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2. Influenza vaccination status and outcomes among influenza-associated hospitalizations in Columbus, Ohio (2012–2015)
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ZIVICH, P. N., TATHAM, L., LUNG, K., TIEN, J., BOLLINGER, C. E., and BOWER, J. K.
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- 2017
3. Risk stratification for the development of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with cancer
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Parker, A., Peterson, E., Lee, A.Y.Y., de Wit, C., Carrier, M., Polley, G., Tien, J., and Wu, C.
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- 2018
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4. Performance of the TGRS Radio Occultation Instrument
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Meehan, Thomas K, Tien, J, Roberts, M, Ao, C, and Wang, E
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- 2020
5. Performance of the TGRS Radio Occultation Instrument
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Ao, C, Wang, E, Meehan, Thomas K, Tien, J, and Roberts, M
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6. A prospective international observational prevalence study on prone positioning of ARDS patients: the APRONET (ARDS Prone Position Network) study
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Guérin, C., Beuret, P., Constantin, J. M., Bellani, G., Garcia-Olivares, P., Roca, O., Meertens, J. H., Maia, P. Azevedo, Becher, T., Peterson, J., Larsson, A., Gurjar, M., Hajjej, Z., Kovari, F., Assiri, A. H., Mainas, E., Hasan, M. S., Morocho-Tutillo, D. R., Baboi, L., Chrétien, J. M., François, G., Ayzac, L., Chen, L., Brochard, L., Mercat, A., Hajjej, Zied, Sellami, Walid, Ferjani, M., Gurjar, Mohan, Assiri, Amer, Al Bshabshe, Ali, Almekhlafi, Ghaleb, Mandourah, Yasser, Hasan, Mohd Shahnaz, Rai, Vineya, Marzida, M., Corcoles Gonzalez, Virgilio, Sanchez Iniesta, Rafael, Garcia, Pablo, Garcia-Montesinos de la Peña, Manuel, Garcia Herrera, Adriana, Roca, Oriol, Garcia-de-Acilu, Marina, Masclans Enviz, Joan Ramon, Mancebo, Jordi, Heili, Sarah, Artigas Raventos, Antonio, Blanch Torra, LluÃs, Roche-Campo, Ferran, Rialp, Gemma, Forteza, Catalina, Berrazueta, Ana, Martinez, Esther, Penuelas, Oscar, Jara-Rubio, Ruben, Mallat, Jihad, Thevenin, D., Zogheib, Elie, Mercat, Alain, Levrat, Albrice, Porot, Veronique, Bedock, B., Grech, Ludovic, Plantefeve, Gaetan, Badie, Julio, Besch, Guillaume, Pili-Floury, Sébastien, Guisset, Olivier, Robine, Adrien, Prat, Gwenael, Doise, Jean-Marc, Badet, Michel, Thouret, J. 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M., Mira, Jean-Paul, Diehl, Jean-Luc, Mekontso Dessap, Armand, Arbelot, Charlotte, Demoule, Alexandre, Roche, Anne, Similowski, T., Ricard, Jean-Damien, Gaudry, Stéphane, Dreyfuss, D., de Montmolin, Etienne, da Silva, Daniel, Verdiere, B., Ardisson, Fanny, Lemiale, Virginie, Azoulay, Elie, Bruel, Cédric, Tiercelet, Kelly, Fartoukh, Muriel, Voiriot, Guillaume, Hoffmann, Clement, Leclerc, T., Thille, Arnaud, Robert, Réné, Beuret, Pascal, Beduneau, Gaëtan, Beuzelin, Marion, Tamion, F., Morel, Jérôme, Tremblay, Aymeric, Molliex, S., Amal, Jean-Michel, Meaudre, Eric, Goutorbe, Philippe, Laffon, Marc, Gros, Antoine, Nica, Alexandru, Barjon, Genevieve, Dahyot-Fizelier, Claire, Imzi, Nadia, Gally, Josette, Real, null, Sauneuf, Bertrand, Souloy, Xavier, Girbes, Armand, Tuinman, Pieter Roel, Schultz, Marcus, Winters, Tineke, Mijzen, Lisa, Roekaerts, P. M. H. 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F., Gawda, Ryszard, Gawor, Maen, Alqdah, M., Cohen, D., Brochard, Laurent, Baker, A., Ñamendys-Silva, Silvio Antonio, Garcia-Guillen, Francisco Javier, Morocho Tutillo, Diego Rolando, Jibaja Vega, Manuel, Zakalik, Graciela, Pagella, Gonzalo, Marengo, J., KARLI, Mélanie, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse [CHU - HCL], Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), Université de Lyon, Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (IMRB), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-IFR10-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12), Génétique, Reproduction et Développement (GReD ), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020]), Hospital General Universitario 'Gregorio Marañón' [Madrid], Vall d'Hebron University Hospital [Barcelona], CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), University Medical Center Groningen [Groningen] (UMCG), Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Karolinska University Hospital [Stockholm], Karolinska Institutet [Stockholm], Uppsala University, University of Malaya [Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie], Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers), PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM), Keenan Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute [Toronto], Université d'Angers - Faculté de médecine (UA UFR Médecine), Université d'Angers (UA)-Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Angers (CHU Angers), PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM), Other departments, Intensive Care Medicine, ACS - Diabetes & metabolism, ACS - Pulmonary hypertension & thrombosis, ACS - Microcirculation, Critical Care, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Clermont Auvergne [2017-2020] (UCA [2017-2020])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Malaya = Universiti Malaya [Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie] (UM), Critical care, Anesthesiology, Peri-operative and Emergency medicine (CAPE), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-IFR10, PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-PRES Université Nantes Angers Le Mans (UNAM)-Université d'Angers (UA), Guã©rin, C, Beuret, P, Constantin, J, Bellani, G, Garcia-Olivares, P, Roca, O, Meertens, J, Maia, P, Becher, T, Peterson, J, Larsson, A, Gurjar, M, Hajjej, Z, Kovari, F, Assiri, A, Mainas, E, Hasan, M, Morocho-Tutillo, D, Baboi, L, Chrã©tien, J, Franã§ois, G, Ayzac, L, Chen, L, Brochard, L, Mercat, A, Sellami, W, Ferjani, M, Al Bshabshe, A, Almekhlafi, G, Mandourah, Y, Rai, V, Marzida, M, Corcoles Gonzalez, V, Sanchez Iniesta, R, Garcia, P, Garcia-Montesinos de la Peña, M, Garcia Herrera, A, Garcia-de-Acilu, M, Masclans Enviz, J, Mancebo, J, Heili, S, Artigas Raventos, A, Blanch Torra, L, Roche-Campo, F, Rialp, G, Forteza, C, Berrazueta, A, Martinez, E, Penuelas, O, Jara-Rubio, R, Mallat, J, Thevenin, D, Zogheib, E, Levrat, A, Porot, V, Bedock, B, Grech, L, Plantefeve, G, Badie, J, Besch, G, Pili-Floury, S, Guisset, O, Robine, A, Prat, G, Doise, J, Badet, M, Thouret, J, Just, B, Perbet, S, Lautrette, A, Souweine, B, Chabanne, R, Danguy des Déserts, M, Rigaud, J, Marchalot, A, Bele, N, Beague, S, Hours, S, Marque, S, Durand, M, Payen, J, Stoclin, A, Gaffinel, A, Winer, A, Chudeau, N, Tirot, P, Thyrault, M, Paulet, R, Aubrun, F, Guerin, C, Floccard, B, Rimmele, T, Argaud, L, Hernu, R, Crozon Clauzel, J, Wey, P, Bourdin, G, Pommier, C, Cueuille, N, de Varax, N, Marchi, E, Papazian, L, Jochmans, S, Monchi, M, Jaber, S, de Jong, A, Moulaire, V, Capron, M, Jarrige, L, Barberet, G, Lakhal, K, Rozec, B, Dellamonica, J, Robert, A, Bernardin, G, Danin, P, Raucoules, M, Runge, I, Foucrier, A, Hamada, S, Tesniere, A, Fromentin, M, Samama, C, Mira, J, Diehl, J, Mekontso Dessap, A, Arbelot, C, Demoule, A, Roche, A, Similowski, T, Ricard, J, Gaudry, S, Dreyfuss, D, de Montmolin, E, da Silva, D, Verdiere, B, Ardisson, F, Lemiale, V, Azoulay, E, Bruel, C, Tiercelet, K, Fartoukh, M, Voiriot, G, Hoffmann, C, Leclerc, T, Thille, A, Robert, R, Beduneau, G, Beuzelin, M, Tamion, F, Morel, J, Tremblay, A, Molliex, S, Amal, J, Meaudre, E, Goutorbe, P, Laffon, M, Gros, A, Nica, A, Barjon, G, Dahyot-Fizelier, C, Imzi, N, Gally, J, Real, N, Sauneuf, B, Souloy, X, Girbes, A, Tuinman, P, Schultz, M, Winters, T, Mijzen, L, Roekaerts, P, Vermeijden, W, Beishuizen, A, Trof, R, Corsten, S, Kesecioglu, J, Dieperink, W, Pickers, P, Roovers, N, Duque, M, Rua, F, Pereira de Figueired, A, Ramos, A, Fragoso, E, Azevedo, P, Gouveia, J, Costa E. Silva, Z, Silva, G, Chaves, S, Nobrega, J, Lopes, L, Valerio, B, Araujo, A, de Freitas, P, Bouw, M, Melao, M, Granja, C, Marcal, P, Fernandes, A, Joao, G, Maia, D, Spadaro, S, Volta, C, Citerio, G, Mauri, T, Alban, L, Pesenti, A, Mistraletti, G, Formenti, P, Tommasino, C, Tardini, F, Fumagalli, R, Colombo, R, Fossali, T, Catena, E, Todeschini, M, Gnesin, P, Cracchiolo, A, Palma, D, Tetamo, R, Albiero, D, Costantini, E, Raimondi, F, Coppadoro, A, Vascotto, E, Lusenti, F, Schã¤dler, D, Weiler, N, Karagiannidis, C, Petersson, J, Konrad, D, Kawati, R, Wessbergh, J, Valtysson, J, Rockstroh, M, Borgstrom, S, Larsson, N, Thunberg, J, Camsooksai, J, Briggs, N, Cuesta, J, Anwar, S, O’Brien, B, Barberis, L, Sturman, J, Karatzas, S, Piza, P, Sottiaux, T, Adam, J, Gawda, R, Gawor, M, Alqdah, M, Cohen, D, Baker, A, Ñamendys-Silva, S, Garcia-Guillen, F, Morocho Tutillo, D, Jibaja Vega, M, Zakalik, G, Pagella, G, and Marengo, J
