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  1. Article: Does Wealth Predict Health Among Dogs in a Protected Area?

    Eisenman, Eric J. L. / Koster, Jeremy M. / Foley, Janet E. / Fiorello, Christine V.

    Human ecology. 2021 Dec., v. 49, no. 6

    2021  

    Abstract: As the world's most ubiquitous carnivore, domestic dogs maintain unique proximity to human populations. Partly because dogs potentially serve as hosts of zoonotic diseases, determinants of canine health are increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary ... ...

    Abstract As the world's most ubiquitous carnivore, domestic dogs maintain unique proximity to human populations. Partly because dogs potentially serve as hosts of zoonotic diseases, determinants of canine health are increasingly the focus of interdisciplinary research. Emerging perspectives suggest that dogs' health may vary as a function of their owners' wealth and financial resources, a correlation that could potentially inform public health programs and conservation efforts. The objective of this study was to evaluate associations between household wealth and the health of domestic dogs (n = 208) among indigenous Mayangna communities in the Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua. The dogs were evaluated using serum biochemistry, complete blood count, and physical exam findings. Using these data, a principal components analysis (PCA) determined the presence of four "syndromes": 1) decreased body condition score (BCS) & hypoalbuminemia; 2) lymphocytosis & eosinophilia; 3) segmented neutrophilia; and 4) lymphadenopathy, tick infestation, & hyperglobulinemia. An inventory of possessions indexed household wealth. For all four syndromes, household wealth was a weak and uninformative predictor of the dogs' health. The few differences seen among dogs from households with different degrees of wealth likely reflect that nearly all dogs had marginal health and all households were relatively poor. Results from this study imply that owners' wealth may have diverse effects on canine health in rural settings.
    Keywords blood ; blood chemistry ; body condition ; carnivores ; conservation areas ; dogs ; eosinophilia ; household income ; humans ; hypoalbuminemia ; interdisciplinary research ; inventories ; lymphatic diseases ; public health ; tick infestations ; Nicaragua
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-12
    Size p. 795-808.
    Publishing place Springer US
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 216107-2
    ISSN 0300-7839
    ISSN 0300-7839
    DOI 10.1007/s10745-021-00282-5
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  2. Article ; Online: The MYCL and MXD1 transcription factors regulate the fitness of murine dendritic cells.

    Anderson, David A / Murphy, Theresa L / Eisenman, Robert N / Murphy, Kenneth M

    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

    2020  Volume 117, Issue 9, Page(s) 4885–4893

    Abstract: We previously found that MYCL is required by ... ...

    Abstract We previously found that MYCL is required by a
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/genetics ; Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/metabolism ; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/genetics ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Dendritic Cells/metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Genes, myc ; Homeostasis ; Inflammation ; Mice ; Mice, Knockout ; Neoplasms/genetics ; Protein Binding ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/genetics ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc/metabolism ; Repressor Proteins/genetics ; Repressor Proteins/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors ; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors ; Mad protein, mouse ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc ; Repressor Proteins ; SNFT protein, mouse ; Transcription Factors
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-02-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 209104-5
    ISSN 1091-6490 ; 0027-8424
    ISSN (online) 1091-6490
    ISSN 0027-8424
    DOI 10.1073/pnas.1915060117
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  3. Article ; Online: Increased On-Target Rate and Risk of Concatemerization after CRISPR-Enhanced Targeting in ES Cells.

    Erbs, Valérie / Lorentz, Romain / Eisenman, Benjamin / Schaeffer, Laurence / Luppi, Laurence / Lindner, Loic / Hérault, Yann / Pavlovic, Guillaume / Wattenhofer-Donzé, Marie / Birling, Marie-Christine

    Genes

    2023  Volume 14, Issue 2

    Abstract: The French mouse clinic (Institut Clinique de la Souris; ICS) has produced more than 2000 targeting vectors for 'à la carte' mutagenesis in C57BL/6N mice. Although most of the vectors were used successfully for homologous recombination in murine ... ...

