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Webber M, Connor E, Singh A, Majari G, moroz K, craig R. Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma as a Rare Cause of Death. Am J Clin Pathol 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqac126.053] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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Abstract
Introduction/Objective
Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a tumor arising from the serosa of the peritoneal cavity, often in the pelvis, and is comprised of multiple cysts lined by bland mesothelial cells. It is a rare entity with less than 200 cases reported. The clinical course is often indolent with nonspecific symptoms. It has a strong predilection for females (90%) and is commonly associated with endometriosis or prior surgeries. A high local recurrence rate (50%) following excision has been reported, but malignant transformation is rare.
Methods/Case Report
The decedent was a 53-year-old male with a history of multiple hernia repairs who presented following three days of diffuse abdominal pain and obstipation. Imaging showed large volume, complex ascites with multiple rim-enhancing fluid collections, diffuse peritoneal thickening, and a soft tissue density in the lower abdomen/pelvis. Exploratory laparotomy was congruent and revealed 2L of purulent ascites, numerous peritoneal cystic lesions, and a bulky tumor in the pelvis. Blood and ascites cultures later grew Bacteroides species, and Escerichia coli was also isolated from the blood. Postoperatively, the decedent continued to decline, and death occurred the following day. Autopsy demonstrated that the firm pelvic mass entrapped the bladder, rectum, and segments of the small intestine. Sectioning revealed numerous cystic spaces of varying size. Microscopically, they were lined by a single layer of benign cells with mild to focally moderate atypia. These cells stained positive for Calretinin, Pan-cytokeratin, and D2-40 and negative for CD31, which is characteristic of mesothelial cells. These findings are consistent with BMPM.
Results (if a Case Study enter NA)
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Conclusion
The decedent’s death is the result of sepsis following acute peritonitis due to BMPM. Death resulting from this entity is exceedingly rare, and to our knowledge this case is only the second reported death due to BMPM.
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- M Webber
- Pathology, LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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- Pathology, LSU Health Science Center - New Orleans , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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- Pathology, Tulane University , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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- Pathology, Tulane University , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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- Pathology, Tulane University , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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- Pathology, Tulane University , New Orleans, Louisiana , United States
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Joy G, Webber M, Kelly CI, Pierce I, Teh I, Schneider J, Nguyen C, Kellman P, Orini M, Lambiase P, Rudy Y, Captur G, Dall'armellina E, Moon JC, Lopes LR. Advanced microstructural substrate detection in pre-hypertrophic HCM and its relationship to arrhythmogenesis; a hybrid CMR-ECG-Imaging study. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is defined in three domains; clinically by unexplained hypertrophy, genetically by sarcomeric gene mutations and histologically by disarray, small vessel disease and fibrosis. Both ischaemia and myocyte disarray have been implicated in arrhythmogenesis and sudden cardiac death but whether disarray occurs before hypertrophy and its relationship to ischaemia is unknown.
Diffusion-tensor CMR, perfusion mapping & ECG Imaging (ECGI) can measure disarray, ischaemia and electrical aberrance respectively in vivo. We aimed to investigate these in genotype positive (G+) subjects without hypertrophy (LVH−) to identify further subclinical manifestations of gene expression and whether these relate to ventricular arrhythmia formation.
Methods
Diffusion-tensor CMR (3-Tesla) using a motion-compensated spin-echo sequence was acquired in 3 short-axis slices. Quantitative adenosine stress perfusion mapping was performed using standard clinical protocols. A novel ECGI vest, containing 256 unipolar electrodes acquired a 5-minute recording of body-surface potentials to quantify conduction and repolarisation dynamics intervals.
Results
ECGI/CMR was performed on 68 mutation carriers from 64 families and 24 age sex and ethnicity matched healthy controls. Of the mutation carriers, median age was 33 (24–41 years), 57% (39) were female, and 79% (54) were white. Mutations were 39 (57%) MYBPC3, 19 (28%) MYH7, 1 (1%) MYL2 and 9 (12%) were thin filament/non-sarcomeric mutations. There was no significant difference in ejection fraction or LV mass, however G+LVH− had a higher maximum wall thickness (9 (9–10) vs 8 (7–9) mm p=0.003).
Compared to healthy volunteers, G+LVH− individuals had more perfusion defects (18/64 (30%) vs 0, p=0.004), lower Fractional Anisotropy (FA) (suggestive of more disarray) (0.32±0.02 vs 0.34±0.02, p<0.0001) and more prolonged Activation–Recovery Intervals (ARI, a surrogate for action potential duration (259±40 vs 240±31 ms, p=0.03).
In G+LVH−, patients with perfusion defects had more prolonged ARI (263 (248 vs 292) vs 246 (225–283) ms, p=0.03) and lower FA suggestive of more disarray (0.32±0.2 vs 0.31±0.1, p=0.04).
