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Long intergenic non-protein-coding RNA 00205 (LINC00205) has been found to play crucial roles in hepatocellular carcinoma progression. In this study, we aimed to determine the expression pattern of LINC00205 in retinoblastoma (RB), to identify its functions in RB progression in detail, and to reveal the underlying mechanisms. Herein, we showed that LINC00205 is highly expressed in RB tissues and cell lines. The LINC00205 upregulation correlated with adverse clinicopathological parameters and shorter overall survival in patients with RB. LINC00205 depletion decreased the proliferative, migratory, and invasive abilities; promoted the apoptosis of RB cells in vitro; and impeded the tumor growth of RB cells in vivo. Mechanism investigation revealed that LINC00205 can act as a competing endogenous RNA by sponging microRNA-665 (miR-665) in RB cells, thereby upregulating miR-665's target high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1). Finally, rescue experiments confirmed that enhancing the miR-665-HMGB1 axis output attenuated the influence of the LINC00205 knockdown on RB cells. To sum up, the newly identified LINC00205-miR-665-HMGB1 pathway was systematically studied and may be validated as a potential target for RB diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy. Cupressus macrocarpa is a windbreak tree and is reported to have various cytotoxic effects. A natural product study on the leaves of C. macrocarpa has yielded ten secondary metabolites, including three new diterpenoids (1-3), four known diterpenoids (4-7), and three known lignans (8-10). The structures of all isolated compounds were elucidated via the interpretation of spectroscopic methods, especially 2D NMR and mass analyses. In the cytotoxic assays, compounds 1-3 and 7-10 showed inhibition effect against HepG2, MDA-MB-231, and A549 cells with IC50 values ranging from 0.004 to 19.9 μg/mL. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory assays revealed that (-)-matairesinol (8) had significant inhibitory activities on superoxide anion generation (IC50 = 2.7 ± 0.3 μM) and elastase release (IC50 = 6.6 ± 0.7 μM). Healthy function of the gut microenvironment is dependent on complex interactions between the bacteria of the microbiome, epithelial and immune (host) cells, and the surrounding tissue. Misregulation of these interactions is implicated in disease. A range of tools have been developed to study these interactions, from mechanistic studies to therapeutic evaluation. In this Digest, we highlight select tools at the cellular and molecular level for probing specific cell-microenvironment interactions. Approaches are overviewed for controlling and probing cell-cell interactions, from transwell and microfluidic devices to engineered bacterial peptidoglycan fragments, and cell-matrix interactions, from three-dimensional scaffolds to chemical handles for in situ modifications. BACKGROUND Depression is common in patients with cardiac disease. Depression is a risk factor for developing postoperative delirium, a common and serious complication to cardiac surgery. OBJECTIVES The aim was to evaluate if screening tools for depression can be used to predict postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery. METHODS This was a prospective population-based pilot study including 26 patients between 23 and 80 years of age undergoing cardiac surgery in Sweden during 2018. The day before surgery the participants filled out the depression screening instruments Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire. After discharge the patient charts were examined for documentation of symptoms of delirium. RESULTS Five (20%) patients screened positive regarding depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and 7 patients (27%) screened positive using The Patient Health Questionnaire. Four (22%) patients showed symptoms of postoperative delirium, none of them screened positive for depression prior to surgery. CONCLUSION We found no difference between the questionnaires PHQ-9 and HADS regarding identifying depressive symptoms. Moreover, we found that post-operative delirium, to a certain extent, can be detected by reading the patient́s charts postoperatively. However, this pilot study showed that screening tools for delirium need to be better implemented. OBJECTIVES Intrahospital transports are associated with complications and adverse events in intensive care patients. Yet, little is known about how patients' percive these tranfers. Thus, this study aimed to explore patients' experiences of the intrahospital transport process. RESEARCH DESIGN An exploratory qualitative study compromising interviews with twelve patients. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. SETTING Two intensive care units in a university hospital setting. MAIN OUTCOME An understanding of patients' experiences of the intrahospital transport process. FINDINGS The main finding was patients' description of "being in safe hands" during the transport. Patients' experience of transports as feasible and safe was reflected in the first main theme, "feeling prepared and safeguarded". Selleck NVP-BGT226 The second theme, "being on the move", described patients' perceptions of the transport; although they were aware of movement, the transport was viewed as a minor event during their stay. The third theme, "entrusting myself to others", revealed how patients handed over control and decision making to the staff, confident that they would look after their best interest. CONCLUSIONS Patients perceived intrahospital transports as an acceptable and safe process. Findings suggest that patients' experience could be improved by being provided with accurate and timely information and preparedness for transport-related events. Genetic and molecular disparities between men and women have a role in the differing incidence, pathophysiology, clinical signs, and treatment outcome of several cancers. Sex differences in cancer incidence are attributed to regulation at the genetic/molecular level and to sex hormones that in turn modulate gene expression in various cancers. Sex differences in the incidence of cancer, its aggressiveness, and the disease prognosis have been reported for several types of cancer but little is known for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PNENs). The aim of this Opinion article is to provide an overview of sex differences in PNENs in terms of epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment responses, prognosis, and survival. This overview might allow better tailoring of the management of PNENs.