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2. Breastfeeding Initiation Associated With Reduced Incidence of Diabetes in Mothers and Offspring
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Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG
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Reproductive Medicine ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine ,Reproductive medicine - Published
- 2017
3. Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Study Design and Outcome Measures (vol 22, pg 70, 2016)
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Weber, LeBrun EE, Adam, RA, Barber, MD, Boyles, SH, Iglesia, CB, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Moen, M, Richter, HE, Subak, LL, Sung, VW, Visco, AG, and Bradley, CS
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- 2016
4. What happens to the posterior compartment and bowel symptoms after sacrocolpopexy?: Evaluation of 5-year outcomes from E-CARE
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Grimes, CL, Lukacz, ES, Gantz, MG, Warren, LK, Brubaker, L, Zyczynski, HM, Richter, HE, Jelovsek, JE, Cundiff, G, Fine, P, Visco, AG, Zhang, M, and Meikle, S
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Clinical Research ,Contraception/Reproduction ,Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine - Published
- 2014
5. Quality of Life and Sexual Function 2 Years After Vaginal Surgery for Prolapse (vol 129, pg 392, 2017)
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Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG
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- 2018
6. Quality of Life and Sexual Function 2 Years After Vaginal Surgery for Prolapse: Second Correction.
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Lukacz, ES, Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, Gantz, MG, Lukacz, ES, Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG
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- 2018
7. Quality of Life and Sexual Function 2 Years After Vaginal Surgery for Prolapse (vol 127, pg 1, 2016)
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Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG
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- 2017
8. Breastfeeding Initiation Associated With Reduced Incidence of Diabetes in Mothers and Offspring: Correction.
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Lukacz, ES, Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, Gantz, MG, Lukacz, ES, Lukacz, ES, Warren, LK, Richter, HE, Brubaker, L, Barber, MD, Norton, P, Weidner, AC, Nguyen, JN, and Gantz, MG
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- 2017
9. Methods for a multicenter randomized trial for mixed urinary incontinence: rationale and patient-centeredness of the ESTEEM trial
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Sung, VW, Borello-France, D, Dunivan, G, Gantz, M, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Newman, DK, Richter, HE, Ridgeway, B, Smith, AL, Weidner, AC, Meikle, S, and Network, PFD
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Urologic Diseases ,Comparative Effectiveness Research ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Renal and urogenital ,Mixed urinary incontinence ,Reproductive health and childbirth ,Behavioral therapy ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Clinical trials ,Sling ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Clinical Research ,Patient-Centered Care ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Humans ,Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine ,Patient Selection ,Urinary Incontinence ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cost Effectiveness Research ,Research Design ,Pelvic Floor Disorders Network ,Quality of Life ,Female ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Mind and Body - Abstract
Introduction and hypothesisMixed urinary incontinence (MUI) can be a challenging condition to manage. We describe the protocol design and rationale for the Effects of Surgical Treatment Enhanced with Exercise for Mixed Urinary Incontinence (ESTEEM) trial, designed to compare a combined conservative and surgical treatment approach versus surgery alone for improving patient-centered MUI outcomes at 12months.MethodsESTEEM is a multisite, prospective, randomized trial of female participants with MUI randomized to a standardized perioperative behavioral/pelvic floor exercise intervention plus midurethral sling versus midurethral sling alone. We describe our methods and four challenges encountered during the design phase: defining the study population, selecting relevant patient-centered outcomes, determining sample size estimates using a patient-reported outcome measure, and designing an analysis plan that accommodates MUI failure rates. A central theme in the design was patient centeredness, which guided many key decisions. Our primary outcome is patient-reported MUI symptoms measured using the Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI) score at 12months. Secondary outcomes include quality of life, sexual function, cost-effectiveness, time to failure, and need for additional treatment.ResultsThe final study design was implemented in November 2013 across eight clinical sites in the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network. As of 27 February 2016, 433 total/472 targeted participants had been randomized.ConclusionsWe describe the ESTEEM protocol and our methods for reaching consensus for methodological challenges in designing a trial for MUI by maintaining the patient perspective at the core of key decisions. This trial will provide information that can directly impact patient care and clinical decision making.
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- 2016
10. Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry: Study Design and Outcome Measures
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LeBrun, EW, Adam, RA, Barber, MD, Boyles, SH, Iglesia, CB, Lukacz, ES, Moalli, P, Moen, MD, Richter, HE, Subak, LL, Sung, VW, Visco, AG, Bradley, CS, and Amer, USRS
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Adult ,American Urogynecologic Society Registry Scientific Committee ,Adolescent ,Contraception/Reproduction ,Renal and urogenital ,Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions ,Middle Aged ,registry ,Pelvic Floor Disorders ,Pelvic Organ Prolapse ,Young Adult ,Treatment Outcome ,urogynecology ,mesh ,Clinical Research ,Retreatment ,Humans ,Female ,Registries ,Prospective Studies ,Patient Safety ,6.4 Surgery ,Aged - Abstract
Pelvic floor disorders affect up to 24% of adult women in the United States, and many patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) choose to undergo surgical repair to improve their quality of life. While a variety of surgical repair approaches and techniques are utilized, including mesh augmentation, there is limited comparative effectiveness and safety outcome data guiding best practice. In conjunction with device manufacturers, federal regulatory organizations, and professional societies, the American Urogynecologic Society developed the Pelvic Floor Disorders Registry (PFDR) designed to improve the quality of POP surgery by facilitating quality improvement and research on POP treatments. The PFDR will serve as a resource for surgeons interested in benchmarking and outcomes data and as a data repository for Food and Drug Administration-mandated POP surgical device studies. Provider-reported clinical data and patient-reported outcomes will be collected prospectively at baseline and for up to 3 years after treatment. All data elements including measures of success, adverse events, and surgeon characteristics were identified and defined within the context of the anticipated multifunctionality of the registry, and with collaboration from multiple stakeholders. The PFDR will provide a platform to collect high-quality, standardized patient-level data from a variety of nonsurgical (pessary) and surgical treatments of POP and other pelvic floor disorders. Data from this registry may be used to evaluate short- and longer-term treatment outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and complications, as well as to identify factors associated with treatment success and failure with the overall goal of improving the quality of care for women with these conditions.
