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Zaveri S, Romanoff A, Hirt L, Thompson L, Pisapati KV, Weltz C, Schmidt H, Port E. Choice of Mastectomy May Increase the Extent of Axillary Surgery in Women with Breast Cancer. Am Surg 2022; 88:2686-2694. [PMID: 35081002 DOI: 10.1177/00031348221074236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Based on the ACOSOG Z0011 trial, women who undergo breast conservation therapy (BCT) and have limited disease in the axilla on sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy do not require axillary lymph node dissection (ALND). In this study we investigate the incidence of ALND in patients undergoing elective mastectomy with limited disease in the axilla to identify how many women may have been spared additional axillary surgery if they chose BCT. METHODS All women with invasive breast cancer treated at a single tertiary care breast center from 2010-2018 who were candidates for BCT but elected mastectomy and underwent SLN biopsy were identified through retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database. The primary outcome of interest was the incidence of ALND in women found to have a limited burden of disease in the axilla (1-2 positive SLNs). RESULTS The study population comprised 151 patients with invasive breast cancer eligible for BCT who chose mastectomy. On final pathology, 34 patients had 1-2 positive SLNs, and 16 of these patients underwent completion ALND. These 16 patients out of 151 overall lumpectomy candidates electing mastectomy (10.6%) could have been spared ALND if they did not elect mastectomy. DISCUSSION BCT candidates electing mastectomy have a 10.6% chance of undergoing more extensive axillary surgery than would have been recommended with BCT alone. The increased risk of undergoing additional axillary surgery should be incorporated into the preoperative discussion for patients choosing between BCT and mastectomy.
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- Shruti Zaveri
- Department of Surgery, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Health System Design, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Surgery, Dubin Breast Center, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Surgery, Dubin Breast Center, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Surgery, Dubin Breast Center, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Surgery, Dubin Breast Center, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Surgery, Dubin Breast Center, 5925Icahn School of Medicine at The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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The diagnosis of opioid use disorder (OUD) is often overlooked or inadequately managed during the inpatient admission. When recognized, a common strategy is opioid detoxification, an approach that is often ineffective and can be potentially dangerous because of loss of tolerance and subsequent risk for overdose. Medication for addiction treatment (MAT), including methadone and buprenorphine, is effective and can be dispensed in the hospital for both opioid withdrawal and initiation of maintenance treatment. Hospitalists should be knowledgeable about diagnosing and managing patients with OUD, including how to manage acute pain or MAT during the perioperative setting.
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- Michael Herscher
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Bayne M, Sokoloff L, Rinehart R, Epie A, Hirt L, Katz C. Assessing the efficacy and experience of in-person versus telephonic psychiatric evaluations for asylum seekers in the U.S. Psychiatry Res 2019; 282:112612. [PMID: 31630041 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2019.112612] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Psychiatric evaluations of asylum seekers in the U.S. play an important role in asylum cases; however, there are significant barriers to assessing asylum seekers' psychological trauma. Telephonic psychiatric evaluations provide an opportunity to access important resources to bolster their case. In this retrospective study, we considered the efficacy of telephonic psychiatric evaluations and assessed their potential as a solution to meet the needs of asylum seekers. Ten affidavits produced from telephonic evaluations were compared to twenty produced from in-person evaluations using a standardized scoring rubric. Providers who conducted telephonic evaluations also completed a structured interview and a qualitative assessment of themes was conducted. Overall, there was a small, but non-significant difference in overall score. The presence of descriptions of cognitive complaints, appearance, motor activity and use of checklists were, however, all significantly lower in telephonic compared to in-person affidavits. Providers agreed that despite limitations, the ability to diagnose and advocate for asylum seekers is equivalent regardless of format. This study identifies that telephonic psychiatric evaluations produce comparable results to in-person evaluations with the benefit of reaching a hard to reach population. Evaluators, lawyers, and judges should consider these results in weighing the risk-benefits of a telephonic evaluation of an asylum seeker.
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- Mitchell Bayne
- Graduate Program of Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 17 E. 102nd Street, New York, NY, 10029, United States.
