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Sex Transm Infect ; 2024 Jun 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38914475

RESUMO

Diagnosing and treating chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are key interventions to support progress towards elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030. Although nucleos/tide analogue (NA) therapy is typically highly effective, challenges remain for viral load (VL) suppression, including medication access, incomplete adherence and drug resistance. We present a case of a long-term HBV and HIV coinfected adult prescribed with sequential NA therapy regimens, with episodes of breakthrough viraemia. Multiple factors contribute to virological breakthrough, including exposure to old NA agents, initial high HBV VL, therapy interruptions, intercurrent illnesses and potential contribution from resistance mutations. The case underscores the importance of individualised treatment approaches and adherence support in achieving HBV suppression. Furthermore, it emphasises the need for improved clinical pathways addressing education, support and access to care, particularly for marginalised populations. Comprehensive data collection inclusive of under-represented individuals is crucial for maintaining retention in the care cascade and informing effective interventions.

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J Infect Public Health ; 17(4): 657-662, 2024 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38430719

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BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has had enormous impact on health and social systems, with stringent public health measures enacted across Australia. The virus itself disproportionately affects immunocompromised individuals including people without functioning spleens. We thus sought to characterise the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19 and such measures upon this oft-neglected patient group. METHODS: Adults ≥ 18 years old identified from the Spleen Australia (SA) database were invited to participate in an online survey in November to December 2021 to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stata (v17, StataCorps, Texas, USA) was used to conduct descriptive and frequency analyses. RESULTS: 2864 respondents were surveyed. The majority were female (1473/2838, 51.9%), Australian-born (2257/2835, 79.6%), and living in Victoria (1755/2822, 62.2%). The largest age group was 61-70 years-old (841/2858, 29.4%). Trauma was the commonest reason for asplenia (826/2724, 30.3%). Respondents reported the pandemic reduced their ability to visit a GP (753/2864, 26.3%), access food (153/2864, 5.3%), medications (179/2864, 6.3%) or spleen-specific vaccines (120/2864, 4.2%), maintain relationships (503/2864, 17.6%), or care for children (127/2864, 4.4%). 84.8% of participants reported at least one impact of COVID, including negative physical health (1463/2864, 51.1%), mental health (733/2864, 25.6%) and financial repercussions (509/2864, 17.8%). 96.9% (2743/2831) had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, we found detailed evidence of the negative psychological and physical impacts of the pandemic upon this cohort. We recommend that providers consider people without functioning spleens as requiring extra social and psychological support in circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic.


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COVID-19 , Baço , Adulto , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Adolescente , Austrália/epidemiologia , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Vacinas contra COVID-19 , Pandemias
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Angiogenesis ; 23(2): 83-90, 2020 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31583505

RESUMO

The retinal vasculature is tightly organized in a structure that provides for the high metabolic demand of neurons while minimizing interference with incident light. The adverse impact of retinal vascular insufficiency is mitigated by adaptive vascular regeneration but exacerbated by pathological neovascularization. Aberrant growth of neovessels in the retina is responsible for impairment of sight in common blinding disorders including retinopathy of prematurity, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and age-related macular degeneration. Myeloid cells are key players in this process, with diverse roles that can either promote or protect against ocular neovascularization. We have previously demonstrated that myeloid-derived VEGF, HIF1, and HIF2 are not essential for pathological retinal neovascularization. Here, however, we show by cell-specific depletion of Vhl in a mouse model of retinal ischemia (oxygen-induced retinopathy, OIR) that myeloid-derived HIFs promote VEGF and bFGF expression and enhance vascular regeneration in association with improved density and organization of the astrocytic network.


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Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/genética , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/genética , Isquemia/genética , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Regeneração/genética , Vasos Retinianos/fisiologia , Proteína Supressora de Tumor Von Hippel-Lindau/genética , Animais , Animais Recém-Nascidos , Fatores de Transcrição Hélice-Alça-Hélice Básicos/metabolismo , Hipóxia Celular/genética , Retinopatia Diabética/genética , Retinopatia Diabética/metabolismo , Retinopatia Diabética/patologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Subunidade alfa do Fator 1 Induzível por Hipóxia/metabolismo , Isquemia/metabolismo , Isquemia/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Transgênicos , Retina/patologia , Doenças Retinianas/genética , Doenças Retinianas/metabolismo , Doenças Retinianas/patologia , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/genética , Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular/metabolismo , Proteína Supressora de Tumor Von Hippel-Lindau/metabolismo
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