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2. Constructing personalized characterizations of structural brain aberrations in patients with dementia using explainable artificial intelligence.
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Leonardsen EH, Persson K, Grødem E, Dinsdale N, Schellhorn T, Roe JM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sørensen Ø, Kaufmann T, Westman E, Marquand A, Selbæk G, Andreassen OA, Wolfers T, Westlye LT, and Wang Y
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Deep learning approaches for clinical predictions based on magnetic resonance imaging data have shown great promise as a translational technology for diagnosis and prognosis in neurological disorders, but its clinical impact has been limited. This is partially attributed to the opaqueness of deep learning models, causing insufficient understanding of what underlies their decisions. To overcome this, we trained convolutional neural networks on structural brain scans to differentiate dementia patients from healthy controls, and applied layerwise relevance propagation to procure individual-level explanations of the model predictions. Through extensive validations we demonstrate that deviations recognized by the model corroborate existing knowledge of structural brain aberrations in dementia. By employing the explainable dementia classifier in a longitudinal dataset of patients with mild cognitive impairment, we show that the spatially rich explanations complement the model prediction when forecasting transition to dementia and help characterize the biological manifestation of disease in the individual brain. Overall, our work exemplifies the clinical potential of explainable artificial intelligence in precision medicine., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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- 2024
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3. Genetic evidence for the causal effects of C-reactive protein on self-reported habitual sleep duration.
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Iakunchykova O, Pan M, Amlien IK, Roe JM, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Chen CH, Benros ME, and Wang Y
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Inflammatory responses to acute stimuli are proposed to regulate sleep, but the relationship between chronic inflammation and habitual sleep duration is elusive. Here, we study this relation using genetically predicted level of chronic inflammation, indexed by CRP and IL6 signaling, and self-reported sleep duration. By Mendelian randomization analysis, we show that elevated CRP level within <10 mg/L has a homeostatic effect that facilitates maintaining 7-8 h sleep duration per day - making short-sleepers sleep longer (p = 2.42 × 10
-2 ) and long-sleepers sleep shorter (1.87 × 10-7 ); but it is not associated with the overall sleep duration (p = 0.17). This homeostatic effect replicated in an independent CRP dataset. We observed causal effects of the soluble interleukin 6 receptor and gp130 on overall sleep duration (p = 1.62 × 10-8 , p = 2.61 × 10-58 , respectively), but these effects disappeared when CRP effects were accounted for in the model. Using polygenic score analysis, we found that the homeostatic effect of CRP on sleep duration stems primarily from the genetic variants within the CRP gene region: when genetic variants outside of this region were used to predict CRP levels, the opposite direction of effect was observed. In conclusion, we show that elevated CRP level may causally facilitate maintaining an optimal sleep duration that is beneficial to health, thus updating our current knowledge of immune regulation on sleep., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2024 The Authors.)- Published
- 2024
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4. Hacking the Immune Response to Solid Tumors: Harnessing the Anti-Cancer Capacities of Oncolytic Bacteria.
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Roe JM, Seely K, Bussard CJ, Eischen Martin E, Mouw EG, Bayles KW, Hollingsworth MA, Brooks AE, and Dailey KM
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Oncolytic bacteria are a classification of bacteria with a natural ability to specifically target solid tumors and, in the process, stimulate a potent immune response. Currently, these include species of Klebsiella , Listeria , Mycobacteria , Streptococcus / Serratia (Coley's Toxin), Proteus , Salmonella , and Clostridium . Advancements in techniques and methodology, including genetic engineering, create opportunities to "hijack" typical host-pathogen interactions and subsequently harness oncolytic capacities. Engineering, sometimes termed "domestication", of oncolytic bacterial species is especially beneficial when solid tumors are inaccessible or metastasize early in development. This review examines reported oncolytic bacteria-host immune interactions and details the known mechanisms of these interactions to the protein level. A synopsis of the presented membrane surface molecules that elicit particularly promising oncolytic capacities is paired with the stimulated localized and systemic immunogenic effects. In addition, oncolytic bacterial progression toward clinical translation through engineering efforts are discussed, with thorough attention given to strains that have accomplished Phase III clinical trial initiation. In addition to therapeutic mitigation after the tumor has formed, some bacterial species, referred to as "prophylactic", may even be able to prevent or "derail" tumor formation through anti-inflammatory capabilities. These promising species and their particularly favorable characteristics are summarized as well. A complete understanding of the bacteria-host interaction will likely be necessary to assess anti-cancer capacities and unlock the full cancer therapeutic potential of oncolytic bacteria.
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- 2023
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5. Genetic architecture of brain age and its causal relations with brain and mental disorders.
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Leonardsen EH, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Roe JM, Frei O, Shadrin AA, Iakunchykova O, de Lange AG, Kaufmann T, Taschler B, Smith SM, Andreassen OA, Wolfers T, Westlye LT, and Wang Y
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- Humans, Child, Preschool, Child, Adolescent, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Genome-Wide Association Study, Brain, Depressive Disorder, Major genetics, Mental Disorders genetics, Bipolar Disorder genetics
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The difference between chronological age and the apparent age of the brain estimated from brain imaging data-the brain age gap (BAG)-is widely considered a general indicator of brain health. Converging evidence supports that BAG is sensitive to an array of genetic and nongenetic traits and diseases, yet few studies have examined the genetic architecture and its corresponding causal relationships with common brain disorders. Here, we estimate BAG using state-of-the-art neural networks trained on brain scans from 53,542 individuals (age range 3-95 years). A genome-wide association analysis across 28,104 individuals (40-84 years) from the UK Biobank revealed eight independent genomic regions significantly associated with BAG (p < 5 × 10
-8 ) implicating neurological, metabolic, and immunological pathways - among which seven are novel. No significant genetic correlations or causal relationships with BAG were found for Parkinson's disease, major depressive disorder, or schizophrenia, but two-sample Mendelian randomization indicated a causal influence of AD (p = 7.9 × 10-4 ) and bipolar disorder (p = 1.35 × 10-2 ) on BAG. These results emphasize the polygenic architecture of brain age and provide insights into the causal relationship between selected neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders and BAG., (© 2023. The Author(s).)- Published
- 2023
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6. Tracing the development and lifespan change of population-level structural asymmetry in the cerebral cortex.
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Roe JM, Vidal-Pineiro D, Amlien IK, Pan M, Sneve MH, Thiebaut de Schotten M, Friedrich P, Sha Z, Francks C, Eilertsen EM, Wang Y, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, and Westerhausen R
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- Adult, Humans, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Functional Laterality, Child, Preschool, Child, Adolescent, Young Adult, Middle Aged, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Male, Female, Longevity, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Cortical asymmetry is a ubiquitous feature of brain organization that is subtly altered in some neurodevelopmental disorders, yet we lack knowledge of how its development proceeds across life in health. Achieving consensus on the precise cortical asymmetries in humans is necessary to uncover the developmental timing of asymmetry and the extent to which it arises through genetic and later influences in childhood. Here, we delineate population-level asymmetry in cortical thickness and surface area vertex-wise in seven datasets and chart asymmetry trajectories longitudinally across life (4-89 years; observations = 3937; 70% longitudinal). We find replicable asymmetry interrelationships, heritability maps, and test asymmetry associations in large-scale data. Cortical asymmetry was robust across datasets. Whereas areal asymmetry is predominantly stable across life, thickness asymmetry grows in childhood and peaks in early adulthood. Areal asymmetry is low-moderately heritable (max h
2 SNP ~19%) and correlates phenotypically and genetically in specific regions, indicating coordinated development of asymmetries partly through genes. In contrast, thickness asymmetry is globally interrelated across the cortex in a pattern suggesting highly left-lateralized individuals tend towards left-lateralization also in population-level right-asymmetric regions (and vice versa), and exhibits low or absent heritability. We find less areal asymmetry in the most consistently lateralized region in humans associates with subtly lower cognitive ability, and confirm small handedness and sex effects. Results suggest areal asymmetry is developmentally stable and arises early in life through genetic but mainly subject-specific stochastic effects, whereas childhood developmental growth shapes thickness asymmetry and may lead to directional variability of global thickness lateralization in the population., Competing Interests: JR, DV, IA, MP, MS, MT, PF, ZS, CF, EE, YW, KW, AF, RW No competing interests declared, (© 2023, Roe et al.)- Published
- 2023
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7. Circulating S100B levels at birth and risk of six major neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders: a two-sample Mendelian Randomization Study.
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Pan M, Roe JM, Nudel R, Schork AJ, Iakunchykova O, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB, Werge T, Chen CH, Benros ME, and Wang Y
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- Infant, Newborn, Humans, Aged, Genome-Wide Association Study, Mendelian Randomization Analysis, S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit genetics, Nervous System Diseases genetics, Parkinson Disease, Depressive Disorder, Major genetics
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Circulating levels of the astrocytic marker S100B have been associated with risk of neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders. However, reported effects have been inconsistent, and no causal relations have yet been established. We applied two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) on the association statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for circulating S100B levels measured 5-7 days after birth (the iPSYCH sample) and in an older adult sample (mean age, 72.5 years; the Lothian sample), upon those derived from major depression disorder (MDD), schizophrenia (SCZ), bipolar disorder (BIP), autism spectral disorder (ASD), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and Parkinson's disease (PD). We studied the causal relations in the two S100B datasets for risk of these six neuropsychiatric disorders. MR suggested increased S100B levels 5-7 days after birth to causally increase the risk of MDD (OR = 1.014; 95%CI = 1.007-1.022; FDR-corrected p = 6.43×10
-4 ). In older adults, MR suggested increased S100B levels to have a causal relation to the risk of BIP (OR = 1.075; 95%CI = 1.026-1.127; FDR-corrected p = 1.35×10-2 ). No significant causal relations were found for the other five disorders. We did not observe any evidence for reverse causality of these neuropsychiatric or neurological disorders on altered S100B levels. Sensitivity analyses using more stringent SNP-selection criteria and three alternative MR models suggested the results are robust. Altogether, our findings imply a small cause-effect relation for the previously reported associations of S100B and mood disorders. Such findings may provide a novel avenue for the diagnosis and management of disorders., (© 2023. The Author(s).)- Published
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8. Individual differences in brain aging: heterogeneity in cortico-hippocampal but not caudate atrophy rates.
