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1. 3D Microstructural Architectures for Metal and Alloy Components Fabricated by 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Author: Martinez, E., Murr, L. E., Amato, K. N., Hernandez, J., Shindo, P. W., Gaytan, S. M., Ramirez, D. A., Medina, F., Wicker, R. B., De Graef, Marc, editor, Poulsen, Henning Friis, editor, Lewis, Alexis, editor, Simmons, Jeff, editor, and Spanos, George, editor
Published: 2016
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2. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ in patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis treated with eculizumab

Author: Vissing J., Jacob S., Fujita K. P., O'Brien F., Howard J. F., Mazia C. G., Wilken M., Barroso F., Saba J., Rugiero M., Bettini M., Chaves M., Vidal G., Garcia A. D., DeBleecker J., Vanden Abeele G., deKoning K., DeMey K., Mercelis R., Mahieu D., Wagemaekers L., VanDamme P., Depreitere A., Schotte C., Smetcoren C., Stevens O., VanDaele S., Vandenbussche N., Vanhee A., Verjans S., Vynckier J., D'Hont A., Tilkin P., Alves deSiqueira Carvalho A., DiasBrockhausen I., Feder D., Ambrosio D., Cesar P., Melo A. P., MartinsRibeiro R., Rocha R., Rosa B. B., Veiga T., daSilva L. A., SantosEngel M., GoncalvesGeraldo J., daPenha Ananias Morita M., NogueiraCoelho E., Paiva G., Pozo M., Prando N., MartineliTorres D. D., Butinhao C. F., Duran G., SurianeFialho T. A., Gomes daSilva T. C., MaiaGoncalves L. O., Pazetto L. E., CubasVolpe L. R., SouzaDuca L., GhellerFriedrich M. A., Guerreiro A., Mohr H., PereiraMartins M., daCruz Pacheco D., Ferreira L., Macagnan A. 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R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Howard, J., Traub, R., Chopra, M., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Polaka, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Henderson, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., Vu, H., ANS - Neuroinfection & -inflammation, and Neurology
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Myasthenia gravi, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Activities of Daily Living, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, Medicine and Health Sciences, Medicine, Receptors, Cholinergic, Acetylcholine receptor, Myasthenia gravis, Original Communication, Eculizumab, Minimal symptom expression, Refractory, Middle Aged, Acetylcholine receptor antibody, Tolerability, Neurology, Female, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR ECULIZUMAB, medicine.drug, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Clinical Neurology, Placebo, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, 03 medical and health sciences, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Generalized myasthenia, Aged, Autoantibodies, Science & Technology, business.industry, Confidence interval, 030104 developmental biology, Quality of Life, Neurology (clinical), Neurosciences & Neurology, business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: Background The efficacy and tolerability of eculizumab were assessed in REGAIN, a 26-week, phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), and its open-label extension. Methods Attainment of ‘minimal symptom expression’ was evaluated using patient-reported outcome measures of gMG symptoms [MG activities of daily living scale (MG-ADL), 15-item MG quality of life questionnaire (MG-QOL15)] at the completion of REGAIN and during the open-label extension. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ was defined as MG-ADL total score of 0–1 or MG-QOL15 total score of 0–3. Results At REGAIN week 26, more eculizumab-treated patients achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ versus placebo [MG-ADL: 21.4% vs 1.7%; difference 19.8%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 8.5, 31.0; p = 0.0007; MG-QOL15: 16.1% vs 1.7%; difference 14.4%; 95% CI 4.3, 24.6; p = 0.0069]. During the open-label extension, the proportion of patients in the placebo/eculizumab group who achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ increased after initiating eculizumab treatment and was sustained through 130 weeks of open-label eculizumab (MG-ADL: 1.7 to 27.8%; MG-QOL15: 1.7 to 19.4%). At extension study week 130, similar proportions of patients in the eculizumab/eculizumab and placebo/eculizumab groups achieved ‘minimal symptom expression’ (MG-ADL: 22.9% and 27.8%, respectively, p = 0.7861; MG-QOL15: 14.3% and 19.4%, respectively, p = 0.7531). The long-term tolerability of eculizumab was consistent with previous reports. Conclusions Patients with AChR+ refractory gMG who receive eculizumab can achieve sustained ‘minimal symptom expression’ based on patient-reported outcomes. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ may be a useful tool in measuring therapy effectiveness in gMG. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01997229, NCT02301624.
Published: 2020

3. Consistent improvement with eculizumab across muscle groups in myasthenia gravis

Author: Mantegazza, R., O'Brien, F. L., Yountz, M., Howard, J. F., Gabriel Mazia, C., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Dalila Garcia, A., De Bleecker, J., Van den Abeele, G., de Koning, K., De Mey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Van Damme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Van Daele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, A., Dias Brockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Paula Melo, A., Martins Ribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Bezerra Rosa, B., Veiga, T., Augusto da Silva, L., Santos Engel, M., Goncalves Geraldo, J., da Penha Ananias Morita, M., Nogueira Coelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Torres, D. D. M., Fernanda Butinhao, C., Duran, G., Augusto Suriane Fialho, T., Gomes da Silva, T. C., Goncalves, L. O. M., Eduardo Pazetto, L., Renata Cubas Volpe, L., Souza Duca, L., Friedrich, M. A. G., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereira Martins, M., da Cruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Paula Macagnan, A., Pinto, G., de Cassia Santos, A., Souza Bulle Oliveira, A., Amaral de Andrade, A. C., Annes, M., Duarte Silva, L., Cavalcante Lino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova, J., Kurkova, B., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Andersen, H., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Vissing, J., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Mette Ostergaard Autzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., Di Pasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Pasquale, A., Evoli, A., Emilio Alboini, P., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Sacca, F., Filla, A., Costabile, T., Marano, E., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Samukawa, M., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Nakamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Shiraishi, H., Miyazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., van der Kooi, A., de Visser, M., Gibson, T., Kim, B. -J., Nyoung Lee, C., Seo Koo, Y., Youl Seok, H., Nam Kang, H., Ra, H., Joon Kim, B., Bin Cho, E., Choi, M., Lee, H., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J., Koh, D. 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Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Malalties neuromusculars, Activities of daily living, Autoimmune diseases, Severity of Illness Index, Complement inhibitor, 0302 clinical medicine, CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, Activities of Daily Living, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Medicine and Health Sciences, Research Articles, Malalties autoimmunitàries, General Neuroscience, Eculizumab, myasthenia, Neuromuscular diseases, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, medicine.drug, RC321-571, Research Article, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Cyclophosphamide, Gross motor skill, Clinical Neurology, Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, Placebo, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR, 03 medical and health sciences, Refractory, Double-Blind Method, Internal medicine, Myasthenia Gravis, medicine, Humans, Muscle Strength, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, RC346-429, Muscle, Skeletal, Science & Technology, business.industry, Neurosciences, medicine.disease, Myasthenia gravis, 030104 developmental biology, Complement Inactivating Agents, ANTIBODY, Monoclonal antibodies, Neurosciences & Neurology, Neurology (clinical), Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system, business, Anticossos monoclonals, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess whether eculizumab, a terminal complement inhibitor, improves patient- and physician-reported outcomes (evaluated using the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale, respectively) in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis across four domains, representing ocular, bulbar, respiratory, and limb/gross motor muscle groups. METHODS: Patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis were randomized 1:1 to receive either placebo or eculizumab during the REGAIN study (NCT01997229). Patients who completed REGAIN were eligible to continue into the open-label extension trial (NCT02301624) for up to 4 years. The four domain scores of each of the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale recorded throughout REGAIN and through 130 weeks of the open-label extension were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 125 patients who participated in REGAIN, 117 enrolled in the open-label extension; 61 had received placebo and 56 had received eculizumab during REGAIN. Patients experienced rapid improvements in total scores and all four domain scores of both the myasthenia gravis activities of daily living profile and the quantitative myasthenia gravis scale with eculizumab treatment. These improvements were sustained through 130 weeks of the open-label extension. INTERPRETATION: Eculizumab treatment elicits rapid and sustained improvements in muscle strength across ocular, bulbar, respiratory, and limb/gross motor muscle groups and in associated daily activities in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive generalized myasthenia gravis. ispartof: ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY vol:7 issue:8 pages:1327-1339 ispartof: location:United States status: published
Published: 2020

4. Eculizumab in refractory generalized myasthenia gravis previously treated with rituximab:subgroup analysis of REGAIN and its extension study

Author: Siddiqi, Z. A., Nowak, R. J., Mozaffar, T., O'Brien, F., Yountz, M., Patti, F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., De Bleecker, J., Van den Abeele, G., de Koning, K., De Mey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Van Damme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Van Daele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., de Siqueira Carvalho, A. A., Brockhausen, I. D., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Ribeiro, R. M., Rocha, R., Rosa, B. B., Veiga, T., da Silva, L. A., Engel, M. S., Geraldo, J. G., da Penha Ananias Morita, M., Coelho, E. N., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Torres, D. D. M., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Fialho, T. A. S., da Silva, T. C. G., Goncalves, L. O. M., Pazetto, L. E., Volpe, L. R. C., Duca, L. S., Friedrich, M. A. G., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Martins, M. 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Subjects: medicine.medical_specialty, Physiology, Population, Subgroup analysis, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Placebo, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, rituximab, Refractory, immune system diseases, Physiology (medical), Internal medicine, Activities of Daily Living, medicine, Humans, education, education.field_of_study, myasthenia gravis, acetylcholine receptor, business.industry, Eculizumab, medicine.disease, Confidence interval, Myasthenia gravis, refractory, Rituximab, eculizumab, Neurology (clinical), business, medicine.drug
Abstract: Introduction/Aims: Individuals with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who have a history of rituximab use and experience persistent symptoms represent a population with unmet treatment needs. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eculizumab in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) gMG previously treated with rituximab. Methods: This post hoc subgroup analysis of the phase 3 REGAIN study (NCT01997229) and its open-label extension (OLE; NCT02301624) compared baseline characteristics, safety, and response to eculizumab in participants who had previously received rituximab with those who had not. Rituximab use was not permitted within the 6 months before screening or during REGAIN/OLE. Results: Of 125 REGAIN participants, 14 had received rituximab previously (7 received placebo and 7 received eculizumab). In the previous-rituximab group, 57% had used at least four other immunosuppressants compared with 16% in the no-previous-rituximab group. Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living total scores from eculizumab baseline to week 130 of eculizumab treatment improved in both the previous-rituximab and no-previous-rituximab groups (least-squares mean −4.4, standard error of the mean [SEM] 1.0 [n = 9] and least-squares mean −4.6, SEM 0.3 [n = 67], respectively; difference = 0.2, 95% confidence interval −1.88 to 2.22). In addition, in both groups, most patients who were treated with eculizumab for 130 weeks achieved a Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America post-intervention status of minimal manifestations (66.7% and 65.0%, respectively). The eculizumab safety profile was similar between groups and consistent with its established profile. Discussion: Eculizumab is an effective therapy for patients with refractory AChR+ gMG, irrespective of whether they had received rituximab treatment previously.
Published: 2021

