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Bowman C, Dolton M, Ma F, Cheeti S, Kuruvilla D, Sane R, Kassir N, Chen Y. Understanding CYP3A4 and P-gp mediated drug-drug interactions through PBPK modeling - Case example of pralsetinib. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2024; 13:660-672. [PMID: 38481038 PMCID: PMC11015073 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.13114] [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] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Pralsetinib, a potent and selective inhibitor of oncogenic RET fusion and RET mutant proteins, is a substrate of the drug metabolizing enzyme CYP3A4 and a substrate of the efflux transporter P-gp based on in vitro data. Therefore, its pharmacokinetics (PKs) may be affected by co-administration of potent CYP3A4 inhibitors and inducers, P-gp inhibitors, and combined CYP3A4 and P-gp inhibitors. With the frequent overlap between CYP3A4 and P-gp substrates/inhibitors, pralsetinib is a challenging and representative example of the need to more quantitatively characterize transporter-enzyme interplay. A physiologically-based PK (PBPK) model for pralsetinib was developed to understand the victim drug-drug interaction (DDI) risk for pralsetinib. The key parameters driving the magnitude of pralsetinib DDIs, the P-gp intrinsic clearance and the fraction metabolized by CYP3A4, were determined from PBPK simulations that best captured observed DDIs from three clinical studies. Sensitivity analyses and scenario simulations were also conducted to ensure these key parameters were determined with sound mechanistic rationale based on current knowledge, including the worst-case scenarios. The verified pralsetinib PBPK model was then applied to predict the effect of other inhibitors and inducers on the PKs of pralsetinib. This work highlights the challenges in understanding DDIs when enzyme-transporter interplay occurs, and demonstrates an important strategy for differentiating enzyme/transporter contributions to enable PBPK predictions for untested scenarios and to inform labeling.
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- Genentech, Inc.South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Genentech, Inc.South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Genentech, Inc.South San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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Taylor AM, Williams BR, Giordanetto F, Kelley EH, Lescarbeau A, Shortsleeves K, Tang Y, Walters WP, Arrazate A, Bowman C, Brophy E, Chan EW, Deshmukh G, Greisman JB, Hunsaker TL, Kipp DR, Saenz Lopez-Larrocha P, Maddalo D, Martin IJ, Maragakis P, Merchant M, Murcko M, Nisonoff H, Nguyen V, Nguyen V, Orozco O, Owen C, Pierce L, Schmidt M, Shaw DE, Smith S, Therrien E, Tran JC, Watters J, Waters NJ, Wilbur J, Willmore L. Identification of GDC-1971 (RLY-1971), a SHP2 Inhibitor Designed for the Treatment of Solid Tumors. J Med Chem 2023; 66:13384-13399. [PMID: 37774359 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
Abstract
Protein tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 mediates RAS-driven MAPK signaling and has emerged in recent years as a target of interest in oncology, both for treating with a single agent and in combination with a KRAS inhibitor. We were drawn to the pharmacological potential of SHP2 inhibition, especially following the initial observation that drug-like compounds could bind an allosteric site and enforce a closed, inactive state of the enzyme. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of GDC-1971 (formerly RLY-1971), a SHP2 inhibitor currently in clinical trials in combination with KRAS G12C inhibitor divarasib (GDC-6036) for the treatment of solid tumors driven by a KRAS G12C mutation.
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- Alexander M Taylor
- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, 701 West 168th St., New York, New York 10032, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Schrödinger, Inc., 1540 Broadway, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10036, United States
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- Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way Mailstop 258A, South San Francisco, California 94080-4990, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Relay Therapeutics, Inc., 399 Binney St., Cambridge,, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- D. E. Shaw Research, 120 W. 45th St., 39th Fl., New York, New York 10036, United States
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Mao J, Ma F, Yu J, Bruyn TD, Ning M, Bowman C, Chen Y. Shared learning from a physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling strategy for human pharmacokinetics prediction through retrospective analysis of Genentech compounds. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2023; 44:315-334. [PMID: 37160730 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2359] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The quantitative prediction of human pharmacokinetics (PK) including the PK profile and key PK parameters are critical for early drug development decisions, successful phase I clinical trials, and the establishment of a range of doses to enable phase II clinical dose selection. Here, we describe an approach employing physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling (Simcyp) to predict human PK and to validate its performance through retrospective analysis of 18 Genentech compounds for which clinical data are available. In short, physicochemical parameters and in vitro data for preclinical species were integrated using PBPK modeling to predict the in vivo PK observed in mouse, rat, dog, and cynomolgus monkey. Through this process, the in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) was determined and then incorporated into PBPK modeling in order to predict human PK. Overall, the prediction obtained using this PBPK-IVIVE approach captured the observed human PK profiles of the compounds from the dataset well. The predicted Cmax was within 2-fold of the observed Cmax for 94% of the compounds while the predicted area under the curve (AUC) was within 2-fold of the observed AUC for 72% of the compounds. Additionally, important IVIVE trends were revealed through this investigation, including application of scaling factors determined from preclinical IVIVE to human PK prediction for each molecule. Based upon the analysis, this PBPK-based approach now serves as a practical strategy for human PK prediction at the candidate selection stage at Genentech.
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- Jialin Mao
- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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Bruss P, Bowman C, Carroll T. Electrocardiogram Abnormalities Following Diphenhydramine Ingestion A Case Report. JETEM 2023. [DOI: 10.5070/m58160084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Bowman C, Ma F, Mao J, Plise E, Chen E, Liu L, Zhang S, Chen Y. Evaluation of bottom-up modeling of the blood-brain barrier to improve brain penetration prediction via physiologically based pharmacokinetic modeling. Biopharm Drug Dispos 2023; 44:60-70. [PMID: 36630933 DOI: 10.1002/bdd.2344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
Predicting the brain penetration of drugs has been notoriously difficult; however, recently, permeability-limited brain models have been constructed. Lead optimization for central nervous system compounds often focuses on compounds that have low transporter efflux, where passive permeability could be a main driver in determining cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)/brain concentrations. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the translatability of passive permeability data generated from different in vitro systems and its impact on the prediction of human CSF/brain concentrations using physiologically-based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling. In vitro data were generated using gMDCK and parallel artificial membrane permeability assay-blood-brain barrier for comparison and predictions using a quantitative structure-activity relationship model were also evaluated. PBPK modeling was then performed for seven compounds with moderate-high permeability and a range of efflux in vitro, and the CSF/brain mass concentrations and Kpuu were reasonably predicted. This work provides the first step of a promising approach using bottom-up PBPK modeling for CSF/brain penetration prediction to support lead optimization and clinical candidate selection.
