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Kerry A. Miller Casey J. Ah-Cann Megan F. Welfare Tiong Y. Tan Kate Pope Georgina Caruana Mary-Louise Freckmann Ravi Savarirayan John F. Bertram Michael S. Dobbie John F. Bateman Peter G. Farlie 《PLoS genetics》2013,9(8)
Cilia are architecturally complex organelles that protrude from the cell membrane and have signalling, sensory and motility functions that are central to normal tissue development and homeostasis. There are two broad categories of cilia; motile and non-motile, or primary, cilia. The central role of primary cilia in health and disease has become prominent in the past decade with the recognition of a number of human syndromes that result from defects in the formation or function of primary cilia. This rapidly growing class of conditions, now known as ciliopathies, impact the development of a diverse range of tissues including the neural axis, craniofacial structures, skeleton, kidneys, eyes and lungs. The broad impact of cilia dysfunction on development reflects the pivotal position of the primary cilia within a signalling nexus involving a growing number of growth factor systems including Hedgehog, Pdgf, Fgf, Hippo, Notch and both canonical Wnt and planar cell polarity. We have identified a novel ENU mutant allele of Ift140, which causes a mid-gestation embryonic lethal phenotype in homozygous mutant mice. Mutant embryos exhibit a range of phenotypes including exencephaly and spina bifida, craniofacial dysmorphism, digit anomalies, cardiac anomalies and somite patterning defects. A number of these phenotypes can be attributed to alterations in Hedgehog signalling, although additional signalling systems are also likely to be involved. We also report the identification of a homozygous recessive mutation in IFT140 in a Jeune syndrome patient. This ENU-induced Jeune syndrome model will be useful in delineating the origins of dysmorphology in human ciliopathies. 相似文献
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Morton DB Hawkins P Bevan R Heath K Kirkwood J Pearce P Scott L Whelan G Webb A;British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation;Fund for Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments;Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals;Universities Federation for Animal Welfare 《Laboratory animals》2003,37(4):261-299
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Katsutoshi Ando Yoshinori Okada Miki Akiba Takashi Kondo Tomohiro Kawamura Meinoshin Okumura Fengshi Chen Hiroshi Date Takeshi Shiraishi Akinori Iwasaki Naoya Yamasaki Takeshi Nagayasu Masayuki Chida Yoshikazu Inoue Toyohiro Hirai Kuniaki Seyama Michiaki Mishima Respiratory Failure Research Group of the Japanese Ministry of Health Labour Welfare 《PloS one》2016,11(1)
Background
Lung transplantation has been established as the definitive treatment option for patients with advanced lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM). However, the prognosis after registration and the circumstances of lung transplantation with sirolimus therapy have never been reported.Methods
In this national survey, we analyzed data from 98 LAM patients registered for lung transplantation in the Japan Organ Transplantation Network.Results
Transplantation was performed in 57 patients as of March 2014. Survival rate was 86.7% at 1 year, 82.5% at 3 years, 73.7% at 5 years, and 73.7% at 10 years. Of the 98 patients, 21 had an inactive status and received sirolimus more frequently than those with an active history (67% vs. 5%, p<0.001). Nine of twelve patients who remained inactive as of March 2014 initiated sirolimus before or while on a waiting list, and remained on sirolimus thereafter. Although the statistical analysis showed no statistically significant difference, the survival rate after registration tended to be better for lung transplant recipients than for those who awaited transplantation (p = 0.053).Conclusions
Lung transplantation is a satisfactory therapeutic option for advanced LAM, but the circumstances for pre-transplantation LAM patients are likely to alter with the use of sirolimus. 相似文献4.