Conclusion
Ischaemia, myocyte disarray and electrical abnormalities occur even in the absence of hypertrophy in HCM. These abnormalities associate to form a complex a clinical phenotype.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Public Institution(s). Main funding source(s): British Heart FoundationBarts Charity
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- G Joy
- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- Massachusetts General Hospital , Massachusetts , United States of America
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- National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , United States of America
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Washington University in St Louis , Missouri , United States of America
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine , Leeds , United Kingdom
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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- University College London , London , United Kingdom
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Casey MC, Prakash A, Holian E, McGuire A, Kalinina O, Shalaby A, Curran C, Webber M, Callagy G, Bourke E, Kerin MJ, Brown JA. Quantifying Argonaute 2 (Ago2) expression to stratify breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:712. [PMID: 31324173 PMCID: PMC6642579 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-5884-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [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: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Argonaute-2 (Ago2) is an essential component of microRNA biogenesis implicated in tumourigenesis. However Ago2 expression and localisation in breast cancer remains undetermined. The aim was to define Ago2 expression (mRNA and protein) and localisation in breast cancer, and investigate associations with clinicopathological details. METHODS Ago2 protein was stained in breast cancer cell lines and tissue microarrays (TMAs), with intensity and localization assessed. Staining intensity was correlated with clinicopathological details. Using independent databases, Ago2 mRNA expression and gene alterations in breast cancer were investigated. RESULTS In the breast cancer TMAs, 4 distinct staining intensities were observed (Negative, Weak, Moderate, Strong), with 64.2% of samples stained weak or negatively for Ago2 protein. An association was found between strong Ago2 staining and, the Her2 positive or basal subtypes, and between Ago2 intensity and receptor status (Estrogen or Progesterone). In tumours Ago2 mRNA expression correlated with reduced relapse free survival. Conversely, Ago2 mRNA was expressed significantly lower in SK-BR-3 (HER2 positive) and BT-20 (Basal/Triple negative) cell lines. Interestingly, high levels of Ago2 gene amplification (10-27%) were observed in breast cancer across multiple patient datasets. Importantly, knowledge of Ago2 expression improves predictions of breast cancer subtype by 20%, ER status by 15.7% and PR status by 17.5%. CONCLUSIONS Quantification of Ago2 improves the stratification of breast cancer and suggests a differential role for Ago2 in breast cancer subtypes, based on levels and cellular localisation. Further investigation of the mechanisms affecting Ago2 dysregulation will reveal insights into the molecular differences underpinning breast cancer subtypes.
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- M C Casey
- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lambe institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lambe institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lambe institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Pathology, School of Medicine, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lambe institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Discipline of Surgery, School of Medicine, Lambe institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
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Lymburner P, Webber M, Neill J, Strugnell W, Hamilton-Craig C. P443Simplified Splenic Switch Off - an easy method for determining adequacy of vasodilation during adenosine stress CMR. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez118.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- P Lymburner
- The Prince Charles Hospital, Richard Slaughter Centre of Excellence in CMR, Brisbane, Australia
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, Cardiology, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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- The Prince Charles Hospital, Richard Slaughter Centre of Excellence in CMR, Brisbane, Australia
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- The Prince Charles Hospital, Richard Slaughter Centre of Excellence in CMR, Brisbane, Australia
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- The Prince Charles Hospital, Richard Slaughter Centre of Excellence in CMR, Brisbane, Australia
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Kirby A, Mau J, Hooks D, Webber M. Radiofrequency Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia at Wellington Regional Hospital. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nemecek N, Webber M, Wong C, Sadowski D. A63 COLONOSCOPY QUALITY IN COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING: HOW BEST TO CAPTURE THE DATA? J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy008.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- N Nemecek
- Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Alberta Colorectal Cancer Screening Program, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Kyranis S, Markham R, Webber M, Aroney N, Dautov R. Air Embolism in Anterior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.885] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Kyranis S, Markham R, Webber M, Aroney N, Savage M, Raffel C. The Obesity Paradox: Do Super Obese Patients Have Less Coronary Artery Disease? Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.998] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Kyranis S, Markham R, Aroney N, Webber M, Savage M, Lee W, Whitby M, Walters D, Crowhurst J. Radiation Exposure in Emergency Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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O’Connor M, Hooks D, Webber M, Shi B, Morrison S, Harding S, Larsen P. Long-Term Single-Centre Comparison of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Lead Survival: Evidence for Premature Linox Lead Failure. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.034] [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: 10/28/2022]
