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Compositional differences between preterm milk of different gestational ages with the term milk: a comparative lipidomic study by LC-MS/MS
Authors: Zhao Ying-chun , Zhang Ying , Liu Chun-xue , Yan Dong-yong , Dong Ping 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background

Studies are beginning to emerge on the important biological effects of the milk lipids exerted on the recipient infant, especially on the premature infants. The aim of this study was to comprehensively describe lipidomic differences between preterm milk of different gestational ages with the term milk over the course of lactation.
Methods

Breast milk samples were collected from 88 mothers giving birth prematurely and 39 mothers delivering at full-term (FT). Lipid profiles were assessed using an LC-MS/MS metabolomics strategy. Orthogonal partial least-squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and pathway analysis were subsequently performed.
Results

The OPLS-DA score plots significantly distinguished the lipids in preterm milk of different gestation ages from their counterparts in term milk. The concentrations of 10 out of 43 lipid subclasses were found to be persistently higher in preterm compared to term milk over the course of lactation; the diacylglycerol (DAG) and a bioactive subclass fatty acid ester of hydroxyl fatty acid (FAHFA) contributed the most to the differences. In terms of individual lipid species, the ten highest substances found in very preterm (VPT) colostrum compared to FT colostrum mainly come from the phosphatidylethanolamine class and the DAG species. Lipid species from the free fatty acid and FAHFA classes were significantly higher in either extremely preterm (EPT) or VPT mature milk (variable importance in projection > 1, P < 0.0001 for all). The differential lipids between each preterm group and its term counterpart were predicted to be mainly involved in six metabolic pathways, including glycerophospholipid metabolism, glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchor biosynthesis, linoleic acid metabolism, alpha-Linolenic acid metabolism, arachidonic acid metabolism and glycerolipid metabolism.
Conclusions

The lipids in preterm and term milk showed substantial differences, which may be critical for postnatal growth, as well as the neural and immune development of newborns, especially EPT and VPT.
Whole-body MRI Evaluation in Neurofibromatosis type 1 Patients Younger than 3 Years Old and the Genetic Contribution to Disease Progression
Authors: Kang Eungu , Kim Yoon-Myung , Choi Yunha , Lee Yena , Kim JunYoung , Choi In Hee , Yoo Han-Wook , Yoon Hee Mang , lee beomhee 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is a common human genetic disease with age-dependent phenotype progression. The overview of clinical and radiological findings evaluated by whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) in NF1 patients <3 years old assessed with a genetic contribution to disease progression is presented herein.Methods: This study included 70 clinically or genetically diagnosed NF1 patients who received WBMRI before 3 years old. Clinical, genetic, and radiologic features were collected by retrospective chart review. In NF1+, widely spread diffuse cutaneous neurofibromas, developmental delay, autism, seizure, cardiac abnormalities, hearing defect, optic pathway glioma, severe plexiform neurofibromas (>3 cm in diameter, disfigurement, accompanying pain, bony destruction, or located para-aortic area), brain tumors, nerve root tumors, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, moyamoya disease, and bony dysplasia were included.Results: The age at WBMRI was 1.6 ± 0.7 years old, and NF1 mutations were found in 66 patients (94.3%). Focal areas of signal intensity (FASI) were the most common WBMRI finding (66.1%), followed by optic pathway glioma (15.7%), spine dural ectasia (12.9%), and plexiform neurofibromas (10.0%). Plexiform neurofibromas and NF1+ were more prevalent in familial case (28.7% vs 5.7%, p = 0.030; 71.4% vs 30.2%, p = 0.011). Follow-up WBMRI was conducted in 42 patients (23 girls and 19 boys) after 1.21 ± 0.50 years. FASI and radiologic progression were more frequent in patients with mutations involving GTPase activating protein-related domain (77.8% vs 52.4%, p = 0.047; 46.2% vs 7.7%, p = 0.029).Conclusions: WBMRI provides important information for the clinical care for young pediatric NF1 patients. As NF1 progresses in even these young patients, and is related to family history and the affected NF1 domains, serial evaluation with WBMRI should be assessed based on the clinical and genetic features for the patients’ best care.
