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Crosby JC, Lee RA, McGwin G, Heath SL, Burkholder GA, Gravett RM, Overton ET, Locks G, Fleece ME, Franco R, Nafziger S. A COVID-19 monitoring process for healthcare workers utilizing occupational health. Occup Med (Lond) 2024; 74:71-77. [PMID: 37995321 PMCID: PMC10875928 DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqad114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hospital-based occupational health (HBOH) is uniquely positioned to not only prevent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmission, but to care for healthcare workers (HCWs) sick with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). AIMS The primary objective of this study is to describe a system where HBOH services were adapted to provide a monitoring programme whereby HCWs with SARS-CoV-2 received daily evaluations and treatment options in order to improve access to care, and to report the clinical outcomes and predictors of hospitalization in HCWs enrolled in the programme. A secondary objective is to compare clinical outcomes to data on national HCWs with COVID-19. METHODS This retrospective cohort study used survey data collected on HCWs at a university health system with COVID-19 from 1 March 2020 through 1 December 2021. A firth regression model was used to examine the unadjusted and adjusted association between clinical factors and hospitalization. RESULTS The study cohort included 4814 HCWs with COVID-19. Overall hospitalizations were 119 (2%), and there were six deaths (0.12%). Predictors of hospitalization include several co-morbidities and symptoms. A total of 1835 HCWs monitored before vaccine or monoclonal antibody availability were compared with data on U.S. HCWs in a similar time period. The monitored HCWs had a lower rate of co-morbidities (19% versus 44%, P < 0.001), a lower hospitalization rate (3% versus 8% P < 0.001) and case-fatality rate (0.11% versus 0.95% P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS This monitoring strategy for COVID-19 may be feasible for HBOH systems to implement and improve access to care, but more data are needed to determine if it improves outcomes.
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- J C Crosby
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- UAB Employee Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Heerskin School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Organization, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, USA
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Matthews LT, Long DM, Bassler J, Nassel A, Levitan EB, Heath SL, Rastegar J, Pratt MC, Kempf MC. Geospatial analysis of time to HIV diagnosis and adult HIV testing coverage highlights areas for intervention in the U.S. Southeast. Open Forum Infect Dis 2023; 10:ofad107. [PMID: 36968965 PMCID: PMC10034756 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofad107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2023] Open
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Background
In the U.S., 44% of people with HIV (PWH) live in the Southeastern census region; many PWH remain undiagnosed. Novel strategies to inform testing outreach in rural states with dispersed HIV-epidemics are needed.
Methods
Alabama state public health HIV testing surveillance data from 2013-2017 were used to estimate time from infection to HIV diagnosis using CD4 T-cell depletion modeling, mapped to county. Diagnostic HIV tests performed 2013-2021 by commercial testing entities were used to estimate HIV tests per 100,000 adults (15-65-year-old), mapped to client ZIP code tabulation area (ZCTA). We then defined testing “cold spots”: those with <10% adults tested plus either (a) within or bordering one of the 13 counties with HIV prevalence greater than 400 cases per 100,000 population or (b) within a county with average time to diagnosis greater than the state average to inform testing outreach.
Results
Time to HIV diagnosis is a median of 3.7 (IQR 0-9.2) years across Alabama, with a range from 0.06-12.25 years. Approximately 63% of counties (N=42) have a longer time-to-diagnosis compared to national U.S. estimates. 643 ZCTAs tested 17.3% (IQR: 10.3%,25.0%) of the adult population from 2013-2017. To prioritize areas for testing outreach, we generated maps to describe 47 areas of HIV-testing cold spots at the ZCTA level.
Conclusions
Combining public health surveillance with commercial testing data provides a more nuanced understanding of HIV testing gaps in a state with a rural HIV epidemic and identifies areas to prioritize for testing outreach.