    Abstract The French mouse clinic (Institut Clinique de la Souris; ICS) has produced more than 2000 targeting vectors for 'à la carte' mutagenesis in C57BL/6N mice. Although most of the vectors were used successfully for homologous recombination in murine embryonic stem cells (ESCs), a few have failed to target a specific locus after several attempts. We show here that co-electroporation of a CRISPR plasmid with the same targeting construct as the one that failed previously allows the systematic achievement of positive clones. A careful validation of these clones is, however, necessary as a significant number of clones (but not all) show a concatemerization of the targeting plasmid at the locus. A detailed Southern blot analysis permitted characterization of the nature of these events as standard long-range 5' and 3' PCRs were not able to distinguish between correct and incorrect alleles. We show that a simple and inexpensive PCR performed prior to ESC amplification allows detection and elimination of those clones with concatemers. Finally, although we only tested murine ESCs, our results highlight the risk of mis-validation of any genetically modified cell line (such as established lines, induced pluripotent stem cells or those used for ex vivo gene therapy) that combines the use of CRISPR/Cas9 and a circular double-stranded donor. We strongly advise the CRISPR community to perform a Southern blot with internal probes when using CRISPR to enhance homologous recombination in any cell type, including fertilized oocytes.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; CRISPR-Cas Systems ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Embryonic Stem Cells/metabolism ; Homologous Recombination ; Mutagenesis
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-03
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2527218-4
    ISSN 2073-4425 ; 2073-4425
    ISSN (online) 2073-4425
    ISSN 2073-4425
    DOI 10.3390/genes14020401
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  4. Article ; Online: Adeno-associated virus-9 reverses delayed gastric emptying of solids in diabetic mice.

    Li, Xiaojie / Ji, Sihan / Cipriani, Gianluca / Hillestad, Matthew L / Eisenman, Seth T / Barry, Michael A / Nath, Karl A / Linden, David R / Wright, Alec / AlAsfoor, Shefaa / Grover, Madhusudan / Sha, Lei / Hsi, Linda C / Farrugia, Gianrico

    Neurogastroenterology and motility

    2023  Volume 35, Issue 11, Page(s) e14669

    Abstract: Background: Gastroparesis is defined by delayed gastric emptying (GE) without obstruction. Studies suggest targeting heme oxygenase-1 (HO1) may ameliorate diabetic gastroparesis. Upregulation of HO1 expression via interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the gastric ... ...

    Abstract Background: Gastroparesis is defined by delayed gastric emptying (GE) without obstruction. Studies suggest targeting heme oxygenase-1 (HO1) may ameliorate diabetic gastroparesis. Upregulation of HO1 expression via interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the gastric muscularis propria is associated with reversal of delayed GE in diabetic NOD mice. IL-10 activates the M2 cytoprotective phenotype of macrophages and induces expression of HO1 protein. Here, we assess delivery of HO1 by recombinant adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) in diabetic mice with delayed GE.
    Methods: C57BL6 diabetic delayed GE mice were injected with 1 × 10
    Key results: Delayed GE returned to normal within 2 weeks of treatment in 7/12 mice receiving scAAV9-cre and in 4/5 mice that received the scAAV9-GFP, whereas mice that received scAAV9-HO1 did not respond in the same manner and had GE that took significantly longer to return to normal (6/7 mice at 4-6 weeks). Kit, NOS1, and HO1 protein expression in scAAV9-GFP-treated mice with normal GE were not significantly different compared with diabetic mice with delayed GE.
    Conclusions and inferences: Injection of scAAV9 into diabetic C57BL6 mice produced a biological response that resulted in acceleration of GE independently of the cargo delivered by the AAV9 vector. Further research is needed to determine whether use of AAV mediated gene transduction in the gastric muscularis propria is beneficial and warranted.
    MeSH term(s) Mice ; Animals ; Gastroparesis ; Dependovirus/genetics ; Interleukin-10 ; Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental ; Mice, Inbred NOD ; Mice, Inbred C57BL
    Chemical Substances Interleukin-10 (130068-27-8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1186328-6
    ISSN 1365-2982 ; 1350-1925
    ISSN (online) 1365-2982
    ISSN 1350-1925
    DOI 10.1111/nmo.14669
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  5. Article ; Online: Safe reopening of college campuses during COVID-19: The University of California experience in Fall 2020.

