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Learning healthcare system: Workshop summary (IOM Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine)

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113231
Olsen, LeighAnne;, Aisner, Dara;, McGinnis, J. Michael (Eds). Washington, DC: National Academies Press , 2007.
Website
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11903
Material Type
Online
This book considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainabl…
Website
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=11903
Website Notes
Read online or download as PDF.
Author
Olsen, LeighAnne;
Aisner, Dara;
McGinnis, J. Michael (Eds).
Place of Publication
Washington, DC
Publisher
National Academies Press
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
374 pages, 2 MB PDF file.
Subject
Health Care Delivery Systems
Evidence-Based Medicine
Abstract
This book considers how health care is structured to develop and to apply evidence--from health profession training and infrastructure development to advances in research methodology, patient engagement, payment schemes, and measurement--and highlights opportunities for the creation of a sustainable learning health care system that gets the right care to people when they need it and then captures the results for improvement. This book will be of primary interest to hospital and insurance industry administrators, health care providers, those who train and educate health workers, researchers, and policymakers.
ISBN
978-0-309-10300-8
Language
English
Material Type
Online
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Systematic approaches to a successful literature review

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124764
Booth, Andrew, Papaioannou, Diana, Sutton, Anthea. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications , 2012.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF KT 100 BOO 2012
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Booth, Andrew
Papaioannou, Diana
Sutton, Anthea
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Publisher
Sage Publications
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
279 p.
Subjects
Biomedical Research - methods
Writing
Review Literature as Topic
Evidence-based practice - methods
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Bibliography as Topic
Information Storage and Retrieval - methods
Information Services - organization & administration
ISBN
9780857021359
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF KT 100 BOO 2012

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Communicating risks and benefits: An evidence-based user's guide

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog111871
Fischhoff, Baruch, Brewer, Noel T., Downs, Julie S.(eds.). Maryland, USA: FDA, US Department of Health & Human Services , 2011.
Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/Risk communication book remediated2.pdf
Material Type
Book
Online
Effective risk communication is essential to the well-being of any organization and those people who depend on it. Ineffective communication can cost lives, money, and reputations. Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide provides the scientific foundations for effective …
Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/Risk communication book remediated2.pdf
Website Notes
Click on the link above to view/print.
Author
Fischhoff, Baruch
Brewer, Noel T.
Downs, Julie S.(eds.)
Corporate Author
Food & Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Health & Human Services
Place of Publication
Maryland, USA
Publisher
FDA, US Department of Health & Human Services
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
PDF file: 242 p.
Subject
Leadership/Coaching
Communication
Abstract
Effective risk communication is essential to the well-being of any organization and those people who depend on it. Ineffective communication can cost lives, money, and reputations. Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User's Guide provides the scientific foundations for effective communication.
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
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Physical and functional interaction of p53 and p110a and implications in ovarian carcinogenesis

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Astanehe, Arezoo. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2005.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16421
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n approximately 40% of ovarian cancers, PIK3CA, which encodes the p110α catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is amplified. This amplification correlates with increased PIK3CA transcription, p110α protein expression, and PI3K activity. Moreover, PIK3CA is implicated as…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16421
Author
Astanehe, Arezoo
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2005
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
n approximately 40% of ovarian cancers, PIK3CA, which encodes the p110α catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) is amplified. This amplification correlates with increased PIK3CA transcription, p110α protein expression, and PI3K activity. Moreover, PIK3CA is implicated as an oncogene in ovarian cancers. Another common mutation in ovarian cancer leads to loss of p53 function. Alterations to p53 are known to be involved in tumour development and progression.
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English
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Canadian journal of diagnosis

