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Ghosh M, Shivakumar Y, Balaram G, Thomas R, Dharman B, Kowsik P, Ghorpade S, Nanjaiah T, Patil S, Naik R, Kanakasetty G, Thungappa S, Poppareddy S, Jayappa SB, Bhattacharjee S, Susheela SP, R MN, Sharma A, Gunari P, Ajaikumar B. 153P Molecular epidemiology of EGFR mutations in NSCLC: A single-center experience from India. J Thorac Oncol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/s1556-0864(23)00407-0] [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: 04/03/2023]
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Filliol A, Saito Y, Nair A, Dapito DH, Yu LX, Ravichandra A, Bhattacharjee S, Affo S, Fujiwara N, Su H, Sun Q, Savage TM, Wilson-Kanamori JR, Caviglia JM, Chin L, Chen D, Wang X, Caruso S, Kang JK, Amin AD, Wallace S, Dobie R, Yin D, Rodriguez-Fiallos OM, Yin C, Mehal A, Izar B, Friedman RA, Wells RG, Pajvani UB, Hoshida Y, Remotti HE, Arpaia N, Zucman-Rossi J, Karin M, Henderson NC, Tabas I, Schwabe RF. Opposing roles of hepatic stellate cell subpopulations in hepatocarcinogenesis. Nature 2022; 610:356-365. [PMID: 36198802 PMCID: PMC9949942 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05289-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.5] [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: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, develops almost exclusively in patients with chronic liver disease and advanced fibrosis1,2. Here we interrogated functions of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), the main source of liver fibroblasts3, during hepatocarcinogenesis. Genetic depletion, activation or inhibition of HSCs in mouse models of HCC revealed their overall tumour-promoting role. HSCs were enriched in the preneoplastic environment, where they closely interacted with hepatocytes and modulated hepatocarcinogenesis by regulating hepatocyte proliferation and death. Analyses of mouse and human HSC subpopulations by single-cell RNA sequencing together with genetic ablation of subpopulation-enriched mediators revealed dual functions of HSCs in hepatocarcinogenesis. Hepatocyte growth factor, enriched in quiescent and cytokine-producing HSCs, protected against hepatocyte death and HCC development. By contrast, type I collagen, enriched in activated myofibroblastic HSCs, promoted proliferation and tumour development through increased stiffness and TAZ activation in pretumoural hepatocytes and through activation of discoidin domain receptor 1 in established tumours. An increased HSC imbalance between cytokine-producing HSCs and myofibroblastic HSCs during liver disease progression was associated with increased HCC risk in patients. In summary, the dynamic shift in HSC subpopulations and their mediators during chronic liver disease is associated with a switch from HCC protection to HCC promotion.
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- Aveline Filliol
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Liver Tumor Translational Research Program, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh BioQuarter, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Widener University, Chester, PA, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh BioQuarter, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh BioQuarter, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Gastroenterology, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Biomedical Informatics Shared Resource, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Liver Tumor Translational Research Program, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors Laboratory, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, INSERM, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh BioQuarter, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- MRC Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Physiology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
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Zaidi O, Du F, Tang Z, Pareja K, Bhattacharjee S. POS-304 A TARGETED LITERATURE REVIEW OF PREVALENCE AND TREATMENT PATTERNS OF IgA NEPHROPATHY IN MAINLAND CHINA, TAIWAN, AND SOUTH KOREA. Kidney Int Rep 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.01.324] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Chatterjee S, Bhattacharya S, Choudhury PR, Rahaman A, Sarkar A, Talukdar AD, Mandal DP, Bhattacharjee S. Drynaria quercifolia suppresses paracetamol‑induced hepatotoxicity in mice by inducing Nrf-2. BRATISL MED J 2022; 123:110-119. [DOI: 10.4149/bll_2022_017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ravichandra A, Bhattacharjee S, Affò S. Cancer-associated fibroblasts in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression and therapeutic resistance. Adv Cancer Res 2022; 156:201-226. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.acr.2022.01.009] [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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Bhattacharjee S, Siyad I, Maramattom BV. Chronic diarrhea - The poetic masquerade. J Postgrad Med 2022; 68:239-242. [PMID: 36348608 PMCID: PMC9841540 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_1169_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Chronic diarrhea, by definition, is the passage of loose/liquid stools, with increased frequency (more than three times/day), or an output of over 200 g/day, lasting for a duration of four or more weeks. The clinical approach to identify the cause of chronic diarrhea generally depends on the local socioeconomic status. In high-income countries, systemic causes such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption syndromes (lactose intolerance/coeliac disease) are primarily considered. In mid- to low-income countries, infective causes like chronic bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal infections, HIV, bowel cancer are considered before systemic causes/malabsorption syndromes. Amyloidosis, more accurately, reactive amyloidosis is one of the rarer causes of chronic/persistent diarrhea. Inflammatory colitis secondary to POEMS syndrome (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes) as a cause for chronic diarrhea has been reported only in a handful of cases and is often missed. We present such a case of chronic diarrhea in a middle-aged man, who was eventually diagnosed to have POEMS syndrome.
