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LATEST PUBLICATIONS
2023
Boussuges, Alain; Chaumet, Guillaume; Boussuges, Martin; Menard, Amelie; Delliaux, Stephane; Brégeon, Fabienne
Ultrasound assessment of the respiratory system using diaphragm motion-volume indices Journal Article
In: Front Med (Lausanne), vol. 10, pp. 1190891, 2023, ISSN: 2296-858X.
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title = {Ultrasound assessment of the respiratory system using diaphragm motion-volume indices},
author = {Alain Boussuges and Guillaume Chaumet and Martin Boussuges and Amelie Menard and Stephane Delliaux and Fabienne Brégeon},
doi = {10.3389/fmed.2023.1190891},
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year = {2023},
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abstract = {BACKGROUND: Although previous studies have determined limit values of normality for diaphragm excursion and thickening, it would be beneficial to determine the normal diaphragm motion-to-inspired volume ratio that integrates the activity of the diaphragm and the quality of the respiratory system.
METHODS: To determine the normal values of selected ultrasound diaphragm motion-volume indices, subjects with normal pulmonary function testing were recruited. Ultrasound examination recorded diaphragm excursion on both sides during quiet breathing and deep inspiration. Diaphragm thickness was also measured. The inspired volumes of the corresponding cycles were systematically recorded using a spirometer. The indices were calculated using the ratio excursion, or percentage of thickening, divided by the corresponding breathing volume. From this corhort, normal values and limit values for normality were determined. These measurements were compared to those performed on the healthy side in patients with hemidiaphragm paralysis because an increase in hemidiaphragm activity has been previously demonstated in such circumstances.
RESULTS: A total of 122 subjects (51 women, 71 men) with normal pulmonary function were included in the study. Statistical analysis revealed that the ratio of excursion, or percentage of thickening, to inspired volume ratio significantly differed between males and females. When the above-mentioned indices using excursion were normalized by body weight, no gender differences were found. The indices differed between normal respiratory function subjects and patients with hemidiaphragm paralysis (27 women, 41 men). On the paralyzed side, the average ratio of the excursion divided by the inspired volume was zero. On the healthy side, the indices using the excursion and the percentage of thickening during quiet breathing or deep inspiration were significantly increased comparedto patients with normal lung function. According to the logistic regression analysis, the most relevant indice appeared to be the ratio of the excursion measured during quiet breathing to the inspired volume.
CONCLUSION: The normal values of the diaphragm motion-volume indices could be useful to estimate the performance of the respiratory system. Proposed indices appear suitable in a context of hyperactivity.},
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METHODS: To determine the normal values of selected ultrasound diaphragm motion-volume indices, subjects with normal pulmonary function testing were recruited. Ultrasound examination recorded diaphragm excursion on both sides during quiet breathing and deep inspiration. Diaphragm thickness was also measured. The inspired volumes of the corresponding cycles were systematically recorded using a spirometer. The indices were calculated using the ratio excursion, or percentage of thickening, divided by the corresponding breathing volume. From this corhort, normal values and limit values for normality were determined. These measurements were compared to those performed on the healthy side in patients with hemidiaphragm paralysis because an increase in hemidiaphragm activity has been previously demonstated in such circumstances.
RESULTS: A total of 122 subjects (51 women, 71 men) with normal pulmonary function were included in the study. Statistical analysis revealed that the ratio of excursion, or percentage of thickening, to inspired volume ratio significantly differed between males and females. When the above-mentioned indices using excursion were normalized by body weight, no gender differences were found. The indices differed between normal respiratory function subjects and patients with hemidiaphragm paralysis (27 women, 41 men). On the paralyzed side, the average ratio of the excursion divided by the inspired volume was zero. On the healthy side, the indices using the excursion and the percentage of thickening during quiet breathing or deep inspiration were significantly increased comparedto patients with normal lung function. According to the logistic regression analysis, the most relevant indice appeared to be the ratio of the excursion measured during quiet breathing to the inspired volume.
CONCLUSION: The normal values of the diaphragm motion-volume indices could be useful to estimate the performance of the respiratory system. Proposed indices appear suitable in a context of hyperactivity.
Sanlaville, Amélien; Voissière, Aurélien; Poujol, Dominique; Hubert, Margaux; André, Suzanne; Perret, Clémence; Foy, Jean-Philippe; Goutagny, Nadège; Malfroy, Marine; Durand, Isabelle; Châlons-Cottavoz, Marie; Valladeau-Guilemond, Jenny; Saintigny, Pierre; Puisieux, Alain; Caux, Christophe; Michallet, Marie-Cécile; Puisieux, Isabelle; Bendriss-Vermare, Nathalie
CD4 T cells and neutrophils contribute to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer Journal Article
In: bioRxiv, 2023.
