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  1. Article ; Online: Vibrational Spectroscopy of MnPSe3 in the Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope.

    Reifsnyder, Alexander / Nawwar, Mohammed / Hachtel, Jordan / Doan-Nguyen, Vicky / McComb, David W

    Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada

    2023  Volume 29, Issue Supplement_1, Page(s) 647–648

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1385710-1
    ISSN 1435-8115 ; 1431-9276
    ISSN (online) 1435-8115
    ISSN 1431-9276
    DOI 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.317
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  2. Article ; Online: MRI Investigation of the Association of Left Atrial and Left Atrial Appendage Hemodynamics with Silent Brain Infarction.

    Pradella, Maurice / Baraboo, Justin J / Prabhakaran, Shyam / Zhao, Lihui / Hijaz, Tarek / McComb, Erin N / Naidich, Michelle J / Heckbert, Susan R / Nasrallah, Ilya M / Bryan, R Nick / Passman, Rod S / Markl, Michael / Greenland, Philip

    Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Left atrial (LA) myopathy is thought to be associated with silent brain infarctions (SBI) through changes in blood flow hemodynamics leading to thrombogenesis. 4D-flow MRI enables in-vivo hemodynamic quantification in the left atrium (LA) ... ...

    Abstract Background: Left atrial (LA) myopathy is thought to be associated with silent brain infarctions (SBI) through changes in blood flow hemodynamics leading to thrombogenesis. 4D-flow MRI enables in-vivo hemodynamic quantification in the left atrium (LA) and LA appendage (LAA).
    Purpose: To determine whether LA and LAA hemodynamic and volumetric parameters are associated with SBI.
    Study type: Prospective observational study.
    Population: A single-site cohort of 125 Participants of the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis (MESA), mean age: 72.3 ± 7.2 years, 56 men.
    Field strength/sequence: 1.5T. Cardiac MRI: Cine balanced steady state free precession (bSSFP) and 4D-flow sequences. Brain MRI: T1- and T2-weighted SE and FLAIR.
    Assessment: Presence of SBI was determined from brain MRI by neuroradiologists according to routine diagnostic criteria in all participants without a history of stroke based on the MESA database. Minimum and maximum LA volumes and ejection fraction were calculated from bSSFP data. Blood stasis (% of voxels <10 cm/sec) and peak velocity (cm/sec) in the LA and LAA were assessed by a radiologist using an established 4D-flow workflow.
    Statistical tests: Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square test. Multivariable stepwise logistic regression with automatic forward and backward selection. Significance level P < 0.05.
    Results: 26 (20.8%) had at least one SBI. After Bonferroni correction, participants with SBI were significantly older and had significantly lower peak velocities in the LAA. In multivariable analyses, age (per 10-years) (odds ratio (OR) = 1.99 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.30-3.04)) and LAA peak velocity (per cm/sec) (OR = 0.87 (95% CI: 0.81-0.93)) were significantly associated with SBI.
    Conclusion: Older age and lower LAA peak velocity were associated with SBI in multivariable analyses whereas volumetric-based measures from cardiac MRI or cardiovascular risk factors were not. Cardiac 4D-flow MRI showed potential to serve as a novel imaging marker for SBI.
    Level of evidence: 3 TECHNICAL EFFICACY: Stage 2.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1146614-5
    ISSN 1522-2586 ; 1053-1807
    ISSN (online) 1522-2586
    ISSN 1053-1807
    DOI 10.1002/jmri.29349
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  3. Article ; Online: Forest microclimate and composition mediate long-term trends of breeding bird populations.

    Kim, Hankyu / McComb, Brenda C / Frey, Sarah J K / Bell, David M / Betts, Matthew G

    Global change biology

    2022  Volume 28, Issue 21, Page(s) 6180–6193

    Abstract: Climate change is contributing to biodiversity redistributions and species declines. However, cooler microclimate conditions provided by old-growth forest structures compared with surrounding open or younger forests have been hypothesized to provide ... ...