    Pollock, Brad H / Kilpatrick, A Marm / Eisenman, David P / Elton, Kristie L / Rutherford, George W / Boden-Albala, Bernadette M / Souleles, David M / Polito, Laura E / Martin, Natasha K / Byington, Carrie L

    PloS one

    2021  Volume 16, Issue 11, Page(s) e0258738

    Abstract: Background: Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020-2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test ... ...

    Abstract Background: Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020-2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test results are summarized for the ten UC campuses during the Fall 2020 term.
    Methods: UC mitigation efforts included protocols for the arrival of students living on-campus students, non-pharmaceutical interventions, daily symptom monitoring, symptomatic testing, asymptomatic surveillance testing, isolation and quarantine protocols, student ambassador programs for health education, campus health and safety pledges, and lowered density of on-campus student housing. We used data from UC campuses, the UC Health-California Department of Public Health Data Modeling Consortium, and the U.S. Census to estimate the proportion of each campus' student populations that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and compared it to the fraction individuals aged 20-29 years who tested positive in their respective counties.
    Results: SARS-CoV-2 cases in campus populations were generally low in September and October 2020, but increased in November and especially December, and were highest in early to mid-January 2021, mirroring case trajectories in their respective counties. Many students were infected during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday recesses and were detected as cases upon returning to campus. The proportion of students who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during Fall 2020 ranged from 1.2% to 5.2% for students living on campus and was similar to students living off campus. For most UC campuses the proportion of students testing positive was lower than that for the 20-29-year-old population in which campuses were located.
    Conclusions: The layered mitigation approach used on UC campuses, informed by public health science and augmented perhaps by a more compliant population, likely minimized campus transmission and outbreaks and limited transmission to surrounding communities. University policies that include these mitigation efforts in Fall 2020 along with SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, may alleviate some local concerns about college students returning to communities and facilitate resumption of normal campus operations and in-person instruction.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; COVID-19 Testing ; COVID-19 Vaccines ; California/epidemiology ; Communicable Disease Control ; Disease Outbreaks ; Educational Status ; Epidemics ; Female ; Geography ; Humans ; Male ; Mass Screening ; Quarantine ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Students ; Universities ; Young Adult
    Chemical Substances COVID-19 Vaccines
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-11-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0258738
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  6. Article ; Online: Physical Activity Patterns Among Individuals Before and Soon After Bariatric Surgery.

    Ouellette, Kristen A / Mabey, Jacob G / Eisenman, Patricia A / Shaw, Janet M / Brusseau, Tim A / Hatfield, Disa L / Ford, Candus N / Davidson, Lance E

    Obesity surgery

    2019  Volume 30, Issue 2, Page(s) 416–422

    Abstract: Purpose: Post-operative changes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may contribute to improved weight loss and long-term weight maintenance of individuals after bariatric surgery. Patients experience minimal changes in MVPA > 6 months after ...