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- Christine Bowman
- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California, USA
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Bruss P, Bowman C, Carroll T. Electrocardiogram Abnormalities Following Diphenhydramine Ingestion: A Case Report. J Educ Teach Emerg Med 2023; 8:V11-V13. [PMID: 37465031 PMCID: PMC10332767 DOI: 10.21980/j85h1p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
Abstract
In the United States, tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) are commonly prescribed to treat psychiatric illnesses and neuropathic pain. This class of antidepressants has been found to cause pathognomonic electrocardiogram (ECG) changes in cases of overdose.1 Specifically, TCA's cause a dominant terminal R wave in aVR and widening of the QRS complex due to their sodium channel blocking effect. Diphenhydramine, better known as Benadryl, is known to disrupt sodium channels in the same manner. In this case report, a 13-year-old female was brought into the emergency department (ED) after attempted suicide by diphenhydramine overdose. The patient presented with palpitations, nausea and confusion. She was agitated, tachycardic and exhibited opsoclonus. An ECG was performed upon the patient's arrival which showed large terminal R waves in aVR along with large S waves in lead I indicating right axis deviation. Given the patient's age and reported ingestion, it was highly suspicious that her symptoms and ECG changes were the result of a sodium channel blockade. Sodium bicarbonate was given, which resulted in notable ECG changes as well as symptomatic improvement. TCA's, and similarly diphenhydramine, have sodium channel blocking properties which can be revealed by performing an ECG. Administration of sodium bicarbonate in the ED has been shown to be a successful treatment by reversing this sodium channel blockade. Topics Tricyclic antidepressants, diphenhydramine, overdose, sodium channel blockage, sodium bicarbonate administration.
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- Patrick Bruss
- ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Monroe, MI
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- ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Monroe, MI
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- ProMedica Monroe Regional Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine, Monroe, MI
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Wymant C, Bezemer D, Blanquart F, Ferretti L, Gall A, Hall M, Golubchik T, Bakker M, Ong SH, Zhao L, Bonsall D, de Cesare M, MacIntyre-Cockett G, Abeler-Dörner L, Albert J, Bannert N, Fellay J, Grabowski MK, Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer B, Günthard HF, Kivelä P, Kouyos RD, Laeyendecker O, Meyer L, Porter K, Ristola M, van Sighem A, Berkhout B, Kellam P, Cornelissen M, Reiss P, Fraser C, Aubert V, Battegay M, Bernasconi E, Böni J, Braun DL, Bucher HC, Burton-Jeangros C, Calmy A, Cavassini M, Dollenmaier G, Egger M, Elzi L, Fehr J, Fellay J, Furrer H, Fux CA, Gorgievski M, Günthard H, Haerry D, Hasse B, Hirsch HH, Hoffmann M, Hösli I, Kahlert C, Kaiser L, Keiser O, Klimkait T, Kouyos R, Kovari H, Ledergerber B, Martinetti G, de Tejada BM, Marzolini C, Metzner K, Müller N, Nadal D, Nicca D, Pantaleo G, Rauch A, Regenass S, Rudin C, Schöni-Affolter F, Schmid P, Speck R, Stöckle M, Tarr P, Trkola A, Vernazza P, Weber R, Yerly S, van der Valk M, Geerlings SE, Goorhuis A, Hovius JW, Lempkes B, Nellen FJB, van der Poll T, Prins JM, Reiss P, van Vugt M, Wiersinga WJ, Wit FWMN, van Duinen M, van Eden J, Hazenberg A, van Hes AMH, Rajamanoharan S, Robinson T, Taylor B, Brewer C, Mayr C, Schmidt W, Speidel A, Strohbach F, Arastéh K, Cordes C, Pijnappel FJJ, Stündel M, Claus J, Baumgarten A, Carganico A, Ingiliz P, Dupke S, Freiwald M, Rausch M, Moll A, Schleehauf D, Smalhout SY, Hintsche B, Klausen G, Jessen H, Jessen A, Köppe S, Kreckel P, Schranz D, Fischer K, Schulbin H, Speer M, Weijsenfeld AM, Glaunsinger T, Wicke T, Bieniek B, Hillenbrand H, Schlote F, Lauenroth-Mai E, Schuler C, Schürmann D, Wesselmann H, Brockmeyer N, Jurriaans S, Gehring P, Schmalöer D, Hower M, Spornraft-Ragaller P, Häussinger D, Reuter S, Esser S, Markus R, Kreft B, Berzow D, Back NKT, Christl A, Meyer A, Plettenberg A, Stoehr A, Graefe K, Lorenzen T, Adam A, Schewe K, Weitner L, Fenske S, Zaaijer HL, Hansen S, Stellbrink HJ, Wiemer D, Hertling S, Schmidt R, Arbter P, Claus B, Galle P, Jäger H, Jä Gel-Guedes E, Berkhout B, Postel N, Fröschl M, Spinner C, Bogner J, Salzberger B, Schölmerich J, Audebert F, Marquardt T, Schaffert A, Schnaitmann E, Cornelissen MTE, Trein A, Frietsch B, Müller M, Ulmer A, Detering-Hübner B, Kern P, Schubert F, Dehn G, Schreiber M, Güler C, Schinkel CJ, Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer B, Schmidt D, Meixenberger K, Bannert N, Wolthers KC, Peters EJG, van Agtmael MA, Autar RS, Bomers M, Sigaloff KCE, Heitmuller M, Laan LM, Ang CW, van Houdt R, Jonges M, Kuijpers TW, Pajkrt D, Scherpbier HJ, de Boer C, van der Plas A, van den Berge M, Stegeman A, Baas S, Hage de Looff L, Buiting A, Reuwer A, Veenemans J, Wintermans B, Pronk MJH, Ammerlaan HSM, van den Bersselaar DNJ, de Munnik ES, Deiman B, Jansz AR, Scharnhorst V, Tjhie J, Wegdam MCA, van Eeden A, Nellen J, Brokking W, Elsenburg LJM, Nobel H, van Kasteren MEE, Berrevoets MAH, Brouwer AE, Adams A, van Erve R, de Kruijf-van de Wiel BAFM, Keelan-Phaf S, van de Ven B, van der Ven B, Buiting AGM, Murck JL, de Vries-Sluijs TEMS, Bax HI, van Gorp ECM, de Jong-Peltenburg NC, de Mendonç A Melo M, van Nood E, Nouwen JL, Rijnders BJA, Rokx C, Schurink CAM, Slobbe L, Verbon A, Bassant N, van Beek JEA, Vriesde M, van Zonneveld LM, de Groot J, Boucher CAB, Koopmans MPG, van Kampen JJA, Fraaij PLA, van Rossum AMC, Vermont CL, van der Knaap LC, Visser E, Branger J, Douma RA, Cents-Bosma AS, Duijf-van de Ven CJHM, Schippers EF, van Nieuwkoop C, van Ijperen JM, Geilings J, van der Hut G, van Burgel ND, Leyten EMS, Gelinck LBS, Mollema F, Davids-Veldhuis S, Tearno C, Wildenbeest GS, Heikens E, Groeneveld PHP, Bouwhuis JW, Lammers AJJ, Kraan S, van Hulzen AGW, Kruiper MSM, van der Bliek GL, Bor PCJ, Debast SB, Wagenvoort GHJ, Kroon FP, de Boer MGJ, Jolink H, Lambregts MMC, Roukens AHE, Scheper H, Dorama W, van Holten N, Claas