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Novel multi epitope-based vaccine against monkeypox virus: vaccinomic approach
Authors: Shantier Shaza W. , Mustafa Mujahed I. , Abdelmoneim Abdelrahman H. , Fadl Hiba A. , Elbager Sahar G. , Makhawi Abdelrafie M. 
Published: September 2022

AbstractWhile mankind is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, a case of monkeypox virus (MPXV) has been reported to the WHO on May 7, 2022. Monkeypox is a viral zoonotic disease that has been a public health threat, particularly in Africa. However, it has recently expanded to other parts of the world, so it may soon become a global issue. Thus, the current work was planned and then designed a multi-epitope vaccine against MPXV utilizing the cell surface-binding protein as a target in order to develop a novel and safe vaccine that can evoke the desirable immunological response. The proposed MHC-I, MHC-II, and B-cell epitopes were selected to design multi-epitope vaccine constructs linked with suitable linkers in combination with different adjuvants to enhance the immune responses for the vaccine constructs. The proposed vaccine was composed of 275 amino acids and was shown to be antigenic in Vaxijen server (0.5311) and non-allergenic in AllerTop server. The 3D structure of the designed vaccine was predicted, refined and validated by various in silico tools to assess the stability of the vaccine. Moreover, the solubility of the vaccine construct was found greater than the average solubility provided by protein-Sol server which indicating the solubility of the vaccine construct. Additionally, the most promising epitopes bound to MHC I and MHC II alleles were found having good binding affinities with low energies ranging between − 7.0 and − 8.6 kcal/mol. According to the immunological simulation research, the vaccine was found to elicit a particular immune reaction against the monkeypox virus. Finally, the molecular dynamic study shows that the designed vaccine is stable with minimum RMSF against MHC I allele. We conclude from our research that the cell surface-binding protein is one of the primary proteins involved in MPXV pathogenesis. As a result, our study will aid in the development of appropriate therapeutics and prompt the development of future vaccines against MPXV.
Comparison of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and Bruch’s membrane opening minimum rim width thinning rate in open-angle glaucoma
Authors: Park Donghee , Park Sung Pyo , Na Kyeong Ik 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis study aimed to compare the rate of thinning between retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFLT) and Bruch’s membrane opening minimum rim width (BMO-MRW) in open-angle glaucoma (OAG) according to glaucoma severity. We retrospectively reviewed subjects with a total of 111 eyes with OAG that had undergone optical coherence tomography more than four times during more than 3 years of follow-up. The subjects were divided into three groups based on the mean deviation (MD) of the baseline visual field test: high MD (MD > − 2 dB), medium MD (− 2 dB ≥ MD > − 6 dB), and low MD (− 6 dB ≥ MD > − 12 dB) groups. A linear mixed model was employed to compare the rate of thinning between RNFLT and BMO-MRW among the three groups. The rate of RNFLT thinning was fastest in the inferotemporal sector in all three groups. The rate of BMO-MRW thinning was fastest in the inferotemporal sector of the high MD group and the superotemporal sector of the other two groups. Among the three groups, the rate of RNFLT thinning was not significantly different in the global sector and all sectors except the nasal sector. The rate of BMO-MRW thinning in the inferotemporal sector showed no significant difference, but that in the superotemporal sector was faster in the medium MD and low MD groups than in the high MD group. The fastest rate of RNFLT thinning was consistently observed in the inferotemporal sector, but BMO-MRW showed a change in the fastest thinning sector from inferotemporal to superotemporal, with increasing severity in early to moderate OAG. The difference in the changes in the two parameters may help understand the pathogenesis of glaucoma and predict its progression.
The relationships between growth rate and mitochondrial metabolism varies over time
Authors: Quéméneur Jean-Baptiste , Danion Morgane , Cabon Joëlle , Collet Sophie , Zambonino-Infante José-Luis , Salin Karine 
Published: September 2022

