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Tan TT, Chen J, Zhang YJ, Chen YY, Zhou Q, Bao MW, Zhu WJ. Transcriptomic profiling reveals connection to lung autonomic nervous system dysfunction and inflammation in pulmonary artery hypertension rats. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.3066] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive disorder characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure, right ventricular failure, and premature death. Previous studies showed autonomic nervous system (ANS) such as sympathetic nerve overactivity or impaired parasympathetic activity was implicated in the pathogenesis of PAH. However, PA remodeling and molecular mechanisms involved in ANS in PAH remain unclear.
Purpose
To unravel transcriptional regulation, underlying genes and signaling pathways linking to ANS in PAH.
Methods
Publicly available two RNA sequencing (RNAseq) datasets and one single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNAseq) data of lung from rats with PAH induced by high-dose monocrotaline (MCT) were downloaded and reprocessed. For RNA-seq data, STAR and RSEM were used for read alignment and gene expression qualification. Differential expression genes (DEGs) were identified using DSEseq2, after which enrichment analyses were implemented by clusterProfiler. scRNAseq data were analyzed using Seurat.
Results
Two RNAseq datasets identified a total of 6,046 and 2,172 DEGs respectively, including 2,945 and 1,228 up-regulated and 3,101 and 944 down-regulated. Overlapped DEGs genes among datasets were 1,123 genes. Functional enrichment analysis of downregulated DEGs in one data pointed out many dysregulated pathways related to nerve system, such as nervous system process, neuron projection, integral component of synaptic membrane in MCT-induced PAH rat (Fig. 1a). Both RNAseq datasets supported upregulated DEGs were also involved in pathways related to ANS including humoral immune response and synapse pruning (P<0.001) (Fig. 1a). Intriguingly, all four genes (Trem2, C1qa, C1qb and C1qc) in synapse pruning were progressively upregulated with severe PAH condition (P<0.05) (Fig. 1b, c). And RT-PCR results confirmed the expression level of these four genes were remarkably increased in PAH rats (P<0.0001) (Fig. 1d). These four genes are known marker genes for macrophages from lung and microglial cell from brain. scRNAseq data of lungs demonstrated these four genes were significantly upregulated in alveolar macrophages from MCT-PAH rats (P<0.001) (Fig. 1e). However, the pathogenic mechanisms of these four genes in nerve fibers from lungs underlying PAH have never been studied and would be further explored using histological analysis in this study.
Conclusions
Integrated bioinformatic analysis indicated the association of lung nervous system with PAH. Further, we identified four genes implicated in nervous system, previously reported to link to immune system and provide novel insights into the mechanisms underlying relationship between lung ANS and inflammation in the pathogenesis of PAH. The pathogenetic mechanism of these four genes is being further investigated.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): The National Natural Science Foundation of Chinathe Nature Science Foundation of Hubei Province
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Affiliation(s)
- T T Tan
- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Department of Ultrasound Imaging , Wuhan , China
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- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cardiology , Wuhan , China
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- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cardiology , Wuhan , China
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- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Department of Ultrasound Imaging , Wuhan , China
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- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Department of Ultrasound Imaging , Wuhan , China
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- Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Hubei Key Laboratory of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cardiology , Wuhan , China
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- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Centre for Cardiovascular Genomics and Medicine, Division of Cardiology and Division of Medical Scie , Hong Kong , China
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Teh YE, Ang MLT, La MV, Gunalan V, Tan CK, Tan AL, Lin RTP, Tan TT, Jeyaraj PR, Cumaraswamy S, Tan BH. Donor-Derived Candida dubliniensis Resulting in Perigraft Abscesses in a Liver Transplant Recipient Proven by Whole Genome Sequencing: A Case Report. Transplant Proc 2018; 50:915-919. [PMID: 29661462 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2018.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transmission of fungi via transplant, although well-known, has not often been molecularly proven. We describe a case of donor-derived candidiasis verified by whole genome sequencing. CASE DESCRIPTION The multiorgan donor was a 42-year-old woman with subdural hemorrhage. Procurement of the thoracic organs was performed followed by the abdominal organs. Tissue from the left bronchus grew Candida dubliniensis. The liver recipient was a 63-year-old woman with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis. She was noted to have worsening leukocytosis on postoperative day (POD) 9. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis showed multiple rim-enhancing collections around the graft. Percutaneous drainage was performed. Fluid cultures grew C dubliniensis. C dubliniensis isolated from the donor's left bronchus and the liver recipient's abscesses were verified to be related by whole genome sequencing. We postulate that C dubliniensis colonizing the donor's transected trachea could have contaminated the inferior vena cava when the former was left open after explant of the donor's lungs. A portion of the donor's contaminated inferior vena cava was transplanted along with the liver graft, resulting in the infected collections in the recipient. CONCLUSIONS Our case report highlights the importance of maintaining a sterile field during organ procurement, especially in a multiorgan donor whose organs are explanted in succession.
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- Y E Teh
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Singapore
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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- Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Microbiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Singapore; Department of Laboratory Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Heart and Lung Transplant Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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Dikshit N, Kale SD, Khameneh HJ, Balamuralidhar V, Tang CY, Kumar P, Lim TP, Tan TT, Kwa AL, Mortellaro A, Sukumaran B. NLRP3 inflammasome pathway has a critical role in the host immunity against clinically relevant Acinetobacter baumannii pulmonary infection. Mucosal Immunol 2018; 11:257-272. [PMID: 28612844 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2017.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a leading cause of life-threatening nosocomial pneumonia. Outbreaks of multidrug resistant (MDR)-AB belonging to international clones (ICs) I and II with limited treatment options are major global health threats. However, the pathogenesis mechanisms of various AB clonal groups are understudied. Although inflammation-associated interleukin-1β (IL-1β) levels and IL-1 receptor antagonist polymorphisms were previously implicated in MDR-AB-related pneumonia in patients, whether inflammasomes has any role in the host defense and/or pathogenesis of clinically relevant A. baumannii infection is unknown. Using a sublethal mouse pneumonia model, we demonstrate that an extensively drug-resistant clinical isolate (ICII) of A. baumannii exhibits reduced/delayed early pulmonary neutrophil recruitment, higher lung persistence, and, most importantly, elicits enhanced IL-1β/IL-18 production and lung damage through NLRP3 inflammasome, in comparison with A. baumannii-type strain. A. baumannii infection-induced IL-1β/IL-18 production is entirely dependent on NLRP3-ASC-caspase-1/caspase-11 pathway. Using Nlrp3-/- mice infection models, we further show that while NLRP3 inflammasome pathway contributes to host defense against A. baumannii clinical isolate, it is dispensable for protection against A. baumannii-type strain. Our study reveals a novel differential role for NLRP3 inflammasome pathway in the immunity against clinically relevant A. baumannii infections, and highlights inflammasome pathway as a potential immunomodulatory target.