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ARDS ,RECEIVING MECHANICAL VENTILATION ,Epidemiology ,medicine.medical_treatment ,cross-sectional studies ,RESPIRATORY-DISTRESS-SYNDROME ,vrouwelijk ,buikligging ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,respiratory distress syndrome, adult/therapy ,law.invention ,Positive-Pressure Respiration ,Prone position ,0302 clinical medicine ,Mechanical ventilation ,prospectieve studies ,Randomized controlled trial ,law ,middle aged ,Medicine ,FAILURE ,adult/therapy ,humans ,[SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED-TRIAL ,respiratory distress syndrome ,3. Good health ,cross-sectionele studies ,ademnoodsyndroom ,aged ,female ,SURVIVAL ,middelbare leeftijd ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Pain medicine ,positieve druk uitademing ,NO ,03 medical and health sciences ,male ,mensen ,Anesthesiology ,ouderen ,METAANALYSIS ,business.industry ,MORTALITY ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,mannelijk ,CARE ,medicine.disease ,prospective studies ,EVOLUTION ,body regions ,030228 respiratory system ,Emergency medicine ,Observational study ,business ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology - Abstract
Introduction: While prone positioning (PP) has been shown to improve patient survival in moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, the rate of application of PP in clinical practice still appears low.Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of use of PP in ARDS patients (primary endpoint), the physiological effects of PP, and the reasons for not using it (secondary endpoints).Methods: The APRONET study was a prospective international 1-day prevalence study performed four times in April, July, and October 2016 and January 2017. On each study day, investigators in each ICU had to screen every patient. For patients with ARDS, use of PP, gas exchange, ventilator settings and plateau pressure (Pplat) were recorded before and at the end of the PP session. Complications of PP and reasons for not using PP were also documented. Values are presented as median (1st-3rd quartiles).Results: Over the study period, 6723 patients were screened in 141 ICUs from 20 countries (77% of the ICUs were European), of whom 735 had ARDS and were analyzed. Overall 101 ARDS patients had at least one session of PP (13.7%), with no differences among the 4 study days. The rate of PP use was 5.9% (11/187), 10.3% (41/399) and 32.9% (49/149) in mild, moderate and severe ARDS, respectively (P = 0.0001). The duration of the first PP session was 18 (16-23) hours. Measured with the patient in the supine position before and at the end of the first PP session, PaO2/FIO2 increased from 101 (76-136) to 171 (118-220) mmHg (P = 0.0001) driving pressure decreased from 14 [11-17] to 13 [10-16] cmH(2)O (P = 0.001), and Pplat decreased from 26 [23-29] to 25 [23-28] cmH(2)O (P = 0.04). The most prevalent reason for not using PP (64.3%) was that hypoxemia was not considered sufficiently severe. Complications were reported in 12 patients (11.9%) in whom PP was used (pressure sores in five, hypoxemia in two, endotracheal tube-related in two ocular in two, and a transient increase in intracranial pressure in one).Conclusions: In conclusion, this prospective international prevalence study found that PP was used in 32.9% of patients with severe ARDS, and was associated with low complication rates, significant increase in oxygenation and a significant decrease in driving pressure.
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7. The risks and benefits of thromboprophylaxis (TP) among hospitalized medically ill cancer patients: OR295
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Carrier, M, Wu, C, Peterson, E, de Wit, C, Ma, M, Tien, J, Polley, G, and Lee, A Y
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- 2015
8. GRACE-FO Radio Occultation Data Processing – First Results
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Schmidt, T., Schreiner, P., Wickert, J., Iijima, B., Ao, C., Tien, J., and Meehan, T.
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- 2021
9. Gastrointestinal: Refractory paralytic ileus cured by immunotherapy, a case of natural killer cell neoplasm‐induced polyneuropathy
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Tsai, S‐T, primary, Tien, J‐Z, additional, Lin, Y‐L, additional, Lai, Y‐C, additional, and Chang, A‐T, additional
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- 2020
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10. Cryo-EM structure of the TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channel in LMNG
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Dang, S., primary, Feng, S., additional, Tien, J., additional, Peters, C.J., additional, Bulkley, D., additional, Lolicato, M., additional, Zhao, J., additional, Zuberbuhler, K., additional, Ye, W., additional, Qi, L., additional, Chen, T., additional, Craik, C.S., additional, Jan, Y.N., additional, Minor Jr., D.L., additional, Cheng, Y., additional, and Jan, L.Y., additional
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- 2017
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11. Cryo-EM structure of the TMEM16A calcium-activated chloride channel in nanodisc
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Dang, S., primary, Feng, S., additional, Tien, J., additional, Peters, C.J., additional, Bulkley, D., additional, Lolicato, M., additional, Zhao, J., additional, Zuberbuhler, K., additional, Ye, W., additional, Qi, J., additional, Chen, T., additional, Craik, C.S., additional, Jan, Y.N., additional, Minor Jr., D.L., additional, Cheng, Y., additional, and Jan, L.Y., additional
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- 2017
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12. Fitness activity classification by using multiclass support vector machines on head-worn sensors
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Tien J. Lee, Darrell Loh, Edward J. Park, Reynald Hoskinson, and Shaghayegh Zihajehzadeh
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Engineering ,Support Vector Machine ,Head (linguistics) ,business.industry ,Posture ,Accelerometer ,Pressure sensor ,Support vector machine ,Stairs ,Activity classification ,Global Positioning System ,Humans ,Computer vision ,Artificial intelligence ,business ,Exercise ,Wearable technology - Abstract
Fitness activity classification on wearable devices can provide activity-specific information and generate more accurate performance metrics. Recently, optical head-mounted displays (OHMD) like Google Glass, Sony SmartEyeglass and Recon Jet have emerged. This paper presents a novel method to classify fitness activities using head-worn accelerometer, barometric pressure sensor and GPS, with comparisons to other common mounting locations on the body. Using multiclass SVM on head-worn sensors, we obtained an average F-score of 96.66% for classifying standing, walking, running, ascending/descending stairs and cycling. The best sensor location combinations were found to be on the ankle plus another upper body location. Using three or more sensors did not show a notable improvement over the best two-sensor combinations.
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- 2016
13. Optimal design of Ge-dot photoMOSFETs for highly-integrated monolithic Si photonics
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Kuo, Ming-Hao, primary, Lee, M. C., additional, Tien, J. W., additional, Lai, Wei-Ting, additional, and Li, Pei-Wen, additional
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- 2016
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14. Fitness activity classification by using multiclass support vector machines on head-worn sensors
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Loh, Darrell, primary, Lee, Tien J., additional, Zihajehzadeh, Shaghayegh, additional, Hoskinson, Reynald, additional, and Park, Edward J., additional
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- 2015
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15. Gastrointestinal: Refractory paralytic ileus cured by immunotherapy, a case of natural killer cell neoplasm‐induced polyneuropathy.
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Tsai, S‐T, Tien, J‐Z, Lin, Y‐L, Lai, Y‐C, and Chang, A‐T
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KILLER cells , *BOWEL obstructions , *POLYNEUROPATHIES , *IMMUNOTHERAPY , *MEDICAL research - Abstract
The hematologist diagnosed it as NK cell neoplasm and suggested using intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy (IVMP). In summary, this case of NK cell neoplasm-induced dysimmune polyneuropathy, presenting with refractory paralytic ileus, neuropathic pain, and sensory ataxia, showed good improvement with immunotherapy (Figure 2). Gastrointestinal: Refractory paralytic ileus cured by immunotherapy, a case of natural killer cell neoplasm-induced polyneuropathy. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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16. Corrigendum to "Characterizing the Therapeutic Potential of a Potent BET Degrader in Merkel Cell Carcinoma" [Neoplasia, Volume 21, Issue 3 (2019) 322-330].