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114594
Website
UBC Users:
http://gw2jh3xr2c.search.serialssolutions.com/?SS_searchTypeJournal=yes&V=1.0&L=GW2JH3XR2C&S=AC_T_B&C=canadian+journal+of+diagnosis
Place of Publication
Pointe-Claire, QC
Publisher
STA Communications Inc.
Publication Date
1987 - Present
ISSN
0839-1866
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Frequency
Monthly
Holdings
CFRI/Study & Learning Commons - Print: v.19:1-v.31:6 (2002-2014).
Missing:v.19:3 (2002); v.20:7,12 (2003); v.24:6 (2007); v.26:1,3,8 (2009).
Online: 2001 to present.
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McWhinney's Textbook of Family Medicine

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124769
Freeman, Thomas R. New York, NY: Oxford University Press , 2016. 4th Ed.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF FA 310 FRE 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Highly acclaimed in its first three editions, McWhinney's Textbook of Family Medicine is one of the seminal texts in the field. While many family medicine texts simply cover the disorders a practitioner might see in clinical practice, McWhinney's defines the principles and practices of family medic…
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Author
Freeman, Thomas R.
Edition
4th Ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
520 pp
Subject
Family Medicine-Directories. Resource Guides
Medical Directories. Resource Guides
UBC MD Undergrad
Family Medicine
Abstract
Highly acclaimed in its first three editions, McWhinney's Textbook of Family Medicine is one of the seminal texts in the field. While many family medicine texts simply cover the disorders a practitioner might see in clinical practice, McWhinney's defines the principles and practices of family medicine as a separate and distinct field of practice. The fourth edition presents six new clinical chapters of common problems in family medicine: respiratory illness, musculoskeletal pain, depression, diabetes, obesity and multimorbidity. This new edition also provides information on stewardship of resources, patient information and data, delivery of care in the home, and consultation and referral. The volume also covers continuing advances in the research base of family medicine. Readers will come away with a deeper appreciation for the role of the generalist in healthcare.
ISBN
978-0199370689
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF FA 310 FRE 2016

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Chinese cancer patient peer navigator toolkit: A model for language-based peer navigation

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog112530
Kwong, Sandy. [Vancouver, BC?]: BC Cancer Agency , 2013.
Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/2013PeerNavigatorToolkit.pdf
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF FE 220 CHI 2013
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This guide describes the principles and processes involved in the development of the Chinese Peer Navigator Program at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre and the bilingual resources that are used with Chinese-speaking patients (Mandarin, Cantonese and English).; This program also reflects “be…
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Website
http://www.cw.bc.ca/library/pdf/2013PeerNavigatorToolkit.pdf
Author
Kwong, Sandy
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
BC Cancer Agency
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
Softcover: 27 p.
Subject
Cancer-Coping
Cancer
Abstract
This guide describes the principles and processes involved in the development of the Chinese Peer Navigator Program at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Centre and the bilingual resources that are used with Chinese-speaking patients (Mandarin, Cantonese and English).
This program also reflects “best practice” standards and can be used for future groups or organizations who may wish to adapt it for future peer navigator programs.
Language
English
Chinese
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF FE 220 CHI 2013

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International classification of functioning, disability and health: Children and youth version: ICF-CY

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113169
World Health Organization. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization , 2012.
Website
www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/
Material Type
Online
Website
www.who.int/classifications/icf/en/
Website Notes
Merged into ICF
Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva, Switzerland
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Medical Dictionaries. Medical Thesauri. Medical Terminology
Anatomy
Physiology
ISBN
9789241547321
Language
English
Material Type
Online
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Moral Distress in the Health Professions