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- 2016
11. On the Shock-induced Variability of Emission Lines in M-type Mira Variables II. FeII and [FeII] emission lines as a diagnostic tool
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Richter, He, Wood, Peter R, Woitke, P, Bolick, U., Sedlmayr, E, Richter, He, Wood, Peter R, Woitke, P, Bolick, U., and Sedlmayr, E
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Our observations of cool, shock penetrated, expanding atmospheres of M-type Mira variables (Richter & Wood 2001) have suggested that the emission lines of Fe II and [Fe II] can serve as an excellent diagnostic tool to study the hydro- and thermodynamical
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- 2003
12. On the Shock-induced Variability of Emission Lines in M-type Mira variables
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Richter, He, Wood, Peter R, Richter, He, and Wood, Peter R
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- 2001
13. The role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 in the inhibitory effects of GH on adipocyte differentiation
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Richter, HE, primary, Albrektsen, T, additional, and Billestrup, N, additional
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- 2003
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14. On the shock-induced variability of emission lines in M-type Mira variables
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Richter, He., primary, Wood, P. R., additional, Woitke, P., additional, Bolick, U., additional, and Sedlmayr, E., additional
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- 2003
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15. On the shock-induced variability of emission lines in M-type Mira variables
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Richter, He., primary and Wood, P. R., additional
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- 2001
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16. Chlamydia antibodies, chlamydia heat shock protein, and adverse sequelae after pelvic inflammatory disease: the PID Evaluation and Clinical Health (PEACH) Study.
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Ness RB, Soper DE, Richter HE, Randall H, Peipert JF, Nelson DB, Schubeck D, McNeeley SG, Trout W, Bass DC, Hutchison K, Kip K, Brunham RC, Ness, Roberta B, Soper, David E, Richter, Holly E, Randall, Hugh, Peipert, Jeffrey F, Nelson, Deborah B, and Schubeck, Diane
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- 2008
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17. Refractory urge urinary incontinence and botulinum A injection: the methods of the RUBI Trial.
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Brubaker L, Kreder K, Richter HE, Lavelle J, Wei JT, Mahajan S, Weber AM, and Pelvic Floor Disorders Network
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the methods of a randomized clinical trial of intra-vesical botulinum toxin for refractory urge urinary incontinence. Methods: Clinical sites of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (www.pfdn.org) recruited patients with refractory urge urinary incontinence and urodynamic evidence of detrusor overactivity incontinence (DOI) to a 2:1 placebo controlled cystoscopic injection of botulinum toxin A. Results: The primary outcome is time to failure after first injection, with failure defined as a Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) score 4 or greater at least 2 months after the first injection or the commencement of any new treatment at any time after the first injection, or an increased intensity of previously established treatment for DOI. Conclusions: This trial was designed to test the efficacy of intra-detrusor botulinum toxin A for the treatment of refractory urge incontinence. Progress of the trial can be monitored on www.clinicaltrials. gov [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
18. A cluster analysis of bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Ness RB, Kip KE, Hillier SL, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, and Richter HE
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Controversy surrounds the association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Women (N = 1,140) were ascertained at five US centers, enrolled (1999-2001), and followed up for a median of 3 years. Serial vaginal swabs were obtained for Gram's stain and cultures. PID was defined as 1) histologic endometritis or 2) pelvic pain and tenderness plus oral temperature >38.8 degrees C, leukorrhea or mucopus, erythrocyte sedimentation rate >15 mm/hour, white blood cell count >10,000, or gonococcal/chlamydial lower genital infection. Exploratory factor analysis identified two discrete clusters of genital microorganisms. The first correlated with BV by Gram's stain and consisted of the absence of hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacillus, Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, anaerobic gram-negative rods, and, to a lesser degree, Ureaplasma urealyticum. The second, unrelated to BV by Gram's stain, consisted of Enterococcus species and Escherichia coli. Being in the highest tertile in terms of growth of BV-associated microorganisms increased PID risk (adjusted rate ratio = 2.03, 95% confidence interval: 1.16, 3.53). Carriage of non-BV-associated microorganisms did not increase PID risk. Women with heavy growth of BV-associated microorganisms and a new sexual partner appeared to be at particularly high risk (adjusted rate ratio = 8.77, 95% confidence interval: 1.11, 69.2). When identified by microbial culture, a combination of BV-related microorganisms significantly elevated the risk of acquiring PID. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2005
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19. A randomized, double-blind clinical trial of vaginal acidification versus placebo for the treatment of symptomatic bacterial vaginosis.