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Choi JE, Verhaegen ME, Yazdani S, Malik R, Harms PW, Mangelberger D, Tien J, Cao X, Wang Y, Cieślik M, Gurkan J, Yazdani M, Jing X, Juckette K, Su F, Wang R, Zhou B, Apel IJ, Wang S, Dlugosz AA, and Chinnaiyan AM
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- 2024
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17. Development of Peptidomimetic Inhibitors of the ERG Gene Fusion Product in Prostate Cancer.
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Wang X, Qiao Y, Asangani IA, Ateeq B, Poliakov A, Cieślik M, Pitchiaya S, Chakravarthi BVSK, Cao X, Jing X, Wang CX, Apel IJ, Wang R, Ching-Yi Tien J, Juckette KM, Yan W, Jiang H, Wang S, Varambally S, and Chinnaiyan AM
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- 2024
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18. Targeting the mSWI/SNF complex in POU2F-POU2AF transcription factor-driven malignancies.
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He T, Xiao L, Qiao Y, Klingbeil O, Young E, Wu XS, Mannan R, Mahapatra S, Redin E, Cho H, Bao Y, Kandarpa M, Ching-Yi Tien J, Wang X, Eyunni S, Zheng Y, Kim N, Zheng H, Hou S, Su F, Miner SJ, Mehra R, Cao X, Abbineni C, Samajdar S, Ramachandra M, Dhanasekaran SM, Talpaz M, Parolia A, Rudin CM, Vakoc CR, and Chinnaiyan AM
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- Humans, Animals, Mice, Cell Line, Tumor, Octamer Transcription Factor-3 metabolism, Octamer Transcription Factor-3 genetics, Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Octamer Transcription Factor-2, Lung Neoplasms genetics, Lung Neoplasms metabolism, Lung Neoplasms pathology, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma genetics, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma metabolism, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma pathology, Transcription Factors metabolism, Transcription Factors genetics
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The POU2F3-POU2AF2/3 transcription factor complex is the master regulator of the tuft cell lineage and tuft cell-like small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Here, we identify a specific dependence of the POU2F3 molecular subtype of SCLC (SCLC-P) on the activity of the mammalian switch/sucrose non-fermentable (mSWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex. Treatment of SCLC-P cells with a proteolysis targeting chimera (PROTAC) degrader of mSWI/SNF ATPases evicts POU2F3 and its coactivators from chromatin and attenuates downstream signaling. B cell malignancies which are dependent on the POU2F1/2 cofactor, POU2AF1, are also sensitive to mSWI/SNF ATPase degraders, with treatment leading to chromatin eviction of POU2AF1 and IRF4 and decreased IRF4 signaling in multiple myeloma cells. An orally bioavailable mSWI/SNF ATPase degrader significantly inhibits tumor growth in preclinical models of SCLC-P and multiple myeloma without signs of toxicity. This study suggests that POU2F-POU2AF-driven malignancies have an intrinsic dependence on the mSWI/SNF complex, representing a therapeutic vulnerability., Competing Interests: Declaration of interests A.M.C. serves on the clinical advisory board of Aurigene Oncology Limited. C.A., S.S., and M.R. are employees of Aurigene Oncology Limited. C.R.V. has received consulting fees from Flare Therapeutics, Roivant Sciences, and C4 Therapeutics; he has served on the advisory boards of KSQ Therapeutics, Syros Pharmaceuticals, and Treeline Biosciences. C.R.V. has also received research funding from Boehringer-Ingelheim and Treeline Biosciences and owns stock in Treeline Biosciences. Aurigene Oncology Limited has filed patent applications on AU-15330 and AU-24118. C.M.R. has consulted regarding oncology drug development with AbbVie, Amgen, Astra Zeneca, D2G, Daiichi Sankyo, Epizyme, Genentech/Roche, Ipsen, Jazz, Kowa, Lilly, Merck, and Syros. C.M.R. serves on the scientific advisory boards of Auron, Bridge Medicines, DISCO, Earli, and Harpoon Therapeutics., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2024
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19. Liver cancer: equity through disaggregation.
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Tien J and Swami N
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- Humans, Health Equity, Healthcare Disparities, Liver Neoplasms
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Competing Interests: JT receives funding from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (3T32DK007066-48S2). NT declares no competing interests.
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- 2024
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20. Relatively Rare Populations of Invasive Cells Drive Progression of Heterogeneous Tumors.
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Leggett SE, Brennan MC, Martinez S, Tien J, and Nelson CM
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Introduction: Breast tumors often display an astonishing degree of spatial and temporal heterogeneity, which are associated with cancer progression, drug resistance, and relapse. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a particularly aggressive and heterogeneous subtype for which targeted therapies are scarce. Consequently, patients with TNBC have a poorer overall prognosis compared to other breast cancer patients. Within heterogeneous tumors, individual clonal subpopulations may exhibit differences in their rates of growth and degrees of invasiveness. We hypothesized that such phenotypic heterogeneity at the single-cell level may accelerate tumor progression by enhancing the overall growth and invasion of the entire tumor., Methods: To test this hypothesis, we isolated and characterized clonal subpopulations with distinct morphologies and biomarker expression from the inherently heterogeneous 4T1 mouse mammary carcinoma cell line. We then leveraged a 3D microfluidic tumor model to reverse-engineer intratumoral heterogeneity and thus investigate how interactions between phenotypically distinct subpopulations affect tumor growth and invasion., Results: We found that the growth and invasion of multiclonal tumors were largely dictated by the presence of cells with epithelial and mesenchymal traits, respectively. The latter accelerated overall tumor invasion, even when these cells comprised less than 1% of the initial population. Consistently, tumor progression was delayed by selectively targeting the mesenchymal subpopulation., Discussion: This work reveals that highly invasive cells can dominate tumor phenotype and that specifically targeting these cells can slow the progression of heterogeneous tumors, which may help inform therapeutic approaches., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-023-00792-w., Competing Interests: Conflict of interestThe authors declare no competing interests., (© The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Biomedical Engineering Society 2024. Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.)
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21. Catch the tweet to fight the flu: Using Twitter to promote flu shots on a college campus.
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Osborne MT, Kenah E, Lancaster K, and Tien J
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- Humans, Universities, Students, Vaccination, Social Media, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Influenza Vaccines therapeutic use
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Objective: Over the 2018-2019 flu season we conducted a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of a Twitter campaign on vaccination rates. Concurrently we investigated potential interactions between digital social network structure and vaccination status. Participants : Undergratuates at a large midwestern public university were randomly assigned to an intervention ( n = 353) or control ( n = 349) group. Methods : Vaccination data were collected via monthly surveys. Participant Twitter data were collected through the public-facing Twitter API. Intervention impact was assessed with logistic regression. Standard network science tools examined vaccination coverage over online social networks. Results : The campaign had no effect on vaccination outcome. Receiving a flu shot the prior year had a positive impact on participant vaccination. Evidence of an interaction between digital social network structure and vaccination status was detected. Conclusions : Social media campaigns may not be sufficient for increasing vaccination rates. There may be potential for social media campaigns that leverage network structure.
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22. Disease pathology signatures in a mouse model of Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB.
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Petrova R, Patil AR, Trinh V, McElroy KE, Bhakta M, Tien J, Wilson DS, Warren L, and Stratton JR
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- Humans, Mice, Animals, Young Adult, Adult, Child, Acetylglucosaminidase genetics, Proteomics, Heparitin Sulfate, Hydrolases, Disease Models, Animal, Mucopolysaccharidosis III genetics
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Mucopolysaccharidosis type IIIB (MPS IIIB) is a rare and devastating childhood-onset lysosomal storage disease caused by complete loss of function of the lysosomal hydrolase α-N-acetylglucosaminidase. The lack of functional enzyme in MPS IIIB patients leads to the progressive accumulation of heparan sulfate throughout the body and triggers a cascade of neuroinflammatory and other biochemical processes ultimately resulting in severe mental impairment and early death in adolescence or young adulthood. The low prevalence and severity of the disease has necessitated the use of animal models to improve our knowledge of the pathophysiology and for the development of therapeutic treatments. In this study, we took a systematic approach to characterizing a classical mouse model of MPS IIIB. Using a series of histological, biochemical, proteomic and behavioral assays, we tested MPS IIIB mice at two stages: during the pre-symptomatic and early symptomatic phases of disease development, in order to validate previously described phenotypes, explore new mechanisms of disease pathology and uncover biomarkers for MPS IIIB. Along with previous findings, this study helps provide a deeper understanding of the pathology landscape of this rare disease with high unmet medical need and serves as an important resource to the scientific community., (© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.)
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23. Oncogenic Role of THOR, a Conserved Cancer/Testis Long Non-coding RNA.