ECJ, Wessels E, den Hollander JG, El Moussaoui R, Pogany K, Brouwer CJ, Smit JV, Struik-Kalkman D, van Niekerk T, Pontesilli O, Lowe SH, Oude Lashof AML, Posthouwer D, van Wolfswinkel ME, Ackens RP, Burgers K, Schippers J, Weijenberg-Maes B, van Loo IHM, Havenith TRA, van Vonderen MGA, Kampschreur LM, Faber S, Steeman-Bouma R, Al Moujahid A, Kootstra GJ, Delsing CE, van der Burg-van de Plas M, Scheiberlich L, Kortmann W, van Twillert G, Renckens R, Ruiter-Pronk D, van Truijen-Oud FA, Cohen Stuart JWT, Jansen ER, Hoogewerf M, Rozemeijer W, van der Reijden WA, Sinnige JC, Brinkman K, van den Berk GEL, Blok WL, Lettinga KD, de Regt M, Schouten WEM, Stalenhoef JE, Veenstra J, Vrouenraets SME, Blaauw H, Geerders GF, Kleene MJ, Kok M, Knapen M, van der Meché IB, Mulder-Seeleman E, Toonen AJM, Wijnands S, Wttewaal E, Kwa D, van Crevel R, van Aerde K, Dofferhoff ASM, Henriet SSV, Ter Hofstede HJM, Hoogerwerf J, Keuter M, Richel O, Albers M, Grintjes-Huisman KJT, de Haan M, Marneef M, Strik-Albers R, Rahamat-Langendoen J, Stelma FF, Burger D, Gisolf EH, Hassing RJ, Claassen M, Ter Beest G, van Bentum PHM, Langebeek N, Tiemessen R, Swanink CMA, van Lelyveld SFL, Soetekouw R, van der Prijt LMM, van der Swaluw J, Bermon N, van der Reijden WA, Jansen R, Herpers BL, Veenendaal D, Verhagen DWM, Lauw FN, van Broekhuizen MC, van Wijk M, Bierman WFW, Bakker M, Kleinnijenhuis J, Kloeze E, Middel A, Postma DF, Schölvinck EH, Stienstra Y, Verhage AR, Wouthuyzen-Bakker M, Boonstra A, de Groot-de Jonge H, van der Meulen PA, de Weerd DA, Niesters HGM, van Leer-Buter CC, Knoester M, Hoepelman AIM, Arends JE, Barth RE, Bruns AHW, Ellerbroek PM, Mudrikova T, Oosterheert JJ, Schadd EM, van Welzen BJ, Aarsman K, Griffioen-van Santen BMG, de Kroon I, van Berkel M, van Rooijen CSAM, Schuurman R, Verduyn-Lunel F, Wensing AMJ, Bont LJ, Geelen SPM, Loeffen YGT, Wolfs TFW, Nauta N, Rooijakkers EOW, Holtsema H, Voigt R, van de Wetering D, Alberto A, van der Meer I, Rosingh A, Halaby T, Zaheri S, Boyd AC, Bezemer DO, van Sighem AI, Smit C, Hillebregt M, de Jong A, Woudstra T, Bergsma D, Meijering R, van de Sande L, Rutkens T, van der Vliet S, de Groot L, van den Akker M, Bakker Y, El Berkaoui A, Bezemer M, Brétin N, Djoechro E, Groters M, Kruijne E, Lelivelt KJ, Lodewijk C, Lucas E, Munjishvili L, Paling F, Peeck B, Ree C, Regtop R, Ruijs Y, Schoorl M, Schnörr P, Scheigrond A, Tuijn E, Veenenberg L, Visser KM, Witte EC, Ruijs Y, Van Frankenhuijsen M, Allegre T, Makhloufi D, Livrozet JM, Chiarello P, Godinot M, Brunel-Dalmas F, Gibert S, Trepo C, Peyramond D, Miailhes P, Koffi J, Thoirain V, Brochier C, Baudry T, Pailhes S, Lafeuillade A, Philip G, Hittinger G, Assi A, Lambry V, Rosenthal E, Naqvi A, Dunais B, Cua E, Pradier C, Durant J, Joulie A, Quinsat D, Tempesta S, Ravaux I, Martin IP, Faucher O, Cloarec N, Champagne H, Pichancourt G, Morlat P, Pistone T, Bonnet F, Mercie P, Faure I, Hessamfar M, Malvy D, Lacoste D, Pertusa MC, Vandenhende MA, Bernard N, Paccalin F, Martell C, Roger-Schmelz J, Receveur MC, Duffau P, Dondia D, Ribeiro E, Caltado S, Neau D, Dupont M, Dutronc H, Dauchy F, Cazanave C, Vareil MO, Wirth G, Le Puil S, Pellegrin JL, Raymond I, Viallard JF, Chaigne de Lalande S, Garipuy D, Delobel P, Obadia M, Cuzin L, Alvarez M, Biezunski N, Porte L, Massip P, Debard A, Balsarin F, Lagarrigue M, Prevoteau du Clary F, Aquilina C, Reynes J, Baillat V, Merle C, Lemoing V, Atoui N, Makinson A, Jacquet JM, Psomas C, Tramoni C, Aumaitre H, Saada M, Medus M, Malet M, Eden A, Neuville S, Ferreyra M, Sotto A, Barbuat C, Rouanet I, Leureillard D, Mauboussin JM, Lechiche C, Donsesco R, Cabie A, Abel S, Pierre-Francois S, Batala AS, Cerland C, Rangom C, Theresine N, Hoen B, Lamaury I, Fabre I, Schepers K, Curlier E, Ouissa R, Gaud C, Ricaud C, Rodet R, Wartel G, Sautron C, Beck-Wirth G, Michel C, Beck C, Halna JM, Kowalczyk J, Benomar M, Drobacheff-Thiebaut C, Chirouze C, Faucher JF, Parcelier F, Foltzer A, Haffner-Mauvais C, Hustache Mathieu M, Proust A, Piroth L, Chavanet P, Duong M, Buisson M, Waldner A, Mahy S, Gohier S, Croisier D, May T, Delestan M, Andre M, Zadeh MM, Martinot M, Rosolen B, Pachart A, Martha B, Jeunet 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Summerfield H, Evans M, White C, Robertson R, Lean C, Morris S, Winter A, Faulkner S, Goorney B, Howard L, Fairley I, Stemp C, Short L, Gomez M, Young F, Roberts M, Green S, Sivakumar K, Minton J, Siminoni A, Calderwood J, Greenhough D, DeSouza C, Muthern L, Orkin C, Murphy S, Truvedi M, McLean K, Hawkins D, Higgs C, Moyes A, Antonucci S, McCormack S, Lynn W, Bevan M, Fox J, Teague A, Anderson J, Mguni S, Post F, Campbell L, Mazhude C, Russell H, Gilson R, Carrick G, Ainsworth J, Waters A, Byrne P, Johnson M, Fidler S, Kuldanek K, Mullaney S, Lawlor V, Melville R, Sukthankar A, Thorpe S, Murphy C, Wilkins E, Ahmad S, Green P, Tayal S, Ong E, Meaden J, Riddell L, Loay D, Peacock K, Blackman H, Harindra V, Saeed AM, Allen S, Natarajan U, Williams O, Lacey H, Care C, Bowman C, Herman S, Devendra SV, Wither J, Bridgwood A, Singh G, Bushby S, Kellock D, Young S, Rooney G, Snart B, Currie J, Fitzgerald M, Arumainayyagam J, Chandramani S. A highly virulent variant of HIV-1 circulating in the Netherlands. Science 2022; 375:540-545. [PMID: 35113714 DOI: 10.1126/science.abk1688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
We discovered a highly virulent variant of subtype-B HIV-1 in the Netherlands. One hundred nine individuals with this variant had a 0.54 to 0.74 log10 increase (i.e., a ~3.5-fold to 5.5-fold increase) in viral load compared with, and exhibited CD4 cell decline twice as fast as, 6604 individuals with other subtype-B strains. Without treatment, advanced HIV-CD4 cell counts below 350 cells per cubic millimeter, with long-term clinical consequences-is expected to be reached, on average, 9 months after diagnosis for individuals in their thirties with this variant. Age, sex, suspected mode of transmission, and place of birth for the aforementioned 109 individuals were typical for HIV-positive people in the Netherlands, which suggests that the increased virulence is attributable to the viral strain. Genetic sequence analysis suggests that this variant arose in the 1990s from de novo mutation, not recombination, with increased transmissibility and an unfamiliar molecular mechanism of virulence.
