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  1. Article ; Online: How Does Being Overweight Moderate Associations between Diet and Blood Pressure in Male Adolescents?

    Yap, Jia / Ng, Hwei Min / Peddie, Meredith C / Fleming, Elizabeth A / Webster, Kirsten / Scott, Tessa / Haszard, Jillian J

    Nutrients

    2021  Volume 13, Issue 6

    Abstract: Diet is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for hypertension. In this study, we described the associations between dietary factors and blood pressure; and explored how weight status moderated these associations in a sample of New Zealand male ... ...

    Abstract Diet is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for hypertension. In this study, we described the associations between dietary factors and blood pressure; and explored how weight status moderated these associations in a sample of New Zealand male adolescents. We collected demographics information, anthropometric, blood pressure, and dietary data from 108 male adolescents (15-17 years old). Mixed effects and logistic regression models were used to estimate relationships between dietary variables, blood pressure, and hypertension. Moderation effects of overweight status on the relationship between hypertension and diet were explored through forest plots. One-third (36%) of the sample was classified as hypertensive. Fruit intake was related to significantly lower systolic (-2.4 mmHg,
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Animals ; Blood Pressure ; Body Mass Index ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Diet ; Fruit ; Humans ; Hypertension/etiology ; Male ; Milk ; New Zealand ; Nutrition Surveys ; Obesity/complications ; Overweight/complications ; Risk Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Vegetables
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-06-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643 ; 2072-6643
    ISSN (online) 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu13062054
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  2. Article ; Online: Genetic differentiation between and within Northern Native American language groups: an argument for the expansion of the Native American CODIS database.

    Weise, Jessica A / Ng, Jillian / Oldt, Robert F / Viray, Joy / McCulloh, Kelly L / Smith, David Glenn / Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan

    Forensic sciences research

    2021  Volume 7, Issue 4, Page(s) 662–672

    Abstract: The National Research Council recommends that genetic differentiation among subgroups of ethnic samples be lower than 3% of the total genetic differentiation within the ethnic sample to be used for estimating reliable random match probabilities for ... ...

    Abstract The National Research Council recommends that genetic differentiation among subgroups of ethnic samples be lower than 3% of the total genetic differentiation within the ethnic sample to be used for estimating reliable random match probabilities for forensic use. Native American samples in the United States' Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database represent four language families: Algonquian, Na-Dene, Eskimo-Aleut, and Salishan. However, a minimum of 27 Native American language families exists in the US, not including language isolates. Our goal was to ascertain whether genetic differences are correlated with language groupings and, if so, whether additional language families would provide a more accurate representation of current genetic diversity among tribal populations. The 21 short tandem repeat (STR) loci included in the Globalfiler® PCR Amplification Kit were used to characterize six indigenous language families, including three of the four represented in the CODIS database (i.e. Algonquian, Na-Dene, and Eskimo-Aleut), and two language isolates (Miwok and Seri) using major population genetic diversity metrics such as F statistics and Bayesian clustering analysis of genotype frequencies. Most of the genetic variation (97%) was found to be within language families instead of among them (3%). In contrast, when only the three of the four language families represented in both the CODIS database and the present study were considered, 4% of the genetic variation occurred among the language groups. Bayesian clustering resulted in a maximum posterior probability indicating three genetically distinct groups among the eight language families and isolates: (1) Eskimo, (2) Seri, and (3) all other language groups and isolates, thus confirming genetic subdivision among subgroups of the CODIS Native American database. This genetic structure indicates the need for an increased number of Native American populations based on language affiliation in the CODIS database as well as more robust sample sets for those language families. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/20961790.2021.1963088 .
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-20
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2885963-7
    ISSN 2471-1411 ; 2096-1790
    ISSN (online) 2471-1411
    ISSN 2096-1790
    DOI 10.1080/20961790.2021.1963088
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  3. Article: How Does Being Overweight Moderate Associations between Diet and Blood Pressure in Male Adolescents?