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124765
Philadelphia, USA: Springer , 2021.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IC 100 ULR 2018
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This is the first book on the market or within academia dedicated solely to moral distress among health professionals. It aims to bring conceptual clarity about moral distress and distinguish it from related concepts. Explicit attention is given to the voices and experiences of health care professi…
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Editor
Ulrich, Connie M
Grady, Christine
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, USA
Publisher
Springer
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
Paperback: p 171.
Subject
Medical Ethics
Physicians
UBC MD Undergrad
Bioethics
Abstract
This is the first book on the market or within academia dedicated solely to moral distress among health professionals. It aims to bring conceptual clarity about moral distress and distinguish it from related concepts. Explicit attention is given to the voices and experiences of health care professionals from multiple disciplines and many parts of the world. Contributors explain the evolution of the concept of moral distress, sources of moral distress including those that arise at the unit/team and organization/system level, and possible solutions to address moral distress at every level. A liberal use of case studies will make the phenomenon palpable to readers.
This volume provides information not only for academia and educational initiatives, but also for practitioners and the research community, and will serve as a professional resource for courses in health professional schools, bioethics, and business, as well as in the hospital wards, intensive care units, long-term care facilities, hospice, and ambulatory practice sites in which moral distress originates.
ISBN
978-3319-646251
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IC 100 ULR 2018

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Developments in Neuroethics & Bioethics|Volume 6: Neuroethics & Neurodevelopment

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123781
Campbridge, MA: Elsevier | Academic Press , 2023.
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IC 100 GIB 2023
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This volume focuses on topics at the intersection between neuroethics and neurodevelopment, and brings together the perspectives of experts in both clinical assessment and intervention, and researchers in child psychology, neurosciences, medicine, health policy, law, and social work. The goal is to…
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Editor
Gibbard, W. Ben
Illes, Judy
Place of Publication
Campbridge, MA
Publisher
Elsevier
Academic Press
Publication Date
2023
Physical Description
275pp
Subject
Medical Ethics
Physicians
UBC MD Undergrad
Bioethics
Neuroethics
Abstract
This volume focuses on topics at the intersection between neuroethics and neurodevelopment, and brings together the perspectives of experts in both clinical assessment and intervention, and researchers in child psychology, neurosciences, medicine, health policy, law, and social work. The goal is to review emerging issues related to the ethical ramifications of how variation in human neurodevelopment is described, and the effects of these descriptions on those with lived experience, clinical and intervention services, and health and social policy. Related topics are also explored including the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ethics of invasive neurotechnology interventions, biomarkers, machine learning, precision medicine.
ISBN
978-0323993920
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Call Number
REF IC 100 GIB 2023

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Profiling the vaginal microbiome in HIV-positive women

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113942
Mahal, Daljeet Singh. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2013.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44267
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Thesis
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Disruptions or imbalances of the vaginal microbiome can lead to negative reproductive health consequences for women, including an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, and preterm birth. HIV-positive women may be particularly vulnerable to microbiome disrup…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44267
Author
Mahal, Daljeet Singh
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Disruptions or imbalances of the vaginal microbiome can lead to negative reproductive health consequences for women, including an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, and preterm birth. HIV-positive women may be particularly vulnerable to microbiome disruptions due to the immune dysfunction intrinsic to this disease. The objective of this study was to explore the vaginal microbiome in HIV-positive reproductive-aged women utilizing cpn60 metagenomic profiling and to correlate vaginal bacterial profiles with demographic/clinical variables.
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English
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Cardiovascular, metabolic, endocrine and behavioral aspects of development in postnatal lambs in relation to age, sex, lamb number and acute fluoxetine administration

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113943
Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Thi. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2013.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44653
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Thesis
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Human newborns exposed in utero to maternally administered SSRIs such as fluoxetine (FX) have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including poor neonatal adaptation. This comprises respiratory difficulty, jitteriness, cyanosis when feeding and persists for several days after birth. Seve…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44653
Author
Nguyen, Tuan-Anh Thi
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2013
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Human newborns exposed in utero to maternally administered SSRIs such as fluoxetine (FX) have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes including poor neonatal adaptation. This comprises respiratory difficulty, jitteriness, cyanosis when feeding and persists for several days after birth. Several potential mechanisms underlying these symptoms have been proposed: 1) acute toxicity to the drugs (i.e. serotonin syndrome), 2) withdrawal syndrome due to the sudden discontinuation of maternal-fetal placental drug transfer at birth or 3) an SSRIs-elicited alteration in fetal brain development. However, the actual mechanism has not been elucidated.
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English
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Role of receptor tyrosine kinase regulator Sprouty in ovarian cancer cells

