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dary prevention, FMT is considered the option of choice in patients with multiple recurrences. Bezlotoxumab can be added to standard treatment for patients at high risk for R-CDI. The most promising strategies are those aimed at reducing changes in intestinal microbiota and development of a new effective non-toxin-based vaccine.

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential for transmission and heritability of carbapenemase gene (bla

or bla

)-encoding or mcr-1-encoding plasmids in clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains.

Potential for transmission of carbapenemase gene (bla

or bla

)-encoding or mcr-1-encoding plasmids in clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains was tested in three conjugation models, namely filter-mating conjugation in laboratory conditions, a meat product model and the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of rats. Plasmid stability in Enterobacteriaceae strains was also determined.

We demonstrated that plasmids carrying a carbapenemase gene (bla

or bla

) could be efficiently conjugated to strains carrying the mcr-1 gene and vice versa, and that these plasmids could stably co-exist in clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains. These findings suggest that Enterobacteriaceae can readily acquire phenotypic resistance to both carbapenems and colistin in natural environments such as food products and the GI tract of humanam-negative bacterial infections.

This study reports identification of the carbapenemase-encoding gene from carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales from food animals.

A total of 40 bacterial isolates recovered from 475 faecal swabs obtained on one farm were tested for the presence of the bla

gene by PCR. Species identification of three bla

-positive strains was conducted by MALDI-TOF/MS. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed by broth microdilution. Transferability of the bla

and cfr genes was determined by filter mating. The genetic environment of bla

and cfr was analysed by whole-genome sequencing.

Two Proteus mirabilis (JPM24 and YPM35) and one Providencia rettgeri (YPR25) carried bla

. The bla

genes were located on conjugable pPrY2001-like plasmids often reported to carry important antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). YPR25 and YPM35 shared two almost identical conjugable plasmids, one carrying bla

and the other cfr. The bla

gene in YPR25 (same as YPM35) and JPM24 was located in two novel transposons, desighat can serve as a reservoir for ARGs.Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most common prescription drugs for inflammation, and topical NSAIDs are often used in ophthalmology to reduce pain, photophobia, inflammation, and edema. In recent years, many published reports have found that NSAIDs play an important role in the treatment of retinal neurodegenerative diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, pathological myopia, and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). The aim of the current review is to provide an overview of the role of various NSAIDs in the treatment of retinal neurodegenerative diseases and the corresponding mechanisms of action. This review highlighted that the topical application of NSAIDs for the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases has been studied to a remarkable extent and that its beneficial effects in many diseases have been proven. In the future, prospective studies with large study populations are required to extend these effects to clinical settings.The aim of this study was to investigate effects of reduced stress hormone by adrenalectomy on rat plasma levels of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and other lysophospholipids. We measured activities of lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) in plasma and lipid phosphate phosphatase (LPP) in blood by determining choline and inorganic phosphate, respectively. LPA, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI), lysophosphatidylserine (LPS) and lysophosphatodylglycerol were quantified by LC-MS/MS. In adrenalectomized rats, plasma levels of LPA, LPE, LPS and LPI, but not LPC, were increased. The increased level of LPA were due to decreased LPC level, increases plasma activity of lysoPLD toward LPC and decreased LPP activity toward LPA. Daily injections of deoxycoricosterone into rats selectively reversed increased level of LPS. Box5 mw Our results suggest enzymatic mechanism for increased plasma level of LPA, and indicate that the circulating levels of lysophospholipids including LPA in rats are differently affected by artificial suppression of release of adrenergic hormones.The increased risk of fracture in the elderly associated with metabolic conditions like osteoporosis poses a significant strain on health care systems worldwide. Due to bone's hierarchical nature, it is necessary to study its mechanical properties and failure mechanisms at several length scales. We conducted micropillar compression experiments on ovine cortical bone to assess the anisotropic mechanical response at the lamellar scale over a wide range of strain rates (10-4 to 8·102 s-1). At the microscale, lamellar bone exhibits a strain rate sensitivity similar to what is reported at the macroscale suggesting that it is an intrinsic property of the extracellular matrix. Significant shear band thickening was observed at high strain rates by HRSEM and STEM imaging. This is likely caused by the material's inability to accommodate the imposed deformation by propagation of thin kink bands and shear cracks at high strain rates, leading to shear band thickening and nucleation. The post-yield behavior is strain rate s been reported for higher length scales, suggesting that the strain rate sensitivity is an intrinsic property of the bone extracellular matrix. In addition, localized shear deformation in thick bands was observed for the first time at high strain rates, highlighting the importance of investigating bone under conditions representative of an accident or fall at several length scales.Supramolecular hydrogel composed of aromatic short peptide gelator was an attractive biomaterial owing to its simple and convenient synthetic route, nano-fibrillar microstructure resembling natural collagen fibers and intelligent response to external stimulus. Herein, stimuli-responsive biphenyl-tripeptide supramolecular hydrogels was prepared to simulate extracellular matrix scaffolds by temperature switch, ion induction and pH switch. The amino acid arrangement substantially affected gelation behavior, only BPAA-βAFF and BPAA-FFβA could form nanostructured supramolecular hydrogels with 8-10 nm nanotubes or nanofibers by potential intermolecular hydrogen bond interactions and π-π stacking. The minimum gelation concentration (MGC) and maximum storage modulus were 0.4 mM (0.023 wt%) and around 8.2 KPa. The two supramolecular hydrogels could support adhesion and proliferation of L929 cells. Moreover, the BPAA-βAFF hydrogel promoted proliferation and ECM secretion of chondrocytes in vitro, and facilitate the phenotype maintenance of hyaline cartilage.