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Challenges and future directions are further discussed. Parsing inter- and intra-individual variability in nervous-system mechanisms of stress responsivity and across functional domains is critical towards potential clinical translation.
To determine the relationship between refractive error and diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Clinical trial.

Type I diabetes individuals with serial refractive error and DR stage measurements over 30 years in the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) and Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) follow-up study.

Stage of DR was measured every 6 months from standard fundus photographs, and refractive error was measured annually during the 6.5 years of DCCT; then, both were staggered every fourth year during EDIC with the full cohort measured at EDIC years 4 and 10. Outcomes of DR were 2- or 3-step progression, presence of proliferative DR (PDR), clinically significant macular edema (CSME), diabetic macular edema (DME), or ocular surgery. Myopia, emmetropia, and hyperopia were defined as a spherical equivalent of ≤-0.5, >-0.5 and <0.5, and ≥0.5, respectively.

For each outcome separately, Cox proportional hazard (PH) models assessed the association between the refractive .

Myopia is not associated with DR progression risk. Hyperopia is an independent risk factor for 2-step and 3-step DR progression and PDR.
Myopia is not associated with DR progression risk. Hyperopia is an independent risk factor for 2-step and 3-step DR progression and PDR.Screening microbial cultures for specialised metabolites is essential for the discovery of new biologically active compounds. A novel, cost-effective and rapid screening method is described for extracting specialised metabolites from bacteria grown on agar plates, coupled with HPLC for basic identification of known and potentially novel metabolites. The method allows the screening of culture collections to identify optimal production strains and metabolite induction conditions. The protocol was optimised on two Burkholderia species known to produce the antibiotics, enacyloxin IIa (B. ambifaria) and gladiolin (B. gladioli), respectively; it was then applied to strains of each species to identify high antibiotic producers. B. ambifaria AMMD and B. gladioli BCC0238 produced the highest concentrations of the respective antibiotic under the conditions tested. To induce expression of silent biosynthetic gene clusters, the addition of low concentrations of antibiotics to growth media was evaluated as known elicitorsibiotic elicit Burkholderia metabolite production, we found they acted as both inducers or suppressors dependent on the metabolite and the strains producing them. In conclusion, the screening protocol enabled rapid characterization of Burkholderia metabolites, the identification of suitable producer strains, potentially novel natural products and an understanding of metabolite regulation in the presence of inducing or suppressing conditions.
To evaluate whether progressively higher fasting plasma glucose (FPG) is associated to thickening of the interventricular septum (IVS) among non-diabetic subjects with obesity.

We studied 227 consecutive non diabetic patients (155 women and 72 men, age range 18-72years) with overweight or obesity (BMI≥25 Kg/m2), taking no medication or supplement. Hormonal, metabolic and routine laboratory parameters were collected. Echocardiography and ultrasonography echo-color Doppler of intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (IMT-CCA) were performed to evaluate intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery (IVST) and early signs of atherosclerosis, respectively, in all enrolled subjects.

Of the 227 subjects, 48.9% had higher IVST values. Age (p 0.04), waist circumference (p 0.01), systolic (p<0.01) and diastolic blood pressure (p<0.01), FPG (p<0.01), insulin (p 0.04), HOMA IR (p=0.01), uric acid (p<0.01) serum levels, IMT-CCA (p<0.01), and left atrial diameter (LAD) (p<0.01) were significantly higher in subjects with pathological IVST. Logistic regression models demonstrated an independent relation of FPG to IVST, both in semi and fully adjusted models (ORs 1.045 and 1.039, respectively). Moreover, graph presentation of the ORs and 95% CIs by FPG quintiles showed a positive risk trend for pathological IVST.

Higher FPG levels represent an independent sensitive predictor of IVS thickening in subjects with obesity, even before overt diabetes. These results emphasize the importance of preventive management of the diabetes risk in obesity.
Higher FPG levels represent an independent sensitive predictor of IVS thickening in subjects with obesity, even before overt diabetes. These results emphasize the importance of preventive management of the diabetes risk in obesity.
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are at risk for problems with self-management and suboptimal glycemic control, and depressive symptoms and sleep disturbances predict poorer diabetes outcomes. Despite evidence for associations between adolescent depressive symptoms and sleep in the general population, few studies have investigated this link in the vulnerable group of adolescents with T1D not meeting glycemic targets. The current study sought to assess both depressive symptoms and sleep in relation to diabetes indicators in adolescents with T1D.

120 adolescents (ages 13-17years) with above target glycemic control completed measures of depressive symptoms, sleep duration and quality, and self-management; parents also reported on adolescents' diabetes management. Clinical data (i.e., HbA1c) were extracted from medical records.

In our sample, 40% of adolescents reported at least mild depressive symptoms, and 26% reported clinically significant sleep disturbances. Adolescents with sleep disturbances were more likely to report at least mild symptoms of depression, and both depressive symptoms and sleep quality were associated with poorer diabetes management. No significant differences emerged regarding HbA1c or frequency of blood glucose monitoring.