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Hosono Y, Niknafs YS, Prensner JR, Iyer MK, Dhanasekaran SM, Mehra R, Pitchiaya S, Tien J, Escara-Wilke J, Poliakov A, Chu SC, Saleh S, Sankar K, Su F, Guo S, Qiao Y, Freier SM, Bui HH, Cao X, Malik R, Johnson TM, Beer DG, Feng FY, Zhou W, and Chinnaiyan AM
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24. Social Media Sentiment about COVID-19 Vaccination Predicts Vaccine Acceptance among Peruvian Social Media Users the Next Day.
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Lokmanoglu AD, Nisbet EC, Osborne MT, Tien J, Malloy S, Cueva Chacón L, Villa Turek E, and Abhari R
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Drawing upon theories of risk and decision making, we present a theoretical framework for how the emotional attributes of social media content influence risk behaviors. We apply our framework to understanding how COVID-19 vaccination Twitter posts influence acceptance of the vaccine in Peru, the country with the highest relative number of COVID-19 excess deaths. By employing computational methods, topic modeling, and vector autoregressive time series analysis, we show that the prominence of expressed emotions about COVID-19 vaccination in social media content is associated with the daily percentage of Peruvian social media survey respondents who are vaccine-accepting over 231 days. Our findings show that net (positive) sentiment and trust emotions expressed in tweets about COVID-19 are positively associated with vaccine acceptance among survey respondents one day after the post occurs. This study demonstrates that the emotional attributes of social media content, besides veracity or informational attributes, may influence vaccine acceptance for better or worse based on its valence.
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25. Dermoscopy in Selected Latin American Countries: A Preliminary Look into Current Trends and Future Opportunities Among Dermatology Residency Programs.
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Perez M, Williams NM, Avila AM, Bakos R, Bittencourt F, Carlos-Ortega B, Garzona L, Larre-Borges A, Naverrete-Dechent C, Pinos V, Salerni G, Shum-Tien J, and Jaimes N
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Introduction: Skin cancer remains a global public health burden. Dermoscopy is a useful technique that aids in early detection and increases diagnostic accuracy with adequate training. However, dermoscopy is not uniformly taught to residents worldwide. Dermoscopy training in Latin American dermatology residency programs has not been explored., Objectives: To assess current dermoscopy training among dermatology residency programs in Latin America (eg training modalities, preferred/most effective modalities per residents, diseases/pathologies taught)., Methods: Cross-sectional survey distributed via e-mail between March and May 2021. Chief residents from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, and Uruguay were invited to participate., Results: 81 chief residents completed the questionnaire (81/126, 64.2%). Seventy-two percent of programs had an established dermoscopy curriculum, with dedicated hours of training varying greatly by program. Institutions commonly utilized sessions with "unknown" dermoscopy images and direct teaching by experts in the clinical setting as supplements to lectures, also described by residents as most effective. The most commonly taught methods included pattern analysis (74.1%), the two-step algorithm (61.7%), and the ABCD rule (59.3%). Almost all respondents reported desiring additional training during residency and believe that dermoscopy training should be a requirement to graduate from residency., Conclusions: This study highlights a preliminary look into current landscape in dermoscopy training among selected Latin American dermatology residency programs, demonstrating room for improvement and standardization in dermoscopic education and training. Our results serve as a baseline reference and provide valuable information to guide future educational initiatives incorporating successful teaching strategies (eg. spaced education/repetition, flipped classroom model) used in dermatology and other fields.
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26. Modifying antibody-FcRn interactions to increase the transport of antibodies through the blood-brain barrier.
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Tien J, Leonoudakis D, Petrova R, Trinh V, Taura T, Sengupta D, Jo L, Sho A, Yun Y, Doan E, Jamin A, Hallak H, Wilson DS, and Stratton JR
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- Animals, Humans, Mice, Brain, Transcytosis, Antibodies, Blood-Brain Barrier
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The blood-brain barrier (BBB) largely excludes antibodies from entering the central nervous system, thus limiting the potential of therapeutic antibodies to treat conditions such as neurodegenerative diseases and neuro-psychiatric disorders. Here, we demonstrate that the transport of human antibodies across the BBB in mice can be enhanced by modulating their interactions with the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn). When M252Y/S254T/T246E substitutions are introduced on the antibody Fc domain, immunohistochemical assays reveal widespread distribution of the engineered antibodies throughout the mouse brain. These engineered antibodies remain specific for their antigens and retain pharmacological activity. We propose that novel brain-targeted therapeutic antibodies can be engineered to differentially engage FcRn for receptor-mediated transcytosis across the BBB in order to improve neurological disease therapeutics in the future.
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27. Adipose Cells Induce Escape from an Engineered Human Breast Microtumor Independently of their Obesity Status.
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Dance YW, Obenreder MC, Seibel AJ, Meshulam T, Ogony JW, Lahiri N, Pacheco-Spann L, Radisky DC, Layne MD, Farmer SR, Nelson CM, and Tien J
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Introduction: Obesity is associated with increased breast cancer incidence, recurrence, and mortality. Adipocytes and adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs), two resident cell types in adipose tissue, accelerate the early stages of breast cancer progression. It remains unclear whether obesity plays a role in the subsequent escape of malignant breast cancer cells into the local circulation., Methods: We engineered models of human breast tumors with adipose stroma that exhibited different obesity-specific alterations. We used these models to assess the invasion and escape of breast cancer cells into an empty, blind-ended cavity (as a mimic of a lymphatic vessel) for up to sixteen days., Results: Lean and obese donor-derived adipose stroma hastened escape to similar extents. Moreover, a hypertrophic adipose stroma did not affect the rate of adipose-induced escape. When admixed directly into the model tumors, lean and obese donor-derived ASCs hastened escape similarly., Conclusions: This study demonstrates that the presence of adipose cells, independently of the obesity status of the adipose tissue donor, hastens the escape of human breast cancer cells in multiple models of obesity-associated breast cancer., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-022-00750-y., Competing Interests: Conflict of interestYoseph W. Dance, Mackenzie C. Obenreder, Alex J. Seibel, Tova Meshulam, Joshua W. Ogony, Nikhil Lahiri, Laura Pacheco-Spann, Derek C. Radisky, Matthew D. Layne, Stephen R. Farmer, Celeste M. Nelson, and Joe Tien declare that they have no conflict of interest., (© The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Biomedical Engineering Society 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.)
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28. Role of Lymphatic Endothelium in Vascular Escape of Engineered Human Breast Microtumors.
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Seibel AJ, Kelly OM, Dance YW, Nelson CM, and Tien J
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Introduction: Lymphatic vasculature provides a route for metastasis to secondary sites in the body. The role of the lymphatic endothelium in mediating the entry of breast cancer cells into the vasculature remains unclear., Methods: In this study, we formed aggregates of MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells next to human microvascular lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC)-lined cavities in type I collagen gels to model breast microtumors and lymphatic vessels, respectively. We tracked invasion and escape of breast microtumors into engineered lymphatics or empty cavities under matched flow rates for up to sixteen days., Results: After coming into contact with a lymphatic vessel, tumor cells escape by moving between the endothelium and the collagen wall, between endothelial cells, and/or into the endothelial lumen. Over time, tumor cells replace the LECs within the vessel wall and create regions devoid of endothelium. The presence of lymphatic endothelium slows breast tumor invasion and escape, and addition of LEC-conditioned medium to tumors is sufficient to reproduce nearly all of these inhibitory effects., Conclusions: This work sheds light on the interactions between breast cancer cells and lymphatic endothelium during vascular escape and reveals an inhibitory role for the lymphatic endothelium in breast tumor invasion and escape., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-022-00745-9., (© The Author(s) under exclusive licence to Biomedical Engineering Society 2022, Springer Nature or its licensor (e.g. a society or other partner) holds exclusive rights to this article under a publishing agreement with the author(s) or other rightsholder(s); author self-archiving of the accepted manuscript version of this article is solely governed by the terms of such publishing agreement and applicable law.)
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29. Screen Media Overuse and Associated Physical, Cognitive, and Emotional/Behavioral Outcomes in Children and Adolescents: An Integrative Review.
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Liu J, Riesch S, Tien J, Lipman T, Pinto-Martin J, and O'Sullivan A
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- Adolescent, Child, Cognition, Humans, Screen Time, Sleep, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleep Wake Disorders
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Introduction: Screen media overuse is seen as a public health concern because of its negative effects on child and adolescent health. This integrative literature review examines recent empirical evidence on the relationship between screen media overuse and physical, cognitive, and emotional/behavioral outcomes in children and adolescents., Methods: Empirical research of experimental design, observational studies, and systematic reviews from several data sources was reviewed and synthesized to form the basis of this integrative review., Results: Screen media overuse is associated with poor sleep quality, shorter sleep duration, greater likelihood for overweight/obesity, lower executive functioning, poorer academic performance, and increased internalizing and externalizing problems. Bidirectional associations may exist., Discussion: Findings support the importance of understanding the impact of screen media use on health and wellbeing. Generating screen time guidelines and developing effective prevention/intervention strategies are critical to mitigating screen media overuse and its adverse outcomes in children and families., (Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
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30. Methods for Forming Human Lymphatic Microvessels In Vitro and Assessing their Drainage Function.
