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Effect of methionine and trace minerals (zinc, copper and manganese) supplementation on growth performance of broilers subjected to Eimeria challenge. Front Physiol 2022; 13:991320. [PMID: 36479344 PMCID: PMC9720122 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.991320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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Coccidiosis is a major intestinal challenge that causes economic loss to the broiler industry. Two battery cage studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of trace minerals, source and dose of methionine on growth performance and gut health of broilers subjected to Eimeria challenge. Experiment #1 consisted of 9 treatments of 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design + 1 arrangement with main factors of methionine (Met) sources (DL-Met vs. 2-hydroxy-4-(methylthio)-butanoic acid (HMTBa)), total sulfur amino acid (TSAA) levels (high vs. low; ±5% of recommended level), and sources of trace minerals (TM) Zn:Cu:Mn in the form Inorganic trace minerals (ITM) in sulfates (80:20:100ppm) vs. mineral methionine hydroxy-analogue bis-chelate (MMHAC, 40:10:50ppm), each with 8 pens of 10 birds. Experiment #2 consisted of 2 treatments--ITM [ZnSO4:tribasic copper chloride (TBCC):MnSO4 110:125:120ppm] and MMHAC (Zn:Cu:Mn, 40:30:40ppm), each with 36 pens of 10 birds. All birds except for treatment 9 in experiment #1 were orally gavaged with 1x, 4x and 16x recommended dose of coccidiosis vaccine on d0, d7 and d14, respectively. Data were subjected to one-way and/or three-way ANOVA, and means were separated by Fisher's protected LSD test with significance at p ≤ 0.05. In experiment #1, factorial analysis revealed the main effects of TSAA level and TM, but not Met source. High TSAA level improved body weight and cumulative feed intake at 14, 20, and 27d. MMHAC improved body weight at 14, and 27d; feed intake at 14, 20, and 27d; and cumulative FCR at 27d vs. sulfates. One-way ANOVA analysis showed that birds fed MMHAC and high levels of TSAA regardless of Met source had similar body weight as unchallenged birds on d27. In experiment #2, MMHAC improved body weight and cumulative FCR, and reduced jejunal IL-17A gene expression on d28. In summary, in broilers subjected to Eimeria challenge, supplementation of the reduced levels of bis-chelated trace minerals MMHAC improved growth performance compared to high levels of ITM (sulfates or TBCC), which might partially result from better immune response, high levels of TSAA improved growth performance, Met source had no effect. Supplementation of both bis-chelated trace minerals MMHAC and high levels of TSAA could overcome the growth performance challenge issue due to coccidiosis.
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Utilisation des biothérapies au cours des vascularites urticariennes. Rev Med Interne 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2021.10.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Safety and immunogenicity of the epicutaneous reactivation of pertussis toxin immunity in healthy adults: a phase I, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Clin Microbiol Infect 2020; 27:878-885. [PMID: 32896653 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Protection induced by acellular vaccines can be short, requiring novel immunization strategies. Objectives of this study were to evaluate safety and capacity of a recombinant pertussis toxin (PTgen) -coated Viaskin® epicutaneous patch to recall memory responses in healthy adults. METHODS This double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial (Phase I) assessed the safety and immunogenicity of PTgen administered on days 0 and 14 to healthy adults using Viaskin® patches applied directly or after epidermal laser-based skin preparation. Patch administration was followed by Boostrix®dTpa on day 42. Antibodies were assessed at days 0, 14, 28, 42 and 70. RESULTS Among 102 volunteers enrolled, 80 received Viaskin-PT (Viaskin-PT 25 μg (n = 25), Viaskin-PT 50 μg (n = 25), laser + Viaskin-PT 25 μg (n = 5), laser + Viaskin-PT 50 μg (n = 25)), Viaskin-placebo (n = 10) or laser + Viaskin-placebo (n = 2). Incidence of adverse events was similar across groups (any local event: 21/25 (84.0%), 24/25 (96.0%), 4/5 (80.0%), 24/25 (96.0%), 8/10 (80.0%), 10/12 (83.0%), respectively). Direct application induced no detectable response. On day 42, PT-IgG geometric mean concentrations were significantly higher following laser + Viaskin-PT 25 μg and 50 μg (139.87 (95% CI 87.30-224.10) and 121.76 (95% CI 95.04-156.00), respectively), than laser + Viaskin-placebo (59.49, 95% CI 39.37-89.90). Seroresponse rates were higher following laser + Viaskin-PT 25 μg (4/5 (80.0%), 95% CI 28.4-99.5) and 50 μg (22/25 (88.0%), 95% CI 68.8-97.5) than laser + Viaskin-placebo (0/12 (0.0%), 95% CI 0.0-26.5). CONCLUSIONS Viaskin-PT applied after laser-based epidermal skin preparation showed encouraging safety and immunogenicity results: anti-PT booster responses were not inferior to those elicited by Boostrix®dTpa. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03035370) and was funded by DBV Technologies.
