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The establishment of accurate and timely diagnosis of these malformations is critical to overcome clinical consequences of MDAs.What the results of this study add? The concordance between US and MRI for diagnosis of MDAs based on ESHRE-ESGE classification and ASRM were 96.3% and 88.9%, respectively. These results indicate that 3D US has a satisfactory level of diagnostic accuracy for MDAs and it can be used in conjunction with MRI. Minimisation of diagnostic errors is important to improve reproductive outcome and to avoid unnecessary surgical interventions.What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? Efforts must be spent to eliminate the discrepancies between the clinical and radiological diagnosis of MDAs. Further trials should be implemented for establishment and standardisation of radiological images for identification and classification of MDAs.Microencapsulation of curing agents is a major strategy for the development of self-healing polymers. Isocyanates are among the most promising compounds for the development of one-part, catalyst free, self-healing materials, but their microencapsulation is challenging due to their high reactivity. To keep the healing agent intact in the liquid state and containing free-NCO groups, the monitoring of several synthesis parameters is essential. This review aims to summarise the outcomes in the microencapsulation of isocyanates, emphasising the efforts reported in the literature to modulate the microcapsule properties. In this regard, the main synthesis procedures are presented, followed by the most relevant characterisation methods used to assess microcapsule properties. The correlation between these properties and synthesis parameters is also discussed, and finally the main potential and challenges for industrial applications are highlighted.An animal study demonstrated that 6-(Methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate (6-MSITC), a major bioactive compound in Japanese pungent spice wasabi, has an action of inhibiting the activation of calpain-1 (a protease). Increases in calpain activity can cause continual strength loss after eccentric exercise. It remains to be determined in humans whether 6-MSITC intake would modulate calpain and/or muscle damage responses after eccentric exercise. We performed a randomized, double-blind, crossover design study wherein eight healthy young males were randomly assigned to ingest 9 mg/day of 6-MSITC or placebo from 1 day before exercise to 4 days after exercise (30 maximal isokinetic eccentric contractions of the elbow flexors using an isokinetic dynamometer). Calpain-1 concentration, inflammatory and muscle damage markers (creatine kinase activity, urinary titin concentration, muscle strength, range of motion, muscle soreness and transverse relaxation time) were assessed. Plasma calpain-1 concentration after eccentric exercise was similar between the placebo- and 6-MSITC-treated conditions. All muscle damage and inflammatory markers were not affected by 6-MSITC relative to those in the placebo-treated condition. Our results suggest that 6-MSITC has no effect on plasma calpain-1 concentration and muscle damage and inflammatory markers measured after eccentric exercise.Catestatin can inhibit catecholamine release from chromaffin cells and adrenergic neurons. Catestatin can also have a strong vasodilator effect. This may be useful in understanding the pathophysiology of preeclampsia and its treatment. In this study, we investigated the serum catestatin levels in pregnant women with and without preeclampsia. Fifty consecutive women with mild preeclampsia, 50 consecutive women with severe preeclampsia, and 100 consecutive pregnant women with a gestational age-matched (±1 week) uncomplicated pregnancy were evaluated in a cross-sectional study. Mean serum catestatin was significantly increased in the preeclampsia group compared to the control group (290.7 ± 95.5 pg/mL vs. 182.8 ± 72.0 pg/mL). Mean serum catestatin was comparable in mild and severe preeclampsia groups (282.7 ± 97.9 pg/mL vs. 298.7 ± 93.4 pg/mL, p = .431). Serum catestatin levels had positive correlations with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, urea, uric acid, and creatinine. In conclusion, serum catestatin levels are increased in preeclamptic pregnancies compared to gestational age-matched controls.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? The role of autonomic nervous system dysregulation in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia is known. The most obvious part of this dysregulation is the sympathetic nervous system activation. The adrenal medulla is one of the locations of the sympathetic nervous system in the body.What do the results of this study add? Serum catestatin levels were found to be correlated with clinical and laboratory data of preeclampsia. This highlights the importance of chromaffin cell secretions in the adrenal medulla in preeclampsia.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? This study will help understand the role of the adrenal medulla in the autonomic nervous system dysregulation in preeclampsia. this website Also, control of serum catestatin levels may support the treatment of hypertension in preeclampsia.
To evaluate the clinical application of expanded noninvasive prenatal screening (eNIPS) for genome-wide large copy number variation (CNV), i.e. chromosomal deletion/duplication >5 Mb, and aneuploidy; also to provide practical information for counseling eNIPS positive cases.
We recruited 34,620 women with singleton pregnancy for genome-wide cell-free plasma DNA sequencing. Screening positive cases were verified by karyotyping and/or SNP array.
A total of 461 (1.33%) positive cases were identified through our cfDNA screening including 209 cases of common trisomies (0.60%), 124 cases of sex chromosomal abnormalities (SCA) (0.36%), 71 cases of other autosomal anueploidies (OAA) (0.21%), and 57 CNVs larger than 5 Mb (0.16%). The predictive positive values (PPV) were 70.06% in general for common trisomies with as high as 91.67% for Trisomy21 (T21), 40.22% in general for SCAs with as high as 100% for Jacob Syndrome (XYY). The PPV for OAAs was 5.45%, and T7/T8/T16/T22 were the most frequentOAAs (
= 15, 9, 9, 8, respectively).
