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al therapy may be useful. However, adhesions and DIE are to be expected with surgical treatment, which could make the operation more difficult. Especially in large and bilateral endometriomas, a high coexistence with extraovarian endometriomas and adhesions is observed. Therefore, surgery should be performed by an experienced surgeon.Apart from inducing catalytic inhibition of PARP-1, PARP inhibitors can also trap PARP proteins at the sites of DNA damage and forming toxic PARP-DNA complexes. These complexes obstruct the DNA repair process, resulting in cancer cell death. To study the detailed mechanism of anti-cancer action through PARP trapping, we have treated oral cancer cells (H-357) with curcumin (Cur), olaparib (Ola) and their combination (Cur + Ola). Cur + Ola treatment triggered the expressions of PARP-1 and adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) and down regulated other base excision repair (BER) proteins in the chromatin fraction but not in the nuclear fraction. Cur + Ola treatment inhibited PARylation, altered interaction of PARP-1 with representative BER proteins and arrested cells in S-phase. We have for the first time provided direct evidence and measured the cellular PARP-1 trapping potentiality of Ola in Cur pretreated H-357 cells. Unchanged cellular PARP-1 trapping, unaltered expression of BER proteins and BER activity were found in APC silenced H-357 cells, which further confirmed that the DNA damage/repair response was APC-dependent. Interestingly, complete abolishment of the chromatin remodeler 'amplified in Liver Cancer 1' (ALC1), decreased expression of Histone H3 and histone acetyltransferase (P300) was noted in chromatin of Cur + Ola treated cells. selleck chemical Their expressions remained unchanged in APC silenced cells. Cur + Ola also altered the interaction of ALC1 with BER proteins including APC. Thus, the present study reveals that Cur + Ola treatment increased oral cancer cell death not only through catalytic inhibition of PARP-1 but also predominantly through PARP-1 trapping and indirect inhibition of chromatin remodeling.The general transcription factor II H (TFIIH) plays an essential role in transcription and nucleotide excision DNA repair (NER). TFIIH is a complex 10 subunit containing molecular machine that harbors three enzymatic activities while the remaining subunits assume regulatory and/or structural functions. Intriguingly, the three enzymatic activities of the CDK7 kinase, the XPB translocase, and the XPD helicase exert different impacts on the overall activities of TFIIH. While the enzymatic function of the XPD helicase is exclusively required in NER, the CDK7 kinase is deeply involved in transcription, whereas XPB is essential to both processes. Recent structural and biochemical endeavors enabled unprecedented details towards the molecular basis of these different TFIIH functions and how the enzymatic activities are regulated within the entire complex. Due to its involvement in two fundamental processes, TFIIH has become increasingly important as a target in cancer therapy and two of the three enzymes have already been addressed successfully. Here we explore the possibilities of recent high resolution structures in the context of TFIIH druggability and shed light on the functional consequences of the different approaches towards TFIIH inhibition.

Prostate cancer (PCa) progression depends on androgen receptor activity. Cholesterol is required for biosynthesis of all steroid hormones, including androgens. Impact of cholesterol-lowering statins on androgens is unknown. We explored atorvastatin influence on serum and prostatic tissue steroidomic profiles (SP) to expose novel pathways for limiting androgen concentration in men with PCa.

This is a pre-planned post hoc analysis of ESTO-1 pilot randomised, double-blinded, clinical trial. Statin naïve men, scheduled for radical prostatectomy due to localised PCa, were randomised 11 to use daily 80mg of atorvastatin or placebo before the surgery for a median of 28 days. Participants were recruited and treated at the Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere, Finland. 108 of the 158 recruited men were included in the analysis based on sample availability for hormone profiling. Serum and prostatic tissue steroid profiles were determined using liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Wilcoxon rank sum test and boot by grants from the Finnish Cultural Foundation, Finnish Cancer Society, Academy of Finland, and the Expert Responsibility Area of the Tampere University Hospital. CLINICALTRIALS.

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Multiple aspects of sleep and Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) have been linked to hypertension. However, the standard measure of SDB, the Apnoea Hypopnea Index (AHI), has not identified patients likely to experience large improvements in blood pressure with SDB treatment.

To use machine learning to select sleep and pulmonary measures associated with hypertension development when considered jointly, we applied feature screening followed by Elastic Net penalized regression in association with incident hypertension using a wide array of polysomnography measures, and lung function, derived for the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS).

At baseline, n=860 SHHS individuals with complete data were age 61 years, on average. Of these, 291 developed hypertension ~5 years later. A combination of pulmonary function and 18 sleep phenotypes predicted incident hypertension (OR=1.43, 95% confidence interval [1.14, 1.80] per 1 standard deviation (SD) of the phenotype), while the apnoea-hypopnea index (AHI) had low evidence oA Sleep ancillary study was supported by NHLBI grant HL-56984. Pulmonary phenotyping in MESA was funded by NHLBI grants R01-HL077612 and R01-HL093081. This work was supported by NHLBI grant R35HL135818 to Susan Redline.