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- S Bhattacharjee
- Department of Internal Medicine, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India,Address for correspondence: Dr. Bhattacharjee S, E-mail:
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India
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- Department of Neurology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala, India
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Salahuddin AZ, Roy AS, Ahammed SU, Asadujjaman M, Das SK, Hossain MB, Miah OF, Borman GC, Afroz N, Bhattacharjee S, Rahman MM, Datta P, Islam MS, Hasib M, Islam H, Firoz NH, Khan SR, Saha BK, Khan SI. Pattern of Glomerular Disease in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Bangladesh. Mymensingh Med J 2022; 31:80-87. [PMID: 34999684] [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: 06/14/2023]
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Glomerular disease is one of the most important causes of chronic kidney disease in developing countries like Bangladesh as well as the whole world. The pattern of glomerular disease varies in different countries and can have different clinical presentations. The aim of the study was to analyze the clinical profile and to determine the histological pattern of glomerular diseases in a large tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh. All kidney biopsies performed in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, Bangladesh from October 2018 to March 2020 were prospectively analyzed in the study. A total of 101 patients with kidney biopsy were examined by clinical and laboratory findings and by light and immuno-fluorescence microscopy. The mean age was 30.0±14.6 years and 50(49.5%) were male and 51(50.5%) were female with a male to female ratio of 1:1. The clinical syndromes namely nephrotic syndrome, nephritic syndrome, nephrito-nephrotic presentation, RPGN like presentation, macroscopic haematuria and asymptomatic urine abnormality were present in 31.7%, 34.5%, 22.8%, 11.9%, 19.8% and 10.9% patients respectively. The most common histological varieties found in the study were mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis (MesPGN) (18.8%) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) (18.8%). Other histopathological pattern among the studied subjects revealed minimal change disease (MCD) in 5.9%, membranous nephropathy (MN) in 7.9%, membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) in 16.8%, IgA nephropathy in 5%, IgM nephropathy in 2%, IgG nephropathy in 2%, diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis (DPGN) in 1%, focal proliferative glomerulo-nephritis (FPGN) in 3%, crescentic GN in 3%, lupus nephritis (LN) in 13.9%, amyloidosis in 1% and fibrillary glomerulopathy in 1% patient. The pattern of glomerular disease found in this study was similar to other studies performed in Bangladesh with a little variation. It may guide the future researchers to establish a national kidney biopsy registry in Bangladesh.
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- A Z Salahuddin
- Dr Abu Zafor Md Salahuddin, Registrar, Department of Nephrology, Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail:
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Lacorcia M, Bhattacharjee S, Laubhahn K, Alhamdan F, Ram M, Muschaweckh A, Potaczek DP, Kosinska A, Garn H, Protzer U, Renz H, Prazeres da Costa C. Fetomaternal immune cross talk modifies T-cell priming through sustained changes to DC function. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2021; 148:843-857.e6. [PMID: 33684437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure to infections can modify immune development. These environmental disturbances during early life potentially alter the incidence of inflammatory disorders as well as priming of immune responses. Infection with the helminth Schistosoma mansoni is widely studied for its ability to alter immune responsiveness and is associated with variations in coinfection, allergy, and vaccine efficacy in endemic populations. OBJECTIVE Exposure to maternal schistosomiasis during early life, even without transmission of infection, can result in priming effects on offspring immune responses to bystander antigenic challenges as related to allergic responsiveness and vaccination, with this article seeking to further clarify the effects and underlying immunologic imprinting. METHODS Here, we have combined a model of chronic maternal schistosomiasis infection with a thorough analysis of subsequent offspring immune responses to allergy and vaccination models, including viral challenge and steady-state changes to immune cell compartments. RESULTS We have demonstrated that maternal schistosomiasis alters CD4+ responses during allergic sensitization and challenge in a skewed IL-4/B-cell-dominant response to antigenic challenge associated with limited inflammatory response. Beyond that, we have uncovered previously unidentified alterations to CD8+ T-cell responses during immunization that are dependent on vaccine formulation and have functional impact on the efficacy of vaccination against viral infection in a murine hepatitis B virus model. CONCLUSION In addition to steady-state modifications to CD4+ T-cell polarization and B-cell priming, we have traced these modified CD8+ responses to an altered dendritic cell phenotype sustained into adulthood, providing evidence for complex priming effects imparted by infection via fetomaternal cross talk.
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- Matthew Lacorcia
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany; Pediatric Allergology, Department of Pediatrics, Dr von Hauner Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany; German Center for Lung Research, Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Biochemical Pharmacological Center, Translational Inflammation Division & Core Facility for Single Cell Multiomics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Biochemical Pharmacological Center, Translational Inflammation Division & Core Facility for Single Cell Multiomics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Virology Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Biochemical Pharmacological Center, Translational Inflammation Division & Core Facility for Single Cell Multiomics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Virology Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Biochemical Pharmacological Center, Translational Inflammation Division & Core Facility for Single Cell Multiomics, Philipps University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Affo S, Nair A, Brundu F, Ravichandra A, Bhattacharjee S, Matsuda M, Chin L, Filliol A, Wen W, Song X, Decker A, Worley J, Caviglia JM, Yu L, Yin D, Saito Y, Savage T, Wells RG, Mack M, Zender L, Arpaia N, Remotti HE, Rabadan R, Sims P, Leblond AL, Weber A, Riener MO, Stockwell BR, Gaublomme J, Llovet JM, Kalluri R, Michalopoulos GK, Seki E, Sia D, Chen X, Califano A, Schwabe RF. Promotion of cholangiocarcinoma growth by diverse cancer-associated fibroblast subpopulations. Cancer Cell 2021; 39:866-882.e11. [PMID: 33930309 PMCID: PMC8241235 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) are a poorly characterized cell population in the context of liver cancer. Our study investigates CAF functions in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), a highly desmoplastic liver tumor. Genetic tracing, single-cell RNA sequencing, and ligand-receptor analyses uncovered hepatic stellate cells (HSC) as the main source of CAF and HSC-derived CAF as the dominant population interacting with tumor cells. In mice, CAF promotes ICC progression, as revealed by HSC-selective CAF depletion. In patients, a high panCAF signature is associated with decreased survival and increased recurrence. Single-cell RNA sequencing segregates CAF into inflammatory and growth factor-enriched (iCAF) and myofibroblastic (myCAF) subpopulations, displaying distinct ligand-receptor interactions. myCAF-expressed hyaluronan synthase 2, but not type I collagen, promotes ICC. iCAF-expressed hepatocyte growth factor enhances ICC growth via tumor-expressed MET, thus directly linking CAF to tumor cells. In summary, our data demonstrate promotion of desmoplastic ICC growth by therapeutically targetable CAF subtype-specific mediators, but not by type I collagen.