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Diagnostic non invasif de cirrhose dans la « non-alcoholic fatty liver disease » (NAFLD). Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2020.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Étude de l’impact de la progression de la fibrose hépatique chez les patients atteints de « non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ». Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2020.03.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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P5369Alpha-V integrin regulates the contribution of PW1+ cells to cardiac fibrosis. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Activated cardiac fibroblasts produce extracellular matrix proteins that accumulate during cardiac fibrosis. We have recently shown that PW1 is expressed in a subset of cardiac stromal cells and that cardiac PW1+ cells represent a cellular source of fibroblasts in the ischemic hearts.
Purpose
We aimed to further identify new cell surface markers expressed by cardiac PW1+ cells and to investigate their role in the fibrogenic behavior of these cells.
Methods and results
We first performed transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of FACS-isolated cardiac PW1+ from normal and ischemic hearts. RNA-sequencing output files were processed with bioinformatics algorithms to identify 378 specific cell-surface markers for cardiac PW1+ cells. By comparing these candidates with the proteomic profile, we then cross-identified 9 cell surface proteins primarily involved in cell motility, adhesion to the matrix, inflammatory response and response to wounding. One of these candidates (i.e., aV-integrin or CD51) was expressed in almost all cardiac PW1+ cells (93±1%), and was predominantly found in cells expressing PW1 in the myocardium. Cardiac PW1+ cells showed a predominant expression of aVβ1 complex which is known to mediate fibrosis through TGF-beta activation in a number of tissues. The transfer of isolated cardiac PW1+CD51+ cells into ischemic hearts was associated with fibrosis development. We further demonstrated that inhibition of aV-integrin in cardiac PW1+ cells reduces their profibrotic gene expression profile and their ability to differentiate into fibroblasts. Lastly, a pharmacological blockade of aV-integrin improved cardiac function and animal survival following myocardial infarction coupled with a reduced infarct size and fibrotic lesion.
Conclusions
These data identify a targetable pathway that regulates cardiac fibrosis in response to an ischemic injury and demonstrate that pharmacological inhibition of aV-integrin leads to reduced pathological outcomes following cardiac ischemia.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Fondation Leducq (grant 13CVD01, CardioStemNet project), Fédération Française de Cardiologie and Era-CVD (ANR-16-ECVD-0011-03, Clarify project)
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Targeted panel sequencing in adult patients with left ventricular non-compaction reveals a large genetic heterogeneity. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2019.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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P2249Targeted panel sequencing and allelic spectrum in 95 unrelated adults with left ventricular non-compaction. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p2249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Knowledge Representation and Utilisation in a Man-Machine Dialogue with a Medical Decision Aid System. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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This study presents the man-machine communication procedure, called MEDIUM, with the medical decision aid system SPHINX. The knowledge processed by this procedure is concerned with the entities of the medical discourse, that is the signs, the symptoms and the results of clinical and paraclinical examinations. At first level, the knowledge is constituted by the definitions of the entities and their specific properties. At a second level, the knowledge is constituted by logical formulas which translate the relations that link entities. Part of the coherence of the discourse is judged with regard to the definitions of the entities. The coherence is completely established by evaluating the truth values of the formulas according to the data already stored during the session. Parts of sessions with the procedure MEDIUM are presented and results are discussed.
