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This further proved that the induction of mitophagy and the injury of the lysosome played an important role in the GC2-spd cell apoptosis induced by MeHg. Our findings indicate that MeHg caused apoptosis in the GC2-spd cells, which were dependent on oxidative stress-mediated mitophagy and the lysosome damaging-mediated inhibition of autophagic flux induced by MeHg. With the extensive use of ionic liquids (ILs) in various industrial fields, their potential toxicity to aquatic ecosystem has attracted considerable attention. In this work, biotoxicity of ILs with different cations and anions was evaluated by using a freshwater green alga Chlorella pyrenoidosa. Results showed that 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C4mim]Cl), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C8mim]Cl), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium nitrate ([C8mim]NO3), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([C8mim]BF4), and 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([C12mim]Cl) had a significant inhibition on the algal growth with EC50 values of 23.48, 4.72, 3.80, 4.44, and 0.10 mg L-1 at the 72 h of exposure, respectively. These data suggested that the toxicity of ILs increased with the increase of side alkyl chain length, while anions had little influences on their toxicity to this alga. Moreover, changes in chlorophyll a content and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters (Fv/Fm and ΦPSII) indicated that the five ILs could damage the photosynthetic system of this alga resulting in the decrease of photosynthetic efficiency. The increased soluble protein content and antioxidase activity could be considered as an active response mechanism of this alga against the exposure of ILs. Content of malondialdehyde (MDA) in this alga increased significantly when it was exposed to ILs, suggesting that reactive oxygen species (ROS) were accumulated in the algal cells, which would cause injury of the algal biofilm and chloroplast. Therefore, results obtained in this work would help to explain the possible underlying toxic mechanisms of ILs to C. pyrenoidosa, and provide a significant theoretical support for assessing the toxicity of ILs to aquatic organisms. CL-82198 nmr As ongoing investigation of Huernia saudi-arabica D.V.Field (Asclepiadaceae), a new steroidal pregnane glycoside (Huernioside A) was isolated from dichloromethane fraction (DCM); it was identified as 3β, 11, 14β, 20(R)-tetrahydroxy-pregna-5,9(11)-diene-3-O-β-D-thevetopyranosyl-(1-4)-β-D-cymaropyranoside(HCP) through analysis of 1D, 2D NMR besides ESI-MS data. The alcoholic extract of the aerial part (ALE), DCM and HCP showed inhibitory potential against pancreatic lipase compared to orilstat. Among the tested samples, the ALE and HCP exhibited a promising pancreatic lipase inhibitory commotion through IC50 values of 0.61 ± 0.15, 1.23 ± 0.07 mg/ml (equivalent to 88.8 μM), respectively. HCP was prevailed to have a mixed mode of inhibition as exposed by enzyme kinetic studies. Hydrophobic interactions were the major forces involved in ligand enzyme interactions. In contrast, moderate α-glucosidase inhibitory activities were evidenced for ALE and HCP (% inhibition 24.8 ± 1.8 and 26.6 ± 2.5, respectively) compared to acarbose. This investigation is the first to report on the possible in vitro anti-obesity and anti-diabetic impact of H. saudi-arabica. BACKGROUND Effective improvement for the programmed death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitors had been shown in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients compared with traditional therapy. However, we do not have ample evidences to demonstrate the safety and effectivity in the treatment of PD-L1-positive, advanced NSCLC. The relation was controversial about the expression of PD-L1 and survival outcomes of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane library) and major conference proceedings were systematically searched for all clinical trials in NSCLC using PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included to compare PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors with chemotherapy in advanced NSCLC patients reporting adverse events (AEs) and immune-related AEs (irAEs). The incidence, Hazard Ratio (HR), Odds Ratio (OR), and corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) of outcomes were calculated. RESULTS A total of 4939 patients from 10RCTs were included. In the group of PD-L1 ≥ 1%, PD-L1 ≥ 5%, PD-L1 ≥ 10%, PD-L1 ≥ 50%, the HR of OS is 0.31(95%CI 0.38-0.23; p  less then  0.0001), 0.47(95%CI 0.82-0.12; p = 0.008), 0.85(95%CI 1.17-0.53; p  less then  0.0001), 0.47(95%CI 0.59-0.36; p  less then  0.0001) respectively. The HR of PFS is 0.13(95%CI 0.01-0.24; p = 0.027), 0.31(95%CI 0.00-0.62; p  less then  0.0001), 0.62(95%CI 0.30-0.93; p  less then  0.0001), 0.40(95% CI 0.20-0.59; p  less then  0.0001) respectively. In terms of summary adverse events, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors groups had a significant lower risks in any treat-realated AEs than chemotherapy. About irAEs, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors groups had a significant higher risks in irAEs than chemotherapy. CONCLUSION PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors are generally effected and safer than chemotherapy for patients with PD-L1-positive, advanced NSCLC. However, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors can generate a unique spectrum of irAEs, and even life-threatening. Macrophage expansion and inflammatory responses are involved in induction of cardiac remodeling. Resveratrol has strong anti-inflammatory effects, however its effect on macrophage infiltration and polarization is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of RSV on ISO-induced myocardial remodeling in mice and its regulatory role in macrophage polarization. BALB/c mice were orally administered with RSV (100 mg/kg) daily for one week, then were subcutaneously injected with ISO (50 mg/kg) daily for another week. ISO injections to mouse caused cardiac dysfunction evidenced by cardiac hypertrophy and