801. Homocysteine treatment increased superoxide and nitric oxide levels by ∼40% and ∼90%, respectively, after 6 hours. Homocysteine treatment elevated peroxynitrite by ∼85% after 9 hours. CONCLUSIONS These experiments provide compelling evidence that homocysteine induces retinal ganglion cell toxicity through direct NMDA receptor stimulation and implicate, for the first time, the induction of oxidative stress as a potent mechanism of homocysteine-mediated ganglion cell death.
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- Preethi S Ganapathy
- Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Georgia Health Sciences, University, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
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Owen MP, Andrews JA, Zhu S, Barman SA, White RE. Acute high glucose concentration increases myogenic tone in bovine retinal arteries through a protein kinase c mechanism. FASEB J 2011. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.1021.5] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Pharmacology and ToxicologyMedical College of GAAugustaGA
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Wang A, Ji L, Shang W, Li M, Chen L, White RE, Han G. Expression of GPR30, ERα and ERβ in endometrium during window of implantation in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot study. Gynecol Endocrinol 2011; 27:251-5. [PMID: 21269226 DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2010.487584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) exhibit a lower pregnancy rate, which may be related to decreased estrogen receptor (ER) expression or endometrial receptivity. We measured expression of ERα, ERβ and the novel G protein-coupled ER (GPR30) in endometrium during window of implantation (WOI) in PCOS patients. Fifteen Chinese women with PCOS were compared to 15 normal subjects. Serial trans-vaginal ultrasonic scanner (TVUS) examinations detected follicular development, and endometrial thickness and pattern were assessed via TVUS on the day of ovulation. GPR30 expression was detected in the cytoplasm of endometrial epithelial cells, and was significantly lower in the PCOS group (p < 0.05). ERα and ERβ expression was lower in the PCOS group, and was detected mainly in the nucleus of endometrial epithelial cells. There was no significant difference in endometrium thickness (p > 0.05), but there was a significant difference in the ultrasonic pattern (p < 0.05). Endometrial expression of GPR30, ERα and ERβ was decreased during WOI in PCOS patients, and was accompanied by poor endometrial receptivity, low pregnancy rate and higher spontaneous abortions. We propose that restored receptor expression might improve endometrial receptivity and help lower infertility associated with PCOS.
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- Aiming Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Navy General Hospital, Beijing 10048, PRC.
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BACKGROUND Restoration of hip offset and leg length during THA is often limited by available implant geometries. The recent introduction of femoral components with a modular junction at the base of the neck (two modular junction components) has expanded the options to restore femoral offset and leg length. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES We asked (1) whether a femoral component with two modular junctions would predict by templating more frequent restoration of preoperative offset and leg length abnormalities than one with single modular junctions; and (2) how our use of these options compared with national sales data. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the preoperative templating data in 100 primary THAs using single modular junction implants with only a neutral version stem and 100 THAs using two modular junction implants. We compared the frequency with which the desired leg length and offset were completely restored by preoperative templating in the two groups. RESULTS Offset and leg lengths were restored to within 1 mm in 85% of cases with two modular junction implants and 60% of cases with single modular junction implants. An anteverted or a retroverted neck was used in 25% of cases with the two modular junction stems. The national sales data revealed femoral neck components with version were used in 28% of cases. CONCLUSIONS The use of a femoral component with two modular junctions resulted in more frequent ability to restore femoral offset and leg length than a single modular junction. The advantage of clinical flexibility should be tempered by the potential concerns of prosthetic mechanical failure (which has been reported in another implant system with two modular junctions), increased third-body wear and corrosive debris, and increased prosthetic cost. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level II, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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- Michael J. Archibeck
- The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
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- The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
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- The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
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- The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
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- The New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, 201 Cedar SE, Suite 6600, Albuquerque, NM 87106 USA
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White RE, Gerrity R, Barman SA, Han G. Estrogen and oxidative stress: A novel mechanism that may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease in women. Steroids 2010; 75:788-93. [PMID: 20060403 PMCID: PMC2891201 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2009.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2009] [Revised: 11/10/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Although early studies demonstrated that exogenous estrogen lowered a woman's risk of cardiovascular disease, recent trials indicate that HRT actually increases the risk of coronary heart disease or stroke. However, there is no clear explanation for this discrepancy. Is estrogen a helpful or a harmful hormone in terms of cardiovascular function? This review discusses some recent findings that propose a novel mechanism which may shed significant light upon this controversy. We propose that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) expressed within the vascular wall is a target of estrogen action. Under normal conditions in younger women, the primary product of estrogen action is NO, which produces a number of beneficial effects on vascular biology. As a woman ages, however, there is evidence for loss of important molecules essential for NO production (e.g., tetrahydrobiopterin, l-arginine). As these molecules are depleted, NOS becomes increasingly "uncoupled" from NO production, and instead produces superoxide, a dangerous reactive oxygen species. We propose that a similar uncoupling and reversal of estrogen response occurs in diabetes. Therefore, we propose that estrogen is neither "good" nor "bad", but simply stimulates NOS activity. It is the biochemical environment around NOS that will determine whether estrogen produces a beneficial (NO) or deleterious (superoxide) product, and can account for this dual and opposite nature of estrogen pharmacology. Further, this molecular mechanism is consistent with recent analyses revealing that HRT produces salutary effects in younger women, but mainly increases the risk of cardiovascular dysfunction in older postmenopausal women.
