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Browne J, Becker D, Orellana L, Ryan J, Walker T, Whelan J, Alston L, Egan M, Johnson B, Rossignoli A, Crooks N, Brown AD, Bolton KA, Fraser P, Le H, Bell C, Hayward J, Sanigorski A, Backholer K, Allender S, Strugnell C. Healthy weight, health behaviours and quality of life among Aboriginal children living in regional Victoria. Aust N Z J Public Health 2022; 46:595-603. [DOI: 10.1111/1753-6405.13271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jennifer Browne
- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Biostatistics Unit, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- Deakin Rural Health, Faculty of Health Deakin University Warrnambool Victoria
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- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne Victoria
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- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne Victoria
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- Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Melbourne Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, School of Exercise and Nutrition Science, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- Deakin Health Economics, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
- Deakin Rural Health, Faculty of Health Deakin University Warrnambool Victoria
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- Global Obesity Centre (GLOBE), Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health Deakin University Geelong Victoria
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Laffitte A, Gibbs M, Hernangomez de Alvaro C, Addison J, Lonsdale ZN, Giribaldi MG, Rossignoli A, Vennegeerts T, Winnig M, Klebansky B, Skiles J, Logan DW, McGrane SJ. Kokumi taste perception is functional in a model carnivore, the domestic cat (Felis catus). Sci Rep 2021; 11:10527. [PMID: 34006911 PMCID: PMC8131363 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-89558-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Kokumi taste is a well-accepted and characterised taste modality and is described as a sensation of enhancement of sweet, salty, and umami tastes. The Calcium Sensing Receptor (CaSR) has been designated as the putative kokumi taste receptor for humans, and a number of kokumi-active ligands of CaSR have been discovered recently with activity confirmed both in vivo and in vitro. Domestic cats (Felis catus) are obligate carnivores and accordingly, their diet is abundant in proteins, peptides, and amino acids. We hypothesised that CaSR is a key taste receptor for carnivores, due to its role in the detection of different peptides and amino acids in other species. Using in silico, in vitro and in vivo approaches, here we compare human CaSR to that of a model carnivore, the domestic cat. We found broad similarities in ligand specificity, but differences in taste sensitivity between the two species. Indeed our in vivo data shows that cats are sensitive to CaCl2 as a kokumi compound, but don't show this same activity with Glutathione, whereas for humans the reverse is true. Collectively, our data suggest that kokumi is an important taste modality for carnivores that drives the palatability of meat-derived compounds such as amino acids and peptides, and that there are differences in the perception of kokumi taste between carnivores and omnivores.
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- A Laffitte
- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- IMAX Discovery GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,AXXAM S.p.A., OpenZone, Via Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, Milan, Italy
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- IMAX Discovery GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,AXXAM S.p.A., OpenZone, Via Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, Milan, Italy
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- IMAX Discovery GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,AXXAM S.p.A., OpenZone, Via Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, Milan, Italy
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- IMAX Discovery GmbH, Otto-Hahn-Straße 15, 44227, Dortmund, Germany.,AXXAM S.p.A., OpenZone, Via Meucci 3, 20091, Bresso, Milan, Italy
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- BioPredict, Inc., 4 Adele Avenue, Demarest, NJ, 07627, USA
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- BioPredict, Inc., 4 Adele Avenue, Demarest, NJ, 07627, USA.,Valis Pharma, Ins., 545 Bonair Way, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK
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- WALTHAM Petcare Science Institute, Freeby Lane, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4RT, UK.
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Raschetti R, Morgutti M, Menniti-Ippolito F, Belisari A, Rossignoli A, Longhini P, La Guidara C. Suspected adverse drug events requiring emergency department visits or hospital admissions. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1999; 54:959-63. [PMID: 10192758 DOI: 10.1007/s002280050582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse the contribution of adverse drug events (ADEs) to the overall number of referrals or visits at an emergency department, to determine the proportion of more severe episodes requiring hospital admission and to characterize the different causes of drug-related visits or admissions. METHODS A 1-year prospective collection of data on visits performed at an emergency department. All visits, observed during 1 week every month, were analyzed in order to identify suspected ADEs. The effects of age and sex on the frequency of ADE-related visits and admissions were evaluated. All patients hospitalized because of an ADE were followed up in order to collect information about progress and outcome of the events, which were also assessed in terms of avoidability. RESULTS Among the 5497 patients who visited the Emergency Department over 1 year, 235 (4.3%) experienced an ADE, 45 of these (19.1%) were subsequently hospitalized, among whom there were five deaths. Dose-related therapeutic failures were the main causes of drug-related admissions (55.6%), whereas adverse drug reactions caused the most frequent drug-related visits to the Emergency Department (63.8%). Although the frequency of drug-drug interactions leading to a visit to the Emergency Department was small (3.8%), this type of event was more severe, because most of these patients were hospitalized. No age/sex effect was observed in the proportion of ADE-related hospital admissions. Twenty-five (1.4% of the total admissions) of the 45 ADE-related admissions were evaluated as preventable, contributing by more than 61% of the overall length of hospital stay. CONCLUSION The high proportion of drug therapeutic failures leading to an admission highlights the need for public education, particularly to prevent non-compliance.
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- R Raschetti
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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Trevisan M, Graviani E, Arnoldi A, Bassoli A, Cova D, Rossignoli A. Formation of N-Nitrosoterbuthylazine and N-Nitrosoterbutryn in a Model System of Soil Water. J Agric Food Chem 1998; 46:314-317. [PMID: 10554239 DOI: 10.1021/jf970334g] [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: 05/23/2023]
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The s-triazines terbutryn and terbuthylazine are currently used in Italy for weed control. A possible reaction of these compounds in the environment is N-nitrosation. Experiments performed in 10 mM CaCl(2) as a model of soil water indicated that N-nitrosation is favored only at low pH values and that the N-nitroso derivatives are fairly stable. In the presence of soil either parent compounds or N-nitroso derivatives are strongly adsorbed. These results seem to indicate that the possibility of formation of N-nitrosoterbuthylazine and N-nitrosoterbutryn in common agricultural soil is very remote.
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- M Trevisan
- Dipartimento di Scienze Molecolari Agroalimentari and Dipartimento di Farmacologia, Chemioterapia e Tossicologia Medica, Centro CNR Farmacologia Infrastrutture Cellulari, Università di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy, and Istituto di Chimica Agraria e Ambientale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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