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The self-replicative RNA approach produced more iCS, which had cardiomyocyte differentiation ability and therapeutic effects on the mouse model of MI with comparable levels with endogenous cardiospheres and iCS generated with retrovirus. In addition, the CXCR4 (C-X-C chemokine receptor 4) positive subpopulation of iCS derived cells (iCSDC) delivered by intravenous injection was found to have similar therapeutic effects with intramyocardial injection on the mouse model of MI, representing a safer delivery approach.
Thus, the optimized strategy for iCS generation is safer and has more therapeutic potentials.
Thus, the optimized strategy for iCS generation is safer and has more therapeutic potentials.
Nicoletella semolina was identified in the airways of horses and its low prevalence could be because of its difficult differentiation from other Pasteurellaceae.
To develop a molecular method for the identification of N. semolina and to evaluate its prevalence in the mouth and the airways of healthy and severe asthmatic horses.
Six healthy and 6 severely asthmatic horses in phase I, 10 severely asthmatic horses in phase II, and 10 healthy horses in phase III.
Cohort (phases I and II) and cross-sectional (phase III) studies. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction primers targeting the sodA gene were optimized. N. semolina was quantified in oral and nasal washes and in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF; phase I, sampled twice), in nasal washes and BALF (phase II, sampled twice), and in nasal washes (phase III).
N. semolina was found in the nose of 5, 10, and 9 horses in phases I, II, and III, respectively (first sampling for phases I and II). Six BALF from 5 different horses were positive for N. semolina in phase II. In phase I, there was no significant difference in the nasal loads of healthy horses (median (range) 2.04 × 10
copies/mL (0-2.44 × 10
)) and asthmatic horses in exacerbation (3.75 × 10
(0-4.84 × 10
); Wilcoxon's rank sum test, P=.57).
N. semolina is commonly found in the airways of horses. The potential pathogenicity of N. semolina remains to be elucidated, but the molecular technique we developed will facilitate future studies.
N. semolina is commonly found in the airways of horses. The potential pathogenicity of N. semolina remains to be elucidated, but the molecular technique we developed will facilitate future studies.
We assessed the safety and efficacy of supracricoid partial laryngectomy with cricohyoidoepiglottopexy (SCL-CHEP) in patients with laryngeal cicatricial stenosis.
Sixteen patients receiving SCL-CHEP for severe laryngeal cicatricial stenosis between 2017 and 2018 were reviewed. Decannulation rate and tracheostomy closure time were used to evaluate efficacy. Hydroxyfasudil chemical structure The Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10), Voice-related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) scale and Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Asthenia, and Strain (GRBAS) scale were used to assess vocal function. Fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) was performed and the Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS), Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10), and Swallow Quality of Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QOL) were used to assess swallowing function.
Thirteen patients (81.25%) were decannulated successfully. The average tracheostomy closure time was 45.15 days. There was no observed postoperative complications or recurrence of stenosis. VHI-10 and V-RQOL scores showed significantly improved V-RQOL (p< 0.05). FEES-PAS, EAT-10, and SWAL-QOL showed no swallowing function damage.
SCL-CHEP is effective and safe for patients with severe laryngeal cicatricial stenosis. Accurate pre-procedure evaluation is especially important for patient selection and surgical success.
SCL-CHEP is effective and safe for patients with severe laryngeal cicatricial stenosis. Accurate pre-procedure evaluation is especially important for patient selection and surgical success.The new White Paper, Integration and Innovation, prefiguring a Health and Social Care Bill for England, means that the NHS structure in England will have come full circle in the last 32 years, since the Thatcher government began in 1989 to implement the reforms announced that year in the White Paper, Working for Patients (incidentally without waiting for parliamentary approval, which came in 1990). This will be denied by some, who will depict the 'new' integration as only being possible as a result of learning during the various phases of reform over the last 30 years. This is a fallacious teleology. It is argued here that, while the 'old' NHS of the 1980s (of course) required improvement, the persistent 'reforms' of the last 30 years or so have been based on political fads which have been both hugely expensive and, in the end, transitory and self-defeating.
Disclosure of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive status in a workplace can be a complex social decision for a person living with HIV.
To design a Decision Guide to support people living with HIV in assessing contexts, risks and benefits of workplace disclosure in choosing whether or not, or to what extent, to disclose. In this report, we review the participatory design of a Decision Guide prototype and focus on its evaluation.
We began with stakeholder input through an environmental scan and community consultation that informed the development of an online Decision Guide prototype. To evaluate the comprehensiveness, acceptability and usability of the prototype, we used qualitative methodology involving individual interviews and the think-aloud technique. Interviews were transcribed and analysed qualitatively.
Fourteen people, including people living with HIV and service providers, participated. We identified benefits of the Decision Guide related to comprehensiveness, acceptability and usability. Additional interview themes focused on disclosure concerns, mitigating risks associated with disclosure and additional considerations for the Decision Guide.