The current findings highlight the importance of clinical assessment of both depressive symptoms and sleep in the vulnerable group of adolescents with T1D.
The current findings highlight the importance of clinical assessment of both depressive symptoms and sleep in the vulnerable group of adolescents with T1D.
Usefulness of carbon ion radiotherapy (CIRT) for sacral chordoma has been reported from single institutions. We conducted a retrospective nationwide multicentre study to evaluate the clinical outcomes of CIRT for sacral chordoma in Japan.

A total of 219 patients who underwent CIRT for sacral chordoma at institutions across Japan between December 2003 and July 2014 were included in this study.

Median patient age was 67years (range, 26-87years). Most patients had no history of surgical resection (96%). The most frequent planning target volume (PTV) range was 100-500mL (65%). The most frequently used dose-fractionation was 67.2Gy (relative biological effectiveness) in 16 fractions (65%). The median follow-up was 56months (range, 7-132months). The 5-year overall survival (OS), progression-free survival, and local control rates were 84%, 48%, and 72%, respectively. Frequent sites of out-of-field recurrence included bone (9%) and lung (9%) metastases. The Cox proportional hazards model revealed that both younnd 72%, respectively. Frequent sites of out-of-field recurrence included bone (9%) and lung (9%) metastases. CD38 inhibitor 1 The Cox proportional hazards model revealed that both younger age (P = 0.004) and smaller PTV (P = 0.001) were associated with significantly better OS. Acute toxicities of ≥Grade 3 occurred in eight patients (4%). Late toxicities of ≥Grade 3 occurred in 13 patients (6%) skin disorders in six patients (3%), pain in three (1%), myositis in three (1%), etc. CONCLUSION Our retrospective nationwide multicentre study showed that CIRT for sacral chordoma was effective and safe, and replicated the previously reported data from a representative CIRT institution in Japan demonstrating high local control and low toxicity rates.
We sought to investigate whether dynamic changes in lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) occurring during the course of radiotherapy (RT) may have prognostic value in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC).

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients with HNC who underwent RT at our center between 2005 and 2013. Generalized estimating equations were used to longitudinally assess changes in LMR through the course of RT. Delta-LMR was calculated as the difference between LMR measured during treatment and baseline LMR values. Freedom from metastasis (FFM) and overall survival (OS) served as the main outcome measures.

A total of 1431 patients with HNC were enrolled. After a median follow-up of 9years, 636 (44.4%) patients died and 240 (16.8%) had distant metastases. Compared with patients with low delta-LMR at two weeks, those with high delta-LMR experienced less favorable outcomes (five-year OS 73% versus 59%, respectively, p<0.001; five-year FFM 87% versus 80%, respectively, p=0.015). Similar findings were observed for delta-LMR measured at four weeks (five-year OS 72% versus 60%, p<0.001; five-year FFM 86% versus 79%, respectively, p=0.002) and six weeks (five-year OS 72% versus 57%, p<0.001; five-year FFM 87% versus 79%, respectively, p=0.002). Multivariate analysis identified delta-LMR as an independent prognostic factor for both FFM and OS.

Delta-LMR is a simple and inexpensive biomarker that may be clinically useful for predicting FFM and OS in patients with HNC treated with RT.
Delta-LMR is a simple and inexpensive biomarker that may be clinically useful for predicting FFM and OS in patients with HNC treated with RT.
The relative benefit of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) alone in older women with low-risk early breast cancer (EBC) remains unclear. It is hypothesized that adjuvant RT-alone can improve outcomes of older patients with low-risk EBC, similar to endocrine therapy (ET) alone or combination of RT+ET.

In this population based study, we identified all women aged ≥70 with T1-2, N0, ER+ve, Her-2/neu-ve EBC treated with breast conserving surgery (BCS), followed by adjuvant treatments (RT-alone, ET-alone, or RT+ET combination) from 2005 to 2015. Primary outcome measures were recurrence-free survival (RFS), overall survival (OS), and breast cancer specific survival (BCSS). Treatment details were collected and Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) was calculated.

A total of 1166 patients were identified. Median follow-up was 76.5months. Adjuvant treatments BCS only 130 (11%), RT 378 (32.5%), ET 161 (14%), and RT+ET 497 (42.5%). Less than 60% of women completed 5-years of ET. Compared to BCS alone, RT resulted in significant improvement in RFS (HR=0.174; p<0.001), similar to ET (HR=0.414; p=0.007) and RT+ET (HR=0.236; p<0.001). Determinants of OS were age, tumor grade, comorbidities, and adjuvant therapy. Increased comorbidity scores (0 vs. 1; 0 vs. ≥2) were associated with reduced OS (HR=1.40; p=0.013 and HR=1.98; p<0.001), without impact on RFS or BCSS.

Adjuvant RT-alone is a reasonable alternative to ET or RT+ET for older women with biologically favorable EBC. No difference in RFS or BCSS was noted between RT, ET, and RT+ET. Comorbidity was independently associated with reduced overall survival.
Adjuvant RT-alone is a reasonable alternative to ET or RT + ET for older women with biologically favorable EBC. No difference in RFS or BCSS was noted between RT, ET, and RT + ET. Comorbidity was independently associated with reduced overall survival.
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