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Beddows K, Hudgins K, Makinde A, Rodriguez W, Hsu D. Assessment of an Electronic Healthcare Transition Toolkit to Improve Successful Patient Care Transition. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1340] [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: 04/05/2023] Open
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Enciu M, Liu HN, Obertelli A, Doornenbal P, Nowacki F, Ogata K, Poves A, Yoshida K, Achouri NL, Baba H, Browne F, Calvet D, Château F, Chen S, Chiga N, Corsi A, Cortés ML, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hilaire C, Isobe T, Kobayashi T, Kubota Y, Lapoux V, Motobayashi T, Murray I, Otsu H, Panin V, Paul N, Rodriguez W, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Steppenbeck D, Stuhl L, Sun YL, Togano Y, Uesaka T, Wimmer K, Yoneda K, Aktas O, Aumann T, Chung LX, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Gasparic I, Gerst RB, Gibelin J, Hahn KI, Kim D, Kondo Y, Koseoglou P, Lee J, Lehr C, Li PJ, Linh BD, Lokotko T, MacCormick M, Moschner K, Nakamura T, Park SY, Rossi D, Sahin E, Söderström PA, Sohler D, Takeuchi S, Toernqvist H, Vaquero V, Wagner V, Wang S, Werner V, Xu X, Yamada H, Yan D, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Zanetti L. Extended p_{3/2} Neutron Orbital and the N=32 Shell Closure in ^{52}Ca. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:262501. [PMID: 36608181 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.262501] [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] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The one-neutron knockout from ^{52}Ca in inverse kinematics onto a proton target was performed at ∼230 MeV/nucleon combined with prompt γ spectroscopy. Exclusive quasifree scattering cross sections to bound states in ^{51}Ca and the momentum distributions corresponding to the removal of 1f_{7/2} and 2p_{3/2} neutrons were measured. The cross sections, interpreted within the distorted-wave impulse approximation reaction framework, are consistent with a shell closure at the neutron number N=32, found as strong as at N=28 and N=34 in Ca isotopes from the same observables. The analysis of the momentum distributions leads to a difference of the root-mean-square radii of the neutron 1f_{7/2} and 2p_{3/2} orbitals of 0.61(23) fm, in agreement with the modified-shell-model prediction of 0.7 fm suggesting that the large root-mean-square radius of the 2p_{3/2} orbital in neutron-rich Ca isotopes is responsible for the unexpected linear increase of the charge radius with the neutron number.
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- M Enciu
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Key Laboratory of Beam Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Université de Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Physics, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Departamento de Fisica Teorica and IFT UAM-CSIC, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14000 Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, ENS, PSL Research University, Collège de France, Case 74, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física, Bogotá, Colombia
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institute for Nuclear Research, Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 172-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstrasse 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, 179 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14000 Caen, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- LPC Caen, Normandie Université, ENSICAEN, UNICAEN, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14000 Caen, France
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- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstrasse 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, 179 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS/IN2P3, IJCLab, F-91405 Orsay cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Research, Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstrasse 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Helmholtz Forschungsakademie Hessen für FAIR (HFHF), GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung, Campus Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Hoffman D, Rodriguez W, Macveigh-Fierro D, Miles J, Muller M. The KSHV ORF20 Protein Interacts with the Viral Processivity Factor ORF59 and Promotes Viral Reactivation. Microbiol Spectr 2021; 9:e0014521. [PMID: 34106579 PMCID: PMC8552657 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00145-21] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Upon Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) lytic reactivation, rapid and widespread amplification of viral DNA (vDNA) triggers significant nuclear reorganization. As part of this striking shift in nuclear architecture, viral replication compartments are formed as sites of lytic vDNA production along with remarkable spatial remodeling and the relocalization of cellular and viral proteins. These viral replication compartments house several lytic gene products that coordinate viral gene expression, vDNA replication, and nucleocapsid assembly. The viral proteins and mechanisms that regulate this overhaul of the nuclear landscape during KSHV replication remain largely unknown. KSHV's ORF20 is a widely conserved lytic gene among all herpesviruses, suggesting it may have a fundamental contribution to the progression of herpesviral infection. Here, we utilized a promiscuous biotin ligase proximity labeling method to identify the proximal interactome of ORF20, which includes several replication-associated viral proteins, one of which is ORF59, the KSHV DNA processivity factor. Using coimmunoprecipitation and immunofluorescence assays, we confirmed the interaction between ORF20 and ORF59 and tracked the localization of both proteins to KSHV replication compartments. To further characterize the function of ORF20, we generated an ORF20-deficient KSHV and compared its replicative fitness to that of wild-type virus. Virion production was significantly diminished in the ORF20-deficient virus as observed by supernatant transfer assays. Additionally, we tied this defect in viable virion formation to a reduction in viral late gene expression. Lastly, we observed an overall reduction in vDNA replication in the ORF20-deficient virus, implying a key role for ORF20 in the regulation of lytic replication. Taken together, these results capture the essential role of KSHV ORF20 in progressing viral lytic infection by regulating vDNA replication alongside other crucial lytic proteins within KSHV replication compartments. IMPORTANCE Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is a herpesvirus that induces lifelong infection, and as such, its lytic replication is carefully controlled to allow for efficient dissemination from its long-term reservoir and for the spread of the virus to new hosts. Viral DNA replication involves many host and viral proteins, coordinating both in time and space to successfully progress through the viral life cycle. Yet, this process is still not fully understood. We investigated the role of the poorly characterized viral protein ORF20, and through proximity labeling, we found that ORF20 interacts with ORF59 in replication compartments and affects DNA replication and subsequent steps of the late viral life cycle. Collectively, these results provide insights into the possible contribution of ORF20 to the complex lytic DNA replication process and suggest that this highly conserved protein may be an important modulator of this key viral mechanism.
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- D. Hoffman
- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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- Microbiology Department, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
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Browne F, Chen S, Doornenbal P, Obertelli A, Ogata K, Utsuno Y, Yoshida K, Achouri NL, Baba H, Calvet D, Château F, Chiga N, Corsi A, Cortés ML, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hilaire C, Isobe T, Kobayashi T, Kubota Y, Lapoux V, Liu HN, Motobayashi T, Murray I, Otsu H, Panin V, Paul N, Rodriguez W, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Steppenbeck D, Stuhl L, Sun YL, Togano Y, Uesaka T, Wimmer K, Yoneda K, Aktas O, Aumann T, Boretzky K, Caesar C, Chung LX, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Gasparic I, Gerst RB, Gibelin J, Hahn KI, Holl M, Kahlbow J, Kim D, Körper D, Koiwai T, Kondo Y, Koseoglou P, Lee J, Lehr C, Linh BD, Lokotko T, MacCormick M, Miki K, Moschner K, Nakamura T, Park SY, Rossi D, Sahin E, Schindler F, Simon H, Söderström PA, Sohler D, Takeuchi S, Törnqvist H, Tscheuschner J, Vaquero V, Wagner V, Wang S, Werner V, Xu X, Yamada H, Yan D, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Zanetti L. Pairing Forces Govern Population of Doubly Magic ^{54}Ca from Direct Reactions. Phys Rev Lett 2021; 126:252501. [PMID: 34241497 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.126.252501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Direct proton-knockout reactions of ^{55}Sc at ∼220 MeV/nucleon were studied at the RIKEN Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory. Populated states of ^{54}Ca were investigated through γ-ray and invariant-mass spectroscopy. Level energies were calculated from the nuclear shell model employing a phenomenological internucleon interaction. Theoretical cross sections to states were calculated from distorted-wave impulse approximation estimates multiplied by the shell model spectroscopic factors, which describe the wave function overlap of the ^{55}Sc ground state with states in ^{54}Ca. Despite the calculations showing a significant amplitude of excited neutron configurations in the ground-state of ^{55}Sc, valence proton removals populated predominantly the ground state of ^{54}Ca. This counterintuitive result is attributed to pairing effects leading to a dominance of the ground-state spectroscopic factor. Owing to the ubiquity of the pairing interaction, this argument should be generally applicable to direct knockout reactions from odd-even to even-even nuclei.
