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  1. Article ; Online: Ianalumab in Sjögren's syndrome: what can we learn from lupus trials?

    Dyball, Sarah / Parker, Ben / Bruce, Ian N

    Lancet (London, England)

    2022  Volume 400, Issue 10355, Page(s) 807–808

    MeSH term(s) Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic use ; Humans ; Sjogren's Syndrome/drug therapy
    Chemical Substances Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized ; ianalumab (ZN2GQ3II96)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-09-16
    Publishing country England
    Document type Letter
    ZDB-ID 3306-6
    ISSN 1474-547X ; 0023-7507 ; 0140-6736
    ISSN (online) 1474-547X
    ISSN 0023-7507 ; 0140-6736
    DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01536-7
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  2. Article ; Online: Parasite infection but not chronic microplastic exposure reduces the feeding rate in a freshwater fish

    Parker, Ben / Britton, J. Robert / Green, Iain D. / Amat-Trigo, Fátima / Andreou, Demetra

    Environmental Pollution. 2023 Mar., v. 320 p.121120-

    2023  

    Abstract: Microplastics (plastics <5 mm) are an environmental contaminant that can negatively impact the behaviour and physiology of aquatic biota. Although parasite infection can also alter the behaviour and physiology of their hosts, few studies have ... ...

    Abstract Microplastics (plastics <5 mm) are an environmental contaminant that can negatively impact the behaviour and physiology of aquatic biota. Although parasite infection can also alter the behaviour and physiology of their hosts, few studies have investigated how microplastic and parasite exposure interact to affect hosts. Accordingly, an interaction experiment tested how exposure to environmentally relevant microplastic concentrations and the trophically transmitted parasite Pomphorhynchus tereticollis affected the parasite load, condition metrics and feeding rate of the freshwater fish final host chub Squalius cephalus. Microplastic exposure was predicted to increase infection susceptibility, resulting in increased parasite loads, whereas parasite and microplastic exposure were expected to synergistically and negatively impact condition indices and feeding rates. Following chronic (≈170 day) dietary microplastic exposure, fish were exposed to a given number of gammarids (4/8/12/16/20), with half of the fish presented with parasite infected individuals, before a comparative functional response experiment tested differences in feeding rates on different live prey densities. Contrary to predictions, dietary microplastic exposure did not affect parasite abundance at different levels of parasite exposure, specific growth rate was the only condition index that was lower for exposed but unexposed fish, with no single or interactive effects of microplastic exposure detected. However, parasite infected fish had significantly lower feeding rates than unexposed fish in the functional response experiment, with exposed but unexposed fish also showing an intermediate decrease in feeding rates. Thus, the effects of parasitism on individuals were considerably stronger than microplastic exposure, with no evidence of interactive effects. Impacts of environmentally relevant microplastic levels might thus be relatively minor versus other stressors, with their interactive effects difficult to predict based on their single effects.
    Keywords Gammaridae ; Pomphorhynchus ; Squalius cephalus ; freshwater fish ; microplastics ; parasite load ; parasites ; parasitism ; pollution ; specific growth rate ; Functional response ; Host-parasite interactions ; Multiple stressors
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-03
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note Use and reproduction
    ZDB-ID 280652-6
    ISSN 1873-6424 ; 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    ISSN (online) 1873-6424
    ISSN 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121120
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  3. Article ; Online: Parasite infection but not chronic microplastic exposure reduces the feeding rate in a freshwater fish.

    Parker, Ben / Britton, J Robert / Green, Iain D / Amat-Trigo, Fátima / Andreou, Demetra

    Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)

    2023  Volume 320, Page(s) 121120

    Abstract: Microplastics (plastics <5 mm) are an environmental contaminant that can negatively impact the behaviour and physiology of aquatic biota. Although parasite infection can also alter the behaviour and physiology of their hosts, few studies have ... ...

