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Journal of Immunology, 1998

Transcriptome analysis of lung resident compared to spleen memory CD4 T cells reveals differentia... more Transcriptome analysis of lung resident compared to spleen memory CD4 T cells reveals differential expression of genes controlling tissue egress (P5083)

Frontiers in Neurology, Jul 15, 2021

Introduction: An understanding of the clinimetric properties of clinical assessments, including t... more Introduction: An understanding of the clinimetric properties of clinical assessments, including their constraints, is critical to sound clinical study and trial design. Utilizing data from Enroll-HD-a global, prospective HD observational study and clinical research platform-we examined several well-established HD clinical assessments across all stages of disease for evidence of instrument constraints, specifically floor/ceiling effects, to inform selection of appropriate instruments for use in future studies/trials and identify gaps in instrument utility over the life-course of the disease. Material and Methods: Analyzing publicly available data from 6,614 HD gene-expansion carriers (HDGECs), we grouped participants into deciles based on baseline CAP score, which ranged from 26 to 229. We used descriptive statistics to characterize data distribution for 25 outcome measures (encompassing motor, function, cognition, and psychiatric/behavioral domains) in each CAP decile. A skewness statistic threshold of ±2 was defined a priori to indicate floor/ceiling effects. Results: We found evidence of floor/ceiling effects in the early premanifest stages of disease for most motor and function assessments (e.g., TMS, TFC) and select cognitive tasks (MMSE, Trail Making tests). Other cognitive assessments, and the HADS-SIS scales, performed well ubiquitously, with no evidence of floor/ceiling effects at any disease stage. Floor/ceiling effects were evident at every disease stage for certain assessments, including PBA-s measures. Ceiling effects were apparent for DCL from onset stages onwards, as expected. Discussion: Developing instruments sensitive to subtle differences in performance at the earlier stages of the disease spectrum, particularly in motor and function domains, is warranted.

PubMed, Aug 1, 1992

High- and low-metastatic cells derived from metastatic murine tumors were screened for the differ... more High- and low-metastatic cells derived from metastatic murine tumors were screened for the differential expression of proto-oncogenes which may code for cell-surface receptors to growth factors. We found that metastatic clones of 3LL carcinoma and T10 sarcoma but not non-metastatic clones of these tumors express a 6.5-kb mRNA that is recognized by a v-fms probe containing a tyrosine kinase domain. The cloning and sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone corresponding to the v-fms-related 6.5-kb transcript showed that this transcript is the murine homolog of platelet-derived growth factor alpha (PDGF-alpha) receptor. The cDNA contains an open reading frame that predicts a 1089 amino acid protein. Comparison with the human and rat PDGF-alpha receptor reveals an overall amino acid sequence identity of 91% and 94% respectively. Northern blot analysis shows that this gene is preferentially expressed in the high-metastatic clones and is also selectively expressed in normal mouse tissues. Immunoprecipitation using anti-PDGF-alpha receptor serum shows that 185-kDa and 170-kDa proteins were specifically precipitated from cells of the high-metastatic D122 but not from the low-metastatic A9 cells. The possibility that overexpression of PDGF-alpha receptor in high-metastatic clones may contribute to an increase in the capacity of tumor cells to generate metastases in the lung is discussed.

Neurology, Feb 16, 2009

Parkinson disease (PD) is a disorder with a substantive period before the emergence of motor symp... more Parkinson disease (PD) is a disorder with a substantive period before the emergence of motor symptoms, during which significant dopaminergic neuronal loss is counterbalanced by endogenous compensatory mechanisms. Many potential compensatory mechanisms have now been proposed; these are both dopaminergic, focused on enhancing effects or exposure to existing dopamine, and nondopaminergic, being focused on reducing activity of the indirect striatal output pathway. Compensatory mechanisms can potentially postpone and reduce the severity of parkinsonian symptoms, and contribute to the benefit provided by a symptomatic therapy, thus offering targets for novel therapeutics. However, enhancement of certain compensatory mechanisms may produce problems when subsequent therapies are initiated, e.g., the development of motor complications with levodopa. Supporting endogenous compensatory mechanisms, to delay or reverse apparent disease progression, is a novel and attractive "disease-modifying" approach to PD. Such actions may contribute to the apparent disease-modifying benefit of initiating early treatment with levodopa or rasagiline, as suggested by the ELLDOPA and TEMPO studies.