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- L T Matthews
- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Lister Hill Center for Health Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Center for AIDS Research, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
- Family, Community, and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Birmingham, Alabama , USA
- Departments of Epidemiology and Health Behavior, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham , Alabama , USA
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Opsteen S, Moylan D, Taiwo BO, Robertson KR, Overton ET, Cutter GR, Sabbaj S, Heath SL, Shacka JJ. Brief Report: Intracellular Cystatin B Levels Are Altered in HIV-Infected Participants With Respect to Neurocognitive Status and Antiretroviral Therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2022; 91:485-489. [PMID: 36083516 PMCID: PMC9649855 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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ABSTRACT With advances in HIV treatment, people with HIV (PWH) are living longer but experience aging-related comorbidities, including cognitive deficits, at higher rates than the general population. Previous studies have shown alterations in lysosomal proteins in blood from PWH with severe dementia. However, these markers have not been evaluated in PWH with milder neurocognitive impairment. We sought to determine whether levels of the lysosomal cysteine protease cathepsin B (CatB) and its endogenous inhibitor cystatin B (CysB) were altered in PWH with neurocognitive impairment and whether antiretroviral therapy (ART) further influenced these levels. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were obtained from the tenofovir arm of a multicenter clinical trial in which ART-naive, HIV+ participants received treatment for 48 weeks (ACTG A5303, NCT01400412). PWH were divided by neurocognitive status (eg, with or without neurocognitive impairment) before ART initiation. Intracellular levels of CatB and CysB were measured in T cells and monocytes by means of flow cytometry. Levels of CysB were significantly decreased in both CD4 + T cells and CD8 + T cells after 48 weeks of ART in HIV+ participants without neurocognitive impairment but not in participants with neurocognitive impairment. Levels of CysB were increased in CD14 + monocytes from the participants with neurocognitive impairment after ART. Levels of CysB and CatB positively correlated regardless of HIV, neurocognitive status, or exposure to ART. These findings suggest that CysB has the potential to provide mechanistic insight into HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders or provide a molecular target for systemic monitoring or treatment of neurocognitive impairment in the context of ART and should be investigated further.
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- S. Opsteen
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Medicine, Northwestern University
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- Department of Neurology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Schein TN, Blackburn TE, Heath SL, Barnum SR. Plasma levels of soluble membrane attack complex are elevated despite viral suppression in HIV patients with poor immune reconstitution. Clin Exp Immunol 2019; 198:359-366. [PMID: 31461782 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The complement system is now a therapeutic target for the management of serious and life-threatening conditions such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria, atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, glomerulonephritis and other diseases caused by complement deficiencies or genetic variants. As complement therapeutics expand into more clinical conditions, monitoring complement activation is increasingly important, as is the baseline levels of complement activation fragments in blood or other body fluid levels. Although baseline complement levels have been reported in the literature, the majority of these data were generated using non-standard assays and with variable sample handling, potentially skewing results. In this study, we examined the plasma and serum levels of the soluble membrane attack complex of complement (sMAC). sMAC is formed in the fluid phase when complement is activated through the terminal pathway. It binds the regulatory proteins vitronectin and/or clusterin and cannot insert into cell membranes, and can serve as a soluble diagnostic marker in infectious disease settings, as previously shown for intraventricular shunt infections. Here we show that in healthy adults, serum sMAC levels were significantly higher than those in plasma, that plasma sMAC levels were similar between in African Americans and Caucasians and that plasma sMAC levels increase with age. Plasma sMAC levels were significantly higher in virally suppressed people living with HIV (PLWH) compared to non-HIV infected healthy donors. More specifically, PLWH with CD4+ T cell counts below 200 had even greater sMAC levels, suggesting diagnostic value in monitoring sMAC levels in this group.
