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Behavioral Economic and Wellness-based Approaches for Reducing Alcohol Use and Consequences Among Diverse Non-Student Emerging Adults: Study Protocol for Project BLUE, a Randomized Controlled Trial 以行为经济学和健康为基础的方法减少不同非学生新成人的酒精使用和后果:随机对照试验 BLUE 项目的研究方案
Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3732598/v1
James G. Murphy, Ashley A Dennhardt, Jacob Tempchin, Hannah E. Colgonis, Meghan McDevitt-Murphy, Brian Borsari, Kristoffer S. Berlin
Abstract Background: Emerging adults (EAs) who are not 4-year college students nor graduates are at elevated risk for lifetime alcohol use disorder, comorbid drug use, and mental health symptoms, compared to college graduates. There is a need for tailored brief alcohol intervention (BAI) approaches to reduce alcohol risk and to facilitate healthy development in this high-risk population. Most BAIs include a single session focused on discussing risks associated with drinking and correcting normative beliefs about drinking rates. EAs may benefit from additional elements that enhance general wellness. The Substance-Free Activity Session (SFAS) aims to clarify life goals and values and increase goal-directed activities that provide alternatives to alcohol use, and the Relaxation Training (RT) session teaches relaxation and stress reduction skills. Methods: The present study is a randomized 3-group (BAI+SFAS vs. RT+SFAS vs. education control) trial with 525 EAs (175 per group; estimated 50% women & 50% African American) who report recent risky drinking and who are not students or graduates of 4-year colleges. Participants will have the option of completing the intervention sessions in person or via a secure video teleconference. Levels of drinking and alcohol-related problems will be evaluated at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12-months post-intervention. The primary hypothesis is that both BAI+SFAS and RT+SFAS participants will report significantly greater reductions in alcohol use and problems relative to education control participants, with no differences in outcomes between the two active treatment conditions. Discussion: The results of this study will inform alcohol prevention efforts for high-risk community dwelling emerging adults. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04776278
摘要 背景:与大学毕业生相比,非四年制大学在校生或毕业生的新兴成年人(EAs)终生酗酒、合并使用药物和出现心理健康症状的风险较高。因此,有必要采用量身定制的简短酒精干预(BAI)方法来降低酒精风险,并促进这一高风险人群的健康发展。大多数简短酒精干预都包括一个环节,重点讨论与饮酒相关的风险并纠正有关饮酒率的规范性观念。青少年活动可能会受益于更多提高总体健康水平的内容。无毒品活动环节(SFAS)旨在明确生活目标和价值观,增加目标导向活动,提供酒精使用的替代品,而放松训练环节(RT)则教授放松和减压技能。研究方法本研究是一项随机三组(BAI+SFAS vs. RT+SFAS vs. 教育对照组)试验,共有 525 名 EAs(每组 175 人;估计 50%为女性,50%为非洲裔美国人)参加,这些人报告称最近曾有过危险饮酒行为,而且不是四年制大学的在校生或毕业生。参与者可以选择亲自参加或通过安全视频远程会议完成干预课程。将在基线和干预后的 1、3、6 和 12 个月对饮酒水平和酒精相关问题进行评估。主要假设是,BAI+SFAS 和 RT+SFAS 参与者报告的酒精使用和问题减少程度将显著高于教育对照参与者,而两种积极治疗条件之间的结果没有差异。讨论:本研究的结果将为高风险社区新兴成年人的酒精预防工作提供参考。ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:NCT04776278
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Experiences and perceptions of conditional cash incentive provision and cessation among people with HIV for care engagement: A qualitative study 艾滋病病毒感染者对有条件现金奖励的提供和停止参与护理的体验和看法:定性研究
Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3905074/v1
Julia Giordano, J. Lewis-Kulzer, Lina Montoya, E. Akama, H. Adhiambo, Everlyne Nyadieka, Sarah Iguna, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, T. Odeny, Carol S. Camlin, Harsha Thirumurthy, Maya Petersen, Elvin Geng
Abstract Background Consistent engagement in HIV treatment is needed for healthy outcomes, yet substantial loss-to-follow up persists, leading to increased morbidity, mortality and onward transmission risk. Although conditional cash transfers (CCTs) address structural barriers, recent findings suggest that incentive effects are time-limited, with cessation resulting in HIV care engagement deterioration. We explored incentive experiences, perceptions, and effects after cessation to investigate potential mechanisms of this observation. Methods This qualitative study was nested within a larger trial, AdaPT-R (NCT02338739), focused on HIV care engagement in western Kenya. A subset of participants were purposively sampled from AdaPT-R participants: adults with HIV who had recently started ART, received CCTs for one year, completed one year of follow-up without missing a clinic visit, and were randomized to either continue or discontinue CCTs for one more year of follow-up. In-depth interviews were conducted by an experienced qualitative researcher using a semi-structed guide within a month of randomization. Interviews were conducted in the participants’ preferred language (Dholuo, Kiswahili, English). Data on patient characteristics, randomization dates, and clinic visit dates to determine care lapses were extracted from the AdaPT-R database. A codebook was developed deductively based on the guide and inductively refined based on initial transcripts. Transcripts were coded using Dedoose software, and thematic saturation was identified. Results Of 38 participants, 15 (39%) continued receiving incentives, while 23 (61%) were discontinued from receiving incentives. Half were female (N = 19), median age was 30 years (range: 19–48), and about three-quarters were married or living with partners. Both groups expressed high intrinsic motivation to engage in care, prioritized clinic attendance regardless of CCTs and felt the incentives expanded their decision-making options. Despite high motivation, some participants reported that cessation of the CCTs affected their ability to access care, especially those with constrained financial situations. Participants also expressed concerns that incentives might foster dependency. Conclusions This study helps us better understand the durability of financial incentives for HIV care engagement, including when incentives end. Together with the quantitative findings in the parent AdaPT-R study, these results support the idea that careful consideration be exercised when implementing incentives for sustainable engagement effects.
