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In vivo, QUE ameliorated the IDD process in the puncture-induced rat model.

Together the present work suggests that QUE inhibits SASP factors expression and senescence phenotype in NPCs and ameliorates the progression of IDD via the Nrf2/NF-κB axis, which supports senolytic agent QUE as a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of IDD.

Together the present work suggests that QUE inhibits SASP factors expression and senescence phenotype in NPCs and ameliorates the progression of IDD via the Nrf2/NF-κB axis, which supports senolytic agent QUE as a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of IDD.

Obesity is a widespread condition that is more prevalent in Western countries compared to others. Aortic atherosclerosis (AA) is a condition that frequently has been associated with obesity. An obesity paradox, where morbidly obese decedents had either no or minimal AA compared to nonobese decedents, recently has been described by some of us. The explanation for this almost counterintuitive paradox has yet to be determined, but a number of hypotheses were advanced, including hemodynamic factors producing aortic wall shear stress (WSS). The purpose of the present study was to determine if there was a relationship between AA and WSS, as determined by postmortem measurement of aortic wall diameters.

Circumferences of the aorta at the levels of the ascending, thoracic and abdominal aorta were measured in 274 consecutive autopsies over 2-year period of time. AA was assessed using a previously described grading scale as either mild or severe. Circumferences were mathematically converted to diameters and WSS wasdecedents with moderate and severe AA as compared to those with mild AA. This observation, which requires further investigations, was seen in all BMI ranges and was confirmed by 2 methods to calculate WSS.

Our data demonstrate that WSS was unexpectedly lower in decedents with moderate and severe AA as compared to those with mild AA. This observation, which requires further investigations, was seen in all BMI ranges and was confirmed by 2 methods to calculate WSS.

The Affordable Care Act facilitated improved insurance coverage for states that expanded Medicaid coverage, but the impact on cancer outcomes is unclear. This study compared changes in the diagnosis and management of colon cancer in states that did and did not participate in Medicaid expansion.

Using a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences (DID) approach, we analyzed Medicaid and uninsured patients in the National Cancer Data Base during 2 time periods pre (2011-2012) and post expansion (2015-2016). Patients in non-expansion states were compared with those in January 2014 expansion states with regard to changes in patient and facility characteristics, cancer staging, treatment decisions, and surgical outcomes.

Along with increased Medicaid coverage (DID= 20.27; p < 0.001), patients in expansion states had an increase in stage I diagnoses (DID= 2.97; p= 0.035), distance traveled (miles, DID= 6.67; p= 0.005), and treatment at integrated network programs (DID= 2.67; p=0.045). More early-stage patients were treated within 30 days (DID= 7.24; p=0.035) and more stage IV patients received palliative care (DID= 5.01; p= 0.048). Among surgical patients, Medicaid expansion correlated with fewer urgent cases (< 7 days, DID= -5.88; p= 0.008) and more minimally invasive surgery (DID= 5.00; p= 0.022). There were no observed differences in postoperative outcomes or adjuvant chemotherapy.

Medicaid expansion correlated with earlier diagnosis, enhanced access, and improved surgical care for colon cancer patients. These findings highlight the importance of improving health insurance coverage and can help guide future policy efforts.

Medicaid expansion correlated with earlier diagnosis, enhanced access, and improved surgical care for colon cancer patients. These findings highlight the importance of improving health insurance coverage and can help guide future policy efforts.

To evaluate the associations among race/ethnicity, route of surgery, and perioperative outcomes for women undergoing hysterectomy for uterine leiomyomas.

Retrospective cohort study.

Multistate.

Women who underwent hysterectomies for leiomyomas from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, 2014 to 2017.

None. Exposures of interest were race/ethnicity and route of surgery.

Racial/ethnic variation in route of surgery and perioperative outcomes. Propensity score matching was employed to control for possible confounders. We identified 20 133 women who underwent nonemergent abdominal hysterectomy (AH), laparoscopic hysterectomy (LH), or vaginal hysterectomy (VH) for leiomyomas. Thiazovivin mw We defined minimally invasive hysterectomy (MIH) as LH or VH. Black women were more likely to have open surgery (AH vs MIH adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.07-2.38; AH vs VH aOR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.54-2.08; AH vs LH aOR, 2.27; 95% CI, 2.13-2.44) than whihan MIH for leiomyomas. Even when controlling for route of surgery, they were more likely to experience perioperative complications.The current trial investigated the roles of β-carotene and phycocyanin extracted from Spirulina platensis on growth, serum biochemical, digestive enzymes, antioxidant defense, immune responses, and immune gene expression in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Fish (1.52 ± 0.10 g) were randomly stocked to three treatments with three replicates (12 fish per replicate) in nine aquaria (60 L glass aquarium for each), and reared for 70-days. Three tested diets were formulated to be isonitrogenous and isolipidic, and were offered for experimental fish until ad-libitum three times daily at 0900 a.m., 11.00 a.m. and 300 p.m. The first diet (control) was without supplementation. About 50 mg β-carotene and 50 mg phycocyanin kg-1 were supplemented to the other experimental diets, respectively. Results indicated that feed intake was not (P > 0.05) differ among experimental diets. Compared to control diet wight gain and specific growth rate were significantly (P less then 0.05) in fish fed diet containing β-carotene, while, the highest weight gain and the best FCR were detected in phycocyanin diet.