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BACKGROUND Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a diverse group of membrane-bound nanovesicles potentially released by every cell. With the liver's unique ensemble of cells and its fundamental physiological tasks, elucidating the role of EV-mediated hepatic cellular crosstalk and their role in different pathologies has been gaining the attention of many scientists. SCOPE OF REVIEW The present review shifts the perspective into practice we aim to critically discuss the methods used to purify and to biochemically analyse EVs from specific liver resident cells, including hepatocytes, hepatic stellate cells, cholangiocytes, liver sinusoidal endothelial cells, Kupffer cells, liver stem cells. The review offers a reference guide to current approaches. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Strategies for EV isolation and characterization are as varied as the research groups performing them. We present main advantages and disadvantages for the methods, highlighting common causes for concern, such as FBS handling, reporting of cell viability, EV yield and storage, differences in differential centrifugations, suboptimal method descriptions, and method transferability. We both looked at how adaptable the research between human and rodent cells in vitro is, and also assessed how well either of them translates to ex vivo settings. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE We reviewed methodological practices for the isolation and analysis of liver-derived EVs, making a cell type specific user guide that shows where to start, what has worked so far and to what extent. We critically discussed room for improvement, placing a particular focus on working towards a potential standardization of methods. BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with the impairment of cardiac fitness and consequent ventricular dysfunction and heart failure. Ghrelin has been largely documented to be cardioprotective against ischaemia/reperfusion injury. However, the role of ghrelin in obesity-induced myocardial injury is largely unknown. This study sought to determine the cardiac effect of ghrelin against obesity-induced injury and the underlying mechanisms. selleck chemicals llc METHODS The effect of ghrelin was evaluated in a mouse model of obesity and a palmitic acid (PA)-treated cardiomyocyte cell line with or without ghrelin transfection. Gene and protein expression levels were determined by real-time PCR and western blot, respectively. Cell apoptosis was measured by flow cytometry analysis. RESULTS In the present study, we found that both a high-fat diet (HFD) and PA treatment caused myocardial injury by increasing apoptosis and the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Overexpression of ghrelin reversed the effects induced by HFD or PA treatment. Knockdown of lncRNA H19 or overexpression of miR-29a abrogated the cardioprotective effects of ghrelin against apoptosis and inflammation. We also found that IGF-1 was a target gene of miR-29a and that H19 regulated IGF-1 expression via miR-29a. Overexpression of IGF-1 partially reversed the apoptosis and inflammation promoting effects of miR-29a. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested that ghrelin protected against obesity-induced myocardial injury by regulating the H19/miR-29a/IGF-1 signalling axis, providing further evidence for the clinical application of ghrelin. BACKGROUND Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease with a male predominance. Prior data suggest that male sex is associated with disease progression and survival. The basis for this sex difference is unknown. RESEARCH QUESTION Are there differences in clinical disease characteristics and outcomes between men and women with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? STUDY DESIGN and Methods Two tertiary care center IPF cohorts were pooled to analyze sex differences in outcomes of time to lung transplantation or death. Predictors of outcome that were analyzed included age, forced vital capacity percent predicted (FVC%), diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide percent predicted (DLCO%), body mass index, smoking history, and respiratory variables of cough, phlegm, and need for supplemental oxygen. These associations of these factors with mortality were estimated by sex, then compared using tests for interaction. RESULTS There were a total of 1,263 patients in the pooled cohort with follow-up data, approximately 71% of whom were men. Male sex was independently associated with higher risk for death or lung transplantation after adjusting for age, FVC%, and DLCO% (HR for men 1.4, 95% CI [1.2, 1.7], p less then 0.001). Older age, lower DLCO%, and presence of cough or phlegm were negatively associated with transplant-free survival in men but not in women, but only the association for cough differed statistically by sex (interaction p=0.007). INTERPRETATION Male sex is associated with worse transplant-free survival in IPF. Cough may be a sex-specific predictor of survival in this population. In early 2018, CMS released the Medical Review of Evaluation and Management (E/M) Documentation, which allows supervising teaching physicians to rely on a medical student's documentation to support billing for E/M services. This change has potential to enhance education, clinical documentation quality, and the satisfaction of students, post-graduate trainees, and teaching physicians. However, its practical adoption presents many challenges that must be navigated successfully to realize these important goals in compliance with federal and local requirements, while avoiding unintended downstream problems. Implementation requires careful planning, policy creation, education and monitoring, all with collaboration between institutional leaders, compliance and information technology professionals, educators, and learners. In this article, we review the 2018 CMS rule change, address common questions and potential impacts, outline practical workflows to meet the supervision requirement, and discuss steps for successful implementation. Since epigenetic modifications are a key driver for cellular differentiation, the regulation of these modifications is tightly controlled. Interestingly, recent studies have revealed metabolic regulation for epigenetic modifications in pluripotent cells. As metabolic differences are prominent between naive (pre-implantation) and primed (post-implantation) pluripotent cells, the epigenetic changes regulated by metabolites has become an interesting topic of analysis. In this review we discuss how combinatorial metabolic activities drive the developmental progression through early pluripotent stages.