摘要 背景 持续参与艾滋病治疗是获得健康结果的必要条件,但大量的失访现象持续存在,导致发病率、死亡率和继续传播的风险增加。虽然有条件现金转移支付(CCTs)解决了结构性障碍,但最近的研究结果表明,激励效果是有时间限制的,停止现金转移支付会导致艾滋病治疗参与度下降。我们探讨了激励措施停止后的体验、感知和效果,以研究这一观察结果的潜在机制。方法 该定性研究嵌套于一项大型试验 AdaPT-R (NCT02338739) 中,重点关注肯尼亚西部地区的艾滋病关怀参与情况。研究人员从 AdaPT-R 参与者中有目的性地抽取了一部分参与者:最近开始接受抗逆转录病毒疗法的成年 HIV 感染者,他们接受了为期一年的 CCTs,完成了一年的随访,没有错过一次门诊,并被随机分配继续或停止 CCTs 一年的随访。由一名经验丰富的定性研究人员在随机分组后一个月内使用半结构化指南进行了深入访谈。访谈以参与者偏好的语言(Dholuo语、斯瓦希里语和英语)进行。从 AdaPT-R 数据库中提取了有关患者特征、随机化日期以及确定护理失效的就诊日期的数据。根据指南制定了演绎式编码手册,并根据最初的记录誊本进行了归纳改进。使用 Dedoose 软件对记录誊本进行编码,并确定主题饱和度。结果 在 38 名参与者中,15 人(39%)继续接受激励,23 人(61%)停止接受激励。半数为女性(N = 19),年龄中位数为 30 岁(范围:19-48),约四分之三已婚或与伴侣同居。两组参与者都表达了很高的参与医疗保健的内在动机,无论 CCTs 如何,他们都会优先考虑到诊所就诊,并认为激励措施扩大了他们的决策选择范围。尽管积极性很高,但仍有一些参与者表示,停止提供 CCTs 会影响他们获得医疗服务的能力,尤其是那些经济拮据的人。参与者还表示担心激励措施会助长依赖性。结论 这项研究有助于我们更好地了解经济激励措施对参与艾滋病护理的持久性,包括激励措施何时结束。结合 AdaPT-R 研究的定量结果,这些结果支持了这样一种观点,即在实施激励措施以获得可持续的参与效果时,应慎重考虑。
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Intranasal Oxytocin Increases Head Motion During Functional MRI Scanning 鼻内催产素会增加功能性核磁共振成像扫描时的头部运动
Pub Date : 2024-02-07 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3912105/v1
Sydney Houlton, Jatin Vaidya, Patrick Breheny, Lane Strathearn
Abstract Oxytocin is a neuropeptide associated with prosocial behaviors, such as parent-child bonding, eye contact, and sexual activity. Intranasally-administered oxytocin has been widely used to study its effects on the brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging. Head motion is a significant confounding variable which was assessed as part of a double blind, placebo-controlled crossover study. Twenty-four mothers with drug addiction problems were initially recruited, along with 22 healthy control mothers, to test whether intranasal oxytocin enhances functional brain responses to images of their own versus unknown infant faces. Significant differences in head motion between oxytocin/placebo conditions and addiction/control groups were discovered. Administration of intranasal oxytocin was associated with more frequent counts of head motion exceeding 3 mm of framewise displacement, independent of group status (z=2.89, p=0.004). This effect was seen more strongly in the control group (z=2.30, p=0.02) than the addiction group (z=1.77, p=0.08). The addiction group was more likely to show increased head motion, independent of oxytocin or placebo condition (z=2.21, p=0.03). When examining the mean head motion across all time points, as opposed to the count of large movements, oxytocin’s effect was limited to the addiction group (z=2.58, p=0.01), with a significant group by condition interaction effect observed. Intranasally-administered oxytocin may therefore have a confounding effect on functional MRI scanning results via its independent effect on head motion. These findings should be examined and replicated in other clinical populations.