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Holley RL, Richter HE, Varner RE, Pair L, Schwebke JR, Holley, Robert L, Richter, Holly E, Varner, R Edward, Pair, Lisa, and Schwebke, Jane R
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Background and Objectives: Vaginal acidification has been suggested as a means of normalizing the vaginal flora.Goal: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an acetic acid-based vaginal gel in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV).Study Design: Forty-four patients with BV were enrolled in a randomized, double-blind clinic trial. Of these, 29 were evaluable. Patients were randomized to receive either 5 mL acetic acid gel (n = 14) or placebo gel (n = 15) intravaginally twice daily for 7 days. Clinical criteria and vaginal Gram stain scores were compared between the initial visit and at 2 weeks after initiating therapy.Results: No significant differences were noted when comparing drug and placebo in terms of subjective or clinical improvement or improvement in Gram stain smears for bacterial vaginosis.Conclusion: Vaginal acidification with an acetic acid gel formulated to pH 3.9 to 4.1 was ineffective therapy for bacterial vaginosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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20. A modified score to identify and discriminate neuropathic pain: a study on the German version of the neuropathic pain symptom inventory (NPSI)
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Lungenhausen Margitta, Frettlöh Jule, Rogausch Jan P, Richter Helmut, Sommer Claudia, and Maier Christoph
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Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background Neuropathic pain must be correctly diagnosed for optimal treatment. The questionnaire named Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory (NPSI) was developed in its original French version to evaluate the different symptoms of neuropathic pain. We hypothesized that the NPSI might also be used to differentiate neuropathic from non-neuropathic pain. Methods We translated the NPSI into German using a standard forward-backward translation and administered it in a case-control design to patients with neuropathic (n = 68) and non-neuropathic pain (headache and osteoarthritis, n = 169) to validate it and to analyze its discriminant properties, its sensitivity to change, and to detect neuropathic pain subgroups with distinct profiles. Results Using a sum score (the NPSI-G score), we found sensitivity to change (r between 0.37 and 0.5 for pain items of the graded chronic pain scale) and could distinguish between neuropathic and other pain on a group basis, but not for individual patients. Post hoc development of a discriminant score with optimized diagnostic properties to distinguish neuropathic pain from non-neuropathic pain resulted in an instrument with high sensitivity (91%) and acceptable specificity (70%). We detected six different pain profiles in the patient group with neuropathic pain; three profiles were found to be distinct. Conclusions The NPSI-G potentially combines the properties of a diagnostic tool and an instrument to identify subtypes of neuropathic pain.
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21. Significant difference between three observers in the assessment of intraepidermal nerve fiber density in skin biopsy
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Klauenberg Sabrina, Schüning Julia, Richter Helmut, Haußleiter Ida S, Scherens Andrea, Wöpking Sigrid, and Maier Christoph
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Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
Abstract Background The determination of Intraepidermal Nerve Fiber Density (IENFD) in skin biopsy is a useful method for the evaluation of different types of peripheral neuropathies. To allow a reliable use of the method it is necessary to determine interobserver reliability. Previous studies dealing with this topic used limited suitable statistical methods. Methods In the present study three observers determined the IENFD and estimated the staining quality of the basement membrane for an adequate quantity of 120 skin biopsies (stained with indirect immunofluorescence technique) from 68 patients. More adequate statistical methods like intraclass correlation coefficient and Bland Altman Plot were chosen to estimate interobserver reliability. Results We found an unexpected significant difference in IENFD between the observers (p < 0.05) and so the results of this study are not in line with the high interobserver reliability reported before (intraclass correlation coefficient: 0.73). The Bland Altmann Plot showed a variance growing with rising mean. The difference in IENFD between the observers and the resulting low interobserver reliability is likely caused by different interpretations of the standard counting rules. There was no significant difference in IENFD between observers for biopsies with a well-defined basement membrane. Thus skin biopsies with an inexactly defined basement membrane should not be used diagnostically for the determination of IENFD. Conclusion These results emphasise that standardisation of the method is extremely important and at least two observers should analyse skin biopsies with critical IENFD near the cut-off values.
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22. Diminished CD103 (αEβ7) Expression on Resident T Cells from the Female Genital Tract of HIV-Positive Women.
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Moylan DC, Goepfert PA, Kempf MC, Saag MS, Richter HE, Mestecky J, and Sabbaj S
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Background: Tissue resident memory T cells (TrM) provide an enhanced response against infection at mucosal surfaces, yet their function has not been extensively studied in humans, including the female genital tract (FGT)., Methods: Using polychromatic flow cytometry, we studied TrM cells, defined as CD62L-CCR7-CD103
+ CD69+ CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in mucosa-derived T cells from healthy and HIV-positive women., Results: We demonstrate that TrM are present in the FGT of healthy and HIV-positive women. The expression of the mucosal retention receptor, CD103, from HIV-positive women was reduced compared to healthy women and was lowest in women with CD4 counts < 500 cells/mm3 . Furthermore, CD103 expression on mucosa-derived CD8+ T cells correlated with antigen-specific IFN-γ production by mucosal CD4+ T cells and was inversely correlated with T-bet from CD8+ CD103+ mucosa-derived T cells., Conclusions: These data suggest that CD4+ T cells, known to be impaired during HIV-1 infection and necessary for the expression of CD103 in murine models, may play a role in the expression of CD103 on resident T cells from the human FGT., Competing Interests: The authors have no competing financial interests.- Published
- 2016
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23. Effect of hormonal contraception on the function of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and distribution of immune cell populations in the female reproductive tract.