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- F Browne
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
- Department of Physics, Osaka City University, Osaka 558-8585, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- IPN Orsay, CNRS and Univiersité Paris-Saclay, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Facultad de Ciencias, Departmento de Física, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física, Bogotá, Colombia
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 171-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- IPN Orsay, CNRS and Univiersité Paris-Saclay, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- IPN Orsay, CNRS and Univiersité Paris-Saclay, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54,10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong
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- IPN Orsay, CNRS and Univiersité Paris-Saclay, F-91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
- Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Planckstr. 1, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Pieruzzini R, Ayala-Grosso C, de Jesus Navas J, Rodriguez W, Parra N, Luque E, Sanchez-Gago A, Gonzalez S, Hagobian A, Grullon A, Diaz K, Morales M, De Jesus M, Pena S, Rodriguez L, Pena L, Asaro A, Magris M. What smell and taste disorders by SARS-CoV-2 do we know? Predictive value of the Venezuelan Olfactory Test and RT-PCR molecular analysis in COVID-19 infection. RHINOL 2021. [DOI: 10.4193/rhinol/21.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: Smell and taste disorders are reported very frequently and at an early stage in SARS-CoV-2 infectious disease. These symptoms could be sensitive and specific to establish possible severity of the infection, and may suggest the flow of decisions as to further therapy. Objective: We asked whether smell and taste impairment are earlier and more sensitive symptoms than the RT-PCR molecular assays for SARS-CoV-2 detection. Methods: Subjects (N=275) with a probable COVID-19 diagnosis were classified as follows: Symptomatic with chemosensory dysfunction, symptomatic without chemosensory dysfunction, and asymptomatic. Validated unbiased testing of the chemosensory dysfunction was performed by means of the Venezuelan Olfactory Test and taste test. Nasal swabs and blood samples were analyzed by RT-PCR molecular analysis a rapid diagnostic test to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus and viral antibodies, respectively. Smell and taste testing and RT-PCR were performed every 3 to 5 days to patients until full recovery. Results: Out of 144 patients that were positive for SARS-CoV-2: 45.83% had COVID-19 symptoms, smell and taste disorders; 23.61% had COVID-19 symptoms but not smell or taste disorders, and 30.55% were asymptomatic. Mild hyposmia and hypogeusia were frequently associated with SARS-CoV-2 symptoms. Recovery from chemosensory dysfunction occurred between day 3 and 14. RT-PCR becomes negative after 21 days. The Venezuelan Olfactory Test and taste test has a 61.68% positive predictive value, 45.83% sensitivity, and 68.7% specificity for SARS-CoV-2. Conclusions: Smell and taste disorders are associated symptoms with SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not a predictor of the disease, as compared to the molecular RT-PCR test.
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Chen S, Lee J, Doornenbal P, Obertelli A, Barbieri C, Chazono Y, Navrátil P, Ogata K, Otsuka T, Raimondi F, Somà V, Utsuno Y, Yoshida K, Baba H, Browne F, Calvet D, Château F, Chiga N, Corsi A, Cortés ML, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hilaire C, Isobe T, Kahlbow J, Kobayashi T, Kubota Y, Lapoux V, Liu HN, Motobayashi T, Murray I, Otsu H, Panin V, Paul N, Rodriguez W, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Steppenbeck D, Stuhl L, Sun YL, Togano Y, Uesaka T, Wimmer K, Yoneda K, Achouri N, Aktas O, Aumann T, Chung LX, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Gašparić I, Gerst RB, Gibelin J, Hahn KI, Kim D, Koiwai T, Kondo Y, Koseoglou P, Lehr C, Linh BD, Lokotko T, MacCormick M, Moschner K, Nakamura T, Park SY, Rossi D, Sahin E, Sohler D, Söderström PA, Takeuchi S, Törnqvist H, Vaquero V, Wagner V, Wang S, Werner V, Xu X, Yamada H, Yan D, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Zanetti L. Quasifree Neutron Knockout from ^{54}Ca Corroborates Arising N=34 Neutron Magic Number. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:142501. [PMID: 31702209 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.142501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
Exclusive cross sections and momentum distributions have been measured for quasifree one-neutron knockout reactions from a ^{54}Ca beam striking on a liquid hydrogen target at ∼200 MeV/u. A significantly larger cross section to the p_{3/2} state compared to the f_{5/2} state observed in the excitation of ^{53}Ca provides direct evidence for the nature of the N=34 shell closure. This finding corroborates the arising of a new shell closure in neutron-rich calcium isotopes. The distorted-wave impulse approximation reaction formalism with shell model calculations using the effective GXPF1Bs interaction and ab initio calculations concur our experimental findings. Obtained transverse and parallel momentum distributions demonstrate the sensitivity of quasifree one-neutron knockout in inverse kinematics on a thick liquid hydrogen target with the reaction vertex reconstructed to final state spin-parity assignments.
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- S Chen
- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong
- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- School of Physics and State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, United Kingdom
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- TRIUMF, 4004 Westbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics and Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Instituut voor Kern- en Stralingsfysica, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- ESNT, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics and Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- Research Center for Nuclear Physics (RCNP), Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
- Advanced Science Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1195, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogota, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Fisica, Bogotá 111321, Colombia
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 172-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54,10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50923 Köln, Germany
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- Department of Science Education and Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Science Education and Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, 50923 Köln, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Science Education and Department of Physics, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA Atomki), P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, 999077, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Liu HN, Obertelli A, Doornenbal P, Bertulani CA, Hagen G, Holt JD, Jansen GR, Morris TD, Schwenk A, Stroberg R, Achouri N, Baba H, Browne F, Calvet D, Château F, Chen S, Chiga N, Corsi A, Cortés ML, Delbart A, Gheller JM, Giganon A, Gillibert A, Hilaire C, Isobe T, Kobayashi T, Kubota Y, Lapoux V, Motobayashi T, Murray I, Otsu H, Panin V, Paul N, Rodriguez W, Sakurai H, Sasano M, Steppenbeck D, Stuhl L, Sun YL, Togano Y, Uesaka T, Wimmer K, Yoneda K, Aktas O, Aumann T, Chung LX, Flavigny F, Franchoo S, Gašparić I, Gerst RB, Gibelin J, Hahn KI, Kim D, Koiwai T, Kondo Y, Koseoglou P, Lee J, Lehr C, Linh BD, Lokotko T, MacCormick M, Moschner K, Nakamura T, Park SY, Rossi D, Sahin E, Sohler D, Söderström PA, Takeuchi S, Törnqvist H, Vaquero V, Wagner V, Wang S, Werner V, Xu X, Yamada H, Yan D, Yang Z, Yasuda M, Zanetti L. How Robust is the N=34 Subshell Closure? First Spectroscopy of ^{52}Ar. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:072502. [PMID: 30848641 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.072502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The first γ-ray spectroscopy of ^{52}Ar, with the neutron number N=34, was measured using the ^{53}K(p,2p) one-proton removal reaction at ∼210 MeV/u at the RIBF facility. The 2_{1}^{+} excitation energy is found at 1656(18) keV, the highest among the Ar isotopes with N>20. This result is the first experimental signature of the persistence of the N=34 subshell closure beyond ^{54}Ca, i.e., below the magic proton number Z=20. Shell-model calculations with phenomenological and chiral-effective-field-theory interactions both reproduce the measured 2_{1}^{+} systematics of neutron-rich Ar isotopes, and support a N=34 subshell closure in ^{52}Ar.
