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202. Spiro- λ4-sulfanes with intramolecular sulfur–oxygen interactions: Syntheses and molecular structures
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Szabó, D, Kuti, M, Kapovits, I, Rábai, J, Kucsman, Á, Argay, Gy, Czugler, M, Kálmán, A, and Párkányi, L
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- 1997
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203. Thioguanine-induced adrenocortical necrosis and its prevention by hypophysectomy in the rat. Light and electron microscopic study
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Szabo, S., Kovacs, K., Horvath, E., Szabo, D., Hüttner, I., Garg, B.D., and Tuchweber, B.
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- 1977
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204. The ultrastructure of the aged rat zona fasciculata under various stressing procedures
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Szabó, D., Dzsinich, C., Ökrös, I., and Stark, E.
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- 1970
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205. ChemInform Abstract: Cyclic Sulfonium Salts with S×××O Interactions. Part 2. Molecular Structures with Six-Membered Rings.
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SZABO, D., KAPOVITS, I., KUCSMAN, A., CZUGLER, M., FUELOEP, V., and KALMAN, A.
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- 1991
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206. ChemInform Abstract: Diarylbis(acylamino)spiro-λ4-sulfanes (I) and (II) and Cyclic Acylaminosulfonium Salts (III) and (IV). A Kinetic Study of Equilibrium and Hydrolysis Reactions.
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ADAM, T., RUFF, F., KAPOVITS, I., SZABO, D., and KUCSMAN, A.
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- 1998
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207. ChemInform Abstract: Rearrangements in Spiro-λ4-sulfane Chemistry.
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KAPOVITS, I., RABAI, J., SZABO, D., and KUTI, M.
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- 1997
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208. ChemInform Abstract: Diaryldiacyloxyspirosulfuranes. Part 3. Sulfuranes with Five-, Six- and Seven-Membered Spirorings: Syntheses and Molecular Structures.
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KAPOVITS, I., RABAI, J., SZABO, D., CZAKO, K., KUCSMAN, A., ARGAY, G., FUELOEP, V., KALMAN, A., KORITSANSZKY, T., and PARKANYI, L.
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- 1993
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209. ChemInform Abstract: Diaryldiacyloxyspirosulfuranes. Part 4. A Kinetic Study on the Mechanism of Hydrolysis.
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VASS, E., RUFF, F., KAPOVITS, I., RABAI, J., and SZABO, D.
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- 1993
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210. ChemInform Abstract: Diarylbis(acylamino)spiro‐λ4‐sulfanes (I) and (II) and Cyclic Acylaminosulfonium Salts (III) and (IV). A Kinetic Study of Equilibrium and Hydrolysis Reactions.
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ADAM, T., RUFF, F., KAPOVITS, I., SZABO, D., and KUCSMAN, A.
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ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
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- 1998
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211. Synthesis and morphology of coated nanoscaled ceramic powders
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Vollath, D. and Szabo, D. V.
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- 1995
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212. Polymer-Derived Si-Based Ceramics, Part II: Microstructural Characterisation by Electron Spectroscopic Imaging
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Mayer, J., Szabo, D. V., Ruehle, M., and Seher, M.
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- 1995
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213. Polymer-Derived Si-Based Bulk Ceramics, Part I: Preparation, Processing and Properties
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Riedel, R., Seher, M., Mayer, J., and Szabo, D. V.
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- 1995
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214. Spirosulfuranes with different heteroatoms in axial positions. A comparison of N-S(IV)-O and N-S^+(IV)...O=bond systems
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Szabo, D., Kapovits, I., Kucsman, A., and Huszthy, P.
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- 1993
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215. Les Blousons Noirs.
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Szabo, D. and Jeffery, C. R.
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JUVENILE delinquency ,NONFICTION - Abstract
Reviews the book "Les Blousons Noirs," edited by Cuyas.
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- 1968
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216. Criminal Justice, Sociology of
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Szabo, D.
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217. Cell-type specialization is encoded by specific chromatin topologies
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Winick-Ng, Warren, Kukalev, Alexander, Harabula, Izabela, Zea-Redondo, Luna, Szab��, Dominik, Meijer, Mandy, Serebreni, Leonid, Zhang, Yingnan, Bianco, Simona, Chiariello, Andrea M, Irastorza-Azcarate, Ibai, Thieme, Christoph J, Sparks, Thomas M, Carvalho, S��lvia, Fiorillo, Luca, Musella, Francesco, Irani, Ehsan, Triglia, Elena Torlai, Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandra A, Abentung, Andreas, Apostolova, Galina, Paul, Eleanor J, Franke, Vedran, Kempfer, Rieke, Akalin, Altuna, Teichmann, Sarah, Dechant, Georg, Ungless, Mark A, Nicodemi, Mario, Welch, Lonnie, Castelo-Branco, Gon��alo, Pombo, Ana, Winick-Ng, Warren [0000-0002-8716-5558], Meijer, Mandy [0000-0003-3314-1224], Bianco, Simona [0000-0001-5819-060X], Chiariello, Andrea M [0000-0002-6112-0167], Thieme, Christoph J [0000-0002-1566-0971], Fiorillo, Luca [0000-0003-2967-0123], Triglia, Elena Torlai [0000-0002-6059-0116], Paul, Eleanor J [0000-0003-1183-9285], Franke, Vedran [0000-0003-3606-6792], Akalin, Altuna [0000-0002-0468-0117], Teichmann, Sarah [0000-0002-6294-6366], Castelo-Branco, Gonçalo [0000-0003-2247-9393], Pombo, Ana [0000-0002-7493-6288], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, DCV - Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Winick-Ng, W., Kukalev, A., Harabula, I., Zea-Redondo, L., Szabo, D., Meijer, M., Serebreni, L., Zhang, Y., Bianco, S., Chiariello, A. M., Irastorza-Azcarate, I., Thieme, C. J., Sparks, T. M., Carvalho, S., Fiorillo, L., Musella, F., Irani, E., Triglia, E. T., Kolodziejczyk, A. A., Abentung, A., Apostolova, G., Paul, E. J., Franke, V., Kempfer, R., Akalin, A., Teichmann, S. A., Dechant, G., Ungless, M. A., Nicodemi, M., Welch, L., Castelo-Branco, G., Pombo, A., Torlai Triglia, Elena [0000-0002-6059-0116], and Teichmann, Sarah A [0000-0002-6294-6366]
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Male ,Genetics of the nervous system ,Cells ,Molecular Conformation ,45/22 ,Nucleic Acid Denaturation ,Chromosomes ,38/91 ,14/32 ,Mice ,14/56 ,13/100 ,38/23 ,631/208/200 ,Animals ,14/19 ,General ,Neurons ,Nuclear organization ,Binding Sites ,45 ,article ,Brain ,polymer physics ,Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly ,Regulatory networks ,Chromatin ,Chromatin architecture ,Gene regulation ,Computer models of chromosome ,13/31 ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Genes ,631/553/2711 ,Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases ,Multigene Family ,14/63 ,631/114/2401 ,38/77 ,Data integration ,631/337/386 ,64/60 ,Technology Platforms ,119 ,631/378/2583 ,Transcription Factors - Abstract
The three-dimensional (3D) structure of chromatin is intrinsically associated with gene regulation and cell function1–3. Methods based on chromatin conformation capture have mapped chromatin structures in neuronal systems such as in vitro differentiated neurons, neurons isolated through fluorescence-activated cell sorting from cortical tissues pooled from different animals and from dissociated whole hippocampi4–6. However, changes in chromatin organization captured by imaging, such as the relocation of Bdnf away from the nuclear periphery after activation7, are invisible with such approaches8. Here we developed immunoGAM, an extension of genome architecture mapping (GAM)2,9, to map 3D chromatin topology genome-wide in specific brain cell types, without tissue disruption, from single animals. GAM is a ligation-free technology that maps genome topology by sequencing the DNA content from thin (about 220 nm) nuclear cryosections. Chromatin interactions are identified from the increased probability of co-segregation of contacting loci across a collection of nuclear slices. ImmunoGAM expands the scope of GAM to enable the selection of specific cell types using low cell numbers (approximately 1,000 cells) within a complex tissue and avoids tissue dissociation2,10. We report cell-type specialized 3D chromatin structures at multiple genomic scales that relate to patterns of gene expression. We discover extensive ‘melting’ of long genes when they are highly expressed and/or have high chromatin accessibility. The contacts most specific of neuron subtypes contain genes associated with specialized processes, such as addiction and synaptic plasticity, which harbour putative binding sites for neuronal transcription factors within accessible chromatin regions. Moreover, sensory receptor genes are preferentially found in heterochromatic compartments in brain cells, which establish strong contacts across tens of megabases. Our results demonstrate that highly specific chromatin conformations in brain cells are tightly related to gene regulation mechanisms and specialized functions., A new technique called immunoGAM, which combines genome architecture mapping (GAM) with immunoselection, enabled the discovery of specialized chromatin conformations linked to gene expression in specific cell populations from mouse brain tissues.
