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Pharmacological inhibition of RAS overcomes FLT3 inhibitor resistance in FLT3-ITD+ AML through AP-1 and RUNX1 (2024)
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Coleman, D. J., Keane, P., Chin, P. S., Ames, L., Kellaway, S., Blair, H., …Bonifer, C. (2024). Pharmacological inhibition of RAS overcomes FLT3 inhibitor resistance in FLT3-ITD+ AML through AP-1 and RUNX1. iScience, 27(4), Article 109576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.109576

AML is characterized by mutations in genes associated with growth regulation such as internal tandem duplications (ITD) in the receptor kinase FLT3. Inhibitors targeting FLT3 (FLT3i) are being used to treat patients with FLT3-ITD+ but most relapse an... Read More about Pharmacological inhibition of RAS overcomes FLT3 inhibitor resistance in FLT3-ITD+ AML through AP-1 and RUNX1.

Prospective study of change in skin autofluorescence over time and mortality in people receiving hemodialysis (2024)
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Viramontes-Hörner, D., Selby, N. M., & Taal, M. W. (2024). Prospective study of change in skin autofluorescence over time and mortality in people receiving hemodialysis. Kidney International Reports, 9(7), 2110-2116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.03.020

Introduction: Elevated skin autofluorescence (SAF), a measure of tissue accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), is a strong predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the hemodialysis population. However, prospective studi... Read More about Prospective study of change in skin autofluorescence over time and mortality in people receiving hemodialysis.

SnoRNAs in cardiovascular development, function, and disease (2024)
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Chabronova, A., Holmes, T. L., Hoang, D. M., Denning, C., James, V., Smith, J. G. W., & Peffers, M. J. (2024). SnoRNAs in cardiovascular development, function, and disease. Trends in Molecular Medicine, 30(6), 562-578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmed.2024.03.004

Small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs) are emerging as important regulators of cardiovascular (patho)biology. Several roles of snoRNAs have recently been identified in heart development and congenital heart diseases, as well as their dynamic regulation in hy... Read More about SnoRNAs in cardiovascular development, function, and disease.

Regional variation of COVID-19 admissions, acute kidney injury and mortality in England - a national observational study using administrative data (2024)
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Kolhe, N. V., Fluck, R. J., & Taal, M. W. (in press). Regional variation of COVID-19 admissions, acute kidney injury and mortality in England - a national observational study using administrative data. BMC Infectious Diseases, 24(1), Article 346. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09210-6

Background: This study explores regional variations in COVID-19 hospitalization rates, in-hospital mortality, and acute kidney injury (AKI) in England. We investigated the influence of population demographic characteristics, viral strain changes, and... Read More about Regional variation of COVID-19 admissions, acute kidney injury and mortality in England - a national observational study using administrative data.

A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes: a pilot study (2024)
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Ng, C., Dellschaft, N. S., Hoad, C., Marciani, L., Spiller, R., Crooks, C., …Smyth, A. R. (2024). A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes: a pilot study. NIHR Open Research, 3, Article 65. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13510.2

Background
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) can experience recurrent chest infections, pancreatic exocrine insufficiency and gastrointestinal symptoms. New cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator drugs improve lung funct... Read More about A randomised crossover trial of tezacaftor-ivacaftor for gut dysfunction in cystic fibrosis with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes: a pilot study.

Substantial cost savings of ultrasound-based management over magnetic resonance imaging-based management in an inflammatory bowel disease service (2024)
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Radford, S. J., Abdul-Aema, B., Tench, C., Leighton, P., Coad, J., & Moran, G. W. (2024). Substantial cost savings of ultrasound-based management over magnetic resonance imaging-based management in an inflammatory bowel disease service. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology, 59(6), 683-689. https://doi.org/10.1080/00365521.2024.2330588

Background: Imaging is used to monitor disease activity in small bowel Crohn’s disease (CD). Magnetic Resonance Enterography is often employed as a first modality in the United Kingdom for assessment and monitoring; however, waiting times, cost, pati... Read More about Substantial cost savings of ultrasound-based management over magnetic resonance imaging-based management in an inflammatory bowel disease service.

