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This review deals with mechanisms of actions (MOA) and adjuvant effects of various types of adjuvants for swine vaccines. A number of different types of adjuvants have been tested with swine vaccines, including oil emulsion, particulate antigen (Ag) carrier, cytokines, pathogen-associated molecular patterns and immune ligands, saponins, and bacterial cells and toxins. In addition, there are a number of chemicals and natural products that possess adjuvant activities when tested with swine vaccines, and are grouped as miscellaneous in this review. The MOA of adjuvants can be generally divided into two categories delivery vehicles and immunostimulants. Adjuvants serving as delivery vehicle can act as a depot, help deliver Ag to the draining lymph nodes, promote Ag uptake by antigen-presenting cells (APCs), and protect Ag from harsh conditions. Adjuvants possessing immunostimulatory activities may help recruit and activate APCs and T cells, enhance APC functions, and direct T cell differentiation and immunoglobulin isotype switching. Success of adjuvant use on improving immunogenicity and protective efficacy of swine vaccines depends on several factors, including type and stability of vaccine Ag, dose and schedule of vaccination, MOA of adjuvant, route, dose and schedule of adjuvant administration, type of immune response required, and safety from adverse reactions. In addition to the above mentioned factors, cost effectiveness is of concern. Further studies of swine vaccine adjuvants may need to focus on characterization of their MOA and search for more potential adjuvant candidates that can induce mucosal immune response.

Although the initial treatment of childhood seizures is important, treatment within an appropriate time window is often difficult in resource-limited areas. This study examined childhood seizure treatment in a rural area in Japan.

We retrospectively investigated children presenting to Nakatsugawa Municipal General Hospital emergency department between 2015 and 2018. From the hospital database, we identified children who were diagnosed with seizures, epilepsy, or acute infectious encephalitis/encephalopathy or were given benzodiazepines. We considered etiology, seizure duration, and treatment according to the specialties of the doctors providing initial care.

We extracted 236 seizure events 40 initially treated by pediatricians, 16 by a mobile doctor team, and 180 by other doctors. Twenty patients had continuous seizures for longer than 5min on admission. Two were treated by pediatricians at presentation; it took 4 and 7min after arrival to stop the seizures. Four were treated by a mobile team, and 14 by other doctors; the median response times were 11.5 (range 3-47) and 19 (range 5-60) min, respectively. All patients treated by pediatricians or mobile doctor teams received intravenous or intramuscular diazepam, whereas 50% of those treated by other doctors initially received diazepam suppositories. In three of the 20 events, establishing intravenous access was difficult.

In rural Japan, many children with seizures are initially treated by doctors other than pediatricians or emergency physicians, and they require a longer time to achieve seizure cessation. Non-intravenous benzodiazepine formulas, which have not yet been approved in Japan, would be helpful.

In rural Japan, many children with seizures are initially treated by doctors other than pediatricians or emergency physicians, and they require a longer time to achieve seizure cessation. Non-intravenous benzodiazepine formulas, which have not yet been approved in Japan, would be helpful.

Heterozygous variants in BICD2 cause autosomal dominant spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance. These variants are also identified in individuals with severe forms of congenital muscle atrophy representing arthrogryposis multiplex.

A girl was born with severe muscle weakness and respiratory distress. check details A fetal ultrasound had detected polyhydramnios and multiple joint contractures in utero. She was born with severe muscle weakness and respiratory distress. Bilateral hip joint dislocation and multiple bone fractures were also present at birth. Although she depends on medical care, including assisted ventilation and tube feeding, she has reached eight years of age. Her motor developmental skills were reduced owing to muscle weakness and deformity of her lower extremities, whereas her cognitive development slowly but steadily grew. Whole exome sequencing revealed a novel de novo missense BICD2 variant (c.1625G>A, p.(Cys542Tyr)), which was evaluated as likely pathogenic.

This is the first case report of a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance caused by a de novo BICD2 variant in Japan.

This is the first case report of a severe form of spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance caused by a de novo BICD2 variant in Japan.

We aimed to explore the prevalence and nature of complications associated with Class II correctors in adolescents and their impact on the quality of life (QOL), completion of treatment, and success rate.

The review was registered in PROSPERO, and a comprehensive electronic search was performed without language or date restrictions. Randomized and nonrandomized trials, prospective cohort and cross-sectional studies, case series, and qualitative research were included. The Cochrane Collaboration's risk of bias tool and the Newcastle-Ottawa scale were used to assess the quality of included studies. Data were grouped according to appliances design removable functional, fixed functional, hybrid functional, headgear, and fixed maxillary molar distalization appliances.

Data from 27 studies were included, of which 11 were deemed eligible for meta-analysis. Overall, 1676 adolescents were included related to fixed functional (n=682), removable functional (n=682), hybrid functional (n=84), headgear (n=186), and CaQOL and lack of compliance. More complications were observed with fixed designs, although this did not impact the overall success rates. Further prospective studies are needed to explore patient perceptions and cost-effectiveness to inform treatment decisions better.