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6% vs 24.2% vs 25.0%, P = .028), compared to those with I/M (n = 66) and I/I (n = 80) PNPLA3 genotype. The association of I148M homozygosity with lower e-GFR levels (P  less then  .0001) and higher risk of CKD (adjusted-odds ratio 6.65; 95% CI 1.65-26.8, P = .008) was independent of liver disease severity (as detected by liver stiffness ≥7kPa) and other risk factors. PNPLA3 mRNA expression was greatest in liver and renal cortex, and podocytes showed high PNPLA3 mRNA and protein levels, comparable to that of hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells respectively. CONCLUSIONS The PNPLA3 I148M variant was associated with CKD, independently of common renal risk factors and severity of NAFLD PNPLA3 expression levels were particularly high in renal podocytes. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.An enantioselective synthesis of α-aminoketone derivatives were readily available through a tandem insertion-[1,3] O-to-C rearrangement reaction. The rhodium salt and chiral N,N'-dioxide-indium(III) complex make up relay catalysis, which enables the O-H insertion of benzylic alcohols to N-sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles, and asymmetric [1,3]-rearrangement of amino enol ether intermediates, subsequently. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggested that the [1,3] O-to-C rearrangement step proceeded through an ion pair pathway. © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Understanding changes in terrestrial carbon balance is important to improve our knowledge of the regional carbon cycle and climate change. However, evaluating regional changes in the terrestrial carbon balance is challenging due to the lack of surface flux measurements. This study reveals that the terrestrial carbon uptake over the Republic of Korea has been enhanced from 1999 to 2017 by analyzing long-term atmospheric CO2 concentration measurements at Anmyeondo Station (36.53°N, 126.32°E) located in the western coast. The influence of terrestrial carbon flux on atmospheric CO2 concentrations (ΔCO2 ) is estimated from the difference of CO2 concentrations that were influenced by the land sector (through easterly winds) and the Yellow Sea sector (through westerly winds). We find a significant trend in ΔCO2 of -4.75 ppmv decade-1 (p less then 0.05) during the vegetation growing season (May through October), suggesting that the regional terrestrial carbon uptake has increased relative to the surrounding ocean areas. Combined analysis with satellite measured normalized difference vegetation index and gross primary production shows that the enhanced carbon uptake is associated with significant nationwide increases in vegetation and its production. Process-based terrestrial model and inverse model simulations estimate that regional terrestrial carbon uptake increases by up to 9.9 and 4.2 Tg C decade-1 , accounting for 13.4 and 5.7% of annual domestic carbon emissions averaged for the study period, respectively. Atmospheric chemical transport model simulations indicate that the enhanced terrestrial carbon sink is the primary reason for the observed ΔCO2 trend rather than anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric circulation changes. Our results highlight the fact that atmospheric CO2 measurements could open up the possibility of detecting regional changes in the terrestrial carbon cycle even where anthropogenic emissions are not negligible. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Due to under-utilization of liver allografts, our center previously showed that Hepatitis C (HCV) antibody positive, nucleic acid antibody test (NAT) negative livers when transplanted into HCV nonviremic recipients were safe with a 10% risk of HCV transmission. Herein, we present our single center prospective experience of using HCV NAT positive liver allografts transplanted into HCV NAT negative recipients. METHODS A prospective IRB approved case-controlled study was conducted examining post liver transplant (LT) outcomes of HCV negative patients who received HCV NAT positive organs (treatment group), compared to matched recipients with HCV NAT negative organs (control group) between June 2018 to October 2019. Primary endpoint was success of HCV treatment and elimination of HCV infection. The secondary outcomes included the 30-day and one-year graft/patient survival as well as perioperative complications. RESULTS 32 recipients were enrolled into each group. Due to one death in the index admission, 30/31 patients (97%) were given HCV treatment at a median starting time of 47 days (18-140 days) after LT. Nineteen patients (63%) achieved sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR-12). Another six achieved end-of-treatment response while five remain on therapy and one is soon to start. No HCV treatment failure has been noted. There were no differences in 30 day and 1-year graft and patient survival, length of hospital stay, biliary or vascular complications or CMV viremia between the two groups. CONCLUSION In this interim analysis of a prospective case-controlled study, which is the first and largest study to date, the patients that received the HCV NAT positive organs had similar outcomes regarding graft function, patient survival and post-LT complications. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Recently, nanometric ions were shown to adsorb to hydrated neutral surfaces and to bind to the cavities of macrocyclic molecules with an unexpectedly strong affinity arising from a solvent-mediated effect named superchaotropicity. We show here that nano-ions at low concentrations (μm range), similarly to anionic surfactants, induce the spontaneous transformation of a swollen lyotropic lamellar phase of non-ionic surfactant into a vesicle phase. selleck chemical This transition occurs when the neutral lamellae acquire charges, either by adsorption of the nano-ions onto, or by anchoring of the ionic surfactant into the lamellae. In contrast to ionic surfactants, nano-ions strongly dehydrate the neutral surfactant assemblies. As a conclusion, these purely inorganic nanometric ions act as alternatives to the widely used organic ionic surfactants. © 2020 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.