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  1. Article ; Online: Conformation of Pyroglutamated Amyloid β (3-40) and (11-40) Fibrils - Extended or Hairpin?

    Scheidt, Holger A / Korn, Alexander / Schwarze, Benedikt / Krueger, Martin / Huster, Daniel

    The journal of physical chemistry. B

    2024  Volume 128, Issue 7, Page(s) 1647–1655

    Abstract: Amyloid β (Aβ) is a hallmark protein of Alzheimer's disease. One physiologically important Aβ variant is formed by initial N-terminal truncation at a glutamic acid position (either ... ...

    Abstract Amyloid β (Aβ) is a hallmark protein of Alzheimer's disease. One physiologically important Aβ variant is formed by initial N-terminal truncation at a glutamic acid position (either E
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/chemistry ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Molecular Conformation ; Molecular Structure ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Amyloid ; Peptide Fragments/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Amyloid ; Peptide Fragments
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1520-5207
    ISSN (online) 1520-5207
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c07285
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  2. Article ; Online: Reconstruction of Full-Thickness Eyelid Defects Following Tumor Resection: The Bucket Handle Modification.

    Gur, Zvi / Men, Clara / Ozzello, Daniel J / Liu, Catherine Y / Kikkawa, Don O / Korn, Bobby S

    The Journal of craniofacial surgery

    2024  

    Abstract: Purpose: To describe a modified approach for full-thickness lower eyelid defect reconstruction.: Methods: This is a retrospective review of 5 patients with large full-thickness lower eyelid defects after tumor resection requiring reconstruction. For ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: To describe a modified approach for full-thickness lower eyelid defect reconstruction.
    Methods: This is a retrospective review of 5 patients with large full-thickness lower eyelid defects after tumor resection requiring reconstruction. For these lower eyelid defects, a lateral-based or superior-based tarsoconjunctival pedicle flap from the upper eyelid was used to rebuild the posterior lamella. In all cases, the anterior lamella was supplied from an adjacent myocutaneous flap in a bucket handle configuration. Data collection included tumor type and location, size of eyelid defect, presence of canalicular involvement, postoperative eyelid position, patient satisfaction, and complication rates.
    Results: Five eyelids of 5 patients underwent Mohs micrographic excision of basal cell carcinoma followed by reconstruction with a bucket handle flap. Age range was 68 to 96 years old (mean of 81 y). Five patients presented with lower eyelid involvement. The defect size ranged from 80% to 100% of the eyelid. Three patients had canalicular involvement and required bicanalicular nasolacrimal stent placement. After reconstruction, all patients showed good eyelid apposition to the globe with excellent esthetic outcome. No revision procedures were done. Average follow-up time was 13 months (range of 8 to 21 mo).
    Conclusion: The bucket handle flap for full-thickness eyelid reconstruction is a simple technique that allows for preservation of all anatomical layers of the anterior lamella. This technique shows promising functional and esthetic outcomes.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1159501-2
    ISSN 1536-3732 ; 1049-2275
    ISSN (online) 1536-3732
    ISSN 1049-2275
    DOI 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010006
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  3. Article ; Online: First-in-Human Phase I Study of Minnelide in Patients With Advanced Gastrointestinal Cancers: Safety, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Antitumor Activity.

    Borazanci, Erkut / Saluja, Ashok / Gockerman, Jon / Velagapudi, Mohana / Korn, Ronald / Von Hoff, Daniel / Greeno, Ed

    The oncologist

    2024  Volume 29, Issue 2, Page(s) 132–141

    Abstract: Background: Minnelide is a water-soluble prodrug of triptolide. Triptolide is an anticancer agent that targets cancer resistance through several mechanisms. Minnelide was evaluated in a phase I study in patients with advanced GI carcinomas to establish ... ...