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- Silvia Affo
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn Physical Sciences in Oncology Center PSOC@Penn, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Penn Physical Sciences in Oncology Center PSOC@Penn, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; German Cancer Research Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), 69120 Heidelberg, Germany; iFIT Cluster of Excellence EXC 2180, University of Tuebingen, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Pathology & Cell Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department for Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Zürich University Hospital, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department for Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Zürich University Hospital, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department for Pathology and Molecular Pathology, Zürich University Hospital, 8091 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA; Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Liver Cancer Translational Research Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Mount Sinai Liver Cancer Program, Divisions of Liver Diseases, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Metastasis Research Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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- Mount Sinai Liver Cancer Program, Divisions of Liver Diseases, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences and Liver Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA; Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Affo S, Nair A, Brundu F, Ravichandra A, Bhattacharjee S, Matsuda M, Chin L, Filliol A, Wen W, Song X, Decker A, Worley J, Caviglia JM, Yu L, Yin D, Saito Y, Savage T, Wells RG, Mack M, Zender L, Arpaia N, Remotti HE, Rabadan R, Sims P, Leblond AL, Weber A, Riener MO, Stockwell BR, Gaublomme J, Llovet JM, Kalluri R, Michalopoulos GK, Seki E, Sia D, Chen X, Califano A, Schwabe RF. Promotion of cholangiocarcinoma growth by diverse cancer-associated fibroblast subpopulations. Cancer Cell 2021; 39:883. [PMID: 33930309 PMCID: PMC8532387 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2021.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bhattacharjee S, Hamberger F, Ravichandra A, Miller M, Nair A, Affo S, Filliol A, Chin L, Savage TM, Yin D, Wirsik NM, Mehal A, Arpaia N, Seki E, Mack M, Zhu D, Sims PA, Kalluri R, Stanger BZ, Olive KP, Schmidt T, Wells RG, Mederacke I, Schwabe RF. Tumor restriction by type I collagen opposes tumor-promoting effects of cancer-associated fibroblasts. J Clin Invest 2021; 131:146987. [PMID: 33905375 PMCID: PMC8159701 DOI: 10.1172/jci146987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) may exert tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressive functions, but the mechanisms underlying these opposing effects remain elusive. Here, we sought to understand these potentially opposing functions by interrogating functional relationships among CAF subtypes, their mediators, desmoplasia, and tumor growth in a wide range of tumor types metastasizing to the liver, the most common organ site for metastasis. Depletion of hepatic stellate cells (HSC), which represented the main source of CAF in mice and patients in our study, or depletion of all CAF decreased tumor growth and mortality in desmoplastic colorectal and pancreatic metastasis but not in nondesmoplastic metastatic tumors. Single-cell RNA-Seq in conjunction with CellPhoneDB ligand-receptor analysis, as well as studies in immune cell-depleted and HSC-selective knockout mice, uncovered direct CAF-tumor interactions as a tumor-promoting mechanism, mediated by myofibroblastic CAF-secreted (myCAF-secreted) hyaluronan and inflammatory CAF-secreted (iCAF-secreted) HGF. These effects were opposed by myCAF-expressed type I collagen, which suppressed tumor growth by mechanically restraining tumor spread, overriding its own stiffness-induced mechanosignals. In summary, mechanical restriction by type I collagen opposes the overall tumor-promoting effects of CAF, thus providing a mechanistic explanation for their dual functions in cancer. Therapeutic targeting of tumor-promoting CAF mediators while preserving type I collagen may convert CAF from tumor promoting to tumor restricting.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology, Minhang Hospital and School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
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Anisuzzaman, Frahm S, Prodjinotho UF, Bhattacharjee S, Verschoor A, Prazeres da Costa C. Host-Specific Serum Factors Control the Development and Survival of Schistosoma mansoni. Front Immunol 2021; 12:635622. [PMID: 33968028 PMCID: PMC8103320 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.635622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) caused by blood-dwelling flatworms which develop from skin-penetrating cercariae, the freely swimming water-borne infective stage of Schistosoma mansoni, into adult worms. This natural course of infection can be mimicked in experimental mouse models of schistosomiasis. However, only a maximum of 20-30% of penetrated cercariae mature into fecund adults. The reasons for this are unknown but could potentially involve soluble factors of the innate immune system, such as complement factors and preexisting, natural antibodies. Materials and Methods Using our recently developed novel serum- and cell-free in vitro culture system for newly transformed schistosomula (NTS), which supports long-term larval survival, we investigated the effects of mouse serum and its major soluble complement factors C1q, C3, C4 as well as preexisting, natural IgM in vitro and assessed worm development in vivo by infecting complement and soluble (s)IgM-deficient animals. Results In contrast to sera from humans and a broad variety of mammalian species, serum from mice, surprisingly, killed parasites already at skin stage in vitro. Interestingly, the most efficient killing component(s) were heat-labile but did not include important members of the perhaps best known family of heat-labile serum factors, the complement system, nor consisted of complement-activating natural immunoglobulins. Infection of complement C1q and sIgM-deficient mice with S. mansoni as well as in vitro tests with sera from mice deficient in C3 and C4 revealed no major role for these soluble factors in vivo in regard to parasite maturation, fecundity and associated immunopathology. Rather, the reduction of parasite maturation from cercariae to adult worms was comparable to wild-type mice. Conclusion This study reveals that not yet identified heat-labile serum factors are major selective determinants of the host-specificity of schistosomiasis, by directly controlling schistosomal development and survival.
