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Comparing Gene Panels For Non-Retinal Indications: A Systematic Review, Rebecca Procopio, Jose S Pulido, Kammi B Gunton, Zeba A Syed, Daniel Lee, Mark L Moster, Robert Sergott, Julie A Neidich, Margaret M Reynolds

2020-Current year OA Pubs

IMPORTANCE: The options for genetic testing continue to grow for ocular conditions, including optic atrophy, anterior segment dysgenesis, cataracts, corneal dystrophy, nystagmus, and glaucoma. Gene panels can vary in content and coverage, as we and others have evaluated in inherited retinal disease (IRD).

OBJECTIVE: To describe gene panel testing options for inherited eye disease phenotypes and their differences. This review is important for making diagnostic decisions.

EVIDENCE REVIEW: A licensed, certified genetic counselor (RP) used Concert Genetics and the search terms optic atrophy, corneal dystrophy, cataract, glaucoma, anterior segment dysgenesis, microphthalmia/anophthalmia, and nystagmus to identify available testing options performed by …

Imaging Of Brain Structural And Functional Effects In People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Erin E O'Connor, Edith V Sullivan, Linda Chang, Dima A Hammoud, Tony W Wilson, Ann B Ragin, Christina S Meade, Jennifer Coughlin, Beau M Ances

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Before the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was often accompanied by central nervous system (CNS) opportunistic infections and HIV encephalopathy marked by profound structural and functional alterations detectable with neuroimaging. Treatment with antiretroviral therapy nearly eliminated CNS opportunistic infections, while neuropsychiatric impairment and peripheral nerve and organ damage have persisted among virally suppressed people with HIV (PWH), suggesting ongoing brain injury. Neuroimaging research must use methods sensitive for detecting subtle HIV-associated brain structural and functional abnormalities, while allowing for adjustments for potential confounders, such as age, sex, substance use, hepatitis C coinfection, cardiovascular risk, and others. …

Targeted Delivery Of Therapeutic Agents To The Mouse Brain Using A Stereotactic-Guided Focused Ultrasound Device, Zhongtao Hu, Yaoheng Yang, Dezhuang Ye, Si Chen, Yan Gong, Chinwendu Chukwu, Hong Chen

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Existing protocols of focused ultrasound (FUS) combined with microbubble-mediated blood-brain barrier (BBB) opening (FUS-BBBO) in preclinical research require expensive ultrasound equipment and complex operating procedures. We developed a low-cost, easy-to-use, and precise FUS device for small animal models in preclinical research. Here, we provide a detailed protocol for building the FUS transducer, attaching the transducer to a stereotactic frame for precise brain targeting, applying the integrated FUS device to perform FUS-BBBO in mice, and evaluating the FUS-BBBO outcome. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Hu et al. (2022).

Inducing T Cell Dysfunction By Chronic Stimulation Of Car-Engineered T Cells Targeting Cancer Cells In Suspension Cultures, Mehmet Emrah Selli, Jack H Landmann, Corvin Arveseth, Nathan Singh

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Several pre-clinical models reveal that chronic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) stimulation drives a dysfunctional state that mimics in vivo failure. In this protocol, we describe steps to induce T cell dysfunction by persistent and long-term stimulation of CAR-engineered T cells using antigen-expressing cancer cells in suspension cultures. We first described a validated method for manufacturing of CAR T cells, followed by a detailed method for chronic stimulation of CAR T cells and a strategy to evaluate these cells during the process of chronic stimulation. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Singh et …

Ide-Cel Or Standard Regimens In Relapsed And Refractory Multiple Myeloma, Paula Rodriguez-Otero, Ravi Vij, Et Al.

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BACKGROUND: Survival is poor among patients with triple-class-exposed relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma. Idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, previously led to deep, durable responses in patients with heavily pretreated relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.

