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s associated with lower radiation exposure and procedural costs than coils. These results should be considered in terms of public health cost and patient's safety.

Human seminal cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) methylation patterns have not yet been thoroughly explored; however, recent work in mouse has suggested that some cfDNA encountered in the epididymis may contaminate DNA methylation studies assessing the mature spermatozoa. Such contamination could clearly prove to be a significant confounder, for many reasons, in epigenetic studies of male factor infertility.

To explore the nature of seminal cfDNA methylation and the likelihood that it would be retained following standard semen sample processing for epigenetic analysis.

We assessed 12 semen samples collected at Utah Fertility Center. For each sample, seminal cfDNA was isolated from the sperm pellet. The spermatozoa was split into three aliquots including one exposed to DNase to remove any additional cfDNA (termed "pure spermatozoa"), one not exposed to DNase, and one exposed to DNase but reintroduced to seminal cfDNA. We additionally assessed blood DNA as our benchmark for somatic cell DNA methylation patterns. DNA methylation was measured via Illumina's 850k array and assessed for differential regional methylation.

Forty-six thousand three hundred fifty-two differentially methylated regions (FDR>40) were identified between pure spermatozoa and seminal cfDNA. We found at these sites that the average DNA methylation in cfDNA always fell somewhere between the average methylation in spermatozoa and blood. We also assessed each sperm treatment groups at all 46,352 regions of interest and found no significant differences at any of these sites.

Our data suggest that seminal cfDNA is a clear mixture of both somatic and germline DNA and that cfDNA is not a contaminating feature in sperm DNA methylation studies following standard protocols in human sperm DNA extraction.

Our data suggest that seminal cfDNA is a clear mixture of both somatic and germline DNA and that cfDNA is not a contaminating feature in sperm DNA methylation studies following standard protocols in human sperm DNA extraction.The development of aggregation-induced emission luminogens (AIEgens) has attracted increasing attention due to their potential applications in various areas in recent years. In this study, a facile conversion from aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) to aggregation-induced emission (AIE) was achieved by an efficient regioisomerization strategy based on the rofecoxib scaffold. Two compounds, named PYR2 and PYR4, were identified as regioisomers of rofecoxib derivatives to show dramatically different fluorescent properties. LY2584702 clinical trial Compound PYR2 with an ortho-substituted piperidine group showed typical AIE activity while compound PYR4 with a para-piperidine group exhibited typical ACQ behavior. Notably, compound PYR2 showed polymorphism with two forms of crystals. It was also endowed with reversible mechanochromic luminescence and acidochromic properties. The different fluorescent properties were elucidated by UV/Vis absorption spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analyses. Its application as a security ink and in lipid droplets imaging have been demonstrated.

Age at final menstrual period (FMP) and the accompanying hormone trajectories across the menopause transition do not occur in isolation, but likely share molecular pathways. Understanding the genetics underlying the endocrinology of the menopause transition may be enhanced by jointly analyzing multiple interrelated traits.

In a sample of 347 White and 164 Black women from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN), we investigated pleiotropic effects of 54 candidate genetic regions of interest (ROI) on 5 menopausal traits (age at FMP and premenopausal and postmenopausal levels of follicle stimulation hormone and estradiol) using multivariate kernel regression (Multi-SKAT). A backward elimination procedure was used to identify which subset of traits were most strongly associated with a specific ROI.

In White women, the 20kb ROI around rs10734411 was significantly associated with the multivariate distribution of age at FMP, premenopausal estradiol, and postmenopausal estradiol (omnibus p-value=.00004). This association did not replicate in the smaller sample of Black women.

This study using a region-based, multiple-trait approach suggests a shared genetic basis among multiple facets of reproductive aging.

This study using a region-based, multiple-trait approach suggests a shared genetic basis among multiple facets of reproductive aging.

To analyze the efficacy of modified Allgöwer-Donati suture (MADS) technique on cosmetic outcomes compared with vertical mattress suture (VMS) technique in spinal surgery wounds.

This randomized controlled trial was conducted at the First Hospital of Lanzhou University (Gansu, China) from September 2019 to August 2020. The patients were randomly divided into two groups, a VMS group and a MADS group, by staff not involved in the treatment using a computer-based random number table program (no restrictions on age or sex). Both procedures were performed by the same group of physicians as well as assistants. All suture wounds were completed by the same person. The primary endpoint was the scar area, and the postoperative scar area was scored by the Patient and Observer Scar Scale Assessment (POSAS). The scar area was calculated by ImageJ software. The second outcome measure was wound complications, including poor wound healing, wound edge necrosis, and infection. The trial was recorded in the Chinese Clinical ADS showed a significant difference in observer's overall opinion to the VMS (5 (4, 5) vs 3 (2, 3), P < 0.0001) and in patient's overall opinion 5 (5, 6) to 3 (3, 4), (P < 0.0001). There was no significant statistical difference in poor wound healing (3 vs 0, P = 0.245), wound edge necrosis (3 vs 0, P = 0.245), and infection (1 vs 0, P = 1.000) with the MADS to the VMS.