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Michel KG, Huijbregts RP, Gleason JL, Richter HE, and Hel Z
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- Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Dendritic Cells drug effects, Female, Humans, Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal administration & dosage, Cytokines metabolism, Dendritic Cells immunology, Genitalia, Female drug effects, Genitalia, Female immunology
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Objective: Epidemiological evidence suggests an association between the use of hormonal contraception and an increased risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases including HIV-1. We sought to elucidate the biological mechanisms underlying the effect of hormonal contraception on the immune system., Design: Cross-sectional study., Methods: To delineate the biological mechanisms underlying the effect of hormonal contraceptives on the immune system, we analyzed the functional capacity of circulating plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), the distribution of vaginal immune cell populations, and the systemic and genital levels of immune mediators in women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), NuvaRing, or combined oral contraceptives (COC)., Results: The use of DMPA or NuvaRing was associated with reduced capacity of circulating pDCs to produce interferon (IFN)-α and tumor necrosis (TNF-α) in response to TLR-9 stimulation. Systemic levels of IFN-α and cervicovaginal fluid levels of IFN-α, CXCL10, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, and granulocyte-colony stimulating factor were significantly lower in DMPA users compared to control volunteers not using hormonal contraception. The density of CD207 Langerhans cells in the vaginal epithelium was reduced in NuvaRing and combined oral contraceptive users but not in DMPA users., Conclusions: The presented evidence suggests that the use of some types of hormonal contraception is associated with reduced functional capacity of circulating pDCs and altered immune environment in the female reproductive tract.
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- 2015
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24. Impact of fecal incontinence and its treatment on quality of life in women.
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Meyer I and Richter HE
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- Age Factors, Fecal Incontinence therapy, Female, Humans, Mobility Limitation, Obesity epidemiology, Parturition, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Prevalence, Women's Health, Fecal Incontinence epidemiology, Fecal Incontinence psychology, Quality of Life
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Fecal incontinence (FI) is a physically and psychosocially debilitating disorder which negatively impacts quality of life (QOL). It bears a significant burden not only on patients but also on their families, caretakers as well as society as a whole. Even though it is considered a somewhat common condition, especially as women age, the prevalence is often underestimated due to patients' reluctance to report symptoms or seek care. The evaluation and treatment of FI can be also hindered by lack of understanding of the current management options among healthcare providers and how they impact on QOL. This article provides a comprehensive review on the impact of FI and its treatment on QOL in women.
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- 2015
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25. Vaginal myeloid dendritic cells transmit founder HIV-1.
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Shen R, Kappes JC, Smythies LE, Richter HE, Novak L, and Smith PD
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- Cells, Cultured, Dendritic Cells metabolism, Female, HIV Infections metabolism, Humans, Myeloid Cells metabolism, Receptors, CCR5 metabolism, T-Lymphocytes metabolism, Vagina metabolism, Dendritic Cells virology, HIV Infections transmission, HIV-1 pathogenicity, Myeloid Cells virology, T-Lymphocytes virology, Vagina virology
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We report that primary human vaginal dendritic cells (DCs) display a myeloid phenotype and express CD4, CCR5, and CXCR4. Vaginal CD13(+) CD11c(+) DCs rapidly and efficiently bound transmitted/founder (T/F) CCR5-tropic (R5) viruses, transported them through explanted vaginal mucosa, and transmitted them in trans to vaginal and blood lymphocytes. Vaginal myeloid DCs may play a key role in capturing and disseminating T/F R5 HIV-1 in vivo and are candidate "gatekeeper" cells in HIV-1 transmission., (Copyright © 2014, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)
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- 2014
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26. Hormonal contraception and HIV-1 infection: medroxyprogesterone acetate suppresses innate and adaptive immune mechanisms.
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Huijbregts RP, Helton ES, Michel KG, Sabbaj S, Richter HE, Goepfert PA, and Hel Z
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- Adult, Animals, Chemokines biosynthesis, Cytokines biosynthesis, Female, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents adverse effects, Lymphocyte Activation drug effects, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Receptors, CCR5 metabolism, Receptors, CXCR4 metabolism, T-Lymphocytes drug effects, T-Lymphocytes immunology, Vagina drug effects, Vagina immunology, Virus Replication drug effects, Young Adult, Adaptive Immunity drug effects, Contraceptive Agents, Female adverse effects, HIV Infections immunology, HIV-1 drug effects, HIV-1 physiology, Immunity, Innate drug effects, Medroxyprogesterone Acetate adverse effects
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Recent observational studies indicate an association between the use of hormonal contraceptives and acquisition and transmission of HIV-1. The biological and immunological mechanisms underlying the observed association are unknown. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) is a progestin-only injectable contraceptive that is commonly used in regions with high HIV-1 prevalence. Here we show that medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) suppresses the production of key regulators of cellular and humoral immunity involved in orchestrating the immune response to invading pathogens. MPA inhibited the production of interferon (IFN)-γ, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-12, TNFα, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α), and other cytokines and chemokines by peripheral blood cells and activated T cells and reduced the production of IFNα and TNFα by plasmacytoid dendritic cells in response to Toll-like receptor-7, -8, and -9 ligands. Women using DMPA displayed lower levels of IFNα in plasma and genital secretions compared with controls with no hormonal contraception. In addition, MPA prevented the down-regulation of HIV-1 coreceptors CXCR4 and CCR5 on the surface of T cells after activation and increased HIV-1 replication in activated peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures. The presented results suggest that MPA suppresses both innate and adaptive arms of the immune system resulting in a reduction of host resistance to invading pathogens.