    Yap, Jia / Ng, Hwei Min / Peddie, Meredith C. / Fleming, Elizabeth A. / Webster, Kirsten / Scott, Tessa / Haszard, Jillian J.

    Nutrients. 2021 June 15, v. 13, no. 6

    2021  

    Abstract: Diet is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for hypertension. In this study, we described the associations between dietary factors and blood pressure; and explored how weight status moderated these associations in a sample of New Zealand male ... ...

    Abstract Diet is one of the strongest modifiable risk factors for hypertension. In this study, we described the associations between dietary factors and blood pressure; and explored how weight status moderated these associations in a sample of New Zealand male adolescents. We collected demographics information, anthropometric, blood pressure, and dietary data from 108 male adolescents (15–17 years old). Mixed effects and logistic regression models were used to estimate relationships between dietary variables, blood pressure, and hypertension. Moderation effects of overweight status on the relationship between hypertension and diet were explored through forest plots. One-third (36%) of the sample was classified as hypertensive. Fruit intake was related to significantly lower systolic (−2.4 mmHg, p = 0.005) and diastolic blood pressure (−3.9 mmHg, p = 0.001). Vegetable and milk intake was related to significantly lower diastolic blood pressure (−1.4 mmHg, p = 0.047) and (−2.2 mmHg, p = 0.003), respectively. In overweight participants, greater vegetable and milk, and lower meat intake appeared to reduce the odds of hypertension. Certain dietary factors may have more prominent effects on blood pressure depending on weight status.
    Keywords demographic statistics ; diastolic blood pressure ; forests ; fruit consumption ; hypertension ; males ; meat consumption ; milk ; milk consumption ; overweight ; regression analysis ; vegetables ; New Zealand
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0615
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2518386-2
    ISSN 2072-6643
    ISSN 2072-6643
    DOI 10.3390/nu13062054
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  4. Article ; Online: Systematic single amino acid affinity tuning of CD229 CAR T cells retains efficacy against multiple myeloma and eliminates on-target off-tumor toxicity.

    Vander Mause, Erica R / Baker, Jillian M / Dietze, Kenneth A / Radhakrishnan, Sabarinath V / Iraguha, Thierry / Omili, Destiny / Davis, Patricia / Chidester, Sadie L / Modzelewska, Katarzyna / Panse, Jens / Marvin, James E / Olson, Michael L / Steinbach, Mary / Ng, David P / Lim, Carol S / Atanackovic, Djordje / Luetkens, Tim

    Science translational medicine

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 705, Page(s) eadd7900

    Abstract: T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have shown remarkable therapeutic activity against different types of cancer. However, the wider use of CAR T cells has been hindered by the potential for life-threatening toxicities due to on-target ... ...

    Abstract T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have shown remarkable therapeutic activity against different types of cancer. However, the wider use of CAR T cells has been hindered by the potential for life-threatening toxicities due to on-target off-tumor killing of cells expressing low amounts of the target antigen. CD229, a signaling lymphocyte-activation molecule (SLAM) family member, has previously been identified as a target for CAR T cell-mediated treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) due to its high expression on the surfaces of MM cells. CD229 CAR T cells have shown effective clearance of MM cells in vitro and in vivo. However, healthy lymphocytes also express CD229, albeit at lower amounts than MM cells, causing their unintended targeting by CD229 CAR T cells. To increase the selectivity of CD229 CAR T cells for MM cells, we used a single amino acid substitution approach of the CAR binding domain to reduce CAR affinity. To identify CARs with increased selectivity, we screened variant binding domains using solid-phase binding assays and biolayer interferometry and determined the cytotoxic activity of variant CAR T cells against MM cells and healthy lymphocytes. We identified a CD229 CAR binding domain with micromolar affinity that, when combined with overexpression of c-Jun, confers antitumor activity comparable to parental CD229 CAR T cells but lacks the parental cells' cytotoxic activity toward healthy lymphocytes in vitro and in vivo. The results represent a promising strategy to improve the efficacy and safety of CAR T cell therapy that requires clinical validation.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Multiple Myeloma/pathology ; Amino Acids/metabolism ; T-Lymphocytes ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen/metabolism ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive/methods ; Antineoplastic Agents/metabolism ; Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays ; Cell Line, Tumor
    Chemical Substances Amino Acids ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen ; Antineoplastic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-19
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2518854-9
    ISSN 1946-6242 ; 1946-6234
    ISSN (online) 1946-6242
    ISSN 1946-6234
    DOI 10.1126/scitranslmed.add7900
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  5. Article ; Online: Genetic differentiation between and within Northern Native American language groups

