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Ko J, Tsao A, Kim R, Perry C, Oyoyo U, Kwon SR. Effect of Various Toothpaste Tablets on Gloss and Surface Roughness of Resin-based Composite Materials. Oper Dent 2024:500014. [PMID: 38632854 DOI: 10.2341/23-120-l] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of various toothpaste tablets on gloss and surface roughness of resin-based composite. METHODS AND MATERIALS Sixty-four resin-based composite specimens were divided into four groups of 16 specimens each. Gloss and roughness were measured before and after simulated brushing with three types of toothpaste tablets and one conventional toothpaste: CT: Chewtab Toothpaste Tablets; AT: Anticavity Toothpaste Tablets; HC: Charcoal Toothpaste Tablets; CP: Cavity Protection toothpaste. The Kruskal- Wallis procedure was performed to compare the differences by groups. Post-hoc comparisons were conducted with Bonferroni corrections (α=0.05). RESULTS There was a significant drop in gloss for all groups. CT and AT maintained the highest gloss with means of 81.6 GU and 74.1 GU, respectively. The lowest gloss of 24.5 GU was observed for HC. There was a significant increase in roughness for all groups except for CT. CT had the lowest roughness with a mean of 0.034 μm, while HC had the highest roughness with a mean of 0.074 μm. There was a significant correlation between post-brushing gloss and post-brushing roughness (p<0.001, r=-0.884). CONCLUSION Chewtab Toothpaste Tablets had the least effect on gloss and roughness, while Charcoal Toothpaste Tablets had the most negative effect on the surface properties of resin-based composites.
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- J Ko
- Julia Ko, BSc, Department of Biomedical Science La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Adam Tsao, BSc, Department of Biomedical Science La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Raymond Kim, BSc, Department of Biomedical Science La Sierra University, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Christopher Perry, PhD, Department of Biochemistry, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- Udochukwu Oyoyo, MPH, Dental Education Services, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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- *So Ran Kwon, DDS, MS, PhD, MS, professor, Division of General Dentistry, Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, Loma Linda, CA, USA
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Kim Y, Ko J, Byun J, Seo J, Park B. Passivation effect on Cd 0.95Mn 0.05Te 0.98Se 0.02 radiation detection performance. Appl Radiat Isot 2023; 200:110914. [PMID: 37423060 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.110914] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/25/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
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CdTe-based detectors have the problem of Te-rich surface layers caused by Br etching, which is one of fabrication steps. Te-rich layer acts as a trapping center and serves as an additional source of charge carriers, thereby degrading transport property of charge carriers and enriching leakage current on surface of detector. To solve this problem, we introduced sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as a passivant, and investigated its effect on Cd0.95Mn0.05Te0.98Se0.02 (CMTS), by analyzing chemical state of surface and its performance. After passivation with NaOCl, the results of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) shows the formation of tellurium oxide and elimination of water on CMTS surface, and CMTS presented enhanced performance with Am-241 radioisotope. Consequently, it is demonstrated that the passivation with NaOCl reduces leakage current, compensates defect, and elevates transport of charge carriers, thereby decreasing charge loss of carriers and improving performance of CMTS detector.
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- Y Kim
- Marine Radioactivity Monitoring Group, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, Busan 48931, Republic of Korea; Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Department of Health and Safety Convergence Science, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Department of Health and Safety Convergence Science, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Interdisciplinary Program in Precision Public Health, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Department of Health and Safety Convergence Science, Korea university, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea; Advanced Crystal Material/Device Research Center, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
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Hausenloy DJ, Sia CH, Ko J. Unraveling the smoker's paradox: impact of smoking on outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Pol Arch Intern Med 2023; 133:16564. [PMID: 37772711 DOI: 10.20452/pamw.16564] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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- Derek J Hausenloy
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore; Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore; The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
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Ko J, Noviani M, Chellamuthu VR, Albani S, Low AHL. The Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis: The Origin of Fibrosis and Interlink with Vasculopathy and Autoimmunity. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14287. [PMID: 37762589 PMCID: PMC10532389 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814287] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease associated with increased mortality and poor morbidity, impairing the quality of life in patients. Whilst we know that SSc affects multiple organs via vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis, its exact pathophysiology remains elusive. Microvascular injury and vasculopathy are the initial pathological features of the disease. Clinically, the vasculopathy in SSc is manifested as Raynaud's phenomenon (reversible vasospasm in reaction to the cold or emotional stress) and digital ulcers due to ischemic injury. There are several reports that medications for vasculopathy, such as bosentan and soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) modulators, improve not only vasculopathy but also dermal fibrosis, suggesting that vasculopathy is important in SSc. Although vasculopathy is an important initial step of the pathogenesis for SSc, it is still unclear how vasculopathy is related to inflammation and fibrosis. In this review, we focused on the clinical evidence for vasculopathy, the major cellular players for the pathogenesis, including pericytes, adipocytes, endothelial cells (ECs), and myofibroblasts, and their signaling pathway to elucidate the relationship among vasculopathy, inflammation, and fibrosis in SSc.
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- Junsuk Ko
- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore; (J.K.); (M.N.); (S.A.)
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- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore; (J.K.); (M.N.); (S.A.)
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
- Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-National University of Singapore Academic Medical Centre, Singapore 169856, Singapore;
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- Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-National University of Singapore Academic Medical Centre, Singapore 169856, Singapore;
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- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore; (J.K.); (M.N.); (S.A.)
- Translational Immunology Institute, SingHealth Duke-National University of Singapore Academic Medical Centre, Singapore 169856, Singapore;
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- Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore 169857, Singapore; (J.K.); (M.N.); (S.A.)
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore 169608, Singapore
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Sia CH, Ko J, Zheng H, Ho AFW, Foo D, Foo LL, Lim PZY, Liew BW, Chai P, Yeo TC, Yip JWL, Chua T, Chan MYY, Tan JWC, Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Association of body mass index, metabolic health status and clinical outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients: a national registry-based study. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1142078. [PMID: 37435049 PMCID: PMC10331723 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1142078] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023] Open
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Introduction Obesity is an important risk factor for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but the interplay between metabolic health and obesity on AMI mortality has been controversial. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the risk of short- and long-term all-cause mortality by obesity and metabolic health in AMI patients using data from a multi-ethnic national AMI registry. Methods A total of 73,382 AMI patients from the national Singapore Myocardial Infarction Registry (SMIR) were included. These patients were classified into four groups based on the presence or absence of metabolic diseases, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidaemia, and hypertension, and obesity: (1) metabolically-healthy-normal-weight (MHN); (2) metabolically-healthy-obese (MHO); (3) metabolically-unhealthy-normal-weight (MUN); and (4) metabolically-unhealthy-obese (MUO). Results MHO patients had reduced unadjusted risk of all-cause in-hospital, 30-day, 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year mortality following the initial MI event. However, after adjusting for potential confounders, the protective effect from MHO on post-AMI mortality was lost. Furthermore, there was no reduced risk of recurrent MI or stroke within 1-year from onset of AMI by the MHO status. However, the risk of 1-year mortality was higher in female and Malay AMI patients with MHO compared to MHN even after adjusting for confounders. Conclusion In AMI patients with or without metabolic diseases, the presence of obesity did not affect mortality. The exception to this finding were female and Malay MHO who had worse long-term AMI mortality outcomes when compared to MHN suggesting that the presence of obesity in female and Malay patients may confer worsened outcomes.