5. Eculizumab Improves Fatigue in Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

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K., Sen, S., Kirbascavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Jacob, S., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Sanjak, M., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tierney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guingrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Scala, S., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Weiner, E., Alam, S., Mckinnon, J., Haar, L., Mckinnon, N., Alcon, K., Mckenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Kissel, J., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelback, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., So, Y. T., Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Tobongonzales, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, J., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Chopra, M., Traub, R., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Pokala, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Hendersen, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., and Vu, H.
Subjects: Male, Activities of daily living, Outcome Assessment, Myasthenia Gravis/drug therapy, Myasthenia gravi, Placebos, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, QUALITY-OF-LIFE, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Monoclonal, Receptors, Activities of Daily Living, Medicine and Health Sciences, Clinical endpoint, Receptors, Cholinergic, Fatigue/drug therapy, Myasthenia gravis, Humanized, Fatigue, Cholinergic, Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, 030503 health policy & services, Terminal complement inhibition, Eculizumab, Middle Aged, humanities, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Health Policy & Services, Female, 0305 other medical science, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, Complement, Brief Communication, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Placebo, Antibodies, 03 medical and health sciences, Neuro-QOL Fatigue, Refractory, Internal medicine, Myasthenia Gravis, medicine, Humans, Generalized myasthenia, Placebos/therapeutic use, Quality of Life, Receptors, Cholinergic/immunology, Science & Technology, business.industry, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Correction, medicine.disease, Health Care, Health Care Sciences & Services, business
Abstract: Purpose To evaluate the effect of eculizumab on perceived fatigue in patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive, refractory, generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) using the Quality of Life in Neurological Disorders (Neuro-QOL) Fatigue subscale, and to evaluate correlations between improvements in Neuro-QOL Fatigue and other clinical endpoints. Methods Neuro-QOL Fatigue, MG Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL), Quantitative MG (QMG), and the 15-item MG Quality of Life (MG-QOL15) scales were administered during the phase 3, randomized, placebo-controlled REGAIN study (eculizumab, n = 62; placebo, n = 63) and subsequent open-label extension (OLE). Data were analyzed using repeated-measures models. Correlations between changes in Neuro-QOL Fatigue and in MG-ADL, QMG, and MG-QOL15 scores were determined at REGAIN week 26. Results At REGAIN week 26, eculizumab-treated patients showed significantly greater improvements in Neuro-QOL Fatigue scores than placebo-treated patients (consistent with improvements in MG-ADL, QMG, and MG-QOL15 scores previously reported in REGAIN). Improvements with eculizumab were sustained through OLE week 52. Correlations between Neuro-QOL Fatigue and MG-QOL15, MG-ADL, and QMG scores were strong for eculizumab-treated patients at REGAIN week 26, and strong, moderate, and weak, respectively, for placebo-treated patients. Conclusions Compared with placebo, eculizumab was associated with improvements in perceived fatigue that strongly correlated with improvements in MG-specific outcome measures. Trial ID Registration: NCT01997229, NCT02301624.
Published: 2019

6. ‘Minimal symptom expression’ in patients with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis treated with eculizumab

Author: Vissing, J., Jacob, S., Fujita, K. P., O'Brien, F., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., DeBleecker, J., Vanden Abeele, G., deKoning, K., DeMey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., VanDamme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., VanDaele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hont, A., Tilkin, P., Alves deSiqueira Carvalho, A., DiasBrockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., MartinsRibeiro, R., Rocha, R., Rosa, B. B., Veiga, T., daSilva, L. A., SantosEngel, M., GoncalvesGeraldo, J., daPenha Ananias Morita, M., NogueiraCoelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., MartineliTorres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., SurianeFialho, T. A., Gomes daSilva, T. C., MaiaGoncalves, L. O., Pazetto, L. E., CubasVolpe, L. R., SouzaDuca, L., GhellerFriedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., PereiraMartins, M., daCruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., deCassia Santos, A., Souza BulleOliveira, A., Amaral deAndrade, A. C., Annes, M., DuarteSilva, L., CavalcanteLino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova BarboraKurkova, J., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Andersen, H., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Mette OstergaardAutzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., DiPasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Sacca, F., Previous, Filla, A., Sub-Investigators, Costabile, T., Marano, E., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Mantegazza, R., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Samukawa, M., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Mitazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Makamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., H. J., Ra, Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., van derKooi, A., deVisser, M., Gibson, T., Casasnovas, C., AlbertiAguilo, M. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Palacios, N. J., DiezPorras, L., VelezSantamaria, V., Lazaro, A., DiezTejedor, E., GomezSalcedo, P., Fernandez-Fournier, M., LopezRuiz, P., Rodriguez deRivera, F. J., Sastre, M., GamezCarbonell, J., Sune, P., SalvadoFigueras, M., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., CortesVicente, E., Diaz-Manera, J., QuerolGutierrez, L. A., RojasGarcia, R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., KirbasCavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Sanjak, M., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tinerney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guinrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Scala, S., Weiner, E., Alam, S., McKinnon, J., Haar, L., McKinnon, N., Alcon, K., McKenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Kissel, J., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelbach, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., Y. T., So, Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., TobonGonzalez, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., McVey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., DiSanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Traub, R., Chopra, M., Vu, T., Katzin, L., McClain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Polaka, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Henderson, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., and Vu, H.
Subjects: Acetylcholine receptor, Eculizumab, Minimal symptom expression, Myasthenia gravis, Refractory, Adult, Aged, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Autoantibodies, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Immunologic Factors, Male, Middle Aged, Myasthenia Gravis, Receptors, Cholinergic, Activities of Daily Living, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Quality of Life
Published: 2020

7. 3D Microstructural Architectures for Metal and Alloy Components Fabricated by 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Author: Martinez, E., primary, Murr, L. E., additional, Amato, K. N., additional, Hernandez, J., additional, Shindo, P. W., additional, Gaytan, S. M., additional, Ramirez, D. A., additional, Medina, F., additional, and Wicker, R. B., additional
Published: 2013
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8. 3D Microstructural Architectures for Metal and Alloy Components Fabricated by 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Author: Martinez, E., primary, Murr, L. E., additional, Amato, K. N., additional, Hernandez, J., additional, Shindo, P. W., additional, Gaytan, S. M., additional, Ramirez, D. A., additional, Medina, F., additional, and Wicker, R. B., additional
Published: 2012
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9. Correction to: Eculizumab improves fatigue in refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (Quality of Life Research, (2019), 28, 8, (2247-2254), 10.1007/s11136-019-02148-2)

Author: Andersen, H., Mantegazza, R., Wang, J. J., O'Brien, F., Patra, K., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., Debleecker, J., Van denAbeele, G., Dekoning, K., Demey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Vandamme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Vandaele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hondt, A., Tilkin, P., AlvesdeSiqueira Carvalho, A., Diasbrockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Martinsribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Bezerrarosa, B., Veiga, T., Dasilva, L. A., Santosengel, M., Goncalvesgeraldo, J., daPenha AnaniasMorita, M., Nogueiracoelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Martinelitorres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Gomes daSilva, T. C., Otavio MaiaGoncalves, L., Pazetto, L. E., Fialho, T. A. S., Renata CubasVolpe, L., Souzaduca, L., Ghellerfriedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereiramartins, M., daCruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., deCassia Santos, A., Souza BulleOliveira, A., Amaralandrade, A. C., Annes, M., Duarte Silva, L., Cavalcantelino, V., Pinto, W., Assis, N., Carrara, F., Miranda, C., Souza, I., Fernandes, P., Siddiqi, Z., Phan, C., Narayan, J., Blackmore, D., Mallon, A., Roderus, R., Watt, E., Vohanka, S., Bednarik, J., Chmelikova, M., Cierny, M., Toncrova, S., Junkerova, J., Kurkova, B., Reguliova, K., Zapletalova, O., Pitha, J., Novakova, I., Tyblova, M., Jurajdova, I., Wolfova, M., Harbo, T., Vinge, L., Krogh, S., Mogensen, A., Vissing, J., Hojgaard, J., Witting, N., Ostergaardautzen, A., Pedersen, J., Eralinna, J. -P., Laaksonen, M., Oksaranta, O., Harrison, T., Eriksson, J., Rozsa, C., Horvath, M., Lovas, G., Matolcsi, J., Szabo, G., Jakab, G., Szabadosne, B., Vecsei, L., Dezsi, L., Varga, E., Konyane, M., Antonini, G., Dipasquale, A., Garibaldi, M., Morino, S., Troili, F., Fionda, L., Filla, A., Costabile, T., Marano, E., Sacca, F., Fasanaro, A., Marsili, A., Puorro, G., Antozzi, C., Bonanno, S., Camera, G., Locatelli, A., Maggi, L., Pasanisi, M., Campanella, A., Evoli, A., Alboini, P. E., D'Amato, V., Iorio, R., Inghilleri, M., Frasca, V., Giacomelli, E., Gori, M., Lopergolo, D., Onesti, E., Gabriele, M., Uzawa, A., Kanai, T., Kawaguchi, N., Mori, M., Kaneko, Y., Kanzaki, A., Kobayashi, E., Murai, H., Masaki, K., Matsuse, D., Matsushita, T., Uehara, T., Shimpo, M., Jingu, M., Kikutake, K., Nakamura, Y., Sano, Y., Utsugisawa, K., Nagane, Y., Kamegamori, I., Tsuda, T., Fujii, Y., Futono, K., Ozawa, Y., Mizugami, A., Saito, Y., Suzuki, H., Morikawa, M., Samukawa, M., Kamakura, S., Miyawaki, E., Shiraishi, H., Mitazaki, T., Motomura, M., Mukaino, A., Yoshimura, S., Asada, S., Yoshida, S., Amamoto, S., Kobashikawa, T., Koga, M., Maeda, Y., Takada, K., Takada, M., Tsurumaru, M., Yamashita, Y., Suzuki, Y., Akiyama, T., Narikawa, K., Tano, O., Tsukita, K., Kurihara, R., Meguro, F., Fukuda, Y., Sato, M., Okumura, M., Funaka, S., Kawamura, T., Makamori, M., Takahashi, M., Taichi, N., Hasuike, T., Higuchi, E., Kobayashi, H., Osakada, K., Imai, T., Tsuda, E., Shimohama, S., Hayashi, T., Hisahara, S., Kawamata, J., Murahara, T., Saitoh, M., Suzuki, S., Yamamoto, D., Ishiyama, Y., Ishiyama, N., Noshiro, M., Takeyama, R., Uwasa, K., Yasuda, I., van derKooi, A., Devisser, M., Gibson, T., Kim, B. -J., Lee, C. N., Koo, Y. S., Seok, H. Y., Kang, H. N., H. J., Ra, Kim, B. J., Cho, E. B., Choi, M. S., Lee, H. L., Min, J. -H., Seok, J., Lee, J. E., Koh, D. Y., Kwon, J. Y., Park, S. A., Choi, E. H., Hong, Y. -H., Ahn, S. -H., Koo, D. L., Lim, J. -S., Shin, C. W., Hwang, J. Y., Kim, M., Kim, S. M., Jeong, H. -N., Jung, J. W., Kim, Y. -H., Lee, H. S., Shin, H. Y., Hwang, E. B., Shin, M., Casasnovas, C., Albertiaguilo, M. A., Homedes-Pedret, C., Juliapalacios, N., Diezporras, L., Velezsantamaria, V., Lazaro, A., Dieztejedor, E., Gomez Salcedo, P., Fernandez-Fournier, M., Lopezruiz, P., Rodriguez deRivera, F. J., Sastre, M., Gamez, J., Sune, P., Salvado, M., Gili, G., Mazuela, G., Illa, I., Cortesvicente, E., Diaz-Manera, J., Querolgutierrez, L. A., Rojasgarcia, R., Vidal, N., Arribas-Ibar, E., Piehl, F., Hietala, A., Bjarbo, L., Sengun, I., Meherremova, A., Ozcelik, P., Balkan, B., Tuga, C., Ugur, M., Erdem-Ozdamar, S., Bekircan-Kurt, C. E., Acar, N. P., Yilmaz, E., Caliskan, Y., Orsel, G., Efendi, H., Aydinlik, S., Cavus, H., Kutlu, A., Becerikli, G., Semiz, C., Tun, O., Terzi, M., Dogan, B., Onar, M. K., Sen, S., Kirbascavdar, T., Veske, A., Norwood, F., Dimitriou, A., Gollogly, J., Mahdi-Rogers, M., Seddigh, A., Sokratous, G., Maier, G., Sohail, F., Jacob, S., Sadalage, G., Torane, P., Brown, C., Shah, A., Sathasivam, S., Arndt, H., Davies, D., Watling, D., Amato, A., Cochrane, T., Salajegheh, M., Roe, K., Amato, K., Toska, S., Wolfe, G., Silvestri, N., Patrick, K., Zakalik, K., Katz, J., Miller, R., Engel, M., Forshew, D., Bravver, E., Brooks, B., Plevka, S., Burdette, M., Cunningham, S., Sanjak, M., Kramer, M., Nemeth, J., Schommer, C., Tierney, S., Juel, V., Guptill, J., Hobson-Webb, L., Massey, J., Beck, K., Carnes, D., Loor, J., Anderson, A., Pascuzzi, R., Bodkin, C., Kincaid, J., Snook, R., Guingrich, S., Micheels, A., Chaudhry, V., Corse, A., Mosmiller, B., Kelley, A., Ho, D., Srinivasan, J., Vytopil, M., Jara, J., Ventura, N., Scala, S., Carter, C., Donahue, C., Herbert, C., Weiner, E., Alam, S., Mckinnon, J., Haar, L., Mckinnon, N., Alcon, K., Mckenna, K., Sattar, N., Daniels, K., Jeffery, D., Kissel, J., Freimer, M., Hoyle, J. C., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelback, J., Muppidi, S., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., Y. T., So, Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Tobongonzales, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Barohn, R., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, J., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Benatar, M., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Chopra, M., Traub, R., Vu, T., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Pokala, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Hendersen, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Nowak, R., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., and Vu, H.
Subjects: myasthenia gravis, eculizumab
Published: 2019

