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  1. Article ; Online: Fibroblast Foci and Patchy Fibrosis Do Not Separate Usual Interstitial Pneumonia From Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Transbronchial Cryobiopsies.

    Churg, Andrew / Ryerson, Christopher J / Wright, Joanne L

    Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

    2021  Volume 145, Issue 11, Page(s) 1325–1326

    MeSH term(s) Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic/diagnosis ; Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic/etiology ; Fibroblasts ; Fibrosis ; Humans ; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/diagnosis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 194119-7
    ISSN 1543-2165 ; 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    ISSN (online) 1543-2165
    ISSN 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    DOI 10.5858/arpa.2021-0234-LE
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  2. Article ; Online: Morphologic Features of Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in Transbronchial Cryobiopsies Versus Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Biopsies: An In Silico Study.

    Churg, Andrew / Wright, Joanne L

    Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

    2020  Volume 145, Issue 4, Page(s) 448–452

    Abstract: Context.—: There is interest in using transbronchial cryobiopsies (CBs) for the diagnosis of fibrotic (chronic) hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP), but with little information in the literature about what features are diagnostic in CBs.: Objective.—: ...

    Abstract Context.—: There is interest in using transbronchial cryobiopsies (CBs) for the diagnosis of fibrotic (chronic) hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP), but with little information in the literature about what features are diagnostic in CBs.
    Objective.—: To determine, using in silico investigation, whether features supporting a diagnosis of FHP in video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) biopsies can be identified in CBs.
    Design.—: In silico circular "cryobiopsies," 5.25 mm in diameter (21.6 mm2), were created on the slides of 15 VATS biopsy cases that had been assigned a 60% or greater confident diagnosis of FHP at a specially devised multidisciplinary discussion. Using stratified random sampling, up to 8 "cryobiopsies" per case were analyzed for the presence of giant cells/granulomas or peribronchiolar metaplasia affecting 50% or more of the bronchioles, features that had statistically supported a diagnosis of FHP on the VATS biopsies in the multidisciplinary discussion exercise.
    Results.—: Giant cells/granulomas were detected with very low sensitivities in the "cryobiopsies." Using peribronchiolar metaplasia in 50% or more of bronchioles alone, the sensitivity/specificity for a diagnosis of FHP of 2 "cryobiopsies" compared to the corresponding VATS biopsy was 0.57/0.63; for 4 "cryobiopsies," 0.86/0.75; and for 8 "cryobiopsies," 0.83/0.71. Adding giant cells/granulomas slightly improved these numbers to 0.63/0.71 for 2 "cryobiopsies"; 1.00/0.86 for 4; and 1.00/0.80 for 8.
    Conclusions.—: In the setting of a multidisciplinary discussion where FHP is part of the differential diagnostic choices, 4 actual CBs with an area of roughly 20 mm2 each should have good sensitivity and reasonable specificity for diagnosing FHP using these specific morphologic criteria.
    MeSH term(s) Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic/pathology ; Biopsy ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Cryosurgery ; Humans ; Lung/pathology ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Pulmonary Fibrosis/pathology ; Reproducibility of Results ; Retrospective Studies ; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-09-17
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Comparative Study ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 194119-7
    ISSN 1543-2165 ; 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    ISSN (online) 1543-2165
    ISSN 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    DOI 10.5858/arpa.2020-0176-OA
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  3. Article ; Online: Mathematical models of coagulation-are we there yet?

    Owen, Matt J / Wright, Joy R / Tuddenham, Edward G D / King, John R / Goodall, Alison H / Dunster, Joanne L

    Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Mathematical models of coagulation have been developed to mirror thrombin generation in plasma, with the aim of investigating how variation in coagulation factor levels regulates hemostasis. However, current models vary in the reactions they ...