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218. Isolation of F. novicida-Containing Phagosome from Infected Human Monocyte Derived Macrophages
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Michael Steinert, Antonija Jurak Begonja, Mateja Ozanic, Olga Shevchuk, Valentina Marečić, Marina Šantić, Yousef Abu Kwaik, Mirna Mihelčić, Helmholtz Centre for infection research, Inhoffenstr. 7, 38124 Braunschweig, Germany., and Szabo, D
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0301 basic medicine ,Microbiology (medical) ,Endosome ,Phagocytosis ,Immunology ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Biology ,Microbiology ,Monocytes ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Tularemia ,03 medical and health sciences ,BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE. Clinical Medical Sciences. Medical Microbiology ,Phagosomes ,Methods ,medicine ,Humans ,Macrophage ,Francisella ,Cells, Cultured ,Phagosome ,human macrophages ,Macrophages ,phagocytosis ,phagocytosis, organelle purification, pathogen-containing phagosomes, Francisella, human macrophages ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Cytosol ,030104 developmental biology ,Infectious Diseases ,Density gradient ultracentrifugation ,pathogen-containing phagosomes ,organelle purification ,BIOMEDICINA I ZDRAVSTVO. Kliničke medicinske znanosti. Medicinska mikrobiologija - Abstract
Francisella is a gram-negative bacterial pathogen, which causes tularemia in humans and animals. A crucial step of Francisella infection is its invasion of macrophage cells. Biogenesis of the Francisella-containing phagosome (FCP) is arrested for ~15 minutes at the endosomal stage, followed by gradual bacterial escape into the cytosol, where the microbe proliferates. The crucial step in pathogenesis of tularemia is short and transient presence of the bacterium within phagosome. Isolation of FCPs for further studies has been challenging due to the short period of time of bacterial residence in it and the characteristics of the FCP. Here, we will for the first time present the method for isolation of the FCPs from infected human monocytes-derived macrophages (hMDMs). For elimination of lysosomal compartment these organelles were pre-loaded with dextran coated colloidal iron particles prior infection and eliminated by magnetic separation of the post-nuclear supernatant (PNS). We encountered the challenge that mitochondria has similar density to the FCP. To separate the FCP in the PNS from mitochondria, we utilized iodophenylnitrophenyltetrazolium, which is converted by the mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase into formazan, leading to increased density of the mitochondria and allowing separation by the discontinuous sucrose density gradient ultracentrifugation. The purity of the FCP preparation and its acquisition of early endosomal markers was confirmed by Western blots, confocal and transmission electron microscopy. Our strategy to isolate highly pure FCPs from macrophages should facilitate studies on the FCP and its biogenesis.
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219. Prioritization, Identification, and Quantification of Emerging Contaminants in Recycled Textiles Using Non-Targeted and Suspect Screening Workflows by LC-ESI-HRMS.
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Szabo D, Fischer S, Mathew AP, and Kruve A
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Recycled textiles are becoming widely available to consumers as manufacturers adopt circular economy principles to reduce the negative impact of garment production. Still, the quality of the source material directly impacts the final product, where the presence of harmful chemicals is of utmost concern. Here, we develop a risk-based suspect and non-targeted screening workflow for the detection, identification, and prioritization of the chemicals present in consumer-based recycled textile products after manufacture and transport. We apply the workflow to characterize 13 recycled textile products from major retail outlets in Sweden. Samples were extracted and analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS). In positive and negative ionization mode, 20,119 LC-HRMS features were detected and screened against persistent, mobile, and toxic (PMT) as well as other textile-related chemicals. Six substances were matched with PMT substances that are regulated in the European Union (EU) with a Level 2/3 confidence. Forty-three substances were confidently matched with textile-related chemicals reported for use in Sweden. For estimating the relative priority score, aquatic toxicity and concentrations were predicted for 7416 features with tandem mass spectra (MS
2 ) and used to rank the non-targeted features. The top 10 substances were evaluated due to elevated environmental risk linked to the recycling process and potential release at end-of-life.- Published
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220. Personalized Management of Patients with Proliferative Diabetic Vitreoretinopathy.
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Ecsedy M, Szabo D, Szilagyi Z, Nagy ZZ, and Recsan Z
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Purpose: To evaluate prognostic factors for visual outcome in patients with diabetes who have undergone vitrectomy (PPV) for severe proliferative diabetic vitreoretinopathy (PDVR) in at least one eye in the past 15 years. Methods: Medical records of 132 eyes of 66 patients were analyzed (median age 52 years 21-80; patients with type 1/2 diabetes 40/26; median follow-up 38 months 9-125). Correlations between final favorable visual outcome defined as 0.5≤ best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and prognostic factors (age, sex, type and duration of diabetes, metabolic status, BCVA, diabetic retinopathy status, data of preoperative management, data of vitrectomy, and postoperative complications) were analyzed. Results: BCVA improved significantly in the entire study cohort (from median 0.05 min-max 0.001-1 to 0.32, 0.001-1, p < 0.001). Visual stabilization was achieved in the majority of patients, and good visual acuity (0.5 ≤ BCVA) was maintained in more than one-third of the eyes. Multivariable GEE statistics showed that in addition to the duration of diabetes and stable HbA1c values, only preoperative tractional macular detachment proved to be an independent significant predictor of visual outcome. Conclusions: Pars plana vitrectomy is a useful tool when performed early before tractional macular detachment. However, long-term visual stability can only be achieved with good metabolic control.
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221. The Roles of a Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae High-Risk Clone and Its Resistance Plasmids on the Gastrointestinal Colonization and Host-Defense Effectors in the Gut.
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Stercz B, Domokos J, Dunai ZA, Makra N, Juhasz J, Ostorhazi E, Kocsis B, and Szabo D
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The asymptomatic gastrointestinal colonization of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria can lead to difficult-to-treat infections. We investigated the role of host factors influencing colonization in an orogastrical murine infection model using a CTX-M-15- and OXA-162-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae ST15 (MDR-KP) strain, as well as Escherichia coli J53 (EC) and E. coli transconjugants with an IncFII(K) plasmid carrying CTX-M-15 (EC-CTXM), and with an IncL plasmid carrying OXA-162 (EC-OXA) genes. The fecal bacterial count in colony-forming unit/gram stool (CFU/g) was determined by cultivation, IgA and defensin levels by ELISA, and gut microbiota by 16S rRNA analysis. The CFU was the lowest in EC, followed by EC-OXA and EC-CTXM, and the highest in the MDR-KP group. The IgA level in feces increased in MDR-KP, EC-CTXM, and EC-OXA, and did not change in EC. The beta-defensin 3 level markedly increased in all groups, with the highest values in MDR-KP and EC-CTXM. Alpha-defensin-5 increased in all groups especially in EC. In microbiota, the Bacteroidota phylum was dominant in MDR-KP, EC-CTXM, and EC-OXA, whereas Proteobacteria was dominant in EC. The Muribaculaceae family was significantly more common in the MDR-KP and EC-OXA groups, while the Lachnospiraceae family was dominant in the EC group. While fecal IgA levels positively correlated with colonizing bacterial CFU, the alpha-defensin 5 levels inversely correlated with CFUs and IgA levels. The presence of the IncFII(K) plasmid induced beta-defensin 3 production. The amounts of the Muribaculaceae family members exhibited a correlation with the IncL plasmid. The detected amounts of the Lachnospiraceae family indicated the protective role against the high-risk clone and the resistance plasmids' dissemination. Our results suggest that not only the MDR-KP clone itself but also the resistance plasmids play a primary role in the colonization rate in the gastrointestinal tract. Both the MDR-KP clone as well as the IncFII(K) and IncL resistance plasmids provide survival and colonization benefits in the gut.
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222. Evaluating the reliability of environmental concentration data to characterize exposure in environmental risk assessments.