    Abstract Background: Minnelide is a water-soluble prodrug of triptolide. Triptolide is an anticancer agent that targets cancer resistance through several mechanisms. Minnelide was evaluated in a phase I study in patients with advanced GI carcinomas to establish the safety, pharmacodynamic, antitumor activity, and recommended phase II dose (RP2D).
    Patients and methods: Patients with refractory GI carcinoma and with measurable disease on CT scan were eligible. The study used a 3 + 3 dose-escalation scheme. Due to neutropenia toxicity, 2 dosing schedules were evaluated to determine the RP2D for future studies. Response was assessed using RECIST 1.1 and Choi criteria. Minnelide and triptolide PK were evaluated. Patients who completed the first 28-day treatment cycle without DLTs continued treatment until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
    Results: Forty-five patients were enrolled (23 pancreatic cancer, 10 colorectal, and the remaining 9 had other GI tumors); 42 patients received at least one dose of Minnelide. Grade ≥ 3 toxicities occurred in 69% of patients, most common neutropenia (38%). 2 patients with severe cerebellar toxicity who had a 2-fold higher triptolide concentration than other participants. ORR was 4%; the disease control rate (DCR) was 54% (15/28). Choi criteria demonstrated a decrease in average tumor density in 57% (16/28) patients.
    Conclusions: This first-in-human, phase I clinical study identified a dose and schedule of Minnelide in patients with refractory GI cancers. The primary toxicity experienced was hematologic. Evidence of efficacy of Minnelide treatment in this group of patients was observed. The DCR ranged from ~2 to 6 months in 14/28 (50%) of evaluable patients. Studies in monotherapy and combination treatments are underway.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use ; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/drug therapy ; Neutropenia/chemically induced ; Neutropenia/drug therapy ; Diterpenes ; Epoxy Compounds ; Phenanthrenes ; Organophosphates
    Chemical Substances triptolide (19ALD1S53J) ; 14-O-phosphonooxymethyltriptolide disodium salt (1CIV2UMO40) ; Antineoplastic Agents ; Diterpenes ; Epoxy Compounds ; Phenanthrenes ; Organophosphates
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Clinical Trial, Phase I ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1409038-7
    ISSN 1549-490X ; 1083-7159
    ISSN (online) 1549-490X
    ISSN 1083-7159
    DOI 10.1093/oncolo/oyad278
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  4. Article ; Online: A detailed solution framework for the out‐of‐plane displacement of circular dielectric elastomer actuators

    Daniel Korn / Carson Farmer / Hector Medina

    Engineering Reports, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2022)

    2022  

    Abstract: Abstract The out‐of‐plane displacement (OPD) of a circular dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) membrane has been explored in recent years for a variety of important applications. Circular DEAs consist of an elastomer membrane that is prestretched to a ... ...

    Abstract Abstract The out‐of‐plane displacement (OPD) of a circular dielectric elastomer actuator (DEA) membrane has been explored in recent years for a variety of important applications. Circular DEAs consist of an elastomer membrane that is prestretched to a rigid frame and coated with compliant electrodes. Such a simple configuration has found many interesting applications such as in pumps, pulse tracking, hopping search and rescue robots, dielectric elastomer generators for renewable energy harvesting, linear actuators, and many others. Here, we present an easy‐to‐implement solution framework of the OPD for circular DEAs via a detailed numerical solution using the shooting method (SM) on a system of differential algebraic equations (DAE). The material model incorporated follows the robust Gent hyperelastic representation, and a comparison (of the OPD of a single‐cone DEA) against a neo‐Hookean based solution is included. The SM‐based numerical solution to the resulting boundary value DAE problem is applied to a practical range of values based on the reported literature. Analysis of the results and comparison against other studies are provided. The current work provides a go‐to framework for implementation in further research and development that can be useful to a broader audience including nonexperts in the field of soft robotics.
    Keywords dielectric elastomer ; numerical solution ; soft actuators ; Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) ; TA1-2040 ; Electronic computers. Computer science ; QA75.5-76.95
    Subject code 518
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Wiley
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Epistatic effects of Siglec-G and DNase1 or DNase1l3 deficiencies in the development of systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Korn, Marina A / Steffensen, Marie / Brandl, Carolin / Royzman, Dmytro / Daniel, Christoph / Winkler, Thomas H / Nitschke, Lars

    Frontiers in immunology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1095830

    Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe autoimmune disease that displays considerable heterogeneity not only in its symptoms, but also in its environmental and genetic causes. Studies in SLE patients have revealed that many genetic variants ... ...

    Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a severe autoimmune disease that displays considerable heterogeneity not only in its symptoms, but also in its environmental and genetic causes. Studies in SLE patients have revealed that many genetic variants contribute to disease development. However, often its etiology remains unknown. Existing efforts to determine this etiology have focused on SLE in mouse models revealing not only that mutations in specific genes lead to SLE development, but also that epistatic effects of several gene mutations significantly amplify disease manifestation. Genome-wide association studies for SLE have identified loci involved in the two biological processes of immune complex clearance and lymphocyte signaling. Deficiency in an inhibitory receptor expressed on B lymphocytes, Siglec-G, has been shown to trigger SLE development in aging mice, as have mutations in DNA degrading DNase1 and DNase1l3, that are involved in clearance of DNA-containing immune complexes. Here, we analyze the development of SLE-like symptoms in mice deficient in either
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Mice ; Disease Models, Animal ; DNA ; Endodeoxyribonucleases/genetics ; Genome-Wide Association Study ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/genetics ; Deoxyribonuclease I/genetics ; Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins/genetics
    Chemical Substances DNA (9007-49-2) ; Dnase1l3 protein, mouse (EC 3.1.-) ; Endodeoxyribonucleases (EC 3.1.-) ; Siglecg protein, mouse ; Deoxyribonuclease I (EC 3.1.21.1) ; Sialic Acid Binding Immunoglobulin-like Lectins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1095830
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  6. Article ; Online: Indoor radon survey in Whitehorse, Canada, and dose assessment.

    Hansen, Violeta / Sabo, Angela / Korn, Juergen / MacLean, Douglas / Rigét, Frank Farsø / Clausen, Daniel Spelling / Cubley, Joel

    Journal of radiological protection : official journal of the Society for Radiological Protection

    2023  Volume 43, Issue 1

    Abstract: Radon-222 ( ...

    Abstract Radon-222 (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis ; Wolves ; Radon/analysis ; Air Pollutants, Radioactive/analysis ; Canada ; Housing ; Radiation Monitoring/methods
    Chemical Substances Radon (Q74S4N8N1G) ; Air Pollutants, Radioactive
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 639411-5
    ISSN 1361-6498 ; 0952-4746
    ISSN (online) 1361-6498
    ISSN 0952-4746
    DOI 10.1088/1361-6498/acb82a
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  7. Article ; Online: Biomarkers Associated with Lung Function Decline and Dupilumab Response in Patients with Asthma.

    Pavord, Ian D / De Prado Gómez, Lucia / Brusselle, Guy / Jackson, Daniel J / Brightling, Christopher E / Papi, Alberto / Maspero, Jorge F / Rabe, Klaus F / Korn, Stephanie / Zhang, Mei / Soler, Xavier / Jacob-Nara, Juby A / Hardin, Megan

    American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

    2024  Volume 209, Issue 8, Page(s) 1031–1033

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Biomarkers ; Lung/diagnostic imaging ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Double-Blind Method
    Chemical Substances dupilumab (420K487FSG) ; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; Biomarkers ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 1180953-x
    ISSN 1535-4970 ; 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    ISSN (online) 1535-4970
    ISSN 0003-0805 ; 1073-449X
    DOI 10.1164/rccm.202310-1751LE
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  8. Article ; Online: Early experience with teprotumumab for chronic thyroid eye disease.