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Webber M, Markham R, Aroney N, Kyranis S, Walters D. Rheolytic Thrombectomy Using Angiojet in the Treatment of an Occluded Aneurysmal Right Coronary Artery With Heavy Thrombus Burden Causing ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aroney N, Webber M, Markham R, Kyranis S, Mishra A, Walters D. Brachial Artery Left Main Coronary Rota: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aroney N, Webber M, Markham R, Kyranis S, Radford D, Putrino A, Scalia G, Walters D. Percutaneous Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation in Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Dysfunction in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: First Reported Australian Single-Centre Experience. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wolbinski M, Swain A, Webber M, Harding S, Larsen P. Factors associated with pulseless electrical activity out of hospital cardiac arrest. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.06.627] [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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Wolbinski M, Swain A, Webber M, Harding S, Larsen P. Incidence of out of hospital cardiac arrest with ethnic disparities in the Wellington region. Heart Lung Circ 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2015.04.118] [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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Henderson RC, Corker E, Hamilton S, Williams P, Pinfold V, Rose D, Webber M, Evans-Lacko S, Thornicroft G. Viewpoint survey of mental health service users' experiences of discrimination in England 2008-2012. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2014; 49:1599-608. [PMID: 25038739 PMCID: PMC4165871 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-014-0875-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Research suggests levels of discrimination among mental health service users in England are high, but fell over the course of the first phase of the Time to Change programme to reduce stigma and discrimination (2008-2011). The aim of this study was to determine changes in discrimination levels, both overall and by the area of life in which discrimination is experienced, since Time to Change began and over the first year of its second phase (2011-2012). METHOD Separate samples of mental health service users were interviewed annually from 2008 to 2012 using the Discrimination and Stigma Scale. In 2011 and 2012, social capital was also measured using the Resource Generator-UK. RESULTS Sample percentages of participants reporting the experience of discrimination in one or more life areas for years 2008-2012 were 91.4, 86.5, 86.2, 87.9 and 91.0 %, respectively. A multivariable logistic regression model was performed to test for significant differences by study year, weighted to match the study population and adjusted for employment status and diagnosis as potential confounding factors. The odds of reporting discrimination in one or more life areas were significantly lower as compared to 2008 for all subsequent years except for 2012 (0.76, 95 % CI 0.49-1.19). However, a weighted multiple regression model provided evidence of decreased mean overall discrimination in 2012 as compared to 2008 (mean decrease -7.57, 95 % CI -11.1 to -4.0, p < 0.001). The weighted mean number of social resources was 13.5 in 2012 as compared to 14.0 in 2011 (mean difference -0.60, 95 % CI -1.25 to 0.06). CONCLUSIONS While the overall level of discrimination across the life areas studied has fallen over 2008-2012, there is no evidence that more people using mental health services experience no discrimination. We suggest that the pattern suggesting a recent rise in discrimination following an earlier reduction may be linked to economic austerity. Further, the welfare benefits system has become an increasing source of discriminatory experience.
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- R C Henderson
- Health Service and Population Research Department, David Goldberg Centre P029, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK,
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Babu GG, Webber M, Kumar S, Gopalamurugan A, Ahsan S, Khan F, Simon R, Lambiase P, Chow A, Lowe M, Rowland E, Segal O. 10Chronic kidney disease - an independent risk factor for sustained VT/VF in heart failure patients with primary prevention CRT-D devices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu237.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Webber M, Corker E, Hamilton S, Weeks C, Pinfold V, Rose D, Thornicroft G, Henderson C. Discrimination against people with severe mental illness and their access to social capital: findings from the Viewpoint survey. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2014; 23:155-65. [PMID: 23683403 PMCID: PMC6998171 DOI: 10.1017/s2045796013000243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 04/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aims. Discrimination against people with severe mental illness is an international problem. It is associated with reduced social contact and hinders recovery. This paper aims to evaluate if experienced or anticipated discrimination is associated with social capital, a known correlate of mental health. Methods. Data from the annual viewpoint cross-sectional survey of people with severe mental illness (n = 1016) were analysed. Exploratory univariate analysis was used to identify correlates of social capital in the sample, which were then evaluated in linear regression models. Additional hypotheses were tested using t tests. Results. Experienced discrimination made a modest contribution to the explained variance of social capital. Experienced discrimination from friends and immediate family was associated with reduced access to social capital from these groups, but this was not found for wider family, neighbours or mental health staff. Experience of discrimination in finding or keeping a job was also associated with reduced access to social capital. Conclusions. Further longitudinal research is needed to determine how resources within people's networks can help to build resilience, which reduces the harmful effect of discrimination on mental health.
