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To discuss the neurological complications and pathophysiology of organ damage following malaria infection.

The principal advancement made in malaria research has been a better understanding of the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria (CM), the most dreaded neurological complication generally caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection. However, no definitive treatment has yet been evolved other than the use of antimalarial drugs and supportive care. The development of severe cerebral edema in CM results from two distinct pathophysiologic mechanisms. First, the development of "sticky" red blood cells (RBCs) leads to cytoadherence, where red blood cells (RBCs) get stuck to the endothelial walls and between themselves, resulting in clogging of the brain microvasculature with resultant hypoxemia and cerebral edema. In addition, the P. falciparum-infected erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) molecules protrude from the raised knob structures on the RBCs walls and are in themselves made of a combination of human ad encephalomyelitis (ADEM), Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), and cerebellar ataxia. Lastly, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on worldwide malaria control programs and the possible threat from co-infections is briefly discussed.

This overview of the history of diagnosis and treatment of multiple sclerosis serves as an introduction to the rich history of multiple sclerosis, and shows we are on a continuum of incremental advances that date back centuries.

The current understanding of MS demonstrates a dramatic series of advances and this brief historical overview will provide some context for these discoveries. Although cases we would now recognize as multiple sclerosis can be found in older literature and diaries, the contribution of Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière in Paris in 1868 was to frame the clinical and pathological features of a disorder he called la sclérose en plaque disséminées. Soon after, reports came from many countries. Over the next half-century, the diagnosis was a clinical conclusion with no confirmatory tests. Some CSF and evoked potential tests later helped but it remained for the MRI imaging and oligoclonal banding to substantially aid the clinical diagnosis. It is tempting to think that therapy is new and evoked potential tests later helped but it remained for the MRI imaging and oligoclonal banding to substantially aid the clinical diagnosis. It is tempting to think that therapy is new in MS, but in previous centuries, hundreds of drugs, procedures, and surgeries were applied to patients with MS, many more than we use today. It remained for the development of the randomized clinical trial to show which therapies were beneficial and safe. Everything changed in 1993 when the first of a long list of new therapies was approved, therapies that were shown to alter the activity and outcome of the disease.Nowadays the problem of comorbidity is still relevant. In this review, we describe clinical cases of the disease of the neuromuscular junction (myasthenia gravis (MG) generalized form) and the demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (DD CNS) (multiple sclerosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), etc.) combinations registered in our practice with precise pathogenetic analysis. Although the number of the described associations is growing every year, the exact development mechanisms of this cross syndrome as well as the nature of the association between the discussed autoimmune diseases remain unknown. At the beginning of both disorders there is a considerable loss of auto tolerance of the immune system and, as a result, an increased response from autoreactive T-lymphocytes to the structures of the nervous system brain cells and neuromuscular synapses. There are three main theories for comorbidity initial predisposition, direct case relationship with disease-modifying therapy (DMT) application, and coincidence. It is known that early diagnostics of MG and timely administration of necessary adequate treatment reduce the risk of process generalization and lead to a decline in mortality. Therefore, the offer to examine MS patients with atypical symptoms for possible MG identification seems very rational. Similarly, MG patients having uncharacteristic symptoms that can be indicative of other autoimmune nervous system diseases also demand special diagnostics. Considering the presence of similar pathogenetic links, several authors propose a possibility of a new nosological unit establishment, including described comorbidity.

Guided by the social ecological model, this study aimed to examine the relations of built environments (i.e., walking/cycling infrastructure, recreation facilities, neighborhood safety/crime), youth's transition abilities, and changes of youth's physical activity (PA) and play behaviors due to COVID-19-based restrictions. Ethnic and socioeconomic status (SES) disparities were also examined on studies variables during the COVID-19 restrictions.

A cross-sectional research design was used to assess an anonymous online survey completed by US parents/guardians. The final sample had 1324 children and adolescents (Mean

 = 9.75; SD = 3.95; 51.3% girls), and 35.5% the families were of upper socioeconomic class (income > $150,000). Parents reported the perceived built environment and neighborhood safety, child's PA and play behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic shelter-in-place restrictions.