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- Richard E White
- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, United States.
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Han G, Ma H, Barman SA, Sellers M, Yu X, Stallone JN, White RE. Rapid estrogen signaling via GPER in human coronary artery smooth muscle. FASEB J 2010. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.957.1] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Guichun Han
- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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Jensen MP, Gould EM, Victor TW, Gammaitoni AR, White RE, Galer BS. The relationship of changes in pain quality to pain interference and sleep quality. J Pain 2010; 11:782-8. [PMID: 20338817 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2009] [Revised: 11/06/2009] [Accepted: 11/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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UNLABELLED Pain is a complex multidimensional experience that includes overall intensity/magnitude, unpleasantness/bothersomeness (affect), location, and quality. However, there is a paucity of research examining the importance of pain quality to patient functioning; most research focuses only on the intensity and affective components of pain. This study sought to address this gap by examining, in a sample of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the associations between pain quality and 2 domains of patient functioning: pain interference and sleep quality. We found that measures of pain quality contributed to the prediction of pain interference and sleep quality over and above the effects of global pain intensity and unpleasantness. In our sample, both throbbing and itchy pain emerged as contributing the most unique variance to the prediction of patient functioning. The findings indicate that the presence of pain described as throbbing or itchy, regardless of the overall magnitude of pain, may make patients with CTS particularly vulnerable to the negative impact of pain on quality of life. The findings support the need for experimental studies to determine if treatments can be identified that address these 2 pain qualities, and if effective treatments for these qualities in particular result in significant improvement in the quality of life of patients with CTS. PERSPECTIVE A growing body of research supports the importance of assessing multiple domains of pain in clinical and research settings. The current findings suggest the possibility that, in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome, itchy and throbbing pain may play key roles in patient functioning above and beyond global pain intensity and unpleasantness. More research is needed to confirm this finding, and whether treatments can be identified that address these pain qualities specifically.
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- Mark P Jensen
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195-6490, USA.
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Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Peirce-Sandner S, Baron R, Bellamy N, Burke LB, Chappell A, Chartier K, Cleeland CS, Costello A, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Ellenberg S, Farrar JT, French JA, Gilron I, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Jay GW, Kalliomäki J, Katz NP, Kerns RD, Manning DC, McDermott MP, McGrath PJ, Narayana A, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Reeve BB, Rhodes T, Sampaio C, Simpson DM, Stauffer JW, Stucki G, Tobias J, White RE, Witter J. Research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2010; 149:177-193. [PMID: 20207481 DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [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: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 02/05/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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There has been an increase in the number of chronic pain clinical trials in which the treatments being evaluated did not differ significantly from placebo in the primary efficacy analyses despite previous research suggesting that efficacy could be expected. These findings could reflect a true lack of efficacy or methodological and other aspects of these trials that compromise the demonstration of efficacy. There is substantial variability among chronic pain clinical trials with respect to important research design considerations, and identifying and addressing any methodological weaknesses would enhance the likelihood of demonstrating the analgesic effects of new interventions. An IMMPACT consensus meeting was therefore convened to identify the critical research design considerations for confirmatory chronic pain trials and to make recommendations for their conduct. We present recommendations for the major components of confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials, including participant selection, trial phases and duration, treatment groups and dosing regimens, and types of trials. Increased attention to and research on the methodological aspects of confirmatory chronic pain clinical trials has the potential to enhance their assay sensitivity and ultimately provide more meaningful evaluations of treatments for chronic pain.