Movement Disorders, Jul 7, 2014

Cognitive dysfunction is central to Huntington's disease (HD) and undermines quality of life. Cli... more Cognitive dysfunction is central to Huntington's disease (HD) and undermines quality of life. Clinical trials are now targeting cognitive outcomes in HD; however, no cognitive battery has been optimized for HD clinical trials. We evaluated 16 cognitive tests in a 20-site, five-country, observational study designed to mimic aspects of a clinical trial (e.g., data collection managed by a contract research organization, repeated testing, prespecified statistical analyses). Fifty-five early HD, 103 premanifest HD (pre-HD), and 105 controls were tested at visit 1, visit 2 (1-3 days later), and visit 3 (5-7 weeks after visit 1). For inclusion in a recommended battery, tests were evaluated for sensitivity, practice effects, reliability, domain coverage, feasibility, and tolerability. Most tests differentiated controls from pre-HD and early HD and showed excellent psychometric properties. We selected six tests to constitute the Huntington's Disease Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB): Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Paced Tapping, One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (abbreviated), Emotion Recognition, Trail Making B, and the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test. These tests demonstrated sensitivity to disease status (Cohen's d effect sizes: early HD5 21.38 to 21.90 and pre-HD5 20.41 to 20.78), and acceptable reliability (r's 0.73-0.93). A composite score yielded large effect sizes (early HD 5 22.44 and pre-HD 5 20.87) and high reliability (r 5 0.95). HD-CAB is the first cognitive battery designed specifically for use in late premanifest and early HD clinical trials. Adoption of the HD-CAB will facilitate evaluation of treatments to improve cognition in HD. V

Journal of Experimental Medicine, Feb 21, 2000

Macrophage Fc ␥ receptors (Fc ␥ Rs) mediate the uptake and destruction of antibody-coated viruses... more Macrophage Fc ␥ receptors (Fc ␥ Rs) mediate the uptake and destruction of antibody-coated viruses, bacteria, and parasites. We examined Fc ␥ R signaling and phagocytic function in bone marrow-derived macrophages from mutant mice lacking the major Src family kinases expressed in these cells, Hck, Fgr, and Lyn. Many Fc ␥ R-induced functional responses and signaling events were diminished or delayed in these macrophages, including immunoglobulin (Ig)G-coated erythrocyte phagocytosis, respiratory burst, actin cup formation, and activation of Syk, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2. Significant reduction of IgG-dependent phagocytosis was not seen in hck Ϫ / Ϫ fgr Ϫ / Ϫ or lyn Ϫ / Ϫ cells, although the single mutant lyn Ϫ / Ϫ macrophages did manifest signaling defects. Thus, Src family kinases clearly have roles in two events leading to Fc ␥ R-mediated phagocytosis, one involving initiation of actin polymerization and the second involving activation of Syk and subsequent internalization. Since Fc ␥ R-mediated phagocytosis did occur at modest levels in a delayed fashion in triple mutant macrophages, these Src family kinases are not absolutely required for uptake of IgG-opsonized particles.

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Alzheimers & Dementia, Jul 1, 2017

Journal of Biological Chemistry, Mar 1, 1997

The protein tyrosine kinase Syk is activated upon engagement of immune recognition receptors. We ... more The protein tyrosine kinase Syk is activated upon engagement of immune recognition receptors. We have focused on the identification of signaling elements immediately downstream to Syk in the pathway leading to T cell activation. To circumvent T cell receptor (TCR)•CD3 activation of Src family kinases, we constructed a signaling molecule with an extracellular single chain Fv of an anti-TNP antibody, attached via a transmembrane region to Syk (scFv-Syk). In a murine T cell hybridoma, direct aggregation of chimeric Syk with antigen culminates in interleukin-2 production and target cell lysis. Initially, it causes an increase in the association between scFv-Syk and the cytosolic protein Cbl and subsequently promotes tyrosine phosphorylation of Cbl. Interestingly, although both Cbl and phospholipase C-␥ (PLC-␥) are phosphorylated in this hybridoma upon TCR•CD3 cross-linking, these two events are uncoupled in scFv-Syk-transfected cells, in which we were unable to detect antigen-driven PLC-␥ phosphorylation. These results support a model in which Syk can initiate and directly activate the T cell's signaling machinery and position Cbl as a primary tyrosine kinase substrate in this pathway. Furthermore, for efficient PLC-␥ phosphorylation to occur in these cells, the combined actions of different tyrosine kinase families may be required.

