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58) h; AUClast = 250.25 (± 103.76) h*μg/mL; CL = 0.18 (± 0.10) L/h/kg. In CSF, pexidartinib was either quantifiable (n = 2), with Cmax values of 16.1 and 10.1 ng/mL achieved 2-4 h after plasma Tmax, or undetected at all time points (n = 2, LLOQCSF = 5 ng/mL). CONCLUSION Pexidartinib was well-tolerated in NHPs, with no Grade 3 or Grade 4 toxicities. The CSF penetration of pexidartinib after single-dose oral administration to NHPs was limited.PURPOSE To gain more knowledge about the mechanism (i.e., mediators) of resistance exercise (RE)-induced improvements in physical performance (PP), we seek to investigate whether improvements in muscle strength (MS), muscle power (MP), and lean body mass (LBM) and (or) self-reported fatigue (SRF) are mediators of the effect of RE on PP in breast cancer survivor women (BCSW). METHODS The volunteers were randomly divided into two groups control group (CT; n = 9) and resistance exercise (RE; n = 11). The RE protocol consisted of three sets in each exercise (leg extension, leg curl, 45° leg press, and calf raise), between 8 and 12 repetitions per set, with an estimated load of 80% of one-repetition maximum (1RM), and three times a week on non-consecutive days for 12 weeks. The CT group performed only stretching exercises twice a week. SRF, maximal muscle power (Pmax), MP, LBM, and PP were assessed using the Brief Fatigue Inventory Questionnaire; 1RM test; isoinertial dynamometer; DXA; and walking speed, sit-to-stand (STS), and timed up and go (TUG) test, respectively. RESULTS Following 12 weeks, the RE group reduced SRF and increased MP, Pmax, LBM, and performance in all tests (walking speed, STS, and TUG) when compared with the CT group. There were significant associations of the changes in LBM, MS, Pmax, and SRF with changes in physical performance tests only in the RE group. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that improvements in LBM, MS, MP, and self-reported fatigue mediate the effect of resistance exercise on physical performance in BCSW.An electrochemical immunosensor has been fabricated for the early determination of epithelial cell adhesion molecules (EpCAM, tumor biomarker) antigen using reduced graphene oxide (rGO) modified with nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2). The hydrothermally synthesized rGO@TiO2 nanocomposite has been electrophoretically deposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrate, and the deposition was confirmed using various spectroscopic, microscopic, and electrochemical techniques. The fabricated rGO@TiO2/ITO electrode shows improved electron transfer kinetics with an electron transfer rate constant of 1.93 × 10-7 cm·s-1. Furthermore, the rGO@TiO2/ITO electrodes were used for the covalent immobilization of monoclonal EpCAM antibodies. Electrochemical determination of the EpCAM cancer biomarker is achieved using differential pulse voltammetry by scanning the potential from - 0.4 to 0.8 V with an amplitude of 50 mV. The rGO@TiO2-based biosensor shows high sensitivity (3.24 μA·mL·ng-1·cm-2), wide detection range (0.01 ng·mL-1 to 60 ng·mL-1), and low detection limit (0.0065 ng·mL-1, S/N = 3). The fabricated biosensor is highly stable and regenerable and has been successfully applied to the determination of EpCAM in spiked human serum samples. Graphical abstract.Congenital diarrheal disorders (CDD) comprise > 50 monogenic entities featuring chronic diarrhea of early-onset, including defects in nutrient and electrolyte absorption, enterocyte polarization, enteroendocrine cell differentiation, and epithelial integrity. Diarrhea is also a predominant symptom in many immunodeficiencies, congenital disorders of glycosylation, and in some defects of the vesicular sorting and transporting machinery. We set out to identify the etiology of an intractable diarrhea in 2 consanguineous families by whole-exome sequencing, and identified two novel AP1S1 mutations, c.269T>C (p.Leu90Pro) and c.346G>A (p.Glu116Lys). Protein Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor AP1S1 encodes the small subunit of the adaptor protein 1 complex (AP-1), which plays roles in clathrin coat-assembly and trafficking between trans-Golgi network, endosomes and the plasma membrane. An AP1S1 knock-out (KO) of a CaCo2 intestinal cell line was generated to characterize intestinal AP1S1 deficiency as well as identified mutations by stable expression in KO background. Morphology and prototype transporter protein distribution were comparable between parental and KO cells. We observed altered localization of tight-junction proteins ZO-1 and claudin 3, decreased transepithelial electrical resistance and an increased dextran permeability of the CaCo2-AP1S1-KO monolayer. In addition, lumen formation in 3D cultures of these cells was abnormal. Re-expression of wild-type AP1S1 in CaCo2-AP1S1-KO cells reverted these abnormalities, while expression of AP1S1 containing either missense mutation did not. Our data indicate that loss of AP1S1 function causes an intestinal epithelial barrier defect, and that AP1S1 mutations can cause a non-syndromic form of congenital diarrhea, whereas 2 reported truncating AP1S1 mutations caused MEDNIK syndrome, characterized by mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratodermia.AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Cardiovascular risk in diabetes is at least in part attributable to defective angiogenesis. Since diabetes negatively affects blood cells involved in angiogenesis, we herein evaluated whether diabetes impairs proangiogenic granulocytes (PAGs). METHODS We characterised and quantified PAGs as CD49d+ granulocytes in peripheral blood of participants with type 2 or type 1 diabetes and in non-diabetic control participants. We evaluated PAG antigenic profile and assessed in vitro functional properties of CD49d+ granulocytes using 2D and 3D angiogenesis assays. We also quantified PAGs before and after glucose control with a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, dapagliflozin. In parallel, we measured Ly6G+CD49d+ PAGs in streptozotocin-induced type 1-like diabetic mice vs non-diabetic control mice. RESULTS PAGs were composed of eosinophils (>80%) and neutrophils ( less then 20%). Within both populations, CD49d identified CXCR4high/VEGFR1high cells. CD49d+ granulocytes supported in vitro angiogenesis by endothelial cells significantly more than CD49d- control granulocytes, and physically interacted with endothelial cells.