    Abstract Microplastics (plastics <5 mm) are an environmental contaminant that can negatively impact the behaviour and physiology of aquatic biota. Although parasite infection can also alter the behaviour and physiology of their hosts, few studies have investigated how microplastic and parasite exposure interact to affect hosts. Accordingly, an interaction experiment tested how exposure to environmentally relevant microplastic concentrations and the trophically transmitted parasite Pomphorhynchus tereticollis affected the parasite load, condition metrics and feeding rate of the freshwater fish final host chub Squalius cephalus. Microplastic exposure was predicted to increase infection susceptibility, resulting in increased parasite loads, whereas parasite and microplastic exposure were expected to synergistically and negatively impact condition indices and feeding rates. Following chronic (≈170 day) dietary microplastic exposure, fish were exposed to a given number of gammarids (4/8/12/16/20), with half of the fish presented with parasite infected individuals, before a comparative functional response experiment tested differences in feeding rates on different live prey densities. Contrary to predictions, dietary microplastic exposure did not affect parasite abundance at different levels of parasite exposure, specific growth rate was the only condition index that was lower for exposed but unexposed fish, with no single or interactive effects of microplastic exposure detected. However, parasite infected fish had significantly lower feeding rates than unexposed fish in the functional response experiment, with exposed but unexposed fish also showing an intermediate decrease in feeding rates. Thus, the effects of parasitism on individuals were considerably stronger than microplastic exposure, with no evidence of interactive effects. Impacts of environmentally relevant microplastic levels might thus be relatively minor versus other stressors, with their interactive effects difficult to predict based on their single effects.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Microplastics ; Plastics/toxicity ; Host-Parasite Interactions ; Parasites ; Cyprinidae ; Parasitic Diseases ; Fresh Water/parasitology ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis ; Environmental Monitoring
    Chemical Substances Microplastics ; Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-19
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 280652-6
    ISSN 1873-6424 ; 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    ISSN (online) 1873-6424
    ISSN 0013-9327 ; 0269-7491
    DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121120
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  4. Article ; Online: An imperfect world: assessing safety of biological treatments in systemic lupus erythematosus. Comment on the article by Materne et al.

    Rodziewicz, Mia / Dyball, Sarah / Achieng, Sheilla / Brix, Silke R / Parker, Ben / Bruce, Ian N

    Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)

    2023  Volume 76, Issue 2, Page(s) 315–316

    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/drug therapy ; Biological Products/therapeutic use
    Chemical Substances Biological Products
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-10-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2756371-6
    ISSN 2326-5205 ; 2326-5191
    ISSN (online) 2326-5205
    ISSN 2326-5191
    DOI 10.1002/art.42689
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  5. Article ; Online: Pausing drugs and spacing vaccines: an open question.

    Rodziewicz, Mia / Dyball, Sarah / Bruce, Ian / Parker, Ben

    The Lancet. Rheumatology

    2021  Volume 3, Issue 10, Page(s) e683

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2665-9913
    ISSN (online) 2665-9913
    DOI 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00274-5
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  6. Article ; Online: The Relationship between Systemic Racism, Residential Segregation, and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Deaths in the United States.

    Franz, Berkeley / Parker, Ben / Milner, Adrienne / Braddock, Jomills H

    Ethnicity & disease

    2022  Volume 32, Issue 1, Page(s) 31–38

    Abstract: Introduction: Although Black Americans are not substantially more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, hospitalization rates and death rates are considerably higher than for White Americans. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Although Black Americans are not substantially more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19, hospitalization rates and death rates are considerably higher than for White Americans. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between systemic racism generally, and residential segregation in particular, and racial/ethnic disparities in deaths due to COVID-19.
    Methods: To assess racial disparities in COVID-19 and systemic racism in US states, we calculated descriptive statistics and bivariate Pearson correlations. Using data on deaths through December 2020, we developed a weighted logistic mixed model to assess whether state-level systemic racism generally and residential segregation, in particular, predicted the probability of COVID-19 deaths among Americans, considering key sociodemographic factors.
    Results: Residential segregation is a stronger predictor of COVID-19 deaths among Black Americans, as compared to systemic racism more generally. Looking at the interaction between residential segregation and COVID-19 death rates by race, residential segregation is associated with negative outcomes for Black and White Americans, but disproportionately impacts Black state residents (P<.001), who have 2.14 times higher odds of dying from COVID-19 when residential segregation is increased.
    Conclusion: To understand and address disparities in infectious disease, researchers and public health practitioners should acknowledge how different forms of systemic racism shape health outcomes in the United States. More attention should be given to the mechanisms by which infectious disease pandemics exacerbate health disparities in areas of high residential segregation and should inform more targeted health policies. Such policy changes stand to make all American communities more resilient in the face of new and emerging infectious diseases.
    MeSH term(s) COVID-19 ; Humans ; Residence Characteristics ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Social Segregation ; Systemic Racism ; United States/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-01-20
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1274267-3
    ISSN 1945-0826 ; 1049-510X
    ISSN (online) 1945-0826
    ISSN 1049-510X
    DOI 10.18865/ed.32.1.31
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  7. Article: Microplastic loads within riverine fishes and macroinvertebrates are not predictable from ecological or morphological characteristics

    Parker, Ben / Andreou, Demetra / Pabortsava, Katsiaryna / Barrow, Magdalena / Green, Iain D. / Britton, J. Robert

    Science of the total environment. 2022 May 25,

    2022  

    Abstract: Microplastics are a relatively new but important form of freshwater contamination that can be ingested by a range of different species, with particle counts thought to be predictable from species ecology and morphology. Here, we report levels of ... ...

