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Sekaya G, Wang F, Brown H, Alagesan P, Batch BC, Garman K, Epplein M. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Helicobacter pylori Eradication in a Clinical Population. South Med J 2024; 117:199-205. [PMID: 38569609 PMCID: PMC10997161 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Eradication of Helicobacter pylori reduces the risk of gastric cancer (GC). Individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are known to be at increased risk for GC. In a cohort of H. pylori-positive individuals, we assessed whether those with T2DM were at risk of persistent infection following H. pylori treatment compared with individuals without T2DM. METHODS A random subset of all individuals diagnosed as having H. pylori without intestinal metaplasia at endoscopy from 2015 to 2019 were stratified evenly by race (Black and White). After excluding those with T1DM and those without eradication testing after H. pylori treatment, logistic regression analysis was used to determine the association of T2DM with the risk of persistent H. pylori infection following treatment. RESULTS In 138 patients, H. pylori eradication rates did not differ between the 27% of individuals with T2DM compared to those without (81.1% vs 81.2%). After adjusting for age, race, and insurance status, we found no significant increased risk of persistent H. pylori infection for individuals with T2DM (odds ratio 1.40; 95% confidence interval 0.49-3.99). CONCLUSIONS H. pylori eradication rates do not differ by T2DM status, providing support for clinical trials of H. pylori eradication to reduce GC incidence among high-risk populations in the United States, such as individuals with T2DM.
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- Grace Sekaya
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Cancer Risk, Detection, and Interception Program, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile
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- Department of Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Cancer Risk, Detection, and Interception Program, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- Cancer Risk, Detection, and Interception Program, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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Ludwig EK, Abraham N, Schaaf CR, McKinney CA, Freund J, Stewart AS, Veerasammy BA, Thomas M, Cardona DM, Garman K, Barbas AS, Sudan DL, Gonzalez LM. Comparison of the effects of normothermic machine perfusion and cold storage preservation on porcine intestinal allograft regenerative potential and viability. Am J Transplant 2024; 24:564-576. [PMID: 37918482 PMCID: PMC11082874 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Intestinal transplantation (IT) is the final treatment option for intestinal failure. Static cold storage (CS) is the standard preservation method used for intestinal allografts. However, CS and subsequent transplantation induce ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). Severe IRI impairs epithelial barrier function, including loss of intestinal stem cells (ISC), critical to epithelial regeneration. Normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) preservation of kidney and liver allografts minimizes CS-associated IRI; however, it has not been used clinically for IT. We hypothesized that intestine NMP would induce less epithelial injury and better protect the intestine's regenerative ability when compared with CS. Full-length porcine jejunum and ileum were procured, stored at 4 °C, or perfused at 34 °C for 6 hours (T6), and transplanted. Histology was assessed following procurement (T0), T6, and 1 hour after reperfusion. Real-time quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, immunofluorescence, and crypt culture measured ISC viability and proliferative potential. A greater number of NMP-preserved intestine recipients survived posttransplant, which correlated with significantly decreased tissue injury following 1-hour reperfusion in NMP compared with CS samples. Additionally, ISC gene expression, spheroid area, and cellular proliferation were significantly increased in NMP-T6 compared with CS-T6 intestine. NMP appears to reduce IRI and improve graft regeneration with improved ISC viability and proliferation.