10. Physical activity stages of change surveillance data shows that the majority of Hawai'i's Keiki (Children) meet the guidelines

Author: Rotter, M., Amato, K., and Nigg, C.R.
Subjects: Child Health, Physical Activity, Stage Of Change, Surveillance
Abstract: Targeting Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) children based on their physical activity (PA) stages of change (SOC) may improve intervention effectiveness. No known SOC surveillance system exists for NHOPI jurisdictions. The purpose was to determine the PA SOC prevalence over 5years in children living in Hawai'i. Self-reported PA SOC from 5 cohorts (3-6 grade students) in Hawai'i were compared between cohorts and sex. The combined PA SOC distribution (n=1726, 50.7% female) was: Precontemplation, 7.5%; Contemplation, 7.6%; Preparation, 9.9%; Action, 33.4%; Maintenance, 41.5%. There were no significant difference between cohorts 1 and 2 (n=258), χ(2) (16)=21.75, p=0.15; 2 and 3 (n=129), χ(2) (16)=17.51, p=0.35; 3 and 4 (n=171), χ(2) (16)=17.28, p=0.77; 4 and 5 (n=129), χ(2) (16)=17.51, p=0.35; and for all cohorts between males and females (p>0.05). Most participants were in Action and Maintenance. Prevention efforts should emphasize maintaining PA levels. Extending PA behavior surveillance systems to include intention in NHOPI jurisdictions is warranted.
Published: 2018

11. Jumping Translocations of 1q in Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Report of Three Cases and Review of Literature

Author: Couture, T., Amato, K., DiAdamo, A., and Li, P.
Subjects: Article Subject, hemic and lymphatic diseases
Abstract: Jumping translocations of 1q refer to the break-off of chromosome 1q as a donor fusing to two or more recipient chromosomes. We detected jumping translocations of 1q in three patients with initial diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and later progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Review of literature found jumping translocations of 1q in 30 reported cases of MDS and AML. The cytogenetic findings from these 33 cases showed that seven cases had a stemline clone and 26 cases had de novo jumping translocations of 1q in which 5% of cell lineages had additional structural rearrangements. In 75% of cases, the 1q donor jumped to the short arm of recipient acrocentric chromosomes. Approximately 82% of the fusions occurred in the telomeric regions of short and long arms and 18% occurred in the pericentric or interstitial regions of recipient chromosomes. Hypomethylation of the donor 1q pericentromeric region and shortened telomeres in recipient chromosomes were associated with the formation of jumping translocations. Jumping translocations of 1q as an indication of chromosomal instability pose high risk for progression of MDS to AML and a poor prognosis. Further understanding of underlying genomic defects and their clinical significance will improve overall treatment and patient care.
Published: 2018
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12. The unique composition of Indian gut microbiome, gene catalogue, and associated fecal metabolome deciphered using multi-omics approaches

Author: Dhakan, D B, primary, Maji, A, additional, Sharma, A K, additional, Saxena, R, additional, Pulikkan, J, additional, Grace, T, additional, Gomez, A, additional, Scaria, J, additional, Amato, K R, additional, and Sharma, V K, additional
Published: 2019
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13. Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter

Author: Nekaris, A, Estrada, A, Garber, P, Rylands, A, Roos, C, Fernandez-Duque , E, Di Fiore , A, Nijman, V, Heymann, EW, Lambert, J, Rovero, F, Barelli, C, Setchell, J, Gillespie, T, Mittermeier , R, Verde Arregoitia, L, de Guinea, M, Gouveia, S, Dobrovolski, R, Shanee, S, Shanee, N, Boyle, S, Fuentes, A, MacKinnon, K, Amato, K, Meyer, A, Wich, S, Sussman, R, Pan, R, Kone, I, Li, B, Nekaris, A, Estrada, A, Garber, P, Rylands, A, Roos, C, Fernandez-Duque , E, Di Fiore , A, Nijman, V, Heymann, EW, Lambert, J, Rovero, F, Barelli, C, Setchell, J, Gillespie, T, Mittermeier , R, Verde Arregoitia, L, de Guinea, M, Gouveia, S, Dobrovolski, R, Shanee, S, Shanee, N, Boyle, S, Fuentes, A, MacKinnon, K, Amato, K, Meyer, A, Wich, S, Sussman, R, Pan, R, Kone, I, and Li, B
Abstract: Non-human primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods, cultures and religions of many societies, and offer unique insights into human evolution, biology, behavior and the threat of emerging diseases. They are an essential component of tropical biodiversity, contributing to forest regeneration and ecosystem health. The most recent compilation of primate taxonomy lists 504 species, 197 subspecies and 79 genera distributed in the Neotropics, mainland Africa, Madagascar and Asia. Alarmingly, ~60% of primate species are now threatened with extinction as a result of unsustainable human activities, including illegal hunting and those resulting in extensive land-cover changes: industry driven agricultural production, deforestation, livestock and cattle ranching, oil and gas drilling, mining, dam building, climate change, and poor governance. Although drivers of primate decline vary by region, it is clear that decreasing the per capita demand of industrialized nations, lowering human birth rates and population growth, improving health, reducing poverty and gender biases in education, developing sustainable land-use initiatives, and preserving traditional livelihoods in primate range countries are all part of a comprehensive solution. Despite the existing threats to primate survival, we are adamant that primate conservation is not yet a lost cause. We still have the opportunity to reduce the human impact to primates and their habitats, but that demands raising greater local, regional and global public awareness of the plight of the world’s primates and the costs of their loss to ecosystem health, human culture and ultimately human survival.
Published: 2017

14. Peer Review #2 of "Salivary microbiomes of indigenous Tsimane mothers and infants are distinct despite frequent premastication (v0.1)"

Author: Amato, K, additional
Published: 2016
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15. 297 Genetic and pharmacologic inhibition of EPHA2 promotes apoptosis in NSCLC

Author: Chen, J., primary, Amato, K., additional, Wang, S., additional, Youngblood, V., additional, Brantley-Sieders, D., additional, Cook, R., additional, Tan, L., additional, and Gray, N., additional
Published: 2014
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16. Microstructures and Properties for a Superalloy Powder Mixture Process by Electron Beam Melting

Author: Hernandez, J., primary, Murr, L. E., additional, Amato, K. N., additional, Martinez, E., additional, Shindo, P. W., additional, Terrazas, C. A., additional, Rodriguez, E., additional, Medina, F., additional, Wicker, R. B., additional, Li, S. J., additional, Cheng, X. Y., additional, and Yang, F., additional
Published: 2012
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17. 3D microstructural architectures for metal and alloy components fabricated by 3D printing/additive manufacturing technologies

Author: Martinez, E., Lawrence Murr, Amato, K. N., Hernandez, J., Shindo, P. W., Gaytan, S. M., Ramirez, D. A., Medina, F., and Wicker, R. B.

