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  1. Article ; Online: "A new order of poisonous substances": revisiting Robert M. Glover's dissertation on the physiological effects of bromine, chlorine, and iodine compounds.

    Perkins-McVey, Matthew

    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology

    2023  

    Abstract: Robert Mortimer Glover's contribution as the first to identify the anaesthetic effects ...

    Abstract Robert Mortimer Glover's contribution as the first to identify the anaesthetic effects of chloroform went unrecognized for over 130 years. Posterity now remembers Glover as the first to experimentally demonstrate the effects of chloroform, and yet, the scope and impact of the work for which he is remembered remains largely undiscussed. This historical article returns to Glover's dissertation, for which he won the Harveian Prize in 1842, and examines its experimental findings in their historical context. Departing from the body of literature which emphasizes the clinical orientation of early anaesthesiological research, it revisits the theoretical and methodological foundations of Glover's study, which, first and foremost, sought to examine the possibility of an analogy between chemical structure and physiological effect. In doing so, it establishes that Glover was not merely the first to realize the physiological effects of chloroform or even merely the earliest figure to recognize the effects of bromoform, potassium bromide, and "bromide of mercury," over two decades before Henry Behrend's or Protheroe Smith's classic papers. My examination concludes that Glover may have been the first to propose the existence of a unique class of anaesthetic compounds, establishing Glover as an early representative of anaesthetic pharmacology as a collective body of research and clinical practice.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-10
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121471-8
    ISSN 1432-1912 ; 0028-1298
    ISSN (online) 1432-1912
    ISSN 0028-1298
    DOI 10.1007/s00210-023-02820-y
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  2. Article ; Online: Dermatology in the urgent care setting: A retrospective review of patients seen in an urgent access dermatology clinic.

    Wintringham, Jennifer A / Strock, Daniel M / Perkins-Holtsclaw, Kala / Smith, Robert J

    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

    2023  Volume 89, Issue 6, Page(s) 1271–1273

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Dermatology ; Retrospective Studies ; Ambulatory Care ; Ambulatory Care Facilities ; Patients
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 603641-7
    ISSN 1097-6787 ; 0190-9622
    ISSN (online) 1097-6787
    ISSN 0190-9622
    DOI 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.08.006
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  3. Article: Long-term outcome of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy with recombinant interleukin-2 treatment and an associated increase in the number of HPyV-2-specific T-cells: a case report.

    Hoff, Fieke W / Rolwes, John / Hardeman, Paula A / Perkins, Molly / Major, Eugene O / Douek, Daniel / Collins, Robert H / Greenberg, Benjamin M

    Therapeutic advances in hematology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 20406207231201721

    Abstract: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease caused by reactivation of the human polyomavirus 2 (HPyV-2). PML is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate and there is currently no standard curative therapy. We ... ...

    Abstract Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) is a demyelinating disease caused by reactivation of the human polyomavirus 2 (HPyV-2). PML is associated with a high morbidity and mortality rate and there is currently no standard curative therapy. We report short-term immunologic response and long-term clinical outcomes in a patient diagnosed with follicular lymphoma (FL) who developed PML. Diagnosis of PML was established conclusively based on findings from a brain biopsy. The patient was treated with recombinant interleukin 2 (IL-2) and showed rapid clinical improvement. HPyV-2-specific T-cells were tracked longitudinally and correlation with clinical status, viral load, and radiographic imaging was documented. After the progression of the patient's FL, which required an allogeneic bone marrow transplant, the patient prophylactically received human leukocyte antigen-matched donor-derived HPyV-2 T-cells to prevent the recurrence of the PML as part of a clinical trial. Twelve years after the initial diagnosis of PML, he did not develop a relapse of his PML, supporting data that therapies that increase HPyV-2-specific T-cells, including IL-2, may be effective in the management of PML.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 2585183-4
    ISSN 2040-6215 ; 2040-6207
    ISSN (online) 2040-6215
    ISSN 2040-6207
    DOI 10.1177/20406207231201721
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  4. Article: AIBP controls TLR4 inflammarafts and mitochondrial dysfunction in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Kim, Yi Sak / Choi, Soo-Ho / Kim, Keun-Young / Navia-Pelaez, Juliana M / Perkins, Guy A / Choi, Seunghwan / Kim, Jungsu / Nazarenkov, Nicolaus / Rissman, Robert A / Ju, Won-Kyu / Ellisman, Mark H / Miller, Yury I

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Microglia-driven neuroinflammation plays an important role in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia activation is accompanied by the formation and chronic maintenance of TLR4 inflammarafts, defined as enlarged and cholesterol-rich lipid ... ...