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- Elsa K Ludwig
- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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Brown HT, Epplein M, Tang H, Garman K. Abstract PO-183: Racial disparities in Helicobacter pylori infection: A systematic review and retrospective study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7755.disp21-po-183] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background/Aims: Racial disparities exist across the spectrum of non-cardia gastric carcinogenesis, from H. pylori infection through gastric intestinal metaplasia and gastric cancer. Currently, there are no guidelines supporting widespread gastric cancer screening in the US, however there are suggestions that race and ethnicity may be important risk factors for both H. pylori infection and gastric cancer. A better understanding of racial differences in H. pylori infection prevalence and virulence might allow for improved risk stratification strategies for gastric cancer prevention. This systematic review sought to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the literature regarding racial disparities in H. pylori infection in the US. The review was performed to inform a larger translational research project at Duke that includes a retrospective study of Duke's patient population with H. pylori infection and gastric intestinal metaplasia. Methods: We performed a systematic search of Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science through May 26, 2021. Using COVIDENCE software, 4143 studies were imported for screening, and 39 relevant studies that reported H. pylori infection prevalence by race in the US were identified. Odds ratios and prevalence of H. pylori for individual studies were compiled and assessed. We also present here an initial comparison of characteristics by race in a new, large retrospective study of H. pylori and intestinal metaplasia cases diagnosed from upper endoscopy from 2015-2019 at Duke University Hospitals. Results: All studies included documented higher H. pylori infection prevalence in Blacks and Hispanics compared to whites in the US. The ratio of Black to white H. pylori infection prevalence ranged from 1.3 to 5.4; for Hispanic to white H. pylori infection, the prevalence ranged from 1.8 to 4.4. Ten studies included odds ratios or risk ratios in their analysis. Compared to whites, Blacks had 2.6-4.4 times greater odds and Hispanics a 1.8-3.9 times greater odds of having an H. pylori infection. Four studies included prevalence of seropositivity to the H. pylori virulence factors VacA and CagA by race. In three of the four studies, Blacks and Hispanics had higher prevalence rates of infection with both VacA and CagA positive strains. In our local retrospective chart review, among all patients undergoing endoscopic biopsies at Duke in a 5-year period (n=20,352), H. pylori and H. pylori-positive intestinal metaplasia were 4-5 times more common in Blacks compared to whites. Conclusion: In a systematic review, across all identified studies and all time points, Blacks and Hispanics had significantly higher prevalence rates of H. pylori infection compared to whites in the US. This increased prevalence of H. pylori and H. pylori virulence factors may be relevant in the clinical setting relating to H. pylori testing and gastric cancer prevention. Similarly, in our local Duke cohort, a significantly greater percentage of Blacks presented with H. pylori positivity than whites at upper endoscopy.
Citation Format: HannahSofia T. Brown, Meira Epplein, Helen Tang, Katherine Garman. Racial disparities in Helicobacter pylori infection: A systematic review and retrospective study [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the AACR Virtual Conference: 14th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2021 Oct 6-8. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2022;31(1 Suppl):Abstract nr PO-183.
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Garman K, Gelb T, Urban D, Hall M, Brownell I. 582 The discovery of new therapeutic combinations for Merkel cell carcinoma by small-molecule synergy screening. J Invest Dermatol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.03.592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Xiong Z, Ren S, Chen H, Liu Y, Huang C, Zhang YL, Odera JO, Chen T, Kist R, Peters H, Garman K, Sun Z, Chen XL. Abstract 4471: Pax9 regulates squamous cell differentiation and alcohol-associated carcinogenesis in the oro-esophageal epithelium. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2018-4471] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pax9 is a transcription factor of the Pax family characterized by a DNA-binding paired domain. Previous studies have suggested a potential role of Pax9 in squamous cell differentiation and carcinogenesis of oro-esophageal epithelium. However, its functional role in differentiation and carcinogenesis remains unclear. In this study, Pax9 deficiency in mouse esophagus promoted cell proliferation, delayed cell differentiation and altered the global gene expression profile. Ethanol exposure down-regulated Pax9 expression in human esophageal epithelial cells in vitro and mouse forestomach and tongue in vivo. We further showed that PAX9 was down-regulated in human oro-esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OESCC), and its down-regulation was associated with alcohol drinking and promoter hypermethylation. Moreover, ad libitum feeding with an isocaloric Lieber-DeCarli liquid diet containing ethanol for 40 weeks or Pax9 deficiency promoted NMBA-induced squamous cell carcinogenesis in mouse tongue, esophagus, and forestomach. In conclusion, Pax9 regulates squamous cell differentiation in the oro-esophageal epithelium. Alcohol drinking and promoter hypermethylation are associated with PAX9 silencing in human OESCC. Pax9 down-regulation, at least in part, contributes to alcohol-associated oro-esophageal squamous cell carcinogenesis.