AbstractMitochondrial metabolism varies significantly between individuals of the same species and can influence animal performance, such as growth. However, growth rate is usually determined before the mitochondrial assay. The hypothesis that natural variation in mitochondrial metabolic traits is linked to differences in both previous and upcoming growth remains untested. Using biopsies to collect tissue in a non-lethal manner, we tested this hypothesis in a fish model (Dicentrarchus labrax) by monitoring individual growth rate, measuring mitochondrial metabolic traits in the red muscle, and monitoring the growth of the same individuals after the mitochondrial assay. Individual variation in growth rate was consistent before and after the mitochondrial assay; however, the mitochondrial traits that explained growth variation differed between the growth rates determined before and after the mitochondrial assay. While past growth was correlated with the activity of the cytochrome c oxidase, a measure of mitochondrial density, future growth was linked to mitochondrial proton leak respiration. This is the first report of temporal shift in the relationship between growth rate and mitochondrial metabolic traits, suggesting an among-individual variation in temporal changes in mitochondrial traits. Our results emphasize the need to evaluate whether mitochondrial metabolic traits of individuals can change over time.
Daily preventive zinc supplementation increases the antibody response against pathogenic Escherichia coli in children with zinc insufficiency: a randomised controlled trial
Authors: Kewcharoenwong Chidchamai , Sein Myint Myint , Nithichanon Arnone , Khongmee Aranya , Wessells K Ryan , Hinnouho Guy-Marino , Barffour Maxwell A. , Kounnavong Sengchanh , Hess Sonja Y. , Stephensen Charles B. , Lertmemongkolchai Ganjana 
Published: September 2022

AbstractZinc deficiency impairs the antibody-mediated immune response and is common in children from lower-income countries. This study aimed to investigate the impact of different zinc supplementation regimens (7, 10 or 20 mg/day elemental zinc)—therapeutic dispersible zinc tablets (TZ), daily multiple micronutrient powder (MNP), daily preventive zinc tablets (PZ) and placebo powder (control)—and compare between baseline and endline antibody production against pathogenic Escherichia coli in Laotian children (aged 6–23 months). Fifty representative plasma samples of each treatment group were randomly selected from 512 children to determine anti-E. coli IgG antibody levels and avidity. Of the 200 children, 78.5% had zinc deficiency (plasma zinc concentration < 65 µg/dL) and 40% had anaemia before receiving zinc supplementation. aAfter receiving the TZ, MNP or PZ regimen, the plasma anti-E. coli IgG levels were significantly increased compared with baseline; the effect on the antibody level was more pronounced in children with zinc deficiency. Interestingly, there was increased anti-E. coli IgG avidity in the control and PZ groups. This study suggests that PZ might be the optimal zinc supplementation regimen to increase both the quantity and quality of antibody responses in children with zinc deficiency. Clinical trial registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02428647 (NCT02428647, 29/04/2015).
A critical role of calcineurin in stress responses, hyphal formation, and virulence of the pathogenic fungus Trichosporon asahii
Authors: Matsumoto Yasuhiko , Yoshikawa Asami , Nagamachi Tae , Sugiyama Yu , Yamada Tsuyoshi , Sugita Takashi 
Published: September 2022

AbstractTrichosporon asahii is a conditional pathogenic fungus that causes severe and sometimes fatal infections in immunocompromised patients. While calcineurin, an essential component of a calcium-dependent signaling pathway, is known to regulate stress resistance and virulence of some pathogenic fungi, its role in T. asahii has not been investigated. Here, we demonstrated that calcineurin gene-deficient T. asahii mutants are sensitive to high temperature as well as cell-membrane and cell-wall stress, and exhibit decreased hyphal formation and virulence against silkworms. Growth of T. asahii mutants deficient in genes encoding subunits of calcineurin, cna1 and cnb1, was delayed at 40 °C. The cna1 and cnb1 gene-deficient mutants also showed sensitivity to sodium dodecyl sulfate, Congo red, dithiothreitol, and tunicamycin. On the other hand, these mutants exhibited no sensitivity to caffeine, sorbitol, monensin, CaCl2, LiCl, NaCl, amphotericin B, fluconazole, or voriconazole. The ratio of hyphal formation in the cna1 and cnb1 gene-deficient mutants was decreased. Moreover, the virulence of the cna1 and cnb1 gene-deficient mutants against silkworms was attenuated. These phenotypes were restored by re-introducing each respective gene into the gene-deficient mutants. Our findings suggest that calcineurin has a role in regulating the cellular stress response and virulence of T. asahii.
Atomistic reaction mechanism of CVD grown MoS2 through MoO3 and H2S precursors
Authors: Arafat Abdullah , Islam Md. Sherajul , Ferdous Naim , Islam A. S. M. Jannatul , Sarkar Md. Mosarof Hossain , Stampfl Catherine , Park Jeongwon 
Published: September 2022

