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Editorial: Neuro-Immune Interactions In Inflammation And Autoimmunity, N. Terrando, V. A. Pavlov

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Mutational Spectrum In A Worldwide Study Of 29,700 Families With Brca1 Or Brca2 Mutations, T. R. Rebbeck, T. M. Friebel, E. Friedman, U. Hamann, D. Huo, A. Kwong, E. Olah, O. I. Olopade, A. Lee, K. L. Nathanson, +231 Additional Authors

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Molecular And Functional Neuroscience In Immunity, V. A. Pavlov, S. S. Chavan, K. J. Tracey

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Limited Reliability Of The Spot Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio In The Longitudinal Evaluation Of Patients With Lupus Nephritis, G. Shidham, I. Ayoub, D. Birmingham, P. Hebert, B. Rovin, B. Diamond, D. Wofsy, L. Hebert

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© 2018 International Society of Nephrology Introduction: Cross-sectional studies document that the spot protein/creatinine ratio (PCR) is often an inaccurate estimate of proteinuria magnitude compared with the 24-hour PCR, which is the gold standard. However, the extent to which the inaccuracy of the spot PCR varies over time and between individuals has not previously been reported. We address these crucial questions using a unique database, an National Institutes of Health trial in which lupus nephritis (LN) patients (N = 103) provided spot PCR testing each month and 24-hour PCR testing every 3 months for up to 15 months after induction …

Comparison Of Therapeutic Triiodothyronine Versus Metoprolol In The Treatment Of Myocardial Infarction In Rats, K. Zhang, Y. D. Tang, Y. Zhang, K. Ojamaa, Y. Li, A. S. Saini, M. A. Carrillo-Sepulveda, V. Rajagopalan, A. M. Gerdes

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© 2018 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Background: Beta blockers are standard therapy for myocardial infarction (MI). Preclinical studies have shown efficacy and safety of thyroid hormone (TH) treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Since THs interact with the sympathoadrenergic system, this study aimed to compare triiodothyronine (T3) and metoprolol (Met) in the treatment of rats with MI on pathophysiology and TH-adrenergic signaling. Methods: Female Sprague-Dawley rats aged 12 weeks underwent left anterior descending coronary artery ligation (MI) or sham surgeries. T3 (5 μg/kg/day) or Met (100 mg/kg/day) was given in drinking water immediately after surgery for eight weeks. At the terminal of …

Altered Leukocyte Gene Expression After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Clinical Implications, P. E. Herman, O. Bloom

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Fine-Mapping And Functional Studies Highlight Potential Causal Variants For Rheumatoid Arthritis And Type 1 Diabetes, H. J. Westra, M. Martínez-Bonet, S. Onengut-Gumuscu, A. Lee, Y. Luo, N. Teslovich, J. Worthington, J. Martin, P. K. Gregersen, S. Raychaudhuri, +9 Additional Authors

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© 2018, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature America, Inc. To define potentially causal variants for autoimmune disease, we fine-mapped1,276 rheumatoid arthritis (11,475 cases, 15,870 controls)3and type 1 diabetes loci (9,334 cases, 11,111 controls)4. After sequencing 799 1-kilobase regulatory (H3K4me3) regions within these loci in 568 individuals, we observed accurate imputation for 89% of common variants. We defined credible sets of ≤5 causal variants at 5 rheumatoid arthritis and 10 type 1 diabetes loci. We identified potentially causal missense variants at DNASE1L3, PTPN22, SH2B3, and TYK2, and noncoding variants at MEG3, CD28–CTLA4, and IL2RA. We also identified potential …

Anticancer And Differentiation Properties Of The Nitric Oxide Derivative Of Lopinavir In Human Glioblastoma Cells, M. S. Basile, E. Mazzon, T. Krajnovic, D. Draca, E. Cavalli, Y. Al-Abed, P. Bramanti, F. Nicoletti, S. Mijatovic, D. Maksimovic-Ivanic

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© 2018 by the authors. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and deadly form of primary malignant brain tumor among adults. A promising emerging approach for GBM treatment may be offered from HIV protease inhibitors (HIV-PIs). In fact, in addition to their primary pharmacological activity in the treatment of HIV infection, they possess important anti-neoplastic effects. According to previous studies, the addition of a nitric oxide (NO) donating group to parental compounds can reduce their toxicity and enhance the anticancer action of various compounds, including HIV-PIs. In this study we compared the effects of the HIV-PI Lopinavir (Lopi) and of …

Economic Evaluation Of Lupus Nephritis In The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Inception Cohort Using A Multistate Model Approach., M. R.W. Barber, J. G. Hanly, L. Su, M. B. Urowitz, Y. St Pierre, J. Romero-Diaz, C. Gordon, C. Aranow, M. Mackay, A. E. Clarke, +30 Additional Authors

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OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the long-term costs of lupus nephritis (LN). The costs were compared between patients with and without LN using multistate modeling.

