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fe in terms of avoiding anaphylaxis or severe delayed hypersensitivity. Benign delayed skin reactions still occurred, and access to allergy advice and follow-up is necessary.Chronic hemodialysis patients are at high risk of severe COVID-19 disease and death related to the infection. Anti-spike monoclonal antibodies administration reduces risk of disease progression and hospitalization in high-risk subjects but no clear data on end-stage renal disease are available. We report 2 cases of Bamlanivimab/Etesevimab administration to two not hospitalized chronic hemodialysis patients with SARS-CoV2 infection. Since they are large molecules (human immunoglobulin G1) with molecular weight of 146,000 Da, administration was conducted during the second hour of the dialysis session with no adverse reaction. Conclusions Intradialytic administration of Bamlanivimab/Etesevimab could be considered safe and may allow adequate clinical observation time without hospital-stay prolongation.
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) arising from endometriosis is very rare. Moreover, endometriosis located on the pelvic side wall is uncommon, while its cancerization is quite unusual. We herein report the first case of retroperitoneal SCC arising from endometriosis.

A case of a 52-year-old woman with retroperitoneal pararectal right mass is presented. The pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed a retroperitoneal tumor extended to the right pelvic side wall. The neuropelveological examination completed the preoperative assessment, showing a right-sided sciatica and overactive bladder symptoms. Tumor removal was completely managed by a minimally invasive technique through the laparoscopic laterally extended endopelvic resection procedure and pelvic neurolysis. Final histology revealed a SCC in a context of diffuse endometriosis with a histologic continuity between the SCC and the endometriosis. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy with no recurrence after 6 months.

To the best of our knowledge, the present case represents the first evidence of retroperitoneal SCC of the pelvic side wall arising from endometriosis completely resected by laparoscopic approach. Although its rare occurrence, the gynecologist oncologist should maintain a high index of suspicion for malignant endometriosis transformation in case of retroperitoneal pelvic mass and history of endometriosis.
To the best of our knowledge, the present case represents the first evidence of retroperitoneal SCC of the pelvic side wall arising from endometriosis completely resected by laparoscopic approach. Although its rare occurrence, the gynecologist oncologist should maintain a high index of suspicion for malignant endometriosis transformation in case of retroperitoneal pelvic mass and history of endometriosis.
Given that chronic inflammatory pain is highly prevalent worldwide, it is important to study new techniques to treat or relieve this type of pain. The present study evaluated the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in rats submitted to a chronic inflammatory model by nociceptive response, biomarker levels (brain-derived neurotrophic factor [BDNF] and interleukin [IL]-6 and IL-10), and by histological parameters.

Sixty-day-old male Wistar rats were used in this study and randomized by weight into 6 major groups total control, control + sham-tDCS, control + active tDCS, total CFA, CFA + sham-tDCS, and CFA + active tDCS. After inflammatory pain was established, the animals were submitted to the treatment protocol for 8 consecutive days, according to the experimental group. The nociceptive tests (von Frey and hot plate) were assessed, and euthanasia by decapitation occurred at day 8 after the end of tDCS treatment, and the blood serum and central nervous structures were collected for BDNFeralgesia and local inflammation in a chronic inflammatory pain model, with a modest effect on striatum IL-10 levels. As such, we suggest that analgesic tDCS mechanisms may be related to tissue repair by modulating the local inflammatory process.
tDCS was able to reverse the mechanical allodynia and decrease thermal hyperalgesia and local inflammation in a chronic inflammatory pain model, with a modest effect on striatum IL-10 levels. As such, we suggest that analgesic tDCS mechanisms may be related to tissue repair by modulating the local inflammatory process.
Papillary craniopharyngiomas (PCPs) represent a rare histological type of craniopharyngiomas (CPs) usually involving the hypothalamus. This study systematically analyzes the clinical-anatomical correlation between tumor topography and symptoms related to hypothalamic dysfunction in the largest series of PCPs ever gathered.

From 5,346 CP reports published from 1856 to 2021, we selected 350 well-described cases of the squamous-papillary type. Clinical presentation, tumor topography, severity of hypothalamic adhesion, patient outcome, and tumor recurrence were thoroughly analyzed.

PCPs predominantly occur in adult (96.3%), male (61.7%) patients presenting with headache (63.4%), visual alterations (56.2%), and psychiatric disturbances (50.4%). Most PCPs are solid (50%), round (72%) lesions that occupy the third ventricle (3V, 94.8%) and show low-risk severity adhesions to the hypothalamus (66.8%). EUK134 Two major topographical categories can be found strictly 3V (57.5%), growing above an intact 3V floor, and not-ymptoms, type of hypothalamic attachments, and tumor recurrence rate. Accurate preoperative definition of PCP-hypothalamus relationships is essential for the judicious, safe management of these complex lesions.
The accumulation of lipofuscin is a hallmark in the pathogenesis of Stargardt disease type 1 (STGD1) and geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration. Limiting lipofuscin accumulation by inhibiting the retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is being explored as a potential treatment target for those diseases. In this study, we aimed to establish the concentration of RBP4 in the systemic circulation in different age cohorts of healthy individuals and to check if patients with STGD1 or GA may show abnormal RBP4 levels.

