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Surg Endosc 2019 Apr 2. Epub 2019 Apr 2.

Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.

Purpose: Laparoscopic incisional ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) is often followed by seroma formation, bulging and failure to restore abdominal wall function. These outcomes are risk factors for hernia recurrence, chronic pain and poor quality of life (QoL). We aimed to evaluate whether LIVHR combined with defect closure (hybrid) follows as a diminished seroma formation and thereby has a lower rate of hernia recurrence and chronic pain compared to standard LIVHR. Read More

Vaccine 2019 Apr 29;37(18):2482-2493. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

GSK, Wavre, Belgium. Electronic address:

Background: The ZOE-50 (NCT01165177) and ZOE-70 (NCT01165229) phase 3 clinical trials showed that the adjuvanted recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV) was ≥90% efficacious in preventing herpes zoster in adults. Here we present a comprehensive overview of the safety data from these studies.

Methods: Adults aged ≥50 (ZOE-50) and ≥70 (ZOE-70) years were randomly vaccinated with RZV or placebo. Read More

Eur Radiol 2019 Mar 26. Epub 2019 Mar 26.

Department of Surgery, Seinäjoki Central Hospital, Seinäjoki, Finland.

Objectives: The gold standard of postpartum anal sphincter imaging has been the 3D endoanal ultrasound (EAUS). Development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has allowed anal sphincter evaluation without the use of endoanal coils. The aim of this study is to compare these two modalities in diagnosing residual sphincter lesions post obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI). Read More

Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019 Apr 18;222(3):583-589. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Université Clermont- Auvergne, Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, Inserm U1240, Centre Jean Perrin, BP 184, F-63005, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Electronic address:

Background: Phthalic acid esters are widely used to improve the plasticity of PVC in medical devices (MD). The most famous plasticizer is DEHP, whose use in medical devices has been contested by the European authorities since 2008. Several alternative plasticizers are being considered to replace DEHP, such as DEHT, TOTM, DINP or DINCH, but they are also released from the PVC throughout their life cycle and are metabolized in the same way as DEHP. Read More

Integr Zool 2019 Feb 27. Epub 2019 Feb 27.

Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Global Change Research Group, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain.

Lizards have been reported as important pollinators on several oceanic islands. Here we evaluate the potential role of Galápagos lava lizards (Microlophus spp.) as pollinators across their radiation. Read More

BMC Surg 2018 Dec 17;18(1):117. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Division of Digestive Surgery and Urology, Turku University Hospital, Kiinanmyllynkatu 4-8, 20520, Turku, Finland.

Background: Based on epidemiological and clinical data acute appendicitis can present either as uncomplicated (70-80%) or complicated (20-30%) disease. Recent studies have shown that antibiotic therapy is both safe and cost-effective for a CT-scan confirmed uncomplicated acute appendicitis. However, based on the study protocols to ensure patient safety, these randomised studies used mainly broad-spectrum intravenous antibiotics requiring additional hospital resources and prolonged hospital stay. Read More

IUCrJ 2018 Nov 14;5(Pt 6):706-715. Epub 2018 Sep 14.

Instituto de Química Médica, Centro de Química Orgánica Manuel Lora-Tamayo, CSIC, Juan de la Cierva 3, Madrid E-28006, Spain.

This paper reports on the polymorphism of 2-propyl-1-benzimidazole (2PrBzIm) induced by temperature change. Upon heating, an irreversible reconstructive-type phase transition at = 384 K from the ordered form (222) to a new polymorph, form (), was observed. The structural transformation between forms and involves significant changes in the crystal packing, as well as a key conformational variation around the propyl chain of the molecule. Read More

J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 May 17;80(5):1215-1231.e6. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Department of Dermatology and Pediatric Dermatology, Cutaneous Physiopathology and Integrated Center of Metabolomics Research, San Gallicano Dermatologic Institute, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Acquired disorders with depigmentation are commonly encountered by dermatologists and present with a wide differential diagnosis. Vitiligo, the most common disorder of acquired depigmentation, is characterized by well-defined depigmented macules and patches. Other conditions, such as chemical leukoderma, can present with similar findings, and are often easily mistaken for vitiligo. Read More

Int J Colorectal Dis 2018 Dec 10;33(12):1709-1714. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Purpose: The aim of this multicentre study was to analyse the effects of patent sphincter lesions and previous sphincter repair on the results of sacral neuromodulation (SNM) treatment on patients with faecal incontinence (FI).