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- T N Schein
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Ostrem JL, Racine CA, Glass GA, Grace JK, Volz MM, Heath SL, Starr PA. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in primary cervical dystonia. Neurology 2011; 76:870-8. [PMID: 21383323 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31820f2e4f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The globus pallidus internus (GPi) has been the primary target for deep brain stimulation (DBS) to treat severe medication-refractory dystonia. Some patients with primary cervical or segmental dystonia develop subtle bradykinesia occurring in previously nondystonic body regions during GPi DBS. Subthalamic nucleus (STN) DBS may provide an alternative target choice for treating dystonia, but has only been described in a few short reports, without blinded rating scales, statistical analysis, or detailed neuropsychological studies. METHODS In this prospective pilot study, we analyzed the effect of bilateral STN DBS on safety, efficacy, quality of life, and neuropsychological functioning in 9 patients with medically refractory primary cervical dystonia. Severity of dystonia was scored by a blinded rater (unaware of the patient's preoperative or postoperative status) using the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) preoperatively and 3, 6, and 12 months postsurgery. Lead location, medications, and adverse events were also measured. RESULTS STN DBS was well-tolerated with no serious adverse effects. The TWSTRS total score improved (p < 0.001) from a mean (±SEM) of 53.1 (±2.57), to 19.6 (±5.48) at 12 months. Quality of life measures were also improved. STN DBS induced no consistent neuropsychological deficits. Several patients reported depression in the study and 3 had marked weight gain. No patients developed bradykinetic side effects from stimulation, but all patients developed transient dyskinetic movements during stimulation. CONCLUSIONS This prospective study showed that bilateral STN DBS resulted in improvement in dystonia and suggests that STN DBS may be an alternative to GPi DBS for treating primary cervical dystonia. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class III evidence that bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation results in significant improvement in cervical dystonia without bradykinetic side effects.
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- J L Ostrem
- Department of Neurology, Surgical Movement Disorders, 1635 Divisadero Street, Fifth Floor, Suites 520-530, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA.
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Heath SL, Jiyu J, Bansal A, Sabbaj S, Shacka JJ, Goepfert PA. P16-25. HIV specific CTL from elite controllers have a unique survival advantage. Retrovirology 2009. [PMCID: PMC2767753 DOI: 10.1186/1742-4690-6-s3-p254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Evangelisti M, Candini A, Ghirri A, Affronte M, Powell GW, Gass IA, Wood PA, Parsons S, Brechin EK, Collison D, Heath SL. Tunable dipolar magnetism in high-spin molecular clusters. Phys Rev Lett 2006; 97:167202. [PMID: 17155429 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.167202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2006] [Revised: 07/12/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We report on the Fe17 high-spin molecular cluster and show that this system is an exemplification of nanostructured dipolar magnetism. Each Fe17 molecule, with spin S=35/2 and axial anisotropy as small as D approximately -0.02 K, is the magnetic unit that can be chemically arranged in different packing crystals while preserving both the spin ground state and anisotropy. For every configuration, molecular spins are correlated only by dipolar interactions. The ensuing interplay between dipolar energy and anisotropy gives rise to macroscopic behaviors ranging from superparamagnetism to long-range magnetic order at temperatures below 1 K.
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- M Evangelisti
- National Research Center on nanoStructures and bioSystems at Surfaces (S3), INFM-CNR, Modena, Italy.
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Powell AK, Heath SL, Gatteschi D, Pardi L, Sessoli R, Spina G, Del Giallo F, Pieralli F. Synthesis, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of Fe2, Fe17, and Fe19 Oxo-Bridged Iron Clusters: The Stabilization of High Ground State Spins by Cluster Aggregates. J Am Chem Soc 2002. [DOI: 10.1021/ja00114a012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Matthews CJ, Thompson LK, Parsons SR, Xu Z, Miller DO, Heath SL. Pentanuclear homoleptic M(5)L(6) (M = Mn(II), Co(II), Zn(II)) complexes formed by strict self-assembly. Inorg Chem 2001; 40:4448-54. [PMID: 11487354 DOI: 10.1021/ic010301p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of trigonal bipyramidal pentanuclear complexes involving the alkoxo-diazine ligands poap and p3oap, containing the