An optimized short‐term steroid therapy for chronic drug‐induced liver injury: A prospective randomized clinical trial (2024)
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Huang, A., Zhu, Y., Liu, S., Sun, Y., Liu, Z., Liang, Q., Zhao, J., Chang, B., Bi, J., Liu, J., Zhai, X., Xie, H., Li, N., Tian, H., Han, L., Zhuang, Y., Ma, H., Teng, G., Zhang, W., Aithal, G. P., …Zou, Z. (2024). An optimized short‐term steroid therapy for chronic drug‐induced liver injury: A prospective randomized clinical trial. Liver International, 44(6), 1435-1447. https://doi.org/10.1111/liv.15899

Background and Aims
The use of corticosteroids in chronic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is an important issue. Our previous randomized controlled trial showed that patients with chronic DILI benefited from a 48-week steroid stepwise reduction (SS... Read More about An optimized short‐term steroid therapy for chronic drug‐induced liver injury: A prospective randomized clinical trial.

Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases (2024)
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Fuller, A., Hancox, J., Williams, H. C., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Fox, C. P., Mallen, C. D., Maxwell, J. R., Bingham, S., Vedhara, K., & Abhishek, A. (in press). Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases. Rheumatology, Article keae175. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae175

Objective
To explore the acceptability of an individualised risk-stratified approach to monitoring for target-organ toxicity in adult patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases established on immune-suppressing treatment(s).

Methods
Adu... Read More about Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases.

The Impact of High BMI on Pregnancy Outcomes and Complications in Women with PCOS Undergoing IVF - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
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Alenezi, S. A., Khan, R., & Amer, S. (2024). The Impact of High BMI on Pregnancy Outcomes and Complications in Women with PCOS Undergoing IVF - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(6), Article 1578. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13061578

(1) Background: Current evidence indicates that women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) have an increased likelihood of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The objective of this systematic review was to clarify t... Read More about The Impact of High BMI on Pregnancy Outcomes and Complications in Women with PCOS Undergoing IVF - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Multivariate canonical correlation analysis identifies additional genetic variants for chronic kidney disease (2024)
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Osborne, A. J., Bierzynska, A., Colby, E., Andag, U., Kalra, P. A., Radresa, O., …Campbell, C. (2024). Multivariate canonical correlation analysis identifies additional genetic variants for chronic kidney disease. npj Systems Biology and Applications, 10(1), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41540-024-00350-8

Chronic kidney diseases (CKD) have genetic associations with kidney function. Univariate genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and blo... Read More about Multivariate canonical correlation analysis identifies additional genetic variants for chronic kidney disease.

Generation of hiPSC-Derived Intestinal Organoids for Developmental and Disease Modelling Applications (2024)
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Durczak, P. M., Fair, K. L., Jinks, N., Cuevas Ocaña, S., Sainz Zuñiga, C. B., & Hannan, N. R. F. (2024). Generation of hiPSC-Derived Intestinal Organoids for Developmental and Disease Modelling Applications. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2024(205), Article e61199. https://doi.org/10.3791/61199

hiPSC-derived intestinal organoids are epithelial structures that self-assemble from differentiated cells into complex 3D structures, representative of the human intestinal epithelium, in which they exhibit crypt/villus-like structures. Here, we desc... Read More about Generation of hiPSC-Derived Intestinal Organoids for Developmental and Disease Modelling Applications.

Prepublication abstract-only reports compared with full-text manuscripts for randomised controlled trials in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review (2024)
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Egiz, A. M. A. M., Sinopoulou, V., Abousaleh, Gordon, M., Moran, G. W., Phlananthachai, S., Rane, A., & Al-Tameemi, A. H. A. (2024). Prepublication abstract-only reports compared with full-text manuscripts for randomised controlled trials in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 11(1), Article e001334. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2023-001334

Introduction Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of key therapies in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are often presented and available as abstracts for significant periods of time prior to full publication, often being employed to make strategic and... Read More about Prepublication abstract-only reports compared with full-text manuscripts for randomised controlled trials in inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review.