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- H N Liu
- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- Texas A&M University-Commerce, P.O. Box 3011, Commerce, Texas 75429, USA
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- TRIUMF 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- ExtreMe Matter Institute EMMI, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- TRIUMF 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2A3, Canada
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People's Republic of China
- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogota, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física, 111321, Bogotá, Colombia
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Center for Nuclear Study, University of Tokyo, RIKEN campus, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire, IRFU, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay, F-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Rikkyo University, 3-34-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima, Tokyo 172-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- LPC Caen, ENSICAEN, Université de Caen, CNRS/IN2P3, F-14050 Caen, France
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- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
- GSI Helmoltzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute for Nuclear Science & Technology, VINATOM, P.O. Box 5T-160, Nghia Do, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Universität zu Köln, D-50937 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Ewha Womans University, Seoul 120-750, Korea
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway
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- MTA Atomki, P.O. Box 51, Debrecen H-4001, Hungary
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- GSI Helmoltzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, 64291 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, CSIC, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- RIKEN Nishina Center, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 O-Okayama, Meguro, Tokyo, 152-8551, Japan
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Technische Universität Darmstadt, 64289 Darmstadt, Germany
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Haas K, Notay M, Rodriguez W, Rolston M, Clark A, Burney W, Newman J, Pedersen T, Crawford R, Dandekar S, Sivamani R. 383 Doxycycline effects on the gut and skin microbiomes and lipidome in acne. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.389] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Sun H, Stockbridge N, Ariagno RL, Murphy D, Nelson RM, Rodriguez W. Reliable and developmentally appropriate study end points are needed to achieve drug development for treatment of pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Perinatol 2016; 36:1029-1033. [PMID: 27416322 PMCID: PMC5585871 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2016.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Revised: 03/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To identify suitable end points and surrogates for pediatric pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) as the lack of developmentally appropriate end point and clinical trials contribute to the unmet medical need. STUDY DESIGN Reviewed the efficacy end points and surrogates for all trials (1995 to 2013) that were submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support the approval of PAH therapy and conducted literature search. RESULTS An increase in the 6 min walking distance (6MWD) was used as a primary end point in 8/9 adult PAH trials. This end point is not suitable for infants and young children because of performance limitations and lack of control data. One adult PAH trial used time to the first morbidity or mortality event as a primary end point, which could potentially be used in pediatric PAH trials. In the sildenafil pediatric PAH trial, the change in pulmonary vascular resistance index or mean pulmonary artery pressure was used as a surrogate for the 6MWD to assess exercise capacity. However, two deaths and three severe adverse events during the catheterizations made this an unacceptably high-risk surrogate. The INOmax persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn trial used a reduction in initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment as a primary end point, which is not feasible for other pediatric PAH trials. A Literature review revealed none of the existing noninvasive markers are fully validated as surrogates to assess PAH efficacy and long-term safety. CONCLUSIONS For pediatric PAH trials, clinical end points are acceptable, and novel validated surrogates would be helpful. FDA seeks collaboration with academia, industry and parents to develop other suitable and possibly more efficient efficacy end points to facilitate pediatric PAH drug development.
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- Office of Pediatric Therapeutics/Office of Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Products, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Stanford University, Division of Neonatal & Developmental Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA,Senior Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Pediatric Therapeutics/Office of Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Pediatric Therapeutics/Office of Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Office of Pediatric Therapeutics/Office of Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Arango-Lasprilla J, Rivera D, De Los Reyes C, Olivera S, Longoni M, Ocampo N, Rodriguez W, Rodriguez Y, Galarza J, Aliaga Á, Perrin P. DIVERSITYC-11Hopkins Verbal Learning Test–Revised: Normative Data for an Illiterate Adult Population from 6 Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acv047.213] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Rivera D, Guardia J, Perrin P, Rodriguez Y, Rodriguez W, Bringas M, Ocampo N, Esenarro L, Arango-Lasprilla J. A-39 * A Normative Study of the Symbol Digit Modalities Test across Latin American Countries. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acu038.39] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Guzman R, Roa G, Rodriguez W, Cordoba J, Villalba A. AB0285 First real life experience with certolizumab pegol in rheumathoid arthritis (ra) in latinamerica. Ann Rheum Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-eular.2607] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Watkins N, Hassan U, Rodriguez W, Bashir R. Electrical flow metering of blood for point-of-care diagnostics. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2013; 2012:3255-7. [PMID: 23366620 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2012.6346659] [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: 11/06/2022]
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We have developed a microfabricated chip that creates a purified white blood cell (WBC) population from whole blood samples and then electrically analyzes the WBCs at the same time as measuring sample volume flown. The flow metering is based on the measurement of the electrical admittance between microelectrodes inside a microfluidic channel. We found that the admittance related to the flow rate linearly. WBC counts which correlated with the flow rate shows how this technique is a viable method in metering and analyzing blood and other biological samples in a point-of-care environment.
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- Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Yoshida K, Ikeda K, Yoshisue K, Rodriguez W, Bodoky G, Moiseyenko V, Lichinitser M, Saito K, Benedetti FM, Ajani JA. Population pharmacokinetic (PPK) analysis for 5-FU, tegafur (FT), gimeracil (CDHP), and oteracil potassium (Oxo) in the eight clinical studies of S-1 in Western patients with advanced solid tumors. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.4_suppl.53] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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53 Background: This analysis was performed to establish the PPK model of S-1, and to identify the intrinsic or extrinsic factors that influence S-1 exposure in the Western patients with advanced solid tumor. Methods: PK data obtained in seven phase I and one phase III (FLAGS) studies were combined for PPK analysis. The total number of patients was 315, and the number of data points for FT, CDHP, 5-FU and Oxo were 2,860, 2,625, 2,492, and 2,484, respectively. The two-compartment model was used for FT, CDHP and Oxo, whereas for 5-FU, inhibitory effect of CDHP on 5-FU clearance was incorporated into a two-compartment model to describe its non-linear PK. The final models were validated by visual predictive check and bootstrapping. Results: The individual fit and the stability of four models were acceptable. The predicted daily AUCs (at steady state) were calculated to evaluate the effect of covariates. The daily AUC of 5-FU strongly correlated with oral clearance (CL/F) of CDHP, but not with that of FT. The ethnic difference in exposure to 5-FU was not apparent despite the significantly lower CL/F of FT observed in the Asian patients. Co-administration with food delayed the absorption of S-1 but exhibited no or limited effect on the AUC of FT, CDHP and 5-FU, whereas the bioavailability of Oxo decreased to approximately 30%. Renal function primarily influenced CDHP exposure and, in turn, 5-FU. The model simulation suggested that the S-1 dosages of 30, 25 and 20 mg/m2 BID could achieve similar daily AUC of 5-FU in the Western patients with normal renal function (CLcr>80 mL/min), mild (50-80 mL/min) and moderate (30-50 mL/min) renal impairment, respectively. Other factors such as age, gender, liver function, serum albumin, PS, gastric cancer, gastrectomy, combination with cisplatin and liver metastasis, had little or minimal impact on the daily AUC of 5-FU. Conclusions: This analysis suggests that the daily AUC of 5-FU after S-1 administration is primarily affected by the CDHP levels, and hence renal function remains the primary factor for 5-FU PK in patients. Other factors as well as CL/F of FT had little impact on 5-FU. [Table: see text]
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- K. Yoshida
- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokushima, Japan; Clinica Ricardo Palma and INEN, Lima, Peru; Fovarosi Onkormanyzat Egyesitett Szent Imre es Szent Laszlo Korhaz-Rendelointezet, Budapest, Hungary; N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg, Russia; N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russia; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Tokyo, Japan; Taiho Pharmaceutical, Princeton, NJ; University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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McCune SK, Mathis LL, Cocchetto DM, Ball K, Rodriguez W. Safer, Better, More Appropriate: Clinical Trial Design for Pediatric Drug Labels. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1177/009286150604000207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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Fernandez R, Boque M, Rodriguez G, Rodriguez W, Galera A. Crit Care 2006; 10:P126. [DOI: 10.1186/cc4473] [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] Open
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Rodriguez W, Castañeda C, Vallejos C, Casanova L, Carracedo C, León J, Gómez H, Ferreyros G, Flores C, Mas L. Acute lymphatic leukemia: Peruvian experience. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.6726] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- W. Rodriguez
- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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- Inst de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru; Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas; Intituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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Armstrong BD, Abad C, Chhith S, Rodriguez W, Cheung-Lau G, Trinh V, Waschek JA. Restoration of axotomy-induced PACAP gene induction in SCID mice with CD4+ T-lymphocytes. Neuroreport 2004; 15:2647-50. [PMID: 15570170 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200412030-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/25/2022]
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PACAP is a neuropeptide with putative neuroprotective, regenerative, and immunomodulatory actions. PACAP mRNA is up-regulated in motor neurons following facial nerve axotomy in wild type, but not immunodeficient SCID mice. Because CD4+ lymphocytes appear to be neuroprotective in facial nerve and other injury models, we studied PACAP gene expression in SCID mice preinfused with CD4+ enriched splenocytes. Whereas the mean number of PACAP hybridizing neurons after axotomy was reduced by 75% in uninfused SCID mice, infusion of CD4+ enriched splenocytes restored the number to a value not significantly different than controls. The CD4+ cell-dependent induction of PACAP in motor neurons may thus be a factor in the cascade of events triggered by immune cells that ultimately lead to nerve regeneration.
