Recent Research Publications - December 2019

December 16-31, 2019

Don't Let Its Name Fool You: Relapsing Thoracic Actinomycosis Caused by Pseudopropionibacterium propionicum (Formerly Propionibacterium propionicum). Suzuki H, Arshava EV, Ford B, Nauseef WM. Am J Case Rep. 2019 Dec 29;20:1961-1965. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.919775. PMID: 31884507 [PubMed - in process]

Allelic Heterogeneity at the CRP Locus Identified by Whole-Genome Sequencing in Multi-ancestry Cohorts. Raffield LM, Iyengar AK, Wang B, Gaynor SM, Spracklen CN, Zhong X, Kowalski MH, Salimi S, Polfus LM, Benjamin EJ, Bis JC, Bowler R, Cade BE, Choi WJ, Comellas AP, Correa A, Cruz P, Doddapaneni H, Durda P, Gogarten SM, Jain D, Kim RW, Kral BG, Lange LA, Larson MG, Laurie C, Lee J, Lee S, Lewis JP, Metcalf GA, Mitchell BD, Momin Z, Muzny DM, Pankratz N, Park CJ, Rich SS, Rotter JI, Ryan K, Seo D, Tracy RP, Viaud-Martinez KA, Yanek LR, Zhao LP, Lin X, Li B, Li Y, Dupuis J, Reiner AP, Mohlke KL, Auer PL; TOPMed Inflammation Working Group; NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Consortium. Am J Hum Genet. 2019 Dec 16. pii: S0002-9297(19)30466-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2019.12.002. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31883642 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Cystic fibrosis carriers are at increased risk for a wide range of cystic fibrosis-related conditions. Miller AC, Comellas AP, Hornick DB, Stoltz DA, Cavanaugh JE, Gerke AK, Welsh MJ, Zabner J, Polgreen PM. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Dec 27. pii: 201914912. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1914912117. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31882447 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

"The role as a champion is to not only monitor but to speak out and to educate": the contradictory roles of hand hygiene champions. Goedken CC, Livorsi DJ, Sauder M, Vander Weg MW, Chasco EE, Chang NC, Perencevich E, Reisinger HS. Implement Sci. 2019 Dec 23;14(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s13012-019-0943-x. PMID: 31870453 [PubMed - in process]

Impact of long-term electrically induced muscle exercise on gene signaling pathways, gene expression, and PGC1a methylation in men with spinal cord injury. Petrie M, Sharma A, Taylor EB, Suneja M, Shields RK. Physiol Genomics. 2019 Dec 23. doi: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00064.2019. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31869286 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Long-term follow-up of post-cardiac surgery Mycobacterium chimaera infections: A 5-center case series. Julian KG, Crook T, Curley E, Appenheimer AB, Paules CI, Hasse B, Diekema DJ, Daley CL, de Sanctis J, Hellinger WC, Levin A, McSherry G, Freer C, Whitener CJ. J Infect. 2019 Dec 18. pii: S0163-4453(19)30379-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.12.007. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31863789 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Hyperglycemia-induced cardiomyocyte death is mediated by lysosomal membrane injury and aberrant expression of cathepsin D. Kobayashi S, Zhao F, Kobayashi T, Hagiwara M, Kaminaris A, Li C, Cai F, Huang Y, Liang Q. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2019 Dec 17. pii: S0006-291X(19)32371-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.12.051. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31862139 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Intracranial Atherosclerosis: A Disease of Functional, not Anatomic Stenosis? How Trans-Stenotic Pressure Gradients Can Help Guide Treatment. Zanaty M, Rossen JD, Roa JA, Nakagawa D, Hudson JS, Kasab SA, Limaye K, Asi K, Dandapat S, Jabbour P, Samaniego EA, Hasan DM. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Dec 18. pii: opz335. doi: 10.1093/ons/opz335. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31848612 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

December 1-15, 2019

Vancomycin-induced linear Immunoglobulin A bullous dermatosis.  Phyu H, Kobayashi T, Rastogi P, Cho C.  BMJ Case Rep. 2019 Dec 9;12(12). pii: e233281. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-233281. No abstract available.   PMID: 31822537 [PubMed - in process]

Efficacy and Adverse Events in Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated with Combination BRAF Plus MEK Inhibitors Versus BRAF Inhibitors: A Systematic Review.  Greco A, Safi D, Swami U, Ginader T, Milhem M, Zakharia Y.  Cancers (Basel). 2019 Dec 5;11(12). pii: E1950. doi: 10.3390/cancers11121950. Review.  PMID: 31817473 [PubMed]  

