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HIF-1α knockdown promoted EGFR degradation, showing synergistic antigrowth and proapoptotic effects similar to those of the gefitinib and YC-1 combination treatment in NSCLC cells. Our findings provide a novel combination treatment strategy with gefitinib and YC-1 to extend the usage of gefitinib and overcome gefitinib resistance in NSCLC patients. Avapritinib manufacturer The intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii infects approximately one-third of the world's population as well as various animals, causing toxoplasmosis. However, there remains a need to define the functions of newly identified genes of T. gondii. In the present study, a novel molecule, immune mapped protein 1 of T. gondii (TgIMP1), was devitalized by CRISPR/Cas9 system to investigate the phenotypic changes of the parasite. We found that the virulence of ΔTgIMP1 knockout strain was reduced in comparison with wild-type GT1 tachyzoites, showing a statistically decreased plaque in HFF cells and a significantly prolonged survival period of mice (P  less then  0.05). Moreover, the data of phenotype analyses in vitro showed a different level of the intracellular proliferation and the subsequent egress between ΔTgIMP1 and wild-type GT1 strain (P  less then  0.05); while no statistically significant difference was detected during the process of attachment or invasion. These results suggested that TgIMP1 is closely associated with the intracellular proliferation of this parasite. BACKGROUND & AIMS We evaluated the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor, in a randomized trial of patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS We performed a double-blind, phase 2 trial in adults with moderate to severe CD and inadequate response or intolerance to immunosuppressants or tumor necrosis factor antagonists. Patients were randomly assigned (111111) to groups given placebo or 3 mg, 6 mg, 12 mg, or 24 mg upadacitinib twice daily, or 24 mg once daily, and evaluated by ileocolonoscopy at weeks 12 or 16 of the induction period. Patients who completed week 16 were re-randomized to a 36-week period of maintenance therapy with upadacitinib. The primary endpoints were clinical remission at week 16 and endoscopic remission at week 12 or 16 using multiple comparison procedure and modeling and the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test, with a 2-sided level of 10%. RESULTS Among the 220 patients in the study, clinical remission was achieved by 13% of patients receiving 3 mg upawith patients in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS In a phase 2 trial of patients with CD, upadacitinib induced endoscopic remission in a significant proportion of patients, compared with placebo. Upadacitinib's benefit-risk profile supports further development for treatment of CD. Clinicaltrials.gov ID no NCT02365649. Gut microbiota plays a role in the pathophysiology of metabolic diseases which also include nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases (NAFLD), through the gut-liver axis. To date, clinical guidelines recommend a weight loss goal of 7 to 10% to improve features of NAFLD. Nevertheless, since this target is not easily achieved by all patients, alternative therapeutic options are currently being evaluated. This review focusses on therapeutics that aims to modulate the gut microbiota and the gut-liver axis. We will herein discuss how probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotic, fecal microbiota transfer, polyphenols, specific diets and exercise interventions have been shown to modify gut microbiota signatures, improve NAFLD outcomes and detail, when available, the different mechanisms by which these beneficial outcomes might occur. Apart from probiotics which have already been tested in human RCTs, most of these potential therapeutics have been studied in animals. Their efficacy still warrants confirmation in humans using appropriate design. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent liver disease world-wide, affecting 20-25% of the adult population. In 25% of patients, NAFLD progresses to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which increases the risk for the development of cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma. In patients with NASH, liver fibrosis is the main determinant of mortality. Here, we review how interactions between different liver cells culminate in fibrosis development in NASH, focusing on triggers and consequences of hepatocyte-macrophage-hepatic stellate cell (HSC) crosstalk. We will discuss pathways through which stressed and dead hepatocytes instigate the profibrogenic crosstalk with HSC and macrophages including the reactivation of developmental pathways such as TAZ, Notch and hedgehog; how clearance of dead cells in NASH via efferocytosis may affect inflammation and fibrogenesis; and insights into HSC and macrophage heterogeneity revealed by single cell RNA-sequencing. Finally, we will summarize options to therapeutically interrupt this profibrogenic hepatocyte-macrophage-HSC network in NASH. Fatty liver associated with metabolic dysfunction is common, affects a quarter of the population, and has no approved drug therapy. While pharmacotherapies are in development, response rates appear modest. The heterogeneous pathogenesis of metabolic fatty liver diseases and inaccuracies in terminology and definitions necessitate a reappraisal of nomenclature to inform clinical trial design and drug development. A group of experts sought to integrate current understanding of patient heterogeneity captured under the acronym nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and provide suggestions on terminology that more accurately reflects pathogenesis and can help in patient stratification for management. Experts reached consensus that NAFLD does not reflect current knowledge and metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease "MAFLD" was suggested as a more appropriate overarching term. This opens the door for efforts from the research community to update the nomenclature and sub-phenotype the disease in order to accelerate the translational path to new treatments. BACKGROUND Unplanned pregnancy is a common problem among United States servicewomen. Variation among service-branches in contraceptive education and access during initial training is associated with differences in contraceptive use and childbirth rates despite access to a uniform health benefit including no-cost reproductive healthcare and contraception. However, it is unclear if changes in branch-specific contraceptive policies can influence reproductive outcomes among junior enlisted women in that service branch. OBJECTIVE Assess the longitudinal effect of contraceptive policy changes on contraception use and childbirth rates among military recruits. STUDY DESIGN Secondary analysis of insurance records from 70,852 servicewomen who started basic training between October 2013 and December 2016 assessing the longitudinal impact of a Navy policy change expanding contraceptive access during basic training implemented in January 2015 and a Marine Corps policy change restricting contraceptive access during basic training implemented in January 2016 on contraception use (pills, patches, rings, injectable, implantable, and intrauterine) at 6-months, long-acting reversible contraception use at 6-months, and childbirth prior to 24-months after service entry.