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The COVID-19 pandemic has already infected more than 182 million people and killed more than 4 million all over the globe. In addition to its direct health effects, lockdowns and other draconian public health measures, along with an expected economic crisis of unprecedent magnitude, unpre- dictable social effects are being generated.Spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10) is characteri- zed by ataxia, psychiatric disorders convulsions, and locus at 22q13.311. selleckchem It is caused by expansions between 800-4500 pentanucleotide ATTCT repeats in intron 9 of the ATXN10 gene1-2. The ATXN10 gene encodes ataxin-10 protein (known as E46L) involved in neuritogenesis 1. SCA10 has a founder origin in Mexican, Brazilian, Argentine populattons but is rare in others.We aimed to investigate insula volumes in patients with schizoaffective disorder with the motivation that schizoaffective disorder has strong resemblance of clinical presentaion with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and that there have been studies on insula volumes in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder but not in patients with schizoaffective disorder.The similarity between retinal cells and neurons of the central nervous system allows non-invasive methods to study retinal function, such as the Electroretinogram-Pattern (PERG) to be postulated as possible biomarkers, useful and safe in the study of psychiatric pathologies such as Bipolar Disorder (BD). The objective of the present study is to characterize the differences in the results in the PERG of patients with BD and healthy subjects, as well as to evaluate a possible correlation between these results and the affective decompensations of the manic pole in the group of bipolar patients.To adapt the ‘Personal Evaluation of Transitions in Treatment (PETIT)’ scale into Spanish and analyse its psychometric properties on schizophrenic population.Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the most prevalent mental disorder. We aimed to analyze which factors were associated to their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) perception in patients diagnosed of MDD and how they evolved over six months.The degree of satisfaction of patients and their relatives with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered an important treatment goal; however there is no scale in Spanish to quantify it. The aim of the study was to translate and adapt into Spanish the “Patient Satisfaction Survey” (PSS) for its use in patients and their relatives.Chidamide, a selective histone deacetylase inhibitor, has antitumour effects. 5‑azacitidine (5‑AZA), a hypomethylating agent, is effective in treating acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome. However, to the best of our knowledge, the effect of chidamide and 5‑AZA on AML cell lines has not been fully investigated. In the present study, the antileukaemia activity of chidamide, alone and in combination with 5‑AZA, was assessed on different subtypes of AML cell lines (M1‑M5) and primary samples from several patients with AML in vitro. The results indicated that the proliferation of leukaemia cells was significantly and dose‑dependently inhibited by chidamide and 5‑AZA alone or in combination. The combination also had marked synergistic effects to induce apoptosis of AML cells. The apoptosis of leukaemia cells was induced via downregulation of BCL‑2 and myeloid‑cell leukemia 1 (MCL‑1) levels. Of note, chidamide also degraded the MCL‑1 protein in venetoclax‑resistant U937 cells, in which the MCL‑1 protein is upregulated. In addition, chidamide was able to induce myeloid differentiation (with CD11b upregulation) of AML cell lines or monocytic/dendritic differentiation (with CD86 upregulation) of primary cultured cells from several patients with AML. Chidamide was also able to promote the differentiation of the venetoclax‑resistant U937 cell line by upregulating CD11b expression. In conclusion, chidamide alone or combined with 5‑AZA may be an effective therapy for AML.Innate immune systems in the oral cavity have important roles in the host defense against viral invasion of oral mucosa. Poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase 13 (PARP13), which has a strong antiviral ability, has been reported to possess two isoforms; a full‑length protein, zinc‑finger antiviral protein long (ZAPL), and a shorter protein (ZAPS). However, the expression and function of these two isoforms in oral mucosa remain unknown. In the present study, the expression levels of ZAPL and ZAPS induced by transfected double‑stranded (ds) RNA, Poly(IC), and dsDNA, Poly(dAdT), in immortalized oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts (RT7 and GT1 cell lines, respectively) were investigated. Subsequently, the effects of the knockdown of ZAPL and ZAPS on transfected nucleotide‑induced antiviral factors were examined. The results demonstrated constitutive expression of ZAPL and ZAPS in RT7 and GT1 cells, and their expression in both cell types was notably increased by transfection of Poly(IC) and Poly(dAdT) when compared with no transfection. Specific knockdown of ZAPL and ZAPS in RT7 cells decreased IFN‑β and C‑X‑C motif chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) expression induced by transfected Poly(IC) and Poly(dAdT). On the other hand, knockdown of ZAPL and ZAPS in GT1 cells decreased the expression of CXCL10 induced by the transfected nucleotides, whereas that had no effect on IFN‑β expression induced by Poly(dAdT). Their knockdown was also associated with transfected nucleotides‑induced IFN regulatory factor 3 phosphorylation in both cell types. Taken together, these results indicate that ZAPL and ZAPS, isoforms of PARP13, in oral mucosal cells participate in