Methods: Patients examined by endoanal ultrasound (EAUS) with FI as the indication for SNM treatment were included in the study. Data was collected from all the centres providing SNM treatment in Finland and analysed for differences in treatment outcomes. Read More

Colorectal Dis 2019 Jan 25;21(1):59-65. Epub 2018 Sep 25.

University of Turku, Turku, Finland.

Aim: The aim of this multicentre study is to report the results of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) treatment for faecal incontinence (FI) in Finland and determine factors that could influence SNS treatment outcomes.

Method: This is a national multicentre study, involving all patients tested for SNS implantation in Finland from 1999 to 2017. Data were collected retrospectively from electronic patient archives and analysed for possible effects on treatment outcome. Read More

Int J Mol Sci 2018 Jul 3;19(7). Epub 2018 Jul 3.

Inserm, UMR 1229, RMeS, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton, Université de Nantes, ONIRIS, F-44042 Nantes, France.

Human adipose-derived stromal cells (hASCs) are widely known for their immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties. This study proposes a method to protect cells during and after their injection by encapsulation in a hydrogel using a droplet millifluidics technique. A biocompatible, self-hardening biomaterial composed of silanized-hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (Si-HPMC) hydrogel was used and dispersed in an oil continuous phase. Read More

Hernia 2018 12 7;22(6):1015-1022. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, PL 21, 90029, Oulu, Finland.

Purpose: The seroma rate following laparoscopic incisional ventral hernia repair (LIVHR) is up to 78%. LIVHR is connected to a relatively rare but dangerous complication, enterotomy, especially in cases with complex adhesiolysis. Closure of the fascial defect and extirpation of the hernia sack may reduce the risk of seromas and other hernia-site events. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018 04 19;12(4):e0006360. Epub 2018 Apr 19.

Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom.

Introduction: The human treponematoses comprise venereal syphilis and the three non-venereal or endemic treponematoses yaws, bejel, and pinta. Serological assays remain the most common diagnostic method for all treponemal infections. Point-of-care tests (POCTs) for syphilis and yaws allow testing without further development of infrastructure in populations where routine laboratory facilities are not available. Read More

Expert Rev Med Devices 2018 May 16;15(5):377-383. Epub 2018 Apr 16.

c CHU Clermont-Ferrand, CNRS, SIGMA Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand , Université Clermont Auvergne , Clermont-Ferrand , France.

Background: ECMO is a therapeutic act with a high risk of exposure to diethylhexylphthalate (DEHP), plasticizer from PVC tubings. The replacement of this plasticizer with alternative compounds is recommended but the risks associated with the use of new plasticizers have not been evaluated in ECMO situations.

Methods: Ex vivo ECMO models were performed with different flow rates over 6 days to evaluate the migration of plasticizers and their potential toxic risk for patient. Read More

Infect Genet Evol 2018 07 22;61:92-107. Epub 2018 Mar 22.

Work Group Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pathology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany,. Electronic address:

Treponema pallidum is an uncultivable bacterium and the causative agent of syphilis (subsp. pallidum [TPA]), human yaws (subsp. pertenue [TPE]), and bejel (subsp. Read More

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 2018 Jan-Mar;27(1):67-74. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Pachuca, Hidalgo, México.

The helminthological examination of nine individuals of Aetobatus cf. narinari (spotted eagle ray; raya pinta; arraia pintada) revealed the presence of an undescribed species of cestode of the genus Acanthobothrium. The stingrays were collected from four locations in México: Laguna Términos, south of Isla del Carmen and the marine waters north of Isla del Carmen and Champotón, in the State of Campeche, and Isla Holbox, State of Quintana Roo. Read More

PLoS One 2018 13;13(3):e0193334. Epub 2018 Mar 13.

Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States of America.

Basal airway epithelial cells (AEC) constitute stem/progenitor cells within the central airways and respond to mucosal injury in an ordered sequence of spreading, migration, proliferation, and differentiation to needed cell types. However, dynamic gene transcription in the early events after mucosal injury has not been studied in AEC. We examined gene expression using microarrays following mechanical injury (MI) in primary human AEC grown in submersion culture to generate basal cells and in the air-liquid interface to generate differentiated AEC (dAEC) that include goblet and ciliated cells. Read More

Nat Commun 2018 01 31;9(1):498. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Departments of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.

The originally published version of this Article contained an error in Equation 30, which was inadvertently introduced during the production process. This has now been corrected in the PDF and HTML versions of the Article. Read More

Breast Cancer (Dove Med Press) 2017 8;9:581-586. Epub 2017 Dec 8.

Breast Unit, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital, Rome, Italy.

Background: Pleomorphic invasive lobular carcinoma (P-ILC) is an uncommon variety of invasive lobular carcinoma with aggressive clinical features. Little is described in the literature regarding this topic.

Materials And Methods: We reviewed our experiences from 2010 to 2015 and compared 40 patients with P-ILC, 126 patients with classic-ILC (C-ILC) and 574 cases of high-grade invasive ductal carcinoma (HG-IDC). Read More

Stem Cells Int 2017 11;2017:9303598. Epub 2017 Oct 11.

INSERM, UMR 1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), Université de Nantes, ONIRIS, 44042 Nantes, France.

While therapeutically interesting, the injection of MSCs suffers major limitations including cell death upon injection and a massive leakage outside the injection site. We proposed to entrap MSCs within spherical particles derived from alginate, as a control, or from silanized hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (Si-HPMC). We developed water in an oil dispersion method to produce small Si-HPMC particles with an average size of about 68 m. Read More

Genome Biol Evol 2017 12;9(12):3398-3412

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine.

Vertebrate (cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein) and Drosophila (prolonged depolarization afterpotential is not apparent [PINTA]) proteins with a CRAL-TRIO domain transport retinal-based chromophores that bind to opsin proteins and are necessary for phototransduction. The CRAL-TRIO domain gene family is composed of genes that encode proteins with a common N-terminal structural domain. Although there is an expansion of this gene family in Lepidoptera, there is no lepidopteran ortholog of pinta. Read More

Nat Commun 2017 10 6;8(1):798. Epub 2017 Oct 6.

Departments of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA.

Hepatic mitochondria play a central role in the regulation of intermediary metabolism and maintenance of normoglycemia, and there is great interest in assessing rates of hepatic mitochondrial citrate synthase flux (V ) and pyruvate carboxylase flux (V ) in vivo. Here, we show that a positional isotopomer NMR tracer analysis (PINTA) method can be used to non-invasively assess rates of V and V fluxes using a combined NMR/gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of plasma following infusion of [3-C]lactate and glucose tracer. PINTA measures V and V fluxes over a wide range of physiological conditions with minimal pyruvate cycling and detects increased hepatic V following treatment with a liver-targeted mitochondrial uncoupler. Read More

N Engl J Med 2017 09 28;377(13):1217-1227. Epub 2017 Aug 28.

Clinical Trial Service Unit and Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Background: Patients with atherosclerotic vascular disease remain at high risk for cardiovascular events despite effective statin-based treatment of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. The inhibition of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) by anacetrapib reduces LDL cholesterol levels and increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol levels. However, trials of other CETP inhibitors have shown neutral or adverse effects on cardiovascular outcomes. Read More

Open Dent J 2017 30;11:301-311. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

Background: For patients whose centric relation (CR) has not been considered at the start and during treatment, the task of achieving an occlusal scheme that works together with the temporomandibular joint, the muscles, and the structures of the stomatognathic apparatus becomes a major concern.

