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McEvoy CR, Xu H, Smith K, Etemadmoghadam D, San Leong H, Choong DY, Byrne DJ, Iravani A, Beck S, Mileshkin L, Tothill RW, Bowtell DD, Bates BM, Nastevski V, Browning J, Bell AH, Khoo C, Desai J, Fellowes AP, Fox SB, Prall OW. Profound MEK inhibitor response in a cutaneous melanoma harboring a GOLGA4-RAF1 fusion. J Clin Invest 2019; 129:1940-1945. [PMID: 30835257 PMCID: PMC6486352 DOI: 10.1172/jci123089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BRAF and CRAF are critical components of the MAPK signaling pathway which is activated in many cancer types. In approximately 1% of melanomas, BRAF or CRAF are activated through structural arrangements. We describe here a metastatic melanoma with a GOLGA4-RAF1 fusion and pathogenic variants in CTNNB1 and CDKN2A. Anti-CTLA4/anti-PD1 combination immunotherapy failed to control tumor progression. In the absence of other actionable variants the patient was administered MEK inhibitor therapy on the basis of its potential action against RAF1 fusions. This resulted in a profound and clinically significant response. We demonstrated that GOLGA4-RAF1 expression was associated with ERK activation, elevated expression of the RAS/RAF downstream co-effector ETV5, and a high Ki67 index. These findings provide a rationale for the dramatic response to targeted therapy. This study shows that thorough molecular characterization of treatment-resistant cancers can identify therapeutic targets and personalize management, leading to improved patient outcomes.
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- Christopher R. McEvoy
- Department of Pathology, and
- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, and
- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Department of Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital, Fitzroy, Australia
- Clinical School, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, and
- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, and
- Cancer Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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Doig KD, Fellowes A, Bell AH, Seleznev A, Ma D, Ellul J, Li J, Doyle MA, Thompson ER, Kumar A, Lara L, Vedururu R, Reid G, Conway T, Papenfuss AT, Fox SB. PathOS: a decision support system for reporting high throughput sequencing of cancers in clinical diagnostic laboratories. Genome Med 2017; 9:38. [PMID: 28438193 PMCID: PMC5404673 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-017-0427-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The increasing affordability of DNA sequencing has allowed it to be widely deployed in pathology laboratories. However, this has exposed many issues with the analysis and reporting of variants for clinical diagnostic use. Implementing a high-throughput sequencing (NGS) clinical reporting system requires a diverse combination of capabilities, statistical methods to identify variants, global variant databases, a validated bioinformatics pipeline, an auditable laboratory workflow, reproducible clinical assays and quality control monitoring throughout. These capabilities must be packaged in software that integrates the disparate components into a useable system. Results To meet these needs, we developed a web-based application, PathOS, which takes variant data from a patient sample through to a clinical report. PathOS has been used operationally in the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre for two years for the analysis, curation and reporting of genetic tests for cancer patients, as well as the curation of large-scale research studies. PathOS has also been deployed in cloud environments allowing multiple institutions to use separate, secure and customisable instances of the system. Increasingly, the bottleneck of variant curation is limiting the adoption of clinical sequencing for molecular diagnostics. PathOS is focused on providing clinical variant curators and pathology laboratories with a decision support system needed for personalised medicine. While the genesis of PathOS has been within cancer molecular diagnostics, the system is applicable to NGS clinical reporting generally. Conclusions The widespread availability of genomic sequencers has highlighted the limited availability of software to support clinical decision-making in molecular pathology. PathOS is a system that has been developed and refined in a hospital laboratory context to meet the needs of clinical diagnostics. The software is available as a set of Docker images and source code at https://github.com/PapenfussLab/PathOS. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13073-017-0427-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kenneth D Doig
- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. .,Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, 305 Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia.,Children's Cancer Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medical Biology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Bioinformatics Division, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Large I, Bridge H, Ahmed B, Clare S, Kolasinski J, Lam WW, Miller KL, Dyrby TB, Parker AJ, Smith JET, Daubney G, Sallet J, Bell AH, Krug K. Individual Differences in the Alignment of Structural and Functional Markers of the V5/MT Complex in Primates. Cereb Cortex 2016; 26:3928-3944. [PMID: 27371764 PMCID: PMC5028002 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhw180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Extrastriate visual area V5/MT in primates is defined both structurally by myeloarchitecture and functionally by distinct responses to visual motion. Myelination is directly identifiable from postmortem histology but also indirectly by image contrast with structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI). First, we compared the identification of V5/MT using both sMRI and histology in Rhesus macaques. A section-by-section comparison of histological slices with in vivo and postmortem sMRI for the same block of cortical tissue showed precise correspondence in localizing heavy myelination for V5/MT and neighboring MST. Thus, sMRI in macaques accurately locates histologically defined myelin within areas known to be motion selective. Second, we investigated the functionally homologous human motion complex (hMT+) using high-resolution in vivo imaging. Humans showed considerable intersubject variability in hMT+ location, when defined with myelin-weighted sMRI signals to reveal structure. When comparing sMRI markers to functional MRI in response to moving stimuli, a region of high myelin signal was generally located within the hMT+ complex. However, there were considerable differences in the alignment of structural and functional markers between individuals. Our results suggest that variation in area identification for hMT+ based on structural and functional markers reflects individual differences in human regional brain architecture.
