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Grayson PC, Ponte C, Suppiah R, Robson JC, Gribbons KB, Judge A, Craven A, Khalid S, Hutchings A, Danda D, Luqmani RA, Watts RA, Merkel PA, Hill C, Ranganathan D, Kronbichler A, Blockmans D, Barra L, Carette S, Pagnoux C, Dhindsa N, Fifi‐Mah A, Khalidi N, Liang P, Milman N, Pineau C, Tian X, Wang G, Wang T, Zhao M, Tesar V, Baslund B, Hammam N, Shahin A, Pirila L, Putaala J, Hellmich B, Henes J, Holle J, Lamprecht P, Moosig F, Neumann T, Schmidt W, Sunderkoettey C, Szekanecz Z, Danda D, Das S, Gupta R, Rajasekhar L, Sharma A, Wagh S, Clarkson M, Molloy E, Salvarani C, Schiavon F, Tombetti E, Vaglio A, Amano K, Arimura Y, Dobashi H, Fujimoto S, Harigai M, Hirano F, Hirahashi J, Honma S, Kawakami T, Kobayashi S, Kono H, Makino H, Matsui K, Muso E, Suzuki K, Ikeda K, Takeuchi T, Tsukamoto T, Uchida S, Wada T, Yamada H, Yamagata K, Yumura W, Lai KS, Flores‐Suarez LF, Hinojosa‐Azaola A, Rutgers B, Tak P, Grainger R, Quincey V, Stamp L, Suppiah R, Besada E, Diamantopoulos A, Sznajd J, Azevedo E, Geraldes R, Rodrigues M, Santos E, Song Y, Moiseev S, Hočevar A, Cid MC, Moreno XS, Atukorala I, Berglin E, Mohammed A, Segelmark M, Daikeler T, Direskeneli H, Hatemi G, Kamali S, Karadağ Ö, Pehlevan S, Adler M, Basu N, Bruce I, Chakravarty K, Dasgupta B, Flossmann O, Gendi N, Hassan A, Hoyles R, Jayne D, Jones C, Klocke R, Lanyon P, Laversuch C, Luqmani R, Robson J, Magliano M, Mason J, Maw WW, McInnes I, Mclaren J, Morgan M, Morgan A, Mukhtyar C, O'Riordan E, Patel S, Peall A, Robson J, Venkatachalam S, Vermaak E, Menon A, Watts R, Yee C, Albert D, Calabrese L, Chung S, Forbess L, Gaffo A, Gewurz‐Singer O, Grayson P, Liang K, Matteson E, Merkel PA, Rhee R, Springer J, Sreih A. 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR Classification Criteria for Takayasu Arteritis. Arthritis Rheumatol 2022; 74:1872-1880. [PMID: 36349501 DOI: 10.1002/art.42324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To develop and validate new classification criteria for Takayasu arteritis (TAK). METHODS Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an international cohort. The study proceeded in 6 phases: 1) identification of candidate criteria items, 2) collection of candidate items present at diagnosis, 3) expert panel review of cases, 4) data-driven reduction of candidate items, 5) derivation of a points-based classification score in a development data set, and 6) validation in an independent data set. RESULTS The development data set consisted of 316 cases of TAK and 323 comparators. The validation data set consisted of an additional 146 cases of TAK and 127 comparators. Age ≤60 years at diagnosis and imaging evidence of large-vessel vasculitis were absolute requirements to classify a patient as having TAK. The final criteria items and weights were as follows: female sex (+1), angina (+2), limb claudication (+2), arterial bruit (+2), reduced upper extremity pulse (+2), reduced pulse or tenderness of a carotid artery (+2), blood pressure difference between arms of ≥20 mm Hg (+1), number of affected arterial territories (+1 to +3), paired artery involvement (+1), and abdominal aorta plus renal or mesenteric involvement (+3). A patient could be classified as having TAK with a cumulative score of ≥5 points. When these criteria were tested in the validation data set, the model area under the curve was 0.97 (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.94-0.99) with a sensitivity of 93.8% (95% CI 88.6-97.1%) and specificity of 99.2% (95% CI 96.7-100.0%). CONCLUSION The 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for TAK are now validated for use in research.