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- Anisuzzaman
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
- Department of Parasitology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
- Centre for Global Health, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich, Germany
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Loffredo-Verde E, Bhattacharjee S, Malo A, Festag J, Kosinska AD, Ringelhan M, Rim Sarkar S, Steiger K, Heikenwaelder M, Protzer U, Prazeres da Costa CU. Dynamic, Helminth-Induced Immune Modulation Influences the Outcome of Acute and Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. J Infect Dis 2021; 221:1448-1461. [PMID: 31875228 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiz594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis B develops more frequently in countries with high prevalence of helminth infections. The crosstalk between these 2 major liver-residing pathogens, Schistosoma mansoni and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is barely understood. METHODS We used state-of-the-art models for both acute and chronic HBV infection to study the pathogen-crosstalk during the different immune phases of schistosome infection. RESULTS Although liver pathology caused by schistosome infection was not affected by either acute or chronic HBV infection, S mansoni infection influenced HBV infection outcomes in a phase-dependent manner. Interferon (IFN)-γ secreting, HBV- and schistosome-specific CD8 T cells acted in synergy to reduce HBV-induced pathology during the TH1 phase and chronic phase of schistosomiasis. Consequently, HBV was completely rescued in IFN-γ-deficient or in TH2 phase coinfected mice demonstrating the key role of this cytokine. It is interesting to note that secondary helminth infection on the basis of persistent (chronic) HBV infection increased HBV-specific T-cell frequency and resulted in suppression of virus replication but failed to fully restore T-cell function and eliminate HBV. CONCLUSIONS Thus, schistosome-induced IFN-γ had a prominent antiviral effect that outcompeted immunosuppressive effects of TH2 cytokines, whereas HBV coinfection did not alter schistosome pathogenicity.
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- Eva Loffredo-Verde
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research, Munich partner site, Munich, Germany
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- 2nd Medical Department, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research, Munich partner site, Munich, Germany
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- Comparative Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Comparative Experimental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Molecular Immunology, University Hospital rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, Technical University of Munich/Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research, Munich partner site, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Infection Research, Munich partner site, Munich, Germany
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Bhattacharjee S, Ghosh M, Shivakumar Y, BS A, Bhattacharjee S, Poojary R. Liquid Biopsy using “Cell – Free DNA” as Predictive Marker of Response after Radiotherapy in Solid Tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.1616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Patel SI, Combs D, Provencio-Dean N, Mashaqi S, Bhattacharjee S, Quan SF, Morton CJ, Wendel C, Parthasarathy S. 0717 Peer-intervention Can Reduce Health Disparities In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Sleep 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsaa056.713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction
In patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is a major problem. Moreover, up to 20% of patients with suspected OSA who are referred to sleep study testing do not adhere to such diagnostic work-up. Although, peer-driven intervention with an interactive voice response system (PDI-IVR) can improve CPAP adherence, whether such an intervention can improve adherence to sleep study testing is unknown. Also, there remain health disparities with greater levels of CPAP nonadherence disproportionately affecting individuals of lower socioeconomic status. We aimed to determine whether PDI-IVR can improve adherence to sleep study testing and CPAP adherence in a lower income population.
Methods
We performed a prospective, randomized, parallel group, controlled trial wherein patients with suspected OSA were randomly assigned to receive PDI-IVR or provided with educational information regarding OSA and CPAP therapy (attention-control group) while both groups received usual care. The PDI-IVR interactions aimed at promoting adherence to sleep study testing and in patients diagnosed with OSA the peer-intervention was focused on improving CPAP adherence. In the PDI-IVR group, trained peers (peer-buddies) with OSA were paired with randomized patients over a 6-month period combined with an ability to meet in-person, email, text message, or phone an inter-disciplinary team of providers.
Results
In this pilot study, there were 63 patients (48.4 ± 12.5 years; 30 men) who were randomized to intervention (n=31) and attention-control (n=32) arms. There were 36 peer-buddies who mentored the patients in the intervention group. Intention to treat analysis revealed that failure to undergo sleep study testing was 15.6% of patients in the attention-control arm and 9.7% in the PDI-IVR arm (P=0.7). Per protocol analysis revealed that failure to undergo sleep study testing was 18.4% of patients in the attention-control arm and 4% in the PDI-IVR arm (P=0.13). At 6 months, CPAP adherence was greater in PDI-IVR arm (290 ± 45 min [SE]) than attention-control arm (181 ± 43 min; P=0.01).
Conclusion
In a lower income population, PDI-IVR improved CPAP adherence with a tendency for better adherence to sleep-study testing. Peer-intervention can reduce sleep health disparities.
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- S I Patel
- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Harvard Medical School and UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- UAHS Center for Sleep & Circadian Sciences; Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine; University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences, Tucson, AZ
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Thakur SK, Goswami K, Bhattacharjee S, Soni U, Guchhait P, Eswaran SV. A Water Soluble Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Aryl Aziridino Carboxylic Acid Decorated Mn (II) Complex Increased Root Growth in
Arabidopsis thaliana. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904205] [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: 11/05/2022]
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- S. K. Thakur
- TERI School of Advanced Studies, Plot No. 10, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area New Delhi- 110070, Delhi India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB)under the auspices of UNESCO- DBTNCR Biotech Science Cluster) 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway Faridabad- 121001, Haryana India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB)under the auspices of UNESCO- DBTNCR Biotech Science Cluster) 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway Faridabad- 121001, Haryana India
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- TERI School of Advanced Studies, Plot No. 10, Vasant Kunj Institutional Area New Delhi- 110070, Delhi India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology (RCB)under the auspices of UNESCO- DBTNCR Biotech Science Cluster) 3rd Milestone, Faridabad-Gurgaon Expressway Faridabad- 121001, Haryana India
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- Teri Deakin Nano Biotechnology Centre (TDNBC)TERI Gram, Gwal Pahari, Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Gurugram Haryana- 122 003 India