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- I Large
- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK
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- Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3UD, UK
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, CB2 7EF, UK
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- Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3PT, UK
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Bell AH, Meredith MA, Van Opstal AJ, Munoz DP. Stimulus intensity modifies saccadic reaction time and visual response latency in the superior colliculus. Exp Brain Res 2006; 174:53-9. [PMID: 16528494 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0420-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2005] [Accepted: 02/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Performance in a reaction time task can be strongly influenced by the physical properties of the stimuli used (e.g., position and intensity). The reduction in reaction time observed with higher-intensity visual stimuli has been suggested to arise from reduced processing time along the visual pathway. If this hypothesis is correct, activity should be registered in neurons sooner for higher-intensity stimuli. We evaluated this hypothesis by measuring the onset of neural activity in the intermediate layers of the superior colliculus while monkeys generated saccades to high or low-intensity visual stimuli. When stimulus intensity was high, the response onset latency was significantly reduced compared to low-intensity stimuli. As a result, the minimum time for visually triggered saccades was reduced, accounting for the shorter saccadic reaction times (SRTs) observed following high-intensity stimuli. Our results establish a link between changes in neural activity related to stimulus intensity and changes to SRTs, which supports the hypothesis that shorter SRTs with higher-intensity stimuli are due to reduced processing time.
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- A H Bell
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, CIHR Group in Sensory-Motor Systems, Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, K7L 3N6.
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Bell AH, Corneil BD, Munoz DP, Meredith MA. Engagement of visual fixation suppresses sensory responsiveness and multisensory integration in the primate superior colliculus. Eur J Neurosci 2003; 18:2867-73. [PMID: 14656336 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2003.02976.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 12/01/2022]
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Neurons in the intermediate and deep layers of the superior colliculus (SC) often exhibit sensory-related activity in addition to discharging for saccadic eye movements. These two patterns of activity can combine so that modifications of the sensory response can lead to changes in orienting behaviour. Can behavioural factors, however, influence sensory activity? In this study of rhesus monkeys, we isolate one behavioural factor, the state of visual fixation, and examine its influences on sensory processing and multisensory integration in the primate SC. Two interleaved fixation conditions were used: a FIX condition requiring exogenous fixation of a visible fixation point; and a FIX-BLINK condition, requiring endogenous fixation in the absence of a visible fixation point. Neurons of the SC were influenced by fixation state, exhibiting both lower levels of sensory activity and reduced multisensory interactions when fixation was exogenously engaged on a visible fixation point. These results are consistent with active visual fixation suppressing responses to extraneous stimuli, and thus demonstrate that sensory processing and multisensory responses in the SC are not dependent solely on the physical properties of the sensory environment, but are also dynamically influenced by the behavioural state of the animal.