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Sep 22, 2017

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2007

International Journal of Neuroscience, May 1, 2010

This study was designed to follow the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rasagiline ... more This study was designed to follow the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rasagiline for Parkinson's disease (PD) with data collected from all patients who had ever taken rasagiline during the 12-month TEMPO monotherapy trial (N = 398) and subsequent open-label extension. Patients were followed for up to 6.5 years with a mean of 3.5 +/- 2.1 years. After 12 months, additional PD medications were added as required. Of patients remaining in the trial at 2 years, 46% were maintained on rasagiline monotherapy. The majority of patients received a dopamine agonist prior to levodopa as the first additional dopaminergic agent. Analysis using a Kaplan-Meier method indicated that by 5.4 years only 25% of patients progressed to Hoehn & Yahr stage III. Rasagiline was well tolerated, with 11.3% of patients (45/398) withdrawing because of an adverse event. Rasagiline therapy for PD was effective, well tolerated, and safe in this long-term trial.

Springer Seminars in Immunopathology, 1996

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Dec 28, 2020

Mariana H.G. Monje, MD, PhD, Rebecca L.M. Fuller, PhD, Esther Cubo, MD, PhD, Tiago A. Mestre, MD,... more Mariana H.G. Monje, MD, PhD, Rebecca L.M. Fuller, PhD, Esther Cubo, MD, PhD, Tiago A. Mestre, MD, MSc, Ai Huey Tan, MD, MRCP, Julie C. Stout, PhD, Shazia Ali, Ms, Lana Chahine, MD, Kathy Dujardin, MSc, PhD, Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas, PhD, Jinyoung Youn, MD, PhD, Bastiaan R. Bloem, MD, Fay B. Horak, PhD, Aristide Merola, MD, PhD, Ralf Reilmann, MD, PhD, Serene S. Paul, PhD, Earl Ray Dorsey, MD, Walter Maetzler, MD, Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc, Pablo Martinez-Martin, MD, PhD, Glenn T. Stebbins, PhD, and Alvaro Sánchez-Ferro, MD, PhD,,* MDS Rating Scales Program Electronic Development Committee and the MDS Technology Taskforce

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Apr 1, 1998

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) transmit activation signals in almost every cell type, including ... more Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) transmit activation signals in almost every cell type, including immune effector cells. The aberrant or constitutive activation of PTKs can often cause neoplastic transformation. The use of chimeric receptors based on PTKs may enable us to elucidate the signaling pathways of normal immune cells and other cell types, and the abnormal events that can lead to malignant transformation. In this review, we focus on antigen specific chimeric PTKs in which antibody-derived scFv are joined to the Syk family of PTKs. These chimeric receptors yielded reagents that can selectively redirect immune effector cells and specifically activate them to produce cytokines or lyse their target. The advantages of using such PTK-based chimeras to redirect lymphocytes to tumor targets and their potential as an immunotherapeutic approach to malignant disease is discussed.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Jun 22, 2016

Background: The study of complex neurodegenerative diseases is moving away from hypothesisdriven ... more Background: The study of complex neurodegenerative diseases is moving away from hypothesisdriven biological methods toward large scale multimodal approaches, requiring standardized collaborative efforts. Enroll-HD exemplifies such an integrated clinical research platform, designed and implemented to meet the research and clinical needs of Huntington's disease (HD). The aim of this study was to describe the unique organization of Enroll-HD and report baseline data analyses of its core study. Methods: The Enroll-HD platform incorporates electronic data capture, biosampling, and a longitudinal observational study spanning four continents (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01574053). The primary study population includes HD gene expansion carriers (HDGECs; CAG expansion ≥36), subdivided into manifest/ premanifest HD. The control population consists of genotype-negative first-degree relatives and family controls not genetically related. The study includes 10 core clinical assessments covering motor, cognitive, and behavioral domains. Results: This data set comprises 1,534 participants (HDGEC = 1,071; controls = 463). Participant retention was high; 42 participants prematurely withdrew from the study. Mean AE standard deviation SD CAG repeat size was 43.5 AE 3.5 for HDGECs and 19.8 AE 3.4 for controls. Motor and behavioral assessments identified numerical differences between controls and HDGECs (manifest > premanifest > controls). Functional and independence assessments were generally similar for the premanifest and control groups with overlap in range of scores obtained. For the majority of cognitive tests, there were large differences between participants with manifest HD and all other groups. Conclusions: These first data from the Enroll-HD clinical research platform demonstrate the maturity and potential of the platform in collecting high-quality, clinically relevant data. Future data sets will be substantially larger as the platform expands longitudinally and regionally. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) considers clinical research platforms (large-scale data collection, data analysis, and data sharing that are interoperable by investigators worldwide) to be a critical missing link in the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders. 1 Enroll-HD is the only fully integrated clinical