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Nyberg L, Andersson M, Lundquist A, Baaré WFC, Bartrés-Faz D, Bertram L, Boraxbekk CJ, Brandmaier AM, Demnitz N, Drevon CA, Duezel S, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Henson R, Jensen DEA, Kievit RA, Knights E, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Plachti A, Pudas S, Roe JM, Madsen KS, Solé-Padullés C, Sommerer Y, Suri S, Zsoldos E, Fjell AM, and Walhovd KB
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- Humans, Brain pathology, Hippocampus pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Atrophy pathology, Individuality, Aging pathology
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It is well documented that some brain regions, such as association cortices, caudate, and hippocampus, are particularly prone to age-related atrophy, but it has been hypothesized that there are individual differences in atrophy profiles. Here, we document heterogeneity in regional-atrophy patterns using latent-profile analysis of 1,482 longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging observations. The results supported a 2-group solution reflecting differences in atrophy rates in cortical regions and hippocampus along with comparable caudate atrophy. The higher-atrophy group had the most marked atrophy in hippocampus and also lower episodic memory, and their normal caudate atrophy rate was accompanied by larger baseline volumes. Our findings support and refine models of heterogeneity in brain aging and suggest distinct mechanisms of atrophy in striatal versus hippocampal-cortical systems., (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press.)
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- 2023
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9. The "teach-back" method improves surgical informed consent and shared decision-making: a proof of concept study.
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Seely KD, Higgs JA, Butts L, Roe JM, Merrill CB, Zapata I, and Nigh A
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Introduction: The teach-back method is a communication tool that can improve patient safety and shared decision-making. Its utility in patient care has been studied extensively in many areas of clinical medicine. However, the literature on teach-back in surgical patient education and informed consent is limited, and few studies have been conducted to test its impact on perioperative patient interactions. The objective of this study was to evaluate if the teach-back method can improve informed consent and surgeon trust. An assessment of the time required to be implemented was also evaluated., Methods: A standardized interaction role-playing a pre-operative informed consent discussion was designed. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was selected as the proposed procedure. Standardized patients were split into two groups: teach-back and a control group. The control group was delivered a script that discloses the risks and benefits of laparoscopic cholecystectomy followed by a concluding prompt for any questions. The teach-back group was presented the same script followed by the teach-back method. Interactions were timed and patients completed a quiz assessing their knowledge of the risks and benefits and a survey assessing subjective perceptions about the interaction. Statistical analysis through Generalized Linear Models (GLMs) was used to compare visit length, performance on the comprehension quiz, and subjective surgeon trust perceptions., Results: 34 participants completed the scenario, the comprehension quiz, and the survey (n = 34). Analysis of the subjective evaluation of the physician and encounter was significant for increased physician trust (p = 0.0457). The intervention group performed higher on the knowledge check by an average of one point when compared to the control group (p = 0.0479). The visits with intervention took an average of 2.45 min longer than the control group visits (p = 0.0014). People who had the actual procedure in the past (evaluated as a confounder) were not significantly more likely to display the same effect as the teach-back method, suggesting that the knowledge and trust gained were not based on previous experiences with the procedure., Conclusion: When employed correctly by surgeons in the perioperative setting, the teach-back method enhances shared decision-making, comprehension, and surgeon trust. Incorporating the teach-back method into risk and benefit disclosures effectively informs and more fully engages patients in the informed consent process. Notably, the added benefits from using teach-back can be obtained without a burdensome increase in the length of visit., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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10. Deep neural networks learn general and clinically relevant representations of the ageing brain.
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Leonardsen EH, Peng H, Kaufmann T, Agartz I, Andreassen OA, Celius EG, Espeseth T, Harbo HF, Høgestøl EA, Lange AM, Marquand AF, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Roe JM, Selbæk G, Sørensen Ø, Smith SM, Westlye LT, Wolfers T, and Wang Y
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- Aging, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging methods, Neuroimaging, Brain diagnostic imaging, Neural Networks, Computer
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The discrepancy between chronological age and the apparent age of the brain based on neuroimaging data - the brain age delta - has emerged as a reliable marker of brain health. With an increasing wealth of data, approaches to tackle heterogeneity in data acquisition are vital. To this end, we compiled raw structural magnetic resonance images into one of the largest and most diverse datasets assembled (n=53542), and trained convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to predict age. We achieved state-of-the-art performance on unseen data from unknown scanners (n=2553), and showed that higher brain age delta is associated with diabetes, alcohol intake and smoking. Using transfer learning, the intermediate representations learned by our model complemented and partly outperformed brain age delta in predicting common brain disorders. Our work shows we can achieve generalizable and biologically plausible brain age predictions using CNNs trained on heterogeneous datasets, and transfer them to clinical use cases., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest Declarations of interest: None, (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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11. Correction: Individual variations in 'Brain Age' relate to early-life factors more than to longitudinal brain change.
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Vidal-Pineiro D, Wang Y, Krogsrud SK, Amlien IK, Baaré WFC, Bartres-Faz D, Bertram L, Brandmaier AM, Drevon CA, Düzel S, Ebmeier K, Henson RN, Junqué C, Kievit RA, Kühn S, Leonardsen E, Lindenberger U, Madsen KS, Magnussen F, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Roe JM, Segura B, Smith SM, Sørensen Ø, Suri S, Westerhausen R, Zalesky A, Zsoldos E, Walhovd KB, and Fjell A
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12. Author Correction: Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease.
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Roe JM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sørensen Ø, Brandmaier AM, Düzel S, Gonzalez HA, Kievit RA, Knights E, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Park DC, Pudas S, Rundle MM, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, and Westerhausen R
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13. Associations of circulating C-reactive proteins, APOE ε4, and brain markers for Alzheimer's disease in healthy samples across the lifespan.
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Wang Y, Grydeland H, Roe JM, Pan M, Magnussen F, Amlien IK, Watne LO, Idland AV, Bertram L, Gundersen TE, Pascual-Leone A, Cabello-Toscano M, Tormos JM, Bartres-Faz D, Drevon CA, Fjell AM, and Walhovd KW
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- Aged, Amyloid beta-Peptides metabolism, Biomarkers metabolism, Brain metabolism, C-Reactive Protein metabolism, Humans, Longevity genetics, Middle Aged, Peptide Fragments metabolism, tau Proteins metabolism, Alzheimer Disease metabolism, Apolipoprotein E4 genetics, Apolipoprotein E4 metabolism
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The apolipoprotein E gene ε4 allele (APOE ε4) and higher circulating level of C-reactive protein (CRP) have been extensively investigated as risk factors for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Paradoxically, APOE ε4 has been associated with lower levels of blood CRP in middle-aged and older populations. However, few studies have investigated this intriguing relation and its impact on neurological markers for AD in younger ages, nor across the whole lifespan. Here, we examine associations of blood CRP levels, APOE ε4, and biomarkers for AD in a cognitively healthy lifespan cohort (N up to 749; 20-81 years of age) and replicate the findings in UK Biobank (N = 304 322; 37-72 years of age), the developmental ABCD study (N = 10 283; 9-11 years of age), and a middle-aged sample (N = 339; 40-65 years of age). Hippocampal volume, brain amyloid-β (Aβ) plaque levels, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of Aβ and tau species, and neurofilament protein light protein (NFL) were used as AD biomarkers in subsamples. In addition, we examined the genetic contribution to the variation of CRP levels over different CRP ranges using polygenic scores for CRP (PGS-CRP). Our results show APOE ε4 consistently associates with low blood CRP levels across all age groups (p < 0.05). Strikingly, both ε4 and PGS-CRP associated mainly with blood CRP levels within the low range (<5mg/L). We then show both APOE ε4 and high CRP levels associate with smaller hippocampus volumes across the lifespan (p < 0.025). APOE ε4 was associated with high Aβ plaque levels in the brain (FDR-corrected p = 8.69x10
-4 ), low levels of CSF Aβ42 (FDR-corrected p = 6.9x10-2 ), and lower ratios of Aβ42 to Aβ40 (FDR-corrected p = 5.08x10-5 ). Blood CRP levels were weakly correlated with higher ratio of CSF Aβ42 to Aβ40 (p = 0.03, FDR-corrected p = 0.4). APOE ε4 did not correlate with blood concentrations of another 9 inflammatory cytokines, and none of these cytokines correlated with AD biomarkers. CONCLUSION: The inverse correlation between APOEε 4 and blood CRP levels existed before any pathological AD biomarker was observed, and only in the low CRP level range. Thus, we suggest to investigate whether APOEε 4 can confer risk by being associated with a lower inflammatory response to daily exposures, possibly leading to greater accumulation of low-grade inflammatory stress throughout life. A lifespan perspective is needed to understand this relationship concerning risk of developing AD., (Copyright © 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)- Published
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14. Advanced Telemedicine Training and Clinical Outcomes in Type II Diabetes: A Pilot Study.
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Merrill CB, Roe JM, Seely KD, and Brooks B
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Background: COVID-19 caused a dramatic increase in the scope and utilization of telemedicine. However, the sustainability of the permanent integration of telemedicine in the management of chronic disease beyond the pandemic is still enigmatic. The purpose of this retrospective chart review was to analyze the effect of advanced training in telemedicine on clinical outcomes in type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the United States. Methods: A retrospective chart review was conducted in 104 deidentified patients with diabetes from 28 specialized telemedicine agency physicians who had received specialized telemedicine training. After establishing exclusion criteria, the charts of 59 T2DM patients were evaluated. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) percentage and body mass index (BMI) were used as quantitative endpoints. Visit consistency, mediation data, and compliance data were also studied. Results: The mean change in HbA1c for the 42 patients who met the inclusion criteria for evaluating HbA1c ( n = 42) was -0.429%. The largest decrease in HbA1c was 5.4%, and the most significant increase was 3.9%. The mean change in BMI for the 16 patients who met the inclusion criteria for evaluating BMI ( n = 16) was -2.175 kg/m
2 . The largest decrease in BMI was 9.5 kg/m2 and the largest increase was +0.7 kg/m2 . The average number of visits for patients with a decrease in HbA1c was 3.45. The average number of visits for patients with an increase in HbA1c was 2.62. Conclusions: Outcomes of telemedicine providers with training are comparable with the standard of care. Advanced telemedicine training and its effect on clinical outcomes in the management of chronic disease warrant further investigation. For telemedicine to become a mainstay in U.S. medicine, a standard of best practices should be evaluated and available for providers who wish to continue telehealth care delivery., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest., (© Colton B. Merrill et al., 2021; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)- Published
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15. Handedness and its genetic influences are associated with structural asymmetries of the cerebral cortex in 31,864 individuals.
