Clinical and molecular outcomes from the 5-Year natural history study of SSADH Deficiency, a model metabolic neurodevelopmental disorder by Itay Tokatly Latzer, Jean-Baptiste Roullet, Wardiya Afshar-Saber, Henry H. C. Lee, Mariarita Bertoldi, Gabrielle E. McGinty, Melissa L. DiBacco, Erland Arning, Melissa Tsuboyama, Alexander Rotenberg, Thomas Opladen, Kathrin Jeltsch, Àngels García-Cazorla, Natalia Juliá-Palacios, K. Michael Gibson, Mustafa Sahin, Phillip L. Pearl

“…While epilepsy and psychiatric behaviors increase in severity with age, communication abilities and motor function tend to improve. iPSCs, which were differentiated into GABAergic neurons, represent the first in vitro neuronal model of SSADHD and express the neuronal marker microtubule-associated protein 2 (MAP2), as well as GABA. …”
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Role and prognostic value of growth differentiation factor 15 in patient of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: insights from the PURSUIT-HFpEF registry by Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Shungo Hikoso, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Akito Nakagawa, Toshihiro Takeda, Hirota Kida, Akihiro Sunaga, Tomoharu Dohi, Katsuki Okada, Daisaku Nakatani, Yasushi Matsumura, Yasushi Sakata, Shunsuke Tamaki, Takaharu Hayashi, Yoshiharu Higuchi, Masaharu Masuda, Mitsutoshi Asai, Toshiaki Mano, Hisakazu Fuji, Daisaku Masuda, Shizuya Yamashita, Masami Sairyo, Yusuke Nakagawa, Haruhiko Abe, Yasunori Ueda, Kunihiko Nagai, Masamichi Yano, Masami Nishino, Jun Tanouchi, Yoh Arita, Shinji Hasegawa, Takamaru Ishizu, Minoru Ichikawa, Yuzuru Takano, Eisai Rin, Tetsuya Watanabe, Shiro Hoshida, Masahiro Izumi, Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, Hiroyasu Kato, Kazuhiro Nakatani, Mayu Nishio, Keiji Hirooka, Takahiro Yoshimura, Akihiro Tani, Yasushi Okumoto, Yasunaka Makino, Katsuomi Iwakura, Yoshiyuki Kijima, Takashi Kitao, Masashi Fujita, Koichiro Harada, Masahiro Kumada, Osamu Nakagawa, Ryo Araki, Takayuki Yamada, Fusako Sera, Kei Nakamoto, Hidetaka Kioka, Tomohito Ohtani, Nobuyuki Ogasawara, Yukinori Shinoda, Koichi Tachibana, Yohei Sotomi, Taiki Sato, Yuji Yasuga, Toshinari Onishi, Kazunori Kashiwase, Ryu Shutta, Masahiro Seo, Yuki Matsuoka, Yasuhiro Akazawa, Daisuke Sakamoto

“…It demonstrated prognostic value in elderly multimorbid HFpEF patients, suggesting its potential role as a complementary marker for the prognostic risk assessment of HFpEF patients.Trial registration number UMIN-CTR ID: UMIN000021831.…”
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Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke by Yuzheng Lai, Mohammad Mofatteh, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, José Fidel Baizabal-Carvallo, Jianfeng He, Wenhao Wu, Daohong Wang, Wenshan Yan, Jicai Ma, Sijie Zhou, Yu Sun, Yu Sun, Yi He, Shumei Li, Hao Sun

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the usage of NIHSS at 1-h time window -ultra-early neurological improvement (UENI)- as a surrogate marker associated with the functional outcomes of AIS patients treated with EVT.MethodsWe included 485 adults (≥18 years old) who underwent emergency EVT at four academic comprehensive stroke centers between 2020 and 2021. …”
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Prolonged venous transit is associated with worse neurological recovery in successfully reperfused large vessel strokes by Janet Mei, Hamza Adel Salim, Dhairya A. Lakhani, Licia Luna, Aneri Balar, Mona Shahriari, Nathan Z. Hyson, Francis Deng, Adam A. Dmytriw, Adrien Guenego, Vaibhav Vagal, Victor C. Urrutia, Elisabeth B. Marsh, Hanzhang Lu, Risheng Xu, Rich Leigh, Dylan Wolman, Gaurang Shah, Benjamin Pulli, Kambiz Nael, Gregory W. Albers, Max Wintermark, Jeremy J. Heit, Tobias D. Faizy, Argye E. Hillis, Raf Llinas, Vivek Yedavalli