Youths who had access to safe built environment were more active and played more outdoor/indoor (p < .01). It was foundoups (e.g., low SES) stay active, healthy, and resilient during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.In the present study, we characterized the probiotic properties of two commercially available bacterial strains, Lactobacillus paragasseri UBLG-36 and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei UBLPC-87, and evaluated their ability to degrade oxalate in vitro and in a hyperoxaluria-induced nephrolithiasis rat model. UBLG-36 harboring two oxalate catabolizing genes, oxalyl coenzyme A decarboxylase (oxc) and formyl coenzyme A transferase (frc), was previously shown to degrade oxalate in vitro effectively. Here, we show that UBLPC-87, lacking both oxc and frc, could still degrade oxalate in vitro. Both these strains harbored several potential putative probiotic genes that may have conferred them the ability to survive in low pH and 0.3% bile, resist antibiotic stress, show antagonistic activity against pathogenic bacteria, and adhere to epithelial cell surfaces. We further evaluated if UBLG-36 and UBLPC-87 could degrade oxalate in vivo and prevent hyperoxaluria-induced nephrolithiasis in rats. We observed that rats treated with 4.5% sodium oxalate (NaOx) developed hyperoxaluria and renal stones. However, when pre-treated with UBLG-36 or UBLPC-87 before administering 4.5% NaOx, the rats were protected against several pathophysiological manifestations of hyperoxaluria. Compared to the hyperoxaluric rats, the probiotic pre-treated rats showed reduced urinary excretion of oxalate and urea (p  less then  0.05), decreased serum blood urea nitrogen and creatinine (p  less then  0.05), alleviated stone formation and renal histological damage, and an overall decrease in renal tissue oxalate and calcium content (p  less then  0.05). Taken together, both UBLG-36 and UBLPC-87 are effective oxalate catabolizing probiotics capable of preventing hyperoxaluria and alleviating renal damage associated with nephrolithiasis.Young rabbits are susceptible to gastrointestinal diseases caused by bacteria. Enterococcus hirae can be associated with diseases. But enterocins produced by some enterococcal species can prevent/reduce this problem. Therefore, the interaction of enterocin M with a biofilm-forming, autochthonous E. hirae Kr8+ strain was tested in rabbits to assess enterocin potential in vivo. Rabbits (96), aged 35 days, both sexes, meat line M91 breed were divided into four groups, control C and three experimental groups. The rabbits in C received the standard diet, rabbits in experimental group 1 (E1) received 108 CFU/mL of Kr8+, a dose 500 µL/animal/day, E2 received Ent M (50 µL/animal/day), and E3 received both Kr8+ and Ent M in their drinking water over 21 days. The experiment lasted 42 days. Feces and blood were sampled at day 0/1 (at the start of the experiment, fecal mixture of 96 animals, n = 10), at day 21 (five fecal mixtures per group, n = 5), and at day 42 (21 days after additives cessation, the same). At days 21 and 42, four rabbits from each group were slaughtered, and cecum and appendix were sampled for standard microbial analysis. Nedisertib clinical trial Ent M showed decreased tendency of Kr8+. Using next-generation sequencing, the phyla detected with the highest abundance were Firmicutes, Verrucomicrobia, Bacteroidetes, Tenericutes, Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Saccharibacteria, and Actinobacteria. Interaction of Ent M with some phyla resulted in reduced abundance percentage. At day 21, significantly increased phagocytic activity (PA) was found in E1 and E2 (p  less then  0.001). Kr8+ did not attack PA and did not stimulate oxidative stress. But Ent M supported PA. The prospective importance of this study lies in beneficial interaction of enterocin in host body.Neuropathic pain (NP) is a common disorder among individuals worldwide, but there is still no effective treatment for NP. The EGFR pathway promotes NP nociceptive sensitization and represents a potential therapeutic target. Geniposide is abundant in natural plants and has various pharmacological activities, such as analgesia and anti-inflammation properties, which can improve NP, but the specific mechanisms have not been elucidated. The present study first predicted and molecularly docked geniposide targets, suggesting that geniposide may play a role in improving NP by targeting EGFR. This study further clarified that geniposide alleviates NP and improves the inflammatory response using a chronic constriction injury (CCI) model, whereas the administration of an EGFR agonist weakens the above effects of geniposide. Analysis of transcriptome data further suggests that geniposide not only improves CCI symptoms by reducing EGFR/PI3K/AKT pathway activity but also may exert anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the Ca2+ signaling pathway. The above results affirm the potential value of geniposide in the treatment of NP and lay the foundation for further clinical application.Alzheimer's disease (AD) causes progressive decline of memory and cognitive deficits. Because of its complicated pathogenesis, the prevention and therapy of AD remain an enormous challenge. It has been reported that catalpol possessed neuroprotective effects against AD. However, the involved mechanism still needs to be intensively studied. Therefore, the effects of catalpol on N2a/APP695swe cells and APP/PS1 mice were identified in the current study. Catalpol could improve cytotoxicity according to CCK-8 assay and ameliorate cellular morphological changes in N2a/APP695swe cells. Neuronal structural damage in the hippocampal CA1 region of APP/PS1 AD mice was improved according to HE staining and immunohistochemistry of NeuN. Meanwhile, catalpol administration ameliorated cognitive deficits confirmed by behavior performance of APP/PS1 mice. Hoechst 33,342 staining and Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining demonstrated that catalpol could reduce apoptosis in N2a/APP695swe cells. Likewise, TUNEL staining also manifested that catalpol significantly reduced apoptosis in hippocampal CA1 region of APP/PS1 mice.