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, United States,; Department of Health System Design & Global Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1 Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, United States.
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Downie P, Hirt L, Gritzmacher L, Johnson T, Bayly G. Assessment of Lp(a) and detection of monogenic and polygenic hypercholesterolaemia in a cohort of patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome. Atherosclerosis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2018.06.527] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Rocca A, Pignat JM, Berney L, Jöhr J, Van de Ville D, Daniel RT, Levivier M, Hirt L, Luft AR, Grouzmann E, Diserens K. Sympathetic activity and early mobilization in patients in intensive and intermediate care with severe brain injuries: a preliminary prospective randomized study. BMC Neurol 2016; 16:169. [PMID: 27619015 PMCID: PMC5020460 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-016-0684-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Patients who experience severe brain injuries are at risk of secondary brain damage, because of delayed vasospasm and edema. Traditionally, many of these patients are kept on prolonged bed rest in order to maintain adequate cerebral blood flow, especially in the case of subarachnoid hemorrhage. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest carries important morbidity. There may be a clinical benefit in early mobilization and our hypothesis is that early gradual mobilization is safe in these patients. The aim of this study was to observe and quantify the changes in sympathetic activity, mainly related to stress, and blood pressure in gradual postural changes by the verticalization robot (Erigo®) and after training by a lower body ergometer (MOTOmed-letto®), after prolonged bed rest of minimum 7 days. Methods Thirty patients with severe neurological injuries were randomized into 3 groups with different protocols of mobilization: Standard, MOTOmed-letto® or Erigo® protocol. We measured plasma catecholamines, metanephrines and blood pressure before, during and after mobilization. Results Blood pressure does not show any significant difference between the 3 groups. The analysis of the catecholamines suggests a significant increase in catecholamine production during Standard mobilization with physiotherapists and with MOTOmed-letto® and no changes with Erigo®. Conclusions This preliminary prospective randomized study shows that the mobilization of patients with severe brain injuries by means of Erigo® does not increase the production of catecholamines. It means that Erigo® is a well-tolerated method of mobilization and can be considered a safe system of early mobilization of these patients. Further studies are required to validate our conclusions. Trial registration The study was registered in the ISRCTN registry with the trial registration number ISRCTN56402432. Date of registration: 08.03.2016. Retrospectively registered.
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- A Rocca
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Ecole Polytechnique de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurosurgery Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Neurology Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Vascular Neurology and Rehabilitation, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Biomedicine Departement, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Acute Neurorehabilitation Unit, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Rosafio K, Castillo X, Hirt L, Pellerin L. Cell-specific modulation of monocarboxylate transporter expression contributes to the metabolic reprograming taking place following cerebral ischemia. Neuroscience 2016; 317:108-20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.12.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Rocca A, Pignat JM, Berney L, Johr J, Daniel R, Levivier M, Hirt L, Diserens K. Sympathetic Activity and Early Mobilization in Patients with Severe Brain Injuries: A Preliminary Randomized Study. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2015. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tsetsou S, Michel P, Ribi C, Hirt L, Kawasaki A, Hugli O, De Leval L, Bart PA, Waeber G, Meuli R, Raffoul W, So A, Du Pasquier R. [Giant cell arteritis: guidelines of the University Hospital of Lausanne]. Rev Med Suisse 2015; 11:411-417. [PMID: 25895220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a subacute/chronic vasculitis and represents the most common form of systemic vasculitis in people over the age of 50 years. The absence of clear and specific diagnostic criteria with the highly variable clinical presentation is a diagnostic challenge requesting a multidisciplinary approach. Yet, GCA is an emergency and the treatment must be initiated very rapidly due to the risk of blindness. This article presents a review of GCA as well as the diagnostic and therapeutic institutional guidelines of the University Hospital of Lausanne.
