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The RT-PCR and western blotting analysis found that DHA+miR-29b combination therapy significantly decreased Mcl-1L expression and increased Mcl-1S expression in both HUCCT-1 and FRH201 cells. The Mcl-1SMcl-1L ratio was notably higher in the DHA+miR-29b combination therapy group than in the control group and DHA therapy group, in both HUCCT-1 and FRH201 cells.

The DHA and miR-29b have a pro-apoptotic effect on cholangiocarcinoma cells through the DHA/miR-29b/Mcl-1 pathway, possibly by upregulating the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Mcl-1S and thus increasing the proportion of Mcl-1S protein among the total amount of Mcl-1 protein.

The DHA and miR-29b have a pro-apoptotic effect on cholangiocarcinoma cells through the DHA/miR-29b/Mcl-1 pathway, possibly by upregulating the expression of the pro-apoptotic protein Mcl-1S and thus increasing the proportion of Mcl-1S protein among the total amount of Mcl-1 protein.

So far, little is known about the properties of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) in multiple sclerosis (MS). This type 4 glycoprotein belongs to a family of genes encoding proteins whose expression is associated with the process of spermatogenesis in the epididymis. The biological function of HE4 is not fully understood. Overexpression of HE4 has been found in several malignant tumors, particularly in ovarian cancer, as well as in mesothelioma, lung, endometrial, breast, and kidney cancers.

To evaluate serum HE4 in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) as compared to healthy controls.

Fifty patients with RRMS undergoing first-line immunomodulatory treatment were enrolled in the prospective study. We analyzed correlations between serum HE4 levels and gender, age, disease duration, the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), annualized relapse rate (ARR), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lesions.

The patients from the study group had higher concentrations of HE4 than the subjects from the control group. Patients with EDSS > 2 had significantly higher concentrations of HE4. Positive correlations were found between HE4 concentrations and age as well as between HE4 concentrations and disease duration. No significant correlations were found between HE4 concentrations and EDSS or between HE4 concentrations and ARR.

The results of the study indicate a novel aspect of the HE4 protein in the pathomechanisms of MS.

The results of the study indicate a novel aspect of the HE4 protein in the pathomechanisms of MS.

The influenza A virus is the most important human pathogen affecting respiratory tract in children and has been prevalent for more than a century.

To describe epidemiological and clinical features in hospitalized children with acute respiratory infection caused by a novel swine-origin influenza virus (S-OIV) and seasonal influenza virus A (IVA).

A total of 1,074 nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) samples were collected from children hospitalized with acute respiratory tract infections. The RNAs of S-OIV and seasonal IVA in the samples were examined using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).

The presence of IVA was detected in 105 samples (9.8%), including S-OIV in 15 samples (1.4%) and seasonal IVA in the remaining samples (8.4%). The incidence of both viral infections was lower in autumn and winter. The rates of severe pneumonia in patients with S-OIV and seasonal IVA were 6.7% and 15.6%, respectively. In total, 14 out of 90 seasonal IVA-positive cases were categorized as severe pneumonia and 1 oe for patients with S-OIV and IVA infection. Underlying heart conditions, wheezing and co-infection with adenovirus increase the risk of developing severe pneumonia in seasonal IVA patients.The aim of this study was to compare the changes in peritoneal function and residual renal function in the first year between diabetic and non-diabetic patients receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD). We extracted 73 incident PD patients (male, 73%; age, 59 ± 15 years) from a previous cohort, and investigated the changes in PD-related parameters, including the dialysate to plasma ratio of creatinine (D/P Cr) and Kt/V. D/P Cr increased in non-diabetics, whereas it did not change significantly in diabetic patients. These differences were more pronounced among icodextrin users. On multivariate analysis, the presence of diabetes was independently associated with the changes in D/P Cr. On the contrary, there was no significant difference in the changes of renal Kt/V between the two groups. A higher peritoneal solute transport rate at the start of PD in diabetics was attenuated within 1 year. Icodextrin is thought to have an important role through improving body fluid status.Herein we present a new viologen-based radical-containing metal-organic framework (RMOF) Gd-IHEP-7, which upon heating in air undergoes a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation to generate Gd-IHEP-8. Both RMOFs exhibit excellent air and water stability as a result of favorable radical-radical interactions, and their long-lifetime radicals result in wide spectral absorption in the range 200-2500 nm. WM1119 Gd-IHEP-7 and Gd-IHEP-8 show excellent activity toward solar-driven nitrogen fixation, with ammonia production rates of 128 and 220 μmol h-1  g-1 , respectively. Experiments and theoretical calculations indicate that both RMOFs have similar nitrogen fixation pathways. The enhanced catalytic efficiency of Gd-IHEP-8 versus Gd-IHEP-7 is attributed to intermediates stabilized by enhanced hydrogen bonding.The pandemic of the new coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), initially described in China, is challenging the health care systems of all countries. Every emerging disease raises many questions with a scarcity of answers since all its characteristics are still being discovered. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, most of the literature comes from adult patients. Children seem to be less affected. Pediatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19 disease usually suffer a mild illness, with a low risk of complications, or mortality. Defining the role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 is critical as some national infection control decisions involving children, such as school closures or social distancing, will probably impact the dynamics of the virus. To aid in the knowledge of COVID-19 in children, this study presents an expert review of the literature published from 1 January to 28 May 2020, including peer-reviewed and preprint nonpeer-reviewed studies, along with some relevant articles afterward, summarizing ten key points that characterize the disease in children.