    Abstract Purpose: Post-operative changes in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may contribute to improved weight loss and long-term weight maintenance of individuals after bariatric surgery. Patients experience minimal changes in MVPA > 6 months after surgery, but no studies have investigated early changes in physical activity after surgery. This study aims to assess MVPA changes during the rapid weight loss phase through self-reporting and objective measures.
    Methods: Physical activity patterns were assessed as minutes per day spent doing MVPA. A walking cadence of ≥ 100 steps per minute defined MVPA. Individuals completing gastric bypass (N = 7) and sleeve gastrectomy (N = 17) procedures (21 females, 3 males, age 42.2 ± 12.6 years, body mass 121.8 ± 24.8 kg, BMI 44.0 ± 6.5) completed office visits at 12 ± 6 days pre- and 35 ± 10 days post-operative. Each wore an ActiGraph GT3X tri-axial accelerometer at the hip for 7 days before and again for 7 days 30.6 ± 10 days after surgery. Assessments also included a subjective question about their anticipated and perceived post-operative MVPA (scale of - 3 to 3 with 3 being much more physically active and - 3 being much less).
    Results: Participants did not change their minutes per day of MVPA significantly (pre-operative 1.5 ± 2.1; post-operative 2.6 ± 5.6, NS). Participants predicted their post-operative physical activity level would increase (2.8 ± 0.4). The self-reported activity level on the same scale after surgery was significantly less than predicted (1.9 ± 1.0, p < 0.05) but still suggested that participants thought they were more physically active.
    Conclusion: Consistent with reports > 6 months after surgery, MVPA did not increase in the early post-operative period, despite patient expectations. The early post-operative period may be a time for behavioral intervention.
    MeSH term(s) Accelerometry ; Adult ; Aged ; Bariatric Surgery/rehabilitation ; Bariatric Surgery/statistics & numerical data ; Exercise/physiology ; Female ; Humans ; Life Style ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Obesity, Morbid/epidemiology ; Obesity, Morbid/rehabilitation ; Obesity, Morbid/surgery ; Postoperative Period ; Sedentary Behavior ; Self Report ; Utah/epidemiology ; Walking ; Weight Loss/physiology ; Young Adult
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1070827-3
    ISSN 1708-0428 ; 0960-8923
    ISSN (online) 1708-0428
    ISSN 0960-8923
    DOI 10.1007/s11695-019-04186-8
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  7. Article ; Online: Facilitating Partnerships With Community- and Faith-Based Organizations for Disaster Preparedness and Response: Results of a National Survey of Public Health Departments.

    Adams, Rachel M / Prelip, Michael L / Glik, Deborah C / Donatello, Ian / Eisenman, David P

    Disaster medicine and public health preparedness

    2017  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 57–66

    Abstract: Objective: We identify characteristics of local health departments, which enhance collaborations with community- and faith-based organizations (CFBOs) for emergency preparedness and response.: Methods: Online survey data were collected from a sample ... ...

    Abstract Objective: We identify characteristics of local health departments, which enhance collaborations with community- and faith-based organizations (CFBOs) for emergency preparedness and response.
    Methods: Online survey data were collected from a sample of 273 disaster preparedness coordinators working at local health departments across the United States between August and December 2011.
    Results: Using multiple linear regression models, we found that perceptions of CFBO trust were associated with more successful partnership planning (β=0.63; P=0.02) and capacity building (β=0.61; P=0.01). Employee layoffs in the past 3 years (β=0.41; P=0.001) and urban location (β=0.41; P=0.005) were positively associated with higher ratings of resource sharing between health agencies and CFBOs. Having 1-3 full-time employees increased the ratings of success in communication and outreach activities compared with health departments having less than 1 full-time employee (β=0.33; P=0.05). Positive attitudes toward CFBOs also enhanced communication and outreach (β=0.16; P=0.03).
    Conclusions: Staff-capacity factors are important for quick dissemination of information and resources needed to address emerging threats. Building the trust of CFBOs can help address large-scale disasters by improving the success of more involved activities that integrate the CFBO into emergency plans and operations of the health department and that better align with federal-funding performance measures. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2018;12:57-66).
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Civil Defense/methods ; Civil Defense/standards ; Community-Institutional Relations/trends ; Cooperative Behavior ; Faith-Based Organizations/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Humans ; Internet ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Public Health/manpower ; Public Health/methods ; Public Health/statistics & numerical data ; Public-Private Sector Partnerships/statistics & numerical data ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-24
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2375268-3
    ISSN 1938-744X ; 1935-7893
    ISSN (online) 1938-744X
    ISSN 1935-7893
    DOI 10.1017/dmp.2017.36
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  8. Article: Antero-posterior boundaries and compartments in the cerebellum: evidence from selected neurological mutants.