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Hladik ML, Markus A, Helsel D, Nowell LH, Polesello S, Rüdel H, Szabo D, and Wilson I
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- Risk Assessment methods, Reproducibility of Results, Environmental Pollutants analysis, Humans, Animals, Environmental Monitoring methods, Environmental Exposure
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Environmental risk assessments often rely on measured concentrations in environmental matrices to characterize exposure of the population of interest-typically, humans, aquatic biota, or other wildlife. Yet, there is limited guidance available on how to report and evaluate exposure datasets for reliability and relevance, despite their importance to regulatory decision-making. This paper is the second of a four-paper series detailing the outcomes of a Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Technical Workshop that has developed Criteria for Reporting and Evaluating Exposure Datasets (CREED). It presents specific criteria to systematically evaluate the reliability of environmental exposure datasets. These criteria can help risk assessors understand and characterize uncertainties when existing data are used in various types of assessments and can serve as guidance on best practice for the reporting of data for data generators (to maximize utility of their datasets). Although most reliability criteria are universal, some practices may need to be evaluated considering the purpose of the assessment. Reliability refers to the inherent quality of the dataset and evaluation criteria address the identification of analytes, study sites, environmental matrices, sampling dates, sample collection methods, analytical method performance, data handling or aggregation, treatment of censored data, and generation of summary statistics. Each criterion is evaluated as "fully met," "partly met," "not met or inappropriate," "not reported," or "not applicable" for the dataset being reviewed. The evaluation concludes with a scheme for scoring the dataset as reliable with or without restrictions, not reliable, or not assignable, and is demonstrated with three case studies representing both organic and inorganic constituents, and different study designs and assessment purposes. Reliability evaluation can be used in conjunction with relevance evaluation (assessed separately) to determine the extent to which environmental monitoring datasets are "fit for purpose," that is, suitable for use in various types of assessments. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2024;20:981-1003. © 2024 Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC). This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA., (© 2024 Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC). This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.)
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223. Social and environmental stressors of cardiometabolic health.
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Bartoskova Polcrova A, Dalecka A, Szabo D, Gonzalez Rivas JP, Bobak M, and Pikhart H
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- Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Adult, Female, Cross-Sectional Studies, Stress, Psychological, Blood Pressure, Triglycerides blood, Waist Circumference, Blood Glucose metabolism, Metabolic Diseases etiology, Metabolic Diseases epidemiology, Smoking adverse effects, Environmental Exposure adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cholesterol, HDL blood, Biomarkers blood, Risk Factors, Sedentary Behavior
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Exposures to social and environmental stressors arise individual behavioural response and thus indirectly affect cardiometabolic health. The aim of this study was to investigate several social and environmental stressors and the paths of their influence on cardiometabolic health. The data of 2154 participants (aged 25-64 years) from the cross-sectional population-based study were analysed. The composite score of metabolic disorders (MS score) was calculated based on 5 biomarkers: waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides. The effects of social stressors (education level, income), environmental stressors (NO
2 , noise) and behavioural factors (unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, sedentary behaviours) on MS score were assessed using a structural model. We observed a direct effect of education on MS score, as well as an indirect effect mediated via an unhealthy diet, smoking, and sedentary behaviours. We also observed a significant indirect effect of income via sedentary behaviours. The only environmental stressor predicting MS was noise, which also mediated the effect of education. In summary, the effect of social stressors on the development of cardiometabolic risk had a higher magnitude than the effect of the assessed environmental factors. Social stressors lead to an individual's unhealthy behaviour and might predispose individuals to higher levels of environmental stressors exposures., (© 2024. The Author(s).)- Published
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224. Multicenter study to assess the use of BL-DetecTool for the detection of CTX-M-type ESBLs and carbapenemases directly from clinical specimens.
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Fernandez-Pittol M, Bosch J, Ballesté-Delpierre C, Gonzalez C, Vasilakopoulou A, Berbel D, Riccobono E, Gatermann S, Kamotsay K, Reissier S, Szabo D, Aszalos AZ, Francius L, Volland H, Stankov-Pugès M, Rosenmöller M, Naas T, and Vila J
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- Humans, Bacterial Proteins, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Anti-Bacterial Agents, beta-Lactamases analysis, Anti-Infective Agents
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major public health problems worldwide. Multiple strategies have been put in place to address this problem. One of them is the rapid detection of the mechanisms of resistance, such as extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) and/or carbapenemases. We conducted a multicenter study that included nine European centers for the assessment of prototypes of a novel lateral flow immunoassay-based device (BL-DetecTool) for a rapid detection of ESBL (NG-Test CTX-M-MULTI DetecTool) and/or carbapenemases (NG-Test CARBA 5 DetecTool) from Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in positive urine, positive blood cultures, and rectal swabs. We performed a prospective analysis between January 2021 and June 2022, including overall 22,010 samples. Based on each hospital information, the sensitivity to detect CTX-M was 84%-100%, 90.9%-100%, and 75%-100% for urine, positive blood cultures, and enriched rectal swabs, respectively. On the other hand, the sensitivity to detect carbapenemases was 42.8%-100%, 75%-100%, and 66.6%-100% for urine, positive blood cultures, and enriched rectal swab, respectively. BL-DetecTool allows a rapid and reliable detection of ESBL and carbapenemases directly from urine, positive blood cultures, or enriched rectal swabs, being an easy technique to implement in the workflow of clinical microbiology laboratories., Importance: The assessed rapid assay to detect CTX-M beta-lactamases and carbapenemases directly from clinical samples can favor in the rapid detection of these mechanisms of resistance and hence the administration of a more adequate antimicrobial treatment., Competing Interests: H.V. has filed on behalf of CEA a patent for the SPID platform. M.S.P. and L.F. are employees of NG Biotech and were involved in the BL-DetecTool manufacturing but not in the data analysis. All the other authors declare no competing interests.
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225. A multicentre evaluation of the NG-test DetecTool OXA-23 for the rapid detection of OXA-23 carbapenemase directly from blood cultures.
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Vasilakopoulou A, Naas T, Gonzalez C, Vila J, Szabo D, Riccobono E, Kamotsay K, Reissier S, Berbel D, Aszalos AZ, Rosenmoller M, Stankov-Puges M, Georgiou PC, Vourli S, Volland H, and Pournaras S
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Objectives: A multicentre study evaluating NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23 for the detection of OXA-23 carbapenemase directly from positive blood cultures (PBCs)., Methods: The NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23 is an immunoassay that integrates a sample preparation device. We evaluated NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23 on 189 spiked and 126 clinical PBCs. The clinical samples' standard-of-care procedure consisted of bacterial identification from the first day of positivity by MALDI-TOF MS, conventional culture and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The immunoassay results were verified molecularly. The strains used for the spiked samples consisted of well-characterized Acinetobacter baumannii and Proteus mirabilis strains., Results: The NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23 was evaluated on 315 PBCs and revealed sensitivity of 100% (95% CI: 98.21%-100.00%) and specificity of 100% (95% CI: 96.73%-100.00%). It provided 204 true-positive results for OXA-23 in 196 bottles with carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) and 8 bottles with carbapenem-resistant P. mirabilis and also provided 111 true-negative results. There were no false-positive and no false-negative results. Among the 315 PBCs studied, 83 clinical blood cultures collected in the ICU of a Greek university hospital, which were tested prospectively, all yielded CRAB, and OXA-23 was correctly detected in all samples from the first day of positivity using the NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23., Conclusions: The NG-Test DetecTool OXA-23 has exhibited excellent sensitivity and specificity for OXA-23 detection in PBCs and can provide valuable information for appropriate selection of antibiotic therapy and early implementation of infection control measures., (© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.)
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226. Online and Offline Prioritization of Chemicals of Interest in Suspect Screening and Non-targeted Screening with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.
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Szabo D, Falconer TM, Fisher CM, Heise T, Phillips AL, Vas G, Williams AJ, and Kruve A
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- Humans, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Environment
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Recent advances in high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) have enabled the detection of thousands of chemicals from a single sample, while computational methods have improved the identification and quantification of these chemicals in the absence of reference standards typically required in targeted analysis. However, to determine the presence of chemicals of interest that may pose an overall impact on ecological and human health, prioritization strategies must be used to effectively and efficiently highlight chemicals for further investigation. Prioritization can be based on a chemical's physicochemical properties, structure, exposure, and toxicity, in addition to its regulatory status. This Perspective aims to provide a framework for the strategies used for chemical prioritization that can be implemented to facilitate high-quality research and communication of results. These strategies are categorized as either "online" or "offline" prioritization techniques. Online prioritization techniques trigger the isolation and fragmentation of ions from the low-energy mass spectra in real time, with user-defined parameters. Offline prioritization techniques, in contrast, highlight chemicals of interest after the data has been acquired; detected features can be filtered and ranked based on the relative abundance or the predicted structure, toxicity, and concentration imputed from the tandem mass spectrum (MS
2 ). Here we provide an overview of these prioritization techniques and how they have been successfully implemented and reported in the literature to find chemicals of elevated risk to human and ecological environments. A complete list of software and tools is available from https://nontargetedanalysis.org/.- Published
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227. Comparison of high-resolution mass spectrometry acquisition methods for the simultaneous quantification and identification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Partington JM, Rana S, Szabo D, Anumol T, and Clarke BO
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- Chromatography, Liquid methods, Ions, Retrospective Studies, Fluorocarbons analysis, Tandem Mass Spectrometry methods
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Simultaneous identification and quantification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were evaluated for three quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOF) acquisition methods. The acquisition methods investigated were MS-Only, all ion fragmentation (All-Ions), and automated tandem mass spectrometry (Auto-MS/MS). Target analytes were the 25 PFAS of US EPA Method 533 and the acquisition methods were evaluated by analyte response, limit of quantification (LOQ), accuracy, precision, and target-suspect screening identification limit (IL). PFAS LOQs were consistent across acquisition methods, with individual PFAS LOQs within an order of magnitude. The mean and range for MS-Only, All-Ions, and Auto-MS/MS are 1.3 (0.34-5.1), 2.1 (0.49-5.1), and 1.5 (0.20-5.1) pg on column. For fast data processing and tentative identification with lower confidence, MS-Only is recommended; however, this can lead to false-positives. Where high-confidence identification, structural characterisation, and quantification are desired, Auto-MS/MS is recommended; however, cycle time should be considered where many compounds are anticipated to be present. For comprehensive screening workflows and sample archiving, All-Ions is recommended, facilitating both quantification and retrospective analysis. This study validated HRMS acquisition approaches for quantification (based upon precursor data) and exploration of identification workflows for a range of PFAS compounds., (© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE part of Springer Nature.)