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- 2013
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27. The role of vaginal mesh procedures in pelvic organ prolapse surgery in view of complication risk.
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Ellington DR and Richter HE
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Synthetic transvaginal mesh has been employed in the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse for more than a decade. As the use of these devices increased during this period so did adverse event reporting. In 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Public Health Notification informed physicians and patients of rising concerns with the use of synthetic transvaginal mesh. Shortly thereafter and in parallel to marked increases in adverse event reporting within the Manufacturer and User Device Experience (MAUDE), the FDA released a Safety Communication regarding urogynecologic surgical mesh use. Following this report and in the wake of increased medical industry product withdrawal, growing medicolegal concerns, patient safety, and clinical practice controversy, many gynecologists and pelvic reconstructive surgeons are left with limited long-term data, clinical guidance, and growing uncertainty regarding the role of synthetic transvaginal mesh use in pelvic organ prolapse. This paper reviews the reported complications of synthetic transvaginal mesh with an evidence-based approach as well as providing suggested guidance for the future role of its use amidst the controversy.
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- 2013
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28. Wet/dry mapping: using citizen scientists to monitor the extent of perennial surface flow in dryland regions.
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Turner DS and Richter HE
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- Arizona, Geographic Information Systems, Humans, Volunteers, Water Movements, Water Supply statistics & numerical data, Environmental Monitoring methods, Fresh Water analysis, Water Supply analysis
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Wet/dry mapping provides a low-cost, comprehensive snapshot for monitoring flow conditions in rivers with interrupted perennial (spatially intermittent) surface flow. When used in conjunction with more traditional point-specific stream flow or groundwater measurements, it provides a better understanding of hydrologic systems at the broad landscape or watershed scale. Through use of trained volunteers, we mapped reaches with surface water during the driest time of year to track annual variation in length and location of perennial flow. Data from 12 years of wet/dry mapping on the San Pedro River in Arizona, USA, showed 62 reaches with surface flow in every year, totaling 32% of the river length through the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. They also show areas with high year-to-year variation in flow length, which indicate changes in local groundwater conditions and may provide early warning of ecological changes. Data and maps from this project have been useful for a wide variety of conservation, management, and research efforts.
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29. Menstrual blood as a potential source of endometrial derived CD3+ T cells.
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Sabbaj S, Hel Z, Richter HE, Mestecky J, and Goepfert PA
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- Adult, Antigens, Surface metabolism, Biomarkers metabolism, Cell Count, Cell Membrane metabolism, Epitopes immunology, Female, Humans, Immunologic Memory immunology, Lymphocyte Subsets cytology, Lymphocyte Subsets immunology, T-Lymphocytes immunology, CD3 Complex metabolism, Endometrium cytology, Menstruation blood, Menstruation immunology, T-Lymphocytes cytology
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Studies of T cell-mediated immunity in the human female genital tract have been problematic due to difficulties associated with the collection of mucosal samples. Consequently, most studies rely on biopsies from the lower female genital tract or remnant tissue from hysterectomies. Availability of samples from healthy women is limited, as most studies are carried out in women with underlying pathologies. Menstruation is the cyclical sloughing off of endometrial tissue, and thus it should be a source of endometrial cells without the need for a biopsy. We isolated and phenotyped T cells from menstrual and peripheral blood and from endometrial biopsy-derived tissue from healthy women to determine the types of T cells present in this compartment. Our data demonstrated that T cells isolated from menstrual blood are a heterogeneous population of cells with markers reminiscent of blood and mucosal cells as well as unique phenotypes not represented in either compartment. T cells isolated from menstrual blood expressed increased levels of HLA-DR, αEβ7 and CXCR4 and reduced levels of CD62L relative to peripheral blood. Menstrual blood CD4+ T cells were enriched for cells expressing both CCR7 and CD45RA, markers identifying naïve T cells and were functional as determined by antigen-specific intracellular cytokine production assays. These data may open new avenues of investigation for cell mediated immune studies involving the female reproductive tract without the need for biopsies.