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Sha Z, Pepe A, Schijven D, Carrión-Castillo A, Roe JM, Westerhausen R, Joliot M, Fisher SE, Crivello F, and Francks C
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Behavior physiology, Biological Specimen Banks, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain physiology, Brain Mapping, Cerebral Cortex diagnostic imaging, Female, Hand, Humans, Language, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Occipital Lobe, Sensorimotor Cortex, Cerebral Cortex physiology, Functional Laterality genetics, Functional Laterality physiology
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Roughly 10% of the human population is left-handed, and this rate is increased in some brain-related disorders. The neuroanatomical correlates of hand preference have remained equivocal. We resampled structural brain image data from 28,802 right-handers and 3,062 left-handers (UK Biobank population dataset) to a symmetrical surface template, and mapped asymmetries for each of 8,681 vertices across the cerebral cortex in each individual. Left-handers compared to right-handers showed average differences of surface area asymmetry within the fusiform cortex, the anterior insula, the anterior middle cingulate cortex, and the precentral cortex. Meta-analyzed functional imaging data implicated these regions in executive functions and language. Polygenic disposition to left-handedness was associated with two of these regional asymmetries, and 18 loci previously linked with left-handedness by genome-wide screening showed associations with one or more of these asymmetries. Implicated genes included six encoding microtubule-related proteins: TUBB , TUBA1B , TUBB3 , TUBB4A , MAP2 , and NME7 -mutations in the latter can cause left to right reversal of the visceral organs. There were also two cortical regions where average thickness asymmetry was altered in left-handedness: on the postcentral gyrus and the inferior occipital cortex, functionally annotated with hand sensorimotor and visual roles. These cortical thickness asymmetries were not heritable. Heritable surface area asymmetries of language-related regions may link the etiologies of hand preference and language, whereas nonheritable asymmetries of sensorimotor cortex may manifest as consequences of hand preference., Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interest., (Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.)
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16. Individual variations in 'brain age' relate to early-life factors more than to longitudinal brain change.
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Vidal-Pineiro D, Wang Y, Krogsrud SK, Amlien IK, Baaré WFC, Bartres-Faz D, Bertram L, Brandmaier AM, Drevon CA, Düzel S, Ebmeier K, Henson RN, Junqué C, Kievit RA, Kühn S, Leonardsen E, Lindenberger U, Madsen KS, Magnussen F, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Roe JM, Segura B, Smith SM, Sørensen Ø, Suri S, Westerhausen R, Zalesky A, Zsoldos E, Walhovd KB, and Fjell A
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- Aging genetics, Birth Weight, Cross-Sectional Studies, Genome-Wide Association Study, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Aging physiology, Brain diagnostic imaging, Brain physiology, Genotype
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Brain age is a widely used index for quantifying individuals' brain health as deviation from a normative brain aging trajectory. Higher-than-expected brain age is thought partially to reflect above-average rate of brain aging. Here, we explicitly tested this assumption in two independent large test datasets (UK Biobank [main] and Lifebrain [replication]; longitudinal observations ≈ 2750 and 4200) by assessing the relationship between cross-sectional and longitudinal estimates of brain age. Brain age models were estimated in two different training datasets (n ≈ 38,000 [main] and 1800 individuals [replication]) based on brain structural features. The results showed no association between cross-sectional brain age and the rate of brain change measured longitudinally. Rather, brain age in adulthood was associated with the congenital factors of birth weight and polygenic scores of brain age, assumed to reflect a constant, lifelong influence on brain structure from early life. The results call for nuanced interpretations of cross-sectional indices of the aging brain and question their validity as markers of ongoing within-person changes of the aging brain. Longitudinal imaging data should be preferred whenever the goal is to understand individual change trajectories of brain and cognition in aging., Competing Interests: DV, YW, SK, IA, WB, DB, LB, AB, RK, SK, EL, FM, AM, LN, JR, BS, SS, ØS, SS, RW, AZ, EZ, KW, AF No competing interests declared, CD CAD: Is an employee of Vitas Ltd, (© 2021, Vidal-Pineiro et al.)
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17. The Functional Foundations of Episodic Memory Remain Stable Throughout the Lifespan.
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Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sneve MH, Amlien IK, Grydeland H, Mowinckel AM, Roe JM, Sørensen Ø, Nyberg LH, Walhovd KB, and Fjell AM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain diagnostic imaging, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging trends, Male, Middle Aged, Psychomotor Performance physiology, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Brain physiology, Cognition physiology, Longevity physiology, Memory, Episodic
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It has been suggested that specific forms of cognition in older age rely largely on late-life specific mechanisms. Here instead, we tested using task-fMRI (n = 540, age 6-82 years) whether the functional foundations of successful episodic memory encoding adhere to a principle of lifespan continuity, shaped by developmental, structural, and evolutionary influences. We clustered regions of the cerebral cortex according to the shape of the lifespan trajectory of memory activity in each region so that regions showing the same pattern were clustered together. The results revealed that lifespan trajectories of memory encoding function showed a continuity through life but no evidence of age-specific mechanisms such as compensatory patterns. Encoding activity was related to general cognitive abilities and variations of grey matter as captured by a multi-modal independent component analysis, variables reflecting core aspects of cognitive and structural change throughout the lifespan. Furthermore, memory encoding activity aligned to fundamental aspects of brain organization, such as large-scale connectivity and evolutionary cortical expansion gradients. Altogether, we provide novel support for a perspective on memory aging in which maintenance and decay of episodic memory in older age needs to be understood from a comprehensive life-long perspective rather than as a late-life phenomenon only., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press.)
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18. Poor Self-Reported Sleep is Related to Regional Cortical Thinning in Aging but not Memory Decline-Results From the Lifebrain Consortium.
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Fjell AM, Sørensen Ø, Amlien IK, Bartrés-Faz D, Brandmaier AM, Buchmann N, Demuth I, Drevon CA, Düzel S, Ebmeier KP, Ghisletta P, Idland AV, Kietzmann TC, Kievit RA, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Magnussen F, Macià D, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Sexton CE, Solé-Padullés C, Pudas S, Roe JM, Sederevicius D, Suri S, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Wagner G, Watne LO, Westerhausen R, Zsoldos E, and Walhovd KB
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging psychology, Cerebral Cortical Thinning epidemiology, Cerebral Cortical Thinning psychology, Cognitive Dysfunction diagnostic imaging, Cognitive Dysfunction pathology, Cognitive Dysfunction psychology, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging trends, Male, Memory Disorders epidemiology, Memory Disorders psychology, Middle Aged, Sleep Quality, Sleep Wake Disorders epidemiology, Sleep Wake Disorders psychology, Young Adult, Aging pathology, Cerebral Cortical Thinning diagnostic imaging, Longevity physiology, Memory Disorders diagnostic imaging, Self Report, Sleep Wake Disorders diagnostic imaging
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We examined whether sleep quality and quantity are associated with cortical and memory changes in cognitively healthy participants across the adult lifespan. Associations between self-reported sleep parameters (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) and longitudinal cortical change were tested using five samples from the Lifebrain consortium (n = 2205, 4363 MRIs, 18-92 years). In additional analyses, we tested coherence with cell-specific gene expression maps from the Allen Human Brain Atlas, and relations to changes in memory performance. "PSQI # 1 Subjective sleep quality" and "PSQI #5 Sleep disturbances" were related to thinning of the right lateral temporal cortex, with lower quality and more disturbances being associated with faster thinning. The association with "PSQI #5 Sleep disturbances" emerged after 60 years, especially in regions with high expression of genes related to oligodendrocytes and S1 pyramidal neurons. None of the sleep scales were related to a longitudinal change in episodic memory function, suggesting that sleep-related cortical changes were independent of cognitive decline. The relationship to cortical brain change suggests that self-reported sleep parameters are relevant in lifespan studies, but small effect sizes indicate that self-reported sleep is not a good biomarker of general cortical degeneration in healthy older adults., (© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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19. Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease.
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Roe JM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sørensen Ø, Brandmaier AM, Düzel S, Gonzalez HA, Kievit RA, Knights E, Kühn S, Lindenberger U, Mowinckel AM, Nyberg L, Park DC, Pudas S, Rundle MM, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, and Westerhausen R
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- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cerebral Cortex diagnostic imaging, Female, Healthy Volunteers, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Magnetic Resonance Imaging statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, Organ Size physiology, Time Factors, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Alzheimer Disease pathology, Cerebral Cortex pathology
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Aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are associated with progressive brain disorganization. Although structural asymmetry is an organizing feature of the cerebral cortex it is unknown whether continuous age- and AD-related cortical degradation alters cortical asymmetry. Here, in multiple longitudinal adult lifespan cohorts we show that higher-order cortical regions exhibiting pronounced asymmetry at age ~20 also show progressive asymmetry-loss across the adult lifespan. Hence, accelerated thinning of the (previously) thicker homotopic hemisphere is a feature of aging. This organizational principle showed high consistency across cohorts in the Lifebrain consortium, and both the topological patterns and temporal dynamics of asymmetry-loss were markedly similar across replicating samples. Asymmetry-change was further accelerated in AD. Results suggest a system-wide dedifferentiation of the adaptive asymmetric organization of heteromodal cortex in aging and AD.
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20. Age-Related Differences in Functional Asymmetry During Memory Retrieval Revisited: No Evidence for Contralateral Overactivation or Compensation.
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Roe JM, Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sneve MH, Kompus K, Greve DN, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, and Westerhausen R
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Cerebral Cortex physiology, Functional Laterality, Mental Recall physiology
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Brain asymmetry is inherent to cognitive processing and seems to reflect processing efficiency. Lower frontal asymmetry is often observed in older adults during memory retrieval, yet it is unclear whether lower asymmetry implies an age-related increase in contralateral recruitment, whether less asymmetry reflects compensation, is limited to frontal regions, or predicts neurocognitive stability or decline. We assessed age-related differences in asymmetry across the entire cerebral cortex, using functional magnetic resonance imaging data from 89 young and 76 older adults during successful retrieval, and surface-based methods allowing direct homotopic comparison of activity between cortical hemispheres . An extensive left-asymmetric network facilitated retrieval in both young and older adults, whereas diverse frontal and parietal regions exhibited lower asymmetry in older adults. However, lower asymmetry was not associated with age-related increases in contralateral recruitment but primarily reflected either less deactivation in contralateral regions reliably signaling retrieval failure in the young or lower recruitment of the dominant hemisphere-suggesting that functional deficits may drive lower asymmetry in older brains, not compensatory activity. Lower asymmetry predicted neither current memory performance nor the extent of memory change across the preceding ~ 8 years in older adults. Together, these findings are inconsistent with a compensation account for lower asymmetry during retrieval and aging., (© The Author(s) 2019. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permission@oup.com.)
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- 2020
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21. Neural correlates of durable memories across the adult lifespan: brain activity at encoding and retrieval.
