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Britta L. Jewell Ide Cremin Michael Pickles Connie Celum Jared M. Baeten Sinead Delany-Moretlwe Timothy B. Hallett 《PloS one》2015,10(1)
Objective
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of daily oral tenofovir-based PrEP, with a protective effect against HSV-2 as well as HIV-1, among HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in South Africa.Methods
We incorporated HSV-2 acquisition, transmission, and interaction with HIV-1 into a microsimulation model of heterosexual HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in South Africa, with use of PrEP for the HIV-1 uninfected partner prior to ART initiation for the HIV-1 1infected partner, and for one year thereafter.Results
We estimate the cost per disability-adjusted life-year (DALY) averted for two scenarios, one in which PrEP has no effect on reducing HSV-2 acquisition, and one in which there is a 33% reduction. After a twenty-year intervention, the cost per DALY averted is estimated to be $10,383 and $9,757, respectively – a 6% reduction, given the additional benefit of reduced HSV-2 acquisition. If all couples are discordant for both HIV-1 and HSV-2, the cost per DALY averted falls to $1,445, which shows that the impact is limited by HSV-2 concordance in couples.Conclusion
After a 20-year PrEP intervention, the cost per DALY averted with a reduction in HSV-2 is estimated to be modestly lower than without any effect, providing an increase of health benefits in addition to HIV-1 prevention at no extra cost. The small degree of the effect is in part due to a high prevalence of HSV-2 infection in HIV-1 serodiscordant couples in South Africa. 相似文献72.
Dwitiya Sawant Emilie Klevenow Jeremy T. Baeten Shelby Thomas Sathiyanarayanan Manivannan Simon J. Conway Brenda Lilly 《Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000)》2020,58(9)
MicroRNAs are modulators of cellular phenotypes and their functions contribute to development, homeostasis, and disease. miR‐145 is a conserved microRNA that has been implicated in regulating an array of phenotypes. These include supporting smooth muscle differentiation, repression of stem cell pluripotency, and inhibition of tumor growth and metastasis. Previously, our lab demonstrated that miR‐145 acts to suppress cardiac fibrosis through inhibition of the TGF‐β signaling pathway. The range of effects that miR‐145 has on different cell types makes it an attractive microRNA for further study. Here we describe the generation of transgenic mice that conditionally express miR‐145 through Cre recombinase‐mediated activation. Characterization of individual founder lines indicates that overexpression of miR‐145 in the developing cardiovascular system has detrimental effects, with three independent miR‐145 transgenic lines exhibiting Cre‐dependent lethality. Expression analysis demonstrates that the transgene is robustly expressed and our analysis reveals a novel downstream target of miR‐145, Tnnt2. The miR‐145 transgenic mice represent a valuable tool to understand the role of miR‐145 in diverse cell types and to address its potential as a therapeutic mediator for the treatment of disease. 相似文献
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James I. Watling Victor Arroyo‐Rodríguez Marion Pfeifer Lander Baeten Cristina Banks‐Leite Laura M. Cisneros Rebecca Fang A. Caroli Hamel‐Leigue Thibault Lachat Inara R. Leal Luc Lens Hugh P. Possingham Dinarzarde C. Raheem Danilo B. Ribeiro Eleanor M. Slade J. Nicolas Urbina‐Cardona Eric M. Wood Lenore Fahrig 《Ecology letters》2020,23(4):674-681
Decades of research suggest that species richness depends on spatial characteristics of habitat patches, especially their size and isolation. In contrast, the habitat amount hypothesis predicts that (1) species richness in plots of fixed size (species density) is more strongly and positively related to the amount of habitat around the plot than to patch size or isolation; (2) habitat amount better predicts species density than patch size and isolation combined, (3) there is no effect of habitat fragmentation per se on species density and (4) patch size and isolation effects do not become stronger with declining habitat amount. Data on eight taxonomic groups from 35 studies around the world support these predictions. Conserving species density requires minimising habitat loss, irrespective of the configuration of the patches in which that habitat is contained. 相似文献
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Campbell MS Mullins JI Hughes JP Celum C Wong KG Raugi DN Sorensen S Stoddard JN Zhao H Deng W Kahle E Panteleeff D Baeten JM McCutchan FE Albert J Leitner T Wald A Corey L Lingappa JR;Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study Team 《PloS one》2011,6(3):e16986
Background
Characterization of viruses in HIV-1 transmission pairs will help identify biological determinants of infectiousness and evaluate candidate interventions to reduce transmission. Although HIV-1 sequencing is frequently used to substantiate linkage between newly HIV-1 infected individuals and their sexual partners in epidemiologic and forensic studies, viral sequencing is seldom applied in HIV-1 prevention trials. The Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study (ClinicalTrials.gov #) was a prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial that enrolled serodiscordant heterosexual couples to determine the efficacy of genital herpes suppression in reducing HIV-1 transmission; as part of the study analysis, HIV-1 sequences were examined for genetic linkage between seroconverters and their enrolled partners. NCT00194519Methodology/Principal Findings
We obtained partial consensus HIV-1 env and gag sequences from blood plasma for 151 transmission pairs and performed deep sequencing of env in some cases. We analyzed sequences with phylogenetic techniques and developed a Bayesian algorithm to evaluate the probability of linkage. For linkage, we required monophyletic clustering between enrolled partners'' sequences and a Bayesian posterior probability of ≥50%. Adjudicators classified each seroconversion, finding 108 (71.5%) linked, 40 (26.5%) unlinked, and 3 (2.0%) indeterminate transmissions, with linkage determined by consensus env sequencing in 91 (84%). Male seroconverters had a higher frequency of unlinked transmissions than female seroconverters. The likelihood of transmission from the enrolled partner was related to time on study, with increasing numbers of unlinked transmissions occurring after longer observation periods. Finally, baseline viral load was found to be significantly higher among linked transmitters.Conclusions/Significance
In this first use of HIV-1 sequencing to establish endpoints in a large clinical trial, more than one-fourth of transmissions were unlinked to the enrolled partner, illustrating the relevance of these methods in the design of future HIV-1 prevention trials in serodiscordant couples. A hierarchy of sequencing techniques, analysis methods, and expert adjudication contributed to the linkage determination process. 相似文献75.