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Simona BR, Hirt L, Demkó L, Zambelli T, Vörös J, Ehrbar M, Milleret V. Density gradients at hydrogel interfaces for enhanced cell penetration. Biomater Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4bm00416g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Interfacial crosslinking density gradients represent a simple strategy to overcome the challenge of the limited penetration of cells seeded on the surface of hydrogels. The strategy here-presented can be used both when cells need to be seeded after hydrogel processing and to enable cell migration through hydrogel elements additively manufactured.
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- B. R. Simona
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- University and ETH Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- University and ETH Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- University and ETH Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- University and ETH Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioelectronics
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering
- University and ETH Zurich
- Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering
- Department of Obstetrics
- University Hospital Zurich
- 8091 Zurich
- Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Cell and Tissue Engineering
- Department of Obstetrics
- University Hospital Zurich
- 8091 Zurich
- Switzerland
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Chabwine JN, Rossetti AR, Hirt L, Kuntzer T, Schluep M, Michel P, Démonet JF, du Pasquier RA, Vingerhoets FG. [Neurology]. Rev Med Suisse 2012; 8:46-50. [PMID: 22303740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In 2011, new oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation are available and the ABCD3-I score predicting stroke after TIA updates the ABCD2 score. New McDonald criteria allow faster MS diagnosis and the first oral treatment (fingolimod) for MS can be prescribed. A new anti-antiepileptic drug (retigabine) is available and sodium valproate has long term neurological adverse effects after in utero exposure. Among Parkinson disease treatments, deep brain stimulation is extending applications and dopamine agonists with extended release are as efficient and well tolerated as standard forms at long term scale. Monoclonal antibodies and immunosuppressant agents are proposed as good alternatives in the treatment of chronic dysimmune polyneuropathies. Gene therapy for the treatment of genetic myopathies is progressing.
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- J N Chabwine
- Service de neurologie, Département de neurosciences cliniques, CHUV, Lausanne.
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Siclari F, du Pasquier RA, Schluep M, Michel P, Hirt L, Kuntzer T, Rossetti AO, Ghika J, Nater B, Vingerhoets FJ. [Therapeutic advances in neurology]. Rev Med Suisse 2011; 7:50-56. [PMID: 21309175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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This article summarizes the main therapeutic advances of 2010 in the field of neurology. It focuses on aspects that are likely to change the care of patients in clinical practice. Among these, we discuss the new oral treatments that have proved to be effective in multiple sclerosis, the results of two large studies comparing endarterectomy and stenting in carotid stenosis, novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's disease as well as the results of several pharmacological studies in the field of epilepsy.
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- F Siclari
- Service de neurologie, CHUV, Lausanne
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Elibol B, Söylemezoglu F, Unal I, Fujii M, Hirt L, Huang PL, Moskowitz MA, Dalkara T. Nitric oxide is involved in ischemia-induced apoptosis in brain: a study in neuronal nitric oxide synthase null mice. Neuroscience 2001; 105:79-86. [PMID: 11483302 DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4522(01)00159-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Nitric oxide can promote or inhibit apoptosis depending on the cell type and coexisting metabolic or experimental conditions. We examined the impact of nitric oxide on development of apoptosis 6, 24, and 72 h after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion in mutant mice that lack the ability to generate nitric oxide from neuronal nitric oxide synthase. Adjacent coronal sections passing through the anterior commissure were stained with hematoxylin and eosin or terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL). Immunoblotting was used to identify changes in the anti- and proapoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and Bax, respectively. Activation of caspases was assessed by appearance of actin cleavage products using a novel antiserum directed against 32-kDa actin fragment (fractin). In the neuronal nitric oxide synthase mutant mouse, infarct size and TUNEL positive apoptotic neurons were reduced compared to the wild-type controls. At 6 h, Bcl-2 levels in the ischemic hemisphere were increased in mutants but decreased in the wild-type strain. Bax levels did not change significantly. Caspase-mediated actin cleavage appeared in the ischemic hemisphere at this time point, and was significantly less in mutant brains at 72 h compared to the wild-type. The reduction in the number of TUNEL and fractin positive apoptotic cells appears far greater than anticipated based on the smaller lesion size in mutant mice.Hence, from these data we suggest that a deficiency in neuronal nitric oxide production slows the development of apoptotic cell death after ischemic injury and is associated with preserved Bcl-2 levels and delayed activation of effector caspases.