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This paper presents a system for computer-aided diagnosis, the SPHINX system, based on methods of inference and pattern matching used in artificial intelligence and on various heuristic features: fuzzy heuristics in relation to the suggestion power of the signs and heuristics based on the costs of complementary investigations. The first application was made in the diagnosis of epigastric pain. Its results are presented and discussed.
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A Model for Medical Knowledge Representation Application to the Analysis of Descriptive Pathology Reports. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1634608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Abstract:A new knowledge-representation system is presented, designed for medical knowledge-based applications and in particular for the analysis of descriptive medical reports. Knowledge is represented at two levels. A definitional level uses a concept-type hierarchy, a relation-type hierarchy, and a set of schematic graphs to define the concepts used and the relations between them, as well as different types of cardinality restrictions on these relations. A set of compositional hierarchies using the classic “has-part” relation as well as a new set-inclusion relation allows concept composition to be precisely defined. An assertional level allows the creation and manipulation of empirical data, in the form of graphs using the concepts, relations, and constraints defined at the definition level. The use of cardinality constraints in graph unification is considered in the context of descriptive medical discourse analysis.
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Representation of Medical Concepts of the Thyroid Gland by Physicians in Anatomy and Pathology. Methods Inf Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Abstract:An experimental study in cognitive psychology is described, concerning the categorization of medical concepts into specific classes, expressed by physicians specialized in anatomic pathology consultations of the thyroid gland. This study belongs to a medical computer science project, called ARISTOTLE, concerning Natural Language Processing of specialized medical reports in anatomic pathology of the thyroid gland. This research has been done for two reasons: first, to specify the characteristics of human expert categorization in an area of medical knowledge and, secondly, to validate the hierarchical organization of a prototype declarative knowledge base. In this experiment, physicians were asked to categorize 121 concepts into 10 proposed classes. These classes and concepts belong to expert knowledge represented in a conceptual graph that was constructed before the experiment. Results show variable semantic distances between concepts of a same class, and dynamic variations of these distances due to contextual representation.
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International consensus (ICON) on basic voice assessment for unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018; 135:S11-S15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 12/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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High-throughput sequencing and better understanding of aetiological spectrum of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2017.11.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mouse case. Acta Ophthalmol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2017.01351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Étude théorique et expérimentale des relations entre le pouvoir cancérogène et les propriétés physico-chimiques des dérivés méthylés des benzacridines angulaires. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/jcp/1954510548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Une nouvelle méthode de calcul des fonctions d'onde moléculaires l’interaction de configuration. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1051/jcp/1952490262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Primary total laryngectomy and pharyngolaryngectomy in T4 pharyngolaryngeal cancers: Oncologic and functional results and prognostic factors. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2017; 134:151-154. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2016.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transcriptomic profiling identifies cardiac PW1 cells as a specific population with fibrogenic potential. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(17)30449-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transoral-transcervical oropharyngectomy without mandibulotomy, associated to fasciocutaneous radial forearm free-flap reconstruction, for oropharyngeal cancer: Postoperative course, oncologic and functional results, and prognostic factors. Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2017; 134:71-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Evidence for genetic heterogeneity in left ventricle non compaction by next generation sequencing of 110 genes in 95 unrelated patients. ARCHIVES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SUPPLEMENTS 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(17)30117-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A Simplified Model for Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Perfusion Imaging of the Brain. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2016; 37:2251-2257. [PMID: 27561834 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a4929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Despite a recent resurgence, intravoxel incoherent motion MRI faces practical challenges, including limited SNR and demanding acquisition and postprocessing requirements. A simplified approach using linear fitting of a subset of higher b-values has seen success in other organ systems. We sought to validate this method for evaluation of brain pathology by comparing perfusion measurements using simplified linear fitting to conventional biexponential fitting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-nine patients with gliomas and 17 with acute strokes underwent 3T MRI, including DWI with 16 b-values (range, 0-900 s/mm2). Conventional intravoxel incoherent motion was performed using nonlinear fitting of the standard biexponential equation. Simplified intravoxel incoherent motion was performed using linear fitting of the log-normalized signal curves for subsets of b-values >200 s/mm2. Comparisons between ROIs (tumors, strokes, contralateral brain) and between models (biexponential and simplified linear) were performed by using 2-way ANOVA. The root mean square error and coefficient of determination (R2) were computed for the simplified model, with biexponential fitting as the reference standard. RESULTS Perfusion maps using simplified linear fitting were qualitatively similar to conventional biexponential fitting. The perfusion fraction was elevated in high-grade (n = 33) compared to low-grade (n = 16) gliomas and was reduced in strokes compared to the contralateral brain (P < .001 for both main effects). Decreasing the number of b-values used for linear fitting resulted in reduced accuracy (higher root mean square error and lower R2) compared with full biexponential fitting. CONCLUSIONS Intravoxel incoherent motion perfusion imaging of common brain pathology can be performed by using simplified linear fitting, with preservation of clinically relevant perfusion information.