    Jessica A. Weise / Jillian Ng / Robert F. Oldt / Joy Viray / Kelly L. McCulloh / David Glenn Smith / Sreetharan Kanthaswamy

    Forensic Sciences Research, Vol 0, Iss 0, Pp 1-

    an argument for the expansion of the Native American CODIS database

    2021  Volume 11

    Abstract: The National Research Council recommends that genetic differentiation among subgroups of ethnic samples be lower than 3% of the total genetic differentiation within the ethnic sample to be used for estimating reliable random match probabilities for ... ...

    Abstract The National Research Council recommends that genetic differentiation among subgroups of ethnic samples be lower than 3% of the total genetic differentiation within the ethnic sample to be used for estimating reliable random match probabilities for forensic use. Native American samples in the United States’ Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) database represent four language families: Algonquian, Na-Dene, Eskimo-Aleut, and Salishan. However, a minimum of 27 Native American language families exists in the US, not including language isolates. Our goal was to ascertain whether genetic differences are correlated with language groupings and, if so, whether additional language families would provide a more accurate representation of current genetic diversity among tribal populations. The 21 short tandem repeat (STR) loci included in the Globalfiler® PCR Amplification Kit were used to characterize six indigenous language families, including three of the four represented in the CODIS database (i.e. Algonquian, Na-Dene, and Eskimo-Aleut), and two language isolates (Miwok and Seri) using major population genetic diversity metrics such as F statistics and Bayesian clustering analysis of genotype frequencies. Most of the genetic variation (97%) was found to be within language families instead of among them (3%). In contrast, when only the three of the four language families represented in both the CODIS database and the present study were considered, 4% of the genetic variation occurred among the language groups. Bayesian clustering resulted in a maximum posterior probability indicating three genetically distinct groups among the eight language families and isolates: (1) Eskimo, (2) Seri, and (3) all other language groups and isolates, thus confirming genetic subdivision among subgroups of the CODIS Native American database. This genetic structure indicates the need for an increased number of Native American populations based on language affiliation in the CODIS database as well as more robust sample sets for those language ...
    Keywords forensic sciences ; population genetics ; native americans ; north america ; languages ; short tandem repeats (strs or microsatellites) ; Criminal law and procedure ; K5000-5582 ; Public aspects of medicine ; RA1-1270
    Subject code 410
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Taylor & Francis Group
    Document type Article ; Online
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  6. Article ; Online: Prone Positioning of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Related to COVID-19: A Rehabilitation-Based Prone Team.

    Ng, Jillian A / Miccile, Lauren A / Iracheta, Christine / Berndt, Carolyn / Detwiller, Meredith / Yuse, Carolyn / Tolland, Joseph

    Physical therapy

    2020  Volume 100, Issue 10, Page(s) 1737–1745

    Abstract: Objective: Prone positioning is an effective intervention for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). An increasing number of patients with ARDS related to coronavirus disease 2019 require prone positioning, which poses a challenge to the intensive ... ...

