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Andrianov AK, Sargent JR, Sule SS, Le Golvan MP, Woods AL, Jenkins SA, Payne LG. Synthesis, Physico-Chemical Properties and Immunoadjuvant Activity of Water-Soluble Phosphazene Polyacids. J BIOACT COMPAT POL 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/088391159801300401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Mixed-substituted polyphosphazenes containing carboxylic acid and alkyl ether side groups were synthesized and characterized. Physicochemical properties of phosphazene polyacids in aqueous solutions were investigated as a function of copolymer structure and composition. The immunoadjuvant activity of polyphosphazenes was evaluated by studying the effect of copolymers on the immunogenicity of the influenza virus in mice. Synthesized polyphosphazenes demonstrated the ability to enhance the immune response as compared to the levels elicited by the vaccine alone.
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- Virus Research Institute, Inc., 61 Moulton St., Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Virus Research Institute, Inc., 61 Moulton St., Cambridge, MA 02138
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- Virus Research Institute, Inc., 61 Moulton St., Cambridge, MA 02138
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Cipriani V, Leung HT, Plagnol V, Bunce C, Khan JC, Shahid H, Moore AT, Harding SP, Bishop PN, Hayward C, Campbell S, Armbrecht AM, Dhillon B, Deary IJ, Campbell H, Dunlop M, Dominiczak AF, Mann SS, Jenkins SA, Webster AR, Bird AC, Lathrop M, Zelenika D, Souied EH, Sahel JA, Léveillard T, Cree AJ, Gibson J, Ennis S, Lotery AJ, Wright AF, Clayton DG, Yates JRW. Genome-wide association study of age-related macular degeneration identifies associated variants in the TNXB-FKBPL-NOTCH4 region of chromosome 6p21.3. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:4138-50. [PMID: 22694956 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual loss in Western populations. Susceptibility is influenced by age, environmental and genetic factors. Known genetic risk loci do not account for all the heritability. We therefore carried out a genome-wide association study of AMD in the UK population with 893 cases of advanced AMD and 2199 controls. This showed an association with the well-established AMD risk loci ARMS2 (age-related maculopathy susceptibility 2)-HTRA1 (HtrA serine peptidase 1) (P =2.7 × 10(-72)), CFH (complement factor H) (P =2.3 × 10(-47)), C2 (complement component 2)-CFB (complement factor B) (P =5.2 × 10(-9)), C3 (complement component 3) (P =2.2 × 10(-3)) and CFI (P =3.6 × 10(-3)) and with more recently reported risk loci at VEGFA (P =1.2 × 10(-3)) and LIPC (hepatic lipase) (P =0.04). Using a replication sample of 1411 advanced AMD cases and 1431 examined controls, we confirmed a novel association between AMD and single-nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 6p21.3 at TNXB (tenascin XB)-FKBPL (FK506 binding protein like) [rs12153855/rs9391734; discovery P =4.3 × 10(-7), replication P =3.0 × 10(-4), combined P =1.3 × 10(-9), odds ratio (OR) = 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.3-1.6] and the neighbouring gene NOTCH4 (Notch 4) (rs2071277; discovery P =3.2 × 10(-8), replication P =3.8 × 10(-5), combined P =2.0 × 10(-11), OR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.2-1.4). These associations remained significant in conditional analyses which included the adjacent C2-CFB locus. TNXB, FKBPL and NOTCH4 are all plausible AMD susceptibility genes, but further research will be needed to identify the causal variants and determine whether any of these genes are involved in the pathogenesis of AMD.
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- Valentina Cipriani
- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London EC1V 9EL, UK.
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Sofat R, Casas JP, Webster AR, Bird AC, Mann SS, Yates JRW, Moore AT, Sepp T, Cipriani V, Bunce C, Khan JC, Shahid H, Swaroop A, Abecasis G, Branham KEH, Zareparsi S, Bergen AA, Klaver CCW, Baas DC, Zhang K, Chen Y, Gibbs D, Weber BHF, Keilhauer CN, Fritsche LG, Lotery A, Cree AJ, Griffiths HL, Bhattacharya SS, Chen LL, Jenkins SA, Peto T, Lathrop M, Leveillard T, Gorin MB, Weeks DE, Ortube MC, Ferrell RE, Jakobsdottir J, Conley YP, Rahu M, Seland JH, Soubrane G, Topouzis F, Vioque J, Tomazzoli L, Young I, Whittaker J, Chakravarthy U, de Jong PTVM, Smeeth L, Fletcher A, Hingorani AD. Complement factor H genetic variant and age-related macular degeneration: effect size, modifiers and relationship to disease subtype. Int J Epidemiol 2012; 41:250-62. [PMID: 22253316 DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Variation in the complement factor H gene (CFH) is associated with risk of late age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Previous studies have been case-control studies in populations of European ancestry with little differentiation in AMD subtype, and insufficient power to confirm or refute effect modification by smoking. METHODS To precisely quantify the association of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP rs1061170, 'Y402H') with risk of AMD among studies with differing study designs, participant ancestry and AMD grade and to investigate effect modification by smoking, we report two unpublished genetic association studies (n = 2759) combined with data from 24 published studies (26 studies, 26,494 individuals, including 14,174 cases of AMD) of European ancestry, 10 of which provided individual-level data used to test gene-smoking interaction; and 16 published studies from non-European ancestry. RESULTS In individuals of European ancestry, there was a significant association between Y402H and late-AMD with a per-allele odds ratio (OR) of 2.27 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.10-2.45; P = 1.1 x 10(-161)]. There was no evidence of effect modification by smoking (P = 0.75). The frequency of Y402H varied by ancestral origin and the association with AMD in non-Europeans was less clear, limited by paucity of studies. CONCLUSION The Y402H variant confers a 2-fold higher risk of late-AMD per copy in individuals of European descent. This was stable to stratification by study design and AMD classification and not modified by smoking. The lack of association in non-Europeans requires further verification. These findings are of direct relevance for disease prediction. New research is needed to ascertain if differences in circulating levels, expression or activity of factor H protein explain the genetic association.
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- Reecha Sofat
- Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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Mann SS, Rutishauser-Arnold Y, Peto T, Jenkins SA, Leung I, Xing W, Bird AC, Bunce C, Webster AR. The symmetry of phenotype between eyes of patients with early and late bilateral age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2010; 249:209-14. [PMID: 20737163 DOI: 10.1007/s00417-010-1483-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2010] [Revised: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 07/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Macular degeneration is known to be a bilateral disease. This study set out to determine the symmetry of phenotype between eyes of patients with bilateral early AMD (or drusen) or late-stage AMD. This may be important information when considering the likelihood of anti-VEGF treatment. METHODS This prospective, observational, cross-sectional study graded the color fundus photographs of both eyes of 1,114 Caucasian patients with either early or late-stage AMD. Patients were recruited from a tertiary referral UK population. The main outcomes were phenotype, comparison of number, type and overall area of drusen in early AMD and symmetry of late AMD. RESULTS The overall agreement of phenotype in the entire cohort of patients was 53%, kappa statistic (κ)=0.31, (95% CI = 0.27-0.36). Within this group, a total of 271 patients were identified with bilateral soft and hard drusen (early AMD). Symmetry of phenotype within this group was high in terms of total of area of drusen (agreement = 79%, weighted κ = 0.75) and number of drusen. In those with bilateral geographic atrophy (GA), symmetry between area of GA was moderate (agreement 72%, weighted κ = 0.54), and in those with bilateral neovascular disease (choroidal neovascularization or pigment epithelial detachment), symmetry was poor (agreement 45%, weighted κ = 0.16). Out of the entire cohort, 62% (n = 688) had neovascular disease in at least one eye and 37.5% of these had bilateral disease. CONCLUSIONS The observed symmetry of phenotype between eyes with drusen appears to reduce in GA and neovascular forms of AMD. Overall, 53% of the cohort had symmetrical disease in terms of phenotype, 23% had neovascular disease in both eyes, 9.3% had GA in both eyes, and 39% of patients had neovascular disease in one eye and non-neovascular disease in the other. This may have implications for the potential need for anti-VEGF treatment of AMD in second eye involvement.
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- Samantha S Mann
- Moorfield's Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London, EC1V 2PD, UK.
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Michaelides M, Chen LL, Brantley MA, Andorf JL, Isaak EM, Jenkins SA, Holder GE, Bird AC, Stone EM, Webster AR. ABCA4 mutations and discordant ABCA4 alleles in patients and siblings with bull's-eye maculopathy. Br J Ophthalmol 2007; 91:1650-5. [PMID: 18024811 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.118356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To determine the frequency and nature of mutations in the gene ABCA4 in a cohort of patients with bull's-eye maculopathy (BEM). METHODS A panel of 49 subjects (comprising 40 probands/families, 7 sibling pairs and a set of three sibs) with BEM, not attributable to toxic causes, was ascertained. Blood samples from each patient were used to extract genomic DNA, with subsequent mutation screening of the entire coding sequence of ABCA4, using single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis and direct sequencing. RESULTS Fourteen probands (35%) were found to have a potentially disease-causing ABCA4 sequence variant on at least one allele. Three patients had a Gly1961Glu missense mutation, the most common variant in Stargardt disease (STGD), with 2 of these subjects having a macular dystrophy (MD) phenotype and a second ABCA4 variant previously associated with STGD. The second most common STGD mutation, Ala1038Val, was seen in one patient with cone-rod dystrophy (CORD). Five novel ABCA4 variants were detected. Two sibships were identified with a similar intra-familial phenotype but discordant ABCA4 variants. CONCLUSIONS Variations in the ABCA4 gene are common in BEM. Two sibships showed discordant ABCA4 variants. One of these sibships illustrates that ABCA4 variants can be identified in families that have another molecular cause for their disease, due to the high prevalence of ABCA4 disease alleles in the population. The discordance evident in the second sibship may yet also be a chance finding in families with macular disease of another genetic cause, or it may represent a complex mode of inheritance determined/modified by the combination of ABCA4 alleles.