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Bhattacharjee S, Kumar A. The BNP Conundrum – Charecterisation of BNP Values for Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Causes. Indian Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2019.11.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Hearne GR, Musyimi P, Bhattacharjee S, Forthaus MK, Abd-Elmeguid MM. Unusual pressure-induced metallic state in the correlated narrow band-gap semiconductor FeSi. Phys Rev B 2019; 100:155118. [DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.100.155118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Bhattacharjee S, Varkey BM, Subrahmanyam BN. Detection of meningo-encephalitis trends using the syndrome evaluation system - A Pan-India multiplex PCR study. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.234] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Bera B, Bhattacharjee S, Roy C. Estimating Stream Piracy in the Lower Ganga Plain of a Quaternary Geological Site in West Bengal, India Applying Sedimentological Bank Facies, Log and Geospatial Techniques. CURR SCI INDIA 2019. [DOI: 10.18520/cs/v117/i4/662-671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bhattacharjee S, Mejías-Luque R, Loffredo-Verde E, Toska A, Flossdorf M, Gerhard M, Prazeres da Costa C. Concomitant Infection of S. mansoni and H. pylori Promotes Promiscuity of Antigen-Experienced Cells and Primes the Liver for a Lower Fibrotic Response. Cell Rep 2019; 28:231-244.e5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.05.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Eljaaly K, Alshehri S, Bhattacharjee S, Al-Tawfiq J, Patanwala A. Contraindicated drug–drug interactions associated with oral antimicrobial agents prescribed in the ambulatory care setting in the United States. Clin Microbiol Infect 2019; 25:620-622. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Bhattacharjee S, Chew A, Kashyap R, Wu C, Yeo M, O’Brien B, Rapp B, McCloskey M, Oishi K, Desmond J, Chen S. Could tDCS Modulate Bilingual Reading? Brain Stimul 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Datta S, Sinha B, Bhattacharjee S, Seal T. Evaluation of Selected Invasive Alien Species via Bioprospecting as Potential Sources of Food Supplements. ANIM NUTR FEED TECHN 2019. [DOI: 10.5958/0974-181x.2019.00013.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Maitra S, Som A, Bhattacharjee S. Accuracy of quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (qSOFA) score and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria for predicting mortality in hospitalized patients with suspected infection: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018; 24:1123-1129. [PMID: 29605565 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify sensitivity, specificity and predictive accuracy of quick sequential organ failure assessment (qSOFA) score and systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria to predict in-hospital mortality in hospitalized patients with suspected infection. METHODS This meta-analysis followed the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) group consensus statement for conducting and reporting the results of systematic review. PubMed and EMBASE were searched for the observational studies which reported predictive utility of qSOFA score for predicting mortality in patients with suspected or proven infection with the following search words: 'qSOFA', 'q-SOFA', 'quick-SOFA', 'Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment', 'quick SOFA'. Sensitivity, specificity, area under receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves with 95% confidence interval (CI) of qSOFA and SIRS criteria for predicting in-hospital mortality was collected for each study and a 2 × 2 table was created for each study. RESULTS Data of 406 802 patients from 45 observational studies were included in this meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivity (95% CI) and specificity (95% CI) of qSOFA ≥2 for predicting mortality in patients who were not in an intensive care unit (ICU) was 0.48 (0.41-0.55) and 0.83 (0.78-0.87), respectively. Pooled sensitivity (95% CI) of qSOFA ≥2 for predicting mortality in patients (both ICU and non-ICU settings) with suspected infection was 0.56 (0.47-0.65) and pooled specificity (95% CI) was 0.78 (0.71-0.83). CONCLUSION qSOFA has been found to be a poorly sensitive predictive marker for in-hospital mortality in hospitalized patients with suspected infection. It is reasonable to recommend developing another scoring system with higher sensitivity to identify high-risk patients with infection.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, MAMBS, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine & Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Mohapatra S, Sarkar B, Samantaray DP, Daware A, Maity S, Pattnaik S, Bhattacharjee S. Bioconversion of fish solid waste into PHB using Bacillus subtilis based submerged fermentation process. Environ Technol 2017; 38:3201-3208. [PMID: 28162048 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1291759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Currently, one of the major problem affecting the world is solid waste management, predominantly petroleum-based plastic and fish solid waste (FSW). However, it is very difficult to reduce the consumption of plastic as well as fish products, but it is promising to convert FSW to biopolymer to reduce eco-pollution. On account of that, the bioconversion of FSW extract to polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) was undertaken by using Bacillus subtilis (KP172548). Under optimized conditions, 1.62 g/L of PHB has been produced by the bacterium. The purified compound was further characterized by advanced analytical technologies to elucidate its chemical structure. Results indicated that the biopolymer was found to be PHB, the most common homopolymer of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). This is the first report demonstrating the efficacy of B. subtilis to utilize FSW extract to produce biopolymer. The biocompatibility of the PHB against murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7 demonstrated that, it was comparatively less toxic, favourable for surface attachment and proliferation in comparison with poly-lactic acid (PLA) and commercially available PHB. Thus, further exploration is highly indispensable to use FSW extract as a substrate for production of PHB at pilot scale.
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- a Department of Biotechnology , Indian Institute of Technology , Roorke , India
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- b ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, IINRG Campus , Ranchi , Jharkhand , India
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- c Department of Microbiology , Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology , Bhubaneswar , Odisha, India
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- d Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics , Tripura University , Agartala , Tripura , India
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- c Department of Microbiology , Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology , Bhubaneswar , Odisha, India
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- c Department of Microbiology , Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology , Bhubaneswar , Odisha, India
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- d Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics , Tripura University , Agartala , Tripura , India
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Gupta P, Sarkar A, Sandhu P, Daware A, Das M, Akhter Y, Bhattacharjee S. Potentiation of antibiotic againstPseudomonas aeruginosabiofilm: a study with plumbagin and gentamicin. J Appl Microbiol 2017; 123:246-261. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics; Tripura University (A Central University); Suryamaninagar Tripura India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics; Tripura University (A Central University); Suryamaninagar Tripura India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; School of Life Sciences; Central University of Himachal Pradesh; Shahpur Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics; Tripura University (A Central University); Suryamaninagar Tripura India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics; Tripura University (A Central University); Suryamaninagar Tripura India
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- Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics; School of Life Sciences; Central University of Himachal Pradesh; Shahpur Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics; Tripura University (A Central University); Suryamaninagar Tripura India
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G L, Agarwal V, Swamy K, Bhattacharjee S, Rao R, Kumar BA, PS S. Stereotactic Robotic Radiosurgery for 1-3 Brain Metastases from Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single Institutional Experience from South India. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.01.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Klar K, Perchermeier S, Bhattacharjee S, Harb H, Adler T, Istvanffy R, Loffredo-Verde E, Oostendorp RA, Renz H, Prazeres da Costa C. Chronic schistosomiasis during pregnancy epigenetically reprograms T-cell differentiation in offspring of infected mothers. Eur J Immunol 2017; 47:841-847. [DOI: 10.1002/eji.201646836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 02/03/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Kathrin Klar
- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics; Philipps University Marburg; Marburg Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München; Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH); Neuherberg Germany
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- III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik; Klinikum Rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- III. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik; Klinikum Rechts der Isar; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics; Philipps University Marburg; Marburg Germany
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München; Munich Germany
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Singh Bakshi S, Bhattacharjee S. Macroglossia. Rev Clin Esp 2017; 217:171. [PMID: 28168951 DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2016.12.003] [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] [Received: 11/09/2016] [Revised: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- S Singh Bakshi
- Dept of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, India.