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- A H Bell
- Centre for Neuroscience Studies, Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3 N6
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Bell AH, Corneil BD, Meredith MA, Munoz DP. The influence of stimulus properties on multisensory processing in the awake primate superior colliculus. Can J Exp Psychol 2001; 55:123-32. [PMID: 11433783 DOI: 10.1037/h0087359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Multisensory integration is a process whereby information converges from different sensory modalities to produce a response that is different from that elicited by the individual modalities presented alone. A neural basis for multisensory integration has been identified within a variety of brain regions, but the most thoroughly examined model has been that of the superior colliculus (SC). Multisensory processing in the SC of anaesthetized animals has been shown to be dependent on the physical parameters of the individual stimuli presented (e.g., intensity, direction, velocity) as well as their spatial relationship. However, it is unknown whether these stimulus features are important, or evident, in the awake behaving animal. To address this question, we evaluated the influence of physical properties of sensory stimuli (visual intensity, direction, and velocity; auditory intensity and location) on sensory activity and multisensory integration of SC neurons in awake, behaving primates. Monkeys were trained to fixate a central visual fixation point while visual and/or auditory stimuli were presented in the periphery. Visual stimuli were always presented within the contralateral receptive field of the neuron whereas auditory stimuli were presented at either ipsi- or contralateral locations. Many of the SC neurons responsive to these sensory stimuli (n = 66/84; 76%) had stronger responses when the visual and auditory stimuli were combined at contralateral locations than when the auditory stimulus was located on the ipsilateral side. This trend was significant across the population of auditory-responsive neurons. In addition, some SC neurons (n = 31) were presented a battery of tests in which the quality of one stimulus of a pair was systematically manipulated. A small proportion of these neurons (n = 8/31; 26%) showed preferential responses to stimuli with specific physical properties, and these preferences were not significantly altered when multisensory stimulus combinations were presented. These data demonstrate that multisensory processing in the awake behaving primate is influenced by the spatial congruency of the stimuli as well as their individual physical properties.
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- A H Bell
- Department of Physiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
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Bothwell JE, Sheridan P, Bell AH. Ambulatory paediatrics: improving patient care. Ir Med J 2001; 94:186. [PMID: 11495241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Bell AH, Everling S, Munoz DP. Influence of stimulus eccentricity and direction on characteristics of pro- and antisaccades in non-human primates. J Neurophysiol 2000; 84:2595-604. [PMID: 11068001 DOI: 10.1152/jn.2000.84.5.2595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The ability to inhibit reflexes in favor of goal-oriented behaviors is critical for optimal exploration and interaction with our environment. The antisaccade task can be used to investigate the ability of subjects to suppress a reflexive saccade (prosaccade) to a suddenly appearing visual stimulus and instead generate a voluntary saccade (antisaccade) to its mirror location. To understand the neural mechanisms required to perform this task, our lab has developed a non-human primate model. Two monkeys were trained on a task with randomly interleaved pro- and antisaccade trials, with the color of the central fixation point (FP) instructing the monkey to either make a prosaccade (red FP) or an antisaccade (green FP). In half of the trials, the FP disappeared 200 ms before stimulus presentation (gap condition) and in the remaining trials, the FP remained visible (overlap condition) during stimulus presentation. The effect of stimulus eccentricity and direction was examined by presenting the stimulus at one of eight different radial directions (0-360 degrees ) and five eccentricities (2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 degrees ). Antisaccades had longer saccadic reaction times (SRTs), more dysmetria, and lower peak velocities than prosaccades. Direction errors in the antisaccade task were more prevalent in the gap condition. The difference in mean SRT between correct pro- and antisaccades, the anti-effect, was greater in the overlap condition. The difference in mean SRT between the overlap and the gap condition, the gap effect, was larger for antisaccades than for prosaccades. The manipulation of stimulus eccentricity and direction influenced SRT and the proportion of direction errors. These results are comparable to human studies, supporting the use of this animal model for investigating the neural mechanisms subserving the generation of antisaccades.
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- A H Bell
- Department of Physiology, Medical Research Council Group in Sensory-Motor Neuroscience, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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Bell AH. More than words can say. Nursing 2000; 30:68-9. [PMID: 10855199] [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: 02/16/2023]
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- A H Bell
- McLaren School of Business, University of San Francisco, Calif., USA.
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Sweet DG, Bell AH, McClure G, Wallace IJ, Shields MD. Comparison between creatine kinase brain isoenzyme (CKBB) activity and Sarnat score for prediction of adverse outcome following perinatal asphyxia. J Perinat Med 2000; 27:478-83. [PMID: 10732307 DOI: 10.1515/jpm.1999.064] [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: 11/15/2022]
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AIM To assess whether plasma creatine kinase brain isoenzyme (CKBB) levels or Sarnat scores are more accurate for prediction of poor neurological outcome in babies with suspected birth asphyxia. METHODS In a retrospective study of 97 babies CKBB levels were compared to the presence of severe hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) as a predictive test for these outcomes: developmental delay, cerebral palsy, visual problems, deafness or death from perinatal asphyxia. The tests were compared using positive predictive values (PPV) and likelihood ratios (LR) with confidence intervals (CI). RESULTS 3 babies had died from perinatal asphyxia and 14 survivors were found to have neurological or developmental problems. CKBB was elevated in babies with severe HIE (p = 0.0004). A receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve showed the optimal discriminating value for CKBB to be 21 IU/L but the CKBB was a poor predictive test. For prediction of adverse outcome: CKBB > 21 sensitivity 76%, specificity 40%, PPV 21% and LR 1.3 (95% CI 0.8-1.7). Severe HIE sensitivity 53%, specificity 95%, PPV 69% and LR 10.6 (95% CI 3.8-29.2). CONCLUSION CKBB is elevated following birth asphyxia but is a poor predictor of adverse neurological outcome.