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- Chris Wymant
- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology (CIRB), Collège de France, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Research University, Paris, France.,IAME, UMR 1137, INSERM, Université de Paris, Paris, France
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Wellcome Sanger Institute, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division for HIV and Other Retroviruses, Department of Infectious Diseases, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Life Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland.,Precision Medicine Unit, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- INSERM CESP U1018, Université Paris Saclay, APHP, Service de Santé Publique, Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Kymab Ltd., Cambridge, UK.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Laboratory of Experimental Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Molecular Diagnostic Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam and Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Big Data Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information and Discovery, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Wellcome Centre for Human Genetics, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Tatosian D, Li Y, Michel K, Bowman C, Zepp L, Hafey M, Chu X, Zhang R, Anderson K, Bueters T, Trujillo M, Evers R. P84 - A platform for evaluating in vivo OATP1B inhibition risk in cynomolgus monkeys and translation to human. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2020.04.085] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Carr M, Meakins A, Silburn SA, Karhunen J, Bernert M, Bowman C, Callarelli A, Carvalho P, Giroud C, Harrison JR, Henderson SS, Huber A, Lipschultz B, Lunt T, Moulton D, Reimold F. Physically principled reflection models applied to filtered camera imaging inversions in metal walled fusion machines. Rev Sci Instrum 2019; 90:043504. [PMID: 31043003 DOI: 10.1063/1.5092781] [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: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Ray-tracing techniques are applied to filtered divertor imaging, a diagnostic that has long suffered from artifacts due to the polluting effect of reflected light in metal walled fusion machines. Physically realistic surface reflections were modeled using a Cook-Torrance micro-facet bi-directional reflection distribution function applied to a high resolution mesh of the vessel geometry. In the absence of gonioreflectometer measurements, a technique was developed to fit the free parameters of the Cook-Torrance model against images of the JET in-vessel light sources. By coupling this model with high fidelity plasma fluid simulations, photo-realistic renderings of a number of tokamak plasma emission scenarios were generated. Finally, a sensitivity matrix describing the optical coupling of a JET divertor camera and the emission profile of the plasma was obtained, including full reflection effects. These matrices are used to perform inversions on measured data and shown to reduce the level of artifacts in inverted emission profiles.
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- M Carr
- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, P.O. Box 11100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institut für Energie-und Klimaforschung - Plasmaphysik, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Department of Physics, York Plasma Institute, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- UKAEA/CCFE, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3DB, United Kingdom
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Greifswald, Germany
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Bowman C, Chen E, Chen L, Ren J, Zhang S, Chen B, Liang X, Wright M, Chen Y, Mao J. Understanding the translational capability of in vitro active hepatic OATP uptake data using PBPK modeling. Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.dmpk.2018.09.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Piercy H, Bell G, Hughes C, Naylor S, Bowman C. A workforce in jeopardy: identifying the challenges of ensuring a sustainable advanced HIV nursing workforce. J Res Nurs 2018; 23:646-656. [PMID: 34394485 DOI: 10.1177/1744987118780913] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background HIV services in England face substantial challenges arising from financial pressures and changes to commissioning. A sustainable HIV specialist nursing workforce will be vital to enable them to respond to those challenges. Aims This paper examines the current workforce situation in HIV services across the country. Methods This mixed-method study involved semi-structured interviews with 19 key stakeholders and with 44 nurses/physicians from 21 purposively selected HIV services across England. Data were interpreted using a framework analysis approach. Results 'Building a career in HIV nursing' identified problems associated with retention and recruitment. Changes in commissioning are disrupting common career routes from sexual health to HIV nursing, and a perceived lack of a clear career pathway was seen as a barrier to recruitment. 'Developing a specialist workforce' explored the professional development of the current workforce, which was hampered by poor access to funding or study time for advanced study and the absence of an HIV-specific advanced nursing qualification. Conclusions The HIV nursing workforce, which provides an increasing proportion of HIV care, is facing serious recruitment and retention challenges. A strategic approach to workforce development and training is essential to overcome systemic barriers and secure the next generation of skilled practitioners.
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- Nurse Consultant, Sexual Health Adviser, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Medical Consultant (retired) Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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Woodruff S, Stuber JE, Bowman C, Sieck PE, Melnik PA, Romero-Talamás CA, O’Bryan JB, Miller RL. Adiabatic Compression of a Compact Torus. Fusion Science and Technology 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15361055.2017.1350488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- S. Woodruff
- Woodruff Scientific Inc., 4000 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, Washington 98103
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- Woodruff Scientific Inc., 4000 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, Washington 98103
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- Woodruff Scientific Inc., 4000 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, Washington 98103
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- Woodruff Scientific Inc., 4000 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, Washington 98103
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- Woodruff Scientific Inc., 4000 Aurora Avenue N, Seattle, Washington 98103
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- University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Engineering 222, Baltimore, Maryland 21250
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- University of Maryland Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Engineering 222, Baltimore, Maryland 21250
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- Decysive Systems, 813 Calle David, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506-6017
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Gordon A, Goodman C, Davies S, Handley M, Iliffe S, Bowman C, Victor C, Martin F. DEVELOPING A PROGRAMME THEORY OF HEALTH CARE IN UK CARE HOMES—REVIEWS, SURVEYS, AND INTERVIEWS. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.3849] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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- A. Gordon
- University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom,
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- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom,
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- University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom,
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- University College London, London, United Kingdom,
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- City University London, London, United Kingdom,
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- Brunel University London, London, United Kingdom,
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- Kings College London, London, United Kingdom,
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Jackson D, Mottram P, Bowman C, Cameron J, Rashid H, Quine E, Lockwood S. Heart Failure with Reduced LV Ejection Fraction and Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter – What Predicts LV Ejection Fraction Recovery? Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.269] [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: 11/27/2022]
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Dolling DI, Desai M, McOwan A, Gilson R, Clarke A, Fisher M, Schembri G, Sullivan AK, Mackie N, Reeves I, Portman M, Saunders J, Fox J, Bayley J, Brady M, Bowman C, Lacey CJ, Taylor S, White D, Antonucci S, Gafos M, McCormack S, Gill ON, Dunn DT, Nardone A. An analysis of baseline data from the PROUD study: an open-label randomised trial of pre-exposure prophylaxis. Trials 2016; 17:163. [PMID: 27013513 PMCID: PMC4806447 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1286-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven biological efficacy to reduce the sexual acquisition of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The PROUD study found that PrEP conferred higher protection than in placebo-controlled trials, reducing HIV incidence by 86 % in a population with seven-fold higher HIV incidence than expected. We present the baseline characteristics of the PROUD study population and place the findings in the context of national sexual health clinic data. Methods The PROUD study was designed to explore the real-world effectiveness of PrEP (tenofovir-emtricitabine) by randomising HIV-negative gay and other men who have sex with men (GMSM) to receive open-label PrEP immediately or after a deferral period of 12 months. At enrolment, participants self-completed two baseline questionnaires collecting information on demographics, sexual behaviour and lifestyle in the last 30 and 90 days. These data were compared to data from HIV-negative GMSM attending sexual health clinics in 2013, collated by Public Health England using the genitourinary medicine clinic activity database (GUMCAD). Results The median age of participants was 35 (IQR: 29–43). Typically participants were white (81 %), educated at a university level (61 %) and in full-time employment (72 %). Of all participants, 217 (40 %) were born outside the UK. A sexually transmitted infection (STI) was reported to have been diagnosed in the previous 12 months in 330/515 (64 %) and 473/544 (87 %) participants reported ever having being diagnosed with an STI. At enrolment, 47/280 (17 %) participants were diagnosed with an STI. Participants reported a median (IQR) of 10 (5–20) partners in the last 90 days, a median (IQR) of 2 (1–5) were condomless sex acts where the participant was receptive and 2 (1–6) were condomless where the participant was insertive. Post-exposure prophylaxis had been prescribed to 184 (34 %) participants in the past 12 months. The number of STI diagnoses was high compared to those reported in GUMCAD attendees. Conclusions The PROUD study population are at substantially higher risk of acquiring HIV infection sexually than the overall population of GMSM attending sexual health clinics in England. These findings contribute to explaining the extraordinary HIV incidence rate during follow-up and demonstrate that, despite broad eligibility criteria, the population interested in PrEP was highly selective. Trial registration Current Controlled TrialsISRCTN94465371. Date of registration: 28 February 2013. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1286-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- David I Dolling
- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK.,HIV/STI Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- The Mortimer Market Centre, Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Claude Nichol Centre, Royal Surrey Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
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- Claude Nichol Centre, Royal Surrey Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Ambrose King Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Ambrose King Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK.