    Abstract Background: Mathematical models of coagulation have been developed to mirror thrombin generation in plasma, with the aim of investigating how variation in coagulation factor levels regulates hemostasis. However, current models vary in the reactions they capture and the reaction rates used, and their validation is restricted by a lack of large coherent datasets, resulting in questioning of their utility.
    Objectives: To address this debate, we systematically assessed current models against a large dataset, using plasma coagulation factor levels from 348 individuals with normal hemostasis to identify the causes of these variations.
    Methods: We compared model predictions with measured thrombin generation, quantifying and comparing the ability of each model to predict thrombin generation, the contributions of the individual reactions, and their dependence on reaction rates.
    Results: We found that no current model predicted the hemostatic response across the whole cohort and all produced thrombin generation curves that did not resemble those obtained experimentally. Our analysis has identified the key reactions that lead to differential model predictions, where experimental uncertainty leads to variability in predictions, and we determined reactions that have a high influence on measured thrombin generation, such as the contribution of factor XI.
    Conclusion: This systematic assessment of models of coagulation, using large dataset inputs, points to ways in which these models can be improved. A model that accurately reflects the effects of the multiple subtle variations in an individual's hemostatic profile could be used for assessing antithrombotics or as a tool for precision medicine.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-21
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2112661-6
    ISSN 1538-7836 ; 1538-7933
    ISSN (online) 1538-7836
    ISSN 1538-7933
    DOI 10.1016/j.jtha.2024.03.009
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  4. Article: A System-Wide Investigation and Stratification of the Hemostatic Proteome in Premature Myocardial Infarction.

    Dunster, Joanne L / Wright, Joy R / Samani, Nilesh J / Goodall, Alison H

    Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

    2022  Volume 9, Page(s) 919394

    Abstract: Introduction: Advancing understanding of key factors that determine the magnitude of the hemostatic response may facilitate the identification of individuals at risk of generating an occlusive thrombus as a result of an atherothrombotic event such as an ...

    Abstract Introduction: Advancing understanding of key factors that determine the magnitude of the hemostatic response may facilitate the identification of individuals at risk of generating an occlusive thrombus as a result of an atherothrombotic event such as an acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). While fibrinogen levels are a recognized risk factor for MI, the association of thrombotic risk with other coagulation proteins is inconsistent. This is likely due to the complex balance of pro- and anticoagulant factors in any individual.
    Methods: We compared measured levels of pro- and anticoagulant proteins in plasma from 162 patients who suffered an MI at an early age (MI <50 y) and 186 age- and gender-matched healthy controls with no history of CAD. We then used the measurements from these individuals as inputs for an established mathematical model to investigate how small variations in hemostatic factors affect the overall amplitude of the hemostatic response and to identify differential key drivers of the hemostatic response in male and female patients and controls.
    Results: Plasma from the MI patients contained significantly higher levels of Tissue Factor (
    Conclusions: We suggest that modeling could be of value in enhancing our prediction of risk of premature MI, recurrent risk, and therapeutic efficacy.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-30
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2781496-8
    ISSN 2297-055X
    ISSN 2297-055X
    DOI 10.3389/fcvm.2022.919394
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  5. Article ; Online: Use of Germline BRCA Testing in Patients With Ovarian Cancer and Commercial Insurance.

    Cham, Stephanie / Landrum, Mary Beth / Keating, Nancy L / Armstrong, Joanne / Wright, Alexi A

    JAMA network open

    2022  Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) e2142703

    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Early Detection of Cancer ; Female ; Genes, Tumor Suppressor ; Genetic Testing/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Insurance, Health ; Middle Aged ; Ovarian Neoplasms/diagnosis ; Ovarian Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Ovarian Neoplasms/epidemiology ; Ovarian Neoplasms/genetics ; Practice Patterns, Physicians'
    Chemical Substances Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ISSN 2574-3805
    ISSN (online) 2574-3805
    DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42703
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  6. Article ; Online: Exploiting lung adaptation and phage steering to clear pan-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in vivo.

    Ashworth, Eleri A / Wright, Rosanna C T / Shears, Rebecca K / Wong, Janet K L / Hassan, Akram / Hall, James P J / Kadioglu, Aras / Fothergill, Joanne L

    Nature communications

    2024  Volume 15, Issue 1, Page(s) 1547

    Abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen that causes severe disease including sepsis. Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a priority 1 pathogen, with urgent need for new therapeutics. As such, ...

    Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major nosocomial pathogen that causes severe disease including sepsis. Carbapenem-resistant P. aeruginosa is recognised by the World Health Organisation as a priority 1 pathogen, with urgent need for new therapeutics. As such, there is renewed interest in using bacteriophages as a therapeutic. However, the dynamics of treating pan-resistant P. aeruginosa with phage in vivo are poorly understood. Using a pan-resistant P. aeruginosa in vivo infection model, phage therapy displays strong therapeutic potential, clearing infection from the blood, kidneys, and spleen. Remaining bacteria in the lungs and liver displays phage resistance due to limiting phage adsorption. Yet, resistance to phage results in re-sensitisation to a wide range of antibiotics. In this work, we use phage steering in vivo, pre-exposing a pan resistant P. aeruginosa infection with a phage cocktail to re-sensitise bacteria to antibiotics, clearing the infection from all organs.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Bacteriophages ; Pseudomonas Infections/therapy ; Pseudomonas Infections/microbiology ; Lung/microbiology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Phage Therapy/methods ; Pseudomonas aeruginosa
    Chemical Substances Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2553671-0
    ISSN 2041-1723 ; 2041-1723
    ISSN (online) 2041-1723
    ISSN 2041-1723
    DOI 10.1038/s41467-024-45785-z
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  7. Article ; Online: A System-Wide Investigation and Stratification of the Hemostatic Proteome in Premature Myocardial Infarction

