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Changes in hippocampal subfield volumes (HSV) along the Alzheimer's disease (AD) continuum have been scarcely investigated to date in elderly subjects classified based on the presence of β-amyloid aggregation and signs of neurodegeneration. We classified patients (either sex) with mild dementia compatible with AD (n = 35) or amnestic mild cognitive impairment (n = 39), and cognitively unimpaired subjects (either sex; n = 26) using [11 C]PIB-PET to assess β-amyloid aggregation (A+) and [18 F]FDG-PET to account for neurodegeneration ((N)+). Magnetic resonance imaging-based automated methods were used for HSV and white matter hyperintensity (WMH) measurements. Significant HSV reductions were found in A+(N)+ subjects in the presubiculum/subiculum complex and molecular layer, related to worse memory performance. In both the A+(N)+ and A+(N)- categories, subicular volumes were inversely correlated with the degree of Aβ deposition. The A-(N)+ subgroup showed reduced HSV relative to the A-(N)- subgroup also in the subiculum/presubiculum. Combining all (N)- subjects, HSV were lower in subjects presenting significant cognitive decline irrespective of A+/A- classification (controlling for WMH load); these between-group differences were detected again in the presubiculum, but also involved the CA4 and granular layer. These findings demonstrate that differential HSV reductions are detectable both in (N)+ and (N)- categories along the AD continuum, and are directly related to the severity of cognitive deficits. HSV reductions are larger both in A+(N)+ and A+(N)- subjects in direct proportion to the degree of Aβ deposition. The meaningful HSV reductions detected in the A-(N)+ subgroup highlights the strength of biomarker-based classifications outside of the classical AD continuum.

Red blood cells (RBCs) derived from patients who receive testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may be considered eligible for component production and transfusion. The aim of this study was to identify testosterone-dependent changes in RBC metabolism and to evaluate its impact on susceptibility to hemolysis during cold storage.

We characterized stored RBCs from two cohorts of TRT patients who were matched with control donors (no TRT) based upon sex, age, and ethnicity. We further evaluated the impact of testosterone deficiency (orchiectomy) on RBC metabolism in FVB/NJ mice. RBC metabolites were quantified by ultra-high-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. RBC storage stability was determined in RBC units from TRT and controls by quantifying storage, osmotic, and oxidative hemolysis.

Orchiectomy in mice was associated with significant (P < 0.05) changes in RBC metabolism as compared with intact males including increased levels of acyl-carnitines, long-chain fatty acids (eg, docosapentaenoic acids), arginine, and dopamine. Stored RBCs from TRT patients exhibited higher levels of pentose phosphate pathway metabolites, glutathione, and oxidized purines (eg, hypoxanthine), suggestive of increased activation of antioxidant pathways in this group. Further analyses indicated significant changes in free fatty acids and acyl-carnitines in response to testosterone therapies. With regard to hemolysis, TRT was associated with enhanced susceptibility to osmotic hemolysis. Correlation analyses identified acyl-carnitines as significant modifiers of RBC predisposition to osmotic and oxidative hemolysis.

These observations provide new insights into testosterone-mediated changes in RBC metabolome and biology that may impact the storage capacity and posttransfusion efficacy of RBCs from TRT donors.