    Abstract Climate change is contributing to biodiversity redistributions and species declines. However, cooler microclimate conditions provided by old-growth forest structures compared with surrounding open or younger forests have been hypothesized to provide thermal refugia for species that are sensitive to climate warming and dampen the negative effects of warming on population trends of animals (i.e., the microclimate buffering hypothesis). In addition to thermal refugia, the compositional and structural diversity of old-growth forest vegetation itself may provide resources to species that are less available in forests with simpler structure (i.e., the insurance hypothesis). We used 8 years of breeding bird abundance data from a forested watershed, accompanied with sub-canopy temperature data, and ground- and LiDAR-based vegetation data to test these hypotheses and identify factors influencing bird population changes from 2011 to 2018. After accounting for imperfect detection, we found that for 5 of 20 bird species analyzed, abundance trends tended to be less negative or neutral at sites with cooler microclimates, which supports the microclimate buffering hypothesis. Negative effects of warming on two species were also reduced in locations with greater forest compositional diversity supporting the insurance hypothesis. We provide the first empirical evidence that complex forest structure and vegetation diversity confer microclimatic advantages to some animal populations in the face of climate change. Conservation of old-growth forests, or their characteristics in managed forests, could help slow the negative effects of climate warming on some breeding bird populations via microclimate buffering and possibly insurance effects.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Biodiversity ; Birds ; Climate Change ; Ecosystem ; Forests ; Microclimate ; Trees
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1281439-8
    ISSN 1365-2486 ; 1354-1013
    ISSN (online) 1365-2486
    ISSN 1354-1013
    DOI 10.1111/gcb.16353
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  4. Article ; Online: The First Examination of Diagnostic Performance of Automated Measurement of the Callosal Angle in 1856 Elderly Patients and Volunteers Indicates That 12.4% of Exams Met the Criteria for Possible Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.

    Borzage, M / Saunders, A / Hughes, J / McComb, J G / Blüml, S / King, K S

    AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology

    2021  Volume 42, Issue 11, Page(s) 1942–1948

    Abstract: Background and purpose: Many patients with dementia may have comorbid or misdiagnosed normal pressure hydrocephalus, a treatable neurologic disorder. The callosal angle is a validated biomarker for normal pressure hydrocephalus with 93% diagnostic ... ...

    Abstract Background and purpose: Many patients with dementia may have comorbid or misdiagnosed normal pressure hydrocephalus, a treatable neurologic disorder. The callosal angle is a validated biomarker for normal pressure hydrocephalus with 93% diagnostic accuracy. Our purpose was to develop and evaluate an algorithm for automatically computing callosal angles from MR images of the brain.
    Materials and methods: This article reports the results of analyzing callosal angles from 1856 subjects with 5264 MR images from the Open Access Series of Imaging Studies and the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative databases. Measurement variability was examined between 2 neuroradiologists (
    Results: The algorithm identified that 12.4% of subjects from these carefully screened cohorts had callosal angles of <90°, a published threshold for possible normal pressure hydrocephalus. The intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.97 for agreement between neuroradiologists and 0.90 for agreement between manual and automatic measurement. The method was robust to different head orientations. The median coefficient of variation for repeat examinations was 4.2% (Q1 = 3.1%, Q3 = 5.8%). The simulated classification of normal pressure hydrocephalus versus Alzheimer using the automatic callosal angle had an accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of 0.87 each.
    Conclusions: In even the most pristine research databases, analyses of the callosal angle indicate that some patients may have normal pressure hydrocephalus. The automatic callosal angle measurement can rapidly and objectively screen for normal pressure hydrocephalus in patients who would otherwise be misdiagnosed.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Corpus Callosum/diagnostic imaging ; Humans ; Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure/diagnostic imaging ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Neuroimaging ; Volunteers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-10-07
    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 603808-6
    ISSN 1936-959X ; 0195-6108
    ISSN (online) 1936-959X
    ISSN 0195-6108
    DOI 10.3174/ajnr.A7294
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  5. Article ; Online: Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission Test is Not the Test to Use in Nonclinical Safety Assessment.

    Gauvin, David V / McComb, Margaret / Tapp, Rachel / Yoder, Joshua / Zimmermann, Zachary J

    International journal of toxicology

    2022  Volume 41, Issue 3, Page(s) 243–252

    Abstract: Ototoxicity and ocular toxicity screening are but two examples of specialty product lines that are often employed as Tier II or III nonclinical safety/hazard screening assessments. Compared to the regulatory guidelines that govern over standard ... ...

    Abstract Ototoxicity and ocular toxicity screening are but two examples of specialty product lines that are often employed as Tier II or III nonclinical safety/hazard screening assessments. Compared to the regulatory guidelines that govern over standard toxicology or neurotoxicology programs, there is a paucity of regulatory strategies to address these specialized product lines. With respect to ototoxicity testing, we argue for the inclusion of the "least burdensome principles" adopted by the US FDA in providing the most pragmatic, efficient, and directed identification of potential harm to auditory function in the nonclinical safety arena. We argue for the exclusive use of the auditory brainstem response and the exclusion of the distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) in these Tiered II safety assessment programs. The inclusion of both are a burden on operational staff and, due to the extended episodes of anesthesia required to conduct both assays, this strategy poses a health and welfare concern for the selected animal species to be used. The DPOAE does not provide any sufficiently valid or reliable data above and beyond the gold standard ABR data, followed by complete oto-histopathology and cytocochleogram combination designs.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem/physiology ; Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous/physiology ; Ototoxicity
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1379845-5
    ISSN 1092-874X ; 1091-5818
    ISSN (online) 1092-874X
    ISSN 1091-5818
    DOI 10.1177/10915818221081841
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  6. Article ; Online: Advancements in CAR-NK therapy: lessons to be learned from CAR-T therapy.