Pitts M;Applied Research Ethics National Association/ Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. Institutional Animal Care Use Committee 《Lab animal》2002,31(9):40-42
The second edition of the IACUC Guidebook was unveiled in March 2002. The author describes the revision process and highlights some important additions to the new edition. 相似文献
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Jennifer E Ball Jane Osbourne Sarah Jowett Mike Pellen Mark R Welfare 《BMJ (Clinical research ed.)》2004,329(7467):665-667
Problem A large audit of colonoscopy in the United Kingdom showed that the unadjusted completion rate was 57% when stringent criteria for identifying the caecum were applied. The caecum should be reached 90% of the time. Little information is available on what units or operators need to do to improve to acceptable levels.Design Quality improvement programme using two completed cycles of audit.Setting Endoscopy department in a university linked general hospital in northeast England.Key measures for improvement Colonoscopy completion rate.Strategy for change Two audit cycles were completed between 1999 and 2002. Changes to practice were based on results of audit and took into account the opinions of relevant staff. Lack of time for each colonoscopy, poor bowel preparation, especially in frail patients, and a mismatch between number of colonoscopies done and completion rate for individual operators were responsible for failed colonoscopies. Appropriate changes were made.Effects of change The initial crude colonoscopy completion rate was 60%, improving to 71% after the first round of audit and 88% after the second round, which approximates to the agreed audit standard of 90%. The final adjusted completion rate was 94%.Lessons learnt Achievement of the national targets in a UK general hospital is possible by lengthening appointments, admitting frail patients for bowel preparation to one ward, and allocating colonoscopies to the most successful operators. 相似文献
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Brandstetter H Scheer M Heinekamp C Gippner-Steppert C Loge O Ruprecht L Thull B Wagner R Wilhelm P Scheuber HP;Working Group on Evaluation of IVC Systems of the Animal Welfare Information Center for Biomedical Research of the Faculty of Medicine 《Laboratory animals》2005,39(1):40-44
An expert Working Group was set up in December 2000 to develop recommendations for users and industry on the evaluation of proper function and operation of individually ventilated cage (IVC) systems. The full report of their recommendations is in two parts--'Part 1: Test Instructions' and 'Part 2: Evaluation Criteria'--both of which have been published in full on the Laboratory Animals Ltd website. They can be found at http://www.lal.org.uk/IVC/index.html. Evaluation of and feedback on the recommendations to further refine their use and scientific basis is encouraged. This Summary Report provides a brief overview of the background to the development of the full report and the issues it addresses. 相似文献
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Twist1 has been demonstrated to play critical roles in the early development of neural crest and mesodermally derived tissues including the limb. Twist2 has been less well characterised but its relatively late onset of expression suggests specific roles in the development of a number of organs. Expression of Twist2 within the developing limbs begins after formation of the limb bud and persists within the peripheral mesenchyme until digital rays condense. We have used RCAS-mediated overexpression in chick to investigate the function of Twist2 in limb development. Viral misexpression following injection into the lateral plate mesoderm results in a spectrum of hypoplastic limb phenotypes. These include generalized shortening of the entire limb, fusion of the autopod skeletal elements, loss of individual digits or distal truncation resulting in complete loss of the autopod. These phenotypes appear to result from a premature termination of limb outgrowth and manifest as defective growth in both the proximal-distal and anterior-posterior axes. In situ hybridisation analysis demonstrates that many components of the Shh/Grem1/Fgf regulatory loop that controls early limb growth and patterning are downregulated by Twist2 overexpression. Grem1 has a complementary expression pattern to Twist2 within the limb primordia and co-expression of both Grem1 and Twist2 results in a rescue of the Twist2 overexpression phenotype. We demonstrate that Twist proteins directly repress Grem1 expression via a regulatory element downstream of the open reading frame. These data indicate that Twist2 regulates early limb morphogenesis through a role in terminating the Shh/Grem1/Fgf autoregulatory loop. 相似文献
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Kerry A. Miller Christopher T. Gordon Megan F. Welfare Georgina Caruana John F. Bertram John F. Bateman Peter G. Farlie 《PloS one》2013,8(10)
Fras1 is an extracellular matrix associated protein with essential roles in adhesion of epithelia and mesenchyme during early embryonic development. The adhesive function of Fras1 is achieved through interaction with a group of related proteins, Frem 1–3, and a cytoplasmic adaptor protein Grip1. Mutation of each of these proteins results in characteristic epithelial blistering and have therefore become known as “blebs” proteins. Human Fraser syndrome presents with a similar phenotype and the blebs mice have been instrumental in identification of the genetic basis of Fraser syndrome. We have identified a new ENU-induced blebs allele resulting from a novel missense mutation in Fras1. The resulting mouse strain, blood filled blisters (bfb), presents with a classic blebs phenotype but does not exhibit embryonic lethality typical of other blebs mutants and in addition, we report novel palate and sternal defects. Analysis of the bfb phenotype confirms the presence of epithelial-mesenchymal adhesion defects but also supports the emerging role of blebs proteins in regulating signalling during organogenesis. The bfb strain provides new opportunities to investigate the role of Fras1 in development. 相似文献
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