cardiomyocyte fibrosis. Meanwhile, macrophage M1 polarization was found in ISO treated mice, which was evidenced by increased percentage of Ly6Clow macrophages in the heart, levels of M1 cytokines and expression of CD68, and decreased percentage of Ly6Chigh macrophage, levels of M2 cytokines and expression of CD206. All these changes in cardiac and macrophage M1 polarization were ameliorated when mice were pretreated with RSV. The effect of RSV on macrophage polarization was also tested in RAW264.7 cells. It was found that pre-treatment with RSV decreased the levels of M1 marker or proinflammatory cytokines, while increased the levels of M2 markers in ISO treated cells. In addition, it was found that RSV could upregulate the expression of VEGF-B and the activity of AMPK, while it downregulated the expression of phosphorylated NF-κB p65 both in RAW264.7 cells and in mice. Furthermore, pretreatment with VEGF-B siRNA greatly reversed changes in almost all above parameters evoked by RSV in RAW264.7 cells. Therefore, our findings suggest RSV has potential therapeutic effects in ISO-induced myocardial injury, which may be by inhibiting the M1 polarization of macrophages through VEGFB/AMPK/NF-кB pathway. The formation of an immunosuppressive microenvironment and up-regulation of PD-L1 protein are the main causes of tumor immune escape. Previous reports suggest that Angiotensin II (Ang II) can modulate the immune status of tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the underlying mechanism remains not fully understood. Here we demonstrated that AngII treatment causes the reduction of intratumoral infiltrating CD4 T lymphocytes in tumor-bearing mice, increases the accumulation of immunosuppressive granulocytes and TAMs in tumor tissue, and upregulates the expression levels of immunosuppressive marker genes. In addition, AngII/AGTR1 axis triggers cell PD-L1 expression through a mechanism involving increases in PD-L1 mRNA stability by human antigen R (HuR), an AU-rich element (ARE)-binding protein. Collectively, AngII/AGTR1 signaling promotes the tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment by upregulating PD-L1 in NSCLC, the mechanism of which is largely accounted by HuR-mediated PD-L1 mRNA stabilization. Schizophrenia (SZ) is found to be associated with dysconnectivity between the various regions of the brain. These aberrant connections in brain networks responsible for various mental processes in schizophrenia. We examined differences in functional connectivity among persons with SZ (n = 30) and an equal number of their unaffected relatives using resting state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (rsfMRI). Subjects were interviewed using the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) and Family Interview for Genetic Studies (FIGS). Cognition was assessed using the Computerized Neuropsychological Battery (CNB) and Trail Making Tests A and B. The resting state functional data were acquired using 3.0 T Magnetic Resonance Imaging system and analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 and FSL version 5.01 (FMRIB's) Software. The persons with SZ performed significantly worse on tasks of cognition and executive functioning. On rsfMRI, a significantly reduced connectivity was noted in the case group in right and left precentral gyri, right post central gyrus, right and left middle temporal gyrus, left paracingulate gyrus, anterior and posterior cingulate, right planum temporale, right pallidum, left cerebellum-6,7b and 8 lobules. Increased connectivity was noted between areas of right temporal pole and left hippocampus, posterior cingulate and the precuneus, right planum polare and right amygdala, right Heschl's gyrus and left posterior supramarginal gyrus, right amygdala with right insular cortex and left cerebellum 6 with bilateral postcentral gyrus in the same group. These differences in connectivity could be utilised as potential group differentiator for schizophrenia. NIMHANS ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model uses a video conferencing app to connect multiple community health care teams simultaneously with addiction treatment specialists and builds treatment capacity via mentorship and case-based learning. The aim was to investigate the characteristics of 102 cases discussed by remote community health providers in 28 weekly tele-ECHO addiction clinics between January to July 2019. Among the presented cases, the lifetime and current use of alcohol was 80 % and 71 %, respectively, and that of tobacco was 60 % and 56 %. Results revealed that only 18.6 % of cases fulfilled ICD 10 criteria for alcohol dependence. Among alcohol users, the mean AUDIT score was 20.6. The patients presented to the community health providers earlier than that of the specialist treatment center. Hence this technology-enabled ECHO model can be considered for capacity building and increase access to care, particularly in low and middle-income countries where there is a significant scarcity of trained human resources. OBJECTIVE To examine the detection rate of clinically significant chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) results in singleton pregnancies with clubfoot. METHODS Data from all CMA tests in singleton pregnancies with sonographic diagnosis of clubfoot (talipes equinovarus) performed between January 2013 and September 2017 were retrospectively obtained from the Israeli Ministry of Health computerized database. The rates of clinically significant CMA results in fetuses with clubfoot were compared to the general population risk, based on a local cohort of 5541 pregnancies with no major sonographic anomalies. RESULTS Of the 5750 CMA tests, a total of 269 (4.7%) were performed due to demonstration of fetal clubfoot. Of the 229 cases with isolated deformity, nine (3.9%) clinically significant CMA results were detected. This detection rate is significantly increased compared to the control population (RR 2.7 (95% CI 1.4-5.0)). In the 40 pregnancies with non-isolated clubfoot, seven (17.5%) clinically significant CMA results were detected, a significantly higher frequency compared to the control population and to isolated clubfoot cases.