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- M. Webber
- Department of Social Policy and Social Work, University of York, Heslington, York, UK
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- The McPin Foundation, London, UK
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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- Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
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Wynn GJ, Webber M, Cullen D, Hutson T, Modi SM, Pettit SJ, Hawkins NM, Barker D, Hall MCS, Snowdon R, Waktare JEP, Todd DM, Gupta D. 066 MODIFICATION OF THE EUROPEAN HEART RHYTHM ASSOCIATION AF SYMPTOM SCORE IMPROVES DISCRIMINATIVE ABILITY: A VALIDATION STUDY. Heart 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304019.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Wynn GJ, Hung J, Haq I, Lewis G, Webber M, McGee C, Modi SM, Hall MCS, Snowdon R, Hobbs WJ, Waktare JEP, Gupta D. 068 ALTHOUGH LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATIONS ARE RARE, THE TRUE INCIDENCE OF VASCULAR-ACCESS RELATED BLEEDING AFTER ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION IS MUCH HIGHER THAN HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPORTED. Heart 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2013-304019.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Morgan A, Webber M, Harding S, Scully A, Sexton J, Johnson L, Larsen P, Sasse A. Strain and Pacing Study; Role of Pacing Lead Placement in LV Contraction. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.03.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Patel M, Webber M. Corrigendum to “Can allogeneic peripheral blood stem cells be safely cryopreserved for use in patients undergoing transplant” [Eur. J. Cancer 47 (S1) (2011) S648]. Eur J Cancer 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.10.029] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Huxley P, Evans S, Madge S, Webber M, Burchardt T, McDaid D, Knapp M. Development of a social inclusion index to capture subjective and objective life domains (Phase II): psychometric development study. Health Technol Assess 2012; 16:iii-vii, ix-xii, -1-241. [DOI: 10.3310/hta16010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- P Huxley
- Centre for Social Work and Social Care Research, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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Webber M, Mannakarra M, Swampillai J, Gray I, Stiles M. Differences Among Maori And Non-Maori Inpatients With Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Lung Circ 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.05.745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhang Z, Ranchord A, Webber M, Simmonds M, Matsis P, Aitken A, Sasse A, Luo D, Harding S. Same-day Discharge Following Elective PCI – 10 Year Single Center Experience. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.03.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang Z, Ranchord A, Webber M, Simmonds M, Matsis P, Aitken A, Sasse A, Luo D, Harding S. Same-day Discharge Following Elective PCI—10 Year Single Centre Experience. Heart Lung Circ 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2011.05.364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Webber M, Neubeck S, Hoppe I, Markert U. Comparative proteomic analysis of follicular fluids from patients with different infertility etiologies. J Reprod Immunol 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2010.06.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Coldham NG, Webber M, Woodward MJ, Piddock LJV. A 96-well plate fluorescence assay for assessment of cellular permeability and active efflux in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium and Escherichia coli. J Antimicrob Chemother 2010; 65:1655-63. [DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkq169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Webber M, Lumsden J, Harding S. Radial vs. Femoral Arterial Approach in Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction—Wellington Regional Hospital Experience. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.1019] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Génin A, French P, Doyère V, Davis S, Errington ML, Maroun M, Stean T, Truchet B, Webber M, Wills T, Richter-Levin G, Sanger G, Hunt SP, Mallet J, Laroche S, Bliss TVP, O'Connor V. LTP but not seizure is associated with up-regulation of AKAP-150. Eur J Neurosci 2003; 17:331-40. [PMID: 12542670 DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2003.02462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We have used differential display to profile and compare the mRNAs expressed in the hippocampus of freely moving animals after the induction of long-term potentiation (LTP) at the perforant path-dentate gyrus synapse with control rats receiving low-frequency stimulation. We have combined this with in situ hybridization and have identified A-kinase anchoring protein of 150 kDa (AKAP-150) as a gene selectively up-regulated during the maintenance phase of LTP. AKAP-150 mRNA has a biphasic modulation in the dentate gyrus following the induction of LTP. The expression of AKAP-150 was 29% lower than stimulated controls 1 h after the induction of LTP. Its expression was enhanced 3 (50%), 6 (239%) and 12 h (210%) after induction, returning to control levels by 24 h postinduction. The NMDA receptor antagonist CPP blocked the tetanus-induced modulation of AKAP-150 expression. Interestingly, strong generalized stimulation produced by electroconvulsive shock did not increase the expression of AKAP-150. This implies that the AKAP-150 harbours a novel property of selective responsiveness to the stimulation patterns that trigger NMDA-dependent LTP in vivo. Its selective up-regulation during LTP and its identified functions as a scaffold for protein kinase A, protein kinase C, calmodulin, calcineurin and ionotropic glutamate receptors suggest that AKAP-150 encodes is an important effector protein in the expression of late LTP.
