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Evaluation of an online injecting drug use stigma intervention targeted at health providers in New South Wales, Australia

Health Psychology Open, 2017
People who inject drugs are highly stigmatised. Discriminatory experiences are commonly reported, particularly in health care settings. This article evaluates an online stigma reduction training module targeting health providers working with people who ...
Loren Brener, Elena Cama, Peter Hull, Carla Treloar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concurrent drug injection during opioid agonist treatment among people who inject drugs in Ukraine [PDF]

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2018
Ongoing drug use during opioid agonist treatment (OAT) negatively affects treatment and health outcomes, and increases treatment dropout. This study aimed to examine correlates of concurrent illicit drug use among OAT patients in Ukraine. A random sample of 434 patients currently on OAT receiving buprenorphine (BMT) or methadone maintenance treatment ...
Iuliia Makarenko, Alyona Mazhnaya, Ruthanne Marcus, Iryna Pykalo, Lynn Madden, Sergii Filippovich, Sergii Dvoriak, Frederick L. Altice   +7 more
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Decrease in health-related quality of life associated with awareness of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs in Scotland [PDF]

, 2013
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can significantly reduce health-related quality of life (QoL), but it is not clear if reduction is associated with the infection or with being aware of one's infection status.
Allen, Elizabeth, Cameron, Sheila O., David J., Goldberg, Hutchinson, Sharon, McDonald, Scott, Palmateer, Norah Elizabeth, Taylor, Avril   +6 more
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

People Who Inject Drugs in Mozambique: We need to normalize HIV treatment and care services in specialized community centers for people who inject drugs!

Harm Reduction Journal
Globally, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have limited healthcare, treatment, and prevention services, and they frequently experience stigma and negative attitudes toward healthcare providers when accessing services.
Cynthia Semá Baltazar, Auria Ribeiro Banze, Jessica Seleme, Makini Boothe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of HCV case-finding for people who inject drugs via dried blood spot testing in specialist addiction services and prisons [PDF]

, 2013
ObjectivesPeople who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for acquiring hepatitis C virus (HCV), but many are unaware of their infection. HCV dried blood spot (DBS) testing increases case-finding in addiction services and prisons.
Hickman, Matthew, Hutchinson, Sharon J., Martin, Natasha K., Miners, Alec, Taylor, Avril, Vickerman, Peter   +5 more
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CCDC80 suppresses high‐grade serous ovarian cancer migration via negative regulation of B7‐H3

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
PAX8 is a lineage‐specific master regulator of transcription in high‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSC) progression. We show for the first time that PAX8 facilitates proliferation and metastasis by repressing the cell autonomous tumor suppressor CCDC80 and inducing B7‐H3 expression.
Aya Saleh, Nitzan Medina‐Itzhaki, Milena Chekov, Eden Gal‐Swisa, Roba Gabesh‐Wahabi, Inbar Savyon, Inna Naroditsky, Hilary A. Kenny, Basem Fares, Lina Korsensky, Einav Girsh, Liron Berger, Ruth Perets   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population estimation and harm reduction among people who inject drugs in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Harm Reduction Journal, 2020
Background Injecting drug use is known to contribute significantly to the spread of the HIV epidemic in many parts of the developing world. Due to the hidden nature and stigma of the problem, it is difficult to study using routine surveys.
Negussie Deyessa, Bekele Senbete, Aman Abdo, Bernard M. Mundia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taming systems to create enabling environments for HCV treatment: negotiating trust in the drug and alcohol setting.

, 2013
HCV (hepatitis C) treatment uptake among the population most affected - people who inject drugs - is suboptimal. Hospital based treatment provision is one evidenced barrier to HCV treatment uptake.
Harris, Magdalena, Martin, Anthea, Rhodes, Tim   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Dapagliflozin prevents methylglyoxal‐induced retinal cell death in ARPE‐19 cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Diabetic macular oedema is a diabetes complication of the eye, which may lead to permanent blindness. ARPE‐19 are human retinal cells used to study retinal diseases and potential therapeutics. Methylglyoxal is a compound increased in uncontrolled diabetes due to elevated blood glucose.
Naina Trivedi, Zainab Quraishi, Shima Khezri Azizi Far, Madaleine Ward, Aidan Conway, Reem Abdulredha, Eman Mshari, Yousif A. Shamsaldeen   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source