    Abstract Microplastics are a relatively new but important form of freshwater contamination that can be ingested by a range of different species, with particle counts thought to be predictable from species ecology and morphology. Here, we report levels of microplastics in a 26 μm-5 mm size range within the macroinvertebrate and fish community of a lowland river (Dorset Stour, SW England), and test the hypothesis that counts are predictable from characteristics such as feeding guild, body length and trophic position. Macroinvertebrates (n = 257, 12 taxa) and fish (n = 418, 9 species) were collected from distinct river reaches by kick sampling and rod and line angling, respectively. Batches of whole macroinvertebrates and individual fish gastrointestinal tracts were digested with 30% hydrogen peroxide before microplastic screening and FTIR polymer confirmation on a particle subset. Particles were found in 40% of pooled macroinvertebrate batches (taxa incidences: 14–75%) and 39% of fishes (species incidences: 29–47%). Dominant particle feature categories were ≤100 μm, blue/green, fragments and fibres identified as various polyolefins. Although particle counts in macroinvertebrates were highest in Ephemeroptera (mean of 0.74 particles per individual), the relationships between particle loads, batch number and guild were all non-significant. In fishes, particle counts were not significantly related to species, stomach structure, feeding guild or body length, with spatial differences also not apparent across the catchment. Individual fish particle counts were similarly not significantly associated with their trophic positions (calculated from bulk δ¹⁵N values for a subset of fishes) and parasite load of Pomphorhynchus tereticollis. Correlations between fish and macroinvertebrate particle counts within specific river reaches were also not significant. In entirety, these results indicated although loadings of microplastic particles were relatively consistent within the two communities, they were not predictable from any of their ecological or morphological characteristics.
    Keywords Ephemeroptera ; Pomphorhynchus ; body length ; environment ; fish ; fish communities ; freshwater ; hydrogen peroxide ; macroinvertebrates ; microplastics ; parasite load ; riparian areas ; rivers ; stomach ; watersheds ; England
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2022-0525
    Publishing place Elsevier B.V.
    Document type Article
    Note Pre-press version
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156321
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  8. Article ; Online: Predicting progression from undifferentiated connective tissue disease to definite connective tissue disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Dyball, Sarah / Rodziewicz, Mia / Mendoza-Pinto, Claudia / Bruce, Ian N / Parker, Ben

    Autoimmunity reviews

    2022  Volume 21, Issue 11, Page(s) 103184

    Abstract: Purpose: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) encapsulates a broad range of conditions including incomplete forms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), some of whom progress to a formal clinical diagnosis over ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) encapsulates a broad range of conditions including incomplete forms of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic sclerosis (SSc), some of whom progress to a formal clinical diagnosis over time. This systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis aimed to identify clinical and laboratory features and biomarkers that can predict progression of UCTD.
    Methods: A systematic literature search was carried out on MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Randomized Controlled Trials. Abstracts and full-text manuscripts were screened by two reviewers. Publications were included if they included at least 20 UCTD patients, a minimum of six months of follow up, and provided data on at least one risk factor for developing a defined CTD. The QUIPS tool was used to assess risk of bias (RoB) and GRADE for grading the quality of the evidence. The study is registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42021237725).
    Results: Fifty-nine studies were included in the SR, and forty-one in the meta-analysis. The predictors for progression to SLE with the highest certainty of evidence included those with younger age (MD -5.96 [-11.05-0.87 years]), serositis (RR 2.69 [1.61-4.51]), or the presence of anti-dsDNA antibodies (RR 4.27 [1.92-9.51]). For SSc, the highest certainty of evidence included puffy fingers (RR [3.09 [1.48-6.43]), abnormal nailfold changes (NFC) (avascular areas [RR 5.71 (3.03-10.8)] or active or late SSc pattern [RR 2.24 (1.25-4.01)] and anti-topoisomerase-I (RR 1.83 [1.45-2.30]). No novel biomarkers were included in the meta-analysis; however HLA molecules, regulatory T cell shift, pro-inflammatory cytokines and complement activation products were identified as potential predictors for evolution of disease.
    Conclusions: Clinical and immunological parameters may predict which patients with UCTD progress to definitive disease; however, the heterogeneous nature and RoB in most studies limits the ability to apply these results in routine clinical practice. Limited data suggest that some novel biomarkers may provide additional predictive value but these will need larger well designed studies to fully delineate their clinical utility.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Diseases ; Connective Tissue Diseases/diagnosis ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/diagnosis ; Scleroderma, Systemic ; Biomarkers ; Disease Progression
    Chemical Substances anti-dsDNA autoantibody ; Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-27
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Meta-Analysis ; Systematic Review ; Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2144145-5
    ISSN 1873-0183 ; 1568-9972
    ISSN (online) 1873-0183
    ISSN 1568-9972
    DOI 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103184
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  9. Article ; Online: Microplastic loads within riverine fishes and macroinvertebrates are not predictable from ecological or morphological characteristics.