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Bhattacharjee S, Kalbfuss N, Prazeres da Costa C. Parasites, microbiota and metabolic disease. Parasite Immunol 2016; 39. [DOI: 10.1111/pim.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2016] [Accepted: 10/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- S. Bhattacharjee
- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München (TUM); München Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München (TUM); München Germany
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene; Technische Universität München (TUM); München Germany
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Das MC, Paul S, Gupta P, Tribedi P, Sarkar S, Manna D, Bhattacharjee S. 3-Amino-4-aminoximidofurazan derivatives: small molecules possessing antimicrobial and antibiofilm activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 120:842-59. [PMID: 26785169 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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AIM The therapeutic treatment of microbial infections involving biofilm becomes quite challenging because of its increasing antibiotic resistance capacities. Towards this direction, in the present study we have evaluated the antibiofilm property of synthesized 3-amino-4-aminoximidofurazan compounds having polyamine skeleton. These derivatives were synthesized by incorporating furazan and biguanide moieties. METHODS AND RESULTS Different 3-amino-4-aminoximidofurazan derivatives (PI1-4) were synthesized via protic acid catalysis and subsequently characterized by (1) H NMR and (13) C NMR spectra, recorded at 400 and 100 MHz respectively. We have tested the antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities of these synthetic derivatives (PI1-4) against both Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The compounds so tested were also compared with standard antibiotics namely Tobramycin (Ps. aeruginosa) and Azithromycin (Staph. aureus) which were used as a positive control in all experimental sets. All these compounds (PI1-4) exhibited moderate to significant antimicrobial activities against both micro-organisms wherein compound PI3 showed maximum activity. Biofilm inhibition of both micro-organisms was then evaluated by crystal violet and safranin staining, estimation of biofilm total protein and microscopy methods using sub-MIC dose of these compounds. Results showed that all compounds executed anti biofilm activity against both Staph. aureus and Ps. aeruginosa wherein compound PI3 exhibited maximum activity. In relation with microbial biofilm inhibition, we have observed reduction in bacterial motility, proteolytic activity and secreted exo-polysaccharide (EPS) from both Staph. aureus and Ps. aeruginosa when they were grown in presence of these compounds. While addressing the issue of toxicity on host, we have observed that these molecules exhibited minimum level of R.B.C degradation. CONCLUSION These findings establish the antibacterial and anti biofilm properties of 3-amino-4-aminoximidofurazan derivatives (PI1-4). SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY Therefore, our current findings demonstrate that 3-amino-4-aminoximidofurazan derivatives (PI1-4) may hold promise to be effective biofilm and microbial inhibitors that may be clinically significant.
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- M C Das
- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Assam Don Bosco University, Azara, Assam, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Bioinformatics, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, India
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Sarkar PK, Bhattacharjee S, Barman A, Kanjilal A, Roy A. Multilevel programming in Cu/NiO y /NiO x /Pt unipolar resistive switching devices. Nanotechnology 2016; 27:435701. [PMID: 27651380 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/43/435701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The application of a NiO y /NiO x bilayer in resistive switching (RS) devices with x > y was studied for its ability to achieve reliable multilevel cell (MLC) characteristics. A sharp change in resistance brought about by sweeping the voltage, along with an improved on/off ratio (>10(3)) and endurance (10(4)) were achieved in the bilayer structure as compared to the single NiO x layer devices. Moreover, it was found that nonvolatile and stable resistance levels, especially the multiple low-resistance states of Cu/NiO y /NiO x /Pt memory devices, could be controlled by varying the compliance current. All the multilevel resistance states of the Cu/NiO y /NiO x /Pt bilayer devices were stable for up to 500 consecutive dc switching cycles, as compared to the Cu/NiO x /Pt single layer devices. The temperature-dependent variation of the high and low resistance states of both the bilayer and single layer devices was further investigated to elucidate the charge conduction mechanism. Finally, based on a detailed analysis of the experimental results, comparisons of the possible models for RS in bilayer and single layer memory devices have also been discussed.