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- Ching-Hui Sia
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, NationalHeart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Pre-hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School
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- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, NationalHeart Centre Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taiwan
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Murillo C, Ko J, Moore G, Weil A, Kreuzer M. Using Sedline® Brain function monitor to evaluate electroencephalographic changes during propofol anesthesia in young healthy dogs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2022.09.020] [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: 01/19/2023]
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Shin LJ, Koenig LR, Ko J, Upadhyay UD. P030Interest in rh testing and rho(d) immune globulin received among patients obtaining first-trimester medication abortion through virtual clinics. Contraception 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.055] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Na B, Kang J, Lee M, Jung L, Hahn S, Yoo J, Jeong J, Ko J, Sung C. Experimental and numerical evaluation of the neutral beam deposition profile in KSTAR. Fusion Engineering and Design 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2022.113320] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Upadhyay UD, Koenig LR, Ko J, Sietstra C, Biggs MA. P098Interest in late period pills in the US: A nationally representative survey. Contraception 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.122] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Koenig LR, Ko J, Valladares E, Coeytaux F, Wells E, Lyles C, Upadhyay UD. P033Patient acceptability of asynchronous vs synchronous telehealth medication abortion care in the US. Contraception 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.058] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Upadhyay UD, Koenig LR, Ko J, Valladares E, Meckstroth K, Biggs MA. O03Safety and effectiveness of synchronous and asynchronous telehealth medication abortion provided by us virtual clinics. Contraception 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2022.09.008] [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: 11/19/2022]
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Hendrickse A, Ko J, Sakai T. The care of donors and recipients in adult living donor liver transplantation. BJA Educ 2022; 22:387-395. [PMID: 36132878 PMCID: PMC9482866 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjae.2022.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- A. Hendrickse
- University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Sia CH, Zheng H, Ko J, Ho AFW, Foo D, Foo LL, Lim PZY, Liew BW, Chai P, Yeo TC, Tan HC, Chua T, Chan MYY, Tan JWC, Fox KAA, Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Comparison of the modified Singapore myocardial infarction registry risk score with GRACE 2.0 in predicting 1-year acute myocardial infarction outcomes. Sci Rep 2022; 12:14270. [PMID: 35995801 PMCID: PMC9395527 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16523-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Risk stratification plays a key role in identifying acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients at higher risk of mortality. However, current AMI risk scores such as the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score were derived from predominantly Caucasian populations and may not be applicable to Asian populations. We previously developed an AMI risk score from the national-level Singapore Myocardial Infarction Registry (SMIR) confined to ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients and did not include non-STEMI (NSTEMI) patients. Here, we derived a modified SMIR risk score for both STEMI and NSTEMI patients and compared its performance to the GRACE 2.0 score for predicting 1-year all-cause mortality in our multi-ethnic population. The most significant predictor of 1-year all-cause mortality in our population using the GRACE 2.0 score was cardiopulmonary resuscitation on admission (adjusted hazards ratio [HR] 6.50), while the most significant predictor using the SMIR score was age 80–89 years (adjusted HR 7.78). Although the variables used in the GRACE 2.0 score and SMIR score were not exactly the same, the c-statistics for 1-year all-cause mortality were similar between the two scores (GRACE 2.0 0.841 and SMIR 0.865). In conclusion, we have shown that in a multi-ethnic Asian AMI population undergoing PCI, the SMIR score performed as well as the GRACE 2.0 score.
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- Ching-Hui Sia
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore.,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Pre-Hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, 8 College Road, Level 8, Singapore, 169857, Singapore. .,The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, UK. .,Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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van Egmond S, Cai Z, Nava V, Rapaport B, Ko J, Chiou A, Sarin K, Tang J, Bousheri S, Zhang L, Linos E. 349 Development of a digital tool for home-based monitoring of skin disease for older adults. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [PMCID: PMC9296962 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Beck L, Boguniewicz M, Hata T, Fuxench Z, Simpson E, De Benedetto A, Ko J, Ong P, Yoshida T, Gallo R, Lussier S, David G, Schlievert P, Gill S, Rudman Spergel A, Leung D. 519 Rapid reduction in S. aureus & cytotoxins in dupilumab treated atopic dermatitis subjects. J Invest Dermatol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2022.05.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wilson C, Mertens TC, Shivshankar P, Bi W, Collum SD, Wareing N, Ko J, Weng T, Naikawadi RP, Wolters PJ, Maire P, Jyothula SS, Thandavarayan RA, Ren D, Elrod ND, Wagner EJ, Huang HJ, Dickey BF, Ford HL, Karmouty-Quintana H. Sine oculis homeobox homolog 1 plays a critical role in pulmonary fibrosis. JCI Insight 2022; 7:e142984. [PMID: 35420997 PMCID: PMC9220956 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.142984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal disease with limited treatment options. The role of the developmental transcription factor Sine oculis homeobox homolog 1 (SIX1) in the pathophysiology of lung fibrosis is not known. IPF lung tissue samples and IPF-derived alveolar type II cells (AT2) showed a significant increase in SIX1 mRNA and protein levels, and the SIX1 transcriptional coactivators EYA1 and EYA2 were elevated. Six1 was also upregulated in bleomycin-treated (BLM-treated) mice and in a model of spontaneous lung fibrosis driven by deletion of Telomeric Repeat Binding Factor 1 (Trf1) in AT2 cells. Conditional deletion of Six1 in AT2 cells prevented or halted BLM-induced lung fibrosis, as measured by a significant reduction in histological burden of fibrosis, reduced fibrotic mediator expression, and improved lung function. These effects were associated with increased macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) in lung epithelial cells in vivo following SIX1 overexpression in BLM-induced fibrosis. A MIF promoter-driven luciferase assay demonstrated direct binding of Six1 to the 5'-TCAGG-3' consensus sequence of the MIF promoter, identifying a likely mechanism of SIX1-driven MIF expression in the pathogenesis of lung fibrosis and providing a potentially novel pathway for targeting in IPF therapy.