摘要 催产素是一种与亲社会行为(如亲子关系、目光接触和性行为)相关的神经肽。鼻内注射催产素已被广泛用于通过功能磁共振成像研究其对大脑的影响。在一项双盲、安慰剂对照交叉研究中,头部运动是一个重要的混杂变量。研究最初招募了 24 名有毒瘾问题的母亲和 22 名健康对照组母亲,以测试鼻内注射催产素是否会增强大脑对自己和未知婴儿脸部图像的功能反应。结果发现,催产素/安慰剂组和成瘾/对照组之间的头部运动存在显著差异。鼻内注射催产素与更频繁地计数头部运动超过 3 毫米的帧向位移有关,与组别状态无关(z=2.89,p=0.004)。对照组(z=2.30,p=0.02)比成瘾组(z=1.77,p=0.08)更能体现出这种效应。与催产素或安慰剂条件无关(z=2.21,p=0.03),成瘾组更有可能显示头部运动增加。在检查所有时间点的平均头部运动而不是大运动次数时,催产素的影响仅限于成瘾组(z=2.58,p=0.01),观察到显著的组间条件交互效应。因此,鼻内注射催产素可能会通过其对头部运动的独立影响对功能磁共振成像扫描结果产生混淆效应。这些发现应在其他临床人群中进行研究和复制。
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Skeletal abnormalities caused by a Connexin43R239Q mutation in a mouse model for autosomal recessive craniometaphyseal dysplasia 常染色体隐性颅骨骨骺发育不良小鼠模型中的 Connexin43R239Q 突变导致骨骼异常
Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3906170/v1
I-Ping Chen, Yasuyuki Fujii, Iichiro Okabe, Ayano Hatori, Shyam Sah, Jitendra Kanaujiya, Melanie Fisher, Rachael Norris, Mark Terasaki, Ernst Reichenberger
Abstract Craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD), a rare craniotubular disorder, occurs in an autosomal dominant (AD) or autosomal recessive (AR) form. CMD is characterized by hyperostosis of craniofacial bones and flaring metaphyses of long bones. Many patients with CMD suffer from neurological symptoms. To date, the pathogenesis of CMD is not fully understood. Treatment is limited to decompression surgery. Here, we report a knock in (KI) mouse model for AR CMD carrying a R239Q mutation in CX43. Cx43 KI/KI mice replicate many features of AR CMD in craniofacial and long bones. In contrast to Cx43 +/+ littermates, Cx43 KI/KI mice exhibit periosteal bone deposition and increased osteoclast (OC) numbers in the endosteum of long bones, leading to an expanded bone marrow cavity and increased cortical bone thickness. Although formation of Cx43 +/+ and Cx43 KI/KI resting OCs are comparable, on bone chips the actively resorbing Cx43 KI/KI OCs resorb less bone. Cortical bones of Cx43 KI/KI mice have an increase in degenerating osteocytes and empty lacunae. Osteocyte dendrite formation is decreased with reduced expression levels of Fgf23 , Sost , Tnf-α , IL-1β , Esr1 , Esr2 , and a lower Rankl/Opg ratio. Female Cx43 KI/KI mice display a more severe phenotype. Sexual dimorphism in bone becomes more evident as mice age. Our data show that the CX43R239Q mutation results in mislocalization of CX43 protein and impairment of gap junction and hemichannel activity. Different from CX43 ablation mouse models, the CX43R239Q mutation leads to the AR CMD-like phenotype in Cx43 KI/KI mice not only by loss-of-function but also via a not yet revealed dominant function.