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- Peter C Grayson
- Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Department of Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, and Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Acadámico de Medicina de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Health and Clinical Research, University of the West of England, and Rheumatology Department, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK, and National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, and Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and Division of Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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AIMS To describe the incidence of adverse clinical outcomes related to COVID-19 infection following corticosteroid injections (CSI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. To describe the incidence of positive SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, positive SARS-COV2 IgG antibody testing or positive imaging findings following CSI at our institution during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A retrospective observational study was undertaken of consecutive patients who had CSI in our local hospitals between 1 February and 30June 2020. Electronic patient medical records (EPR) and radiology information system (RIS) database were reviewed. SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing, SARS-COV2 IgG antibody testing, radiological investigations, patient management, and clinical outcomes were recorded. Lung findings were categorized according to the British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) guidelines. Reference was made to the incidence of lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in our region. RESULTS Overall, 1,656 lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases were identified in our upper tier local authority (UTLA), a rate of 306.6 per 100,000, as of 30June 2020. A total of 504 CSI injections were performed on 443 patients between 1 February and 30June 2020. A total of 11 RT-PCR tests were performed on nine patients (2% of those who had CSI), all of which were negative for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, and five patients (1.1%) received an SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibody test, of which 2 (0.5%) were positive consistent with prior COVID-19 infection, however both patients were asymptomatic. Seven patients (1.6%) had radiological investigations for respiratory symptoms. One patient with indeterminate ground glass change was identified. CONCLUSION The incidence of positive COVID-19 infection following corticosteroid injections was very low in our cohort and no adverse clinical outcomes related to COVID-19 infection following CSI were identified. Our findings are consistent with CSI likely being low risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this small observational study are supportive of the current multi-society guidelines regarding the judicious use of CSI.Cite this article: Bone Joint Open 2020;1-9:605-611.
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- David McKean
- Radiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- Radiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Microbiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- Rheumatology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- Radiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- Microbiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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- Radiology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UK
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Haldar S, Jackson D, Magliano M, Scawn R. Relapsing periorbital polychondritis: a great ophthalmic masquerader. Can J Ophthalmol 2019; 54:e16-e18. [PMID: 30851788 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Zacharias H, Sandhu K, Magliano M. 19. Unusual findings in giant cell arteritis. Rheumatol Adv Pract 2018; 2:rky033.011. [PMCID: PMC6652619 DOI: 10.1093/rap/rky033.011] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Hannah Zacharias
- Rheumatology, Stoke Manderville Hosital, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, Stoke Manderville Hosital, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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Sandhu K, Weatherall M, Zacharias H, Chana J, Magliano M, Hofer M. 30. Weakness, pancytopenia and encephalopathy in a 66 year old woman: one diagnosis, two diagnoses, or more? Rheumatol Adv Pract 2018. [PMCID: PMC6652443 DOI: 10.1093/rap/rky033.021] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Kieran Sandhu
- Rheumatology, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Neurology, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Academic Unit of Neuropathology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Hannah Zacharias
- Rheumatology, Stoke Manderville Hosital, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Rheumatology, Stoke Manderville Hosital, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- Neurology, Stoke Manderville Hosital, Aylesbury, UNITED KINGDOM
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- L J Tucker
- From the Rheumatology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8AL and
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- Rheumatology Department, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Oxford OX3 7HE, UK
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- From the Rheumatology Department, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 8AL and
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Jaouannet M, Magliano M, Arguel MJ, Gourgues M, Evangelisti E, Abad P, Rosso MN. The root-knot nematode calreticulin Mi-CRT is a key effector in plant defense suppression. Mol Plant Microbe Interact 2013; 26:97-105. [PMID: 22857385 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-05-12-0130-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are obligate biotrophic parasites that settle close to the vascular tissues in roots, where they induce the differentiation of specialized feeding cells and maintain a compatible interaction for 3 to 8 weeks. Transcriptome analyses of the plant response to parasitic infection have shown that plant defenses are strictly controlled during the interaction. This suggests that, similar to other pathogens, RKN secrete effectors that suppress host defenses. We show here that Mi-CRT, a calreticulin (CRT) secreted by the nematode into the apoplasm of infected tissues, plays an important role in infection success, because Mi-CRT knockdown by RNA interference affected the ability of the nematodes to infect plants. Stably transformed Arabidopsis thaliana plants producing the secreted form of Mi-CRT were more susceptible to nematode infection than wild-type plants. They were also more susceptible to infection with another root pathogen, the oomycete Phytophthora parasitica. Mi-CRT overexpression in A. thaliana suppressed the induction of defense marker genes and callose deposition after treatment with the pathogen-associated molecular pattern elf18. Our results show that Mi-CRT secreted in the apoplasm by the nematode has a role in the suppression of plant basal defenses during the interaction.