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- Cory Wilson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine, UCSF, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Université de Paris Cité, Institut Cochin, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Divisions of Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Center for RNA Biology, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, KMRB G.9629, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, Texas, USA
- Divisions of Critical Care, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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Sia CH, Ko J, Zheng H, Ho AFW, Foo D, Foo LL, Lim PZY, Liew BW, Chai P, Yeo TC, Yip JWL, Chua T, Chan MYY, Tan JWC, Figtree G, Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Comparison of Mortality Outcomes in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients With or Without Standard Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:876465. [PMID: 35497977 PMCID: PMC9047915 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.876465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) cases have decreased in part due to the advent of targeted therapies for standard modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors (SMuRF). Recent studies have reported that ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients without SMuRF (termed “SMuRF-less”) may be increasing in prevalence and have worse outcomes than “SMuRF-positive” patients. As these studies have been limited to STEMI and comprised mainly Caucasian cohorts, we investigated the changes in the prevalence and mortality of both SMuRF-less STEMI and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) patients in a multiethnic Asian population. Methods We evaluated 23,922 STEMI and 62,631 NSTEMI patients from a national multiethnic registry. Short-term cardiovascular and all-cause mortalities in SMuRF-less patients were compared to SMuRF-positive patients. Results The proportions of SMuRF-less STEMI but not of NSTEMI have increased over the years. In hospitals, all-cause and cardiovascular mortality and 1-year cardiovascular mortality were significantly higher in SMuRF-less STEMI after adjustment for age, creatinine, and hemoglobin. However, this difference did not remain after adjusting for anterior infarction, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and Killip class. There were no differences in mortality in SMuRF-less NSTEMI. In contrast to Chinese and Malay patients, SMuRF-less patients of South Asian descent had a two-fold higher risk of in-hospital all-cause mortality even after adjusting for features of increased disease severity. Conclusion SMuRF-less patients had an increased risk of mortality with STEMI, suggesting that there may be unidentified nonstandard risk factors predisposing SMuRF-less patients to a worse prognosis. This group of patients may benefit from more intensive secondary prevention strategies to improve clinical outcomes.
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- Ching-Hui Sia
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Pre-hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Sydney Medical School (Northern), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
- The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan
- *Correspondence: Derek J. Hausenloy
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Witonsky J, Elhawary J, Huang P, Holweg C, Millette L, Ko J, Raut P, Borrell L, Burchard E. P074 OMALIZUMAB IS EFFICACIOUS IN CHILDREN WITH ALLERGIC ASTHMA FROM DIFFERENT RACIAL BACKGROUNDS. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.08.103] [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: 11/30/2022]
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Sia CH, Chan MHH, Zheng H, Ko J, Ho AFW, Chong J, Foo D, Foo LL, Lim PZY, Liew BW, Chai P, Yeo TC, Tan HC, Chua T, Chan MYY, Tan JWC, Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Optimal glucose, HbA1c, glucose-HbA1c ratio and stress-hyperglycaemia ratio cut-off values for predicting 1-year mortality in diabetic and non-diabetic acute myocardial infarction patients. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2021; 20:211. [PMID: 34666746 PMCID: PMC8524932 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-021-01395-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Stress-induced hyperglycaemia at time of hospital admission has been linked to worse prognosis following acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In addition to glucose, other glucose-related indices, such as HbA1c, glucose-HbA1c ratio (GHR), and stress-hyperglycaemia ratio (SHR) are potential predictors of clinical outcomes following AMI. However, the optimal blood glucose, HbA1c, GHR, and SHR cut-off values for predicting adverse outcomes post-AMI are unknown. As such, we determined the optimal blood glucose, HbA1c, GHR, and SHR cut-off values for predicting 1-year all cause mortality in diabetic and non-diabetic ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients. Methods We undertook a national, registry-based study of patients with AMI from January 2008 to December 2015. We determined the optimal blood glucose, HbA1c, GHR, and SHR cut-off values using the Youden’s formula for 1-year all-cause mortality. We subsequently analyzed the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the cut-off values in the diabetic and non-diabetic subgroups, stratified by the type of AMI. Results There were 5841 STEMI and 4105 NSTEMI in the study. In STEMI patients, glucose, GHR, and SHR were independent predictors of 1-year all-cause mortality [glucose: OR 2.19 (95% CI 1.74–2.76); GHR: OR 2.28 (95% CI 1.80–2.89); SHR: OR 2.20 (95% CI 1.73–2.79)]. However, in NSTEMI patients, glucose and HbA1c were independently associated with 1-year all-cause mortality [glucose: OR 1.38 (95% CI 1.01–1.90); HbA1c: OR 2.11 (95% CI 1.15–3.88)]. In diabetic STEMI patients, SHR performed the best in terms of area-under-the-curve (AUC) analysis (glucose: AUC 63.3%, 95% CI 59.5–67.2; GHR 68.8% 95% CI 64.8–72.8; SHR: AUC 69.3%, 95% CI 65.4–73.2). However, in non-diabetic STEMI patients, glucose, GHR, and SHR performed equally well (glucose: AUC 72.0%, 95% CI 67.7–76.3; GHR 71.9% 95% CI 67.7–76.2; SHR: AUC 71.7%, 95% CI 67.4–76.0). In NSTEMI patients, glucose performed better than HbA1c for both diabetic and non-diabetic patients in AUC analysis (For diabetic, glucose: AUC 52.8%, 95% CI 48.1–57.6; HbA1c: AUC 42.5%, 95% CI 37.6–47. For non-diabetic, glucose: AUC 62.0%, 95% CI 54.1–70.0; HbA1c: AUC 51.1%, 95% CI 43.3–58.9). The optimal cut-off values for glucose, GHR, and SHR in STEMI patients were 15.0 mmol/L, 2.11, and 1.68 for diabetic and 10.6 mmol/L, 1.72, and 1.51 for non-diabetic patients respectively. For NSTEMI patients, the optimal glucose values were 10.7 mmol/L for diabetic and 8.1 mmol/L for non-diabetic patients. Conclusions SHR was the most consistent independent predictor of 1-year all-cause mortality in both diabetic and non-diabetic STEMI, whereas glucose was the best predictor in NSTEMI patients. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12933-021-01395-3.