METHODS: Patients from 32 centers in 11 countries were enrolled in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics inception cohort within 15 months of diagnosis and provided annual data on renal function, hospitalizations, medications, dialysis, and selected procedures. LN was diagnosed by renal biopsy or the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Renal function was assessed annually using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or estimated proteinuria. A multistate model was used to predict 10-year cumulative …

Integration Of Routine Qa Data Into Mega-Analysis May Improve Quality And Sensitivity Of Multisite Diffusion Tensor Imaging Studies, P. Kochunov, E. W. Dickie, J. D. Viviano, J. Turner, P. B. Kingsley, N. Jahanshad, P. M. Thompson, M. C. Ryan, A. K. Malhotra, A. N. Voineskos, +6 Additional Authors

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Greater Extracellular Free-Water In First-Episode Psychosis Predicts Better Neurocognitive Functioning, A. E. Lyall, O. Pasternak, D. G. Robinson, D. Newell, J. W. Trampush, J. A. Gallego, M. Fava, A. K. Malhotra, K. H. Karlsgodt, P. R. Szeszko, +1 Additional Author

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A Daily Diary Study Of Stressful And Positive Events, Alcohol Use, And Addiction Severity Among Heavy Drinking Sexual Minority Men, E. H. Mereish, A. Kuerbis, J. Morgenstern

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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Background: The purpose of this study is to examine the conditions under which daily stressful and positive events are associated with alcohol use among heavy drinking sexual minority men (SMM). Specifically, we examined the moderating effects of two indicators of alcohol addiction severity (i.e., alcohol dependence severity and negative drinking consequences) on the associations between daily stressful events and alcohol use and between daily positive events and alcohol use among heavy drinking SMM. Procedures: Secondary data analyses were performed using data from a randomized controlled trial of heavy drinking and treatment seeking SMM who were assigned …

Correlation Of High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcoma Biomarker Expression Patterns With Outcome Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation, J. M. Kane, A. Magliocco, Q. Zhang, D. Wang, A. Klimowicz, J. Harris, J. Simko, T. Delaney, W. Kraybill, D. G. Kirsch

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© 2018 John M. Kane III et al. Background. Sarcoma mortality remains high despite adjuvant chemotherapy. Biomarker predictors of treatment response and outcome could improve treatment selection. Methods. Tissue microarrays (TMAs) were created using pre- and posttreatment tumor from two prospective trials (MGH pilot and RTOG 9514) of neoadjuvant/adjuvant MAID chemotherapy and preoperative radiation. Biomarkers were measured using automated computerized imaging (AQUA or ACIS). Expression was correlated with disease-free survival (DFS), distant disease-free survival (DDFS), and overall survival (OS). Results. Specimens from 60 patients included 23 pretreatment (PRE), 40 posttreatment (POST), and 12 matched pairs (MPs). In the MP set, …

Prevalence And Predictors Of Hair Pulling Disorder And Excoriation Disorder In Tourette Syndrome, E. Greenberg, E. S. Tung, C. Gauvin, L. Osiecki, K. G. Yang, E. Curley, A. Essa, C. Illmann, C. L. Budman, J. M. Scharf, +10 Additional Authors

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Malignant Adnexal Tumors Of The Skin: A Single Institution Experience, T. Oyasiji, W. Tan, J. Kane, J. Skitzki, V. Francescutti, K. Salerno, N. I. Khushalani

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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Malignant adnexal tumors of the skin (MATS) are rare. We aimed to measure the survival of patients with MATS and identify predictors of improved survival. Methods: A retrospective review of MATS treated at our institution from 1990 to 2012. Results: There were 50 patients within the time period. Median age was 59.5 years (range 22-95); primary site was the head and neck (52%); most common histologic subtypes were skin appendage carcinoma (20%) and eccrine adenocarcinoma (20%); and the vast majority were T1 (44%). Most patients (98%) underwent surgical treatment. Chemotherapy and radiation were administered to …

Initiating/Maintaining Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics In Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Or Bipolar Disorder - Expert Consensus Survey Part 2, M. Sajatovic, R. Ross, S. N. Legacy, M. Byerly, J. M. Kane, F. Dibiasi, H. Fitzgerald, C. U. Correll

