7 results on '"Lyimo MA"'
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2. Reasons for delay in seeking treatment among women with obstetric fistula in Tanzania: a qualitative study.
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Lyimo MA and Mosha IH
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- Adult, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Marital Status, Middle Aged, Pregnancy, Qualitative Research, Tanzania, Vaginal Fistula etiology, Young Adult, Obstetric Labor Complications psychology, Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology, Social Isolation, Social Stigma, Vaginal Fistula psychology
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Background: Obstetric fistula is among the serious and distressing maternal morbidities in Tanzania. Obstetric fistula is a childbirth-related injury caused by prolonged and obstructed labor which has a devastating impact on affected women and their families. The aim of this study was to explore reasons why women with obstetric fistula admitted to the Comprehensive Community- Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT) hospital delayed seeking fistula treatment., Methods: This exploratory study incorporated qualitative approach. In-depth interviews were used to collect data from 18 women with obstetric fistula admitted to CCBRT hospital. The interviews were conducted in Kiswahili and lasted for 40-45 min. Audio-recordings of the interviews were transcribed verbatim and translated into English. Thematic analysis was used to extract reasons for the delay in seeking treatment for obstetric fistula., Results: The study sample (n = 18) ranged in age from 20 to 57 (μ = 37; SD = 11.67), married (n = 14), unemployed (n = 15), and very low level education (n = 15) with primary education. Delay in seeking treatment for obstetric fistula was related to the following themes: inadequate knowledge about the causes and treatment of obstetric fistula, distance and transport cost to a health facility, stigma, community isolation, social isolation and use of traditional and cultural., Conclusion: The Tanzanian Ministry of Health in collaboration with private institutions should strengthen education programmes on the nature and causes of obstetric fistula, and increase the availability of treatment to decrease the effect of this condition for women in Tanzania.
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- 2019
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3. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with an inflammatory state: evidence from hematological findings and cytokine levels.
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Mtali YS, Lyimo MA, Luzzatto L, and Massawe SN
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- Adult, Blood Cell Count, Blood Pressure, Cross-Sectional Studies, Eclampsia blood, Eosinophils, Erythrocyte Indices, Female, Hemoglobins analysis, Humans, Inflammation, Neutrophils, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Severity of Illness Index, Young Adult, Cytokines blood, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced blood, Interleukin-6 blood, Maternal Serum Screening Tests statistics & numerical data, Pregnancy Trimesters blood
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Background: Abnormalities of blood cell counts and of cytokine profiles in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have been reported in several studies. Although their cause-effect relationships to HDP are not yet clear, detecting and monitoring these alterations can be of use for prognosis and management of HDP. This study aimed to determine hematological, coagulation and cytokine profiles in hypertensive as compared to normotensive pregnancy and to identify correlations between these profiles., Methods: This was a hospital-based comparative cross-sectional study conducted from September 2017 to February 2018. There were two groups: the comparison group consisted of 77 normotensive pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic of Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH); the index group consisted of 76 hypertensive pregnant women admitted to the maternity block of the same hospital. Hematological and cytokine parameters were compared between the hypertensive and the normotensive group. We analyzed the data using Student's independent t-test when the data were normally distributed; and the Mann-Whitney U-test when the data were not normally distributed. Kruskal Wallis with Dunn's multiple comparison tests was run for subgroup analysis and correlation studies were done using Spearman ranking., Results: Hemoglobin levels were slightly but significantly lower, (P < 0.01) in women with HDP compared to normotensive (N) women; the same was true for platelet counts (P < 0.001). The red cell distribution width (RDW) was slightly but significantly higher in HDP than in N. Neutrophil counts and Interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels were significantly (P < 0.001) higher in HDP than in N; and within HDP IL-6 levels increased with increasing severity of HDP. A novel remarkable finding was that eosinophil counts, normal in N, were lower and lower with increasing severity of HDP, to the point that they were nearly absent in women with eclampsia., Conclusion: There are significant changes in hematological, cytokine and coagulation parameters in pregnant women with hypertensive disorders compared to normotensive pregnant women. The picture that emerges is that of an inflammatory state associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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- 2019
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4. Sialic acid levels in breast milk from HIV-positive Tanzanian women and impact of maternal diet.