Association of Long-term Ambient Ozone Exposure With Respiratory Morbidity in Smokers.  Paulin LM, Gassett AJ, Alexis NE, Kirwa K, Kanner RE, Peters S, Krishnan JA, Paine R 3rd, Dransfield M, Woodruff PG, Cooper CB, Barr RG, Comellas AP, Pirozzi CS, Han M, Hoffman EA, Martinez FJ, Woo H, Peng RD, Fawzy A, Putcha N, Breysse PN, Kaufman JD, Hansel NN; for SPIROMICS investigators.  JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Dec 9. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.5498. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 31816012 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

The next treatment paradigm in cardiovascular prevention?  Robinson JG.  Lancet. 2019 Dec 3. pii: S0140-6736(19)32949-6. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32949-6. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.   PMID: 31810608 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

"Like He's a Kid": Relationality, Family Caregiving, and Alzheimer's Disease.  Seaman AT.  Med Anthropol. 2019 Dec 6:1-12. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2019.1667344. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 31809197 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Surveillance and screening in lung cancer survivors.  Bölükbas S, Baldes N, Eberlein M.  Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Dec 6. pii: ezz344. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz344. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.   PMID: 31808519 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Beyond the evaluative lens: Contextual unpredictabilities of care.  Seaman AT, Robbins JC, Buch ED.  J Aging Stud. 2019 Dec;51:100799. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2019.100799. Epub 2019 Jul 16.  PMID: 31761091 [PubMed - in process]

Brief Report: Incidence of HIV in a Nationwide Cohort Receiving Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention.  Van Epps P, Wilson BM, Garner W, Beste LA, Maier MM, Ohl ME.  J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 Dec 15;82(5):427-430. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002186.  PMID: 31714421 [PubMed - in process]

Readmissions in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock (from Nationwide Readmission Database).  Sud K, Haddadin F, Tsutsui RS, Parashar A, Bandyopadhyay D, Ellis SG, Tuzcu EM, Kapadia S.  Am J Cardiol. 2019 Dec 15;124(12):1841-1850. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.048. Epub 2019 Sep 26.  PMID: 31685215 [PubMed - in process]

Losartan for Preventing Aortic Root Dilatation in Patients with Marfan Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials.  Elbadawi A, Omer MA, Elgendy IY, Abuzaid A, Mohamed AH, Rai D, Saad M, Mentias A, Rezq A, Kamal D, Khalife W, London B, Morsy M.  Cardiol Ther. 2019 Dec;8(2):365-372. doi: 10.1007/s40119-019-00149-3. Epub 2019 Oct 13.  PMID: 31606871 [PubMed]  

SUMO2 regulates vascular endothelial function and oxidative stress in mice.  Kim YR, Jacobs JS, Li Q, Gaddam RR, Vikram A, Liu J, Kassan M, Irani K, Kumar S.  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 Dec 1;317(6):H1292-H1300. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00530.2019. Epub 2019 Oct 4.  PMID: 31584834 [PubMed - in process]

A Prospective Analysis of Motor and Cognitive Skill Retention in Novice Learners of Point of Care Ultrasound.  Rappaport CA, McConomy BC, Arnold NR, Vose AT, Schmidt GA, Nassar B.  Crit Care Med. 2019 Dec;47(12):e948-e952. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000004002.  PMID: 31569139 [PubMed - in process]

Current Evidence on Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis: A Narrative Review.  Kobayashi T, Ando T, Streit J, Sekar P.  Cardiol Ther. 2019 Dec;8(2):167-177. doi: 10.1007/s40119-019-00148-4. Epub 2019 Sep 18. Review.  PMID: 31535282 [PubMed]   

Initial skin cancer screening for solid organ transplant recipients in the United States: Delphi method development of expert consensus guidelines.  Crow LD, Jambusaria-Pahlajani A, Chung CL, Baran DA, Lowenstein SE, Abdelmalek M, Ahmed RL, Anadkat MJ, Arcasoy SM, Berg D, Bibee KP, Billingsley E, Black WH, Blalock TW, Bleicher M, Brennan DC, Brodland DG, Brown MR, Carroll BT, Carucci JA, Chang TW, Chaux G, Cusack CA, Dilling DF, Doyle A, Emtiazjoo AM, Ferguson NH, Fosko SW, Fox MC, Goral S, Gray AL, Griffin JR, Hachem RR, Hall SA, Hanlon AM, Hayes D Jr, Hickey GW, Holtz J, Hopkins RS, Hu J, Huang CC, Brian Jiang SI, Kapnadak SG, Kraus ES, Lease ED, Leca N, Lee JC, Leitenberger JJ, Lim MA, Longo MI, Malik SM, Mallea JM, Menter A, Myers SA, Neuburg M, Nijhawan RI, Norman DJ, Otley CC, Paek SY, Parulekar AD, Patel MJ, Patel VA, Patton TJ, Pugliano-Mauro M, Ranganna K, Ravichandran AK, Redenius R, Roll GR, Samie FH, Shin T, Singer JP, Singh P, Soon SL, Soriano T, Squires R, Stasko T, Stein JA, Taler SJ, Terrault NA, Thomas CP, Tokman S, Tomic R, Twigg AR, Wigger MA, Zeitouni NC, Arron ST.  Transpl Int. 2019 Dec;32(12):1268-1276. doi: 10.1111/tri.13520. Epub 2019 Oct 8.  PMID: 31502728 [PubMed - in process]