AbstractChemical vapor deposition (CVD) through sulfidation of MoO3 is one of the most important synthesis techniques to obtain large-scale and high-quality two-dimensional (2D) MoS2. Recently, H2S precursor is being used in the CVD technique to synthesize 2D MoS2. Although several studies have been carried out to examine the mechanism of MoS2 growth in the presence of sulfur and MoO3 precursors, the growth of MoS2 in the presence of H2S precursor has largely remained unknown. In this study, we present a Reactive molecular dynamics (RMD) simulation to investigate the reaction mechanism of MoS2 from MoO3 and H2S precursors. The intermediate molecules formation, the reason behind those formations, and the surface compositions of MoOxSyHz during the initial steps of CVD have all been quantified. Surprisingly, a sudden separation of sulfur atoms from the surface was observed in the H2S precursor system due to the substantial oxygen evolution after 1660 K. The sulfur detachments and oxygen evolution from the surface were found to have a linear relationship. In addition, the intermediate molecules and surface bonds of MoS2 synthesized by MoO3 and H2S precursors were compared to those of a system using S2 and MoO3 precursors. The most stable subsidiary formation from the H2S precursor was found to be H2O, whereas in case of S2 precursor it was SO. These results provide a valuable insight in the formation of large-scale and high-quality 2D MoS2 by the CVD technique.
Dipotassium 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2,5-bis(thiolate) as a new S-donor for direct synthesis of symmetrical disulfides
Authors: Soleiman-Beigi Mohammad , Alikarami Mohammad , Kohzadi Homa , Akbari Zahra 
Published: September 2022

AbstractIn this research, a simple, efficient and novel protocol is eveloped for the direct synthesis of symmetrical disulfides using dipotassium 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2,5-bis(thiolate) as a new, low toxicity, inexpensive, stable solid and free of foul-smelling thiols for synthesize symmetric diaryl/dialkyl disulfides from aryl and alkyl halides in presence of MOF-199 and CuO nanoparticles. Significantly, using this method results in obtaining a variety of symmetrical disulfides in moderate to excellent yields (up to 98%).
Molecular pathways enhance drug response prediction using transfer learning from cell lines to tumors and patient-derived xenografts
Authors: Tang Yi-Ching , Powell Reid T. , Gottlieb Assaf 
Published: September 2022

AbstractComputational models have been successful in predicting drug sensitivity in cancer cell line data, creating an opportunity to guide precision medicine. However, translating these models to tumors remains challenging. We propose a new transfer learning workflow that transfers drug sensitivity predicting models from large-scale cancer cell lines to both tumors and patient derived xenografts based on molecular pathways derived from genomic features. We further compute feature importance to identify pathways most important to drug response prediction. We obtained good performance on tumors (AUROC = 0.77) and patient derived xenografts from triple negative breast cancers (RMSE = 0.11). Using feature importance, we highlight the association between ER-Golgi trafficking pathway in everolimus sensitivity within breast cancer patients and the role of class II histone deacetylases and interlukine-12 in response to drugs for triple-negative breast cancer. Pathway information support transfer of drug response prediction models from cell lines to tumors and can provide biological interpretation underlying the predictions, serving as a steppingstone towards usage in clinical setting.
Structural equation modeling of the effects of psychological distress and a fear of coronavirus disease 2019 on diabetes care in Japan: a cross-sectional study
Authors: Minoura Akira , Sugiyama Takehiro , Koyama Teruhide , Yoshioka Takashi , Tabuchi Takahiro 
Published: September 2022

AbstractThis study aimed to examine the effects of psychological distress and a fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on diabetes care in Japan. We used data from a 2020 nationwide Internet survey in Japan involving 28,000 respondents aged 15–79 years. The question items included psychological factors (Kessler psychological distress scale and fear of COVID-19), employment, trust in neighbors, informal caregiving, and history of diabetes care. After excluding respondents with comorbidities and those who had not visited the hospital, 625 patients with diabetes were analyzed. Statistical mediation was then examined through a path analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM). Discontinued diabetes care was independently associated with psychological distress (risk ratio = 1.44, 95% confidence interval [1.01–2.06]) and a fear of COVID-19 (1.41 [1.01–1.95]). The SEM results indicated that a fear of COVID-19, employment, trust in neighbors, and informal caregiving were indirectly associated with continued diabetes care via psychological distress. These findings suggest that a fear of COVID-19 may affect psychological distress and continued diabetes care among patients with diabetes in Japan, and that trust in neighbors and family caregiving may be related to the discontinuation of diabetes care. Therefore, because psychological factors and socioeconomic status may affect diabetes care, it is important to consider a fear of COVID-19 among patients with diabetes to maintain diabetes treatment.
Post-Zoster-Neuralgie
Authors: Corts Magga , Dichtl Karoline , Vigl Sebastian , Blume Ralf 
Published: September 2022