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- D G Sweet
- Royal Maternity Hospital Neonatal Unit, Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Metz J, Bell AH, Flicker L, Bottiglieri T, Ibrahim J, Seal E, Schultz D, Savoia H, McGrath KM. The significance of subnormal serum vitamin B12 concentration in older people: a case control study. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996; 44:1355-61. [PMID: 8909352 DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb01407.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine the clinical significance of subnormal serum vitamin B12 concentration in older people by comparing the hematological, neurological, and biochemical findings in patients with subnormal serum B12 with a control group with normal B12 levels. DESIGN Clinical and laboratory assessment of hospital patients selected to represent a wide range of serum B12 levels. SETTING Patients in the medical wards of two hospitals, one a general hospital and the other a geriatric hospital. PARTICIPANTS Ninety-four older patients, 43 with subnormal (< 150 pmol/L) and 51 with normal serum B12 concentrations. MEASUREMENTS Mini-Mental State Examination, neurological score, full blood examination, mean neutrophil lobe count; serum B12, holotranscobalamin II, total homocysteine, folate, creatinine and gastrin red folate; parietal cell antibodies, intrinsic factor antibodies. RESULTS Of all the measurements, only mean neutrophil lobe count and mean serum total homocysteine were significantly different in the low serum B12 compared with the control group. There was a significant correlation between serum B12 and homocysteine levels. Eighty-eight percent of patients in the test group compared with 76% in the control group showed at least one of the following; elevated serum total homocysteine, neutrophil hypersegmentation, or elevated MCV. This overlap was much reduced when patients with borderline values for serum B12 (150-250 pmol/L) were included in the low B12 group. Most of the older subjects had little or no B12 on transcobalamin II, irrespective of the serum B12 level. CONCLUSION Almost 90% of older patients with serum B12 < 150 pmol/L show evidence of tissue vitamin B12 deficiency. Deficiency becomes manifest in older patients at relatively higher concentrations of serum B12 than in younger subjects, possibly because of lower levels of holotranscobalamin II in the older patients.
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- J Metz
- Department of Diagnostic Haematology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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We have previously reported reduction in EEG activity in preterm babies after tracheal instillation of Curosurf. To elucidate the cause of EEG depression, we have examined cerebral blood flow (CFB), amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG), mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and plasma hypoxanthine (Hx) concentration in a group of preterm babies before and immediately after administration of surfactant. No change occurred in CBF immediately after surfactant treatment despite a significant decrease in MABP. At 60 min after surfactant administration, a significant reduction in CBF occurred (p < 0.05). However, when CBF values were corrected for changes in PaCO2, no reduction in CBF was observed. Mean plasma Hx concentration was 11.6 (SD 7.3) mumol/l before surfactant therapy, which decreased significantly to 8.1 (5.8) mumol/l (p < 0.05) 15-30 min after treatment. No correlations were found between plasma Hx concentration and FiO2, a/A pO2, PaCO2, SaO2, arterial blood pressure, CBF or the degree of EEG depression. This study indicates that EEG depression observed after surfactant instillation is not caused by cerebral ischemia.
