Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…Based on the threshold analysis findings, patients with ADHF and a PWR below 15.88 had a significantly higher risk of death within 30 days.…”
Get full text

Long-term safety of dexamethasone sodium phosphate encapsulated in autologous erythrocytes in pediatric patients with ataxia telangiectasia by Mary Kay Koenig, Vincenzo Leuzzi, Riadh Gouider, Riadh Gouider, Eppie M. Yiu, Eppie M. Yiu, Barbara Pietrucha, Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen, Susan L. Perlman, Steve Wu, Trudy Burgers, Rupam Borgohain, Rukmini Mridula Kandadai, Isabelle Meyts, Giorgia Bucciol, Anaita Udwadia-Hegde, Ravi Yadav, Donna Roberts, Aaron Dane, Maureen Roden, Dirk Thye, Biljana Horn, Howard M. Lederman, William P. Whitehouse

“…Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE), reported in 67 (99%) out of 68 patients, were typically mild and did not cause discontinuation of treatment or death. Treatment-related TEAE were noted in 48 (71%) patients. …”
Get full text

Accelerometer-measured physical activity, sedentary behavior, and incidence of macrovascular and microvascular events in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and prediabetes by Yannis Yan Liang, Yu He, Piao Huang, Hongliang Feng, Haiteng Li, Sizhi Ai, Jing Du, Huachen Xue, Yaping Liu, Jun Zhang, Lu Qi, Jihui Zhang

“…The events were ascertained using the International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) codes on the hospital or death records. Results: During a median follow-up of 6.8 years, 1680 cases were documented, including 969 macrovascular events, 839 microvascular events, and 284 incidents of HF. …”
Get full text

Targeting protein kinase C-α prolongs survival and restores liver function in sepsis: Evidence from preclinical models by Ling Xiong, Dustin Beyer, Na Liu, Tina Lehmann, Sophie Neugebauer, Sascha Schaeuble, Oliver Sommerfeld, Philipp Ernst, Carl-Magnus Svensson, Sandor Nietzsche, Sebastian Scholl, Tony Bruns, Nikolaus Gaßler, Markus H. Gräler, Marc Thilo Figge, Gianni Panagiotou, Michael Bauer, Adrian T. Press

“…Organ dysfunction includes hepatic involvement, weakening the immune system due to excretory liver failure, and metabolic dysfunction, increasing the death risk. Although experimental studies correlated excretory liver functionality with immune performance and survival rates in sepsis, the proteins and pathways involved remain unclear. …”
Get full text

Systematic review: characteristics of myocarditis followed by fixed drug eruption and dry eye syndrome in patients who have been vaccinated with monkeypox in children and adults by R. Mohamad Javier, Stephanie Angela Prijanto, Vallexa Septina Yora, Desak Gede Yuliana Eka Pratiwi, Errini Sabilla Lilhawa Ditsi, Bella Adelia, Verika Christabela Tansuri, Hendry Wijaya, Georaldhy Yussufy Caecarma, Intan Trikumala Damayanti, Anisa Ramadhanti, Atika Rahmaputri, Chabib Fachry Albab, Afif Ferdian, Fatih Farabi, Fadila Risang Ayu, Ni Putu Ika Regina Maharani, Andika Prasetyo Arifin, Eko Setyo Herwanto, Saidah Rahmat A, Safira Dita Arviana, Syifa Nur Lathifah, Nanda Rizki Yulinar, Laksmitha Saktiono Safitri, Basyar Adnani, M. Rizki Fazrian Danu, Natasya Naomi, Dayu Dwi Deria, Aulia Syifa, Panca Andana, Adrian Prasetya, Fachira Rachel Agfata, Magistra Cylvia Margaretha, Subandono Bambang Indrasto, Sukirman, Rachmanto, Hayatun Nufus, Pertiwi Febriana Chandrawati, Aan Dwi Prasetyo, Lucky Sutanto, Moch Aleq Sander

“…The prognosis was generally good, with no reported death. Risk factors for infection include sexual activity, STD diagnosis, sexual encounters, and workplace exposure to orthopoxviruses. …”
Get full text