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Cytokines Mediating Inflammation in a Model of Secondary Immunodeficiency in Wistar Rats: Immunomodulation Triggered by Thymomodulin. EUR J INFLAMM 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/1721727x0600400204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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We have previously demonstrated in a rat model of immunodeficiency, an increase in the number of γδ T cells in the gut lamina propria and in the number of CD8αα+, CD25+, γδ+ subpopulations of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (iIEL). The increased percentage of CD8αα+ iIEL that express CD25 indicates inflammation. The present study confirms the existence of an inflammatory process in the immunodeficient animals (R21) that is not detectable at the histological level but is characterized by an increase of the pro-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IFN-γ. We have shown a direct relationship between TNF receptor II (TNF-RII) expression and the higher levels of the γδ+ iIEL expressing TNF-α (TCRγδ+/TNF-α+ cells) that could be indicating a differential T cell reactivity. The effects of the increased expression of inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α and INF-γ seem to be down regulated by the high levels of antigen specific TGF-β expression, which, we believe, is antigen specific and appears to maintain oral tolerance. Finally, in malnourished animals NF-κB remains principally in the cytosol and is unable to translocate to the nucleus, indicating the existence of alterations in the metabolic pathways leading to nuclear factor κB translocation from the cytoplasm to the nucleus. The therapeutic action of the immunomodulator TmB was demonstrated by its capacity to return all the cytokines studied to control levels. Moreover, its effects allowed the transcription factor NF-κB to translocate to the nucleus from the cytosol.
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Staphylococcal Panton-Valentine leucotoxin targets retina through the ganglion cell layer in a rabbit toxin-induced endophthalmitis model. Toxicon 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Varroa destructor (Vd) is a honeybee ectoparasite. Its original host is the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana, but it has also become a severe, global threat to the European honeybee, Apis mellifera. Previous studies have shown that Varroa can mimic a host's cuticular hydrocarbons (HC), enabling the parasite to escape the hygienic behaviour of the host honeybees. By transferring mites between the two honeybee species, we further demonstrate that Vd is able to mimic the cuticular HC of a novel host species when artificially transferred to this new host. Mites originally from A. cerana are more efficient than mites from A. mellifera in mimicking HC of both A. cerana and A. mellifera. This remarkable adaptability may explain their relatively recent host-shift from A. cerana to A. mellifera.
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Descending nociceptive inhibition is modulated in a time-dependent manner in a double-hit model of chronic/tonic pain. Neuroscience 2016; 315:70-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.11.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Innate immune system activation by viral RNA: How to predict it? Virology 2015; 488:169-78. [PMID: 26650692 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 10/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The immune system is able to identify foreign pathogens via different pathways. In the case of viral infection, recognition of the viral RNA is a crucial step, and many efforts have been made to understand which features of viral RNA are detected by the immune system. The biased viral RNA composition, measured as host-virus nucleotidic divergence, or CpG enrichment, has been proposed as salient signal. Peculiar structural features of these RNA could also be related to the immune system activation. Here, we gather multiple datasets and proceed to a meta-analysis to uncover the best predictors of immune system activation by viral RNA. "A" nucleotide content and Minimum Folding Energy are good predictors, and are more easily generalized than more complex indicators suggested previously. As RNA composition and structure are highly correlated, we suggest further experiments on synthetic sequences to identify the viral RNA sensing mechanisms by immune system receptors.