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- Brian D Armstrong
- University of California at Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, NPI 68-225, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
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Colwell CS, Michel S, Itri J, Rodriguez W, Tam J, Lelièvre V, Hu Z, Waschek JA. Selective deficits in the circadian light response in mice lacking PACAP. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2004; 287:R1194-201. [PMID: 15217792 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00268.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Previous studies indicate that light information reaches the suprachiasmatic nucleus through a subpopulation of retinal ganglion cells that contain both glutamate and pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP). Although the role of glutamate in this pathway has been well studied, the involvement of PACAP and its receptors is only beginning to be understood. To investigate the functions of PACAP in vivo, we developed a mouse model in which the gene coding for PACAP was disrupted by targeted homologous recombination. RIA was used to confirm a lack of detectable PACAP protein in these mice. PACAP-deficient mice exhibited significant impairment in the magnitude of the response to brief light exposures with both light-induced phase delays and advances of the circadian system impacted. This mutation equally impacted phase shifts induced by bright and dim light exposure. Despite these effects on phase shifting, the loss of PACAP had only limited effects on the generation of circadian oscillations, as measured by rhythms in wheel-running activity. Unlike melanopsin-deficient mice, the mice lacking PACAP exhibited no loss of function in the direct light-induced inhibition of locomotor activity, i.e., masking. Finally, the PACAP-deficient mice exhibited normal phase shifts in response to exposure to discrete dark treatments. The results reported here show that the loss of PACAP produced selective deficits in the light response of the circadian system.
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- C S Colwell
- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024-1759, USA.
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DiCicco-Bloom E, Lelièvre V, Zhou X, Rodriguez W, Tam J, Waschek JA. Embryonic expression and multifunctional actions of the natriuretic peptides and receptors in the developing nervous system. Dev Biol 2004; 271:161-75. [PMID: 15196958 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2004.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 07/29/2003] [Revised: 03/11/2004] [Accepted: 03/11/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) binding sites have been detected in the embryonic brain, but the specific receptor subtypes and biological functions for ANP family ligands therein remain undefined. We now characterize the patterns of gene expression for the natriuretic peptides [ANP, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), type-C natriuretic peptide (CNP)] and their receptors (NPR-A, NPR-B, NPR-C) at several early stages in the embryonic mouse nervous system by in situ hybridization, and begin to define the potential developmental actions using cell culture models of peripheral (PNS) and central nervous systems (CNS). In the CNS, gene transcripts for CNP were present at the onset of neurogenesis, embryonic day 10.5 (E10.5), primarily in the dorsal part of the ventricular zone (VZ) throughout the hindbrain and spinal cord. On E14.5, new CNP signals were observed in the ventrolateral spinal cord where motor neurons reside, and in bands of cells surrounding the spinal cord and hindbrain, localized to dura and/or cartilage primordia. ANP and BNP gene transcripts were not detected in embryonic brain, but were highly abundant in the heart. The CNP-specific receptor (NPR-B) gene was expressed in cells just outside the VZ, in regions where post-mitotic neurons are differentiating. Gene expression for NPR-C, which recognizes all natriuretic peptides, was present in the roof plate of the hindbrain and spinal cord and in bilateral stripes just dorsolateral to the floor plate at E12.5. In the PNS, NPR-B and NPR-C transcripts were highly expressed in dorsal root sensory (DRG) and cranial ganglia beginning at E10.5, with NPR-C signal also prominent in adjoining nerves, consistent with Schwann cell localization. In contrast, NPR-A gene expression was undetectable in neural tissues. To define ontogenetic functions, we employed embryonic DRG and hindbrain cell cultures. The natriuretic peptides potently stimulated DNA synthesis in neuron-depleted as well as neuron-containing Schwann cell cultures and differentially inhibited neurite outgrowth in DRG sensory neuron cultures. CNP also exhibited modest survival-promoting effects for sensory neurons. In marked contrast to PNS effects, the peptides inhibited proliferation of neural precursor cells of the E10.5 hindbrain. Moreover, CNP, alone and in combination with sonic hedgehog (Shh), induced the expression of the Shh target gene gli-1 in hindbrain cultures, suggesting that natriuretic peptides may also modify patterning events in the embryonic brain. These studies reveal widespread, but discrete patterns of natriuretic peptide and receptor gene expression in the early embryonic nervous system, and suggest that the peptides play region- and stage-specific roles during the development of the peripheral and central nervous systems.
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- E DiCicco-Bloom
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Medicine, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Rodriguez W, Feller IC. Mangrove landscape characterization and change in Twin Cays, Belize using aerial photography and IKONOS satellite data. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.5479/si.00775630.513.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Colwell CS, Michel S, Itri J, Rodriguez W, Tam J, Lelievre V, Hu Z, Liu X, Waschek JA. Disrupted circadian rhythms in VIP- and PHI-deficient mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2003; 285:R939-49. [PMID: 12855416 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00200.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The related neuropeptides vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and peptide histidine isoleucine (PHI) are expressed at high levels in the neurons of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), but their function in the regulation of circadian rhythms is unknown. To study the role of these peptides on the circadian system in vivo, a new mouse model was developed in which both VIP and PHI genes were disrupted by homologous recombination. In a light-dark cycle, these mice exhibited diurnal rhythms in activity which were largely indistinguishable from wild-type controls. In constant darkness, the VIP/PHI-deficient mice exhibited pronounced abnormalities in their circadian system. The activity patterns started approximately 8 h earlier than predicted by the previous light cycle. In addition, lack of VIP/PHI led to a shortened free-running period and a loss of the coherence and precision of the circadian locomotor activity rhythm. In about one-quarter of VIP/PHI mice examined, the wheel-running rhythm became arrhythmic after several weeks in constant darkness. Another striking example of these deficits is seen in the split-activity patterns expressed by the mutant mice when they were exposed to a skeleton photoperiod. In addition, the VIP/PHI-deficient mice exhibited deficits in the response of their circadian system to light. Electrophysiological analysis indicates that VIP enhances inhibitory synaptic transmission within the SCN of wild-type and VIP/PHI-deficient mice. Together, the observations suggest that VIP/PHI peptides are critically involved in both the generation of circadian oscillations as well as the normal synchronization of these rhythms to light.
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- Christopher S Colwell
- Mental Retardation Res. Ctr., Univ. of California - Los Angeles, 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1759, USA.
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Nam K, Rodriguez W, Kukor JJ. Enhanced degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by biodegradation combined with a modified Fenton reaction. Chemosphere 2001; 45:11-20. [PMID: 11572585 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(01)00051-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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A study has been conducted to enhance degradation of a mixture of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by combining biodegradation with hydrogen peroxide oxidation in a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) soil. An active bacterial consortium enriched from the MGP surface soil (0-2 m) biodegraded more than 90% of PAHs including 2-, 3-, and 4-ring hydrocarbons in a model soil. The consortium was also able to transform about 50% of 4- and 5-ring hydrocarbons in the MGP soil. As a chemical oxidant, Fenton's reagent (H2O2 + Fe2+) was very efficient in the destruction of a mixture of PAHs (i.e., naphthalene (NAP), fluorene (FLU), phenanthrene (PHE), anthracene (ANT), pyrene (PYR), chrysene (CHR), and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)) in the model soil; noticeably, 84.5% and 96.7% of initial PYR and BaP were degraded, respectively. In the MGP soil, the same treatment destroyed more than 80% of 2- and 3-ring hydrocarbons and 20-40% of 4- and 5-ring compounds. However, the low pH requirement (pH 2-3) for optimum Fenton reaction made the process incompatible with biological treatment and posed potential hazards to the soil ecosystem where the reagent was used. In order to overcome such limitation, a modified Fenton-type reaction was performed at near neutral pH by using ferric ions and chelating agents such as catechol and gallic acid. By the combined treatment of the modified Fenton reaction and biodegradation, more than 98% of 2- or 3-ring hydrocarbons and between 70% and 85% of 4- or 5-ring compounds were degraded in the MGP soil, while maintaining its pH about 6-6.5.
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- K Nam
- School of Civil, Urban and Geosystem Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea.