    Kilgour, Marisa K / Bastin, Donald J / Lee, Seung-Hwan / Ardolino, Michele / McComb, Scott / Visram, Alissa

    Frontiers in immunology

    2023  Volume 14, Page(s) 1166038

    Abstract: Advancements in chimeric antigen receptor engineered T-cell (CAR-T) therapy have revolutionized treatment for several cancer types over the past decade. Despite this success, obstacles including the high price tag, manufacturing complexity, and treatment- ...

    Abstract Advancements in chimeric antigen receptor engineered T-cell (CAR-T) therapy have revolutionized treatment for several cancer types over the past decade. Despite this success, obstacles including the high price tag, manufacturing complexity, and treatment-associated toxicities have limited the broad application of this therapy. Chimeric antigen receptor engineered natural killer cell (CAR-NK) therapy offers a potential opportunity for a simpler and more affordable "off-the-shelf" treatment, likely with fewer toxicities. Unlike CAR-T, CAR-NK therapies are still in early development, with few clinical trials yet reported. Given the challenges experienced through the development of CAR-T therapies, this review explores what lessons we can apply to build better CAR-NK therapies. In particular, we explore the importance of optimizing the immunochemical properties of the CAR construct, understanding factors leading to cell product persistence, enhancing trafficking of transferred cells to the tumor, ensuring the metabolic fitness of the transferred product, and strategies to avoid tumor escape through antigen loss. We also review trogocytosis, an important emerging challenge that likely equally applies to CAR-T and CAR-NK cells. Finally, we discuss how these limitations are already being addressed in CAR-NK therapies, and what future directions may be possible.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Receptors, Chimeric Antigen ; Immunotherapy, Adoptive/adverse effects ; T-Lymphocytes ; Killer Cells, Natural ; Neoplasms
    Chemical Substances Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-02
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review ; 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.2023.1166038
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  7. Article: Corrigendum: Integrated metabolomics and proteomics reveal biomarkers associated with hemodialysis in end-stage kidney disease.

    Lin, Weiwei / Mousavi, Fatemeh / Blum, Benjamin C / Heckendorf, Christian F / Moore, Jarrod / Lampl, Noah / McComb, Mark / Kotelnikov, Sergei / Yin, Wenqing / Rabhi, Nabil / Layne, Matthew D / Kozakov, Dima / Chitalia, Vipul C / Emili, Andrew

    Frontiers in pharmacology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1376058

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1243505.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1243505.].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-09
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Published Erratum
    ZDB-ID 2587355-6
    ISSN 1663-9812
    ISSN 1663-9812
    DOI 10.3389/fphar.2024.1376058
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  8. Article: Deep Brain Stimulation of Nucleus Basalis of Meynert improves learning in rat model of dementia.

    Kumbhare, Deepak / Rajagopal, Megan / Toms, Jamie / Freelin, Anne / Weistroffer, George / McComb, Nicholas / Karnam, Sindhu / Azghadi, Adel / Murnane, Kevin S / Baron, Mark S / Holloway, Kathryn L

    bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) has been preliminarily investigated as a potential treatment for dementia. The degeneration of NBM cholinergic neurons is a pathological feature of many forms of dementia. ... ...

    Abstract Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM) has been preliminarily investigated as a potential treatment for dementia. The degeneration of NBM cholinergic neurons is a pathological feature of many forms of dementia. Although stimulation of the NBM has been demonstrated to improve learning, the ideal parameters for NBM stimulation have not been elucidated. This study assesses the differential effects of varying stimulation patterns and duration on learning in a dementia rat model.
    Methods: 192-IgG-saporin (or vehicle) was injected into the NBM to produce dementia in rats. Next, all rats underwent unilateral implantation of a DBS electrode in the NBM. The experimental groups consisted of i-normal, ii-untreated demented, and iii-demented rats receiving NBM DBS. The stimulation paradigms included testing different modes (tonic and burst) and durations (1-hr, 5-hrs, and 24-hrs/day) over 10 daily sessions. Memory was assessed pre- and post-stimulation using two established learning paradigms: novel object recognition (NOR) and auditory operant chamber learning.
    Results: Both normal and stimulated rats demonstrated improved performance in NOR and auditory learning as compared to the unstimulated demented group. The burst stimulation groups performed better than the tonic stimulated group. Increasing the daily stimulation duration to 24-hr did not further improve cognitive performance in an auditory recognition task and degraded the results on a NOR task as compared with 5-hr.
    Conclusion: The present findings suggest that naturalistic NBM burst DBS may offer a potential effective therapy for treating dementia and suggests potential strategies for the reevaluation of current human NBM stimulation paradigms.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.04.05.588271
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  9. Article ; Online: Epitaxial Kagome Thin Films as a Platform for Topological Flat Bands.