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Genome-Wide Association Study Of Cognitive Flexibility Assessed By The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, H. Zhang, H. Zhou, T. Lencz, L. A. Farrer, H. R. Kranzler, J. Gelernter

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Gene Discovery And Polygenic Prediction From A Genome-Wide Association Study Of Educational Attainment In 1.1 Million Individuals, J. J. Lee, R. Wedow, A. Okbay, E. Kong, O. Maghzian, M. Zacher, A. N. Tuan, T. Lencz, A. K. Malhotra, D. Cesarini, +67 Additional Authors

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What's In A Name? Moving To Neuroscience-Based Nomenclature In Pediatric Psychopharmacology, R. S. Sultan, C. U. Correll, J. Zohar, G. Zalsman, J. Veenstra-Vanderweele

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© 2018 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Our traditional names for psychotropic medication classes lead to unnecessary confusion. As clinicians, we have grown comfortable with idiosyncratic names of psychotropic medications and have forgotten how unclear and misleading they can be. For example, evidence shows that serotonin reuptake inhibitors help in pediatric anxiety disorders, but a parent with an anxious child might ask, “If you diagnosed my son with separation anxiety, why are you giving him an antidepressant?” Another parent might object to the use of a “stimulant” medication, “My daughter never slows down, the last thing she needs …

Grk5 Is Associated With The Regulation Of Methadone Dosage In Heroin Dependence, S. C. Wang, R. H. Chung, H. W. Kuo, T. H. Liu, C. P. Fang, S. C. Liu, C. C. Liu, H. H. Tsou, A. C. Chen, Y. L. Liu

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© The Author(s) 2018. Background There is no countable biomarker for opioid dependence treatment responses thus far. In this study, we recruited Taiwanese methadone maintenance treatment patients to search for genes involving the regulatory mechanisms of methadone dose by genome-wide association analyses. Methods A total of 344 Taiwanese methadone maintenance treatment patients were included in a genome-wide association study. The involvement of GRK5 in opioid dependence was then further confirmed by gene expression study on lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from 3 independent age- and gender-matched groups: Methadone maintenance treatment patients, medication-free former heroin abusers, and normal controls. Results The results …

Overexpression Of Β1 Integrin Contributes To Polarity Reversal And A Poor Prognosis Of Breast Invasive Micropapillary Carcinoma, B. Liu, X. Zheng, F. Meng, Y. Han, Y. Song, F. Liu, S. Li, L. Zhang, X. Zhang, L. Fu, +1 Additional Author

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© Liu et al. Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) of the breast is a highly aggressive breast cancer. Polarity reversal exemplified by cluster growth is hypothesized to contribute to the invasiveness and metastasis of IMPC. In this study, we demonstrate that levels of β1 integrin and Rac1 expression were greater in breast IMPC than in invasive breast carcinoma of no specific type and paraneoplastic benign breast tissue. We show that silencing β1 integrin expression using the β1 integrin inhibitor AIIB2 partially restored polarity in IMPC primary cell clusters and downregulated Rac1. Thus, overexpression of β1 integrin upregulates Rac1. Univariate analysis showed …

Stromal Infiltration Of Tumor-Associated Macrophages Conferring Poor Prognosis Of Patients With Basal-Like Breast Carcinoma, M. Yang, Z. Li, M. Ren, S. Li, L. Zhang, X. Zhang, F. Liu

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© Ivyspring International Publisher. Aims: Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) play a critical role in the initiation and progression of breast cancer. However, their prognostic significance in the molecular subtype of basal-like breast cancer (BLBC) is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the extent and patterns of TAMs in BLBC and their associations with clinicopathological features and patient survival. Methods and Results: We evaluated TAMs in 200 cases of BLBC by immunohistochemistry using the M2 macrophage marker CD163 and the pan-macrophage marker CD68 in tumor nest and stroma, and assessed their prognostic significance. The study demonstrated that …

Phosphoglycerate Mutase 1 Is Highly Expressed In C6 Glioma Cells And Human Astrocytoma, Z. Liu, J. Ding, C. Du, N. Xu, E. Wang, J. Li, Y. Wang, J. Yu

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Lung Epithelial Cell-Derived Il-25 Negatively Regulates Lps-Induced Exosome Release From Macrophages, Z. G. Li, M. J. Scott, T. Brzóska, P. Sundd, Y. H. Li, T. R. Billiar, M. A. Wilson, P. Wang, J. Fan

