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RESULTS The obese and CHD groups showed a dyslipidemic profile than the healthy controls. CHD group had a higher proportion of CHD in any of the first degree blood relatives (36.0% vs. 1.8%), a similar trend was observed in the obese group, where 63.9% cases had positive family history. Among cases, 50.7% had combined lipid abnormalities, i.e., the values of TC, LDL-C, TG and HDL-C, all were deranged. Whereas 49.52% had TC more than normal cut off (> 200 mg/dl), 51.6% had LDL-C > 100 mg/dl. Similarly, 80.4% of patients had TG levels more than upper normal range (> 150 mg/dl) and 64% had HDL values in moderate CHD risk group ( less then  50 mg/dl). The results show that Pakistani cases are hyperlipidemic for lipid traits except for HDL which is lowered. Patients with comorbidities also had lipid profiles deviated from the normal range. CONCLUSION The study provides information regarding the aberration of lipid profile in the metabolic disorders that can increase the predisposition to complications.BACKGROUND Primary ovarian mucinous tumors with mural nodules are very rare. The histogenesis of the mural nodules remains unclear. METHODS We investigated the clincopathological and molecular features in 3 cases with mural nodules. RESULTS Patient 1 was diagnosed as mucinous carcinoma with mural nodules of anaplastic carcinoma that was composed of CK+ and CK7+ spindled cells and polygonal cells with marked pleomorphism. Aberrant p53 staining was found in the mural nodules rather than in the mucinous components. A concordant KRAS mutation (c.35G > A p.G12A) was identified in both mucinous tumors and mural nodules. She died of disease at 44 months. The mural nodule in patient 2 was interpreted as a sarcoma, no other specified. The uniform short spindle cells were separated by abundant myxoid matrix. They were CD10 + , CCND1-, SMA-, and negative for break-apart BCOR, PHF1, and JAZF1 FISH assay. The adenocarcinomatous component harbored LOH at D18S51 and FGA loci while the sarcomatous component had LOH at D19S433. She had lung metastasis at 18 months and was alive without evidence of disease for 40 months. Patient 3 harbored multiple mural nodules that were composed of vimentin+, focal CK+, atypical spindle cells. A diagnosis of sarcoma-like mural nodules was rendered. She was alive with no evidence of disease for 13 months. No hotspot mutant AKT1, KRAS, HRAS, and PI3KCA alleles were found in patients 2 and 3. JAK inhibitor CONCLUSIONS Mural nodules with anaplastic carcinoma or with true sarcomas may represent the dedifferentiation form of mucinous tumors or collision tumors, respectively. The worrisome histology in sarcoma-like mural nodules necessitates meticulous treatment for these patients.BACKGROUND The dramatic increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global major challenge to health. Circulating microRNAs have been suggested as promising biomarkers for different disorders such as diabetes. Imbalances in the gut microbiome have been revealed to contribute to the progression of multiple diseases including T2DM. Recently, the consumption of probiotics and synbiotics in the treatment of various diseases has shown a substantial growth. The anti-diabetes and anti-inflammatory effects of synbiotics have been indicated, which may be due to their beneficial effects on the gut microbiome. However, further research is needed to assess the effects of synbiotics on the microbiota and their impacts on expression of microRNAs relating to T2DM. Thus, we will aim to assess the effects of synbiotics on microbiota, serum level of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and expression of microRNA-126 and microRNA-146a in patients with T2DM. METHODS Seventy-two patients with T2DM will be recru180624040228N2. Registered on 27 March 2019. http//www.irct.ir/trial/38371.The roles of serotonergic and noradrenergic signaling in nociceptive processing in the central nervous system are well known. However, dopaminergic signaling is also relevant to various physical functions, including nociception. The zona incerta is a subthalamic nucleus in which the A13 dopaminergic cell group resides, but how this A13 group affects nociceptive processing remains unknown. Recently, we showed that acute nociceptive stimuli rapidly induce the activity of A10 (ventral tegmental area) dopamine neurons via fiber photometry. In this study, we measured the activity of A13 dopaminergic neurons in response to acute nociceptive stimuli using the same system. Adeno-associated viruses (AAV-CAG-FLEX-G-CaMP6 and AAV-CAG-FLEX-mCherry) were unilaterally injected into the A13 site in transgenic mice carrying a dopamine transporter promotor-regulated Cre recombinase transgene to specifically introduce G-CaMP6/mCherry into A13 dopaminergic cell bodies through site-specific infection. We measured G-CaMP6/mCherry fluorescence intensity in the A13 site to acute nociceptive stimuli (pinch stimulus and heat stimulus). These stimuli significantly induced a rapid increase in G-CaMP6 fluorescence intensity, but non-nociceptive control stimuli did not. In contrast, mCherry fluorescence intensity was not significantly changed by nociceptive stimuli or non-nociceptive stimuli. Our finding is the first report to measure the activity of A13 dopaminergic neurons to aversive stimuli. A13 dopaminergic neurons project to the periaqueductal gray and the central nucleus of the amygdala, which are both well known as key regions in nociceptive processing. Therefore, together with our A10 study, our results indicate that A13 dopaminergic neurons play important roles in nociceptive processing.BACKGROUND Pro-health behaviours aim at disease prevention, recovery from an illness and maintenance of good health in a physical, mental and social sphere. The study had two main objectives (a) to analyse health behaviours of postmenopausal women and their understanding of the notion of health, and (b) to analyse the relationship between individual categories of health behaviours and prophylactic activities undertaken by postmenopausal women. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 510 postmenopausal women. Three study instruments were used an original questionnaire and two instruments designed by Juczyński the List of Health Criteria and the Health Behaviour Inventory. RESULTS In the view of the respondents health was primarily synonymous with a feature, because the following three associations were given the highest priority when defining health to be healthy means 'have all body parts functioning well' (M = 1.82), 'do not experience any physical problems' (M = 1.43) and 'not be sick, only occasionally suffer from flu, cold or indigestion'.