“…Prolonged venous transit (PVT), a visual qualitative VO marker on CT perfusion (CTP) time to maximum (Tmax) maps, has been associated with unfavorable 90‐day functional outcomes despite successful reperfusion. …”
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Characteristics and clinical significance of immune cells in omental milky spots of patients with gastric cancer by Yasunobu Mano, Yasunobu Mano, Yuka Igarashi, Yuka Igarashi, Keisuke Komori, Keisuke Komori, Itaru Hashimoto, Itaru Hashimoto, Hayato Watanabe, Kosuke Takahashi, Kazuki Kano, Hirohito Fujikawa, Takanobu Yamada, Hidetomo Himuro, Hidetomo Himuro, Taku Kouro, Taku Kouro, Feifei Wei, Feifei Wei, Kayoko Tsuji, Kayoko Tsuji, Shun Horaguchi, Shun Horaguchi, Shun Horaguchi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Takashi Oshima, Tetsuro Sasada, Tetsuro Sasada

“…In addition, the multivariate Cox proportional hazards model using these prognostic genes and clinicopathological information showed that combining the B cell marker CD19 and Ly had a high predictive accuracy for prognosis. …”
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Pre-operative DNA methylation marks as predictors of weight loss outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy by Guillermo Paz-López, Teresa M. Linares-Pineda, Andrés González-Jiménez, Raquel Sancho-Marín, Luis Ocaña-Wilhelmi, Francisco J. Tinahones, Sonsoles Morcillo, Carolina Gutiérrez-Repiso

“…Objective: Although DNA methylation has been suggested to be a potential predictor of the progression of obesity and obesity-related diseases, little is known about its potential role as predictive marker of successful weight loss after bariatric surgery. …”
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Performance evaluation of four cascade impactors for airborne ultrafine-particle (UFP) collection: the influence of particle type, concentration, mass, and chemical nature by E. Eckenberger, A. Mittereder, N. Gawlitta, N. Gawlitta, J. Schnelle-Kreis, J. Schnelle-Kreis, M. Sklorz, D. Brüggemann, R. Zimmermann, R. Zimmermann, A. C. Nölscher

“…These markers comprised benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), levoglucosan (Levo), pinic acid (PA), terpenylic acid (TA), and N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD). …”
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HPLC-MS standardization and validation methods for determination of calactin content in dichloromethane fraction of Calotropis gigantea (L.) Dryand. (Niu jiao gua) stem bark and it... by Naphat Kaewpaeng, Sudaporn Wongwan, Khemmachat Pansooksan, Chanakan Chailom, Pattaraporn Chaisupasakul, Dumrongsak Pekthong, Nitra Nuengchamnong, Zhi-Hong Jiang, Li-Ping Bai, Piyarat Srisawang, Supawadee Parhira

“…This phytochemical has gained recognition for its potential as an anticancer agent and a marker for anticancer properties. Our previous reports demonstrated the remarkable anti-liver and anti-colon cancer activities both in vitro and in vivo of the dichloromethane fraction from the stem barks of C. gigantea (CGD). …”
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Alkaloids extracted from Dendrobium officinale grown in diverse environments exhibited robust antioxidative and antiaging activity by Yichen Liu, Arome Solomon Odiba, Qi Yu, Jin Xie, Nkwachukwu Oziamara Okoro, Guiyan Liao, Xinchen Zhu, Bin He, Cheng Jin, Wenxia Fang, Bin Wang

“…TR-DOA, GH-DOA, and RK-DOA, likewise, reduced the level of the endoplasmic reticulum stress marker, HSP-4::GFP, by 36%, 37%, and 35%, respectively (P < 0.000 1) on day 1, and by 38%, 40%, and 45%, respectively (P < 0.000 1) on day 8. …”
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Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination on immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 vaccination by Nicole L Messina, Susie Germano, Amy W Chung, Carolien E van deSandt, Natalie E Stevens, Lilith F Allen, Rhian Bonnici, Julio Croda, Claudio Counoupas, Branka Grubor‐Bauk, Ebene R Haycroft, Katherine Kedzierska, Ellie McDonald, Rebecca McElroy, Mihai G Netea, Boris Novakovic, Kirsten P Perrett, Laure F Pittet, Ruth A Purcell, Kanta Subbarao, James A Triccas, David J Lynn, Nigel Curtis, the BRACE Trial Consortium Group

