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To date, there is a paucity of data defining changes in the release, content, bioactivity and diagnostic utility of circulating EVs in pregnancies complicated by GDM. Placental EVs may engage in paracellular interactions including local cell-to-cell communication between the cell constituents of the placenta and contiguous maternal tissues, and/or distal interactions involving the release of placental EVs into biological fluids and their transport to a remote site of action. Hence, the aim of this review is to discuss the biogenesis, isolation methods and role of EVs in the physiopathology of GDM, including changes in maternal insulin sensitivity during pregnancy.

Axolotls have remarkable organ-level regeneration capability. They can regenerate their limbs, tail, brain, gills, and heart. The liver had been considered to be a regenerative organ in these highly regeneration-competent animals. Therefore, no research had been performed on liver regeneration in urodele amphibians. In the present study, we focused on axolotl liver regeneration and found a unique regeneration mechanism compared with other vertebrates.

Partial hepatectomy (PH) was performed to assess axolotl liver regeneration. Regeneration was assessed using block-face imaging (CoMBi), histology, cell proliferation, weight gain, and Albumin (Alb) + area. Axolotl liver histology was compared with other vertebrates. Axolotl liver consists of Glisson's capsule, sinusoids, and hepatic cord with no apparent lobule structures. Hepatocytes were mononucleated or multinucleated. PH increased the multinucleated hepatocytes and the Alb + area, but there was no apparent liver shape recovery even 40 days after PH. Gene expression pattern suggests that no epimorphic regeneration takes place. We also found that the increase in the number of proliferating hepatocytes was regulated by ERK-signaling.

Our findings suggest that axolotls, which have epimorphic regeneration ability, regenerate their liver via unique mechanisms, compensatory congestion.

Our findings suggest that axolotls, which have epimorphic regeneration ability, regenerate their liver via unique mechanisms, compensatory congestion.

This study compares microvascular reactivity (MR) in chronic Chagas disease (CD) patients with healthy individuals, matched for sex and age. In addition, we evaluated the association between MR and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients.

Acetylcholine iontophoresis was performed on the forearm skin, using laser speckle contrast imaging, to evaluate endothelium-dependent vasodilation. Clinical data were obtained from medical records.

Thirty-six patients were compared to 25 healthy individuals (controls). Vasodilation was higher in controls, when compared to patients (p<.0001). There was a significant association between LVEF, stratified into quartiles, and MR (p-value for linear trend=.002). In addition, there was no difference in MR between patients with normal LVEF and the control group. In patients, MR was independent of the presence of arterial hypertension or diabetes.

We have shown for the first time that the reduction of MR is associated with a decrease of LVEF in a cohort of chronic CD patients. The results were not affected by comorbidities, such as hypertension or diabetes. The evaluation of systemic endothelial function may be useful to tailor therapeutic and preventive approaches, targeted at systolic left ventricular failure associated with chronic CD cardiomyopathy.

We have shown for the first time that the reduction of MR is associated with a decrease of LVEF in a cohort of chronic CD patients. The results were not affected by comorbidities, such as hypertension or diabetes. The evaluation of systemic endothelial function may be useful to tailor therapeutic and preventive approaches, targeted at systolic left ventricular failure associated with chronic CD cardiomyopathy.Vitiligo is a common and refractory disease worldwide. The limited efficiency and side effects of the conventional treatment options create demands towards the development of strategies. Excellent repigmentation is demonstrated after several filiform fire needle sessions in the vitiligo lesions. In this observational study, we aimed to observe the response to filiform fire needle therapy in patients with vitiligo, and determine whether there was a difference of efficiency with respect to the type, affected site, and disease duration of vitiligo. Patients received filiform fire needle therapy once every 2 weeks for 12 consecutive weeks. The results of the 77 vitiligo patients were 34 (44.15%) with an excellent repigmentation rate, 15 (19.48%) with a marked improvement, 15 (19.48%) with a moderate response, 6 (7.79%) with a slight improvement, and 7 (9.09%) with an absent response. Among the vitiligo patients with different affected sites, the most effective location of therapy was the face. Shorter course leads to better therapeutic effect. Deutivacaftor Two patients developed hypertrophic scars on the lesion site. In conclusion, this study shows filiform fire needle therapy is an effective and relatively safe therapeutic option for vitiligo.This work aimed the characterization of protease produced by Aspergillus avenaceus URM 6706 from the Caatinga/Brazil. The optimization of production by central composite design increased the protease activity 15.47 times. The protease had a pH optimum of 7.0 and a temperature optimum of 50°C. The enzyme activity was kept at 96.7 and 80% at a pH 7.0 and 40°C, respectively for 180 min. No metal ion has altered a protease activity considerably. The sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) inhibited protease activity by 50%. The protease was inhibited by PMSF, so the enzyme is serine protease. The Km , Vmax , and kcat values were of 0.358 mg/ml, 16.31 mg·ml-1 ·min-1 , and 1.58 s-1 , respectively. The activation energy for the hydrolysis of azocasein catalyzed by protease also estimated (E* = 14.4 kJ/mol). Evaluating the protease thermal denaturation was observed that higher half-life values (277.2≤t1/2 ≤912.2 min) indicating a good thermostability confirmed by the results of thermodynamic parameters the activation energy for thermal inactivation (E*d = 100.