Citation Format: Zhaohui Xiong, Shuang Ren, Hao Chen, Yao Liu, Caizhi Huang, Yawan Lyvia Zhang, Joab Otieno Odera, Tong Chen, Ralf Kist, Heiko Peters, Katherine Garman, Zheng Sun, Xiaoxin Luke Chen. Pax9 regulates squamous cell differentiation and alcohol-associated carcinogenesis in the oro-esophageal epithelium [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4471.
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- 1BBRI/North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
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- 1BBRI/North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
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- 1BBRI/North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
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- 1BBRI/North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
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- 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
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- 3Newcastle University, United Kingdom
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- 5Beijing Stomatological Hospital, Beijing, China
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Xiong Z, Ren S, Chen H, Liu Y, Huang C, Zhang YL, Odera JO, Chen T, Kist R, Peters H, Garman K, Sun Z, Chen X. PAX9 regulates squamous cell differentiation and carcinogenesis in the oro-oesophageal epithelium. J Pathol 2018; 244:164-175. [PMID: 29055049 PMCID: PMC5842438 DOI: 10.1002/path.4998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 06/11/2017] [Revised: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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PAX9 is a transcription factor of the PAX family characterized by a DNA-binding paired domain. Previous studies have suggested a potential role of PAX9 in squamous cell differentiation and carcinogenesis of the oro-oesophageal epithelium. However, its functional roles in differentiation and carcinogenesis remain unclear. In this study, Pax9 deficiency in mouse oesophagus promoted cell proliferation, delayed cell differentiation, and altered the global gene expression profile. Ethanol exposure downregulated PAX9 expression in human oesophageal epithelial cells in vitro and mouse forestomach and tongue in vivo. We further showed that PAX9 was downregulated in human oro-oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OESCC), and its downregulation was associated with alcohol drinking and promoter hypermethylation. Moreover, ad libitum feeding with a liquid diet containing ethanol for 40 weeks or Pax9 deficiency promoted N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine-induced squamous cell carcinogenesis in mouse tongue, oesophagus, and forestomach. In conclusion, PAX9 regulates squamous cell differentiation in the oro-oesophageal epithelium. Alcohol drinking and promoter hypermethylation are associated with PAX9 silencing in human OESCC. PAX9 downregulation may contribute to alcohol-associated oro-oesophageal squamous cell carcinogenesis. Copyright © 2017 Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Zhaohui Xiong
- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Hospital for Stomatology, Capital Medical University, 4 Tian-Tan-Xi-Li, Beijing 100050, China
- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Hospital for Stomatology, Capital Medical University, 4 Tian-Tan-Xi-Li, Beijing 100050, China
- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Hospital for Stomatology, Capital Medical University, 4 Tian-Tan-Xi-Li, Beijing 100050, China
- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, 410 West 12 Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Centre for Oral Health Research, School of Dental Sciences, Newcastle University, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4BW, UK
- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, DUMC 3913, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Oral Medicine, Beijing Hospital for Stomatology, Capital Medical University, 4 Tian-Tan-Xi-Li, Beijing 100050, China
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- Cancer Research Program, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, 700 George Street, Durham, NC 27707, USA
- Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Luna-Gierke RE, Wymore K, Sadlowski J, Clogher P, Gierke RW, Tobin-D'Angelo M, Palmer A, Medus C, Nicholson C, McGuire S, Martin H, Garman K, Griffin PM, Mody RK. Multiple-aetiology enteric infections involving non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli--FoodNet, 2001-2010. Zoonoses Public Health 2014; 61:492-8. [PMID: 24484079 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 06/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We describe multiple-aetiology infections involving non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) identified through laboratory-based surveillance in nine FoodNet sites from 2001 to 2010. A multiple-aetiology infection (MEI) was defined as isolation of non-O157 STEC and laboratory evidence of any of the other nine pathogens under surveillance or isolation of >1 non-O157 STEC serogroup from the same person within a 7-day period. We compared exposures of patients with MEI during 2001-2010 with those of patients with single-aetiology non-O157 STEC infections (SEI) during 2008-2009 and with those of the FoodNet population from a survey conducted during 2006-2007. In total, 1870 non-O157 STEC infections were reported; 68 (3.6%) were MEI; 60 included pathogens other than non-O157 STEC; and eight involved >1 serogroup of non-O157 STEC. Of the 68 MEI, 21 (31%) were part of six outbreaks. STEC O111 was isolated in 44% of all MEI. Of patients with MEI, 50% had contact with farm animals compared with 29% (P < 0.01) of persons with SEI; this difference was driven by infections involving STEC O111. More patients with non-outbreak-associated MEI reported drinking well water (62%) than respondents in a population survey (19%) (P < 0.01). Drinking well water and having contact with animals may be important exposures for MEI, especially those involving STEC O111.
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- R E Luna-Gierke
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Karaca G, Swiderska-Syn M, Xie G, Syn WK, Krüger L, Machado MV, Garman K, Choi SS, Michelotti GA, Burkly LC, Ochoa B, Diehl AM. TWEAK/Fn14 signaling is required for liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy in mice. PLoS One 2014; 9:e83987. [PMID: 24416188 PMCID: PMC3886973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background & Aims Pro-inflammatory cytokines are important for liver regeneration after partial hepatectomy (PH). Expression of Fibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14), the receptor for TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK), is induced rapidly after PH and remains elevated throughout the period of peak hepatocyte replication. The role of Fn14 in post-PH liver regeneration is uncertain because Fn14 is expressed by liver progenitors and TWEAK-Fn14 interactions stimulate progenitor growth, but replication of mature hepatocytes is thought to drive liver regeneration after PH. Methods To clarify the role of TWEAK-Fn14 after PH, we compared post-PH regenerative responses in wild type (WT) mice, Fn14 knockout (KO) mice, TWEAK KO mice, and WT mice treated with anti-TWEAK antibodies. Results In WT mice, rare Fn14(+) cells localized with other progenitor markers in peri-portal areas before PH. PH rapidly increased proliferation of Fn14(+) cells; hepatocytic cells that expressed Fn14 and other progenitor markers, such as Lgr5, progressively accumulated from 12–8 h post-PH and then declined to baseline by 96 h. When TWEAK/Fn14 signaling was disrupted, progenitor accumulation, induction of pro-regenerative cytokines, hepatocyte and cholangiocyte proliferation, and over-all survival were inhibited, while post-PH liver damage and bilirubin levels were increased. TWEAK stimulated proliferation and increased Lgr5 expression in cultured liver progenitors, but had no effect on either parameter in cultured primary hepatocytes. Conclusions TWEAK-FN14 signaling is necessary for the healthy adult liver to regenerate normally after acute partial hepatectomy.
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- Gamze Karaca
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Regeneration and Repair Group, The Institute of Hepatology, Foundation for Liver Research, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Hepatology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Departments of Exploratory Science, Discovery Biology, and Validation Biology, Biogen Idec Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Garman K, Travis E. MO-D-211A-01: Professional Development for Women in the AAPM. Med Phys 2009. [DOI: 10.1118/1.3182205] [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: 11/07/2022] Open
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Ferrara J, Gupta D, Foster E, Garman K, Stacy M. Extraocular muscle dystonia due to acquired (non-Wilsonian) hepatocerebral degeneration. Mov Disord 2008; 23:875-8. [PMID: 18361477 DOI: 10.1002/mds.21841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We present a video report of a patient with advanced non-Wilsonian cirrhotic liver disease who developed extraocular muscle dystonia (oculogyric crisis) and severe orofaciolingual dyskinesias. Acquired hepatocerebral degeneration causes choreic movements, especially of cranial muscles, but dystonic ocular spasm is an infrequent manifestation of this disorder. This case illustrates that AHD should be considered in the differential diagnosis of extraocular muscle dystonia.