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113944
So, Wai Kin. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2012.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42242
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Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activity contributes to the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a common and lethal female malignancy. Elucidating the regulation of EGFR function will improve treatments for EOC and the survival of patients. This study aims to elucidate …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42242
Author
So, Wai Kin
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Aberrant epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) activity contributes to the development of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), a common and lethal female malignancy. Elucidating the regulation of EGFR function will improve treatments for EOC and the survival of patients. This study aims to elucidate the role of Sprouty (SPRY) proteins, which are EGFR regulators, in EOC.
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English
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X-chromosome inactivation and FMR1 CGG repeat and AGG interspersion number in female newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs)

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113945
Wu, Elizabeth Xianshi. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2012.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42609
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Pregnancies derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are associated with increased rates of chromosome abnormalities, congenital malformations, low birth weight, pre-term births, multiple gestations, and imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive techno…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/42609
Author
Wu, Elizabeth Xianshi
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Pregnancies derived from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are associated with increased rates of chromosome abnormalities, congenital malformations, low birth weight, pre-term births, multiple gestations, and imprinting disorders. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) enable sub-fertile individuals to circumvent the natural selective pressures involved in human reproduction. The risks of ARTs may be due to the underlying causes of subfertility in these individuals or to the artificial processes used to achieve pregnancy. X-chromosome inactivation (XCI) may be at risk to perturbations in ARTs as it is thought to occur during the blastocyst stage when in vitro culturing would be taking place. We examined the XCI status in females conceived by ICSI (n=70), IVF (n=68), and naturally (NC, n=42).
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Noninvasive assessment of embryo quality in human in vitro fertilization : metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media with Raman spectroscopy

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113946
Asghari Roodsari, Alaleh. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2012.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43273
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Light microscopy has remained the primary tool for the assessment of embryo quality and the selection of embryos for transfer in clinical IVF practice. Recent studies have suggested that metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media can distinguish human embryos with better implantation potential. …
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/43273
Author
Asghari Roodsari, Alaleh
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2012
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Light microscopy has remained the primary tool for the assessment of embryo quality and the selection of embryos for transfer in clinical IVF practice. Recent studies have suggested that metabolomic profiling of embryo culture media can distinguish human embryos with better implantation potential. We therefore undertook the following study to further assess the usefulness of metabolomic profiling ?spent? embryo culture medium using Raman spectroscopy. Methods: Patients undergoing IVF+/-ICSI treatment from the UBC Centre for Reproductive Health were recruited for study.
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Investigation of methylation and gene expression in placenta of pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART)

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Sakian, Sina. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2011.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31191
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With the increasing use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) every year, concerns have been raised regarding the possible effect these procedures have on the health of the children procured by them. Although patients born via ART are usually healthy, studies have associated these procedures wi…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31191
Author
Sakian, Sina
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2011
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
With the increasing use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART) every year, concerns have been raised regarding the possible effect these procedures have on the health of the children procured by them. Although patients born via ART are usually healthy, studies have associated these procedures with increased incidence of low birth weight (LBW), chromosomal abnormalities, birth defects and imprinting disorders. No study has proposed a single defined cause for any of these defects in ART infants, however it is believed that they may be due to both the invasiveness of ART and to genetic defects that are at the root of the infertility in the parents. In this study, changes in the methylation of the H19 and IGF2 imprinting control region 1 (ICR1) were investigated for both ART (n=92) and naturally conceived controls (n=19) using pyrosequencing.
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Regulation of androgen action by sex hormone-binding globulin