摘要 颅骨骨骺发育不良(CMD)是一种罕见的颅管疾病,以常染色体显性或常染色体隐性遗传形式出现。CMD 的特征是颅面骨过度骨化和长骨骨骺外翻。许多 CMD 患者伴有神经系统症状。迄今为止,CMD 的发病机制尚未完全明了。治疗方法仅限于减压手术。在此,我们报告了一种携带 CX43 R239Q 突变的 AR CMD 基因敲入(KI)小鼠模型。Cx43 KI/KI 小鼠复制了 AR CMD 在颅面部和长骨方面的许多特征。与 Cx43 +/+ 小鼠相反,Cx43 KI/KI 小鼠表现出骨膜骨沉积和长骨骨膜内破骨细胞(OC)数量增加,导致骨髓腔扩大和皮质骨厚度增加。虽然 Cx43 +/+ 和 Cx43 KI/KI 静止 OC 的形成不相上下,但在骨片上,主动吸收的 Cx43 KI/KI OC 对骨的吸收较少。Cx43 KI/KI 小鼠的皮质骨中退化的骨细胞和空洞增加。骨细胞树突形成减少,Fgf23 、Sost 、Tnf-α 、IL-1β 、Esr1 、Esr2 的表达水平降低,Rankl/Opg 比率降低。雌性 Cx43 KI/KI 小鼠表现出更严重的表型。随着小鼠年龄的增长,骨骼的性别二形性变得更加明显。我们的数据显示,CX43R239Q 突变导致 CX43 蛋白错定位,并损害间隙连接和半通道活性。与 CX43 消融小鼠模型不同的是,CX43R239Q 突变导致 Cx43 KI/KI 小鼠出现类似 AR CMD 的表型,这不仅是由于功能缺失,而且是通过尚未发现的显性功能。
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Metformin reduces the clonal fitness of Dnmt3aR878H hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells by reversing their aberrant metabolic and epigenetic state 二甲双胍通过逆转 Dnmt3aR878H 造血干细胞和祖细胞的异常代谢和表观遗传状态,降低其克隆适宜性
Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3874821/v1
Steven Chan, Mohsen Hosseini, V. Voisin, Ali Chegini, Angelica Varesi, S. Cathelin, D. M. Ayyathan, Alex Liu, Yitong Yang, Vivian Wang, Abdula Maher, Eric Grignano, Julie Haines, Angelo D'Alessandro, Kira Young, Yiyan Wu, Martina Fiumara, Samuele Ferrari, L. Naldini, Federico Gaiti, Shraddha Pai, Aaron Schimmer, Gary D. Bader, John Dick, Stephanie Z. Xie, Jennifer J. Trowbridge
Abstract Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) arises when a hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) acquires a mutation that confers a competitive advantage over wild-type (WT) HSCs, resulting in its clonal expansion. Individuals with CH are at an increased risk of developing hematologic neoplasms and a range of age-related inflammatory illnesses1-3. Therapeutic interventions that suppress the expansion of mutant HSCs have the potential to prevent these CH-related illnesses; however, such interventions have not yet been identified. The most common CH driver mutations are in the DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha (DNMT3A) gene with arginine 882 (R882) being a mutation hotspot. Here we show that murine hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) carrying the Dnmt3aR878H/+ mutation, which is equivalent to human DNMT3AR882H/+, have increased mitochondrial respiration compared with WT cells and are dependent on this metabolic reprogramming for their competitive advantage. Importantly, treatment with metformin, an oral anti-diabetic drug with inhibitory activity against complex I in the electron transport chain (ETC), reduced the fitness of Dnmt3aR878H/+ HSCs. Through a multi-omics approach, we discovered that metformin acts by enhancing the methylation potential in Dnmt3aR878H/+ HSPCs and reversing their aberrant DNA CpG methylation and histone H3K27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) profiles. Metformin also reduced the fitness of human DNMT3AR882H HSPCs generated by prime editing. Our findings provide preclinical rationale for investigating metformin as a preventive intervention against illnesses associated with DNMT3AR882 mutation-driven CH in humans.