    Joanne L. Dunster / Joy R. Wright / Nilesh J. Samani / Alison H. Goodall

    Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, Vol

    2022  Volume 9

    Abstract: IntroductionAdvancing understanding of key factors that determine the magnitude of the hemostatic response may facilitate the identification of individuals at risk of generating an occlusive thrombus as a result of an atherothrombotic event such as an ... ...

    Abstract IntroductionAdvancing understanding of key factors that determine the magnitude of the hemostatic response may facilitate the identification of individuals at risk of generating an occlusive thrombus as a result of an atherothrombotic event such as an acute Myocardial Infarction (MI). While fibrinogen levels are a recognized risk factor for MI, the association of thrombotic risk with other coagulation proteins is inconsistent. This is likely due to the complex balance of pro- and anticoagulant factors in any individual.MethodsWe compared measured levels of pro- and anticoagulant proteins in plasma from 162 patients who suffered an MI at an early age (MI <50 y) and 186 age- and gender-matched healthy controls with no history of CAD. We then used the measurements from these individuals as inputs for an established mathematical model to investigate how small variations in hemostatic factors affect the overall amplitude of the hemostatic response and to identify differential key drivers of the hemostatic response in male and female patients and controls.ResultsPlasma from the MI patients contained significantly higher levels of Tissue Factor (P = 0.007), the components of the tenase (FIX and FVIII; P < 0.0001 for both) and the prothrombinase complexes (FX; P = 0.003), and lower levels of Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor (TFPI; P = 0.033) than controls. The mathematical model, which generates time-dependent predictions describing the depletion, activation, and interaction of the main procoagulant factors and inhibitors, identified different patterns of hemostatic response between MI patients and controls, and additionally, between males and females. Whereas, in males, TF, FVIII, FIX, and the inhibitor TFPI contribute to the differences seen between case and controls, and in females, FII, FVIII, and FIX had the greatest influence on the generation of thrombin. We additionally show that further donor stratification may be possible according to the predicted donor response to anticoagulant therapy.ConclusionsWe ...
    Keywords computational biology ; coagulation ; thrombosis ; myocardial infarction ; clinical studies ; gender ; Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ; RC666-701
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: The Pathology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Progress in the 20th and 21st Centuries.

    Berg, Kyra / Wright, Joanne L

    Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

    2016  Volume 140, Issue 12, Page(s) 1423–1428

    Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. There has been significant progress in the pathologic description and pathophysiologic analysis of COPD in the 20th and 21st ... ...

    Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. There has been significant progress in the pathologic description and pathophysiologic analysis of COPD in the 20th and 21st centuries. We review the history, progression, and significance of pathologic alterations in COPD, including emphysematous changes, airway alterations, and vascular alterations. We also indicate what pathologic features of COPD the practicing pathologist should be describing in standard surgical and autopsy specimens.
    MeSH term(s) Airway Resistance ; Animals ; Disease Progression ; Humans ; Lung/blood supply ; Lung/diagnostic imaging ; Lung/pathology ; Lung/physiopathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/complications ; Parenchymal Tissue/blood supply ; Parenchymal Tissue/diagnostic imaging ; Parenchymal Tissue/pathology ; Parenchymal Tissue/physiopathology ; Pulmonary Circulation ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/complications ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/pathology ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology ; Pulmonary Emphysema/etiology ; Severity of Illness Index ; Vascular Diseases/etiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-12
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 194119-7
    ISSN 1543-2165 ; 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    ISSN (online) 1543-2165
    ISSN 0363-0153 ; 0096-8528 ; 0003-9985
    DOI 10.5858/arpa.2015-0455-RS
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  9. Article ; Online: Chemoselective Methionine Labelling of Recombinant Trastuzumab Shows High In Vitro and In Vivo Tumour Targeting.