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113948
Hong, Eui-ju. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2011.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35861
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Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) binds androgens and estrogens with high affinity, and regulates the distribution of these sex steroids in the blood and other biological fluids. Liver is the primary site of SHBG production, but the human SHBG transcription unit responsible for this is also expre…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/35861
Author
Hong, Eui-ju
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2011
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) binds androgens and estrogens with high affinity, and regulates the distribution of these sex steroids in the blood and other biological fluids. Liver is the primary site of SHBG production, but the human SHBG transcription unit responsible for this is also expressed in proximal convoluted tubule (PCT) epithelial cells in a transgenic mouse model. Unlike hepatocytes which actively secrete SHBG and retain little immunoreactive SHBG within their cytoplasm, an incompletely glycosylated SHBG isoform has been found to accumulate inside PCT cells. These cells are androgen target cells, and the presence of SHBG within them accentuates androgen-dependent regulation of gene expression mediated by the androgen receptor (AR).
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The characterization of ADAMTS-12 in the regulation of human trophoblast invasion in vitro

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113949
Zou, Junxuan. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2010.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29783
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The distintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin repeats (ADAMTS) are members of a gene family of secreted, multidomain and multifunctional proteinases that are able to proteolytically degrade a diverse array of cellular, extracellular and extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates. We ex…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29783
Author
Zou, Junxuan
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2010
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
The distintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin repeats (ADAMTS) are members of a gene family of secreted, multidomain and multifunctional proteinases that are able to proteolytically degrade a diverse array of cellular, extracellular and extracellular matrix (ECM) substrates. We examined the presence of ADAMTS in first trimester human placenta and only ADAMTS-12 was present in cultures of invasive extravillous cytotrophoblast (EVT) at significantly higher levels than in poorly invasive JEG-3 chorocarcinoma cells. Immunohistochemistry staining of chorionic villi derived from first trimester human placenta demonstrated that ADAMTS-12 was intensively immunolocalized in the cytotrophoblast layer but weakly immunolocalized in the poorly-invasive syncytial trophoblast layer.
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DNA methylation at imprinted and non-imprinted genes in the sperm of men affected by severe male factor infertility

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113950
Minor, Agata. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2010.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29282
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Abnormal DNA methylation at imprinted and non-imprinted genes has been associated with spermatogenesis failure. However, little information is available regarding DNA methylation at those genes in men affected by severe male factor infertility. We hypothesized a higher incidence of aberrant DNA met…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29282
Author
Minor, Agata
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2010
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Abnormal DNA methylation at imprinted and non-imprinted genes has been associated with spermatogenesis failure. However, little information is available regarding DNA methylation at those genes in men affected by severe male factor infertility. We hypothesized a higher incidence of aberrant DNA methylation would be present in the ejaculate and testicular sperm of men affected by severe male factor infertility compared to that in fertile control men. Furthermore, we hypothesized abnormal DNA methylation would also affect non-imprinted genes in the sperm of men affected by severe oligozoospermia.
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Effects and mechanisms of growth differentiation factor 9 on activin A-regulated inhibin B and progesterone production in human granulosa cells

https://cwslc.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113951
Shi, Fengtao. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 2010.
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28961
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Activin A (homodimer of inhibin βA-subunit) is known to increase inhibin βB-subunit and inhibin B (heterodimer of inhibin α- and βB-subunit) levels and decrease progesterone accumulation in human granulosa cells. Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is a potent paracrine regul…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28961
Author
Shi, Fengtao
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
2010
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
Theses
Abstract
Activin A (homodimer of inhibin βA-subunit) is known to increase inhibin βB-subunit and inhibin B (heterodimer of inhibin α- and βB-subunit) levels and decrease progesterone accumulation in human granulosa cells. Growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) is a potent paracrine regulator of ovarian function, but its overall effects, particularly relating to activin A actions, are unknown. We examined the potential crosstalk between activin A and GDF9 in primary cultures of human granulosa-lutein (hGL) cells. Pretreatment of hGL cells with GDF9 for 24 h resulted in an increased expression of activin receptors and Smad2/3, and decreased inhibitory Smad7 activity. These effects were attenuated by BMP type II receptor ectodomain (BMPR2 ECD), a GDF9 antagonist.
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