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- HIV/STI Department, Public Health England, London, UK
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London, WC2B 6NH, UK
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Rosella L, Bowman C, Pach B, Morgan S, Fitzpatrick T, Goel V. The development and validation of a meta-tool for quality appraisal of public health evidence: Meta Quality Appraisal Tool (MetaQAT). Public Health 2016; 136:57-65. [PMID: 26993202 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Most quality appraisal tools were developed for clinical medicine and tend to be study-specific with a strong emphasis on risk of bias. In order to be more relevant to public health, an appropriate quality appraisal tool needs to be less reliant on the evidence hierarchy and consider practice applicability. Given the broad range of study designs used in public health, the objective of this study was to develop and validate a meta-tool that combines public health-focused principles of appraisal coupled with a set of design-specific companion tools. STUDY DESIGN Several design methods were used to develop and validate the tool including literature review, synthesis, and validation with a reference standard. METHODS A search of critical appraisal tools relevant to public health was conducted; core concepts were collated. The resulting framework was piloted during three feedback sessions with public health practitioners. Following subsequent revisions, the final meta-tool, the Meta Quality Appraisal Tool (MetaQAT), was then validated through a content analysis of appraisals conducted by two groups of experienced public health researchers (MetaQAT vs generic appraisal form). RESULTS The MetaQAT framework consists of four domains: relevancy, reliability, validity, and applicability. In addition, a companion tool was assembled from existing critical appraisal tools to provide study design-specific guidance on validity appraisal. Content analysis showed similar methodological and generalizability concerns were raised by both groups; however, the MetaQAT appraisers commented more extensively on applicability to public health practice. CONCLUSIONS Critical appraisal tools designed for clinical medicine have limitations for use in the context of public health. The meta-tool structure of the MetaQAT allows for rigorous appraisal, while allowing users to simultaneously appraise the multitude of study designs relevant to public health research and assess non-standard domains, such as applicability.
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- L Rosella
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Bldg, 6th Floor, 155 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada; Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada.
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada.
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada.
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada.
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- Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada.
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Health Sciences Bldg, 6th Floor, 155 College St., Toronto, Ontario M5T 3M7, Canada; Public Health Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1V2, Canada; Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Canada; Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Canada.
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McCormack S, Dunn DT, Desai M, Dolling DI, Gafos M, Gilson R, Sullivan AK, Clarke A, Reeves I, Schembri G, Mackie N, Bowman C, Lacey CJ, Apea V, Brady M, Fox J, Taylor S, Antonucci S, Khoo SH, Rooney J, Nardone A, Fisher M, McOwan A, Phillips AN, Johnson AM, Gazzard B, Gill ON. Pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent the acquisition of HIV-1 infection (PROUD): effectiveness results from the pilot phase of a pragmatic open-label randomised trial. Lancet 2016; 387:53-60. [PMID: 26364263 PMCID: PMC4700047 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)00056-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1309] [Impact Index Per Article: 163.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Randomised placebo-controlled trials have shown that daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir-emtricitabine reduces the risk of HIV infection. However, this benefit could be counteracted by risk compensation in users of PrEP. We did the PROUD study to assess this effect. METHODS PROUD is an open-label randomised trial done at 13 sexual health clinics in England. We enrolled HIV-negative gay and other men who have sex with men who had had anal intercourse without a condom in the previous 90 days. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive daily combined tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (245 mg) and emtricitabine (200 mg) either immediately or after a deferral period of 1 year. Randomisation was done via web-based access to a central computer-generated list with variable block sizes (stratified by clinical site). Follow-up was quarterly. The primary outcomes for the pilot phase were time to accrue 500 participants and retention; secondary outcomes included incident HIV infection during the deferral period, safety, adherence, and risk compensation. The trial is registered with ISRCTN (number ISRCTN94465371) and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02065986). FINDINGS We enrolled 544 participants (275 in the immediate group, 269 in the deferred group) between Nov 29, 2012, and April 30, 2014. Based on early evidence of effectiveness, the trial steering committee recommended on Oct 13, 2014, that all deferred participants be offered PrEP. Follow-up for HIV incidence was complete for 243 (94%) of 259 patient-years in the immediate group versus 222 (90%) of 245 patient-years in the deferred group. Three HIV infections occurred in the immediate group (1·2/100 person-years) versus 20 in the deferred group (9·0/100 person-years) despite 174 prescriptions of post-exposure prophylaxis in the deferred group (relative reduction 86%, 90% CI 64-96, p=0·0001; absolute difference 7·8/100 person-years, 90% CI 4·3-11·3). 13 men (90% CI 9-23) in a similar population would need access to 1 year of PrEP to avert one HIV infection. We recorded no serious adverse drug reactions; 28 adverse events, most commonly nausea, headache, and arthralgia, resulted in interruption of PrEp. We detected no difference in the occurrence of sexually transmitted infections, including rectal gonorrhoea and chlamydia, between groups, despite a suggestion of risk compensation among some PrEP recipients. INTERPRETATION In this high incidence population, daily tenofovir-emtricitabine conferred even higher protection against HIV than in placebo-controlled trials, refuting concerns that effectiveness would be less in a real-world setting. There was no evidence of an increase in other sexually transmitted infections. Our findings strongly support the addition of PrEP to the standard of prevention for men who have sex with men at risk of HIV infection. FUNDING MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Public Health England, and Gilead Sciences.