    Abstract Objective: Prone positioning is an effective intervention for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). An increasing number of patients with ARDS related to coronavirus disease 2019 require prone positioning, which poses a challenge to the intensive care unit staff at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
    Methods: A prone team service of physical therapists and occupational therapists with critical care experience was established to assist with increasing demands for prone positioning of patients who were mechanically ventilated. The goals of the rehabilitation-based prone team were to provide support to nursing and respiratory therapy; create a consistent, efficient process; and ensure patient and staff safety.
    Results: The service evolved over 7 weeks, expanding to 24-hour coverage and adding responsibilities to support the staff as patient volume grew. The volume of requests to the rehabilitation-based prone team generally increased to week 4 and has, since then, declined. Key points for successful implementation included identification of rehabilitation therapists with intensive care unit experience and leadership qualities, multidisciplinary collaboration, availability of needed positioning devices and supplies to protect the integument, and well-defined roles of all disciplines participating in position change process.
    Conclusion: The description of the development, operations, evolution, and utilization of a rehabilitation therapist prone team acts as a guide for future development and implementation.
    Impact: This case report is one of the first reports of a rehabilitation-based prone team established to assist with positioning patients in prone as an intervention for ARDS related to coronavirus disease 2019 and will help guide other institutions.
    MeSH term(s) Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; Coronavirus Infections/complications ; Coronavirus Infections/therapy ; Critical Care ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Patient Positioning ; Pneumonia, Viral/complications ; Pneumonia, Viral/therapy ; Prone Position ; Respiration, Artificial ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/therapy ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/virology ; SARS-CoV-2
    Keywords covid19
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-07-10
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 415886-6
    ISSN 1538-6724 ; 0031-9023
    ISSN (online) 1538-6724
    ISSN 0031-9023
    DOI 10.1093/ptj/pzaa124
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  7. Article ; Online: ILROG Lymphoma Mini-Atlas Part II, Hodgkin Lymphoma.

    Dabaja, Bouthaina Shbib / Ng, Andrea K / Terezakis, Stephanie A / Plastaras, John P / Yunes, Micheal / Wilson, Lynn D / Yang, Joanna / Gunther, Jillian R / Specht, Lena / Yahalom, Joachim

    International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

    2020  Volume 108, Issue 4, Page(s) 977–978

    MeSH term(s) Hodgkin Disease/pathology ; Hodgkin Disease/radiotherapy ; Humans ; Mediastinal Neoplasms/radiotherapy ; Organs at Risk ; Progression-Free Survival ; Radiation Injuries/prevention & control ; Radiotherapy, Conformal/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-08-04
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 197614-x
    ISSN 1879-355X ; 0360-3016
    ISSN (online) 1879-355X
    ISSN 0360-3016
    DOI 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.05.063
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    Lawrence, Sarah / Moraa, Hellen / Wilson, Kate / Mutisya, Immaculate / Neary, Jillian / Kinuthia, John / Itindi, Janet / Nyaboe, Edward / Muhenje, Odylia / Chen, Tai-Ho / Singa, Benson / McGrath, Christine J / Ngugi, Evelyn / Kohler, Pamela / Roxby, Alison C / Katana, Abraham / Ng'ang'a, Lucy / John-Stewart, Grace C / Beima-Sofie, Kristin

    Frontiers in reproductive health

    2021  Volume 3, Page(s) 644832

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    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-04-26
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2673-3153
    ISSN (online) 2673-3153
    DOI 10.3389/frph.2021.644832
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  9. Article ; Online: Determination of major histocompatibility class I and class II genetic composition of the Caribbean Primate Center specific pathogen-free rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) colony based on massively parallel sequencing.

    Kanthaswamy, Sreetharan / Oldt, Robert F / Ng, Jillian / Smith, David Glenn / Martínez, Melween I / Sariol, Carlos A

    Journal of medical primatology

    2018  Volume 47, Issue 6, Page(s) 379–387

    Abstract: Background: Knowledge of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) composition and distribution in rhesus macaque colonies is critical for management strategies that maximize the utility of this model for biomedical research.: Methods: Variation within ... ...

