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Although below-average profiles differed significantly in rapid naming and IQ, no clear evidence for the double-deficit theory was found in Dutch-speaking kindergartners. Educational level and reading history of the parents appeared to be predictive for children's classification membership. Our results point towards the heterogeneity that is already present in kindergartners and the possibility to identify at-risk profiles prior to reading instruction, which may be the foundation for earlier targeted interventions. However, more extended research is needed to determine the stability of these profiles across time and across different languages.Differentiation therapies with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) have been successful in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia, a rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, their efficacy is limited in the case of other AML subtypes. Here, we show that the combination of ATRA with salt-inducible kinase (SIK) inhibition significantly enhances ATRA-mediated AML differentiation. SIK inhibition augmented the ability of ATRA to induce growth inhibition and G1 cell cycle arrest of AML cells. Moreover, combining ATRA and SIK inhibition synergistically activated the Akt signaling pathway but not the MAPK pathway. Pharmacological blockade of Akt activity suppressed the combination-induced differentiation, indicating an essential role for Akt in the action of the combination treatment. Taken together, our study reveals a novel role for SIK in the regulation of ATRA-mediated AML differentiation, implicating the combination of ATRA and SIK inhibition as a promising approach for future differentiation therapy.Hereditary red blood cell (RBC) membranopathies are characterized by mutations in genes encoding skeletal proteins that alter the membrane complex structure. Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common inherited RBC membranopathy leading to hereditary hemolytic anemia with a worldwide distribution and an estimated prevalence, in Europe, of about 12000 individuals. The recent availability of targeted next generation sequencing (t-NGS) and its combination with RBC deformability measured with a laser-assisted optical rotational ektacytometer (LoRRca) has demonstrated to be the most powerful contribution to lower the percentage of hereditary hemolytic anemia undiagnosed cases. In order to know the kind and frequency of RBC membrane mutations in our geographical area (Catalonia) and to better understand their pathophysiology, 42 unrelated, non-transfusion-dependent (NTD) patients with hereditary hemolytic anemia have been studied by combining t-NGS and LoRRca. The osmoscan module of LoRRca provides three rheological profiles that reflect the maximal deformability (EImax), osmotic fragility (Omin), and hydration state (Ohyper) of RBCs and contribute to a better understanding of the contribution RBC rheology to the severity of anemia. From the 42 patients studied, 37 were suspected to be a RBC membrane defect due to phenotypic characteristics and abnormal RBC morphology and, from these, in 31 patients (83.8% of cases) the mutation was identified by t-NGS. No definite diagnosis was achieved in 11 patients (26.2% of cases), including 6 out of 37 cases, with suspected membranopathy, and 5 with unclassifiable HHA. In all these undiagnosed patients, the existence of hemoglobinopathy and/or enzymopathy was ruled out by conventional methods.Due to overcrowding and subsequent unavoidable close contact, poor ventilation, and decreased hygiene standards and healthcare services as compared with in the community setting, the prison environment is highly conducive to the transmission of infections, including COVID-19. Physical distancing measures may be difficult to implement without introducing interventions that may violate human rights. Given that Indigenous women represent over 41% of federally incarcerated women, this is a cause for concern. Indigenous women are also more likely to have higher rates of numerous chronic conditions, including respiratory illnesses, substantially increasing vulnerability to COVID-19 complications. This can be exacerbated in prisons as access to healthcare may be limited. Reversan purchase Outbreaks within the prison setting can not only overwhelm an already over-stretched healthcare system but also spread to the community and disproportionately impact marginalized communities and populations. In this commentary, we explore the public health and human rights implications of COVID-19 in prisons while calling particular attention to the unique needs and circumstances of incarcerated Indigenous women based on international best practice-based guidance to preventive and responsive measures to COVID-19.

Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death in males worldwide and, in addition to impairing prostate function, also causes testicular adaptations. In this study, we aim to investigate the preventive effect of exercise training on PCa-induced testicular dysfunction.

As a model, we used fifty Wistar Unilever male rats, randomly divided in four experimental groups. Prostate cancer was chemically and hormonally induced in two groups of animals (PCa groups). One control group and one PCa group was submitted to moderate intensity treadmill exercise training. Fifty weeks after the start of the training the animals were sacrificed and sperm, prostate, testis and serum were collected and analyzed. Sperm concentration and morphology, and testosterone serum levels were determined. In addition, histological analyses of the testes were performed, and testis proteomes and metabolomes were characterized.