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- P K Sarkar
- Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam 788 010, India
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Bhattacharjee S, Talbot JG, Vijayashankar P. Dopamine D3 receptor Ser9Gly variant is associated with impulse control disorders in Parkinson's disease patients. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2016; 34:69-70. [PMID: 27802909 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2016.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Saikia D, Chakravarty S, Sarma NS, Bhattacharjee S, Datta P, Adhikary NC. Aqueous synthesis of highly stable CdTe/ZnS Core/Shell quantum dots for bioimaging. LUMINESCENCE 2016; 32:401-408. [DOI: 10.1002/bio.3193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- D. Saikia
- Physical Sciences Division; Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology; Guwahati Assam India
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- Physical Sciences Division; Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology; Guwahati Assam India
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- Physical Sciences Division; Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology; Guwahati Assam India
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Institute of Science and Technology; Gauhati University; Guwahati Assam India
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- Department of Electronics and Communication Technology; Gauhati University; Guwahati Assam India
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- Physical Sciences Division; Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology; Guwahati Assam India
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Banerjee A, Bridges CA, Yan JQ, Aczel AA, Li L, Stone MB, Granroth GE, Lumsden MD, Yiu Y, Knolle J, Bhattacharjee S, Kovrizhin DL, Moessner R, Tennant DA, Mandrus DG, Nagler SE. Proximate Kitaev quantum spin liquid behaviour in a honeycomb magnet. Nat Mater 2016; 15:733-740. [PMID: 27043779 DOI: 10.1038/nmat4604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) are topological states of matter exhibiting remarkable properties such as the capacity to protect quantum information from decoherence. Whereas their featureless ground states have precluded their straightforward experimental identification, excited states are more revealing and particularly interesting owing to the emergence of fundamentally new excitations such as Majorana fermions. Ideal probes of these excitations are inelastic neutron scattering experiments. These we report here for a ruthenium-based material, α-RuCl3, continuing a major search (so far concentrated on iridium materials) for realizations of the celebrated Kitaev honeycomb topological QSL. Our measurements confirm the requisite strong spin-orbit coupling and low-temperature magnetic order matching predictions proximate to the QSL. We find stacking faults, inherent to the highly two-dimensional nature of the material, resolve an outstanding puzzle. Crucially, dynamical response measurements above interlayer energy scales are naturally accounted for in terms of deconfinement physics expected for QSLs. Comparing these with recent dynamical calculations involving gauge flux excitations and Majorana fermions of the pure Kitaev model, we propose the excitation spectrum of α-RuCl3 as a prime candidate for fractionalized Kitaev physics.
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- A Banerjee
- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Material Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
- Neutron Data Analysis &Visualization Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
- International Center for Theoretical Sciences, TIFR, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory, J.J. Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
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- Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
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- Material Sciences and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, USA
- Bredesen Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37966, USA
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Harder J, Loffredo-Verde E, Bhattacharjee S, daCosta C. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression and its immunological role within the placenta. J Reprod Immunol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2016.04.282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bhattacharjee S. The silent canine--a clarification. Intern Med J 2015; 45:1316-7. [PMID: 26648199 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12927] [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] [Received: 08/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- S Bhattacharjee
- Rheumatology Units, Alfred Hospital and Western Hospitals, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Chattaraj S, Bera NK, Dutta C, Bhattacharjee S. Quantification of human polyomavirus JC virus load in urine and blood samples of healthy tribal populations of North-Eastern part of West Bengal, India. Indian J Med Microbiol 2015; 33:491-5. [DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.167345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Shukla S, Domican K, Karan K, Bhattacharjee S, Secanell M. Analysis of Low Platinum Loading Thin Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Electrodes Prepared by Inkjet Printing. Electrochim Acta 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Bhattacharjee S, Gupta K, Jung N, Yoo SJ, Waghmare UV, Lee SC. Site preference of NH3-adsorption on Co, Pt and CoPt surfaces: the role of charge transfer, magnetism and strain. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:9335-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp05557h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Oxidation of Co at the surface poses a major problem in the cyclable use of CoPt, a cost-effective catalyst for proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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- S. Bhattacharjee
- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)
- Bangalore
- India
- Theoretical Science Unit & Sheikh Saqr Laboratory
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
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- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)
- Bangalore
- India
- Theoretical Science Unit & Sheikh Saqr Laboratory
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
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- Fuel Cell Research Center
- Korea Institute of Science
- Korea
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- Fuel Cell Research Center
- Korea Institute of Science
- Korea
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- Theoretical Science Unit & Sheikh Saqr Laboratory
- Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)
- Bangalore
- India
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- Indo-Korea Science and Technology Center (IKST)
- Bangalore
- India
- Electronic Materials Research Center
- Korea Institute of Science
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Guha P, Bhattacharjee S, Chaudhuri TK. Diversity of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor genes in the Bengali population of northern West Bengal, India. Scand J Immunol 2014; 80:441-51. [PMID: 25205074 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Indian Subcontinent exhibits extensive diversity in its culture, religion, ethnicity and linguistic heritage, which symbolizes extensive genetic variations within the populations. The highly polymorphic Killer cell Immunoglobulin-like Receptor (KIR) family plays an important role in tracing genetic differentiation in human population. In this study, we aimed to analyse the KIR gene polymorphism in the Bengali population of northern West Bengal, India. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the KIR gene polymorphism in the Bengalis of West Bengal, India. Herein, we have studied the distribution of 14 KIR genes (KIR3DL1-3DL3, KIR2DL1-2DL5, KIR2DS1-2DS5 AND KIR3DS1) and two pseudogenes (KIR3DP1 and 2DP1) in the Bengalis. Apart from the framework genes (KIR2DL4, 3DL2, 3DL3 and 3DP1), which are present in all the individuals, the gene frequencies of other KIR genes varied between 0.34 and 0.88. Moreover, upon comparing the KIR polymorphism of the Bengalis with the available published data of other world populations, it has been found that the Indo-European-speaking Bengalis from the region share both Dravidian and Indo-Aryan gene pool with considerable influences of mongoloid and European descents. Furthermore, evidences from previously published data on human leucocyte antigen and Y-chromosome haplogroup diversity support the view. Our results will help to understand the genetic background of the Bengali population, in illustrating the population migration events in the eastern and north-eastern part of India, in explaining the extensive genetic admixture amongst the different linguistic groups of the region and also in KIR-related disease researches.