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- N Dikshit
- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Life Sciences Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.,Sing Health Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme (MED ACP), Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.,Sing Health Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme (MED ACP), Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, Singapore
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- Program in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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Luo X, Tseng LT, Lee WT, Tan TT, Bao NN, Liu R, Ding J, Li S, Lauter V, Yi JB. Probing the magnetic profile of diluted magnetic semiconductors using polarized neutron reflectivity. Sci Rep 2017; 7:6341. [PMID: 28740239 PMCID: PMC5524716 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-06793-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Room temperature ferromagnetism has been observed in the Cu doped ZnO films deposited under an oxygen partial pressure of 10-3 and 10-5 torr on Pt (200 nm)/Ti (45 nm)/Si (001) substrates using pulsed laser deposition. Due to the deposition at relatively high temperature (873 K), Cu and Ti atoms diffuse to the surface and interface, which significantly affects the magnetic properties. Depth sensitive polarized neutron reflectometry method provides the details of the composition and magnetization profiles and shows that an accumulation of Cu on the surface leads to an increase in the magnetization near the surface. Our results reveal that the presence of the copper at Zn sites induces ferromagnetism at room temperature, confirming intrinsic ferromagnetism.
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- X Luo
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Bragg Institute, ANSTO, New Illawarra Road, Lucas Heights, NSW, 2234, Australia
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore, Singapore
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- SIMS Facility, Office of the Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Research and Development), Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, New South Wales, 2751, Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 119260, Singapore, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Quantum Condensed Matter Division, Neutron Sciences Directorate, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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Thien SY, Chung SJ, Tan AL, Hwang WYK, Tan BH, Tan TT. Recurrent trichosporonosis with central nervous system involvement in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient. Transpl Infect Dis 2016; 18:768-772. [PMID: 27425395 DOI: 10.1111/tid.12577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 02/14/2016] [Revised: 04/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Trichosporon is an ubiquitous yeast that has emerged as an opportunistic pathogen in the immunocompromised host. We describe a case of invasive trichosporonosis in an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (allo-HSCT) recipient while on caspofungin antifungal prophylaxis. She developed disseminated trichosporonosis in the pre-engraftment period and was successfully treated with voriconazole. She later developed 2 further episodes of invasive trichosporonosis involving the central nervous system. This case highlights the challenges of managing trichosporonosis in allo-HSCT recipients and suggests the need for lifelong therapy in some patients.
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- S Y Thien
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Hematology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.
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Teoh EP, Kukkaro P, Teo EW, Lim APC, Tan TT, Yip A, Schul W, Aung M, Kostyuchenko VA, Leo YS, Chan SH, Smith KGC, Chan AHY, Zou G, Ooi EE, Kemeny DM, Tan GK, Ng JKW, Ng ML, Alonso S, Fisher D, Shi PY, Hanson BJ, Lok SM, MacAry PA. The structural basis for serotype-specific neutralization of dengue virus by a human antibody. Sci Transl Med 2012; 4:139ra83. [PMID: 22723463 DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3003888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Dengue virus (DENV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that affects 2.5 billion people worldwide. There are four dengue serotypes (DENV1 to DENV4), and infection with one elicits lifelong immunity to that serotype but offers only transient protection against the other serotypes. Identification of the protective determinants of the human antibody response to DENV is a vital requirement for the design and evaluation of future preventative therapies and treatments. Here, we describe the isolation of a neutralizing antibody from a DENV1-infected patient. The human antibody 14c10 (HM14c10) binds specifically to DENV1. HM14c10 neutralizes the virus principally by blocking virus attachment; at higher concentrations, a post-attachment step can also be inhibited. In vivo studies show that the HM14c10 antibody has antiviral activity at picomolar concentrations. A 7 Å resolution cryoelectron microscopy map of Fab fragments of HM14c10 in a complex with DENV1 shows targeting of a discontinuous epitope that spans the adjacent surface of envelope protein dimers. As found previously, a human antibody specific for the related West Nile virus binds to a similar quaternary structure, suggesting that this could be an immunodominant epitope. These findings provide a structural and molecular context for durable, serotype-specific immunity to DENV infection.
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- Ee Ping Teoh
- Department of Microbiology and Life Sciences Institute Immunology Programme, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117597, Singapore
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Lingegowda BP, Koh TH, Ong HS, Tan TT. Primary cutaneous cryptococcosis due to Cryptococcus gattii in Singapore. Singapore Med J 2011; 52:e160-e162. [PMID: 21808951] [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: 05/31/2023]
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Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection that occurs worldwide. Infections caused by Cryptococcus (C.) neoformans are commonly associated with immunocompromised patients, while those caused by C. gattii predominantly affect immunocompetent hosts. However, the latter has also been increasingly reported in immunocompromised patients such as those with HIV. Cutaneous involvement by C. gattii in immunocompetent patients is a rare manifestation, with only a few cases reported worldwide. C. gattii infection has rarely been reported in Singapore, with all three reported cases presenting as meningitis in immunocompetent individuals. Its natural habitat is the Eucalyptus tree, which is common in Singapore. We report the case of a 37-year-old migrant worker who had primary cutaneous infection due to C. gattii after sustaining traumatic inoculation.
