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05). Both groups also displayed substantial increases in creatine kinase. After 7 days of recovery, most variables had returned to close-to pre-exercise levels, except for CMJ, which remained at reduced levels. In conclusion, increased protein intake during 10-day military field exercise with severe energy deficiency did not mitigate loss of body mass or impairment of physical performance. © 2020 The Authors. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science In Sports published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.The prognosis of kidney transplant recipients (KTR) with vascular calcification (VC) in the aorto-iliac arteries is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate their survival outcomes. Studies from January 1st, 2000 until March 5th, 2019 were included. Outcomes for meta-analysis were patient survival, (death-censored) graft survival and delayed graft function (DGF). Twenty-one studies were identified, eight provided data for meta-analysis. KTR with VC had a significantly increased mortality risk [1-year risk ratio (RR) 2.19 (1.39-3.44), 5-year RR 2.28 (1.86-2.79)]. The risk of 1-year graft loss was three times higher in recipients with VC [RR 3.15 (1.30-7.64)]. The risk of graft loss censored for death [1-year RR 2.26 (0.58-2.73), 3-year RR 2.19 (0.49-9.82)] and the risk of DGF (RR 1.24, 95% CI 0.98-1.58) were not statistically different. The quality of the evidence was rated as very low. To conclude, the presence of VC was associated with an increased mortality risk and risk of graft loss. In this small sample size, no statistical significant association between VC and DGF or risk of death-censored graft loss could be demonstrated. For interpretation of the outcomes, the quality and sample size of the evidence should be taken into consideration. © 2020 The Authors. selleck Transplant International published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Steunstichting ESOT.The hydrogenation of olefins, including sterically hindered tri-substituted derivatives, was accomplished using the pre-catalyst dilithiumbis(cycloocta-1,5-diene)nickelate(-II) ( 1 ). This highly reduced complex 1 is one of the most active nickel catalyst precursors for the hydrogenation of C=C double bonds. The mild conditions tolerate hydroxyl, halide, ester, and lactone functionalities. Mechanistic studies, including reaction progress analyses, poisoning experiments, and multinuclear NMR monitoring, indicate that a heterotopic (nickel nanoparticle) catalyst is in operation that is formed by hydrogenolysis of 1 . The nanoparticles have been characterized by transmission electron microscopy. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND Tuberculosis remains an important disease threatening the security of public health, and no effective targets have been found for the immunological diagnosis or therapy of tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between lncRNA CASC8 genetic polymorphism and tuberculosis risk. METHOD A total of 900 tuberculosis patients and 1534 healthy individuals in the Western Chinese Han population were recruited for our study. Candidate SNPs of CASC8 were initially filtered by importing the 1000 genomes database into Haploview, and subsequently genotyped using modified multiplex ligation detection reactions. RESULTS The lncRNA CASC8 genetic variant rs7836840 was associated with an increased tuberculosis risk with a P-value of .034, but .134 after Bonferroni correction. Using subtype analysis, the C allele in rs7836840 showed a significant association with tuberculosis susceptibility (OR = 1.196, 95% CI = 1.05-1.362, P = .02739 after Bonferroni correction). Patients carrying genotype AG and GG of rs7825118 and rs9297758 exhibited lower Hb concentrations (P = .006) and neutrophil counts (P = .015), respectively, while genotype AG and AA in rs6981424 demonstrated higher levels of ALT (P = .005) and AST (P = .033) in a dominant model, which were consistent with a tendency toward increased TB risk. CONCLUSIONS This study was the first to explore the association between lncRNA CASC8 polymorphisms and TB infection risk and clinical manifestations. Our results provide evidence that CASC8 may act as a biomarker for the progression of clinical tuberculosis. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Bone and the immune system are closely linked bone regulates the hematopoietic stem cells, which are precursors of immune cells, and several immunoregulatory cytokines influence the differentiation of bone cells, thus defining the osteoimmunological system. Cytokines and growth factors produced by immune and bone cells promote tumors in bone, supporting the vicious cycle of bone metastasis. Therefore osteoimmunological molecules linking the immune and bone systems could have diagnostic and prognostic potential for bone metastases. The osteoimmunologic Wnt pathway has been recently described as an important pathway with a vital role in bone carcinogenesis and metastatic progression. We examined the Wnt inhibitor DKK-1, sclerostin and several other osteoimmunological biomarkers involved in bone metastatic progression RANKL, OPG, OPN, matrix metalloproteinase MMP-3 and the Receptor of Advanced Glycosylated End-products sRAGE. OPN and sclerostin proved good biomarkers of metastatic bone progression; the RANKL/OPG ratio was a good indicator of bone erosion in the metastatic process, while sRAGE had a protective role against metastatic progression in bone. These results serve to define a panel of new osteoimmunological biomarkers that could be useful in assessing the progress of osteolytic bone metastases. ©2020 Society for Leukocyte Biology.The aim of this study was to estimate whether methotrexate (MTX) promotes cognitive impairment via increased ER stress and disrupted H2 S signaling in the hippocampus and whether H2 S may alleviate MTX-induced cognitive impairment by inhibiting ER stress through CHOP and caspase-12. Cognitive impairment behaviors were observed by Morris water maze test, and the apoptosis of neurons was assessed by TUNEL assay. The production of neurons was analyzed by DCX and Ki67 immunohistochemistry. The expressions of CHOP and caspase-12 in the hippocampus were determined by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. MTX increased the expression of CHOP and caspase-12 and the number of TUNEL-positive cells in the hippocampus by inhibiting endogenous H2 S-induced neuronal pyknosis in the hippocampal DG region. MTX decreased the number of DCX- and Ki67-positive cells in the hippocampus in the hippocampal DG region. The results of Morris water maze showed that MTX could damage the spatial memory of rats. The changes of MTX-induced Morris water maze test in mice and H2 S levels in serum and hippocampus, as well as the expression of CHOP and caspase-12 and the number of CHOP and caspase-12-positive neurons in the hippocampus, indicated that H2 S could alleviate the cognitive impairment induced by methotrexate through CHOP and caspase-12.