18. Long-term safety and efficacy of eculizumab in generalized myasthenia gravis

Author: Muppidi, Srikanth, Utsugisawa, Kimiaki, Benatar, Michael, Murai, Hiroyuki, Barohn, Richard J., Illa, Isabel, Jacob, Saiju, Vissing, John, Burns, Ted M., Kissel, John T., Nowak, Richard J., Andersen, Henning, Casasnovas, Carlos, de Bleecker, Jan L., Vu, Tuan H., Mantegazza, Renato, O'Brien, Fanny L., Wang, Jing Jing, Fujita, Kenji P., Howard, James F., Mazia, Claudio Gabriel, Wilken, Miguel, Barroso, Fabio, Saba, Juliet, Rugiero, Marcelo, Bettini, Mariela, Chaves, Marcelo, Vidal, Gonzalo, Garcia, Alejandra Dalila, van den Abeele, Guy, de Koning, Kathy, de Mey, Katrien, Mercelis, Rudy, Mahieu, D. lphine, Wagemaekers, Linda, van Damme, Philip, Depreitere, Annelies, Schotte, Caroline, Smetcoren, Charlotte, Stevens, Olivier, van Daele, Sien, Vandenbussche, Nicolas, Vanhee, Annelies, Verjans, Sarah, Vynckier, Jan, D'Hondt, Ann, Tilkin, Petra, Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, Alzira, Dias Brockhausen, Igor, Feder, David, Ambrosio, Daniel, César, Pamela, Melo, Ana Paula, Martins Ribeiro, Renata, Rocha, Rosana, Bezerra Rosa, Bruno, Veiga, Thabata, da Silva, Luiz Augusto, Santos Engel, Murilo, Gonçalves Geraldo, Jordana, Ananias Morita, Maria da Penha, Nogueira Coelho, Erica, Paiva, Gabriel, Pozo, Marina, Prando, Natalia, Martineli Torres, Debora Dada, Butinhao, Cristiani Fernanda, Duran, Gustavo, Gomes da Silva, Tamires Cristina, Otavio Maia Gonçalves, Luiz, Pazetto, Lucas Eduardo, Fialho, Tomás Augusto Suriane, Renata Cubas Volpe, Luciana, Souza Duca, Luciana, Gheller Friedrich, Maurício André, Guerreiro, Alexandre, Mohr, Henrique, Pereira Martins, Maurer, da Cruz Pacheco, Daiane, Ferreira, Luciana, Macagnan, Ana Paula, Pinto, Graziela, de Cassia Santos, Aline, Souza Bulle Oliveira, Acary, Amaral Andrade, Ana Carolina, Annes, Marcelo, Duarte Silva, Liene, Cavalcante Lino, Valeria, Pinto, Wladimir, Assis, Natália, Carrara, Fernanda, Miranda, Carolina, Souza, Iandra, Fernandes, Patricia, Siddiqi, Zaeem, Phan, Cecile, Narayan, Jeffrey, Blackmore, Derrick, Mallon, Ashley, Roderus, Rikki, Watt, Elizabeth, Vohanka, Stanislav, Bednarik, Josef, Chmelikova, Magda, Cierny, Marek, Toncrova, Stanislava, Junkerova, Jana, Kurkova, Barbora, Reguliova, Katarina, Zapletalova, Olga, Pitha, Jiri, Novakova, Iveta, Tyblova, Michaela, Jurajdova, Ivana, Wolfova, Marcela, Harbo, Thomas, Vinge, Lotte, Krogh, Susanne, Mogensen, Anita, Højgaard, Joan, Witting, Nanna, Ostergaard Autzen, Anne, Pedersen, Jane, Eralinna, Juha-Pekka, Laaksonen, Mikko, Oksaranta, Olli, Harrison, Tuula, Eriksson, Jaana, Rozsa, Csilla, Horvath, Melinda, Lovas, Gabor, Matolcsi, Judit, Szabo, Gyorgyi, Jakab, Gedeonne, Szabadosne, Brigitta, Vecsei, Laszlo, Dezsi, Livia, Varga, Edina, Konyane, Monika, Antonini, Giovanni, di Pasquale, Antonella, Garibaldi, Matteo, Morino, Stefania, Troili, Fernanda, Fionda, Laura, Filla, Allessandro, Costabile, Teresa, Marano, Enrico, Saccà, Francesco, Fasanaro, Angiola, Marsili, Angela, Puorro, Giorgia, Antozzi, Carlo, Bonanno, Silvia, Camera, Giorgia, Locatelli, Alberta, Maggi, Lorenzo, Pasanisi, Maria, Campanella, Angela, Evoli, Amelia, Alboini, Paolo Emilio, D'Amato, Valentina, Iorio, Raffaele, Inghilleri, Maurizio, Frasca, Vittorio, Giacomelli, Elena, Gori, Maria, Lopergolo, Diego, Onesti, Emanuela, Gabriele, Maria, Uzawa, Akiyuki, Kanai, Tetsuya, Kawaguchi, Naoki, Mori, Masahiro, Kaneko, Yoko, Kanzaki, Akiko, Kobayashi, Eri, Masaki, Katsuhisa, Matsuse, Dai, Matsushita, Takuya, Uehara, Taira, Shimpo, Misa, Jingu, Maki, Kikutake, Keiko, Nakamura, Yumiko, Sano, Yoshiko, Nagane, Yuriko, Kamegamori, Ikuko, Tsuda, Tomoko, Fujii, Yuko, Futono, Kazumi, Ozawa, Yukiko, Mizugami, Aya, Saito, Yuka, Suzuki, Hidekazu, Morikawa, Miyuki, Samukawa, Makoto, Kamakura, Sachiko, Miyawaki, Eriko, Shiraishi, Hirokazu, Mitazaki, Teiichiro, Motomura, Masakatsu, Mukaino, Akihiro, Yoshimura, Shunsuke, Asada, Shizuka, Yoshida, Seiko, Amamoto, Shoko, Kobashikawa, Tomomi, Koga, Megumi, Maeda, Yasuko, Takada, Kazumi, Takada, Mihoko, Tsurumaru, Masako, Yamashita, Yumi, Suzuki, Yasushi, Akiyama, Tetsuya, Narikawa, Koichi, Tano, Ohito, Tsukita, Kenichi, Kurihara, Rikako, Meguro, Fumie, Fukuda, Yusuke, Sato, Miwako, Okumura, Meinoshin, Funaka, Soichiro, Kawamura, Tomohiro, Makamori, Masayuki, Takahashi, Masanori, Taichi, Namie, Hasuike, Tomoya, Higuchi, Eriko, Kobayashi, Hisako, Osakada, Kaori, Imai, Tomihiro, Tsuda, Emiko, Shimohama, Shun, Hayashi, Takashi, Hisahara, Shin, Kawamata, Jun, Murahara, Takashi, Saitoh, Masaki, Suzuki, Shuichiro, Yamamoto, Daisuke, Ishiyama, Yoko, Ishiyama, Naoko, Noshiro, Mayuko, Takeyama, Rumi, Uwasa, Kaori, Yasuda, Ikuko, van der Kooi, Anneke, de Visser, Marianne, Gibson, Tamar, Kim, Byung-Jo, Lee, Chang Nyoung, Koo, Yong Seo, Seok, Hung Youl, Kang, Hoo Nam, Ra, HyeJin, Kim, Byoung Joon, Cho, Eun Bin, Choi, MiSong, Lee, HyeLim, Min, Ju-Hong, Seok, Jinmyoung, Lee, JiEun, Koh, Da Yoon, Kwon, JuYoung, Park, SangAe, Choi, Eun Hwa, Hong, Yoon-Ho, Ahn, So-Hyun, Koo, Dae Lim, Lim, Jae-Sung, Shin, Chae Won, Hwang, Ji Ye, Kim, 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Vinay, Corse, Andrea, Mosmiller, Betsy, Kelley, Andrea, Ho, Doreen, Srinivasan, Jayashri, Vytopil, Michal, Jara, Jordan, Ventura, Nicholas, Scala, Stephanie, Carter, Cynthia, Donahue, Craig, Herbert, Carol, Weiner, Elaine, Alam, Sharmeen, McKinnon, Jonathan, Haar, Laura, McKinnon, Naya, Alcon, Karan, McKenna, Kaitlyn, Sattar, Nadia, Daniels, Kevin, Jeffery, Dennis, Freimer, Miriam, Hoyle, Joseph Chad, Agriesti, Julie, Chelnick, Sharon, Mezache, Louisa, Pineda, Colleen, Muharrem, Filiz, Karam, Chafic, Khoury, Julie, Marburger, Tessa, Kaur, Harpreet, Dimitrova, Diana, Gilchrist, James, Agrawal, Brajesh, Elsayed, Mona, Kohlrus, Stephanie, Andoin, Angela, Darnell, Taylor, Golden, Laura, Lokaitis, Barbara, Seelback, Jenna, Goyal, Neelam, Sakamuri, Sarada, So, Yuen T., Paulose, Shirley, Pol, Sabrina, Welsh, Lesly, Bhavaraju-Sanka, Ratna, Tobon Gonzales, Alejandro, Dishman, Lorraine, Jones, Floyd, Gonzalez, Anna, Padilla, Patricia, Saklad, Amy, Silva, Marcela, Nations, Sharon, Trivedi, Jaya, Hopkins, Steve, Kazamel, Mohamed, Alsharabati, Mohammad, Lu, Liang, Nozaki, Kenkichi, Mumfrey-Thomas, Sandi, Woodall, Amy, Mozaffar, Tahseen, Cash, Tiyonnoh, Goyal, Namita, Roy, Gulmohor, Mathew, Veena, Maqsood, Fatima, Minton, Brian, Jones, H. James, Rosenfeld, Jeffrey, Garcia, Rebekah, Echevarria, Laura, Garcia, Sonia, Pulley, Michael, Aranke, Shachie, Berger, Alan Ross, Shah, Jaimin, Shabbir, Yasmeen, Smith, Lisa, Varghese, Mary, Gutmann, Laurie, Gutmann, Ludwig, Jerath, Nivedita, Nance, Christopher, Swenson, Andrea, Olalde, Heena, Kressin, Nicole, Sieren, Jeri, Dimachkie, Mazen, Glenn, Melanie, McVey, April, Pasnoor, Mamatha, Statland, Jeffery, Wang, Yunxia, Liu, Tina, Emmons, Kelley, Jenci, Nicole, Locheke, Jerry, Fondaw, Alex, Johns, Kathryn, Rico, Gabrielle, Walsh, Maureen, Herbelin, Laura, Hafer-Macko, Charlene, Kwan, Justin, Zilliox, Lindsay, Callison, Karen, Young, Valerie, DiSanzo, Beth, Naunton, Kerry, Bilsker, Martin, Sharma, Khema, Cooley, Anne, Reyes, Eliana, Michon, Sara-Claude, Sheldon, Danielle, Steele, Julie, Chopra, Manisha, Traub, Rebecca, Katzin, Lara, McClain, Terry, Harvey, Brittany, Hart, Adam, Huynh, Kristin, Beydoun, Said, Chilingaryan, Amaiak, Doan, Victor, Droker, Brian, Gong, Hui, Karimi, Sanaz, Lin, Frank, Pokala, Krishna, Shah, Akshay, Tran, Anh, Akhter, Salma, Malekniazi, Ali, Tandan, Rup, Hehir, Michael, Waheed, Waqar, Lucy, Shannon, Weiss, Michael, Distad, Jane, Strom, Susan, Downing, Sharon, Kim, Bryan, Bertorini, Tulio, Arnold, Thomas, Hendersen, Kendrick, Pillai, Rekha, Liu, Ye, Wheeler, Lauren, Hewlett, Jasmine, Vanderhook, Mollie, Dicapua, Daniel, Keung, Benison, Kumar, Aditya, Patwa, Huned, Robeson, Kimberly, Yang, Irene, Nye, Joan, Vu, Hong, Muppidi, S., Utsugisawa, K., Benatar, M., Murai, H., Barohn, R. J., Illa, I., Jacob, S., Vissing, J., Burns, T. M., Kissel, J. T., Nowak, R. J., Andersen, H., Casasnovas, C., de Bleecker, J. L., Vu, T. H., Mantegazza, R., O'Brien, F. L., Wang, J. J., Fujita, K. P., Howard, J. F., Mazia, C. G., Wilken, M., Barroso, F., Saba, J., Rugiero, M., Bettini, M., Chaves, M., Vidal, G., Garcia, A. D., Van den Abeele, G., de Koning, K., De Mey, K., Mercelis, R., Mahieu, D., Wagemaekers, L., Van Damme, P., Depreitere, A., Schotte, C., Smetcoren, C., Stevens, O., Van Daele, S., Vandenbussche, N., Vanhee, A., Verjans, S., Vynckier, J., D'Hondt, A., Tilkin, P., Alves de Siqueira Carvalho, A., Dias Brockhausen, I., Feder, D., Ambrosio, D., Cesar, P., Melo, A. P., Martins Ribeiro, R., Rocha, R., Bezerra Rosa, B., Veiga, T., da Silva, L. A., Santos Engel, M., Goncalves Geraldo, J., Ananias Morita, M. D. P., Nogueira Coelho, E., Paiva, G., Pozo, M., Prando, N., Martineli Torres, D. D., Butinhao, C. F., Duran, G., Gomes da Silva, T. C., Otavio Maia Goncalves, L., Pazetto, L. E., Fialho, T. A. S., Renata Cubas Volpe, L., Souza Duca, L., Gheller Friedrich, M. A., Guerreiro, A., Mohr, H., Pereira Martins, M., da Cruz Pacheco, D., Ferreira, L., Macagnan, A. P., Pinto, G., de Cassia Santos, A., Souza Bulle Oliveira, A., Amaral Andrade, A. 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C., Agriesti, J., Chelnick, S., Mezache, L., Pineda, C., Muharrem, F., Karam, C., Khoury, J., Marburger, T., Kaur, H., Dimitrova, D., Gilchrist, J., Agrawal, B., Elsayed, M., Kohlrus, S., Andoin, A., Darnell, T., Golden, L., Lokaitis, B., Seelback, J., Goyal, N., Sakamuri, S., So, Y. T., Paulose, S., Pol, S., Welsh, L., Bhavaraju-Sanka, R., Tobon Gonzales, A., Dishman, L., Jones, F., Gonzalez, A., Padilla, P., Saklad, A., Silva, M., Nations, S., Trivedi, J., Hopkins, S., Kazamel, M., Alsharabati, M., Lu, L., Nozaki, K., Mumfrey-Thomas, S., Woodall, A., Mozaffar, T., Cash, T., Roy, G., Mathew, V., Maqsood, F., Minton, B., Jones, H. J., Rosenfeld, J., Garcia, R., Echevarria, L., Garcia, S., Pulley, M., Aranke, S., Berger, A. R., Shah, J., Shabbir, Y., Smith, L., Varghese, M., Gutmann, L., Jerath, N., Nance, C., Swenson, A., Olalde, H., Kressin, N., Sieren, J., Dimachkie, M., Glenn, M., Mcvey, A., Pasnoor, M., Statland, J., Wang, Y., Liu, T., Emmons, K., Jenci, N., Locheke, J., Fondaw, A., Johns, K., Rico, G., Walsh, M., Herbelin, L., Hafer-Macko, C., Kwan, J., Zilliox, L., Callison, K., Young, V., Disanzo, B., Naunton, K., Bilsker, M., Sharma, K., Cooley, A., Reyes, E., Michon, S. -C., Sheldon, D., Steele, J., Chopra, M., Traub, R., Katzin, L., Mcclain, T., Harvey, B., Hart, A., Huynh, K., Beydoun, S., Chilingaryan, A., Doan, V., Droker, B., Gong, H., Karimi, S., Lin, F., Pokala, K., Tran, A., Akhter, S., Malekniazi, A., Tandan, R., Hehir, M., Waheed, W., Lucy, S., Weiss, M., Distad, J., Strom, S., Downing, S., Kim, B., Bertorini, T., Arnold, T., Hendersen, K., Pillai, R., Liu, Y., Wheeler, L., Hewlett, J., Vanderhook, M., Dicapua, D., Keung, B., Kumar, A., Patwa, H., Robeson, K., Yang, I., Nye, J., Vu, H., Neurology, AII - Infectious diseases, ANS - Neuroinfection & -inflammation, APH - Methodology, and APH - Quality of Care
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Pediatrics, Exacerbation, Physiology, Heart Diseases/chemically induced, Myasthenia Gravis/drug therapy, 030105 genetics & heredity, THERAPY, DOUBLE-BLIND, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, Monoclonal, Activities of Daily Living, Medicine and Health Sciences, Functional ability, Longitudinal Studies, Humanized, Angioedema/chemically induced, MG-ADL, QMG, Eculizumab, Middle Aged, myasthenia gravi, 3. Good health, Treatment Outcome, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use, Meningococcal Infections/epidemiology, Disease Progression, Female, eculizumab, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, COMPLEMENT INHIBITOR ECULIZUMAB, medicine.drug, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, MG-QOL15, Heart Diseases, Clinical Neurology, Meningococcal Vaccines, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized, Placebo, Antibodies, ACETYLCHOLINE-RECEPTOR, Complement Inactivating Agents/therapeutic use, 03 medical and health sciences, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Refractory, Physiology (medical), Injection Site Reaction/epidemiology, Myasthenia Gravis, medicine, Aspergillosis, Aspergillosis/epidemiology, Humans, Muscle Strength, Angioedema, myasthenia gravis, Science & Technology, business.industry, MGC, Neurosciences, Meningococcal Vaccines/therapeutic use, medicine.disease, Interim analysis, Complement Inactivating Agents, Injection Site Reaction, Meningococcal Infections, Quality of Life, Myasthenia gravis, ANTIBODY, Neurosciences & Neurology, Neurology (clinical), business, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: Eculizumab is effective and well tolerated in patients with antiacetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG; REGAIN; NCT01997229). We report an interim analysis of an open-label extension of REGAIN, evaluating eculizumab's long-term safety and efficacy. METHODS: Eculizumab (1,200 mg every 2 weeks for 22.7 months [median]) was administered to 117 patients. RESULTS: The safety profile of eculizumab was consistent with REGAIN; no cases of meningococcal infection were reported during the interim analysis period. Myasthenia gravis exacerbation rate was reduced by 75% from the year before REGAIN (P
Published: 2019

