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In critically ill adults, unachieved nutrition targets owing to feeding intolerance are associated with poor outcomes. Erythromycin, a macrolide of antibiotics, exerts its gastrointestinal prokinetic as a motilin receptor agonist and subsequently promotes bowel movement. The application of erythromycin has been mentioned in the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guideline with a grade B recommendation and strong consensus based on significant results from a meta-analysis of only three randomized controlled trials in a Mantel-Haenszel random-effects model.

We reinspected the evidence by a random-effects model of meta-analyses through the frequentist approach with the Hartung-Knapp-Sidik-Jonkman (HKSJ) method, trial sequential analysis (TSA), and Bayesian inference.

The results analyzed by the HKSJ method showed a risk ratio (RR) of 0.50 (95% confidence interval, 0.19-1.33; I

 = 74.55%). TSA indicated the false-positive results with insufficient cases. Bayesian inference showed a RR of 0.38 (95% credible interval, 0.04-1.62).

The effect of intravenous erythromycin in feeding intolerance for critically ill adults remained inconclusive, with very low certainty of evidence. Further large-scale randomized controlled trials with increased rigor are warranted to provide a solid conclusion.

The effect of intravenous erythromycin in feeding intolerance for critically ill adults remained inconclusive, with very low certainty of evidence. Further large-scale randomized controlled trials with increased rigor are warranted to provide a solid conclusion.

This study aimed to evaluate functional and aesthetic patient-reported outcomes using validated metrics after component dorsal hump reduction (DHR) with spreader graft placement, which have not been previously reported.

Prospective cohort study.

This prospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary care medical center. Participants underwent septorhinoplasty (SRP) with spreader graft placement with cosmetic, component DHR (cosmetic DHR), or SRP with spreader graft placement without dorsal hump reduction (noncosmetic, non-DHR). The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale and the FACE-Q Satisfaction with Nose, Nostrils, and Social Functioning scales were administered to patients preoperatively and postoperatively (at 2, 4, 6, and/or 12months). Pre- and postoperative NOSE and FACE-Q scores were compared.

A total of 226 patients underwent SRP with spreader graft placement; 113 (50.0%) with cosmetic DHR and 113 (50.0%) noncosmetic, non-DHR (control). Patients who completed the NOSE and FACE-Q surveys preoperatively and at least at one postoperative time point were included. Both cohorts had a statistically and clinically significant improvement in NOSE and FACE-Q scores. There were similar improvements in NOSE scores in both cohorts. Postoperative FACE-Q scores were higher in the cosmetic DHR cohort despite lower preoperative FACE-Q scores when compared to the control cohort.

Although there are multiple techniques for DHR, component DHR with spreader graft placement has long been considered the standard. Therefore, it is important to note the significant postoperative cosmetic and functional improvements reported by patients who have undergone this procedure to compare to newer techniques as they evolve.