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Tien J and Ghani U
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- Collagen Type I, Humans, Lymphatic System, Microvessels, Endothelial Cells, Lymphatic Vessels
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This chapter describes methods to engineer human lymphatic microvessels in vitro and to assess their fluid and solute drainage capacities. The lymphatics are formed within micropatterned type I collagen gels that contain a blind-ended channel for the growth of lymphatic endothelial cells. Because the vessels have one blind end and one open end each, they mimic the terminal structure of the native lymphatic microvascular tree. The solute drainage rates that are measured from the engineered lymphatics in vitro can be directly compared with published results from intact vessels in vivo. Practical considerations to increase the accuracy of the drainage assays are discussed., (© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.)
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31. Grief as a predictor of long-term risk for suicidal ideation and attempts of parentally bereaved children and adolescents.
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Sandler I, Yun-Tien J, Zhang N, Wolchik S, and Thieleman K
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- Adolescent, Child, Grief, Humans, Prospective Studies, Suicidal Ideation, Bereavement, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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Although children who experience the death of a parent have a heightened risk of suicidality, the long-term associations between grief and suicidality among bereaved youth have yet to be examined. Research is needed to test the specific aspects of grief associated with suicidality, after controlling for other risk factors, in this population. Grief and covariates, including age, gender, parental cause of death, time since parental death, depression, anxiety, internalizing problems, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and child treatment involvement, were assessed at baseline, 6-year, and 15-year follow-ups in a sample of 244 parentally bereaved youth aged 8-16 years. Utilizing multiple grief measures, a bifactor approach was used to identify a general factor and two uncorrelated specific factors: Intrusive Grief Thoughts and Social Detachment/Insecurity. Suicidal thoughts and attempts were assessed at both follow-ups. The Intrusive Grief Thoughts specific factor had a prospective nonlinear association with suicidality at both follow-ups after controlling for all baseline covariates. The nonlinear relation consisted of a large effect, OR > 73 (using the rescaled scores), on the increased risk of suicidality from low to moderate levels of intrusive grief, with no association from moderate to high levels. At 6-year follow-up, the specific Social Detachment/Insecurity factor was significantly associated with suicidality after controlling for covariates. Specific grief factors assessed at different points were associated with suicidal thoughts or attempts among parentally bereaved youth. These findings highlight the significance of specific aspects of child and adolescent grief that have implications for the development of upstream suicide prevention services., (© 2021 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.)
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32. Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermoscopic Structures and Patterns Used in Melanoma Detection: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Williams NM, Rojas KD, Reynolds JM, Kwon D, Shum-Tien J, and Jaimes N
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- Dermoscopy, Humans, Retrospective Studies, Melanoma diagnosis, Melanoma pathology, Pigmentation Disorders, Skin Diseases, Skin Neoplasms diagnosis, Skin Neoplasms pathology
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Importance: Dermoscopy increases the diagnostic accuracy for melanoma. However, the accuracy of individual structures and patterns used in melanoma detection has not been systematically evaluated., Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of individual dermoscopic structures and patterns used in melanoma detection., Data Sources: A search of Ovid Medline, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted from inception to July 2020., Study Selection: Studies evaluating the dermoscopic structures and patterns among melanomas in comparison with nonmelanoma lesions were included. Excluded were studies with fewer than 3 patients, studies in languages other than English or Spanish, studies not reporting dermoscopic structures per lesion type, and studies assessing only nail, mucosal, acral, facial, or metastatic melanomas or melanomas on chronically sun-damaged skin. Multiple reviewers applied these criteria, and 0.7% of studies met selection criteria., Data Extraction and Synthesis: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses reporting guideline and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology reporting guideline were followed. Guidelines were applied via independent extraction by multiple observers. Data were pooled using a random-effects model., Main Outcomes and Measures: The prespecified outcome measures were diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity and specificity) and risk (odds ratio [OR]) of melanoma for the following dermoscopic structures/patterns: atypical dots/globules, atypical network, blue-white veil, negative network, off-centered blotch, peripheral-tan structureless areas, atypical vessels (eg, linear irregular, polymorphous), pseudopods, streaks, regression (ie, peppering, scarlike areas), shiny white structures, angulated lines, irregular pigmentation, and a multicomponent pattern., Results: A total of 40 studies including 22 796 skin lesions and 5736 melanomas were evaluated. The structures and patterns with the highest ORs were shiny white structures (OR, 6.7; 95% CI, 2.5-17.9), pseudopods (OR, 6.7; 95% CI, 2.7-16.1), irregular pigmentation (OR, 6.4; 95% CI, 2.0-20.5), blue-white veil (OR, 6.3; 95% CI, 3.7-10.7), and peppering (OR, 6.3; 95% CI, 2.4-16.1). The structures with the highest specificity were pseudopods (97.3%; 95% CI, 94.3%-98.7%), shiny white structures (93.6%; 95% CI, 85.6%-97.3%), peppering (93.4%; 95% CI, 81.9%-97.8%), and streaks (92.1%; 95% CI, 88.4%-94.7%), whereas features with the highest sensitivity were irregular pigmentation (62.3%; 95% CI, 31.2%-85.8%), blue-white veil (60.6%; 95% CI, 46.7%-72.9%), atypical network (56.8%; 95% CI, 43.6%-69.2%), and a multicomponent pattern (53.7%; 95% CI, 40.4%-66.4%)., Conclusions and Relevance: The findings of this systematic review and meta-analysis support the diagnostic importance of dermoscopic structures associated with melanoma detection (eg, shiny white structures, blue-white veil), further corroborate the importance of the overall pattern, and may suggest a hierarchy in the significance of these structures and patterns.
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33. Adipose Stroma Accelerates the Invasion and Escape of Human Breast Cancer Cells from an Engineered Microtumor.
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Dance YW, Meshulam T, Seibel AJ, Obenreder MC, Layne MD, Nelson CM, and Tien J
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Introduction: Approximately 20-25% of human breast tumors are found within an adipose, rather than fibrous, stroma. Adipose stroma is associated with an increased risk of lymph node metastasis, but the causal association between adipose stroma and metastatic progression in human breast cancer remains unclear., Methods: We used micropatterned type I collagen gels to engineer ~3-mm-long microscale human breast tumors within a stroma that contains adipocytes and adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) (collectively, "adipose cells"). Invasion and escape of human breast cancer cells into an empty 120-μm-diameter lymphatic-like cavity was used to model interstitial invasion and vascular escape in the presence of adipose cell-derived factors for up to 16 days., Results: We found that adipose cells hasten invasion and escape by 1-2 days and 2-3 days, respectively. These effects were mediated by soluble factors secreted by the adipose cells, and these factors acted directly on tumor cells. Surprisingly, tumor invasion and escape were more strongly induced by ASCs than by adipocytes., Conclusions: This work reveals that both adipocytes and ASCs accelerate the interstitial invasion and escape of human breast cancer cells, and sheds light on the link between adipose stroma and lymphatic metastasis in human breast cancer., Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12195-021-00697-6., (© Biomedical Engineering Society 2021.)
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34. TMEM16C is involved in thermoregulation and protects rodent pups from febrile seizures.
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Wang TA, Chen C, Huang F, Feng S, Tien J, Braz JM, Basbaum AI, Jan YN, and Jan LY
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- Action Potentials physiology, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Body Temperature drug effects, Body Temperature physiology, Chloride Channels deficiency, Female, Fever chemically induced, Fever metabolism, Fever physiopathology, Gene Expression, Hippocampus metabolism, Hippocampus physiopathology, Hyperthermia metabolism, Hyperthermia physiopathology, Kainic Acid administration & dosage, Male, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Neurons metabolism, Neurons pathology, Preoptic Area physiopathology, Protein Isoforms deficiency, Protein Isoforms genetics, Rats, Seizures, Febrile chemically induced, Seizures, Febrile metabolism, Seizures, Febrile physiopathology, Body Temperature Regulation genetics, Chloride Channels genetics, Fever genetics, Hyperthermia genetics, Preoptic Area metabolism, Seizures, Febrile genetics
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Febrile seizures (FSs) are the most common convulsion in infancy and childhood. Considering the limitations of current treatments, it is important to examine the mechanistic cause of FSs. Prompted by a genome-wide association study identifying TMEM16C (also known as ANO3) as a risk factor of FSs, we showed previously that loss of TMEM16C function causes hippocampal neuronal hyperexcitability [Feenstra et al. , Nat. Genet. 46, 1274-1282 (2014)]. Our previous study further revealed a reduction in the number of warm-sensitive neurons that increase their action potential firing rate with rising temperature of the brain region harboring these hypothalamic neurons. Whereas central neuronal hyperexcitability has been implicated in FSs, it is unclear whether the maximal temperature reached during fever or the rate of body temperature rise affects FSs. Here we report that mutant rodent pups with TMEM16C eliminated from all or a subset of their central neurons serve as FS models with deficient thermoregulation. Tmem16c knockout (KO) rat pups at postnatal day 10 (P10) are more susceptible to hyperthermia-induced seizures. Moreover, they display a more rapid rise of body temperature upon heat exposure. In addition, conditional knockout (cKO) mouse pups (P11) with TMEM16C deletion from the brain display greater susceptibility of hyperthermia-induced seizures as well as deficiency in thermoregulation. We also found similar phenotypes in P11 cKO mouse pups with TMEM16C deletion from Ptgds -expressing cells, including temperature-sensitive neurons in the preoptic area (POA) of the anterior hypothalamus, the brain region that controls body temperature. These findings suggest that homeostatic thermoregulation plays an important role in FSs., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest., (Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.)