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MESH Headings
- Biological Products
- Blood Pressure/drug effects
- Cerebrovascular Circulation/drug effects
- Electroencephalography/drug effects
- Humans
- Hypoxanthine
- Hypoxanthines/blood
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/drug therapy
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/metabolism
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/physiopathology
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Phospholipids
- Pulmonary Gas Exchange/drug effects
- Pulmonary Surfactants/pharmacology
- Pulmonary Surfactants/therapeutic use
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/drug therapy
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/metabolism
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/physiopathology
- Time Factors
- Xenon Radioisotopes/pharmacokinetics
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- A H Bell
- Department of Neonatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Continuously recorded amplitude-integrated EEG (aEEG) traces of 77 preterm babies were analysed retrospectively, to study the effect of different sedative drugs over a 24-h period. Thirty-seven babies were treated with phenobarbitone, 18 received morphine and 22 babies received no regular sedation. A "burst" was defined as a discharge of integrated amplitude greater than 10 microV and maximum interburst intervals in 10-min epochs over a 2-h period were measured. Maximum interburst was prolonged in babies given either morphine or phenobarbitone for sedation. Administration of a single dose of diazepam for intubation had a marked additive effect on the EEG depression caused by the base sedative and prolonged the effect for 11 to 12 h after drug administration. We conclude that the effect of sedative drugs must therefore be accounted for when interpreting records of quantified EEG for 12 to 24 h after drug administration.
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- A H Bell
- Department of Neonatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hellström-Westas L, Bell AH, Skov L, Greisen G, Svenningsen NW. Cerebroelectrical depression following surfactant treatment in preterm neonates. Pediatrics 1992; 89:643-7. [PMID: 1557244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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During surfactant treatment of respiratory distress syndrome, 23 premature newborns were investigated with continuous amplitude-integrated electroencephalography (cerebral function monitors). Simultaneously, arterial blood pressure and transcutaneous blood gas values were recorded. A short (less than 10 minutes) but significant decrease in cerebral activity was seen in almost all neonates immediately after the surfactant instillation, in spite of an improved pulmonary function. In 21 of 23 neonates, a transient fall in mean arterial blood pressure of 9.3 mm Hg (mean) occurred coincidently with the cerebral reaction. Neonates in whom intraventricular hemorrhage developed tended to have lower presurfactant mean arterial blood pressure (P greater than .05), but they had a significantly lower mean arterial blood pressure after surfactant instillation (P less than .05). No other differences were found between neonates in whom intraventricular hemorrhage developed and those without intraventricular hemorrhage. The present findings demonstrate that an acute cerebral dysfunction may occur after surfactant instillation. In some vulnerable neonates with arterial hypotension and severe pulmonary immaturity, the fall in mean arterial blood pressure may increase the risk of cerebral complications and could be related to an unchanged rate of intraventricular hemorrhage after surfactant treatment.
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MESH Headings
- Biological Products
- Blood Pressure/physiology
- Cerebral Hemorrhage/etiology
- Cerebral Ventricles
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/physiopathology
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/therapy
- Intubation, Intratracheal
- Lung/physiopathology
- Male
- Phospholipids
- Pulmonary Surfactants/administration & dosage
- Pulmonary Surfactants/therapeutic use
- Respiration, Artificial
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/physiopathology
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn/therapy
- Survival Rate
- Treatment Outcome
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Power spectral analysis (PSA) of the EEG was studied in healthy term and preterm neonates to establish the normal range with gestational age. Sixty healthy newborn infants from 26 to 41 weeks' gestation had PSA performed at 3 days of age. Five main frequency bands were studied: delta 1 (1 Hz or less), delta 2 (2-3 Hz), theta, alpha, and beta. A significant correlation was shown between absolute power in delta 1 and delta 2 with gestational age. Relative power of each frequency band, calculated as a percentage of the total power in each channel, also correlated with gestational age. A significant quadratic relationship between absolute power in the beta range and gestational age is described for the first time.
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- A H Bell
- Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Bell AH, McClure BG, McCullagh PJ, McClelland RJ. Spectral edge frequency of the EEG in healthy neonates and variation with behavioural state. Biol Neonate 1991; 60:69-74. [PMID: 1932388 DOI: 10.1159/000243390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Spectral edge frequency (SEF) of the EEG was studied in 51 healthy neonates to assess its value as a measure of cerebral maturation. SEF was calculated as the frequency below which 95% of the power in the power spectrum resides. Summated SEF (sSEF) of 4 EEG channels correlated significantly with gestational age (r = 0.83). sSEF varied with behavioural state and with EEG derivation. Intra- and interindividual variability were both greater in preterm compared to term babies. We conclude that SEF is a useful measure of cerebral maturation in the newborn and may have a role in studying stressed newborns.
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- A H Bell
- Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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The aim of this pilot study was to perform power spectral analysis of the EEGs of term infants following birth asphyxia, to establish its value as a prognostic indicator. 16 term infants were studied over an 18-month period. Power spectral analysis was performed on the EEGs of babies with signs of hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy at regular intervals during the first five days of life. It showed distinct changes following birth asphyxia, which were related to the eventual outcome of the babies. Absolute power was significantly reduced in the babies with poor outcome compared with those with good outcome, particularly in the delta bands.