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- Robert H Dworkin
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA United BioSource Corporation, Newtown, PA, USA M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA American Chronic Pain Association, Rocklin, CA, USA Allergan, Inc, Irvine, CA, USA New York University, New York, NY, USA Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Schwarz Biosciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA AstraZeneca, Södertälje, Sweden Analgesic Research, Needham, MA, USA Department of Veterans Affairs, West Haven, CT, USA Celgene Corporation, Warren, NJ, USA University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA IWK Health Centre and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Cephalon, Inc., Frazer, PA, USA National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA qd consulting, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development LLC, Raritan, NJ, USA National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA Merck & Company, Blue Bell, PA, USA Faculdade de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Alpharma, Piscataway, NJ, USA University of Lucerne and Swiss Paraplegic Research, Lucerne, Switzerland NeurogesX, Inc., San Carlos, CA, USA Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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Archibeck MJ, Junick DW, Cummins T, Carothers J, White RE. Polyethylene exchange in a second-generation cementless acetabular component. J Arthroplasty 2009; 24:69-72. [PMID: 19577889 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 05/05/2009] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Some have suggested that isolated polyethylene exchange in a well-fixed Harris-Galante II acetabular component (Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind) necessitates cementing the liner or complete revision because the locking mechanism is suboptimal. We reviewed 29 hip revisions during which the polyethylene was exchanged using the native locking mechanism. Mean follow-up was 5.1 years (2-13 years). Of the 29 patients, one had a disengagement of the revision polyethylene at 2.5 years. At the time of this patient's original revision, one of the tines was fractured, but a direct exchange was performed. There were 4 other revisions (one for loosening and 3 for instability). There were no other complications attributable to the direct polyethylene exchange and no further reoperations. This series suggests that polyethylene exchange with the Harris-Galante II prosthesis can be performed safely using the native locking mechanism in the absence of fractured tines.
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- Michael J Archibeck
- New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, New Mexico Orthopaedics, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a devastating disease characterized by progressive elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure and vascular resistance due to pulmonary vasoconstriction and vessel remodeling as well as inflammation. Rho-kinases (ROCKs) are one of the best-described effectors of the small G-protein RhoA, and ROCKs are involved in a variety of cellular functions including muscle cell contraction, proliferation and vascular inflammation through inhibition of myosin light chain phosphatase and activation of downstream mediators. A plethora of evidence in animal models suggests that heightened RhoA/ROCK signaling is important in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension by causing enhanced constriction and remodeling of the pulmonary vasculature. Both animal and clinical studies suggest that ROCK inhibitors are effective for treatment of severe PAH with minimal risk, which supports the premise that ROCKs are important therapeutic targets in pulmonary hypertension and that ROCK inhibitors are a promising new class of drugs for this devastating disease.
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- Scott A Barman
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
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Logistic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between self-reported medical diagnosis of migraine, self-reported depressive symptomology (RDS) and self-reported anxious symptomology (RAS) in the National Health Interview Survey ( n = 30 852). Semipartial squared correlations evaluated the population-level variability between RDS, RAS and migraine impairment. Migraine prevalence was 15.2% (overall), 20.5% (women) and 9.4% (men). Migraine risk was higher in participants with RAS [odds ratio (OR) 2.30, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.09, 2.52), with RDS (OR 2.23, 95% CI 1.93, 2.58), who smoked (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.09, 1.30), or who consulted a mental health provider (OR 1.45, 95% CI 1.27, 1.65). Although migraine risk was increased in both women (OR 1.93) and men (OR 2.42) with RAS ( P < 0.001), men with RAS had a higher migraine risk than did women with RAS ( P < 0.001). Only 7% of the variability in migraine impairment (population level) was predicted by variability in RDS and/or RAS.