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- Ching-Hui Sia
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Level 8, Singapore, 169857, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore.,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Pre-Hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Pre-Hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.,Department of Cardiology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, 8 College Road, Level 8, Singapore, 169857, Singapore. .,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, UK. .,Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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King B, Kwon O, Mesinkovska N, Ko J, Dutronc Y, Wu W, McCollam J, Yu G, Holzwarth K, DeLozier A, Hordinsky M. LB785 Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in adults with Alopecia Areata: Phase 3 results from a randomized controlled trial (BRAVE-AA1). J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bieerkehazhi S, Fan Y, West SJ, Tewari R, Ko J, Mills T, Boehning D, Akimzhanov AM. Ca2+-dependent protein acyltransferase DHHC21 controls activation of CD4+ T cells. J Cell Sci 2021; 135:268992. [PMID: 34080635 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.258186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the recognized significance of reversible protein lipidation (S-acylation) for T cell receptor signal transduction, the enzymatic control of this post-translational modification in T cells remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that DHHC21 (also known as ZDHHC21), a member of the DHHC family of mammalian protein acyltransferases, mediates T cell receptor-induced S-acylation of proximal T cell signaling proteins. Using Zdhhc21dep mice, which express a functionally deficient version of DHHC21, we show that DHHC21 is a Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent enzyme critical for activation of naïve CD4+ T cells in response to T cell receptor stimulation. We find that disruption of the Ca2+/calmodulin-binding domain of DHHC21 does not affect thymic T cell development but prevents differentiation of peripheral CD4+ T cells into Th1, Th2 and Th17 effector T helper lineages. Our findings identify DHHC21 as an essential component of the T cell receptor signaling machinery and define a new role for protein acyltransferases in regulation of T cell-mediated immunity.
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- Shayahati Bieerkehazhi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas Health Science at Houston Graduate School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.,MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas Health Science at Houston Graduate School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ 08103, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Faletsky A, Han J, Li S, Lee K, Soliman Y, Stephens M, Ko J, Mostaghimi A. 396 Dermatology consent form readability: A barrier to comprehension and inclusivity. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.419] [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: 10/21/2022]
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Beck L, Boguniewicz M, Hatta T, Chiesa Fuxench Z, Simpson E, De Benedetto A, Ko J, Ong P, Yoshida T, Gallo R, Schlievert P, Gill S, Mosmann T, Berdyshev E, David G, Lussier S, Rudman Spergel A, Leung D. 666 Effect of dupilumab on the host-microbe interface in atopic dermatitis. J Invest Dermatol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.02.696] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Yoo JW, Kim J, Lee MW, Kang J, Ko WH, Oh SG, Ko J, Lee JH, Nam YU, Jung L, Park BH, Yoon SW. Fast-ion D α spectroscopy diagnostic at KSTAR. Rev Sci Instrum 2021; 92:043504. [PMID: 34243446 DOI: 10.1063/5.0040559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
A fast-ion Dα (FIDA) diagnostics system was installed for core and edge measurements on KSTAR. This system has two tangential FIDA arrays that cover both blue- and redshifted Dα lines (cold: 656.09 nm) in active views along the neutral beam 1 A centerline. The spectral band is 647-662.5 nm, and it covers the Doppler shift of the emission from the maximum energy of the neutral beam (100 keV). A curved filter strip with a motorized stage adequately prevents saturation of the electron multiplying charge-coupled device signal by the cold Dα line from the plasma edge. From comparisons of the measured spectra and FIDASIM modeling code, the FIDA spectra are well matched quantitatively. Moreover, the first measurements show that the FIDA radiance agrees with the neutron rate in the time trace during external heating and perturbation. In addition, responses are observed in the core FIDA radiance during the edge-localized mode cycle.
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- J W Yoo
- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Ajou University, 206, World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16499, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, 169-148 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34133, Republic of Korea
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Sia CH, Ko J, Zheng H, Ho AFW, Foo D, Foo LL, Lim PZY, Liew BW, Chai P, Yeo TC, Tan HC, Chua T, Chan MYY, Tan JWC, Bulluck H, Hausenloy DJ. Association between smoking status and outcomes in myocardial infarction patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6466. [PMID: 33742073 PMCID: PMC7979717 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86003-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Smoking is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, including ischemic heart disease and hypertension. However, in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, smoking has been associated with better clinical outcomes, a phenomenon termed the “smoker’s paradox.” Given the known detrimental effects of smoking on the cardiovascular system, it has been proposed that the beneficial effect of smoking on outcomes is due to age differences between smokers and non-smokers and is therefore a smoker’s pseudoparadox. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between smoking status and clinical outcomes in ST-segment elevation (STEMI) and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), using a national multi-ethnic Asian registry. In unadjusted analyses, current smokers had better clinical outcomes following STEMI and NSTEMI. However, after adjusting for age, the protective effect of smoking was lost, confirming a smoker’s pseudoparadox. Interestingly, although current smokers had increased risk for recurrent MI within 1 year after PCI in both STEMI and NSTEMI patients, there was no increase in mortality. In summary, we confirm the existence of a smoker’s pseudoparadox in a multi-ethnic Asian cohort of STEMI and NSTEMI patients and report increased risk of recurrent MI, but not mortality, in smokers.