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- B P Lingegowda
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608.
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Tay YY, Tan TT, Boey F, Liang MH, Ye J, Zhao Y, Norby T, Li S. Correlation between the characteristic green emissions and specific defects of ZnO. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2010; 12:2373-9. [PMID: 20449350 DOI: 10.1039/b922372j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this work, the correlation between the characteristic green emissions and specific defects of ZnO was investigated through a series of experiments that were designed to separate the subtle interplays among the various types of specific defects. With physical analysis and multimode Brownian oscillator modeling, the underlying mechanisms of the variant effects on green emission were revealed. The results demonstrate that the observed green emissions can be identified as two types of individual emissions, namely high energy and low energy, that are associated with specific defects and their locations. The surface modification that leads to downwards band bending was found to be responsible for the high-energy green emission. The relationship between the intensity of the low- energy green emission and the crystallographic lattice contraction indicates that oxygen vacancy is the dominant cause of such an emission that resides within the bulk of ZnO.
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- Y Y Tay
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, NSW 2052, Australia
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Zhou W, Tan TT, Lim LEN, Zheng HY, Zhu S, Wang LM. Effect of femtosecond laser irradiation on structure of UV grade fused silica. Opt Express 2006; 14:9217-9222. [PMID: 19529303 DOI: 10.1364/oe.14.009217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A p-polarized femtosecond laser beam was used to irradiate a UV grade fused silica to create microchannels, which are useful for producing optical gratings or micro fluidics devices. The laser irradiated surface was characterized using optical microscope, stylus profiler, SEM, XRD and TEM. A special technique was used to protect the laser irradiated surfaces in preparing cross-sectional TEM samples. The XRD spectra and TEM observation reveal that structure of the fused silica remain amorphous after the femtosecond laser irradiation.
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Lo YL, Leong HN, Hsu LY, Tan TT, Kurup A, Fook-Chong S, Tan BH. Autonomic dysfunction in recovered severe acute respiratory syndrome patients. Can J Neurol Sci 2005; 32:264. [PMID: 16018168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Gan YY, Hu R, Chai D, Tan TT, Gan YH, Chan SH, Tsao SY, Gan LH. Distribution of epstein-barr virus antigenic sites on the carboxyl terminal end of ribonucleotide reductase against nasopharyngeal carcinoma serum antibodies using an immunoabsorption method. J Med Virol 1999; 59:385-96. [PMID: 10502273 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9071(199911)59:3<385::aid-jmv20>3.0.co;2-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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In an attempt to clone and express proteins from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) cDNA library to be used as antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) format to test against the antibodies found in the sera of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients, we have isolated and characterized three clones. All three clones expressed the same polypeptides of different lengths, which belong to the carboxyl terminal end of the large subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (RR) of the EBV genome. All three clones were found to be immunogenic and could be used in an IgA and IgG ELISA against the NPC sera with various degrees of sensitivity and specificity. Because the clones varied in length, this difference provides a simple system to determine where most of the antibody epitopes lies on the protein. We designed an immunoabsorption assay and a mathematical model to help map the segment of the polypeptide most immunogenic to 43 NPC patients. Results were unexpected: 77% of the patients were most immunogenic to region z, which was the smallest fragment among the three fragments studied. Fragment z was only 33 amino acids in length. Only 14% and 19% of patients showed the most immunogenic region in segment x and y, respectively. This variation could be due to major histocompatibility complex antigens. The patients could be divided into three groups based on the immunoabsorption assays, in which each group responded to a different immunodominant segment in the RR antigen. The largest group responded to an immunodominant segment, which was only 33 amino acids long. This domain was coded for by the gene fragment from nucleotide 78,129 to nucleotide 78,227 of the EBV genome. This segment of the protein would be suitable for further epitope mapping studies.
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- Y Y Gan
- School of Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
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The effect of thyroid hormones on the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system has not been fully resolved. Highly specific immunoassays for measurement of renin, aldosterone, free T4 (fT4), free T3 (fT3) and ultrasensitive TSH enables a direct and more accurate measurement of these hormones. We investigated the relationship between plasma renin, aldosterone and thyroid hormones in the basal state and after intravenous frusemide. This is a cross-sectional study involving 37 patients with thyrotoxicosis, 42 rendered euthyroid with normal fT4, fT3 and TSH levels, 17 with euthyroid levels of fT4 and fT3 but suppressed TSH, and 11 with hypothyroidism. Basal plasma renin was significantly higher in thyrotoxicosis (63.4 +/- 9.8 microU/ml, mean +/- SEM) compared to euthyroid (32.7 +/- 4.4 microU/ml) and hypothyroid (26.7 +/- 9.8 microU/ml). Basal plasma renin for euthyroid with suppressed TSH (41.0 +/- 7.4 microU/ml) was significantly higher than hypothyroid (p = 0.02). Basal plasma aldosterones were not significantly different except for suppressed TSH (157.7 +/- 13 pg/ml), which was higher than normal (109.9 +/- 10.4 pg/ml; p = 0.04). Following frusemide, plasma renin and aldosterone were significantly increased in all groups. Plasma renin was highly correlated to fT3 (r = 0.405, p < 0.001), total T3 (r = 0.359, p < 0.001), fT4 (r = 0.331, p < 0.001) and TSH (r = 0.300, p < 0.001) in the basal state, but less to total T4 (r = 0.248, p < 0.01). Plasma renin correlated poorly to serum aldosterone (r = 0.212, p < 0.03). This study clearly showed that regulation of renin was mainly influenced by fT3, and that aldosterone response to frusemide was blunted in thyrotoxicosis despite normal electrolytes.
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- B J Asmah
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Tan TT, Lau IS, Kong NC, Zainal AG. Steroid-induced osteoporosis--a cause for concern? Malays J Pathol 1997; 19:27-33. [PMID: 10879239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Osman A, Zaleha MI, Iskandar ZA, Tan TT, Ali MM, Roslan I, Khalid BA. Levels of thyroxine, TSH, thyroid volume and mental performance among Orang Asli in selected settlements in Malaysia. East Afr Med J 1996; 73:259-63. [PMID: 8706612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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A significant difference in the levels of thyroxine (T4), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid volume among settlements at various selected Orang Asli locations is reported. The levels improved according to the level of socio-economic development. No significant difference was found in mental performance by location.