    Hashad, Rania A / Jap, Edwina / Casey, Joanne L / Candace Ho, Y T / Wright, Alexander / Thalmann, Claudia / Sleeman, Mark / Lupton, David W / Hagemeyer, Christoph E / Cryle, Max J / Robert, Remy / Alt, Karen

    Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

    2023  Volume 29, Issue 11, Page(s) e202202491

    Abstract: A highly effective 2-step system for site-specific antibody modification and conjugation of the monoclonal antibody Herceptin (commercially available under Trastuzumab) in a cysteine-independent manner was used to generate labelled antibodies for in vivo ...

    Abstract A highly effective 2-step system for site-specific antibody modification and conjugation of the monoclonal antibody Herceptin (commercially available under Trastuzumab) in a cysteine-independent manner was used to generate labelled antibodies for in vivo imaging. The first step contains redox-activated chemical tagging (ReACT) of thioethers via engineered methionine residues to introduce specific alkyne moieties, thereby offering a novel easy way to fundamentally change the process of antibody bioconjugation. The second step involves modification of the introduced alkyne via azide-alkyne cycloaddition 'click' conjugation. The versatility of this 2-step approach is demonstrated here by the selective incorporation of a fluorescent dye but can also be applied to a wide variety of different conjugation partners depending on the desired application in a facile manner. Methionine-modified antibodies were characterised in vitro, and the diagnostic potential of the most promising variant was further analysed in an in vivo xenograft animal model using a fluorescence imaging modality. This study demonstrates how methionine-mediated antibody conjugation offers an orthogonal and versatile route to the generation of tailored antibody conjugates with in vivo applicability.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Trastuzumab ; Methionine ; Antibodies, Monoclonal/chemistry ; Racemethionine ; Neoplasms ; Alkynes/chemistry ; Azides/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Trastuzumab (P188ANX8CK) ; Methionine (AE28F7PNPL) ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Racemethionine (73JWT2K6T3) ; Alkynes ; Azides
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-18
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1478547-X
    ISSN 1521-3765 ; 0947-6539
    ISSN (online) 1521-3765
    ISSN 0947-6539
    DOI 10.1002/chem.202202491
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  10. Article ; Online: Cicatricial organising pneumonia mimicking a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia.

    Churg, Andrew / Wright, Joanne L / Bilawich, AnaMaria

    Histopathology

    2018  Volume 72, Issue 5, Page(s) 846–854

    Abstract: Aims: Organising pneumonia (OP) is composed of loose granulation tissue plugs in distal airspaces; these disappear with steroid treatment. Recently a variant labelled 'cicatricial' OP has been described in which the granulation tissue organised to much ... ...

    Abstract Aims: Organising pneumonia (OP) is composed of loose granulation tissue plugs in distal airspaces; these disappear with steroid treatment. Recently a variant labelled 'cicatricial' OP has been described in which the granulation tissue organised to much denser fibrous tissue but still retained the usual pattern of OP. Here we report 10 patients thought to have an interstitial lung disease, and who on biopsy had a variant of cicatricial OP characterised by linear bands or small nodular masses of dense fibrous tissue that does not resemble ordinary OP.
    Methods and results: The bands/nodules were usually distributed randomly but occasionally resembled fibrotic non-specific interstitial pneumonia in local areas. Small foci of loose granulation tissue at the edge of the fibrotic bands sometimes mimicked fibroblast foci. Recognisable conventional OP was always present, but often in very small amounts. Four cases, including one patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, showed formation of bone in the fibrotic bands and nodules. On computerised tomography (CT) scan of the chest some cases looked like typical OP, but some demonstrated only irregularly distributed linear opacities, sometimes with associated calcification. Follow-up imaging on six cases showed that the process either markedly improved or remained stable over time; no case had progressive disease.
    Conclusions: Cicatricial OP with this pathological pattern represents an uncommon form of OP that appears to be a generally benign process which may have persisting linear opacities on CT scan but that does not progress; however, it can be confused on biopsy and CT with a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aged ; Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia/diagnosis ; Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia/pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Fibrosis/diagnosis ; Fibrosis/pathology ; Humans ; Lung/pathology ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/diagnosis ; Lung Diseases, Interstitial/pathology ; Male ; Middle Aged
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 131914-0
    ISSN 1365-2559 ; 0309-0167
    ISSN (online) 1365-2559
    ISSN 0309-0167
    DOI 10.1111/his.13443
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