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- Ching-Hui Sia
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- MD Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- SingHealth Duke-NUS Emergency Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, Singapore, Singapore.,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Pre-Hospital and Emergency Care Research Centre, Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore
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- Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Health Promotion Board, National Registry of Diseases Office, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.,Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK.,Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. .,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disorders Program, Duke-National University of Singapore Medical School, 8 College Road, Level 8, Singapore, 169857, Singapore. .,The Hatter Cardiovascular Institute, University College London, London, UK. .,Cardiovascular Research Center, College of Medical and Health Sciences, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
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Toner L, Proimos H, Scully T, Ko J, Koshy A, Lim H, Lin T, Farouque O. Delayed Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter in Patients Referred for Electrical Cardioversion: A 5-year Study in a Real-World Setting. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.142] [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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Wongtrakool C, Ko J, Jang AJ, Grooms K, Chang S, Sylber C, Kosmider B, Bahmed K, Blackburn MR, Sutliff RL, Hart CM, Park C, Nyunoya T, Passineau MJ, Lu Q, Kang BY. MicroRNA-98 reduces nerve growth factor expression in nicotine-induced airway remodeling. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:18051-18064. [PMID: 33082140 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.012019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Evolving evidence suggests that nicotine may contribute to impaired asthma control by stimulating expression of nerve growth factor (NGF), a neurotrophin associated with airway remodeling and airway hyperresponsiveness. We explored the hypothesis that nicotine increases NGF by reducing lung fibroblast (LF) microRNA-98 (miR-98) and PPARγ levels, thus promoting airway remodeling. Levels of NGF, miR-98, PPARγ, fibronectin 1 (FN1), endothelin-1 (EDN1, herein referred to as ET-1), and collagen (COL1A1 and COL3A1) were measured in human LFs isolated from smoking donors, in mouse primary LFs exposed to nicotine (50 μg/ml), and in whole lung homogenates from mice chronically exposed to nicotine (100 μg/ml) in the drinking water. In selected studies, these pathways were manipulated in LFs with miR-98 inhibitor (anti-miR-98), miR-98 overexpression (miR-98 mimic), or the PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone. Compared with unexposed controls, nicotine increased NGF, FN1, ET-1, COL1A1, and COL3A1 expression in human and mouse LFs and mouse lung homogenates. In contrast, nicotine reduced miR-98 levels in LFs in vitro and in lung homogenates in vivo Treatment with anti-miR-98 alone was sufficient to recapitulate increases in NGF, FN1, and ET-1, whereas treatment with a miR-98 mimic significantly suppressed luciferase expression in cells transfected with a luciferase reporter linked to the putative seed sequence in the NGF 3'UTR and also abrogated nicotine-induced increases in NGF, FN1, and ET-1 in LFs. Similarly, rosiglitazone increased miR-98 and reversed nicotine-induced increases in NGF, FN1, and ET-1. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that nicotine-induced increases in NGF and other markers of airway remodeling are negatively regulated by miR-98.
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- Cherry Wongtrakool
- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, and Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Inflammation, Translational and Clinical Lung Research, Department of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery, and Department of Physiology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Medicine, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center/Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Atlanta Veterans Affairs Healthcare System and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
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Wang Z, White A, Wang X, Ko J, Choudhary G, Lange T, Rounds S, Lu Q. Mitochondrial Fission Mediated Cigarette Smoke-induced Pulmonary Endothelial Injury. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2020; 63:637-651. [PMID: 32672471 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2020-0008oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 12/13/2022] Open
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Cigarette smoke (CS) exposure increases the risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome in humans and promotes alveolar-capillary barrier permeability and acute lung injury in animal models. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Mitochondrial fusion and fission are essential for mitochondrial homeostasis in health and disease. In this study, we hypothesized that CS caused endothelial injury via an imbalance of mitochondrial fusion and fission and resultant mitochondrial oxidative stress and dysfunction. We noted that CS altered mitochondrial morphology by shortening mitochondrial networks and causing perinuclear accumulation of damaged mitochondria in primary rat lung microvascular endothelial cells. We also found that CS increased mitochondrial fission likely by decreasing Drp1-S637 and increasing FIS1, Drp1-S616 phosphorylation, mitochondrial translocation, and tetramerization and reduced mitochondrial fusion likely by decreasing Mfn2 in lung microvascular endothelial cells and mouse lungs. CS also caused aberrant mitophagy, increased mitochondrial oxidative stress, and reduced mitochondrial respiration. An inhibitor of mitochondrial fission and a mitochondria-specific antioxidant prevented CS-induced increased endothelial barrier dysfunction and apoptosis. Our data suggest that excessive mitochondrial fission and resultant oxidative stress are essential mediators of CS-induced endothelial injury and that inhibition of mitochondrial fission and mitochondria-specific antioxidants may be useful therapeutic strategies for CS-induced endothelial injury and associated pulmonary diseases.
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- Zhengke Wang
- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,Haihe Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China; and
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, Rhode Island.,Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Takahashi M, Shimokawa T, Ko J, Takeshima T, Yamashita H, Kajimoto Y, Mori A, Ito H. Efficacy and safety of istradefylline in Parkinson's disease patients with postural abnormality: results from a multicenter open-label study in Japan. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2020.06.229] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Weng T, Huang J, Wagner EJ, Ko J, Wu M, Wareing NE, Xiang Y, Chen NY, Ji P, Molina JG, Volcik KA, Han L, Mayes MD, Blackburn MR, Assassi S. Downregulation of CFIm25 amplifies dermal fibrosis through alternative polyadenylation. J Exp Med 2020; 217:jem.20181384. [PMID: 31757866 PMCID: PMC7041714 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20181384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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This study implicates the key regulator of alternative polyadenylation, CFIm25 in dermal fibrosis and in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) pathogenesis. CFIm25 downregulation promotes the expression of profibrotic factors, exaggerates bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis, while CFIm25 restoration attenuates skin fibrosis. Systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma) is a multisystem fibrotic disease. The mammalian cleavage factor I 25-kD subunit (CFIm25; encoded by NUDT21) is a key regulator of alternative polyadenylation, and its depletion causes predominantly 3′UTR shortening through loss of stimulation of distal polyadenylation sites. A shortened 3′UTR will often lack microRNA target sites, resulting in increased mRNA translation due to evasion of microRNA-mediated repression. Herein, we report that CFlm25 is downregulated in SSc skin, primary dermal fibroblasts, and two murine models of dermal fibrosis. Knockdown of CFIm25 in normal skin fibroblasts is sufficient to promote the 3′UTR shortening of key TGFβ-regulated fibrotic genes and enhance their protein expression. Moreover, several of these fibrotic transcripts show 3′UTR shortening in SSc skin. Finally, mice with CFIm25 deletion in fibroblasts show exaggerated skin fibrosis upon bleomycin treatment, and CFIm25 restoration attenuates bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis. Overall, our data link this novel RNA-processing mechanism to dermal fibrosis and SSc pathogenesis.
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- Tingting Weng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX.,Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
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Lee J, Jang G, Kim J, Oh B, Kim DE, Lee S, Kim JH, Ko J, Min C, Shin S. Demonstration of a ring-FEL as an EUV lithography tool. J Synchrotron Radiat 2020; 27:864-869. [PMID: 33565994 DOI: 10.1107/s1600577520005676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This paper presents the required structure and function of a ring-FEL as a radiation source for extreme ultraviolet radiation lithography (EUVL). A 100 m-long straight section that conducts an extremely low emittance beam from a fourth-generation storage ring can increase the average power at 13.5 nm wavelength to up to 1 kW without degrading the beam in the rest of the ring. Here, simulation results for a ring-FEL as a EUVL source are described.