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- M Michaelides
- Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, 11-43 Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK
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Audo I, Vanakker OM, Smith A, Leroy BP, Robson AG, Jenkins SA, Coucke PJ, Bird AC, De Paepe A, Holder GE, Webster AR. Pseudoxanthoma elasticum with generalized retinal dysfunction, a common finding? Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:4250-6. [PMID: 17724214 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-1604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE; [MIM 264800]) is an autosomal recessive systemic disorder characterized by progressive degeneration and calcification of elastic fibers in connective tissue. The phenotype is variable, with cutaneous, vascular, and ophthalmic abnormalities. The disorder is a consequence of mutations in the ABCC6 gene. Visual impairment is mainly due to neovascular complications, and retinal function is usually assumed to be normal. The purpose of this study was the objective assessment of macular and generalized retinal function in unrelated patients with clinical and/or genetic features of PXE. METHODS Four unrelated patients carrying a clinical diagnosis of PXE presented with unexplained visual loss. After ophthalmic examination, retinal and macular function was assessed by full-field electroretinogram (ERG) and pattern ERG, respectively, according to ISCEV (International Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision) recommendations. Molecular analysis of the ABCC6 gene was performed in three patients by dHPLC (denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography) and direct sequencing. RESULTS Full-field ERG revealed significant reduction of cone and rod responses in all four patients. Funduscopic appearances varied. Three patients were found to carry ABCC6 mutations. In case 1, a novel nonsense mutation (p.L1474X) was detected in exon 31 paired with a splice-site mutation. Mutation analyses in cases 3 and 4 revealed previously reported ABCC6 mutations. CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that retinal dysfunction in PXE may not be uncommon. The mechanism underlying retinal dysfunction is unknown but may result from metabolic disturbance leading to retinal toxicity with a possible role of modifying genetic or environmental factors rather than specific ABCC6 mutations.
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- Isabelle Audo
- Laboratoire de Physiopathologie Cellulaire Moléculaire et de la Rétine, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Jenkins SA, Muchow M, Richards MP, McMurtry JP, Porter TE. Administration of adrenocorticotropic hormone during chicken embryonic development prematurely induces pituitary growth hormone cells. Endocrinology 2007; 148:3914-21. [PMID: 17463063 DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Treatment of fetal rats and embryonic chickens with exogenous glucocorticoids induces premature GH cell differentiation. However, it is unknown whether the developing adrenal gland is capable of mounting this response autonomously. The present study determined whether stimulation of the adrenal gland in developing chicken embryos through administration of ACTH could induce a premature increase in GH cells. We found that plasma corticosterone and ACTH levels increased between embryonic day (e) 11 and e17, consistent with GH cell (somatotroph) ontogeny. Injection of ACTH into eggs on e9, e10, or e11 increased somatotrophs on e14. In contrast, thyroid-stimulating hormone, CRH, alpha-MSH, GHRH, and TRH were ineffective. Culture of e11 pituitary cells with ACTH failed to induce somatotrophs, suggesting an indirect action of ACTH on GH cells in vivo. Intravenous administration of ACTH dramatically increased plasma levels of corticosterone within 1 h and increased the percentage of pituitary somatotrophs within 24 h. Although ACTH administration increased the relative abundance of pituitary GH cells, there was no effect on plasma levels of GH, IGF-I, or IGF-II, or in hepatic expression of IGF-I or IGF-II mRNA. We conclude that ACTH administration can increase the population of GH cells in the embryonic pituitary. However, this treatment alone does not lead to downstream activation of hepatic IGF production. These findings indicate that the embryonic adrenal gland, and ultimately anterior pituitary corticotrophs, may function to regulate pituitary GH cell differentiation during embryonic development.
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- S A Jenkins
- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Pennington DJ, Jenkins SA, Brady HJ, Miles CG, Dzierzak EA, Abraham DJ. HIV- I Nef severely impairs thymocyte development and peripheral T-cell function by a CD4-independent mechanism. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 1:321-35. [PMID: 17366702 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4624.1997.00029.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Nef is a regulatory protein of the human and simian immunodeficiency viruses (HIV and SIV) whose role in infection and the viral life cycle are not fully understood. In T-lymphocytes Nef down-regulates cell-surface CD4, and has been implicated in an increase in infectivity at low primary viral isolate titres. Additionally, the SIV nef gene is necessary for viraemia and AIDS-like pathogenesis in rhesus macaques. We report here in an in vivo murine transgenic model that thymocyte and T-cell-specific nef gene expression results in a marked decrease in thymic cellularity from 16 days post coitus. This reduction in thymocyte cell number is independent of CD4 expression and Nef-induced CD4 down-regulation, but can be restored by expressing a constitutively active p56lckF505 gene. Functional analyses have revealed a severe decrease in thymocyte and T-cell proliferation in response to both T-cell-receptor- and mitogen-mediated stimuli. In addition, a significant proportion of Nef-expressing peripheral T-cells display cell-surface characteristics associated with cellular activation. These results suggest that Nef expression in developing thymocytes can severely reduce the regeneration capacity of the immune system, whereas expression in mature T-cells dramatically decreases their potential to respond to antigen. With the recent recognition of a persistently high viral load in HIV-infected individuals, these findings have important implications for the mechanism of the progressive deterioration of the immune system that leads to AIDS.
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- D J Pennington
- Laboratory of Gene Structure and Expression, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Waseem NH, Vaclavik V, Webster A, Jenkins SA, Bird AC, Bhattacharya SS. Mutations in the gene coding for the pre-mRNA splicing factor, PRPF31, in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2007; 48:1330-4. [PMID: 17325180 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-0963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Retinitis pigmentosa is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. It is characterized by progressive degeneration of the peripheral retina, leading to night blindness and loss of the peripheral visual field. PRPF31 is one of four pre-mRNA splicing factors identified as causing autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, with incomplete penetrance being the unique feature associated with mutations in this gene. The purpose of this study was to identify PRPF31 mutations in a cohort of 118 cases of autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa and determine the genotype-phenotype correlation emerging from the spectrum of mutations in this gene. METHODS Probands with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa underwent ophthalmic evaluation. Blood samples were obtained, genomic DNA was isolated, and PRPF31 exons along with adjacent splice junctions were amplified by PCR and screened by direct sequencing. RESULTS In the 118 individuals with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, six mutations were identified, of which four were novel. One previously known splice site mutation was identified in two other apparently unrelated families. CONCLUSIONS Mutations in PRPF31 causing adRP were present in nearly 5% of a mixed U.K. population. The age of onset and the severity of the disease varied with different mutations. In addition, individuals carrying the same mutation showed a range of phenotypic variation, suggesting the involvement of other modifying genes.
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- Naushin H Waseem
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Wu H, Cowing JA, Michaelides M, Wilkie SE, Jeffery G, Jenkins SA, Mester V, Bird AC, Robson AG, Holder GE, Moore AT, Hunt DM, Webster AR. Mutations in the gene KCNV2 encoding a voltage-gated potassium channel subunit cause "cone dystrophy with supernormal rod electroretinogram" in humans. Am J Hum Genet 2006; 79:574-9. [PMID: 16909397 PMCID: PMC1559534 DOI: 10.1086/507568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2006] [Accepted: 07/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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"Cone dystrophy with supernormal rod electroretinogram (ERG)" is an autosomal recessive disorder that causes lifelong visual loss combined with a supernormal ERG response to a bright flash of light. We have linked the disorder to a 0.98-cM (1.5-Mb) region on chromosome 9p24, flanked by rs1112534 and rs1074449, using homozygosity mapping in one large consanguineous pedigree. Analysis of one gene within this region, KCNV2, showed a homozygous nonsense mutation. Mutations were also found in 17 alleles of 10 other unrelated families with the same disorder. In situ hybridization demonstrated KCNV2 expression in human rod and cone photoreceptors. The precise function of KCNV2 in human photoreceptors remains to be determined, although this work suggests that mutations might perturb or abrogate I(KX), the potassium current within vertebrate photoreceptor inner segments, which has been shown to set their resting potential and voltage response.
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- Huimin Wu
- University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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Jenkins SA, Simmons DD. GABAergic neurons in the lateral superior olive of the hamster are distinguished by differential expression of gad isoforms during development. Brain Res 2006; 1111:12-25. [PMID: 16919247 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.06.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2005] [Revised: 06/07/2006] [Accepted: 06/09/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that is synthesized by two isoforms of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD), GAD65 and GAD67. Using in situ hybridization and immunocytochemical techniques in hamsters, we investigated the postnatal development of GAD isoforms within the lateral superior olive (LSO) where GABAergic neurons form part of a descending efferent projection to the cochlea. In the neonatal hamster LSO, GAD67 immunoreactivity, GAD67 transcript labeling, and intense GABA immunostaining are at low levels. However, robust GAD65 mRNA expression is found throughout the LSO during the early postnatal period. The neonatal GABAergic expression patterns are in stark contrast to the adult where the LSO has robust GAD67 mRNA expression and weak GAD65 mRNA expression. Cells exhibiting intense GABA immunolabeling were also found in the same LSO locations as robust GAD67 mRNA expression and intense GAD67 immunoreactivity. Additionally, GAD67-positive cells in the LSO were retrogradely labeled from the cochlea confirming that these cells are a part of the lateral olivocochlear system. The late onset of GAD67 expression and intense GABA immunoreactivity in LSO neurons are consistent with the relatively late maturation of the lateral olivocochlear neurons inferred from previous studies. During development, these data lead us to conclude that the GABAergic portion of the lateral olivocochlear system is distinguished by preferential GAD67 expression, intense GABA immunoreactivity, and relatively late postnatal onset.
