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Disease, Denial, And Support: The Many Kinds Of Family, Kenneth P. Serbin Sep 2008

Disease, Denial, And Support: The Many Kinds Of Family, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


The Roots Of Our Stigma, Kenneth P. Serbin Aug 2008

The Roots Of Our Stigma, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Distinct Functions Of Autoreactive Memory And Effector Cd4+ T Cells In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Wassim Elyaman, Pia Kivisäkk, Jay Reddy, Tanuja Chitnis, Khadir Raddassi, Jaime Imitola, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Hideo Yagita, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Samia J. Khoury Aug 2008

Distinct Functions Of Autoreactive Memory And Effector Cd4+ T Cells In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Wassim Elyaman, Pia Kivisäkk, Jay Reddy, Tanuja Chitnis, Khadir Raddassi, Jaime Imitola, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Hideo Yagita, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Samia J. Khoury

Jay Reddy Publications

The persistence of human autoimmune diseases is thought to be mediated predominantly by memory T cells. We investigated the phenotype and migration of memory versus effector T cells in vivo in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We found that memory CD4+ T cells up-regulated the activation marker CD44 as well as CXCR3 and ICOS, proliferated more and produced more interferon-γ and less interleukin-17 compared to effector T cells. Moreover, adoptive transfer of memory T cells into T cell receptor (TCR)αβ-/- recipients induced more severe disease than did effector CD4+ T cells with marked central nervous system inflammation and …


A Non-Randomized Study Of Safety And Efficacy Of Heparin For Dvt Prophylaxis In Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Mohammad Wasay, Saqibuddin Khan, Khawaja S. Zaki, Bhojo A. Khealani, Ayeesha Kamal, Iqbal Azam, Ismail A. Khatri Jul 2008

A Non-Randomized Study Of Safety And Efficacy Of Heparin For Dvt Prophylaxis In Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Mohammad Wasay, Saqibuddin Khan, Khawaja S. Zaki, Bhojo A. Khealani, Ayeesha Kamal, Iqbal Azam, Ismail A. Khatri

Department of Medicine

Objective: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous heparin for deep venous thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) during acute phase in comparison to elastic stockings.

Methods: The diagnosis of ICH was based on imaging (CT or MRI) and DVT was based on Doppler ultrasound.

Results: A total of 458 patients were identified over a period of 5 years (1997-2001). Median age was 59 years (range:12-99 years). Two hundred (44%) patients received heparin (heparin group) in addition to elastic stockings and 258 (56%) patients were only given elastic stockings (stockings group). These two groups were not …


Huntington's Disease, Destroyer Of Families, Kenneth P. Serbin Jun 2008

Huntington's Disease, Destroyer Of Families, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Building A ‘Laser-Guided Missile’ To Attack Huntington's Disease, Kenneth P. Serbin Apr 2008

Building A ‘Laser-Guided Missile’ To Attack Huntington's Disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Observing The Cure In Progress, Kenneth P. Serbin Apr 2008

Observing The Cure In Progress, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Time For Optimism: A Cure For Huntington's Could Be Near, Kenneth P. Serbin Apr 2008

Time For Optimism: A Cure For Huntington's Could Be Near, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


Keeping Calm In The Face Of Huntington's, Kenneth P. Serbin Mar 2008

Keeping Calm In The Face Of Huntington's, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.


A Novel And Generalizable Organotypic Slice Platform To Evaluate Stem Cell Potential For Targeting Pediatric Brain Tumors., Shengwen Calvin Li, William Gunter Loudon Jan 2008

A Novel And Generalizable Organotypic Slice Platform To Evaluate Stem Cell Potential For Targeting Pediatric Brain Tumors., Shengwen Calvin Li, William Gunter Loudon

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

Brain tumors are now the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in children under age 15. Malignant gliomas are, for all practical purposes, incurable and new therapeutic approaches are desperately needed. One emerging strategy is to use the tumor tracking capacity inherent in many stem cell populations to deliver therapeutic agents to the brain cancer cells. Current limitations of the stem cell therapy strategy include that stem cells are treated as a single entity and lack of uniform technology is adopted for selection of clinically relevant sub-populations of stem cells. Specifically, therapeutic success relies on the selection of a clinically competent …