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- A H Bell
- Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast
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Bell AH. Hiring the best. Dent Econ 1989; 79:39-41. [PMID: 2637194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A 14 year review of meningitis in babies showed that overall mortality and survival without handicap has not improved. The failure to improve the prognosis of these babies during a period when overall perinatal mortality fell rapidly is because smaller babies are being affected and different organisms are being cultured.
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- A H Bell
- Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast
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Rubin J, Bell AH, Andrews M, Jones Q, Planch A. Intraperitoneal insulin--a dose response curve. ASAIO Trans 1989; 35:17-21. [PMID: 2659049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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To determine a dose response curve for intraperitoneal (i.p.) insulin using Sprague-Dawley rats, human insulin was administered i.p. in 1.5% glucose dialysate at the following doses: 10 U (2.19 U/100 g body wt); 5U (1.23 U/100 g body wt); 2 U (0.49 U/100 g body wt); 1 U (0.27 U/100 g body wt). A bolus injection of glucose was given to elevate blood sugar, followed by infusion of D20%. Blood sugar was maintained at 250 mg/dl by checking at 10 minute intervals and adjusting the IV infusion. Dialysate with regular insulin was instilled after blood sugar was constant for 20 minutes. The end-point was the amount of glucose to maintain a blood sugar of 250 mg/dl after instillation of dialysate and regular insulin. Mean blood sugars were similar within and between each dose group. The effect of regular insulin was noted within 10 minutes. The amount of glucose used with the IV dose differed from all other (p less than 0.05). The amount used by the 5 and 10 U doses of i.p. insulin were similar. Increasing amounts of glucose are required to maintain the blood sugar at increasing doses of intraperitoneal regular insulin up to 5 U. Thus, there appears to be a dose response curve for i.p. insulin.
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- J Rubin
- Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216
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Bell AH, Halliday HL, McClure G, McC Reid M. Plasma amino acids in preterm infants fed on human milk or formula. Arch Dis Child 1988; 63:996-7. [PMID: 3415342 PMCID: PMC1778966 DOI: 10.1136/adc.63.8.996] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Bell AH, McKiernen PJ, Savage JM, Reid MM. Hereditary renal and retinal dysplasia--the Senior-Loken syndrome. Ulster Med J 1987; 56:160-2. [PMID: 3445397 PMCID: PMC2448241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Othman AA, Baldwin JG, Bell AH. Comparative Morphology of Atalodera spp. and Thecavermiculatus spp. (Heteroderidae) with Scanning Electron Microscopy. J Nematol 1986; 18:275-287. [PMID: 19294179 PMCID: PMC2618569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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SEM examination of second-stage juveniles (J2) and adults of Atalodera ucri, A. lonicerae (syn. Sherodera lonicerae), Thecavermiculatus sp. (undescribed new species), T. andinus, and T. crassicrustatus revealed new characters. A primitive en face pattern with six separate lips occurs in J2 of Thecavermiculatus spp. examined and in about half the polymorphic A. lonicerae. A derived en face pattern with fused adjacent submedial lips occurs in the other half of A. lonicerae and all A. ucri. Posteriorly, the J2 head of all species is annulated. The primitive en face pattern also occurs in males of A. lonicerae and Thecavermiculatus spp., and posteriorly the head of these species consists of plates. Fewer plates occur rarely in males of A. ucri. Males of A. ucri have a derived en face pattern where lips are fused and the head is annulated. Fusion of lips occurs rarely in males of A. lonicerae. Females of all species have similar derived en face patterns. En face patterns of J2 and males o f Atalodera and Thecavermiculatus may aid in species identification and to elucidate intergeneric relationships, but en face characters shared by the two genera are primitive and are not useful for demonstrating monophyly. Perineal region of females indicates the closeness of the vulval-anal distance, as a derived character, which is shared by Atalodera and most Thecavermiculatus spp. suggesting possible monophyly. T. andinus, while having a similar en face pattern to J2 of other Thecavermiculatus species, lacks the derived character of the perineal region. Phasmid openings were not observed in adults of any of the species examined.