METHODS: In this international, open-label, phase 3 trial involving adults with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma who had received two to four regimens previously (including immunomodulatory agents, proteasome inhibitors, and daratumumab) and who had disease refractory to the last regimen, we randomly assigned patients in a 2:1 ratio to receive either ide-cel (dose range, 150×10

RESULTS: A total …

Animal Models And Their Role In Imaging-Assisted Co-Clinical Trials, Donna M Peehl, Li Ding, Kooresh I Shoghi, Et Al.

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The availability of high-fidelity animal models for oncology research has grown enormously in recent years, enabling preclinical studies relevant to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer to be undertaken. This has led to increased opportunities to conduct co-clinical trials, which are studies on patients that are carried out parallel to or sequentially with animal models of cancer that mirror the biology of the patients' tumors. Patient-derived xenografts (PDX) and genetically engineered mouse models (GEMM) are considered to be the models that best represent human disease and have high translational value. Notably, one element of co-clinical trials that still needs significant …

Astrocytic Apoe4 Removal Confers Cerebrovascular Protection Despite Increased Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Monica Xiong, Chao Wang, Maud Gratuze, Fareeha Saadi, Xin Bao, Megan E Bosch, Choonghee Lee, Hong Jiang, Javier Remolina Serrano, Ernesto R Gonzales, Michal Kipnis, David M Holtzman

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BACKGROUND: Alzheimer Disease (AD) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) are both characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain, although Aβ deposits mostly in the brain parenchyma in AD and in the cerebrovasculature in CAA. The presence of CAA can exacerbate clinical outcomes of AD patients by promoting spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage and ischemia leading to CAA-associated cognitive decline. Genetically, AD and CAA share the ε4 allele of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene as the strongest genetic risk factor. Although tremendous efforts have focused on uncovering the role of APOE4 on parenchymal plaque pathogenesis in AD, mechanistic studies investigating the role …

Generation Of Periventricular Reactive Astrocytes Overexpressing Aquaporin 4 Is Stimulated By Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy, María García-Bonilla, Kirill Shumilov, James P Mcallister 2nd, David D Limbrick Jr., Et Al.

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Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) plays a crucial role in brain water circulation and is considered a therapeutic target in hydrocephalus. Congenital hydrocephalus is associated with a reaction of astrocytes in the periventricular white matter both in experimental models and human cases. A previous report showed that bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) transplanted into the lateral ventricles of hyh mice exhibiting severe congenital hydrocephalus are attracted by the periventricular astrocyte reaction, and the cerebral tissue displays recovery. The present investigation aimed to test the effect of BM-MSC treatment on astrocyte reaction formation. BM-MSCs were injected into the lateral ventricles of four-day-old hyh …

An Essential Endoplasmic Reticulum-Resident N-Acetyltransferase Ortholog In Plasmodium Falciparum, Alexander J Polino, Muhammad M Hasan, Katherine Floyd, Yolotzin Avila-Cruz, Yujuan Yang, Daniel E Goldberg

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N-terminal acetylation is a common eukaryotic protein modification that involves the addition of an acetyl group to the N-terminus of a polypeptide. This modification is largely performed by cytosolic N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). Most associate with the ribosome, acetylating nascent polypeptides co-translationally. In the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, exported effectors are thought to be translated into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), processed by the aspartic protease plasmepsin V and then N-acetylated, despite having no clear access to cytosolic NATs. Here, we used inducible gene deletion and post-transcriptional knockdown to investigate the primary ER-resident NAT candidate, Pf3D7_1437000. We found that it localizes to …

Stepwise Multimodality Imaging Assists In Atrial Myxoma Diagnosis And Management, Kristen E Wong, Kartik Mani, Spencer J Melby, Ping Hou, Jiafu Ou

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The case of a 67-year-old man who presented for elective gastroenterology procedures and was in atrial fibrillation is discussed. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a large atrial mass. Preoperative coronary angiography revealed a heavily vascularized mass. Use of cardiac magnetic resonance identified the cardiac mass as likely an atrial myxoma. (

Spontaneous Activity Patterns In Human Attention Networks Code For Hand Movements, Lu Zhang, Lorenzo Pini, Dohyun Kim, Gordon L Shulman, Maurizio Corbetta