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- Joseph Ferrara
- Department of Medicine, Division of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Hsu DS, Balakumaran BS, Acharya CR, Vlahovic V, Walters KS, Garman K, Anders C, Riedel RF, Lancaster J, Harpole D, Dressman HK, Nevins JR, Febbo PG, Potti A. Pharmacogenomic Strategies Provide a Rational Approach to the Treatment of Cisplatin-Resistant Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2007; 25:4350-7. [PMID: 17906199 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.0593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Purpose Standard treatment for advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) includes the use of a platinum-based chemotherapy regimen. However, response rates are highly variable. Newer agents, such as pemetrexed, have shown significant activity as second-line therapy and are currently being evaluated in the front-line setting. We utilized a genomic strategy to develop signatures predictive of chemotherapeutic response to both cisplatin and pemetrexed to provide a rational approach to effective individualized medicine. Methods Using in vitro drug sensitivity data, coupled with microarray data, we developed gene expression signatures predicting sensitivity to cisplatin and pemetrexed. Signatures were validated with response data from 32 independent ovarian and lung cancer cell lines as well as 59 samples from patients previously treated with cisplatin. Results Genomic-derived signatures of cisplatin and pemetrexed sensitivity were shown to accurately predict sensitivity in vitro and, in the case of cisplatin, to predict treatment response in patients treated with cisplatin. The accuracy of the cisplatin predictor, based on available clinical data, was 83.1% (sensitivity, 100%; specificity 57%; positive predictive value, 78%; negative predictive value, 100%). Interestingly, an inverse correlation was seen between in vitro cisplatin and pemetrexed sensitivity, and importantly, between the likelihood of cisplatin and pemetrexed response in patients. Conclusion The use of genomic predictors of response to cisplatin and pemetrexed can be incorporated into strategies to optimize therapy for advanced solid tumors.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Kleiman T, Zdanys K, Black B, Rightmer T, Grey M, Garman K, Macavoy M, Gelernter J, van Dyck C. Apolipoprotein E epsilon4 allele is unrelated to cognitive or functional decline in Alzheimer's disease: retrospective and prospective analysis. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2006; 22:73-82. [PMID: 16699282 DOI: 10.1159/000093316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon4 allele is a well-documented genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Its role, if any, in the progression of cognitive and functional impairment in AD has been the subject of discrepant reports in the literature. This study aimed to determine whether ApoE epsilon4 dose is related to the progression of cognitive and functional decline in AD patients by combined retrospective and prospective analyses. METHODS A sample of 366 AD patients was genotyped for ApoE. Subjects received tests of cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE; Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive subscale, ADAS-Cog) and daily function (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, IADL; Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Activities of Daily Living, ADCS-ADL) at baseline and at multiple subsequent time points during their participation in a variety of research protocols. In retrospective analyses, scores on baseline cognitive and functional measures were compared cross-sectionally among genotype groups, controlling for duration of symptoms. In prospective analyses, longitudinal rates of change for each measure were computed by linear regression and compared across genotype groups. RESULTS No association was observed between ApoE epsilon4 dose and any of the retrospective or prospective measures of cognitive or functional decline in this AD patient sample. CONCLUSIONS Although ApoE epsilon4 increases the risk for AD and decreases the age of disease onset in population studies, it did not significantly influence the rate of disease progression in cognitive or functional domains in our sample.