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- A Génin
- Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière, UMR CNRS 9923, LGN, F-75013 Paris, France
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Webber M. Andrew Steven Truman White. West J Med 2002. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.325.7376.1365/g] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Acosta D, Affolder T, Akimoto H, Albrow MG, Ambrose D, Amidei D, Anikeev K, Antos J, Apollinari G, Arisawa T, Artikov A, Asakawa T, Ashmanskas W, Azfar F, Azzi-Bacchetta P, Bacchetta N, Bachacou H, Badgett W, Bailey S, de Barbaro P, Barbaro-Galtieri A, Barnes VE, Barnett BA, Baroiant S, Barone M, Bauer G, Bedeschi F, Belforte S, Bell WH, Bellettini G, Bellinger J, Benjamin D, Bensinger J, Beretvas A, Berge JP, Berryhill J, Bhatti A, Binkley M, Bishai M, Bisello D, Blair RE, Blocker C, Bloom K, Blumenfeld B, Blusk SR, Bocci A, Bodek A, Bolla G, Bonushkin Y, Bortoletto D, Boudreau J, Brandl A, van den Brink S, Bromberg C, Brozovic M, Brubaker E, Bruner N, Budagov J, Budd HS, Burkett K, Busetto G, Byon-Wagner A, Byrum KL, Cabrera S, Calafiura P, Campbell M, Carithers W, Carlsmith D, Carlson J, Caskey W, Castro A, Cauz D, Cerri A, Chan AW, Chang PS, Chang PT, Chapman J, Chen C, Chen YC, Cheng MT, Chertok M, Chiarelli G, Chirikov-Zorin I, Chlachidze G, Chlebana F, Christofek L, Chu ML, Chung JY, Chung WH, Chung YS, Ciobanu CI, Clark AG, Colijn AP, Connolly A, Convery M, Conway J, Cordelli M, Cranshaw J, Culbertson R, Dagenhart D, D'Auria S, Dell'Agnello S, Dell'Orso M, Demortier L, Deninno M, DeJongh F, Demers S, Derwent PF, Devlin T, Dittmann JR, Dominguez A, Donati S, Done J, D'Onofrio M, Dorigo T, Dunietz I, Eddy N, Einsweiler K, Elias JE, Engels E, Erbacher R, Errede D, Errede S, Fan Q, Fang HC, Feild RG, Fernandez JP, Ferretti C, Field RD, Fiori I, Flaugher B, Foster GW, Franklin M, Freeman J, Friedman J, Frisch HJ, Fukui Y, Furic I, Galeotti S, Gallas A, Gallinaro M, Gao T, Garcia-Sciveres M, Garfinkel AF, Gatti P, Gay C, Gerdes DW, Gerstein E, Giannetti P, Giolo K, Glagolev V, Glenzinski D, Gold M, Goldstein J, Gorelov I, Goshaw AT, Gotra Y, Goulianos K, Green C, Grim G, Gris P, Grosso-Pilcher C, Guenther M, Guillian G, da Costa JG, Haas RM, Haber C, Hahn SR, Hall C, Handa T, Handler R, Happacher F, Hara K, Hardman AD, Harris RM, Hartmann F, Hatakeyama K, Hauser J, Heinrich J, Heiss A, Herndon M, Hill C, Hocker A, Hoffman KD, Hollebeek R, Holloway L, Huffman BT, Hughes R, Huston J, Huth J, Ikeda H, Incandela J, Introzzi G, Ivanov A, Iwai J, Iwata Y, James E, Jones M, Joshi U, Kambara H, Kamon T, Kaneko T, Karagoz Unel M, Karr K, Kartal S, Kasha H, Kato Y, Keaffaber TA, Kelley K, Kelly M, Kennedy RD, Khazins D, Kikuchi T, Kilminster B, Kim BJ, Kim DH, Kim HS, Kim MJ, Kim SB, Kim SH, Kim YK, Kirby M, Kirk M, Kirsch L, Klimenko S, Koehn P, Kondo K, Kongisberg J, Korn A, Korytov A, Kovacs E, Kroll J, Kruse M, Krutelyov V, Kuhlmann SE, Kurino K, Kuwabara T, Laasanen AT, Lai N, Lami S, Lammel S, Lancaster J, Lancaster M, Lander R, Lath A, Latino G, LeCompte T, Lee K, Lee SW, Leone S, Lewis JD, Lindgren M, Liss TM, Litvintsev DO, Liu JB, Liu T, Liu YC, Lobban O, Lockyer NS, Loken J, Loreti M, Lucchesi D, Lukens P, Lusin S, Lyons L, Lys J, McIntyre P, Madrak R, Maeshima K, Maksimovic P, Malferrari L, Manca G, Mangano M, Mariotti M, Martignon G, Martin A, Martin V, Matthews JAJ, Mazzanti P, McFarland KS, Menguzzato M, Menzione A, Merkel P, Mesropian C, Meyer A, Miao T, Miller JS, Miller R, Minato H, Miscetti S, Mishina M, Mitselmakher G, Miyazaki Y, Moggi N, Moore E, Moore R, Morita Y, Moulik T, Mukherjee A, Mulhearn M, Muller T, Munar A, Murat P, Murgia S, Nachtman J, Nagaslaev V, Nahn S, Nakada H, Nakano I, Nelson C, Nelson T, Neu C, Neuberger D, Newman-Holmes C, Ngan CYP, Niu H, Nodulman L, Nomerotski A, Oh SH, Oh YD, Ohmoto T, Ohsugi T, Oishi R, Okusawa T, Olsen J, Orejudos W, Pagliarone C, Palmonari F, Paoletti R, Papadimitriou V, Partos D, Patrick J, Pauletta G, Paus C, Paulini M, Pellett D, Pescara L, Phillips TJ, Piacentino G, Pitts KT, Pompos A, Pope G, Pratt T, Prokoshin F, Proudfoot J, Ptohos F, Pukhov O, Punzi G, Rakitine A, Ratnikov F, Reher D, Reichold A, Renton P, Ribon A, Riegler W, Rimondi F, Ristori L, Riveline M, Robertson WJ, Rodrigo T, Rolli S, Rosenson L, Roser R, Rossin R, Rott C, Roy A, Ruiz A, Safonov A, St Denis R, Sakumoto WK, Saltzberg D, Sanchez C, Sansoni A, Santi L, Sato H, Savard P, Savoy-Navarro A, Schlabach P, Schmidt EE, Schmidt MP, Schmitt M, Scodellaro L, Scott A, Scribano A, Sedov A, Segler S, Seidel S, Seiya Y, Semenov A, Semeria F, Shah T, Shapiro MD, Shepard PF, Shibayama T, Shimojima M, Shochet M, Sidoti A, Siegrist J, Sill A, Sinervo P, Singh P, Slaughter AJ, Sliwa K, Smith C, Snider FD, Solodsky A, Spalding J, Speer T, Spezziga M, Sphicas P, Spiegel L, Spinella F, Spiropulu M, Steele