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- B Elibol
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, and Institute of neurological Sciences and Psychiatry, Hacettepe university, Ankara, Turkey
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Katchanov J, Harms C, Gertz K, Hauck L, Waeber C, Hirt L, Priller J, von Harsdorf R, Bruck W, Hortnagl H, Dirnagl U, Bhide PG, Endres M. Mild cerebral ischemia induces loss of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and activation of cell cycle machinery before delayed neuronal cell death. J Neurosci 2001; 21:5045-53. [PMID: 11438580 PMCID: PMC6762829] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2001] [Revised: 04/16/2001] [Accepted: 04/30/2001] [Indexed: 02/20/2023] Open
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After mild ischemic insults, many neurons undergo delayed neuronal death. Aberrant activation of the cell cycle machinery is thought to contribute to apoptosis in various conditions including ischemia. We demonstrate that loss of endogenous cyclin-dependent kinase (Cdk) inhibitor p16(INK4a) is an early and reliable indicator of delayed neuronal death in striatal neurons after mild cerebral ischemia in vivo. Loss of p27(Kip1), another Cdk inhibitor, precedes cell death in neocortical neurons subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation in vitro. The loss of Cdk inhibitors is followed by upregulation of cyclin D1, activation of Cdk2, and subsequent cytoskeletal disintegration. Most neurons undergo cell death before entering S-phase, albeit a small number ( approximately 1%) do progress to the S-phase before their death. Treatment with Cdk inhibitors significantly reduces cell death in vitro. These results show that alteration of cell cycle regulatory mechanisms is a prelude to delayed neuronal death in focal cerebral ischemia and that pharmacological interventions aimed at neuroprotection may be usefully directed at cell cycle regulatory mechanisms.
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- J Katchanov
- Experimental Neurology, Department of Neurology, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charité, Humboldt-University of Berlin, D-10098 Berlin, Germany
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Badaut J, Hirt L, Granziera C, Bogousslavsky J, Magistretti PJ, Regli L. Astrocyte-specific expression of aquaporin-9 in mouse brain is increased after transient focal cerebral ischemia. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2001; 21:477-82. [PMID: 11333357 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200105000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aquaporin-9 (AQP9) is a new member of the aquaporin family of water-selective channels mainly expressed in liver and testis, presenting the characteristic of also being permeable to various solutes, particularly lactate. Recent data have shown the presence of AQP9 on tanycytes in the rat brain. In the current study, the authors show the expression of AQP9 in astrocytes in the mouse brain and changes in its expression after cerebral ischemia. Indeed, in control mouse, the AQP9 immunolabeling is present on astrocytic processes bordering the subarachnoid space and ventricles. The labeling also is observed on astrocytes in the white matter, hippocampus, hypothalamus, and lateral septum. After focal transient ischemia, an increase of the immunolabeling is detected on astrocytes in periinfarct areas. This AQP9 distribution study in mouse brain suggests a role of AQP9 in water homeostasis in the central nervous system. Furthermore, the overexpression of AQP9 on astrocytes surrounding an ischemic lesion suggests that AQP9 may also play a role in the regulation of postischemia edema and, in view of its permeability to monocarboxylates, in the clearance of lactate from the ischemic focus.