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35. Matrix degradation and cell proliferation are coupled to promote invasion and escape from an engineered human breast microtumor.
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Rabie EM, Zhang SX, Kourouklis AP, Kilinc AN, Simi AK, Radisky DC, Tien J, and Nelson CM
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- Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Extracellular Matrix, Female, Humans, Neoplasm Invasiveness, Tumor Microenvironment, Breast Neoplasms, Matrix Metalloproteinases
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Metastasis, the leading cause of mortality in cancer patients, depends upon the ability of cancer cells to invade into the extracellular matrix that surrounds the primary tumor and to escape into the vasculature. To investigate the features of the microenvironment that regulate invasion and escape, we generated solid microtumors of MDA-MB-231 human breast carcinoma cells within gels of type I collagen. The microtumors were formed at defined distances adjacent to an empty cavity, which served as an artificial vessel into which the constituent tumor cells could escape. To define the relative contributions of matrix degradation and cell proliferation on invasion and escape, we used pharmacological approaches to block the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) or to arrest the cell cycle. We found that blocking MMP activity prevents both invasion and escape of the breast cancer cells. Surprisingly, blocking proliferation increases the rate of invasion but has no effect on that of escape. We found that arresting the cell cycle increases the expression of MMPs, consistent with the increased rate of invasion. To gain additional insight into the role of cell proliferation in the invasion process, we generated microtumors from cells that express the fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator. We found that the cells that initiate invasions are preferentially quiescent, whereas cell proliferation is associated with the extension of invasions. These data suggest that matrix degradation and cell proliferation are coupled during the invasion and escape of human breast cancer cells and highlight the critical role of matrix proteolysis in governing tumor phenotype., (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permission@oup.com.)
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36. Microfluidic Biomaterials.
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Tien J and Dance YW
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- Hydrogels, Microfluidics, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Tissue Engineering, Biocompatible Materials, Tissue Scaffolds
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Since their initial description in 2005, biomaterials that are patterned to contain microfluidic networks ("microfluidic biomaterials") have emerged as promising scaffolds for a variety of tissue engineering and related applications. This class of materials is characterized by the ability to be readily perfused. Transport and exchange of solutes within microfluidic biomaterials is governed by convection within channels and diffusion between channels and the biomaterial bulk. Numerous strategies have been developed for creating microfluidic biomaterials, including micromolding, photopatterning, and 3D printing. In turn, these materials have been used in many applications that benefit from the ability to perfuse a scaffold, including the engineering of blood and lymphatic microvessels, epithelial tubes, and cell-laden tissues. This article reviews the current state of the field and suggests new areas of exploration for this unique class of materials., (© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)
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37. Multiple angioma-like papules with a perilesional halo in a dark skin adult.
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García-Lozano JA, Shum-Tien J, Sosa-Pedreschi A, and Ávila Cárdenas J
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- Angiomatosis pathology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Skin pathology, Skin Diseases, Vascular pathology, Angiomatosis diagnosis, Skin Diseases, Vascular diagnosis
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38. Comparison of blind deconvolution- and Patlak analysis-based methods for determining vascular permeability.
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Tien J, Li X, Linville RM, and Feldman EJ
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- Animals, Blood Flow Velocity, Finite Element Analysis, Humans, Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted, Time Factors, Algorithms, Capillary Permeability, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Microcirculation, Models, Cardiovascular, Time-Lapse Imaging
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This study describes a computational algorithm to determine vascular permeability constants from time-lapse imaging data without concurrent knowledge of the arterial input function. The algorithm is based on "blind" deconvolution of imaging data, which were generated with analytical and finite-element models of bidirectional solute transport between a capillary and its surrounding tissue. Compared to the commonly used Patlak analysis, the blind algorithm is substantially more accurate in the presence of solute delay and dispersion. We also compared the performance of the blind algorithm with that of a simpler one that assumed unidirectional transport from capillary to tissue [as described in Truslow et al., Microvasc. Res. 90, 117-120 (2013)]. The algorithm based on bidirectional transport was more accurate than the one based on unidirectional transport for more permeable vessels and smaller extravascular distribution volumes, and less accurate for less permeable vessels and larger extravascular distribution volumes. Our results indicate that blind deconvolution is superior to Patlak analysis for permeability mapping under clinically relevant conditions, and can thus potentially improve the detection of tissue regions with a compromised vascular barrier., (Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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39. Community-Academic Partnerships to Promote Health Literacy and Address Social Needs Among Low-Income Families During COVID-19.
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Haidar A, Khoei A, Alex SE, Blick C, Lopez E, Wendt S, Ghanta R, Almohamad M, Cousins S, Noyola J, Tien J, Markham C, and Sharma SV
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- Community Participation methods, Fruit, Humans, Poverty, SARS-CoV-2, United States, Vegetables, COVID-19 prevention & control, Food Assistance, Health Education methods, Health Literacy methods, Health Promotion methods, School Health Services
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Brighter Bites is a school-based health promotion program that delivers fresh produce and nutrition education to low-income children and their families across 6 locations in the US. This article provides a perspective on how, despite coronavirus disease 2019-related school closures, Brighter Bites pivoted rapidly to collaborate with medical and public health institutions to improve health and food literacy among their families. Through these partnerships, Brighter Bites was able to rapidly provide accurate, evidence-based information related to coronavirus disease 2019 and other social needs, including food, housing, transportation, and access to health care, to help fill a needed gap in vulnerable communities., (Copyright © 2020 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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40. Interstitial Hypertension Suppresses Escape of Human Breast Tumor Cells Via Convection of Interstitial Fluid.
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Tien J, Dance YW, Ghani U, Seibel AJ, and Nelson CM
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Introduction: Interstitial hypertension, a rise in interstitial fluid pressure, is a common feature of many solid tumors as they progress to an invasive state. It is currently unclear whether this elevated pressure alters the probability that tumor cells eventually escape into a neighboring blood or lymphatic vessel., Methods: In this study, we analyze the escape of MDA-MB-231 human breast tumor cells from a ~3-mm-long preformed aggregate into a 120- μ m-diameter empty cavity in a micromolded type I collagen gel. The "micro-tumors" were located within ~300 μ m of one or two cavities. Pressures of ~0.65 cm H
2 O were applied only to the tumor ("interstitial hypertension") or to its adjacent cavity., Results: This work shows that interstitial hypertension suppresses escape into the adjacent cavity, but not because tumor cells respond directly to the pressure profile. Instead, hypertension alters the chemical microenvironment at the tumor margin to one that hampers escape. Administration of tumor interstitial fluid phenocopies the effects of hypertension., Conclusions: This work uncovers a link between tumor pressure, interstitial flow, and tumor cell escape in MDA-MB-231 cells, and suggests that interstitial hypertension serves to hinder further progression to metastatic escape., Electronic Supplementary Material: The online version of this article (10.1007/s12195-020-00661-w) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users., (© Biomedical Engineering Society 2020.)- Published
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41. Matrix Pore Size Governs Escape of Human Breast Cancer Cells from a Microtumor to an Empty Cavity.
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Tien J, Ghani U, Dance YW, Seibel AJ, Karakan MÇ, Ekinci KL, and Nelson CM
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How the extracellular matrix (ECM) affects the progression of a localized tumor to invasion of the ECM and eventually to vascular dissemination remains unclear. Although many studies have examined the role of the ECM in early stages of tumor progression, few have considered the subsequent stages that culminate in intravasation. In the current study, we have developed a three-dimensional (3D) microfluidic culture system that captures the entire process of invasion from an engineered human micro-tumor of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells through a type I collagen matrix and escape into a lymphatic-like cavity. By varying the physical properties of the collagen, we have found that MDA-MB-231 tumor cells invade and escape faster in lower-density ECM. These effects are mediated by the ECM pore size, rather than by the elastic modulus or interstitial flow speed. Our results underscore the importance of ECM structure in the vascular escape of human breast cancer cells., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2020 The Author(s).)
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42. Using a rapid assessment methodology to identify and address immediate needs among low-income households with children during COVID-19.