Vanheel A Daniels R Plaisance S Baeten K Hendriks JJ Leprince P Dumont D Robben J Brône B Stinissen P Noben JP Hellings N 《PloS one》2012,7(4):e35544
A more detailed insight into disease mechanisms of multiple sclerosis (MS) is crucial for the development of new and more effective therapies. MS is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. The aim of this study is to identify novel disease associated proteins involved in the development of inflammatory brain lesions, to help unravel underlying disease processes. Brainstem proteins were obtained from rats with MBP induced acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a well characterized disease model of MS. Samples were collected at different time points: just before onset of symptoms, at the top of the disease and following recovery. To analyze changes in the brainstem proteome during the disease course, a quantitative proteomics study was performed using two-dimensional difference in-gel electrophoresis (2D-DIGE) followed by mass spectrometry. We identified 75 unique proteins in 92 spots with a significant abundance difference between the experimental groups. To find disease-related networks, these regulated proteins were mapped to existing biological networks by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). The analysis revealed that 70% of these proteins have been described to take part in neurological disease. Furthermore, some focus networks were created by IPA. These networks suggest an integrated regulation of the identified proteins with the addition of some putative regulators. Post-synaptic density protein 95 (DLG4), a key player in neuronal signalling and calcium-activated potassium channel alpha 1 (KCNMA1), involved in neurotransmitter release, are 2 putative regulators connecting 64% of the identified proteins. Functional blocking of the KCNMA1 in macrophages was able to alter myelin phagocytosis, a disease mechanism highly involved in EAE and MS pathology. Quantitative analysis of differentially expressed brainstem proteins in an animal model of MS is a first step to identify disease-associated proteins and networks that warrant further research to study their actual contribution to disease pathology. 相似文献
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Kruithof E Baeten D De Rycke L Vandooren B Foell D Roth J Cañete JD Boots AM Veys EM De Keyser F 《Arthritis research & therapy》2005,7(3):R569-R580
At present only few biological data are available to indicate whether psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is part of the spondyloarthropathy
(SpA) concept, whether it is a separate disease entity or a heterogeneous disease group with oligoarticular/axial forms belonging
to SpA and polyarticular forms resembling rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To address this issue with regard to peripheral synovitis,
we compared the synovial characteristics of PsA with those of ankylosing spondylitis (AS)/undifferentiated SpA (USpA) and
RA, and compared the synovium of oligoarticular versus polyarticular PsA. Synovial biopsies were obtained from patients with
RA, nonpsoriatic SpA (AS + USpA), and oligoarticular and polyarticular PsA. The histological analysis included examination(s)
of the lining layer thickness, vascularity, cellular infiltration, lymphoid aggregates, plasma cells and neutrophils. Also,
we performed immunohistochemical assessments of CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD38, CD138, CD68, CD163, CD83, CD1a, CD146, αVβ3, E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, S100A12, intracellular citrullinated proteins
and major histocompatibility complex (MHC)–human cartilage (HC) gp39 peptide complexes. Comparing SpA (PsA + AS + USpA) with
RA, vascularity, and neutrophil and CD163+ macrophage counts were greater in SpA (P < 0.05), whereas lining layer thickness and the number of CD83+ dendritic cells were greater in RA (P < 0.05). In RA, 44% of samples exhibited positive staining for intracellular citrullinated proteins and 46% for MHC–HC gp39
peptide complexes, whereas no staining for these markers was observed in SpA samples. We excluded influences of disease-modifying
antirheumatic drug and/or corticosteroid treatment by conducting systematic analyses of treated and untreated subgroups. Focusing
on PsA, no significant differences were observed between PsA and nonpsoriatic SpA. In contrast, vascularity (P < 0.001) and neutrophils were increased in PsA as compared with RA (P = 0.010), whereas staining for intracellular citrullinated proteins and MHC–HC gp39 peptide complexes was exclusively observed
in RA (both P = 0.001), indicating that the same discriminating features are found in PsA and other SpA subtypes compared with RA. Exploring
synovial histopathology between oligoarticular and polyarticular PsA, no significant differences were noted. Moreover, intracellular
citrullinated proteins and MHC–HC gp39 peptide complexes, which are specific markers for RA, were observed in neither oligoarticular
nor polyarticular PsA. Taken together, these data indicate that the synovial histopathology of PsA, either oligoarticular