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Dose Escalation, Single Dose, and Steady-State Pharmacokinetic Study of 9cUAB30 in Healthy Volunteers.  Kolesar JM, Andrews S, Green H, Havighurst TC, Wollmer BW, DeShong K, Laux DE, Krontiras H, Muccio DD, Kim K, Grubbs CJ, House MG, Parnes HL, Heckman-Stoddard BM, Bailey HH.  Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2019 Dec;12(12):903-912. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-19-0310. Epub 2019 Sep 4.  PMID: 31484659 [PubMed - in process]

Diet and physical activity changes among low-income families: perspectives of mothers and their children.  Zhen-Duan J, Engebretsen B, Laroche HH.  Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2019 Dec;14(1):1658700. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2019.1658700.  PMID: 31452465 [PubMed - in process]  

Unexpected Race and Ethnicity Differences in the US National Veterans Affairs Kidney Transplant Program.  Myaskovsky L, Kendall K, Li X, Chang CH, Pleis JR, Croswell E, Ford CG, Switzer GE, Langone A, Mittal-Henkle A, Saha S, Thomas CP, Adams Flohr J, Ramkumar M, Dew MA.  Transplantation. 2019 Dec;103(12):2701-2714. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002905.  PMID: 31397801 [PubMed - in process]

Validation of Microsatellite Instability Detection Using a Comprehensive Plasma-Based Genotyping Panel.  Willis J, Lefterova MI, Artyomenko A, Kasi PM, Nakamura Y, Mody K, Catenacci DVT, Fakih M, Barbacioru C, Zhao J, Sikora M, Fairclough SR, Lee H, Kim KM, Kim ST, Kim J, Gavino D, Benavides M, Peled N, Nguyen T, Cusnir M, Eskander RN, Azzi G, Yoshino T, Banks KC, Raymond VM, Lanman RB, Chudova DI, Talasaz A, Kopetz S, Lee J, Odegaard JI.  Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Dec 1;25(23):7035-7045. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-19-1324. Epub 2019 Aug 4.  PMID: 31383735 [PubMed - in process]

Muscle-specific changes in protein synthesis with aging and reloading after disuse atrophy.  Miller BF, Baehr LM, Musci RV, Reid JJ, Peelor FF 3rd, Hamilton KL, Bodine SC.  J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2019 Dec;10(6):1195-1209. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12470. Epub 2019 Jul 16.  PMID: 31313502 [PubMed - in process]  

A Novel AAV-mediated Gene Delivery System Corrects CFTR Function in Pigs.  Cooney AL, Thornell IM, Singh BK, Shah VS, Stoltz DA, McCray PB Jr, Zabner J, Sinn PL.  Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2019 Dec;61(6):747-754. doi: 10.1165/rcmb.2019-0006OC.  PMID: 31184507 [PubMed - in process]

Impact of the pattern of interstitial lung disease on mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.  Singh N, Varghese J, England BR, Solomon JJ, Michaud K, Mikuls TR, Healy HS, Kimpston EM, Schweizer ML.  Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2019 Dec;49(3):358-365. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2019.04.005. Epub 2019 May 15.  PMID: 31153706 [PubMed - in process]

Regional and Rural-Urban Variation in Opioid Prescribing in the Veterans Health Administration.  Lund BC, Ohl ME, Hadlandsmyth K, Mosher HJ.  Mil Med. 2019 Dec 1;184(11-12):894-900. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usz104.  PMID: 31111908 [PubMed - in process]

College Palliative Care Volunteers: Too Early to Feed the Pipeline for Palliative Care Clinicians?  Wu J, Gilbertson-White S, Broderick A.  J Palliat Med. 2019 Dec;22(12):1589-1593. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0662. Epub 2019 May 9.  PMID: 31070488 [PubMed - in process]

Small Split Pediatric Kidneys to Expand the Donor Pool: An Analysis of Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) Data.  Suneja M, Kuppachi S, Katz D, Hunsicker L.  Transplantation. 2019 Dec;103(12):2549-2557. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000002706.  PMID: 30893290 [PubMed - in process]