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Epidemiol Infect ; 139(7): 994-7, 2011 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20727246

RESUMO

SUMMARYStaphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infections in deployed service members. Based on a molecular epidemiological study of 182 MRSA isolates from patients in three U.S. Army combat support hospitals in separate regions in Iraq, USA300 clone was the most predominant (80%) pulsotype. This finding suggested that strain carriage from the home country by military personnel is epidemiologically more important than local acquisition.


Assuntos
Infecção Hospitalar/epidemiologia , Hospitais Militares/estatística & dados numéricos , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina , Infecções Estafilocócicas/epidemiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Genótipo , Humanos , Iraque/epidemiologia , Guerra do Iraque 2003-2011 , Staphylococcus aureus Resistente à Meticilina/genética , Epidemiologia Molecular , Infecções Estafilocócicas/microbiologia
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Virology ; 287(1): 214-24, 2001 Aug 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11504556

RESUMO

The E1 and E2 proteins encoded by papillomaviruses are required for viral replication. Earlier studies have shown that the viral E2 protein plays an important role in replication by targeting the E1 helicase to the origin of replication (ori). We have previously shown that the E1 protein of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 1 is sufficient for the in vivo replication of ori plasmids, although the E2 protein stimulates replication. In this study, we have further analyzed the role of the E2 protein in HPV-1 replication. The optimal ori of HPV-1 contains one putative E1 binding site (E1BS) and two putative E2 binding sites, E2BS-3 and E2BS-4. Plasmid pori171, containing the optimal ori, replicates to much higher levels than plasmid pori312, which includes an additional upstream E2 binding site, E2BS-2, located 75 nucleotides upstream of E2BS-3. To study the possible role of E2BS-2 and other upstream sequences in E2-dependent downregulation of replication, transient replication analysis was done in the presence of increasing levels of the E2 protein. Interestingly, inhibition of pori312 replication was more severe at higher levels of E2, suggesting that this protein may also negatively regulate HPV-1 replication. Deletion of sequences from pori312 containing an additional putative E2BS, E2BS-2A, relieved the repression of replication to a significant extent, while replacement of E2BS-2 with a different sequence of the same length had a modest effect. These results suggest that E2BS-2A plays a major and E2BS-2 a minor role in the negative regulation of HPV-1 replication at high E2 levels. Electrophoretic mobility-shift assays showed that the purified E2 protein bound with high affinity to E2BS-3 and weakly to the other putative E2BSs located within the viral long control region. EMSA using various ori fragments showed the formation of multiple E2-DNA complexes which likely represent binding of E2 to multiple E2BSs present within the HPV-1 ori. Our data are consistent with the assembly of ori-protein complexes at high E2 levels that are impaired for replication and further suggest that E2 may regulate HPV-1 replication by a mechanism involving interaction between the E2 protein bound to E2BSs at a distance.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Ligação a DNA/fisiologia , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/fisiologia , Papillomaviridae/fisiologia , Replicação Viral/fisiologia , Western Blotting , Linhagem Celular , Feminino , Humanos , Plasmídeos , Origem de Replicação , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/genética , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/virologia
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Neurosurgery ; 48(2): 263-71; discussion 271-3, 2001 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11220368

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed a prospective series of 32 unilateral, large-volume, microelectrode-guided posteroventral pallidotomies to determine the differences between responsive and nonresponsive patients. METHODS: Our patients underwent extensive pre- and postoperative evaluations. One year postoperatively, we correlated the outcomes of 25 patients with their histories, physical findings, neuropsychological assessments, and lesion characteristics to further understand the indications, limitations, and pitfalls of unilateral pallidotomy. Our group judged responsiveness by comparing the preoperative total Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale off-state scores with those obtained 1 year postoperatively. A score indicating greater than 20% improvement at 1-year follow-up was rated a good outcome; improvement of greater than 40% was rated an excellent outcome. RESULTS: Although most patients sustained long-term benefits, some demonstrated little or no improvement. Patient and lesion factors influenced outcome. Younger age (<60 yr), tremor, unilateral predominance, L-dopa responsiveness, motor fluctuations with dyskinesia, and good lesion placement predicted a good response to unilateral pallidotomy. Advanced age (>70 yr), absence of tremor, increased duration of disease, reduced responsiveness to L-dopa, frontal behavioral changes, prominent apraxic phenomena, and improper lesion placement predicted a poor response. CONCLUSION: Unilateral, large-volume pallidotomy with precise lesion control provides long-lasting benefits for carefully selected patients.


Assuntos
Globo Pálido/cirurgia , Doença de Parkinson/cirurgia , Idoso , Globo Pálido/patologia , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Microeletrodos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Procedimentos Neurocirúrgicos , Doença de Parkinson/diagnóstico , Doença de Parkinson/fisiopatologia , Doença de Parkinson/psicologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Técnicas Estereotáxicas , Tomografia Computadorizada de Emissão , Resultado do Tratamento
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Neurology ; 46(6): 1599-603, 1996 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8649556

RESUMO

A 22-year-old woman gradually developed depression, dementia, and chorea over an 8-month period. She fulfilled the criteria for the primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome but not those for systemic lupus erythematosus. Her chorea and neurobehavioral deficits responded favorably to a regimen of prednisone, hydroxychloroquine, and aspirin. This appears to be the first report of a patient with a lupus anticoagulant and reversible dementia. The response to immunosuppressive therapy implies an antibody-mediated condition similar to Sydenham's chorea.