Predictors of Long-term Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors
Authors: Dugar Siddharth , Sato Ryota , Joshi Hari Om , Han Xiaozhen , Wang Xiaofeng , Zochios Vasileios , Lanspa Michael , Duggal Abhijit 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction develops frequently in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and is associated with short-term mortality. However, the incidence of long-term RV dysfunction and risk factor associated with it in ARDS survivors remains unknown. The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence and risk factors of long-term RV dysfunction in ARDS survivors.
Method: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study including adult patients with ARDS admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) at Cleveland Clinic between 1/1/2010–12/31/2017. We included patients with ARDS, who had echocardiography performed within 72 hours of MICU admission, survived 90 days from onset of ARDS with post-discharge echocardiography performed between 30-365 days after hospital discharge. RV dysfunction was defined based on the American Society of Echocardiography guidelines.
Results: Of the 689 patients who were admitted to Cleveland Clinic for ARDS during the study period, 67 (14.07%) patients met the study criteria. A total of 34 patients (50. 7%) had RV dysfunction on post-discharge echocardiogram. In the multivariate logistic regression analyses, the incidence of long-term RV dysfunction was associated only with RVEDA/LVEDA [odds ratio (OR): 589, 95% confidence interval (CI): 71.17-48,400, p=0.005].
Conclusion: More than half of ARDS survivors had developed long-term RV dysfunction at post-discharge echocardiogram. Increased ratio of right-to-left ventricular end-diastolic area (RVEDA/LVEDA) ratio during ARDS was the significantly associated with development of long-term RV dysfunction in ARDS survivors.
Trial registration: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Committee of Cleveland Clinic (IRB#19-1200) .
Relationship Between Insulin Resistance and Endometrial Cancer: Determination of Key Genes and Pathways
Authors: Ding Dou-Dou , Zhou Quan , He Ze , He Hong-Xia , Zuo Man-Zhen 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Introduction:Epidemiological studies have found that the occurrence of endometrial cancer(EC) is closely related to metabolic diseases, and insulin resistance (IR) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of endometrium, but the specific pathogenesis is still unclear. The purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship between insulin resistance and endothelial cells by gene screening technology. Material and methods:We analyzed one endometrial carcinoma database (GSE106191) and one insulin-resistant database (GSE63992), with Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database and Venny online analysis tool, then, we found an add-up to 148 different genes. Functional enrichment analysis of these genes using DAVID showed that they were participated in transcription factor activity,signaling pathways and response to factors, etc. Then used cytoHubba in Cytoscape,we got 25 hub genes.Results: The results showed that the survival time of OGT, IGSF3, TRO, NEURL2 and PIK3C2B was significantly and closely related to EC, and the percentage of gene changes of five central genes ranged from 3% to 10% of a single gene, was also related to the infiltration of seven kinds of immune cells in endometrial carcinoma.Conclusion:The five key genes (OGT,IGSF3, PIK3C2B,TRO and NEURL2) are involved in immune infiltration in the progression of endometrial carcinoma, and there is also a certain mutation probability in gene mutation. This may be the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and endometrial cancer.
The transcriptome analysis of Escherichia coli responding to tellurite
Authors: Hu Sushu , Peng Wanli , Lin Shuangjun , Deng Zixin , LIANG Rubing 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Tellurite is a strong antimicrobial agent highly toxic to many microorganisms, while its toxicity mechanism is still unclear. In this study, the comparative transcriptome analysis of E. coli MG1655 responding to the stress of tellurite was performed and the differentially transcribed genes were analyzed, to understand toxicity mechanisms of tellurite preliminaryly and uncover metabolism processes changes resulted from tellurite globally. After treated with 10 µg/mL tellurite for 1 h, high concentration and long time, the cells exhibited an obvious adaptive reaction and many metabolic processes were influenced. The transcription of the genes involved in the ribosome metabolism and the flagella assembly were changed significantly, implying they might be the major pathway affected by tellurite. The transcription of the genes encoding the transcriptional factors and small RNAs, and the genes functioned in the cell motility, metal ion metabolism and membrane function were also varied, which may participate in the metabolism adjustment and damage repair to resist the toxicity of tellurite. This work can facilitate the study of the toxicity mechanism of tellurite and promote the clinical application of this chemical.