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Vidal-Piñeiro D, Sneve MH, Storsve AB, Roe JM, Walhovd KB, and Fjell AM
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- Adult, Aged, Brain diagnostic imaging, Female, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Memory, Episodic, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Aging physiology, Brain physiology, Memory physiology
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Age-related effects on brain activity during encoding and retrieval of episodic memories are well documented. However, research typically tests memory only once, shortly after encoding. Retaining information over extended periods is critical, and there are reasons to expect age-related effects on the neural correlates of durable memories. Here, we tested whether age was associated with the activity elicited by durable memories. One hundred forty-three participants (22-78 years) underwent an episodic memory experiment where item-context relationships were encoded and tested twice. Participants were scanned during encoding and the first test. Memories retained after 90 minutes but later forgotten were classified as transient, whereas memories retained after 5 weeks were classified as durable. Durable memories were associated with greater encoding activity in inferior lateral parietal and posteromedial regions and greater retrieval activity in frontal and insular regions. Older adults exhibited lower posteromedial activity during encoding and higher frontal activity during retrieval, possibly reflecting greater involvement of control processes. This demonstrates that long-lasting memories are supported by specific patterns of cortical activity that are related to age., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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22. The effects of tDCS upon sustained visual attention are dependent on cognitive load.
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Roe JM, Nesheim M, Mathiesen NC, Moberget T, Alnæs D, and Sneve MH
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- Adult, Analysis of Variance, Female, Functional Laterality physiology, Humans, Male, Photic Stimulation, Psychomotor Performance, Psychophysics, Reaction Time physiology, Young Adult, Attention physiology, Cognition physiology, Parietal Lobe physiology, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) modulates the excitability of neuronal responses and consequently can affect performance on a variety of cognitive tasks. However, the interaction between cognitive load and the effects of tDCS is currently not well-understood. We recorded the performance accuracy of participants on a bilateral multiple object tracking task while undergoing bilateral stimulation assumed to enhance (anodal) and decrease (cathodal) neuronal excitability. Stimulation was applied to the posterior parietal cortex (PPC), a region inferred to be at the centre of an attentional tracking network that shows load-dependent activation. 34 participants underwent three separate stimulation conditions across three days. Each subject received (1) left cathodal / right anodal PPC tDCS, (2) left anodal / right cathodal PPC tDCS, and (3) sham tDCS. The number of targets-to-be-tracked was also manipulated, giving a low (one target per visual field), medium (two targets per visual field) or high (three targets per visual field) tracking load condition. It was found that tracking performance at high attentional loads was significantly reduced in both stimulation conditions relative to sham, and this was apparent in both visual fields, regardless of the direction of polarity upon the brain's hemispheres. We interpret this as an interaction between cognitive load and tDCS, and suggest that tDCS may degrade attentional performance when cognitive networks become overtaxed and unable to compensate as a result. Systematically varying cognitive load may therefore be a fruitful direction to elucidate the effects of tDCS upon cognitive functions., (Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2016
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23. Fitness of Escherichia coli strains carrying expressed and partially silent IncN and IncP1 plasmids.
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Humphrey B, Thomson NR, Thomas CM, Brooks K, Sanders M, Delsol AA, Roe JM, Bennett PM, and Enne VI
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- Animals, DNA, Bacterial genetics, Escherichia coli pathogenicity, Gene Silencing, Molecular Sequence Data, Swine, Drug Resistance, Bacterial genetics, Escherichia coli genetics, Genetic Fitness, Plasmids genetics
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Background: Understanding the survival of resistance plasmids in the absence of selective pressure for the antibiotic resistance genes they carry is important for assessing the value of interventions to combat resistant bacteria. Here, several poorly explored questions regarding the fitness impact of IncP1 and IncN broad host range plasmids on their bacterial hosts are examined; namely, whether related plasmids have similar fitness impacts, whether this varies according to host genetic background, and what effect antimicrobial resistance gene silencing has on fitness., Results: For the IncP1 group pairwise in vitro growth competition demonstrated that the fitness cost of plasmid RP1 depends on the host strain. For the IncN group, plasmids R46 and N3 whose sequence is presented for the first time conferred remarkably different fitness costs despite sharing closely related backbone structures, implicating the accessory genes in fitness. Silencing of antimicrobial resistance genes was found to be beneficial for host fitness with RP1 but not for IncN plasmid pVE46., Conclusions: These findings suggest that the fitness impact of a given plasmid on its host cannot be inferred from results obtained with other host-plasmid combinations, even if these are closely related.
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- 2012
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24. The in vivo efficacy of two administration routes of a phage cocktail to reduce numbers of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni in chickens.
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Carvalho CM, Gannon BW, Halfhide DE, Santos SB, Hayes CM, Roe JM, and Azeredo J
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- Animals, Campylobacter Infections microbiology, Campylobacter Infections prevention & control, Campylobacter coli physiology, Campylobacter jejuni physiology, Female, Male, Poultry Diseases microbiology, Bacteriophages physiology, Campylobacter Infections veterinary, Campylobacter coli virology, Campylobacter jejuni virology, Chickens, Poultry Diseases prevention & control
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Background: Poultry meat is one of the most important sources of human campylobacteriosis, an acute bacterial enteritis which is a major problem worldwide. Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni are the most common Campylobacter species associated with this disease. These pathogens live in the intestinal tract of most avian species and under commercial conditions they spread rapidly to infect a high proportion of the flock, which makes their treatment and prevention very difficult. Bacteriophages (phages) are naturally occurring predators of bacteria with high specificity and also the capacity to evolve to overcome bacterial resistance. Therefore phage therapy is a promising alternative to antibiotics in animal production. This study tested the efficacy of a phage cocktail composed of three phages for the control of poultry infected with C. coli and C. jejuni. Moreover, it evaluated the effectiveness of two routes of phage administration (by oral gavage and in feed) in order to provide additional information regarding their future use in a poultry unit., Results: The results indicate that experimental colonisation of chicks was successful and that the birds showed no signs of disease even at the highest dose of Campylobacter administered. The phage cocktail was able to reduce the titre of both C. coli and C. jejuni in faeces by approximately 2 log10 cfu/g when administered by oral gavage and in feed. This reduction persisted throughout the experimental period and neither pathogen regained their former numbers. The reduction in Campylobacter titre was achieved earlier (2 days post-phage administration) when the phage cocktail was incorporated in the birds' feed. Campylobacter strains resistant to phage infection were recovered from phage-treated chickens at a frequency of 13%. These resistant phenotypes did not exhibit a reduced ability to colonize the chicken guts and did not revert to sensitive types., Conclusions: Our findings provide further evidence of the efficacy of phage therapy for the control of Campylobacter in poultry. The broad host range of the novel phage cocktail enabled it to target both C. jejuni and C. coli strains. Moreover the reduction of Campylobacter by approximately 2 log10cfu/g, as occurred in our study, could lead to a 30-fold reduction in the incidence of campylobacteriosis associated with consumption of chicken meals (according to mathematical models). To our knowledge this is the first report of phage being administered in feed to Campylobacter-infected chicks and our results show that it lead to an earlier and more sustainable reduction of Campylobacter than administration by oral gavage. Therefore the present study is of extreme importance as it has shown that administering phages to poultry via the food could be successful on a commercial scale.
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- 2010
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25. Persistence of a wild type Escherichia coli and its multiple antibiotic-resistant (MAR) derivatives in the abattoir and on chilled pig carcasses.
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Delsol AA, Halfhide DE, Bagnall MC, Randall LP, Enne VI, Woodward MJ, and Roe JM
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- Animals, Escherichia coli drug effects, Escherichia coli genetics, Mutation, Abattoirs, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Meat microbiology, Swine microbiology
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of an Escherichia coli with the multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) phenotype to withstand the stresses of slaughter compared to an isogenic progenitor strain. A wild type E. coli isolate (345-2RifC) of porcine origin was used to derive 3 isogenic MAR mutants. Escherichia coli 345-2RifC and its MAR derivatives were inoculated into separate groups of pigs. Once colonisation was established, the pigs were slaughtered and persistence of the E. coli strains in the abattoir environment and on the pig carcasses was monitored and compared. No significant difference (P>0.05) was detected between the shedding of the different E. coli strains from the live pigs. Both the parent strain and its MAR derivatives persisted in the abattoir environment, however the parent strain was recovered from 6 of the 13 locations sampled while the MAR derivatives were recovered from 11 of 13 and the number of MAR E. coli recovered was 10-fold higher than the parent strain at half of the locations. The parent strain was not recovered from any of the 6 chilled carcasses whereas the MAR derivatives were recovered from 3 out of 5 (P<0.001). This study demonstrates that the expression of MAR in 345-2RifC increased its ability to survive the stresses of the slaughter and chilling processes. Therefore in E. coli, MAR can give a selective advantage, compared to non-MAR strains, for persistence on chilled carcasses thereby facilitating transit of these strains through the food chain., (Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2010
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26. Wide variation in effectiveness of laboratory disinfectants against bacteriophages.
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Halfhide DE, Gannon BW, Hayes CM, and Roe JM
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- Bacteriophages drug effects, Disinfectants pharmacology, Disinfection methods, Laboratory Chemicals pharmacology, Virus Inactivation drug effects
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Aims: The purpose of this study was to identify an effective disinfectant for the inactivation of the bacteriophages (phages) being used in our laboratory, as published studies on phage inactivation are far from unanimous in their conclusions., Methods and Results: The phages studied were three closely related strains of Myoviridae and three strains of Siphoviridae. Three disinfectants which are used commonly in microbiology laboratories were evaluated: Virkon (1%), ethanol (75%) and sodium hypochlorite (2500 ppm available chlorine). The most effective of these was Virkon, which inactivated all six phages rapidly. Ethanol was effective against the Myoviridae but had little effect on the Siphoviridae. Sodium hypochlorite was the least effective of the disinfectants evaluated., Conclusions: The findings of this study demonstrate a wide diversity in the effectiveness of disinfectants tested for inactivation of phages., Significance and Impact of the Study: Of the disinfectants tested Virkon is the most suitable choice for those unable to carry out disinfection validation studies, or where a broad spectrum disinfectant against phages is required. All of the phages in this study showed resilience to inactivation by sodium hypochlorite, and therefore this disinfectant is an unwise choice for use against phage without first assessing its effectiveness.
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- 2008
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27. Survival rate of airborne Mycobacterium bovis.
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Gannon BW, Hayes CM, and Roe JM
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- Aerosols, Animals, Cattle, Mycobacterium bovis physiology, Tuberculosis, Bovine transmission
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Despite years of study the principle transmission route of bovine tuberculosis to cattle remains unresolved. The distribution of pathological lesions, which are concentrated in the respiratory system, and the very low dose of Mycobacterium bovis needed to initiate infection from a respiratory tract challenge suggest that the disease is spread by airborne transmission. Critical to the airborne transmission of a pathogenic microorganism is its ability to survive the stresses incurred whilst airborne. This study demonstrates that M. bovis is resistant to the stresses imposed immediately after becoming airborne, 94% surviving the first 10 min after aerosolisation. Once airborne the organism is robust, its viability decreasing with a half-life of approximately 1.5 hours. These findings support the hypothesis that airborne transmission is the principle route of infection for bovine tuberculosis.
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- 2007
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28. Evidence of antibiotic resistance gene silencing in Escherichia coli.