The Decision Guide was perceived to be acceptable, comprehensive and useful. The findings endorse the application of a socio-ecological perspective when designing decision support aids for complex social decisions.
People with lived experience of HIV were involved in the prototype design phases as research team members. They, along with community leaders and service providers, also participated in a community forum and were key informants for the evaluation of the Workplace Disclosure Decision Guide prototype.
People with lived experience of HIV were involved in the prototype design phases as research team members. They, along with community leaders and service providers, also participated in a community forum and were key informants for the evaluation of the Workplace Disclosure Decision Guide prototype.
Adverse donor events (ADEs) are usually mild and short-term with no sequelae, but may cause disinclination toward future donations.
To determine the impact of delayed ADEs (D-ADEs) in addition to immediate ADEs (I-ADEs) on the intention of future donations (IFDs) and to analyze the various associated factors.
ADEs were categorized following the ISBT working group on donor vigilance. Telephonic interviews of the donors were conducted 2 weeks after the whole blood (WB) and plateletpheresis donation to inquire about D-ADEs and IFDs.
A total of 3514 WB and 531 plateletpheresis donors were included in the study. WB donors had an overall higher IFD as compared to plateletpheresis donors (89.53% vs 57.06%, P< .001). A higher IFD was observed in male WB donors as compared to female WB donors (89.95% vs 75%, P< .001). Repeat WB donors had a higher IFD as compared with first-time donors (93.66% vs 81.37%, P< .001). A total of 13.7% WB donors and 19.2% plateletpheresis donors reported D-ADEs. WB donors who experienced D-ADEs had a significantly lower IFD (78.38% vs 91.63%, P< .001) as compared with donors without any ADEs; a similar trend was observed in donors who experienced I-ADEs (69.90% vs 91.63%, P< .001). In WB donors, systemic D-ADEs such as fatigue had a more negative impact on IFDs as compared with localized D-ADEs such as bruises (63.93% vs 86.83%, P< .001).
Both D-ADEs and I-ADEs negatively impact donors' intention to donate again. Systemic D-ADEs had a more negative impact on IFDs as compared with localized D-ADEs.
Both D-ADEs and I-ADEs negatively impact donors' intention to donate again. Systemic D-ADEs had a more negative impact on IFDs as compared with localized D-ADEs.In the Video S1, a modified technique for submandibular gland resection in benign disease is shown. The main plane of dissection is below the fascia and immediately superficial to the fibrous capsule of the gland. The video shows the surgical steps and the structures that become evident along the procedure and illustrates some tips and tricks. Facial vessels are dissected, easily spared, and not ligated as it occurs in the classical technique. This technical variant is minimally invasive, respectful of anatomy, and through preservation of the fascial layer investing the gland aims at reducing the risk of injury to the marginalis mandibulae branch of the facial nerve, which lies within the fascia itself.
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of monoamine metabolites may represent biomarkers of Parkinson's disease (PD).
The aim of this study was quantification of multiple metabolites in CSF from PD versus healthy control subjects (HCs), including longitudinal analysis.
Absolute levels of multiple monoamine metabolites in CSF were quantified by liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry from 161 individuals with early PD and 115 HCs from the Parkinson's Progression Marker Initiative and de novo PD (DeNoPA) studies.
Baseline levels of homovanillic acid (HVA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were lower in individuals with PD compared with HCs. HVA levels correlated with Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale total scores (P < 0.01). Both HVA/dopamine and DOPAC/dopamine levels correlated with caudate nucleus and raw DOPAC with putamen dopamine transporter single-photon emission computed tomography uptake ratios (P < 0.01). No metabolite changed over 2 years in drug-naive individuals, but some changed on starting levodopa treatment.
HVA and DOPAC CSF levels mirrored nigrostriatal pathway damage, confirming the central role of dopaminergic degeneration in early PD. © 2021 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
HVA and DOPAC CSF levels mirrored nigrostriatal pathway damage, confirming the central role of dopaminergic degeneration in early PD. © 2021 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Cardiovascular diseases cause >4 million deaths each year in Europe alone. Preventive approaches that do not only consider individual risk factors but their interaction, such as the Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), are recommended by European guidelines. Increased cardiovascular risk is associated with shift-work, surely interacting with the concurrent conditions disruption of sleep, unhealthy behaviours, and circadian misalignment. Social jetlag (SJL) has been proposed as a way to quantify circadian misalignment. We therefore investigated the association between SJL and cardiovascular health in a cross-sectional observational study involving blue-collar workers, who either worked permanent morning, evening, or night shifts. Sociodemographic, health and productivity data were collected through questionnaires. Blood pressure and cholesterol were measured and the cardiovascular risk was estimated according to the relative risk SCORE chart. Bivariate analysis was performed according to the cardiovascular risk and the relationship between SJL and high cardiovascular risk was analysed through logistic regression.