Beiträge zur Onkologie, 1992

Page 1. Haematology and Blood Transfusion Vol. 29 Modem Trends in Human Leukemia VI Edited by Net... more Page 1. Haematology and Blood Transfusion Vol. 29 Modem Trends in Human Leukemia VI Edited by Neth, Gallo, Greaves, Janka Đ Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985 Genes and Antigens Controlling Tumor Metastases * L. Eisenbach and M. Feldman A. Introduction ...

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, Sep 1, 2016

Archives of Surgery, Dec 1, 1987

To further understand the molecular mechanisms of bile acid-mediated colon tumor promotion, we ha... more To further understand the molecular mechanisms of bile acid-mediated colon tumor promotion, we have examined the possible role of protein kinase C (PKC) in this process. Protein kinase C has been implicated in tumor promotion because it is the receptor for the tumor promoter 12-0-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and mediates the action of this compound as well as that of other tumor promoters and growth factors. Our studies show that, in a manner analogous to 12-0-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, deoxycholic acid (DOA) can induce a time-dependent cellular redistribution of PKC as well as a concentration-dependent overexpression of the ornithine decarboxylase gene. These results taken together with our previous findings demonstrating decreased levels of PKC in human colon carcinomas compared with adjacent normal mucosa provide evidence that PKC has a role in colon carcinogenesis.

Journal of Immunology, 1998

Transcriptome analysis of lung resident compared to spleen memory CD4 T cells reveals differentia... more Transcriptome analysis of lung resident compared to spleen memory CD4 T cells reveals differential expression of genes controlling tissue egress (P5083)

Frontiers in Neurology, Jul 15, 2021

Introduction: An understanding of the clinimetric properties of clinical assessments, including t... more Introduction: An understanding of the clinimetric properties of clinical assessments, including their constraints, is critical to sound clinical study and trial design. Utilizing data from Enroll-HD-a global, prospective HD observational study and clinical research platform-we examined several well-established HD clinical assessments across all stages of disease for evidence of instrument constraints, specifically floor/ceiling effects, to inform selection of appropriate instruments for use in future studies/trials and identify gaps in instrument utility over the life-course of the disease. Material and Methods: Analyzing publicly available data from 6,614 HD gene-expansion carriers (HDGECs), we grouped participants into deciles based on baseline CAP score, which ranged from 26 to 229. We used descriptive statistics to characterize data distribution for 25 outcome measures (encompassing motor, function, cognition, and psychiatric/behavioral domains) in each CAP decile. A skewness statistic threshold of ±2 was defined a priori to indicate floor/ceiling effects. Results: We found evidence of floor/ceiling effects in the early premanifest stages of disease for most motor and function assessments (e.g., TMS, TFC) and select cognitive tasks (MMSE, Trail Making tests). Other cognitive assessments, and the HADS-SIS scales, performed well ubiquitously, with no evidence of floor/ceiling effects at any disease stage. Floor/ceiling effects were evident at every disease stage for certain assessments, including PBA-s measures. Ceiling effects were apparent for DCL from onset stages onwards, as expected. Discussion: Developing instruments sensitive to subtle differences in performance at the earlier stages of the disease spectrum, particularly in motor and function domains, is warranted.