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228. Hepatic concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in dolphins from south-east Australia: Highest reported globally.
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Foord CS, Szabo D, Robb K, Clarke BO, and Nugegoda D
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- Animals, Cetacea, Australia, Bottle-Nosed Dolphin, Common Dolphins, Fluorocarbons
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations were investigated in hepatic tissue of four dolphin species stranded along the south-east coast of Australia between 2006 and 2021; Burrunan dolphin (Tursiops australis), common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis). Two Burrunan dolphin populations represented in the dataset have the highest reported global population concentrations of ∑
25 PFAS (Port Phillip Bay median 9750 ng/g ww, n = 3, and Gippsland Lakes median 3560 ng/g ww, n = 8), which were 50-100 times higher than the other species reported here; common bottlenose dolphin (50 ng/g ww, n = 9), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (80 ng/g ww, n = 1), and short-beaked common dolphin (61 ng/g ww, n = 12). Also included in the results is the highest reported individual ∑25 PFAS (19,500 ng/g ww) and PFOS (18,700 ng/g ww) concentrations, at almost 30 % higher than any other Cetacea reported globally. Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was above method reporting limits for all samples (range; 5.3-18,700 ng/g ww), and constituted the highest contribution to overall ∑PFAS burdens with between 47 % and 99 % of the profile across the dataset. The concentrations of PFOS exceed published tentative critical concentrations (677-775 ng/g) in 42 % of all dolphins and 90 % of the critically endangered Burrunan dolphin. This research reports for the first time novel and emerging PFASs such as 6:2 Cl-PFESA, PFMPA, PFEECH and FBSA in marine mammals of the southern hemisphere, with high detection rates across the dataset. It is the first study to show the occurrence of PFAS in the tissues of multiple species of Cetacea from the Australasian region, demonstrating high global concentrations for inshore dolphins. Finally, it provides key baseline knowledge to the potential exposure and bioaccumulation of PFAS compounds within the coastal environment of south-east Australia., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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229. Validating blood microsampling for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances quantification in whole blood.
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Partington JM, Marchiandi J, Szabo D, Gooley A, Kouremenos K, Smith F, and Clarke BO
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- Humans, Chromatography, Liquid methods, Dried Blood Spot Testing methods, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Tandem Mass Spectrometry methods, Fluorocarbons
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Microsampling allows the collection of blood samples using a method which is inexpensive, simple and minimally-invasive, without the need for specially-trained medical staff. Analysis of whole blood provides a more holistic understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) body burden. Capillary action microsamplers (Trajan hemaPEN®) allow the controlled collection of whole blood as dried blood spots (DBS) (four 2.74 µL ± 5 %). The quantification of 75 PFAS from DBS was evaluated by comparing five common extraction techniques. Spiked blood (5 ng/mL PFAS) was extracted by protein precipitation (centrifuged; filtered), acid-base liquid-liquid extraction, trypsin protease digestion, and weak anion exchange (WAX) solid-phase extraction with analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Filtered protein precipitation was the most effective extraction method, recovering 72 of the 75 PFAS within 70 to 130 % with method reporting limit (MRL) for PFOS of 0.17 ng/L and ranging between 0.05 ng/mL and 0.34 ng/mL for all other PFAS. The optimised method was applied to human blood samples to examine Inter- (n = 7) and intra-day (n = 5) PFAS blood levels in one individual. Sixteen PFAS were detected with an overall Σ
16 PFAS mean = 6.3 (range = 5.7-7.0) ng/mL and perfluorooctane sulfonate (branched and linear isomers, ΣPFOS) = 3.3 (2.8-3.7) ng/mL being the dominant PFAS present. To the authors knowledge, this minimally invasive self-sampling protocol is the most extensive method for PFAS in blood reported and could be a useful tool for large scale human biomonitoring studies., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Human blood was voluntarily self-sampled with informed consent by a member of the research cohort, in compliance with The University of Melbourne Research Ethics and Biorisk Management Policy (MPF1341) and the Australian Government National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007). Ethics approval was gained through the University of Melbourne STEMM 1 Human Research Ethics Committee (2023-25725-44910-3). The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V.)- Published
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230. Demonstration of a Transportable Fabry-Pérot Refractometer by a Ring-Type Comparison of Dead-Weight Pressure Balances at Four European National Metrology Institutes.
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Forssén C, Silander I, Zakrisson J, Amer E, Szabo D, Bock T, Kussike A, Rubin T, Mari D, Pasqualin S, Silvestri Z, Bentouati D, Axner O, and Zelan M
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Fabry-Pérot-based refractometry has demonstrated the ability to assess gas pressure with high accuracy and has been prophesized to be able to realize the SI unit for pressure, the pascal, based on quantum calculations of the molar polarizabilities of gases. So far, the technology has mostly been limited to well-controlled laboratories. However, recently, an easy-to-use transportable refractometer has been constructed. Although its performance has previously been assessed under well-controlled laboratory conditions, to assess its ability to serve as an actually transportable system, a ring-type comparison addressing various well-characterized pressure balances in the 10-90 kPa range at several European national metrology institutes is presented in this work. It was found that the transportable refractometer is capable of being transported and swiftly set up to be operational with retained performance in a variety of environments. The system could also verify that the pressure balances used within the ring-type comparison agree with each other. These results constitute an important step toward broadening the application areas of FP-based refractometry technology and bringing it within reach of various types of stakeholders, not least within industry.
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231. Specific nasopharyngeal Corynebacterium strains serve as gatekeepers against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Szabo D, Ostorhazi E, Stercz B, Makra N, Penzes K, Kristof K, Antal I, Rethelyi JM, Zsigmond RI, Birtalan E, Merkely B, and Tamas L
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- Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Cathepsin L, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S, Caco-2 Cells, Corynebacterium, Nasopharynx microbiology, Lipase, COVID-19
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The SARS-CoV-2 virus is still causing a worldwide problem. The virus settles primarily on the nasal mucosa, and the infection and its course depend on individual susceptibility. Our aim was to investigate the nasopharynx composition's role in the individual susceptibility. During the first phase of SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, nasopharyngeal microbiome samples of close contact unvaccinated patients were investigated by 16S rRNA analysis and by culturing. The whole genome of cultured Corynebacteria was sequenced. The relative expression of ACE2, TMPRSS2, and cathepsin L on Caco-2 cells and the strength of S1-ACE2 binding were determined in the presence of Corynebacteria. From 55 close contacts exposed to identical SARS-CoV-2 exposure, 26 patients became infected and 29 remained uninfected. The nasopharyngeal microbiome analysis showed significantly higher abundance of Corynebacteria in uninfected group. Corynebacterium accolens could be cultivated only from uninfected individuals and Corynebacterium propinquum from both infected and uninfected. Corynebacteria from uninfected patient significantly reduced the ACE2 and cathepsin L expression. C. accolens significantly reduced the TMPRSS2 expression compared to other Corynebacteria. Furthermore, Corynebacterium spp. weakened the binding of the S1-ACE2. Most C. accolens isolates harbored the TAG lipase LipS1 gene. Based on these results, the presence of Corynebacterium spp. in the nasopharyngeal microbiota, especially C. accolens strains, could reduce the individual susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection by several mechanisms: by downregulation the ACE2, the TMPRSS2 receptors, and cathepsin L in the host; through the inhibition of S1-ACE2 binding; and lipase production. These results suggest the use of C. accolens strains as probiotics in the nasopharynx in the future., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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232. Analysis of Genetic and MRI Changes, Blood Markers, and Risk Factors in a Twin Pair Discordant of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.