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Recent evidence suggests that, in the absence of any task, spontaneous brain activity patterns and connectivity in the visual and motor cortex code for natural stimuli and actions, respectively. These "resting-state" activity patterns may underlie the maintenance and consolidation (replay) of information states coding for ecological stimuli and behaviors. In this study, we examine whether replay patterns occur in resting-state activity in association cortex grouped into high-order cognitive networks not directly processing sensory inputs or motor outputs. Fifteen participants (7 females) performed four hand movements during an fMRI study. Three movements were ecological. The fourth movement as control was less …

Kdm6a Loss Triggers An Epigenetic Switch That Disrupts Urothelial Differentiation And Drives Cell Proliferation In Bladder Cancer, Hong Qiu, Jennifer K Bolzenius, Angela Halstead, Vivek Arora, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

UNLABELLED: Disruption of KDM6A, a histone lysine demethylase, is one of the most common somatic alternations in bladder cancer. Insights into how KDM6A mutations affect the epigenetic landscape to promote carcinogenesis could help reveal potential new treatment approaches. Here, we demonstrated that KDM6A loss triggers an epigenetic switch that disrupts urothelial differentiation and induces a neoplastic state characterized by increased cell proliferation. In bladder cancer cells with intact KDM6A, FOXA1 interacted with KDM6A to activate genes instructing urothelial differentiation. KDM6A-deficient cells displayed simultaneous loss of FOXA1 target binding and genome-wide redistribution of the bZIP transcription factor ATF3, which in turn …

Injection Adipocytolysis For Body And Jawline Contouring: Real-World Experience And Treatment Considerations, Sachin M Shridharani, Grace M Tisch, Mackenzie L Kennedy

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BACKGROUND: The role of ATX-101 in submental fat reduction has been well documented; however, its applicability across multiple anatomic areas is to be explored.

OBJECTIVES: The authors sought to describe the experience with ATX-101 subcutaneous injections for body and jawline contouring and evaluate its safety.

METHODS: This single-arm, single-center observational study included 201 patients who underwent injection adipocytolysis with ATX-101 (area-adjusted dose of 2 mg/cm2) in the jowl, abdomen (upper/lower), thigh (inner/outer/banana roll), arm, anterior periaxillary fat, back (lower/upper/nape/lipoma), knee (anterior/medial), chest, and/or neck. The number of treatment sessions, treatment volumes, doses, injections required for each anatomic area, and associated …

The Thin Line Between Conventional Dendritic Cells (Cdcs) And Group 3 Innate Lymphoid Cells (Ilc3s) In The Gut, Alina Ulezko Antonova, José Luís Fachi, Susan Gilfillan, Marco Colonna

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Dendritic cells (DCs) express major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC-II) and are best known for proficiently presenting antigens to T cells, thereby eliciting specific adaptive T cell responses. Moreover, conventional DCs (cDCs) are specifically adept at handling intestinal antigens. Relatively recent discoveries and investigations have proven the existence of a new group of innate lymphocytes that reside in tissues like the intestine. They lack specific antigen receptors and can express MHC-II. These group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) comprise a subset of heterogeneous innate lymphocytes that mirror the phenotype and functions of T-helper cells and act in the first line …

Noninvasive Electromyometrial Imaging Of Human Uterine Maturation During Term Labor, Hui Wang, Zichao Wen, Wenjie Wu, Zhexian Sun, Zulfia Kisrieva-Ware, Yiqi Lin, Sicheng Wang, Hansong Gao, Haonan Xu, Peinan Zhao, Qing Wang, Alan L Schwartz, Phillip Cuculich, Yong Wang, Et Al.