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- A Osman
- Department of Community Health, Medical Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaari, Kuala Lumpur, Malasyia
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Meah FA, Abdullah T, Jasmi AY, Hisham AN, Tan TT, Khalid BA, Tahir A. The surgical treatment of adrenal diseases. Ann Acad Med Singap 1996; 25:251-4. [PMID: 8799016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Between January 1978 to December 1993, 130 cases of adrenal diseases were diagnosed and surgically treated at the National University of Malaysia. They were 58 cases (44.6%) of Conn's syndrome, 40 cases (30.7%) of Cushing's syndrome, 20 cases (15.3%) of phaeochromocytoma and 12 cases (9.2%) of adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). The commonest cause of Conn's syndrome was an adenoma (96.5%) which affected the left gland four times more than the right gland. Cushing's syndrome was caused by adrenocortical adenoma (32.5%), diffuse bilateral adrenal hyperplasia (40.0%), pigmented macronodular hyperplasia (20.0%) and adrenal carcinoma (7.5%). Twenty-five percent of the phaeochromocytomas were extraadrenal in origin arising mainly from the abdominal sympathetic chain. More than 50% of ACCs were non-functioning tumours. Fifty percent of the patients with ACC had inoperable tumours. The prognosis was poor even with adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. The main surgical approach was the anterior transabdominal route. There was no operative mortality or morbidity in all operated cases.
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- F A Meah
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Ali O, Tan TT, Sakinah O, Khalid BA, Wu LL, Wan Nazaimoon WM, Ng ML. Thyroid function and pubertal development in malnutrition. Ann Acad Med Singap 1994; 23:852-5. [PMID: 7741498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Thyroid function and pubertal development of aborigines (Orang Asli) and Malays at different socioeconomic strata were assessed among 1136 subjects aged 7 years and above. Anthropometric measurements, goitre and pubertal staging were done. Serum thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3) and growth hormone were measured using radioimmunoassays (RIA) and serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) by immunoradiometric assays (IRMA). It was found that serum T3 in children was significantly higher in Malays from rural areas, girls and children aged less than 13 years. However, in adults, T3 was significantly associated with anthropometric indices. On the contrary, serum T4 levels were higher among children from urban areas. In adults, serum T4 levels were significantly related to nutritional status and they increased according to the levels of social development, being lowest in remote areas and highest in urban areas. However, serum TSH levels were significantly higher in Orang Asli at all ages and among malnourished children. By using multiple regression, apart from age, gender and ethnicity, nutritional status was a significant predictor for T3 levels in children and adults. Presence of goitre was an important factor which determined the T4 levels in children and adults after controlling for other factors. It was also a predictor for TSH levels in children but not in adults. Fasting serum growth hormone (GH) levels were significantly higher among less privileged groups and decreased according to social development. Serum growth hormone was negatively correlated with anthropometric indices and had a significant association with malnutrition.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- O Ali
- Department of Community Health, Medical Faculty, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Tan TT, Yang Z, Huang W, Lim AT. ANF(1-28) is a potent suppressor of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) mRNA but a weak inhibitor of beta EP-LI release from AtT-20 cells. J Endocrinol 1994; 143:R1-4. [PMID: 7829983 DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.143r001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Controversies remain whether atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) may play a role in modulating the release of POMC derived peptides from pituitary corticotrophs. Employing AtT-20 mouse pituitary tumour cells, we report here the effects of rat ANF(1-28) and sodium nitroprusside (SNP), both of which augment cellular levels of cGMP through activating particulate and soluble guanylyl cyclases respectively, on the expression of POMC mRNA abundance. Furthermore, the cellular contents and secretion of (beta endorphin-like immunoreactivity) beta EP-LI from these cultures were also examined. Whereas the abundance of POMC mRNA was found to be markedly suppressed following 4h of incubation with rANP(1-28) (0.01 to 1 microM), SNP (0.1 to 10 microM) and dibutyryl-cGMP (1 to 100 microM) in a dose related manner, only a modest reduction in the release and cell contents of beta EP-LI was found in some of these cultures. It is also of interest to note that in all the cases examined, the inhibitory effect was associated with a significant suppression of cAMP levels in the cultures. Taken together, our present findings suggest that ANF may play a more important role in suppressing the production than the release of POMC related peptides from AtT-20 cells. Thus, it raises the possibility that hypothalamic ANF may likewise modulate the function of the pituitary-adrenal axis through exerting a greater effect on inhibiting the production than the secretion of pituitary ACTH.
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- T T Tan
- Cell Biology Unit, Mental Health Research Institute of Victoria, Royal Park Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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Teh BT, Hii SI, David R, Parameswaran V, Grimmond S, Walters MK, Tan TT, Nancarrow DJ, Chan SP, Mennon J. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) in two Asian families. Hum Genet 1994; 94:468-72. [PMID: 7959678 DOI: 10.1007/bf00211009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), an autosomal dominant disease characterized by neoplasia of the parathyroid glands, anterior pituitary and endocrine pancreas, is rarely reported in Asian populations. The MEN1 gene, mapped to chromosome 11q13 but yet to be cloned, has been found to be homogeneous in Caucasian populations through linkage analysis. Here, two previously unreported Asian kindreds with MEN1 are described; linkage analysis using microsatellite polymorphic markers in the MEN1 region was carried out. The first kindred, of Mongolian-Chinese origin, is a multigeneration family with over 150 living members, eight of whom are affected to date. The second kindred is of Chinese origin consisting of four affected members. Linkage to chromosome 11q13 was confirmed in both kindreds, supporting evidence for genetic homogeneity. A recombination in the larger kindred localizes the gene distal to marker D11S956, consistent with its placement from previous studies. We also show that it is feasible to use these markers for predictive testing, as four gene carriers were detected in 13 family members with unknown disease status in the first kindred.