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- M Jaouannet
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, Sophia Antipolis, France
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Xue K, Mota M, Rahman K, Magliano M, Manuchehri K. Carbon monoxide poisoning masquerading as giant cell arteritis. Eye (Lond) 2011; 26:337-8. [PMID: 22079965 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2011.295] [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: 11/09/2022] Open
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Dubreuil G, Magliano M, Dubrana MP, Lozano J, Lecomte P, Favery B, Abad P, Rosso MN. Tobacco rattle virus mediates gene silencing in a plant parasitic root-knot nematode. J Exp Bot 2009; 60:4041-50. [PMID: 19625337 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are sedentary biotrophic parasites that induce the differentiation of root cells into feeding cells that provide the nematodes with the nutrients necessary for their development. The development of new control methods against RKNs relies greatly on the functional analysis of genes that are crucial for the development of the pathogen or the success of parasitism. In the absence of genetic transformation, RNA interference (RNAi) allows for phenotype analysis of nematode development and nematode establishment in its host after sequence-specific knock-down of the targeted genes. Strategies used to induce RNAi in RKNs are so far restricted to small-scale analyses. In the search for a new RNAi strategy amenable to large-scale screenings the possibility of using RNA viruses to produce the RNAi triggers in plants was tested. Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) was tested as a means to introduce double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) triggers into the feeding cells and to mediate RKN gene silencing. It was demonstrated that virus-inoculated plants can produce dsRNA and siRNA silencing triggers for delivery to the feeding nematodes. Interestingly, the knock-down of the targeted genes was observed in the progeny of the feeding nematodes, suggesting that continuous ingestion of dsRNA triggers could be used for the functional analysis of genes involved in early development. However, the heterogeneity in RNAi efficiency between TRV-inoculated plants appears as a limitation to the use of TRV-mediated silencing for the high-throughput functional analysis of the targeted nematode genes.
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- G Dubreuil
- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Interactions Plantes-Microorganismes et Santé Végétale, 400, route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia Antipolis, France
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Chassot A, Gregoire E, Magliano M, Lavery R, Chaboissier M. Genetics of Ovarian Differentiation: Rspo1, a Major Player. Sex Dev 2008; 2:219-27. [DOI: 10.1159/000152038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Dubreuil G, Magliano M, Deleury E, Abad P, Rosso MN. Transcriptome analysis of root-knot nematode functions induced in the early stages of parasitism. New Phytol 2007; 176:426-436. [PMID: 17692078 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.02181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne are obligate biotrophic parasites able to infest > 2000 plant species. The nematode effectors responsible for disease development are involved in the adaptation of the parasite to its host environment and host response modulation. Here, the differences between the transcriptomes of preparasitic exophytic second-stage juveniles (J2) and parasitic endophytic third-stage juveniles (J3) of Meloidogyne incognita were investigated. Genes up-regulated at the endophytic stage were isolated by suppression subtractive hybridization and validated by dot blots and real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Up-regulation was demonstrated for genes involved in detoxification and protein degradation, for a gene encoding a putative secreted protein and for genes of unknown function. Transcripts of the glutathione S-transferase gene Mi-gsts-1 were 27 times more abundant in J3 than in J2. The observed Mi-gsts-1 expression in the oesophageal secretory glands and the results of functional analyses based on RNA interference suggest that glutathione S-transferases are secreted during parasitism and are required for completion of the nematode life cycle in its host. Secreted glutathione S-transferases may protect the parasite against reactive oxygen species or modulate the plant responses triggered by pathogen attack.
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- G Dubreuil
- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- INRA-UNSA-CNRS, UMR 1064, Plant-Microbe Interactions and Plant Health, 400, Route des Chappes, BP 167, F-06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France
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BACKGROUND Suicide and suicide attempts, although well recognised in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), have been commented on relatively little. OBJECTIVE To obtain a better understanding of the reasons for suicidal behaviour in patients with SLE. METHODS The records of 300 patients with SLE were reviewed to identify completed or attempted suicides. RESULTS Five patients made seven attempts at suicide over a 20 year follow up period; one of them was fatal. All of those attempting suicide had a history of neuropsychiatric SLE (NPSLE) presenting with depression and they made the attempts soon after the onset of NPSLE (median time 12.5 months). Two patients had appreciable disease activity at the time of the suicide attempt. Lymphopenia was present in five suicide attempts. Anti-SSA/Ro antibodies were detected in three patients, none of whom had anti-SSB/La. All patients apart from one responded to treatment for depression; the remaining female patient made two subsequent suicide attempts, with a fatal outcome despite intensive treatment. CONCLUSION Greater awareness of the risk of suicide in patients with psychiatric manifestations of SLE may help to reduce the incidence of this potentially fatal phenomenon.
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- F B Karassa
- Centre for Rheumatology, The Middlesex Hospital, University College London, 40-50 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4NJ, UK
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- M Magliano
- The Middlesex Hospital, University College London, London, UK
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Piga A, Davico S, Magliano M, Luzzatto L, Sandri A, Gabutti V. [Evaluation of iron overload in thalassemia]. Pediatr Med Chir 1986; 8:9-13. [PMID: 3725619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The aim of the paper is to assess the value of a series of clinical and laboratory indices used in determining the degree of iron overload in homozygous beta-thalassaemic patients. 155 thalassaemic patients of different age in chelation with subcutaneous infusions of desferrioxamine for a period of 2-7 years have been studied. Calculation of the total iron accumulated and the iron load per kg of body weight in patients undergoing chelation requires an exact knowledge of their compliance and faecal and urinary iron elimination, and is clearly open to many errors. Despite this, usefull information can be derived from its determination. We have found, for example, that serious organ damage tends to appear when iron accumulation exceeds 1 g/kg. In addition, the serum ferritin and the evaluation of the growth have been proved to be the most important and helpful indices for checking the effectiveness of the chelation therapy and forecasting the appearance of the serious complications as diabetes or hypothyroidism.