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- 2011
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30. Macrophages in vaginal but not intestinal mucosa are monocyte-like and permissive to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
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Shen R, Richter HE, Clements RH, Novak L, Huff K, Bimczok D, Sankaran-Walters S, Dandekar S, Clapham PR, Smythies LE, and Smith PD
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- Antigens, CD analysis, Female, Humans, Macrophages chemistry, Organ Culture Techniques, Receptors, HIV analysis, HIV-1 growth & development, Intestinal Mucosa virology, Macrophages virology, Vagina virology
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Mucosal surfaces play a major role in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission and pathogenesis, and yet the role of lamina propria macrophages in mucosal HIV-1 infection has received little investigative attention. We report here that vaginal and intestinal macrophages display distinct phenotype and HIV-1 permissiveness profiles. Vaginal macrophages expressed the innate response receptors CD14, CD89, CD16, CD32, and CD64 and the HIV-1 receptor/coreceptors CD4, CCR5, and CXCR4, similar to monocytes. Consistent with this phenotype, green fluorescent protein-tagged R5 HIV-1 entered macrophages in explanted vaginal mucosa as early as 30 min after inoculation of virus onto the epithelium, and purified vaginal macrophages supported substantial levels of HIV-1 replication by a panel of highly macrophage-tropic R5 viruses. In sharp contrast, intestinal macrophages expressed no detectable, or very low levels of, innate response receptors and HIV-1 receptor/coreceptors and did not support HIV-1 replication, although virus occasionally entered macrophages in intestinal tissue explants. Thus, vaginal, but not intestinal, macrophages are monocyte-like and permissive to R5 HIV-1 after the virus has translocated across the epithelium. These findings suggest that genital and gut macrophages have different roles in mucosal HIV-1 pathogenesis and that vaginal macrophages play a previously underappreciated but potentially important role in mucosal HIV-1 infection in the female genital tract.
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- 2009
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31. Pharmacologic management of the older woman undergoing surgery.
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Chiang S, Gerten KA, Granieri E, and Richter HE
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anesthesia methods, Cardiovascular System physiopathology, Cognition, Comorbidity, Drug Interactions, Female, General Surgery methods, Herb-Drug Interactions, Humans, Kidney physiology, Liver physiology, Postoperative Complications prevention & control, Prescription Drugs adverse effects, Prescription Drugs pharmacokinetics, Women's Health, Aging drug effects, Aging physiology, Aging psychology, Prescription Drugs therapeutic use, Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Surgical intervention for both emergency and elective surgeries will increase as women live longer and maintain active lifestyles. Older women with operable conditions tolerate elective gynecologic and other nonvascular surgery with acceptable morbidity and mortality. However, increased medical comorbidities, with their associated increase in polypharmacy and perioperative risks as women age, make it important to a priori optimize perioperative medical conditions and medication management. Other considerations include assessing functional and cognitive status, since these may be impaired acutely with increased prevalence of drug use during surgical hospitalization. With aging and postmenopausal status, changes associated with aging appear to play a greater role than gender in pharmacologic responses. Surgical outcomes should be optimized to maintain and even improve women's quality of life.
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- 2009
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32. Variability of bacterial vaginosis over 6- to 12-month intervals.
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Ness RB, Kip KE, Soper DE, Stamm CA, Rice P, and Richter HE
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- Adolescent, Adult, Education statistics & numerical data, Ethnicity statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Vaginal Smears, Vaginosis, Bacterial ethnology, Vaginosis, Bacterial etiology, Vaginosis, Bacterial microbiology, Vaginosis, Bacterial pathology, Vaginosis, Bacterial epidemiology
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Objectives: To examine variability in bacterial vaginosis (BV) over 6- to 12-month intervals., Study Design: One thousand one hundred ninety-three women were followed for a median of 3 years with serial vaginal swab Gram stains for BV. Discrete time hazard models were fit to identify independent risk factors for BV., Results: Women with BV at study entry were categorized as having normal flora at the next visit 20% of the time, and women with normal flora at study entry were categorized as having BV at the next visit 20% of the time. Among women with initially normal flora, factors associated with BV were black race, lower education, a history of BV, a history of chlamydial/gonococcal cervicitis, and lack of monogamy., Conclusion: About one fifth of women with normal flora develop BV over a given 6- to 12-month interval, and the modifiable risk factors of cervicitis and lack of monogamy contribute to the development of BV.
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- 2006
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33. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the risk of incident gonococcal or chlamydial genital infection in a predominantly black population.
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Ness RB, Kip KE, Soper DE, Hillier S, Stamm CA, Sweet RL, Rice P, and Richter HE
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- Adolescent, Adult, Black People, Chlamydia Infections microbiology, Chlamydia trachomatis isolation & purification, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Confidence Intervals, Female, Gonorrhea microbiology, Humans, Incidence, Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolation & purification, Odds Ratio, Prospective Studies, United States epidemiology, Vaginosis, Bacterial microbiology, Black or African American, Chlamydia Infections epidemiology, Gonorrhea epidemiology, Vaginosis, Bacterial epidemiology
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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess in prospective data whether bacterial vaginosis (BV) is associated with gonococcal/chlamydial cervicitis., Study: A total of 1179 women at high risk for sexually transmitted infections was followed for a median of 3 years. Every 6 to 12 months, vaginal swabs were obtained for Gram stain, culture of microflora, and Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. A Gram stain score of 7 to 10 based on the Nugent criteria categorized BV., Results: Baseline BV was associated with concurrent gonococcal/chlamydial infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.81-4.42). However, the association between BV and subsequent, incident gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection was not significant (adjusted relative risk [RR], 1.52; 95% CI, 0.74-3.13). Dense growth of pigmented, anaerobic Gram-negative rods (adjusted RR, 1.93; 95% CI, 0.97-3.83) appeared to elevate the risk for newly acquired gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection., Conclusions: BV was common among a predominantly black group of women with concurrent gonococcal/chlamydial infection but did not elevate the risk for incident infection.