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Connor RI, Zain-Ul-Abideen M, Magohe AK, Brickley EB, Housman ML, Lyimo MA, Mchaki B, Maro I, Hendricks KM, Lukmanji Z, Matee M, Bakari M, Pallangyo K, and Von Reyn CF
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- Adult, Body Mass Index, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Tanzania, Diet methods, HIV Infections pathology, Milk, Human chemistry, N-Acetylneuraminic Acid analysis
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Objective: To quantify total sialic acid in milk from HIV-positive Tanzanian mothers and to determine the impact of maternal diet on milk sialic acid levels., Design: Milk samples were analyzed from 74 HIV-positive, Tanzanian women enrolled in a randomized, controlled clinical study of a dietary macronutrient supplement. Women were provided with a daily protein-calorie supplement and a micronutrient supplement or micronutrient supplement only during the last trimester of pregnancy and up to the first 6 months of breastfeeding., Methods: Milk samples were collected at approximately 2 weeks and at least 3 months postpartum and assayed for total sialic acid. Milk sialic acid was assessed relative to maternal macronutrient intake, age, BMI, CD4+ cell count and infant birth weight., Results: The mean concentration of milk sialic acid was highest in the first 2 weeks postpartum (6.89 ± 2.79 mmol/l) and declined rapidly by 3 months (2.49 ± 0.60 mmol/l). Sialic acid content in milk was similar between both treatment arms of the study, and did not correlate with maternal macronutrient intake. No correlation was found between maternal age, BMI, CD4+ cell count or infant birth weight and total milk sialic acid concentration., Conclusion: Milk sialic acid levels in HIV-positive, Tanzanian women without malnutrition are comparable with reported values for women of European descent and show a similar temporal decline during early lactation. These findings suggest that total milk sialic acid is maintained despite macronutrient deficiencies in maternal diet and support a conserved role for milk sialic acid in neonatal development.
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- 2019
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5. Breast milk from Tanzanian women has divergent effects on cell-free and cell-associated HIV-1 infection in vitro.
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Lyimo MA, Mosi MN, Housman ML, Zain-Ul-Abideen M, Lee FV, Howell AL, and Connor RI
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- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Breast Feeding, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes virology, Cell-Free System virology, Child, Cytokines metabolism, DNA, Viral analysis, Female, Humans, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical prevention & control, Milk, Human metabolism, Oligosaccharides metabolism, Sialyl Lewis X Antigen, Tanzania, Viral Tropism, HIV-1 physiology, Milk, Human virology
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Transmission of HIV-1 during breastfeeding is a significant source of new pediatric infections in sub-Saharan Africa. Breast milk from HIV-positive mothers contains both cell-free and cell-associated virus; however, the impact of breast milk on HIV-1 infectivity remains poorly understood. In the present study, breast milk was collected from HIV-positive and HIV-negative Tanzanian women attending antenatal clinics in Dar es Salaam. Milk was analyzed for activity in vitro against both cell-free and cell-associated HIV-1. Potent inhibition of cell-free R5 and X4 HIV-1 occurred in the presence of milk from all donors regardless of HIV-1 serostatus. Inhibition of cell-free HIV-1 infection positively correlated with milk levels of sialyl-Lewis(X) from HIV-positive donors. In contrast, milk from 8 of 16 subjects enhanced infection with cell-associated HIV-1 regardless of donor serostatus. Milk from two of these subjects contained high levels of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines including TNFα, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, MCP-1 and IP-10, and enhanced cell-associated HIV-1 infection at dilutions as high as 1∶500. These findings indicate that breast milk contains innate factors with divergent activity against cell-free and cell-associated HIV-1 in vitro. Enhancement of cell-associated HIV-1 infection by breast milk may be associated with inflammatory conditions in the mother and may contribute to infant infection during breastfeeding.
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- 2012
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6. Innate factors in human breast milk inhibit cell-free HIV-1 but not cell-associated HIV-1 infection of CD4+ cells.