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- B T Teh
- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital. Woolloongabba, Australia
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Pao CC, Kao SM, Chen JH, Tang GC, Chang PY, Tan TT. State of mutational alterations of p53 and retinoblastoma susceptibility genes in papillomavirus-negative small cell cervical carcinomas. J Surg Oncol 1994; 57:87-93. [PMID: 7934068 DOI: 10.1002/jso.2930570204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Genetic aberrations were examined to assess the possible roles that p53 and retinoblastoma susceptibility genes might have played in the development of small cell cervical carcinomas. Cervical cancer tissues from 12 patients with small cell cervical carcinoma that were free of human papillomavirus were analyzed. The presence of mutational alterations were examined by polymerase chain reaction-single-strand conformation polymorphism and by direct DNA sequencing. None of 12 small cell cervical carcinomas were found to contain mutations in regions of p53 and retinoblastoma susceptibility genes that were functionally important and where most mutations, in human tumors have been found. Furthermore, there was no evidence indicative of loss of heterozygosity of chromosome region 17p13 (in which p53 is located) in these tumors. These data seem to suggest that whereas mutant type of p53 and retinoblastoma susceptibility genes may exhibit "oncogenic" function in many human tumors, mutational inactivation of these genes may not be an important feature in the carcinogenic development of human papillomavirus-negative small cell cervical carcinomas.
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- C C Pao
- Department of Biochemistry, Chang Gung Medical College, Tao Yuan, Taiwan
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Tan TT, Lee BC, Khalid BA. Low incidence of hypercalcaemia in tuberculosis in Malaysia. J Trop Med Hyg 1993; 96:349-351. [PMID: 8254712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In this study we examined the incidence of hypercalcaemia among patients with tuberculosis in Malaysia. Serum calcium concentration and other calcium metabolism parameters were studied in 43 newly diagnosed tuberculous patients from the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital and the National Tuberculosis Centre. Forty-four patients admitted to the medical wards of the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur were recruited as controls. The incidence of hypercalcaemia was found to be only 1/43 (2.3%). There was no significant difference between the mean serum calcium and other calcium metabolism parameters between the patients and the controls. Despite earlier reported incidences of 30-50%, this study showed that hypercalcaemia in tuberculosis is uncommon in Malaysia.
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Osman A, Khalida M, Azman AB, Jamil R, Tan TT, Wu LL, Sakinah SO, Khalid BA. Iodine content in drinking water not an important determinant of endemic goitre. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 1993; 2:115-118. [PMID: 24352141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The prevalence of goitre was determined in several communities in rural parts of Pahang. Urine specimens were collected randomly among the participants. Drinking water from various sources such as river and spring, and water from gravity feed systems was also collected to determine the iodine content by using the ashing method. The results were compared to that of Kuala Lumpur City. lt was found that the prevalence of goitre in rural areas was between 20 and 70% depending on village, ethnic group, age and gender. The interior parts of the jungle where Aborigines lived was moderately endemic with goitre prevalence of goitre more than 20% and urinary iodine content 2.0-5.0 μg I/dl). A nearby Malay traditional village which was studied had mild endemia (prevalence 10-30% and urinary iodine content 5.0-10.0 μg I/dl) while a Felda Malay resettlement scheme and Kuala Lumpur City did not have endemic goitre. Endemic goitre in rural areas was associated with low iodine content in drinking water. Even though Kuala Lumpur had low iodine content in its drinking water there was no endemic goitre, indicating that other factors were more important.
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- A Osman
- Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan, Malaysia
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Nazaimoon WM, Ng ML, Osman A, Tan TT, Wu LL, Khalid BA. Effect of gender and age on fasting serum growth hormone levels in normal subjects. Med J Malaysia 1993; 48:297-302. [PMID: 8183142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Fasting growth hormone (GH) level is an important reference level in dynamic tests of GH secretion. Other studies have demonstrated sex and age variation in the rate of GH secretion. We analysed fasting serum samples from 377 normal subjects (193 males and 184 females, age range 6 to 81 years old), using our in-house enzyme immunoassay. We found sex differences in fasting GH levels to be only significant in the prepubertal children (Tanner stage I), being higher in girls than in age-matched boys (p < 0.05). Both sexes showed age-dependent changes in fasting GH levels (p < 0.001); highest levels were achieved at puberty and subsequently declined with advancing age. Hence, the physiological sex difference and age-dependency in GH secretion can also be demonstrated in single fasting samples.
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- W M Nazaimoon
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Kuala Lumpur
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The quinacrine method of non-surgical female sterilisation involves transcervical intrauterine insertion of 252 mg quinacrine as pellets during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle; the drug causes inflammation and fibrosis of the proximal fallopian tube. We have carried out a field trial of 31,781 cases in twenty-four provinces of Vietnam from Jan 2, 1989, until October, 1992. There were 818 pregnancies after the procedure, of which 80 were carried to term. Some women received only one dose of quinacrine; the majority received two doses with an interval of one month. Cumulative life-table pregnancy rates per 100 women at 1 year (for studies of at least 50 cases followed for 12 months) were 2.63 (SE 0.17) among 9461 women who received two doses and 5.15 (0.48) among 2225 who received only one dose. Failure rates (pregnancies) were strongly affected by the skill of the doctor or midwife. There were no deaths and only 8 serious complications were reported (0.03%); by contrast, in a similar series of women undergoing surgical sterilisation, 30 deaths and between 540 and 1812 serious complications would be expected. All reported side-effects were minor and of short duration. There were 19 ectopic pregnancies and the incidence was 0.89 per 1000 woman-years of use. There was one birth defect (anencephaly), in a fetus conceived 2.5 months after quinacrine insertions; however, we believe it is not related to the procedure. An estimated 242 maternal deaths will be averted by these 31,781 sterilizations. This method is safe and acceptably effective for female sterilisation.
