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0001). The VSIG1+/E-cadherin+/N-cadherin-/VIM phenotype was seen in 13 cases (12.4%) and was characteristic of well-differentiated (G1/2) carcinomas diagnosed in pT1/2 stages. Like pulmonary carcinomas, simultaneous cytoplasmic positivity of HCC cells for VSIG1 and TTF1 may be a potential indicator of a lineage shift from conventional to gastric-type HCC. The E-cadherin/VSIG1 complex can help suppress tumor growth by limiting HCC dedifferentiation. The miRNET-based interaction between VSIG1/VIM/CDH1/CDH2 genes might be interconnected by miR-200b-3p, a central regulator of EMT which also targets VIM and VSIG1.

The primary symptom of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is pain. Interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy (IMPT) is the gold standard of treatment. The purpose of this study was to identify the beneficial effect of inpatient IMPT on pain level, sensation, perception and impairment in patients with CRPS.

The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of full-term IMPT on pain intensity, pain perception, pain processing, and pain impairment in patients with CRPS.

In 265patients with CRPS, pain level was retrospectively assessed by the numeric rating scale for pain (NRS), the Pain Perception Scale (SES) and the Pain Management Questionnaire (FESV) at the beginning and end of IMPT.

There was asignificant reduction in the average and highest pain level on the NRS, asignificant improvement in the affective experience of pain and cognitive pain management, as well as pain-related mental impairment. All patients improved significantly in resting and relaxation techniques. With regard to pain-related helplessness and depression, patients with mental comorbidity benefitted most. Patients undergoing invasive procedures in the form of peripheral nerve blockage showed no significantly improved outcome with regard to the tested parameters.

The current study demonstrated that IMPT has ahighly beneficial effect on the level, experience and processing of pain in patients with CRPS.

The current study demonstrated that IMPT has a highly beneficial effect on the level, experience and processing of pain in patients with CRPS.

Recurrent pain in childhood and adolescence is acommon health problem. Pediatricians are usually the patients' first contact person. The current study investigated patients' and parents' expectations when consulting apediatrician and their rating of the treatment.

In 36pediatric practices, 224patients with recurrent pain and 273 parents participated in this cross-sectional tablet survey. The collected data included the motivation for arranging aphysician consultation, pain concept, treatment expectations, and assessment of treatment. Additionally, the patients' age was investigated as an influencing factor.

The patients' and parents' predominant motivation for arranging aconsultation was the clarification of the cause of pain. Older patients were additionally motivated by frequent but ineffective drug use. Predominantly in older patients, abiopsychosocial pain explanation was identified. Approximately half of all patients and parents indicated biological and psychological influencing factors. The most frequent expectation of the consultation was obtaining information on pain management. Overall, consultations were rated very positively, especially when patients and parents felt understood and taken seriously.

Information about the cause of pain and pain management are essential for patients and parents. Besides good communication, sufficient time resources of the practitioner are required.

Information about the cause of pain and pain management are essential for patients and parents. Besides good communication, sufficient time resources of the practitioner are required.

Low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures are a major concern in the female population and preventative strategies are needed. Whether team sports participation may reduce age-related bone loss in elderly women is still uncertain.

One hundred and thirty healthy, non-smoking women participated in this cross-sectional study, i.e., elderly (60-80years) team handball players (EH, n = 35), elderly untrained controls (EC, n = 35), young (18-30years) elite football players (YF, n = 30) and young untrained controls (YC, n = 30). A whole-body and two regional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans were performed to evaluate BMD and a blood sample was collected for measurement of bone turnover markers (BTMs).

EH had higher BMD in all regions of the lumbar spine, except for L1, compared to EC (8-10%), and higher BMD in the femoral Ward's triangle (9%) and trochanter (7%) of the left leg. Furthermore, EH had higher mean leg BMD (8%) and whole-body BMD (5%) than EC. EH and YC had similar BMD in femoral trochanter, L1-L4 and mean leg despite an age difference of ~ 40years. BFA inhibitor YF had higher BMD in all regions of the proximal femur (18-29%) and lumbar spine (12-16%) compared to YC, as well as higher mean leg BMD (20%) and whole-body BMD (13%). Sclerostin was 14% lower in EH compared to EC. YF showed higher PINP (98%), osteocalcin (57%), and CTX (83%) compared to YC.

Lifelong team handball training and elite football training are associated with superior bone mineralization and changed bone turnover in elderly and young women.

Lifelong team handball training and elite football training are associated with superior bone mineralization and changed bone turnover in elderly and young women.Microbial processes play a central role in controlling the availability of N in temperate forests. While bacteria, archaea, and fungi account for major inputs, transformations, and exports of N in soil, relationships between microbial community structure and N cycle fluxes have been difficult to detect and characterize. Several studies have reported differences in N cycling based on mycorrhizal type in temperate forests, but associated differences in N cycling genes underlying these fluxes are not well-understood. We explored how rates of soil N cycle fluxes vary across gradients of mycorrhizal abundance (hereafter "mycorrhizal gradients") at four temperate forest sites in Massachusetts and Indiana, USA. We paired measurements of N-fixation, net nitrification, and denitrification rates with gene abundance data for specific bacterial functional groups associated with each process. We find that the availability of NO3 and rates of N-fixation, net nitrification, and denitrification are reduced in stands dominated by trees associated with ECM fungi.