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In contrast, recruitment of cubs was poor and average pride size was small. In particular, the proportion of the population comprised of second-year cubs was low, indicating that few cubs are recruited into the subadult age class. Our findings suggest that low recruitment might be a better signal of low prey density than survival. Thus, describing a lion population's age structure in addition to average pride size may be a simple and effective method of initially evaluating whether a lion population is affected by prey depletion. These dynamics should be evaluated for other lion populations and other large carnivore species. Increased resource protection and reducing the underlying drivers of prey depletion are urgent conservation needs for lions and other large carnivores as their conservation is increasingly threatened by range contraction and population declines.

To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis aiming to improve the level of evidence and determine the efficacy and safety of low-intensity shockwave therapy (LiST) in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).

We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library and Scopus databases from inception to November 2020 for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) exploring the role of LiST for the management of CP/CPPS. We performed a random-effects meta-analysis of RCTs comparing LiST vs sham therapy on CP/CPPS symptoms at different time-points after treatment. Weighted mean differences (WMDs) with the corresponding confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated. Furthermore, we assessed the strength of evidence with the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews [PROSPERO] CRD42020208813).

We included five sham RCTs and one non-sham RCT. In the meta-analysis of sham RCTs, both the National Institute ofas a part of individualised treatment strategies in such patients.

LiST is an effective treatment modality for the improvement of pain and quality of life in patients with CP/CPPS. Therefore, it should be recommended as a part of individualised treatment strategies in such patients.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is simple steatosis, but can develop into non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) characterized by liver inflammation, fibrosis and microvesicular steatosis. Mast cells (MCs) infiltrate the liver during cholestasis and promote ductular reaction (DR), biliary senescence and liver fibrosis. We aimed to determine the effects of MC depletion during NAFLD/NASH.

Wild-type (WT) and Kit

(MC-deficient) mice were fed control (CD) or a Western diet (WD) for 16 wks; select WT and Kit

WD mice received tail vein injections of MCs 2X/wk for 2 wks prior to sacrifice. Human samples were collected from normal, NAFLD or NASH. Cholangiocytes from WT WD mice and human NASH have increased insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 expression that promotes MC migration/activation. Enhanced MC presence was noted in WT WD mice and human NASH, along with increased DR. BLZ945 supplier WT WD mice had significantly increased steatosis, DR/biliary senescence, inflammation, liver fibrosis and angiogenesis compared toor NAFLD/NASH treatment.

Enrichment of circulating trophoblasts (CTs) from maternal blood at week 11-13 of gestation, using laminar microscale vortices, and evaluation of the performance of the VTX-1 Liquid Biopsy System in terms of CT recovery and purity.

Eight mililiter of blood was collected from 15 pregnant women and processed with the VTX-1 Liquid Biopsy System. Y-chromosome specific quantitative PCR was performed to estimate the number of enriched male CTs. To evaluate the VTX-1 performance, the target cell recovery was characterized by spiking experiments with a trophoblast cell line. Furthermore, the total quantity of DNA after enrichment was used to calculate the number of retained maternal cells.

Successful recovery of male CTs was established in 7 out of 10 first trimester samples from pregnant women carrying a male fetus. The number of CTs, recovered from 8ml of blood, was estimated between two and six. Spiking experiments resulted in a CT recovery of ±35 % with ±1524 retained maternal blood cells.

CTs can be enriched from maternal blood with high purity, using laminar microscale vortices, starting from 8ml of blood.

CTs can be enriched from maternal blood with high purity, using laminar microscale vortices, starting from 8 ml of blood.

To update the current understanding of localized laryngeal amyloidosis by analyzing the NHS National Amyloidosis Database and to further clarify the important ongoing management issues.

Retrospective review, case series.

Patients with laryngeal amyloid were identified from the database of the NHS National Amyloidosis Center, UCL, Royal Free Hospital, London between 2000 and 2017. Patient demographics and disease profile were collated, including the exact location of amyloid deposit, treatments if any, and progression of disease.

One hundred and three patients with localized laryngeal amyloid where identified from the database, with a mean age of 54 at diagnosis and female to male ratio of 5449. Three patients were excluded from further analysis due to limited database information. The majority of amyloid was found in either the supraglottis (44) or glottis (53) but all the laryngeal subsites were involved. One-third of the patients (34) had amyloid in more than one laryngeal subsite. No patients were found to progress to systemic amyloid, but many progressed locally to other subsites or further down the LTB tree (29%). Three patients were successfully treated with radiotherapy after other modalities had failed.

This is the largest case series reported to date of localized laryngeal amyloidosis. It highlights the high incidence of multifocal disease and the significant proportion of patients who progressed, not to systemic amyloidosis but to more extensive localized amyloid. We recommend that in all cases of laryngeal amyloid, patients should undergo a thorough assessment of the upper and lower airways and have ongoing surveillance for at least 15 years.

4 Laryngoscope, 131E1912-E1917, 2021.

4 Laryngoscope, 131E1912-E1917, 2021.