Changing Treatment and Metastatic Disease Patterns in Patients with EGFR Mutated NSCLC: An Academic Thoracic Medical Investigator’s Consortium Registry Analysis by Margaret Stalker, MD, Connor B. Grady, MPH, Alex Watts, MS, Wei-Ting Hwang, PhD, Krishna Chandrasekhara, MS, Fangdi Sun, MD, Geoffrey Liu, MD, Devalben Patel, MD, Jorge Nieva, MD, Amanda Herrmann, MD, Kristen Marrone, MD, Vincent K. Lam, MD, Vamsidhar Velcheti, MD, Stephen V. Liu, MD, Gabriela Liliana Bravo Montenegro, MD, William Tompkins, MD, Tejas Patil, MD, Jared Weiss, MD, Kelsey Leigh Miller, MD, William Schwartzman, MD, Jonathan E. Dowell, MD, Khvaramze Shaverdashvili, MD, PhD, Liza Villaruz, MD, Amanda Cass, PharmD, Wade Iams, MD, Dara Aisner, MD, PhD, Charu Aggarwal, MD, MD, D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, Lova Sun, MD, Melina E. Marmarelis, MD

“…Development of an on-treatment brain metastasis among patients without baseline brain metastasis was associated with a 3.2 times higher risk of death. Conclusion: Even in a contemporary era with prevalent osimertinib use, the baseline and longitudinal risk of BM development was high. …”
Get full text

From Ca2+ dysregulation to heart failure: β-adrenoceptor activation by RKIP postpones molecular damages and subsequent cardiac dysfunction in mice carrying mutant PLNR9C by correct... by Theresa Brand, Bettina Tanitha Baumgarten, Sabrina Denzinger, Yvonne Reinders, Miriam Kleindl, Constanze Schanbacher, Florian Funk, Nilgün Gedik, Mahmood Jabbasseh, Petra Kleinbongard, Jan Dudek, Julia Szendroedi, Elen Tolstik, Kai Schuh, Martina Krüger, Dobromir Dobrev, Friederike Cuello, Albert Sickmann, Joachim P. Schmitt, Kristina Lorenz

“…PLNR9C-induced HF is a rapidly progressing condition characterized by prominent Ca2+ cycling and relaxation defects and premature death of mutation carriers. We found that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondrial function are affected even before transition to overt HF. …”
Get full text

Outcomes of endometrial cancer prevention strategies in patients with Lynch syndrome: a nationwide cohort study in the NetherlandsResearch in context by Ellis L. Eikenboom, Lotte van Leeuwen, Floris Groenendijk, Jorien M. Woolderink, Anne M. Van Altena, Monique E. Van Leerdam, Manon C.W. Spaander, Helena C. van Doorn, Anja Wagner, M.C. Breijer, A.S. Tjalsma, F. Vork, H.P.M. Smedts, J. van der Velden, M.M.A. Brood-van Zanten, J.E. van de Riet, A.L.M. Oei, H. Kessel, P.M.L.H. Vencken, M.P.L.M. Snijders, R.H.M. Hermans, A. Bouman, H.W. Ünsalan, A.M.G. van de Swaluw, G.M. Plaisier, H.C. van Doorn, K. van den Berg, W. Hofhuis, Y.A.J.M. Dabekausen, P.R. Kolk, H.T.C. Nagel, A.M.L.D. van Haaften-de Jong, A.C. van Hof, M. van den Hende, J. Kaijser, H.H. de Haan, R.A. Smit, M.W.G. Moonen-Delarue, J.J. Beltman, J.E. Martens, R. Kruitwagen, J.M. van der Ploeg, J.M. Woolderink, S.F.P.J. Coppus, M.J. Duk, M.J.A. Apperloo, C.M. Koopmans, C.C.M. Buis, H. van Meurs, E.C. Dul, B.B.J. Hermsen, A.M. van Altena, A. Baalbergen, A.A. van Ginkel-Terng, M. Baas, P. van Greunen, C.M.W.H. Smeets, H. Knipscheer, J.E. Martens, C. Schmeink, M.D. van der Laan, E.J.M. van Es, J.E.W. van Dijk, F.M.F. Rosier-van Dunné, H. Nijman, C.G. Gerestein, D. Boskamp, E.C.A.H. Scheers, M. Verbruggen, L.R. Bartelink, C.B.M. Kruijdenberg, J.M. Briët, B. Visschers, M. Engelen