M(5)[mu-O](6) core is described, which form by a strict self-assembly process. [Co(5)(poap-H)(6)](ClO(4))(4).3H(2)O (1), [Mn(5)(poap-H)(6)](ClO(4))(4).3.5CH(3)OH.H(2)O (2), [Mn(5)(p3oap-H)(6)](ClO(4))(4).CH(3)CH(2)OH.3H(2)O (3), and [Zn(5)(poap-H)(6)](ClO(4))(4).2.5H(2)O (4) are homoleptic pentanuclear complexes, where there is an exact match between the coordination requirements of the five metal ions in the cluster, and the available coordination pockets in the polytopic ligand. [Zn(4)(poap)(poap-H)(3)(H(2)O)(4)] (NO(3))(5).1.5H(2)O (5) is a square [2 x 2] grid with a Zn(4)[mu-O](4) core, and appears to result from the presence of NO(3), which is thought to be a competing ligand in the self-assembly. X-ray structures are reported for 1, 4, and 5. 1 crystallized in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/n with a = 13.385(1) A, b = 25.797(2) A, c = 28.513(3) A, beta = 98.704(2) degrees, and Z = 4. 4 crystallized in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 13.0897(9) A, b = 18.889(1) A, c = 20.506(2) A, alpha = 87.116(1) degrees, beta = 74.280(2) degrees, gamma = 75.809(2) degrees, and Z = 2. 5 crystallized in the monoclinic system, space group P2(1)/n with a = 14.8222(7) A, b = 21.408(1) A, c = 21.6197(9) A, beta = 90.698(1) degrees, and Z = 4. Compounds 1-3 exhibit intramolecular antiferromagnetic coupling.
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- C J Matthews
- Department of Chemistry, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3X7, Canada
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- L Zhao
- Department of Chemistry Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's, NF, A1B 3X7 (Canada)
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Gladkikh OP, Curtis NF, Heath SL. A Nickel(II) Compound with a Tetradentate Diamine–Diimine Ligand, (2,4,6,9,11-Pentamethyl-5,8-diazadodeca-4,8-diene-2,11-diamine)nickel(II) Tetrachlorozincate. Acta Crystallogr C 1997. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108270197009840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Follicular dendritic cells (FDC) are found in the follicles of virtually all secondary lymphoid tissues. In health, these cells trap and retain antigens (Ag) in the form of immune complexes and preserve them for months in their native conformation. FDC thus serve as a long-term repository of extracellular Ag important for induction and maintenance of memory responses. In retroviral infection, FDC trap and retain large numbers of retroviral particles with profound effects on FDC. FDC-trapped retrovirus induces follicular hyperplasia, and conventional Ag trapped prior to infection are lost and new Ag cannot be trapped. Concomitantly, antibody-forming cells (AFC) specific for Ag lost from FDC decrease followed by loss of specific serum antibody (Ab). Eventually, FDC die and follicular lysis occurs. From the pathogen perspective, binding to FDC is remarkably beneficial, bringing together virus and activated target cells that are highly susceptible to infection. Furthermore, FDC permit HIV to infect surrounding cells even in the presence of a vast excess of neutralizing Ab. Preliminary data suggest that FDC maintain virus infectivity-even when the virus cannot replicate. Thus retrovirus infection monopolizes FDC networks, thereby transforming the FDC Ag repository into a highly infectious retroviral reservoir.
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- G F Burton
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
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Gladkikh OP, Curtis NF, Heath SL. μ-Chloro-1:2κ2Cl-trichloro-2κ3Cl-(2,4-dimethyl-5,8-diazadec-4-ene-2,10-diamine-1κ4N,N',N'',N''')copper(II)zinc(II). Acta Crystallogr C 1997. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108270196013108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Large amounts of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) localize on follicular dendritic cells (FDC) in the follicles of secondary lymphoid tissues following viral infection. During clinical latency, active viral infection occurs primarily at these sites. As HIV on FDC is in the form of immune complexes, some of which may be formed with neutralizing antibody, we investigated whether HIV on FDC is infectious. We report here that HIV on FDC is highly infectious. Furthermore, FDC can convert neutralized HIV into an infectious form even in the presence of a vast excess of neutralizing antibody. Thus FDC may provide a mechanism whereby HIV infection can continue in the presence of neutralizing antibody.
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- S L Heath
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0678, USA
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Peters F, Heath SL. Praktische Stative f�r elektrolytische Zwecke. Anal Bioanal Chem 1901. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01304062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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