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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a major component of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) following pulmonary and systemic infection. Alveolar macrophages (AMΦ) are at the center of ALI pathogenesis. Emerging evidence has shown that cell-cell interactions in the lungs play an important regulatory role in the development of acute lung inflammation. However, the underneath mechanisms remain poorly addressed. In this study, we explore a novel function of lung epithelial cells (LEPCs) in regulating the release of exosomes from AMΦ following LPS stimulation. Methods: For the in vivo experiments, C57BL/6 wildtype (WT) mice were treated with …

Structural Brain Abnormalities In The Common Epilepsies Assessed In A Worldwide Enigma Study, C. D. Whelan, A. Altmann, J. A. Botia, N. Jahanshad, D. P. Hibar, J. Absil, Alhusaini, M. K. M. Alvim, R. Kuzniecky, S. M. Sisodiya, +81 Additional Authors

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Safety And Efficacy Of A 3-Dimensional Stent Retriever With Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Vs Aspiration-Based Thrombectomy Alone In Acute Ischemic Stroke Intervention A Randomized Clinical Trial, R. G. Nogueira, D. Frei, J. F. Kirmani, O. Zaidat, D. Lopes, A. S. Turk, D. Heck, B. Mason, D. Langer, A. Siddiqui, +9 Additional Authors

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The Development Of A Biobank Of Cancer Tissue Samples From World Trade Center Responders, W. Lieberman-Cribbin, S. Tuminello, C. Gillezeau, M. Van Gerwen, R. Brody, M. Donovan, E. Taioli

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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: World Trade Center (WTC) responders were exposed to mixture of dust, smoke, chemicals and carcinogens. Studies of cancer incidence in this population have reported elevated risks of cancer compared to the general population. There is a need to supplement current epidemiologic cancer follow-up with a cancer tissue bank in order to better elucidate a possible connection between each cancer and past WTC exposure. This work describes the implementation of a tissue bank system for the WTC newly diagnosed cancers, focused on advancing the understanding of the biology of these tumors. This will ultimately impact the …

Retrospective Chart Review Of Synthetic Cannabinoid Intoxication With Toxicologic Analysis, P. Sud, M. Gordon, L. Tortora, M. Stripp, D. Borg, A. Berman

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© 2018 Sud et al. Introduction: Use of synthetic cannabinoids (SC) has recently emerged as a new drug epidemic. Our emergency departments (EDs) received a surge of SC users presenting with lethargy and bradycardia, contrasting prior reports of SC-induced tachycardia and agitation.Our goal was to describe these novel presentations and characterize the compounds. Methods: We present a case series of patients with SC intoxication who presented to our toxicology service covering two tertiary care EDs between 2/11/2015 and 6/23/2015. A retrospective chart review recorded initial vital signs, chief complaint and clinical course. Urine, blood and xenobiotic samples were analyzed using …

Somatic Mosaicism Of An Intragenic Fancb Duplication In Both Fibroblast And Peripheral Blood Cells Observed In A Fanconi Anemia Patient Leads To Milder Phenotype, R. S. Asur, D. C. Kimble, F. P. Lach, M. Jung, F. X. Donovan, A. Kamat, R. J. Noonan, J. W. Thomas, A. Vlachos, S. C. Chandrasekharappa, +4 Additional Authors

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© 2017 The Authors. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Background: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare disorder characterized by congenital malformations, progressive bone marrow failure, and predisposition to cancer. Patients harboring X-linked FANCB pathogenic variants usually present with severe congenital malformations resembling VACTERL syndrome with hydrocephalus. Methods: We employed the diepoxybutane (DEB) test for FA diagnosis, arrayCGH for detection of duplication, targeted capture and next-gen sequencing for defining the duplication breakpoint, PacBio sequencing of full-length FANCB aberrant transcript, FANCD2 ubiquitination and foci formation assays for the evaluation of FANCB protein function by viral transduction of …

Enhanced Contribution Of Hla In Pediatric Onset Ulcerative Colitis, S. Venkateswaran, J. Prince, D. J. Cutler, U. M. Marigorta, D. T. Okou, S. Prahalad, D. Mack, B. Boyle, J. Markowitz, S. Kugathasan, +20 Additional Authors

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© 2018 Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Crohn's & Colitis Foundation. Background The genetic contributions to pediatric onset ulcerative colitis (UC), characterized by severe disease and extensive colonic involvement, are largely unknown. In adult onset UC, Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) has identified numerous loci, most of which have a modest susceptibility risk (OR 0.84-1.14), with the exception of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) region on Chromosome 6 (OR 3.59). Method To study the genetic contribution to exclusive pediatric onset UC, a GWAS was performed on 466 cases with 2099 healthy controls using …