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Several Key-lessons from our experience are reported. However, due to the complex circumstances which surround the viral outbreak, the cessation or a reduction in LT activity is a pragmatic requirement. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE To investigate the explicitness and variability of the definition of periodontal health in current scientific literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS The authors conducted a systematic literature review using PubMed and CENTRAL (2013-01/2019-05) accoridng to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines and the guidelines of the Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) statement. RESULTS A total of 51 papers met the predefined inclusion criteria. Of these, 13 papers did not report any explicit definitions of periodontal health. Out of the 38 remaining articles, half of them used a reference to support their definition and half of them not. The studies published in periodontics-related journals or those that scored a low risk of bias for the methodical quality presented more explicit and valid definitions. Probing pocket depth was the most frequently used individual parameter for defining periodontal health. However, there were substantial variations in the methods of measurement and cut-off values. CONCLUSIONS Given the diversity of periodontal health definitions, a cross-study comparison is difficult. The results of this review may be useful in making others aware of the significance of standardizing the definition of a healthy periodontium. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Although integral to remote marine atmospheric sulfur chemistry, the reaction between methylsulfinyl radical (CH 3 SO) and ozone poses challenges to theoretical treatments. The lone theoretical study on this reaction reported an unphysically large barrier of 66 kcal mol -1 for abstraction of an oxygen atom from O 3 by CH 3 SO. Here, we demonstrate that this result stems from improper use of MP2 with a single-reference, unrestricted Hartree-Fock (UHF) wavefunction. We characterized the potential energy surface using density functional theory (DFT), as well as multireference methodologies employing a complete active-space self-consistent field (CASSCF) reference. Our DFT PES shows, in contrast to previous work, that the reaction proceeds by forming an addition adduct [CH 3 S(O 3 )O] in a deep potential well of 37 kcal mol -1 . An O-O bond of this adduct dissociates via a flat, low barrier of 1 kcal mol -1 to give CH 3 SO 2 + O 2 . The multireference computations show that the initial addition of CH 3 SO + O 3 is barrierless. These results provide a more physically intuitive and accurate picture of this reaction than the previous theoretical study. In addition, our results imply that the CH 3 SO 2 formed in this reaction can readily decompose to give SO 2 as a major product, in alignment with the literature on CH 3 SO reactions. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Although melanoma is considered one of the most immunogenic malignancies, spontaneous T-cell responses to melanoma antigens are ineffective due to tumor cell-intrinsic or microenvironment-driven immune evasion mechanisms. For example, oncogenic BRAF V600E mutation in melanoma cells fosters tumor immune escape by modulating cell immunogenicity and microenvironment composition. BRAF inhibition has been shown to increase melanoma cell immunogenicity, but these effects are transient and long-term responses are uncommon. For these reasons, we aimed to further characterize the role of BRAF-V600E mutation in the modulation of PD-L1, a known immunoregulatory molecule, and galectin-1 (Gal-1), a potent immunoregulatory lectin involved in melanoma immune privilege. We report herein that vemurafenib downregulates IFN-γ-induced PD-L1 expression by interfering with STAT1 activity and by decreasing PD-L1 protein translation. Surprisingly, melanoma cells exposed to vemurafenib expressed higher levels of Gal-1. In co-culture experiments, A375 melanoma cells pretreated with vemurafenib induced apoptosis of interacting Jurkat T cells, whereas genetic inhibition of Gal-1 in these cells restored the viability of co-cultured T lymphocytes, indicating that Gal-1 contributes to tumor immune escape. Importantly, Gal-1 plasma concentration increased in patients progressing on BRAF/MEK inhibitor treatment, but remained stable in responding patients. Taken together, these results suggest a two-faceted nature of BRAF inhibition-associated immunomodulatory effects an early immunostimulatory activity, mediated at least in part by decreased PD-L1 expression, and a delayed immunosuppressive effect associated with Gal-1 induction. Importantly, our observations suggest that Gal-1 might be utilized as a potential biomarker and a putative therapeutic target in melanoma patients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Reductions play a key role in organic synthesis, producing chiral products with new functionalities. Enzymes can catalyse such reactions with exquisite stereo-, regio- and chemoselectivity, leading the way to alternative shorter classical synthetic routes towards not only high added value compounds but also bulk chemicals. In this review we display the synthetic state-of-the-art and potential of enzymes that catalyse reductions, ranging from carbonyl-, enone- and aromatic reductions to reductive aminations. