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s, rehabilitation professionals can help patients find a new and accepted post-stroke identity.This study aimed to assess the effects of the lunar cycle on diurnal variation of biological, i.e, hormonal, biochemical, and hematological, profiles of diurnally active healthy men. Blood samples of 20 males were collected on four occasions [full moon (FM) and new moon (NM), in the morning (0600-0700 h) and evening (1900-2000 h)]. The results showed that melatonin and testosterone levels and neutrophils count were lower during the FM as compared to the NM in the morning (p less then .001; d = 4.13, p less then .001; d = 3.84, p less then .01; d = 0.77, respectively) and evening (p less then .001; d = 6.36, p less then .001; d = 4.03, p less then .05; d = 1.07, respectively) samples. However, cortisol level was higher during the FM compared to the NM, in the morning (p less then .001; d = 0.74) and evening (p less then .001; d = 3.54). Hemoglobinemia was higher only in the evening during the FM compared to the evening of the NM (p less then .01; d = 1.22). In summary, this study confirmed that lunar cycle can affect human biological parameters independently of time of day.

Immunotherapy, targeting programmed death-1 (PD-1) enhances antitumor T-cell activity in patients with malignancies. Blocking PD-1 or its ligand may lead to fulminant colitis as serious adverse event in these patients. Since little is known of the presence and role of PD-1

T cells in colitis of different etiologies, we determined PD-1

T cells in mucosal specimens of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, infectious colitis (InfC), immunotherapy-related colitis (ImC) and healthy controls (HC).

Newly diagnosed patients with ulcerative colitis (UC,

 = 73), Crohn's disease (CD,

 = 50), InfC (

 = 5), ImC (

 = 8) and HC (

 = 8) were included. Baseline inflamed colonic biopsies were studied with immunohistochemistry and flowcytometry.

Using immunohistochemistry, PD-1 was not present on lymphocytes in the epithelium of all patients, nor in HC. The percentage PD-1

of all lymphocytes in the lamina propria was 40% in UC, 5% in InfC, 3% in ImC and 0% in HC. Flowcytometry showed significant higher percentages of PD-1

T cells in inflamed biopsy specimens of UC patients (22%) compared to all other groups CD patients (13%), InfC (12%), ImC (5%) and HC (6%).

There are relevant differences in distribution and frequencies of mucosal PD-1

T-cell subsets in patients with UC, CD, InfC and ImC, supporting the hypothesis that these types of colitis are driven by different immunological pathways. The increased numbers of PD-1

and PD-L1

lymphocytes in the colonic mucosa of UC patients suggest that the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway might be more activated in UC than in CD.

There are relevant differences in distribution and frequencies of mucosal PD-1+ T-cell subsets in patients with UC, CD, InfC and ImC, supporting the hypothesis that these types of colitis are driven by different immunological pathways. The increased numbers of PD-1+ and PD-L1+ lymphocytes in the colonic mucosa of UC patients suggest that the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway might be more activated in UC than in CD.To increase the amount of pirfenidone (PFD) loaded in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film embedded soft contact lens (SCL), and evaluate its function of sustaining delivery of drug in vitro and in vivo. Drug loading efficiency within PVA film and SCLs, drug release from SCLs in vitro, and the effects of parameters of SCLs and external environment on drug release in vitro were evaluated by ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer at 312 nm. Safety of SCLs was evaluated in vitro by transformed human corneal epithelial cell. Safety in vivo was determined by optical coherence tomography and histology of anterior segment of rabbits. Drug release study in tear fluid and aqueous humor were measured by ultra-performance liquid chromatography. SCLs had smooth surface and were fit for experimental rabbits. Amount of PFD in PVA film and SCLs were 153.515 μg ± 12.508 and 127.438 μg ± 19.674, respectively, PFD in PVA film was significantly higher than SCLs (p=.006) and closed to 150 μg (targeting amount of PFD to be loaded). Thickness of SCLs, molecular weight of PVA, and amount of PVA used in SCLs affected drug release in vitro significantly. GSK1070916 Thickness of PVA film and amount of drug in SCLs had no effect on drug release rate in vitro. SCLs were safe in vitro and in vivo, PFD released from SCLs could be detected around 12 hours in tears and aqueous humor, and the concentration of drug was higher than eye drop at all detected time points while amount of PFD in SCLs was lower than eye drop. Drug loaded PVA film embedded SCLs may be a promising ocular drug delivery system.This study describes the research and healthcare priorities of individuals living with COPD. On an online survey, individuals living with COPD assigned a percentage of funding to 22 research priorities and a percentage of time spent communicating with a healthcare provider to 24 healthcare priorities, indicating which topics were most important. For each research and healthcare priority, we examined the selection frequency of the priority and used chi-square analyses to examine differences in priority selection by quartiles of airflow obstruction (percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1-sec (FEV1%predicted)) and breathlessness burden and exacerbation risk. Based on participants' responses (N = 148, 47% women; Mean ± Standard Deviation age = 68 ± 9 yrs) relief of breathlessness was the most often selected research (76% of respondents) and healthcare priority (61% of respondents). It was selected most often, regardless of disease severity or breathlessness burden and exacerbation risk. We found differences for disease severity and breathlessness burden and exacerbation risk in some research priorities (e.g., to improve the maximal amount of exercise of adults living with COPD in and out of the home (χ2(3) = 9.97, Cramer's V =.28) and healthcare priorities (e.g., increase your ability to exercise (χ2(3) = 9.72, Cramer's V =.27)). This study provides empirical evidence that relief of breathlessness is a top research and healthcare priority for individuals living with COPD. Future healthcare and research activities should align with the priorities of individuals with COPD to improve their care by minimizing disease/symptom burden and optimizing health-related quality of life.