    Parker, Ben / Andreou, Demetra / Pabortsava, Katsiaryna / Barrow, Magdalena / Green, Iain D / Britton, J Robert

    The Science of the total environment

    2022  Volume 839, Page(s) 156321

    Abstract: Microplastics are a relatively new but important form of freshwater contamination that can be ingested by a range of different species, with particle counts thought to be predictable from species ecology and morphology. Here, we report levels of ... ...

    Abstract Microplastics are a relatively new but important form of freshwater contamination that can be ingested by a range of different species, with particle counts thought to be predictable from species ecology and morphology. Here, we report levels of microplastics in a 26 μm-5 mm size range within the macroinvertebrate and fish community of a lowland river (Dorset Stour, SW England), and test the hypothesis that counts are predictable from characteristics such as feeding guild, body length and trophic position. Macroinvertebrates (n = 257, 12 taxa) and fish (n = 418, 9 species) were collected from distinct river reaches by kick sampling and rod and line angling, respectively. Batches of whole macroinvertebrates and individual fish gastrointestinal tracts were digested with 30% hydrogen peroxide before microplastic screening and FTIR polymer confirmation on a particle subset. Particles were found in 40% of pooled macroinvertebrate batches (taxa incidences: 14-75%) and 39% of fishes (species incidences: 29-47%). Dominant particle feature categories were ≤100 μm, blue/green, fragments and fibres identified as various polyolefins. Although particle counts in macroinvertebrates were highest in Ephemeroptera (mean of 0.74 particles per individual), the relationships between particle loads, batch number and guild were all non-significant. In fishes, particle counts were not significantly related to species, stomach structure, feeding guild or body length, with spatial differences also not apparent across the catchment. Individual fish particle counts were similarly not significantly associated with their trophic positions (calculated from bulk δ
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Environmental Monitoring ; Fishes ; Microplastics ; Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
    Chemical Substances Microplastics ; Plastics ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-28
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 121506-1
    ISSN 1879-1026 ; 0048-9697
    ISSN (online) 1879-1026
    ISSN 0048-9697
    DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156321
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  10. Article ; Online: Low microplastic loads in riverine European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from southwest England during their marine-freshwater transition.

    Parker, Ben / Andreou, Demetra / Green, Iain D / Pabortsava, Katsiaryna / Boardman, Rose M / Pinder, Adrian C / Wright, Rosalind M / Britton, Robert

    Journal of fish biology

    2023  Volume 103, Issue 1, Page(s) 194–198

    Abstract: The microplastic loads in elvers of the critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla, sampled in the lower reaches of three English rivers, were very low (incidence: 3.3%, mean ± s.d.: 0.03 ± 0.18 particles) and did not vary with body length or ... ...

    Abstract The microplastic loads in elvers of the critically endangered European eel Anguilla anguilla, sampled in the lower reaches of three English rivers, were very low (incidence: 3.3%, mean ± s.d.: 0.03 ± 0.18 particles) and did not vary with body length or between rivers. Particles were mostly black, polyolefins, fibres and fragments of size 101-200 μm. Current levels indicate a low contamination pressure locally and, consequently, management efforts might prioritise mitigating the effects of other stressors affecting the species.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Anguilla ; Microplastics ; Plastics ; Fresh Water ; England
    Chemical Substances Microplastics ; Plastics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410564-3
    ISSN 1095-8649 ; 0022-1112
    ISSN (online) 1095-8649
    ISSN 0022-1112
    DOI 10.1111/jfb.15426
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