    Eisenman, L M

    Progress in brain research

    2000  Volume 124, Page(s) 23–30

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cerebellum/anatomy & histology ; Cerebellum/physiology ; Mice ; Mice, Neurologic Mutants/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2000
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ISSN 0079-6123
    ISSN 0079-6123
    DOI 10.1016/S0079-6123(00)24005-3
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  9. Article ; Online: Safe reopening of college campuses during COVID-19

    Brad H. Pollock / A. Marm Kilpatrick / David P. Eisenman / Kristie L. Elton / George W. Rutherford / Bernadette M. Boden-Albala / David M. Souleles / Laura E. Polito / Natasha K. Martin / Carrie L. Byington

    PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss

    The University of California experience in Fall 2020

    2021  Volume 11

    Abstract: Background Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020–2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test ... ...

    Abstract Background Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020–2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test results are summarized for the ten UC campuses during the Fall 2020 term. Methods UC mitigation efforts included protocols for the arrival of students living on-campus students, non-pharmaceutical interventions, daily symptom monitoring, symptomatic testing, asymptomatic surveillance testing, isolation and quarantine protocols, student ambassador programs for health education, campus health and safety pledges, and lowered density of on-campus student housing. We used data from UC campuses, the UC Health–California Department of Public Health Data Modeling Consortium, and the U.S. Census to estimate the proportion of each campus’ student populations that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and compared it to the fraction individuals aged 20–29 years who tested positive in their respective counties. Results SARS-CoV-2 cases in campus populations were generally low in September and October 2020, but increased in November and especially December, and were highest in early to mid-January 2021, mirroring case trajectories in their respective counties. Many students were infected during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday recesses and were detected as cases upon returning to campus. The proportion of students who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during Fall 2020 ranged from 1.2% to 5.2% for students living on campus and was similar to students living off campus. For most UC campuses the proportion of students testing positive was lower than that for the 20–29-year-old population in which campuses were located. Conclusions The layered mitigation approach used on UC campuses, informed by public health science and augmented perhaps by a more compliant population, likely minimized campus transmission and outbreaks and limited transmission to surrounding communities. University policies ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 028
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Safe reopening of college campuses during COVID-19

    Brad H Pollock / A Marm Kilpatrick / David P Eisenman / Kristie L Elton / George W Rutherford / Bernadette M Boden-Albala / David M Souleles / Laura E Polito / Natasha K Martin / Carrie L Byington

    PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 11, p e

    The University of California experience in Fall 2020.

    2021  Volume 0258738

    Abstract: Background Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020-2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test ... ...

    Abstract Background Epidemics of COVID-19 in student populations at universities were a key concern for the 2020-2021 school year. The University of California (UC) System developed a set of recommendations to reduce campus infection rates. SARS-CoV-2 test results are summarized for the ten UC campuses during the Fall 2020 term. Methods UC mitigation efforts included protocols for the arrival of students living on-campus students, non-pharmaceutical interventions, daily symptom monitoring, symptomatic testing, asymptomatic surveillance testing, isolation and quarantine protocols, student ambassador programs for health education, campus health and safety pledges, and lowered density of on-campus student housing. We used data from UC campuses, the UC Health-California Department of Public Health Data Modeling Consortium, and the U.S. Census to estimate the proportion of each campus' student populations that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and compared it to the fraction individuals aged 20-29 years who tested positive in their respective counties. Results SARS-CoV-2 cases in campus populations were generally low in September and October 2020, but increased in November and especially December, and were highest in early to mid-January 2021, mirroring case trajectories in their respective counties. Many students were infected during the Thanksgiving and winter holiday recesses and were detected as cases upon returning to campus. The proportion of students who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during Fall 2020 ranged from 1.2% to 5.2% for students living on campus and was similar to students living off campus. For most UC campuses the proportion of students testing positive was lower than that for the 20-29-year-old population in which campuses were located. Conclusions The layered mitigation approach used on UC campuses, informed by public health science and augmented perhaps by a more compliant population, likely minimized campus transmission and outbreaks and limited transmission to surrounding communities. University policies ...
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 028
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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