This research was supported by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) contracts HHSN268201500003I, N01-HC-95159, N01-HC-95160, N01-HC-95161, N01-HC-95162, N01-HC-95163, N01-HC-95164, N01-HC-95165, N01-HC-95166, N01-HC-95167, N01-HC-95168, and N01-HC-95169 and by National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences grants UL1-TR- 000040, UL1-TR-001079, and UL1-TR-001420. The MESA Sleep ancillary study was supported by NHLBI grant HL-56984. Pulmonary phenotyping in MESA was funded by NHLBI grants R01-HL077612 and R01-HL093081. This work was supported by NHLBI grant R35HL135818 to Susan Redline.Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising technology capable of converting waste matter into bio-energy. Recent studies have reported that microbial electrolysis cell assisted anaerobic digestion (MEC-AD) is an effective system for methane production from organic waste, via enhanced electron transfer. However, little is known about the effects of applied voltage on the AD of proteins. Herein, the mechanism of MEC-AD on protein digestion was investigated using varying concentrations of bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the protein substrate (500 mg/L, 4 g/L, and 20 g/L BSA). Experimental results showed that the applied voltage can not only enhance the methane production rate from 23.8% to 45.6% at low and medium organic loading (BSA concentration of 500 mg/L and 4 g/L), but also improve the methanogenesis efficiency increased by 225.4% at high BSA concentration (20 g/L) with the applied voltage of 0.6 V compared to that with open circuit. Mechanism explorations revealed that the applied voltage significantly enhanced the acidogenesis and methanogenesis processes in the AD of proteins. Microbial community characterization showed that with the applied voltage, the abundance of fermentative bacteria increased by 46.7 % at the anode, while, the abundance of Methanobacterium at the cathode increased from 10.4 to 84.3%, indicating the methanogenesis pathway transformed from acetoclastic to hydrogenotrophic. External circuit electron transfer calculations demonstrated that only 10% of the produced methane could be attributed to direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET). From a thermodynamic perspective, the applied external voltage led to a reduction in the cathodic potential to -0.9 V, which is beneficial for enhanced methane production via mediated interspecies electron transfer (MIET) by enrichment of hydrogenotrophic methanogens. The findings reported here reveal the previously unrecognized contribution of proteins to MEC-AD, while also furthering our understanding of the role of applied voltage in the MEC-AD process.To remove disinfection by-product (DBP) precursors and mitigate odor compounds, peroxide (peroxymonosulfate and persulfate)/Fe(II)-based process was applied as a combination of coagulation and oxidation. Compared with traditional Fe-based salt coagulation (FeSO4 and FeCl3), peroxide/Fe(II)-based process was more efficient in dissolved organic carbon, UV254 and turbidity removal, and peroxymonosulfate showed better performance than persulfate. The better coagulation performance arose from a combination of enhanced neutralization and different characteristics of flocs. Even though the combined process would increase the bromine substitution factor of DBPs, DBP formation and DBP-associated toxicity after peroxide/Fe(II)-based process were 9.2-38.8% and 5.2-27.2% lower than that after conventional Fe(III) coagulation. Both enhanced dissolved organic matter removal and oxidation of DBP precursors played vital roles in DBP control. Conventional Fe-based salt coagulation could hardly remove odor compounds (less than 10%, generally), whereas 28.2-84.9% of odor compounds were degraded during peroxide/Fe(II)-based process, due to free radical formation. This study demonstrated that PMS/Fe(II)-based process might be a promising treatment process for simultaneous DBP control and odor removal in source water.

Research has identified psychosocial factors related to the use of health services among the older population; however, the specific roles by which these factors drive behavior have not been identified and empirically tested.

This study tested whether previously identified psychosocial factors decrease or increase the motivational potential to seek care, the motivational sensitivity to perceived access, or the motivational sensitivity to perceived need.

The 2014 U.S. Health and Retirement Study was used. Analysis was based on 2589 older noninstitutionalized respondents (age greater than 64). The dependent variable was the number of healthcare provider visits in the preceding two years. Psychosocial factors included were life satisfaction, social network indicators, optimism, pessimism, positive social support, hopelessness, loneliness, self-efficacy, health efficacy, positive affect, negative affect, and purpose in life. Covariates included age and sex. Maximum likelihood estimation of an interpretable dress this, complex interventions may be required.

Stress process theory considers that actual and perceived isolation, caused by mobility restrictions from attempted containment of the COVID-19 pandemic, deteriorates mental health.

We examine the relationship between the COVID-19 lockdowns and mental health-related Google searches in 11 Latin American countries. We include the following countries Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. We also explore how changes in search patterns relate to income support policies and to COVID-19 death rates.

Using Google Trends data and an event-study design, as well as a difference-in-differences analysis, we investigate the association between country specific stay-at-home orders and internet searches including the following words insomnia, stress, anxiety, sadness, depression, and suicide.

We find three main patterns. First, searches for insomnia peak but then decline. Second, searches for stress, anxiety, and sadness increase and remain high throughout the lockdown.