“…Overall survival after endometrial carcinoma diagnosis was analyzed using Kaplan Meier time to event analyses, cumulative incidence was calculated after adjusting for competing risks (death and prophylactic hysterectomy). Findings: In total, 1046 registered female Lynch syndrome carriers were eligible for surveillance, of whom 313 (30.0%) did not have surveillance and 21.4% (n = 224 of 1046) opted for prophylactic hysterectomy. …”
Get full text

Liver cancer risk and changes in lifestyle habits after successful hepatitis C virus therapy post-DAA HCV therapy: lifestyle changes and liver cancer risk by Núria Granel, Gemma Iserte, Concepció Bartres, Neus Llarch, Anna Pla, Víctor Sapena, Zoe Mariño, Sabela Lens, Ramón Vilana, Isabel Nuñez, Anna Darnell, Ernest Belmonte, Ángeles García-Criado, Alba Díaz, Marco Sanduzzi-Zamparelli, Carla Fuster, Sergio Muñoz-Martínez, Carmen Ayuso, Jordi Rimola, Alejandro Forner, Alexandre Soler, Ferran Torres, José Ríos, Jordi Bruix, Andrew M. Moon, Xavier Forns, María Reig

“…Methods In this prospective, single-center study, HCV patients with advanced liver disease (F3/F4) treated and cured with DAA were invited to fill a lifestyle habits questionnaire in and perform abdominal ultrasound (US), blood extraction and anthropometric measurements within the 1st month after SVR and every 6 months thereafter until 48 months of follow-up, LC development, death, or loss to follow-up. Results This prospective cohort included 182 patients with SVR after DAA in this first analysis through the 4 years of follow-up. …”
Get full text

Disruption of tumor-intrinsic PGAM5 increases anti-PD-1 efficacy through the CCL2 signaling pathway by Yan Li, Hong Wang, Xiaoyang Li, Yuan He, Huiquan Liu, Dong Han, Ting Mei, Yixuan Li, Zilong Xu, Xiaoying Wei, Jianguo Wang, Peijie Zhou, Yuwen Wang, Ziye Li, Junhao Ning, Anlin Wang, Jingjing Cheng, Dong Qian

“…Furthermore, disruption of tumor-intrinsic Pgam5 significantly facilitated CD8+ T cells activation and improved anti-programmed cell death protein-1 therapeutic efficacy with macrophages depletion compromising synergistic antitumor immune response.Conclusion Our results shed light on the effect of tumor mitochondria dynamics on TAMs in tumor microenvironment. …”
Get full text

Jinbei oral liquid for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial by Aijun Zhang, Kangkang Han, Fangfang Chen, Xiao Chen, Jun Wang, Yikai Niu, Zhaoqiu Hu, Chunyan Zheng, Liping Han, Zhaoqing Meng, Liangzong Zhang, Qingcui Xu, Cuixiang Yu, Wei Zhang, Quanguo Li, Ningning Tao, Weixiang Kong, Fei Liu, Min Wang, Juanjuan Jiang, Honglin Li, LongBin Pang, Huaichen Li

“…To assess efficacy, over the duration of the trial, we measured serial changes in a composite indicator encompassing time to first acute exacerbation of IPF (first hospitalization or death due to respiratory cause), total lung capacity (TLC) (mL), predicted forced vital capacity (FVC%), forced vital capacity (FVC) (mL), predicted diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (predicted DLco%), 6-minute walk distance (6MWD), St. …”
Get full text

Improving effectiveness of glaucoma screening during prophylactic medical examinations: current approaches by M.A. Kazanfarova, I.B. Alekseev, A.L. Lindenbraten, S.A. Kochergin