Assuntos
Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/complicações , Aspirina/uso terapêutico , Doenças Autoimunes/complicações , Coreia/etiologia , Demência/etiologia , Hidroxicloroquina/uso terapêutico , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico , Inibidor de Coagulação do Lúpus/análise , Prednisona/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/imunologia , Síndrome Antifosfolipídica/psicologia , Aspirina/administração & dosagem , Doenças Autoimunes/tratamento farmacológico , Doenças Autoimunes/imunologia , Coreia/tratamento farmacológico , Coreia/imunologia , Demência/diagnóstico , Demência/tratamento farmacológico , Demência/imunologia , Depressão/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Humanos , Hidroxicloroquina/administração & dosagem , Testes Neuropsicológicos , Prednisona/administração & dosagem , Tromboflebite/etiologia
10.
Neurology ; 37(10): 1691, 1987 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-3658182
17.
Ann Neurol ; 9(4): 366-70, 1981 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-7224601

RESUMO

Marked asterixis occurred in two patients following metrizamide myelography. One also suffered generalized seizures and the other had severe stuttering speech for seven days. The spectrum of toxic manifestations of metrizamide is reviewed with emphasis on the unusual lethargy and other depressive effects seen with this relatively safe agent. The hypothesis that metrizamide exerts a ouabain-like effect on the cortical surface was tested. Metrizamide in concentrations as high as 20 mM had no inhibitory effect on rat cerebral K+-para-nitrophenylphosphatase, a partial reaction of (Na+K+)-adenosine triphosphatase. Because metrizamide is a 2-deoxyglucose analogue, a competitive inhibition of hexokinase at the first step in glycolysis was also postulated. Metrizamide was found to competitively inhibit commercial (microbial) hexokinase. The Michaelis constant for glucose rises from 0.13 to 0.25 to 0.33 to 0.91 mM in the presence of 0, 0.4, 1.0, and 2.0 mM metrizamide, respectively. Since the concentration of metrizamide over the cerebral cortex after routine myelography may be approximately 50 mM compared with a glucose concentration of only 3.6 mM (65 mg/dl), it is postulated that impaired brain glucose metabolism may be responsible for some of the toxic effects of metrizamide.


Assuntos
Encefalopatias Metabólicas/induzido quimicamente , Metrizamida/efeitos adversos , Mielografia/efeitos adversos , Doenças Neuromusculares/induzido quimicamente , Animais , Encefalopatias Metabólicas/enzimologia , Confusão/induzido quimicamente , Hexoquinase/antagonistas & inibidores , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ratos , Gagueira/induzido quimicamente
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Neurology ; 28(9 Pt 1): 953-7, 1978 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-99690

RESUMO

A double-blind crossover study with imipramine was conducted in 10 patients with absence and myoclonic-astatic seizures who had not responded to conventional medications. Imipramine produced a significant initial decrease in seizure frequency in 5 of the 10 patients, and in 2 patients the beneficial effect was maintained for more than 1 year. An open trial of imipramine in another 16 patients showed an initial reduction in seizure frequency in 10 patients (63 percent), and this decrease persisted for more than 1 year in 4 patients (25 percent). The effect of imipramine on the EEG did not always correlate with the clinical response. Serum content of imipramine in the patients who showed a long-term response was 40 to 120 ng per milliliter, on a total daily dose of 0.7 to 3.5 mg per kilogram. These results suggest that imipramine is a valuable addition to the treatment of seizures.


Assuntos
Epilepsias Mioclônicas/tratamento farmacológico , Epilepsia Tipo Ausência/tratamento farmacológico , Imipramina/uso terapêutico , Adolescente , Adulto , Pré-Escolar , Ensaios Clínicos como Assunto , Avaliação de Medicamentos , Humanos
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Surg Neurol ; 7(4): 195-8, 1977 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-847633

RESUMO

Electroencephalographic monitoring of a patient during carotid endarterectomy demonstrated severe ipsilateral voltage suppression with preservation of rhythms when the common carotid artery was clamped. Because the atheromatous plaque extended almost to the base of the skull, it was impossible to insert a shunt. Occlusion time was 19 minutes. After carotid flow was re-established, there was a rapid recovery of voltage. The patient awoke with a profound hemiparesis, but this cleared almost completely within a week. The EEG changes indicated severe ischemia, but, though function was transiently impaired, there was no apparent cerebral necrosis. This case represents the most severe yet reversible episode of ischemia during carotid clamping reported to date. Preservation of EEG rhythms, even in the face of voltage suppression, may have been a favorable sign.


Assuntos
Artérias Carótidas/cirurgia , Endarterectomia/efeitos adversos , Ataque Isquêmico Transitório/fisiopatologia , Ataque Isquêmico Transitório/cirurgia , Idoso , Circulação Cerebrovascular , Eletroencefalografia , Humanos , Masculino , Complicações Pós-Operatórias
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