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- J Badaut
- Department of Neurosurgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hirt L, Maréchal C, Ghika JA, Magistretti PJ, Bogousslavsky J. Ocular mitochondrial myopathy evolving late in life into a disabling proximal myopathy associated with the mitochondrial DNA 3243 A to G mutation. J Neurol 2001; 248:332-3. [PMID: 11374101 DOI: 10.1007/s004150170211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Matsushita K, Wu Y, Qiu J, Lang-Lazdunski L, Hirt L, Waeber C, Hyman BT, Yuan J, Moskowitz MA. Fas receptor and neuronal cell death after spinal cord ischemia. J Neurosci 2000; 20:6879-87. [PMID: 10995832 PMCID: PMC6772830] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2000] [Revised: 06/15/2000] [Accepted: 06/26/2000] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Cell death from spinal cord injury is mediated in part by apoptotic mechanisms involving downstream caspases (e.g., caspase-3). Upstream mechanisms may involve other caspases such as procaspase-8, a 55 kDa apical caspase, which we found constitutively expressed within spinal cord neurons along with Fas. As early as 1.5 hr after transient ischemia, activated caspase-8 (p18) and caspase-8 mRNA appeared within neurons in intermediate gray matter and in medial ventral horn. We also detected evidence for an increase in death receptor complex by co-immunoprecipitation using Fas and anti-procaspase-8 after ischemia. At early time points, Fas and p18 were co-expressed within individual neurons, as were activated caspase-8 and caspase-3. Moreover, we detected p18 in cells before procaspase-3 cleavage product (p20), suggesting sequential activation. The appearance of cytosolic cytochrome c and gelsolin cleavage after ischemia was consistent with mitochondrial release and caspase-3 activation, respectively. Numerous terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated DNA nick end-labeling-positive neurons contained p18 or p20 (65 and 80%, respectively), thereby supporting the idea that cells undergoing cell death contain both processed caspases. Our data are consistent with the idea that transient spinal cord ischemia induces the formation of a death-inducing signaling complex, which may participate in caspase-8 activation and sequential caspase-3 cleavage. Death receptors as well as downstream caspases may be useful therapeutic targets for limiting the death of cells in spinal cord.
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- K Matsushita
- Neuroscience Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02129, USA
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Spinal cord ischemia with resulting paraplegia is a devastating complication of thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Experimental models of spinal cord ischemia have been developed in primate, dog, pig, rabbit, and rat with variable reproducibility, but none has been developed in mouse. Because genetically engineered mice have become important to examine the impact of specific genes in ischemic pathophysiology, we sought to develop a reproducible mouse model of spinal cord ischemia. METHODS C57BL/6NCrlBR mice were subjected to cross-clamping of the aortic arch, left subclavian artery, and internal mammary artery for 9 minutes (group A; n=8) or 11 minutes (group B; n=29) followed by reperfusion for 24 or 48 hours. Mean distal arterial blood pressure (left femoral artery) and lumbar (L1) spinal cord blood flow (laser-Doppler flowmetry) were measured for the duration of the procedure. The arterial blood supply of the spinal cord was visualized by intravascular perfusion of carbon black ink. We evaluated motor function in the hind limbs at 0, 1, 3, 6, and 24 hours after reperfusion using a rating scale of 0 (normal function) to 6 (total absence of movement). Spinal cord histopathology was evaluated after 24 and 48 hours of reperfusion by Luxol fast blue-hematoxylin and eosin. RESULTS The vascular anatomy of the mouse and human spinal cord appeared similar in that blood was supplied by 1 anterior and 2 posterior spinal arteries and heterosegmental radicular arteries. During combined occlusion of aortic arch and left subclavian artery, mean distal arterial blood pressure dropped to 10+/-5 mm Hg, and spinal cord blood flow at the L1 level decreased to 27+/-7% of baseline. All animals recovered from anesthesia with acute paraplegia. Animals in the 9-minute group (group A) showed steady recovery of hind limb function over the ensuing 24 hours, whereas the majority (80%) in the 11-minute group (group B) remained paralyzed with maximum deficit throughout the postoperative period. Mortality was 0% and 21% in groups A and B, respectively. Maximal ischemic damage was observed at the lower thoracic and higher lumbar spinal levels in both groups. In group A (9 minutes), tissue damage was mild, affecting predominantly dorsal horns and intermediate gray matter, whereas ventral horns were minimally involved. All mice in group B (11 minutes) showed extensive gray matter lesions particularly involving dorsal horns and intermediate areas; in ventral horns, >50% of motor neurons died. White matter lesions were present in the most severely damaged cords only. CONCLUSIONS Spinal cord ischemia caused by aortic arch plus left subclavian artery cross-clamping provides a mouse model useful for the study of spinal cord injury and of potential relevance to the complications following thoracoabdominal aortic surgery in humans.
