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These experiments reveal the potential of our visualization in producing unbiased model-interpretation.t-PA has a widespread neuroendocrine distribution including prominent expression in chromaffin cells of the sympathoadrenal system. Chromaffin cell t-PA is sorted into catecholamine storage vesicles and co-released with catecholamines in response to sympathoadrenal activation, suggesting that catecholamine storage vesicles may serve as a reservoir for the rapid release of t-PA. Chromogranin A (CgA), a major core protein in secretory vesicles throughout the neuroendocrine system, may play a crucial role in targeting proteins into the regulated secretory pathway, by forming aggregated "granin" complexes to which other proteins destined for the regulated secretory vesicle bind and become separated from constitutively secreted proteins in the trans-Golgi network (TGN). TAK-242 Formation of such complexes is facilitated by conditions of the TGN (low pH, high Ca+2). We tested the hypothesis that t-PA interacts specifically with CgA and that this interaction is enhanced under conditions of the TGN. Immobilized t-PA was incubated with 125I-CgA. t-PA interacted specifically and saturably with CgA and the interaction was domain-specific, mediated by the EGF/finger and kringle 1 domains of t-PA and by a specific internal hydrophilic domain within CgA (KERTHQQKKHSSYEDELSEVL) as assessed by antibody and peptide competition studies. The interaction of t-PA with aggregated CgA complexes may play a role in the targeting of t-PA and its release from neurosecretory cells. These results may have broad implications for the regulation of local neurosecretory cell plasminogen activation under both normal physiological conditions and pathological conditions including cerebral ischemia.Background The tongue in groove technique (TIG) is a useful technique for the correction of the nasal tip projection and the nasolabial angle. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of this technique for nasal tip rotation and projection correction in the Iranian society. Methods This is a retrospective clinical trial study of 20 patients undergoing open septo-rhinoplasty using TIG technique from January 2017 to August 2019 at the oral and maxillofacial unit of Bu Ali Hospital and private sector. Preoperative and postoperative profile view photographs were compared to assess the changes in tip projection and rotation. Results Fifteen patients (75%) had normal angular size, and 5 of them (25%) were not within the normal range after the surgery. The Fisher exact test showed that this success was statistically significant (P = 0.006). Ten patients (50%) had normal projection size, postoperatively. The Fisher exact test showed that this effect was statistically significant (P less then 0.01). Conclusion The study demonstrated the benefit of TIG on the correction of nasal tip projection and rotation.There have been no reports on the association of hyperthyroidism with hyperlipidemia in patients undergoing treatment especially in Asia. To determine the association between hyperthyroidism and the risk of hyperlipidemia in patients, we conducted a retrospective cohort study using Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (LHID) from Taiwan, R.O.C. We also evaluate the influence of 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) and methimazole (MMI) on hepatic genes to explain changes in blood lipid levels in a hepatic cell line model. The cohort study involved 13,667 patients with hyperthyroidism, and the corresponding comparison cohort had four times as many patients. Using Kaplan-Meier analysis method, the results showed that, compared to patients without hyperthyroidism, the overall incidence of hyperlipidemia was significantly higher in the hyperthyroidism patients (18.7 vs. 11.8 cases/1,000 persons-years; adjusted HR 1.5; 95% CI, 1.41-1.59). With only PTU or MMI/carbimazole (CBM) treatment, patients with hyperthyroidism showed a 1.78-fold (95% CI, 1.50-2.11) and 1.43-fold (95% CI, 1.27-1.60) higher risk of hyperlipidemia than those without hyperthyroidism, respectively. Additionally, hyperthyroidism patients that received surgery only or surgery with I131 therapy tended to have a higher risk of hyperlipidemia. Although PTU and MMI treatment decreased the expression levels of genes responsible for circulating remnant lipoproteins, they increased the levels of lipogenic gene expression in hepatic cells. Thus, treatment of hyperthyroid patients with anti-thyroid drugs (ATDs), I131, or surgery is likely to induce hyperlipidemia. ATDs downregulate the expression of genes involved in lipoproteins clearance; increases lipogenic genes expression, which may partly contribute to abnormal blood lipid profiles.Sarcopenia, which is characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle, has been reported to contribute to development of physical disabilities, various illnesses, and increasing mortality. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that inhibit translation of target messenger RNAs. Previous studies have shown that miRNAs play pivotal roles in the development of sarcopenia. Therefore, this systematic review focuses on miRNAs that regulate sarcopenia.Neuroblastoma causes 15% of cancer mortality in children. High risk neuroblastoma has poor prognosis, with high relapse rate and mortality despite multimodal treatment. 123-I-meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine (mIBG) scintigraphy is one of the current standard diagnostic procedures in neuroblastoma. mIBG can also be used therapeutically, labeled with 131-I, as a radiopharmaceutical agent, delivering targeted radiotherapy to tumoral sites. But published data of this strategy show heterogeneous results. One concern is that in most reports the infused activity is only based in body-weight, which could lead to infra or over-treatment, depending on inter-patient variability in radiation absorption. Activity adjustment by whole-body dosimetry can be used to homogeneize the treatment. Also, mIBG avid tumors may lose avidness along the treatment. As mIBG is used both for treatment and response evaluation, this could result in undetected progressions in patients with apparent complete response. We present a retrospective single-center review of neuroblastoma patients who received therapeutic 131-I-mIBG, focusing on cases with dosimetry-adjusted activity.