Does a Third Model for the Vomeronasal Processing of Information Exist? Insights from the Macropodid Neuroanatomy
Authors: TORRES Mateo V. , ORTIZ-LEAL Irene , VILLAMAYOR Paula R. , FERREIRO Andrea , ROIS José Luis , Sanchez-Quinteiro Pablo 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
The study of the α-subunit of Gi2 and Go proteins in the accessory olfactory bulb (AOB) was crucial for the identification of the two main families of vomeronasal receptors, V1R and V2R. Both families are expressed in the rodent and lagomorph AOBs, according to a segregated model characterized by topographical anteroposterior zonation. Many mammal species have suffered from the deterioration of the Gαo pathway and are categorized as belonging to the uniform model. This scenario has been complicated by characterization of the AOB in the tammar wallaby, Macropus eugenii, which appears to follow a third model of vomeronasal organization featuring exclusive Gαo protein expression, referred to as the intermediate model, which has not yet been replicated in any other species. Our morphofunctional study of the vomeronasal system (VNS) in Bennett’s wallaby, Macropus rufogriseus, provides further information regarding this third model of vomeronasal transduction.A comprehensive histological, lectin, and immunohistochemical study of the Bennett’s wallaby VNS was performed. Anti-Gαo and anti-Gαi2 antibodies were particularly useful because they labeled the transduction cascade of V2R and V1R receptors, respectively. Both G proteins showed canonical immunohistochemical labeling in the vomeronasal organ and the AOB, consistent with the anterior-posterior zonation of the segregated model. The lectin Ulex europaeus agglutinin selectively labeled the anterior AOB, providing additional evidence for the segregation of vomeronasal information in the wallaby.Overall, the VNS of the Bennett’s wallaby shows a degree of differentiation and histochemical and neurochemical diversity comparable to species with greater VNS development, which does not support the existence of a third “intermediate” type of vomeronasal information processing.
Dermal macrophages set pain sensitivity by modulating tissue NGF levels through SNX25–Nrf2 signaling
Authors: Tanaka Tatsuhide , Okuda Hiroaki , Terada Yuki , Isonishi Ayami , Kitabatake Masahiro , Shinjo Takeaki , Nishimura Kazuya , Takemura Shoko , Furue Hidemasa , Tatsumi Kouko , Wanaka Akio 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Crosstalk between peripheral neurons and immune cells plays important roles in pain sensation. We identified sorting nexin 25 (Snx25) as a pain-modulating gene in a transgenic mouse line with reduced pain behavior. Snx25 conditional-KO (cKO) in monocyte/macrophage-lineage cells but not in the peripheral sensory neurons reduced pain responses in both normal and neuropathic conditions. Cross transplantation experiments of bone marrows between cKO and wild type (WT) mice revealed that cKO macrophages caused dull phenotype in WT mice and WT macrophages in turn increased pain behavior in cKO mice. SNX25 in dermal macrophages enhances NGF (one of the key factors in pain sensation) production by inhibiting ubiquitin-mediated degradation of Nrf2, a transcription factor that activates Ngf mRNA synthesis. We conclude that dermal macrophages set pain sensitivity by producing and secreting NGF into the dermis in addition to their host defense functions.
Determinants of Birth Asphyxia Among Newborns in Debre Berhan Referral Hospital, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia: a Case-control Study
Authors: Tegegnework Sisay Shine , Gebre Yeshfanos Tekola , Ahmed Sindew Mahmud , Tewachew Abrham Shitaw 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background: Birth asphyxia is the major public health problem in the world. It is estimated that around 23% of all newborn deaths are caused by birth asphyxia worldwide. Birth asphyxia is the top three causes of newborn deaths in sub-Saharan Africa and more than one-third of deaths in Ethiopia. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify determinants of birth asphyxia which can play a crucial role to decrease the death of newborns.Methods: Unmatched case-control study design was implemented among 276 (92 cases and 184 controls) newborns from January 1st to March 30th, 2020. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were collected by using a semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and document review by trained nurses and midwives who work at the delivery ward of the hospitals. Bivariate logistic regression analysis was done to identify determinants of birth asphyxia. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and p-value less than 0.05 were used to assess the level of significance. Results: In this study, maternal education of being can’t read & write [AOR = 4.7, 95% CI: (1.2, 11.9)], ante-partum hemorrhage [AOR = 7.7, 95% CI: (1.5, 18.5)], prolonged labor [AOR =13.5, 95% CI: (2.0, 19.4)], meconium stained amniotic fluid [AOR = 11.3, 95% CI: (2.7, 39.5)], breech fetal presentation [AOR = 4.5, 95% CI: (2.0, 8.4)] and preterm birth [AOR: 4.1, 95% CI: (1.8, 9.2)] were factors which showed significantly associated with birth asphyxia among newborns.Conclusions: In this study, maternal education can’t read & write, antepartum hemorrhage, prolonged labour, stained amniotic fluid, breech fetal presentation, preterm birth were significantly associated with birth asphyxia. So, educating mothers to have continuous follow-up during the pregnancy period and provide quality care to the women in labour through close monitoring of the fetus presentation were recommended to reduce birth asphyxia.
