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Dialysis adequacy for pediatric patients has largely followed the trends in adult dialysis by judging the success or adequacy of peritoneal or hemodialysis with urea kinetic modeling. While this provides a starting point to establish a dose of dialysis, it is clear that urea is only part of the picture. Many clinical parameters and interventions now have been identified that are just as impactful on mortality and morbidly as urea clearance. As such, our concept of adequacy is evolving to include non-urea parameters and assessing the impact that following an "adequate therapy" has on patient lives. As we move to a new era, we consider the impact these therapies have on patients and how it affects the quality of their lives; we must take these factors into consideration to achieve a therapy that is not just adequate, but livable.

Starch and sucrose metabolism and plant-pathogen interaction pathways play a dominate role in recessive genic male sterility (RGMS) of cabbage (Brassica oleracea L. var. capitata). WRW4 RGMS is common in plants and has been widely applied as an effective and economic system for hybrid seed production in many crops. However, little is known regarding the molecular mechanisms of RGMS in cabbage. Hence, full-length transcriptomic and physiological analysis were performed in the spontaneous RGMS mutant RMS3185A and its near-isogenic fertile line (NIL) RMS3185B of small (< 1.6mm in diameter), medium (~ 2.5mm in diameter), and large floral buds (~ 3.4mm in diameter) to identify the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with RMGS. The pollen abnormalities between RMS3185B and RMS3185A appeared at the large floral bud stage. In contrast with RMS3185B, the mature anthers and stamens of RMS3185A were shorter than those of RMS3185B, and the anthers did not dehiscent. The concentrations of glucose, fructose, tion genes, including sixteen calcium-dependent protein kinase (CDPK), one cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel (CNGC), and twenty-three calcium-binding protein CML (CML), were significantly down-regulated in RMS3185A relative to that in RMS3185B. Besides, genes involved in ko04626, including two CML and one transcription factor WRKY33, were up-regulated in RMS3185A relative to that in RMS3185B. In conclusion, we hypothesized that the expression alterations of these genes were responsible for calcium signaling and sugar metabolism, thus affecting the occurrence of RGMS in cabbage.

Data on the effect of liraglutide on glycemic endpoints in people with T2DM using multiple daily insulin injections (MDI) are scarce, especially in the context of ethnicity.

This is a secondary analysis of the placebo-controlled randomized clinical "MAGNA VICTORIA" trials in Western European (WE) and South Asian (SA) people with T2DM. Participants had inadequate glycemic control despite using metformin and/or sulfonylurea derivatives and/or insulin. Participants were assigned to liraglutide (1.8 mg) or placebo for 6 months, in addition to standard care. The primary endpoint number of participants reaching target HbA1c was compared for liraglutide versus placebo in the complete dataset and MDI-treated participants using Chi-square test. Liraglutide's efficacy in WE and SA was compared using a generalized linear model.

Forty-five subjects were randomized to liraglutide and 51 to placebo. In each group, one participant did not complete the study. Liraglutide-treated patients reached target HbA1c more frequently 23/45 (51%) vs 11/51 (22%), relative probability 2.4 (1.3-4.3), p = 0.002. Subgroup analysis in 43 MDI participants showed that the proportion reaching target HbA1c using liraglutide was significantly higher than in placebo 9/22 (41%) vs 1/21 (5%), p = 0.005. There was no difference between WE and SA in terms of liraglutide efficacy (p = 0.18).

Liraglutide treatment resulted in increased chance of reaching target HbA1c as compared to placebo. Liraglutide efficacy was sustained in participants using MDI regimens and those of SA descent. Liraglutide should be considered for T2DM people with inadequate glycemic control despite MDI.

Liraglutide treatment resulted in increased chance of reaching target HbA1c as compared to placebo. Liraglutide efficacy was sustained in participants using MDI regimens and those of SA descent. Liraglutide should be considered for T2DM people with inadequate glycemic control despite MDI.

Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) plays a role in homeostasis of bile acid, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism. However, the systemic effects of FXR in diabetic nephropathy are controversial. We aimed to clarify the systemic effects of FXR on various organs in a type 2 diabetic animal model.

We treated db/db mice with the FXR agonist GW4064 for 3 months and evaluated insulin resistance, lipid metabolism, renal functional changes, and structural changes in organs including those of the kidney, liver, pancreas, adipose tissue, aorta, and heart.

The FXR agonist significantly improved plasma lipid profiles and insulin resistance and showed beneficial systemic effects on several organs. In the kidney, the FXR agonist ameliorated albuminuria, pro-fibrotic and pro-inflammatory changes and improved renal lipid metabolism. These changes were also associated with a decrease in lipid hydroperoxide in the kidney. Similar beneficial effects were shown in other organs, including restoration of pancreatic beta cell hypertrophy, hepatic steatosis and aortic medial hypertrophy, more differentiated phenotypic changes in adipose tissue, and improvement of cardiomyocyte disarray and left ventricular mass index.

The FXR agonist improves insulin resistance, renal lipid metabolism, and functional and structural changes in the kidney and other organs.

The FXR agonist improves insulin resistance, renal lipid metabolism, and functional and structural changes in the kidney and other organs.

To analyze the outcomes and predictors in a large series of cerebellar glioblastomas in order to guide patient management.

The French brain tumor database and the Club de Neuro-Oncologie of the Société Française de Neurochirurgie retrospectively identified adult patients with cerebellar glioblastoma diagnosed between 2003 and 2017. Diagnosis was confirmed by a centralized neuropathological review.

Data from 118 cerebellar glioblastoma patients were analyzed (mean age 55.9years, 55.1% males). The clinical presentation associated raised intracranial pressure (50.8%), static cerebellar syndrome (68.6%), kinetic cerebellar syndrome (49.2%) and/or cranial nerve disorders (17.8%). Glioblastomas were hemispheric (55.9%), vermian (14.4%) or both (29.7%). Hydrocephalus was present in 49 patients (41.5%). Histologically, tumors corresponded either to IDH-wild-type or to K27-mutant glioblastomas. Surgery consisted of total (12.7%), subtotal (35.6%), partial resection (33.9%) or biopsy (17.8%). The postoperative Karnofsky performance status was improved, stable and worsened in 22.