    Ozzello, Daniel J / Kikkawa, Don O / Korn, Bobby S

    American journal of ophthalmology case reports

    2020  Volume 19, Page(s) 100744

    Abstract: Purpose: To report the first case of a patient with chronic thyroid eye disease (TED) treated with teprotumumab.: Observations: A 50-year-old female with a 3-year history of Graves' disease presented with bilateral exophthalmos greatest on the left ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: To report the first case of a patient with chronic thyroid eye disease (TED) treated with teprotumumab.
    Observations: A 50-year-old female with a 3-year history of Graves' disease presented with bilateral exophthalmos greatest on the left side. She was followed for 2 years with stable proptosis measurements (23mm OD, 28mm OS). Her clinical activity score (CAS) was 1 and there were no examination findings reflective of active inflammation. The patient underwent systemic treatment with teprotumumab and despite chronic TED and low CAS, she had notable improvement in proptosis (18mm OD, 22mm OS) and decrease in extraocular muscle volume as noted on orbital imaging.
    Conclusion and importance: This case report suggests that teprotumumab may be used in patients with chronic TED and low CAS. Improvement in the proptosis and reduction in extraocular muscle volume suggest that teprotumumab may alter disease course even in patients with inactive or quiescent TED.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-05-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2451-9936
    ISSN (online) 2451-9936
    DOI 10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100744
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  9. Article: Tumor Response to Stroma-Modifying Therapy: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Early-Phase Clinical Trials of Pegvorhyaluronidase alpha (PEGPH20).

    Arias-Lorza, Andrés M / Costello, James R / Hingorani, Sunil R / Von Hoff, Daniel D / Korn, Ronald L / Raghunand, Natarajan

    Research square

    2023  

    Abstract: Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that PEGPH20 depletes intratumoral hyaluronic acid (HA), which is linked to high interstitial fluid pressures and poor distribution of chemotherapies. 29 patients with metastatic advanced solid tumors received ...

    Abstract Pre-clinical and clinical studies have shown that PEGPH20 depletes intratumoral hyaluronic acid (HA), which is linked to high interstitial fluid pressures and poor distribution of chemotherapies. 29 patients with metastatic advanced solid tumors received quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) in 3 prospective clinical trials of PEGPH20, HALO-109-101 (NCT00834704), HALO-109-102 (NCT01170897), and HALO-109-201 (NCT01453153). Apparent Diffusion Coefficient of water (ADC), T1,
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3314770/v1
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  10. Article ; Online: ZINC Express: A Virtual Assistant for Purchasing Compounds Annotated in the ZINC Database.

    Bobrowski, Tesia M / Korn, Daniel R / Muratov, Eugene N / Tropsha, Alexander

    Journal of chemical information and modeling

    2021  Volume 61, Issue 3, Page(s) 1033–1036

    Abstract: Many laboratories working in the field of drug discovery use the ZINC database to identify and then acquire commercially available chemicals. However, finding the best deal for a given compound is often time-intensive and laborious, as the process ... ...

    Abstract Many laboratories working in the field of drug discovery use the ZINC database to identify and then acquire commercially available chemicals. However, finding the best deal for a given compound is often time-intensive and laborious, as the process involves searching for all vendors selling the desired compound, comparing prices, and interacting with the preferred vendor. To streamline this process, we have developed ZINC Express, a web application that simplifies the online purchase of chemicals annotated in the ZINC database. For any compound with a known ZINC ID, ZINC Express finds a list of vendors offering that compound and for each such vendor returns the available package quantities, the price of each package, and the price per milligram along with a link to that vendor. We expect that ZINC Express will be of use to both computational and experimental researchers. ZINC Express is freely accessible online at https://zincexpress.mml.unc.edu/.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-05
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 190019-5
    ISSN 1549-960X ; 0095-2338
    ISSN (online) 1549-960X
    ISSN 0095-2338
    DOI 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c01419
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