Short-Term Cryopreservation and Thawing have Minimal Effects on Plasmodium Falciparum Ex Vivo Invasion Profile
Authors: Thiam Laty G. , Ansah Felix , Niang Makhtar , Awandare Gordon , Aniweh Yaw 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Ex vivo phenotyping of P. falciparum erythrocyte invasion diversity is important in the identification and down selection of potential malaria vaccine targets. However, due to the lack of appropriate laboratory facilities in remote areas of endemic countries, direct processing of P. falciparum clinical isolates is usually not feasible. Here, we investigated the combined effect of short-term cryopreservation and thawing processes on the ex vivo invasion phenotypes of P. falciparum isolates. Ex-vivo or in vitro invasion phenotyping assays were performed with P. falciparum clinical isolates prior to or following culture adaptation, respectively. All isolates were genotyped at Day 0 for parasite clonality. Subsequently, isolates that were successfully culture-adapted were genotyped again at Days 7, 15, 21, and 28-post adaptation. Invasion phenotyping assays were performed in isogenic isolates revived at different time points (3, 6, and 12 months) post-cryopreservation and the resulting data were compared to that from ex-vivo invasion data of matched isogenic parental isolates. Our findings indicate that natural P. falciparum infections mostly occur as polyclonal infections. We also show that short-term culture adaptation selects for parasite clonality and could be a driving force for variation in invasion phenotypes as compared to ex vivo data where almost all parasite clones of a given isolate are present. Interestingly, our data show little variation in the parasites’ invasion phenotype following short-term cryopreservation. Altogether, our data suggest that short-term cryopreservation of uncultured P. falciparum clinical isolates is a reliable mechanism for storing parasites for future use.
Predictive Factors for Postoperative Renal Function After Off-Clamp, Non-Renorrhaphy Partial Nephrectomy
Authors: Nakamura Masaki , Kameyama Shuji , Teshima Taro , Inoue Yasushi , Yoshimatsu Tadashi , Ambe Yoshiki , Shirakawa Norihide , Inatsu Hiroki , Amakawa Ryo , Imai Shunsuke , Kusakabe Masashi , Morikawa Teppei , Shiga Yoshiyuki 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background: There is limited information on perioperative renal function during off-clamp, non-renorrhaphy open partial nephrectomy.Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the chronological postoperative changes in renal function after off-clamp, non-renorrhaphy open partial nephrectomy.Methods: Clinical records of 138 patients with renal tumors who underwent off-clamp, non-renorrhaphy open partial nephrectomy at our institution were reviewed. Off-clamp, non-renorrhaphy partial nephrectomy were performed using a soft coagulation system. Perioperativeestimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) preservation was calculated, and predictors were identified using multivariate regression analysis at 5 days, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery.Results: The median operation time was 122 minutes, and the median volume of estimated blood loss was155 mL. The mean eGFR preservation at 5 days, 1 month, and 3 months after surgery was 95.3%, 91.0%, and 90.7%, respectively. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that estimated blood loss was an independent predictor of perioperative eGFR preservation at 5 days and 1 month after surgery, while age was an independent predictor of perioperative eGFR preservation at 3months after surgery.Conclusion: Chronological changes in renal function after off-clamp, non-renorrhaphy open partial nephrectomy have been reported.Ourresults could bea reference in the era of robot-assisted partial nephrectomy.
