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In the freezing waters of the Southern Ocean, Antarctic teleost fish, the Notothenioidei, have developed unique adaptations to cope with cold, including, at the extreme, the loss of hemoglobin in icefish. As a consequence, icefish are thought to be the most vulnerable of the Antarctic fish species to ongoing ocean warming. Some icefish also fail to express myoglobin but all appear to retain neuroglobin, cytoglobin-1, cytoglobin-2, and globin-X. Despite the lack of the inducible heat shock response, Antarctic notothenioid fish are endowed with physiological plasticity to partially compensate for environmental changes, as shown by numerous physiological and genomic/transcriptomic studies over the last decade. However, the regulatory mechanisms that determine temperature/oxygen-induced changes in gene expression remain largely unexplored in these species. Proteins such as globins are susceptible to environmental changes in oxygen levels and temperature, thus playing important roles in mediating Antarctic fish adaptations. In this study, we sequenced the full-length transcripts of myoglobin, neuroglobin, cytoglobin-1, cytoglobin-2, and globin-X from the Antarctic red-blooded notothenioid Trematomus bernacchii and the white-blooded icefish Chionodraco hamatus and evaluated transcripts levels after exposure to high temperature and low oxygen levels. Basal levels of globins are similar in the two species and both stressors affect the expression of Antarctic fish globins in brain, retina and gills. Temperature up-regulates globin expression more effectively in white-blooded than in red-blooded fish while hypoxia strongly up-regulates globins in red-blooded fish, particularly in the gills. These results suggest globins function as regulators of temperature and hypoxia tolerance. Disufenton in vivo This study provides the first insights into globin transcriptional changes in Antarctic fish.

Exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution is associated with adverse health outcomes in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Airway macrophages (AM) phagocytose and retain inhaled PM in vivo, and the area of carbon in AM reflects both inhaled PM dose and phagocytic function. Since airway prostaglandin-E

(PGE

) is increased in CF, and PGE

suppresses AM phagocytosis, we sought evidence for PGE

-mediated suppression of AM phagocytosis of inhaled carbonaceous PM in CF.

After informed consent, urine was obtained from 20 controls and 24 CF children. In the subgroup of older children, at least one induced sputum was done in 20 controls and 19 CF children. Urinary tetranor PGEM, the major metabolite of PGE

, and sputum PGE

were measured by mass spectrometry. The area of carbon in AM was determined by image analysis. Exposure to PM was assessed by modelling and personal monitoring. The effect of either PGE

or CF sputum supernatant on phagocytosis of diesel exhaust particle (DEP) by AM was assessed in vitro. Data were analysed by t-test.

Both urinary tetranor PGEM (P<0.05), and sputum PGE

(P<0.05) were increased in CF . Despite no difference in PM exposure between groups, the area of phagocytosed carbon by AM was decreased in children with CF (P<0.01). PGE

suppressed phagocytosis of DEP by AM from both controls and CF (P<0.0001). CF sputum supernatant suppressed phagocytosis of DEP by AM (P<0.0001) in a PGE

-dependent manner.

Increased PGE

in the CF airway suppresses phagocytosis of inhaled PM by AM.

Increased PGE2 in the CF airway suppresses phagocytosis of inhaled PM by AM.

The emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogens represents a profound threat to global health. Individuals with CF have amongst the highest cumulative antibiotic exposure of any patient group, including to critically-important last-line agents. While there is little evidence that antibiotic resistance in airway pathogens results in worse clinical outcomes for CF patients, the potential emergence of MDR pathogens in non-respiratory systems, as a consequence of CF care, represents a potential health threat to the wider population, including family and carers.

Stool from 19 adults with CF and 16 healthy adult controls was subjected to metagenomic sequencing, to assess faecal resistome, and culture-based analysis. Resistant isolates were identified phenotypically, and genetic determinants of resistance characterised by whole genome sequencing.

CF and control faecal resistomes differed significantly (P=0.0003). The proportion of reads that mapped to mobile genetic elements was significantly higher in CFalthy individuals and could contribute to the emergence and dissemination of MDR pathogens.

The optimal duration of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) in patients affected by postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCS) remains controversial. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of VA-ECMO duration on hospital outcomes.

Retrospective analysis of an international registry.

Multicenter study including 19 tertiary university hospitals.

Between January 2010 and March 2018, data on PCS patients receiving VA-ECMO were retrieved from the multicenter PC-ECMO registry.

Patients were stratified according to the following different durations of VA-ECMO therapy ≤three days, four-to-seven days, eight-to-ten days, and >ten days.

A total of 725 patients, with a mean age of 62.9 ± 12.9 years, were included. The mean duration of VA-ECMO was 7.1 ± 6.3 days (range 0-39 d), and 39.4% of patients were supported for ≤three days, 29.1% for four-seven days, 15.3% for eight-ten days, and finally 20.7% for >ten days. A total of 391 (53.9%) patients were weaned from VA-cal support.

Patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) have a significant possibility of developing postoperative cognitive decline (POCD). POCD after surgery could be result from cerebral hypotension induced by cross-clamping or postoperative hyperperfusion. Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) exhibits an excellent correlation with invasive intracranial pressure monitoring, Here, the authors explored the risk factors of POCD in patients undergoing CEA, paying close attention to ONSD to test the hypothesis that decrease of coronal ONSD was related to the incidence of POCD.

Observational retrospective review.

Single tertiary academic center.

One hundred sixteen patients undergoing CEA from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019.

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A multivariate logistic regression, scatter diagrams, and a receiver operating curve were used to evaluate the ability to predict POCD though the change in coronal ONSD. This study ultimately enrolled 84 patients and the incidence of POCD within postoperative two days was 28.6%. Decrease of coronal ONSD (odds ratio [OR], 0.438; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.217-0.881; p = 0.021) and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) (OR, 25.541, 95% CI 2.100-310.614, p = 0.011) were independent risk factors for POCD. Changes in coronal ONSD had an area under the curve to distinguish POCD of 0.716 (95% CI 0.531-0.902). Using a cutoff of 0.05 cm, changes of coronal ONSD had a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 66.7%.

Decrease of coronal ONSD, measured by ultrasonography and TIVA, were associated with POCD. Change in coronal ONSD was a moderate predictor of incidence of POCD.

Decrease of coronal ONSD, measured by ultrasonography and TIVA, were associated with POCD. Change in coronal ONSD was a moderate predictor of incidence of POCD.

Aortic acceleration time (AAT) and the ratio of AAT to ejection time (AAT/ET) are relatively new echocardiographic measures of the severity of aortic stenosis (AS). This study investigated the utility of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) measurements of AAT and AAT/ET to predict the severity of AS under intraoperative conditions.

Retrospective diagnostic accuracy study.

St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, from July 2007 to February 2017.

The study comprised 199 patients who underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) and whose aortic valves were evaluated with spectral Doppler analysis in both preoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and intraoperative TEE studies fewer than three months apart. Exclusion criteria included AVR for only aortic regurgitation, AVR of prosthetic aortic valves, and known left ventricular outflow tract obstruction.

Standard echocardiography assessment of AS and the AAT and AAT/ET measurements was performed using preoperative TTE and intraoperative TEE. with AAT/ET compared with AAT alone.

Gut microorganisms are associated with atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular disease. Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is associated with dyslipidemia and inflammation contributing to the progression of atherosclerosis.

Several studies have reported reduced HDL-C levels in H. pylori infected patients, but HDL cholesterol efflux capacity (CEC) as the most important function of HDL has not been evaluated yet.

This cross-sectional study was conducted with 44 biopsy confirmed H. pylori patients and 43 controls. ABCA1-mediated, non-ABCA1 and total CEC were measured in ApoB-depleted serum and levels of ApoA-I, ApoB and hsCRP were estimated using ELISA technique.

Total and ABCA1 mediated-CEC were reduced in patients compared to controls, independent of age, sex, body mass index and HDL-C (p<0.001), while non-ABCA1 CEC indicated no significant change between the groups. In addition, patients showed lower serum levels of ApoA-I but increased levels of hsCRP when compared to controls. Total CEC and ABCA1-mediated CEC positively correlated with ApoA-I and HDL-C, furthermore, ABCA1-mediated CEC as well as ApoA-I inversely correlated with hsCRP.

The results of the present study indicate reduced CECs in H. pylori infected patients, especially ABCA1-mediated CEC which is associated with decreased ApoA-I and increased inflammation.

The results of the present study indicate reduced CECs in H. pylori infected patients, especially ABCA1-mediated CEC which is associated with decreased ApoA-I and increased inflammation.

Traditional in-person fellowship interviews require great time and financial commitments. Here, we studied the response of program directors (PDs) and applicants to virtual interviews. Virtual interviews could decrease both financial and time commitments.

To determine if most applicants and PDs believed that virtual interviews should be used more widely in the future.

After the 2020 cardiothoracic fellowship match, an e-mail survey was sent to 66 program directors and 107 applicants using the Qualtrics platform.

During the 2020 cardiothoracic fellowship interview cycle, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down travel for in-person interviews. This forced a transition to virtual interviews.

Of 107 applicants emailed, 46 (44%) participated with a completion rate of 87%. sixty-six PDs were contacted and of those, 36 (55%) participated with a 92% survey completion rate.

All survey participants were participants in the 2020 cardiothoracic match. MAIN OUTCOME(S) AND MEASURE(S) (1) The percent of participants who(interquatile range 500-725).

Most applicants and PDs agree that virtual interviews should be offered in the future. Twenty-five percent of participants reported that they believed virtual interviews negatively impacted their match. Given the overall acceptance of virtual interviews and the cost of in-person interviews, virtual interviews could be useful to incorporate into future interview seasons.

Most applicants and PDs agree that virtual interviews should be offered in the future. Twenty-five percent of participants reported that they believed virtual interviews negatively impacted their match. Given the overall acceptance of virtual interviews and the cost of in-person interviews, virtual interviews could be useful to incorporate into future interview seasons.