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Magliano M, Viretto A, Savoia D. [Group A streptococci: serotypes isolated in a pediatric environment]. G Batteriol Virol Immunol 1984; 77:145-54. [PMID: 6400335] [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: 01/20/2023]
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We examined the incidence of different types of group A Streptococci in children with various (mostly respiratory) diseases. The 85.6% of strains assayed were T typable; they belonged more frequently to "5-11-12-27-44" T complex, to type T12, T1, "3-13-B3264" T complex and T4. An increase of type 1 and 4 was found in streptococcal strains isolated more recently.
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Musso A, Migliore G, Zuccolin G, Montanari C, Magliano M, Vietti Ramus M, Giai Via D, Sacchetti C, Nigro N. [Epstein-Barr anti-viral antibodies in childhood in relation to social status]. Minerva Pediatr 1984; 36:9-16. [PMID: 6325859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Jean G, Terzoli S, Mauri R, Borghetti L, Di Palma A, Piga A, Magliano M, Melevendi M, Cattaneo M. Cirrhosis associated with multiple transfusions in thalassaemia. Arch Dis Child 1984; 59:67-70. [PMID: 6696498 PMCID: PMC1628419 DOI: 10.1136/adc.59.1.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The study of surgical liver biopsy specimens obtained during splenectomy in 86 children with thalassaemia indicated that such patients may develop liver disease that evolves into cirrhosis. Histological characteristics suggest that it is post-necrotic cirrhosis. Onset of cirrhosis in some patients may occur as early as 7-8 years old, and at age about 15-16 years most children with thalassaemia show features of cirrhosis. In addition to fibrosis, hepatitis, or even aggressive hepatitis may develop as has also been observed in patients without thalassaemia who have undergone multiple transfusions. This study presents the current probable evolution of liver disease in patients with thalassaemia and may thus serve as a reference from which to evaluate any future progress in the treatment and care of patients with Cooley's disease.
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Musso A, Migliore G, Magliano M, Montanari C, Giai Via D, Zuccolin G, Pescarmona M, Vietti Ramus M, Giacchino M, Sacchetti C. [The frequency of various etiologic agents in viral hepatitis in childhood]. Minerva Pediatr 1983; 35:1047-50. [PMID: 6323940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Musso A, Migliore G, Magliano M, Montanari C, Vietti Ramus M, Zuccolin G, Vaccino P, Giacchino M, Sacchetti C. [Neurologic complications in epidemic parotitis]. Minerva Pediatr 1983; 35:1037-41. [PMID: 6672592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Savoia D, Magliano M, Negro Ponzi A. Streptococcal receptors for human immunoglobulins. Microbiologica 1983; 6:327-37. [PMID: 6229685] [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: 01/19/2023]
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Six streptococcus strains with a high affinity for human serum Ig were examined under various experimental conditions to correlate their structures with specific IgG and IgA receptors. Treatment at 80 degrees C for 5 min appeared to have no effect on their ability to bind IgG and/or IgA, while long maintenance in culture determined a dissimilar partial loss of IgG and IgA binding ability. Proteolytic enzymes and hot HCl reduced the ability of these strains, especially those in group A, to absorb both IgG and IgA. It would seem that the protein most involved in this type of bond is the T protein.
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Musso A, Montanari C, Magliano M, Migliore G, Pescarmona M, Zuccolin G, Nigro N. [Isolation of the respiratory syncytial virus in bronchiolitic complications of whooping cough. Preliminary research]. Minerva Pediatr 1983; 35:495-7. [PMID: 6877195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Savoia D, Lanza E, Magliano M, Negro Ponzi A. [Capacity of some streptococcal strains to absorb in a specific manner, fractions of human blood]. G Batteriol Virol Immunol 1980; 73:253-9. [PMID: 7308617] [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: 01/24/2023]
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We valued the capacity to bind immunoglobulins (Ig) G, M and A, albumin, haptoglobin and beta-lipoproteins of human serum by 80 strains of Streptococcus pyogenes and 30 other Streptococci groups. Specific binding were observed between Streptococci belonging to group A, C and G and some serum proteins. The binding varied remarkably among strains. The elevated capacity demonstrated by some strains to absorb IgG and IgA (and in poor degree (IgM) seems particularly interesting. It seems that this binding does not depend on the growth phase of microorganisms, also if the absorption in some cases can be greater in fixed time.
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