    Cheng, Shuyu / Nrisimhamurty, M / Zhou, Tong / Bagués, Núria / Zhou, Wenyi / Bishop, Alexander J / Lyalin, Igor / Jozwiak, Chris / Bostwick, Aaron / Rotenberg, Eli / McComb, David W / Žutić, Igor / Kawakami, Roland K

    Nano letters

    2023  Volume 23, Issue 15, Page(s) 7107–7113

    Abstract: Systems with flat bands are ideal for studying strongly correlated electronic states and related phenomena. Among them, kagome-structured metals such as CoSn have been recognized as promising candidates due to the proximity between the flat bands and the ...

    Abstract Systems with flat bands are ideal for studying strongly correlated electronic states and related phenomena. Among them, kagome-structured metals such as CoSn have been recognized as promising candidates due to the proximity between the flat bands and the Fermi level. A key next step will be to realize epitaxial kagome thin films with flat bands to enable tuning of the flat bands across the Fermi level via electrostatic gating or strain. Here, we report the band structures of epitaxial CoSn thin films grown directly on the insulating substrates. Flat bands are observed by using synchrotron-based angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). The band structure is consistent with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, and the transport properties are quantitatively explained by the band structure and semiclassical transport theory. Our work paves the way to realize flat band-induced phenomena through fine-tuning of flat bands in kagome materials.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1530-6992
    ISSN (online) 1530-6992
    DOI 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c01961
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  10. Article ; Online: Early Ophthalmology Findings in Nonsyndromic Craniosynostosis.

    Tien, Christopher / Johns, Alexis L / Choi, Dylan G / de Castro-Abeger, Alexander / Buswell, Nichole / McComb, J Gordon / Durham, Susan R / Urata, Mark M

    The Journal of craniofacial surgery

    2023  Volume 34, Issue 4, Page(s) 1259–1261

    Abstract: ... visits were at M =8.9±14.1 months for 36% of patients and surgery was at M =8.3±4.2 months. Postoperative ... ophthalmology visits were at age M =18.7±12.6 months for 42% with follow-up at M =27.1±15.1 months for 29 ...

    Abstract Craniosynostosis (CS) occurs 1 in 2500 births and surgical intervention is indicated partly due to risk for elevated intracranial pressure (EICP). Ophthalmological examinations help identify EICP and additional vision concerns. This study describes preoperative and postoperative ophthalmic findings in CS patients (N=314) from chart review. Patients included nonsyndromic CS: multisuture (6.1%), bicoronal (7.3%), sagittal (41.4%), unicoronal (22.6%), metopic (20.4%), and lambdoidal (2.2%). Preoperative ophthalmology visits were at M =8.9±14.1 months for 36% of patients and surgery was at M =8.3±4.2 months. Postoperative ophthalmology visits were at age M =18.7±12.6 months for 42% with follow-up at M =27.1±15.1 months for 29% of patients. A marker for EICP was found for a patient with isolated sagittal CS. Only a third of patients with unicoronal CS had normal eye exams (30.4%) with hyperopia (38.2%) and anisometropia (16.7%) at higher rates than the general population. Most children with sagittal CS had normal exams (74.2%) with higher than expected hyperopia (10.8%) and exotropia (9.7%). The majority of patients with metopic CS had normal eye exams (84.8%). About half of patients with bicoronal CS had normal eye exams (48.5%) and findings included: exotropia (33.3%), hyperopia (27.3%), astigmatism (6%), and anisometropia (3%). Over half of children with nonsyndromic multisuture CS had normal exams (60.7%) with findings of: hyperopia (7.1%), corneal scarring (7.1%), exotropia (3.6%), anisometropia (3.6%), hypertropia (3.6%), esotropia (3.6%), and keratopathy (3.6%). Given the range of findings, early referral to ophthalmology and ongoing monitoring is recommended as part of CS care.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Infant ; Child, Preschool ; Hyperopia ; Exotropia ; Anisometropia ; Ophthalmology ; Craniosynostoses/diagnosis ; Craniosynostoses/surgery ; Retrospective Studies
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-27
    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.0000000000009330
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