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Persely A, Beszedics B, Paloczi K, Piroska M, Alijanpourotaghsara A, Strelnikov D, Vessal A, Szabo H, Hernyes A, Zoldi L, Jokkel Z, Fekete A, Juhasz J, Makra N, Szabo D, Buzas E, Tarnoki AD, and Tarnoki DL
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- Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Risk Factors, Biomarkers, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive diagnostic imaging, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive pathology, Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Background and Objectives : Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease, a tauopathy, which results in a wide clinical spectrum of neurological symptoms. The diagnosis is mostly based on clinical signs and neuroimaging; however, possible biomarkers for screening have been under investigation, and the role of the gut microbiome is unknown. The aim of our study was to identify potential blood biomarkers and observe variations in the gut microbiome within a PSP discordant monozygotic twin pair. Materials and Methods : Anthropometric measurements, neuropsychological tests, and the neurological state were evaluated. Blood was collected for metabolic profiling and for the detection of neurodegenerative and vascular biomarkers. Both the gut microbiome and brain MRI results were thoroughly examined. Results : We found a relevant difference between alpha-synuclein levels and moderate difference in the levels of MMP-2, MB, Apo-A1, Apo-CIII, and Apo-H. With respect to the ratios, a small difference was observed for ApoA1/SAA and ApoB/ApoA1. Using a microbiome analysis, we also discovered a relative dysbiosis, and the MRI results revealed midbrain and frontoparietal cortical atrophy along with a reduction in overall brain volumes and an increase in white matter lesions in the affected twin. Conclusions : We observed significant differences between the unaffected and affected twins in some risk factors and blood biomarkers, along with disparities in the gut microbiome. Additionally, we detected abnormalities in brain MRI results and alterations in cognitive functions.
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233. Ultrasonographic Appearance of Gallbladder Neoplasia in 14 Dogs and 1 Cat.
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MacLeod AN, Reichle JK, Szabo D, Cohen EB, Artiles C, Fulkerson CV, Kurihara M, and Mattoon J
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- Humans, Dogs, Animals, Gallbladder diagnostic imaging, Gallbladder pathology, Retrospective Studies, Ultrasonography veterinary, Gallbladder Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Gallbladder Neoplasms veterinary, Gallbladder Diseases diagnostic imaging, Gallbladder Diseases veterinary, Leiomyoma veterinary, Dog Diseases diagnostic imaging, Dog Diseases pathology
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Ultrasonography is the most commonly used diagnostic imaging tool for gallbladder disease in veterinary medicine. Primary gallbladder neoplasia is an uncommon finding with variable prognosis for which no studies have been published describing their ultrasonographic appearance and diagnosis. This retrospective, multicenter, case series study examines the ultrasonographic appearance of gallbladder neoplasia with histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnoses. A total of 14 dogs and 1 cat were analyzed. All discrete masses were sessile in shape and varied in size, echogenicity, location, and gallbladder wall thickening. All studies with images showing Doppler interrogation exhibited vascularity. Cholecystoliths were an uncommon finding, being present in only one case in this study, unlike in humans. The final diagnosis of the gallbladder neoplasia was neuroendocrine carcinoma (8), leiomyoma (3), lymphoma (1), gastrointestinal stromal tumor (1), extrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (1), and adenoma (1). Findings from this study indicate that primary gallbladder neoplasms have variable sonographic appearances and cytologic and histologic diagnoses., (© 2023 American College of Veterinary Radiology.)
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234. High-resolution temporal wastewater treatment plant investigation to understand influent mass flux of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Szabo D, Marchiandi J, Samandra S, Johnston JM, Mulder RA, Green MP, and Clarke BO
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This study aims to identify sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and reveals previously undescribed variability in daily PFAS concentrations by measuring their occurrence in WWTP influent each hour over the course of a week. ∑
50 PFAS concentrations ranged between 89 ± 38 on Monday and 173 ± 110 ng L-1 on Friday, where perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), disubstituted phosphate esters (diPAPs), and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs) contributed the largest proportion to overall weekly concentrations 37%, 30%, and 17% respectively. Simultaneous pulse events of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS; 400 ng L-1 ) and perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS; 18 ng L-1 ) indicate significant industrial or commercial waste discharge that persists for up to 3 h. The minimum number of hourly grab samples required to detect variation of PFOS and PFHpS concentrations are 7 and 9 samples respectively, indicating a high degree of variability in PFAS concentrations between days. Overall, the risk of sampling bias from grab samples is high given the variability in PFAS concentrations and more frequent sampling campaigns must be balanced against the cost of analysis carefully to avoid the mischaracterisation of mass flux to receiving surface waters., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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235. SEVTAR-A multicenter randomized controlled trial to investigate the impact of prophylactic endoluminal placed vacuum sponge for prevention of anastomotic leakage after low rectal resections.
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Schiffmann L, Becker M, Develing L, Varga-Szabo D, Scheidereiter-Krüger C, Zirngibl H, Seifert M, Biermann L, Schlüter C, Tumczak F, Weimann A, Jansen-Winkeln B, Wallstabe I, Schwandner F, Denecke S, Schafmayer C, Kamaleddine I, Stier A, Haegele K, Kindler M, Michling S, Horling EW, and Denzer U
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Background: Low anterior resection for rectal cancer is commonly associated with a diverting stoma. In general, the stoma is closed 3 months after the initial operation. The diverting stoma reduces the rate of anastomotic leakage as well as the severeness of a potential leakage itself. Nevertheless, anastomotic leakage is still a life-threatening complication and might reduce the quality of life in the short and long term. In case of leakage, the construction can be converted into a Hartmann situation or it could be treated by endoscopic vacuum therapy or by leaving the drains. In recent years, endoscopic vacuum therapy has become the treatment of choice in many institutions. In this study, the hypothesis is to be evaluated, if a prophylactic endoscopic vacuum therapy reduces the rate of anastomotic leakage after rectal resections., Methods: A multicenter parallel group randomized controlled trial is planned in as many as possible centers in Europe. The study aims to recruit 362 analyzable patients with a resection of the rectum combined with a diverting ileostoma. The anastomosis has to be between 2 and 8 cm off the anal verge. Half of these patients receive a sponge for 5 days, and the control group is treated as usual in the participating hospitals. There will be a check for anastomotic leakage after 30 days. Primary end point is the rate of anastomotic leakages. The study will have 60% power to detect a difference of 10%, at a one-sided alpha significance level of 5%, assuming an anastomosis leakage rate of 10%-15%., Discussion: If the hypothesis proves to be true, anastomosis leakage could be reduced significantly by placing a vacuum sponge over the anastomosis for 5 days., Trial Registration: The trial is registered at DRKS: DRKS00023436. It has been accredited by Onkocert of the German Society of Cancer: ST-D483. The leading Ethics Committee is the Ethics Committee of Rostock University with the registration ID A 2019-0203., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (© 2023 Schiffmann, Becker, Develing, Varga-Szabo, Scheidereiter-Krüger, Zirngibl, Seifert, Biermann, Schlüter, Tumczak, Weimann, Jansen-Winkeln, Wallstabe, Schwandner, Denecke, Schafmayer, Kamaleddine, Stier, Haegele, Kindler, Michling, Horling and Denzer.)
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236. An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.
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Aylward BS, Abbas H, Taraman S, Salomon C, Gal-Szabo D, Kraft C, Ehwerhemuepha L, Chang A, and Wall DP
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- Humans, Child, Delivery of Health Care, Pediatricians, Artificial Intelligence, Pediatrics
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Abstract: Technological breakthroughs, together with the rapid growth of medical information and improved data connectivity, are creating dramatic shifts in the health care landscape, including the field of developmental and behavioral pediatrics. While medical information took an estimated 50 years to double in 1950, by 2020, it was projected to double every 73 days. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered health technologies, once considered theoretical or research-exclusive concepts, are increasingly being granted regulatory approval and integrated into clinical care. In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has cleared or approved over 160 health-related AI-based devices to date. These trends are only likely to accelerate as economic investment in AI health care outstrips investment in other sectors. The exponential increase in peer-reviewed AI-focused health care publications year over year highlights the speed of growth in this sector. As health care moves toward an era of intelligent technology powered by rich medical information, pediatricians will increasingly be asked to engage with tools and systems underpinned by AI. However, medical students and practicing clinicians receive insufficient training and lack preparedness for transitioning into a more AI-informed future. This article provides a brief primer on AI in health care. Underlying AI principles and key performance metrics are described, and the clinical potential of AI-driven technology together with potential pitfalls is explored within the developmental and behavioral pediatric health context., (Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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237. Admission lactate level and the GRACE 2.0 score are independent and additive predictors of 30-day mortality of STEMI patients treated with primary PCI-Results of a real-world registry.