SummaryVier Experten stellen Behandlungsansätze bei Post-Zoster-Neuralgie mithilfe von Osteopathie, Schüßler-Salzen, Phytotherapie und Homöopathie vor.
Retrospektive Versorgungsstudie von d-uo zur Therapie des mCRPC mit Radium-223-dichlorid
Authors: Jores Charlotte , König Frank , Hellmis Eva , Grund Christina , Klier Jörg , Zillmann Roger , Eichenauer Rolf , Schönfelder Robert , Johannsen Manfred , Schröder Jörg , Hempel Elke , Doehn Christian 
Published: September 2022

ZusammenfassungIm Rahmen der Phase III-Studie ERA-223 wurde bei Patienten mit einem metastasierten
kastrationsresistenten Prostatakarzinoms (mCRPC) unter einer Kombinationstherapie mit
Radium-223 und Abirateron ein erhöhtes Fraktur- und möglicherweise auch ein erhöhtes
Sterberisiko festgestellt. Dies hat im Jahr 2018 zu einer Änderung des Zulassungstextes
geführt. Radium-223 darf in Deutschland erst in der 3. Therapielinie als Monotherapie neben
der Androgendeprivations-Therapie (ADT) beim mCRPC mit symptomatischen Knochenmetastasen ohne
bekannte viszerale Metastasen oder bei Patienten mit mCRPC, für die keine andere verfügbare
systemische Therapie geeignet ist, eingesetzt werden. Da zur Versorgungrealität in Deutschland
kaum Daten existieren, wurden in der vorliegenden Studie die Mitglieder von d-uo (Deutsche Uro-Onkologen) bezüglich ihres Therapieverhaltens befragt. Es konnten Daten von 123
Patienten analysiert werden, welche zwischen 2014 und 2019 eine Behandlung mit Radium-223
erhielten. Es zeigte sich, dass knapp 50% der mCRPC-Patienten bereits vor der Label-Änderung
Radium-223 erst nach 2 Vortherapien erhalten haben. Etwa die Hälfte der Patienten erhielt
parallel eine der neuen Androgenrezeptor- gerichteten Therapien (Androgen Receptor Targeting
Agents, ARTA). Das führte jedoch im Gegensatz zur ERA-223 nicht zu einer erhöhten Frakturrate.
Allerdings erhielten ein Großteil der Patienten zeitgleich eine Osteoprotektion. Trotz des
späten Einsatzes von Radium-223 zeigten noch knapp die Hälfte der Patienten ein Ansprechen auf
die Therapie.
Recent Advances on the Development of Synthetic Strategies to Access Dibenzoxepine Derivatives
Authors: Suresh Surisetti , Yadav Sanjay , Ramarao Jakkula 
Published: September 2022

AbstractDibenzoxepines have gained privileged status in medicinal chemistry and drug discovery due to their appearance in various natural products and life-saving drug molecules. Dibenzoxepine-based molecules, such as artocarpols, asenapine, and pacharin, possess a wide range of biological activities including anti-inflammatory, antidepressant, antihypertensive, antiestrogenic, and insecticidal activities. Therefore, designing and developing new methodologies to access the dibenzoxepine­ core has become a paramount research topic for organic/ medicinal chemists. Herein, we reviewed various synthetic methods to access dibenzoxepine derivatives. The total syntheses of dibenzoxepine-based natural products and biologically/medicinally important molecules have also been reviewed.1	Introduction2	Transition-Metal-Free Approaches2.1	Acid-Mediated Transformations2.2	Base-Mediated Transformations2.3	NHC-Organocatalyzed Transformations2.4	Miscellaneous3	Metal-Mediated Approaches4	Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Approaches4.1	Iron-Catalyzed Transformations4.2	Copper-Catalyzed Transformations4.3	Ruthenium-Catalyzed Transformations4.4	Palladium-Catalyzed Transformations4.5	Other Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Transformations5	Total Syntheses6	Conclusion
A Metal-Free TBHP-Triggered Cascade Cyclization of 2-Arylindoles with Alcohols: Synthesis of Hydroxyalkylated Indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline Derivatives
Authors: Tang Yucai , Li Min , Xiang Xingxian , Yang Yiting , Zhou Qian , Dai Kaiming , Wang Feifei 
Published: September 2022

