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Therefore, it has to be anticipated that SBV will re-emerge at similar intervals in future, and hence, it represents a constant threat for the continent's ruminant population. © 2020 The Authors. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases published by Blackwell Verlag GmbH.Protection against foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) has been linked to the development of a humoral response. In Argentina, the official control tests for assessing the potency of FMD vaccines are Protection against Podal Generalization (PPG) and Expected Percentage of Protection (EPP) curves built with quantitative data of antibodies determined by liquid-phase blocking ELISA (lpELISA). The results of these tests are used to accept or discard vaccines at the batch level. In this report, a mouse model was assessed as an alternative efficacy control for FMDV vaccines. To this aim, groups of cattle (n=18) and BALB/c mice (n=16) were inoculated with commercial FMDV vaccines and bleedings were performed 60 days post vaccination (dpv) in cattle and 21 dpv in mice. Specific FMDV antibody titres were measured in both species by a standardized lpELISA. A statistically significant association between antibody levels in cattle and mice has already been demonstrated. However, some vaccines have been misclassified since they were considered protective based on lpELISA results but did not induce good protection in cattle upon challenge. For this reason, other immunological parameters were evaluated to improve the prediction of protection in mice, without the need of using infective virus. In addition, antibody titres by lpELISA, the IgG2b/IgG1 isotype ratio and the Avidity Index were identified as good predictors, resulting in an optimal predictive model of protection. This mouse model could be a simple and economic alternative for testing FMD vaccines since the disadvantages of high costs and facility requirements associated with the use of large animals are overcome. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.OBJECTIVE Obesity and depression are prevalent and often co-occurring conditions in the United States. The Research Aimed at Improving Both Mood and Weight (RAINBOW) randomized trial demonstrated the effectiveness of an integrated intervention for adults with both conditions. Characterizing the intervention's economic effects is important for broader dissemination and implementation. METHODS This study evaluated the cost (2018 US dollars) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impacts during RAINBOW's first year, comparing intervention (n = 204) and usual-care groups (n = 205). Outcomes included intervention delivery costs, differential changes in antidepressant medication spending compared with the pretrial year, differential changes in medical services spending compared with the pretrial year, and HRQoL changes from baseline using Euroqol-5D US utility weights. RESULTS RAINBOW's 1-year delivery cost per person was $2,251. Compared with usual care, annual antidepressant medication days increased more (38 days [95% CI 4 to 72]; P = 0.027). Annual antidepressant medication spending had a larger, nonsignificant increase ($89 [95% CI -$20 to $197]; P = 0.109). Annual spending on medical care services had a smaller, nonsignificant decrease (-$54 [95% CI -$832 to $941]; P = 0.905). HRQoL had a nonsignificant increase (0.011 [95% CI -0.025 to 0.047]; P = 0.546). CONCLUSIONS The RAINBOW intervention's economic value will depend on how its 1-year improvements in obesity and depression translate into long-term reduced morbidity, delayed mortality, or averted costs. © 2020 The Obesity Society.Despite the passage of a decade since the tragic loss of an organ recovery team from the University of Michigan, there are currently no national standards governing air and ground transportation of organ recovery personnel. Consequently, the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, the Association of Organ Procurement Organizations, and the United Network for Organ Sharing jointly convened a transportation summit to review and update recommendations for national transportation standards. Expanded air transport quality assurance protocols, including a requirement for two engine turbine powered aircraft piloted by two qualified pilots certified through onsite inspections was recommended. selleck chemicals llc Ground transportation providers must ensure adequate safety restraints are available, ambulance avoided if possible, and the use of Lights and Sirens minimized. Finally, adequate insurance coverage for all team members, including trainees should be provided and should not rely on carrier liability insurance policies. The Summit participants have committed the support of their organizations to promote and enact these regulations nationally. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.HLA-donor specific antibodies (DSA) binding to vascular endothelial cells of the allograft trigger inflammation, vessel injury and antibody-mediated rejection (AMR). Accumulation of intragraft recipient macrophages is a histological characteristic of AMR, which portends worse outcome. HLA class I (HLA I) DSA enhance monocyte recruitment by activating endothelial cells and engaging FcγRs, but the DSA-activated donor endothelial influence on macrophage differentiation is unknown. In this study, we explored the consequence of DSA-activated endothelium on infiltrating monocyte differentiation. Here we show that cardiac allografts from murine recipients treated with MHC I DSA upregulated genes related to monocyte transmigration and Fc receptor stimulation. Human monocytes co-cultured with HLA I intact IgG- or F(ab')2 -stimulated primary human endothelium promoted monocyte differentiation into CD68+ CD206+ CD163+ macrophages (M(HLA I IgG)), while HLA I F(ab')2 -stimulated ECs solely induced higher CD206 (M(HLA I F(ab')2 )). Both macrophage subtypes exhibited significant changes in discrete cytokines/chemokines and unique gene expression profiles. Cross-comparison of gene transcripts between murine DSA-treated cardiac allografts and human co-cultured macrophages identified overlapping genes. These findings uncover the role of HLA I DSA-activated endothelium in monocyte differentiation, and point to a novel, remodeling phenotype of infiltrating macrophages that may contribute to vascular injury. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.