J, Stefanini A, Strologas J, Strumia F, Stuart D, Sumorok K, Suzuki T, Takano T, Takashima R, Takikawa K, Tamburello P, Tanaka M, Tannenbaum B, Tecchio M, Teng PK, Terashi K, Tesarek RJ, Tether S, Thompson AS, Thomson E, Thurman-Keup R, Tipton P, Tkaczyk S, Toback D, Tollefson K, Tollestrup A, Tonelli D, Tonnesmann M, Toyoda H, Trischuk W, De Troconiz JF, Tseng J, Tsybychev D, Turini N, Ukegawa F, Vaiciulis T, Valls J, Vataga E, Vejcik S, Velev G, Veramendi G, Vidal R, Vila I, Vilar R, Volobouev I, von der Mey M, Vucinic D, Wagner RG, Wagner RL, Wagner W, Wallace NB, Wan Z, Wang C, Wang MJ, Wang SM, Ward B, Waschke S, Watanabe T, Waters D, Watts T, Webb R, Webber M, Wenzel H, Wester WC, Wicklund AB, Wicklund E, Wilkes T, Williams HH, Wilson P, Winer BL, Winn D, Wolbers S, Wolinski D, Wolinski J, Wolinski S, Worm S, Wu X, Wyss J, Yang UK, Yao W, Yeh GP, Yeh P, Yoh J, Yosef C, Yoshida T, Yu I, Yu S, Yu Z, Yun JC, Zanetti A, Zetti F. Search for new physics in photon-lepton events in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.8 TeV. Phys Rev Lett 2002; 89:041802. [PMID: 12144476 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.89.041802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2002] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present the results of a search in pp collisions at sqrt[s] = 1.8 TeV for anomalous production of events containing a photon and a lepton (e or mu), both with large transverse energy, using 86 pb(-1) of data collected with the Collider Detector at Fermilab during the 1994-1995 collider run at the Fermilab Tevatron. The presence of large missing transverse energy (E(T)), additional photons, or additional leptons in these events is also analyzed. The results are consistent with standard model expectations, with the possible exception of photon-lepton events with large E(T), for which the observed total is 16 events and the expected mean total is 7.6+/-0.7 events.
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- D Acosta
- University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, USA
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Fifteen years ago, Open Airways for Schools (OAS) was found to be an effective asthma education program for elementary school children when taught by professionals. To determine whether OAS is effective when taught by college students and whether it could withstand potential cohort effects, 54 inner-city fourth and fifth graders were taught OAS. Paired t-tests revealed that OAS improved asthma knowledge, self-efficacy, self-management skills, social support, and perception of well-being (p < 0.05). Fifteen years later OAS continues to improve children's self-management skills. Facilitators with little prior experience who received brief training in asthma knowledge and group leadership skills can effectively teach OAS.
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- J M Bruzzese
- Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Pediatrics, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Escherichia coli is an important pathogen of animals and humans that causes great financial cost in food production by causing disease in food animals. The quinolones are a class of synthetic antimicrobial agents with excellent activity against Escherichia coli and other Gram-negative bacteria used in human and veterinary medicine. Different quinolones are used to treat various conditions in animals in different parts of the world. All members of this class of drug have the same mode of action: inhibition of topoisomerase enzymes, DNA Gyrase and Topoisomerase IV. Escherichia coli can become resistant to quinolones by altering the target enzymes, reducing permeability of the cell to inhibit their entry, or by actively pumping the drug out of the cell. All these resistance mechanisms can play a role in high-level fluoroquinolone resistance, however target site mutations appear to be most important. As all quinolones act in the same way resistance to one member of the class will also confer decreased susceptibility to all members of the family. Quinolone resistant Escherichia coli in animals have increased in numbers after quinolone introduction in a number of different case studies. The resistance mechanisms in these isolates are the same as those in resistant strains found in humans. Care needs to be taken to ensure that quinolones are used sparingly and appropriately as highly resistant strains of Escherichia coli can be selected and may pass into the food chain. As these drugs are of major therapeutic importance in human medicine, this is a public health concern. More information as to the numbers of quinolone resistant Escherichia coli and the relationship between resistance and quinolone use is needed to allow us to make better informed decisions about when and when not to use quinolones in the treatment of animals.