    Abstract Microglia-driven neuroinflammation plays an important role in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Microglia activation is accompanied by the formation and chronic maintenance of TLR4 inflammarafts, defined as enlarged and cholesterol-rich lipid rafts serving as an assembly platform for TLR4 dimers and complexes of other inflammatory receptors. The secreted apoA-I binding protein (APOA1BP or AIBP) binds TLR4 and selectively targets cholesterol depletion machinery to TLR4 inflammaraft expressing inflammatory, but not homeostatic microglia. Here we demonstrated that amyloid-beta (Aβ) induced formation of TLR4 inflammarafts in microglia in vitro and in the brain of APP/PS1 mice. Mitochondria in
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.02.16.580751
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  5. Article ; Online: The Relationship of Preconception and Early Pregnancy Isoprostanes with Fecundability and Pregnancy Loss.

    Nobles, Carrie J / Mendola, Pauline / Mumford, Sunni L / Silver, Robert M / Kim, Keewan / Perkins, Neil J / Schisterman, Enrique F

    Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 5, Page(s) 759–766

    Abstract: Background: Although redox stress likely plays an important role in reproductive health, the utility of peripheral biomarkers of oxidative stress, such as isoprostanes, during the periconception period remains underexplored. We evaluated the ... ...

    Abstract Background: Although redox stress likely plays an important role in reproductive health, the utility of peripheral biomarkers of oxidative stress, such as isoprostanes, during the periconception period remains underexplored. We evaluated the relationship between isoprostanes during preconception and gestational week 4 and women's reproductive health outcomes.
    Methods: The Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction trial (2007-2011) enrolled 1228 women attempting pregnancy and followed them for up to 6 menstrual cycles and throughout pregnancy if they became pregnant. We measured creatinine-adjusted, log-transformed isoprostanes 8-iso-prostaglandin F 2α (8-iso-PGF2α), its metabolite 2,3-dinor-iPF2α-III, and stereoisomers 5-iso-PGF2α-VI and 8,12-iso-iPF2α-VI in urine during preconception and 4 weeks gestation. We evaluated pregnancy among participants in each menstrual cycle using human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and defined pregnancy loss as observed loss following positive hCG. We calculated fecundability odds ratios (FOR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) using discrete-time Cox proportional hazards models and relative risk of pregnancy loss using adjusted log-binomial models.
    Results: Higher preconception isoprostane levels were associated with lower fecundability [e.g., FOR = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.81, 0.97 per interquartile range (IQR) increase in 8-iso-PGF2α]. Among 797 pregnancies, isoprostane levels increased from preconception to 4 weeks gestation (e.g., mean difference = 0.12; 95% CI = 0.10, 0.14 ng/mL for 8-iso-PGF2α) and higher isoprostanes at 4 weeks gestation were associated with lower risk of pregnancy loss (e.g., RR = 0.79; 95% CI = 0.62, 1.00 per IQR increase in 8-iso-PGF2α).
    Conclusions: Preconception urinary isoprostanes may identify redox stress pathways associated with lower fecundability. However, the increase in isoprostanes into gestational week 4 and the associated lower risk of pregnancy loss may suggest confounding by latent factors in early pregnancy.
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Humans ; Female ; Isoprostanes ; Abortion, Spontaneous/epidemiology ; Fertility ; Aspirin
    Chemical Substances Isoprostanes ; Aspirin (R16CO5Y76E)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural
    ZDB-ID 1053263-8
    ISSN 1531-5487 ; 1044-3983
    ISSN (online) 1531-5487
    ISSN 1044-3983
    DOI 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001631
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  6. Article ; Online: Preconception Phthalate Exposure and Women's Reproductive Health: Pregnancy, Pregnancy Loss, and Underlying Mechanisms.

    Nobles, Carrie J / Mendola, Pauline / Kim, Keewan / Pollack, Anna Z / Mumford, Sunni L / Perkins, Neil J / Silver, Robert M / Schisterman, Enrique F

    Environmental health perspectives

    2023  Volume 131, Issue 12, Page(s) 127013

    Abstract: Background: Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite the sensitivity of female reproductive processes to oxidation-reduction reaction stress and endocrine disruption, evidence for the impact of women's ... ...