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Baldwin JG, Bell AH. Cactodera eremica n. sp., Afenestrata africana (Luc et al., 1973) n. gen., n. comb., and an Emended Diagnosis of Sarisodera Wouts and Sher, 1971 (Heteroderidae). J Nematol 1985; 17:187-201. [PMID: 19294081 PMCID: PMC2618446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Systematic contributions to Heteroderidae include description of Cactodera eremica n. sp., an emended diagnosis of Sarisodera Wouts and Sher, 1971, and proposal of a new genus and new combination, Afenestrata africana (synonym Sarisodera africana Luc et al., 1973). Cactodera eremica, from the roots of shadscale in Utah, most closely resembles Cactodera thornei (Golden and Raski, 1977) but differs by the presence of a finely striated cuticle, a fine surface pattern on eggs, a shorter female stylet, distance of the DGO from the stylet, vulval slit, and smaller diameter of circumfenestra, as well as a shorter tail in second-stage juveniles. The response of the host to C. eremica is similar to other Heterodera sensu lato including a large syncytium with wall ingrowths. The diagnosis of Sarisodera is emended to exclude cysts, which do not form in the type species, S. hydrophila. Afenestrata africana differs from S. hydrophila by the formation of cysts, the dorsal position of the anus in females, the shorter stylet, and a pore-like phasmid opening in second-stage juveniles. In addition, the lip pattern of males and juveniles is characterized by a greater degree of fusion of lip parts, the host response is a syncytium (versus a single uninucleate giant cell in S. hydrophila), and the cuticle is thinner and lacks a D layer. Unlike Heterodera, the cyst of Afenestrata lacks fenestrae.
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Bell AH, Walsh D, Barnes T. Replication of alcoholism acceptance scores as a function of treatment. Psychol Rep 1985; 56:31-6. [PMID: 3983319 DOI: 10.2466/pr0.1985.56.1.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to collect additional data on validity in further standardizing the Bell Alcoholism Scale of Adjustment as an instrument to measure acceptance of the illness nature of alcoholism. The scale was administered to 215 patients at the beginning (Time 1) and at the end (Time 2) of their participation in an alcohol-and-drug treatment program. On admission, the mean score was 110, and at discharge 97, a statistically significant decrease. In an earlier study, the mean scores were 131 and 121 for Time 1 and Time 2. The differences in the means in these two studies are discussed in terms of possible cultural changes that have presumedly come about as a result of awareness campaigns about alcoholism carried out during the 14 yr. since the first study was conducted. In addition, the present study indicated that the more highly educated patients showed significantly greater acceptance at the beginning of treatment than those whose education was less than or limited to high school. Education should be taken into account when interpreting scores.
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Baldwin JG, Bell AH. Pararotylenchus hopperi nomen novum. J Nematol 1984; 16:398-399. [PMID: 19294046 PMCID: PMC2618404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Powers TO, Baldwin JG, Bell AH. Taxonomic Limits of the Genus Nagelus (Thorne and Malek, 1968 Siddiqi, 1979 with a Description of Nagelus borealis n.sp. from Alaska. J Nematol 1983; 15:582-593. [PMID: 19295852 PMCID: PMC2618320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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The genus Nagelus (Thorne and Malek, 1968) Siddiqi, 1979 is modified and a new species from Alaska is described. The combination of scanning electron microscopy and light microscopy permits the characterization of Nagelus spp. as having a broadly oval face pattern, no longitudinal striations on the lip region, deirids surrounded by six incisures, and an irregularly tapering tail with a large hyaline region. Nagelus leptus (Allen, 1955) Siddiqi, 1979, N. alpensis Doucet and Luc, 1981, N. camelliae (Kheiri, 1972) Siddiqi, 1979, N. jamelensis (Nesterov, 1973) Siddiqi, 1979, and N. obscurus (Allen, 1955) n. comb. are retained on this basis. Nagelus borealis n. sp. is characterized by a styler length of 30 mum or more, an irregularly scalloped perioral disc, and a proportionately larger basal bulb. Nagelus abalosi (Doucet, 1978) Doucet. 1980 and N. virginalis (Doucet, 1978) Doucet, 1980 are synonymized with N. leptus. Nine other species from Nagelus are transferred to Merlinius Siddiqi, 1970.
