Prion protein lowering is a disease-modifying therapy across prion disease stages, strains and endpoints

…, K Doh-Ura, M Beck, R O'Keefe… - Nucleic acids …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Lowering of prion protein (PrP) expression in the brain is a genetically validated therapeutic
hypothesis in prion disease. We recently showed that antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-…

[HTML][HTML] Antisense oligonucleotides extend survival of prion-infected mice

…, S Graffam, J Le, T Caron, J Stathopoulos, R O'Keefe… - JCI insight, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Prion disease is a fatal, incurable neurodegenerative disease of humans and other mammals
caused by conversion of cellular prion protein (PrP C) into a self-propagating neurotoxic …

[HTML][HTML] Domain-specific quantification of prion protein in cerebrospinal fluid by targeted mass spectrometry

…, GJ Raymond, MD McCarthy, R O'Keefe… - Molecular & Cellular …, 2019 - ASBMB
Therapies currently in preclinical development for prion disease seek to lower prion protein (PrP)
expression in the brain. Trials of such therapies are likely to rely on quantification of …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support in COVID-19: an international cohort study of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry

…, R Muellenbach, M Nicholson, S O'Brien, K O'Keefe… - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Multiple major health organisations recommend the use of extracorporeal
membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory …

[PDF][PDF] Coding mutations in p57KIP2 are present in some cases of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome but are rare or absent in Wilms tumors

D O'Keefe, D Dao, L Zhao, R Sanderson… - The American Journal of …, 1997 - cell.com
The Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is marked by fetal organ overgrowth and conveys
a predisposition to certain childhood tumors, including Wilms tumor (WT). The genetics of …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of whole body vibration exposure on muscle function in children with cystic fibrosis: a pilot efficacy trial

K O'Keefe, R Orr, P Huang, H Selvadurai… - Journal of clinical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background To examine the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) exposure on muscle
function in children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Non-randomised controlled cross-over trial. …

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension

MC O'Keefe, MD Post - … of Pathology and Laboratory …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
characterized by extensive proliferation of pulmonary capillaries within alveolar septae. Clinical …

Placental cytomegalovirus infection

K Lindholm, M O'Keefe - … of pathology & laboratory …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
In the United States, cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital viral infection and the
number 1 cause of nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss. The vast majority of infants …

The messages replication factor: Methods tailored to messages as objects of study

S Jackson, DJ O'Keefe, DE Brashers - Journalism Quarterly, 1994 - journals.sagepub.com
In research on effects of message variables, it is generally necessary to examine responses
to actual messages that represent, embody, or instantiate the values of the variable of …

A tale of two obesCities: the role of municipal governance in reducing childhood obesity in New York City and London

N Freudenberg, K Libman, E O'Keefe - Journal of urban health, 2010 - Springer
As rates of childhood obesity and overweight rise around the world, researchers and policy
makers seek new ways to reverse these trends. Given the concentration of the world’s …