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Recent Publications - February 2021

February 16-28, 2021

Defining Resilience to Smoking Related Lung Disease: A Modified Delphi Approach from SPIROMICS. Oh AL, Mularski RA, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Bowler RP, Comellas AP, Cooper CB, Criner GJ, Han MK, Hansel NN, Hoffman EA, Kanner RE, Krishnan JA, Paine R 3rd, Parekh TM, Peters SP, Christenson SA, Woodruff PG; SPIROMICS Investigators. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Feb 25. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202006-757OC. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33631079

The SWELL1-LRRC8 complex regulates endothelial AKT-eNOS signaling and vascular function. Alghanem AF, Abello J, Maurer JM, Kumar A, Ta CM, Gunasekar SK, Fatima U, Kang C, Xie L, Adeola O, Riker M, Elliot-Hudson M, Minerath RA, Grueter CE, Mullins RF, Stratman AN, Sah R. Elife. 2021 Feb 25;10:e61313. doi: 10.7554/eLife.61313. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33629656

TNF receptor-associated factor 3 restrains B cell receptor signaling in normal and malignant B cells. Whillock AL, Ybarra TK, Bishop GA. J Biol Chem. 2021 Feb 24:100465. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.100465. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33639170

Hospital variation of 30-day readmission rate following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Ando T, Ashraf S, Kuno T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Malik A. Heart. 2021 Feb 24:heartjnl-2020-318583. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2020-318583. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33627399

Impact of Acute and Chronic Hypoxia-Ischemia on the Transitional Circulation. Sehgal A, Allison BJ, Miller SL, Polglase GR, McNamara PJ, Hooper SB. Pediatrics. 2021 Feb 23:e2020016972. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-016972. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33622795 Review.

Development of a fully automated surgical site infection detection algorithm for use in cardiac and orthopedic surgery research. Suzuki H, Clore GS, Perencevich EN, Hockett-Sherlock SM, Goto M, Nair R, Branch-Elliman W, Richardson KK, Gupta K, Beck BF, Alexander B, Balkenende EC, Schweizer ML. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Feb 23:1-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.1387. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33618788

Mentoring during Uncertain Times. Termini CM, McReynolds MR, Rutaganira FUN, Roby RS, Hinton AO Jr, Carter CS, Huang SC, Vue Z, Martinez D, Shuler HD, Taylor BL. Trends Biochem Sci. 2021 Feb 20:S0968-0004(21)00026-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tibs.2021.01.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33622580

Incidence, duration and risk factors associated with delayed and missed diagnostic opportunities related to tuberculosis: a population-based longitudinal study. Miller AC, Arakkal AT, Koeneman S, Cavanaugh JE, Gerke AK, Hornick DB, Polgreen PM. BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 18;11(2):e045605. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045605. PMID: 33602715

Epidemiology of Vector-Borne Pathogens Among U.S. Government Working Dogs. Meyers AC, Auckland L, Meyers HF, Rodriguez CA, Kontowicz E, Petersen CA, Travi BL, Sanders JP, Hamer SA. Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2021 Feb 18. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2020.2725. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33601954

Implementing a Telehospitalist Program Between Veterans Health Administration Hospitals: Outcomes, Acceptance, and Barriers to Implementation. Gutierrez J, Moeckli J, Holcombe A, O'Shea AM, Bailey G, Rewerts K, Hagiwara M, Sullivan S, Simon M, Kaboli P. J Hosp Med. 2021 Feb 17. doi: 10.12788/jhm.3570. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33617436

Patient Empowerment and the Exclusion of Dietary Intervention Studies. Comment on "Diet and Multiple Sclerosis: Scoping Review of Web-Based Recommendations". Wahls T, Titcomb T, Bisht B, Ramanathan M. Interact J Med Res. 2021 Feb 17;10(1):e17063. doi: 10.2196/17063. PMID: 33595444 No abstract available.

Tools for Responding to Patient-Initiated Verbal Sexual Harassment: A Workshop for Trainees and Faculty. Hock LE, Barlow PB, Scruggs BA, Oetting TA, Martinez DA, Abràmoff MD, Shriver EM. MedEdPORTAL. 2021 Feb 11;17:11096. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11096. PMID: 33598539 Free PMC article.

Planning for Happenstance: Helping Students Optimize Unexpected Career Developments. Vo M, Dallaghan GB, Borges N, Gill AC, Good B, Gollehon N, Mehta JJ, Richards B, Richards R, Serelzic E, Tenney-Soeiro R, Winward J, Balmer D. MedEdPORTAL. 2021 Feb 8;17:11087. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11087. PMID: 33598533 Free PMC article.

Epstein-Barr Functional Mimicry: Pathogenicity of Oncogenic Latent Membrane Protein-1 in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Autoimmunity. Munroe ME, Anderson JR, Gross TF, Stunz LL, Bishop GA, James JA. Front Immunol. 2021 Feb 3;11:606936. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.606936. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33613527 Free PMC article.

Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Among Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. Dhruva SS, Ross JS, Mortazavi BJ, Hurley NC, Krumholz HM, Curtis JP, Berkowitz AP, Masoudi FA, Messenger JC, Parzynski CS, Ngufor CG, Girotra S, Amin AP, Shah ND, Desai NR. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Feb 1;4(2):e2037748. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.37748. PMID: 33616664

The Threshold Effect: Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Primary Macrophages Are Differentially Regulated in an iRhom2-Dependent Manner. Skurski J, Dixit G, Blobel CP, Issuree PD, Maretzky T. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Jan 29;10:620392. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.620392. eCollection 2020. PMID: 33585287 Free PMC article.

Differences in Syphilis Incidence Using a Laboratory Algorithm in People With and Without HIV in an 11-Year Nationwide Cohort Study. Maier MM, Gylys-Colwell I, Lowy E, Borgerding J, Van Epps P, Ohl M, Hauser RG, Chartier M, Beste L. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Jan 22;8(2):ofab030. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab030. eCollection 2021 Feb. PMID: 33604407 Free PMC article.

Liver Transplantation in a Patient With Hepatic Angiosarcoma. Dhaliwal A, Braseth A, Dhindsa BS, Ramai D, Rochling FA. Cureus. 2021 Jan 10;13(1):e12609. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12609. PMID: 33585099 Free PMC article.

A Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Palliative Care Consults in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Rodriguez RR, Babar L, Lo H, Ashraf O, Monga D, Finley G, Doverspike L, Blackledge A, Sethi A, Raj MS. Cureus. 2021 Jan 9;13(1):e12589. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12589. PMID: 33575150 Free PMC article.

Narrative review: mesenchymal-epithelial transition inhibitors-meeting their target. Safi D, Abu Hejleh T, Furqan M. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2021 Jan;10(1):462-474. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-588. PMID: 33569327 Free PMC article. Review.

Immune checkpoint markers and anti-CD20-mediated NK cell activation. Wang Z, Weiner GJ. J Leukoc Biol. 2020 Dec 8. doi: 10.1002/JLB.5A0620-365R. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33615552

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth: A Critical Review of an Underrecognized but Disrupting Entity. Zafar H, Jain AG, Khetpal N, Ali S, Rashid MU, Ahmad S. Crit Rev Oncog. 2020;25(4):365-379. doi: 10.1615/CritRevOncog.2020036017. PMID: 33639063

February 1-15, 2021

Tumor necrosis factor-α promotes and exacerbates calcification in heart valve myofibroblast populations. Gonzalez Rodriguez A, Schroeder ME, Grim JC, Walker CJ, Speckl KF, Weiss RM, Anseth KS. FASEB J. 2021 Mar;35(3):e21382. doi: 10.1096/fj.202002013RR. PMID: 33554387

Context dependency in risky decision making: Is there a description-experience gap? Park I, Windschitl PD, Smith AR, Rule S, Scherer AM, Stuart JO. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 11;16(2):e0245969. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245969. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33571207

The Focus They Deserve: Improving Women Veterans' Health Care Access. Marshall V, Stryczek KC, Haverhals L, Young J, Au DH, Ho PM, Kaboli PJ, Kirsh S, Sayre G. Womens Health Issues. 2021 Feb 10:S1049-3867(20)30157-2. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2020.12.011. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33582001

Delivering fracture prevention services to rural US veterans through telemedicine: a process evaluation. Miller KL, Steffen MJ, McCoy KD, Cannon G, Seaman AT, Anderson ZL, Patel S, Green J, Wardyn S, Solimeo SL. Arch Osteoporos. 2021 Feb 10;16(1):27. doi: 10.1007/s11657-021-00882-0. PMID: 33566174

Temporal Trends of Candidemia Incidence Rates and Potential Contributions of Infection Control Initiatives over 18 Years within the US Veteran Health Administration System: A Joinpoint Time-Series Analysis. Suzuki H, Perencevich EN, Diekema DJ, Livorsi DJ, Nair R, Kralovic SM, Roselle GA, Goto M. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Feb 10:ciab105. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab105. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33564858

Inhaled Medication Use in Smokers With Normal Spirometry. Arnold NR, Wan ES, Hersh CP, Schwartz A, Kinney G, Young K, Hokanson J, Regan EA, Comellas AP, Fortis S. Respir Care. 2021 Feb 9:respcare.08016. doi: 10.4187/respcare.08016. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33563793

Musculoskeletal sarcoidosis: A single center experience over 15 years. Patil S, Hilliard CA, Arakane M, Koppisetti Jenigiri S, Field EH, Singh N. Int J Rheum Dis. 2021 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.14068. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33559378