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- L Lang-Lazdunski
- Stroke and Neurovascular Regulation Laboratory, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, 02129, USA
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Endres M, Fan G, Hirt L, Fujii M, Matsushita K, Liu X, Jaenisch R, Moskowitz MA. Ischemic brain damage in mice after selectively modifying BDNF or NT4 gene expression. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab 2000; 20:139-44. [PMID: 10616802 DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200001000-00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The neurotrophins and the tyrosine kinase (Trk) B receptor may play a protective role in the pathophysiology of cerebral ischemia. In this study, the authors investigated whether reducing endogenous expression of TrkB-binding neurotrophins modifies the susceptibility to ischemic injury after 1-hour middle cerebral artery occlusion followed by 23 hours of reperfusion in a filament middle cerebral artery occlusion model. Mice lacking both alleles for neurotrophin-4 (nt4-/-) or deficient in a single allele for brain-derived neurotrophic factor (bdnf+/-) exhibited larger cerebral infarcts compared to wild-type inbred 129/SVjae mice (68% and 91%, respectively, compared to controls). Moreover, lesions were larger (21%) in nt4-/- mice after permanent middle cerebral artery occlusion. Hence, expression of both NT4 and BDNF, and by inference the TrkB receptor, confers resistance to ischemic injury.
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- M Endres
- Stroke and Neurovascular Regulation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02129, USA
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Fitting JW, Paillex R, Hirt L, Aebischer P, Schluep M. Sniff nasal pressure: a sensitive respiratory test to assess progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Ann Neurol 1999; 46:887-93. [PMID: 10589541] [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: 02/14/2023]
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Impairment of pulmonary function is a major prognostic indicator in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Forced vital capacity (FVC) and maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV) decline linearly and are commonly used to assess disease progression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of testing respiratory muscle strength in ALS with a novel test, sniff nasal pressure (Pn(sn)), in parallel with more classic tests such as maximal inspiratory pressure (PI(max)) and maximal expiratory pressure (PE(max)). Sixteen patients with ALS were examined monthly over a period of 18 +/- 10 months. At the time of inclusion in the study, values were normal for FVC (107% of predicted value) and MVV (87% of predicted value) but abnormally low for Pn(sn) (67% of predicted value), PI(max) (69% of predicted value), and PE(max) (54% of predicted value). Late in the course of ALS, all patients could perform Pn(sn) whereas 6 could not perform PI(max) and 7 could not perform PE(max). The rate of deterioration was most often linear and similar for FVC (-4.1% of predicted value per month), MVV (-4.3% of predicted value per month), and Pn(sn) (-4.2% of predicted value per month). We conclude that Pn(sn) was the single respiratory test combining linear decline, sensitivity in mild disease, and feasibility in advanced disease. Being easy to perform and inexpensive, Pn(sn) appears well suited to assess the decline of respiratory muscle strength in ALS.
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- J W Fitting
- Division de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Blotzheim SGV, Borruat FX, Hirt L. Myopathies mitochondriales Oculaires: un éventail de présentations cliniques. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 1998. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034888] [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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Glutz von Blotzheim S, Borruat FX, Hirt L. [Ocular mitochondrial myopathies: a spectrum of clinical presentations]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd 1998; 212:299-300. [PMID: 9677561] [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: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine the spectrum of clinical presentations of patients with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO). METHODS Retrospective study of 13 cases with CPEO. RESULTS Eight patients presented an isolated CPEO, three patients had an associated retinopathy (Kearns-Sayre syndrome), one case suffered from retinopathy, deafness, diabetes mellitus and dysphagia, and one patient had an associated dysphagia. Mitochondrial DNA deletions were found in two cases. CONCLUSIONS Our cases illustrate the wide spectrum of mitochondrial ocular myopathies. As patients present mostly with ptosis and ophthalmoplegia, ophthalmologists should be aware of these rare conditions.
