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GFs were shown to secrete PDGF-BB for at least 7 days after transfection and displayed both minimal viability loss and increased integrin-α2 expression 4 days posttransfection. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.BACKGROUND An international, multicenter extension study evaluated recombinant fusion protein linking recombinant coagulation factor IX (FIX) with recombinant human albumin (rIX-FP) in hemophilia B (FIX ≤2%) patients previously enrolled in a phase III study or who initiated rIX-FP prophylaxis following surgery. OBJECTIVES To investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of rIX-FP prophylaxis in adult previously treated patients (PTPs) with hemophilia B. METHODS Male PTPs were treated with a 7- (35-50 IU/kg), 10- or 14-day regimen (50-75 IU/kg). Patients ≥18 years who were well-controlled on a 14-day regimen for ≥6 months could switch to a 21-day regimen (100 IU/kg). Cytidine 5′-triphosphate manufacturer RESULTS A total of 59 patients (aged 13-63 years) participated in the study. Following a single-dose of 100 IU/kg rIX-FP, in patients eligible for the 21-day regimen, the mean terminal half-life was 143.2 hours. Mean steady-state FIX trough activity levels ranged from 22% with the 7-day regimen to 7.6% with the 21-day regimen. Median (Q1, Q3) annualized spontaneous bleeding rates were 0.00 (0.00, 1.67), 0.28 (0.00, 1.10), 0.37 (0.00, 1.68) and 0.00 (0.00, 0.45) for the 7-, 10, 14- and 21-day regimens, respectively. Comparable efficacy was demonstrated for both the 14- and 21-day regimens compared to the 7-day regimen. Overall, 96.5% of bleeding episodes were treated successfully with 1-2 rIX-FP infusions. No patients developed an inhibitor and treatment was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS rIX-FP extended interval prophylaxis provides dosing flexibility and, in selected patients, a 21-day regimen may provide an alternative option to minimize treatment burden and individualize treatment. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.INTRODUCTION Acceleration of fibrinolysis by direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has been reported by several groups, suggesting contribution of not only anticoagulant but also fibrinolytic effects to the therapeutic efficacy. The present study aims to evaluate the usability of clot-fibrinolysis waveform analysis (CFWA) for assessment of in vitro effects of DOACs on fibrinolysis. METHODS The experimental conditions were optimized according to how t-PA concentrations and a time length after t-PA adjustment affect parameters of CFWA. Addition of the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) reagent followed by that of calcium and t-PA was done to obtain clotting and fibrinolytic reaction curves which were mathematically differentiated for CFWA (APTT-CFWA). The positive and negative modes of waveforms were defined as the direction toward fibrin generation and that toward fibrin degradation, respectively. The maximum positive and negative values (Maxp 1 and Maxn 1) correspond to the maximum coagulation velocity and the maximum fibrinolysis velocity, respectively. Plasma spiked with each of DOACs (rivaroxaban, apixaban, edoxaban, and dabigatran) was subjected to APTT-CFWA. RESULTS Optimization of t-PA use was based on Maxn 1. Roughly biphasic effects of rivaroxaban and dabigatran but not apixaban or edoxaban on fibrinolysis were observed through Maxn 1 and the fibrinolysis peak time, which was defined as a time length from the time when Maxp 1 (Maxp 1 time) to the time when Maxn 1 appears (Maxn 1 time). CONCLUSION The results suggest the usability of CFWA for assessment of DOAC effects and provide insights into relevance of anticoagulation to therapeutic efficacy and bleeding risk from the perspective of fibrinolysis. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.We present a case of double-chambered right ventricle (DCRV) complicated by hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) in KRAS mutation-associated Noonan syndrome. The diagnosis was incidental and made during diagnostic testing for an intradural extramedullary tumour. Spinal compression, if not surgically treated, may cause paralysis of the extremities. We decided to pursue pharmacological therapy to control biventricular obstructions and reduce the perioperative complication rate. We initiated treatment with cibenzoline and bisoprolol; the doses were titrated according to the response. After 2 weeks, the peak pressure gradient of the two RV chambers decreased from 101 to 68 mmHg, and the LV peak pressure gradient decreased from 109 to 14 mmHg. Class 1A antiarrhythmic drugs and β-blockers decreased the severe pressure gradients of biventricular obstructions caused by DCRV and HOCM. The patient was able to undergo surgery to remove the intradural extramedullary tumour, which was diagnosed as schwannoma. © 2020 The Authors. ESC Heart Failure published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of European Society of Cardiology.Dynamic intravital imaging is essential for revealing ongoing biological phenomena within living organisms and is influenced primarily by several factors motion artifacts, optical properties and spatial resolution. Conventional imaging quality within a volume, however, is degraded by involuntary movements and trades off between the imaged volume, imaging speed and quality. To balance such trade-offs incurred by two-photon excitation microscopy during intravital imaging, we developed a unique combination of interlaced scanning and a simple image restoration algorithm based on biological signal sparsity and a graph Laplacian matrix. This method increases the scanning speed by a factor of four for a field size of 212 μm × 106 μm × 130 μm, and significantly improves the quality of four-dimensional dynamic volumetric data by preventing irregular artifacts due to the movement observed with conventional methods. Our data suggest this method is robust enough to be applied to multiple types of soft tissue. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of Biophotonics published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND We have identified a synonymous F8 variation in a severe hemophilia A (HA) patient who developed inhibitors following FVIII prophylaxis. The unreported c.6273 G>A variant targets the consensus splicing site of exon 21. OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of c.6273 G>A nucleotide substitution on F8 splicing and its translated protein. METHODS Patient PBMCs were isolated and differentiated into monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). FVIII distribution in cell compartments was evaluated by immunofluorescence. The splicing of mutated exon 21 was assessed by exon trapping. Identified FVIII splicing variants were generated by site-directed mutagenesis, inserted into a lentiviral vector (LV) to transduce CHO cells, and inject into B6/129 HA-mice. FVIII activity was assessed by aPTT, while anti-FVIII antibodies and FVIII antigen, by ELISA. RESULTS HA-MDMs demonstrated a predominant retention of FVIII around the endoplasmic reticulum. Exon trapping revealed the production of two isoforms one retaining part of intron 21 and the other skipping exon 21.