or polyarticular, resembles that of other SpA subtypes, whereas both groups can be differentiated from RA on the basis of
these same synovial features, suggesting that peripheral synovitis in PsA belongs to the SpA concept. 相似文献
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Acido‐ and neutrophilic temperate forest plants display distinct shifts in ecological pH niche across north‐western Europe
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J. Reinecke M. Wulf L. Baeten J. Brunet G. Decocq P. De Frenne M. Diekmann B. J. Graae T. Heinken M. Hermy A. Jamoneau J. Lenoir J. Plue A. Orczewska H. Van Calster K. Verheyen T. Naaf 《Ecography》2016,39(12):1164-1175
Ecological niches of organisms vary across geographical space, but niche shift patterns between regions and the underlying mechanisms remain largely unexplored. We studied shifts in the pH niche of 42 temperate forest plant species across a latitudinal gradient from northern France to boreo‐nemoral Sweden. We asked 1) whether species restrict their niches with increasing latitude as they reach their northern range margin (environmental constraints); 2) whether species expand their niches with increasing latitude as regional plant species richness decreases (competitive release); and 3) whether species shift their niche position toward more acidic sites with increasing latitude as the relative proportion of acidic soils increases (local adaptation). Based on 1458 vegetation plots and corresponding soil pH values, we modelled species response curves using Huisman–Olff–Fresco models. Four niche measures (width, position, left and right border) were compared among regions by randomization tests. We found that with increasing latitude, neutrophilic species tended to retreat from acidic sites, indicating that these species retreat to more favorable sites when approaching their range margin. Alternatively, these species might benefit from enhanced nitrogen deposition on formerly nutrient‐poor, acidic sites in southern regions or lag behind in post‐glacial recolonization of potential habitats in northern regions. Most acidophilic species extended their niche toward more base‐rich sites with increasing latitude, indicating competitive release from neutrophilic species. Alternatively, acidophilic species might benefit from optimal climatic conditions in the north where some have their core distribution area. Shifts in the niche position suggested that local adaptation is of minor importance. We conclude that shifts in the pH niche of temperate forest plants are the rule, but the directions of the niche shifts and possible explanations vary. Our study demonstrates that differentiating between acidophilic and neutrophilic species is crucial to identify general patterns and underlying mechanisms. 相似文献
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Influence of canopy budget model approaches on atmospheric deposition estimates to forests 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Sandy Adriaenssens Jeroen Staelens Lander Baeten Arne Verstraeten Pascal Boeckx Roeland Samson Kris Verheyen 《Biogeochemistry》2013,116(1-3):215-229
Accurate quantification of total nitrogen and acidifying deposition is a major source of uncertainty in determining the exceedance of critical loads in forest ecosystems. Monitoring of atmospheric deposition is frequently based on throughfall measurements in combination with the canopy budget model to calculate ion-exchange fluxes between the forest canopy and incident rainfall water. Various approaches for each step in the canopy budget model have been reported and compared, but combinations of different approaches were not yet assessed. Therefore, the present study quantified the range of estimated dry deposition and total deposition resulting from all possible combinations of canopy budget model approaches for three typical case studies: (i) total nitrogen and potentially acidifying deposition onto a forest canopy, (ii) the ratio of these deposition variables between adjacent coniferous and deciduous stands and (iii) the parameters of a deposition time trend analysis. The time step, type of precipitation data and tracer ion used in the model had a significant effect on the findings in the three case studies. In addition, including or excluding canopy leaching of weak acids and canopy uptake of nitrogen during the leafless season largely affected the results, while including or excluding canopy uptake of nitrate generally showed no effect. In general, the use of wet-only precipitation data can be recommended, along with sodium as a tracer ion and the inclusion of weak acids. We conclude that further research should focus on the assumptions of inertness of the tracer ion and the equal deposition efficiency of base cations and the tracer ion and on the quantification of weak acids in rainfall and throughfall water. Since local or tree-species specific effects might influence the results obtained in this study, a similar analysis is recommended for other tree species and regions when using the canopy budget model. 相似文献