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- D T Hieu
- Maternal and Child Health/Family Planning Department, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Ng ML, Tan TT, Roslan BA, Rajna A, Khalid BA. Usefulness and limitations of thyrotropin measurements as a first-line test for follow-up of Graves' patients. Ann Acad Med Singap 1993; 22:569-72. [PMID: 7504901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We evaluated the usefulness of sensitive thyrotrophin hormone (TSH) measurements in determining the thyroid status in the follow-up of Graves' patients undergoing medical treatment with thionamides. Out of a total of 186 serum samples tested, TSH levels were suppressed in 123 (66.1%), normal in 32 (17.2%) and elevated in 31 (16.7%) cases. Total T4, or T3 or both were elevated only in 97 (74.8%) cases of TSH-suppressed patients, indicating that TSH is less discriminatory as a first-line test for patients under treatment due to the hypothalamic-pituitary lag period. No comparisons with free T4 or free T3 were done in this study. Both total T4 (120 +/- 28 nmol/l) and TBII (23 +/- 21%) levels were significantly greater (p < 0.02) in the euthyroid group with suppressed TSH. This may suggest that persistence of a thyrotoxic state may still be present.
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- M L Ng
- Department of Biochemistry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur
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Goh KH, Ng ML, Roslan BA, Tan TT, Nasri BN, Khalid BA. Thyroid hormones and autoantibodies in pregnant patients with thyroid diseases. Ann Acad Med Singap 1993; 22:539-43. [PMID: 8257054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Serum concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid autoantibodies in pregnant patients with thyroid disease at various stages of pregnancy were determined by in-house ELISAs. In normal pregnancy, serum TSH levels were significantly elevated (p < 0.05) from 13 weeks of gestation. The normal reference ranges for TSH for the second (0.6-5.0 mIU/l) and third trimester (0.6-5.6 mIU/l) were significantly higher (p < 0.05; p < 0.01 respectively) compared to 0.4-4.5 mIU/l for the first trimester. In pregnant thyroid patients, serum TSH levels correlated highly (p < 0.001) to T4 (r = 0.740), FT4I (r = 0.683) and MicAb (microsomal antibodies) (r = 0.825) but weaker (p < 0.01) to T3 (r = -0.512), FT3I (r = 0.520) and TgAb (thyroglobulin antibodies) (r = 0.618). Thus, measurement of TSH with the highly sensitive ELISA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) would form a useful first line test for thyroid dysfunction in pregnancy while measurement of thyroid autoantibodies would aid in the diagnosis of autoimmune hypothyroidism.
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- K H Goh
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Osman A, Khalid BA, Tan TT, Wan Nazaimoon WM, Wu LL, Ng ML. Serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in malnutrition: preliminary results. Singapore Med J 1993; 34:225-8. [PMID: 8266178] [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: 01/29/2023]
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This is a report of a cross sectional study involving 3 groups of children, moderately malnourished (BMI < 15), mildly malnourished (BMI 15-18) and well nourished (BMI > 18) to determine the differences in hormonal and biochemical parameters between the groups. The children were of age range from 7-17 years old. The children were from the same area with exposure to the same food, drinking water and environment. There were significant differences in the nutritional indices between the three groups. No differences were observed in levels of triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and T3:T4 ratio. Significant difference however was found in the TSH levels using highly sensitive IRMA TSH assays. Moderately malnourished children had higher TSH levels (p < 0.05) compared to mildly malnourished and well-nourished children. No difference was found between the mildly malnourished and well-nourished groups. There were no significant differences in serum cortisols done at similar times, fasting growth hormone and calcium. Serum alanine transminase (ALT) however was higher in moderately malnourished than in well-nourished children. Thus using highly sensitive IRMA TSH assays, we were able to detect differences in TSH levels even though T3, T4 and T3:T4 ratio, cortisol, growth hormone and calcium were normal, implying in moderately malnourished children, a higher TSH drive to maintain euthyroid state.
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- A Osman
- Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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The case of a 32 year old male with normal male adrenarchal hair pattern, bilateral gynaecomastia, a small phallus, hypospadias and bilateral poorly developed testes presenting with primary infertility secondary to azoospermia and a pelvic cyst is described. Repeated chromosomal analysis showed 46XX chromosomal constitution. Laparotomy revealed a simple cyst between the urinary bladder and the rectum. XX male syndrome is a rare cause of male infertility. The majority of cases is due to interchange of a fragment of the short arm of the Y chromosome containing the region that encodes the testes determining factor with the X chromosome. The presence of a simple cyst in the anatomical location of the uterus to our knowledge has not been reported in the literature.
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Ali O, Tan TT, Sakinah O, Khalid BA, Wu LL, Ng ML. Prevalence of NIDDM and impaired glucose tolerance in aborigines and Malays in Malaysia and their relationship to sociodemographic, health, and nutritional factors. Diabetes Care 1993; 16:68-75. [PMID: 8422835 DOI: 10.2337/diacare.16.1.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and IGT in different ethnic groups living in the same physical environment and to find their relationship to nutritional status and dietary intake. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study was conducted among Malays and Orang Asli in six rural and urban locations in Malaysia. OGTTs were performed on 706 adult subjects > or = 18 yr of age. WHO criteria were used for diagnosing diabetes mellitus and IGT. RESULTS The overall prevalence of diabetes mellitus and IGT among Orang Asli was 0.3 and 4.4% compared with 4.7 and 11.3%, respectively, among Malays. This increased prevalence of glucose intolerance among Malays was associated with higher levels of social development. Among rural Malays, the crude prevalence of diabetes in a traditional village was 2.8% and in the land scheme was 6.7%, whereas urban Malays had a prevalence of 8.2%. In contrast, the prevalence of IGT (10.5-14.8%) was higher among rural Malays, compared with 9.6% among urban Malays. Ethnic group, > or = 40 yr of age, an income > M$250, fewer daily activity, and obesity were associated with a higher prevalence of diabetes. CONCLUSIONS Diabetes mellitus and IGT, which were more common among Malays than Orang Asli, were associated with more affluent life-styles and modernization.