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OBJECTIVES We sought to explore the relationship between the diagnosis of hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a Hispanic population, describe the effect of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on blood pressure regulation, and assess the effect of CPAP on quality of life. DESIGN A retrospective, recall interview study. PARTICIPANTS Patients enrolled at the Home Oxygen Program of the San Juan V.A. Medical Center with the diagnosis of OSA and treatment with CPAP. MEASUREMENTS The Calgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index was administered to all patients after informed consent. Information regarding co-morbid conditions and fluctuations in blood pressure and anthropometric variables were obtained on a follow-up evaluation. RESULTS After excluding for the use of antihypertensive medications, weight, and age, a 10% decrease in mean arterial pressure (MAP) from 100 mm Hg to 92 mm Hg was observed in an average of 40 months of therapy (p < 0.05). With the Calgary Quality of Life Index, 67% of the patients reported an extreme improvement in their quality of life. Compliance with CPAP therapy correlated with improved quality of life (r = 0.33, p < 0.015). CONCLUSIONS In this pilot study, there appears to be a correlation between our intervention and decline of blood pressure, independent of body weight, age, or medication usage. CPAP treatment is an effective modality in improving symptoms and quality of life.
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- M C Blondet
- Pulmonary Section (111-E), San Juan V.A. Medical Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Lee M, Lelievre V, Zhao P, Torres M, Rodriguez W, Byun JY, Doshi S, Ioffe Y, Gupta G, de los Monteros AE, de Vellis J, Waschek J. Pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating polypeptide stimulates DNA synthesis but delays maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitors. J Neurosci 2001; 21:3849-59. [PMID: 11356873 PMCID: PMC6762713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/16/2023] Open
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The neuropeptide pituitary adenylyl cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) and one of its receptors (PAC(1)) are expressed in embryonic neural tube, where they appear to regulate neurogenesis and patterning. We now show that PAC(1) gene expression is also present in neonatal rats in the ventricular and subventricular zones and in the optic chiasm, areas that are rich in oligodendrocyte (OL) progenitors (OLP). Because actions of PACAP on OLP have not been reported, we examined the effects of PACAP on the proliferation of purified OLP in culture and on myelinogenesis in cerebellar slices. Northern analyses on total RNA from purified glial cell subtypes revealed an abundant 7 kb hybridizing transcript in OLP, which was confirmed to correspond to the PAC(1) receptor by reverse transcription-PCR. The presence of this receptor was also corroborated by radioligand binding and cAMP assay. In cultured OL, receptor density decreased during maturation but was partially counterbalanced by the appearance of sites that bound both PACAP and the related peptide vasoactive intestinal peptide. PACAP increased DNA synthesis in OLP cultures almost twofold and increased the bromodeoxyuridine-labeling index in O4-positive OLP. PACAP treatment also resulted in decreased sulfate incorporation into sulfatide in cultures of differentiating OL. The PACAP effect on sulfatide synthesis was fully reproduced in a cerebellar explant model. These findings indicate that PACAP may act at two stages during OL development to (1) stimulate proliferation and (2) delay maturation and/or myelinogenesis.
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- M Lee
- Departments of Neurobiology and Psychiatry and Mental Retardation Research Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024-1759, USA
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Hadigan C, Corcoran C, Piecuch S, Rodriguez W, Grinspoon S. Hyperandrogenemia in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women with the lipodystrophy syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2000; 85:3544-50. [PMID: 11061499 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.10.6923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A novel lipodystrophy syndrome characterized by insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia, and fat redistribution has recently been described in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men and women. Women with the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome exhibit a marked increase in waist-to-hip ratio and truncal adiposity; however, it is unknown whether androgen levels are increased in these patients. In this study, we assessed androgen levels in female patients with clinical lipodystrophy based on evidence of significant fat redistribution in the trunk, extremities, neck and/or face (LIPO: n = 9; age, 35.7+/-1.7 yr; BMI, 24.7+/-0.8 kg/m2) in comparison with age- and BMI-matched nonlipodystrophic HIV-infected females (NONLIPO: n = 14; age, 37.6+/-1.1 yr; BMI, 23.4+/-0.6 kg/m2) and healthy non-HIV-infected control subjects (C: n = 16; age, 35.8+/-0.9 yr; BMI, 23.1+/-0.4 kg/m2). Fasting insulin, lipid levels, virologic parameters, and regional body composition using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry were also assessed. Total testosterone [ LIPO, 33+/-6 ng/dL (1.1+/-0.2 nmol/L); NONLIPO, 17+/-2 ng/dL (0.6+/-0.1 nmol/L); C, 23+/-2 ng/dL (0.8+/-0.1 nmol/L); P < 0.05 LIPO vs. C and LIPO vs. NONLIPO] and free testosterone determined by equilibrium dialysis [LIPO, 4.5+/-0.9 pg/mL (16+/-3 pmol/L); NONLIPO, 1.7+/-0.2 pg/mL (6+/-1 pmol/L); C, 2.4+/-0.2 pg/mL (8+/-1 pmol/L); P < 0.05 LIPO vs. C and LIPO vs. NONLIPO] were increased in the lipodystrophic patients. Sex hormone-binding globulin levels were not significantly different between LIPO and C, but were significantly lower in the LIPO vs. NONLIPO patients (LIPO 84+/-7 vs. NONLIPO 149+/-17 nmol/L, P < 0.05). The LH/FSH ratio was significantly increased in the LIPO group compared with the NONLIPO and C subjects (LIPO, 2.0+/-0.6; NONLIPO, 1.1+/-0.1; C, 0.8+/-0.1; P < 0.05 LIPO vs. NONLIPO and LIPO vs. C). Body fat distribution was significantly different between LIPO and C subjects. Trunk to extremity fat ratio (1.46+/-0.17 vs. 0.75+/-0.05, LIPO vs. C, P < 0.05) was increased and extremity to total fat ratio decreased (0.40+/-0.03 vs. 0.55+/-0.01, LIPO vs. C, P < 0.05). In contrast, fat distribution was not different in the NONLIPO group vs. control subjects. Among the HIV-infected patients, free testosterone correlated with percent truncal fat (trunk fat/trunk mass) (r = 0.43, P = 0.04). These data suggest that hyperandrogenemia is another potentially important feature of the HIV-lipodystrophy syndrome in women. Additional studies are necessary to determine the clinical significance of increased androgen levels and the relationship of hyperandrogenism to fat redistribution and insulin resistance in this population of patients.
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- C Hadigan
- Neuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA
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- H Moriuchi
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
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McAlister WH, Kushner DC, Babcock DS, Cohen HL, Gelfand MJ, Hernandez RJ, Parker BR, Royal SA, Slovis TL, Smith WL, Strain JD, Strife JL, Rodriguez W. Fever without source. American College of Radiology. ACR Appropriateness Criteria. Radiology 2000; 215 Suppl:829-32. [PMID: 11037506] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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- W H McAlister
- Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, Mo., USA
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Perez J, Rodriguez W. Screening of tuberculosis: is it a real prediction model? Chest 1999; 116:1841-2. [PMID: 10593826 DOI: 10.1378/chest.116.6.1841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Waschek JA, Bravo DT, Sena M, Casillas R, Rodriguez W, Nguyen T, Colburn S. Targeting of embryonic and postnatal autonomic and enteric neurons with a vasoactive intestinal peptide transgene. J Neurochem 1999; 73:1739-48. [PMID: 10501223 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.731739.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The neuropeptide vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is expressed in several distinct sites in the CNS, in cholinergic and enteric ganglia, and in a small subpopulation of neurons within sympathetic ganglia. Previous studies on the human VIP gene indicate that transcription in neural crest-derived neuroblastoma and pheochromocytoma cell lines is controlled in part by multiple regulatory elements located along 4.5 kb of upstream 5' flanking sequence. In the current studies, transgenic mice were created with a chimeric gene consisting of 16.5 kb of the mouse VIP gene fused to the beta-galactosidase reporter. In situ hybridization analysis in adult mice indicated that reporter gene expression was correctly targeted to neurons in the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and colon. No expression was observed in the brain, including regions that contain abundant VIP-expressing cells, such as the thalamus, amygdala, cerebral cortex, hippocampus, and suprachiasmatic nucleus. Analysis of transgene expression in neonatal and embryonic day 13.5 mice revealed a near perfect correlation between VIP and beta-galactosidase gene expression in cranial cholinergic ganglia and the superior cervical ganglia, and lack of transgene expression in sensory ganglia and in nonneuronal tissue. Potential ectopic transgene expression was observed in neonates, in the cerebellar external granule layer and in a small subpopulation of neurons in the olfactory epithelium. We conclude that the 16.5 kb of VIP gene used in these studies contains sequences sufficient for directing expression specifically to VIP neurons in the PNS, and that sequences located elsewhere on the gene are required for proper CNS expression. The VIP gene sequences used here should be capable of targeting other gene products to specific populations of embryonic and adult peripheral neurons without causing significant expression in the CNS.