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Electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) was recently developed to image the three-dimensional (3D) uterine electrical activation during contractions noninvasively and accurately in sheep. Herein we describe the development and application of a human EMMI system to image and evaluate 3D uterine electrical activation patterns at high spatial and temporal resolution during human term labor. We demonstrate the successful integration of the human EMMI system during subjects' clinical visits to generate noninvasively the uterine surface electrical potential maps, electrograms, and activation sequence through an inverse solution using up to 192 electrodes distributed around the abdomen surface. Quantitative indices, including the uterine activation curve, …

Allopregnanolone Effects On Inhibition In Hippocampal Parvalbumin Interneurons, Xinguo Lu, Peter Lambert, Ann Benz, Charles F. Zorumski, Steven J. Mennerick

2020-Current year OA Pubs

Allopregnanolone (AlloP) is a neurosteroid that potentiates ionotropic GABAergic (GABA

A Gap-Free Genome Assembly Of Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii And Detection Of Translocations Induced By Crispr-Mediated Mutagenesis, Zachary L Payne, Gervette M Penny, Tychele N Turner, Susan K Dutcher

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Genomic assemblies of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have provided important resources for researchers. However, assembly errors, large gaps, and unplaced scaffolds as well as strain-specific variants currently impede many types of analysis. By combining PacBio HiFi and Oxford Nanopore long-read technologies, we generated a de novo genome assembly for strain CC-5816, derived from crosses of strains CC-125 and CC-124. Multiple methods of evaluating genome completeness and base-pair error rate suggest that the final telomere-to-telomere assembly is highly accurate. The CC-5816 assembly enabled previously difficult analyses that include characterization of the 17 centromeres, rDNA arrays on three chromosomes, and …

Clinicopathological Classification Of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Associated Myocarditis: Possible Refinement By Measuring Macrophage Abundance, Jesus Jimenez, Nicolas Kostelecky, Joshua D Mitchell, Kathleen W Zhang, Chieh-Yu Lin, Daniel J Lenihan, Kory J Lavine

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) myocarditis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. While endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is considered a gold standard for diagnosis, the sensitivity of EMB is not well defined. Additionally, the pathological features that correlate with the clinical diagnosis of ICI-associated myocarditis remain incompletely understood.

METHODS: We retrospectively identified and reviewed the clinicopathological features of 26 patients with suspected ICI-associated myocarditis based on institutional major and minor criteria. Seventeen of these patients underwent EMB, and the histopathological features were assessed by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining and immunohistochemical (IHC) staining for CD68, a macrophage marker.

RESULTS: …

Intravenously Administered Interleukin-7 To Reverse Lymphopenia In Patients With Septic Shock: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial, Thomas Daix, Armelle Mathonnet, Scott Brakenridge, Pierre-François Dequin, Jean-Paul Mira, Frederique Berbille, Michel Morre, Robin Jeannet, Teresa Blood, Jacqueline Unsinger, Jane Blood, Andrew Walton, Lyle L Moldawer, Richard Hotchkiss, Bruno François

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BACKGROUND: Profound lymphopenia is an independent predictor of adverse clinical outcomes in sepsis. Interleukin-7 (IL-7) is essential for lymphocyte proliferation and survival. A previous phase II study showed that CYT107, a glycosylated recombinant human IL-7, administered intramuscularly reversed sepsis-induced lymphopenia and improved lymphocyte function. Thepresent study evaluated intravenous administration of CYT107. This prospective, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial was designed to enroll 40 sepsis patients, randomized 3:1 to CYT107 (10 µg/kg) or placebo, for up to 90 days.

RESULTS: Twenty-one patients were enrolled (fifteen CYT107 group, six placebo group) at eight French and two US sites. The study was halted early because …

Individualized Precision Targeting Of Dorsal Attention And Default Mode Networks With Rtms In Traumatic Brain Injury-Associated Depression, Shan H Siddiqi, Sridhar Kandala, Carl D Hacker, Nicholas T Trapp, Eric C Leuthardt, Alexandre R Carter, David L Brody

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At the group level, antidepressant efficacy of rTMS targets is inversely related to their normative connectivity with subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC). Individualized connectivity may yield better targets, particularly in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders who may have aberrant connectivity. However, sgACC connectivity shows poor test-retest reliability at the individual level. Individualized resting-state network mapping (RSNM) can reliably map inter-individual variability in brain network organization. Thus, we sought to identify individualized RSNM-based rTMS targets that reliably target the sgACC connectivity profile. We used RSNM to identify network-based rTMS targets in 10 healthy controls and 13 individuals with traumatic brain injury-associated depression …