AbstractA practical method for the synthesis of hydroxyalkylated indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives through the metal-free cascade cyclization of 2-arylindoles with alcohols in the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) is disclosed. The present method features transition-metal-free conditions and exceptional functional group tolerance. A series of valuable hydroxyalkylated indolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives bearing various functional groups is synthesized in moderate to excellent yields.
A Novel Model of Perifascial Areolar Tissue Transplant in Rats
Authors: Oshima Junya , Sasaki Kaoru , Shibuya Yoichiro , Sekido Mitsuru 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Background Perifascial areolar tissue (PAT) transplant is a method of transplanting loose connective tissue harvested in a sheet form from above the fascia to the wound bed and is effective for wounds with exposed ischemic tissue. However, the engraftment mechanism is unknown, and no animal models of PAT transplant for wound healing exist.
Methods In this study, we harvested connective tissue from the backs of Wistar rats in a sheet form to simulate a human PAT transplant. The PAT was affixed to exposed bone of the head.
Results In the PAT(+) group, the wound areas gradually decreased due to epithelialization and contraction. The wound area of the PAT(+) group was significantly smaller than that of the PAT(−) group.
Conclusions This clinically relevant rat model is useful for elucidating the mechanism of the PAT transplant and establishing a reliable surgical method.
Plasma breakdown in bubbles passing between two pin electrodes
Authors: Pillai Naveen , Sponsel Nicholas L , Mast J T , Kushner Mark J , Bolotnov Igor A , Stapelmann Katharina 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
The ignition of plasmas in liquids has applications from medical instrumentation to manipulation of liquid chemistry. Formation of plasmas directly in a liquid often requires prohibitively large voltages to initiate breakdown. Producing plasma streamers in bubbles submerged in a liquid with higher permittivity can significantly lower the voltage needed to initiate a discharge by reducing the electric field required to produce breakdown. The proximity of the bubble to the electrodes and the shape of the bubbles play critical roles in the manner in which the plasma is produced in, and propagates through, the bubble. In this paper, we discuss results from a three-dimensional direct numerical simulation (DNS) used to investigate the shapes of bubbles formed by injection of air into water. Comparisons are made to results from a companion experiment. A two-dimensional plasma hydrodynamics model was then used to capture the plasma streamer propagation in the bubble using a static bubble geometry generated by the DNS The simulations showed two different modes for streamer formation depending on the bubble shape. In an elliptical bubble, a short electron avalanche triggered a surface ionization wave (SIWs) resulting in plasma propagating along the surface of the bubble. In a circular bubble, an electron avalanche first traveled through the middle of the bubble before two SIWs began to propagate from the point closest to the grounded electrode where a volumetric streamer intersected the surface. In an elliptical bubble approaching a powered electrode in a pin-to-pin configuration, we experimentally observed streamer behavior that qualitatively corresponds with computational results. Optical emission captured over the lifetime of the streamer curve along the path of deformed bubbles, suggesting propagation of the streamer along the liquid/gas boundary interface. Plasma generation supported by the local field enhancement of the deformed bubble surface boundaries is a mechanism that is likely responsible for initiating streamer formation.
A localization method for subsea pipeline based on active magnetization
Authors: Huang Xinjing , Wang Yuan , Ma Jinyu , Wu Jialin , Li Jian , Zhang Yu , Feng Hao 
Published: September 2022

Abstract
Accurate location of subsea pipelines is a prerequisite for real-time tracking and detailed inspections by underwater robots. The magnetic anomalies generated by ferromagnetic pipelines can be used to locate both exposed and buried pipelines. However, due to the low signal ratio and model inconsistencies under weak and variable ambient magnetization, there is currently no intuitive and reliable pipeline detection method for pipeline tracking. This paper proposes a method capable of immediately and accurately locating pipelines via active magnetization and vertical magnetic measurements. Finite element simulations show that a magnet array can significantly enhance the magnetic anomaly, and that the vertical magnetic component alone can accurately indicate the pipeline’s position, avoiding the inconvenience of magnetic three-component alignment in the field. It is experimentally demonstrated that the magnetic detection signal-to-noise ratio can be significantly increased by 5 dB–20 dB for a Φ219 mm steel pipe using the magnet array, and the maximum lateral positioning error is 0.03 m and much smaller than that without the magnet array.