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- TW Victor
- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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- Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chadds Ford, PA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
- The Montefiore Headache Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, USA
- The Montefiore Headache Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Zhu S, Browning DD, White RE, Fulton D, Barman SA. Mutation of protein kinase C phosphorylation site S1076 on alpha-subunits affects BK(Ca) channel activity in HEK-293 cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2009; 297:L758-66. [PMID: 19592459 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.90518.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Large conductance, calcium- and voltage-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels are important modulators of pulmonary vascular smooth muscle membrane potential, and phosphorylation of BK(Ca) channels by protein kinases regulates pulmonary arterial smooth muscle function. However, little is known about the effect of phosphorylating specific channel subunits on BK(Ca) channel activity. The present study was done to determine the effect of mutating protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation site serine 1076 (S1076) on transfected human BK(Ca) channel alpha-subunits in human embryonic kidney (HEK-293) cells, a heterologous expression system devoid of endogenous BK(Ca) channels. Results showed that mutating S1076 altered the effect of PKC activation on BK(Ca) channels in HEK-293 cells. Specifically, the phospho-deficient mutation BK(Ca)-alpha(S1076A)/beta(1) attenuated the excitatory effect of the PKC activator phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) on BK(Ca) channels, whereas the phospho-mimetic mutation BK(Ca)-alpha(S1076E)/beta(1) increased the excitatory effect of PMA on BK(Ca) channels. In addition, the phospho-null mutation S1076A blocked the activating effect of cGMP-dependent protein kinase G (PKG) on BK(Ca) channels. Collectively, these results suggest that specific putative PKC phosphorylation site(s) on human BK(Ca) channel alpha-subunits influences BK(Ca) channel activity, which may subsequently alter pulmonary vascular smooth muscle function and tone.
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- Shu Zhu
- Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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Puttabyatappa Y, White RE. Testosterone relaxes mesenteric microvessels by a non‐genomic mechanism that involves production of peroxynitrite from NOS. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.932.8] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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Barman SA, White RE, Meadows ML, Zhu S. PKC isozymes differentially regulate BK
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- Scott A Barman
- Pharmacology and ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology and ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology and ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology and ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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Royal CR, White RE. COX mediates impaired estrogen‐induced relaxation in resistance arteries from postpartum rats. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.932.3] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Crista R Royal
- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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Han G, Barman SA, White RE. Rapid estrogen signaling via GPR30 in coronary artery smooth muscle. FASEB J 2009. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.23.1_supplement.968.5] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Guichun Han
- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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Han G, Ma H, Chintala R, Fulton DJR, Barman SA, White RE. Essential role of the 90-kilodalton heat shock protein in mediating nongenomic estrogen signaling in coronary artery smooth muscle. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2009; 329:850-5. [PMID: 19293389 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.108.149112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Under normal physiological conditions, estrogen is a coronary vasodilator, and this response involves production of NO from endothelial cells. In addition, estrogen also stimulates NO production in coronary artery smooth muscle (CASM); however, the molecular basis for this nongenomic effect of estrogen is unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate a potential role for the 90-kDa heat shock protein (Hsp90) in estrogen-stimulated neuronal nitric-oxide synthase (nNOS) activity in coronary artery smooth muscle. 17Beta-estradiol produced a concentration-dependent relaxation of endothelium-denuded porcine coronary arteries in vitro, and this response was attenuated by inhibiting Hsp90 function with 1 microM geldanamycin (GA) or 100 microg/ml radicicol (RAD). These inhibitors also prevented estrogen-stimulated NO production in human CASM cells and reversed the stimulatory effect of estrogen on calcium-activated potassium (BK(Ca)) channels. These functional studies indicated a role for Hsp90 in coupling estrogen receptor activation to NOS stimulation in CASM. Furthermore, coimmunoprecipitation studies demonstrated that estrogen stimulates bimolecular interaction of immunoprecipitated nNOS with Hsp90 and that either GA or RAD could inhibit this association. Blocking estrogen receptors with ICI182780 (fulvestrant) also prevented this association. These findings indicate an essential role for Hsp90 in nongenomic estrogen signaling in CASM and further suggest that Hsp90 might represent a prospective therapeutic target to enhance estrogen-stimulated cardiovascular protection.
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- Guichun Han
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA.