Objective: This study aims to describe a reproducible, predictable and to date unreported procedure of selective grinding guided by an occlusal splint and to analyze condylar position (CP) based on the skeletal pattern.

Methods: A total of 72 symptomatic patients (38 females and 34 males) were classified into three groups: hyperdivergent, intermediate and hypodivergent. Read More

Acta Crystallogr B Struct Sci Cryst Eng Mater 2017 Jun 12;73(Pt 3):377-388. Epub 2017 May 12.

Dpto de Física de la Materia Condensada, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, Apdo 644, Bilbao 48080, Spain.

A mullite single crystal with composition AlSiO exhibiting sharp satellite reflections was investigated by means of X-ray diffraction. For the refinement of a superspace model in the superspace group Pbam(α0½)0ss different scale factors for main and satellite reflections were used in order to describe an ordered mullite structure embedded in a disordered polymorph. The ordered fraction of the mullite sample exhibits a completely ordered vacancy distribution and can be described as a block structure of vacancy blocks (VBs) that alternate with vacancy-free blocks (VFBs) along a and c. Read More

Anal Chim Acta 2017 Apr 24;963:44-52. Epub 2017 Feb 24.

Laboratory of Analytical, Bioanalytical Sciences and Miniaturization (LSABM), UMR CBI 8231, ESPCI Paris, PSL Research University, Paris, France; CNRS, UMR CBI 8231, Paris, France. Electronic address:

For the first time, an ion imprinted polymer (IIP) able to selectively extract simultaneously all the lanthanide ions was successfully synthesized in acetonitrile using Nd as a template ion, methacrylic acid as a complexing monomer, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker. A non-imprinted polymer (NIP) was synthesized under the same conditions as those of the IIP, but in the absence of the template ion. After the removal of the template ions, grounding and sieving, the IIP particles were packed in solid phase extraction (SPE) cartridges. Read More

Protein Sci 2017 04 23;26(4):847-856. Epub 2017 Mar 23.

Department of Microbiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 75390.

The spirochete Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection of major global importance. Other closely related subspecies of Treponema also are the etiological agents of the endemic treponematoses, such as yaws, pinta, and bejel. The inability of T. Read More

Chemosphere 2017 Apr 8;173:452-459. Epub 2017 Jan 8.

Université Clermont Auvergne, INSERM, U1240 Imagerie Moléculaire et Stratégies Théranostiques, F-63000 Clermont Ferrand, France. Electronic address:

Phthalic acid esters have been widely used to improve the plasticity of PVC medical devices. They carry a high exposure risk for both humans and the environment in clinical situations. Our study focuses on the cytotoxicity of alternative plasticizers. Read More

Tumori 2016 Nov 11;102(Suppl. 2). Epub 2016 Nov 11.

Colorectal Cancer Unit, Division of Medical Oncology 1, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin - Italy.

Introduction: The antiangiogenic monoclonal antibody aflibercept in association with fluorouracil and irinotecan improves the survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated previously with oxaliplatin-based therapy. Multiple reports raised the hypothesis that the concomitant use of antiresorptive drugs and antiangiogenic drugs may increase the risk of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Some reports have been published regarding cases of ONJ during treatment with bevacizumab for mCRC. Read More

Clin Microbiol Infect 2016 Nov 4;22(11):916-921. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms, Germany. Electronic address:

Treponema pallidum infections causing yaws disease and venereal syphilis are globally widespread in human populations, infecting hundreds of thousands and millions annually respectively; endemic syphilis is much less common, and pinta has not been observed in decades. We discuss controversy surrounding the origin, evolution and history of these pathogens in light of available molecular and anthropological evidence. These bacteria (or close relatives) seem to affect many wild African nonhuman primate (NHP) species, though to date only a single NHP Treponema pallidum genome has been published, hindering detection of spillover events and our understanding of potential wildlife reservoirs. Read More

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2016 Sep 18;95(9):1063-9. Epub 2016 May 18.