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- S A Jenkins
- Interdepartmental Program for Neuroscience, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Michaelides M, Jenkins SA, Brantley MA, Andrews RM, Waseem N, Luong V, Gregory-Evans K, Bhattacharya SS, Fitzke FW, Webster AR. Maculopathy due to the R345W substitution in fibulin-3: distinct clinical features, disease variability, and extent of retinal dysfunction. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2006; 47:3085-97. [PMID: 16799055 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-1600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine (1) clinical features that distinguish maculopathy due to the R345W substitution in fibulin-3 from other forms of inherited or early-onset drusen, (2) the phenotypic variability, and (3) the extent of retinal disease in those with a positive molecular diagnosis. METHODS Affected individuals underwent ophthalmic examination, digital color fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence (AF) imaging, and psychophysical testing with automated photopic and dark-adapted perimetry and fine matrix mapping. Blood samples were taken for DNA extraction and screening for the R345W mutation in fibulin-3. Patients were subsequently divided into mutation-positive and -negative groups, to compare the identified phenotypic findings in these two sets of subjects. RESULTS Twenty-nine subjects from 19 families were ascertained with inherited or early-onset drusen. Twenty-four (83%) subjects from 15 families were found to harbor the R345W fibulin-3 mutation. Peripapillary deposition and a radial distribution of macular drusen were consistent, distinguishing signs in the mutation-positive group. Subretinal neovascular membrane (SRNVM) was a rare occurrence, affecting only 1 of 48 eyes, whereas hyperpigmentation and atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) were common in older mutation-positive patients. Increased AF corresponding to the drusen was detected in both the mutation-positive and -negative groups. The phenotype in the group of patients positive for the R345W mutation was extremely variable, with evidence of interocular, intrafamilial, and interfamilial variability in visual loss, natural history, ophthalmoscopic findings, autofluorescence imaging, and psychophysical data. The novel finding of nonpenetrance was observed in a 62-year-old asymptomatic, mutation-positive man. The findings from detailed perimetry performed on a subset of subjects were consistent with the presence of widespread retinal dysfunction not isolated to the macula. CONCLUSIONS Marked inter- and intrafamilial variation associated with the fibulin-3 R345W mutation in terms of retinal appearance, severity, progression, and nonpenetrance were identified. It was noted that SRNVM is a rare occurrence in R345W fibulin-3 maculopathy. These findings are helpful for advice regarding prognosis and for genetic counseling. The findings established that the presence of peripapillary deposit is highly likely to indicate that a patient carries the R345W mutation.
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- Michel Michaelides
- Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, and Instiute of Ophthalmology, University College London, United Kingdom
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Tschernutter M, Jenkins SA, Waseem NH, Saihan Z, Holder GE, Bird AC, Bhattacharya SS, Ali RR, Webster AR. Clinical characterisation of a family with retinal dystrophy caused by mutation in the Mertk gene. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:718-23. [PMID: 16714263 PMCID: PMC1860205 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.084897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM MERTK, a tyrosine kinase receptor protein expressed by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), is mutated in both rodent models and humans affected by retinal disease. This study reports a survey of families for Mertk mutations and describes the phenotype exhibited by one family. METHODS 96 probands with retinal dystrophy, consistent with autosomal recessive segregation, were screened by direct sequencing. A family homozygous for a likely null allele was investigated clinically. RESULTS A novel frame shifting deletion was identified in one of 96 probands. Other polymorphisms were detected. The deletion allele occurred on both chromosomes of four affected family members. Electrophysiology demonstrated early loss of scotopic and macular function with later loss of photopic function. Visual acuities and visual fields were preserved into the second decade. Perception of light vision was present in a patient in the fourth decade. A "bull's eye" appearance and a hyperautofluorescent lesion at the central macula were consistent clinical findings. CONCLUSIONS Mutations in Mertk are a rare cause of ARRP in humans. The study extends the phenotypic characteristics of this retinal dystrophy and shows distinctive clinical signs that may improve its clinical identification. The moderate severity and presence of autofluorescence implies that outer segment phagocytosis is not entirely absent.
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- Institute of Ophthalmology, Bath Street, London EC1V 9EL, UK
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Ivil KD, Doak SH, Jenkins SA, Parry EM, Kynaston HG, Parry JM, Stephenson TP. Fluorescence in-situ hybridisation on biopsies from clam ileocystoplasties and on a clam cancer. Br J Cancer 2006; 94:891-5. [PMID: 16552418 PMCID: PMC3216423 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The incidence of carcinoma following an enterocystoplasty increases with time and is a major concern after such procedures. The aim of this study was to investigate genetic instability (in the form of numerical chromosomal aberrations) at the enterovesical anastomosis in patients who had undergone a clam ileocystoplasty using fluorescent in-situ hybridisation (FISH). Fluorescent in-situ hybridisation was performed on touch preparation samples prepared from fresh endoscopic biopsies obtained from the enterovesical anastomosis and native bladder remnant (control specimens) of 15 patients who had undergone a clam ileocystoplasty. Fluorescent in-situ hybridisation was also performed on one squamous cell cancer specimen. Significant aneusomic changes were found at the enterovesical anastomosis in all 15 patients. Alterations in chromosome 18 copy number were the most frequent abnormal finding (trisomy 18, n=8; monosomy 18, n=7). Nine patients were monosomic for chromosome 9. Isolated monosomy 8 and trisomy 8 were each found in one patient. The control specimens were all normal. An unusually high incidence of polysomic cells was found in the clam tumour specimen, reflecting the aggressive nature of this cancer. Chromosomal numerical abnormalities occur at the enterovesical anastomosis following a clam ileocystoplasty and chromosome 18 appears to be a particularly good marker of genetic instability. The results of this study indicate that morphologically normal tissue obtained from the enterovesical anastomosis displays evidence of chromosomal instability that may predispose to tumour formation. However, further prospective, blinded, longitudinal studies are required to establish whether predetermined FISH signal patterns in enterocystoplasty cells in urine or obtained by biopsy predict the presence or absence of tumour.
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- K D Ivil
- Department of Urology, The University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. kenivil
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Robson AG, Saihan Z, Jenkins SA, Fitzke FW, Bird AC, Webster AR, Holder GE. Functional characterisation and serial imaging of abnormal fundus autofluorescence in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and normal visual acuity. Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:472-9. [PMID: 16547330 PMCID: PMC1856999 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.082487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To characterise and monitor abnormal fundus autofluorescence (AF) in patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) who have good visual acuity. METHODS 21 patients with a clinical diagnosis of RP were examined. All had rod-cone dystrophy (ISCEV standard electroretinograms (ERGs)), visual acuity of 6/9 or better, and manifested a parafoveal ring of high density fundus AF. Repeat AF imaging was performed after periods of between 2 years and 5 years in 12 patients. Pattern ERG (PERG) and multifocal ERG (mfERG) were performed in 20 cases. Visual fields (VF), photopic and scotopic fine matrix mapping and small field PERGs were performed in representative cases. RESULTS The rings of high density AF varied in size between patients (from 4 degrees -16 degrees diameter). MfERGs showed relative preservation over the central macular area, correlating with the size of AF ring and with PERG and psychophysical data. Progressive constriction of the AF ring was demonstrated at follow up in three patients. Serial PERG, mfERG, and VFs, performed in one of these cases, showed evidence of deterioration concordant with ring constriction. CONCLUSIONS High density rings of AF, seen in some patients with RP with good visual acuity, demarcate areas of preserved central photopic function. MfERGs correlate with the area encircled by high density AF and the PERG data. The size of the ring of AF can show progressive constriction accompanied by increasing macular dysfunction.
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- A G Robson
- Electrophysiology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK.
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Dandekar SS, Jenkins SA, Peto T, Bird AC, Webster AR. Does smoking influence the type of age related macular degeneration causing visual impairment? Br J Ophthalmol 2006; 90:724-7. [PMID: 16597668 PMCID: PMC1860217 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.086355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS To assess the influence of smoking on the type of age related macular degeneration (AMD) lesion causing visual impairment in a large cohort of patients with AMD at a tertiary referral UK centre. METHODS Prospective, observational, cross sectional study to analyse smoking data on 711 subjects, of western European origin, in relation to the type of AMD lesion present. Colour fundus photographs were graded according to a modified version of the international classification. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed, adjusting for age and sex using the statistical package SPSS ver 9.0 for Windows. chi(2) tests were also used to assess pack year and ex-smoker data. RESULTS 578 subjects were graded with neovascular AMD and 133 with non-neovascular AMD. There was no statistically significant association found between smoking status or increasing number of pack years and type of AMD lesion. The odds of "current smokers" compared to "non-smokers" developing neovascular rather than non-neovascular AMD when adjusted for age and sex was 1.88 (95% CI: 0.91 to 3.89; p = 0.09). CONCLUSIONS Smoking is known to be a risk factor for AMD and this study suggests that smokers are at no more risk of developing neovascular than atrophic lesions.
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- S S Dandekar
- Professorial Unit, Moorfields Eye Hospital, 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD, UK.
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Hurle RA, Davies G, Parr C, Mason MD, Jenkins SA, Kynaston HG, Jiang WG. Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor and prostate cancer: a review. Histol Histopathol 2006; 20:1339-49. [PMID: 16136515 DOI: 10.14670/hh-20.1339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Men who die from prostate cancer do so from uncontrolled metastatic disease. A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in the progression and metastasis of prostate cancer may lead to novel therapeutic approaches to prevent its natural progression. Hepatocyte Growth Factor / Scatter factor (HGF/SF) has been demonstrated to elicit a number of key functions in numerous tissues that are important in the progression, invasion and metastasis of cancer. Studies have demonstrated that the activity of HGF/SF and its receptor c-Met are linked to disease progression in numerous cancers. However, research into these functions, which include activities as a mitogen, a motogen and an anti-apoptotic and angiogenic factor in prostate cancer are limited. This article reviews the published evidence of the roles HGF/SF plays in prostate cancer progression and highlights the clinical and therapeutic potential of research into this pleiomorphic cytokine.
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- R A Hurle
- Metastasis and Angiogenesis Research Group, Department of Surgery, Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff. UK.
