2021
Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma
Barak T, Vetsa S, Nadar A, Jin L, Gupte TP, Fomchenko EI, Miyagishima DF, Yalcin K, Vasandani S, Gorelick E, Zhao AY, Antonios J, Theriault BC, Lifton N, Marianayagam N, Omay B, Omay ZE, Huttner A, McGuone D, Blondin NA, Corbin Z, Fulbright RK, Moliterno J. Surgical strategies for older patients with glioblastoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2021, 155: 255-264. PMID: 34626296, PMCID: PMC8651607, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-021-03862-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKarnofsky performance scoreLength of surgeryOlder patientsOverall survivalPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionSurgical strategyLow preoperative KPS scorePoor Karnofsky performance scoreLow Karnofsky performance scoreYale-New Haven HospitalPostoperative adjuvant treatmentPreoperative KPS scoreAdjuvant treatment regimensExtent of resectionNew Haven HospitalUse of ioMRIAdjuvant treatmentHospital stayKPS scoreMethodsClinical dataConsecutive patientsPrognostic factorsTreatment regimensExperienced hands
2020
Differential expression of the T-cell inhibitor TIGIT in glioblastoma and MS
Lucca LE, Lerner BA, Park C, DeBartolo D, Harnett B, Kumar VP, Ponath G, Raddassi K, Huttner A, Hafler DA, Pitt D. Differential expression of the T-cell inhibitor TIGIT in glioblastoma and MS. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation 2020, 7: e712. PMID: 32269065, PMCID: PMC7188477, DOI: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000000712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor-infiltrating T cellsT cellsPD-1/PD-L1Anti-TIGIT therapyExpression of CD226Expression of TIGITPostmortem CNS tissueLymphocytes of patientsFresh surgical resectionsLigand CD155TIGIT expressionSurgical resectionPD-1PD-L1CNS diseaseHealthy controlsHealthy donorsLymphocytic expressionImmune responseCNS tissueMS lesionsTIGITImmune pathwaysPatientsGlioblastoma multiformeClinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study
Kovvuru S, Cardenas Y, Huttner A, Nowak R, Roy B. Clinical characteristics of fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 antibody‐related polyneuropathy: a retrospective study. European Journal Of Neurology 2020, 27: 1310-1318. PMID: 32068339, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic inflammatory neuropathiesInflammatory neuropathiesSensory neuropathyFGFR3 antibodiesDistal lower extremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulin responseLower extremity paresthesiasCommon presenting symptomLower extremity weaknessRetrospective chart reviewPure sensory neuropathyHistory of cancerDistal sensationMotor findingsPresenting symptomChart reviewClinical characteristicsDemyelinating featuresNerve biopsySymptom onsetUnsteady gaitClinical presentationFoot dropRetrospective studyAutoimmune diseasesPrimary dural lymphomas: Clinical presentation, management, and outcome
Karschnia P, Batchelor TT, Jordan JT, Shaw B, Winter SF, Barbiero FJ, Kaulen LD, Thon N, Tonn J, Huttner AJ, Fulbright RK, Loeffler J, Dietrich J, Baehring JM. Primary dural lymphomas: Clinical presentation, management, and outcome. Cancer 2020, 126: 2811-2820. PMID: 32176324, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary dural lymphomaPrimary CNS lymphomaNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCNS lymphomaOverall survivalDural lymphomaPrimary central nervous system lymphomaT-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaB-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomaCentral nervous system lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaMedian apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesAvid contrast enhancementMedian overall survivalCerebrospinal fluid analysisNervous system lymphomaMarginal zone lymphomaB-cell lymphomaExtra-axial massApparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) valuesMassachusetts General HospitalAggressive surgeryMultimodality treatmentSystem lymphomaSystemic involvement
2019
Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma
Kaulen LD, Galluzzo D, Hui P, Barbiero F, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Fulbright R, Baehring JM. Prognostic markers for immunodeficiency-associated primary central nervous system lymphoma. Journal Of Neuro-Oncology 2019, 144: 107-115. PMID: 31190317, DOI: 10.1007/s11060-019-03208-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary central nervous system lymphomaDiffusion-weighted imaging patternsMagnetic resonance imagingCentral nervous system lymphomaNervous system lymphomaSystem lymphomaPeripheral enhancementDWI patternsPCNSL casesImaging featuresPrognostic markerHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionKaplan-Meier survival analysisDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaYale-New Haven HospitalLarge B-cell lymphomaMedian overall survivalImmunodeficiency virus infectionPredictors of survivalSolid organ transplantationImmunoglobulin heavy chain gene rearrangementPeripheral contrast enhancementLog-rank testMajor risk factorHeavy chain gene rearrangement
2017
Disappearing Leukoencephalopathy
Chan AM, Huttner A, Baehring J. Disappearing Leukoencephalopathy. Clinical Neuroradiology 2017, 28: 455-459. PMID: 29196778, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0650-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease.