19. Health related quality of life, physical function, and cognitive performance in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients: A long term follow-up study.

Author: Carenzo L, Zini L, Mercalli C, Stomeo N, Milani A, Amato K, Gatti R, Costantini E, Aceto R, Protti A, and Cecconi M
Subjects: Humans, Female, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Aged, Follow-Up Studies, Italy, SARS-CoV-2, Cognition, Intensive Care Units, Physical Functional Performance, Respiratory Insufficiency therapy, COVID-19 psychology, COVID-19 therapy, Quality of Life, Respiration, Artificial, Fatigue
Abstract: Background: Survivors of severe COVID-19 related respiratory failure may experience durable functional impairments. We aimed at investigating health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), physical functioning, fatigue, and cognitive outcomes in COVID-19 patients who received invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV)., Methods: Case-series, prospective, observational cohort study at 18 months from hospital discharge. Patients referring to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Humanitas Research Hospital (Milan, Italy) were recruited if they needed IMV due to COVID-19 related respiratory failure. After 18 months, these patients underwent the 6-min walking test (6MWT), the Italian version of the 5-level EQ-5D questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy - Fatigue questionnaire (FACIT-F), the Trail Making Test-B (TMT-B) and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment-BLIND test (MoCA-BLIND)., Results: 105 patients were studied. The population's age was 60 ± 10 years on average, with a median Frailty Scale of 2 (Hodgson et al., 2017; Carenzo et al., 2021a [2,3]). EQ-VAS was 80 [70-90] out of 100, walked distance was 406 [331-465] meters, corresponding to about 74 ± 19,1% of the predicted value. FACIT-F score was 43 [36-49] out of 52, and MoCa-BLIND score was 19 (DeSalvo et al., 2006; von Elm et al., 2008; Herdman et al., 2011; Scalone et al., 2015 [16-20]) out of 22. The median TMT-B time was 90 [62-120] seconds. We found a possible age and gender specific effect on HR-QoL and fatigue., Conclusions: After 18 months from ICU discharge, survivors of severe COVID-19 respiratory failure experience a moderate reduction in HR-QoL, and a severe reduction in physical functioning. Fatigue prevalence is higher in younger patients and in females. Finally, cognitive impairment was present at a low frequency., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Inc.)
Published: 2024
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20. Coalescence of Porous Coordination Cages into Crystalline and Amorphous Bulk Solids.

Author: O'Nolan D, Sitaula P, Bellamy T, Chatterton L, Amato K, Todd Ennis J, Harrison S, Soukri M, and Blough B
Abstract: Discrete porous coordination cages are attractive as a solution processable material whose porosity is not predicated on a network structure. Here, we leverage the peripheral functionalization of these cage structures to obtain 12 novel, solution processable, porous coordination cages that afford crystalline and amorphous single-phase millimeter-scale monolithic bulk structures (six of each) upon solidification. These structures are based upon prototypal metal-organic polyhedra [Cu 24 (5-x-isophthalate) 24 ] (where x = NH 2 , OH), wherein meta-substitution of linker ligands with acyl chloride or isocyanate moieties afforded amide and urethane functional groups, respectively. These porous cage structures were obtainable via direct synthesis between a metal salt and a ligand as well as postsynthetic modification of the cage and formed monoliths following centrifugation and drying of the product. We rationalize their self-assembly as colloidal packing of nanoscale cuboctahedral cages through weak interactions between their hydrophobic alkyl/aromatic surfaces. In general, amorphous solids were obtained via rapid precipitation from the mother liquor upon methanol addition, while crystalline solids could be obtained only following further chloroform and pyridine additions. The structure of the materials is confirmed via gas sorption and spectroscopic methods, while powder X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy are used to determine the nature of these bulk solids.
Published: 2024
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21. Companion Animals' Roles for AIDS Survivors, Mostly Aging Males, during HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 Pandemics.

Author: Hart LA, Thigpen AP, Fine AH, Gorczyca K, Willits N, Bernaldo R, Malzyner S, Guillén JH, and D'Amato K
Abstract: Long-term HIV/AIDS survivors responded online concerning their experiences during the AIDS and COVID pandemics. Recruited from web-based organizations for AIDS survivors, 147 answered questions on: frequency of experiencing stigma, isolation, aloneness, or grief/sadness; pet ownership; and sources of human support during each pandemic. Conditional inference trees were run to identify relevant demographic factors. Post-hoc comparisons were conducted to compare dog owners and cat owners. AIDS survivors reported more frequent feelings of stigma, aloneness, and sadness/grief during the AIDS pandemic than during COVID. Cat owners' sadness/grief during AIDS was greater than non-owners. During COVID, older respondents unexpectedly were less often sad/grieving than younger ones; dog owners less often felt alone and isolated than non-dog owners. Support during the AIDS pandemic retrospectively was rated better for older respondents; young gays' support was greater than young straights. During COVID, support was better for men than women. Contrastingly, women with pets felt less support than those without; men with dogs felt more support than those without. Cat owners more often felt isolated and unsupported during COVID than dog owners. Few dog or cat owners received support from family members in either pandemic; during AIDS, family support was better for owners of dogs than cats.
Published: 2022
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22. A Participatory Science Approach to Evaluating Factors Associated with the Occurrence of Metals and PFAS in Guatemala City Tap Water.

Author: Hoponick Redmon J, Mulhern RE, Castellanos E, Wood E, McWilliams A, Herrera I, Liyanapatirana C, Weber F, Levine K, Thorp E, Bynum N, Amato K, Najera Acevedo MA, Baker J, Van Houtven G, Henry C, Wade C, and Kondash AJ
Subjects: Guatemala, Humans, Metals, Arsenic, Fluorocarbons analysis, Water Pollutants, Chemical analysis
Abstract: Limited information is available regarding chemical water quality at the tap in Guatemala City, preventing individuals, water utilities, and public health authorities from making data-driven decisions related to water quality. To address this need, 113 participants among households served by a range of water providers across the Guatemala City metropolitan area were recruited as participatory scientists to collect first-draw and flushed tap water samples at their residence. Samples were transported to the U.S. and analyzed for 20 metals and 25 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). At least one metal exceeded the Guatemalan Maximum Permissible Limit (MPL) for drinking water in 63% of households ( n = 71). Arsenic and lead exceeded the MPL in 33.6% ( n = 38) and 8.9% ( n = 10) of samples, respectively. Arsenic was strongly associated with groundwater while lead occurrence was not associated with location, water source, or provider. One or more PFAS were detected in 19% of samples ( n = 21, range 2.1-64.2 ppt). PFAS were significantly associated with the use of plastic water storage tanks but not with location, water source, or provider. Overall, the high prevalence of arsenic above the MPL in Guatemala City tap water represents a potential health risk that current water treatment processes are not optimized to remove. Furthermore, potential contaminants from premise plumbing and storage, including lead and PFAS, represent additional risks requiring further investigation and public engagement.
Published: 2022
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23. The evolution of sour taste.

Author: Frank HER, Amato K, Trautwein M, Maia P, Liman ER, Nichols LM, Schwenk K, Breslin PAS, and Dunn RR
Subjects: Animals, Humans, Phylogeny, Taste
Abstract: The evolutionary history of sour taste has been little studied. Through a combination of literature review and trait mapping on the vertebrate phylogenetic tree, we consider the origin of sour taste, potential cases of the loss of sour taste, and those factors that might have favoured changes in the valence of sour taste-from aversive to appealing. We reconstruct sour taste as having evolved in ancient fish. By contrast to other tastes, sour taste does not appear to have been lost in any major vertebrate taxa. For most species, sour taste is aversive. Animals, including humans, that enjoy the sour taste triggered by acidic foods are exceptional. We conclude by considering why sour taste evolved, why it might have persisted as vertebrates made the transition to land and what factors might have favoured the preference for sour-tasting, acidic foods, particularly in hominins, such as humans.
Published: 2022
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24. Specialized digestive adaptations within the hindgut of a colobine monkey.

Author: Liu R, Amato K, Hou R, Gomez A, Dunn DW, Zhang J, Garber PA, Chapman CA, Righini N, He G, Fang G, Li Y, Li B, and Guo S
Abstract: In mammal herbivores, fiber digestion usually occurs predominantly in either the foregut or the hindgut. Reports of mechanisms showing synergistic function in both gut regions for the digestion of fiber and other nutrients in wild mammals are rare because it requires integrative study of anatomy, physiology, and gut microbiome. Colobine monkeys (Colobinae) are folivorous, with high-fiber foods fermented primarily in their foreguts. A few colobine species live in temperate regions, so obtaining energy from fiber during the winter is essential. However, the mechanisms enabling this remain largely unknown. We hypothesized that such species possess specialized mechanisms to enhance fiber digestion in the hindgut and studied microbial and morphological digestive adaptations of golden snub-nosed monkeys (GSMs), Rhinopithecus roxellana . which is a temperate forest colobine from central China that experiences high-thermal-energy demands while restricted to a fibrous, low-energy winter diet. We tested for synergistic foregut and hindgut fiber digestion using comparisons of morphology, microbiome composition and function, and digestive efficiency. We found that the GSM colon has a significantly greater volume than that of other foregut-fermenting colobines. The microbiomes of the foregut and hindgut differed significantly in composition and abundance. However, while digestive efficiency and the expression of microbial gene functions for fiber digestion were higher in the foregut than in the hindgut, both gut regions were dominated by microbial taxa producing enzymes to enable active digestion of complex carbohydrates. Our data suggest that both the GSM foregut and hindgut facilitate fiber digestion and that an enlarged colon is likely an adaptation to accommodate high throughput of fiber-rich food during winter., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2022 The Author(s).)
Published: 2022
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25. Circadian Rhythm in Feeding Behavior of Daphnia dentifera .