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- Timothy Kleiman
- Alzheimer's Disease Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA
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This paper describes how the consumer decision-making model can be applied to store clerks faced with determining which customers should be carded for the purchase of tobacco products. Assuming that this task induces a vigilant (high involvement) decision state, clerks (N=256)
rated four combined shopper-product profiles and assessed the likelihood that the shopper would be asked to provide identification. Results indicated that both age-related facial qualities and the gender of the customer contributed to the decision to request identification. The managerial
implications and utility of the consumer decision model for enhancing compliance with minimum age purchasing laws are considered.
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Becker MD, Garman K, Whitcup SM, Planck SR, Rosenbaum JT. Inhibition of leukocyte sticking and infiltration, but not rolling, by antibodies to ICAM-1 and LFA-1 in murine endotoxin-induced uveitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2001; 42:2563-6. [PMID: 11581199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Cell-adhesion molecules are critical elements in intravascular rolling and sticking of leukocytes during acute inflammation. In this process, selectins are thought to be involved in initial adhesion and rolling, and integrin-Ig superfamily interactions are believed primarily to mediate stronger adhesion and transendothelial migration. This study clarifies the role of two adhesion molecules, intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 and leukocyte functional antigen (LFA)-1, in endotoxin-induced uveitis (EIU). METHODS Intravital microscopy was used to record the movement and location of leukocytes in the irises of mice with uveitis induced by intravitreal injection of 250 ng Escherichia coli endotoxin. Each mouse concurrently received an intraperitoneal injection of monoclonal neutralizing antibodies for ICAM-1, LFA-1, or both or control irrelevant antibodies. RESULTS Mice treated with endotoxin and control antibodies had an inflammatory response that was clearly present at the 6- and 24-hour time points and was mostly resolved by 48 hours. Mice that received anti-ICAM-1 or anti-LFA-1 had significantly fewer cells infiltrating their irises at 6 and 24 hours. Detailed analysis of the 6-hour time point recordings revealed that neither anti-ICAM-1 nor anti-LFA-1 significantly reduced the number of leukocytes rolling on venule endothelial surfaces, but the treatments reduced the number of firmly adherent cells. CONCLUSIONS These data confirm previous reports that ICAM-1 and LFA-1 are important mediators of EIU. The dynamic in vivo images clearly support the hypothesis that integrin-mediated cell adhesion is more critical for the firm adhesion of sticking cells than for leukocyte rolling.
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- M D Becker
- Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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Chalabian J, Garman K, Wallace P, Dunnington G. Clinical breast evaluation skills of house officers and students. Am Surg 1996; 62:840-5. [PMID: 8813167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Current health care reform is placing primary care physicians in an increasingly significant role as the front-line providers of women's health care. It is critical that primary care physicians as well as surgeons develop the knowledge base, physical examination skills, and interpersonal skills necessary to care for patients with breast cancer. This study uses a standardized patient breast case in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) format to objectively assess clinical breast evaluation skill performance by house officers and medical students. Performance of USC medical students, exposed to a uniform clinical breast evaluation curriculum, were compared with MSIVs from four other medical schools, and postgraduate year I and II categorical surgical residents. USC medical students were found to maintain performance between an initial surgical OSCE breast station and a delayed clinical practice exam (CPX) reexam as MSIVs (breast exam, P = 0.21; patient-physician interaction, P = 0.67). USC MSIVs had statistically significantly higher performance on the CPX breast station when compared with other MSIVs (T = 11.701, two-tailed test, P = 0.0001). House officers demonstrated significantly poorer skills than medical students (P = 0.03). An incoming housestaff group showed improvement with clinical breast evaluation checklists and orientation as part of their intern orientation program and ongoing curriculum.
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- J Chalabian
- Department of Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA
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- D Heestand
- University of Southern California School of Medicine, USA
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- S Abrahamson
- Department of Medical Education, University of Southern California, School of Medicine, Los Angeles
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