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1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2 D3 ), the active metabolite of vitamin D3 has a strong impact on the differentiation and function of immune cells. Here we analysed the influence of its precursor 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3 ) on the differentiation of human CD4+ T cells applying physiological concentrations in vitro. Our data show that 25(OH)D3 is converted to its active form 1,25(OH)2 D3 by T cells, which in turn supports FOXP3, CD25 and CTLA-4 expression and inhibits IFN-γ production. These changes were not reflected in the demethylation of the respective promoters. Furthermore, we investigated the impact of vitamin D3 metabolites under induced Treg (iTreg) polarization conditions using TGF-β. Surprisingly, no additive effect but a decreased percentage of FOXP3 expressing cells was observed. However, the combination of 25(OH)D3 or 1,25(OH)2 D3 together with TGF-β further upregulated CD25 and CTLA-4 and significantly increased soluble CTLA-4 and IL-10 secretion whereas IFN-γ expression of iTreg was decreased. Our data suggest that physiological levels of 25(OH)D3 act as potent modulator of human CD4+ T cells and autocrine or paracrine production of 1,25(OH)2 D3 by T cells might be crucial for the local regulation of an adaptive immune response. However, since no epigenetic changes are detected by 25(OH)D3 a rather transient phenotype is induced.

Noninvasive methods to monitor carbon-ion beams in patients are desired to fully exploit the advantages of carbon-ion radiotherapy. Prompt secondary ions produced in nuclear fragmentations of carbon ions are of particular interest for monitoring purposes as they can escape the patient and thus be detected and tracked to measure the radiation field in the irradiated object. This study aims to evaluate the performance of secondary-ion tracking to detect, visualize, and localize an internal air cavity used to mimic inter-fractional changes in the patient anatomy at different depths along the beam axis.

In this work, a homogeneous head phantom was irradiated with a realistic carbon-ion treatment plan with a typical prescribed fraction dose of 3Gy(RBE). Secondary ions were detected by a mini-tracker with an active area of 2 cm

, based on the Timepix3 semiconductor pixel detector technology. The mini-tracker was placed 120mm behind the center of the target at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the beam ax to 17 standard deviations, respectively. IMT1 in vivo The cavity could be detected at all depths and its position measured within 6.5 ± 1.4mm, which is sufficient for the targeted clinical performance of 10mm.

The presented systematic study concerning the detection and localization of small inter-fractional structure changes in a realistic clinical setting demonstrates that secondary ions carry a large amount of information on the internal structure of the irradiated object and are thus attractive to be further studied for noninvasive monitoring of carbon-ion treatments.

The presented systematic study concerning the detection and localization of small inter-fractional structure changes in a realistic clinical setting demonstrates that secondary ions carry a large amount of information on the internal structure of the irradiated object and are thus attractive to be further studied for noninvasive monitoring of carbon-ion treatments.There is increasing understanding, globally, that climate change and increased pollution will have a profound and mostly harmful effect on human health. This review brings together international experts to describe both the direct (such as heat waves) and indirect (such as vector-borne disease incidence) health impacts of climate change. These impacts vary depending on vulnerability (i.e., existing diseases) and the international, economic, political, and environmental context. This unique review also expands on these issues to address a third category of potential longer-term impacts on global health famine, population dislocation, and environmental justice and education. This scholarly resource explores these issues fully, linking them to global health in urban and rural settings in developed and developing countries. The review finishes with a practical discussion of action that health professionals around the world in our field can yet take.

In most cutaneous melanomas of the distal extremity, sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) are identified in the axillary or inguinal basin; however, they may be occasionally found in the epitrochlear or popliteal basins. The incidence and patterns of lymphatic drainage to the epitrochlear or popliteal SLNs are unclear.

To clarify the incidence and clinical characteristics of melanoma draining to these ectopic SLNs, we performed a retrospective study of the patients with distal extremity melanoma who underwent SLN biopsy at the National Cancer Center Hospital between April 2010 and December 2017.

We identified 27 patients with melanoma of the distal upper extremity and 113 patients with melanoma of the distal lower extremity. All patients with distal upper and lower extremity melanomas had SLNs in the axillary and inguinal basins. Epitrochlear SLNs were found in 14.8% (4/27) of the patients with upper extremity melanoma, and the frequency increased by 36.4% (4/11) when the primary melanoma was located in the basilic vein area (P = 0.00188). Popliteal SLNs were found in 21.2% (24/113) of the patients with lower extremity melanoma, and the frequency increased by 37.9% (22/58) when the primary melanoma was located in the lesser saphenous vein area (P < 0.0001).

The incidence of SLNs identified in the epitrochlear or popliteal basin is not uncommon, and physicians need to be aware of these ectopic SLNs, especially when the primary melanoma is located in the basilic vein or lesser saphenous vein areas accordingly.