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Zhu S, White RE, Barman SA. Role of phosphodiesterases in modulation of BKCa channels in hypertensive pulmonary arterial smooth muscle. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2009; 2:119-27. [PMID: 19124364 DOI: 10.1177/1753465808091327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BKCa channels regulate pulmonary arterial pressure, and protein kinase C (PKC) inhibits BK(Ca) channels, but little is known about PKC-mediated modulation of BKCa channel activity in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle. Studies were carried out to determine mechanisms of PKC modulation of BKCa channel activity in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMC) of the fawn-hooded rat (FHR), an animal model of pulmonary hypertension. Forskolin opened BKCa channels in FHR PASMC, which was blocked by PKC activation, and reversed by the phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors IBMX, milrinone, and zaprinast. PDE inhibition also blocked the vasoconstrictor response to PKC activation in FHR pulmonary arteries. These results indicate that PKC inhibits cAMP-induced activation of BKCa channels and causes pulmonary vasoconstriction in hypertensive pulmonary arterial smooth muscle via PDE, which further suggests PDE inhibitors for treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
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- Shu Zhu
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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Turk DC, Dworkin RH, McDermott MP, Bellamy N, Burke LB, Chandler JM, Cleeland CS, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Farrar JT, Hertz S, Heyse JF, Iyengar S, Jadad AR, Jay GW, Jermano JA, Katz NP, Manning DC, Martin S, Max MB, McGrath P, McQuay HJ, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Revicki DA, Rothman M, Stauffer JW, Svensson O, White RE, Witter J. Analyzing multiple endpoints in clinical trials of pain treatments: IMMPACT recommendations. Pain 2008; 139:485-493. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2008] [Revised: 06/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/30/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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McGrath PJ, Walco GA, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Brown MT, Davidson K, Eccleston C, Finley GA, Goldschneider K, Haverkos L, Hertz SH, Ljungman G, Palermo T, Rappaport BA, Rhodes T, Schechter N, Scott J, Sethna N, Svensson OK, Stinson J, von Baeyer CL, Walker L, Weisman S, White RE, Zajicek A, Zeltzer L. Core outcome domains and measures for pediatric acute and chronic/recurrent pain clinical trials: PedIMMPACT recommendations. J Pain 2008; 9:771-83. [PMID: 18562251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 589] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2008] [Revised: 04/09/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED Under the auspices of the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT), 26 professionals from academia, governmental agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry participated in a 2-stage Delphi poll and a consensus meeting that identified core outcome domains and measures that should be considered in clinical trials of treatments for acute and chronic pain in children and adolescents. Consensus was refined by consultation with the international pediatric pain community through announcement of our recommendations on the Pediatric Pain List and inviting and incorporating comments from external sources. There was consensus that investigators conducting pediatric acute pain clinical trials should consider assessing outcomes in pain intensity; global judgment of satisfaction with treatment; symptoms and adverse events; physical recovery; emotional response; and economic factors. There was also agreement that investigators conducting pediatric clinical trials in chronic and recurrent pain should consider assessing outcomes in pain intensity; physical functioning; emotional functioning; role functioning; symptoms and adverse events; global judgment of satisfaction with treatment; sleep; and economic factors. Specific measures or measurement strategies were recommended for different age groups for each domain. PERSPECTIVE Based on systematic review and consensus of experts, core domains and measures for clinical trials to treat pain in children and adolescents were defined. This will assist in comparison and pooling of data and promote evidence-based treatment, encourage complete reporting of outcomes, simplify the review of proposals and manuscripts, and facilitate clinicians making informed decisions regarding treatment.
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McGrath PJ, Walco GA, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Brown MT, Davidson K, Eccleston C, Finley GA, Goldschneider K, Haverkos L, Hertz SH, Ljungman G, Palermo T, Rappaport BA, Rhodes T, Schechter N, Scott J, Sethna N, Svensson OK, Stinson J, von Baeyer CL, Walker L, Weisman S, White RE, Zajicek A, Zeltzer L. Core outcome domains and measures for pediatric acute and chronic/recurrent pain clinical trials: PedIMMPACT recommendations. J Pain 2008. [PMID: 18562251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.20 08.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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UNLABELLED Under the auspices of the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT), 26 professionals from academia, governmental agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry participated in a 2-stage Delphi poll and a consensus meeting that identified core outcome domains and measures that should be considered in clinical trials of treatments for acute and chronic pain in children and adolescents. Consensus was refined by consultation with the international pediatric pain community through announcement of our recommendations on the Pediatric Pain List and inviting and incorporating comments from external sources. There was consensus that investigators conducting pediatric acute pain clinical trials should consider assessing outcomes in pain intensity; global judgment of satisfaction with treatment; symptoms and adverse events; physical recovery; emotional response; and economic factors. There was also agreement that investigators conducting pediatric clinical trials in chronic and recurrent pain should consider assessing outcomes in pain intensity; physical functioning; emotional functioning; role functioning; symptoms and adverse events; global judgment of satisfaction with treatment; sleep; and economic factors. Specific measures or measurement strategies were recommended for different age groups for each domain. PERSPECTIVE Based on systematic review and consensus of experts, core domains and measures for clinical trials to treat pain in children and adolescents were defined. This will assist in comparison and pooling of data and promote evidence-based treatment, encourage complete reporting of outcomes, simplify the review of proposals and manuscripts, and facilitate clinicians making informed decisions regarding treatment.