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Szabo D, Szabo A, Magyar L, Banhegyi G, Kugler S, Pinter A, Juhasz V, Ruppert M, Olah A, Ruzsa Z, Edes IF, Szekely A, Becker D, Merkely B, and Hizoh I
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- Humans, Prospective Studies, Microcirculation, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Predictive Value of Tests, Decision Support Techniques, Time Factors, Registries, Prognosis, Lactates, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction surgery, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction etiology, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention adverse effects
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Background: In many of the risk estimation algorithms for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), heart rate and systolic blood pressure are key predictors. Yet, these parameters may also be altered by the applied medical treatment / circulatory support without concomitant improvement in microcirculation. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether venous lactate level, a well-known marker of microcirculatory failure, may have an added prognostic value on top of the conventional variables of the "Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events" (GRACE) 2.0 model for predicting 30-day all-cause mortality of STEMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)., Methods: In a prospective single-center registry study conducted from May 2020 through April 2021, we analyzed data of 323 cases. Venous blood gas analysis was performed in all patients at admission. Nested logistic regression models were built using the GRACE 2.0 score alone (base model) and with the addition of venous lactate level (expanded model) with 30-day all-cause mortality as primary outcome measure. Difference in model performance was analyzed by the likelihood ratio (LR) test and the integrated discrimination improvement (IDI). Independence of the predictors was evaluated by the variance inflation factor (VIF). Discrimination and calibration was characterized by the c-statistic and calibration intercept / slope, respectively., Results: Addition of lactate level to the GRACE 2.0 score improved the predictions of 30-day mortality significantly as assessed by both LR test (LR Chi-square = 8.7967, p = 0.0030) and IDI (IDI = 0.0685, p = 0.0402), suggesting that the expanded model may have better predictive ability than the GRACE 2.0 score. Furthermore, the VIF was 1.1203, indicating that the measured lactate values were independent of the calculated GRACE 2.0 scores., Conclusions: Our results suggest that admission venous lactate level and the GRACE 2.0 score may be independent and additive predictors of 30-day all-cause mortality of STEMI patients treated with primary PCI., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright: © 2022 Szabo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.)
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238. Identification of novel polyfluoroalkyl substances in surface water runoff from a chemical stockpile fire.
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Rana S, Marchiandi J, Partington JM, Szabo D, Heffernan AL, Symons RK, Xie S, and Clarke BO
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- Australia, Carboxylic Acids analysis, Cyclopropanes analysis, Industrial Waste analysis, Sulfides analysis, Sulfonic Acids analysis, Water analysis, Fluorocarbons analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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In 2018, over 30,000 L of fluorine-free firefighting foam was used to extinguish an industrial warehouse fire of uncharacterized chemical and industrial waste. Contaminated firewater and runoff were discharged to an adjacent freshwater creek in Melbourne, Australia. In this study, we applied nontarget analysis using liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QToF-MS) to 15 surface water samples to investigate the presence of legacy, novel and emerging per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). We identified six novel and emerging fluorotelomer-based fluorosurfactants in the Australian environment for the first time, including: fluorotelomer sulfonamido betaines (FTABs or FTSA-PrB), fluorotelomer thioether amido sulfonic acids (FTSASs), and fluorotelomer sulfonyl amido sulfonic acids (FTSAS-So). Legacy PFAS including C
6 -C8 perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids, C4 -C10 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids, and perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexanesulfonate were also detected in surface water. Of note, we report the first environmental detection of ethyl 2-ethenyl-2-fluoro-1-(trifluoromethyl) cyclopropane-1-carboxylate. Analysis of several Class B certified fluorine-free foam formulations allowed for use in Australia revealed that there was no detectable PFAS. Patterns in the homologue profiles of fluorotelomers detected in surface water are consistent with environments impacted by fluorinated aqueous film-forming foams. These results provide strong evidence that firewater runoff of stockpiled fluorinated firefighting foam was the dominant source of detectable PFAS to the surrounding environment., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)- Published
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239. Field-Based Distribution and Bioaccumulation Factors for Cyclic and Aliphatic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in an Urban Sedentary Waterbird Population.
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Szabo D, Moodie D, Green MP, Mulder RA, and Clarke BO
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- Bioaccumulation, Ecosystem, Environmental Monitoring, Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Water, Alkanesulfonic Acids analysis, Fluorocarbons analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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The field-based distribution and bioaccumulation factor (BAF) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were determined in residential Black Swans ( Cygnus atratus ) from an urban lake (Melbourne, Australia). The concentrations of 46 aliphatic and cyclic PFASs were determined by HPLC-MS/MS in serum and excrement from swans, and water, sediment, aquatic macrophytes, soil, and grass samples in and around the lake. Elevated concentrations of ∑
46 PFASs were detected in serum (120 ng mL-1 ) and excrement (110 ng g-1 dw) were strongly related indicating a potential noninvasive sampling methodology. Environmental concentrations of PFASs were consistent with a highly impacted ecosystem and notably high concentrations of perfluoro-4-ethylcyclohexanesulfonate (PFECHS, 67584-42-3; C8 HF15 SO3 ) were detected in water (27 ng L-1 ) and swan serum (16 ng mL-1 ). In the absence of credible putative alternative sources of PFECHS input to the lake, we propose that the use of high-performance motorsport vehicles is a likely source of contamination to this ecosystem. The BAF of perfluorocarboxylic acids increased with each additional CF2 moiety from PFOA (15.7 L kg-1 ww) to PFDoDA (3615 L kg-1 ww). The BAF of PFECHS was estimated as 593 L kg-1 ww, which is lower compared with that of PFOS (1097 L kg-1 ww).- Published
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240. The Covert Surge: Murine Bile Acid Levels Are Associated With Pruritus in Pediatric Autoimmune Sclerosing Cholangitis.
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Meinel K, Szabo D, Dezsofi A, Pohl S, Strini T, Greimel T, Aguiriano-Moser V, Haidl H, Wagner M, Schlagenhauf A, and Jahnel J
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Objectives: The exact etiology of pruritus in chronic cholestasis is unknown. Pruritus intensity does not correlate with common biochemical indices and there is a lack of biomarkers guiding diagnosis and treatment. We explored profiles of bile acids (BA) and muricholic acids (MCA) as well as autotaxin (ATX) antigen levels as potential circulating biomarkers of pruritus in pediatric patients., Methods: In 27 pediatric cholestatic patients [autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis (ASC) n = 20 (with pruritus n = 6, without pruritus n = 14); progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) n = 7 (with pruritus n = 5, without pruritus n = 2)] and 23 age-matched controls pruritus was assessed by a visual analog scale of pruritus (PVAS). We obtained profiles of serum human BA including MCA using a mass-spectrometry assay and ATX antigen levels with a commercial ELISA., Results: PFIC and ASC patients exhibited significantly higher BA-, and MCA levels, than healthy controls, but only PFIC patients showed elevated ATX antigen levels higher [median: 1,650 ng/ml, interquartile rang (IQR): 776.9-3,742] compared to controls (median: 315.9 ng/ml, IQR: 251.1-417.2; PFIC p = 0.0003). ASC patients with pruritus showed only a minor increase in total BA (tBA) levels (median: 76.5 μmol/L, IQR: 54.7-205), but strikingly higher T-conjugated BA (median: 16.4 μmol/L, IQR: 8.9-41.4) and total MCA (tMCA) (median: 1.15 μmol/L, IQR: 0.77-2.44) levels compared to ASC patients without pruritus (tBA median: 24.3 μmol/L, IQR: 16.2-80.8; p < 0.0408; T-conjugated BA median: 1.3 μmol/L, IQR: 0.8-4.9; p = 0.0023; tMCA median: 0.30 μmol/L, IQR: 0.13-0.64, p = 0.0033). BA/MCA profiles distinctly differed depending on presence/absence of pruritus. Different from PFIC patients, ATX antigen levels were not significantly elevated in ASC patients with (median: 665.8 ng/ml, IQR: 357.8-1,203) and without pruritus (median: 391.0 ng/ml, IQR: 283.2-485.6). In ASC patients, tBA, tMCA, and ATX antigen levels did not correlate with pruritus severity., Conclusion: Despite the same underlying disease, pediatric ASC patients with pruritus exhibit significantly altered BA profiles and MCA levels compared to ASC patients without pruritus. ATX antigen levels seem to have little diagnostic or prognostic meaning in ASC patients. An increased ATX activity alone seems not to be causal for pruritus genesis in ASC patients., Clinical Trial Registration: [www.drks.de], identifier [DRKS00026913]., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2022 Meinel, Szabo, Dezsofi, Pohl, Strini, Greimel, Aguiriano-Moser, Haidl, Wagner, Schlagenhauf and Jahnel.)