    Abstract Background: Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes. Despite the sensitivity of female reproductive processes to oxidation-reduction reaction stress and endocrine disruption, evidence for the impact of women's phthalate exposure on the ability to establish and maintain pregnancy has been inconclusive.
    Objectives: We aimed to determine the relationship of preconception phthalate metabolite exposure with
    Methods: Data were collected from the Effects of Aspirin in Gestation and Reproduction (EAGeR) trial, a preconception study following 1,228 women who were attempting pregnancy, for up to six menstrual cycles and throughout pregnancy if they became pregnant. Twenty phthalate metabolites were measured in a consecutive 3-d pooled urine sample at enrollment. Pregnancy was determined through urinary human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) at the expected date of menses during each cycle and pregnancy loss as an observed loss following positive hCG. Highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and isoprostanes were measured at enrollment, and reproductive hormones were measured during the follicular phase, ovulation, and luteal phase. Discrete-time Cox proportional hazards models evaluated the relationship of phthalate metabolites with fecundability and weighted Poisson models with robust variance evaluated the risk of pregnancy loss.
    Results: An interquartile range (IQR) higher mono-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate [
    Discussion: Women's preconception exposure to phthalates was associated with lower fecundability, changes in reproductive hormones, and increased inflammation and oxidative stress. The pre- and periconception periods may represent sensitive windows for intervening to limit the reproductive toxicity of phthalate exposure. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12287.
    MeSH term(s) Pregnancy ; Humans ; Female ; Reproductive Health ; C-Reactive Protein ; Abortion, Spontaneous/chemically induced ; Abortion, Spontaneous/epidemiology ; Phthalic Acids/toxicity ; Phthalic Acids/urine ; Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology ; Hormones ; Inflammation ; Isoprostanes ; Environmental Pollutants/toxicity ; Environmental Pollutants/urine
    Chemical Substances phthalic acid (6O7F7IX66E) ; C-Reactive Protein (9007-41-4) ; Phthalic Acids ; Hormones ; Isoprostanes ; Environmental Pollutants
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 195189-0
    ISSN 1552-9924 ; 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    ISSN (online) 1552-9924
    ISSN 0091-6765 ; 1078-0475
    DOI 10.1289/EHP12287
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  7. Article ; Online: Control of contextual memory through interneuronal α5-GABA

    Zhu, Mengwen / Abdulzahir, Alifayaz / Perkins, Mark G / Chu, Chan C / Krause, Bryan M / Casey, Cameron / Lennertz, Richard / Ruhl, David / Hentschke, Harald / Nagarajan, Rajasekar / Chapman, Edwin R / Rudolph, Uwe / Fanselow, Michael S / Pearce, Robert A

    PNAS nexus

    2023  Volume 2, Issue 4, Page(s) pgad065

    Abstract: γ-Aminobutyric acid type A receptors that incorporate α5 subunits (α5- ... ...

    Abstract γ-Aminobutyric acid type A receptors that incorporate α5 subunits (α5-GABA
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2752-6542
    ISSN (online) 2752-6542
    DOI 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad065
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  8. Article ; Online: Calculating real-world travel routes instead of straight-line distance in the community response to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

    Smith, Christopher M / Lall, Ranjit / Spaight, Robert / Fothergill, Rachael T / Brown, Terry / Perkins, Gavin D

    Resuscitation plus

    2021  Volume 8, Page(s) 100176

    Abstract: ... Results: Real-world travel routes to the nearest AED were (median) 219 m longer (623 m vs 406 m ... than straight-line estimates in London, and 211 m longer (568 m vs 357 m) in East Midlands. The identity ... responders' real-world travel routes were (median) 222 m longer (601 m vs 379 m) in London, and 291 m longer ...