PubMed, Aug 1, 1992

High- and low-metastatic cells derived from metastatic murine tumors were screened for the differ... more High- and low-metastatic cells derived from metastatic murine tumors were screened for the differential expression of proto-oncogenes which may code for cell-surface receptors to growth factors. We found that metastatic clones of 3LL carcinoma and T10 sarcoma but not non-metastatic clones of these tumors express a 6.5-kb mRNA that is recognized by a v-fms probe containing a tyrosine kinase domain. The cloning and sequence analysis of a full-length cDNA clone corresponding to the v-fms-related 6.5-kb transcript showed that this transcript is the murine homolog of platelet-derived growth factor alpha (PDGF-alpha) receptor. The cDNA contains an open reading frame that predicts a 1089 amino acid protein. Comparison with the human and rat PDGF-alpha receptor reveals an overall amino acid sequence identity of 91% and 94% respectively. Northern blot analysis shows that this gene is preferentially expressed in the high-metastatic clones and is also selectively expressed in normal mouse tissues. Immunoprecipitation using anti-PDGF-alpha receptor serum shows that 185-kDa and 170-kDa proteins were specifically precipitated from cells of the high-metastatic D122 but not from the low-metastatic A9 cells. The possibility that overexpression of PDGF-alpha receptor in high-metastatic clones may contribute to an increase in the capacity of tumor cells to generate metastases in the lung is discussed.

Neurology, Feb 16, 2009

Parkinson disease (PD) is a disorder with a substantive period before the emergence of motor symp... more Parkinson disease (PD) is a disorder with a substantive period before the emergence of motor symptoms, during which significant dopaminergic neuronal loss is counterbalanced by endogenous compensatory mechanisms. Many potential compensatory mechanisms have now been proposed; these are both dopaminergic, focused on enhancing effects or exposure to existing dopamine, and nondopaminergic, being focused on reducing activity of the indirect striatal output pathway. Compensatory mechanisms can potentially postpone and reduce the severity of parkinsonian symptoms, and contribute to the benefit provided by a symptomatic therapy, thus offering targets for novel therapeutics. However, enhancement of certain compensatory mechanisms may produce problems when subsequent therapies are initiated, e.g., the development of motor complications with levodopa. Supporting endogenous compensatory mechanisms, to delay or reverse apparent disease progression, is a novel and attractive "disease-modifying" approach to PD. Such actions may contribute to the apparent disease-modifying benefit of initiating early treatment with levodopa or rasagiline, as suggested by the ELLDOPA and TEMPO studies.

Movement Disorders, Jul 7, 2014

Cognitive dysfunction is central to Huntington's disease (HD) and undermines quality of life. Cli... more Cognitive dysfunction is central to Huntington's disease (HD) and undermines quality of life. Clinical trials are now targeting cognitive outcomes in HD; however, no cognitive battery has been optimized for HD clinical trials. We evaluated 16 cognitive tests in a 20-site, five-country, observational study designed to mimic aspects of a clinical trial (e.g., data collection managed by a contract research organization, repeated testing, prespecified statistical analyses). Fifty-five early HD, 103 premanifest HD (pre-HD), and 105 controls were tested at visit 1, visit 2 (1-3 days later), and visit 3 (5-7 weeks after visit 1). For inclusion in a recommended battery, tests were evaluated for sensitivity, practice effects, reliability, domain coverage, feasibility, and tolerability. Most tests differentiated controls from pre-HD and early HD and showed excellent psychometric properties. We selected six tests to constitute the Huntington's Disease Cognitive Assessment Battery (HD-CAB): Symbol Digit Modalities Test, Paced Tapping, One Touch Stockings of Cambridge (abbreviated), Emotion Recognition, Trail Making B, and the Hopkins Verbal Learning Test. These tests demonstrated sensitivity to disease status (Cohen's d effect sizes: early HD5 21.38 to 21.90 and pre-HD5 20.41 to 20.78), and acceptable reliability (r's 0.73-0.93). A composite score yielded large effect sizes (early HD 5 22.44 and pre-HD 5 20.87) and high reliability (r 5 0.95). HD-CAB is the first cognitive battery designed specifically for use in late premanifest and early HD clinical trials. Adoption of the HD-CAB will facilitate evaluation of treatments to improve cognition in HD. V