Molecular Mechanism Of Biased Signaling At The Kappa Opioid Receptor, Amal El Daibani, Joseph M Paggi, Kuglae Kim, Yianni D Laloudakis, Petr Popov, Sarah M Bernhard, Brian E Krumm, Reid H J Olsen, Jeffrey Diberto, F Ivy Carroll, Vsevolod Katritch, Bernhard Wünsch, Ron O Dror, Tao Che

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The κ-opioid receptor (KOR) has emerged as an attractive drug target for pain management without addiction, and biased signaling through particular pathways of KOR may be key to maintaining this benefit while minimizing side-effect liabilities. As for most G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), however, the molecular mechanisms of ligand-specific signaling at KOR have remained unclear. To better understand the molecular determinants of KOR signaling bias, we apply structure determination, atomic-level molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and functional assays. We determine a crystal structure of KOR bound to the G protein-biased agonist nalfurafine, the first approved KOR-targeting drug. We also identify an arrestin-biased …

Mechanism Of Kmt5b Haploinsufficiency In Neurodevelopment In Humans And Mice, Sarah E Sheppard, Marisa Andrews, Dustin Baldridge, John Constantino, Et Al.

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Eus-Guided Vascular Interventions, Michelle Baliss, Devan Patel, Mahmoud Y Madi, Ahmad Najdat Bazarbashi

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Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has numerous advanced applications as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality in contemporary medicine. Through intraluminal placement, EUS offers a real-time Doppler-guided endoscopic visualization and access to intra-abdominal vasculature, which were previously inaccessible using historical methods. We aim to provide a comprehensive review of key studies on both current and future EUS-guided vascular applications. This review details EUS-based vascular diagnostic techniques of portal pressure measurements in the prognostication of liver disease and portal venous sampling for obtaining circulating tumor cells in the diagnosis of cancer. From an interventional perspective, we describe effective EUS-guided treatments via coiling and cyanoacrylate …

Text Messages Exchanged Between Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder And Their Mhealth E-Coaches: Content Analysis Study, Yerina S Ranjit, Warren M Davis, Andrea Fentem, Raven Riordan, Rikki Roscoe, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Opioid use disorder (OUD) has affected 2.2 million people in the United States. About 7.2 million people reported using illicit drugs in 2019, which contributed to over 70,000 overdose deaths. SMS text messaging interventions have been shown to be effective in OUD recovery. However, the interpersonal communication between individuals in OUD treatment and a support team on digital platforms has not been well examined.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to understand the communication between participants undergoing OUD recovery and their e-coaches by examining the SMS text messages exchanged from the lens of social support and the issues related to OUD …

Synthesis And Characterization Of Pt(Ii) And Pd(Ii) Complexes With Planar Aromatic Oximes, Mikala Meadows, Lei Yang, Cody Turner, Mikhail Berezin, Sergiy Tyukhtenko, Nikolay Gerasimchuk

2020-Current year OA Pubs

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Neurofibromatosis Type 1-Dependent Alterations In Mouse Microglia Function Are Not Cell-Intrinsic, Francesca Logiacco, Laura Cathleen Grzegorzek, Elizabeth C Cordell, Oliver Popp, Philipp Mertins, David H Gutmann, Helmut Kettenmann, Marcus Semtner

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We previously discovered a sex-by-genotype defect in microglia function using a heterozygous germline knockout mouse model of Neurofibromatosis type 1 (Nf1 ± mice), in which only microglia from male Nf1 ± mice exhibited defects in purinergic signaling. Herein, we leveraged an unbiased proteomic approach to demonstrate that male, but not female, heterozygous Nf1 ± microglia exhibit differences in protein expression, which largely reflect pathways involved in cytoskeletal organization. In keeping with these predicted defects in cytoskeletal function, only male Nf1 ± microglia had reduced process arborization and surveillance capacity. To determine whether these microglial defects were cell autonomous or reflected …