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Imig JD, Dimitropoulou C, Reddy DS, White RE, Falck JR. Afferent arteriolar dilation to 11, 12-EET analogs involves PP2A activity and Ca2+-activated K+ Channels. Microcirculation 2008; 15:137-50. [PMID: 18260004 DOI: 10.1080/10739680701456960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The epoxygenase metabolite, 11, 12-epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (11, 12-EET), has renal vascular actions. 11, 12-EET analogs have been developed to determine the structure activity relationship for 11, 12-EET and as a tool to investigate signaling mechanisms responsible for afferent arteriolar dilation. We hypothesized that 11, 12-EET mediated afferent arteriolar dilation involves increased phosphoprotein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and large-conductance calcium activated K+ (KCa) channels. We evaluated the chemically and/or metabolically table 11, 12-EET analogs: 11, 12-EET-N-methylsulfonimide (11, 12-EET-SI), 11-nonyloxy-undec-8(Z)-enoic acid (11, 12-ether-EET-8-ZE), and 11, 12-trans-oxidoeicosa-8(Z)-eonoic acid (11, 12-tetra-EET-8-ZE). Afferent arteriolar responses were assessed. Activation of KCa channels by 11, 12-EET analogs were established by single cell channel recordings in renal myocytes. Assessment of renal vascular responses revealed that 11, 12-EET analogs increased afferent arteriolar diameter. Vasodilator responses to 11, 12-EET analogs were abolished by K+ channel or PP2A inhibition. 11, 12-EET analogs activated renal myocyte large-conductance KCa channels. 11, 12-EET analogs increased cAMP by 2-fold and PP2A activity increased 3-8 fold in renal myocytes. PP2A inhibition did not significantly affect the 11, 12-EET analog mediated increase in cAMP and PP2A increased renal myocyte KCa channel activity to a much greater extent than PKA. These data support the concept that 11, 12-EET utilizes PP2A dependent pathways to activate large-conductance KCa channels and dilate the afferent arteriole.
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- John D Imig
- Vascular Biology Center, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912, USA.
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Kubiak P, Archibeck MJ, White RE. Cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty in patients with at least fifteen degrees of coronal plane deformity. J Arthroplasty 2008; 23:366-70. [PMID: 18358374 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 06/28/2006] [Accepted: 01/03/2007] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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There has been debate regarding the superiority of posterior stabilized (PS) or cruciate-retaining knee designs in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The proponents of PS TKA argue that a relative contraindication to the use of cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty is that of significant coronal plane deformity. The purpose of this study is to compare our minimum 10-year results of posterior cruciate ligament-retaining TKAs in patients with preoperative coronal plane deformity of at least 15 degrees (> or =10 degrees of varus or > or =20 degrees of valgus) to historical results of PS TKA designs in similar patients. We found, at a minimum 10-year follow-up, very good results with a 93% (95% confidence interval, 87%-98%) revision-free survivorship at 10 years and no revisions for instability or loosening.