Department of Surgery, Vaasa Central Hospital, Vaasa, Finland.

Introduction: The success of the primary repair of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is paramount in maintaining adequate fecal continence after childbirth. The factors determining the success or failure of primary repair are unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate modifiable factors determining the success or failure of the primary sphincter repair after OASI. Read More

PLoS One 2015 4;10(11):e0140513. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

Departamento de Paleontología, Facultad de Ciencias Geológicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

This paper reports the first find of pika remains in the Iberian Peninsula, at a site in central Spain. A fragmented mandible of Ochotona cf. pusilla was unearthed from Layer 3 (deposited some 63. Read More

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2016 11 21;27(6):4416-4418. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

a Department of Biological Sciences , Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo , CA , USA.

The speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus (order Cypriniformes), also known as the carpita pinta, is a small cyprinid minnow native to western North America. Here, we report the sequencing of the full mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of R. osculus from a male fish collected from the Amargosa River Canyon in eastern California, USA. Read More

PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015 5;9(10):e0004110. Epub 2015 Oct 5.

Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

Background: Pathogenic uncultivable treponemes comprise human and animal pathogens including agents of syphilis, yaws, bejel, pinta, and venereal spirochetosis in rabbits and hares. A set of 10 treponemal genome sequences including those of 4 Treponema pallidum ssp. pallidum (TPA) strains (Nichols, DAL-1, Mexico A, SS14), 4 T. Read More

Breast 2015 Oct 3;24(5):661-6. Epub 2015 Sep 3.

Breast Center -Department of Surgery, San Giovanni-Addolorata Hospital Rome, Via Amba Aradam, 9, 00184 Rome, Italy. Electronic address:

Background: Nipple-sparing mastectomy (NSM) has been recently implemented to improve cosmetic outcome after mastectomy, but it is rarely considered today after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCH).

Patients And Methods: Among 275 NSMs performed from January 2007 to January 2015, 186 cases, with a minimum follow-up of 12 months, were carried out for invasive or intraductal carcinoma. Patients were considered for NSM if there were no clinical and radiological evidence of invasion or close proximity (<1 cm) to the nipple-areola complex (NAC). Read More

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2015 Nov 24;93(5):901-3. Epub 2015 Aug 24.

Program in Infectious Diseases, Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Hooker Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Pinta is a neglected, chronic skin disease that was first described in the sixteenth century in Mexico. The World Health Organization lists 15 countries in Latin America where pinta was previously endemic. However, the current prevalence of pinta is unknown due to the lack of surveillance data. Read More

Int J Pharm 2015 Oct 13;494(1):136-45. Epub 2015 Aug 13.

CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Pôle Pharmacie, rue Montalembert, 63003 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, EA 4676C-BIOSENSS, BP 10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Alternatives to DEHP plasticizers are used in various PVC medical devices (MD) for infusion. As they are able to migrate from these MDs into infused solutions, they may come into contact with patient. Different and specific clinical parameters influence their migration in at-risk situations such as infusion. Read More

Chemistry 2015 Aug 15;21(34):12112-20. Epub 2015 Jul 15.

Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol), Universidad de Valencia, 46980 Paterna, Valencia (Spain).

[Fe(tvp)2 (NCS)2 ] (1) (tvp=trans-(4,4'-vinylenedipyridine)) consists of two independent perpendicular stacks of mutually interpenetrated two-dimensional grids. This uncommon supramolecular conformation defines square-sectional nanochannels (diagonal≈2.2 nm) in which inclusion molecules are located. Read More

J Dual Diagn 2015 ;11(2):97-106

Objective: Many individuals receiving methadone maintenance receive their treatment through their primary care provider. As many also drink alcohol excessively, there is a need to address alcohol use to improve health outcomes for these individuals. We examined problem alcohol use and its treatment among people attending primary care for methadone maintenance treatment, using baseline data from a feasibility study of an evidence-based complex intervention to improve care. Read More

N Engl J Med 2015 May 28;372(22):2087-96. Epub 2015 Apr 28.