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Baldwin JG, Bell AH. Pararotylenchus n. gen. (Pararotylenchinae n. subfam., Hoplolaimidae) with Six New Species and Two New Combinations. J Nematol 1981; 13:111-128. [PMID: 19300732 PMCID: PMC2618069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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A new subfamily, Pararotylenchinae, (Hoplolaimidae) is described. It includes a single genus, Pararotylenchus n. gen., six new species, attd two new combinations, Pararotylenchus (syn. Tylenchorhynchus) brevicaudatus (Hopper, 1959) n. comb. and Pararotylenchus (syn. Rotylenchus) pint (Mamiya, 1968) n. comb. Pararotylenchinae is similar to certain other Hoplolaimidae, such as Rotylenchinae, with respect to most characters including the short tail, the position of the phasmids near the anus, and the relatively great distance of the dorsal gland orifice from the base of the stylet knobs. The lip region, as observed with the scanning electron microscope, conforms to the basic pattern for Hoplolaimidae. The labial disc is round with slit-like amphidial openings at the lateral sides of the periphery of the disc. The distinctive anterior-most lip annule is segmented into six sectors. Unlike other Hoplolaimidae, however, the esophageal glands of Pararotylenchinae form a basal bulb similar to that of Tylenchorhynchidae; other characters do not resemble Tylencborhynchidae. Specimens of Pararotylenchus have been recovered only from cool regions at high elevations and Pacific coastal areas in the Western United States, Japan, and Korea.
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Rodriguez-M R, Bell AH. Three new species of trichodoridae (nematoda: diphtherophorina) with observations on the vulva in Paratrichodorus. J Nematol 1978; 10:132-141. [PMID: 19305828 PMCID: PMC2617876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Trichodorus intermedius n. sp., Trichodorus dilatatus n. sp., and Paratrichodorus (Atlantadorus) grandis n. sp. are described from soil around native plants of Southern California. The females of the three subgenera of Paratrichodorus are further characterized on the basis of the vulva, which is pore-like in Atlantadorus, a longitudinal slit in Paratrichodorus, and a transverse slit in Nanidorus.
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Rodriguez-M R, Bell AH. External morphology of the spicules of some Trichodoridae. J Nematol 1978; 10:127-132. [PMID: 19305827 PMCID: PMC2617870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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External morphology of spicules in several species of Trichodoridae was studied by scanning electron and light microscopy. The bristles on the spicules observed in the light microscope in several species were revealed as small scales forming a sheath which covers most of the spicule body. Some species have smooth spicules, whereas other species exhibited complicated structures formed by projections. In all of the species studied, either a ventro-terminal or terminal opening of the spicules was observed.
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Sher SA, Bell AH, Rodriguez R. The face view of trichodoridae. J Nematol 1977; 9:254-256. [PMID: 19305607 PMCID: PMC2620244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Mankau R, Imbriani JL, Bell AH. SEM observations on nematode cuticle penetration by Bacillus penetrans. J Nematol 1976; 8:179-181. [PMID: 19308218 PMCID: PMC2620170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Sher SA, Bell AH. Scanning electron micrographs of the anterior region of some species of tylenchoidea (tylenchida: nematoda). J Nematol 1975; 7:69-83. [PMID: 19308136 PMCID: PMC2620078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Micrographs of the anterior region of 42 species in 36 genera of Tylenchoidea obtained with a scanning electron microscope are presented. Greater detail, depth of focus, and structures not previously seen with the light microscope have been obtained in this study. Some of the implications of the morphology of the face view on the classification of the rlylenchoidca are discussed.
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Bell AH. The Bell Alcoholism Scale of Adjustment; a validity study. Q J Stud Alcohol 1970; 31:965-7. [PMID: 5490829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Bell AH, Weingold HP, Lachin JM. Measuring adjustment in patients disabled with alcoholism. Q J Stud Alcohol 1969; 30:634-9. [PMID: 5809953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Weingold HP, Lachin JM, Bell AH, Coxe RC. Depression as a symptom of alcoholism: search for a phenomenon. J Abnorm Psychol 1968; 73:195-7. [PMID: 5658515 DOI: 10.1037/h0025870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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This study was designed to explore the attitudes of the orthopedically disabled individual toward his disability and to initiate the preliminary steps toward standardizing an instrument to measure adjustment of the physically disabled. Ss were 45 orthopedically disabled people who were given the Bell Disability Scale of Adjustment (BDSA), the Attitude Toward Disabled Persons (ATDP) scale, and 31 of these 45 were administered the Shipley-Hartford Vocabulary test. The findings are consistent with the rationale underlying the development of the BDSA and are discussed within a framework outlined in an adjustment paradigm of active and passive acceptance and rejection.
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