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It is anticipated this review will stimulate inspiration and arouse extensive studies on further improvement in battery safety.The plating/stripping of Li dendrites can fracture the static solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and cause significant dynamic volume variations in the Li anode, which give rise to poor cyclability and severe safety hazards. Herein, a tough polymer with a slide-ring structure was designed as a self-adaptive interfacial layer for Li anodes. The slide-ring polymer with a dynamically crosslinked network moves freely while maintaining its toughness and fracture resistance, which allows it can to dissipate the tension induced by Li dendrites on the interphase layer. Moreover, the slide-ring polymer is highly stretchable, elastic, and displays an ultrafast self-healing ability, which allows even pulverized Li to remain coalesced without disintegrating upon consecutive cycling. The Li anodes demonstrate greatly improved suppression of Li dendrite formation, as evidenced by the high critical current density (6 mA cm -2 ) and stable cycling for the full cells with high-areal capacity LiFePO 4 , high-voltage NCM, and an S cathode.Cartilage homeostasis is maintained by a delicate balance between anabolism and catabolism. In osteoarthritis, pathological biomechanics or injury triggers cartilage breakdown, nonresolving synovial inflammation, and bone changes, causing reduced joint mobility and incapacitating pain. Undoubtedly, the most important cartilage degrading collagenase during osteoarthritis, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-13, is activated by an unlikely player neutrophil elastase. Although primarily associated with inflammatory arthritis, neutrophil elastase is present in the osteoarthritic joint, and through activating MMP-13, spurs a cascade of events leading not just to the aberrant destruction of the cartilage itself, but to the proteolysis of its own inhibitor, alpha-1-antitrypsin, as described in the new study by Wilkinson et al. Endowed with potent chondrogenic and cartilage-protective properties, the loss of alpha-1-antitrypsin from cartilage will have major consequences for osteoarthritis progression, and strategies to prevent its loss, or replace it, might provide an innovative treatment opportunity that should not be ignored. Comment on https//doi.org/10.1111/febs.16127.

There is a paucity of information on the epidemiology of acute pancreatitis (AP) in Australia.

Data on hospital admissions for a principal diagnosis of AP were obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare; population data were extracted from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Age-adjusted, and age and sex-specific rates for all subtypes of AP were compared.

There were 208 390 admissions for a principal diagnosis of AP in Australia between 2006/07 and 2018/19, corresponding to an average admission rate of 46.03/10

/year. Over the study, there was a 38.7% increase in the age-adjusted rate of AP admissions [37.56 to 52.09/10

/year (P< 0.00001)], corresponding to an average increase of 3.0%/year. Unspecified AP comprised approximately 50% of admissions in each year. An increase in admission rates was observed for all categories of AP. Biliary AP admission rates increased from 8.28 to 13.90 /10

/year (P< 0.00001), increasing in both sexes and all age groups. Alcohol associated AP admissions increased from 8.23 to 9.98/10

/year (P< 0.00001), a phenomenon which was seen in older people and in females particularly, but there was a reduction alcohol related AP admission rates in the 20-29-year age group.

AP admission rates increased significantly over the period 2006/07 to 2018/19 in both male and female populations, in most subtypes of AP, particularly 'unspecified AP', and among all age groups.

AP admission rates increased significantly over the period 2006/07 to 2018/19 in both male and female populations, in most subtypes of AP, particularly 'unspecified AP', and among all age groups.Immune-mediated chronic inflammatory diseases have emerged as a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Western countries over the last decades. Although multiple putative factors have been suspected to be causally related to the diseases, their overarching etiology remains unknown. This review article summarizes the current state of scientific knowledge and understanding of the role of non-receptor tyrosine kinases, with a special focus on the Janus kinase TYK2 in autoimmune and immune mediated diseases as well as on the clinical properties of its inhibition. A panel of experts in the field discussed the scientific evidence and molecular rationale for TYK2 inhibition and its clinical application. Reviewing this meeting, we aim at providing an integrated overview of the clinical profile of TYK2 inhibition and its potential in targeted pharmacological therapy of chronic autoimmune and immune-mediated diseases, with a special focus on inflammatory diseases of the skin.

Low muscularity is associated with adverse surgical outcomes. We aimed to determine whether low muscularity is associated with an increased risk of post-operative complications and reduced long-term survival after oesophago-gastric cancer surgery.

Patients who underwent radical oesophago-gastric cancer surgery with preoperative abdominal computed tomography (CT) imaging were included. Low skeletal muscle index (SMI), measured by CT, was determined using pre-defined cut-points. Oncological, surgical, complications and outcome data were obtained from a prospective database.

Of 108 patients, 61% (n=66) had low SMI preoperatively. Patients with low SMI had a higher rate of post-operative pneumonia (30 vs. 7% normal muscularity, P=0.004). Median length of stay (LOS) was higher in patients with low SMI if they had any complication (19.5 vs. 14 days, P=0.026) or pneumonia (21 vs. 13 days, P=0.018). On multivariate analysis, low SMI (OR 3.85, CI 1.10-13.4, P=0.025), preoperative weight loss (OR 1.13, CI 1.01-1.25, P=0.027), and smoking (OR 5.08, CI 1.24-20.9, P=0.024) were independent predictors of having a severe complication. There was no difference in 5-year overall (62% vs. 69%, P=0.241) and disease-free (11% vs. 21.4%, P=0.110) survival between low SMI and normal muscle mass groups.