The authors' affiliations are listed in the Appendix.

Background: In previous phase 1-2 clinical trials involving older adults, a subunit vaccine containing varicella-zoster virus glycoprotein E and the AS01B adjuvant system (called HZ/su) had a clinically acceptable safety profile and elicited a robust immune response.

Methods: We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study in 18 countries to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HZ/su in older adults (≥50 years of age), stratified according to age group (50 to 59, 60 to 69, and ≥70 years). Participants received two intramuscular doses of the vaccine or placebo 2 months apart. Read More

J Comput Biol 2015 Apr;22(4):313-23

1 Department of Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology , Chicago, Illinois.

Identifying high-confidence candidate genes that are causative for disease phenotypes, from the large lists of variations produced by high-throughput genomics, can be both time-consuming and costly. The development of novel computational approaches, utilizing existing biological knowledge for the prioritization of such candidate genes, can improve the efficiency and accuracy of the biomedical data analysis. It can also reduce the cost of such studies by avoiding experimental validations of irrelevant candidates. Read More

Int J Pharm 2015 May 18;485(1-2):341-7. Epub 2015 Mar 18.

CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Pôle Pharmacie, rue Montalembert, 6300 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, EA 467 C-BIOSENSS, BP 10448, F-6300 Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Medical devices (MD) for infusion and artificial nutrition are essentially made of plasticized PVC. The plasticizers in the PVC matrix can leach out into the infused solutions and may enter into contact with the patients. In order to assess the risk of patient exposure to these plasticizers we evaluated the migration performance of DEHP, DEHT, DINCH, and TOTM using a model adapted to the clinical use of the MDs. Read More

Insect Biochem Mol Biol 2015 Jul 13;62:168-73. Epub 2015 Feb 13.

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.

CRAL_TRIO domain proteins are known to bind small lipophilic molecules such as retinal, inositol and Vitamin E and include such gene family members as PINTA, α-tocopherol transfer (ATT) proteins, retinoid binding proteins, and clavesins. In insects, very little is known about either the molecular evolution of this family of proteins or their ligand specificity. Here we characterize insect CRAL_TRIO domain proteins and present the first insect CRAL_TRIO protein phylogeny constructed by performing reciprocal BLAST searches of the reference genomes of Drosophila melanogaster, Anopheles gambiae, Apis mellifera, Tribolium castaneum, Bombyx mori, Manduca sexta and Danaus plexippus. Read More

Am J Psychiatry 2015 Feb;172(2):202

From the Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Am J Psychiatry 2015 Feb;172(2):201-2

From the Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2014 Oct 25;108(10):601-7. Epub 2014 Aug 25.

Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK Hospital for Tropical Diseases, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, WC1E 6JB, UK.

The endemic treponemal diseases, consisting of yaws, bejel (endemic syphilis) and pinta, are non-venereal infections closely related to syphilis, and are recognized by WHO as neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Despite previous worldwide eradication efforts the prevalence of yaws has rebounded in recent years and the disease is now a major public health problem in 14 countries. Adequate data on the epidemiology of bejel and pinta is lacking. Read More

Am J Psychiatry 2014 Jul;171(7):797

Am J Psychiatry 2014 Jul;171(7):796-7

Rev Esp Quimioter 2014 Jun;27(2):98-101

Maria Luisa Rodríguez de la Pinta. Servicio de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales. Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Calle Joaquín Rodrigo Nº 2, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.

Background: The vaccination of health workers has a large repercussion on the health of the workers, the patients and the population in general. Due to this, we proposed to discover the serological status for varicella, rubella, mumps and measles in the workers of a tertiary hospital in Madrid.

Methods: We have conducted a retrospective epidemiological study of 1060 health workers, obtaining information such as age, sex, service area, employment status, pre-exposure vaccination and post-vaccination serology and vaccination status. Read More