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- Sheena McCormack
- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, London, UK; 56 Dean Street, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, London, UK; HIV & STI Department, Public Health England Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, UK
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- The Mortimer Market Centre, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Claude Nicol Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Manchester Centre for Sexual Health, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- York Teaching Hospital and Hull York Medical School, University of York, York, UK
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- Ambrose King Centre and Barts Sexual Health Centre, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- 56 Dean Street, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- HIV & STI Department, Public Health England Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, UK
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- Claude Nicol Centre, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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- 56 Dean Street, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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- St Stephen's Centre, Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- HIV & STI Department, Public Health England Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, London, UK
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Young R, Poyser C, Crack L, Dockrell D, Bowman C, Billingham L, Bower M, Westwell S, Leahy M, Woll P. 3434 A UK national phase I/II clinical trial of a MEK1/2 inhibitor combined with highly active anti-retroviral therapy for HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma. Eur J Cancer 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)31907-4] [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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Sharma S, Bowman C, Alladin A, Singh N. 116: Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. Paediatr Child Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/pch/20.5.e76] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Lockwood S, Bowman C, Cameron J. Early intervention in systolic heart failure = early recovery in LV ejection fraction. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.220] [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: 10/23/2022]
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Saunders JH, Miskovic D, Bowman C, Panto P, Menon A. Colorectal cancer is reliably excluded in the frail and elderly population by minimal preparation CT. Tech Coloproctol 2013; 18:137-43. [PMID: 23818235 DOI: 10.1007/s10151-013-1045-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to retrospectively assess the accuracy of minimal preparation computed tomography (MPCT) in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) within the frail and elderly population and to evaluate the relevance of extra-colonic findings (ECF). METHODS Radiology reports, clinical notes and follow-up reports from 207 patients who underwent MPCT to investigate for CRC between 2005 and 2009 were analysed. Patients were scanned following the administration of oral contrast for 48 h, without bowel preparation or colonic insufflation. MPCT results were measured against patient outcomes, with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. RESULTS Twelve cases of clinically relevant CRC were confirmed (5.8 %). MPCT correctly identified 11 of these lesions (sensitivity 91.6 %). Thirty-one patients had a possible CRC identified by MPCT, which was not confirmed by further examination (specificity 84.1 %). This results in a positive predictive value of 26.2 % and a negative predictive value of 99.4 %. Five of the patients with colon cancer underwent curative surgery. Sixty-eight clinically relevant ECF were confirmed, including 14 previously undiagnosed extra-colonic malignancies. ECF were considered to account for the presenting complaint in 15.0 % (31/207) of all patients. CONCLUSIONS Minimal preparation computed tomography is an effective and reliable investigation for the exclusion of clinically relevant CRC in this population. It provides clinicians with a valuable and pragmatic alternative to colonoscopy and CT colonography when invasive examination or cathartic bowel preparation will be poorly tolerated and small polyps are of limited significance. MPCT has an advantage over purely luminal imaging in the detection of extra-colonic pathology and appears to have an equally important role in the detection of CRC.
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- J H Saunders
- Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust, Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL, UK,
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Meakin NS, Bowman C, Lewis MR, Dancer SJ. Comparison of cleaning efficacy between in-use disinfectant and electrolysed water in an English residential care home. J Hosp Infect 2011; 80:122-7. [PMID: 22196853 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Infection control in hospitals and care homes remains a key issue. They are regularly inspected regarding standards of hygiene, but visual assessment does not necessarily correlate with microbial cleanliness. Pathogens can persist in the inanimate environment for extended periods of time. AIM This prospective study compared the effectiveness of a novel sanitizer containing electrolysed water, in which the active ingredient is stabilized hypochlorous acid (Aqualution™), with the effectiveness of the quaternary ammonium disinfectant in current use for microbial removal from hand-touch surfaces in a care home. The study had a two-period crossover design. METHODS Five surfaces were cleaned daily over a four-week period, with screening swabs taken before and after cleaning. Swabs were cultured in order to compare levels of surface microbial contamination [colony-forming units (cfu)/cm(2)] before and after cleaning with each product. FINDINGS Cleaning with electrolysed water reduced the mean surface bacterial load from 2.6 [interquartile range (IQR) 0.30-30.40] cfu/cm(2) to 0.10 (IQR 0.10-1.40) cfu/cm(2) [mean log(10) reduction factor 1.042, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.79-1.30]. Cleaning with the in-use quaternary ammonium disinfectant increased the bacterial load from 0.90 (IQR 0.10-8.50) cfu/cm(2) to 93.30 (IQR 9.85-363.65) cfu/cm(2) (mean log(10) reduction -1.499, 95% CI -1.87 to -1.12) (P < 0.0001). Using two proposed benchmark standards for surface microbial levels in hospitals, electrolysed water resulted in a higher 'pass rate' than the in-use quaternary ammonium disinfectant (80-86% vs 15-21%, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION Electrolysed water exerts a more effective bacterial kill than the in-use quaternary ammonium disinfectant, which suggests that it may be useful as a surface sanitizer in environments such as care homes.
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Saunders J, Bowman C, Panto P, Menon A. Investigation of colorectal cancer by minimal preparation CT in the frail and elderly patient. Gut 2011. [DOI: 10.1136/gut.2011.239301.151] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Lennon PA, Deleon E, Reynolds A, Pulido L, Lewing C, Mehta P, Biscanin S, Hai S, Bowman C, Galbincea J, Jakacky J, Hu P. A model for rewarding professional growth in the diagnostic molecular oncology laboratory. J Assoc Genet Technol 2011; 37:80-83. [PMID: 21654071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC), Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is committed to the endless pursuit of innovative research, education, training and administration for the prevention, diagnosis and clinical management of cancer and associated diseases. The molecular genetic technology professional development model promotes personal development, recognizes increased competencies, and sets high standards for all skills and services provided. There are four competency levels that comprise our Professional Development Model (PDM): Discovery, Application, Maturation, and Expert. The skill, knowledge, education, and certification requirements for each level are defined based on the business needs of each lab. When a genetic technologist successfully completes all skills, knowledge, proficiency, education and certification requirements within the appropriate time frame for a particular competency level, his/her salary would be adjusted to the entry point for the competency level he/she has completed.
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- P A Lennon
- Molecular Genetic Technology Program, School of Health Professions, University of Texas at Houston, Texas
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Stone B, Dockrell D, Bowman C, McCloskey E. HIV and bone disease. Arch Biochem Biophys 2010; 503:66-77. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2010.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2010] [Revised: 07/27/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIM The aim of the study was to see if the introduction of Clinical Support Workers (CSWs) at a teaching hospital could reduce the medical work intensity for junior doctors without compromising the quality of patient care. BACKGROUND The 'New Deal' and 'European Working Time Directive' have prompted hospitals to take a close look at junior doctors' hours and work intensity in order to make posts compliant. Following the Department of Health's publication 'reducing junior doctors' hours', it was felt that certain clinical duties could be shared with nursing staff. METHODS Two audits were undertaken 8 months apart. The first was to determine the areas where the introduction of CSW would make the biggest impact. The second was to determine if this impact had had an effect on the intensity of work carried out by the junior doctors. FINDINGS The CSW greatly reduced the number of cannulations and venepunctures performed by the doctors without any compromise to patient care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This study shows that other allied health professionals can be trained to carry out certain tasks that previously were only performed by doctors. This not only reduces the impact on junior doctors' hours but can also improve patient care, with fewer delays encountered when patients are waiting for a procedure.