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We describe a neonate with hypotonia, weakness, early death owing to respiratory failure, and a severe form of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Postmortem studies revealed numerous ragged-red fibers and central nervous system abnormalities consistent with a mitochondrial disease. No NADH:ubiquinone-1 oxidoreductase (complex I) activity could be detected in skeletal muscle. These findings suggest that mitochondrial cytopathies can be associated with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and should therefore be sought in neonates presenting with severe arthrogryposis.
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- B Laubscher
- Department of Pediatrics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Hirt L, Magistretti PJ, Hirt L, Bogousslavsky J, Boulat O, Borruat FX. Large deletion (7.2 kb) of mitochondrial DNA with novel boundaries in a case of progressive external ophthalmoplegia. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1996; 61:422-3. [PMID: 8890791 PMCID: PMC486594 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.4.422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Kuntzer T, Hirt L, Bogousslavsky J. [Neuromuscular involvement and cerebrovascular accidents]. Rev Med Suisse Romande 1996; 116:605-9. [PMID: 8848683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- T Kuntzer
- Service de neurologie, CHUV, Lausanne
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Aebischer P, Schluep M, Déglon N, Joseph JM, Hirt L, Heyd B, Goddard M, Hammang JP, Zurn AD, Kato AC, Regli F, Baetge EE. Intrathecal delivery of CNTF using encapsulated genetically modified xenogeneic cells in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Nat Med 1996; 2:696-9. [PMID: 8640564 DOI: 10.1038/nm0696-696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 367] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Neuronal growth factors hold promise for providing therapeutic benefits in various neurological disorders. As a means of ensuring adequate central nervous system delivery of growth factors and minimizing significant adverse side effects associated with systemic delivery methods, we have developed an ex vivo gene therapy approach for protein delivery using encapsulated genetically modified xenogeneic cells. Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) has been shown in various rodent models to reduce the motor neuron cell death similar to that seen in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The initial trials focusing on the systemic administration of CNTF for ALS have been discontinued as a result of major side effects, thus preventing determination of the potential efficacy of the molecule. In order to deliver CNTF directly to the nervous system, we conducted a phase I study in which six ALS patients were implanted with polymer capsules containing genetically engineered baby hamster kidney cells releasing approximately 0.5 microgram of human CNTF per day in vitro. The CNTF-releasing implants were surgically placed within the lumbar intrathecal space. Nanogram levels of CNTF were measured within the patients' cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for at least 17 weeks post-transplantation, whereas it was undetectable before implantation. Intrathecal delivery of CNTF was not associated with the limiting side effects observed with systemic delivery. These results demonstrate that neurotrophic factors can be continuously delivered within the CSF of humans by an ex vivo gene therapy approach, opening new avenues for the treatment of neurological diseases.
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- P Aebischer
- Gene Therapy Center and Division of Surgical Research, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne University Medical School, Switzerland
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Aebischer P, Pochon NA, Heyd B, Deglon N, Joseph JM, Zurn AD, Baetge EE, Hammang JP, Goddard M, Lysaght M, Kaplan F, Kato AC, Schluep M, Hirt L, Regli F, Porchet F, De Tribolet N. Gene therapy for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using a polymer encapsulated xenogenic cell line engineered to secrete hCNTF. Hum Gene Ther 1996; 7:851-60. [PMID: 8860837 DOI: 10.1089/hum.1996.7.7-851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The gene therapy approach presented in this protocol employs a polymer encapsulated, xenogenic, transfected cell line to release human ciliary neurotrophic factor (hCNTF) for the treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). A tethered device, containing around 10(6) genetically modified cells surrounded by a semipermeable membrane, is implanted intrathecally; it provides for slow continuous release of hCNTF at a rate of 0.25 to 1.0 micrograms/24 hours. The semipermeable membrane prevents immunologic rejection of the cells and interposes a physical, virally impermeable barrier between cells and host. Moreover, the device and the cells it contains may be retrieved in the event of side effects. A vector containing the human CNTF gene was transfected into a line of baby hamster kidney cells (BHK) with calcium phosphate using a dihydrofolate reductase-based selection vector with a SV40 promoter and contains a HSV-tk killer gene. hCNTF is a potent neurotrophic factor which may have utility for the treatment of ALS. Systemic delivery of hCNTF in humans has been frustrated by peripheral side effects, the molecule's short half life, and its inability to cross the blood-brain barrier. The gene therapy approach described in this protocol is expected to mitigate such difficulties by local intrathecal delivery of a known quantity of continuously-synthesized hCNTF from a retrievable implant.