Increased Phosphatase Regenerating Liver -1 Trigger Vascular Remodeling in Injured Ovary Via Platelet-derived Growth Factor Signaling Pathway
Authors: Park Hyeri , Seok Jin , You Jun Hyeong , Kim Jae Yeon , Lim Ja-Yun , Kim Gi Jin 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background: Vascular abnormalities in the ovary cause infertility accompanied by ovarian insufficiency due to a microenvironment of barren ovarian tissues. placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells (PD-MSCs, Naïve) treatment in ovarian dysfunction shows angiogenic effect, however, the therapeutic mechanism between ovarian function and vascular remodeling still unclear. Therefore, we examined whether by phosphatase regenerating liver -1 (PRL-1), which is correlated with angiogenesis in reproductive systems, overexpressed PD-MSCs could maximize the angiogenic effects in an ovarian tissues injured of rat model with partial ovariectomy and their therapeutic mechanism by enhanced vascular function via PDGF signaling.Methods: PD-MSCsPRL-1 (PRL-1) were generated by nonviral AMAXA gene delivery system and analyzed the vascular remodeling and follicular development in ovary. One week after Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats ovariectomy, Naïve and PRL-1 was transplanted. The animals were sacrificed at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after transplantation and vascular remodeling and follicular development were analyzed. Also, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and ovarian explantation culture were performed to prove the specific effects and mechanism of PRL-1.Results: Vascular structures in ovarian tissues (e.g., number of vessels, thickness and lumen area) showed changes in the Naïve and PRL-1-overexpressed PD-MSC (PRL-1) transplantation (Tx) groups compared to the nontransplantation (NTx) group. Especially, PRL-1 induce to increase the expression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), which plays a role in vascular remodeling as well as follicular development, compared to the NTx. Also, the expression of genes related to pericyte and vascular permeability in arteries was significantly enhanced in the PRL-1 compared to the NTx (p<0.05). PRL-1 enhanced the vascular formation and permeability of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) via activated the PDGF signaling pathway.Conclusions: Our results show that PRL-1 restored ovarian function by enhanced vascular function via PDGF signaling pathway. These findings offer new insight into the effects of functionally enhanced stem cell therapy for reproductive systems and should provide new avenues to develop more efficient therapies in degenerative medicine.
Optimal combined anteversion pattern for obtaining a wider range of motion without prosthetic impingement after total hip arthroplasty: a three-dimensional analysis study
Authors: Hidaka Ryo , Matsuda Kenta , Nakamura Masaki , Nakamura Shigeru , Kawano Hirotaka 
Published: September 2021

Abstract
Background
Obtaining a larger theoretical range of motion (ROM) is crucial to avoid prosthetic impingement after total hip arthroplasty (THA); however, no reports have examined the permissible range values of combined anteversion (CA) satisfying targeted ROM without prosthetic impingement. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the possible postoperative CA extent that would allow meeting target ROM criteria according to Yoshimine’s theory using computed tomography (CT)-based three-dimensional motion analysis after THA.
Methods
This study included 114 patients (133 hips) who underwent cementless primary THA using a CT-based navigation system and implants (oscillation angle ≥ 135°). Implant positions were determined using Yoshimine's CA formula. Postoperative evaluation was conducted using a three-dimensional templating software for CT data. The postoperative Yoshimine’s and Widmer’s CA was calculated, and the difference between the target and postoperative values was defined as the error of Yoshimine’s CA and Widmer’s CA. Prosthetic ROM was assessed by Yoshimine’s stringent criteria for activities of daily living. Based on fulfilling these criteria, all patients were divided into the ROM (+) and ROM (-) groups. Evaluation items were compared between the two groups.
Results
There were 111 and 22 hips in the ROM (+) and ROM (-) groups, respectively. A significant difference was noted in the absolute error of Yoshimine’s and Widmer’s CA between the two groups. Using receiver operating characteristic analysis, threshold values of 6.0 (higher values indicate greater disability; sensitivity 90.9%, specificity 72.1%) for the absolute Yoshimine’s CA difference (area under the curve [AUC] 0.87, P < 0.01) and 6.9 (higher values indicate greater disability; sensitivity 68.2%, specificity 88.3%) for the absolute Widmer’s CA difference (AUC 0.83, P < 0.01) were predictors in the ROM (-) group.
Conclusions
The target range of Yoshimine’s CA (90.8°±6.0°) and Widmer’s CA values (37.3°±6.9°) was crucial in implant orientation for obtaining theoretical ROM without prosthetic impingement after THA.