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Hosking SW, Johnson AG, Jenkins SA, Baxter JN, Corbett WA, Shields R. Effects of somatostatin on oesophageal variceal pressure. Br J Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800730540] [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: 11/06/2022]
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- S W Hosking
- Royal Halfamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK
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- Royal Halfamshire Hospital, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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Jenkins SA. Recent advances in surgery. I. Taylor and C. D. Johnson (eds). 235 × 157 mm. Pp. 286. Illustrated. 1993. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. £23·50. Br J Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800810460] [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: 11/07/2022]
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- S A Jenkins
- Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
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Jenkins SA. Motility Disorders of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Principles and Practice S. Anuras (ed.). 242 × 158 mm. Pp. 479. Illustrated. 1992. New York: Raven Press. US$122.50. Br J Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800800554] [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: 11/09/2022]
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- S A Jenkins
- Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
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Dandekar SS, Jenkins SA, Peto T, Scholl HPN, Sehmi KS, Fitzke FW, Bird AC, Webster AR. Autofluorescence imaging of choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration. Arch Ophthalmol 2005; 123:1507-13. [PMID: 16286612 DOI: 10.1001/archopht.123.11.1507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the autofluorescence (AF) characteristics of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration. METHODS Autofluorescence images of 65 consecutive eyes with CNV at various stages of evolution were analyzed. Twenty images were of recent-onset CNV (group 1), 8 were of eyes 1 to 6 months after CNV diagnosis (group 2), and 37 were late-stage CNV (group 3). Autofluorescence images from groups 1 and 2 were compared with fundus fluorescein angiographic images. RESULTS Group 1 showed areas of hyperfluorescence on fundus fluorescein angiography corresponding to areas of normal AF in 16 of 20 cases, with adjacent areas of increased AF in 13 cases. The main areas of abnormal AF were larger than the main areas of abnormal fluorescence on fundus fluorescein angiography in 18 of the 20 cases. Groups 2 and 3 showed areas of decreased AF corresponding to areas of previous leakage on fundus fluorescein angiography (in group 2) or atrophy. CONCLUSIONS Preserved AF in group 1 indicates viable retinal pigment epithelium initially, which has implications for visual prognosis. Decreased AF in groups 2 and 3 indicates loss of retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors. Autofluorescence imaging may increase our understanding of CNV in age-related macular degeneration.
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Ebenezer ND, Michaelides M, Jenkins SA, Audo I, Webster AR, Cheetham ME, Stockman A, Maher ER, Ainsworth JR, Yates JR, Bradshaw K, Holder GE, Moore AT, Hardcastle AJ. Identification of novel RPGR ORF15 mutations in X-linked progressive cone-rod dystrophy (XLCORD) families. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005; 46:1891-8. [PMID: 15914600 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-1482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To test the incidence of mutations in RPGR ORF15 in six families with X-linked progressive retinal degeneration (cone-rod dystrophy [XLCORD], macular or cone dystrophy) and to undertake a detailed phenotypic assessment of families in whom ORF15 mutations were identified. METHODS To amplify and sequence ORF15 in its entirety, a cloning strategy was developed. Families with mutations in ORF15 underwent electrophysiological testing, color vision assessment, color fundus photography, and fundus autofluorescence (AF) imaging. RESULTS Novel protein truncation mutations were identified in two families. In family A, a 2-bp mutation was identified in ORF15+A1094C G1095T, predicted to result in a truncated protein (E364D/E365X). In family B, a G-to-T transversion (ORF15+1176G>T) resulted in a nonsense mutation (G392X). Characteristics of phenotype in both families included progressive deterioration of central vision and subsequently night vision, mild photophobia, and moderate to high myopia. Ophthalmoscopic abnormalities were generally confined to the macula. A parafoveal ring of increased AF was observed, and electrophysiological evidence of a greater generalized abnormality in cone than rod responses were consistent with a cone-rod dystrophy phenotype. CONCLUSIONS The cloning strategy for ORF15 facilitated comprehensive sequence analysis in patients. Two families were identified with nonsense mutations, and clinical evaluation revealed them both to have a similar phenotype. The presence of a parafoveal ring of increased AF was an early indicator of affected status in these families. No disease-causing mutations in ORF15 were detected in four other families, suggesting that ORF15 mutations may not be the most common cause of XLCORD.
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- Division of Molecular Genetics, University College London, UK
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Abidov A, Hachamovitch R, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Kang X, Cohen I, Germano G, Berman DS, Kjaer A, Cortsen A, Federspiel M, Hesse B, Holm S, O’Connor M, Dhalla AK, Wong MY, Wang WQ, Belardinelli L, Therapeutics CV, Epps A, Dave S, Brewer K, Chiaramida S, Gordon L, Hendrix GH, Feng B, Pretorius PH, Bruyant PP, Boening G, Beach RD, Gifford HC, King MA, Fessler JA, Hsu BL, Case JA, Gegen LL, Hertenstein GK, Cullom SJ, Bateman TM, Akincioglu C, Abidov A, Nishina H, Kavanagh P, Kang X, Aboul-Enein F, Yang L, Hayes S, Friedman J, Berman D, Germano G, Santana CA, Rivero A, Folks RD, Grossman GB, Cooke CD, Hunsche A, Faber TL, Halkar R, Garcia EV, Hansen CL, Silver S, Kaplan A, Rasalingam R, Awar M, Shirato S, Reist K, Htay T, Mehta D, Cho JH, Heo J, Dubovsky E, Calnon DA, Grewal KS, George PB, Richards DR, Hsi DH, Singh N, Meszaros Z, Thomas JL, Reyes E, Loong CY, Latus K, Anagnostopoulos C, Underwood SR, Kostacos EJ, Araujo LI, Kostacos EJ, Araujo LI, Lewin HC, Hyun MC, DePuey EG, Tanaka H, Chikamori T, Igarashi Y, Harafuji K, Usui Y, Yanagisawa H, Hida S, Yamashina A, Nasr HA, Mahmoud SA, Dalipaj MM, Golanowski LN, Kemp RAD, Chow BJ, Beanlands RS, Ruddy TD, Michelena HI, Mikolich BM, McNelis P, Decker WAV, Stathopoulos I, Duncan SA, Isasi C, Travin MI, Kritzman JN, Ficaro EP, Corbett JR, Allison JS, Weinsaft JW, Wong FJ, Szulc M, Okin PM, Kligfield P, Harafuji K, Chikamori T, Igarashi Y, Tanaka H, Usui Y, Yanagisawa H, Hida S, Ishimaru S, Yamashima A, Giedd KN, Bergmann SR, Shah S, Emmett L, Allman KC, Magee M, Van Gaal W, Kritharides L, Freedman B, Abidov A, Gerlach J, Akincioglu C, Friedman J, Kavanagh P, Miranda R, Germano G, Berman DS, Hayes SW, Damera N, Lone B, Singh R, Shah A, Yeturi S, Prasad Y, Blum S, Heller EN, Bhalodkar NC, Koutelou M, Kollaros N, Theodorakos A, Manginas A, Leontiadis E, Kouzoumi A, Cokkinos D, Mazzanti M, Marini M, Cianci G, Perna GP, Pai M, Greenberg MD, Liu F, Frankenberger O, Kokkinos P, Hanumara D, Goheen E, Wu C, Panagiotakos D, Fletcher R, Greenberg MD, Liu F, Frankenberger O, Kokkinos P, Hanumara D, Goheen E, Rodriguez OJ, Iyer VN, Lue M, Hickey KT, Blood DK, Bergmann SR, Bokhari S, Chareonthaitawee P, Christensen SD, Allen JL, Kemp BJ, Hodge DO, Ritman EL, Gibbons RJ, Smanio P, Riva G, Rodriquez F, Tricoti A, Nakhlawi A, Thom A, Pretorius PH, King MA, Dahlberg S, Leppo J, Slomka PJ, Nishina H, Berman DS, Akincioglu C, Abidov A, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Germano G, Petrovici R, Husain M, Lee DS, Nanthakumar K, Iwanochko RM, Brunken RC, DiFilippo F, Neumann DR, Bybel B, Herrington B, Bruckbauer T, Howe C, Lohmann K, Hayden C, Chatterjee C, Lathrop B, Brunken RC, Chen MS, Lohmann KA, Howe WC, Bruckbauer T, Kaczur T, Bybel B, DiFilippo FP, Druz RS, Akinboboye OA, Grimson R, Nichols KJ, Reichek N, Ngai K, Dim R, Ho KT, Pary S, Ahmed SU, Ahlberg A, Cyr G, Vitols PJ, Mann A, Alexander L, Rosenblatt J, Mieres J, Heller GV, Ahmed SU, Ahlberg AW, Cyr G, Navare S, O’Sullivan D, Heller GV, Chiadika S, Lue M, Blood DK, Bergmann SR, Bokhari S, Heston TF, Heller GV, Cerqueira MD, Jones PG, Bryngelson JR, Moutray KL, Gegen LL, Hertenstein GK, Moser K, Case JA, Zellweger MJ, Burger PC, Pfisterer ME, Mueller-Brand J, Kang WJ, Lee BI, Lee DS, Paeng JC, Lee JS, Chung JK, Lee MC, To BN, O’Connell WJ, Botvinick EH, Duvall WL, Croft LB, Einstein AJ, Fisher JE, Haynes PS, Rose RK, Henzlova MJ, Prasad Y, Vashist A, Blum S, Sagar P, Heller EN, Kuwabara Y, Nakayama K, Tsuru Y, Nakaya J, Shindo S, Hasegawa M, Komuro I, Liu YH, Wackers F, Natale D, DePuey G, Taillefer R, Araujo L, Kostacos E, Allen S, Delbeke D, Anstett F, Kansal P, Calvin JE, Hendel RC, Gulati M, Pratap P, Takalkar A, Kostacos E, Alavi A, Araujo L, Melduni RM, Duncan SA, Travin MI, Isasi CR, Rivero A, Santana C, Esiashvili S, Grossman G, Halkar R, Folks RD, Garcia EV, Su H, Dobrucki LW, Chow C, Hu X, Bourke BN, Cavaliere P, Hua J, Sinusas AJ, Spinale