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Numerical Determination of the Thermal Diffusivity and Kinetic Parameters of Solid Explosives. PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/prep.199300004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Évaluation et amélioration des pratiques professionnelles : la prise en charge des patients sous anticoagulant victimes d’un traumatisme crânien. ANNALES FRANCAISES DE MEDECINE D URGENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s13341-014-0454-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Effects of footwear midsole hardness on females' lower limb kinetics and kinematics during cutting manoeuvres. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2014; 17 Suppl 1:146-7. [PMID: 25074207 DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2014.931556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Update on pulmonary Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in non-HIV patients. Med Mal Infect 2014; 44:185-98. [PMID: 24630595 DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2013] [Revised: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pneumocystis jirovecii is the only fungus of its kind to be pathogenic in humans. It is primarily responsible for pneumonia (PJP). The key to understanding immune defences has focused on T-cells, mainly because of the HIV infection epidemic. Patients presenting with PJP all have a CD4 count below 200/mm(3). The introduction of systematic primary prophylaxis and the use of new anti-retroviral drugs have significantly reduced the incidence of this disease in the HIV-infected population, mainly in developed countries. The increasingly frequent use of corticosteroids, chemotherapy, and other immunosuppressive drugs has led to an outbreak of PJP in patients not infected by HIV. These patients presenting with PJP have more rapid and severe symptoms, sometimes atypical, leading to delay the initiation of a specific anti-infective therapy, sometimes a cause of death. However, the contribution of new diagnostic tools and a better understanding of patients at risk should improve their survival.
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Trauma imaging of the cranio-cervical junction: Diagnosis. SA J Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v16i4.264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Trauma imaging of the cranio-cervical junction. SA J Radiol 2012. [DOI: 10.4102/sajr.v16i3.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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[Ogilvie's syndrome after cesarean section: A case report]. GYNECOLOGIE, OBSTETRIQUE & FERTILITE 2011; 39:e15-e19. [PMID: 21183385 DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 10/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Ogilvie's syndrome is a rare postsurgical complication. The high mortality rate (normally 15 to 31% and up to 45% after caecal perforation) explains the seriousness of this clinical situation. The early diagnosis is made by plain abdominal X-ray. Conservative treatment is usually effective and surgery should be reserved for complicated cases or refractory to conservative treatment. We report a case of Ogilvie's syndrome after cesarean section, which has been treated by conservative methods.
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Facial palsy after inferior alveolar nerve block: case report and review of the literature. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010; 39:1139-42. [PMID: 20605412 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2009] [Revised: 03/04/2010] [Accepted: 04/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Bell's palsy is an idiopathic and acute, peripheral nerve palsy resulting in inability to control facial muscles on the affected side because of the involvement of the facial nerve. This study describes a case of Bell's palsy that developed after dental anaesthesia. A 34-year-old pregnant woman at 35 weeks of amenorrhea, with no history of systemic disease, was referred by her dentist for treatment of a mandibular left molar in pulpitis. An inferior alveolar nerve block was made prior to the access cavity preparation. 2h later, the patient felt the onset of a complete paralysis of the left-sided facial muscles. The medical history, the physical examination and the complementary exams led neurologists to the diagnosis of Bell's palsy. The treatment and results of the 1-year follow-up are presented and discussed. Bell's palsy is a rare complication of maxillofacial surgery or dental procedures, the mechanisms of which remain uncertain.
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[Recurrent fever and skin eruption revealing chronic meningococcemia]. Rev Med Interne 2010; 31:445-8. [PMID: 20395022 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 08/21/2009] [Accepted: 11/24/2009] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chronic meningococcemia is an unusual clinical presentation within the spectrum of infections due to Neisseria meningitidis. CASE REPORT We report a 32-year-old man who presented with a 15-day history of fever and maculopapular skin rash, in the absence of meningeal irritation or severe sepsis manifestation. Blood culture identified N. meningitidis. Clinical course was uneventful after antibiotic treatment was initiated. CONCLUSION Early diagnosis of chronic meningococcemia is crucial for optimal management of the patient and his/her contacts. Such a diagnosis should be suspected in the presence of the characteristic clinical triad (recurrent fever, skin rash and arthralgia), and this clinical presentation should be distinguished from systemic vasculitis as inadequate prescription of corticosteroids may be deleterious.