Oxygen-enhanced MRI assessment of tumour hypoxia in head and neck cancer is feasible and well tolerated in the clinical setting (2024)
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McCabe, A., Martin, S., Rowe, S., Shah, J., Morgan, P. S., Borys, D., & Panek, R. (2024). Oxygen-enhanced MRI assessment of tumour hypoxia in head and neck cancer is feasible and well tolerated in the clinical setting. European Radiology Experimental, 8(1), Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41747-024-00429-1

Background: Tumour hypoxia is a recognised cause of radiotherapy treatment resistance in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Current positron emission tomography-based hypoxia imaging techniques are not routinely available in many centres.... Read More about Oxygen-enhanced MRI assessment of tumour hypoxia in head and neck cancer is feasible and well tolerated in the clinical setting.

Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Visualization of Oral Dosage Forms in the Human Stomach: A Scoping Review (2024)
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Akbar, T., Gershkovich, P., Stamatopoulos, K., Gowland, P. A., Stolnik, S., Butler, J., & Marciani, L. (2024). Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Visualization of Oral Dosage Forms in the Human Stomach: A Scoping Review. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 21(4), 1553-1562. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01123

Oral dosage forms are the most widely and frequently used formulations to deliver active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), due to their ease of administration and noninvasiveness. Knowledge of intragastric release rates and gastric mixing is crucial... Read More about Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Visualization of Oral Dosage Forms in the Human Stomach: A Scoping Review.

Ethnicity and socio-economic status affects the incidence and survival of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (2024)
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Bishton, M. J., Crooks, C. J., Card, T. R., & West, J. (2024). Ethnicity and socio-economic status affects the incidence and survival of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma. British Journal of Haematology, 204(6), 2222-2226. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjh.19371

To address the lack of contemporary population-based epidemiological studies of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma (HSTCL), we undertook a population-based study of ICD-O-3-coded HSTCL in England. We used the National Cancer Registration Dataset and linke... Read More about Ethnicity and socio-economic status affects the incidence and survival of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphoma.

Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review (2024)
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Kehlet, H., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review. eClinicalMedicine, 70, Article 102510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102510

“Enhanced recovery after surgery” is a multimodal effort to control perioperative pathophysiology and improve outcome. However, despite advances in perioperative care, postoperative complications and the need for hospitalisation and prolonged recover... Read More about Exploring the need for reconsideration of trial design in perioperative outcomes research: a narrative review.

The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world (2024)
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Faghy, M. A., Tatler, A., Chidley, C., Fryer, S., Stoner, L., Laddu, D., …Ashton, R. E. (2024). The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 83, 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2024.02.006

Cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature death and hospitalization which places a significant strain on health services and economies around the World. Evidence from decades of empirical and observational research demonstrate... Read More about The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world.

Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases (2024)
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Shek, N., Choy, A., Lang, C. C., Miller, B. E., Tal-Singer, R., Bolton, C. E., …Huang, J. T. J. (2024). Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases. npj Aging, 10(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-024-00143-7

Aging is a major driving force for many diseases but the relationship between chronological age, the aging process and age-related diseases is not fully understood. Fragmentation and loss of ultra-long-lived elastin are key features in aging and seve... Read More about Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases.

Real-world outcomes of Omnipod DASH system use in people with type 1 diabetes: Evidence from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) study (2024)
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Liarakos, A. L., Hasan, N., Crabtree, T. S. J., Leelarathna, L., Hammond, P., Hussain, S., …Wilmot, E. G. (2024). Real-world outcomes of Omnipod DASH system use in people with type 1 diabetes: Evidence from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 209, Article 111597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2024.111597

Aims
To evaluate real-world outcomes in people with Type 1 Diabetes (PwT1D) initiated on Omnipod DASH® Insulin Management System

Methods
Anonymized clinical data were submitted to a secure web-based tool within the National Health Service networ... Read More about Real-world outcomes of Omnipod DASH system use in people with type 1 diabetes: Evidence from the Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) study.