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- 2005
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34. Douching, pelvic inflammatory disease, and incident gonococcal and chlamydial genital infection in a cohort of high-risk women.
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Ness RB, Hillier SL, Kip KE, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm CA, McGregor JA, Bass DC, Rice P, and Sweet RL
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Vaginosis, Bacterial etiology, Chlamydia Infections etiology, Chlamydia trachomatis, Gonorrhea etiology, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease etiology, Vaginal Douching adverse effects
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Douching has been linked to gonococcal or chlamydial cervicitis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in retrospective studies. The authors conducted a 1999-2004 prospective observational study of 1,199 US women who were at high risk of acquiring chlamydia and were followed for up to 4 years. Cervical Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis were detected from vaginal swabs by nucleic acid amplification. PID was characterized by histologic endometritis or pelvic pain and tenderness plus one of the following: oral temperature >38.3 degrees C, leukorrhea or mucopus, erythrocyte sedimentation rate >15 mm/hour, white blood cell count >10,000, or gonococcal/chlamydial lower genital tract infection. Associations between douching and PID or gonococcal/chlamydial genital infections were assessed by proportional hazards models. The 4-year incidence rate of PID was 10.9% and of gonococcal and/or chlamydial cervicitis was 21.9%. After adjustment for confounding factors, douching two or more times per month at baseline was associated with neither PID (adjusted hazard ratio = 0.76, 95% confidence interval: 0.42, 1.38) nor gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection (adjusted hazard ratio = 1.16, 95% confidence interval: 0.76, 1.78). Frequency of douching immediately preceding PID or gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection was not different between women who developed versus did not develop outcomes. These data do not support an association between douching and development of PID or gonococcal/chlamydial genital infection among predominantly young, African-American women.
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- 2005
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35. Condom use and the risk of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, or infertility following an episode of pelvic inflammatory disease.
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Ness RB, Randall H, Richter HE, Peipert JF, Montagno A, Soper DE, Sweet RL, Nelson DB, Schubeck D, Hendrix SL, Bass DC, and Kip KE
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- Adolescent, Adult, Chronic Disease, Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic, Contraception methods, Contraception statistics & numerical data, Educational Status, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Humans, Infertility, Female epidemiology, Logistic Models, Morbidity, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease complications, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease epidemiology, Pelvic Pain epidemiology, Recurrence, Risk, Risk Factors, Safe Sex, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States epidemiology, Condoms statistics & numerical data, Infertility, Female etiology, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease prevention & control, Pelvic Pain etiology
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Among 684 sexually active women with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) followed up for a mean of 35 months, we related contraceptive use to self-reported PID recurrence, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Persistent use of condoms during the study reduced the risk of recurrent PID, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Consistent condom use (about 60% of encounters) at baseline also reduced these risks, after adjustment for confounders, by 30% to 60%. Self-reported persistent and consistent condom use was associated with lower rates of PID sequelae.
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- 2004
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36. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 activation is sufficient to drive transcriptional induction of cyclin D2 gene and proliferation of rat pancreatic beta-cells.
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Friedrichsen BN, Richter HE, Hansen JA, Rhodes CJ, Nielsen JH, Billestrup N, and Møldrup A
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- Animals, Binding Sites, Cell Division drug effects, Cell Division physiology, Cells, Cultured, Cyclin D2, Cyclins metabolism, DNA-Binding Proteins genetics, Doxycycline pharmacology, Gene Expression Regulation, Human Growth Hormone pharmacology, Islets of Langerhans cytology, Islets of Langerhans drug effects, Mice, Mutation, Promoter Regions, Genetic, Rats, STAT5 Transcription Factor, Trans-Activators genetics, Transcriptional Activation, Cyclins genetics, DNA-Binding Proteins metabolism, Islets of Langerhans physiology, Milk Proteins, Trans-Activators metabolism, Transcription, Genetic
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Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) activation plays a central role in GH- and prolactin-mediated signal transduction in the pancreatic beta-cells. In previous experiments we demonstrated that STAT5 activation is necessary for human (h)GH-stimulated proliferation of INS-1 cells and hGH-induced increase of mRNA-levels of the cell cycle regulator cyclin D2. In this study we have further characterized the role of STAT5 in the regulation of cyclin D expression and beta-cell proliferation by hGH. Cyclin D2 mRNA and protein levels (but not cyclin D1 and D3) were induced in a time-dependent manner by hGH in INS-1 cells. Inhibition of protein synthesis by coincubation with cycloheximide did not affect the hGH-induced increase of cyclin D2 mRNA levels at 4 h. Expression of a dominant negative STAT5 mutant, STAT5aDelta749, partially inhibited cyclin D2 protein levels. INS-1 cells transiently transfected with a cyclin D2 promoter-reporter construct revealed a 3- to 5-fold increase of transcriptional activity in response to hGH stimulation. Furthermore, coexpression of a constitutive active STAT5 mutant (either CA-STAT5a or CA-STAT5b) was sufficient to drive transactivation of the promoter. CA-STAT5b was stably expressed in INS-1 cells under the control of a doxycycline-inducible promoter. Gel retardation experiments using a probe representing a putative STAT5 binding site in the cyclin D2 promoter revealed binding of the doxycycline-induced CA-STAT5b. Furthermore, induction of CA-STAT5b stimulated transcriptional activation of the cyclin D2 promoter and induced hGH-independent proliferation in these cells. In primary beta-cells, adenovirus-mediated expression of CA-STAT5b profoundly stimulated DNA-synthesis (5.3-fold over control) in the absence of hGH. Our studies indicate that STAT5 activation is sufficient to drive proliferation of the beta-cells and that cyclin D2 may be a critical target gene for STAT5 in this process.