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- Division of Immunity and Infection, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Jacob K, Webber M, Benayahu D, Kleinman HK. Osteonectin promotes prostate cancer cell migration and invasion: a possible mechanism for metastasis to bone. Cancer Res 1999; 59:4453-7. [PMID: 10485497] [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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The mechanism underlying the "organ-specific" metastasis of prostate cancer cells to the bone is still poorly understood. It is not clear whether the cells only invade the bone and proliferate there or whether they invade many tissues but survive mainly in the bone ("seed and soil"). Extracts from various organs were used as chemoattractants in the in vitro chemotaxis and invasion assays. Results show that, in comparison with extracts of other tissues, bone extracts promote a 2- to 4-fold increase in chemotaxis by human prostate epithelial cells and a 4-fold increase in the invasive ability of human prostate carcinoma cells. The purified active factor from bone and from marrow stromal-cell-conditioned medium is a low glycosylated osteonectin that specifically promotes the invasive ability of bone-metastasizing prostate (and breast) cancer cells but not that of non-bone-metastasizing tumor cells. It does not stimulate the growth of prostate cancer cells in vitro or in vivo. Because osteonectin specifically enhances matrix metalloprotease activity in prostate and breast cancer cells (and not in other tumor cell types), we conclude that prostate cancer cell metastasis to the bone is, in part, mediated by the ability of osteonectin to promote migration, protease activity, and invasion.
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- Craniofacial Developmental Biology and Regeneration Branch, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20982-4370, USA
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Pulmonary clearance of technetium (99mTc)-labeled diethylene triamine pentaacetate (DTPA), a sensitive test of alveolar epithelial permeability, was measured twice in 34 healthy subjects, including 10 control nonsmokers (NS), 10 habitual smokers of marijuana alone (MS) (> or = 10 joints/wk), 9 regular smokers of tobacco alone (TS) (> or = 15 cigarettes/day) and 4 habitual smokers of both marijuana and tobacco (MTS). In smokers, the first study was performed after > or = 12 hrs of abstinence from smoking to assess chronic effects of marijuana and/or tobacco smoking on alveolar permeability; the second study was performed within 15 min of smoking to assess possible acute effects. TS exhibited abnormally rapid 99mTc-DTPA clearance after > or = 12 hours of abstinence, indicating an increase in pulmonary epithelial permeability, consistent with chronic tobacco-induced lung injury. MS showed a more modest and less consistent chronic effect than TS on 99mTc-DTPA clearance, suggesting a more variable and smaller degree of marijuana-induced lung injury. No acute effect of tobacco or marijuana smoking on 99mTc-DTPA clearance was apparent. Concomitant habitual smoking of marijuana and tobacco had no additive effect on alveolar permeability.
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- Department of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine 90095, USA
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The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) remains difficult despite years of investigation. The clinical signs and symptoms of pulmonary embolism are numerous, but they are not diagnostically accurate. Radionuclide ventilation perfusion imaging (VQ) has become an important adjunct in screening patients for suspected PE. This study re-evaluates the predictive capabilities of various clinical signs and symptoms in a population of patients in whom angiography was thought to be necessary because of clinical concern for PE. One hundred one patients with suspected PE were retrospectively identified. Clinical information on them was complete, and laboratory studies, VQ imaging, and pulmonary angiography were performed. Thirty-seven clinical signs, symptoms, and other characteristics were individually compared for patients whose angiographic results were positive or negative for PE. Modifying or interactive effects on PE were then examined with logistic regression analysis. Several clinical conditions, including immobilization and recent surgery, were significantly associated with PE. Shortness of breath and history of smoking were significantly associated with negative results on pulmonary angiography. A "high probability" VQ scan was highly predictive (P < .0001) of positive results on angiography. When interactive factors for PE were examined, lack of shortness of breath and arterial pH < or = 7.45, lack of shortness of breath and respiratory rate > 23, diaphoresis in a nonsmoker and immobilized female, were significantly associated with PE. This study again documents the difficulty in using clinical criteria--including signs, symptoms, and laboratory determinations--to predict PE accurately, even in a population in which PE was of clinical concern irrespective of the VQ scan results.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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Creamer-Bauer C, Webber M. Patient teaching strategies for peripheral laser procedures. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 1990; 5:50-8. [PMID: 2143294] [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: 12/30/2022]
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The focus of this article is the development of an individualized teaching strategy for laser angioplasty patients. After a presentation of a typical laser angioplasty case history and description of the procedure, the problem of individualizing a new patient teaching program is discussed. Consideration is given to previous education, prior experience, patient expectations, coping skills and willingness to learn. The problem of an effective presentation style is delineated through three specific modalities. Procurement, organization and presentation of new teaching material is integral to a comprehensive patient teaching program.
