Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…Due to complexity of differential diagnostics, IBS should be considered as diagnosis by exclusion that require following investigations: clinical and biochemical blood tests; IgA or IgG anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies; thyroid hormone levels; fecal occult blood test; glucose or lactulose hydrogen breath test for bacterial overgrowth syndrome; stool test for coliform bacteria, stool test for Clostridium difficile toxins A and B; fecal calprotectin level; abdominal ultrasound; upper and lower endoscopies, at indications - with biopsies. …”
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Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study by Manuel R Blum, Patricia M Kearney, Rose Galvin, Christine Baumgartner, Anette Van Dorland, Stephen Byrne, Nicolas Rodondi, Simon P Mooijaart, Carol Sinnott, Rosalinde K E Poortvliet, Jacobijn Gussekloo, David O Riordan, Carole Elodie Aubert, Kieran A Walsh, Robert S Du Puy, J Wouter Jukema, Vera McCarthy, Elaine K Walsh, Tinh-Hai Collet, Olaf M Dekkers

“…Objectives To estimate and compare the prevalence and type of potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) and potential prescribing omissions (PPOs) among community-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) enrolled to a clinical trial in three European countries.Design A secondary analysis of the Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Subclinical Hypothyroidism Trial dataset.Participants A subset of 48/80 PIP and 22/34 PPOs indicators from the Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions/Screening Tool to Alert doctors to Right Treatment (STOPP/START) V2 criteria were applied to prescribed medication data for 532/737 trial participants in Ireland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.Results The overall prevalence of PIP was lower in the Irish participants (8.7%) compared with the Swiss (16.7%) and Dutch (12.5%) participants (P=0.15) and was not statistically significant. …”
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Bexarotene-induced hypothyroidism and dyslipidemia; a nation-wide study by Katsunori Manaka, Junichiro Sato, Yusuke Hikima, Hirofumi Horikoshi, Maho Taguchi, Akimichi Morita, Hiraku Suga, Hikari Boki, Taku Fujimura, Yoji Hirai, Takatoshi Shimauchi, Chiharu Tateishi, Eiji Kiyohara, Ikko Muto, Hideki Nakajima, Riichiro Abe, Kazuyasu Fujii, Chikako Nishigori, Eiji Nakano, Kentaro Yonekura, Takeru Funakoshi, Masahiro Amano, Tomomitsu Miyagaki, Reiko Yamashita, Makoto Sugaya, Toshihisa Hamada, Masaomi Nangaku, Taroh Iiri, Noriko Makita

“…Prophylactic and appropriate thyroid hormone compensation therapy and starting bexarotene at low doses with subsequent titration while managing dyslipidemia may have a beneficial effect for the successful continuation of bexarotene therapy without severe endocrine and metabolic AEs.…”
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Trifluridine-tipiracil in previously treated patients with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (BOOG 2019-01 TIBET trial): a single-arm, multicentre... by Niels A.D. Guchelaar, Ron H.J. Mathijssen, Maaike de Boer, Marlies L. van Bekkum, Joan B. Heijns, Birgit E.P.J. Vriens, Mandy M. van Rosmalen, Lonneke W. Kessels, Lisanne Hamming, Karin J. Beelen, Peter Nieboer, Susan M. van den Berg, Esther Oomen-de Hoop, Rhodé M. Bijlsma, Monique E.M.M. Bos

“…Methods: Adult patients at least 18 years old diagnosed with hormone receptor positive, HER2− receptor negative MBC with a performance status of 0 or 1 who have been treated with capecitabine in the metastatic setting and up to two other lines of chemotherapy, including a taxane, were enrolled in this single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 study in the Netherlands. …”
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Initial clinical experience with [177Lu]Lu-PNT2002 radioligand therapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: dosimetry, safety, and efficacy from the lead-in cohort o... by Aaron R. Hansen, Stephan Probst, Jean-Mathieu Beauregard, Benjamin L. Viglianti, Jeff M. Michalski, Scott T. Tagawa, Oliver Sartor, Ronald F. Tutrone, Orhan K. Oz, Kevin D. Courtney, Ebrahim S. Delpassand, Luke T. Nordquist, Medhat M. Osman, Kim N. Chi, Richard Sparks, Noble George, Sara M. Hawley, Wenting Wu, Jessica D. Jensen, Neil E. Fleshner