“…SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific antibodies were measured using ELISA and multiplex bead array, whole blood cytokine responses to γ‐irradiated SARS‐CoV‐2 (iSARS) stimulation were measured by multiplex bead array, and SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T‐cell responses were measured by activation‐induced marker and intracellular cytokine staining assays. …”
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Osmanlı Devleti’nde Yabancı Devlet Vatandaşlarının Gayrimenkul Edinme Hakkının Fıkhî Açıdan Değerlendirilmesi by Muhammed Musab Göksün

“…Arazi Kanunnâmesindeki yabancıların Osmanlı vatandaşlarına mirasçı olamayacağı hükmünün Safer Kanunu sonrasında da cari olup olmadığı meselesi değerlendirilmiş ve mezkûr hükmün cari olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Safer Kanunu’nda satılmasına izin verilen arazilerin hangi araziler olduğu, mîrî arazilerin satımına izin verilip verilmediği meselesi incelenmiş ve bu hususta ecnebilerin mîrî araziler üzerinde Osmanlı tebaası gibi tasarruf edebildikleri, bu arazilerin satım ve hibe gibi akitlere konu edilmediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. …”
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β2-Microglobulin and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, Potential Novel Urine Biomarkers in Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japanese by Mayuka Nakajima, Michihiro Hosojima, Koichi Tabeta, Sayuri Miyauchi, Miki Yamada-Hara, Naoki Takahashi, Haruna Miyazawa, Yumi Matsuda-Matsukawa, Keisuke Sato, Noriko Sugita, Yasutaka Komatsu, Tomomi Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Akiishi, Kazuhisa Yamazaki, Kiminori Kato, Akihiko Saito, Hiromasa Yoshie

“…This study included 108 male subjects, and microbiological and clinical parameters were evaluated as a periodontitis marker. The correlation between nine urine biomarkers (typically used to diagnose kidney disease) and periodontal parameters was analyzed. …”
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The effect of the number of endometrial CD138+ cells on the pregnancy outcomes of infertile patients in the proliferative phase by Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Shuyi Yu, Shuyi Yu, Wenjuan Liu, Yawen Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Juanhua Wu, Mingjuan Xu, Guanying You, Ruochun Lian, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Wanru Chen, Yong Zeng, Yong Zeng, Fenghua Liu, Lianghui Diao

“…Immunostaining was performed for the plasmacyte marker CD138. The number of CD138+ cells was compared in the proliferative and mid-luteal phases of the same patients without antibiotic therapy. …”
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Evaluation of Treatment Outcomes Using dNLR and GNRI in Combination Therapy With Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Atsushi Naganuma, Satoru Kakizaki, Atsushi Hiraoka, Toshifumi Tada, Takeshi Hatanaka, Kazuya Kariyama, Joji Tani, Masanori Atsukawa, Koichi Takaguchi, Ei Itobayashi, Shinya Fukunishi, Kunihiko Tsuji, Toru Ishikawa, Kazuto Tajiri, Hidenori Toyoda, Chikara Ogawa, Hiroki Nishikawa, Takashi Nishimura, Kazuhito Kawata, Hisashi Kosaka, Masashi Hirooka, Yutaka Yata, Hideko Ohama, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Tomomitsu Matono, Tomoko Aoki, Yuki Kanayama, Kazunari Tanaka, Fujimasa Tada, Kazuhiro Nouso, Asahiro Morishita, Akemi Tsutsui, Takuya Nagano, Norio Itokawa, Tomomi Okubo, Taeang Arai, Michitaka Imai, Shinichiro Nakamura, Hirayuki Enomoto, Masaki Kaibori, Yoichi Hiasa, Masatoshi Kudo, Takashi Kumada

“…Conclusion The dNLR could be a valuable substitute for NLR as a prognostic marker in patients with unresectable HCC undergoing Atez/Bev therapy. …”
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Analyzing the impact of glycemic metabolic status on cardiovascular mortality and all-cause mortality related to the estimated glucose disposal rate: a nationwide cohort study by Shiming He, Shiming He, Shiming He, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Guoan Jian, Guoan Jian, Guoan Jian, Zihao Lu, Zihao Lu, Zihao Lu, Kun Jiang, Kun Jiang, Kun Jiang, Guobo Xie, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou

“…ObjectiveThe Estimated Glucose Disposal Rate (eGDR) serves as a surrogate marker for insulin resistance, with numerous studies highlighting its significant prognostic value. …”
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Blood biomarker dynamics in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis treated with cladribine tablets: results of the 2-year MAGNIFY-MS study by Heinz Wiendl, Frederik Barkhof, Frederik Barkhof, Xavier Montalban, Anat Achiron, Anat Achiron, Tobias Derfuss, Andrew Chan, Suzanne Hodgkinson, Alexandre Prat, Letizia Leocani, Letizia Leocani, Letizia Leocani, Klaus Schmierer, Klaus Schmierer, Finn Sellebjerg, Finn Sellebjerg, Patrick Vermersch, Hulin Jin, Anita Chudecka, Andreas Kloetgen, Dongdong Lin, Lidia Gardner, Nicola De Stefano