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- Paul Kubiak
- New Mexico Center for Joint Replacement Surgery, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
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White RE, Sellers MM, Stallone JN. Testosterone‐Induced Vasorelaxation of Rat Mesenteric Microvasculature is Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase‐Dependent But Androgen Receptor‐Independent. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.941.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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- Veterinary Physiology & PharmacologyTexas A&M UniversityCollege StationTX
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Royal CR, White RE. Ovariectomy impairs estrogen‐induced relaxation of mesenteric microvessels. FASEB J 2008. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.742.6] [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: 11/11/2022]
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- Pharmacology & ToxicologyMedical College of GeorgiaAugustaGA
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Dworkin RH, Turk DC, Wyrwich KW, Beaton D, Cleeland CS, Farrar JT, Haythornthwaite JA, Jensen MP, Kerns RD, Ader DN, Brandenburg N, Burke LB, Cella D, Chandler J, Cowan P, Dimitrova R, Dionne R, Hertz S, Jadad AR, Katz NP, Kehlet H, Kramer LD, Manning DC, McCormick C, McDermott MP, McQuay HJ, Patel S, Porter L, Quessy S, Rappaport BA, Rauschkolb C, Revicki DA, Rothman M, Schmader KE, Stacey BR, Stauffer JW, von Stein T, White RE, Witter J, Zavisic S. Interpreting the clinical importance of treatment outcomes in chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations. J Pain 2007; 9:105-21. [PMID: 18055266 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2202] [Impact Index Per Article: 129.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Revised: 08/21/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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UNLABELLED A consensus meeting was convened by the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) to provide recommendations for interpreting clinical importance of treatment outcomes in clinical trials of the efficacy and effectiveness of chronic pain treatments. A group of 40 participants from universities, governmental agencies, a patient self-help organization, and the pharmaceutical industry considered methodologic issues and research results relevant to determining the clinical importance of changes in the specific outcome measures previously recommended by IMMPACT for 4 core chronic pain outcome domains: (1) Pain intensity, assessed by a 0 to 10 numerical rating scale; (2) physical functioning, assessed by the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and Brief Pain Inventory interference scales; (3) emotional functioning, assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory and Profile of Mood States; and (4) participant ratings of overall improvement, assessed by the Patient Global Impression of Change scale. It is recommended that 2 or more different methods be used to evaluate the clinical importance of improvement or worsening for chronic pain clinical trial outcome measures. Provisional benchmarks for identifying clinically important changes in specific outcome measures that can be used for outcome studies of treatments for chronic pain are proposed. PERSPECTIVE Systematically collecting and reporting the recommended information needed to evaluate the clinical importance of treatment outcomes of chronic pain clinical trials will allow additional validation of proposed benchmarks and provide more meaningful comparisons of chronic pain treatments.
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- Robert H Dworkin
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York 14642, USA.
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Anderton E, Yee J, Smith P, Crook T, White RE, Allday MJ. Two Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) oncoproteins cooperate to repress expression of the proapoptotic tumour-suppressor Bim: clues to the pathogenesis of Burkitt's lymphoma. Oncogene 2007; 27:421-33. [PMID: 17653091 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [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: 12/30/2022]
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Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) contributes to the development of several human cancers including the endemic form of Burkitt's lymphoma (BL). In culture, EBV induces the continuous proliferation of primary B cells as lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) and if EBV-negative BL-derived cells are infected with EBV, latency-associated viral factors confer resistance to various inducers of apoptosis. Nuclear proteins EBNA3A and EBNA3C (but not EBNA3B) are necessary to establish LCLs and their expression may be involved in the resistance of BL cells to cytotoxic agents. We have therefore created recombinant EBVs from which each of the EBNA3 genes has been independently deleted, and revertant viruses in which the genes have been re-introduced into the viral genome. Infection of EBV-negative BL cells with this panel of EBVs and challenge with various cytotoxic drugs showed that EBNA3A and EBNA3C cooperate as the main determinants of both drug resistance and the downregulation of the proapoptotic Bcl-2-family member Bcl-2-interacting mediator of cell death (Bim). The regulation of Bim is predominantly at the level of RNA, with little evidence of post-translational Bim stabilization by EBV. In the absence of Bim, EBNA3A and EBNA3C appear to provide no survival advantage. The level of Bim is a critical regulator of B cell survival and reduced expression is a major determinant of lymphoproliferative disease in mice and humans; moreover, Bim is uniquely important in the pathogenesis of BL. By targeting this tumour-suppressor for repression, EBV significantly increases the likelihood of B lymphomagenesis in general, and BL in particular. Our results may also explain the selection pressure that gives rise to a subset of BL that retain expression of the EBNA3 proteins.
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- E Anderton
- Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, UK
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