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title = {CD4 T cells and neutrophils contribute to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in breast cancer},
author = {Amélien Sanlaville and Aurélien Voissière and Dominique Poujol and Margaux Hubert and Suzanne André and Clémence Perret and Jean-Philippe Foy and Nadège Goutagny and Marine Malfroy and Isabelle Durand and Marie Châlons-Cottavoz and Jenny Valladeau-Guilemond and Pierre Saintigny and Alain Puisieux and Christophe Caux and Marie-Cécile Michallet and Isabelle Puisieux and Nathalie Bendriss-Vermare},
url = {https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2023/02/15/2023.02.15.528594},
doi = {10.1101/2023.02.15.528594},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-15},
urldate = {2023-01-01},
journal = {bioRxiv},
publisher = {Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory},
abstract = {Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a central oncogenic mechanism, contributing both to transformation and metastatic dissemination. Inflammation and innate immune cells are known to favor EMT induction, but the role of adaptive immunity still remains unclear. Using an original murine mammary tumor model in immune cell subpopulation depletion experiments, we demonstrated that tumor cells maintain their epithelial phenotype in mice deficient for adaptive immune response, but undergo EMT in the presence of T-cells. This phenotypic conversion involves the major contribution of CD4 T cells, but not CD8 T cells nor B cells, undoubtedly demonstrating the pro-EMT role of CD4 T cells specifically among adaptive immune cells. Moreover, combined intra-tumor immune infiltrate and transcriptomic analyses of murine mammary tumors with various EMT phenotype revealed an inverse correlation between mesenchymal tumor cell and intratumoral neutrophil proportions, due to the reduced ability of mesenchymal cells to recruit neutrophils. Last, selective in vivo depletion of neutrophils and transcriptomic analysis of human breast tumor cohorts demonstrated the pro-EMT role of neutrophils and suggest a cooperation with CD4 T cells in EMT promotion. Collectively, our data highlight a novel mechanism of EMT regulation by both innate and adaptive immune compartments.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.},
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Meier, Johannes P; Möbus, Selina; Heigl, Florian; Asbach-Nitzsche, Alexandra; Niller, Hans Helmut; Plentz, Annelie; Avsar, Korkut; Heiß-Neumann, Marion; Schaaf, Bernhard; Cassens, Uwe; Seese, Bernd; Teschner, Daniel; Handzhiev, Sabin; Graf, Uwe; Lübbert, Christoph; Steinmaurer, Monika; Kontogianni, Konstantina; Berg, Christoph; Maieron, Andreas; Blaas, Stefan H; Wagner, Ralf; Deml, Ludwig; Barabas, Sascha
Performance of T-Track TB, a Novel Dual Marker RT-qPCR-Based Whole-Blood Test for Improved Detection of Active Tuberculosis Journal Article
In: Diagnostics (Basel), vol. 13, no. 4, 2023, ISSN: 2075-4418.
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title = {Performance of T-Track TB, a Novel Dual Marker RT-qPCR-Based Whole-Blood Test for Improved Detection of Active Tuberculosis},
author = {Johannes P Meier and Selina Möbus and Florian Heigl and Alexandra Asbach-Nitzsche and Hans Helmut Niller and Annelie Plentz and Korkut Avsar and Marion Heiß-Neumann and Bernhard Schaaf and Uwe Cassens and Bernd Seese and Daniel Teschner and Sabin Handzhiev and Uwe Graf and Christoph Lübbert and Monika Steinmaurer and Konstantina Kontogianni and Christoph Berg and Andreas Maieron and Stefan H Blaas and Ralf Wagner and Ludwig Deml and Sascha Barabas},
doi = {10.3390/diagnostics13040758},
issn = {2075-4418},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-01},
urldate = {2023-02-01},
journal = {Diagnostics (Basel)},
volume = {13},
number = {4},
abstract = {Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the leading causes of death by an infectious disease. It remains a major health burden worldwide, in part due to misdiagnosis. Therefore, improved diagnostic tests allowing the faster and more reliable diagnosis of patients with active TB are urgently needed. This prospective study examined the performance of the new molecular whole-blood test T-Track TB, which relies on the combined evaluation of and mRNA levels, and compared it to that of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Diagnostic accuracy and agreement analyses were conducted on the whole blood of 181 active TB patients and 163 non-TB controls. T-Track TB presented sensitivity of 94.9% and specificity of 93.8% for the detection of active TB vs. non-TB controls. In comparison, the QFT-Plus ELISA showed sensitivity of 84.3%. The sensitivity of T-Track TB was significantly higher ( < 0.001) than that of QFT-Plus. The overall agreement of T-Track TB with QFT-Plus to diagnose active TB was 87.9%. Out of 21 samples with discordant results, 19 were correctly classified by T-Track TB while misclassified by QFT-Plus (T-Track TB-positive/QFT-Plus-negative), and two samples were misclassified by T-Track TB while correctly classified by QFT-Plus (T-Track TB-negative/QFT-Plus-positive). Our results demonstrate the excellent performance of the T-Track TB molecular assay and its suitability to accurately detect TB infection and discriminate active TB patients from non-infected controls.},
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