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Primordium Of An Artificial Bruch's Membrane Made Of Nanofibers For Engineering Of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Monolayers, Patrick Warnke, Mohammad Alamein, Stuart Skabo, Sebastien Stephens, Robert Bourke, Peter Heiner, Qin Liu

Qin Liu

Transplanted Retinal Pigment Epithelium(RPE) cells hold promise for treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration(AMD) and Stargardt Disease(SD), but it is conceivable that the degenerated host Bruch's membrane(BM) as a natural substrate for RPE might not optimally support transplanted cell survival with correct cellular organization. We fabricated novel ultrathin 3-dimensional(3D) nanofibrous membranes from Collagen type I and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) by an advanced clinical-grade needle-free-electrospinning process. The nanofibrillar 3D networks highly mimicked the fibrillar architecture of the native inner collagenous layer of human BM. Human RPE cells grown on our nanofibrous membranes bore striking resemblance to native human RPE. They exhibited a …

Risk And Protective Factors Associated With Health-Related Quality Of Life Among Older Gay And Bisexual Men Living With Hiv Disease, Charles A. Emlet, Karen I. Fredriksen-Goldsen

Charles Emlet

No abstract provided.

A Multidisciplinary, Resident-Run Clinic For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C In An Underserved, Urban Primary Care Setting, Suzanne J. Templer Do, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Vishal Patel Md, Edward Norris Md, Fapm, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph

Edward R Norris MD, FAPA, FAPM

No abstract provided.

Relationship Between Plasma Glucose And Mortality In Non-Diabetic Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome And Systolic Heart Failure: Insights From The Ephesus Trial, Prakash Deedwania Md, Ravi V. Desai Md, Marjan Mujib Md, Mph, Bertram Pitt, Ali Ahmed Md, Mph

Ravi V Desai MD

No abstract provided.

Selective Effects Of Intrinsic A2aar Activity On Cardiac And Coronary Injuries With Lps Challenge, Melissa Reichelt, Kevin Ashton, S Mustafa, B Tang, Catherine Ledent, Xing Tan, John Headrick, R Morrison

Kevin Ashton

We assessed the impact of A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) knockout (KO) on LPS-triggered cardiovascular injuries, inflammation, gene expression and mortality. LPS precipitated cardiac injury, with 7-fold elevations in serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and 25–35% reductions in ventricular contractility. Coronary dysfunction was evident as a 20% reduction in reactive hyperaemic flows. A2AAR KO augmented cTnI release 3-fold without modifying ventricular dysfunction. Coronary effects of LPS and A2AAR KO were identical, and LPS no longer modified hyperaemia in A2AAR KO hearts. Effects of A2AAR activity were largely independent of shifts in acute phase reactants (CRP, haptoglobin) and circulating cytokines. Thus, up …

Cardiovascular Adenosine Receptors: Expression, Actions And Interactions, John Headrick, Kevin Ashton, Roselyn Rose'meyer, Jason Peart

Kevin Ashton

Intra- and extracellular adenosine levels rise in response to physiological stimuli and with metabolic/energetic perturbations, inflammatory challenge and tissue injury. Extracellular adenosine engages members of the G-protein coupled adenosine receptor (AR) family to mediate generally beneficial acute and adaptive responses within all constituent cells of the heart. In this way the four AR sub-types—A1, A2A, A2B, and A3Rs—regulate myocardial contraction, heart rate and conduction, adrenergic control, coronary vascular tone, cardiac and vascular growth, inflammatory–vascular cell interactions, and cellular stress-resistance, injury and death. The AR sub-types exert both distinct and overlapping effects, and may interact in mediating these cardiovascular responses. The …

The Adenosine A2a Receptor — Myocardial Protectant And Coronary Target In Endotoxemia, Melissa Reichelt, Kevin Ashton, Xing Tan, S Mustafa, Catherine Ledent, Lea Delbridge, Polly Hofmann, John Headrick, R Morrison

Kevin Ashton

Background: Cardiac injury and dysfunction are contributors to disease progression and mortality in sepsis. This study evaluated the cardiovascular role of intrinsic A2A adenosine receptor (A2AAR) activity during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation.

Methods: We assessed the impact of 24 h of LPS challenge (20 mg/kg, IP) on cardiac injury, coronary function and inflammatory mediator levels in Wild-Type (WT) mice and mice lacking functional A2AARs (A2AAR KO).

Results: Cardiac injury was evident in LPS-treated WTs, with ~ 7-fold elevation in serum cardiac troponin I (cTnI), and significant ventricular and coronary dysfunction. Absence of A2AARs increased LPS-provoked cTnI release at 24 h by …

Cultural Adaptation Of The Hiv Felt Stigma Scale For Puerto Ricans With Hiv In Allentown, Pa, Julio Jiménez Md, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Timothy J. Friel Md, D Adams Psyd, Cynthia Beitler, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph, E Rivera Ba, M Reyes Ba, L Santiago Phd

Joseph L Yozviak DO, FACP

No abstract provided.

A Multidisciplinary, Resident-Run Clinic For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C In An Underserved, Urban Primary Care Setting, Suzanne J. Templer Do, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, Vishal Patel Md, Edward Norris Md, Fapm, Eric J. Gertner Md, Mph

Joseph L Yozviak DO, FACP

No abstract provided.

Formula Using Routine Biochemical Markers Proved Superior To Forn's And Apri In Predicting Early Vs. Late-Stage Liver Disease In The Hiv/Hcv Co-Infected Host, Margaret Hoffman-Terry Md, Facp, Joseph L. Yozviak Do, Facp, J Mannino, Sharon R. Kimmel Phd, Mha

Joseph L Yozviak DO, FACP

No abstract provided.

Development And Initial Validation Of A Simple Clinical Decision Tool To Predict The Presence Of Heart Failure In Primary Care: The Mice (Male, Infarction, Crepitations, Edema) Rule, Andrea Roalfe, Jonathan Mant, Jenny Doust, Pelham Barton, Martin Cowie, Paul Glasziou, David Mant, Richard Mcmanus, Roger Holder, Jonathon Deeks, Robert Doughty, Arno Hoes, Kate Fletcher, F.D.Richard Hobbs

Jenny Doust

Aims: Diagnosis of heart failure in primary care is often inaccurate, and access to and use of echocardiography is suboptimal. This study aimed to develop and provisionally validate a clinical prediction rule to optimize referral for echocardiography of people identified in primary care with suspected heart failure. Methods and results: A systematic review identified studies of diagnosis of heart failure set in primary care. The individual patient data for five of these studies were obtained. Logistic regression models to predict heart failure were developed on one of the data sets and validated on the others using area under the receiver …