host defense against viral infection of oral mucosa.Sepsis‑associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a common and severe complication of sepsis. The cognitive dysfunction that ensues during SAE has been reported to be caused by impairments of the hippocampus. Microglia serves a key role in neuroinflammation during SAE through migration. Forkhead box C1 (Foxc1) is a member of the forkhead transcription factor family that has been found to regulate in cell migration. However, the role of Foxc1 in neuroinflammation during SAE remains unknown. In the present study, the mechanistic role of Foxc1 on microglial migration, neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis during the occurrence of cognitive dysfunction in SAE was investigated. A microglia‑mediated inflammation model was induced by LPS in BV‑2 microglial cells in vitro, whilst a SAE‑related cognitive impairment model was established in mice using cecal ligation and perforation (CLP) surgery. Cognitive function in mice was evaluated using the Morris Water Maze (MWM) trial. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment was found to trigger BV‑2 cell migration, inflammation and neuronal apoptosis. In addition, CLP surgery induced cognitive injury, which was indicated by longer latencies and shorter dwell times in the goal quadrant compared with those in the Sham group in the MWM trial. LPS treatment or CLP induction decreased the expression of Foxc1 and inhibitor of NF‑κB (IκΒα) whilst increasing that of p65, IL‑1β and TNF‑α. After Foxc1 was overexpressed, the cognitive dysfunction of mice that underwent CLP surgery was improved, with the expression of IκBα also increased, microglial cell migration, the expression of p65, IL‑1β and TNF‑α and neuronal apoptosis were all decreased in vivo and in vitro, which were in turn reversed by the inhibition of IκBα in vitro. Overall, these results suggest that the overexpression of Foxc1 inhibited microglial migration whilst suppressing the inflammatory response and neuronal apoptosis by regulating the IκBα/NF‑κB pathway, thereby improving cognitive dysfunction during SAE.The aim of the present study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of Pulsatilla decoction (PD) on ulcerative colitis (UC) and to elucidate its potential molecular mechanisms. C57BL/6 mice expressing natural killer (NK)1.1 were used as experimental animals in the present study and a model of oxazolone‑induced colitis was established. Mice were randomly divided into the following five groups i) PD group; ii) oxazolone‑induced colitis group; iii) IL‑13 intervention group; iv) 5‑aminosalicylic acid positive control group; and v) negative control group (equal volume saline gavage). A total of 10 animals were used in each group. The effects of PD on UC and the association between this regimen and the PI3K‑Akt‑mTORC1 signaling pathway were evaluated by disease activity index (DAI), hematoxylin and eosin staining, reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR), immunofluorescence assay, ELISA and western blotting. The UC models were successfully established by injecting oxazolone gavage solution. Clinical colitis evaluation and histological examination revealed that PD reduced the DAI values in oxazolone‑induced colitis in mice and the degree of infiltration in NK1.1 cells. PD significantly reduced the secretion of IL‑13, as determined using an ELISA. In addition, western blotting and RT‑qPCR analyses demonstrated that Beclin1 and LC3II/I expression levels were downregulated following treatment of the mice with PD. In addition, PD not only partially restored alterations in the expression of tight junction proteins in the colon tissues, but also suppressed the activation of the PI3K‑Akt‑mTORC1 signaling pathway. The data indicated that this regimen could alleviate oxazolone‑induced UC in mice, which could significantly reduce tissue inflammation and autophagy. The mechanism of action was associated with the PI3K‑Akt‑mTORC1 signaling pathway.Following the publication of this paper, the authors have been unable to obtain consistent results after having repeated some of the flow cytometric assay experiments, undermining their confidence in the reported conclusions concerning the regulatory action of miR‑454 on gastric cancer cell apoptosis. Consequently, owing to a lack of confidence in the presented data, the authors have requested that this paper be retracted from the journal. All authors agree with the retraction of this article, and apologize to the Editor and readership for the inconvenience caused. [the original article was published on Oncology Reports 39 1494‑1504, 2018; DOI 10.3892/or.2017.6171].Oral cancer is a leading cause of cancer‑related death worldwide. Current treatment for oral cancer includes surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy; however, their effectiveness is still limited. To identify a new prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for oral cancer, the Opa interacting protein 5 (OIP5), which plays an essential role in the proper segregation of chromosomes, was examined. Immunohistochemical staining using tissue microarrays indicated that OIP5 was expressed in 120 of 164 (73.2%) oral cancers but was minimally expressed in normal oral tissues. OIP5 expression was significantly associated with poor prognosis in patients with oral cancer. Overexpression of OIP5 enhanced the growth of oral cancer cells, whereas OIP5 knockdown using small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) significantly inhibited cell growth through cell cycle arrest at the G2/M phase. Suppression of OIP5 expression also induced senescence of oral cancer cells. Overall, the findings of the present study suggest that OIP5 may be a candidate prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in oral cancer.