FG, Sweterlitsch S, Azure M, Edwards DS, Sudhakar S, Chyun DA, Young LH, Inzucchi SE, Davey JA, Wackers FJ, Noble GL, Navare SM, Calvert J, Hussain SA, Ahlberg AM, Katten DM, Boden WE, Heller GV, Shaw LJ, Yang Y, Antunes A, Botelho MF, Gomes C, de Lima JJP, Silva ML, Moreira JN, Simões S, GonÇalves L, Providência LA, Elhendy A, Bax JJ, Schinkel AF, Valkema R, van Domburg RT, Poldermans D, Arrighi J, Lampert R, Burg M, Soufer R, Veress AI, Weiss JA, Huesman RH, Gullberg GT, Moser K, Case JA, Loong CY, Prvulovich EM, Reyes E, Aswegen AV, Anagnostopoulos C, Underwood SR, Htay T, Mehta D, Sun L, Lacy J, Heo J, Brunken RC, Kaczur T, Jaber W, Ramakrishna G, Miller TD, O’connor MK, Gibbons RJ, Bural GG, Mavi A, Kumar R, El-Haddad G, Srinivas SM, A Alavi, El-Haddad G, Alavi A, Araujo L, Thomas GS, Johnson CM, Miyamoto MI, Thomas JJ, Majmundar H, Ryals LA, Ip ZTK, Shaw LJ, Bishop HA, Carmody JP, Greathouse WG, Yanagisawa H, Chikamori T, Tanaka H, Usui Y, Igarashi U, Hida S, Morishima T, Tanaka N, Takazawa K, Yamashina A, Diedrichs H, Weber M, Koulousakis A, Voth E, Schwinger RHG, Mohan HK, Livieratos L, Gallagher S, Bailey DL, Chambers J, Fogelman I, Sobol I, Barst RJ, Nichols K, Widlitz A, Horn E, Bergmann SR, Chen J, Galt JR, Durbin MK, Ye J, Shao L, Garcia EV, Mahenthiran J, Elliott JC, Jacob S, Stricker S, Kalaria VG, Sawada S, Scott JA, Aziz K, Yasuda T, Gewirtz H, Hsu BL, Moutray K, Udelson JE, Barrett RJ, Johnson JR, Menenghetti C, Taillefer R, Ruddy T, Hachamovitch R, Jenkins SA, Massaro J, Haught H, Lim CS, Underwood R, Rosman J, Hanon S, Shapiro M, Schweitzer P, VanTosh A, Jones S, Harafuji K, Giedd KN, Johnson NP, Berliner JI, Sciacca RR, Chou RL, Hickey KT, Bokhari SS, Rodriguez O, Bokhari S, Moser KW, Moutray KL, Koutelou M, Theodorakos A, Kollaros N, Manginas A, Leontiadis E, Cokkinos D, Mazzanti M, Marini M, Cianci G, Perna GP, Nanasato M, Fujita H, Toba M, Nishimura T, Nikpour M, Urowitz M, Gladman D, Ibanez D, Harvey P, Floras J, Rouleau J, Iwanochko R, Pai M, Guglin ME, Ginsberg FL, Reinig M, Parrillo JE, Cha R, Merhige ME, Watson GM, Oliverio JG, Shelton V, Frank SN, Perna AF, Ferreira MJ, Ferrer-Antunes AI, Rodrigues V, Santos F, Lima J, Cerqueira MD, Magram MY, Lodge MA, Babich JW, Dilsizian V, Line BR, Bhalodkar NC, Lone B, Singh R, Prasad Y, Yeturi S, Blum S, Heller EN, Rodriguez OJ, Skerrett D, Charles C, Shuster MD, Itescu S, Wang TS, Bruyant PP, Pretorius PH, Dahlberg S, King MA, Petrovici R, Iwanochko RM, Lee DS, Emmett L, Husain M, Hosokawa R, Ohba M, Kambara N, Tadamura E, Kubo S, Nohara R, Kita T, Thompson RC, McGhie AI, O’Keefe JH, Christenson SD, Chareonthaitawee P, Kemp BJ, Jerome S, Russell TJ, Lowry DR, Coombs VJ, Moses A, Gottlieb SO, Heiba SI, Yee G, Coppola J, Elmquist T, Braff R, Youssef I, Ambrose JA, Abdel-Dayem HM, Canto J, Dubovsky E, Scott J, Terndrup TE, Faber TL, Folks RD, Dim UR, Mclaughlin J, Pollepalle D, Schapiro W, Wang Y, Akinboboye O, Ngai K, Druz RS, Polepalle D, Phippen-Nater B, Leonardis J, Druz R. Abstracts of original contributions ASNC 2004 9th annual scientific session September 3-–October 3, 2004 New York, New York. J Nucl Cardiol 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02974964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dandekar SS, Ebenezer ND, Grayson C, Chapple JP, Egan CA, Holder GE, Jenkins SA, Fitzke FW, Cheetham ME, Webster AR, Hardcastle AJ. An atypical phenotype of macular and peripapillary retinal atrophy caused by a mutation in the RP2 gene. Br J Ophthalmol 2004; 88:528-32. [PMID: 15031171 PMCID: PMC1772091 DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2003.027979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To determine the molecular basis and describe the phenotype of an atypical retinal dystrophy in a family presenting with bilateral, progressive central visual loss. METHODS Family members were examined. Investigations included Goldman perimetry, electrophysiology, and autofluorescence imaging. Candidate gene screening was performed using SSCP and sequence analysis. The proband's lymphoblastoid cells were examined for protein expression. RESULTS Fundal examination of the proband, his mother, and brother revealed peripapillary and macular atrophy. Autosomal dominant retinal dystrophy was suspected, but less severe disease in the mother led to screening for mutations in X linked genes. A 4 bp microdeletion in exon 3 of the RP2 gene, segregating with disease, was identified. No RP2 protein expression was detected. CONCLUSION The distinct phenotype in this family, caused by this frameshifting mutation in RP2, broadens the phenotypic spectrum of X linked retinitis pigmentosa. The absence of RP2 protein suggests that loss of protein function and not novel gain of function could account for the atypical phenotype. A definitive diagnosis of X linked retinitis pigmentosa permits appropriate genetic counselling with important implications for other family members. Clinicians should have a low threshold for screening RP2 in families with retinal dystrophy, including posterior retinal disease, not immediately suggestive of X linked inheritance.
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The embryo of the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) tenders one distinctive advantage over general mammalian models for investigating the development of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. This is the relative simplicity with which the embryonic endocrine environment can be influenced without confounding maternal influences. The ease of direct manipulation of the embryonic endocrine system has facilitated analysis of the development and function of the HPA axis in the chick embryo. As the chick embryo develops, functional activation of the adrenal gland is regulated at three different levels: the adrenal gland itself, the anterior pituitary, and the hypothalamus. The adrenal gland appears capable of independent secretion of glucocorticoids from day 8 until shortly after day 14 of embryonic development, at which point the pituitary influences adrenocortical activity. Around the same age, the hypothalamic level of control also begins. The information covered in this review will describe the major steps in the development of the HPA axis in the chicken embryo and show that the chicken has an emblematic HPA neuroendocrine axis.
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- Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Zito I, Downes SM, Patel RJ, Cheetham ME, Ebenezer ND, Jenkins SA, Bhattacharya SS, Webster AR, Holder GE, Bird AC, Bamiou DE, Hardcastle AJ. RPGR mutation associated with retinitis pigmentosa, impaired hearing, and sinorespiratory infections. J Med Genet 2003; 40:609-15. [PMID: 12920075 PMCID: PMC1735548 DOI: 10.1136/jmg.40.8.609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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In the past 15 years considerable advances have been made in our understanding of the molecular pharmacology of the mechanisms whereby somatostatin and its analogs mediate their direct and indirect antineoplastic effects. However, some important issues remain to be resolved, in particular the functional roles of the individual somatostatin receptors (SSTR-1-5) in tumor tissue and up- or downregulation of the hSSTRs with prolonged administration of somatostatin analogs. Answers to these questions are essential before we can maximize the therapeutic efficacy of somatostatin analogs in cancer. For example, is continuous administration more or less effective than intermittent therapy? The role of somatostatin analogs in the management of acromegaly and to a lesser extent neuroendocrine tumors is firmly established. The development of depot preparations of all 3 somatostatin analogs currently available for clinical use will undoubtedly improve both patient compliance and quality of life in patients with these conditions. There are only likely to be minor differences in the therapeutic efficacy of octreotide, lanreotide and vapreotide since all three analogs exert the majority of their antineoplastic effects via hSSTR-2 and hSSTR-5 and at the end of the day, price may well dictate which of these drugs oncologists use to provide symptomatic palliation of acromegaly and neuroendocrine tumors. Apart from some notable exceptions, somatostatin analog therapy has proven to be very disappointing in the management of advanced malignancy. Improvements in the management of solid tumors are likely to come only from combination therapy of somatostatin analogs with cytotoxic agents or other hormones in both advanced malignancy and in the adjuvant setting. Clinical trials with clear-cut objective outcome measures and health-related quality of life assessment are needed to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of combination treatment in advanced malignancy and as an adjuvant to surgery. Particular attention needs to be paid to possible adverse effects of somatostatin analog therapy on the immune response to cancer. Further studies are required to establish whether the adverse effects of somatostatin analog therapy alone or in combination with cytotoxics or other hormones can be reversed with appropriate immunomodulatory treatment. Targeted somatostatin analog radiotherapy and chemotherapy are currently being investigated and the results of these studies are awaited with interest. Novel approaches using combinations of somatostatin analogs with antiangiogenic drugs or gene therapy are of particular interest and may provide important advances in the management of cancer in the not too distant future.
