Publications by authors named "D A Keith"

An understanding of fire-response traits is essential for predicting how fire regimes structure plant communities and for informing fire management strategies for biodiversity conservation. Quantification of these traits is complex, encompassing several levels of data abstraction scaling up from field observations of individuals, to general categories of species responses. We developed the Fire Ecology Database to accommodate this complexity.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibits extensive inter- and intratumoral heterogeneity, along with a significant stromal component. This protocol outlines steps to generate patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), isolate and enrich human PDAC epithelial cells, and verify their identity using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) and human-specific markers. It provides a robust approach for culturing cancer epithelial cells to develop a human PDAC model system.

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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the top causes of cancer-related death. Patients are frequently diagnosed in the more advanced stages when effective treatment options are limited; however, earlier detection of PDAC by liquid biopsy may expand treatment options and improve survival outcomes. Here, we developed a noninvasive detection assay for PDAC based on serum protease activity to leverage the increase in cancer-associated protease activity in the peripheral blood of patients with PDAC.

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Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) osteoarthritis (OA) leads to pain, limited jaw function, and bite changes. When non-invasive treatments fail, minimally invasive procedures like TMJ arthrocentesis with saline and hyaluronic acid (HA) injections are commonly used. Orthobiologics, including platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and cell-derived products, have gained attention for their potential to enhance tissue healing.

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