“…Prophylactic medical examinations for glaucoma are less addressed in domestic published data than for other diseases which results in disability and early death.</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Aim</b>: to assess the effectiveness of screening for glaucoma in Russian Federation, to uncover ineffective areas, and to suggest potential solutions.…”
Get full text

A novel oncolytic Vaccinia virus armed with IL-12 augments antitumor immune responses leading to durable regression in murine models of lung cancer by Lijuan Chen, Lijuan Chen, Pengju Wang, Carmela Di Gioia, Ming Yuan, Zhe Zhang, Jinxin Miao, Wenli Yan, Guanghao Zhao, Yangyang Jia, Na Wang, Zhongxian Zhang, Haoran Guo, Giulia Marelli, Louisa Chard Dunmall, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Nicholas R. Lemoine, Yaohe Wang, Yaohe Wang

“…Here, we investigated the use of VVL-m12, a next-generation, genetically modified, interleukin-12 (IL-12)-armed VV, as a new therapeutic strategy to treat murine models of lung cancer and as a mechanism of increasing lung cancer sensitivity to antibody against programmed cell death protein 1 (α-PD1) therapy. The cytotoxicity and replication of VVL-m12, VVL-h12 and control VVs were assessed in lung cancer cell lines. …”
Get full text

Effect of ectoparasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis on the histopathology and gill and gut microbiota of goldfish (Carassius auratus) by Xialian Bu, Xialian Bu, Xianqi Peng, Xianqi Peng, Lei Huang, Lei Huang, Yu Zhao, Jinbiao Jiao, Jinbiao Jiao, Jian Zhu, Jing Chen, Jing Chen, Xiaohong Huang, Xiaohong Huang, Aqin Zheng, Aqin Zheng, Huantao Qu, Jiayun Yao, Jiayun Yao

“…IntroductionThe ectoparasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, is the pathogen of white spot disease in freshwater fish, which parasitizes on gills, fins, and skins of fish, causing tissue damage and death of host. However, whether it influences gill and gut microbiota is still unknow.MethodsIn this study, H&amp;E staining was used to show the gill and gut histopathological characteristics of I. multifiliis-infected and uninfected goldfish (Carassius auratus). …”
Get full text

Differential Prognosis of True Bifurcation Lesions According to Left Main Versus Non–Left Main Location and Treatment Strategy by Ki Hong Choi, Chang‐Wook Nam, Francesco Bruno, Yun‐Kyeong Cho, Leonardo De Luca, Jeehoon Kang, Alessio Mattesini, Young Bin Song, Alessandra Truffa, Hyo‐Soo Kim, Wojciech Wańha, Woo Jung Chun, Sebastiano Gili, Gerard Helft, Seung Hwan Han, Bernardo Cortese, Cheol Hyun Lee, Javier Escaned, Hyuck‐Jun Yoon, Alaide Chieffo, Joo‐Yong Hahn, Guglielmo Gallone, Seung‐Hyuk Choi, Gaetano De Ferrari, Bon‐Kwon Koo, Giorgio Quadri, Seung‐Ho Hur, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Hyeon‐Cheol Gwon, Ovidio de Filippo

“…The primary end point was major adverse cardiac events (MACEs; composite of all‐cause death, myocardial infarction, target lesion revascularization, and stent thrombosis) at 800 days. …”
Get full text

The bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid associates with reduced stroke in humans and mice by Vera F. Monteiro-Cardoso, Xin Yi Yeo, Han-Gyu Bae, David Castano Mayan, Mariam Wehbe, Sejin Lee, Kumar Krishna-K, Seung Hyun Baek, Leon F. Palomera, Lik Hang Wu, Leroy S. Pakkiri, Sangeetha Shanmugam, Kai Ping Sem, Mun Geok Yew, Matthew P. Parsons, Michael R. Hayden, Leonard L.L. Yeo, Vijay K. Sharma, Chester Drum, Elisa A. Liehn, Sreedharan Sajikumar, Svend Davanger, Dong-Gyu Jo, Mark Y.Y. Chan, Benjamin Y.Q. Tan, Sangyong Jung, Roshni R. Singaraja