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241. Evaluation and validation of methodologies for the extraction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in serum of birds and mammals.
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Szabo D, Marchiandi J, Green MP, Mulder RA, and Clarke BO
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- Animals, Birds, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Humans, Mammals, Solid Phase Extraction methods, Fluorocarbons analysis, Tandem Mass Spectrometry methods
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Advances in analytical techniques have allowed greater detection of environmental contaminants from small volumes of sample. Four methodologies were evaluated for the extraction of 53 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from eight classes in 200 µL of avian and mammal serum. Spiked serums at four concentrations (0, 0.5, 5.0 and 25 ng mL
-1 ) were prepared by protein precipitation (PPT), enhanced matrix removal (EMR), weak anion exchange (WAX), and hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB) solid-phase extraction cartridges. The extract from each methodology was analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), and concentrations were compared with known concentrations in the spiked media. EMR performed the best overall, with 40 of 53 compounds effectively recovered at 5 ng mL-1 . Furthermore, EMR was effective overall at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 25 ng mL-1 for 39 out of 53. Similarly, PPT was effective for 35 of 53 compounds at all spiked serum concentrations. There was a negative correlation between internal standard recovery for compounds with increasing octanol-water coefficients (Kow ) for WAX (R = - 0.65, p = 0.0043) and HLB (R = - 0.62, p = 0.0077) extractions, indicating methanol may not be a suitable solvent for long-chain PFAS extraction from protein-rich tissues. EMR and PPT represent fast and effective methodologies for the extraction of PFASs from low volumes of serum which allows greater accuracy and precision that can be applied to future human and wildlife biomonitoring programmes., (© 2022. The Author(s).)- Published
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242. Examination of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide in Parkinson's disease focusing on correlations with motor symptoms.
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Pham D, Polgar B, Toth T, Jungling A, Kovacs N, Balas I, Pal E, Szabo D, Fulop BD, Reglodi D, Szanto Z, Herczeg R, Gyenesei A, and Tamas A
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- Humans, Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide, Sleepiness, Parkinson Disease
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The neuroprotective effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) have been shown in numerous in vitro and in vivo models of Parkinson's disease (PD) supporting the theory that PACAP could have an important role in the pathomechanism of the disorder affecting mostly older patients. Earlier studies found changes in PACAP levels in neurological disorders; therefore, the aim of our study was to examine PACAP in plasma samples of PD patients. Peptide levels were measured with ELISA and correlated with clinical parameters, age, stage of the disorder based on the Hoehn and Yahr (HY) scale, subtype of the disease, treatment, and specific scores measuring motor and non-motor symptoms, such as movement disorder society-unified Parkinson's disease rating scale (MDS-UPDRS), Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), Parkinson's disease sleep scale (PDSS-2), and Beck depression inventory (BDI). Our results showed significantly decreased PACAP levels in PD patients without deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy and in akinetic-rigid subtype; additionally we also observed a further decrease in the HY stage 3 and 4. Elevated PACAP levels were found in patients with DBS. There were no significant correlations between PACAP level with MDS-UPDRS, type of pharmacological treatment, PDSS-2 sleepiness, or depression (BDI) scales, but we found increased PACAP level in patients with more severe sleepiness problems based on the ESS scale. Based on these results, we suggest that following the alterations of PACAP with other frequently used clinical biomarkers in PD patients might improve strategic planning of further therapeutic interventions and help to provide a clearer prognosis regarding the future perspective of the disease., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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243. A baseline study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in waterfowl from a remote Australian environment.
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Szabo D, Nuske MR, Lavers JL, Shimeta J, Green MP, Mulder RA, and Clarke BO
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- Animals, Australia, Ecosystem, Environmental Monitoring, Humans, Alkanesulfonic Acids analysis, Fluorocarbons analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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Elevated concentrations of PFASs in the liver may pose a toxicological risk to bird species and humans that consume them. This study aimed to determine concentrations of 43 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in livers (n = 80) of Australian Shelducks (Tadorna tadornoides), Pacific Black Ducks (Anas superciliosa), and Teals (Anas sp.), as well as water and sediment from a remote Australian environment. Maximum concentrations of PFBA (1.9 ng L
-1 ), PFOA (1.7 ng L-1 ) and PFOS (0.99 ng L-1 ) in water were consistent with long-range atmospheric and oceanic transport. PFOS (30%) and PFNA (22%) were the most frequently detected PFASs in Australian Shelduck livers (0.31 ± 0.68 ng g-1 ww and 0.16 ± 0.15 ng g-1 ww respectively). Maximum concentrations of PFOS in Pacific Black Ducks (50%) and Teals (44%) was 2.4 ng g-1 ww and 5.3 ng g-1 ww respectively. While PFAS levels in birds from this remote environment were below current animal consumption guidelines, continued monitoring of this ecosystem is recommended to assess the human health risk of consumption of wild game., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)- Published
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244. What Is Your Diagnosis?
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Wakamatsu CN, Stromberg SJ, and Szabo D
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In collaboration with the American College of Veterinary Radiology.
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245. Prognostic value of sternal lymphadenopathy on malignancy and survival in dogs undergoing splenectomy.
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Kelsey J, Balfour R, Szabo D, and Kass PH
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- Animals, Dogs, Hemoperitoneum veterinary, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Splenectomy veterinary, Dog Diseases diagnosis, Hemangiosarcoma surgery, Hemangiosarcoma veterinary, Lymphadenopathy veterinary, Splenic Neoplasms pathology, Splenic Neoplasms veterinary
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The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to determine prevalence of sternal lymphadenopathy in a population of dogs undergoing splenectomy, and to evaluate if the prevalence was associated with splenic malignancy. In addition, the study investigated if survival in dogs diagnosed with hemangiosarcoma (HSA) differed between those with or without sternal lymphadenopathy at the time of surgery. Digital radiographs and medical records for dogs who underwent splenectomy from 2013 to 2016 where retrospectively reviewed. One hundred ninety-five dogs underwent splenectomy during the study period. The overall prevalence of sternal lymphadenopathy was 12.8%. The prevalence of sternal lymphadenopathy in dogs with hemangiosarcoma was 16.2% (12/74), other malignancy was 15.8% (3/19), and with a benign process 9.8% (10/102). There was no significant association between sternal lymphadenopathy with hemoperitoneum (p = .20) or between sternal lymphadenopathy and presence of neoplasia (p = .37). There was no significant difference in survival probability in all dogs with or without sternal lymphadenopathy (p = .073). However, sternal lymphadenopathy was associated with lower survival in 74 dogs with HSA (p = .036) and 19 with other splenic malignancies (p = .039). The presence of sternal lymphadenopathy should not be considered a negative prognostic indicator if present in dogs presenting with a hemoperitoneum. Although the presence of sternal lymphadenopathy at the time of initial presentation was not significantly associated with survival time in all dogs with splenic disease, it may have predictive value related to survival of dogs with splenic malignancy., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
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246. Joint involvement, disease activity and quality of life in pediatric Crohn's disease - a cross-sectional study.
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Derfalvi B, Boros KK, Szabo D, Bozsaki G, Cseh A, Rudas G, Muller KE, and Veres G
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- Adolescent, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Hungary, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Crohn Disease complications, Joint Diseases etiology, Quality of Life
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Background: Few published data describe how joint involvement, the most prevalent extraintestinal manifestation, affects quality of life (QoL) of children with Crohn's disease (CD). Arthritis and arthralgia rates in pediatric CD patients are reportedly 3-24% and 17-22%, respectively, but studies on pre-emptive and systematic screening of joint involvement with detailed musculoskeletal rheumatological exam are lacking. More detailed data collection on joint involvement improves our understanding of how arthropathy relates to disease activity and QoL measured by the Pediatric CD Activity Index (PCDAI) and IMPACT-III questionnaire. Our study aims were to assess joint involvement in pediatric CD and correlate it with the PCDAI and IMPACT-III., Methods: In this cross-sectional, observational study, a pediatric gastroenterologist assessed consecutively-seen pediatric CD patients at a tertiary care center. Patients were screened for prevalence of current and previous arthropathy, including arthritis, enthesitis and arthralgia. A single experienced pediatric rheumatologist evaluated detailed musculoskeletal history, joint status, and modified Juvenile Arthritis Multidimensional Assessment Reports (JAMAR). PCDAI, IMPACT-III, sacroiliac MRI, and HLA-B27 genetic testing were also completed., Results: A total of 82 (male:female, 1.2:1; age, 13.7 ± 3.2 years) patients were involved in this study. Mean disease duration at time of study was 21.6 ± 21 months; eight of the patients were newly-diagnosed. Of the 82 patients, 29 (35%) had evidence of arthritis; for 24 of those, this was revealed by physical exam during cross-sectional screening, and by prior documentation for the remaining five patients. Joint examination confirmed active arthritis in 8/24 (33%), active enthesitis in 1/24 (4%), and evidence of previous arthritis in 15/24 (62.5%) patients. Hip (41%) and knee (38%) joints were most commonly affected. Cumulative incidence of arthralgia was 48% (39/82), and 46% (18/39) of those patients had only arthralgia without arthritis, usually affecting the knee. Axial involvement was present in 10/82 (12%) patients. Joint involvement correlated with more severe CD disease activity, specifically higher PCDAI and lower IMPACT-III scores, and increased requirement for infliximab treatment. Sacroiliitis and HLA-B27 positivity were insignificant factors in this cohort., Conclusions: When a rheumatologist performed the assessment, joint involvement in pediatric CD was more prevalent than previously reported, in this cross-sectional study. Arthritis was associated with more severe CD disease activity and lower QoL., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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247. Effect of Preoperative Chronic Opioid Use on Mortality and Morbidity in Vascular Surgical Patients.