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- J A Waschek
- Department of Psychiatry and Mental Retardation Research Center, University of California at Los Angeles, 90024-1759, USA
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Carracedo C, Travezan R, Postigo J, Sanchez P, Zaharia M, Santillana S, Casanova L, Rodriguez W, Gomez H, Leon J, Vallejos C. Neoadjuvant cisplatin (P) 5-fluoracilo (5-FU) and radiation therapy (RT) for organ preservation in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: a single institutional experience. Eur J Cancer 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)81085-5] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Rodriguez W, Pizarro R, Misad O, Herrera V, Argumanis E, Dyer R, Casanova L, Silva M, Flores C, Vallejos C. A case control study about HTLV-I in lymphoid malignancies (LM) with special reference to adult t-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL). Eur J Cancer 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(99)81530-5] [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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Gómez H, Mas L, Casanova L, Pen DL, Santillana S, Valdivia S, Otero J, Rodriguez W, Carracedo C, Vallejos C. Elderly patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with CHOP chemotherapy plus granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: identification of two age subgroups with differing hematologic toxicity. J Clin Oncol 1998; 16:2352-8. [PMID: 9667250 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1998.16.7.2352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Standard cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (CHOP) chemotherapy repeated at 3-week intervals is difficult to deliver in elderly patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). The use of hemopoietic growth factors may decrease the hematologic toxicity of chemotherapy and allow the delivery of full-dose CHOP. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a phase II trial with the addition of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) to CHOP chemotherapy in NHL patients older than 60 years of age. Twenty-six previously untreated patients were assessable; median age was 67 years (range, 61 to 84 years). CHOP included cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 intravenously day 1; doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 intravenously day 1; vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 (2 mg total dose) intravenously day 1; and prednisone 100 mg orally days 1 through 5. GM-CSF 5 microg/kg was administered subcutaneously on days 4 through 13. Cycles were repeated every 21 days for six cycles. Results were analyzed for the total group and for two age subgroups: 61 to 69 years (n = 15) and 70 years or older (n = 11). RESULTS Sixteen patients (62%) achieved a complete response (CR), four patients (15%) achieved a partial response (PR), and six patients (23%) did not respond to therapy. After a median follow-up of 41 months, the median progression-free and overall survival were 19 and 30 months, respectively. Twenty patients completed six cycles. One hundred thirty-eight of the 156 planned cycles were delivered (88%). The relative dose-intensity was 95%. The chemotherapy-induced toxicity was important. Absolute neutrophil count was less than 500/mL in 43% of the cycles, platelet nadir was less than 20,000/mL in 19%, and febrile neutropenia occurred in 21%. There were no grades 3 to 4 mucositis. Treatment-related death occurred in two patients, and was associated with neutropenic septic shock. The toxicity related to GM-CSF was mild hypotension after the cytokine was administered in 7% of cycles. When the results of the study were analyzed by age subgroups, we observed that whereas response and median survival were similar in patients aged 61 to 69 years or 70 years or older, there were significant differences in dose delivery and toxicity. Chemotherapy was delivered in 86 of 90 planned cycles in patients aged 61 to 69 years, but in only 52 of 72 planned cycles in patients aged 70 to 84 years (P = .00008). Absolute neutrophil count was less than 500/mL in 24% of cycles in patients aged 61 to 69 years and 73% of cycles in patients aged 70 years or older (P = .00001). The platelet nadir of less than 20,000/mL occurred in 5% of patients aged 61 to 69 years and in 42% of patients aged 70 years or older (P < .0001). Fever and neutropenia occurred in 8% of patients aged 61 to 69 years and in 42% of patients aged 70 years or older (P < .0001). Mucositis (grades 1 to 2) occurred in 21% of patients aged 61 to 69 years and in 42% of patients aged 70 years or older (P = .006). CONCLUSION CHOP chemotherapy plus GM-CSF is an active regimen in elderly patients with NHL. Despite cytokine support, the toxicity of the regimen is elevated. We have identified two age subgroups (61 to 69 and > or = 70 years) that do not differ in treatment efficacy but show large differences in treatment-related toxicity.
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- H Gómez
- Department of Medicine, Instituto de Enfermedades de Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú
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Rodriguez W. Musculoskeletal manifestations of HIV disease. AIDS Clin Care 1998; 10:49-51, 56. [PMID: 11365605] [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: 04/16/2023]
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Vallejos C, Solidoro A, Gómez H, Castellano C, Barriga O, Galdos R, Casanova L, Otero J, Rodriguez W. Ifosfamide plus cisplatin as primary chemotherapy of advanced ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 1997; 67:168-71. [PMID: 9367702 DOI: 10.1006/gyno.1997.4845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 02/05/2023]
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We have performed a phase II study to evaluate the activity and toxicity of ifosfamide and cisplatin as first-line treatment for advanced ovarian cancer. Patients were treated with cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1 and ifosfamide 5 g/m2 in 18-hr continuous infusion on day 1 or 1.5 g/m2 bolus on days 1-5. Between August 1988 and March 1990, 30 women were entered in the trial, 26 of them with measurable disease. The overall clinical response rate was 69% (95% CI: 48-85%), including 34.6% complete responses (95% CI:17-55%). Reassessment laparotomy was performed in 12 cases, and 4 (33%) exhibited a pathologic complete response. For all patients, the median duration of progression-free survival was 14 months, and the median overall survival was 25 months. There were no major differences in the response rate or survival between the two ifosfamide administration modalities. Relevant toxicities were grade IV hematologic toxicity in 11/30 patients and grade IV renal toxicity in 2/30 patients. A patient with grade IV encephalopathy developed a trauma-related cerebral hemorrhage and died 2 months later. The combination of ifosfamide and cisplatin is active in first-line therapy in advanced ovarian cancer, although it does not seem to improve the efficacy or toxicity profile of conventional combinations.
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- C Vallejos
- Department of Medicine, Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, 34, Perú
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Harrison CJ, Chartrand SA, Rodriguez W, Schwartz R, Pollack J, Thedinger B, Block SL, Hedrick JA. Middle ear effusion concentrations of cefixime during acute otitis media with effusion and otitis media with effusion. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1997; 16:816-7. [PMID: 9271047 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199708000-00016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Otero JC, Solidoro A, Casanova L, Vallejos C, Rodriguez W. Phase I trial of a 24-h continuous infusion of ifosfamide/mesna in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. J Exp Ther Oncol 1996; 1:84-7. [PMID: 9414391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Based on previous reports suggesting that an intravenous (i.v.) continuous infusion of alkylating agents produced a significant response rate in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a phase I trial of ifosfamide/mesna (IFO/MES) was conducted in 11 adult patients with relapsed ALL. IFO/MES were administered as a 24-h i.v. continuous infusion in doses ranging from 5 g/m2 to 9 g/m2; the courses of treatment were repeated every 3 weeks. Patients were examined for toxicity after every cycle and responses were carefully defined and evaluated. All 11 admitted patients were evaluable for toxicity and response. Myelosuppression was the dose limiting effect and it was dose-related. Microscopic and/of macroscopic hematuria was detected in four (11%) out of 36 cycles administered. Ifosfamide produced a positive biological response with a preliminary response rate of 45.4%. Ifosfamide/mesna in a 24-h i.v. continuous infusion appears to be tolerated and produces a biological response in ALL. We recommend that phase II studies of this drug schedule be conducted at the initial dose of 7 g/m2 repeated every 3 weeks and combined with other antileukemic agents.
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- J C Otero
- Departamento de Medicina, Instituto de Enfermedades Neoplasicas, Lima, Peru
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Garcia-Barreto L, Vega W, Deliz R, Rodriguez W. Right hilar abnormality in a young man. Respiration 1996; 63:246-50. [PMID: 8815973 DOI: 10.1159/000196554] [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: 02/02/2023] Open
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A 34-year-old male patient with an abnormal chest radiograph was found to have a partial anomalous pulmonary venous return. The chest radiographs, computed tomography studies and pulmonary arteriographs are presented, as well as a discussion of the clinical features of this extremely rare entity.