Low SMI is associated with a significantly increased risk of pneumonia and increased LOS for patients with complications. Assessment of muscle mass may require additional muscle quality, strength, and physical performance measures to enhance preoperative risk assessment.

Low SMI is associated with a significantly increased risk of pneumonia and increased LOS for patients with complications. Assessment of muscle mass may require additional muscle quality, strength, and physical performance measures to enhance preoperative risk assessment.Cranio-lenticulo-sutural dysplasia (CLSD; MIM 607812) is a rare or underdiagnosed condition, as only two families have been reported. The original family (Boyadjiev et al., Human Genetics, 2003, 113, 1-9 and Boyadjiev et al., Nature Genetics, 2006, 38, 1192-1197) showed recessive inheritance of the condition with a biallelic SEC23A missense variant in affected individuals. In contrast, another child with sporadic CLSD had a monoallelic SEC23A variant inherited from the reportedly unaffected father (Boyadjiev et al., Clinical Genetics, 2011, 80, 169-176), raising questions on possible digenism. Here, we report a 2-month-old boy seen because of large fontanels with wide cranial sutures, a large forehead, hypertelorism, a thin nose, a high arched palate, and micrognathia. His mother was clinically unremarkable, while his father had a history of large fontanels in infancy who had closed only around age 10 years; he also had a large forehead, hypertelorism, a thin, beaked nose and was operated for bilateral glaucoma with exfoliation of the lens capsule. Trio genome sequencing and familial segregation revealed a monoallelic c.1795G > A transition in SEC23A that was de novo in the father and transmitted to the proband. The variant predicts a nonconservative substitution (p.E599K) in an ultra-conserved residue that is seen in 3D models of yeast SEC23 to be involved in direct binding between SEC23 and SAR1 subunits of the coat protein complex II coat. Sodium 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)acetate This observation confirms the link between SEC23A variants and CLSD but suggests that in addition to the recessive inheritance described in the original family, SEC23A variants may result in dominant inheritance of CLSD, possibly by a dominant-negative disruptive effect on the SEC23 multimer.We introduce a Spin Transfer Automated Reactor (STAR) that produces continuous parahydrogen induced polarization (PHIP), which is stable for hours to days. We use the PHIP variant called signal amplification by reversible exchange (SABRE), which is particularly well suited to produce continuous hyperpolarization. The STAR is operated in conjunction with benchtop (1.1 T), and high field (9.4 T) NMR magnets, highlighting the versatility of this system to operate with any NMR or MRI system. The STAR uses semipermeable membranes to efficiently deliver parahydrogen into solutions at nano to milli Tesla fields, which enables 1 H, 13 C and 15 N hyperpolarization on a large range of substrates including drugs and metabolites. The unique features of the STAR are leveraged for important applications, including continuous hyperpolarization of metabolites, desirable for examining steady-state metabolism in vivo as well as for continuous RASER signals desirable for the investigation of new physics.LRRK2 serine/threonine kinase is associated with inherited Parkinson's disease. LRRK2 phosphorylates a subset of Rab GTPases within their switch 2 motif to control their interactions with effectors. Recent work has shown that the metal-dependent protein phosphatase PPM1H counteracts LRRK2 by dephosphorylating Rabs. PPM1H is highly selective for LRRK2 phosphorylated Rabs, and closely related PPM1J exhibits no activity towards substrates such as Rab8a phosphorylated at Thr72 (pThr72). Here, we have identified the molecular determinant of PPM1H specificity for Rabs. The crystal structure of PPM1H reveals a structurally conserved phosphatase fold that strikingly has evolved a 110-residue flap domain adjacent to the active site. The flap domain distantly resembles tudor domains that interact with histones in the context of epigenetics. Cellular assays, crosslinking and 3-D modelling suggest that the flap domain encodes the docking motif for phosphorylated Rabs. Consistent with this hypothesis, a PPM1J chimaera with the PPM1H flap domain dephosphorylates pThr72 of Rab8a both in vitro and in cellular assays. Therefore, PPM1H has acquired a Rab-specific interaction domain within a conserved phosphatase fold.Stickinessis an inherent textural property in many sugar-rich foods, which can be problematic to the processing of confectionery products. The adhesion between foods and contact surfaces during processing and consumption has not been well understood in academia or industry. The theories of adhesion were discovered by scientists in the adhesive field of study, some of which can explain the stickiness phenomenon of confections. This work reviewed these theories in the context of sugar-rich foods, followed by a survey on the sensory and instrumental analyses of stickiness. Furthermore, the contributions of ingredients, temperature, compression, and contact surfaces to sugar-rich food adhesion are highlighted.