We found that prostate cancer negatively affected testicular function, manifested as an arrest of spermatogenesis. Oxidative stress-induced DNA damage, arising from reduced testis blood flow, may also contribute to apoptosis of germ cells and consequential spermatogenic impairment. Decreased utilization of the glycolytic pathway, increased metabolism of ketone bodies and the accumulation of branched chain amino acids were also evident in the PCa animals. Conversely, we found that the treadmill training regimen activated DNA repair mechanisms and counteracted several metabolic alterations caused by PCa without impact on oxidative stress.

These findings confirm a negative impact of prostate cancer on testis function and suggest a beneficial role for exercise training in the prevention of prostate cancer-induced testis dysfunction.

These findings confirm a negative impact of prostate cancer on testis function and suggest a beneficial role for exercise training in the prevention of prostate cancer-induced testis dysfunction.

Deubiquitination, the inverse process of ubiquitination, is catalyzed by deubiquitinases (DUBs) that remove ubiquitin from target proteins and subsequently prevent their degradation by proteasomes. Previously, deubiquitination has been found to be involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. As yet, however, little is known about the exact role of deubiquitination in the development and/or progression of this type of cancer.

HCC tissues and tissue microarrays were used to detect expression of the DUB ubiquitin-specific protease 2a (USP2a). The critical role of USP2a in HCC development and progression was assessed in both in vitro cell and in vivo animal models. LC-MS/MS analyses were performed to identify potential targets of USP2a in HCC cells, after which regulation of target protein stability and ubiquitin status by USP2a were investigated.

We found that USP2a was significantly upregulated in HCC tissues, and that a high expression was positively associated with a poor prognosis. Subsequently, we found that USP2a silencing resulted in inhibition of HCC cell proliferation, migration and invasion, whereas exogenous USP2a overexpression resulted in the opposite effects, both in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that RAB1A, a key regulator of the ER and Golgi vesicular transport system, serves as a potential target of USP2a in HCC cells. In addition, we found that USP2a can deubiquitinate and stabilize RAB1A and prevent its degradation, and that this process is required for inducing HCC progression by USP2a.

Our data indicate that USP2a can promote HCC progression via deubiquitination and stabilization of RAB1A. This observation indicates that DUB targeting may serve as a novel approach to improve the treatment of HCC.

Our data indicate that USP2a can promote HCC progression via deubiquitination and stabilization of RAB1A. This observation indicates that DUB targeting may serve as a novel approach to improve the treatment of HCC.While vanoxerine (GBR-12909) is a synaptosomal dopamine uptake inhibitor, it also suppresses IKr, INa and ICa,L in vitro. Based on these profiles on ionic currents, vanoxerine has been developed as a candidate compound for treating atrial fibrillation. To investigate electropharmacological profiles, vanoxerine dihydrochloride was intravenously administered at 0.03 and 0.3 mg/kg to halothane-anesthetized dogs (n = 4), possibly providing subtherapeutic and therapeutic concentrations, respectively. The low dose increased the heart rate and cardiac output, whereas it prolonged the ventricular refractoriness. The high dose decreased the heart rate but increased the total peripheral vascular resistance, whereas it delayed the ventricular repolarization and increased the atrial refractoriness in addition to further enhancing the ventricular refractoriness. The extent of increase in the refractoriness in the atrium was 0.8 times of that in the ventricle. The high dose also prolonged the early and late repolarization periods of the ventricle as well as the terminal repolarization period. Meanwhile, no significant change was detected in the mean blood pressure, ventricular contraction, preload to the left ventricle, or the intra-atrial, intra-ventricular or atrioventricular conductions. The high dose can be considered to inhibit IKr, but it may not suppress INa or ICa in the in situ heart, partly explaining its poor atrial selectivity for increasing refractoriness. The prolongation of early repolarization period may reflect enhancement of net inward current, providing potential risk for intracellular Ca2+ overload. Thus, vanoxerine may provide both trigger and substrate toward torsade de pointes, which would make the drug less promising as an anti-atrial fibrillatory drug.Hantavirus infection is a global health challenge, causing widespread public concern. In recent years, cases of hantavirus infection in pregnant women have been reported in many countries. The infected pregnant women and their fetuses appear to have more severe clinical symptoms and worse clinical outcomes. Hence, to study the prevalence of hantavirus infection in pregnant women, this study will focus on the epidemiological distribution of the virus, different virus species penetrating the placental barrier, and factors affecting the incidence and clinical outcome of the infection in pregnant women and their fetuses. In addition, this review will also discuss the diagnostic tools and treatments for pregnant patients and provide an overview of the relevant future research.