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- L Garcia-Barreto
- Pulmonary Section, San Juan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, P.R
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Castanheira-Dinis A, Rodriguez W, Robalo-Soares J, Franco J, Gouveia-Andrade L, Ribeiro-da-Silva J. 2113 Corneal transplantation in high-risk patients: Influence of HLA matching. Vision Res 1995. [DOI: 10.1016/0042-6989(95)90127-2] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Pichichero ME, Mclinn SE, Gooch WM, Rodriguez W, Goldfarb J, Reidenberg BE. Ceftibuten vs. penicillin V in group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis. Members of the Ceftibuten Pharyngitis International Study Group. Pediatr Infect Dis J 1995; 14:S102-7. [PMID: 7567309 DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199507001-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The efficacy and safety of a 10-day course of ceftibuten oral suspension (9 mg/kg once daily) were compared with those of penicillin V (25 mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses) in children 3 to 18 years old treated for symptomatic pharyngitis and scarlet fever caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (Streptococcus pyogenes). The study was prospective, randomized, multicenter and investigator-blinded; patients were randomized in a 2:1 ratio (ceftibuten:penicillin V). Overall clinical success (cure/improvement) at the primary end point of treatment (5 to 7 days posttherapy) was achieved in 97% (285 of 294) of ceftibuten-treated patients vs. 89% (117 of 132) of penicillin V-treated patients (P < 0.01). Elimination of infecting streptococci 5 to 7 days posttherapy was achieved in 91% (267 of 294) of ceftibuten-treated patients vs 80% (105 of 132) of penicillin V-treated patients (P < 0.01). A significant rise in anti-streptolysin O or anti-DNase B was observed in approximately 30% of patients in both treatment groups. No patient developed rheumatic fever or nephritis. Treatment-related adverse events were similar between the two groups; mild vomiting (2%) was most frequently reported. These data suggest that once daily ceftibuten is as safe as and more effective than three times daily penicillin V for the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis.
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Greiner CA, Greiner JV, Leahy CD, Auerbach DB, Marcus MD, Davies LH, Rodriguez W, Glonek T. Distribution of membrane phospholipids in the rabbit neural retina, optic nerve head and optic nerve. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 1995; 27:21-8. [PMID: 7757879 DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(94)00061-1] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Since diseases of the neural retina and optic nerve can result in alteration of biological membranes, this study determines similarities and differences in the membrane phospholipid content of the neural retina, optic nerve head, and optic nerve to serve as baseline data. Neural retina, optic nerve head, and optic nerve were dissected, isolated as 5 sets from 20 rabbits and frozen in liquid N2. Separate pooled-tissue extracts were prepared for each set of tissues and phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance (31P NMR) analyses performed. Ten phospholipids were quantified (respective neural retina, optic nerve head, and optic nerve mole % are given for the 5 major phospholipids detected): phosphatidylcholine (PC), 44.61, 27.67, 26.40; PC plasmalogen or alkylacyl PC (CPLIP); phosphatidylinositol (PI); sphingomyelin (SM); phosphatidylserine (PS), 12.63, 14.77, 15.09; phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), 21.21, 9.59, 8.69; PE plasmalogen (EPLAS), 11.07, 30.96, 33.93; an unidentified (unknown) phospholipid (U) at the chemical-shift value of 0.13 ppm; diphosphatidylglycerol (DPG); and phosphatidic acid (PA), 0.46, 2.92, 1.57. Significant differences between the various tissues were determined by the one-way analysis of variance, using a Scheffé range value of P < 0.05. The neural retina in all phospholipids detected except for the uncharacterized (unknown) phospholipid was significantly different from the optic nerve head tissue. The optic nerve head was significantly different from the optic nerve in PC, CPLIP, PE, EPLAS, U, DPG, and PA. The data provide a baseline for studies on pathologically changed neural retina, optic nerve head, and optic nerve.
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- C A Greiner
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pichichero ME, Gooch WM, Rodriguez W, Blumer JL, Aronoff SC, Jacobs RF, Musser JM. Effective short-course treatment of acute group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis. Ten days of penicillin V vs 5 days or 10 days of cefpodoxime therapy in children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1994; 148:1053-60. [PMID: 7921095 DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1994.02170100051010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare bacteriologic and clinical efficacy and safety of 10 vs 5 days of cefpodoxime proxetil vs 10 days of penicillin V potassium for the treatment of acute group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis in children. DESIGN Prospective, randomized, observer-blind, multicenter study. PATIENTS/INTERVENTIONS Four hundred eighty-four children (age range, 2 to 17 years) with signs and symptoms of acute tonsillopharyngitis were enrolled; 377 had a positive throat culture for group A beta-hemolytic streptococci and were fully evaluable. One hundred twenty-one patients received cefpodoxime once a day for 10 days, 126 received cefpodoxime twice a day for 5 days, and 130 received penicillin V three times a day for 10 days. RESULTS Cefpodoxime for 10 days vs cefpodoxime for 5 days vs penicillin V for 10 days produced bacteriologic eradication at the end of therapy in 95%, 90%, and 78% of the patients, respectively. The 10- and 5-day cefpodoxime treatment regimens were more efficacious than penicillin V (P = .003 and P = .02, respectively). The cumulative bacteriologic failure rate among assessable patients by the 32- to 38-day posttreatment visit was 20 (17%) of 121 patients who were treated with cefpodoxime for 10 days, 24 (19%) of 125 patients who were treated with cefpodoxime for 5 days, and 45 (35%) of 130 patients who were treated with penicillin V for 10 days (P = .001 and P = .005, respectively). Clinical cure or improvement was observed at the end of therapy in 96%, 94%, and 91% of the patients, respectively (P = not significant). Adverse events were infrequent and similar in all three treatment groups, with minor gastrointestinal side effects predominating. CONCLUSIONS Five days of treatment with cefpodoxime is as efficacious in bacteriologic eradication and clinical response (cure plus improvement) as 10 days of cefpodoxime therapy, and both cefpodoxime regimens produced superior bacteriologic efficacy compared with a 10-day regimen of penicillin V in the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis in children.
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Goldenring JR, Soroka CJ, Shen KR, Tang LH, Rodriguez W, Vaughan HD, Stoch SA, Modlin IM. Enrichment of rab11, a small GTP-binding protein, in gastric parietal cells. Am J Physiol 1994; 267:G187-94. [PMID: 8074219 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1994.267.2.g187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Parietal cell secretion of acid requires the coordinated fusion of H(+)-K(+)-adenosinetriphosphatase (ATPase)-containing tubulovesicles with a secretory canalicular target membrane. We have previously reported the presence of rab2 on parietal cell tubulovesicles (L. H. Tang, S. A. Stoch, I. M. Modlin, and J. R. Goldenring. Biochem. J. 285: 715-719, 1992). Since 60% of the small GTP-binding protein sequences obtained from parietal cells were > 95% homologous with human rab11 (J. R. Goldenring, K. R. Shen, H. D. Vaughan, and I.M. Modlin. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 18419-18422, 1993), we sought to study rab11 in gastric parietal cells. A complete rab11 sequence was obtained, and the deduced amino acid sequence of rabbit rab11 was identical to that for human. Rab11 mRNA was present throughout the gastrointestinal mucosa. mRNA for both rab11 and rab2 were enriched in isolated parietal cells compared with chief cells. A polyclonal antiserum against rab11 labeled a single 25-kDa band in isolated parietal cells. Immunostaining of rat fundic tissue demonstrated prominent staining of parietal cells. Rab11 staining cosegregated with alpha-H(+)-K(+)-ATPase staining in enriched preparations of rabbit parietal cell tubulovesicles. These results suggest that rab11 is enriched in parietal cells and is associated with intracellular tubulovesicles.
