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It exhibits stronger effects than 1,4,5-oxadithiepane and diluted HD that turn out to be toxic. In total, the toxicity of 7 compounds has been estimated. Whenever possible, toxicity thresholds were compared with previously existing data originating from different biotests and mathematical modelling.Crop plants, such as watermelon, suffer from severe Aluminum (Al3+)-toxicity in acidic soils with their primary root elongation being first arrested. However, the significance of apoplastic or symplastic Al3+-toxicity in watermelon root is scarcely reported. In this work, we identified a medium fruit type (ZJ) and a small fruit type (NBT) as Al+3-tolerant and sensitive based on their differential primary root elongation rate respectively, and used them to show the effects of symplastic besides apoplastic Al distribution in the watermelon's root. Although the Al content was higher in the root of NBT than ZJ, Al+3 allocated in their apoplast, vacuole and plastid fractions were not significantly different between the two cultivars. Thus, only a few proportion of Al+3 differentially distributed in the nucleus and mitochondria corresponded to interesting differential morphological and physiological disorders recorded in the root under Al+3-stress. The symplastic amount of Al+3 substantially induced the energy efficient catalase pathway in ZJ, and the energy consuming ascorbate peroxidase pathway in NBT. These findings coincided with obvious starch granule visibility in the root ultra-structure of ZJ than NBT, suggesting a differential energy was used in supporting the root elongation and nutrient uptake for Al+3-tolerance in the two cultivars. This work provides clues that could be further investigated in the identification of genetic components and molecular mechanisms associated with Al+3-tolerance in watermelon.

To evaluate the association between Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) without bone mineral density (BMD) and risk for major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) in type 1 diabetes.

Subjects with type 1 diabetes and without diabetes from the 'Coronary Artery Calcification in Type 1 Diabetes' study were included. Risk for MOF was calculated using FRAX-based clinical risk factors and without BMD at visit 3 (2006-2008). Incident fractures were defined as fractures that occurred between visit 3 and visit 4 (2013-2017). Survival models were used to study the predictability of new MOF by diabetes status.

346 type 1 diabetes (mean age 43.3±9, BMI 26.4±5, diabetes duration 29.4±8.6years, A1c 7.8±1.1) and 411 controls (mean age 46.9±9years, BMI 26.3±5kg/m

, A1c 5.5±0.4) were analyzed in this study. In unadjusted survival analysis, the FRAX score without BMD was significantly associated with MOF (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04-1.13, p<0.0001), and remained significantly associated after adjustment for age and sex (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.04-1.15, p=0.0007) and type 1 diabetes (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04-1.12, p=0.0002). In the fully adjusted model (adjusted for age, sex and type 1 diabetes), the FRAX score without BMD was the only variable significantly associated with risk of MOF (HR 1.08, 95% CI 1.02-1.14, p=0.006).

Clinical use of FRAX without BMD is useful tool in identifying adults with type 1 diabetes at higher risk for MOF risk and may help clinicians to guide therapeutic decision-making in this high fracture risk population.

Clinical use of FRAX without BMD is useful tool in identifying adults with type 1 diabetes at higher risk for MOF risk and may help clinicians to guide therapeutic decision-making in this high fracture risk population.Bone mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) are progenitor cells isolated from bone marrow, which keep potential to differentiate into several kinds of cells including osteoblasts and adipocytes. A dynamic mutual regulation exists between osteogenesis and adipogenesis processes. Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) performs diverse functions in biological activities including regulation of BMSCs commitment. Evidence has shown that lncRNA regulates key signaling pathways including TGFβ/BMP, Wnt and Notch pathways, and several transcription factors in BMSCs differention. Dysregulation of lncRNA in BMSCs leads to disruption of osteo-adipogenesis difffrentiation and results in impairment of bone homeostasis. In this review, we focus on the role of lncRNA in several critical signaling pathways that involved in regulation of osteo-adipogenesis of BMSC and prospects the potential clinical application of lncRNA.

Menopause leads to an increased bone turnover associated with a high risk of fractures. Bone turnover is inhibited by meal intake, to some extent mediated by gut hormones, and interventions based on these endocrine changes may have potential in future prevention of osteoporosis.

To investigate whether postmenopausal women exhibit postprandial suppression of bone turnover markers to the same extent as premenopausal women, despite higher fasting levels. mTOR inhibitor Furthermore, to assess whether menopausal differences in bone turnover markers are related to postmenopausal changes in plasma gut hormone levels.

A cross-sectional study of 21 premenopausal, 9 perimenopausal, and 24 postmenopausal women between 45 and 60years of age. Serum/plasma levels of bone turnover markers and gut hormones were investigated during a 120min oral glucose tolerance test. Bone turnover markers included N-terminal propeptide of type-I procollagen (PINP, bone formation marker) and carboxyterminal collagen I crosslinks (CTX-I, bone resorptisuppression of bone turnover markers is preserved in postmenopausal women, despite significantly higher fasting values, indicating that CTX-I lowering treatments based on these postprandial mechanisms might be a feasible strategy to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Glucose-induced suppression of bone turnover markers is preserved in postmenopausal women, despite significantly higher fasting values, indicating that CTX-I lowering treatments based on these postprandial mechanisms might be a feasible strategy to prevent postmenopausal osteoporosis.Bone is a composite biomaterial of mineral crystals, organic matrix, and water. Each contributes to bone quality and strength and may change independently, or together, with disease progression and treatment. Even so, there is a near ubiquitous reliance on ionizing x-ray-based approaches to measure bone mineral density (BMD) which is unable to fully characterize bone strength and may not adequately predict fracture risk. Characterization of treatment efficacy in bone diseases of altered remodeling is complicated by the lack of imaging modality able to safely monitor material-level and biochemical changes in vivo. To improve upon the current state of bone imaging, we tested the efficacy of Multi Band SWeep Imaging with Fourier Transformation (MB-SWIFT) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a readout of bone derangement in an estrogen deficient ovariectomized (OVX) rat model during growth. MB-SWIFT MRI-derived BMD correlated significantly with BMD measured using micro-computed tomography (μCT). In this rodent model, growth appeared to overcome estrogen deficiency as bone mass continued to increase longitudinally over the duration of the study.