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Almost all known stress stimuli, including inflammatory agonists, chemotherapeutic agents and saturated fatty acids, cause the synthesis of ceramide and its metabolites. In recent studies, it has been shown that excessive synthesis of ceramides causes the development of various metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Currently, the role of cеramids in the development of obesity and diabetes has been studied quite well. At the same time, studies devoted to the study of lipid data in the development of cardiovascular disease are not large. In this review, we generalize the data on this new class of bioactive lipids for understanding their role in the development of cardiovascular diseases.Avulsion of permanent teeth is one of the most serious dental injuries. Prompt and correct emergency management is essential for attaining the best outcome after this injury. The International Association of Dental Traumatology (IADT) has developed these Guidelines as a consensus statement after a comprehensive review of the dental literature and working group discussions. It represents the current best evidence and practice based on that literature search and expert opinions. Experienced researchers and clinicians from various specialties and the general dentistry community were included in the working group. In cases where the published data did not appear conclusive, recommendations were based on consensus opinions or majority decisions of the working group. They were then reviewed and approved by the members of the IADT Board of Directors. The purpose of these Guidelines is to provide clinicians with the most widely accepted and scientifically plausible approaches for the immediate or urgent care of avulsed permanent teeth. The IADT does not, and cannot, guarantee favorable outcomes from adherence to the Guidelines. However, the IADT believes that their application can maximize the probability of favorable outcomes.Unlike in the healthy mammalian retina, macrophages in retinal degenerative states are not solely comprised of microglia but may include monocyte-derived recruits. Recent studies have applied transgenics, lineage-tracing, and transcriptomics to help decipher the distinct roles of these two cell types in the diseasesettings of inherited retinal degenerations and age-related macular degeneration.Literature discussed here focuses on the ectopic presence of both macrophage types in the extracellular site surrounding the outer aspect ofphotoreceptor cells (i.e.,the subretinal space), which is crucially involved in the pathobiology. From these studies we propose a working model in which perturbed photoreceptor states cause microglial dominant migration to the subretinal space as a protective response, whereas the abundant presence ofmonocyte-derived cells there instead drives and accelerates pathology. The latter, we propose, is underpinned by specific genetic and nongenetic determinants that lead to a maladaptive macrophage state.Entomopathogenic bacteria (EPBs), insect pathogens that produce pest-specific toxins, are environmentally-friendly alternatives to chemical insecticides. However, the most important problem with EPBs application is their limited field stability. Moreover, environmental factors such as solar radiation, leaf temperature, and vapor pressure can affect the pathogenicity of these pathogens and their toxins. Scientists have conducted intensive research to overcome such problems. Genetic engineering has great potential for the development of new engineered entomopathogens with more resistance to adverse environmental factors. Genetically modified entomopathogenic bacteria (GM-EPBs) have many advantages over wild EPBs, such as higher pathogenicity, lower spraying requirements and longer-term persistence. Genetic manipulations have been mostly applied to members of the bacterial genera Bacillus, Lysinibacillus, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus. Although many researchers have found that GM-EPBs can be used safely as plant protection bioproducts, limited attention has been paid to their potential ecological impacts. The main concerns about GM-EPBs and their products are their potential unintended effects on beneficial insects (predators, parasitoids, pollinators, etc.) and rhizospheric bacteria. This review address recent update on the significant role of GM-EPBs in biological control, examining them through different perspectives in an attempt to generate critical discussion and aid in the understanding of their potential ecological impacts.Constructed wetland coupled microbial fuel cell (CW-MFC) systems integrate an aerobic zone and an anaerobic zone to treat wastewater and to generate bioenergy. The concept evolves based on the principles of constructed wetlands and plant MFC (one form of photosynthetic MFC) technologies, of which all contain plants. CW-MFC have been used in a wide range of application since their introduction in 2012 for wastewater treatment and electricity generation. However, there are few reports on the individual components and their performance on CW-MFC efficiency. The performance and efficiency of this technology are significantly influenced by several factors such as the organic load and sewage composition, hydraulic retention time, cathode dissolved oxygen, electrode materials and wetland plants. This paper reviews the influence of the macrophyte (wetland plants) component, substrate material, microorganisms, electrode material and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on CW-MFC performance in wastewater treatment and electricity generation. The study assesses the relationship between these parameters and discusses progress in the development of this integrated system to date.Recent studies on the effects of sleep deprivation on synaptic plasticity have yielded discrepant results. Sleep deprivation studies using novelty exposure as a means to keep animals awake suggests that sleep (compared with wake) leads to widespread reductions in net synaptic strength. By contrast, sleep deprivation