摘要 当造血干细胞(HSC)发生突变,与野生型(WT)造血干细胞相比具有竞争优势,导致其克隆性扩增时,就会出现克隆性造血(CH)。CH患者罹患血液肿瘤和一系列与年龄相关的炎症性疾病的风险增加1-3。抑制突变造血干细胞扩增的治疗干预措施有可能预防这些与 CH 相关的疾病;但此类干预措施尚未被发现。最常见的CH驱动基因突变发生在DNA甲基转移酶3α(DNMT3A)基因中,其中精氨酸882(R882)是一个突变热点。在这里,我们发现携带 Dnmt3aR878H/+ 突变(相当于人类的 DNMT3AR882H/+)的小鼠造血干细胞和祖细胞(HSPCs)与 WT 细胞相比线粒体呼吸增加,并依赖这种代谢重编程获得竞争优势。重要的是,二甲双胍是一种口服抗糖尿病药物,对电子传递链(ETC)中的复合物 I 具有抑制活性,它能降低 Dnmt3aR878H/+ HSCs 的适应性。通过多组学方法,我们发现二甲双胍能增强Dnmt3aR878H/+ HSPCs的甲基化潜能,并逆转其异常的DNA CpG甲基化和组蛋白H3K27三甲基化(H3K27me3)图谱。二甲双胍还降低了通过质粒编辑生成的人类 DNMT3AR882H HSPC 的适应性。我们的研究结果为研究二甲双胍作为一种预防性干预措施提供了临床前依据,这种干预措施可预防与人类DNMT3AR882突变驱动的CH相关的疾病。
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Partitioned polygenic risk scores identify distinct types of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease 分区多基因风险评分确定了代谢功能障碍相关脂肪肝的不同类型
Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3878807/v1
Stefano Romeo, O. Jamialahmadi, A. De Vincentis, F. Tavaglione, F. Malvestiti, R. Li-Gao, R. Mancina, Marcus Alvarez, Kyla Gelev, Samantha Maurotti, U. Vespasiani‐Gentilucci, Frits Rosendaal, Julia Kozlitina, P. Pajukanta, François Pattou, Luca Valenti
Abstract Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) encompasses an excess of triglycerides in the liver, which can lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. While there is solid epidemiological evidence of MASLD coexisting with cardiometabolic disease, several leading genetic risk factors for MASLD do not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, suggesting no causal relationship between MASLD and cardiometabolic derangement. In this work, we leveraged measurements of visceral adiposity and identified 27 novel genetic loci associated with MASLD. Among these loci , we replicated 6 in several independent cohorts. Next, we generated two partitioned polygenic risk scores (PRS) based on the mechanism of genetic association with MASLD encompassing intra-hepatic lipoprotein retention. The two PRS suggest the presence of at least two distinct types of MASLD, one confined to the liver resulting in a more aggressive liver disease and one that is systemic and results in a higher risk of cardiometabolic disease.
摘要 代谢功能障碍相关性脂肪性肝病(MASLD)包括肝脏中甘油三酯过多,可导致肝硬化和肝癌。虽然有确凿的流行病学证据表明 MASLD 与心血管代谢疾病并存,但 MASLD 的几个主要遗传风险因素并不增加心血管疾病的风险,这表明 MASLD 与心血管代谢紊乱之间没有因果关系。在这项工作中,我们利用内脏脂肪测量结果,确定了 27 个与 MASLD 相关的新基因位点。在这些基因位点中,我们在多个独立队列中复制了 6 个。接下来,我们根据与 MASLD 的遗传关联机制生成了两个分区多基因风险评分(PRS),其中包括肝内脂蛋白潴留。这两个多基因风险评分表明至少存在两种不同类型的 MASLD,一种局限于肝脏,导致更具侵袭性的肝病,另一种是全身性的,导致更高的心血管代谢疾病风险。
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Hypotensive episodes at 24-h Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring predict adverse outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease 24 小时动态血压监测中的低血压发作可预测帕金森病的不良后果
Pub Date : 2024-02-06 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3904996/v1
F. Vallelonga, Matteo Valente, Marta Maria Tangari, Anna Covolo, V. Milazzo, C. Stefano, G. Sobrero, M. Giudici, Alberto Milan, Franco Veglio, L. Lopiano, Simona Maule, A. Romagnolo
Abstract Purpose. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH) is a frequent non-motor feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD), associated with adverse outcomes. Recently, 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM) has been shown to diagnose nOH with good accuracy (in the presence of at least 2 episodes of systolic BP drop ≥ 15 mmHg compared to the average 24-h). This study aims at evaluating the prognostic role of ABPM-hypotensive episodes in predicting PD disability milestones and mortality and comparing it to well-defined prognostic role of nOH. Methods. PD patients who underwent ABPM from January 2012 to December 2014 were retrospectively enrolled and assessed for the development of falls, fractures, dementia, bed/wheelchair confinement, hospitalization, mortality, during an up-to-10-year follow-up. Results. Ninety-nine patients (male 74%; age: 64.0 ± 10.1 years; PD duration: 6.4 ± 4.0 years) were enrolled. At baseline, 38.4% of patients had ABPM-hypotensive episodes and 46.5% had bedside nOH. At Kaplan-Meier analysis patients with ABPM-hypotensive episodes had an earlier onset of falls (p = 0.001), fractures (p = 0.004), hospitalizations (p = 0.009), bed/wheelchair confinement (p = 0.032), dementia (p = 0.001), and showed a shorter survival (8.0vs9.5 years; p = 0.009). At Cox regression analysis (adjusted for age, disease duration, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and H&Y stage at baseline) a significant association was confirmed between ABPM-hypotensive episodes and falls (OR:3.626; p = 0.001), hospitalizations (OR:2.016; p = 0.038), and dementia (OR:2.926; p = 0.008), while bedside nOH was only associated with falls (OR 2.022; p = 0.039) and dementia (OR:1.908; p = 0.048). Conclusion. The presence of at least two ABPM-hypotensive episodes independently predicted the development of falls, dementia, and hospitalization, showing a stronger prognostic value than the simple bedside assessment.