“…Median (range) age was 72 (57-86) years; all participants were enrolled in North America; 40.7% initiated prior ARPI treatment without distant metastases (M0) and 25.9% while hormone sensitive. Nineteen of 27 (70.4%) participants completed all 4 planned cycles. …”
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Impact of comb type on production performance, egg production quality, reproductive performance, and blood biochemical indexes in Tianfu chickens by Yuxin Zhou, Hengyong Xu, Wei Du, Yuxiang Lu, Zhi Hu, Qingqing Deng, Xi Wang, Yiping Liu, Yao Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Blood analysis revealed higher calcitonin and parathyroid hormone levels in single-comb hens, while rose-comb hens had higher blood calcium and phosphorus levels. …”
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60-month follow-up of Long Limb vs. Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes and obesity: the LONG LIMB RCT by Saleem Ansari, Anna Kamocka, Tina Mazaheri, Ibiyemi Ilesanmi, Lara Jimenez-Pacheco, Kleopatra Alexiadou, Joanna Tan, Harvinder Chahal, Krishna Moorthy, Sanjay Purkayastha, Anne Margot Umpleby, Stephen Robert Bloom, Francesco Rubino, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Ahmed Rashid Ahmed, Tricia Tan

“…Mixed-meal tolerance tests and a hyperinsulinaemic-euglycaemic clamp were used to measure postprandial gut hormone response, glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. …”
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Bisphenol B restrains rat leydig cell function via H3K27me3/H3K9me3 histone modifications by Jiayi He, Huiqian Zhang, Hehua Quan, Qingyuan Wang, Congcong Wen, Yiyan Wang, Yang Zhu, Ren-Shan Ge, Xiaoheng Li

“…The findings indicated that BPB significantly reduced the serum testosterone levels at the dose of 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg and follicle-stimulating hormone levels at the doses of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg, while increasing estradiol levels at the dose of 200 mg/kg. …”
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Connecting The Dots: The Impact Of Subclinical Hypothyroidism On Female Subfertility And Obesity by Naila Ashfaq, Warda Hussain, Mugheera Hussain, Neelam Saba, Asma Muddasir, Jawairiah Liaqat

“…Females were enquired about infertility status and their thyroid status was measured in terms of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (FT4). Mean and Standard Deviation were used for quantitative variables whereas frequency and percentages were used for categorical variables. …”
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Cyclopiazonic acid suppresses the function of Leydig cells in prepubertal male rats by disrupting mitofusin 1-mediated mitochondrial function by Hang Lin, Ming Su, He Zhu, Yang Yu, Jianmin Sang, Yiyan Wang, Qiqi Zhu, Yang Zhu, Xiaoheng Li, Xingwang Li, Ren-Shan Ge, Huitao Li

“…In vivo, Sprague Dawley rats received CPA (0.2, 1, 5 mg/kg/day) via gavage from postnatal days 21–28 to evaluate PLC function and mitochondrial morphology using serum hormone levels, histology, qPCR, and Western blot analyses. …”
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Acute stress triggers sex-dependent rapid alterations in the human small intestine microbiota composition by Bruno K. Rodiño-Janeiro, Bruno K. Rodiño-Janeiro, Olfat Khannous-Lleiffe, Olfat Khannous-Lleiffe, Marc Pigrau, Marc Pigrau, Marc Pigrau, Jesse R. Willis, Jesse R. Willis, Eloísa Salvo-Romero, Eloísa Salvo-Romero, Eloísa Salvo-Romero, Adoración Nieto, Adoración Nieto, Elba Expósito, Elba Expósito, Elba Expósito, Marina Fortea, Marina Fortea, Cristina Pardo-Camacho, Cristina Pardo-Camacho, Cristina Pardo-Camacho, Mercé Albert-Bayo, Mercé Albert-Bayo, Ana María González-Castro, Ana María González-Castro, Ana María González-Castro, Ana María González-Castro, Danila Guagnozzi, Danila Guagnozzi, Danila Guagnozzi, Danila Guagnozzi, Cristina Martínez, Cristina Martínez, Cristina Martínez, Beatriz Lobo, Beatriz Lobo, Beatriz Lobo, Beatriz Lobo, María Vicario, María Vicario, Javier Santos, Javier Santos, Javier Santos, Javier Santos, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Toni Gabaldón, Carmen Alonso-Cotoner, Carmen Alonso-Cotoner, Carmen Alonso-Cotoner, Carmen Alonso-Cotoner