    Abstract Background: Using straight-line distance to estimate the proximity of public-access Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) or volunteer first-responders to potential out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCAs) does not reflect real-world travel distance. The difference between estimates may be an important consideration for bystanders and first-responders responding to OHCAs and may potentially impact patient outcome.
    Objectives: To explore how calculating real-world travel routes instead of using straight-line distance estimates might impact the community response to OHCA.
    Methods: We mapped 4355 OHCA (01/04/2016-31/03/2017) and 2677 AEDs in London (UK), and 1263 OHCA (18/06/2017-17/06/2018) and 4704 AEDs in East Midlands (UK) using ArcGIS mapping software. We determined the distance from OHCAs to the nearest AED using straight-line estimates and real-world travel routes. We mapped locations of potential OHCAs (London: n = 9065, 20/09/2019-22/03/2020; East Midlands: n = 7637, 20/09/2019-17/03/2020) for which volunteer first-responders were alerted by the GoodSAM mobile-phone app, and calculated response distance using straight-line estimates and real-world travel routes. We created Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves and calculated the Area Under the Curve (AUC) to determine if travel distance predicted whether or not a responder accepted an alert.
    Results: Real-world travel routes to the nearest AED were (median) 219 m longer (623 m vs 406 m) than straight-line estimates in London, and 211 m longer (568 m vs 357 m) in East Midlands. The identity of the nearest AED changed on 26% occasions in both areas when calculating real-world travel routes. GoodSAM responders' real-world travel routes were (median) 222 m longer (601 m vs 379 m) in London, and 291 m longer (814 m vs 523 m) in East Midlands. AUC statistics for both areas demonstrated that neither straight-line nor real-world travel distance predicted whether or not a responder accepted an alert.
    Conclusions: Calculating real-world travel routes increases the estimated travel distance and time for those responding to OHCAs. Calculating straight-line distance may overestimate the benefit of the community response to OHCA.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-09
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2666-5204
    ISSN (online) 2666-5204
    DOI 10.1016/j.resplu.2021.100176
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  9. Article ; Online: Symptom Association for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by pH Monitoring After Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy.

    DeWitt, John M / Kessler, William R / Wo, John M / Stainko, Sarah / Perkins, Anthony / Dickason, Destenee / Al-Haddad, Mohammad A / Siwiec, Robert

    The American journal of gastroenterology

    2022  Volume 117, Issue 8, Page(s) 1316–1319

    Abstract: Introduction: There are limited data correlating symptoms with reflux episodes during pH studies after peroral endoscopic myotomy.: Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent POEM followed up ≥6 months later by 48-hour ambulatory wireless pH testing ...

    Abstract Introduction: There are limited data correlating symptoms with reflux episodes during pH studies after peroral endoscopic myotomy.
    Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent POEM followed up ≥6 months later by 48-hour ambulatory wireless pH testing off antisecretory therapy were identified. Reflux symptom association was defined as symptom association probability >95%.
    Results: The most frequent symptoms of heartburn (47.2%), cough (45.1%), and chest pain (39.6%) were associated with a positive reflux symptom association (symptom association probability >95%) in 20.9%, 17.1%, and 19.4%, respectively.
    Discussion: There is poor correlation between reported symptoms and esophageal acid exposure during pH testing after POEM.
    MeSH term(s) Esophageal Achalasia/complications ; Esophageal Achalasia/surgery ; Esophagitis, Peptic ; Esophagoscopy ; Gastroesophageal Reflux/complications ; Gastroesophageal Reflux/etiology ; Heartburn/etiology ; Humans ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Myotomy ; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 390122-1
    ISSN 1572-0241 ; 0002-9270
    ISSN (online) 1572-0241
    ISSN 0002-9270
    DOI 10.14309/ajg.0000000000001801
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  10. Article ; Online: Functional and recreational dog walking practices in the UK.

    Westgarth, Carri / Christley, Robert M / Marvin, Garry / Perkins, Elizabeth

    Health promotion international

    2020  Volume 36, Issue 1, Page(s) 109–119

    Abstract: Dog walking is a popular everyday activity known to contribute considerably to human health through motivating substantial additional physical activity. However, despite recognition that walking with a dog is substantially different from walking without ... ...

    Abstract Dog walking is a popular everyday activity known to contribute considerably to human health through motivating substantial additional physical activity. However, despite recognition that walking with a dog is substantially different from walking without a dog, little is known sociologically about the practices of dog walking. This study used in-depth interviews with 38 dog owners, combined with autoethnographical observation of dog walking. The aim was to investigate the types of dog walks that occur and the implications of this for the promotion of dog walking to increase human and animal wellbeing. Two distinct types of dog walking were found that had differing influencers and resulting experiences. Functional walks were purposed through feelings of guilt to provide the dog with a convenient form of exercise but were less pleasurable for the owner. In contrast, recreational walks provided significant owner stress-relief and were longer, typically during pleasant weather and at weekends, in less urban environments, and involved more members of the household. Limitations on time availability, conducive weather or accessibility of desirable physical environments for dog walking, generated functional rather than recreational dog walks. These findings have implications for interventions aiming to promote dog walking and for policy relating to the availability of safe and suitable green spaces for encouraging dog walking.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Dogs ; Physical Conditioning, Animal ; United Kingdom ; Walking
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1027448-0
    ISSN 1460-2245 ; 0957-4824
    ISSN (online) 1460-2245
    ISSN 0957-4824
    DOI 10.1093/heapro/daaa051
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