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AIM The aim of the study was to see if the introduction of clinical support workers (CSWs) at a teaching hospital could reduce the medical work intensity for junior doctors without compromising the quality of patient care. BACKGROUND The 'New Deal' and 'European Working Time Directive' have prompted hospitals to take a close look at junior doctors' hours and work intensity in order to make posts compliant. Following the Department of Health's publication 'reducing junior doctors' hours', it was felt that certain clinical duties could be shared with nursing staff. METHODS Two audits were undertaken 8 months apart. The first was to determine the areas where the introduction of CSW would make the biggest impact. The second was to determine if this impact had had an effect on the intensity of work carried out by the junior doctors. FINDINGS The CSW greatly reduced the number of cannulations and venepunctures performed by the doctors without any compromise to patient care. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This study shows that other allied health professionals can be trained to carry out certain tasks that previously were only performed by doctors. This not only reduces the impact on junior doctors' hours but can also improve patient care, with fewer delays encountered when patients are waiting for a procedure.
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Morrissey Y, Bowman C, Carpenter I. Assessment of patients in long-term care should be used to improve quality as well as allocate funds. Age Ageing 2006; 35:212-4. [PMID: 16638763 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afj086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bowman C, Gumel AB, van den Driessche P, Wu J, Zhu H. A mathematical model for assessing control strategies against West Nile virus. Bull Math Biol 2005; 67:1107-33. [PMID: 15998497 DOI: 10.1016/j.bulm.2005.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2003] [Revised: 10/15/2004] [Accepted: 01/13/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Since its incursion into North America in 1999, West Nile virus (WNV) has spread rapidly across the continent resulting in numerous human infections and deaths. Owing to the absence of an effective diagnostic test and therapeutic treatment against WNV, public health officials have focussed on the use of preventive measures in an attempt to halt the spread of WNV in humans. The aim of this paper is to use mathematical modelling and analysis to assess two main anti-WNV preventive strategies, namely: mosquito reduction strategies and personal protection. We propose a single-season ordinary differential equation model for the transmission dynamics of WNV in a mosquito-bird-human community, with birds as reservoir hosts and culicine mosquitoes as vectors. The model exhibits two equilibria; namely the disease-free equilibrium and a unique endemic equilibrium. Stability analysis of the model shows that the disease-free equilibrium is globally asymptotically stable if a certain threshold quantity (R0), which depends solely on parameters associated with the mosquito-bird cycle, is less than unity. The public health implication of this is that WNV can be eradicated from the mosquito-bird cycle (and, consequently, from the human population) if the adopted mosquito reduction strategy (or strategies) can make R0<1. On the other hand, it is shown, using a novel and robust technique that is based on the theory of monotone dynamical systems coupled with a regular perturbation argument and a Liapunov function, that if R0>1, then the unique endemic equilibrium is globally stable for small WNV-induced avian mortality. Thus, in this case, WNV persists in the mosquito-bird population.
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- C Bowman
- Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3B 1Y6, Canada
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The genetic control of self-incompatibility in Brassica napus was investigated using crosses between resynthesized lines of B. napus and cultivars of oilseed rape. These crosses introduced eight C-genome S alleles from Brassica oleracea (S16, S22, S23, S25, S29, S35, S60, and S63) and one A-genome S allele from Brassica rapa (SRM29) into winter oilseed rape. The inheritance of S alleles was monitored using genetic markers and S phenotypes were determined in the F1, F2, first backcross (B1), and testcross (T1) generations. Two different F1 hybrids were used to develop populations of doubled haploid lines that were subjected to genetic mapping and scored for S phenotype. These investigations identified a latent S allele in at least two oilseed rape cultivars and indicated that the S phenotype of these latent alleles was masked by a suppressor system common to oilseed rape. These latent S alleles may be widespread in oilseed rape varieties and are possibly associated with the highly conserved C-genome S locus of these crop types. Segregation for S phenotype in subpopulations uniform for S genotype suggests the existence of suppressor loci that influenced the expression of the S phenotype. These suppressor loci were not linked to the S loci and possessed suppressing alleles in oilseed rape and non-suppressing alleles in the diploid parents of resynthesized B. napus lines.
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- U U Ekuere
- John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, UK.
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Bowman C. Infection Management for Geriatrics in Long-term Care Facilities Edited by Thomas T. Yoshikawa and Joseph G. Ouslander New York: Marcel Dekker, 2002. 493 pp, ISBN 0-8247-0784-2. $145.00. Age Ageing 2004. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afh166] [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: 11/14/2022] Open
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Baumgartner R, Somorjai R, Bowman C, Sorrell TC, Mountford CE, Himmelreich U. Unsupervised feature dimension reduction for classification of MR spectra. Magn Reson Imaging 2004; 22:251-6. [PMID: 15010118 DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2003.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Received: 02/19/2003] [Revised: 08/27/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We present an unsupervised feature dimension reduction method for the classification of magnetic resonance spectra. The technique preserves spectral information, important for disease profiling. We propose to use this technique as a preprocessing step for computationally demanding wrapper-based feature subset selection. We show that the classification accuracy on an independent test set can be sustained while achieving considerable feature reduction. Our method is applicable to other classification techniques, such as neural networks, support vector machines, etc.
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- R Baumgartner
- Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council Canada, Winnipeg, Canada
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Bowman C. Textbook of Men's Health. J R Soc Med 2003. [DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.5.250] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bowman C, Stokes G. Quality of care for people with dementia. Registries charting epidemiological trends and benchmark outcomes are required. BMJ 2001; 323:1428. [PMID: 11778596] [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: 02/23/2023]
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Suzuki T, Grand E, Bowman C, Merchant JL, Todisco A, Wang L, Del Valle J. TNF-alpha and interleukin 1 activate gastrin gene expression via MAPK- and PKC-dependent mechanisms. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 281:G1405-12. [PMID: 11705745 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.6.g1405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Helicobacter pylori and proinflammatory cytokines have a direct stimulatory effect on gastrin release from isolated G cells, but little is known about the mechanism by which these factors regulate gastrin gene expression. We explored whether tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-1 directly regulate gastrin gene expression and, if so, by what mechanism. TNF-alpha and IL-1 significantly increased gastrin mRNA in canine G cells to 181 +/- 18% and 187 +/- 28% of control, respectively, after 24 h of treatment. TNF-alpha and IL-1 stimulated gastrin promoter activity to a maximal level of 285 +/- 12% and 415 +/- 26% of control. PD-98059 (a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor), SB-202190 (a p38 kinase inhibitor), and GF-109203 (a protein kinase C inhibitor) inhibited the stimulatory action of both cytokines on the gastrin promoter. In conclusion, both cytokines can directly regulate gastrin gene expression via a mitogen-activated protein kinase- and protein kinase C-dependent mechanism. These data suggest that TNF-alpha and IL-1 may play a direct role in Helicobacter pylori-induced hypergastrinemia.
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- T Suzuki
- Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Morris J, Bowman C, Carr D. Discriminating for the ageing population--the positive approach. J R Coll Physicians Lond 2000; 34:353-4. [PMID: 11005071 PMCID: PMC9665489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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- J Morris
- Royal Free Hospital, Health Service for Elderly People, London
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Folmar LC, Hemmer M, Hemmer R, Bowman C, Kroll K, Denslow ND. Comparative estrogenicity of estradiol, ethynyl estradiol and diethylstilbestrol in an in vivo, male sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), vitellogenin bioassay. Aquat Toxicol 2000; 49:77-88. [PMID: 10814808 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-445x(99)00076-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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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An in vivo bioasssay for vitellogenin (VTG) synthesis was developed to screen individual chemicals or mixtures of chemicals for potentially estrogenic effects in a marine teleost model. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to quantitate VTG synthesis in male sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) exposed to five concentrations of the natural estrogen (17beta-estradiol), a synthetic, steroidal pharmaceutical estrogen (17alpha-ethynyl estradiol), or a synthetic, non-steroidal, pharmaceutical estrogen (diethystilbestrol) for 16 days. At an exposure concentration of 20 ng/l, only diethystilbestrol elicited a vitellogenic response. At all test concentrations greater than 100 ng/l, VTG appeared in the plasma in a dose-dependent manner for the three estrogen treatments. Liver VTG mRNA measurements were also made, exhibiting no clear correlations between quantities, nor temporal appearance of the message and mature protein were apparent. This assay is short-term, relatively inexpensive, shows a direct response, and easily quantitated.