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- S A Jenkins
- Academic Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Medical School, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
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This study examined the efficacy of a technique of administration of lignocaine 2% (with 1:200,000 adrenaline) to the nose, pharynx and larynx. A simple device constructed from a 22 gauge Optiva cannula attached to a medical oxygen supply via green "bubble" tubing and the barrel of a 3 ml syringe, similar to that described by Mackenzie, was used to administer aerosolized lignocaine initially via the nose and subsequently via a nasopharyngeal airway. Ten unsedated, unpremedicated volunteers were intubated. The mean time from the start of the administration of lignocaine to confirmation of placement of the endotracheal tube was 12 minutes (range 8 to 19 minutes). Intubating conditions were good and the procedure was well tolerated in all subjects. The mean dose of lignocaine was 4.8 mg.kg-1 (range 2.7 to 6.9 mg.kg-1) and plasma concentrations were well below toxic levels (highest concentration 3.12 mg.l-1). There was good haemodynamic stability and no episode of oxyhaemoglobin desaturation.
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- S A Jenkins
- Department of Anaesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
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The efficacy of somatostatin and octreotide have been widely studied in the control of bleeding from oesophageal varices. It has also been suggested that these drugs may be useful for the control of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding, including that from peptic ulcers. In approximately 80% of patients presenting with non-variceal UGI bleeding, haemorrhage ceases spontaneously and does not recur. However, the remaining 20% of patients require active treatment. Results from recent studies have indicated that somatostatin is an effective treatment for the control of non-variceal UGI bleeding in high-risk patients, i.e. those in whom haemorrhage does not cease spontaneously or is likely to recur. In contrast there is no good evidence available at present to support a role for octreotide, histamine (H(2) antagonists) or proton pump inhibitors in this indication. The efficacy of somatostatin in controlling bleeding in patients with non-variceal UGI bleeding at high risk of mortality upon admission, or rebleeding following endoscopy, coupled with an excellent safety and tolerability profile, suggests it may be a valuable therapeutic option in the management of non-variceal bleeding.
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- S A Jenkins
- Academic Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
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Balan KK, Grime JS, Sutton R, Critchley M, Jenkins SA. Do alterations in the rate of gastric emptying after injection sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices play any role in the development of portal hypertensive gastropathy? HPB Surg 1999; 11:141-8; discussion 148-50. [PMID: 10371058 PMCID: PMC2423968 DOI: 10.1155/1999/27037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [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] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bleeding from portal hypertensive gastropathy (PHG) has been estimated to account for up to 30% of all upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Although portal hypertension seems to be an essential prerequisite, the precise mechanisms responsible for the development of PHG are unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the role of injection sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices in the development of PHG. Gastric emptying was studied using a radionuclide test meal with the emptying characteristics of a slow liquid in 57 patients with cirrhosis and/or portal hypertension (median age 53 yrs), of whom 34 had received injection sclerotherapy for their oesophageal varices and 20 normal healthy volunteers (median age 42 yrs). As vagal damage is associated with more rapid emptying of liquids, despite hold up of solids, this technique might be expected to demonstrate such damage if gastric emptying was accelerated. The results indicated that there was no difference in the rate of gastric emptying between normal healthy volunteers and portal hypertensive patients. However, patients who had received injection sclerotherapy emptied their stomachs faster than those who had not (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the speed of gastric emptying correlated directly with the number of injections (r = 0.41; p = 0.02) and the volume of sclerosant injected (r = 0.39; p = 0.03). These observations suggest that injection sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices results in disturbances of gastric emptying that may contribute to the pathogenesis of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
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- K K Balan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
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Javlé P, Jenkins SA, Machin DG, Parsons KF. Grading of benign prostatic obstruction can predict the outcome of transurethral prostatectomy. J Urol 1998; 160:1713-7. [PMID: 9783938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigate whether urodynamic grading of benign prostatic obstruction and detrusor contractility predicts the outcome of transurethral prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 53 patients who were suitable candidates for transurethral prostatectomy completed an assessment protocol before and 3 months after surgery, which included International Prostate Symptom Score, uroflowmetry, ultrasonography (prostatic size and residual urine volume) and standard pressure flow study. The results of the pressure flow study were analyzed to grade obstruction (unequivocal, equivocal or no obstruction) and detrusor contractility (weak or normal) using our simplified pressure flow nomogram. RESULTS Analysis of the pressure flow study data demonstrated that the efficiency of detrusor contraction was weak in 6 of 27 men with unequivocal, 11 of 23 with equivocal and 2 of 3 with no obstruction. Treatment outcome was significantly better in patients with unequivocal obstruction and normal detrusor contractility. Treatment failure occurred in 80% of patients with equivocal obstruction and impaired detrusor contractility, and 100% of the unobstructed group. Urodynamic grading of obstruction and detrusor contractility predicted treatment outcome with a sensitivity of 87%, specificity 93% and positive predictive value 95%. CONCLUSIONS Urodynamic grading of benign prostatic obstruction and detrusor contractility can reliably predict treatment outcome and, therefore, enable the urologist to identify a subgroup of patients who would not benefit from surgery.
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- P Javlé
- Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom
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Jenkins SA, Marshall CF. Non-invasive local anaesthesia for nasal intubation. Anaesth Intensive Care 1998; 26:596. [PMID: 9807628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Massive liver necrosis, characteristic of acute liver failure, may affect hepatosplanchnic haemodynamics, and contribute to the alterations in renal haemodynamics and function. AIMS To investigate the relation between hepatosplanchnic haemodynamics, including portal systemic shunting, and renal blood flow and function in rats with acute liver failure. METHODS Liver failure was induced in male Wistar rats by intraperitoneal injection of 1.1 g/kg of D(+)-galactosamine hydrochloride. The parameters assessed included; systemic, hepatosplanchnic, and renal blood flow (57Co microsphere method); portal-systemic shunting and intrarenal shunting (consecutive intrasplenic, intraportal, or renal arterial injections of 99mTc methylene diphosphonate and 99mTc albumin microspheres); arterial blood pressure and portal pressure; renal function; and liver function (liver function tests and 14C aminopyrine breath test). RESULTS Progressive liver dysfunction was accompanied by the development of a hyperdynamic circulation, a highly significant decrease in renal blood flow and function, and an increase in intrarenal shunting 36, 42, and 48 hours after administration of D-galactosamine. The alterations in renal blood flow and function were accompanied by significant increases in portal pressure, portal venous inflow, and intrahepatic portal systemic shunting in galactosamine treated rats compared with controls. There was a significant correlation between changes in renal blood flow and changes in portal pressure, intrahepatic portal systemic shunting, and deterioration in liver function (r = 0.8, p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study suggest that both increased intrahepatic portal systemic shunting and hepatocyte impairment may contribute to alterations in renal haemodynamics and function.
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- P Javlé
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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Jenkins SA, Nott DM, Baxter JN. Pharmacokinetics of octreotide in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension; relationship between the plasma levels of the analogue and the magnitude and duration of the reduction in corrected wedged hepatic venous pressure. HPB Surg 1998; 11:13-21. [PMID: 9830576 PMCID: PMC2423925 DOI: 10.1155/1998/17436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In healthy subjects octreotide is largely metabolised by the liver suggesting that the plasma half-life of the somatostatin analogue may be prolonged in patients with hepatic dysfunction. The aim of this study was therefore (a) to determine the pharmacokinetics of octreotide following its subcutaneous injection in 6 patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension and (b) compare the magnitude and duration of the effects of intravenous administration of 250 micrograms somatostatin and 50 micrograms octreotide on corrected wedged hepatic venous pressure (WHVP) and to relate the findings to the plasma levels of the analogue 1 h after administration in 13 patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Following subcutaneous administration of 50 micrograms octreotide the circulating half life (range 2.4 to 4.79 h) was prolonged whereas the clearance (range 2.101 to 4.775 L/h) was decreased compared to healthy controls. Intravenous bolus administration of 250 micrograms somatostatin or 50 micrograms octreotide resulted in a reduction in WHVP of approximately the same magnitude and duration despite appreciable quantities of the analogue in the blood 1 h after administration (1944 +/- 226 pg/ml). These results indicate that the circulating half-life of octreotide is prolonged in cirrhotics suggesting that the dosage regimens should be modified in such patients to avoid accumulation of the analogue in the blood which may result in undesirable side-effects or toxicity. Furthermore, since the magnitude and duration of the reduction in WHVP elicited by IV octreotide is similar to that observed with somatostatin, the analogue, like the native hormone, must be administered by continuous IV infusion to produce a sustained response and hence a therapeutic effect in the management of acute variceal bleeding.
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- S A Jenkins
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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The efficacies of somatostatin and octreotide have been widely studied in the control of bleeding from oesophageal varices. It has also been suggested that these drugs may be useful for the control of non-variceal upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding, including that from peptic ulcers. In approximately 80% of patients presenting with non-variceal UGI bleeding, haemorrhage ceases spontaneously and does not recur. However, the remaining 20% of patients require active treatment. Results from recent studies have indicated that somatostatin is an effective treatment for the control of non-variceal UGI bleeding in high-risk patients, i.e. those in whom haemorrhage does not cease spontaneously or is likely to recur. In contrast there is no good evidence available at present to support a role for octreotide in this indication. The efficacy of somatostatin in controlling bleeding in patients with non-variceal UGI bleeding at high risk of mortality upon admission, or rebleeding following endoscopy, coupled with an excellent safety and tolerability profile, suggests that it may be a valuable therapeutic option in the management of non-variceal bleeding.