Journal of Experimental Medicine, Feb 21, 2000

Macrophage Fc ␥ receptors (Fc ␥ Rs) mediate the uptake and destruction of antibody-coated viruses... more Macrophage Fc ␥ receptors (Fc ␥ Rs) mediate the uptake and destruction of antibody-coated viruses, bacteria, and parasites. We examined Fc ␥ R signaling and phagocytic function in bone marrow-derived macrophages from mutant mice lacking the major Src family kinases expressed in these cells, Hck, Fgr, and Lyn. Many Fc ␥ R-induced functional responses and signaling events were diminished or delayed in these macrophages, including immunoglobulin (Ig)G-coated erythrocyte phagocytosis, respiratory burst, actin cup formation, and activation of Syk, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2. Significant reduction of IgG-dependent phagocytosis was not seen in hck Ϫ / Ϫ fgr Ϫ / Ϫ or lyn Ϫ / Ϫ cells, although the single mutant lyn Ϫ / Ϫ macrophages did manifest signaling defects. Thus, Src family kinases clearly have roles in two events leading to Fc ␥ R-mediated phagocytosis, one involving initiation of actin polymerization and the second involving activation of Syk and subsequent internalization. Since Fc ␥ R-mediated phagocytosis did occur at modest levels in a delayed fashion in triple mutant macrophages, these Src family kinases are not absolutely required for uptake of IgG-opsonized particles.

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Alzheimers & Dementia, Jul 1, 2017

Journal of Biological Chemistry, Mar 1, 1997

The protein tyrosine kinase Syk is activated upon engagement of immune recognition receptors. We ... more The protein tyrosine kinase Syk is activated upon engagement of immune recognition receptors. We have focused on the identification of signaling elements immediately downstream to Syk in the pathway leading to T cell activation. To circumvent T cell receptor (TCR)•CD3 activation of Src family kinases, we constructed a signaling molecule with an extracellular single chain Fv of an anti-TNP antibody, attached via a transmembrane region to Syk (scFv-Syk). In a murine T cell hybridoma, direct aggregation of chimeric Syk with antigen culminates in interleukin-2 production and target cell lysis. Initially, it causes an increase in the association between scFv-Syk and the cytosolic protein Cbl and subsequently promotes tyrosine phosphorylation of Cbl. Interestingly, although both Cbl and phospholipase C-␥ (PLC-␥) are phosphorylated in this hybridoma upon TCR•CD3 cross-linking, these two events are uncoupled in scFv-Syk-transfected cells, in which we were unable to detect antigen-driven PLC-␥ phosphorylation. These results support a model in which Syk can initiate and directly activate the T cell's signaling machinery and position Cbl as a primary tyrosine kinase substrate in this pathway. Furthermore, for efficient PLC-␥ phosphorylation to occur in these cells, the combined actions of different tyrosine kinase families may be required.

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Sep 22, 2017

Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2007

International Journal of Neuroscience, May 1, 2010

This study was designed to follow the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rasagiline ... more This study was designed to follow the long-term efficacy, safety, and tolerability of rasagiline for Parkinson's disease (PD) with data collected from all patients who had ever taken rasagiline during the 12-month TEMPO monotherapy trial (N = 398) and subsequent open-label extension. Patients were followed for up to 6.5 years with a mean of 3.5 +/- 2.1 years. After 12 months, additional PD medications were added as required. Of patients remaining in the trial at 2 years, 46% were maintained on rasagiline monotherapy. The majority of patients received a dopamine agonist prior to levodopa as the first additional dopaminergic agent. Analysis using a Kaplan-Meier method indicated that by 5.4 years only 25% of patients progressed to Hoehn & Yahr stage III. Rasagiline was well tolerated, with 11.3% of patients (45/398) withdrawing because of an adverse event. Rasagiline therapy for PD was effective, well tolerated, and safe in this long-term trial.

Springer Seminars in Immunopathology, 1996

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Dec 28, 2020

Mariana H.G. Monje, MD, PhD, Rebecca L.M. Fuller, PhD, Esther Cubo, MD, PhD, Tiago A. Mestre, MD,... more Mariana H.G. Monje, MD, PhD, Rebecca L.M. Fuller, PhD, Esther Cubo, MD, PhD, Tiago A. Mestre, MD, MSc, Ai Huey Tan, MD, MRCP, Julie C. Stout, PhD, Shazia Ali, Ms, Lana Chahine, MD, Kathy Dujardin, MSc, PhD, Cheryl J. Fitzer-Attas, PhD, Jinyoung Youn, MD, PhD, Bastiaan R. Bloem, MD, Fay B. Horak, PhD, Aristide Merola, MD, PhD, Ralf Reilmann, MD, PhD, Serene S. Paul, PhD, Earl Ray Dorsey, MD, Walter Maetzler, MD, Alberto J. Espay, MD, MSc, Pablo Martinez-Martin, MD, PhD, Glenn T. Stebbins, PhD, and Alvaro Sánchez-Ferro, MD, PhD,,* MDS Rating Scales Program Electronic Development Committee and the MDS Technology Taskforce