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- Jaeyu Lee
- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physics, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbu 37673, Republic of Korea
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH, Pohang, Gyungbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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Ko J, Rounds S, Lu Q. Sustained adenosine exposure causes endothelial mitochondrial dysfunction via equilibrative nucleoside transporters. Pulm Circ 2020; 10:2045894020924994. [PMID: 32523687 PMCID: PMC7235668 DOI: 10.1177/2045894020924994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Adenosine is a potent signaling molecule that has paradoxical effects on lung diseases. We have previously demonstrated that sustained adenosine exposure by inhibition of adenosine degradation impairs lung endothelial barrier integrity and causes intrinsic apoptosis through equilibrative nucleoside transporter1/2-mediated intracellular adenosine signaling. In this study, we further demonstrated that sustained adenosine exposure increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and reduced mitochondrial respiration via equilibrative nucleoside transporter1/2, but not via adenosine receptor-mediated signaling. We have previously shown that sustained adenosine exposure activates p38 and c-Jun N-terminal kinases in mitochondria. Here, we show that activation of p38 and JNK partially contributed to sustained adenosine-induced mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production. We also found that sustained adenosine exposure promoted mitochondrial fission and increased mitophagy. Finally, mitochondria-targeted antioxidants prevented sustained adenosine exposure-induced mitochondrial fission and improved cell survival. Our results suggest that inhibition of equilibrative nucleoside transporter1/2 and mitochondria-targeted antioxidants may be potential therapeutic approaches for lung diseases associated with sustained elevated adenosine.
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- Junsuk Ko
- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.,MD Anderson Cancer Center and University of Texas Health Science at Houston Graduate School, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Vascular Research Laboratory, Providence Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.,Department of Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Wang W, Wilson C, Collum S, Bi W, Ko J, Rajagopal K, Karmouty-Quintana H. Beta Adrenoceptor Ligands for the Treatment of Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension and Cor Pulmonale: A Novel Therapeutic Target? J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Roblin S, Meninger S, Murray S, Karki C, Krautwurst K, Mustafina R, Ko J. A166 ANALYSIS OF SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSTIC PATTERNS, AND CANADIAN PROVIDER PERSPECTIVE OF ACUTE HEPATIC PORPHYRIA. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz047.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) is a family of rare genetic diseases, the most common being acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). AHP results from enzyme deficiencies involved in haem synthesis, leading to accumulation of neurotoxic haem intermediates, aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG), causing potentially life-threatening attacks and chronic symptoms. Patients afflicted by AHP often remain without a proper diagnosis for up to 15 years due to lack of awareness and testing. First-line diagnostic biochemical tests include measuring spot urinary ALA and PBG as both are elevated in the majority of AHP patients.
Aims
The study aimed to describe physicians experience diagnosing AHP and characterize patients globally, including Canada.
Methods
Physicians (n=175) who actively managed AHP patients (with and without recurrent attacks) in the preceding year were recruited from 9/2017–10/2017 to complete an online survey collecting information on demographics, familiarity with AHP and diagnostic tests, perspective on symptoms important to diagnosis, referral patterns, and treatment preferences. Physicians also completed a chart review of 546 patients and reported anonymized data on demographics, medical history, attacks, and symptoms. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics.
Results
Canadian physicians (n=15) practiced a mean of 19.7 years, 67% worked in community settings, and 53% were gastroenterologists. Symptoms informing AHP diagnosis included fatigue (93%), sensory loss (87%), mental confusion (87%), Abdominal pain (80%), red/dark urine (80%), vomiting (73%). AHP diagnostic tests considered informative for diagnosis included urinary ALA (87%) and PBG (80%); however, several non-specific tests were also commonly considered informative of AHP. Chronic symptoms reported included fatigue (75%), nausea/vomiting (70%), weakness (66%), pain (58%), anxiety (54%), diarrhea (41%), constipation (40%). Canadian physicians reported a mean of 58% AHP patients they manage being initially misdiagnosed. Global patients (n=546) were aged 40 years (mean), female (52%), with AIP (83%). Canadian patients (n=38) were aged 41 years (mean), female (61%), with AIP (78%). Patients had mean of 3.4 attacks and 1.6 hospitalizations in the past year.
Conclusions
This study highlights the challenges diagnosing AHP due to non-specificity of symptoms and limited understanding of diagnostic procedures. Due to the frequent presentation of gastrointestinal symptoms, AHP should be included in gastroenterologists’ differential diagnosis of patients presenting with non-specific abdominal pain. Among patients diagnosed with AHP, both acute attacks and chronic symptoms were reported, implicating both in the disease.
Funding Agencies
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
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- S Roblin
- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
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- Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA
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Ko J, Koshy A, Han H, Cailes B, Gow P, Testro A, Weinberg L, Lim H, Farouque O, Teh A. 221 Impact of Liver Transplantation on QT Interval in Patients With Cirrhosis. Heart Lung Circ 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.228] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Chang L, Ko J, Weil A, Weng H, Kushiro-Banker T. Comparison of anesthetic and cardiorespiratory effects of tiletamine-zolazepam-detomidine-butorphanol (TZDB), tiletamine-zolazepam-xylazine-butorphanol (TZXB), and ketamine-detomidine-butorphanol (KDB) in pigs. Vet Anaesth Analg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaa.2019.08.012] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Koshy AN, Cailes B, Gow P, Testro A, Sajeev JK, Han H, Ko J, Weinberg L, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. P3466Cardiac output in end-stage liver disease increases with the severity of liver dysfunction. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
End-stage liver disease is associated with significant systemic and haemodynamic alterations that affect cardiac function. Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy remains an ill-defined entity among cardiologists. Understanding the complex interplay between liver dysfunction and cardiac function can lead to a better understanding of the compensatory mechanisms of the heart in liver failure.
Purpose
To investigate whether severity of liver disease affects baseline cardiac output in a large contemporary cohort of patients undergoing liver transplant work-up.
Methods
Consecutive patients that underwent pre-liver transplant (LT) workup between 2010–2017 were included. All patients underwent a resting echocardiogram. Cardiac output (CO) was prospectively recorded at baseline by pulsed-wave Doppler examination of the left ventricular outflow tract from the apical window and systemic vascular resistance (SVR) was calculated as 80 x (mean arterial pressure (MAP)/CO). Severity of liver disease was characterized by the model of end-stage liver disease (MELD) and Child-Pugh scores.
Results
560 patients were included (mean age 57.5±7.7, 74.8% male). Mean MELD score was 19±7 and Child-Pugh Score was 9±3. There was an inverse linear relationship between the severity of liver disease by the MELD score and baseline SVR (rho 0.40, P<0.001). As SVR reduced, there was also a significant rise in baseline CO with a strong inverse correlation between the two variables (rho 0.86, p<0.001). There was a significant linear correlation between the severity of liver disease and baseline CO with both the scores (MELD Score rho 0.42, p<0.001; Child Pugh rho 0.44, p<0.001) (Figure).