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- S A Jenkins
- Academic Department of Surgery, Morriston Hospital, Swansea, UK
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The search for new pharmaceutical treatments has led to the isolation of products from a range of natural sources. Analogues synthesized from these products may possess an improved therapeutic effect over their natural counterparts. Two natural peptides, vasopressin and somatostatin, possess pronounced in vivo effects, so do their analogues terlipressin and octreotide. Vasopressin is a powerful vasopressor, reducing portal pressure, and has been used to treat gastrointestinal haemorrhages. However, a number of adverse cardiovascular effects resulting from an increase in peripheral vascular resistance have been associated with this drug. Terlipressin, however, is more effective, has an improved safety profile and is associated with fewer side effects than vasopressin. Somatostatin, a growth regulatory hormone, achieves haemostasis by decreasing splanchnic blood flow, and is effective in preventing early rebleeding. Somatostatin is effective in treating bleeding oesophageal varices (BOV) and is associated with fewer and more transient side effects than terlipressin. Octreotide, however, has greater stability and a longer half-life than somatostatin, but has a less favourable safety profile. Octreotide displays a number of therapeutic advantages over somatostatin, but not in the treatment of gastrointestinal indications. The development of terlipressin from vasopressin has demonstrated a number of clinical advantages, while the development of octreotide from somatostatin has not shown any significant advantage in the treatment of BOV.
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- J Bosch
- Liver Unit, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, University of Barcelona, Spain
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Payne LG, Van Nest G, Barchfeld GL, Siber GR, Gupta RK, Jenkins SA. PCPP as a parenteral adjuvant for diverse antigens. Dev Biol Stand 1998; 92:79-87. [PMID: 9554261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The adjuvanticity of the phosphazene polymer, poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy) phosphazene] (PCPP) was examined with a diverse collection of immunogens. PCPP proved to be a potent adjuvant for trivalent influenza virus vaccine, tetanus toxoid, hepatitis B surface antigen, herpes simplex virus glycoprotein gD2 and the capsular polysaccharide, polyribosylribitolphosphate, from Haemophilus influenzae type b. Taken together these results clearly demonstrate the general utility of PCPP as an adjuvant. Furthermore, PCPP was a superior adjuvant at least with TT compared to similar negatively charged polyanions, polymethylacrylic acid and polyacrylic acid.
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- L G Payne
- Virus Research Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA, USA
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Payne LG, Jenkins SA, Woods AL, Grund EM, Geribo WE, Loebelenz JR, Andrianov AK, Roberts BE. Poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] (PCPP) is a potent immunoadjuvant for an influenza vaccine. Vaccine 1998; 16:92-8. [PMID: 9607015 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(97)00149-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The adjuvant activity of poly[di(carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] (PCPP) on the immunogenicity of formalin-inactivated influenza virions and commercial trivalent influenza vaccine was studied. Regardless of which antigen preparation is used, the addition of 100 micrograms PCPP enhances the HAI antibody response 10-fold over the levels elicited by the vaccine alone. Similarly, PCPP enhanced the IgM, IgG, and IgG1 ELISA antibody titers to influenza antigens at least 10-fold higher than the vaccine alone. In contrast, the IgG2a isotype titers were only enhanced about 2-fold. Immunization of aged mice (22 months old) with trivalent influenza vaccine alone did not sero-convert these mice as measured by HAI or ELISA whereas significant sero-conversion was achieved when mice were immunized with PCPP-formulated trivalent vaccine. The adjuvant activity of PCPP was shown to not be due to a site of injection depot effect. PCPP adjuvanticity was positively correlated to the molecular weight of the polymer.
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- L G Payne
- Virus Research Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Jenkins SA, Baxter JN, Critchley M, Kingsnorth AN, Makin CA, Ellenbogen S, Grime JS, Love JG, Sutton R. Randomised trial of octreotide for long term management of cirrhosis after variceal haemorrhage. BMJ 1997; 315:1338-41. [PMID: 9402774 PMCID: PMC2127833 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7119.1338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of long term octreotide as adjuvant treatment to programmed endoscopic sclerotherapy after acute variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic portal hypertension. DESIGN Randomised clinical trial. SETTING University hospital. SUBJECTS 32 patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension. INTERVENTIONS Programmed injection sclerotherapy with subcutaneous octreotide 50 micrograms twice daily for 6 months, or programmed injection sclerotherapy alone. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Episodes of recurrent variceal bleeding and survival. RESULTS Significantly fewer patients receiving combined octreotide and sclerotherapy had episodes of recurrent variceal bleeding compared with patients given sclerotherapy alone (1/16 v 7/16; P = 0.037, Fisher's exact test), and their survival was significantly improved (P < 0.02, log rank test); this improvement was maintained for 12 months after the end of the study. Combined treatment also resulted in a sustained decrease in portal pressure (median decrease -6.0 mm Hg, interquartile range -10 to -4.75 mm Hg, P = 0.0002) compared with sclerotherapy alone (median increase 1.5 mm Hg, interquartile range 0.25 to 3.25 mm Hg), as well as a significant improvement in liver function as assessed by plasma concentrations of bilirubin, albumin, and alanine aminotransferase and by hepatocyte metabolism of aminopyrine labelled with carbon-14. CONCLUSION Long term octreotide may be a valuable adjuvant to endoscopic sclerotherapy for acute variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic portal hypertension.
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- S A Jenkins
- Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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Jenkins SA, Shields R, Davies M, Elias E, Turnbull AJ, Bassendine MF, James OF, Iredale JP, Vyas SK, Arthur MJ, Kingsnorth AN, Sutton R. A multicentre randomised trial comparing octreotide and injection sclerotherapy in the management and outcome of acute variceal haemorrhage. Gut 1997; 41:526-33. [PMID: 9391254 PMCID: PMC1891518 DOI: 10.1136/gut.41.4.526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few studies have compared vasoactive drugs with endoscopic sclerotherapy in the control of acute variceal haemorrhage. Octreotide is widely used for this purpose, but its value remains undetermined. AIMS To compare octreotide with endoscopic sclerotherapy for acute variceal haemorrhage. PATIENTS Consecutive patients with acute variceal haemorrhage. METHODS Patients were randomised at endoscopy to receive either a 48 hour intravenous infusion of 50 pg/h octreotide (n = 73), or emergency sclerotherapy (n = 77). RESULTS Overall control of bleeding and mortality was not significantly different between octreotide (85%, 62 patients) and sclerotherapy (82%, 63 patients) over the 48 hour trial period (relative risk of rebleeding 0.83; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.38 to 1.82), irrespective of Child's grading or active bleeding at endoscopy. One major complication was observed in the sclerotherapy group (aspiration) and two in the octreotide group (pulmonary oedema, severe paralytic ileus). During 60 days of follow up there was an overall trend towards an increased mortality in the octreotide group which was not statistically significant (relative risk of dying at 60 days 1.91, 95% CI 0.97 to 3.78, p = 0.06). CONCLUSIONS The results of this study indicate that intravenous octreotide is as effective as injection sclerotherapy in the control of acute variceal bleeding, but further controlled trials are necessary to evaluate the safety of this treatment.
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- S A Jenkins
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
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The ability of the liver to regenerate following resection is remarkable. However, there is evidence to suggest that tumour growth within the regenerating liver is significantly increased. As octreotide (a synthetic analogue of somatostatin) inhibits the growth and development of hepatic tumour in rats, we have investigated its effects on liver regeneration, liver blood flow, hepatic reticuloendothelial system activity and tumour growth in the rat following partial hepatectomy (PH). Octreotide significantly inhibited liver regeneration in the rat 1 and 2 weeks following PH when compared with controls (regeneration index: 1.0 and 1.14 cf. 1.14 and 1.4, respectively). There was no significant difference in hepatic arterial or portal venous blood flow following PH in control or octreotide-treated rats. However, portal pressure was significantly reduced in octreotide-treated rats. Hepatic reticuloendothelial system activity was significantly increased in octreotide-treated rats compared with control animals 1 and 2 weeks after hepatectomy (uptake of radiolabelled technetium-99m albumin colloid: 2.2 and 3.9 cf. 1.6 and 1.9). The growth of both HSN (fibrosarcoma) and K12-Tr (colonic adenocarcinoma) cells in the regenerating liver was significantly decreased by octreotide treatment compared with controls (median percentage hepatic replacement: HSN control 71.3%, Octreotide 8.4%, K12-Tr Control 38.3%, Octreotide 4.5%). The results of the present study demonstrate that octreotide inhibits both liver regeneration and tumour growth following PH, possibly via a similar mechanism.
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- N Davies
- University of Liverpool Department of Surgery, United Kingdom
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Javlé P, Jenkins SA, West C, Parsons KF. Quantification of voiding dysfunction in patients awaiting transurethral prostatectomy. J Urol 1996; 156:1014-8; discussion 1018-9. [PMID: 8709299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigated the role of advanced urodynamic analysis in the diagnostic evaluation for transurethral resection of the prostate. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 62 consecutive patients awaiting transurethral resection of the prostate with the American Urological Association symptom score of more than 12, peak flow rate less than 13 ml. per second and significant residual urine underwent routine video pressureflow studies with advanced urodynamic analysis to quantify outflow function. Postoperative outcome was assessed at 3 months by symptom scores, uroflowmetry and ultrasonography (residual urine). RESULTS The parameters used in the diagnostic evaluation for transurethral resection of the prostate did not correlate with urodynamic diagnosis of unequivocal obstruction. Weak detrusor contractility (without significant obstruction) accounted for voiding dysfunction in 50% of the patients. The results of transurethral resection of the prostate were significantly better in patients with unequivocal compared to equivocal obstruction. Furthermore, patients with unequivocal obstruction but weak detrusor contractility had a significantly poorer treatment outcome. CONCLUSIONS Advanced urodynamic analysis in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia can predict treatment outcome and, therefore, allows the urologist to choose the most appropriate therapeutic option for individuals.