Erfe JM, Perry A, McClaskey J, Inzucchi SE, James WS, Eid T, Bronen RA, Mahajan A, Huttner A, Santos F, Spencer D. Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 629-641. PMID: 29027854, DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.jns162245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranssphenoidal resectionMRI studiesCushing's diseaseCortisol levelsLong-term corticosteroid therapyUrinary free cortisol levelsLong-term disease remissionLong-term patient outcomesResults Fourteen patientsLong-term outcomesPostoperative MRI studiesSurgical tumor samplesFree cortisol levelsPreoperative MRI studiesPrecise tumor localizationACTH antibodiesPituitary microCorticosteroid therapyStudy patientsDisease remissionFourteen patientsRemission rateRetrospective reviewTreatment failureCure rateMulticentric Chordoma
Jones JR, Huttner A, Malhotra A. Multicentric Chordoma. Clinical Neuroradiology 2017, 28: 283-288. PMID: 28766007, DOI: 10.1007/s00062-017-0610-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes
Stern JN, Yaari G, Vander Heiden JA, Church G, Donahue WF, Hintzen RQ, Huttner AJ, Laman JD, Nagra RM, Nylander A, Pitt D, Ramanan S, Siddiqui BA, Vigneault F, Kleinstein SH, Hafler DA, O'Connor KC. B cells populating the multiple sclerosis brain mature in the draining cervical lymph nodes. Science Translational Medicine 2014, 6: 248ra107. PMID: 25100741, PMCID: PMC4388137, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.3008879.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical lymph nodesCentral nervous systemB cellsCerebrospinal fluidLymph nodesMultiple sclerosisLymphoid tissueCNS of patientsCNS B cellsAntigen-experienced B cellsMultiple sclerosis brainSecondary lymphoid tissuesB cell compartmentB cell trafficB cell maturationImmunomodulatory therapyImmune infiltratesPeripheral bloodInflammatory diseasesLymphocyte transmigrationPeripheral tissuesNervous systemMembers of clonesCell maturationCell trafficTranscriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome
Lennington JB, Coppola G, Kataoka-Sasaki Y, Fernandez TV, Palejev D, Li Y, Huttner A, Pletikos M, Sestan N, Leckman JF, Vaccarino FM. Transcriptome Analysis of the Human Striatum in Tourette Syndrome. Biological Psychiatry 2014, 79: 372-382. PMID: 25199956, PMCID: PMC4305353, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2014.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsGenome-wide association studiesGene coexpression modulesNumber variantsGene network analysisCommon genetic variantsCoexpression modulesUpregulated genesMetabolism modulesImmune-related genesNetwork analysisAssociation studiesDifferential expressionUpregulated modulesGenetic variantsGenesPatient's striatumTS individualsTranscriptomeVariantsMetabolic alterationsSame regionGamma-aminobutyric acidergic interneuronsTranscriptsRNA
2013
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an immunocompetent patient
Christakis PG, Okin D, Huttner AJ, Baehring JM. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in an immunocompetent patient. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 2013, 326: 107-110. PMID: 23375959, DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyImmunocompetent patientsMultifocal leukoencephalopathyTemporal white matterMefloquine therapyOccult immunosuppressionSubacute historyClinical courseExtensive workupPharmacological therapyImmunocompetent individualsCSF PCRSignal abnormalitiesDNA titreSerotonin receptorsBrain MRIAbnormal gaitJC virusOlder menWhite matterLeukoencephalopathyPatientsTherapyImmunosuppressionBiopsy
2012
A 77‐year‐old man with sudden onset of left hand weakness and hematuria
Nagarajan P, Huttner A. A 77‐year‐old man with sudden onset of left hand weakness and hematuria. Neuropathology 2012, 33: 102-107. PMID: 22672570, DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2012.01328.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain
Kang HJ, Kawasawa YI, Cheng F, Zhu Y, Xu X, Li M, Sousa AM, Pletikos M, Meyer KA, Sedmak G, Guennel T, Shin Y, Johnson MB, Krsnik Ž, Mayer S, Fertuzinhos S, Umlauf S, Lisgo SN, Vortmeyer A, Weinberger DR, Mane S, Hyde TM, Huttner A, Reimers M, Kleinman JE, Šestan N. Spatio-temporal transcriptome of the human brain. Nature 2011, 478: 483-489. PMID: 22031440, PMCID: PMC3566780, DOI: 10.1038/nature10523.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1996
Relationship between camp induced inhibition of human meningioma cell proliferation and autocrine secretion of interleukin-6
Hüttner A, Lei T, Fahlbusch R, Schrell U, Adams E. Relationship between camp induced inhibition of human meningioma cell proliferation and autocrine secretion of interleukin-6. Life Sciences 1996, 58: 1323-1329. PMID: 8614289, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(96)00098-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterleukin-6Intracellular cAMP levelsMeningioma proliferationCAMP levelsHuman meningioma cell proliferationAdenylyl cyclase-cAMP systemCultured meningioma cellsElevated intracellular cAMP levelsIL6 secretionMeningioma cell culturesInhibitory factorCholera toxinMeningioma cellsInhibitory effectAutocrine secretionMeningioma cell proliferationCell proliferationSecretionPotential rolePolyclonal antibodiesProliferationSimilar effectsCell culturesInhibitionPrevious studies