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3% late reactions would be missed. Delayed reactions seemed rare.

Our data show that if the D7 reading is not performed, 6.3% of positive reactions from the baseline series would be missed, and if substituting the D7 reading by digital photo, 26.3% late reactions would be missed. Delayed reactions seemed rare.Prior studies showed that calcium channel blockers (CCBs) could modify cancer risk, but data on gastric cancer (GC) are limited. We aimed to investigate whether CCBs could modify GC risk in Helicobacter pylori-eradicated patients. H pylori-infected patients with hypertension who are aged ≥50 and had received clarithromycin-based triple therapy between 2003 and 2016 were identified from a territory-wide healthcare database. Patients with eradication failure, GC diagnosed within 6 months after HP eradication, and gastric ulcer were excluded. Time-fixed Cox model with one-to-one propensity score matching was used to calculate hazard ratio (HR) of GC with CCBs. Sensitivity analysis using time-dependent multivariable Cox model in which CCB use was treated as time-varying covariate was also performed to address immortal time bias. 17 622 (29.6%) H pylori-eradicated patients with hypertension were included. During a median follow-up of 8.6 years, 105 (0.6%) developed GC. After PS matching, CCBs were associated with a lower GC risk (HR 0.56; 95% CI 0.32-0.97). Time-dependent analysis showed consistent result (aHR 0.50; 95% CI 0.33-0.75). A longer duration of CCB use was associated with even lower GC risk (adjusted HR [aHR] 0.69; 95% CI 0.61-0.79 for every 1-year increase in use). Long-acting CCBs (aHR 0.47; 95% CI 0.29-0.76) and dihydropyridines (aHR 0.49; 95% CI 0.32-0.73) conferred greater benefit than short-acting ones (aHR 0.60; 95% CI 0.36-1.03) and nondihydropyridines (aHR 0.76; 95% CI 0.24-2.48). The aHR was 0.57 (95% CI 0.34-0.97) for noncardia and 0.59 (95% CI 0.27-1.31) for cardia cancer. Use of CCBs was associated with lower risk of GC development in H pylori-eradicated patients, in a duration- and dose-response manner.We evaluated the association between germline genetic variants located within the 3'-untranlsated region (polymorphic 3'UTR, ie, p3UTR) of candidate genes involved in multiple myeloma (MM). We performed a case-control study within the International Multiple Myeloma rESEarch (IMMEnSE) consortium, consisting of 3056 MM patients and 1960 controls recruited from eight countries. We selected p3UTR of six genes known to act in different pathways relevant in MM pathogenesis, namely KRAS (rs12587 and rs7973623), VEGFA (rs10434), SPP1 (rs1126772), IRF4 (rs12211228) and IL10 (rs3024496). Triton X-114 solubility dmso We found that IL10-rs3024496 was associated with increased risk of developing MM and with a worse overall survival of MM patients. The variant allele was assayed in a vector expressing eGFP chimerized with the IL10 3'-UTR and it was found functionally active following transfection in human myeloma cells. In this experiment, the A-allele caused a lower expression of the reporter gene and this was also in agreement with the in vivo expression of mRNA measured in whole blood as reported in the GTEx portal. Overall, these data are suggestive of an effect of the IL10-rs3024496 SNP on the regulation of IL10 mRNA expression and it could have clinical implications for better characterization of MM patients in terms of prognosis.

The definition of chronic endometritis (CE) differs among studies, and currently, there is no accepted consensus. This study aimed to establish the minimum number of immunohistochemical analysis of CD138

plasma cells to identify a clinically relevant CE.

We performed a retrospective study on 716 infertile patients who never did CE analysis and respective antibiotic treatment before. Samples were obtained by endometrial scratching in the mid-luteal phase before IVF-ET treatment. The number and distribution of CD138

cells were analyzed by immunohistochemistry. Thirty high-power fields (HPF) were evaluated for each sample. Patients were classified in 2 main groups (a) CD138

(<5 CD138

cells in all HPFs), (b) CD138

(≥5 CD138

cells in at least one HPF). Pregnancy outcome was compared among the groups.

In the CD138

group, β-hCG positive rate, clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate were significantly decreased (P=.04, P=.01, P=.04, respectively). Also after adjusting for patient age, body mass index (BMI), and clinical characteristics, the β-hCG positive rate (P=.05), clinical pregnancy rate (P=.01) and live birth rate (P=.02) were significantly lower in the CD138

than those in the CD138

group. Within the CD138

group, these parameters were not significantly different between patients without any plasma cells and patients with up to 4 plasma cells/HPF.

We conclude that immunohistochemical analysis of CD138

cells is a reliable method to detect CE which can be identified by the presence of ≥5 plasma cells in at least one out of 30 HPF.

We conclude that immunohistochemical analysis of CD138+ cells is a reliable method to detect CE which can be identified by the presence of ≥5 plasma cells in at least one out of 30 HPF.

Cardiogenic shock (CS) and low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) are potentially life-threatening complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), heart failure (HF) or cardiac surgery. While there is solid evidence for the treatment of other cardiovascular diseases of acute onset, treatment strategies in haemodynamic instability due to CS and LCOS remains less robustly supported by the given scientific literature. Therefore, we have analysed the current body of evidence for the treatment of CS or LCOS with inotropic and/or vasodilating agents. This is the second update of a Cochrane review originally published in 2014.

Assessment of efficacy and safety of cardiac care with positive inotropic agents and vasodilator agents in CS or LCOS due to AMI, HF or after cardiac surgery.

We conducted a search in CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase and CPCI-S Web of Science in October 2019. We also searched four registers of ongoing trials and scanned reference lists and contacted experts in the field to obtain further information.