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8. Unilateral Coronal Craniosynostosis in an Apert-Like Patient

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Pourtaheri, Navid, Wang, Derek Z., Lesko, Robert P., Bonfield, Christopher M., Taub, Peter, and Kumar, Anand R.

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Background and Significance: Apert syndrome is a congenital disorder of patients who typically present with bilateral coronal craniosynostosis and varying degrees of complex syndactyly of the hands and feet, among other features. We describe a unique presentation of a rare Apert-like patient with unilateral coronal craniosynostosis and complex syndactyly of the hands and feet.Case Report: A 2-year-old male patient presented to the craniofacial clinic with his mother due to a concerning head shape. The patient also had bilateral syndactyly of the hands and feet and underwent prior surgical release of the third web space. Computerized tomography of the head illustrated a small open anterior fontanelle, a left harlequin orbit, complete left coronal craniosynostosis, and a patent right coronal suture. The patient subsequently underwent fronto-orbital advancement for expansion of the cranial vault and correction of the asymmetric forehead and orbit. The procedure resulted in improvement of his deformity.Conclusion: This case illustrates a unique presentation of an acrocephalosyndactyly (ACS) syndrome with asymmetric, unilateral coronal craniosynostosis and complete complex syndactyly of the hands and feet that is most consistent with Apert syndrome. Although the majority of patients with ACS can be categorized into known syndromes, other more unusual presentations must still be considered. Such unique cases are exceedingly rare and only through additional reporting and review of unique phenotypes can new subtypes of common ACS syndromes be classified.

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2019
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11. Soluble guanylate cyclase activation during ischemic injury in mice protects against postischemic inflammation at the mitochondrial level.

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Wang DZ, Jones AW, Wang WZ, Wang M, and Korthuis RJ

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Animals, Benzoates pharmacology, Biphenyl Compounds pharmacology, Cells, Cultured, Peptidyl-Prolyl Isomerase F, Cyclophilins metabolism, Enterocytes drug effects, Female, Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta metabolism, Heme Oxygenase-1 genetics, Heme Oxygenase-1 metabolism, Hydrocarbons, Fluorinated pharmacology, Intestines blood supply, Intestines cytology, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial, Mice, Mitochondrial Membrane Transport Proteins metabolism, Mitochondrial Permeability Transition Pore, Enterocytes metabolism, Ischemia metabolism, Mitochondria metabolism, Soluble Guanylyl Cyclase metabolism
Abstract

The aim was to determine whether treatment with BAY 60-2770, a selective activator of oxidized soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), near the end of an ischemic event would prevent postischemic inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction in wild-type (WT) and heme oxygenase-1 KO (HO-1(-/-)) mice. This protocol prevented increases in leukocyte rolling (LR) and adhesion (LA) to intestinal venules along with elevated TNFα and circulating neutrophil levels that accompany ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in both animal models. We further hypothesized that a component of BAY 60-2770 treatment involves maintenance of mitochondrial membrane integrity during I/R. Measurements on isolated enterocytes of calcein fluorescence (mitochondrial permeability) and JC-1 fluorescence ratio (mitochondrial membrane potential) were reduced by I/R, indicating formation of mitochondrial permeability transition pores (mPTP). These effects were abrogated by BAY 60-2770 as well as cyclosporin A and SB-216763, which prevented mPTP opening and inhibited glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β), respectively. Western blots of WT and HO-1(-/-) enterocytes indicated that GSK-3β phosphorylation on Ser(9) (inhibitory site) was reduced by half following I/R alone (increased GSK-3β activity) and increased by one-third (reduced GSK-3β activity) following BAY 60-2770. Other investigators have associated phosphorylation of the GSK-3β substrate cyclophilin D (pCyPD) with mPTP formation. We observed a 60% increase in pCyPD after I/R, whereas BAY 60-2770 treatment of sham and I/R groups reduced pCyPD by about 20%. In conclusion, selective activation of oxidized sGC of WT and HO-1(-/-) during ischemia protects against I/R-induced inflammation and preserves mucosal integrity in part by reducing pCyPD production and mPTP formation., (Copyright © 2016 the American Physiological Society.)

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2016
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