“…Elevated glutamate-induced excitotoxicity mediated by aberrant N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) overactivation contributes to neuronal death in ischemic stroke. We found reduced glutamate-induced excitotoxicity in neurons from Cyp8b1−/− and CDCA-treated Wt mice. …”
Get full text

Outcomes and risk factors of transported patients with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: An ECMO center experience by Lingjuan Liu, Dingji Hu, Tong Hao, Shanshan Chen, Lei Chen, Yike Zhu, Chenhui Jin, Jing Wu, Haoya Fu, Haibo Qiu, Yi Yang, Songqiao Liu

“…No severe adverse events including death or mechanical failure occurred during transportation. …”
Get full text

Phase I study of intratumoral administration of CV8102 in patients with advanced melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or ade... by Lucie Heinzerling, Michael Fluck, Caroline Robert, Celeste Lebbe, Erika Richtig, Sven D Koch, Ulrike Gnad-Vogt, Tobias Seibel, Thomas Eigentler, Juan Martin-Liberal, Sebastian Ochsenreither, Peter Mohr, Patrick Terheyden, Carsten Weishaupt, Michael Erdmann, Lukas Koch, Ainara Soria, Igor Samoylenko, Jürgen Krauß, Peter Brossart, Franz Georg Bauernfeind, Marina Gonzalez, Peter Wengenmayer, Ioannis Thomas, Artem Poltoratskiy, Marina Sekacheva, Beate Schmitt-Bormann, Gianluca Quintini, Martin Falk, Paula Codó, Arjun Oberoi, Jana Hess, Yulia Semiletova, Casilda Llacer Perez, Oliver Schönborn-Kellenberger

“…We investigated intratumoral (IT) administration of CV8102 in patients with anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) therapy-naïve or anti-PD-1 therapy-refractory cutaneous melanoma (cMEL) and in patients with advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma.Methods This open-label, cohort-based, phase I dose escalation study aimed to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD), recommended dose (RD), safety and preliminary efficacy of CV8102 as monotherapy or in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor. …”
Get full text

Constructing Identities: Amos Tutuola and the Ibadan Literary Elite in the wake of Nigerian Independence by Mackenzie Finley

“…Tutuola replied, “But, you remember, we Africans believe that death is not the end of life. We know that when one dies, that is not the end of his life [. . .] …”
Get full text

Carotid Artery Stenting Outcomes by Neurointerventional Surgeons (CASONI) by Mohamad Ezzeldin, Ameer E. Hassan, Ali Kerro, Maria Martucci, Muhammad Shazam Hussain, Osman Mir, Faheem G. Sheriff, Peter Kan, Chizoba Ezepue, Nazli A. Janjua, Kaiz S. Asif, Ramesh Grandhi, Ali Alaraj, Muhammad Niazi, Ossama Yassin Mansour, Michael Chen, Saif Bushnaq, Omar Tanweer, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Adam Delora, Rime Ezzeldin, Bains Navpreet, Varun Chaubal, Mohammad Ammar Abdulrazzak, Hamzah Saei, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, Mohammad AlMajali, Gautam Edhayan, Amer Al Shekhlee, Christopher Hadjialiakbari, Musaab Froukh, Walid K. Salah, Elsa Nico, Adrusht Madapoosi, Yazan Radiaideh, Darko Quispe‐Orozco, Oz Haim, Noel Garza, Alberto Maud, Morgan Rolon‐Newton, Benan Barakat, Tejas Gowda, Muhammad Monk, Zuhair Ali, Tunmi Anwoju, Osama O. Zaidat, Farhan Siddiq

“…The primary outcomes occurred in 26 (1.8%) cases, with 13 (0.9%) death, 8 (0.55%) symptomatic ischemic stroke, 4 (0.28%) symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage, and 1 (0.07%) myocardial infarction. …”
Get full text