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, Apr 1, 1998

Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) transmit activation signals in almost every cell type, including ... more Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) transmit activation signals in almost every cell type, including immune effector cells. The aberrant or constitutive activation of PTKs can often cause neoplastic transformation. The use of chimeric receptors based on PTKs may enable us to elucidate the signaling pathways of normal immune cells and other cell types, and the abnormal events that can lead to malignant transformation. In this review, we focus on antigen specific chimeric PTKs in which antibody-derived scFv are joined to the Syk family of PTKs. These chimeric receptors yielded reagents that can selectively redirect immune effector cells and specifically activate them to produce cytokines or lyse their target. The advantages of using such PTK-based chimeras to redirect lymphocytes to tumor targets and their potential as an immunotherapeutic approach to malignant disease is discussed.

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, Jun 22, 2016

Background: The study of complex neurodegenerative diseases is moving away from hypothesisdriven ... more Background: The study of complex neurodegenerative diseases is moving away from hypothesisdriven biological methods toward large scale multimodal approaches, requiring standardized collaborative efforts. Enroll-HD exemplifies such an integrated clinical research platform, designed and implemented to meet the research and clinical needs of Huntington's disease (HD). The aim of this study was to describe the unique organization of Enroll-HD and report baseline data analyses of its core study. Methods: The Enroll-HD platform incorporates electronic data capture, biosampling, and a longitudinal observational study spanning four continents (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01574053). The primary study population includes HD gene expansion carriers (HDGECs; CAG expansion ≥36), subdivided into manifest/ premanifest HD. The control population consists of genotype-negative first-degree relatives and family controls not genetically related. The study includes 10 core clinical assessments covering motor, cognitive, and behavioral domains. Results: This data set comprises 1,534 participants (HDGEC = 1,071; controls = 463). Participant retention was high; 42 participants prematurely withdrew from the study. Mean AE standard deviation SD CAG repeat size was 43.5 AE 3.5 for HDGECs and 19.8 AE 3.4 for controls. Motor and behavioral assessments identified numerical differences between controls and HDGECs (manifest > premanifest > controls). Functional and independence assessments were generally similar for the premanifest and control groups with overlap in range of scores obtained. For the majority of cognitive tests, there were large differences between participants with manifest HD and all other groups. Conclusions: These first data from the Enroll-HD clinical research platform demonstrate the maturity and potential of the platform in collecting high-quality, clinically relevant data. Future data sets will be substantially larger as the platform expands longitudinally and regionally. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) considers clinical research platforms (large-scale data collection, data analysis, and data sharing that are interoperable by investigators worldwide) to be a critical missing link in the development of therapeutics for neurodegenerative disorders. 1 Enroll-HD is the only fully integrated clinical

Beiträge zur Onkologie, 1992

Page 1. Haematology and Blood Transfusion Vol. 29 Modem Trends in Human Leukemia VI Edited by Net... more Page 1. Haematology and Blood Transfusion Vol. 29 Modem Trends in Human Leukemia VI Edited by Neth, Gallo, Greaves, Janka Đ Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985 Genes and Antigens Controlling Tumor Metastases * L. Eisenbach and M. Feldman A. Introduction ...

Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, Sep 1, 2016

Archives of Surgery, Dec 1, 1987

To further understand the molecular mechanisms of bile acid-mediated colon tumor promotion, we ha... more To further understand the molecular mechanisms of bile acid-mediated colon tumor promotion, we have examined the possible role of protein kinase C (PKC) in this process. Protein kinase C has been implicated in tumor promotion because it is the receptor for the tumor promoter 12-0-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and mediates the action of this compound as well as that of other tumor promoters and growth factors. Our studies show that, in a manner analogous to 12-0-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, deoxycholic acid (DOA) can induce a time-dependent cellular redistribution of PKC as well as a concentration-dependent overexpression of the ornithine decarboxylase gene. These results taken together with our previous findings demonstrating decreased levels of PKC in human colon carcinomas compared with adjacent normal mucosa provide evidence that PKC has a role in colon carcinogenesis.