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- LC Folmar
- US Environmental Protection Agency, 1 Sabine Island Dr., Gulf Breeze, FL, USA
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Read TD, Brunham RC, Shen C, Gill SR, Heidelberg JF, White O, Hickey EK, Peterson J, Utterback T, Berry K, Bass S, Linher K, Weidman J, Khouri H, Craven B, Bowman C, Dodson R, Gwinn M, Nelson W, DeBoy R, Kolonay J, McClarty G, Salzberg SL, Eisen J, Fraser CM. Genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis MoPn and Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39. Nucleic Acids Res 2000; 28:1397-406. [PMID: 10684935 PMCID: PMC111046 DOI: 10.1093/nar/28.6.1397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 580] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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The genome sequences of Chlamydia trachomatis mouse pneumonitis (MoPn) strain Nigg (1 069 412 nt) and Chlamydia pneumoniae strain AR39 (1 229 853 nt) were determined using a random shotgun strategy. The MoPn genome exhibited a general conservation of gene order and content with the previously sequenced C.trachomatis serovar D. Differences between C.trachomatis strains were focused on an approximately 50 kb 'plasticity zone' near the termination origins. In this region MoPn contained three copies of a novel gene encoding a >3000 amino acid toxin homologous to a predicted toxin from Escherichia coli O157:H7 but had apparently lost the tryptophan biosyntheis genes found in serovar D in this region. The C. pneumoniae AR39 chromosome was >99.9% identical to the previously sequenced C.pneumoniae CWL029 genome, however, comparative analysis identified an invertible DNA segment upstream of the uridine kinase gene which was in different orientations in the two genomes. AR39 also contained a novel 4524 nt circular single-stranded (ss)DNA bacteriophage, the first time a virus has been reported infecting C. pneumoniae. Although the chlamydial genomes were highly conserved, there were intriguing differences in key nucleotide salvage pathways: C.pneumoniae has a uridine kinase gene for dUTP production, MoPn has a uracil phosphororibosyl transferase, while C.trachomatis serovar D contains neither gene. Chromosomal comparison revealed that there had been multiple large inversion events since the species divergence of C.trachomatis and C.pneumoniae, apparently oriented around the axis of the origin of replication and the termination region. The striking synteny of the Chlamydia genomes and prevalence of tandemly duplicated genes are evidence of minimal chromosome rearrangement and foreign gene uptake, presumably owing to the ecological isolation of the obligate intracellular parasites. In the absence of genetic analysis, comparative genomics will continue to provide insight into the virulence mechanisms of these important human pathogens.
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- T D Read
- The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
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Bowman C, Johnson M, Venables D, Foote C, Kane RL. Geriatric care in the United Kingdom: aligning services to needs. BMJ 1999; 319:1119-22. [PMID: 10531110 PMCID: PMC1116908 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7217.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/1999] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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- C Bowman
- International Institute on Health and Ageing, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TX.
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Morris J, Bowman C. Community institutional healthcare: emergence from refugee status. J R Soc Med 1999; 92:271-2. [PMID: 10472277 PMCID: PMC1297202 DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200601] [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: 11/17/2022] Open
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Bowman C, Kempers K, Quinn P. Topical ketamine ointment in managing facial pain. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0901-5027(99)80960-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bowman C. Looking after the kids. Body Posit 1999; 12:33-4. [PMID: 11366106] [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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- C Bowman
- South Brooklyn Legal Services, HIV Project
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Bowman C, Black D. Intermediate not indeterminate care. Hosp Med 1998; 59:877-9. [PMID: 10197122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Increasing demands, limited resources and an aging population are driving the development of alternatives to the full acute hospital bed. This review considers some opportunities and pitfalls, and proposes some principles for practice.
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- C Bowman
- Institute on Health and Ageing, University of Bristol
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Fraser CM, Norris SJ, Weinstock GM, White O, Sutton GG, Dodson R, Gwinn M, Hickey EK, Clayton R, Ketchum KA, Sodergren E, Hardham JM, McLeod MP, Salzberg S, Peterson J, Khalak H, Richardson D, Howell JK, Chidambaram M, Utterback T, McDonald L, Artiach P, Bowman C, Cotton MD, Fujii C, Garland S, Hatch B, Horst K, Roberts K, Sandusky M, Weidman J, Smith HO, Venter JC. Complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum, the syphilis spirochete. Science 1998; 281:375-88. [PMID: 9665876 DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5375.375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 697] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.8] [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: 11/02/2022]
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The complete genome sequence of Treponema pallidum was determined and shown to be 1,138,006 base pairs containing 1041 predicted coding sequences (open reading frames). Systems for DNA replication, transcription, translation, and repair are intact, but catabolic and biosynthetic activities are minimized. The number of identifiable transporters is small, and no phosphoenolpyruvate:phosphotransferase carbohydrate transporters were found. Potential virulence factors include a family of 12 potential membrane proteins and several putative hemolysins. Comparison of the T. pallidum genome sequence with that of another pathogenic spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme disease, identified unique and common genes and substantiates the considerable diversity observed among pathogenic spirochetes.
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- C M Fraser
- Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
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Fraser CM, Casjens S, Huang WM, Sutton GG, Clayton R, Lathigra R, White O, Ketchum KA, Dodson R, Hickey EK, Gwinn M, Dougherty B, Tomb JF, Fleischmann RD, Richardson D, Peterson J, Kerlavage AR, Quackenbush J, Salzberg S, Hanson M, van Vugt R, Palmer N, Adams MD, Gocayne J, Weidman J, Utterback T, Watthey L, McDonald L, Artiach P, Bowman C, Garland S, Fuji C, Cotton MD, Horst K, Roberts K, Hatch B, Smith HO, Venter JC. Genomic sequence of a Lyme disease spirochaete, Borrelia burgdorferi. Nature 1997; 390:580-6. [PMID: 9403685 DOI: 10.1038/37551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1498] [Impact Index Per Article: 55.5] [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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The genome of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi B31, the aetiologic agent of Lyme disease, contains a linear chromosome of 910,725 base pairs and at least 17 linear and circular plasmids with a combined size of more than 533,000 base pairs. The chromosome contains 853 genes encoding a basic set of proteins for DNA replication, transcription, translation, solute transport and energy metabolism, but, like Mycoplasma genitalium, it contains no genes for cellular biosynthetic reactions. Because B. burgdorferi and M. genitalium are distantly related eubacteria, we suggest that their limited metabolic capacities reflect convergent evolution by gene loss from more metabolically competent progenitors. Of 430 genes on 11 plasmids, most have no known biological function; 39% of plasmid genes are paralogues that form 47 gene families. The biological significance of the multiple plasmid-encoded genes is not clear, although they may be involved in antigenic variation or immune evasion.
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- C M Fraser
- Institute for Genomic Research, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
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