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- O Ali
- Department of Community Health, Medical Faculty, Kebangsaan University of Malaysia
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Wan Nazaimoona WM, Osman A, Ng ML, Tan TT, Wu LL, Sakinah O, Khalid AK. Insulin-like growth factor-I and fast growth-hormone levels in mild and moderately malnourished children. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 1992; 1:207-210. [PMID: 24323236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I)and fasting growth hormone levels were measured in a group of 255 children (163 males and 92 females. age ranged 6-17 years) of varying pubertal development and body mass index (BMI); well-nourished (BMI> 18). mildly-malnourished (BMI = 15-18) and moderately-malnourished (BMI<15). In well-nourished children IGF-I levels increased significantly (P = 0.02) with pubertal development. where girls at Tanner 5 had significantly higher (p = 0.03) IGF-I levels than the boys. Whilst there was no change in fasting GH levels with nutritional status, IGF-I levels of prepubertal boys and girls decreased significantly with BMI (P<0.001 and P = 0.01 respectively). Hence. measurement of IGF-I levels is a sensitive biochemical index in the assessment of mild and moderate form of malnutrition in prepubertal children.
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- W M Wan Nazaimoona
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jin. Raja Muda Abd. Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Osman A, Khalid B, Tan TT, Wu LL, Ng ML. Protein energy malnutrition, thyroid hormones and goitre among Malaysian Aborigines and Malays. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 1992; 1:13-20. [PMID: 24323000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The relationship between malnutrition, goitre and thyroid hormones was studied among Aborigines and Malays in Ulu Langat, Malaysia. Fifty Aborigines aged >=7years were selected randomly for anthropometric, clinical and hormonal assessment. Fifty Malays of similar age from the nearby Malay village were chosen as controls. The Aborigines had a higher prevalence of malnutrition and goitre compared to the Malays. The prevalence of goitre was 26.5% amongst Aborigines and 19.6% among the Malays. All the nutritional indexes measured were significantly different between the two communities, especially among females. The differences corresponded to significant differences in levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) measured using a highly sensitive TSH assay. By univariate analysis the increase in TSH corresponded to the decrease in body mass index (BMI). On the other hand, no association was found between BMI and goitres. No thyroid autoantibodies were detected and all subjects were clinically euthyroid and had normal thyroxine and triidothyronine levels. However, consumption of cassava conferred a four-fold risk of developing goitres. The high prevalence of goitres in malnourished subjects in this region which is not known to be iodine deficient could be due to cassava consumption.
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- A Osman
- Departments of Community Health, Medical Faculty, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 53000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Meah FA, Tan TT, Taha A, Khalid BA. Primary hyperparathyroidism--a surgical review of 12 cases. Med J Malaysia 1991; 46:144-9. [PMID: 1839418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Twelve cases of primary hyperparathyroidism operated by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Surgical Team from 1978 to 1989 were reviewed. There was a preponderance of Indian females in this series. The majority of the cases presented late and with complications. Renal calculi and bone disease were the commonest complications noted. Of the 12 patients, 9 had single parathyroid adenoma of which 4 were ectopically located, and 2 had hyperplasia of the parathyroids. These were all successfully operated. The remaining patient had 2 failed neck explorations. Failure at initial exploration was due to ectopic location of the glands. Meticulous surgical technique, knowledge of the anatomical variations of location of the parathyroid glands and availability of frozen section facility are essential for successful outcome.
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- F A Meah
- Department of Surgery and Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Tan TT, Lee BC, Zainuddin BM, Wong KT, Samad A, Khalid BA. Hypercalcemia in a patient with tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Singapore Med J 1991; 32:87-9. [PMID: 2017716] [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: 12/29/2022]
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We describe the case of a 48 year old Indian female with hypercalcemia due to tuberculosis. She presented with symptoms of hypercalcemia and chest radiographs showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy with normal lung fields. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made histologically from biopsy of the enlarged hilar nodes. Her hypercalcemia resolved following one month of anti-tuberculous treatment. The prevalence of hypercalcemia in tuberculosis has been reported to be high in western series. There is, however, a paucity of local data on the subject. The presence of 1-alpha-hydroxylase-like activity in pulmonary alveolar macrophages with resulting increased formation of active vitamin D metabolites is the postulated mechanism of tuberculosis associated hypercalcemia.
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Tan TT, Choy YW, Norizan MA, Meah F, Khalid BA. Adrenal histoplasmosis in Cushing's syndrome with bilateral adrenocortical nodular hyperplasia. Med J Malaysia 1990; 45:154-8. [PMID: 2152020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Adrenal histoplasmosis in Cushing's syndrome of adrenal origin is rare. A patient with Cushing's disease with bilateral nodular hyperplasia and histoplasmosis of both the adrenal glands is described. The diagnosis of histoplasmosis was only made post operatively as the constitutional manifestations, besides being partially masked by hypercortisolism also resemble those of tuberculosis.
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Hanip MR, Ong SB, Tan TT, Khalid BA. Massive pericardial effusion in primary hypothyroidism. Med J Malaysia 1989; 44:341-3. [PMID: 2520045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A 44 year old lady with primary hypothyroidism presented with massive pericardial effusion without cardiac tamponade. Pericardial tap was done twice and the effusion resolved as the hypothyroid state improved. She remained hypertensive despite the euthyroid state. She was discharged well with L-thyroxine and anti-hypertensive therapy.
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Tan TT, Lui SK, Satgunasingam N, Khalid BA. Clinical and endocrine profiles of 62 Malaysian women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Med J Malaysia 1989; 44:302-6. [PMID: 2520038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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62 cases of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCO) were reviewed with regards to their clinical and endocrine features. The subgroup of patients with acanthosis nigricans (AN) was further studied in detail. The prevalence of the syndrome was significantly higher in the Indian (35.5% of cases). Obesity, AN, hirsutism, non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) and raised level of serum testosterone were present in 77.1%, 74%, 79%, 21% and 48% of the cases respectively. Patients with AN was associated with higher body mass index, serum testosterone level, and prevalence of hirsutism and NIDDM than patients without AN. These observations are in keeping with the hypothesis that hyperinsulinemia may be of importance in the pathogenesis of a sub-group of PCO associated with insulin resistant states.