Forty healthy subjects of various age-groups, 15 Stargardt patients, and 15 GA patients were included in the study. We measured RBP4 levels, serum retinol (SR) levels, complete blood count, and blood chemistry including liver function tests.

Mean RBP4 for all cohorts was 26,911.40 ± 6,198.61 ng/mL, and mean SR 1.75 ± 0.36 µmol/L. Age was not found to significantly impact levels neither of RBP4 and SR nor of the RBP4-to-SR ratio. Also, the 2 patient groups showed similar blood levels to their age-matched controls.

Serum RBP4 and SR do not appear to be affected by age in healthy individuals and remain within normal limits in both STGD1 and GA.
Serum RBP4 and SR do not appear to be affected by age in healthy individuals and remain within normal limits in both STGD1 and GA.
Endoscopic submucosal dissection for duodenal neoplasms (D-ESD) is considered a technically demanding procedure regarding the high risk of delayed adverse events. Data regarding optimal managements of ulcers after D-ESD are lacking.

A retrospective analysis was performed on consecutive 145 cases of D-ESD for superficial non-ampullary duodenal epithelial tumors at a single referral center. Factors related to delayed adverse events and the healing process of ulcers after D-ESD were analyzed.

Complete ulcer suture after D-ESD was performed in 128 cases (88%). Two delayed perforation occurred among cases with incomplete suture. Delayed bleeding occurred in 8 cases (6%) within three weeks. The ulcer closure rate at second-look endoscopy was significantly low among cases with delayed bleeding (12.5% vs 75%, P=0.001). The bleeding rate before second-look endoscopy was significantly high among patients who did not have complete ulcer closure after D-ESD (0.8% vs 12%, P=0.036). The ratio of lesions located in the 2nd oral-Vater was significantly low among ulcers re-opened at second-look endoscopy (38% vs 14%, P=0.044). Proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) were administered for a median of seven weeks (range 1-8 weeks). At three weeks, active ulcer stages were observed in a few cases, and healing or scarring was observed in most cases.

Complete ulcer suture was related to decreased risk of delayed adverse events after D-ESD. From the bleeding period and healing process of D-ESD ulcers, the minimum required length of PPI may be three weeks after D-ESD.
Complete ulcer suture was related to decreased risk of delayed adverse events after D-ESD. From the bleeding period and healing process of D-ESD ulcers, the minimum required length of PPI may be three weeks after D-ESD.Bone tissue remodels throughout life in response to mechanical loads. Impaired activities of bone cells (osteocytes, osteoblasts and osteoclasts) result in a disruption of the bone remodelling cycle, which eventually leads to bone disorders such as osteoporosis. To develop efficient therapeutic strategies against bone disorders, new tools are needed to unravel the bone remodelling cycle at the molecular level. Here, we developed a microfluidic platform, which should allow understanding the bone remodelling cycle in much more detail and ultimately be used to discover new therapeutic compounds. We focused specifically on studying cell-cell communication between osteocytes and osteoblasts cells via connexin 43-gap junctions. Therefore, a new cell printing method was developed to create living cellular bone cell arrays in a microfluidic channel. Several cell printing designs where osteocytes and osteoblasts heterotypically interacted at localized interfaces were evaluated. Physical contacts between the bone cells were characterized at high resolution by correlative atomic force microscopy (AFM)-fluorescence microscopy. We demonstrated that the platform is compatible with single-cell mechanostimulation by AFM nanoindentation and subsequent fluorescent analysis of the mechanoresponse. As a proof of concept, we showed the functionality of the platform by analysing the inducedin vivo-like Ca++wave in the printed osteocyte-osteoblast network upon mechanical stimulation by fluid flow shear stress.Objective.Extracellular microelectrode techniques are the most widely used approach to interrogate neuronal populations. However, regardless of the manufacturing method used, damage to the vasculature and circuit function during probe insertion remains a concern. This issue can be mitigated by minimising the footprint of the probe used. Reducing the size of probes typically requires either a reduction in the number of channels present in the probe, or a reduction in the individual channel area. Both lead to less effective coupling between the probe and extracellular signals of interest.Approach.Here, we show that continuously drawn SiO2-insulated ultra-microelectrode fibres offer an attractive substrate to address these challenges. Individual fibres can be fabricated to >10 m continuous stretches and a selection of diameters below 30µm with low resistance ( less then 100 Ω mm-1) continuously conductive metal core of less then 10µm and atomically flat smooth shank surfaces. To optimize the properties of the miniaturised electrode-tissue interface, we electrodeposit rough Au structures followed by ∼20 nm IrOx film resulting in the reduction of the interfacial impedance to less then 500 kΩ at 1 kHz.
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