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Enne VI, Delsol AA, Roe JM, and Bennett PM
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- Animals, Escherichia coli drug effects, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Gene Silencing, Genes, Bacterial, Plasmids genetics, Swine, Drug Resistance, Bacterial genetics, Escherichia coli genetics
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The possibility that unexpressed antibiotic resistance genes are carried by bacterial genomes is seldom investigated. Potential silencing of the resistance genes bla(OXA-2), aadA1, sul1, and tetA carried on the plasmid pVE46 in a recent porcine isolate of Escherichia coli was investigated following oral inoculation of the strain into organic piglets. A small proportion of isolates recovered from feces did not express one or more resistance genes, despite retaining the pVE46 plasmid. Different combinations of unexpressed resistance genes were observed, and 12 representative isolates were selected for further study. Surprisingly, in most cases the resistance genes and their promoters, although not expressed, were intact, with fully wild-type sequences. Apart from four isolates exhibiting intermediate-level tetracycline resistance, no mRNA for the unexpressed genes was detected. Silencing of resistance genes was reversible at low frequencies between 10(-6) and 10(-10). Introduction of the plasmid from silenced isolates to another strain restored expression, indicating that gene silencing was a property of the host chromosome rather than the plasmid itself. When the same recent porcine E. coli strain carrying the unrelated plasmid RP1 was inoculated into piglets, three isolates (of 9,492) that no longer expressed RP1-encoded resistance genes were recovered. As with pVE46, in most cases the coding sequences and promoter regions of these genes were found to be intact, but they were not transcribed. Such gene silencing indicates a previously unrecognized form of transcriptional control that overrides standard expression signals to shut down gene expression. These findings suggest that unexpressed resistance genes may occur in the wild and hence may have clinical implications.
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29. Assessment of the fitness impacts on Escherichia coli of acquisition of antibiotic resistance genes encoded by different types of genetic element.
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Enne VI, Delsol AA, Davis GR, Hayward SL, Roe JM, and Bennett PM
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- Animals, Biological Evolution, DNA Transposable Elements, Escherichia coli pathogenicity, Escherichia coli Proteins, Feces microbiology, Gastrointestinal Tract microbiology, Plasmids genetics, Ribosomal Protein S9, Ribosomal Proteins drug effects, Ribosomal Proteins genetics, Streptomycin pharmacology, Swine, Swine Diseases microbiology, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial genetics, Escherichia coli drug effects, Escherichia coli genetics
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Objectives: Little is known of the fitness cost that antibiotic resistance exerts on wild-type bacteria, especially in their natural environments. We therefore examined the fitness costs that several antibiotic resistance elements imposed on a wild-type Escherichia coli isolate, both in the laboratory and in a pig gut colonization model., Methods: Plasmid R46, Tn1 and Tn7 and a K42R RpsL substitution were separately introduced into E. coli 345-2 RifC, a rifampicin-resistant derivative of a recent porcine isolate. The insertion site of Tn1 was determined by DNA sequencing. The fitness cost of each resistance element was assessed in vitro by pairwise growth competition and in vivo by regularly monitoring the recovery of strains from faeces for 21 days following oral inoculation of organic piglets. Each derivative of 345-2 RifC carrying a resistance element was grown in antibiotic-free broth for 200 generations and the experiments to assess fitness were repeated., Results: RpsL K42R was found to impose a small fitness cost on E. coli 345-2 RifC in vitro but did not compromise survival in vivo. R46 imposed a cost both before and after laboratory passage in vitro, but only the pre-passage strain was at a disadvantage in vivo. The post-passage isolate had an advantage in pigs. Acquisition of Tn7 had no impact on the fitness of E. coli 345-2 RifC. Two derivatives containing Tn1 were isolated and, in both cases, the transposon inserted into the same cryptic chromosomal sequence. Acquisition of Tn1 improved fitness of E. coli 345-2 RifC in vitro and in vivo in the case of the first derivative, but in the case of a second, independent derivative, Tn1 had a neutral effect on fitness., Conclusions: The fitness impact imposed on E. coli 345-2 RifC by carriage of antibiotic resistance elements was generally low or non-existent, suggesting that once established, resistance may be difficult to eliminate through reduction in prescribing alone.
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30. Naturally acquired attaching and effacing Escherichia coli in sheep.
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Wales AD, Pearson GR, Best A, Cookson AL, La Ragione RM, Roe JM, Hayes CM, and Woodward MJ
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Antibodies, Bacterial analysis, Colon microbiology, Colon pathology, Colon ultrastructure, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Feces microbiology, Female, Ileum microbiology, Ileum pathology, Ileum ultrastructure, Immunohistochemistry veterinary, Intestinal Mucosa pathology, Intestinal Mucosa ultrastructure, Latex Fixation Tests veterinary, Microscopy, Electron, Transmission veterinary, Sheep, Sheep Diseases pathology, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli O157 growth & development, Intestinal Mucosa microbiology, Sheep Diseases microbiology
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In a series of experiments involving the inoculation of sheep with Escherichia coli O157:H7, and subsequent detailed histopathological examination of the intestinal mucosa, attaching-effacing (AE) lesions formed by elements of the natural flora were observed in 18% of animals. These incidental AE lesions typically were small and sparse, and were not associated with clinical disease. It was possible to identify further some of the lesional bacteria, revealing that E. coli O115 had formed lesions in one of the seven affected animals, and similarly E. coli O26 had formed some of the lesions in another. As AE strains, source flocks, housing and feed sources were diverse, a common source of lesion-forming bacteria appears to be unlikely. It is postulated that subclinical AE lesions are a mechanism of persistence of AE bacteria in sheep.
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31. Attaching-effacing lesions associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other bacteria in experimentally infected conventional neonatal goats.
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Wales AD, Pearson GR, Roe JM, Hayes CM, La Ragione RM, and Woodward MJ
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Bacterial Adhesion physiology, Disease Models, Animal, Enterocytes microbiology, Enterocytes ultrastructure, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Escherichia coli O157 growth & development, Escherichia coli O157 ultrastructure, Female, Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect veterinary, Goat Diseases microbiology, Goats, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome pathology, Ileum microbiology, Intestine, Large microbiology, Male, Microvilli ultrastructure, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli O157 pathogenicity, Goat Diseases pathology, Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome veterinary, Ileum pathology, Intestine, Large pathology
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Four conventionally reared goats aged 6 days were inoculated orally with approximately 10(10) colony-forming units (cfu) of a non-verotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7. All remained clinically normal. Tissues were sampled under terminal anaesthesia at 24 (two animals), 48 and 72 h post-inoculation (hpi). E. coli O157:H7 was cultured from the ileum, caecum, colon and rectum of all animals, but the number of bacteria recovered at these sites varied between animals. Attaching-effacing (AE) lesions associated with O157 organisms, as confirmed by immunolabelling, were observed in the ileum of one of the two animals examined at 24 hpi, and in the ileum, caecum and proximal colon of an animal examined at 72 hpi. E. coli O157 organisms were detected at > or =10(5) cfu/g of tissue at these sites. In addition, AE lesions associated with unidentified bacteria were observed at various sites in the large bowel of the same animals. Lesions containing both E. coli O157 and unidentified bacteria (non-O157) were not observed. Non-O157 AE lesions were also observed in the large bowel of one of two uninoculated control animals. This indicated that three (one control and two inoculated) animals were colonized with an unidentified AE organism before the commencement of the experiment. The O157-associated AE lesions were observed only in animals colonized by non-O157 AE organisms and this raises questions about individual host susceptibility to AE lesions and whether non-O157 AE organisms influence colonization by E. coli O157.
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32. Effect of the growth promoter avilamycin on emergence and persistence of antimicrobial resistance in enteric bacteria in the pig.
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Delsol AA, Randall L, Cooles S, Woodward MJ, Sunderland J, and Roe JM
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- Animal Husbandry, Animals, Campylobacter genetics, Campylobacter isolation & purification, Disease Reservoirs, Drug Resistance, Bacterial genetics, Enterococcus faecalis genetics, Escherichia coli genetics, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Feces microbiology, Food Contamination prevention & control, Genes, MDR, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Salmonella typhimurium genetics, Salmonella typhimurium isolation & purification, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Enterococcus faecalis isolation & purification, Food Microbiology, Oligosaccharides pharmacology, Swine microbiology, Zoonoses
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Aim: To assess the effect of the growth promoter avilamycin on emergence and persistence of resistance in enteric bacteria in the pig., Methods and Results: Pigs (treated with avilamycin for 3 months and controls) were challenged with multi-resistant Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 and faecal counts were performed for enterococci, Escherichia coli, S. Typhimurium and Campylobacter (before, during and 5 weeks post-treatment). Representative isolates were tested for antibiotic resistance and for the presence of resistance genes. Avilamycin-resistant Enterococci faecalis (speciated by PCR) were isolated from the treated pigs and continued to be detected for the first week after treatment had ceased. The avilamycin-resistance gene was characterized by PCR as the emtA gene and speciation by PCR. MIC profiling confirmed that more than one strain of Ent. faecalis carried this gene. There was no evidence of increased antimicrobial resistance in the E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter populations, although there was a higher incidence of tetB positive E. coli in the treated pigs than the controls., Conclusion: Although avilamycin selects for resistance in the native enterococci population of the pig, no resistant isolates were detected beyond 1 week post-treatment. This suggests that resistant isolates were unable to persist once selective pressure was removed and were out-competed by the sensitive microflora., Significance and Impact of the Study: Our data suggest the risk of resistant isolates becoming carcass contaminants and infecting humans could be minimized by introducing a withdrawal period after using avilamycin and prior to slaughter.
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- 2005
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33. An experimental mouse model of progressive atrophic rhinitis of swine.
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Jordan RW and Roe JM
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- Animals, Bacterial Toxins, Female, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Nasal Mucosa microbiology, Nasal Mucosa pathology, Pasteurella Infections microbiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic microbiology, Swine, Turbinates pathology, Weight Gain, Disease Models, Animal, Pasteurella Infections veterinary, Pasteurella multocida physiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic veterinary, Swine Diseases microbiology
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Pasteurella multocida is responsible for a variety of diseases of veterinary importance, including the pig disease progressive atrophic rhinitis (PAR). The feasibility of using the mouse as an experimental model of PAR was evaluated. We experimentally infected the upper respiratory tract of immature mice with a pig isolate of P. multocida that produces the toxin responsible for causing the nasal lesions characteristic of PAR. We tracked the health status and weight gain of these mice for one month following infection, after which the mice were killed and the integrity of the nasal turbinates was examined. Mice infected with P. multocida appeared healthy throughout the study, although the growth rate of these mice was reduced significantly compared with non-infected control animals. Infected animals also demonstrated marked nasal atrophy analogous to that seen in naturally occurring PAR of swine, with shortening and thinning of the turbinate scrolls and inflammatory cell involvement. The mouse therefore provides a convenient model for the further investigation of PAR of swine.