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Sharma SV, Haidar A, Noyola J, Tien J, Rushing M, Naylor BM, Chuang RJ, and Markham C
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- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, Child, District of Columbia, Employment, Florida, Food economics, Food Supply, Health Promotion, Humans, Income, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, Social Work, Surveys and Questionnaires, Texas, Coronavirus Infections epidemiology, Family Characteristics, Needs Assessment, Pneumonia, Viral epidemiology, Poverty
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Objective: Brighter Bites is a school-based health promotion program that delivers fresh produce and nutrition education to low-income children and families. Due to COVID-19-related school closures, states were under "shelter in place" orders, and Brighter Bites administered a rapid assessment survey to identify social needs among their families. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the methodology used to identify those with greatest social needs during this time ("high risk"), and to describe the response of Brighter Bites to these "high risk" families., Methods: The rapid assessment survey was collected in April 2020 across Houston, Dallas, Washington DC, and Southwest Florida. The survey consisted of items on disruption of employment status, financial hardship, food insecurity, perceived health status and sociodemographics. The open-ended question "Please share your greatest concern at this time, or any other thoughts you would like to share with us." was asked at the end of each survey to triage "high risk" families. Responses were then used to articulate a response to meet the needs of these high risk families., Results: A total of 1048 families completed the COVID-19 rapid response survey, of which 71 families were triaged and classified as "high risk" (6.8% of survey respondents). During this time, 100% of the "high risk" participants reported being food insecure, 85% were concerned about their financial stability, 82% concerned about the availability of food, and 65% concerned about the affordability of food. A qualitative analysis of the high-risk group revealed four major themes: fear of contracting COVID19, disruption of employment status, financial hardship, and exacerbated food insecurity. In response, Brighter Bites pivoted, created, and deployed a framework to immediately address a variety of social needs among those in the "high risk" category. Administering a rapid response survey to identify the immediate needs of their families can help social service providers tailor their services to meet the needs of the most vulnerable., Competing Interests: I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: Dr. Sharma is on the Board of Directors of Brighter Bites nonprofit organization, the goal of which is to improve access to fresh fruits and vegetables and nutrition education among underserved communities. This is an unpaid, advisory board position. The other authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article to disclose. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
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43. Evaluation of 1-mm-diameter endothelialized dense collagen tubes in vascular microsurgery.
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Li X, Xu J, Bartolák-Suki E, Jiang J, and Tien J
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- Animals, Bioprosthesis, Cell Adhesion, Cells, Cultured, Cross-Linking Reagents chemistry, Endothelial Cells, Femoral Artery surgery, Granulation Tissue growth & development, Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 metabolism, Prosthesis Design, Rats, Rats, Inbred Lew, Tissue Engineering, Tissue Scaffolds, Blood Vessel Prosthesis, Collagen chemistry, Endothelium chemistry, Microsurgery methods, Vascular Surgical Procedures methods
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Although much progress has been made in engineering vascular grafts for large- and small-diameter arterial repair or bypass, the extension of these results to the microsurgical size scale has been challenging. Here, we evaluated the use of dense collagen tubes (outer diameter 1 mm, inner diameter 0.5 mm) for vascular microsurgery as interpositional grafts to the femoral artery of Lewis rats. These tubes were formed by dehydrating tubular collagen gels around a mandrel, crosslinking them with genipin, seeding with syngeneic endothelial cells, and culturing before implantation by suture anastomosis. The retention of a confluent endothelial lining inside the tubes after mock surgical handling depended strongly on the crosslinker concentration and culture time. Optimized preparation conditions enabled retention of endothelium after mock surgical handling in ~80% of tubes and maintenance of patency 7 days after implantation in ~40% of grafts. Histological analysis showed the development of granulation tissue and the presence of CD31-positive structures on the inner and outer surfaces of implants. This study provides a proof-of-principle demonstration that endothelialized dense collagen tubes can remain patent for up to 7 days after vascular microsurgery, and points to the importance of mild scaffold crosslinking for maintaining firm endothelial adhesion., (© 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
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44. Prenatal risk factors for internalizing and externalizing problems in childhood.
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Tien J, Lewis GD, and Liu J
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- Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Risk Factors, Child Behavior Disorders etiology, Child Behavior Disorders psychology, Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects
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Background: A growing body of research has documented the effects of prenatal risk factors on a wide spectrum of adverse offspring health outcomes. Childhood behavior problems, such as externalizing and internalizing problems, are no exception. This comprehensive literature review aims to summarize and synthesize current research about commonly experienced prenatal risk factors associated with internalizing and externalizing problems, with a focus on their impact during childhood and adolescence. Potential mechanisms as well as implications are also outlined., Data Sources: The EBSCO, Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases were searched for studies examining the association between prenatal risk factors and offspring internalizing/externalizing problems, using keywords "prenatal" or "perinatal" or "birth complications" in combination with "internalizing" or "externalizing". Relevant articles, including experimental research, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, cross-sectional and longitudinal cohort studies, and theoretical literature, were reviewed and synthesized to form the basis of this integrative review., Results: Prenatal risk factors that have been widely investigated with regards to offspring internalizing and externalizing problems encompass health-related risk factors, including maternal overweight/obesity, substance use/abuse, environmental toxicant exposure, maternal infection/inflammation, as well as psychosocial risk factors, including intimate partner violence, and anxiety/depression. Collectively, both epidemiological and experimental studies support the adverse associations between these prenatal factors and increased risk of emotional/behavioral problem development during childhood and beyond. Potential mechanisms of action underlying these associations include hormonal and immune system alterations. Implications include prenatal education, screening, and intervention strategies., Conclusions: Prenatal risk factors are associated with a constellation of offspring internalizing and externalizing problems. Identifying these risk factors and understanding potential mechanisms will help to develop effective, evidence-based prevention, and intervention strategies.
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45. Fluorescently-labeled fremanezumab is distributed to sensory and autonomic ganglia and the dura but not to the brain of rats with uncompromised blood brain barrier.
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Noseda R, Schain AJ, Melo-Carrillo A, Tien J, Stratton J, Mai F, Strassman AM, and Burstein R
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- Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal analysis, Antibodies, Monoclonal pharmacology, Blood-Brain Barrier chemistry, Blood-Brain Barrier drug effects, Brain drug effects, Brain Chemistry drug effects, Brain Chemistry physiology, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide analysis, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide metabolism, Dura Mater chemistry, Dura Mater drug effects, Fluorescent Dyes analysis, Fluorescent Dyes pharmacology, Ganglia, Autonomic chemistry, Ganglia, Autonomic drug effects, Ganglia, Sensory chemistry, Ganglia, Sensory diagnostic imaging, Male, Rats, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Antibodies, Monoclonal metabolism, Blood-Brain Barrier metabolism, Brain metabolism, Dura Mater metabolism, Fluorescent Dyes metabolism, Ganglia, Autonomic metabolism, Ganglia, Sensory metabolism
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Background: The presence of calcitonin gene-related peptide and its receptors in multiple brain areas and peripheral tissues previously implicated in migraine initiation and its many associated symptoms raises the possibility that humanized monoclonal anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies (CGRP-mAbs) can prevent migraine by modulating neuronal behavior inside and outside the brain. Critical to our ability to conduct a fair discussion over the mechanisms of action of CGRP-mAbs in migraine prevention is data generation that determines which of the many possible peripheral and central sites are accessible to these antibodies - a question raised frequently due to their large size., Material and Methods: Rats with uncompromised and compromised blood-brain barrier (BBB) were injected with Alexa Fluor 594-conjugated fremanezumab (Frema594), sacrificed 4 h or 7 d later, and relevant tissues were examined for the presence of Frema594., Results: In rats with uncompromised BBB, Frema594 was similarly observed at 4 h and 7 d in the dura, dural blood vessels, trigeminal ganglion, C2 dorsal root ganglion, the parasympathetic sphenopalatine ganglion and the sympathetic superior cervical ganglion but not in the spinal trigeminal nucleus, thalamus, hypothalamus or cortex. In rats with compromised BBB, Frema594 was detected in the cortex (100 µm surrounding the compromised BBB site) 4 h but not 7 d after injections., Discussion: Our inability to detect fluorescent (CGRP-mAbs) in the brain supports the conclusion that CGRP-mAbs prevent the headache phase of migraine by acting mostly, if not exclusively, outside the brain as the amount of CGRP-mAbs that enters the brain (if any) is too small to be physiologically meaningful.
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46. Pain offset reduces rumination in response to evoked anger and sadness.
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Harmon-Jones C, Hinton E, Tien J, Summerell E, and Bastian B
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Young Adult, Anger physiology, Pain psychology, Rumination, Cognitive physiology, Sadness psychology
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Four studies examined whether pain offset reduces rumination in response to anger or sadness. Past research has demonstrated that, following the offset of pain, individuals show a distinct state of relief involving both reduction in negative affect and an increase in positive affect. This response may help to explain why people sometimes seek out pain and discomfort (e.g., vigorous exercise, self-harm) to regulate negative emotion and suggests that following pain people should recover better from negative emotional states. To test this, we examined ruminative responses to anger and sadness. These negative, approach-related emotions often produce rumination; a response that is generally considered maladaptive. In Study 1, pain was manipulated through a cold pressor task, and participants were induced to experience anger through autobiographical recall. In Study 2, pain was also manipulated pain via a cold pressor task, and anger and sadness were induced through social exclusion using the Cyberball paradigm. In Study 3, pain was manipulated by squeezing exercise handgrips, and sadness was induced with imagery from a sad video. Study 4 replicated the methods of Study 3 and added measures of relief and distraction to examine whether these moderated the effect. A minimeta-analysis showed that, across all studies, individuals engaged in less rumination in the pain conditions as measured by a thought-listing task and a self-reported rumination questionnaire. These results suggest that the regulation of anger and sadness are improved following pain offset. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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47. CGRP-dependent and independent mechanisms of acute and persistent post-traumatic headache following mild traumatic brain injury in mice.
