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Overconsumption of fructose-enriched beverages and everyday stress are involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders through modulation of hepatic glucose metabolism. The aim of the study was to investigate whether interaction of high-fructose diet and chronic stress alter insulin and glucocorticoid signalling thus affecting hepatic glucose homeostasis. High-fructose diet led to hyperinsulinemia, increased glucose transporter 2 level, elevated protein kinase B (Akt) phosphorylation, increased glucokinase mRNA and phospho-to-total glycogen synthase kinase 3 ratio and decreased expression of gluconeogenic genes. selleckchem Fructose diet also led to stimulated glucocorticoid prereceptor metabolism, but downstream signalling remained unchanged due to increased glucocorticoid clearance. Stress did not affect hepatic insulin and glucocorticoid signalling nor glucose metabolism, while the interaction of the factors was observed only for glucokinase expression. The results suggest that, under conditions of fructose-induced hyperinsulinemia, suppression of gluconeogenesis and glycogen synthase activation contribute to the maintenance of glucose homeostasis. The increased glucocorticoid inactivation may represent an adaptive mechanism to prevent hyperglycaemia.Osteoporosis is now a worldwide public health problem that seriously endangers human health, but its causes have not yet been fully clarified. Recently, increasing evidence suggested that polymorphisms in CYP19A1 gene were associated with osteoporosis risk and bone mineral density (BMD), but results remained conflicting. We herein performed a meta-analysis based on evidence currently available from the literature to make a more precise estimation of these relationships. The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), and Wan Fang databases were searched for eligible studies. Odds ratio (OR), mean difference (MD), and 95% confidence interval (CI) were applied to assess the strength of these relationships. A total of 8 studies involving 2632 subjects were included in our meta-analysis. We observed that the AG genotype of CYP19A1 rs700518 was significantly associated with lower BMD values of lumbar spine and femoral neck (AG vs. GG p = .001 and.01, respectively). However, this polymorphism had no obvious impacts on osteoporosis risk according to current available data. In conclusion, the present meta-analysis showed that CYP19A1 rs700518 polymorphism may be a potential candidate biomarker for osteoporosis screening, early diagnosis, and treatment, which will help improve individualized therapy of osteoporosis patients in clinics.The combination of nanoparticles (NPs) and cell-penetrating peptide (CPP) represents a new opportunity to develop plasmid DNA (pDNA) delivery systems with desirable properties for lung delivery. In this study, poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) NPs containing pDNA were formulated with and without CPP using a double-emulsion technique. NPs were characterized in regards of size, surface charge, release profile, pDNA encapsulation efficiency and pDNA integrity. Cellular uptake, intracellular trafficking, uptake mechanism and pDNA expression were assessed in both A549 and Beas-2B cells. Manufactured PLGA-NPs efficiently encapsulated pDNA with approximately 50% released in the first 24 h of incubation. Addition of CPP was essential to promote NP internalization in both cell lines, with 83.85 ± 1.2% and 96.76 ± 1.7% of Beas-2B and A549 cells, respectively, with internalized NP-DNA-CPP after 3 h of incubation. Internalization appears to occur mainly via clathrin-mediated endocytosis, with other pathways also being used by the different cell lines. An endosomal-escape mechanism seems to happen in both cell lines, and eGFP expression was observed in Beas-2B after 96 h of incubation. In summary, the NP-DNA-CPP delivery system efficiently encapsulated and protected pDNA structure and is being investigated as a promising tool for gene delivery to the lungs.In 2019, the World Health Assembly approved the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11), which included a traditional medicine chapter. This means that traditional medicine (TM) is incorporated into the mainstream medicine of the world. For TM to contribute to human health, the role of ICD-11, chapter 26 (ICD-11-26), is important. Since the ICD-11-26 is "a union set of harmonized traditional medicine conditions of the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean classifications," it is advisable to supplement the essential patterns while maintaining the already adopted patterns. The ICD-11-26 was originated from the World Health Organization International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region (WHO-IST), and the WHO-IST is the world's most authoritative TM standard terminology system with an emphasis on traditional and conventional expression. In addition, it includes patterns that are widely used in TM clinical practice and have representative prescriptions at the same time. Therefore, future revisions of ICD-11-26 should make WHO-IST the main reference. Based on this spirit, this proposed revision is a modification of ICD-11-26's structure, order, and expression (English translation) with more essential patterns.Objective To explore the impact of TBI on couple relationships, from the perspective of both injured and uninjured partners in the relationship.Method In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six uninjured women and five of their male partners living with TBI for between four and eight years who had attended a tertiary neurorehabilitation service. The principles of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) were used to analyze the data.Results The three major themes emerged. Broken Bonds "those special things just between the two of us" captures the emotional fallout from TBI on each individual and on the relationship; New Dynamics "like oil and water" describes the effect of individual changes on relationship dynamics in general, on sexuality, conflict and family life; Moving Forward Together "We figure it out" describes coping strategies in maintaining relationships post-TBI including hope, time, understanding TBI and positive reappraisal.Conclusions This research provides an in-depth, phenomenological account of couples' experiences of the impact of TBI on relationships, including the perspectives of both TBI survivors and their partners.