摘要 目的。神经源性正压性低血压(nOH)是帕金森病(PD)的一种常见非运动特征,与不良预后有关。最近,24 小时动态血压监测(ABPM)已被证明能准确诊断 nOH(与 24 小时平均值相比,至少有两次收缩压下降≥ 15 mmHg)。本研究旨在评估 ABPM 高血压发作在预测帕金森氏症残疾里程碑和死亡率方面的预后作用,并将其与 nOH 的明确预后作用进行比较。方法。回顾性纳入2012年1月至2014年12月期间接受ABPM检查的帕金森病患者,并评估其在长达10年的随访期间发生跌倒、骨折、痴呆、卧床/坐轮椅、住院和死亡的情况。研究结果共登记了 99 名患者(男性占 74%;年龄:64.0 ± 10.1 岁;帕金森病持续时间:6.4 ± 4.0 年)。基线时,38.4% 的患者有 ABPM 高血压发作,46.5% 的患者有床边 nOH。根据 Kaplan-Meier 分析,有 ABPM 高血压发作的患者跌倒(p = 0.001)、骨折(p = 0.004)、住院(p = 0.009)、卧床/坐轮椅(p = 0.032)、痴呆(p = 0.001)的发病时间较早,存活时间较短(8.0 年vs9.5 年;p = 0.009)。通过 Cox 回归分析(根据基线时的年龄、病程、Charlson 合并指数和 H&Y 分期进行调整),ABPM-低血压发作与跌倒之间存在显著关联(OR:3.626; p = 0.001)、住院(OR:2.016; p = 0.038)和痴呆(OR:2.926; p = 0.008),而床边 nOH 仅与跌倒(OR 2.022; p = 0.039)和痴呆(OR:1.908; p = 0.048)相关。结论至少两次ABPM-高血压发作可独立预测跌倒、痴呆和住院的发生,比简单的床边评估显示出更强的预后价值。
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Immune and Neural Response to Acute Social Stress in Adolescent Humans and Rodents 青少年人类和啮齿动物对急性社会压力的免疫和神经反应
Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3845793/v1
Vilma Gabbay, Benjamin Ely, Julia Vileisis, Z. Petrovic, Ana Cicvaric, Gregory Asnis, S. Kim-Schulze, Jelena Radulovic
Abstract Studies in adults have linked stress-related activation of the immune system to the manifestation of psychiatric conditions. Using a translational design, this study aimed to examine the impact of social stress on immune activity in adolescents and on neuronal activity in a preclinical mouse model. Participants were 31 adolescents (ages 12–19), including 25 with mood and anxiety symptoms. Whole-blood samples were collected before and after the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST), a stress-inducing public speaking task, then cultured for 6 hours in the presence and absence of the inflammatory endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Effects of TSST and LPS on 41 immune biomarkers were examined using repeated-measures analysis of variance. Separately, juvenile (8-week-old) male mice were non-stressed or exposed to reminder social defeat then intraperitoneally injected with saline or LPS (n = 6/group). Brains were perfused and collected for immunohistochemistry and confocal microscopy at 0, 1, 6, and 24 hours post-injection. Activity was determined by the density of cFos-positive neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamus, paraventricular thalamus, and basolateral amygdala, regions known to show sustained activation to immunological challenge. Analyses in the adolescent study indicated a strong effect of LPS but no effects of TSST or TSST×LPS interaction on immune biomarkers. Similarly, reminder social defeat did not induce sustained neuronal activity changes comparable to LPS immunological challenge in juvenile mice. Our convergent findings across species suggest that the acute immune response to stress documented in adults is not present in youth. Thus, aging and chronicity effects may play an important role in the inflammatory response to acute psychosocial stress.