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Szabo A, Szabo D, Toth K, Szecsi B, Sandor A, Szentgroti R, Parkanyi B, Merkely B, Gal J, and Szekely A
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Introduction Opioid derivates are an essential part of everyday clinical pain management practice. They have excellent analgesic, sedative, and sympatholytic effects and are widely used in various conditions. Beyond advantageous aspects, there are numerous problems with the chronic use of these agents. Dependency and life-threatening complications are the biggest problems with both illegal and prescribed opioid derivates. In our current study, effects of chronic opioid use were observed on mortality and life quality in the case of vascular surgery. Methods This prospective, observational study was conducted between 2014 and 2017. After obtaining informed consent, all participants were asked to fill a questionnaire containing different psychological tests. Perioperative data, chronic medical therapy, and anthropometric data were also collected. Opioid user and non-user patients' psychological results were compared with non-parametrical tests. The effect of chronic opioid administration was investigated with logistic regression method with bootstrapping. Results Finally, the data of 164 patients were analyzed. 64.0% of participants were male, the mean age was 67.05 years, and the standard deviation was 9.48 years. The median follow-up time was 1312 days [interquartile range (IQR): 930-1582 days]. During the follow-up time, 42 patients died (25.6%). In the examined patient cohort, the frequency of opioid derivate use was 3.7% (only six patients). In the non-survived group, opioid use was significantly higher (1.6% vs. 9.5%, p=0.019). Significant differences were found in the aspect of cognitive performance measured by Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), opioid users have had lower points [25.5 (IQR: 24.5-26.0) vs. 28.0 (IQR: 27.0-29.0) p=0.008]. Opioid users have showed higher score on Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [15.5 (IQR: 10.0-18.0) vs. 6.0 (IQR: 3.0-11.0), p=0.030). In a multivariate Cox regression model built up from registered preoperative medical treatment, opioids were found as a risk factor for all-cause mortality [adjusted hazard ratio (AHR): 4.31, 95% CI: 1.77-10.55, p=0.001]. Conclusion Our current findings suggest that chronic, preoperative use of opioids could associate with increased mortality. Furthermore, both decrease in cognitive performance and increased depression symptoms were found in the opioid user cohorts which emphasize the importance of further risk stratification of these patients., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist., (Copyright © 2021, Szabo et al.)
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248. Influencing Factors of Cardiac Adaptation in Adolescent Athletes.
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Szabo D, Nagy D, Melczer C, Acs P, Ratgeber L, Szokodi I, Toth M, Cziraki A, Eklics K, and Sarszegi Z
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- Adaptation, Physiological, Adolescent, Adult, Echocardiography, Humans, Athletes, Endurance Training, Ventricular Function, Left, Ventricular Function, Right
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Endurance training-induced changes in left ventricular diastolic function and right ventricular parameters have been investigated extensively in adolescent athletes. Our aim was to examine the parameters for adolescent athletes (n=121, 15.1±1.6 years) compared to adult athletes and age-matched non-athletes. We explored the effects of influencing factors on the echocardiographic parameters. Significantly higher E/A (p<0.05) and e' values (p<0.001) were detected in adolescent athletes compared to age-matched non-athletes' and also adult athletes' parameters. Significantly lower structural and functional right ventricular parameters (p<0.05) were detected in adult athletes. In adolescent athletes significantly higher right ventricular diameters, tricuspid S wave, right ventricular end-diastolic and end-systolic area values (p<0.05) were found compared to the matching parameters of non-athletes. We found significantly higher corrected tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion values (p<0.001) in athletes compared to the non-athletes. Based on multivariate analysis lean body mass, body surface area, age and cumulative training time were proved as strong predictive factors of both left ventricular diastolic and right ventricular parameters. Supernormal left ventricular diastolic function and significantly higher right ventricular parameters are indicative of cardiac adaptation. Well-defined cut-off values should be applied to discriminate pathological conditions in the relation of the influencing factors., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest., (Thieme. All rights reserved.)
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249. Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS toxin exploits host cell endosomal acidic pH and vacuolar ATPase proton pump to execute its biological activities.
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Ramasamy K, Balasubramanian S, Kirkpatrick A, Szabo D, Pandranki L, Baseman JB, and Kannan TR
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- Vacuoles metabolism, Bacterial Proteins toxicity, Bacterial Toxins toxicity, Endosomes metabolism, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mycoplasma pneumoniae metabolism, Vacuolar Proton-Translocating ATPases metabolism
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the leading cause of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalized children in the United States. It is also responsible for a spectrum of other respiratory tract disorders and extrapulmonary manifestations in children and adults. The main virulence factor of M. pneumoniae is a 591 amino acid multifunctional protein called Community Acquired Respiratory Distress Syndrome (CARDS) toxin. The amino terminal region of CARDS toxin (N-CARDS) retains ADP-ribosylating activity and the carboxy region (C-CARDS) contains the receptor binding and vacuolating activities. After internalization, CARDS toxin is transported in a retrograde manner from endosome through the Golgi complex into the endoplasmic reticulum. However, the mechanisms and criteria by which internalized CARDS toxin is transported and activated to execute its cytotoxic effects remain unknown. In this study, we used full-length CARDS toxin and its mutant and truncated derivatives to analyze how pharmacological drugs that alter pH of intracellular vesicles and electrical potential across vesicular membranes affect translocation of CARDS toxin in mammalian cells. Our results indicate that an acidic environment is essential for CARDS toxin retrograde transport to endoplasmic reticulum. Moreover, retrograde transport facilitates toxin clipping and is required to induce vacuole formation. Additionally, toxin-mediated cell vacuolation is strictly dependent on the function of vacuolar type-ATPase.
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250. Occurrence and fate of legacy and novel per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in freshwater after an industrial fire of unknown chemical stockpiles.
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Marchiandi J, Szabo D, Dagnino S, Green MP, and Clarke BO
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- Australia, Environmental Monitoring, Fresh Water, Alkanesulfonic Acids analysis, Fluorocarbons analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
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An industrial warehouse illegally storing a large quantity of unknown chemical and industrial waste ignited in an urban area in Melbourne, Australia. The multiday fire required firefighters to use large amounts of fluorine-free foam that carried contaminated firewater runoff into an adjacent freshwater creek. In this study, the occurrence and fate of 42 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) was determined from triplicate surface water samples (n = 45) from five locations (upstream, point-source, downstream; 8 km) over three sampling campaigns from 2018 to 2020. Out of the 42 target PFASs, perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs: C4-C14), perfluoroalkane sulfonates (PFSAs: C4-C10), and perfluoroalkyl acid precursors (e.g. 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTSA)) were ubiquitously detected in surface waters (concentration ranges: <0.7-3000 ng/L). A significant difference in ΣPFAS concentration was observed at the point-source (mean 5500 ng/L; 95% CI: 4800, 6300) relative to upstream sites (mean 100 ng/L; 95% CI: 90, 110; p ≤ 0.001). The point-source ΣPFAS concentration decreased from 5500 ± 1200 ng/L to 960 ± 42 ng/L (-83%) after two months and to 430 ± 15 ng/L (-98%) two years later. 6:2 FTSA and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) dominated in surface water, representing on average 31% and 20% of the ΣPFAS, respectively. Emerging PFASs including a cyclic perfluoroalkanesulfonate (PFECHS) and a C4 perfluoroalkane sulfonamide (FBSA) were repeatedly present in surface water (concentration ranges <0.3-77 ng/L). According to the updated Australian PFAS guidelines for ecological conservation, the water samples collected at the time of monitoring may have posed a short-term risk to aquatic organisms in regard to PFOS levels. These results illustrate that acute high dose exposure to PFASs can result from industrial fires at sites storing or stockpiling PFAS-based waste products. Continued monitoring will be crucial to evaluate potential long-term risk to wildlife in the region., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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