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- 2004
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34. Determination of avilamycin A and B in pig faeces by solid phase extraction and reverse-phase HPLC assay.
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Sunderland J, Lovering AM, Tobin CM, MacGowan AP, Roe JM, and Delsol AA
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- Animals, Oligosaccharides isolation & purification, Reproducibility of Results, Swine, Anti-Bacterial Agents analysis, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Feces chemistry, Oligosaccharides analysis
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A HPLC method is described for the simultaneous determination of avilamycin A and B in pig faeces, following extraction using acetonitrile and normal-phase solid phase extraction. The HPLC stationary phase was Kromosil 5 micro C-18 with a mobile phase of 48% acetonitrile and 52% 0.01N ammonium acetate buffer, pumped at a flow rate of 1 ml/min. Detection was by UV absorbance at 295 nm and an injection volume of 50 microl was used. Recovery from faeces was >98% and intra-assay precision (CV) was <9.0% for both compounds. The lowest limit of quantification was 0.9 mg/kg (avilamycin A) and 0.2 mg/kg (avilamycin B) with an accuracy of <15% error. No interference was seen from endogenous materials in pig faeces and commonly used veterinary antibiotics.
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- 2004
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35. Emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance in the native Campylobacter coli population of pigs exposed to enrofloxacin.
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Delsol AA, Sunderland J, Woodward MJ, Pumbwe L, Piddock LJ, and Roe JM
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- Animals, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Ciprofloxacin pharmacology, DNA Gyrase genetics, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification, Enrofloxacin, Feces chemistry, Feces microbiology, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Campylobacter coli drug effects, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Fluoroquinolones pharmacology, Quinolones pharmacology, Swine microbiology
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Objective: The effect of a single 5 day enrofloxacin treatment on the native Campylobacter coli population in conventionally weaned 5-week-old pigs was investigated., Materials: Twelve pigs were split into two groups of six: one group was treated with a therapeutic dose (15 mg/pig/day) of enrofloxacin and the other remained untreated to act as the control. Campylobacter coli were isolated from faecal samples and tested for ciprofloxacin resistance by measuring MIC values. Mutations in the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of the gyrA gene of resistant isolates were identified by sequencing and denaturing HPLC. Levels of enrofloxacin and its primary metabolite ciprofloxacin in the pig faeces were also measured by HPLC., Results: No quinolone-resistant C. coli (n = 867) were detected in any of the pigs prior to treatment, indicating <0.1% resistance in the group. Resistant C. coli were isolated from pigs for up to 35 days after treatment with a therapeutic dose. These resistant C. coli had MIC values of 128 mg/L and 8-16 mg/L for nalidixic acid and ciprofloxacin, respectively, and the same single point mutation causing a Thr-86 to Ile substitution in the QRDR was identified in each. The concentration of enrofloxacin in the pig faeces was 2-4 micro g/g faeces for the duration of the 5 day therapeutic treatment and was detected up to 10 days post-treatment. Ciprofloxacin was also measured and peaked at 0.6 micro g/g faeces in the treated group., Conclusion: This study provides evidence that a single course of enrofloxacin treatment contributes directly to the emergence and persistence of fluoroquinolone resistance in C. coli.
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- 2004
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36. A reverse-phase HPLC assay for the simultaneous determination of enrofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in pig faeces.
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Sunderland J, Lovering AM, Tobin CM, MacGowan AP, Roe JM, and Delsol AA
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- Animals, Anti-Infective Agents isolation & purification, Ciprofloxacin isolation & purification, Enrofloxacin, Fluoroquinolones isolation & purification, Quinolones isolation & purification, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Anti-Infective Agents analysis, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid methods, Ciprofloxacin analysis, Feces chemistry, Fluoroquinolones analysis, Quinolones analysis, Swine physiology
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A reverse-phase HPLC assay is described for the simultaneous assay of enrofloxacin (ENR) and ciprofloxacin (CPX) in pig faeces. Extraction used dichloromethane, 2-propanol and 0.3M ortho-phosphoric acid (1:5:4 v/v/v). Separation was achieved using a Spherisorb S5 C8 column, heated to 50 degrees C and a mobile phase of 0.16% ortho-phosphoric acid (adjusted to pH 3.0 with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide solution) with 20 ml acetonitrile per litre solution. The method used fluorescence detection (Ex 310 nm; Em 445 nm), a flow rate of 1 ml/min and a 20 microl injection volume. Retention times were approximately 6 min for ciprofloxacin and 10 min for enrofloxacin. The linearity range for both compounds was 0-20 mg/kg, lowest limit of quantification 0.3 mg/kg and recoveries were >92%.
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37. Rifampicin resistance and its fitness cost in Enterococcus faecium.
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Enne VI, Delsol AA, Roe JM, and Bennett PM
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- Amino Acid Substitution genetics, Amino Acid Substitution physiology, Animals, DNA Primers, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases genetics, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Enterococcus faecium growth & development, Feces microbiology, Mutation genetics, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Swine, Antibiotics, Antitubercular pharmacology, Enterococcus faecium drug effects, Rifampin pharmacology
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Objectives: The genetic basis of rifampicin resistance and the associated fitness cost in Enterococcus faecium were investigated., Methods: Twelve spontaneous rifampicin-resistant E. faecium mutants were selected from four parent strains recently isolated from porcine faecal material. The DNA sequence of the complete rpoB gene from the parent strains and of nucleotides -189 to +1785 from the mutants was determined from PCR amplicons. The fitness of the mutants was assessed by determining growth rate, by direct growth competition and by the ability of some of the mutants to survive in the pig intestine., Results: The rpoB genes of the parent strains diverged from each other by 1-10% and each encoded proteins that were 1208 amino acids in length. All mutants had a single amino acid substitution in the region implicated in rifampicin resistance in other organisms. Six mutants carried the substitution H489Y/Q, two mutants carried the substitution R492H, one mutant carried the substitution Q480H, two mutants carried the substitutions S494L and V224I, and one mutant carried the substitutions G485D and V224I. Per generation fitness costs of the mutants ranged from a gain of 2.5% to a cost of 10%. Mutants with the substitution H489Y/Q were the most fit, whereas the double mutants were the least fit. The mutant with the substitution H489Q was able to survive in the pig gut for 12 days. There was some correlation between the rifampicin MIC and fitness cost, with higher MICs being associated with higher fitness costs., Conclusions: Substitutions in RpoB are associated with rifampicin resistance in E. faecium. The fitness cost of resistance is variable and can sometimes be absent.
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38. Effect of a 5 day enrofloxacin treatment on Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT104 in the pig.
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Delsol AA, Woodward MJ, and Roe JM
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- Animals, Ciprofloxacin pharmacology, Colony Count, Microbial, Cyclohexanes pharmacology, DNA Gyrase genetics, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Enrofloxacin, Feces microbiology, Genes, Bacterial, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Nalidixic Acid pharmacology, Phenotype, Salmonella Infections microbiology, Salmonella enterica genetics, Salmonella enterica metabolism, Swine, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Fluoroquinolones therapeutic use, Quinolones therapeutic use, Salmonella Infections drug therapy, Salmonella enterica drug effects
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Objectives: There are concerns that the use of enrofloxacin in livestock production may contribute to the development of fluoroquinolone resistance in zoonotic bacteria. The objective of our study was to investigate the effect of a single 5 day enrofloxacin treatment on Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium DT104 in a pig model., Results: Our results showed that a single treatment failed to eradicate S. Typhimurium DT104, which continued to be isolated up to 35 days after treatment. We also provide evidence that treatment positively selects for S. Typhimurium DT104 strains that are already nalidixic acid resistant (gyrA Asn-87) or cyclohexane resistant, the latter being indicative of an up-regulated efflux pump. Emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance was not detected during treatment or post-treatment in any of the Salmonella strains monitored. However, the effect of enrofloxacin on the nalidixic acid-resistant and cyclohexane-resistant S. Typhimurium DT104 outlasted the current withdrawal time of 10 days for Baytril (commercial veterinary formulation of enrofloxacin)., Conclusions: In conclusion, our study has provided direct evidence that enrofloxacin-treated pigs could be entering abattoirs with higher numbers of quinolone-resistant zoonotic bacteria than untreated pigs, increasing the risk of these entering the food chain.
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39. Modulation of the humoral immune response of swine and mice mediated by toxigenic Pasteurella multocida.
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Jordan RW, Hamilton TD, Hayes CM, Patel D, Jones PH, Roe JM, and Williams NA
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- Animals, Female, Immunization, Immunoglobulin A biosynthesis, Immunoglobulin G biosynthesis, Mice, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Ovalbumin immunology, Pasteurella Infections immunology, Pasteurella Infections microbiology, Pasteurella Infections veterinary, Pasteurella multocida immunology, Respiratory System immunology, Respiratory System microbiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic immunology, Rhinitis, Atrophic microbiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic veterinary, Sus scrofa, Swine Diseases immunology, Antibody Formation, Pasteurella multocida pathogenicity
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Progressive atrophic rhinitis is an upper respiratory tract disease of pigs caused by toxigenic strains of the bacterium Pasteurella multocida. In this study the effect of P. multocida on the humoral immune response of pigs and mice was investigated. Pigs were given live intranasal challenge with either a toxigenic strain or a non-toxigenic strain of P. multocida, or were given daily intranasal instillation of a cell-free lysate of the toxigenic strain. Mice were given a live intranasal challenge of either a toxigenic or a non-toxigenic strain of P. multocida. All of the animals were immunised with ovalbumin and serum concentrations of anti-ovalbumin antibodies were quantified and compared between different treatment groups and control animals. Intranasal challenge with toxigenic P. multocida caused a significant reduction in the levels of anti-ovalbumin IgG in both species. A similar effect was seen in pigs given a cell-free extract of toxigenic P. multocida. Whilst the mechanism of this suppression is unclear, we surmise that immunomodulation of the host is an important virulence factor for toxigenic P. multocida, and could be an important function of the toxin. This immunomodulatory effect may enhance colonisation of P. multocida aiding horizontal transmission and may predispose to concurrent infection with other potential pathogens.
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40. Total Synthesis of (+)-okaramine J featuring an exceptionally facile N-reverse-prenyl to C-prenyl aza-Claisen rearrangement.
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Roe JM, Webster RA, and Ganesan A
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[reaction: see text] The convergent total synthesis of (+)-okaramine J was achieved in a longest linear sequence of 12 steps from l-tryptophan tert-butyl ester. A key reaction was the acid-catalyzed room-temperature aza-Claisen rearrangement of a N-reverse-prenylated hexahydro[2,3-b]pyrroloindole to a C-prenylated derivative.
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41. Non-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain NCTC12900 causes attaching-effacing lesions and eae-dependent persistence in weaned sheep.