Author: Pfenning-Butterworth AC, Amato K, and Cressler CE
Subjects: Animals, Feeding Behavior, Temperature, Circadian Rhythm, Daphnia
Abstract: Circadian rhythms enable organisms to mediate their molecular and physiological processes with changes in their environment. Although feeding behavior directly affects within-organism processes, there are few examples of a circadian rhythm in this key behavior. Here, we show that Daphnia have a nocturnal circadian rhythm in feeding behavior that corresponds with their diel vertical migration (DVM), an important life history strategy for predator and UV avoidance. In addition, this feeding rhythm appears to be temperature compensated, which suggests that feeding behavior is robust to seasonal changes in water temperature. A circadian rhythm in feeding behavior can impact energetically demanding processes like metabolism and immunity, which may have drastic effects on susceptibility to disease, starvation risk, and ultimately, fitness.
Published: 2021
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26. Rapid Conversion to Telemental Health Services in Response to COVID-19: Experiences of Two Outpatient Mental Health Clinics.

Author: Mishkind MC, Shore JH, Bishop K, D'Amato K, Brame A, Thomas M, and Schneck CD
Subjects: Humans, Mental Health, Outpatients, Pandemics, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Mental Health Services, Telemedicine
Abstract: Background: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered changes across health care systems, with many sectors seeing significant drops in patient visits. Rapid transition to telemental health (TMH) allowed for the continued delivery of mental health care. Although several guidelines and best practices are available for the methodical development of a TMH service, there are few documented procedures on rapidly converting to fully virtualized services. We discuss how two outpatient mental health clinics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus rapidly virtualized clinical services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: All current clinical appointments were converted to virtual, and all new clinical intakes were scheduled as virtual visits starting March 16, 2020. Virtualization included a modified needs assessment, updated clinic procedures, focused patient and staff training on TMH, and increased frequency of team meetings. We conducted a retrospective evaluation of clinic log and electronic health record data to examine the number of appointments and no-shows before and after COVID-19 virtualization. Results: Virtualization was operational within two business days. Scheduled appointments decreased 10.6% immediately postvirtualization, followed by an increase of 17.8% across the 6 months postvirtualization. No-show rates dropped from 11.9% pre- to 6.8% postvirtualization, leading to a 26.2% increase in completed visits. Discussion: Rapid virtualization of mental health services can occur effectively. Wider use and acceptance of TMH, especially to patient-homes, is likely in the foreseeable future as health care providers and systems reconceptualize service delivery. Future research must include analyzing the impact such changes make on clinical outcomes and patient visit volumes.
Published: 2021
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27. Diagnostic cytogenetic testing following positive noninvasive prenatal screening results of sex chromosome abnormalities: Report of five cases and systematic review of evidence.

Author: Xie X, Tan W, Li F, Carrano E, Ramirez P, DiAdamo A, Grommisch B, Amato K, Chai H, Wen J, and Li P
Subjects: Adult, Female, Humans, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence methods, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sex Chromosome Disorders diagnosis, Karyotyping methods, Noninvasive Prenatal Testing methods, Sex Chromosome Aberrations, Sex Chromosome Disorders genetics
Abstract: Background: Follow-up cytogenetic analysis has been recommended for cases with positive noninvasive prenatal screening (NIPS) results. This study of five cases with numerical and structural sex chromosomal abnormalities (SCA) and a review of large case series of NIPS provided guidance to improve prenatal diagnosis for SCA., Methods: Following positive NIPS results for SCA, karyotype analysis, chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and locus-specific quantitative PCR were performed on cultured amniocytes, chorionic villi cells, and stimulated lymphocytes. Review of large case series was performed to evaluate the NIPS positive rate, follow-up rate of cytogenetic analysis, positive predictive value (PPV) for major types of SCA, and relative frequencies of subtypes of major SCA., Results: Of the five cases with positive NIPS for SCA, case 1 showed a mosaic pattern of monosomy X and isodicentric Y; case 2 showed a mosaic pattern of monosomy X confined to the placenta; cases 3 and 4 had an isochromosome of Xq, and case 5 showed a derivative chromosome 14 from a Yq/14p translocation of maternal origin. Review of literature showed that mean positive rate of NIPS for SCA was 0.61%, follow-up rate of cytogenetics analysis was 76%, and mean PPV for SCA was 48%. Mosaic patterns and structural rearrangements involving sex chromosomes were estimated in 3%-20% and 3% of SCA cases, respectively., Conclusion: These five cases further demonstrated the necessity to pursue follow-up cytogenetic analysis to characterize mosaic patterns and structural abnormalities involving sex chromosomes and their value for prenatal genetic counseling. A workflow showing the performance of current NIPS and cytogenetic analysis for SCA was summarized. These results could facilitate an evidence-based approach to guide prenatal diagnosis of SCA., (© 2020 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Published: 2020
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28. Biodiversity of protists and nematodes in the wild nonhuman primate gut.

Author: Mann AE, Mazel F, Lemay MA, Morien E, Billy V, Kowalewski M, Di Fiore A, Link A, Goldberg TL, Tecot S, Baden AL, Gomez A, Sauther ML, Cuozzo FP, Rice GAO, Dominy NJ, Stumpf R, Lewis RJ, Swedell L, Amato K, and Wegener Parfrey L
Subjects: Animals, Animals, Wild microbiology, Animals, Wild parasitology, Blastocyst classification, Cercopithecidae microbiology, Cercopithecidae parasitology, Ciliophora classification, Ciliophora genetics, Ciliophora isolation & purification, Diet, Endolimax classification, Endolimax genetics, Endolimax isolation & purification, Entamoeba classification, Entamoeba genetics, Eukaryota classification, Eukaryota genetics, Eukaryota isolation & purification, Feces microbiology, Feces parasitology, Fungi classification, Fungi genetics, Fungi isolation & purification, Hominidae microbiology, Hominidae parasitology, Host Specificity, Lemur microbiology, Lemur parasitology, Nematoda classification, Nematoda genetics, Nematoda isolation & purification, Phylogeny, Platyrrhini microbiology, Platyrrhini parasitology, Biodiversity, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Metagenomics, Primates microbiology, Primates parasitology
Abstract: Documenting the natural diversity of eukaryotic organisms in the nonhuman primate (NHP) gut is important for understanding the evolution of the mammalian gut microbiome, its role in digestion, health and disease, and the consequences of anthropogenic change on primate biology and conservation. Despite the ecological significance of gut-associated eukaryotes, little is known about the factors that influence their assembly and diversity in mammals. In this study, we used an 18S rRNA gene fragment metabarcoding approach to assess the eukaryotic assemblage of 62 individuals representing 16 NHP species. We find that cercopithecoids, and especially the cercopithecines, have substantially higher alpha diversity than other NHP groups. Gut-associated protists and nematodes are widespread among NHPs, consistent with their ancient association with NHP hosts. However, we do not find a consistent signal of phylosymbiosis or host-species specificity. Rather, gut eukaryotes are only weakly structured by primate phylogeny with minimal signal from diet, in contrast to previous reports of NHP gut bacteria. The results of this study indicate that gut-associated eukaryotes offer different information than gut-associated bacteria and add to our understanding of the structure of the gut microbiome.
Published: 2020
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29. Comparative Analyses of Vertebrate Gut Microbiomes Reveal Convergence between Birds and Bats.

Author: Song SJ, Sanders JG, Delsuc F, Metcalf J, Amato K, Taylor MW, Mazel F, Lutz HL, Winker K, Graves GR, Humphrey G, Gilbert JA, Hackett SJ, White KP, Skeen HR, Kurtis SM, Withrow J, Braile T, Miller M, McCracken KG, Maley JM, Ezenwa VO, Williams A, Blanton JM, McKenzie VJ, and Knight R
Subjects: Animals, Computational Biology methods, Metagenome, Metagenomics methods, Biological Evolution, Birds, Chiroptera, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Vertebrates
Abstract: Diet and host phylogeny drive the taxonomic and functional contents of the gut microbiome in mammals, yet it is unknown whether these patterns hold across all vertebrate lineages. Here, we assessed gut microbiomes from ∼900 vertebrate species, including 315 mammals and 491 birds, assessing contributions of diet, phylogeny, and physiology to structuring gut microbiomes. In most nonflying mammals, strong correlations exist between microbial community similarity, host diet, and host phylogenetic distance up to the host order level. In birds, by contrast, gut microbiomes are only very weakly correlated to diet or host phylogeny. Furthermore, while most microbes resident in mammalian guts are present in only a restricted taxonomic range of hosts, most microbes recovered from birds show little evidence of host specificity. Notably, among the mammals, bats host especially bird-like gut microbiomes, with little evidence for correlation to host diet or phylogeny. This suggests that host-gut microbiome phylosymbiosis depends on factors convergently absent in birds and bats, potentially associated with physiological adaptations to flight. Our findings expose major variations in the behavior of these important symbioses in endothermic vertebrates and may signal fundamental evolutionary shifts in the cost/benefit framework of the gut microbiome. IMPORTANCE In this comprehensive survey of microbiomes of >900 species, including 315 mammals and 491 birds, we find a striking convergence of the microbiomes of birds and animals that fly. In nonflying mammals, diet and short-term evolutionary relatedness drive the microbiome, and many microbial species are specific to a particular kind of mammal, but flying mammals and birds break this pattern with many microbes shared across different species, with little correlation either with diet or with relatedness of the hosts. This finding suggests that adaptation to flight breaks long-held relationships between hosts and their microbes., (Copyright © 2020 Song et al.)
Published: 2020
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30. Analytical validation and chromosomal distribution of regions of homozygosity by oligonucleotide array comparative genomic hybridization from normal prenatal and postnatal case series.

Author: Wen J, Comerford K, Xu Z, Wu W, Amato K, Grommisch B, DiAdamo A, Xu F, Chai H, and Li P
Abstract: Background: Regions of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous homozygous segments commonly seen in the human genome. The integration of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) probes into current array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis has enabled the detection of the ROH. However, for detecting and reporting biologically relevant ROH in a clinical setting, it is necessary to assess the analytical validity of SNP calling and the chromosomal distribution of ROH in normal populations., Methods: The analytical validity was evaluated by correlating the consistency of SNP calling with the quality parameters of aCGH and by accessing the accuracy of SNP calling using PCR based restriction enzyme digestion and Sanger sequencing. The distribution of ROH was evaluated by the numbers, sizes, locations, and frequencies of ROH from the collection of data from parental, postnatal, and prenatal case series that had normal aCGH and chromosome results., Results: The SNP calling failure rate was 20-30% with a derivative Log2 ratio (DLR) below 0.2 and increased significantly to 30-40% with DLR of 0.2-0.4. The accuracy of SNP calling is 93%. Of the 958 cases tested, 34% had no ROH, 64% had one to four ROH, and less than 1% had more than five ROH. Of the 1196 ROH detected, 95% were less than 10 Mb. The distribution of numbers and sizes of ROH showed no differences among the parental, pediatric and prenatal case series and test tissues. The chromosomal distribution of ROH was non-random with ROH seen most frequently in chromosome 8, less frequently in chromosomes 2, 6, 10, 12, 11 and 18, and most rarely seen on chromosomes 15, 19, 21 and 22. Recurrent ROH occurring with a frequency greater than 1% were detected in 17 chromosomal loci which locates either in the pericentric or interstitial regions., Conclusion: With a quality control parameter of DLR set at below 0.2, the consistency of SNP calling would be 75%, the accuracy of SNP call could be 93%, and the observed chromosomal distribution of ROH could be used as a reference. This aCGH analysis could be a reliable screening tool to document biologically relevant ROH and recommend further molecular analysis., Competing Interests: Not applicable.Not applicable.None to disclose.Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Published: 2019
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31. Recess environment and curriculum intervention on children's physical activity: IPLAY.