The results of this study show that the MADS effectively reduced the surgical scar area to 58.95% with no additional adverse events compared with that of the VMS in spine surgery.

The results of this study show that the MADS effectively reduced the surgical scar area to 58.95% with no additional adverse events compared with that of the VMS in spine surgery.

The tea green leafhopper, Empoasca flavescens is the most important pest in Chinese tea plantations. For decades its control has been executed almost exclusively through pesticide applications. A semiochemical-based 'push-pull' strategy was tested on the leafhopper in the study.

The odors released from Tagetes erecta and Flemingia macrophylla significantly repelled and attracted leafhoppers, respectively. These volatile compounds (46 from T.erecta and 53 F.macrophylla) were identified and quantified via gas chromatography-mass spectometry (GC-MS) analysis. Y-tube olfactometer assays indicated that thymol anisole, thymol and camphor had significant repellent effects on the leafhoppers, resulting in a ternary repellent blend at a 4313 ratio. Cis-3-hexen-1-ol, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, nonanal and α-farnesene were significantly attractive to the leafhoppers, making an attractant blend at a 17411 ratio. In the field, the push-pull strategy with the repellent dispensers placed within the tea bushes and the attracontrol strategy against the leafhopper. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.In this personal account, we describe our recent developments on the four types of amino Tf-amide catalysts in asymmetric transformations. Firstly, axially chiral biaryl-based secondary-amino Tf-amide catalyzed various stereoselective reactions via enamine intermediates. Secondly, pyrrolidine-based secondary-amino aliphatic Tf-amide catalyzed asymmetric direct Mannich reaction. Thirdly, chiral primary-amino aliphatic Tf-amide catalyzed asymmetric direct aldol reaction and conjugate addition. Finally, modified chiral amino aromatic Tf-amide catalyzed asymmetric transformations. These four different strategies are illustrated by using various organocatalyzed asymmetric transformations.Blood vessel formation is dependent on metabolic adaption in endothelial cells. Glucose and fatty acids are essential substrates for ATP and biomass production; however, the metabolism of other substrates remains poorly understood. Ketone bodies are important nutrients for cardiomyocytes during starvation or consumption of carbohydrate-restrictive diets. This raises the question whether cardiac endothelial cells would not only transport ketone bodies but also consume some of these to achieve their metabolic needs. Here, we report that cardiac endothelial cells are able to oxidize ketone bodies and that this enhances cell proliferation, migration, and vessel sprouting. Mechanistically, this requires succinyl-CoA3-oxoacid-CoA transferase, a key enzyme of ketone body oxidation. Targeted metabolite profiling revealed that carbon from ketone bodies got incorporated into tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates as well as other metabolites fueling biomass production. Elevation of ketone body levels by a high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet transiently increased endothelial cell proliferation in mouse hearts. Notably, in a mouse model of heart hypertrophy, ketogenic diet prevented blood vessel rarefication. This suggests a potential beneficial role of dietary intervention in heart diseases.Osteoarthritis (OA) is a whole-joint disease characterized by synovial inflammation and cartilage degeneration. However, the relationship between synovial inflammation and cartilage degeneration remains unclear. The modified Hulth's method was adopted to establish a knee OA (KOA) rabbit model. Synovial tissue was collected after 8 weeks, and synovial tissue-derived extracellular vesicles (ST-EVs) were extracted by filtration combined with size exclusion chromatography (SECF), followed by identification through transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nanoparticle tracer analysis (NTA) and Western blot (WB). The collagenase digestion method was used to extract normal rabbit chondrocytes, which were then treated with the SF-EVs to observe the effect and mechanism of SF-EVs on chondrocytes. The morphology, particle size and labelled protein marker detection confirmed that SECF successfully extract ST-EVs. The ST-EVs in the KOA state significantly inhibited chondrocyte proliferation and promoted chondrocytes apoptosis. Moreover, the ST-EVs also promoted the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and COX-2) and cartilage degradation-related enzymes (MMP13, MMP9 and ADAMTS5) in the chondrocytes. Mechanistically, the ST-EVs significantly promoted the activation of NF-κB signalling pathway in chondrocytes. Inhibition the activation of the NF-κB signalling pathway significantly rescued the expression of inflammatory cytokines and cartilage degradation-related enzymes in the ST-EVs-induced chondrocytes. In conclusion, the ST-EVs promote chondrocytes inflammation and degradation by activating the NF-κB signalling pathway, providing novel insights into the occurrence and development of OA.