摘要 对成年人的研究表明,与压力相关的免疫系统激活与精神疾病的表现有关。本研究采用转化设计,旨在研究社会压力对青少年免疫活动的影响以及对临床前小鼠模型神经元活动的影响。研究对象为 31 名青少年(12-19 岁),其中 25 人有情绪和焦虑症状。在进行特里尔社交压力测试(TSST)(一种引起压力的公开演讲任务)前后采集全血样本,然后在有和没有炎症内毒素脂多糖(LPS)的情况下培养 6 小时。采用重复测量方差分析方法研究了 TSST 和 LPS 对 41 种免疫生物标志物的影响。分别对幼年(8 周大)雄性小鼠进行无应激或暴露于提醒性社会挫败的处理,然后腹腔注射生理盐水或 LPS(n = 6/组)。在注射后 0、1、6 和 24 小时灌注大脑并收集大脑进行免疫组化和共聚焦显微镜检查。根据下丘脑室旁、丘脑室旁和杏仁核基底外侧 cFos 阳性神经元的密度确定其活性,已知这些区域在免疫挑战下会出现持续激活。对青少年研究的分析表明,LPS 对免疫生物标志物有很强的影响,但 TSST 或 TSST×LPS 相互作用对免疫生物标志物没有影响。同样,提醒性社会挫败也没有诱导幼年小鼠发生与 LPS 免疫挑战相当的持续神经元活动变化。我们在不同物种中的共同发现表明,成年人对压力的急性免疫反应在青少年中并不存在。因此,衰老和慢性效应可能在急性社会心理应激的炎症反应中扮演重要角色。
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Cabergoline as a Novel Strategy for Post-Pregnancy Breast Cancer Prevention in Mice and Human 卡麦角林是小鼠和人类妊娠后乳腺癌预防的新策略
Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3854490/v1
N. García-Sancha, R. Corchado-Cobos, A. Blanco-Gómez, O. C. Puértolas, Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Sonia Castillo-Lluva, D. Alonso-López, Javier De Las Rivas, Julio Pozo, Alberto Orfao, Luis Valero-Juan, Carmen Patino-Alonso, David Perera, Ashok R. Venkitaraman, J. Mao, Hang Chang, Marina Mendiburu-Eliçabe, Patricia González-García, Eduardo Caleiras, Isabel Peset, M. B. G. Cenador, F. J. García-Criado, J. Pérez-Losada
Abstract Post-pregnancy breast cancer often carries a poor prognosis, posing a major clinical challenge. The increasing trend of later-life pregnancies exacerbates this risk, highlighting the need for effective chemoprevention strategies. Current options, limited to selective estrogen receptor modulators, aromatase inhibitors, or surgical procedures, offer limited efficacy and considerable side effects. Here, we report that cabergoline, a dopaminergic agonist, reduces the risk of breast cancer post-pregnancy in a Brca1/P53 -deficient mouse model, with implications for human breast cancer prevention. We show that a single dose of cabergoline administered post-pregnancy significantly delayed the onset and reduced the incidence of breast cancer in Brca1/P53 -deficient mice. Histological analysis revealed a notable acceleration in post-lactational involution over the short term, characterized by increased apoptosis and altered gene expression related to ion transport. Over the long term, histological changes in the mammary gland included a reduction in the ductal component, decreased epithelial proliferation, and a lower presence of recombinant Brca1/P53 target cells, which are precursors of tumors. These changes serve as indicators of reduced breast cancer susceptibility. Additionally, RNA sequencing identified gene expression alterations associated with decreased proliferation and mammary gland branching. Our findings highlight a mechanism wherein cabergoline enhances the protective effect of pregnancy against breast cancer by potentiating postlactational involution. Notably, a retrospective cohort study in women demonstrated a markedly lower incidence of post-pregnancy breast cancer in those treated with cabergoline compared to a control group. Our work underscores the importance of enhancing postlactational involution as a strategy for breast cancer prevention, and identifies cabergoline as a promising, low-risk option in breast cancer chemoprevention. This strategy has the potential to revolutionize breast cancer prevention approaches, particularly for women at increased risk due to genetic factors or delayed childbirth, and has wider implications beyond hereditary breast cancer cases. (*) Equal contribution as first authors.