studies using approaches avoiding novelty-induced arousal (i.e., gentle handling) suggest that sleep can promote synaptic growth and strengthening. How can these discrepant findings be reconciled? Here, we discuss how varying methodologies for the experimental disruption of sleep (with differential introduction of novel experiences) could fundamentally alter the experimental outcome with regard to synaptic plasticity. Thus, data from experiments aimed at assessing the relative impact of sleep versus wake on the brain may instead reflect the quality of the waking experience itself. The highlighted work suggests that brain plasticity resulting from novel experiences versus wake per se has unique and distinct features.Dyslipidemias are strongly linked to the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Most dyslipidemias find their origin in the liver. In recent years, the differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) into hepatocyte-like cells has provided a versatile platform for the functional study of various dyslipidemias, both rare genetic dyslipidemia as well as common lipid disorders associated with insulin resistance or non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In addition, iPSC-derived hepatocytes can serve as a cell model for developing novel lipid lowering therapies and have the potential of regenerative medicine. This review provides an overview of these developments.Crizotinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive lung cancer. There is in vitro evidence that crizotinib may auto-inhibit cytochrome P450 3A (CYP3A) activity, with important implications for crizotinib pharmacokinetics. In order to test whether crizotinib treatment alters CYP3A activity in vivo, mice were treated with 5 and 25 mg/kg crizotinib (p.o.) daily for 14 days. Results showed that crizotinib treatment did not alter CYP3A activity as determined by erythromycin N-demethylation. In addition, CYP3A polypeptide expression as measured by Western blot was unchanged. Therefore, our results do not support CYP3A inhibition by crizotinib in vivo.Currently, the impact of antibiotic resistance on human health is a worldwide problem and its study is of great interest from a molecular genetic, environmental and clinical view-point. This review summarizes the latest data about antibiotic resistance, the classification of microorganisms as sensitive and resistant to the action of antibiotics, reveals the concept of minimum inhibitory concentration from modern positions. The resistance of microorganisms to antibacterial agents can be intrinsic and acquired, as well as being one of the examples of evolution that are currently available for study. Modern methods of whole-genome sequencing and complex databases of nucleotide-tagged libraries give an idea of the multifaceted nature of the mechanisms of intrinsic resistance to antibiotics and are able to provide information on genes encoding metabolic enzymes and proteins that regulate the basic processes of the physiology of bacteria. The article describes the main ways of spreading the resistance of microorganisms, reflects the concepts of "founder effect" and the fitness cost of bacteria, which underlie the emergence and evolution of antibiotic resistance. It is shown that the origin of antibiotic resistance genes that human pathogens currently possess can be traced by studying the surrounding not only clinical, but also non-clinical (ecological) habitats. As well as microorganisms of the surrounding ecosystems are the donors of resistance genes in horizontal gene transfer.Bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3)-based thermoelectric materials are well-known for their high figure-of-merit (zT value) in the low-temperature region. Stable joints in the module are essential for creating a reliable device for long-term applications. This study used electroless Co-P to prevent a severe interfacial reaction between the joints of solder and Bi2Te3. A thick and brittle SnTe intermetallic compound layer was successfully inhibited. The strength of the joints improved, and the fracture mode became more ductile; furthermore, there was no significant degradation of thermoelectric properties after depositing the Co-P layer after long-term aging. The result suggests that electroless Co-P could enhance the interfacial stability of the joints and be an effective diffusion barrier for Bi2Te3 thermoelectric modules.Globally, it has been estimated that there were around 18.1 million new cases of cancer at all sites in 2018, with 9.6 million deaths from the disease (Bray et al., 2018; Ferlay et al., 2019). As such, the mortality rate remains high, in spite of advances in treatment over the past few decades. Cancer is a genetic disease (Hanahan & Weinberg, 2011). Pinpointing key alterations in the cancer genome is, therefore, fundamental for our understanding of disease mechanisms, identifying druggable targets, and improving our knowledge as to why some targeted therapies fail to perform as well as might be expected.Although an increasing number of beneficial microbiome members are characterized for the human gut and vagina, beneficial microbes are underexplored for the human upper respiratory tract (URT). In this study, we demonstrate that taxa from the beneficial Lactobacillus genus complex are more prevalent in the healthy URT than in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Several URT-specific isolates are cultured, characterized, and further explored for their genetic and functional properties related to adaptation to the URT. Catalase genes are found in the identified lactobacilli, which is a unique feature within this mostly facultative anaerobic genus. AEBSF Moreover, one of our isolated strains, Lactobacillus casei AMBR2, contains fimbriae that enable strong adherence to URT epithelium, inhibit the growth and virulence of several URT pathogens, and successfully colonize nasal epithelium of healthy volunteers. This study thus demonstrates that specific lactobacilli are adapted to the URT and could have a beneficial keystone function in this habitat.