Author: Nigg CR, Kutchman E, Amato K, Schaefer CA, Zhang G, Anwar MMU, Anthamatten P, Browning RC, Brink L, and Hill J
Subjects: Accelerometry, Body Mass Index, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Self Report, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Built Environment, Curriculum, Exercise, Health Promotion methods, Play and Playthings, Schools
Abstract: Understanding the impacts of the built environment on physical activity (PA) is essential to promoting children's PA. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of schoolyard renovations and a PA recess curriculum alone and in combination on children's PA. This was a 2 (learning landscape [LL] vs. non-LL) × 2 (curriculum intervention vs. no curriculum intervention) factorial design with random assignment to the curriculum intervention, and six elementary schools per condition. PA outcomes were assessed preprogram, mid-program, immediate postprogram, and one year postprogram. No meaningful intervention effects were found. Lack of an effect may be due to the brief dose of recess, the curriculum not being integrated within the schoolyard, the LL implementation occurring prior to the study, or the already high levels of PA. Potential avenues to promote PA include making recess longer, integrating recess into the school curricula, and developing recess PA curricula integrating schoolyards., (© Society of Behavioral Medicine 2018. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
Published: 2019
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32. Integrated FISH, Karyotyping and aCGH Analyses for Effective Prenatal Diagnosis of Common Aneuploidies and Other Cytogenomic Abnormalities.

Author: Chai H, DiAdamo A, Grommisch B, Boyle J, Amato K, Wang D, Wen J, and Li P
Abstract: Current prenatal genetic evaluation showed a significantly increase in non-invasive screening and the reduction of invasive diagnostic procedures. To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy on detecting common aneuploidies, structural chromosomal rearrangements, and pathogenic copy number variants (pCNV), we performed a retrospective analysis on a case series initially analyzed by aneuvysion fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and karyotyping then followed by array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH). Of the 386 cases retrieved from the past decade, common aneuploidies were detected in 137 cases (35.5%), other chromosomal structural rearrangements were detected in four cases (1%), and pCNV were detected in five cases (1.3%). The relative frequencies for common aneuploidies suggested an under detection of sex chromosome aneuploidies. Approximately 9.5% of cases with common aneuploidies showed a mosaic pattern. Inconsistent results between FISH and karyotyping were noted in cases with pseudo-mosaicism introduced by culture artifact or variable cellular proliferation from cells with mosaic karyotypic complements under in vitro cell culture. Based on findings from this case series, cell-based FISH and karyotyping should be performed to detect common aneuploidies, structural chromosomal abnormalities, and mosaic pattern. DNA-based aCGH and reflex FISH should be performed to detect and confirm genomic imbalances and pCNV. Practice points to ensure the diagnostic accuracy and efficacy were summarized.
Published: 2019
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33. The gut microbiome of nonhuman primates: Lessons in ecology and evolution.

Author: Clayton JB, Gomez A, Amato K, Knights D, Travis DA, Blekhman R, Knight R, Leigh S, Stumpf R, Wolf T, Glander KE, Cabana F, and Johnson TJ
Subjects: Animals, Bacteria classification, Diet veterinary, Ecology, Phylogeny, Primates classification, Primates immunology, Primates physiology, Biological Evolution, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Primates microbiology
Abstract: The mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract is home to trillions of bacteria that play a substantial role in host metabolism and immunity. While progress has been made in understanding the role that microbial communities play in human health and disease, much less attention has been given to host-associated microbiomes in nonhuman primates (NHPs). Here we review past and current research exploring the gut microbiome of NHPs. First, we summarize methods for characterization of the NHP gut microbiome. Then we discuss variation in gut microbiome composition and function across different NHP taxa. Finally, we highlight how studying the gut microbiome offers new insights into primate nutrition, physiology, and immune system function, as well as enhances our understanding of primate ecology and evolution. Microbiome approaches are useful tools for studying relevant issues in primate ecology. Further study of the gut microbiome of NHPs will offer new insight into primate ecology and evolution as well as human health., (© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.)
Published: 2018
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34. Physical activity stages of change surveillance data shows that the majority of Hawai'i's Keiki (Children) meet the guidelines.

Author: Rotter M, Amato K, and Nigg CR
Subjects: Child, Female, Hawaii, Humans, Intention, Male, Self Report, Exercise psychology, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander psychology
Abstract: Targeting Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) children based on their physical activity (PA) stages of change (SOC) may improve intervention effectiveness. No known SOC surveillance system exists for NHOPI jurisdictions. The purpose was to determine the PA SOC prevalence over 5 years in children living in Hawai'i. Self-reported PA SOC from 5 cohorts (3-6 grade students) in Hawai'i were compared between cohorts and sex. The combined PA SOC distribution (n = 1726, 50.7% female) was: Precontemplation, 7.5%; Contemplation, 7.6%; Preparation, 9.9%; Action, 33.4%; Maintenance, 41.5%. There were no significant difference between cohorts 1 and 2 (n = 258), χ 2 (16) = 21.75, p = 0.15; 2 and 3 (n = 129), χ 2 (16) = 17.51, p = 0.35; 3 and 4 (n = 171), χ 2 (16) = 17.28, p = 0.77; 4 and 5 (n = 129), χ 2 (16) = 17.51, p = 0.35; and for all cohorts between males and females (p > 0.05). Most participants were in Action and Maintenance. Prevention efforts should emphasize maintaining PA levels. Extending PA behavior surveillance systems to include intention in NHOPI jurisdictions is warranted.
Published: 2018
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35. Social behaviour and gut microbiota in red-bellied lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer): In search of the role of immunity in the evolution of sociality.

Author: Raulo A, Ruokolainen L, Lane A, Amato K, Knight R, Leigh S, Stumpf R, White B, Nelson KE, Baden AL, and Tecot SR
Subjects: Animals, Ecosystem, Gastrointestinal Microbiome immunology, Behavior, Animal physiology, Biodiversity, Biological Evolution, Gastrointestinal Microbiome physiology, Lemur immunology, Lemur microbiology, Social Behavior
Abstract: Vertebrate gut microbiota form a key component of immunity and a dynamic link between an individual and the ecosystem. Microbiota might play a role in social systems as well, because microbes are transmitted during social contact and can affect host behaviour. Combining methods from behavioural and molecular research, we describe the relationship between social dynamics and gut microbiota of a group-living cooperative species of primate, the red-bellied lemur (Eulemur rubriventer). Specifically, we ask whether patterns of social contact (group membership, group size, position in social network, individual sociality) are associated with patterns of gut microbial composition (diversity and similarity) between individuals and across time. Red-bellied lemurs were found to have gut microbiota with slight temporal fluctuations and strong social group-specific composition. Contrary to expectations, individual sociality was negatively associated with gut microbial diversity. However, position within the social network predicted gut microbial composition. These results emphasize the role of the social environment in determining the microbiota of adult animals. Since social transmission of gut microbiota has the potential to enhance immunity, microbiota might have played an escalating role in the evolution of sociality., (© 2017 The Authors. Journal of Animal Ecology © 2017 British Ecological Society.)
Published: 2018
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36. Effect of a Blueberry-Derived Antioxidant Matrix on Infrared-A Induced Gene Expression in Human Dermal Fibroblasts.

Author

Grether-Beck S, Krutmann J, Wilkens K, and D'Amato K

Subjects

Cell Survival, Cells, Cultured drug effects, Cells, Cultured enzymology, Cells, Cultured radiation effects, Fibroblasts enzymology, Fibroblasts radiation effects, Gene Expression Regulation drug effects, Gene Expression Regulation radiation effects, Humans, Infrared Rays, Matrix Metalloproteinase 1 metabolism, Plant Extracts chemistry, Skin radiation effects, Antioxidants pharmacology, Blueberry Plants, Fibroblasts drug effects, Skin drug effects

Abstract

There is compelling evidence that Infrared A (IRA) from natural sunlight contributes to photoaging of human skin by inducing the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) expression in human dermal fibroblasts. Corresponding mechanistic studies have shown that IRA does so by increasing the production of reactive oxygen species in irradiated cells. In the present study, we therefore asked if treatment of primary human skin fibroblasts with a blueberry-derived antioxidant matrix (BerrimatrixTM), which is employed as an active ingredient in commercially available skin care products that are topically applied, can prevent IRA-induced MMP-1 expression in these cells. In this in vitro study, we have found that this antioxidant containing matrix is well tolerated by fibroblast over a broad concentration range and that it efficiently prevents IRA-induced MMP-1 mRNA expression. It may thus be speculated that topical application of this antioxidant containing matrix may be efficient in protecting human skin against IRA-induced wrinkle formation.

J Drugs Dermatol. 2017;16(8 Suppl 2):s125-128.

Published

2017

37. Prioritizing multiple health behavior change research topics: expert opinions in behavior change science.

Author: Amato K, Park E, and Nigg CR
Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies, Expert Testimony, Female, Health Promotion, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Biomedical Research statistics & numerical data, Health Behavior
Abstract: Multiple health behavior change (MHBC) approaches are understudied. The purpose of this study is to provide strategic MHBC research direction. This cross-sectional study contacted participants through the Society of Behavioral Medicine email listservs and rated the importance of 24 MHBC research topics (1 = not at all important, 5 = extremely important) separately for general and underserved populations. Participants (n = 76) were 79 % female; 76 % White, 10 % Asian, 8 % African American, 5 % Hispanic, and 1 % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Top MHBC research priorities were predictors of behavior change and the sustainability, long-term effects, and dissemination/translation of interventions for both populations. Recruitment and retention of participants (t(68) = 2.17, p = 0.000), multi-behavioral indices (t(68) = 3.54, p = 0.001), and measurement burden (t(67) = 5.04, p = 0.001) were important for the underserved. Results identified the same top research priorities across populations. For the underserved, research should emphasize recruitment, retention, and measurement burden.
Published: 2016
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38. Spectrum of Cytogenomic Abnormalities Revealed by Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization on Products of Conception Culture Failure and Normal Karyotype Samples.

Author: Zhou Q, Wu SY, Amato K, DiAdamo A, and Li P
Subjects: Abortion, Spontaneous genetics, Adolescent, Adult, DNA Copy Number Variations, Female, Gene Dosage, Gene Regulatory Networks, Humans, Male, Pregnancy, Young Adult, Chromosome Aberrations, Comparative Genomic Hybridization, Fertilization genetics, Karyotype
Abstract: Approximately 30% of pregnancies after implantation end up in spontaneous abortions, and 50% of them are caused by chromosomal abnormalities. However, the spectrum of genomic copy number variants (CNVs) in products of conception (POC) and the underlying gene-dosage-sensitive mechanisms causing spontaneous abortions remain largely unknown. In this study, array comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis was performed as a salvage procedure for 128 POC culture failure (POC-CF) samples and as a supplemental procedure for 106 POC normal karyotype (POC-NK) samples. Chromosomal abnormalities were detected in 10% of POC-CF and pathogenic CNVs were detected in 3.9% of POC-CF and 5.7% of POC-NK samples. Compiled results from this study and relevant case series through a literature review demonstrated an abnormality detection rate (ADR) of 35% for chromosomal abnormalities in POC-CF samples, 3.7% for pathogenic CNVs in POC-CF samples, and 4.6% for pathogenic CNVs in POC-NK samples. Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) was performed on the genes from pathogenic CNVs found in POC samples. The denoted primary gene networks suggested that apoptosis and cell proliferation pathways are involved in miscarriage. In summary, a similar spectrum of cytogenomic abnormalities was observed in POC culture success and POC-CF samples. A threshold effect correlating the number of dosage-sensitive genes in a chromosome with the observed frequency of autosomal trisomy is proposed. A rationalized approach using firstly fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing with probes of chromosomes X/Y/18, 13/21, and 15/16/22 for common aneuploidies and polyploidies and secondly aCGH for other cytogenomic abnormalities is recommended for POC-CF samples., (Copyright © 2016 Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Genetics Society of China. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2016
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39. The Influence of Health Behaviors During Childhood on Adolescent Health Behaviors, Health Indicators, and Academic Outcomes Among Participants from Hawaii.