“…The safety profile was consistent with previous reports.DiscussionDeep longitudinal immunophenotyping, analysis of transcriptional changes, reduction in cells expressing pro-inflammatory cytokines, along with the marker of neuroaxonal damage provide novel and innovative evidence of CladT rebalancing the immune system towards a more homeostatic and less pathogenic state.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/, identifier NCT03364036.…”
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Reduced p63 expression is linked to unfavourable prognosis in muscle‐invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder by Kira Furlano, Henning Plage, Sebastian Hofbauer, Sarah Weinberger, Bernhard Ralla, Annika Fendler, Florian Roßner, Simon Schallenberg, Sefer Elezkurtaj, Martina Kluth, Maximilian Lennartz, Niclas C. Blessin, Andreas H. Marx, Henrik Samtleben, Margit Fisch, Michael Rink, Marcin Slojewski, Krystian Kaczmarek, Thorsten Ecke, Stefan Koch, Nico Adamini, Sarah Minner, Ronald Simon, Guido Sauter, Joachim Weischenfeldt, Tobias Klatte, Thorsten Schlomm, David Horst, Henrik Zecha

“…The association with survival was independent of pT and pN (p = 0.0081). p63 expression was associated with GATA3 expression (p < 0.0001), a luminal cell type marker associated with favourable disease. A joint analysis of p63 and GATA3 did not suggest that GATA3 could provide additional prognostic information. …”
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GWAS of CRP response to statins further supports the role of APOE in statin response: A GIST consortium study by Emma F. Magavern, Harshal Deshmukh, Geraldine Asselin, Elizabeth Theusch, Stella Trompet, Xiaohui Li, Raymond Noordam, Y.-D. Ida Chen, Teresa E. Seeman, Kent D. Taylor, Wendy S. Post, Jean-Claude Tardif, Dirk S. Paul, Emelia J. Benjamin, Nancy L. Heard-Costa, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Jerome I. Rotter, Ronald M. Krauss, J.Wouter Jukema, Paul M. Ridker, Patricia B. Munroe, Mark J. Caulfield, Daniel I. Chasman, Marie-Pierre Dubé, Graham A. Hitman, Helen R. Warren

“…Clinical studies show statins act independently of lipid-lowering mechanisms to decrease C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker. We aim to elucidate genetic loci associated with CRP statin response.CRP statin response is the change in log-CRP between off-treatment and on-treatment measurements. …”
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PBMCs gene expression predicts liver fibrosis regression after successful HCV therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients by Ana Virseda-Berdices, Ana Virseda-Berdices, Óscar Brochado-Kith, Óscar Brochado-Kith, Juan Berenguer, Juan Berenguer, Juan Berenguer, Juan González-García, Juan González-García, Juan González-García, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Leire Pérez-Latorre, Carmen Busca, Carmen Busca, Carmen Busca, Cristina Díez, Cristina Díez, Cristina Díez, Rafael Micán, Rafael Micán, Rafael Micán, Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez, Amanda Fernández-Rodríguez, María Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, María Ángeles Jiménez-Sousa, Salvador Resino, Salvador Resino

“…Two SDE genes achieved excellent discrimination ability: NCAPG had an AUROC of 0.908, NHLRC1 of 0.879, and a logistic regression model with these two genes of 0.955.ConclusionA pre-treatment gene expression signature in PBMCs was associated with liver fibrosis regression (LSMred&gt;50%) after achieving HCV clearing with HCV therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients, where two SDE genes (NCAPG and NHLRC1) showed the greatest predictive capacity, which could be used as a noninvasive marker of liver fibrosis regression.…”
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential and type 2 diabetes mellitus among patients with STEMI: from a prospective cohort study combing bidirectional Mendelian randomizatio... by Xiaoxiao Zhao, Jiannan Li, Shaodi Yan, Yu Tan, Runzhen Chen, Nan Li, Jinying Zhou, Chen Liu, Peng Zhou, Yi Chen, Hongbing Yan, Hanjun Zhao, Li Song

“…Furthermore, the predictive value of CHIP as a marker for poor clinical prognosis in T2DM has been assessed in this study. …”
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