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37. Can known risk factors explain racial differences in the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis?
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Ness RB, Hillier S, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm C, Bass DC, Sweet RL, and Rice P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Cervix Uteri microbiology, Chlamydia trachomatis isolation & purification, Disease Susceptibility ethnology, Female, Gardnerella vaginalis isolation & purification, Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria isolation & purification, Humans, Mobiluncus isolation & purification, Mycoplasma hominis isolation & purification, Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolation & purification, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bacterial ethnology, Socioeconomic Factors, Therapeutic Irrigation adverse effects, Therapeutic Irrigation statistics & numerical data, United States epidemiology, Vagina microbiology, Vaginosis, Bacterial microbiology, Black or African American statistics & numerical data, Vaginosis, Bacterial ethnology, White People statistics & numerical data
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Background: Black women are more likely to have bacterial vaginosis (BV) than are non-Hispanic white women. We examined whether this disparity can be explained by racial differences in known BV risk factors., Methods: Nine hundred black and 235 white women were enrolled from five US sites. At baseline, structured interviews were conducted and vaginal swabs self-collected for Gram-stain and culture., Results: Black women were more likely than white women to have BV/intermediate vaginal flora. They also were more likely to be older, have lower educational attainment and family incomes, have a history of a sexually transmitted disease, and douche. After adjustment for demographic and lifestyle factors, blacks remained at elevated risk for BV/intermediate flora (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.5-3.1). Blacks also were more likely to have specific BV-related vaginal microflora, as well as gonococcal or chlamydial cervicitis (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.2-3.8) after adjustment for known BV risk factors., Conclusion: Risk factor differences did not explain the observed racial disparity in the occurrence of BV, BV-related microflora, or gonococcal or chlamydial cervicitis. These findings highlight our limited understanding of the factors accounting for the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis and cervicitis among black and white women.
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- 2003
38. Why women douche and why they may or may not stop.
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Ness RB, Hillier SL, Richter HE, Soper DE, Stamm C, Bass DC, Sweet RL, Rice P, Downs J, and Aral S
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- Adolescent, Adult, Alabama epidemiology, Boston epidemiology, Colorado epidemiology, Female, Health Education, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Pennsylvania epidemiology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases epidemiology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases etiology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases microbiology, South Carolina epidemiology, United States epidemiology, Vagina microbiology, Women's Health, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Therapeutic Irrigation statistics & numerical data
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Background: Although douching is common, it is a potentially harmful habit., Goal: We studied attitudes and knowledge around the behavior of douching., Study Design: Of 1,200 women enrolled in this multisite study, 532 douched and answered questions on a structured interview regarding douching behaviors., Results: Over half had douched for 5 or more years. Douching was most often initiated on the recommendation of female relatives and practiced for reasons of hygiene. Half of women considered douching to be healthy. Those who considered douching to be unhealthy reported that douching may disrupt vaginal flora but did not cite more serious risks. Nonetheless, women who had been advised by a health professional to stop douching were less likely to consider douching healthful and were more likely to have tried to stop., Conclusion: Women had a limited understanding of potential adverse health consequences associated with douching. Targeted health messages may influence women to initiate douching cessation.
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- 2003
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39. Microsatellite instability and loss of heterozygosity in radiation-associated thyroid carcinomas of Belarussian children and adults.
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Richter HE, Lohrer HD, Hieber L, Kellerer AM, Lengfelder E, and Bauchinger M
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- Adolescent, Adult, Base Sequence, Child, DNA Primers, Female, Genetic Markers, Humans, Male, Power Plants, Radioactive Hazard Release, Republic of Belarus, Ukraine, Loss of Heterozygosity, Microsatellite Repeats, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced genetics, Thyroid Neoplasms genetics
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DNA from 129 paired thyroid tumorous and non-tumorous tissue samples of Belarussian children (102 patients; age at surgery =18 years) and adults (27 patients; age at surgery 19-35 years), who had been exposed to radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl reactor accident in 1986, was examined for microsatellite instability (MSI) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH). Twenty-eight microsatellite markers were chosen because of their vicinity to DNA repair genes or genes involved in tumorigenesis as well as regions of chromosomal breakpoints in thyroid tumours. In 40 patients (31% of 129) we detected a total of 73 alterations, 80% of which were classified as LOH and only 20% as MSI. Amongst these 40 patients we identified a subgroup of 11, mainly young female patients (8.5% of 129), exhibiting alterations in at least two microsatellite markers. For comparison we examined samples from spontaneous thyroid carcinomas without radiation history from 20 adult patients from Munich (mean age at surgery 56 +/- 13 years). None of the tumour samples investigated showed evidence of alterations in the 28 microsatellite markers tested. Taken together our data indicate an increased instability of microsatellite markers in thyroid cancers from Belarussian patients. At present, it is uncertain whether the increased genome instability observed in Belarussian patients is the result of the exposure to radioactive iodine from the Chernobyl reactor accident or due to the young age of the patients.
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