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- P Aebischer
- Division of Surgical Research & Gene Therapy Center, Lausanne University Medical School, Switzerland
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Borruat FX, Hirt L, Regli F. [Optic neuropathy caused by alcoholism and smoking: a diagnostic pitfall of Leber's optic neuropathy]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 1994; 150:799-801. [PMID: 7597375] [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: 01/26/2023]
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A 39 year-old patient suffered bilateral painless visual loss while consuming abusively alcohol and cigarettes. Family history was remarkable for a similar episode in the patient's brother 21 years ago, while drinking and smoking heavily. A diagnosis of toxic optic neuropathy was made in another institution, but due to the positive family history, mitochondrial DNA was studied for a point mutations associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy. A homoplasmic mutation at nucleotide 11778 was found. The patient's brother could not be studied. This case emphasizes the probable deleterious effects of epigenetic factors such as alcohol and cigarette smoke in patients harbouring mitochondrial DNA mutations associated with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy and the need for mitochondrial DNA studies in atypical cases of optic neuropathy.
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- F X Borruat
- Hôpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, Lausanne, Suisse
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Hirt L, Hirsch-Behnam A, de Villiers EM. Nucleotide sequence of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 41: an unusual HPV type without a typical E2 binding site consensus sequence. Virus Res 1991; 18:179-89. [PMID: 1645904 DOI: 10.1016/0168-1702(91)90017-p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The complete nucleotide sequence of human papillomavirus type 41 (HPV-41) has been determined. HPV-41 was originally isolated from a facial wart, but its DNA has subsequently been detected in some skin carcinomas and premalignant keratoses (Grimmel et al., Int. J. Cancer, 1988, 41, 5-9; de Villiers, Grimmel and Neumann, unpublished results). The analysis of the cloned HPV-41 nucleic acid reveals that its genome organisation is characteristic as for other papillomavirus types. Yet, the analysis indicates at the same time that this virus is most distantly related to all other types of human-pathogenic papillomaviruses sequenced thus far and appears to identify HPV-41 as the first member of a new subgroup of HPV. The overall nucleotide homology to other sequenced HPV types is below 50%. The closest other HPV type is represented by HPV-18, sharing 49% identical nucleotides. The typical E2 binding sequence ACCN6GGT, found in all papillomaviruses analyzed to date, does not occur in the URR of the HPV-41 genome. Modified E2 binding sequences, as described for BPV 1 (Li et al., Genes Dev. 1989, 3, 510-526), are located in the domain proximal to the E6 ORF. These are ACCN6GTT, AACN6GGT and the two perfect palindromic sequences AACGAATTCGTT.
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- L Hirt
- Referenzzentrum fuer humanpathogene Papillomviren, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg, F.R.G
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Castaigne P, Laplane D, Fardeau M, Dordain G, Autret A, Hirt L. [Myopathy with mitochondrial abnormalities localizated in type I fibers. Clinical, histochemical and ultrastructural data apropos of a diffuse atrophic form with ocular onset]. Rev Neurol (Paris) 1972; 126:81-96. [PMID: 4654782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Gambetti P, Di Mauro S, Hirt L, Blume RP. Myoclonic epilepsy with lafora bodies. Some ultrastructural, histochemical, and biochemical aspects. Arch Neurol 1971; 25:483-93. [PMID: 4329923 DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1971.00490060017002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Hirt L. Ueber hysterische Muskelatrophie. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1894. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1205802] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Hirt L. Zur Symptomatologie und Therapie der Hysterie. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 1887. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1197864] [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: 10/20/2022]
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