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND/AIMS Management of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) can be expensive and time-consuming, yet very few studies have addressed the cost of their management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the total cost and the number of visits required to treat dental injuries to permanent incisors in children and adolescents over a one-year period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ninety-five children with at least one traumatic dental injury to their permanent incisors were enrolled and managed according to the International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines. Injuries were grouped into complex (n=74) and non-complex injuries (n=21) and divided by the date of injury. Total cost was the sum of the direct (capital, staff, materials and laboratory fees) and indirect costs (travel, childcare and missed working hours). All data was collected prospectively through hospital records and questionnaires at each visit over one year. Data was analysed using a linear regression model for the cost and the number of visitsy copyright. All rights reserved.AIMS Tuberculosis (TB) is still an important disease in the world, especially in developing countries. Applying efficient and suitable methods for genotyping Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates is a crucial step for identifying the MTB transmission mode and controlling its subsequent outcomes. Considering the complexity of IS6110-RFLP and PGRS-RFLP methods for MTB classification, suggesting other simple but reliable techniques could be helpful in the MTB studies, especially in low-income countries. METHODS AND RESULTS This study aimed to evaluate the capabilities of three methods for genotyping MTB isolates collected from Iran through comparing our previously published results for IS6110-RFLP and PGRS-RFLP methods and current results obtained from IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR technique. A strong concordance was observed between the results of clustering by three techniques. selleck Calculated Kendall's Tau concordance value for correlation of IS6110-RFLP and IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR, for IS6110-RFLP and PGRS-RFLP, and for IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR and PGRS-RFLP techniques was equal to 0.943, 0.898 and 0.85 respectively. CONCLUSIONS A strong correlation between IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR, and IS6110-RFLP and PGRS-RFLP methods was observed and therefore IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR discriminates MTBs capably. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY The study showed that IS6110-Mtb1/Mtb2 PCR, which is a simple and economical MTB genotyping approach, could be a more appropriate method to be applied in the low-budget research programs. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Porous materials, especially the metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks and supramolecular organic frameworks are widely used in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, adsorption, and ion exchange. Cucurbit[ n ]urils (Q[ n ]s) are expected to become basic building units because they possess neutral electrostatic potential cavities, negative electrostatic potential portal carbonyls and positive electrostatic potential outer surfaces, which may result in the formation of Q[ n ]-based supramolecular frameworks (QSFs) assembled through the inclusion of Q[ n ]s with guests, the coordination of Q[ n ]s with metal ions and the outer surface interaction of Q[ n ]s (OSIQ). This review summarizes the various QSFs assembled via OSIQs, and the QSFs can be classified as being assembled by i) self-induced OSIQ; ii) anion-induced OSIQ and iii) aromatic-induced OSIQ. The design and construction of QSFs through OSIQs with novel structures and specific functional properties may establish a new research direction in Q[ n ] chemistry. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Solid organ transplant recipients may be at a high risk for SARS-CoV2 infection and poor associated outcomes. We herein report our initial experience with solid organ transplant recipients with SARS-CoV2 infection at two centers during the first 3 weeks of the outbreak in New York City. Baseline characteristics, clinical presentation, antiviral and immunosuppressive management were compared between patients with mild/moderate and severe disease (defined as ICU admission, intubation or death). 90 patients were analyzed with a median age of 57 years. 46 were kidney recipients, 17 lung, 13 liver, 9 heart and 5 dual-organ transplants. The most common presenting symptoms were fever (70%), cough (59%) and dyspnea (43%). 22 (24%) had mild, 41 (46%) moderate and 27 (30%) severe disease. Among the 68 hospitalized patients, 12% required non-rebreather and 35% required intubation. 91% received hydroxychloroquine, 66% azithromycin, 3% remdesivir, 21% tocilizumab and 24% bolus steroids. Sixteen patients died (18% overall, 24% of hospitalized, 52% of ICU) and 37 (54%) were discharged. In this initial cohort, transplant recipients with COVID-19 appear to have more severe outcomes, although testing limitations likely led to undercounting of mild/asymptomatic cases. As this outbreak unfolds, COVID-19 has the potential to severely impact solid organ transplant recipients. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVES To report the outcomes of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) according to Quintero staging system. METHODS Medline, Embase and Cinahl databases were searched for studies reporting outcomes of TTTS stratified by Quintero staging (I-V). The primary outcome was the survival rate according to TTTS stage. The secondary outcomes were gestational age at birth (weeks), preterm birth (PTB) less then 34, 32 and 28 weeks of gestation and neonatal morbidity. Outcomes were reported according to different management options (expectant, laser therapy or amnioreduction) for stage I, including only cases treated with laser therapy for stages II-IV and only those managed expectantly for stage V. Random-effect head-to-head meta-analyses were used to analyze the extracted data. RESULTS Twenty-six studies (2699 twin pregnancies) were included. 610 (22.6%) were diagnosed at Quintero stage I, 692 (25.6%) at stage II, 1146 (42.5%) at stage III, 247 (9.2%) at stage IV and 4 (0.1%) at stage V. Survival of at least one twin occurred in 86.