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- Campbell, PJ, et al.
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Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes
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In: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1476-4687 .- 0028-0836. ; 578:7793, s. 82-
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- Cancer is driven by genetic change, and the advent of massively parallel sequencing has enabled systematic documentation of this variation at the whole-genome scale1–3. Here we report the integrative analysis of 2,658 whole-cancer genomes and their matching normal tissues across 38 tumour types from the Pan-Cancer Analysis of Whole Genomes (PCAWG) Consortium of the International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). We describe the generation of the PCAWG resource, facilitated by international data sharing using compute clouds. On average, cancer genomes contained 4–5 driver mutations when combining coding and non-coding genomic elements; however, in around 5% of cases no drivers were identified, suggesting that cancer driver discovery is not yet complete. Chromothripsis, in which many clustered structural variants arise in a single catastrophic event, is frequently an early event in tumour evolution; in acral melanoma, for example, these events precede most somatic point mutations and affect several cancer-associated genes simultaneously. Cancers with abnormal telomere maintenance often originate from tissues with low replicative activity and show several mechanisms of preventing telomere attrition to critical levels. Common and rare germline variants affect patterns of somatic mutation, including point mutations, structural variants and somatic retrotransposition. A collection of papers from the PCAWG Consortium describes non-coding mutations that drive cancer beyond those in the TERT promoter4; identifies new signatures of mutational processes that cause base substitutions, small insertions and deletions and structural variation5,6; analyses timings and patterns of tumour evolution7; describes the diverse transcriptional consequences of somatic mutation on splicing, expression levels, fusion genes and promoter activity8,9; and evaluates a range of more-specialized features of cancer genomes8,10–18.
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Physiological regulation and NO-dependent inhibition of migrating myoelectric complex in the rat small bowel by OXA
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In: American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology. - : American Physiological Society. - 0193-1857 .- 1522-1547. ; 285:4, s. G688-G695
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- Orexin A (OXA)-positive neurons are found in the lateral hypothalamic area and the enteric nervous system. The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of OXA action on small bowel motility. Electrodes were implanted in the serosa of the rat small intestine for recordings of myoelectric activity during infusion of saline or OXA in naive rats, vagotomized rats, rats pretreated with guanethidine (3 mg/kg) or Nω-nitro-l-arginine (l-NNA; 1 mg/kg). Naive rats were given a bolus of the orexin receptor-1 (OX1R) antagonist (SB-334867-A; 10 mg/kg), and the effect of both OXA and SB-334867-A on fasting motility was studied. Double-label immunocytochemistry with primary antibodies against OXA, neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and OX1R was performed. OXA induced a dose-dependent prolongation of the cycle length of the migrating myoelectric complex (MMC) and, in the higher doses, replaced the activity fronts with an irregular spiking pattern. Vagotomy or pretreatment with guanethidine failed to prevent the response to OXA. The OXA-induced effect on the MMC cycle length was completely inhibited by pretreatment with l-NNA ( P < 0.05), as did SB-334867-A. The OX1R antagonist shortened the MMC cycle length from 14.1 (12.0–23.5) to 11.0 (9.5–14.7) min ( P < 0.05) during control and treatment periods, respectively. Colocalization of OXA and nNOS was observed in myenteric neurons of the duodenum and nerve fibers in the circular muscle. Our results indicate that OXA inhibition of the MMC involves the OX1R and that activation of a l-arginine/NO pathway possibly originating from OX1R/nNOS-containing neurons in the myenteric plexus may mediate this effect. Endogenous OXA may have a physiological role in regulating the MMC.
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Presence of bile in the oesophagus is associated with less effective oesophageal motility
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In: Digestion. - : S. Karger AG. - 0012-2823 .- 1421-9867. ; 66:1, s. 42-48
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- <i>Background/Aims:</i> Reflux of bile to the oesophagus has been shown to be of importance in the development of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This study aims to assess oesophageal motility patterns in relation to acid and bile reflux to the oesophagus. <i>Methods:</i> Forty-nine subjects with and without reflux disease underwent 24-hour ambulatory recordings of oesophageal pH, bile and 3-channel manometry. Gastroscopy was performed to assess severity of oesophagitis. The percentage of effective peristaltic contractions (oesophageal contractions with a peristaltic pattern and a pressure >30 mm Hg) were correlated to the degree of acid and bile reflux. Ten subjects were re-evaluated within 2 years post-fundoplication. <i>Results:</i> Acid and bile reflux were associated with fewer effective contractions (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.07, p = 0.06 and R<sup>2</sup> = 0.21, p = 0.008, respectively). However, in a multivariate model including acid, bile, age and gender dependency, only bile could show a systematic effect on the variation in percentage of effective peristaltic contractions (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.22, p = 0.001). One year after laparoscopic fundoplication, 24-hour oesophageal motility was unchanged. <i>Conclusion:</i> Reflux of duodenal juice to the oesophagus is associated with less effective oesophageal motility, which in turn can perpetuate the disease by less effective oesophageal clearance of bile and acid. The reduced oesophageal motility is not reversed by fundoplication.
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Role of GLP-1 in meal-taking
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In: Appetite. - : Elsevier BV. - 0195-6663. ; 32:2, s. 276-276
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Eating behavior and gastric emptying in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome
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In: Annals of nutrition & metabolism. - : S. Karger AG. - 1421-9697 .- 0250-6807. ; 51:3, s. 264-269
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- <i>Background/Aims:</i> Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disorder characterized by distinctive physical, behavioral and psychiatric features. One cardinal symptom is excessive eating, often leading to extreme obesity. The etiology of the hyperphagia is unknown, but eating behaviors and gastrointestinal motility could play a pivotal role. In this pilot study, we therefore sought to give a closer description of the two. <i>Methods:</i> 12 PWS adults, 6 men and 6 women, 17–37 years of age with a median BMI of 34.9 were evaluated. Computerized monitoring of eating behavior and assessment of gastric emptying using paracetamol absorption were analyzed. Gastric emptying rate was compared to the rate in normal and obese controls. <i>Results:</i> Eating behavior pattern was nonhomogeneous in the PWS patients, but they experienced both hunger and satiation. In PWS gastric emptying was similar to lean subjects (p > 0.05), but longer than in obese subjects (p < 0.05). <i>Conclusions:</i> Despite obesity, this group of adults with PWS did not display overeating in the test situation and gastric emptying rate was normal. Numbers are small, but the results are important for the treatment of obesity in this special group of patients.
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