Photodynamic Therapy Using Hippo Pathway Inhibitor Verteporfin: A Potential Dual Mechanistic Approach in Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcomas. Rytlewski JD, Scalora N, Garcia K, Tanas M, Toor F, Miller B, Allen B, Milhem M, Monga V. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Feb 8;13(4):675. doi: 10.3390/cancers13040675. PMID: 33567506

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced upper and lower tract urothelial carcinoma: a comparison of outcomes. Esagian SM, Khaki AR, Diamantopoulos LN, Carril-Ajuria L, Castellano D, De Kouchkovsky I, Park JJ, Alva A, Bilen MA, Stewart TF, McKay RR, Santos VS, Agarwal N, Jain J, Zakharia Y, Morales-Barrera R, Devitt ME, Nelson A, Hoimes CJ, Shreck E, Gartrell BA, Sankin A, Tripathi A, Zakopoulou R, Bamias A, Rodriguez-Vida A, Drakaki A, Liu S, Kumar V, Lythgoe MP, Pinato DJ, Murgic J, Fröbe A, Joshi M, Isaacsson Velho P, Hahn N, Alonso Buznego L, Duran I, Moses M, Barata P, Galsky MD, Sonpavde G, Yu EY, Msaouel P, Koshkin VS, Grivas P. BJU Int. 2021 Feb 8. doi: 10.1111/bju.15324. Online ahead of print.  PMID: 33556233

Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) based testing and actionable findings in patients with advanced and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Botrus G, Kosirorek H, Sonbol MB, Kusne Y, Uson Junior PLS, Borad MJ, Ahn DH, Kasi PM, Drusbosky LM, Dada H, Surapaneni PK, Starr J, Ritter A, McMillan J, Wylie N, Mody K, Bekaii-Saab TS. Oncologist. 2021 Feb 8. doi: 10.1002/onco.13717. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33555095

Building Diverse Mentoring Networks that Transcend Boundaries in Cancer Research. Termini CM, Hinton AO Jr, Garza-López E, Koomoa DL, Davis JS, Martínez-Montemayor MM. Trends Cancer. 2021 Feb 6:S2405-8033(21)00014-5. doi: 10.1016/j.trecan.2021.01.001. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33563577

The STS case study: an analysis method for longitudinal qualitative research for implementation science. Van Tiem JM, Schacht Reisinger H, Friberg JE, Wilson JR, Fitzwater L, Panos RJ, Moeckli J. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2021 Feb 5;21(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01215-y. PMID: 33546599 Free PMC article.

Cell Wall Contents of Probiotics (Lactobacillus species) Protect Against Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Murine Colitis by Limiting Immuno-inflammation and Oxidative Stress. Chorawala MR, Chauhan S, Patel R, Shah G. Probiotics Antimicrob Proteins. 2021 Feb 5. doi: 10.1007/s12602-020-09738-4. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33544362

Survival prediction in glioblastoma on post-contrast magnetic resonance imaging using filtration based first-order texture analysis: Comparison of multiple machine learning models. Priya S, Agarwal A, Ward C, Locke T, Monga V, Bathla G. Neuroradiol J. 2021 Feb 3:1971400921990766. doi: 10.1177/1971400921990766. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33533273

Transcatheter Valve Implantation in a Severely Regurgitant Apicoaortic Conduit. Sistla PA, Porayette P, Aldoss OT, Panaich SS. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Feb 2:S1936-8798(20)32462-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.12.012. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33582081 No abstract available.

Association Between Rural Residence and In-Hospital and 30-Day Mortality Among Veterans Hospitalized with COPD Exacerbations. Fortis S, O'Shea AMJ, Beck BF, Comellas A, Vaughan Sarrazin M, Kaboli PJ. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2021 Feb 2;16:191-202. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S281162. eCollection 2021. PMID: 33564232 Free PMC article.

Association of Secure Messaging with Primary Care In-Person and Telephone Visits Among Veterans: a Matched Difference-in-Difference Analysis. O'Shea AMJ, Batten A, Hu EY, Augustine MR, Hogan TP, Kaboli PJ. J Gen Intern Med. 2021 Feb 2. doi: 10.1007/s11606-020-06541-3. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33528777

Effect of mitoquinone on liver metabolism and steatosis in obese and diabetic rats.  Fink BD, Yu L, Coppey L, Obrosov A, Shevalye H, Kerns RJ, Yorek MA, Sivitz WI. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2021 Feb;9(1):e00701. doi: 10.1002/prp2.701. PMID: 33547885

Silencing Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Reduces ERK1/2 Signaling and Sympathetic Excitation in Heart Failure Rats. Yu Y, Wei SG, Weiss RM, Felder RB. Neuroscience. 2021 Feb 1:S0306-4522(21)00031-2. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2021.01.025. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33540053

Ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second /Slow Vital Capacity (FEV1/SVC)<0.7 is associated with clinical, functional, and radiologic features of obstructive lung disease in smokers with preserved lung function. Fortis S, Comellas A, Bhatt SP, Hoffman EA, Han MK, Bhakta NR, Paine R 3rd, Ronish B, Kanner RE, Dransfield M, Hoesterey D, Buhr RG, Barr RG, Dolezal B, Ortega VE, Drummond MB, Arjomandi M, Kaner RJ, Kim V, Curtis JL, Bowler RP, Martinez F, Labaki WW, Cooper CB, O'Neal WK, Criner G, Hansel NN, Krishnan JA, Woodruff P, Couper D, Tashkin D, Barjaktarevic I. Chest. 2021 Feb 1:S0012-3692(21)00229-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.01.067. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33539837  

Comparison of murine behavioural and physiological responses after forced exercise by electrical shock versus manual prodding. Khataei T, Romig-Martin SA, Harding AMS, Radley JJ, Benson CJ. Exp Physiol. 2021 Feb 1. doi: 10.1113/EP089117. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33527606

A comprehensive assessment of carbapenem use across 90 Veterans Health Administration hospitals with defined stewardship strategies for carbapenems. Suzuki H, Perencevich E, Goto M, Alexander B, Nair R, Puig-Asensio M, Ernst E, Livorsi DJ. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Feb 1:dkab008. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33523128

Association of Glycolysis-Enhancing α-1 Blockers With Risk of Developing Parkinson Disease. Simmering JE, Welsh MJ, Liu L, Narayanan NS, Pottegård A. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Feb 1:e205157. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.5157. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33523098 Free PMC article.

Addition Of 131I MIBG To PRRT (90Y DOTATOC) For Personalized Treatment of Selected Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors.  Bushnell DL, Bodeker KL, O'Dorisio TM, Madsen MT, Menda Y, Graves SA, O'Dorisio MS, Zamba GKD. J Nucl Med. 2021 Jan 30:jnumed.120.254987. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.254987. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33517327

The Threshold Effect: Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Primary Macrophages Are Differentially Regulated in an iRhom2-Dependent Manner. Skurski J, Dixit G, Blobel CP, Issuree PD, Maretzky T. Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2021 Jan 29;10:620392. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.620392. eCollection 2020.PMID: 33585287 Free PMC article.

Genetic Analysis of Multiple Myeloma Identifies Cytogenetic Alterations Implicated in Disease Complexity and Progression. Li C, Wendlandt EB, Darbro B, Xu H, Thomas GS, Tricot G, Chen F, Shaughnessy JD Jr, Zhan F. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Jan 29;13(3):517. doi: 10.3390/cancers13030517. PMID: 33572851 Free PMC article.

Integrating APOL1 Kidney-risk Variant Testing in Live Kidney Donor Evaluation: An Expert Panel Opinion. Doshi MD, Gordon EJ, Freedman BI, Glover C, Locke JE, Thomas CP. Transplantation. 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003641. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33534524 No abstract available.

Liver Transplantation in a Patient With Hepatic Angiosarcoma. Dhaliwal A, Braseth A, Dhindsa BS, Ramai D, Rochling FA. Cureus. 2021 Jan 10;13(1):e12609. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12609. PMID: 33585099 Free PMC article.

A Retrospective Analysis of Factors Affecting Palliative Care Consults in Patients Undergoing Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy. Rodriguez RR, Babar L, Lo H, Ashraf O, Monga D, Finley G, Doverspike L, Blackledge A, Sethi A, Raj MS. Cureus. 2021 Jan 9;13(1):e12589. doi: 10.7759/cureus.12589. PMID: 33575150 Free PMC article.

Narrative review: mesenchymal-epithelial transition inhibitors-meeting their target. Safi D, Abu Hejleh T, Furqan M. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2021 Jan;10(1):462-474. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-588. PMID: 33569327 Free PMC article. Review.

Prosthetic Finger Joint Infection Due to Aspergillus terreus.  Kobayashi T, Lawler E, Samra H, Ford B, Sekar P. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 13;8(1):ofaa614. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa614. eCollection 2021 Jan. PMID: 33511236 Free PMC article.

COVID-19: Understanding Inter-Individual Variability and Implications for Precision Medicine. Pereira NL, Ahmad F, Byku M, Cummins NW, Morris AA, Owens A, Tuteja S, Cresci S. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Feb;96(2):446-463. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.11.024. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33549263 Free PMC article. Review.

Loss of Rictor in tubular cells exaggerates lipopolysaccharide induced renal inflammation and acute kidney injury via Yap/Taz-NF-κB axis. Gui Y, Hou Q, Lu Q, Dai C, Li J. Cell Death Discov. 2020 May 29;6(1):40. doi: 10.1038/s41420-020-0274-3. PMID: 33563944