    Abstract Background: Knowledge of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) composition and distribution in rhesus macaque colonies is critical for management strategies that maximize the utility of this model for biomedical research.
    Methods: Variation within the Mamu-A and Mamu-B (class I) and DRB, DQA/B, and DPA/B (class II) regions of 379 animals from the Caribbean Primate Research Center's (CPRC) specific pathogen free (SPF) colony was examined using massively parallel sequencing.
    Results: Analyses of the 7 MHC loci revealed a background of Indian origin with high levels of variation despite past genetic bottlenecks. All loci exhibited mutual linkage disequilibria while conforming to Hardy-Weinberg expectations suggesting the achievement of mutation-selection balance.
    Conclusion: The CPRC's SPF colony is a significant resource for research on AIDS and other infectious agents. Characterizing colony-wide MHC variability facilitates the breeding and selection of animals bearing desired haplotypes and increases the investigator's ability to understand the immune responses mounted by these animals.
    MeSH term(s) Alleles ; Animals ; Animals, Laboratory/genetics ; Gene Frequency ; Genes, MHC Class I ; Genes, MHC Class II ; Haplotypes ; High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing ; Macaca mulatta/genetics ; Puerto Rico ; Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-07-04
    Publishing country Denmark
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    ZDB-ID 121206-0
    ISSN 1600-0684 ; 0047-2565
    ISSN (online) 1600-0684
    ISSN 0047-2565
    DOI 10.1111/jmp.12353
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  10. Article ; Online: Higher prevalence of stunting and poor growth outcomes in HIV-exposed uninfected than HIV-unexposed infants in Kenya.

    Neary, Jillian / Langat, Agnes / Singa, Benson / Kinuthia, John / Itindi, Janet / Nyaboe, Edward / Ng'anga', Lucy W / Katana, Abraham / John-Stewart, Grace C / McGrath, Christine J

    AIDS (London, England)

    2021  Volume 36, Issue 4, Page(s) 605–610

    Abstract: Background: With the growing population of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children globally, it is important to determine population-level growth differences between HEU and HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children.: Methods: We analyzed data from a ... ...

    Abstract Background: With the growing population of HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children globally, it is important to determine population-level growth differences between HEU and HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) children.
    Methods: We analyzed data from a population-level survey enrolling mother-infant pairs attending 6-week and 9-month immunizations in 140 clinics across Kenya. Weight-for-age (WAZ), length-for-age (LAZ), head circumference-for-age (HCAZ) z-scores and underweight (WAZ < -2), stunting (LAZ < -2), and microcephaly (HCAZ < -2), were compared between HEU and HUU. Correlates of growth faltering and poor growth were assessed using generalized Poisson and linear regression models.
    Results: Among 2457 infants, 456 (19%) were HEU. Among mothers living with HIV, 64% received antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 22% were on antiretroviral prophylaxis during pregnancy. At 9 months, 72% of HEU and 98% of HUU were breastfeeding. At 6 weeks, HEU had lower mean WAZ (-0.41 vs. -0.09; P < 0.001) and LAZ (-0.99 vs. -0.31; P = 0.001) than HUU. Stunting was higher in HEU than HUU at 6 weeks (34% vs. 18%, P < 0.001) and 9 months (20% vs. 10%, P < 0.001). In multivariable analyses, HEU had lower mean LAZ at 6 weeks (-0.67, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -1.07, -0.26) and 9 months (-0.57, 95% CI: -0.92, -0.21) and HEU had higher stunting prevalence (week-6 adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]: 1.88, 95% CI: 1.35, 2.63; month-9 aPR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.41, 3.13). HEU had lower mean head circumference (-0.49, 95% CI: -0.91, -0.07) and higher prevalence of microcephaly (aPR: 2.21, 95% CI: 1.11, 4.41) at 9 months.
    Conclusion: Despite high maternal ART coverage, HEU had poorer growth than HUU in this large population-level comparison. Optimizing breastfeeding practices in HEU may be useful to improve growth.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Female ; Growth Disorders/epidemiology ; HIV Infections/complications ; HIV Infections/drug therapy ; HIV Infections/epidemiology ; Humans ; Infant ; Kenya/epidemiology ; Microcephaly ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy ; Prevalence ; Prospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-01-04
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 639076-6
    ISSN 1473-5571 ; 0269-9370 ; 1350-2840
    ISSN (online) 1473-5571
    ISSN 0269-9370 ; 1350-2840
    DOI 10.1097/QAD.0000000000003124
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