Author: Nigg CR and Amato K
Subjects: Adolescent, Body Mass Index, Child, Exercise, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Fruit, Hawaii, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Schools, Surveys and Questionnaires, Vegetables, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Health, Child Behavior, Health Behavior
Abstract: Background/purpose: Health behaviors during childhood may influence adolescent health behaviors and be related to other important outcomes, but no longitudinal research has examined this in a multicultural population in Hawaii to date. This study investigated if childhood moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA), fruit and vegetable consumption, and sedentary behavior influence adolescent (1) MVPA, fruit and vegetable consumption, and sedentary behavior; (2) body mass index (BMI) percentile, general health, and stress; and (3) school marks and school absenteeism., Methods: Three cohorts of public elementary school children (fourth to sixth graders) who participated in a state-mandated after-school program in 2004, 2005, and 2006 completed baseline (demographics, MVPA, fruit and vegetable consumption, and sedentary behavior) and 5-year follow-up surveys (demographics, MVPA, fruit and vegetable consumption, and sedentary behavior; BMI, general health, stress, school marks, and absenteeism; combined follow-up n = 334; 14.76 ± 0.87 years old; 55.1% female; 53% Asian, 19.8% Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander, 15.3% White, and 11.9% other)., Results: Regressions found that childhood MVPA (mean [m] = 45.42, standard deviation [SD] = 31.2 min/day) and fruit and vegetable consumption (m = 6.96, SD = 4.54 servings/day) predicted these behaviors in adolescence (m = 47.22, SD = 27.04 min/day and m = 4.63, SD = 3.03 servings/day, respectively, p < 0.05). Childhood sedentary behavior (m = 3.85, SD = 2.85 h/day)) predicted adolescent BMI percentile (m = 60.93, SD = 28.75, p < 0.05). Childhood fruit and vegetable consumption and sedentary behavior negatively predicted adolescent marks (B average, p < 0.05)., Conclusions: Childhood health behaviors do influence adolescent health behaviors, some health outcomes, and some academic indicators in this population, especially childhood sedentary behavior, which underlines the importance of sedentary behavior interventions.
Published: 2015
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40. Eph receptor tyrosine kinases in cancer stem cells.

Author: Chen J, Song W, and Amato K
Subjects: Animals, Cell Division, Homeostasis, Humans, Mice, Molecular Targeted Therapy, Neoplasms drug therapy, Neoplasms metabolism, Receptors, Eph Family agonists, Receptors, Eph Family antagonists & inhibitors, Signal Transduction, Ephrins metabolism, Neoplastic Stem Cells metabolism, Receptors, Eph Family metabolism
Abstract: Eph receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and their ligands, ephrins, play critical roles in development, tissue homeostasis, and cancer. Because Eph receptors are expressed in most adult stem cell niches and in many types of cancers, it has been long suspected that this family of RTKs may also regulate the function of cancer stem-like cells (CSCs). This review will focus on recent studies to elucidate the contribution of Eph/ephrin molecules in CSC self-renewal and tumorigenicity, as well as describe efforts to target these molecules in cancer. Because CSCs are often resistant to therapeutic intervention and have been shown to depend on Eph RTKs for self-renewal, targeting Eph receptors may hold promise for the treatment of drug-resistant cancers., (Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
Published: 2015
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41. What Matters When Children Play: Influence of Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Environment on Levels of Physical Activity Among Elementary-Aged Youth.

Author: Harmon BE, Nigg CR, Long C, Amato K, Anwar MU, Kutchman E, Anthamatten P, Browning RC, Brink L, and Hill JO
Abstract: Objectives: Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) has often been used as a guide to predict and modify physical activity (PA) behavior. We assessed the ability of commonly investigated SCT variables and perceived school environment variables to predict PA among elementary students. We also examined differences in influences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic students., Design: This analysis used baseline data collected from eight schools who participated in a four-year study of a combined school-day curriculum and environmental intervention., Methods: Data were collected from 393 students. A 3-step linear regression was used to measure associations between PA level, SCT variables (self-efficacy, social support, enjoyment), and perceived environment variables (schoolyard structures, condition, equipment/supervision). Logistic regression assessed associations between variables and whether students met PA recommendations., Results: School and sex explained 6% of the moderate-to-vigorous PA models' variation. SCT variables explained an additional 15% of the models' variation, with much of the model's predictive ability coming from self-efficacy and social support. Sex was more strongly associated with PA level among Hispanic students, while self-efficacy was more strongly associated among non-Hispanic students. Perceived environment variables contributed little to the models., Conclusions: Our findings add to the literature on the influences of PA among elementary-aged students. The differences seen in the influence of sex and self-efficacy among non-Hispanic and Hispanic students suggests these are areas where PA interventions could be tailored to improve efficacy. Additional research is needed to understand if different measures of perceived environment or perceptions at different ages may better predict PA.
Published: 2014
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42. Effects of cancer-associated EPHA3 mutations on lung cancer.

Author: Zhuang G, Song W, Amato K, Hwang Y, Lee K, Boothby M, Ye F, Guo Y, Shyr Y, Lin L, Carbone DP, Brantley-Sieders DM, and Chen J
Subjects: Animals, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Apoptosis, Blotting, Western, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, DNA Mutational Analysis, DNA, Complementary analysis, DNA, Neoplasm analysis, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Immunoprecipitation, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Mice, Mice, Nude, Patient Selection, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt antagonists & inhibitors, Receptor, EphA3, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Transplantation, Heterologous, Up-Regulation, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung chemistry, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung genetics, Lung Neoplasms chemistry, Lung Neoplasms genetics, Mutation, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases analysis, Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases genetics
Abstract: Background: Cancer genome sequencing efforts recently identified EPHA3, which encodes the EPHA3 receptor tyrosine kinase, as one of the most frequently mutated genes in lung cancer. Although receptor tyrosine kinase mutations often drive oncogenic conversion and tumorigenesis, the oncogenic potential of the EPHA3 mutations in lung cancer remains unknown., Methods: We used immunoprecipitation, western blotting, and kinase assays to determine the activity and signaling of mutant EPHA3 receptors. A mutation-associated gene signature was generated from one large dataset, mapped to another training dataset with survival information, and tested in a third independent dataset. EPHA3 expression levels were determined by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in paired normal-tumor clinical specimens and by immunohistochemistry in human lung cancer tissue microarrays. We assessed tumor growth in vivo using A549 and H1299 human lung carcinoma cell xenografts in mice (n = 7-8 mice per group). Tumor cell proliferation was measured by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation and apoptosis by multiple assays. All P values are from two-sided tests., Results: At least two cancer-associated EPHA3 somatic mutations functioned as dominant inhibitors of the normal (wild type) EPHA3 protein. An EPHA3 mutation-associated gene signature that was associated with poor patient survival was identified. Moreover, EPHA3 gene copy numbers and/or expression levels were decreased in tumors from large cohorts of patients with lung cancer (eg, the gene was deleted in 157 of 371 [42%] primary lung adenocarcinomas). Reexpression of wild-type EPHA3 in human lung cancer lines increased apoptosis by suppression of AKT activation in vitro and inhibited the growth of tumor xenografts (eg, for H1299 cells, mean tumor volume with wild-type EPHA3 = 437.4 mm(3) vs control = 774.7 mm(3), P < .001). Tumor-suppressive effects of wild-type EPHA3 could be overridden in trans by dominant negative EPHA3 somatic mutations discovered in patients with lung cancer., Conclusion: Cancer-associated EPHA3 mutations attenuate the tumor-suppressive effects of normal EPHA3 in lung cancer.
Published: 2012
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43. Microstructure and mechanical properties of open-cellular biomaterials prototypes for total knee replacement implants fabricated by electron beam melting.

Author: Murr LE, Amato KN, Li SJ, Tian YX, Cheng XY, Gaytan SM, Martinez E, Shindo PW, Medina F, and Wicker RB
Subjects: Alloys chemistry, Elastic Modulus, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Models, Molecular, Molecular Conformation, Optical Phenomena, Software, X-Ray Diffraction, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Biocompatible Materials chemistry, Electrons, Mechanical Phenomena, Prostheses and Implants, Prosthesis Design methods
Abstract: Total knee replacement implants consisting of a Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy femoral component and a Ti-6Al-4V tibial component are the basis for the additive manufacturing of novel solid, mesh, and foam monoliths using electron beam melting (EBM). Ti-6Al-4V solid prototype microstructures were primarily α-phase acicular platelets while the mesh and foam structures were characterized by α(')-martensite with some residual α. The Co-29Cr-6Mo containing 0.22% C formed columnar (directional) Cr(23)C(6) carbides spaced ~2 μm in the build direction, while HIP-annealed Co-Cr alloy exhibited an intrinsic stacking fault microstructure. A log-log plot of relative stiffness versus relative density for Ti-6Al-4V and Co-29Cr-6Mo open-cellular mesh and foams resulted in a fitted line with a nearly ideal slope, n = 2.1. A stress shielding design graph constructed from these data permitted mesh and foam implant prototypes to be fabricated for compatible bone stiffness., (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2011
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44. Open-Cellular Co-Base and Ni-Base Superalloys Fabricated by Electron Beam Melting.

Author: Murr L, Li S, Tian Y, Amato K, Martinez E, and Medina F
Abstract: Reticulated mesh samples of Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy and Ni-21Cr-9Mo-4Nb alloy (625) and stochastic foam samples of Co-29Cr-6Mo alloy fabricated by electron beam melting were characterized by optical metallography, and the dynamic stiffness (Young's modulus) was measured by resonant frequency analysis. The relative stiffness (E/E s ) versus relative density (ρ/ρ s ) plotted on a log-log basis resulted in a fitted straight line with a slope n ≅ 2, consistent with that for ideal open cellular materials.
Published: 2011
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45. California's digital divide: clinical information systems for the haves and have-nots.

Author: Miller RH, D'Amato K, Oliva N, West CE, and Adelson JW
Subjects: Humans, Efficiency, Organizational, Health Records, Personal, Process Assessment, Health Care
Abstract: Strong barriers prevent the financing of clinical information systems (CIS) in health care delivery system organizations in market segments serving disadvantaged patients. These segments include community health centers, public hospitals, unaffiliated rural hospitals, and some Medicaid-oriented solo and small-group medical practices. Policy interventions such as loans, grants, pay-for-performance and other reimbursement changes, and support services assistance will help lower these barriers. Without intervention, progress will be slow and worsen health care disparities between the advantaged and disadvantaged populations.
Published: 2009
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46. Support of the breast-feeding mother in critical care.

Author: Dauphinee JD, Amato K, and Kiehl E
Subjects: Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Breast Feeding, Critical Care methods, Maternal-Child Nursing methods, Mothers
Abstract: Physiologic stabilization and maintenance of life of a critically ill, newly delivered woman is the immediate priority for the critical care team. Once stabilized however, each mother must be evaluated for lactation status. For the mother who has chosen to bottle-feed her infant, the nurse should initiate nursing care measures to suppress lactation. With the mother who has chosen to breast-feed her infant, the nurse has additional responsibility. Because actual breast-feeding will most likely be suspended temporarily, the nursing staff should be knowledgeable in breast care associated with establishing a milk supply, expressing milk to prevent breast engorgement, and initiating actual breast-feeding when the mother's condition permits. This article provides the advanced practice nurse with information, skills, and resources necessary to assess, initiate, and maintain breast-feeding, one of the most important physiologic and psychologic needs of the mother-infant dyad.
Published: 1997
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47. Repair of distal flexor tendon injuries utilizing an internal splint: a new technique.

Author: D'Amato KE and Burke EF
Subjects: Adolescent, Adult, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rupture, Splints, Tendons surgery, Fingers, Tendon Injuries
Published: 1985

48. Combination chemotherapy in relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Author: Amato KR, Sallan SE, and Lipton JM
Subjects: Acute Disease, Adolescent, Asparaginase administration & dosage, Child, Child, Preschool, Cyclophosphamide administration & dosage, Dactinomycin administration & dosage, Female, Humans, Male, Prednisone administration & dosage, Prognosis, Recurrence, Vincristine administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Leukemia, Lymphoid drug therapy
Abstract: Chemotherapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who relapse during the course of initial treatment has been generally effective in inducing second complete remissions, but the duration of remissions has been very short. We used a combination of drugs, featuring weekly doses of L-asparaginase and cyclic boluses of dactinomycin, to maintain second complete remissions. Eight of ten patients who had had hematologic relapses subsequently entered a second complete remission, the median duration of which was 11.5 months. We conclude that this program resulted in a longer median duration of complete remission than most of the previously reported regimens for the treatment of relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. However, all patients eventually relapsed.
Published: 1984

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