The Tetraspanin Cd53 Protects Stressed Hematopoietic Stem Cells Via Promotion Of Dream Complex-Mediated Quiescence, Zev J Greenberg, Luana Chiquetto Paracatu, Darlene A Monlish, Qian Dong, Michael Rettig, Nate Roundy, Rofaida Gaballa, Weikai Li, Wei Yang, Cliff J Luke, Laura G Schuettpelz

2020-Current year OA Pubs

The hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) cycle responds to inflammatory and other proliferative stressors; however, these cells must quickly return to quiescence to avoid exhaustion and maintain their functional integrity. The mechanisms that regulate this return to quiescence are not well understood. Here, we show that tetraspanin CD53 is markedly upregulated in HSCs in response to a variety of inflammatory and proliferative stimuli and that the loss of CD53 is associated with prolonged cycling and reduced HSC function in the context of inflammatory stress. Mechanistically, CD53 promotes the activity of the dimerization partner, RB-like, E2F, and multi-vulva class B (DREAM) transcriptional …

Nirogacestat, A Γ-Secretase Inhibitor For Desmoid Tumors, Mrinal Gounder, Brian A Van Tine, Et Al.

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BACKGROUND: Desmoid tumors are rare, locally aggressive, highly recurrent soft-tissue tumors without approved treatments.

METHODS: We conducted a phase 3, international, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of nirogacestat in adults with progressing desmoid tumors according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors, version 1.1. Patients were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive the oral γ-secretase inhibitor nirogacestat (150 mg) or placebo twice daily. The primary end point was progression-free survival.

RESULTS: From May 2019 through August 2020, a total of 70 patients were assigned to receive nirogacestat and 72 to receive placebo. Nirogacestat had a significant progression-free survival benefit …

Role Of Klotho And Age/Rage-Wnt/Β-Catenin Signalling Pathway On The Development Of Cardiac And Renal Fibrosis In Diabetes, Beatriz Martín-Carro, Julia Martín-Vírgala, Sara Fernández-Villabrille, Alejandra Fernández-Fernández, Marcos Pérez-Basterrechea, Juan F Navarro-González, Javier Donate-Correa, Carmen Mora-Fernández, Adriana S Dusso, Natalia Carrillo-López, Sara Panizo, Manuel Naves-Díaz, José L Fernández-Martín, Jorge B Cannata-Andía, Cristina Alonso-Montes

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Fibrosis plays an important role in the pathogenesis of long-term diabetic complications and contributes to the development of cardiac and renal dysfunction. The aim of this experimental study, performed in a long-term rat model, which resembles type 1 diabetes mellitus, was to investigate the role of soluble Klotho (sKlotho), advanced glycation end products (AGEs)/receptor for AGEs (RAGE), fibrotic Wnt/β-catenin pathway, and pro-fibrotic pathways in kidney and heart. Diabetes was induced by streptozotocin. Glycaemia was maintained by insulin administration for 24 weeks. Serum and urine sKlotho, AGEs, soluble RAGE (sRAGE) and biochemical markers were studied. The levels of Klotho, RAGEs, ADAM10, …

Prevalence Of Potentially Traumatic Events And Symptoms Of Depression, Anxiety, Hazardous Alcohol Use, And Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among People With Hiv Initiating Hiv Care In Cameroon, Angela M Parcesepe, Lindsey M Filiatreau, Peter Vanes Ebasone, Anastase Dzudie, Brian W Pence, Milton Wainberg, Marcel Yotebieng, Kathryn Anastos, Eric Pefura-Yone, Denis Nsame, Rogers Ajeh, Denis Nash

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BACKGROUND: This study explored the relationship between specific types of potentially traumatic events (PTEs) and symptoms of mental health disorders among people with HIV (PWH) in Cameroon.

METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 426 PWH in Cameroon between 2019-2020. Multivariable log binominal regression was used to estimate the association between exposure (yes/no) to six distinct types of PTE and symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score > 9), PTSD (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 score > 30), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale score > 9), and hazardous alcohol use (Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test score > 7 for men; > 6 for women).

RESULTS: A …