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Effects of the walking speed on the foot movements within a shoe during the stance phase. Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/10255840903093961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Microangiopathie thrombotique au cours d’une maladie de Still. À propos d’un cas. Rev Med Interne 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2009.03.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hyperplasie nodulaire régénérative au cours d’un déficit immunitaire commun variable. Rev Med Interne 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2008.10.186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Relationship between rearing practices and eating quality traits of the muscle rectus abdominis of Charolais heifers. Livest Sci 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.01.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Links between specialization in the finishing of bulls, mixing, farmers' attitudes towards animals and the production of finishing bulls: a survey on French farms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1079/asc200652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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AbstractIn France, beef bulls are finished by breeder-finishers who produce calves and then fatten them, or by specialized finishers who fatten bulls that they buy. According to previous results on both dairy cows and pigs, breeding on the farm promotes positive attitudes of farmers towards animals, which can lead to improved animal health and growth. The mixing of bulls on their arrival at a specialized unit could stress them and thus impair health and growth. We hypothesized that breeder-finishers have more positive attitudes towards bulls and their work with bulls than specialized finishers, and that positive attitudes lead to better production, whereas mixing may be counterproductive. We observed 1038 bulls (67 groups) finished by breeder-finishers or specialized finishers in mixed and unmixed groups. Using a questionnaire, we assessed farmers' beliefs about the sensitivities of bulls, their attitude towards contacts with bulls, their beliefs about successful factors in finishing, and job satisfaction. We recorded the number of clinical signs and weight gain of the bulls. Specialized finishers tended to have more negative contacts with bulls than breeder-finishers (P=0·06). Poor health of bulls was associated with (i) a positive attitude towards gentle contacts with bulls (P<0·01), (ii) job satisfaction (P=0·01), and (iii) was negatively correlated to beliefs in bulls being difficult animals (P=0·09). Fast growth of bulls was associated with job satisfaction (P<0·01). Unmixed bulls grew faster than mixed bulls (P=0·05). We conclude that in finishing bulls, it is production results that have an impact on attitudes, rather than the opposite: the need for close contacts with bulls resulting from health problems engenders more positive attitudes of farmers towards their animals, and good production results increase job satisfaction. Variations in production results between breeder-finishers and specialized finishers seem to lie more in the fact that the latter always use animals mixed at the beginning of the finishing period - with mixing impairing growth - than in the attitudes of farmers towards animals and their work.
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Could ground reaction forces be used to evaluate the stability of the shoe during locomotion? Comput Methods Biomech Biomed Engin 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/10255840701478786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Haplotype association analysis of meat quality traits at the bovine PRKAG3 locus. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2007. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.1s.82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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P289 - Trouble de la pigmentation cutanéo-phanérienne révélateur d’une anémie mégaloblastique par déficit congénital en facteur intrinsèque. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0151-9638(05)80018-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Macrolide-induced Churg-Strauss syndrome. Eur J Intern Med 2004; 15:474. [PMID: 15581757 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2004.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/26/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Réflexions sur la sensibilité des explosifs polynitrés aromatiques. PROPELLANTS EXPLOSIVES PYROTECHNICS 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/prep.19870120205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Lupus érythémateux systémique et/ou polychondrite atrophiante compliqué d’un syndrome catastrophique des antiphospholipides. Rev Med Interne 2004; 25:74-7. [PMID: 14736563 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2003.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Antiphospholipid syndrome is frequently associated with auto-immune disorders. EXEGESIS We report the case of a 59-years-old woman with an antiphospholipid syndrome associated with systemic lupus erythematosus and/or relapsing polychondritis. CONCLUSION This fatal evolution as a consequence of a delayed management shows that fast and invasive steps are required for diagnosis and treatment of systemic diseases.
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[Population trends in Yugoslavia, 1971-1981]. MEDITERRANEE MEDICALE 2002; 50:27-35. [PMID: 12156756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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