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Tan TT, Ng ML, Wu LL, Khalid BA. Hyperthyroid graves disease--a 5 year retrospective study. Med J Malaysia 1989; 44:224-30. [PMID: 2626137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The clinical, biochemical and immunological features of 180 patients with hyperthyroid Graves' disease managed at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Endocrine Clinic from 1983 to 1987 were examined. The prevalence of the disease is highest in Chinese and lowest in Indians. The female: male ratio is 2.8:1. Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis and hypercalcaemia were present in 5.0% and 1.7% of the cases respectively. Pretibial myxoedema was extremely rare. Thyrotropin - binding inhibitory immunoglobulins, anti-thyroglobulin and anti-microsome antibodies were positive in 61.5%, 25.8% and 42.3% of the patients respectively. A eumetabolic state could be achieved in the majority of patients with antithyroid drugs alone. Definitive therapy with subtotal thyroidectomy or radioiodine were needed in 31.3% of cases.
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Tan TT, Raymond AA, Cheong I, Khalid BA. Sporadic adult-onset hypophosphatemic osteomalacia--a report of two cases. Singapore Med J 1989; 30:410-2. [PMID: 2814550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Two cases of sporadic adult onset hypophosphatemic osteomalacia are described. Both patients initially presented with intractable low backache and had lumbar laminectomies. In retrospect, they both had typical clinical and biochemical features of hypophosphatemic osteomalacia prior to surgery. Medical treatment resulted in rapid relief of symptoms in both patients.
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Thirty-eight normal volunteers and 10 patients with untreated thyrotoxicosis were each given 0.5 ml of Lugol's solution daily for 10 days. On days 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20, serum levels of T4, free T4, T3 and TSH (by sensitive immunoradiometric assay) were measured. In normal subjects, the serum concentrations of free T4 declined significantly at day 10 while TSH levels were significantly increased at days 5, 10 and 15. Serum levels of T4 and T3 did not change significantly. All the observed changes took place within the limits of normal ranges for the hormones mentioned. In contrast, in the thyrotoxic subjects, both T4 and T3 were significantly decreased at days 5 and 10, while serum TSH remained below detection limit (0.14 mU/l) throughout the study. Short exposure to excessive iodide in normal subjects affects T4 and T3 release and this effect could be partially overcome by compensatory increase in TSH. In thyrotoxicosis, lack of compensatory increase in TSH results in rapid decreases in T4 and T3 levels. The integrity of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroidal axis may be effectively assessed by measuring TSH response to iodide suppression, using a highly sensitive immunoradiometric assay.
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- T T Tan
- Department of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
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Stone BA, Tan TT, Koopersmith TB, Quinn K, Marrs RP. Luteotropic activity in serum of women following embryo or gamete transfer in a program of assisted conception. J In Vitro Fert Embryo Transf 1988; 5:275-81. [PMID: 3230350 DOI: 10.1007/bf01132177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In an attempt to track the proliferation/demise of trophoblastic tissues in women following gamete transfer (GT) or in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF/ET), we have measured levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in serum of 180 patients on days 7 and 14 following oocyte pickup (OPU). Serum hCG levels were measured by immunoassay and by a bioassay based on the capacity of the sample to stimulate testosterone secretion by cultured mouse Leydig cells. Based on determinations of bioactive and immunoactive hCG in serum from 18 of 180 patients who subsequently delivered (12 of 73 GT, 6 of 107 IVF/ET; P less than 0.05) and classification of patients in accord with their compliance or noncompliance with these ranges of values, about 70% of all patients in the present study were classified as "pregnant" 7 days following OPU. Based on these same criteria, about 23% were pregnant 7 days later. Biochemical pregnancy rates on days 7 and 14 following GT (near 73 and 27%, respectively) were not different from the respective values following IVF/ET (near 68 and 20%, respectively; P greater than 0.05). The luteotropin bioassay described is highly sensitive to hCG (to 0.02 mIU/ml serum) and appears appropriate to the characterization of proliferation/demise of embryonic tissues during the 14 days after gamete/embryo transfer. In addition, through its representation of the cumulative luteotropic properties of human serum and its insensitivity to biologically inactive hCG subunits, this bioassay appears more appropriate than hCG immunoassay in the monitoring of early embryonic signalling following assisted (or spontaneous) conception in the woman.
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- B A Stone
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048
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Tan TT, Alzaid AA, Sutcliffe N, Gardner MD, Thomson JA, Boyle IT. Treatment of hypercalcaemia in thyrotoxicosis with aminohydroxypropylidene diphosphonate. Postgrad Med J 1988; 64:224-7. [PMID: 3174541 PMCID: PMC2428854 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.64.749.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Two patients had symptomatic hypercalcaemia accompanying thyrotoxicosis, despite initial treatment with volume repletion, beta blockade and antithyroid drugs. They were further managed with intravenous infusions of aminohydroxypropylidene diphosphonate resulting in rapid normalization of the serum calcium, with relief of symptoms. Aminohydroxypropylidene diphosphonate effectively suppressed the increased bone resorption of thyrotoxicosis without any undesirable adverse effects.
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- T T Tan
- University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Thirty-four patients with cerebral metastases from choriocarcinoma were treated between 1964 and 1978 by the Department of Gynecology of the Tumor Hospital Chung Shan Medical College, Kwongchow, People's Republic of China. Disease in 20.5% (7 of 34 patients) is currently in remission (12 to 120 months). Treatment was primarily by chemotherapy and Chinese herbs, with adjunctive craniotomy in selected patients. Myelosuppression was the main side effect.
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Tan TT, Chow KK, Anantharaman V, Seet LC, Giam CK, Teh KC. Rates and effects of foot marches. Singapore Med J 1979; 20:438-42. [PMID: 545707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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