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Woodward MJ, Best A, Sprigings KA, Pearson GR, Skuse AM, Wales A, Hayes CM, Roe JM, Low JC, and La Ragione RM
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- Adhesins, Bacterial metabolism, Administration, Oral, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Carrier Proteins metabolism, Cecum microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections physiopathology, Escherichia coli O157 classification, Escherichia coli O157 isolation & purification, Feces microbiology, Models, Animal, Rectum microbiology, Sheep, Weaning, Bacterial Adhesion, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli O157 growth & development, Escherichia coli Proteins, Sheep Diseases microbiology
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Ruminants are regarded as a primary reservoir for Escherichia coli O157:H7, an important human pathogen. Intimin, encoded by the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement by E. coli O157:H7 organisms, has been cited as one bacterial mechanism of colonisation of the gastrointestinal tract. To confirm this and to test whether a non-toxigenic E. coli O157:H7 strain would colonise and persist in a sheep model, E. coli O157:H7 strain NCTC12900, that lacks Shiga toxin (stx) genes, was evaluated for use in a sheep model of persistence. Following oral inoculation of six-week-old sheep, persistent excretion of NCTC12900 was observed for up to 48 days. E. coli O157-associated attaching-effacing (AE) lesions were detected in the caecum and rectum of one six-week-old lamb, one day after inoculation. This is the first recorded observation of AE lesions in orally inoculated weaned sheep. Also, mean faecal excretion scores of NCTC12900 and an isogenic intimin (eae)-deficient mutant were determined from twenty-four six-week-old orally inoculated sheep. The eae mutant was cleared within 20 days and had lower mean excretion scores at all time points after day one post inoculation compared with the parental strain that was still being excreted at 48 days. Tissues were collected post mortem from animals selected at random from the study groups over the time course of the experiment. The eae mutant was detected in only 1/43 samples but the parental strain was recovered from 64/140 samples primarily from the large bowel although rumen, duodenum, jejunum, and ileum were culture positive especially from animals that were still excreting at and beyond 27 days after inoculation.
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42. Determination by HPLC of chlortetracycline in pig faeces.
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Sunderland J, Lovering AM, Tobin CM, MacGowan AP, Roe JM, and Delsol AA
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- Animals, Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid, Reproducibility of Results, Swine, Anti-Bacterial Agents analysis, Chlortetracycline analysis, Feces chemistry
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An HPLC assay used to determine chlortetracycline (CTC) in pig faeces is reported. Prodigy ODS3 (4.6 x 150 mm) was used for the stationary phase, whereas the mobile phase comprised oxalic acid, sodium oxalate and sodium decane sulfonate (66%)--each of 4 mM, and 34% acetonitrile. The mobile phase was pumped at a flow rate of 1 mL/min. Detection of CTC was by ultraviolet absorbance at 370 nm, and a 20 micro L injection volume was used. Recovery from faeces was >90%, and coefficients of variability between runs were <10%. The lowest limit of quantification was 3.5 mg/kg, with an accuracy of <7% error. There was no interference from endogenous materials in the pig faeces, or commonly used antibiotics, and the method is suitable for use in drug disposition studies.
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43. The effect of chlortetracycline treatment and its subsequent withdrawal on multi-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 and commensal Escherichia coli in the pig.
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Delsol AA, Anjum M, Woodward MJ, Sunderland J, and Roe JM
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- Animals, Digestive System microbiology, Escherichia coli genetics, Escherichia coli Infections complications, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Feces chemistry, Genes, Bacterial, Salmonella Infections, Animal complications, Salmonella Infections, Animal microbiology, Salmonella typhimurium growth & development, Salmonella typhimurium isolation & purification, Swine, Swine Diseases microbiology, Tetracycline Resistance genetics, Anti-Bacterial Agents pharmacology, Chlortetracycline pharmacology, Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial drug effects, Escherichia coli drug effects, Salmonella typhimurium drug effects
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Aims: To investigate the effect of a therapeutic and sub-therapeutic chlortetracycline treatment on tetracycline-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium DT104 and on the commensal Escherichia coli in pig., Methods and Results: Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 was orally administered in all pigs prior to antibiotic treatment, and monitored with the native E. coli. Higher numbers of S. Typhimurium DT104 were shed from treated pigs than untreated pigs. This lasted up to 6 weeks post-treatment in the high-dose group. In this group, there was a 30% increase in E. coli with a chlortetracycline minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) > 16 mg l-1 and a 10% increase in E. coli with an MIC > 50 mg l-1 during and 2 weeks post-treatment. This effect was less-pronounced in the low-dose group. PCR identified the predominant tetracycline resistance genes in the E. coli as tetA, tetB and tetC. The concentration of chlortetracycline in the pig faeces was measured by HPLC and levels reached 80 microg g-1 faeces during treatment., Conclusion: Chlortetracycline treatment increases the proportion of resistant enteric bacteria beyond the current withdrawal time., Significance and Impact of the Study: Treated pigs are more likely to enter abattoirs with higher levels of resistant bacteria than untreated pigs promoting the risk of these moving up the food chain and infecting man.
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44. Isolation from a sheep of an attaching and effacing Escherichia coli O115:H- with a novel combination of virulence factors.
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Cookson AL, Hayes CM, Pearson GR, Roe JM, Wales AD, and Woodward MJ
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- Adhesins, Bacterial genetics, Animals, Bacterial Toxins genetics, Bacterial Toxins metabolism, Carrier Proteins genetics, Colon microbiology, Colon pathology, Colon ultrastructure, Culture Techniques, Escherichia coli genetics, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Escherichia coli metabolism, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Genotype, Microscopy, Electron veterinary, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning veterinary, Plasmids, Polymerase Chain Reaction veterinary, Rectum microbiology, Rectum pathology, Rectum ultrastructure, Serotyping veterinary, Sheep, Virulence, Bacterial Adhesion, Escherichia coli pathogenicity, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli Proteins, Sheep Diseases microbiology
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Attaching and effacing (AE) lesions were observed in the caecum, proximal colon and rectum of one of four lambs experimentally inoculated at 6 weeks of age with Escherichia coli O157:H7. However, the attached bacteria did not immunostain with O157-specific antiserum. Subsequent bacteriological analysis of samples from this animal yielded two E. coli O115:H(-) strains, one from the colon (CO) and one from the rectum (RC), and those bacteria forming the AE lesions were shown to be of the O115 serogroup by immunostaining. The O115:H(-)isolates formed microcolonies and attaching and effacing lesions, as demonstrated by the fluorescence actin staining test, on HEp-2 tissue culture cells. Both isolates were confirmed by PCR to encode the epsilon (epsilon) subtype of intimin. Supernates of both O115:H(-) isolates induced cytopathic effects on Vero cell monolayers, and PCR analysis verified that both isolates encoded EAST1, CNF1 and CNF2 toxins but not Shiga-like toxins. Both isolates harboured similar sized plasmids but PCR analysis indicated that only one of the O115:H(-) isolates (CO) possessed the plasmid-associated virulence determinants ehxA and etpD. Neither strain possessed the espP, katP or bfpA plasmid-associated virulence determinants. These E. coli O115:H(-) strains exhibited a novel combination of virulence determinants and are the first isolates found to possess both CNF1 and CNF2.
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45. Variation in the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally inoculated 6-week-old conventional lambs.
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Cookson AL, Wales AD, Roe JM, Hayes CM, Pearson GR, and Woodward MJ
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- Administration, Oral, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Anti-Infective Agents pharmacology, Bacterial Adhesion, Cecum microbiology, Colony Count, Microbial, Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Escherichia coli Infections microbiology, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Escherichia coli O157 drug effects, Escherichia coli O157 isolation & purification, Feces microbiology, Immunohistochemistry veterinary, Nalidixic Acid pharmacology, Random Allocation, Rectum microbiology, Sheep, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli O157 growth & development, Sheep Diseases microbiology
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Six-week-old lambs were inoculated orally with 10(9) cfu of an antibiotic-resistance marked four-strain mixture of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 to investigate faecal excretion and intestinal colonisation. In the first experiment, three E. coli O157:H7 isolates were not detected in the faeces of any lambs beyond day 8 post inoculation (pi), or from any of the tissues derived from inoculated animals. One strain, 140065 Nal(r), was isolated from the caecum and colon of one lamb on day 9 pi, from the rectum of another on day 22 pi and persisted in the faeces for up to 28 days pi. All animals remained clinically normal throughout the study period and histological evidence of adhesion of E. coli O157:H7 to the intestinal mucosa was not found. In a separate experiment, four 6-week-old lambs were inoculated orally with 10(9) cfu of E. coli O157:H7 strain 140065 Nal(r) alone. Faecal samples were positive for this strain until the end of the experiment (day 19 pi). This strain was also recovered from the gastrointestinal tract of lambs on days 6, 18 and 19 pi, but was not isolated at day 17 pi. When sampled separately, rectum and terminal colon contents contained higher numbers of the inoculated strain than the intestinal tissue at these sites. Animals inoculated with O157:H7 strain 140065 Nal(r) alone produced soft faeces from day 5 pi onwards. Although attaching and effacing lesions were observed in the caecum, proximal colon and rectum in one animal on day 18 pi, the adherent bacteria did not stain with antiserum raised against the O157 antigen.
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46. Attaching and effacing lesions caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally inoculated neonatal lambs.
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Wales AD, Pearson GR, Skuse AM, Roe JM, Hayes CM, Cookson AL, and Woodward MJ
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- Animals, Animals, Newborn, Bacterial Adhesion, Carrier State pathology, Cattle, Cecum microbiology, Cecum pathology, Cecum ultrastructure, Colon microbiology, Colon pathology, Colony Count, Microbial veterinary, Digestive System microbiology, Digestive System ultrastructure, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Escherichia coli O157 isolation & purification, Escherichia coli O157 ultrastructure, Humans, Immunohistochemistry veterinary, Microscopy, Electron veterinary, Rectum microbiology, Rectum pathology, Rectum ultrastructure, Sheep, Carrier State veterinary, Digestive System pathology, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli O157 physiology, Sheep Diseases pathology
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Four 6-day-old conventionally reared lambs were inoculated orally with a total of 10(9) cfu comprising equal numbers of four enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 strains. All animals remained clinically normal. Tissues were sampled under terminal anaesthesia at 12, 36, 60 and 84 h post inoculation (hpi). EHEC O157:H7 was cultured from most gastrointestinal tract sites. Small, sparse attaching and effacing (AE) lesions were found in the caecum at 12 and 36 hpi and in the terminal colon and rectum at 84 hpi. Organisms in the lesions were labelled specifically by an O157 antiserum. The results indicate that the well-characterised mechanisms for intimate attachment encoded by the locus for enterocyte effacement (LEE) of EHEC O157:H7 may contribute to the initial events, at least, of colonisation of sheep.