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Previous anatomical studies demonstrated the presence of descending projections from the physiologically identified mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) to the medioventral medulla (MED) in the cat. The present experiments were designed to determine if a similar low threshold locomotion-inducing area is present in the rat medulla. In addition, the nature of the neurochemical control of this area of the brain was explored using localized injections of neurochemical agents in the decerebrate rat during locomotion on a treadmill. A region virtually identical to that reported in the cat was found to lead to controlled locomotion on a treadmill following stimulation at low amplitude currents (less than or equal to 60 microA). Injections of cholinergic agonists into the MED of the rat induced locomotion which could be blocked by injections of cholinergic antagonists. In addition, injections of GABA antagonists were found to induce stepping which could be blocked by injections of GABA or GABA agonists. Substance P (SP) also was found to induce walking following injection into the MED of the rat. Injections of an excitatory amino acid agonist (NMDA) also were found to induce locomotion in the rat. These effects were blocked by injections of an excitatory amino acid antagonist (APV). Since these results had not been reported for the cat MED, a short series of experiments revealed that the MED in the cat also responded to NMDA.
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205
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Pincus SH, Schoenbaum EE, Webber M. A seroprevalence survey for human immunodeficiency virus antibody in mentally retarded adults. N Y State J Med 1990; 90:139-42. [PMID: 2314720] [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: 12/31/2022]
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The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among adults who are mentally retarded is not known. Policies for those in residential settings are being established despite incomplete information. Knowledge regarding HIV seroprevalence would enable administrators to make more effective policy decisions concerning testing and HIV prevention. Discarded sera from mentally retarded adults were anonymously tested for HIV antibody. Sera were collected from a health facility in Westchester County, NY, that provides care to developmentally disabled adults. After identifications were removed, sera were coded and linked to demographic and clinical variables from hospital and laboratory records. Sera came from individuals living in both institutional and less restrictive community settings in metropolitan New York City and more distant locations in New York State, all of whom were seen by the above facility. No HIV antibody was detected in sera from 241 mentally retarded adults. This study suggests that the prevalence of HIV antibody in mentally retarded adults is not high. Mandatory screening programs may not be appropriate for these individuals. Monies might be better spent on educational programs directed at AIDS prevention, and further development of ethical and safe policies for those who are mentally retarded.
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- Department of Social Medicine, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467
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The purpose of this study was to determine the nature of the neurochemical signals which impinge on the mesencephalic locomotor region (MLR) to produce locomotion in the rat. Injections of GABA antagonists into NADPH diaphorase-positive regions (PPN) were found to induce locomotion for short episodes (5-30 sec) which were repeated for several minutes (1-40 min). Such activity was blocked by injections of GABA and the GABA agonist, muscimol. Locomotion was induced by injection of substance P (SP), which also produced short, repeated episodes of locomotion. The more potent excitatory amino acid agonist, n-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA), however, did produce dose-dependent, long-lasting (20 sec-5 min) locomotor episodes which were repeated over prolonged periods at the higher concentrations used (2-24 min). Additional injections of NMDA could drive stepping from a walk to a trot to a gallop. The effects of NMDA were blocked by injections of the excitatory amino acid antagonist, aminophosphonovalerionic acid (APV) (1-10 mM). Preliminary evidence suggests that carbachol (10-50 mM), a cholinergic agonist, inhibits NMDA-induced increases in muscle tone and episodes of stepping. The effect of carbachol was blocked by the cholinergic antagonist, atropine.
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205
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Webber M. Montefiore project aids abused children. Volunt Leader 1988; 29:8-9. [PMID: 10291073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Webber M, Jenkins N. Laser treatment of peripheral vascular disease. Implications for nursing care. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs 1988; 3:81-8. [PMID: 2971215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The Luftsichel is a paramediastinal translucency due to interposition of the apex of the lower lobe between the mediastinum and the shrunken upper lobe. It occurs more commonly on the left than the right. It is so common on the left that it should be regarded as the typical appearance. It is to be distinguished from mediastinal hernia.
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Stonington OG, Szwec N, Webber M. Identification of cultured, human, malignant, prostatic epithelial cells. Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1978:31-3. [PMID: 372822] [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: 12/14/2022]
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Identification of cloned cells is necessary for experimentation with them. This paper details a method for the identification of cultured human malignant prostatic epithelial cells derived from metastatic deposits of prostate cancer by localization of a specific rabbit antiserum to human prostatic acid phosphatase in the cells.
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Fonkalsrud EW, Webber M, Sanchez M, Zerubavel R. Localization of injury in arteries by I-125 fibrinogen uptake. Surgery 1978; 83:338-44. [PMID: 628895] [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: 12/23/2022]
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Isolation of the human malignant prostatic epithelial cell in pure monolayer culture was accomplished by clonal growth of single cells derived from metastatic deposits of prostatic carcinoma. Identification of these cells was established by the fact that the acid phosphatase of the prostatic epithelial cell is not inhibited by immersion in 10 per cent neutral formalin up to 24 hours, whereas all other acid phosphatases are destroyed by the formalin.
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Russell CD, Webber M, Waisman J. The 125I thyroid scan: clinicopathologic correlation. Int J Nucl Med Biol 1975; 2:129-34. [PMID: 1173576 DOI: 10.1016/0047-0740(75)90030-3] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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