Baseline CO in LT Patients by Severity
Conclusions
Baseline CO increased with the severity of liver dysfunction due to a reduced afterload. A higher resting CO may lead to patients encroaching on their cardiac reserve at rest. This provides a pathophysiological insight suggesting a limited role for beta-blockers, particularly in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis.
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- A N Koshy
- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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Ko J, Lester B, Le N, Bowering G, Rugayan C, Kumar A. Cancer-specific survival with or without adjuvant chemotherapy in high-risk stage I endometrial cancer. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz250.051] [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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Cailes B, Koshy AN, Han H, Sajeev JK, Ko J, Weinberg L, Gow P, Testro A, Srivastava P, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. P3465Inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is associated with a higher incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest in liver transplantation. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is not infrequently encountered in liver transplant (LT) candidates undergoing cardiac workup. While the impact of LVOTO on adverse cardiovascular haemodynamics is well reported, it is unclear whether it predisposes to perioperative cardiovascular complications following LT.
Purpose
To investigate the effect of inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction on perioperative cardiovascular complications in a modern cohort of liver transplant patients.
Methods
Consecutive patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) were evaluated from a quaternary LT centre between 2010 and 2017. Inducible LVOTO was defined as LVOT gradient ≥36mmHg. Perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 30 days and all-cause death were recorded from a prospectively maintained transplantation database and augmented by electronic medical record review.
Results
We evaluated 560 patients who underwent DSE as part of a workup for LT. Of these, 319 progressed to transplant. Inducible LVOTO was observed in 68 patients (21.3%). A higher baseline cardiac output (7.7 L/min vs 7.0 L/min, p=0.002) predicted for development of inducible LVOTO. Seventy-seven patients (4.1%) experienced a MACE including five deaths, 19 cases of heart failure, 11 cardiac arrests, 10 acute coronary syndromes and 46 cases of arrhythmias (VT/AF). Overall MACE occurred in 17/68 patients (25.0%) with LVOTO and 60/251 patients (23.9%) without LVOTO (p=0.85). However, there was a significantly increased risk of resuscitated perioperative cardiac arrest in patients with LVOTO (7.4% vs 2.4%, p=0.04). Patients with LVOTO also required significantly greater volumes of fluid intra-operatively (8.37L vs. 6.71L, p=0.043).
Cardiac Arrest in LT Patients with LVOTO
Conclusions
Inducible LVOTO is a frequent finding occurring in 21.3% of LT candidates. Despite higher intraoperative fluid resuscitation, LVOTO increased the risk of a perioperative cardiac arrest. Further studies are required to confirm these findings and to assess whether patients with LVOTO undergoing liver transplantation may benefit from heightened perioperative surveillance.
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- B Cailes
- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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Ko J, Mills T, Huang J, Chen NY, Mertens TCJ, Collum SD, Lee G, Xiang Y, Han L, Zhou Y, Lee CG, Elias JA, Jyothula SSK, Rajagopal K, Karmouty-Quintana H, Blackburn MR. Transforming growth factor β1 alters the 3'-UTR of mRNA to promote lung fibrosis. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:15781-15794. [PMID: 31488543 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.009148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease characterized by the pathological remodeling of air sacs as a result of excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, but the mechanism governing the robust protein expression is poorly understood. Our recent findings demonstrate that alternative polyadenylation (APA) caused by NUDT21 reduction is important for the increased expression of fibrotic mediators and ECM proteins in lung fibroblasts by shortening the 3'-untranslated regions (3'-UTRs) of mRNAs and stabilizing their transcripts, therefore activating pathological signaling pathways. Despite the importance of NUDT21 reduction in the regulation of fibrosis, the underlying mechanisms for the depletion are unknown. We demonstrate here that NUDT21 is depleted by TGFβ1. We found that miR203, which is increased in IPF, was induced by TGFβ1 to target the NUDT21 3'-UTR, thus depleting NUDT21 in human and mouse lung fibroblasts. TGFβ1-mediated NUDT21 reduction was attenuated by the miR203 inhibitor antagomiR203 in fibroblasts. TGFβ1 transgenic mice revealed that TGFβ1 down-regulates NUDT21 in fibroblasts in vivo Furthermore, TGFβ1 promoted differential APA of fibrotic genes, including FGF14, RICTOR, TMOD2, and UCP5, in association with increased protein expression. This unique differential APA signature was also observed in IPF fibroblasts. Altogether, our results identified TGFβ1 as an APA regulator through NUDT21 depletion amplifying pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Junsuk Ko
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030.,MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Geriatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210003 Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030.,MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030.,MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030.,MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030 .,MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas 77030
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Kim N, Jung Y, Jang J, Cheon D, Koh W, Kim J, Ko J, Ro Y. 563 Incisional biopsy-induced spontaneous regression with halo phenomenon in a congenital melanocytic nevus. J Invest Dermatol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2019.07.478] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Ruan H, Xiang Y, Ko J, Li S, Jing Y, Zhu X, Ye Y, Zhang Z, Mills T, Feng J, Liu CJ, Jing J, Cao J, Zhou B, Wang L, Zhou Y, Lin C, Guo AY, Chen X, Diao L, Li W, Chen Z, He X, Mills GB, Blackburn MR, Han L. Comprehensive characterization of circular RNAs in ~ 1000 human cancer cell lines. Genome Med 2019; 11:55. [PMID: 31446897 PMCID: PMC6709551 DOI: 10.1186/s13073-019-0663-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human cancer cell lines are fundamental models for cancer research and therapeutic strategy development. However, there is no characterization of circular RNAs (circRNAs) in a large number of cancer cell lines. METHODS Here, we apply four circRNA identification algorithms to heuristically characterize the expression landscape of circRNAs across ~ 1000 human cancer cell lines from CCLE polyA-enriched RNA-seq data. By using integrative analysis and experimental approaches, we explore the expression landscape, biogenesis, functional consequences, and drug response of circRNAs across different cancer lineages. RESULTS We revealed highly lineage-specific expression patterns of circRNAs, suggesting that circRNAs may be powerful diagnostic and/or prognostic markers in cancer treatment. We also identified key genes involved in circRNA biogenesis and confirmed that TGF-β signaling may promote biogenesis of circRNAs. Strikingly, we showed that clinically actionable genes are more likely to generate circRNAs, potentially due to the enrichment of RNA-binding protein (RBP) binding sites. Among these, circMYC can promote cell proliferation. We observed strong association between the expression of circRNAs and the response to drugs, especially those targeting chromatin histone acetylation. Finally, we developed a user-friendly data portal, CircRNAs in cancer cell lines (CircRiC, https://hanlab.uth.edu/cRic ), to benefit the biomedical research community. CONCLUSIONS Our study provides the characterization of circRNAs in cancer cell lines and explored the potential mechanism of circRNA biogenesis as well as its therapeutic implications. We also provide a data portal to facilitate the related biomedical researches.