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- 2001
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47. Effects of stressors on immune parameters and on the faecal shedding of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in piglets following experimental inoculation.
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Jones PH, Roe JM, and Miller BG
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- Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Animals, Antigens, Bacterial biosynthesis, Antigens, Surface immunology, Cold Temperature, Escherichia coli Infections immunology, Female, Housing, Animal, Hydrocortisone blood, Immunity, Cellular, Immunoglobulin A biosynthesis, Immunoglobulin G biosynthesis, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Ovalbumin immunology, Stress, Physiological immunology, Stress, Physiological microbiology, Swine, Swine Diseases microbiology, Time Factors, Weaning, Weight Gain, Escherichia coli isolation & purification, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Escherichia coli Proteins, Feces microbiology, Fimbriae Proteins, Stress, Physiological veterinary, Swine Diseases immunology
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The study examined the effects of stressors on the responses of 3 and a half-week old piglets that had been given an oral dose of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and a novel harmless antigen (ovalbumin). Removal from the sow (WEAN), a short-term cold stressor (12;C for 48 hours) (TEMP) and mixing with non-littermates (MIX) were assessed in terms of the effects on faecal shedding of ETEC, immune responses, weight gain and an ACTH stimulation test. WEAN and TEMP reduced weight gain and all stressors increased faecal shedding of ETEC. All stressors increased the IgG responses to F4(K88)ac antigens and WEAN and TEMP increased the IgA responses to the same antigens, probably as a result of increased intestinal proliferation of ETEC. None of the stressors, however, had significant effects on antibody responses to ovalbumin or on lymphocyte proliferation assays. The results indicate that stressors influence the faecal shedding of ETEC in young piglets by a mechanism that may not involve modulation of immune responses., (Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.)
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48. Contributory and exacerbating roles of gaseous ammonia and organic dust in the etiology of atrophic rhinitis.
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Hamilton TD, Roe JM, Hayes CM, Jones P, Pearson GR, and Webster AJ
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- Air Pollution, Indoor, Animals, Atrophy, Eating, Female, Ovalbumin immunology, Palatine Tonsil microbiology, Palatine Tonsil pathology, Pasteurella multocida immunology, Pasteurella multocida isolation & purification, Rhinitis, Atrophic veterinary, Swine, Swine Diseases microbiology, Turbinates microbiology, Turbinates pathology, Ammonia, Dust, Rhinitis, Atrophic etiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic immunology, Swine Diseases etiology, Swine Diseases immunology
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Pigs reared commercially indoors are exposed to air heavily contaminated with particulate and gaseous pollutants. Epidemiological surveys have shown an association between the levels of these pollutants and the severity of lesions associated with the upper respiratory tract disease of swine atrophic rhinitis. This study investigated the role of aerial pollutants in the etiology of atrophic rhinitis induced by Pasteurella multocida. Forty, 1-week-old Large White piglets were weaned and divided into eight groups designated A to H. The groups were housed in Rochester exposure chambers and continuously exposed to the following pollutants: ovalbumin (groups A and B), ammonia (groups C and D), ovalbumin plus ammonia (groups E and F), and unpolluted air (groups G and H). The concentrations of pollutants used were 20 mg m-3 total mass and 5 mg m-3 respirable mass for ovalbumin dust and 50 ppm for ammonia. One week after exposure commenced, the pigs in groups A, C, E, and G were infected with P. multocida type D by intranasal inoculation. After 4 weeks of exposure to pollutants, the pigs were killed and the extent of turbinate atrophy was assessed with a morphometric index (MI). Control pigs kept in clean air and not inoculated with P. multocida (group H) had normal turbinate morphology with a mean MI of 41.12% (standard deviation [SD], +/- 1. 59%). In contrast, exposure to pollutants in the absence of P. multocida (groups B, D, and F) induced mild turbinate atrophy with mean MIs of 49.65% (SD, +/-1.96%), 51.04% (SD, +/-2.06%), and 49.88% (SD, +/-3.51%), respectively. A similar level of atrophy was also evoked by inoculation with P. multocida in the absence of pollutants (group G), giving a mean MI of 50.77% (SD, +/-2.07%). However, when P. multocida inoculation was combined with pollutant exposure (groups A, C, and E) moderate to severe turbinate atrophy occurred with mean MIs of 64.93% (SD, +/-4.64%), 59.18% (SD, +/-2.79%), and 73.30% (SD, +/-3.19%), respectively. The severity of atrophy was greatest in pigs exposed simultaneously to dust and ammonia. At the end of the exposure period, higher numbers of P. multocida bacteria were isolated from the tonsils than from the nasal membrane, per gram of tissue. The severity of turbinate atrophy in inoculated pigs was proportional to the number of P. multocida bacteria isolated from tonsils (r2 = 0.909, P < 0.05) and nasal membrane (r2 = 0.628, P < 0.05). These findings indicate that aerial pollutants contribute to the severity of lesions associated with atrophic rhinitis by facilitating colonization of the pig's upper respiratory tract by P. multocida and also by directly evoking mild atrophy.
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49. Effect of ovalbumin aerosol exposure on colonization of the porcine upper airway by Pasteurella multocida and effect of colonization on subsequent immune function.
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Hamilton TD, Roe JM, Hayes CM, and Webster AJ
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- Aerosols, Animals, Antigens administration & dosage, Dust adverse effects, Immunoglobulin A blood, Immunoglobulin G blood, Nasal Cavity microbiology, Ovalbumin immunology, Ovalbumin toxicity, Palatine Tonsil microbiology, Pasteurella Infections immunology, Pasteurella Infections microbiology, Pasteurella Infections veterinary, Pasteurella multocida growth & development, Pasteurella multocida pathogenicity, Rhinitis, Atrophic immunology, Rhinitis, Atrophic microbiology, Rhinitis, Atrophic veterinary, Swine Diseases immunology, Swine Diseases microbiology, Virulence, Ovalbumin administration & dosage, Pasteurella multocida immunology, Swine immunology, Swine microbiology
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Seventy-three piglets were weaned at 1 week of age, randomly assigned to 10 groups (A to J), accommodated in stainless steel exposure chambers, and exposed continuously to a controlled environment containing aerosolized ovalbumin. The concentrations of ovalbumin dust were as follows (milligrams per cubic meter): A and F, 16.6; B and G, 8.4; C and H, 4.2; D and I, 2.1; E and J, 0. At weekly intervals, the pigs were bled via venipuncture and anesthetized for nasal lavage and tonsilar biopsies performed for subsequent bacteriologic analysis. At 2 weeks of age, the pigs in groups A to E were challenged with toxigenic Pasteurella multocida (10(8) CFU pig(-1)), and at 6 weeks of age, the pigs were euthanatized. At postmortem, the extent of turbinate atrophy was assessed on the snout sections by using a morphometric index. Exposure to aerial ovalbumin resulted in a dose-dependent increase in serum antiovalbumin immunoglobulin G (IgG; P < 0.001) and serum antiovalbumin IgA (P < 0.001). Exposure also caused a significant increase in the numbers of P. multocida organisms isolated from the upper respiratory tract (P < 0.001) and a corresponding increase in turbinate atrophy, as judged by the morphometric index (P < 0.001). Concurrent challenge with P. multocida and ovalbumin resulted in a significant decrease in both the IgG and IgA responses to ovalbumin (P < 0.001). These results show that ovalbumin exposure increases pig susceptibility to P. multocida colonization and that toxigenic P. multocida modifies the serum IgG and IgA responses to ovalbumin in the pig. Both of these effects may enhance the virulence of this respiratory pathogen and so influence the pathogenesis of atrophic rhinitis in pigs.
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50. Effects of ammonia inhalation and acetic acid pretreatment on colonization kinetics of toxigenic Pasteurella multocida within upper respiratory tracts of swine.
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Hamilton TD, Roe JM, Hayes CM, and Webster AJ
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- Acetic Acid pharmacokinetics, Administration, Inhalation, Ammonia pharmacokinetics, Animals, Colony Count, Microbial, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration drug effects, Mucus drug effects, Mucus metabolism, Nasal Mucosa metabolism, Nose drug effects, Nose Diseases, Pasteurella multocida growth & development, Rhinitis, Atrophic metabolism, Swine, Swine Diseases metabolism, Acetic Acid pharmacology, Ammonia pharmacology, Nose microbiology, Pasteurella Infections veterinary, Pasteurella multocida drug effects, Rhinitis, Atrophic microbiology, Swine Diseases microbiology
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Pigs reared in intensive production systems are continuously exposed to ammonia released by the microbial degradation of their excrement. Exposure to this gas has been shown to increase the severity of the disease progressive atrophic rhinitis by facilitating colonization of the pig's upper respiratory tract by Pasteurella multocida. The etiological mechanism responsible for this synergy was investigated by studying the colonization kinetics of P. multocida enhanced by ammonia and comparing them with those evoked by an established disease model. Three-week-old Large White piglets were weaned and allocated to five experimental groups (groups A to E). Pigs in groups A and B were exposed continuously to ammonia at 20 ppm for the first 2 weeks of the study. Pigs in group C were pretreated with 0.5 ml of 1% acetic acid per nostril on days -2 and -1 of the study. On day 0 all the pigs in groups A, C, and D were inoculated with 1.4 x 10(8) toxigenic P. multocida organisms given by the intranasal route. The kinetics of P. multocida colonization were established by testing samples obtained at weekly intervals throughout the study. The study was terminated on day 37, and the extent of turbinate atrophy was determined by using a morphometric index. The results of the study showed that exposure to aerial ammonia for a limited period had a marked effect on the colonization of toxigenic P. multocida in the nasal cavities of pigs, which resulted in the almost total exclusion of commensal flora. In contrast, ammonia had only a limited effect on P. multocida colonization at the tonsil. The exacerbation of P. multocida colonization by ammonia was restricted to the period of ammonia exposure, and the number of P. multocida organisms colonizing the upper respiratory tract declined rapidly upon the cessation of exposure to ammonia. During the exposure period, the ammonia levels in mucus recovered from the nasal cavity and tonsil were found to be 7- and 3.5-fold higher, respectively, than the levels in samples taken from unexposed controls. Acetic acid pretreatment also induced marked colonization of the nasal cavity which, in contrast to that induced by ammonia, persisted throughout the time course of the study. Furthermore, acetic acid pretreatment induced marked but transient colonization of the tonsil. These findings suggest that the synergistic effect of ammonia acts through an etiological mechanism different from that evoked by acetic acid pretreatment. A strong correlation was found between the numbers of P. multocida organisms isolated from the nasal cavity and the severity of clinical lesions, as determined by using a morphometric index. The data presented in the paper highlight the potential importance of ammonia as an exacerbating factor in respiratory disease of intensively reared livestock.
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- 1998
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