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- J R Goldenring
- Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Villa AM, Monteverde DA, Rodriguez W, Boero A, Sica RE. [Neurocysticercosis in a hospital of the city of Buenos Aires: study of 11 cases]. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 1993; 51:333-6. [PMID: 8297236 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1993000300007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Eleven patients with diagnosis of possible neurocistycercosis were studied in our Department since 1986. All of them were adults. Eight were Bolivian citizens. The commonest neurological clinical manifestation were seizures and/or headache. Brain CT scans showed cystic lesions and calcifications in 5 patients, only calcifications in 3, enlarged ventricles in 2 and an isolated frontal cystic lesion in 1. Six out of 7 patients who were submitted to spinal fluid ELISA test showed positive response for cysticercosis. Patients were put on praziquantel (50 mg/Kg/d) or albendazol (15 mg/Kg/d) with good outcome for all them. Surgery was carried on for treatment of enlarged ventricles (2 patients) and for a like-expansive lesion (1 patient). The aim of this work is to underscore the fact that in Buenos Aires city, which previously was not within the endemic latin american area for cysticercosis, is now possible to find patients with the neurological manifestations of this parasitosis, most probably due to migration of people coming from the north provinces or from countries situated at its border where the disease is endemic.
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- A M Villa
- Division Neurologia, Hospital Ramos Mejia, Catedra de Neurologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Romano MJ, Kearns GL, Kaplan SL, Jacobs RF, Killian A, Bradley JS, Moss MM, Van Dyke R, Rodriguez W, Straube RC. Single-dose pharmacokinetics and safety of HA-1A, a human IgM anti-lipid-A monoclonal antibody, in pediatric patients with sepsis syndrome. J Pediatr 1993; 122:974-81. [PMID: 8501580 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(09)90031-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The pharmacokinetics and safety of HA-1A (Nebacumab), a human IgM monoclonal antibody with specificity for the lipid A region of endotoxin, were evaluated in a multicenter trial of pediatric patients with sepsis syndrome or septic shock. Forty-two patients received a total of 44 infusions of drug, at a dose of 3 mg/kg (maximum 100 mg). The mean age was 7 years 10 months (range, 11 months to 16 years 7 months). The pharmacokinetic behavior of HA-1A during 36 hours was best described by a one-compartment open model. Clearance (6.1 +/- 2.0 ml/kg per hour) and apparent volume of distribution at steady state (0.11 +/- 0.03 L/kg) were larger than values reported previously in adults with sepsis syndrome. Elimination half-life (14.5 +/- 6.8 hours) and plasma concentration after infusion (30.7 +/- 14.5 mg/L) were similar to adults' values. In an additional three patients studied for 72 hours after administration, a biexponential function (i.e., two-compartment open model) best described the pharmacokinetic behavior of HA-1A: clearance (1.5 +/- 1.4 ml/hr per kilogram) and apparent volume of distribution at steady state (0.2 +/- 0.02 L/kg) were different (p < 0.002) from values observed in children's blood samples during 36 hours. Within the pediatric population, no age-related differences in pharmacokinetics could be detected. Drug disposition was unaffected by renal or hepatic dysfunction. Decreased blood pressure was the most frequently reported adverse event; 4 (9%) episodes in 44 infusions were considered possibly related to the study drug. Gram-negative bacteremia was documented in 23 (55%) of 42 patients. The overall mortality rate was 31%. Enterobacter cloacae was the most common pathogen isolated. Haemophilus influenzae type b was isolated from one child with sepsis syndrome. We conclude that infusion of HA-1A in children is associated with a low incidence of side effects. The pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic behavior of HA-1A in children requires further study to determine whether developmental differences exist and how these differences might affect drug administration. Efficacy remains to be studied.
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- M J Romano
- Department of Pediatrics, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston
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Youssefyeh RD, Campbell HF, Airey JE, Klein S, Schnapper M, Powers M, Woodward R, Rodriguez W, Golec S, Studt W. Development of high-affinity 5-HT3 receptor antagonists. 2. Two novel tricyclic benzamides. J Med Chem 1992; 35:903-11. [PMID: 1548679 DOI: 10.1021/jm00083a015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Two new classes of potent 5-HT3 agents have been developed and examined as inhibitors of cytotoxic drug induced emesis in the ferret and dog. The absolute configuration of the most active molecules 10 and 18 have been determined by X-ray crystallography. These two compounds are more potent than known 5-HT3 receptor antagonists both in vivo and in vitro in blocking 5-HT3 receptor activation and preventing chemotherapeutic induced emesis. Compared with 5-HT3 antagonists, such as GR 38032F, zacopride, BRL 43694, and ICS 205-930, compound 10 was more potent in (1) inhibiting binding to 5-HT3 receptor binding sites in rat cortex (Ki = 0.17 nM), (2) blocking the von Bezold-Jarisch effect in the rat (lowest effective dose, 1 microgram/kg iv), and (3) inhibiting 5-HT-induced contraction of guinea pig ileum (lowest effective concentration, 10(-9) M). This novel agent was as effective given po as when given iv in reducing cisplatin-induced emetic episodes in the ferret (ED50 = 4 micrograms/kg iv or po). A 1 mg/kg po dose of 10 virtually abolished cisplatin-induced emesis for 10 h in the ferret. However, it was inactive against apomorphine or copper sulfate-induced vomiting. These data, coupled with receptor binding studies of ligands for D2-dopamine, a1, a2, 5-HT1, 5-HT2, and muscarinic receptors demonstrate that 10 is a highly selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonist with remarkable potency in vivo.
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- R D Youssefyeh
- Rhône-Poulenc Rorer Central Research, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
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Groothuis JR, Levin MJ, Rodriguez W, Hall CB, Long CE, Kim HW, Lauer BA, Hemming VG. Use of intravenous gamma globulin to passively immunize high-risk children against respiratory syncytial virus: safety and pharmacokinetics. The RSVIG Study Group. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 1991; 35:1469-73. [PMID: 1718213 PMCID: PMC245192 DOI: 10.1128/aac.35.7.1469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Infants with cardiopulmonary disease develop severe illness from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Safety, feasibility, and pharmacokinetics of intravenous gamma globulin (IVIG) to prevent RSV illness were studied in 23 high-risk infants in a phase I trial. IVIG with an RSV neutralizing antibody titer of 1:1,100 in 5% solution was given monthly over a 2- to 4-h period in a clinical setting during the RSV season. The first group (n = 7) received 500 mg/kg of body weight, the second group (n = 9) received 600 mg/kg, and the third group (n =7) received 750 mg/kg. Serum was drawn prior to infusion and 2, 14, and 30 days after infusion. Total immunoglobulin G and RSV A2 and RSV B neutralizing antibody levels were obtained after the first IVIG infusion. Two children developed mild reversible pulmonary edema (group receiving 600 mg/kg per dose), and one developed hives and wheezing during one infusion (group receiving 500 mg/kg per dose). Twelve children developed subsequent RSV infection during two RSV seasons (November to April) over a 2-year follow-up period; 9 of 12 developed infection during the infusion year. Eleven illnesses were mild; one child died of progressive RSV illness (group receiving 500 mg/kg per dose). A cumulative infusion effect was not observed. IVIG appears safe and feasible in an outpatient setting, and at 750 mg/kg per dose, a target RSV antibody level of greater than or equal to 1:100 was achieved.
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- J R Groothuis
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver 80218-1088
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- R L Neve
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- L I Benowitz
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115
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Benowitz LI, Rodriguez W, Paskevich P, Mufson EJ, Schenk D, Neve RL. The amyloid precursor protein is concentrated in neuronal lysosomes in normal and Alzheimer disease subjects. Exp Neurol 1989; 106:237-50. [PMID: 2591522 DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(89)90156-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The 4.2-kilodalton (kDa) polypeptide associated with the cerebral amyloid deposits of Alzheimer's disease (AD) derives from a much larger protein that is encoded by a gene on chromosome 21. In the present study, we have used antibodies raised against portions of the amyloid protein precursor (APP) to map its normal distribution and to gain further insights into the events that lead to amyloid deposition. Antibodies raised against several different portions of APP reacted with proteins having apparent molecular sizes of 65, 67, and 132 kDa on Western blots. In sections through the normal human brain, immunocytochemistry revealed punctate concentrations of the protein in pyramidal cells of the neocortex, particularly in associative regions, and intense staining in the CA1 pyramidal cells of the hippocampus. By electron microscopy, this punctate distribution coincided with dense concentrations of the protein in secondary lysosomes. In the hippocampus of several AD cases examined, abnormally dense immunostaining in enlarged intracellular domains accompanied a severe atrophy of the CA1 neurons. These data suggest that accumulations of APP in lysosomes of particular neurons may, in AD, lead to proteolytic events that form the insoluble 4.2-kDa amyloid peptide.
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- L I Benowitz
- Mailman Research Center, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts
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