“…Autonomic (blood pressure and heart rate), hormonal (plasma cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone) and psychological (Subjective Stress Rating Scale) responses to cold pain and sham stress were monitored. …”
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Machine learning‐based multi‐omics models for diagnostic classification and risk stratification in diabetic kidney disease by Xian Shao, Suhua Gao, Pufei Bai, Qian Yang, Yao Lin, Mingzhen Pang, Weixi Wu, Lihua Wang, Ying Li, Saijun Zhou, Hongyan Liu, Pei Yu

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Beta-Hydroxybutyric Acid Inhibits Renal Tubular Reabsorption via the AKT/DAB2/Megalin Signalling Pathway by Minxia Zuo, Cheng Meng, Qian Song, Zhongai Gao, Xiao Cui, Jingyu Wang, Yongmei Li, Xiaochen Li, Chunyan Shan, Juhong Yang, Baocheng Chang

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Menopausal shift on women’s health and microbial niches by Maria R. Nieto, Maria J. Rus, Victoria Areal-Quecuty, Daniel M. Lubián-López, Aurea Simon-Soro

“…The microbial metabolism of sex hormones highlights the bidirectional relationship between hormones and the microbiome. …”
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Endothelial AGGF1 promotes retinal angiogenesis by coordinating TNFSF12/FN14 signalling by Ying Cheng, Man Zhang, Chenguang Li, Long Su, Lingli Fu, Shi Wu, Chaofei Xu, Bei Sun, Liming Chen

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Retinal Neuropathy in IGT Stage of OLETF Rats: Another Characteristic Change of Diabetic Retinopathy by Zhenhong Guo, Xiaoyue Sun, Juhong Yang, Jinlan Xie, Feifei Zhong, Xinran Li, Yi Zhang, Fei Han, Xiaoyun Yang, Shaohua Yang, Wei Zhou, Baocheng Chang

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A review of various types of male contraception by Yeonhee Pyo, Ki Han Kwon

“…Male contraceptive methods include hormonal and non-hormonal contraceptives, condoms, vasectomies, and using active ingredients from plants. …”
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Cutin formation in tomato is controlled by a multipartite module of synergistic and antagonistic transcription factors by Yuan Shi, Changhao Deng, Xiangyin Lu, Yan Wang, Yaowen Pan, Deding Su, Wang Lu, Yuxiang Lin, Rui Li, Junnan Han, Yanwei Hao, Yi Chen, Ghassen Abid, Julien Pirrello, Mondher Bouzayen, Yudong Liu, Zhengguo Li, Baowen Huang

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Inhibited peroxidase activity of peroxiredoxin 1 by palmitic acid exacerbates nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in male mice by Wen Yin, Heng Xu, Zhonghao Bai, Yue Wu, Yan Zhang, Rui Liu, Zhangzhao Wang, Bei Zhang, Jing Shen, Hao Zhang, Xin Chen, Danting Ma, Xiaofeng Shi, Lihui Yan, Chang Zhang, Hualiang Jiang, Kaixian Chen, Dean Guo, Wenyan Niu, Huiyong Yin, Weiping J. Zhang, Cheng Luo, Xiangyang Xie

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GLP‐1 Receptor Agonists Alleviate Diabetic Kidney Injury via β‐Klotho‐Mediated Ferroptosis Inhibition by Shasha Tian, Saijun Zhou, Weixi Wu, Yao lin, Tongdan Wang, Haizhen Sun, A‐Shan‐Jiang A‐Ni‐Wan, Yaru Li, Chongyang Wang, Xiaogang Li, Pei Yu, Yanjun Zhao

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