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- Hang Ruan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- School of Computer Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100037, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, Institute of Biosciences and Technology, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Hubei Bioinformatics & Molecular Imaging Key Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, Hubei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 270 Dong An Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Kim S, Chae J, Jung L, Lee S, Lee S, Rhee K, Kim W, Ko J, Lee J, Kim Y. Cytochrome Epoxygenase P450 2j Promote Ppar Α -Mediated Autophagy In Ob-/Ob- Rats. Atherosclerosis 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.06.353] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Hopkins RJ, Ko J, Gamble GD, Young RP. Airflow limitation and survival after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: Results from a systematic review and lung cancer screening trial (NLST-ACRIN sub-study). Lung Cancer 2019; 135:80-87. [PMID: 31447006 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2019.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Lung cancer remains the single greatest cause of cancer mortality where surgery for early stage non-small cell lung cancer achieves the greatest survival. While there is growing optimism for better outcomes with screening using annual computed tomography, the impact of co-existing airflow limitation on survival remains unknown. To compare survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients undergoing surgery stratified according to the presence or absence of pre-surgery airflow limitation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We undertook a systematic literature search of non-screen lung cancer that encompassed studies reported between January 1946 and January 2017. Full-text articles were identified following eligibility scoring, with data extracted and analysed using a standardised analytical method (PRISMA). The results of this systematic review in non-screen lung cancers were compared to real-world results from a lung cancer screening cohort (N = 10,054), where outcomes following surgery could be compared after stratification according to pre-surgery airflow limitation. RESULTS In the systematic review, 6899 subjects were included from 10 studies; 7 were retrospective, 3 were prospective. Overall survival was 950 (44%) in 2144 people with COPD and 2597 (55%) from 4755 controls (unadjusted P value <0.001). However, the overall meta-analysed random effects odds ratio for overall survival (N = 10) and 5-year survival (N = 4) comparing those with and without COPD was 0.91 (95% CI = 0.84-1.00) and 0.99 (95% CI = 0.79-1.24) respectively. There were no signs of significant heterogeneity (I2 = 19.1%, P = 0.27) nor publication bias as assessed by funnel plot and Egger's test (P = 0.19). In the lung cancer screening sub-study of 10,054 screening participants we found no difference in 5-year survival in those with and without airflow limitation (84% and 81% respectively, P = 0.64). CONCLUSION Survival after surgery for non-small cell lung cancer is comparable between those with and without spirometry evidence of airflow limitation. This finding was replicated in lung cancer diagnosed during screening.
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- R J Hopkins
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland, PO Box 37-971, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland, PO Box 37-971, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland, PO Box 37-971, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences University of Auckland, PO Box 37-971, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Weng T, Ko J, Masamha CP, Xia Z, Xiang Y, Chen NY, Molina JG, Collum S, Mertens TC, Luo F, Philip K, Davies J, Huang J, Wilson C, Thandavarayan RA, Bruckner BA, Jyothula SS, Volcik KA, Li L, Han L, Li W, Assassi S, Karmouty-Quintana H, Wagner EJ, Blackburn MR. Cleavage factor 25 deregulation contributes to pulmonary fibrosis through alternative polyadenylation. J Clin Invest 2019; 129:1984-1999. [PMID: 30830875 DOI: 10.1172/jci122106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 12/13/2022] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and deadly disease with a poor prognosis and few treatment options. Pathological remodeling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by myofibroblasts is a key factor that drives disease pathogenesis, although the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Alternative polyadenylation (APA) has recently been shown to play a major role in cellular responses to stress by driving the expression of fibrotic factors and ECMs through altering microRNA sensitivity, but a connection to IPF has not been established. Here, we demonstrate that CFIm25, a global regulator of APA, is down-regulated in the lungs of patients with IPF and mice with pulmonary fibrosis, with its expression selectively reduced in alpha-smooth muscle actin (α-SMA) positive fibroblasts. Following the knockdown of CFIm25 in normal human lung fibroblasts, we identified 808 genes with shortened 3'UTRs, including those involved in the transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway, the Wnt signaling pathway, and cancer pathways. The expression of key pro-fibrotic factors can be suppressed by CFIm25 overexpression in IPF fibroblasts. Finally, we demonstrate that deletion of CFIm25 in fibroblasts or myofibroblast precursors using either the Col1a1 or the Foxd1 promoter enhances pulmonary fibrosis after bleomycin exposure in mice. Taken together, our results identified CFIm25 down-regulation as a novel mechanism to elevate pro-fibrotic gene expression in pulmonary fibrosis.
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- Tingting Weng
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Houston Methodist DeBakey Transplant Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas, USA
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Tobita R, Egusa C, Maeda T, Abe N, Sakai N, Suzuki S, Kawashima H, Hokibara S, Ko J, Okubo Y. A novel CARD14 variant, homozygous c.526G>C (p.Asp176His), in an adolescent Japanese patient with palmoplantar pustulosis. Clin Exp Dermatol 2019; 44:694-696. [PMID: 30723930 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- R Tobita
- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kohu City Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kohu City Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Cailes B, Koshy A, Han H, Sajeev J, Ko J, Weinberg L, Gow P, Testro A, Srivastava P, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. Inducible Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction is Associated with a Higher Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac Arrest in Liver Transplantation. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.400] [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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Cailes B, Koshy A, Sajeev J, Han H, Ko J, Weinberg L, Gow P, Testro A, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. Hepatorenal Syndrome in Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation is an Independent Risk Factor for Perioperative Cardiac Complications. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.391] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Ko J. Evaluating Patient Attitudes and Barriers towards Smart Technology for Cardiac Monitoring: Results from a Prospective Multi-Centre Study in an Elderly Population. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.185] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Koshy A, Gow P, Cailes B, Sajeev J, Teh A, Lim H, Han H, Jones R, Testro A, Byrne M, Ko J, Clark D, Yudi M, Farouque O. Impact of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Survival following Liver Transplantation: Results from the Australian & New Zealand Liver Transplant Registry. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.394] [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: 11/17/2022]
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