The incidence of SLNs identified in the epitrochlear or popliteal basin is not uncommon, and physicians need to be aware of these ectopic SLNs, especially when the primary melanoma is located in the basilic vein or lesser saphenous vein areas accordingly.

Endotracheal intubation is a commonly performed procedure in neonates, the risks of which are well-described. Some endotracheal tubes (ETT) are equipped with a cuff that can be inflated after insertion of the ETT in the airway to limit leak or aspiration. Cuffed ETTs have been shown in larger children and adults to reduce gas leak around the ETT, ETT exchange, accidental extubation, and exposure of healthcare workers to anesthetic gas during surgery. With improved understanding of neonatal airway anatomy and the widespread use of cuffed ETTs by anesthesiologists, the use of cuffed tubes is increasing in neonates.

To assess the benefits and harms of cuffed ETTs (inflated or non-inflated) compared to uncuffed ETTs for respiratory support in neonates.

We searched CENTRAL, PubMed, and CINAHL on 20 August 2021; we also searched trial registers and checked reference lists to identify additional studies.

We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs), quasi-RCTs, and cluster-randomized trials comparing cuffcuffed ETTs (inflated and non-inflated) in the neonatal population. These studies must include neonates and be conducted both for short-term use (in the setting of the operating room) and chronic use (in the setting of chronic lung disease) of cuffed ETTs.

Evidence for comparing cuffed versus uncuffed ETTs in neonates is limited by a small number of babies in a single RCT with possible bias. There is very low certainty evidence for all outcomes of this review. CIs of the estimate for postextubation stridor were wide. No neonate had clinical evidence for subglottic stenosis; however, endoscopy results were not available to assess the anatomy. Additional RCTs are necessary to evaluate the benefits and harms of cuffed ETTs (inflated and non-inflated) in the neonatal population. These studies must include neonates and be conducted both for short-term use (in the setting of the operating room) and chronic use (in the setting of chronic lung disease) of cuffed ETTs.Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is estimated by creatinine or cystatin C-based GFR-estimating equations. Those based upon creatinine, but not those based upon cystatin C, use "race" terms due to that different populations differ in average muscular mass, influencing the creatinine, but not the cystatin C, level. "Race" is not a biological, but a sociological term, determined by self-assesment. New international studies therefore strongly recommend use of cystatin C-based GFR-estimating equations.There is a need to identify biomarkers of radiation exposure for use in development of circulating biodosimeters for radiation exposure and for clinical use as markers of radiation injury. Most research approaches for biomarker discovery rely on a single animal model. The current study sought to take advantage of a novel aptamer-based proteomic assay which has been validated for use in many species to characterize changes to the blood proteome after total-body irradiation (TBI) across four different mammalian species including humans. Plasma was collected from C57BL6 mice, Sinclair minipigs, and Rhesus non-human primates (NHPs) receiving a single dose of TBI at a range of 3.3 Gy to 4.22 Gy at 24 h postirradiation. NHP and minipig models were irradiated using a 60Co source at a dose rate of 0.6 Gy/min, the C57BL6 mouse model using an X-ray source at a dose rate of 2.28 Gy/min and clinical samples from a photon source at 10 cGy/min. Plasma was collected from human patients receiving a single dose of 2 Gy TBI cocommon for all four species. The HIST1H1C protein was shown to be radiation responsive within the human, NHP and murine species within the SomaScan dataset and was shown to demonstrate dose dependent upregulation at 2, 3.5 and 8 Gy at 24 h postirradiation in a separate murine cohort by ELISA. The SomaScan proteomics platform is a useful screening tool to evaluate changes in biomarker expression across multiple mammalian species. In our study, we were able to identify a novel biomarker of radiation exposure, HIST1H1C, and characterize panels of radiation responsive proteins and functional proteomic pathways altered by radiation exposure across murine, minipig, NHP and human species. Our study demonstrates the efficacy of using a multispecies approach for biomarker discovery.Rare hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell (HSPC) pools outside the bone marrow (BM) contribute to blood production in stress and disease but remain ill-defined. Although nonmobilized peripheral blood (PB) is routinely sampled for clinical management, the diagnosis and monitoring potential of PB HSPCs remain untapped, as no healthy PB HSPC baseline has been reported. Here we comprehensively delineate human extramedullary HSPC compartments comparing spleen, PB, and mobilized PB to BM using single-cell RNA-sequencing and/or functional assays. We uncovered HSPC features shared by extramedullary tissues and others unique to PB. First, in contrast to actively dividing BM HSPCs, we found no evidence of substantial ongoing hematopoiesis in extramedullary tissues at steady state but report increased splenic HSPC proliferative output during stress erythropoiesis. Second, extramedullary hematopoietic stem cells/multipotent progenitors (HSCs/MPPs) from spleen, PB, and mobilized PB share a common transcriptional signature and increased abundance of lineage-primed subsets compared with BM.