摘要 怀孕后患乳腺癌的预后往往很差,给临床带来了巨大挑战。晚期妊娠的增加趋势加剧了这一风险,凸显了对有效化学预防策略的需求。目前的选择仅限于选择性雌激素受体调节剂、芳香化酶抑制剂或外科手术,但疗效有限且副作用较大。在此,我们报告了卡麦角林(一种多巴胺能激动剂)可降低 Brca1/P53 缺陷小鼠模型中妊娠后患乳腺癌的风险,这对人类乳腺癌的预防具有重要意义。我们的研究表明,在缺乏 Brca1/P53 基因的小鼠中,妊娠后服用单剂量卡贝戈林可显著推迟乳腺癌的发病时间并降低发病率。组织学分析表明,泌乳后内陷在短期内明显加速,其特点是细胞凋亡增加和与离子转运有关的基因表达发生改变。从长期来看,乳腺的组织学变化包括导管成分减少、上皮增殖减少以及作为肿瘤前体的重组 Brca1/P53 靶细胞减少。这些变化可作为乳腺癌易感性降低的指标。此外,RNA 测序确定了与增殖和乳腺分支减少相关的基因表达改变。我们的研究结果强调了一种机制,即卡贝戈林通过增强泌乳后内缩的作用,增强妊娠对乳腺癌的保护作用。值得注意的是,一项针对妇女的回顾性队列研究显示,与对照组相比,接受卡麦角林治疗的妇女妊娠后乳腺癌发病率明显降低。我们的研究强调了加强泌乳后内缩作为乳腺癌预防策略的重要性,并将卡麦角林确定为乳腺癌化学预防中一种前景广阔的低风险选择。这一策略有可能彻底改变乳腺癌的预防方法,尤其是对因遗传因素或延迟生育而导致风险增加的妇女而言,其影响远远超出遗传性乳腺癌病例。(*) 作为第一作者的贡献相同。
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Machine Learning Predicts Cerebral Vasospasm in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients 机器学习预测蛛网膜下腔出血患者的脑血管痉挛
Pub Date : 2024-02-05 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3617246/v1
David Zarrin, Abhinav Suri, Karen McCarthy, Bilwaj Gaonkar, Bayard Wilson, Geoffrey Colby, Robert Freundlich, Luke Macyszyn, Eilon Gabel
Abstract Background Cerebral vasospasm (CV) is a feared complication occurring in 20-40% of patients following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and is known to contribute to delayed cerebral ischemia. It is standard practice to admit SAH patients to intensive care for an extended period of vigilant, resource-intensive, clinical monitoring. We used machine learning to predict CV requiring verapamil (CVRV) in the largest and only multi-center study to date. Methods SAH patients admitted to UCLA from 2013-2022 and a validation cohort from VUMC from 2018-2023 were included. For each patient, 172 unique intensive care unit (ICU) variables were extracted through the primary endpoint, namely first verapamil administration or ICU downgrade. At each institution, a light gradient boosting machine (LightGBM) was trained using five-fold cross validation to predict the primary endpoint at various timepoints during hospital admission. Receiver-operator curves (ROC) and precision-recall (PR) curves were generated. Results A total of 1,750 patients were included from UCLA, 125 receiving verapamil. LightGBM achieved an area under the ROC (AUC) of 0.88 an average of over one week in advance, and successfully ruled out 8% of non-verapamil patients with zero false negatives. Minimum leukocyte count, maximum platelet count, and maximum intracranial pressure were the variables with highest predictive accuracy. Our models predicted “no CVRV” vs “CVRV within three days” vs “CVRV after three days” with AUCs=0.88, 0.83, and 0.88, respectively. For external validation at VUMC, 1,654 patients were included, 75 receiving verapamil. Predictive models at VUMC performed very similarly to those at UCLA, averaging 0.01 AUC points lower. Conclusions We present an accurate (AUC=0.88) and early (>1 week prior) predictor of CVRV using machine learning over two large cohorts of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients at separate institutions. This represents a significant step towards optimized clinical management and improved resource allocation in the intensive care setting of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients.
摘要 背景 脑血管痉挛(CV)是蛛网膜下腔出血(SAH)后发生的一种可怕的并发症,20%-40% 的患者都会出现这种症状,而且众所周知,CV 会导致延迟性脑缺血。标准做法是将蛛网膜下腔出血患者送入重症监护室,进行长时间的警惕性、资源密集型临床监测。我们在迄今为止最大且唯一的一项多中心研究中使用机器学习预测需要维拉帕米的心血管疾病(CVRV)。方法 纳入了 2013-2022 年期间在 UCLA 住院的 SAH 患者和 2018-2023 年期间在 VUMC 住院的验证队列。通过主要终点,即首次使用维拉帕米或 ICU 降级,为每位患者提取了 172 个独特的重症监护室(ICU)变量。在每个机构,使用五倍交叉验证训练光梯度增强机(LightGBM),以预测入院期间不同时间点的主要终点。生成了接收器-操作者曲线(ROC)和精确度-召回曲线(PR)。结果 加州大学洛杉矶分校共纳入 1750 名患者,其中 125 人接受维拉帕米治疗。LightGBM 的 ROC (AUC) 平均提前超过一周,达到 0.88,成功排除了 8% 的非维拉帕米患者,假阴性率为零。最小白细胞计数、最大血小板计数和最大颅内压是预测准确率最高的变量。我们的模型预测 "无 CVRV "与 "三天内 CVRV "与 "三天后 CVRV "的 AUC 分别为 0.88、0.83 和 0.88。在弗吉尼亚大学医学院进行外部验证时,共纳入了 1654 名患者,其中 75 人接受了维拉帕米治疗。VUMC 的预测模型与加州大学洛杉矶分校的预测模型表现非常相似,平均 AUC 低 0.01 个点。结论 我们提出了一种准确(AUC=0.88)且早期(>1 周前)的 CVRV 预测方法,该方法是利用机器学习对两个不同机构的大量蛛网膜下腔出血患者进行预测。这标志着我们在优化临床管理和改善蛛网膜下腔出血患者重症监护的资源分配方面迈出了重要一步。
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