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Our findings demonstrate that the upregulation of TRPV4 expression mediates diabetic cardiac fibrosis via activation of the TGF-β1/Smad3 signaling pathway.BACKGROUND The measurement of safety culture, the way in which members of an organisation think about and prioritise safety, in a hospital can provide valuable insight and inform quality improvement strategies. AIMS The aim of this study is to describe the safety culture of a university teaching hospital in the Republic of Ireland. METHODS This is a mixed methods survey study using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). The SAQ was distributed to all staff in the study hospital. Staff attitudes towards six domains of patient safety culture were assessed over 32 Likert-scaled items. Thematic analysis was performed on qualitative data. RESULTS A total of 768 staff members completed and returned a copy of the SAQ. The hospital scored above the international benchmark in five out of six domains, indicating a positive safety culture, but scored below the international benchmark in the domain 'Working Conditions'. This positive safety culture was not mirrored in the qualitative data, from which five themes emerged; three major-Staffing Issues, Patient-Focused Care and Hospital Environment-and two minor-Safe Reporting Culture and Training and Education. CONCLUSIONS In this study, a mixed methods approach was successfully used to investigate the safety culture in a large Irish hospital. Although the SAQ results indicated a positive safety culture, the qualitative data revealed a number of issues that the hospital staff felt impacted negatively on patient safety. The results of this study will inform future work on the design of an intervention to improve patient safety in the hospital.SARS-CoV-2 virus, the causative agent of the coronavirus infectious disease-19 (COVID-19), is taking the globe by storm, approaching 500,000 confirmed cases and over 21,000 deaths as of March 25, 2020. While under control in some affected Asian countries (Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam), the virus demonstrated an exponential phase of infectivity in several large countries (China in late January and February and many European countries and the USA in March), with cases exploding by 30-50,000/day in the third and fourth weeks of March, 2020. SARS-CoV-2 has proven to be particularly deadly to older adults and those with certain underlying medical conditions, many of whom are of advanced age. Here, we briefly review the virus, its structure and evolution, epidemiology and pathogenesis, immunogenicity and immune, and clinical response in older adults, using available knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 and its highly pathogenic relatives MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-1. We conclude by discussing clinical and basic science approaches to protect older adults against this disease.Milk derivative bovine Lactoferrin (bLf), a multifunctional glycoprotein available in large quantities and recognized as safe, possesses high homology and identical functions with human Lactoferrin. There are numerous food supplements containing bLf which, however, can vary in its purity, integrity and, consequently, functionality. Here, we report on a clinical trial where bLf (100 mg two times/day) was orally administered before (Arm A) or during meals (Arm B) to pregnant women with hereditary thrombophilia and suffering from anemia of inflammation. A significant increase of the number of red blood cells (RBCs), hemoglobin (Hb), total serum iron (TSI) and serum ferritin (sFtn) levels, along with a significant decrease of interleukin-6 were detected after 30 days in Arm A, but not in Arm B, thus letting us to hypothesize that bLf inefficacy could be related to its degradation by digestive proteases. To verify this hypothesis, bLf was incubated in gastric juice collected before or after meals. An undigested or a digested profile was observed when bLf was incubated in gastric juice sampled before or after meals, respectively. These results can explain the beneficial effect observed when bLf is administered under fasting conditions, i.e. in the absence of active proteases.OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of hematological inflammation-based indexes in the treatment response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) in rectal mucinous adenocarcinomas (MACs). BGB8035 METHODS Patients with rectal MACs undergoing NCRT and curative resection were included. Inflammation-based indexes such as systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were calculated. Receiver operator characteristics analysis was used to determine the optimal cutoff points. Multivariable logistic analysis identified predictors of good response to NCRT. A nomogram was developed and validated internally. RESULTS A total of 100 patients met the inclusion criteria, with 32 patients developing good response (tumor regression grade, TRG 0 + 1) to NCRT. Lower pre-treatment SII, NLR, and PLR levels were associated with a higher probability of good response to NCRT (P = 0.025, P  less then  0.001, P = 0.003, respectively), and a higher pre-treatment PNI level was associated with a higher probability of good response to NCRT (P = 0.005). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that tumor size ( less then  3 cm, OR = 5.489, P = 0.025), pre-treatment NLR level ( less then  3.05, OR = 4.025, P = 0.028), pre-treatment PLR level ( less then  145.98, OR = 4.337, P = 0.038), and pre-treatment PNI level (≥ 41.32, OR = 3.477, P = 0.039) were independent predictors of good response to NCRT. A nomogram was developed with a C-index of 0.827. CONCLUSION Hematological inflammation-based indexes, in terms of pre-treatment NLR, PLR, and PNI levels, can help in predicting the treatment response to NCRT for rectal MACs.BACKGROUND Although whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) is commonly used as first-line treatment for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, the prognosis is uncertain despite treatment. Moreover, the benefit of WBRT for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis has not been adequately evaluated. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify the utility of WBRT for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. METHODS Consecutive patients who received WBRT for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis or brain metastasis from solid tumors between January 2008 and July 2017 were retrospectively evaluated. The overall survival, symptom relief, and adverse events were compared between patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and those with brain metastasis after WBRT. RESULTS Of the 277 treated patients, 204 patients (22 with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and 182 with brain metastasis) were included in the study. The median overall survival was 440 days (95% confidence interval [CI] 0-931 days) for patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and 322 days (95% CI 196-448 days) for those with brain metastasis (p = 0.
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