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Navratilova E, Rau J, Oyarzo J, Tien J, Mackenzie K, Stratton J, Remeniuk B, Schwedt T, Anderson T, Dodick D, and Porreca F
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- Acute Disease, Animals, Brain Concussion physiopathology, Chronic Disease, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Post-Traumatic Headache physiopathology, Vasodilator Agents toxicity, Brain Concussion chemically induced, Brain Concussion drug therapy, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide toxicity, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Antagonists therapeutic use, Post-Traumatic Headache chemically induced, Post-Traumatic Headache drug therapy
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Background: Acute and persistent post-traumatic headache are often debilitating consequences of traumatic brain injury. Underlying physiological mechanisms of post-traumatic headache and its persistence remain unknown, and there are currently no approved therapies for these conditions. Post-traumatic headache often presents with a migraine-like phenotype. As calcitonin-gene related peptide promotes migraine headache, we explored the efficacy and timing of intervention with an anti- calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody in novel preclinical models of acute post-traumatic headache and persistent post-traumatic headache following a mild traumatic brain injury event in mice., Methods: Male, C57Bl/6 J mice received a sham procedure or mild traumatic brain injury resulting from a weight drop that allowed free head rotation while under minimal anesthesia. Periorbital and hindpaw tactile stimulation were used to assess mild traumatic brain injury-induced cutaneous allodynia. Two weeks after the injury, mice were challenged with stress, a common aggravator of migraine and post-traumatic headache, by exposure to bright lights (i.e. bright light stress) and cutaneous allodynia was measured hourly for 5 hours. A murine anti- calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody was administered after mild traumatic brain injury at different time points to allow evaluation of the consequences of either early and sustained calcitonin-gene related peptide sequestration or late administration only prior to bright light stress., Results: Mice with mild traumatic brain injury, but not a sham procedure, exhibited both periorbital and hindpaw cutaneous allodynia that resolved by post-injury day 13. Following resolution of injury-induced cutaneous allodynia, exposure to bright light stress re-instated periorbital and hindpaw cutaneous allodynia in injured, but not sham mice. Repeated administration of anti-calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody at 2 hours, 7 and 14 days post mild traumatic brain injury significantly attenuated the expression of cutaneous allodynia when evaluated over the 14-day post injury time course and also prevented bright light stress-induced cutaneous allodynia in injured mice. Administration of anti-calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody only at 2 hours and 7 days after mild traumatic brain injury blocked injury-induced cutaneous allodynia and partially prevented bright light stress-induced cutaneous allodynia. A single administration of anti-calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody after the resolution of the peak injury-induced cutaneous allodynia, but prior to bright light stress challenge, did not prevent bright light stress-induced cutaneous allodynia., Conclusions: We used a clinically relevant mild traumatic brain injury event in mice along with a provocative stimulus as novel models of acute post-traumatic headache and persistent post-traumatic headache. Following mild traumatic brain injury, mice demonstrated transient periorbital and hindpaw cutaneous allodynia suggestive of post-traumatic headache-related pain and establishment of central sensitization. Following resolution of injury-induced cutaneous allodynia, exposure to bright light stress re-established cutaneous allodynia, suggestive of persistent post-traumatic headache-related pain. Continuous early sequestration of calcitonin-gene related peptide prevented both acute post-traumatic headache and persistent post-traumatic headache. In contrast, delayed anti-calcitonin-gene related peptide monoclonal antibody treatment following establishment of central sensitization was ineffective in preventing persistent post-traumatic headache. These observations suggest that mechanisms involving calcitonin-gene related peptide underlie the expression of acute post-traumatic headache, and drive the development of central sensitization, increasing vulnerability to headache triggers and promoting persistent post-traumatic headache. Early and continuous calcitonin-gene related peptide blockade following mild traumatic brain injury may represent a viable treatment option for post-traumatic headache and for the prevention of post-traumatic headache persistence., Abbreviations: CA Cutaneous allodynia CGRP Calcitonin gene-related peptide mTBI Mild traumatic brain injury PTH Post-traumatic headache APTH Acute post-traumatic headache PPTH Persistent post-traumatic headache.
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48. Tissue Engineering of the Microvasculature.
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Tien J
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- Angiogenesis Inducing Agents administration & dosage, Angiogenesis Inducing Agents therapeutic use, Animals, Clinical Trials as Topic, Disease Models, Animal, Drug Delivery Systems, Gene Transfer Techniques, Genetic Therapy methods, Humans, Ischemia therapy, Lymphangiogenesis physiology, Microvessels anatomy & histology, Tissue Scaffolds, Microvessels physiology, Neovascularization, Physiologic physiology, Tissue Engineering methods
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The ability to generate new microvessels in desired numbers and at desired locations has been a long-sought goal in vascular medicine, engineering, and biology. Historically, the need to revascularize ischemic tissues nonsurgically (so-called therapeutic vascularization) served as the main driving force for the development of new methods of vascular growth. More recently, vascularization of engineered tissues and the generation of vascularized microphysiological systems have provided additional targets for these methods, and have required adaptation of therapeutic vascularization to biomaterial scaffolds and to microscale devices. Three complementary strategies have been investigated to engineer microvasculature: angiogenesis (the sprouting of existing vessels), vasculogenesis (the coalescence of adult or progenitor cells into vessels), and microfluidics (the vascularization of scaffolds that possess the open geometry of microvascular networks). Over the past several decades, vascularization techniques have grown tremendously in sophistication, from the crude implantation of arteries into myocardial tunnels by Vineberg in the 1940s, to the current use of micropatterning techniques to control the exact shape and placement of vessels within a scaffold. This review provides a broad historical view of methods to engineer the microvasculature, and offers a common framework for organizing and analyzing the numerous studies in this area of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. © 2019 American Physiological Society. Compr Physiol 9:1155-1212, 2019., (Copyright © 2019 American Physiological Society. All rights reserved.)
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49. Characterizing the Therapeutic Potential of a Potent BET Degrader in Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
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Choi JE, Verhaegen ME, Yazdani S, Malik R, Harms PW, Mangelberger D, Tien J, Cao X, Wang Y, Cieślik M, Gurkan J, Yazdani M, Jing X, Juckette K, Su F, Wang R, Zhou B, Apel IJ, Wang S, Dlugosz AA, and Chinnaiyan AM
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- Acetanilides pharmacology, Antigens, Viral, Tumor genetics, Antigens, Viral, Tumor metabolism, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell drug therapy, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell etiology, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell pathology, Cell Cycle genetics, Cell Line, Tumor, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Genes, Homeobox, Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring pharmacology, Humans, Merkel cell polyomavirus physiology, Polyomavirus Infections complications, Polyomavirus Infections virology, Proteolysis, Skin Neoplasms drug therapy, Skin Neoplasms etiology, Skin Neoplasms pathology, Transcriptome, Carcinoma, Merkel Cell metabolism, Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Proteins metabolism, Skin Neoplasms metabolism
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Studies on the efficacy of small molecule inhibitors in Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) have been limited and largely inconclusive. In this study, we investigated the therapeutic potential of a potent BET degrader, BETd-246, in the treatment of MCC. We found that MCC cell lines were significantly more sensitive to BETd-246 than to BET inhibitor treatment. Therapeutic targeting of BET proteins resulted in a loss of "MCC signature" genes but not MYC expression as previously described irrespective of Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) status. In MCPyV+ MCC cells, BETd-246 alone suppressed downstream targets in the MCPyV-LT Ag axis. We also found enrichment of HOX and cell cycle genes in MCPyV- MCC cell lines that were intrinsically resistant to BETd-246. Our findings uncover a requirement for BET proteins in maintaining MCC lineage identity and point to the potential utility of BET degraders for treating MCC., (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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50. Modeling outbreak data: Analysis of a 2012 Ebola virus disease epidemic in DRC.
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Choi B, Busch S, Kazadi D, Ilunga B, Okitolonda E, Dai Y, Lumpkin R, Saucedo O, KhudaBukhsh WR, Tien J, Yotebieng M, Kenah E, and Rempala GA
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We describe two approaches to modeling data from a small to moderate-sized epidemic outbreak. The first approach is based on a branching process approximation and direct analysis of the transmission network, whereas the second one is based on a survival model derived from the classical SIR equations with no explicit transmission information. We compare these approaches using data from a 2012 outbreak of Ebola virus disease caused by Bundibugyo ebolavirus in city of Isiro, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The branching process model allows for a direct comparison of disease transmission across different environments, such as the general community or the Ebola treatment unit. However, the survival model appears to yield parameter estimates with more accuracy and better precision in some circumstances.
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