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- P Javlé
- Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the efficacy of an advanced transurethral thermotherapy (TUMT) device (T3, Urologix) using urodynamic analysis in addition to the standard evaluation protocol in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS Fifty men with symptomatic BPH were assessed using the AUA symptom score, uroflowmetry and ultrasonography (to determine prostatic volume and residual urinary volume) before and 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months after thermotherapy. TUMT was delivered using a focused microwave energy system for 1 h in each patient, treated on an out-patient basis. Video pressure flow studies with advanced urodynamic analysis were also performed before and 3 months after treatment. RESULTS The mean AUA symptom score decreased by 63%, the mean peak flow rate increased by 64% and the post-void residual volume decreased by 30% 3 months after treatment; this improvement was maintained at one year after treatment. Advanced urodynamic analysis showed that 52% of the patients had a decreased severity of obstruction. Furthermore, the efficiency of detrusor contraction improved in 86% of the patients. The improvement in the symptom score, flow rate and residual urine was significantly better in patients with marginal obstruction than in patients with unequivocal obstruction. CONCLUSION Urodynamic analysis can predict the treatment outcome of TUMT and the results of thermotherapy are significantly better in patients with marginal prostatic bladder outflow obstruction.
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- P Javlé
- Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Disruption of pancreatic exocrine secretion is an important feature of acute pancreatitis. Because cytosolic calcium is a key intracellular messenger controlling pancreatic secretion, this study examined patterns of calcium signaling during the early stages of cerulein-induced pancreatitis. METHODS Mice were administered hourly intraperitoneal injections of cerulein (50 micrograms/kg), and paired controls were administered saline. Acini were isolated by collagenase from pancreatic tissue harvested after injections 1, 3, 5, and 7 and were loaded with Fura-2. Individual cellular calcium responses to acetylcholine and cholecystokinin were studied using digital imaging. RESULTS The proportion of cells maintaining a normal oscillatory calcium response to physiological secretagogue stimulation diminished progressively after increasing cerulein injections. Also, the normal polarized spatial pattern of calcium Increase within individual acinar cells was progressively lost. A sustained response to high-dose stimulation was maintained but with diminishing amplitude. The characteristic calcium response to the Ca(2+)-adenosine triphosphatase inhibitor thapsigargin was maintained, implying that calcium reuptake and extrusion were not impaired. CONCLUSIONS Progressive disruption of physiological patterns of pancreatic acinar cell calcium signaling, notably in the secretory pole of the cell, is an early feature of pancreatitis induced by cerulein hyperstimulation. These changes may be important in contributing to the disruption of exocrine secretion in acute pancreatitis.
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- J B Ward
- Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool, England
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Balan KK, Jones AT, Roberts NB, Pearson JP, Critchley M, Jenkins SA. The effects of Helicobacter pylori colonization on gastric function and the incidence of portal hypertensive gastropathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver. Am J Gastroenterol 1996; 91:1400-6. [PMID: 8678003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in 50 cirrhotic patients with biopsy-proven cirrhosis with and without portal hypertensive gastropathy and to study whether or not the effects of H. pylori colonization of the stomach on gastric acid and pepsin secretion, serum gastrin and pepsinogen I levels, gastric mucus, and gastric emptying contributed to the development of portal hypertensive gastropathy in cirrhotics. METHODS All patients underwent an upper GI endoscopy followed by determination of basal and pentagastrin and insulin-stimulated gastric acid and pepsin secretion and serum gastrin and pepsinogen I levels. The gastric biopsies were stained to detect H. pylori infection, portal hypertensive gastropathy, and gastritis. The amount of gastric mucus was estimated by a microanalytical technique. The rate of gastric emptying was assessed by the radionuclide method using a semi-solid meal. RESULTS Thirty-three (66%) patients had endoscopic evidence of portal hypertensive gastropathy, 10 with the severe (20%) and 23 with mild form (46%). Twenty (40%) patients had histological evidence of H. pylori infection. Eleven out of 33 (33%) patients with endoscopic portal hypertensive gastropathy had microscopic evidence of H. pylori infection. Eighteen out of 20 (90%) patients with chronic active gastritis had concomitant H. pylori colonization. In contrast, the gastric mucosa was histologically normal in 21 of the 30 patients (70%) not infected with H. pylori. Marked hypochlorhydria and reduced pepsin secretion associated with a tendency to hypergastrinemia were observed in cirrhotic patients colonized with H. pylori compared with those without. However, there was no significant difference in serum pepsinogen I concentrations, the ratio of polymeric to degraded gastric mucus, or the rate of gastric emptying between cirrhotics with and without H. pylori colonization of the stomach. Furthermore, these parameters were not significantly different in patients with portal hypertensive gastropathy with and without H. pylori infection. CONCLUSION These observations suggest that H. pylori infection is unlikely to be involved in the pathogenesis of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
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- K K Balan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom
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The effect of degradable starch microspheres (DSM) on the intrahepatic distribution of a low molecular weight marker, 99Tcm-labelled methylene diphosphonate (MDP), was studied in rats with hypovascular HSN liver tumours. MDP was injected regionally, via the hepatic artery, alone or co-administered with DSM, with or without subsequent occlusion of either the hepatic artery or the portal vein. Tumour vascularity was measured with 57Co-labelled microspheres. Co-injection with DSM immediately significantly increased hepatic retention of marker in both tumour (T) (median 22.40 (range 16.82-39.58)% injected dose) and normal liver (N) (9.08 (4.85-12.59) %ID) the greater effect seen in T (P < 0.01). After DSM degradation, very little MDP remained in N (0.61 (0.28-1.40) %ID) but there was significant retention in T (10.01 (6.73-20.28) %ID, P < 0.01). Clamping the hepatic artery had minimal effect on the retention of MDP when administered alone. Regional injection of 16.5 microM 57Co microspheres resulted in a N:T ratio of 2.25:1. Concomitant injection of the 40 microM DSM was 57Co microspheres reversed this ratio to 1:2. The results indicate that DSM selectively enhances the retention of MDP to a hypovascular hepatic tumour, not by causing intra-tumour stasis, but by directing a greater arterial flow to hypovascular areas in the liver.
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- D Chang
- University Departments of Surgery, Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK
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Balan KK, Grime S, Sutton R, Critchley M, Jenkins SA. Abnormalities of gastric emptying in portal hypertension. Am J Gastroenterol 1996; 91:530-4. [PMID: 8633503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate: 1) the rate of gastric emptying of portal hypertensive patients and 2) whether alterations in gastric emptying play any role in the development of portal hypertensive gastropathy. METHODS Fifty patients (37 with esophageal varices) with cirrhosis and seven with extrahepatic portal hypertension underwent upper GI endoscopy followed by radionuclide gastric emptying studies using a semi-solid meal. Twenty-six patients also under went corrected wedged hepatic venous pressure measurement. Sixteen normal subjects underwent gastric emptying studies only. RESULTS Varices were completely obliterated by sclerotherapy in 17 patients and were patent in 27. Thirty-seven patients had portal hypertensive gastropathy, 25 of whom had mild changes and 12 severe. No significant difference in gastric emptying was observed between patients with mild and severe portal hypertensive gastropathy and between those with portal hypertensive gastropathy and a normal gastric mucosa. There was no significant difference in gastric emptying between normal subjects and portal hypertensive patients although the latter group showed a tendency for faster gastric emptying. No difference in the rate of gastric emptying was observed between portal hypertensive patients with intrahepatic and extrahepatic pathology. However, patients with esophageal varices (patent and obliterated) emptied their stomachs significantly faster than those without (p = 0.01). There was no correlation between the rate of gastric emptying and corrected wedged hepatic venous pressure. CONCLUSIONS It would appear that, although alterations in gastric emptying are common in portal hypertension, gastric emptying does not appear to play a causative role in the mucosal changes characteristic of portal hypertensive gastropathy.
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- K K Balan
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, United Kingdom
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Jenkins SA, Baxter IN. Somatostatin in bleeding oesophageal varices. Important information about trial was omitted. BMJ 1996; 312:442. [PMID: 8601127 PMCID: PMC2350068 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.312.7028.442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Jenkins SA, Kingsnorth AN, Ellenbogen S, Copeland G, Davies N, Sutton R, Shields R. Octreotide in the control of post-sclerotherapy bleeding from oesophageal varices, ulcers and oesophagitis. HPB Surg 1996; 10:1-6. [PMID: 9187545 PMCID: PMC2423826 DOI: 10.1155/1996/39486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Bleeding from oesophageal varices, oesophageal ulcers or oesophagitis is occasionally massive and difficult to control. Octreotide, a synthetic analogue of somatostin lowers portal pressure and collateral blood flow including that through varices, increases lower oesophageal sphincter pressure, and inhibits the gastric secretion of acid as well as pepsin. Our current experience suggests it is effective in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage. Therefore we have examined the efficacy of octreotide in the control of post-sclerotherapy bleeding from oesophageal varices, oesophageal ulcers and oesophagitis. During the study period 77 patients experienced a significant gastrointestinal bleed (blood pressure < 100 mm Hg, pulse > 100 beats per min or the need to transfuse 2 or more units of blood to restore the hemoglobin level) following injection sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices. The source of bleeding was varices in 42 patients, oesophageal ulcers in 31 and oesophagitis in 4. All patients received a continuous intravenous infusion of octreotide (50 micrograms/h) for between 40-140h. If bleeding was not controlled in the first 12h after commencing octreotide hourly bolus doses (50 micrograms) for 24h were superimposed on the continuous infusion. Haemorrhage was successfully controlled by an infusion of octreotide in 38 of the 42 patients with bleeding from varices, in 30 of 31 patients with oesophageal ulceration, and all patients with oesophagitis. In the 1 patient with persistent bleeding from oesophageal ulceration and in 2 of the 4 with continued haemorrhage from varices, haemostasis was achieved by hourly boluses of 50 micrograms octreotide for 24h in addition to the continuous infusion. No major complications were associated with octreotide administration. The results of this study clearly indicate that octreotide is a safe and effective treatment for the control of severe haemorrhage after technically successful injection of sclerotherapy.
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- S A Jenkins
- University Department of Surgery, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, UK
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