These observations provide new insights into testosterone-mediated changes in RBC metabolome and biology that may impact the storage capacity and posttransfusion efficacy of RBCs from TRT donors.Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Anisomycin price Meyer) is the most famous edible Chinese herbal medicine. In the present study, soluble dietary fiber of ginseng (ginseng-SDF, 8.98% content) was extracted from ginseng residue, and its physicochemical characterization, structure, and biological activities were studied. Ginseng-SDF was an acidic heteropolysaccharide (uronic acid, 4.42% content) rich in protein, amino acids, and mineral elements. Glucose was its main monosaccharide composition (58.03%). Ginseng-SDF had a porous microstructure, a typical cellulose I structure and a large number of hydroxyl functional groups. These chemical composition and structural characteristics gave ginseng-SDF a good water solubility (98.56%), oil-holding capacity (OHC) (3.01 g/g), and biological activities, as the antioxidant activity (13.35 μM TE/g, 105.17 μM TE/g, 54.20 μM TE/g for DPPH, ABTs, and FRAP assays, respectively), glucose diffusion retardation index (GDRI, 33.33%-7.43%), and α-amylase/α-glucosidase inhibitory activities (IC50 , 6.70 mg/ml, and 4.89 mg/ml, respectively). The results suggested that ginseng residue is a valuable source of functional dietary fiber, and the ginseng-SDF has a potential use in antioxidant and hypoglycemic foods. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Ginseng has long been popular as a health food in Asia, North America, and Europe. Ginseng residue is rich in polysaccharides, dietary fiber, proteins, and other components, which is also of great research value. However, there are few studies focus on the soluble dietary fiber of ginseng at present. The research shows that ginseng residue is a valuable source of functional dietary fiber. The chemical components and structural characteristics give ginseng-SDF a noteworthy antioxidant activity and enzyme inhibitory activity in vitro. These properties and biological activities indicate that ginseng-SDF has application value in antioxidant and hypoglycemic foods.Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) with high fetal haemoglobin (HbF) tend to have a lower incidence of complications and longer survival due to inhibition of deoxyhaemoglobin S (HbS) polymerisation by HbF. HbF-containing cells, namely F cells, are strongly influenced by genetic factors. We measured the percentage of F cells (Fcells%) in 222 patients with SCD to evaluate the association of (i) Fcells% with genetic HbF-modifier variants and (ii) Fcells% with haematological parameters. There was a different distribution of Fcells% in females compared to males. The association of the B-cell lymphoma/leukaemia 11A (BCL11A) locus with Fcells% (β = 8·238; P less then 0·001) and with HbF% (β = 2·490; P less then 0·001) was significant. All red cell parameters except for Hb and mean corpuscular Hb concentration levels in males and females were significantly different. The Fcells% was positively associated with mean cell Hb, mean cell volume and reticulocytes. To explain the significant gender difference in Fcells%, we tested for associations with single nucleotide polymorphisms on the X chromosomal region Xp22.2, where a genetic determinant of HbF had been previously hypothesised. We found in males a significant association with a SNP in FERM and PDZ domain-containing protein 4 (FRMPD4) and adjacent to male-specific lethal complex subunit 3 (MSL3). Thus, we have identified an X-linked locus that could account for a significant fraction of the Fcells% variation in patients with SCD.Antarctic krill protein (AKP) was extracted from Antarctic krill by an alkali dissolution-isoelectric precipitation method and then it was phosphorylated with sodium tripolyphosphate. The phosphorylated Antarctic krill protein (P-AKP) powder was obtained by spray-drying (SD), freeze-drying (FD), and hot-air drying (AD), and the effects of these drying methods on the structures and functional properties of proteins were investigated. link2 The P-AKP powder dried by SD had the best sensory performance, and its particle size was much smaller than that of FD and AD. Scanning electron microscope displayed a uniform particle size of SD powder and the particles were uniformly dispersed. X-ray diffraction analysis showed a higher crystallinity of SD sample than AD and FD. Differential scanning calorimeter analysis revealed that SD sample had the best thermal stability and less protein denaturation (ΔH = 210.80 J/g), followed by FD (ΔH = 80.48 J/g) and AD (ΔH = 73.94 J/g; P less then 0.05). Fourier transform infrared shows production of P-AKP powders with better functionalities. link3 This research can provide theoretical guidance for the further processing and utilization of P-AKP, and offer technical reference for food processing and preservation.There have been ongoing debates as to how, or even whether, we should clinically classify gender diversity in children through clinical classification manuals. So-called 'depathologizing' is argued as being vital to address the stigma that these children are somehow disordered or sick. Yet one argument in favour of continued clinical classification for transgender and gender non-conforming children is that it better facilitates access to specialist psychological support. I argue that whilst continued clinical classification offers a seemingly pragmatic solution to ensuring access, it does in fact obscure our understanding of the individual needs of these children. In this paper I address fundamental issues that aim to better our understanding of need and thus why a child may benefit from specialist support. I do so by critiquing a paper I nearly wrote, which argued for the ongoing continued classification of gender incongruence in children. Ultimately, I argue that specialist psychological support and care should be driven by the needs of the individual child, as determined by the child and those involved with their care. By bettering our understanding as to why specialist psychological support may be beneficial for some, we move past the focus of such specialist support being provided because of the child's gender diversity. Methodologically the paper may be unusual, in comparison to traditional normative counter-argumentative bioethical position papers, but by presenting an argument for depathologization of gender diversity of children in this way there is also an alternative insight into the methods of bioethics.Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) vertical transmission is an open issue. Recent reports call into question in utero or peripartum viral transmission to the offspring. Few data are available on immunoglobulin G (IgG) and/or IgM in newborns. Insufficient evidence is available regarding passive immunity in neonates born from SARS-CoV-2 infected women. We report a case of a neonate showing the presence of blood specific IgG and the absence of IgM and negative nasopharyngeal swab. He was born from an asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected mother with positive IgG and IgM. The transplacental passage of specific IgG antibodies from the affected mother to the unaffected fetus highlights neonatal passive immunity.Tomato is an important source of health-promoting constituents, and researchers have focused on enhancing the content. In the present study, the influence of net-house (NH) and open-field (OF) growing conditions on physicochemical traits of tomatoes from eight different cultivars were evaluated. The tomato fruit qualities, such as color, total soluble solids (TSS), total acidity (TA), and pH were measured. Furthermore, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrospray ionization high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC/ESI-HR-QTOFMS) was used for identification and quantification of health-promoting compounds such as ascorbic acid, ß-carotene, lycopene, and its isomers. In addition, in vitro bile acid binding capacity of all tomato samples was analyzed along with soluble and insoluble dietary fiber analysis as biofunctional properties. The results suggest that production systems influenced tomato fruit quality and biofunctional characteristics in a variety-specific manner.