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Lyimo MA, Howell AL, Balandya E, Eszterhas SK, and Connor RI
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- Cell Line, Cell-Free System, Gene Expression Regulation, Viral physiology, HIV Core Protein p24 genetics, HIV Core Protein p24 metabolism, Humans, Time Factors, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes virology, HIV-1 drug effects, Milk, Human chemistry, Virus Integration drug effects
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Background: Transmission of HIV from mother to child through breast-feeding remains a global health challenge, particularly in developing countries. Breast milk from an HIV-infected women may contain both cell-free HIV-1 and cell-associated virus; however, the impact of human breast milk on HIV infection and replication in CD4 cells remain poorly understood., Objectives: In the present study, we evaluated the effects of breast milk in vitro on infection of CD4 cells with cell-free HIV-1, including effects on HIV-1 receptor expression, reverse transcription, integration, and viral transcription. Additionally, we evaluated the ability of breast milk to inhibit cell-associated transmission of HIV-1 from infected CD4 T lymphocytes., Results: Our results demonstrate that breast milk potently inhibits infection with cell-free HIV-1 in vitro independently of viral tropism and significantly decreases HIV-1 reverse transcription and integration in CD4 cells. However, the inhibitory effect of breast milk on HIV-1 infection of CD4 cells was lost during extended culture, and direct coculture of HIV-infected CD4 T lymphocytes with susceptible target cells revealed that breast milk was ineffective at blocking cell-associated HIV-1 infection., Conclusions: Our findings suggest that breast milk may provide a protective function against cell-free HIV-1 but may be less effective at blocking infection by cell-associated virus.
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- 2009
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7. Effect of oestradiol on PAMP-mediated CCL20/MIP-3 alpha production by mouse uterine epithelial cells in culture.
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Soboll G, Crane-Godreau MA, Lyimo MA, and Wira CR
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- Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chemokine CCL20, Dipeptides pharmacology, Epithelial Cells drug effects, Epithelial Cells immunology, Female, Guanosine analogs & derivatives, Guanosine pharmacology, Lipopolysaccharides pharmacology, Lipoproteins pharmacology, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Peptidoglycan pharmacology, Toll-Like Receptors agonists, Uterus cytology, Uterus immunology, Chemokines, CC biosynthesis, Estradiol pharmacology, Macrophage Inflammatory Proteins biosynthesis, Uterus drug effects
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The present study was undertaken to establish whether mouse uterine epithelial cells produce CCL20/macrophage inflammatory protein 3 alpha (CCL20/MIP-3 alpha) and to determine whether secretion is under hormonal control and influenced by pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). In the absence of PAMPs, polarized uterine epithelial cells grown to confluence on cell culture inserts constitutively secreted CCL20/MIP-3 alpha with preferential accumulation into the apical compartment. When epithelial cells were treated with the Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists Pam3Cys (TLR2/1), peptidoglycan (TLR2/6) or lipopolysaccharide (LPS; TLR4), CCL20/MIP-3 alpha increased rapidly (4 hr) in both apical and basolateral secretions. Time-course studies indicated that responses to PAMPs added to the apical surface persisted for 12-72 hr. Stimulation with loxoribin (TLR7) and DNA CpG motif (TLR9) increased basolateral but not apical secretion of CCL20/MIP-3 alpha. In contrast, the viral agonist Poly(I:C) (TLR3) had no effect on either apical or basolateral secretion. In other studies, we found that oestradiol added to the culture media decreased the constitutive release of CCL20/MIP-3 alpha. Moreover, when added to the culture media along with LPS, oestradiol inhibited LPS-induced increases in CCL20/MIP-3 alpha secretion into both the apical and basolateral compartments. In summary, these results indicate that CCL20/MIP-3 alpha is produced in response to PAMPs. Since CCL20/MIP-3 alpha is chemotactic for immature dendritic cells, B cells and memory T cells and has antimicrobial properties, these studies suggest that CCL20/MIP-3 alpha production by epithelial cells, an important part of the innate immune defence in the female reproductive tract, is under hormonal control and is responsive to microbial challenge.
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- 2006
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