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3 Laryngoscope, 2022.Co-cultivation of an autotrophic species with one or more heterotrophic microbes is a strategy for photobiological production of high-value compounds and is relatively underexplored in comparison to cyanobacterial or microalgal monocultures. Long-term stability of such consortia is required for useful collaboration between the partners, and this property can be increased by encapsulation of phototrophic partners within a hydrogel. Encapsulated cyanobacteria have advantages relative to planktonic cultures that may be useful to explore the potential for artificial microbial communities for targeted biomolecule synthesis, such as increased control over population sizes and reduced liquid handling requirements. c-Met inhibitor In this chapter, we describe a method for encapsulation of genetically modified cyanobacterial strain (Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942, CscB+) into a sodium alginate matrix, and the utilization of these encapsulated cells to construct stable, artificial autotroph/heterotroph co-cultures. This method has applications for the study of phototroph-based synthetic microbial consortia, and multi-species photobiological production.A variety of methods for studying glandular leaf hairs (trichomes) as multicellular micro-organs are well established for synthetic biology platforms like tobacco or tomato but rather rare for nonglandular and usually single-celled trichomes of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A thorough isolation of-ideally intact-trichomes is decisive for further biochemical and genomic analyses of primary and secondary metabolic compounds, enzymes, and especially transcripts to monitor initial success of an engineering approach. While isolation of tomato or tobacco trichomes is rather easy, by simply freezing whole plants in liquid nitrogen and brushing off trichomes, this approach does not work for Arabidopsis. This is mainly due to damage of trichome cells during the collection procedure and very low yield. Here, we provide a robust method for a virtually epithelial cell-free isolation of Arabidopsis trichomes. This method is then joined with an RNA isolation protocol to perform mRNA analysis on extracts of the isolated trichomes using a semi-quantitative RT-PCR setup.Mitochondria play a key role in cellular metabolism. Analyses of the genome, the proteome, metabolic, physiological, and biochemical functions of mitochondria frequently require the isolation of intact and functional mitochondria from various plant tissues with sufficient yield. For this purpose, we generated a transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (Arabidopsis) line which presents a triple hemagglutinin tag on the surface of the outer mitochondrial membrane. The affinity tag enables immunocapture of the organelles in a single step. This chapter gives detailed instructions on how to generate transgenic Arabidopsis lines harboring a ubiquitously expressed 3xHA-sGFP-TOM5 mitochondrial fusion protein that is targeted to the outer mitochondrial membrane and enables purification of the organelles in a single step.Mathematical modelling techniques are integral to current research in plant synthetic biology. Modelling approaches can provide mechanistic understanding of a system, allowing predictions of behaviour and thus providing a tool to help design and analyse biological circuits. In this chapter, we provide an overview of mathematical modelling methods and their significance for plant synthetic biology. Starting with the basics of dynamics, we describe the process of constructing a model over both temporal and spatial scales and highlight crucial approaches, such as stochastic modelling and model-based design. Next, we focus on the model parameters and the techniques required in parameter analysis. We then describe the process of selecting a model based on tests and criteria and proceed to methods that allow closer analysis of the system's behaviour. Finally, we highlight the importance of uncertainty in modelling approaches and how to deal with a lack of knowledge, noisy data, and biological variability; all aspects that play a crucial role in the cooperation between the experimental and modelling components. Overall, this chapter aims to illustrate the importance of mathematical modelling in plant synthetic biology, providing an introduction for those researchers who are working with or working on modelling techniques.Protein-protein interactions in living plant cells can be measured by changes in fluorescence anisotropy due to homo-FRET (Förster Resonance Energy Transfer). Here, the energy transfer between identical fluorophores, e.g., enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fused to a protein of interest, serves as a read-out for protein interaction and clustering. By applying homo-FRET imaging, not only dimeric complexes, but also bigger homomeric complex formation can be followed in vivo at high spatial and temporal resolution. Therefore, this method provides a powerful tool to investigate changes in complex formation over time in their natural environment with high precision at a subcellular level. Here, we describe the necessary theoretical background and how homo-FRET imaging is practically carried out. We also discuss potential pitfalls and points of consideration.Plants, as sessile organisms, possess complex and intertwined signaling networks to react and adapt their behavior toward different internal and external stimuli. Due to this high level of complexity, the implementation of quantitative molecular tools in planta remains challenging. Synthetic biology as an ever-growing interdisciplinary field applies basic engineering principles in life sciences. A plethora of synthetic switches, circuits, and even higher order networks has been implemented in different organisms, such as bacteria and mammalian cells, and facilitates the study of signaling and metabolic pathways. However, the application of such tools in plants lags behind, and thus only a few genetically encoded biosensors and switches have been engineered toward the quantitative investigation of plant signaling. Here, we present a protocol for the quantitative analysis of auxin signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana protoplasts. We implemented genetically encoded, ratiometric, degradation-based luminescent biosensors and applied them for studying auxin perception dynamics. For this, we utilized three different Aux/IAAs as sensor modules and analyzed their degradation behavior in response to auxin. Our experimental approach requires simple hardware and experimental reagents and can thus be implemented in every plant-related or cell culture laboratory. The system allows for the analysis of auxin perception and signaling aspects on various levels and can be easily expanded to other hormones, as for example strigolactones. In addition, the modular sensor design enables the implementation of sensor modules in a straightforward and time-saving approach.Studying the stability of a protein dependent on its N-terminal residue requires a mechanism, which selectively exposes the amino acid at the N-terminus. Here, we describe the use of the tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease to generate a specific N-terminal amino acid in the stroma of the chloroplast. The established molecular reporter system further allows the quantification of the reporter protein half-life dependent on the identity of the N-terminal residue.Coexpression of multiple genes of interest (GOIs) is advantageous for many purposes including the elucidation of protein complexes, reconstitution of enzymatic cascades that mediate the biosynthesis of compounds, the study of signaling cascades, or the elucidation of posttranslational modification. Additional advantages of coexpressing proteins is increased solubility and stability of proteins. For this purpose we developed UbiGate, a modular system based on Golden Gate cloning that enables the generation of polycistronic expression cassettes. Their generation is achieved in four simple steps (1) GOIs are amplified via PCR, (2) and restriction-ligated into level 0 cloning vectors. Next, (3) the GOIs in a level 0 vector are restriction-ligated into a dedicated set of level 1 vectors that define the position of the GOI within the operon. In the last step (4), level 1 vectors are cloned into a modified pET28-GG expression vector. The resulting modules at each step can be reused to generate fusions with different tags in any desired order and orientation, to include up to six different proteins representing a useful tool facilitating the study of plant metabolic and signaling pathways.