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- P Guha
- Cellular Immunology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India
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Rao N, Ajaikumar B, Shridhar P, Bhattacharjee S, Pichandi A. Can Tangential Fields Designed for Whole-Breast Coverage in Early Breast Cancer Adequately Irradiate Limited Node-Positive Disease, Not Treated With ALND? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bilimagga R, Swamy K, Ajaikumar B, Sridhar P, Bhattacharjee S, Kilara G, Bhaskar V. Role of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers: A Single-Institution Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1607] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Basu T, Kishore VVR, Gohil S, Singh K, Mohapatra N, Bhattacharjee S, Gonde B, Lalla NP, Mahadevan P, Ghosh S, Sampathkumaran EV. Displacive-type ferroelectricity from magnetic correlations within spin-chain. Sci Rep 2014; 4:5636. [PMID: 25005869 PMCID: PMC4088096 DOI: 10.1038/srep05636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Observation of ferroelectricity among non-d(0) systems, which was believed for a long time an unrealistic concept, led to various proposals for the mechanisms to explain the same (i.e. magnetically induced ferroelectricity) during last decade. Here, we provide support for ferroelectricity of a displacive-type possibly involving magnetic ions due to short-range magnetic correlations within a spin-chain, through the demonstration of magnetoelectric coupling in a Haldane spin-chain compound Er2BaNiO5 well above its Néel temperature of (TN = ) 32 K. There is a distinct evidence for electric polarization setting in near 60 K around which there is an evidence for short-range magnetic correlations from other experimental methods. Raman studies also establish a softening of phonon modes in the same temperature (T) range and T-dependent x-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns also reveal lattice parameters anomalies. Density-functional theory based calculations establish a displacive component (similar to d(0)-ness) as the root-cause of ferroelectricity from (magnetic) NiO6 chain, thereby offering a new route to search for similar materials near room temperature to enable applications.
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- Tathamay Basu
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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- S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Sector-III, Block-JD, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 098, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore - 452001, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneshwar, Bhubaneshwar-751013, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore - 452001, India
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- S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Sector-III, Block-JD, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700 098, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai-400005, India
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Agarwal M, Nitta R, Dovat S, Li G, Arita H, Narita Y, Fukushima S, Tateishi K, Matsushita Y, Yoshida A, Miyakita Y, Ohno M, Collins VP, Kawahara N, Shibui S, Ichimura K, Kahn SA, Gholamin S, Junier MP, Chneiweiss H, Weissman I, Mitra S, Cheshier S, Avril T, Hamlat A, Le Reste PJ, Mosser J, Quillien V, Carrato C, Munoz-Marmol A, Serrano L, Pijuan L, Hostalot C, Villa SL, Ariza A, Etxaniz O, Balana C, Benveniste ET, Zheng Y, McFarland B, Drygin D, Bellis S, Bredel M, Lotsch D, Engelmaier C, Allerstorfer S, Grusch M, Pichler J, Weis S, Hainfellner J, Marosi C, Spiegl-Kreinecker S, Berger W, Bronisz A, Nowicki MO, Wang Y, Ansari K, Chiocca EA, Godlewski J, Brown K, Kwatra M, Brown K, Kwatra M, Bui T, Nitta R, Li G, Zhu S, Kozono D, Li J, Kushwaha D, Carter B, Chen C, Schulte J, Srikanth M, Das S, Zhang J, Lathia J, Yin L, Rich J, Olson E, Kessler J, Chenn A, Cherry A, Haas B, Lin YH, Ong SE, Stella N, Cifarelli CP, Griffin RJ, Cong D, Zhu W, Shi Y, Clark P, Kuo J, Hu S, Sun D, Bookland M, 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Bhattacharjee S, Zhao Y, Hill JM, Culicchia F, Kruck TPA, Percy ME, Pogue AI, Walton J, Lukiw WJ. Selective accumulation of aluminum in cerebral arteries in Alzheimer's disease (AD). J Inorg Biochem 2013; 126:35-7. [PMID: 23764827 PMCID: PMC3720708 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2013.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 05/10/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Once biologically available aluminum bypasses gastrointestinal and blood-brain barriers, this environmentally-abundant neurotoxin has an exceedingly high affinity for the large pyramidal neurons of the human brain hippocampus. This same anatomical region of the brain is also targeted by the earliest evidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology. The mechanism for the selective targeting and transport of aluminum into the hippocampus of the human brain is not well understood. In an effort to improve our understanding of a pathological aluminum entry system into the brain, this study examined the aluminum content of 8 arteries that supply blood to the hippocampus, including the aorta and several cerebral arteries. In contrast to age-matched controls, in AD patients we found a gradient of increasing aluminum concentration from the aorta to the posterior cerebral artery that supplies blood to the hippocampus. Primary cultures of human brain endothelial cells were found to have an extremely high affinity for aluminum when compared to other types of brain cells. Together, these results suggest for the first time that endothelial cells that line the cerebral vasculature may have biochemical attributes conducive to binding and targeting aluminum to selective anatomical regions of the brain, such as the hippocampus, with potential downstream pro-inflammatory and pathogenic consequences.
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- S. Bhattacharjee
- Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
- Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Surrey Place Centre & Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, CANADA
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- Neurogenetics Laboratory, Surrey Place Centre & Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, CANADA
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- University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2204 AUSTRALIA
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- Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
- Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112 USA
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Bhattacharjee S, Yela R, Chadwick G. Can lithium unmask the preclinical Parkinsonian features? Ir Med J 2013; 106:254. [PMID: 24282902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Lukiw W, Dua P, Hill JM, Bhattacharjee S, Zhao Y, Thompson H. P2–020: MicroRNA complexity in Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid, extracellular fluid and brain tissue biopsy. Alzheimers Dement 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2013.05.662] [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: 10/26/2022]
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- Walter Lukiw
- Louisiana State University Neuroscience Center New Orleans Louisiana United States
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- Louisiana Technical University Ruston Louisiana United States
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- Louisiana State University New Orleans Louisiana United States
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- Louisiana State University New Orleans Louisiana United States
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- LSU Neuroscience Center New Orleans Louisiana United States
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Tamilarasan S, Sarma D, Bhattacharjee S, Waghmare UV, Natarajan S, Gopalakrishnan J. Exploring the Color of Transition Metal Ions in Irregular Coordination Geometries: New Colored Inorganic Oxides Based on the Spiroffite Structure, Zn2–xMxTe3O8 (M = Co, Ni, Cu). Inorg Chem 2013; 52:5757-63. [DOI: 10.1021/ic302557j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- S Tamilarasan
- Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore-560012, India
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