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Bolus tracking is applied in computed tomography pulmonary angiography. The time that it takes for contrast to reach a predefined threshold in the pulmonary artery is called time to threshold (TTT). Our purpose was to analyse possible associations between TTT and circulatory state and prognosis in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE).

In a single-centre, retrospective study 138 patients with PE and contrast administration via peripheral venous line were included. Clinical parameters of circulatory state were arterial pH, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, sPESI score, Wells score and GENEVA score. Survival was defined as surviving the following 30days after the PE diagnosis.

Time to threshold was only weakly correlated with Fi02 (r=0.26, P=0.04), pH (r=-0.22, P=0.009), venous base excess (r=-0.18, P=0.04) and venous lactate (r=0.21, P=0.01). TTT did not correlate with clinical parameters/scores and mortality. There were weak associations between TTT and blood gas analysis parameters. There were no associations with clinically relevant prognosis scores and overall survival.

Therefore, albeit TTT is an easily assessable parameter of CTPA, the potential use in clinical routine is limited for prognosis stratification in patients with PE.
Therefore, albeit TTT is an easily assessable parameter of CTPA, the potential use in clinical routine is limited for prognosis stratification in patients with PE.This study was aimed at determining the roles and functions of lncRNA XIST/miR-545-3p/G3BP2 axis during hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced H9C2 cell apoptosis. H9C2 cells were distributed into two groups, the H/R injury and control groups. High-throughput lncRNA sequencing was applied in the determination of differentially expressed lncRNAs between H/R-induced H9C2 cells and normal H9C2 cells. Real-time polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) were used to confirm the expression levels of lncRNA XIST in H/R-induced H9C2 cells. H9C2 cells were then transfected with lncRNA XIST recombinant plasmid (lncRNA XIST), sh-LINC XIST, agomiR-545-3p, antagomiR-545-3p, pcDNA-G3BP2, sh-G3BP2, and a corresponding negative control (NC). Bioinformatic analyses revealed that MiR-545-3p was a target for lncRNA XIST. This finding was confirmed by dual-luciferase reporter assay. The degree of cell apoptosis was evaluated by a flow cytometer. RT-PCR and western blot were performed to assess the apoptotic-related proteins in each group. A total of 859 differentially expressed lncRNAs (up-regulated = 502, down-regulated = 357) were identified. LncRNA XIST was found to be down-regulated in H/R-induced H9C2 cells while miR-545-3p was distinctly up-regulated. miR-545-3p was established to be a direct target for LncRNA XIST. LncRNA XIST significantly enhanced the apoptotic rate, while its inhibition suppressed the apoptotic rate. AgomiR-545-3p partially blocked the lncRNA XIST and enhanced the apoptosis of H/R-induced H9C2 cells. Moreover, miR-545-3p was shown to be a direct target for G3BP2. The overexpression of G3BP2 partially reversed the apoptotic effects of miR-545-3p on H/R-induced H9C2 cells. lncRNA XIST/miR-545-3p/GBP2 was found to be an apoptotic regulator in H/R-induced H9C2 cells.Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been contributed to increase migration and invasion of cancer cells. However, the correlate of Naa10p and IKKα with EMT in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is not yet fully understood. In our present study, we found N-α-acetyltransferase 10 protein (Naa10p) and IκB kinase α (IKKα) were abnormally abundant in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Bioinformatic results indicate that the expression of Naa10p and IKKα is correlated with TGF-β1/Smad and EMT-related molecules. The Transwell migration, invasion, qRT-PCR and Western blot assay indicated that Naa10p repressed OSCC cell migration, invasion and EMT, whereas IKKα promoted TGF-β1-mediated OSCC cell migration, invasion and EMT. Mechanistically, Naa10p inhibited IKKα activation of Smad3 through the interaction with IKKα directly in OSCC cells after TGF-β1 stimulation. Notably, knockdown of Naa10p reversed the IKKα-induced change in the migration, invasion and EMT-related molecules in OSCC cells after TGF-β1 stimulation. These findings suggest that Naa10p interacted with IKKα mediates EMT in OSCC cells through TGF-β1/Smad, a novel pathway for preventing OSCC.Targeted therapy of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) requires acurate and prompt diagnosis and differentiation from complement-mediated hemolytic uremic syndrome and other causes of thrombotic microangiopathy. ADAMTS-13 (A Disintegrin And Metalloprotease with ThromboSpondin-1 Domain, member 13) evaluation (activity and inhibitors or anti-ADAMTS-13 IgG) is the key for diagnosis and further management of patients with suspected iTTP during acute episode and in clinical response or remission. Clinical trial results and real-world data have demonstrated the efficacy and safety of the triple therapy consisting of therapeutic plasma exchange, caplacizumab, and immunosuppressives (e.g., corticosteroids and rituximab) for acute iTTP. Such a therapeutic strategy has significantly accelerated the normalization of platelet counts, decreased the length of stays in the intensive care unit and the hospital, but most importantly reduced the mortality rate. The present review highlights some of the important advancements for the diagnosis and management of iTTP and proposes triple therapy as the standard of care for acute iTTP today.
Isolated, distal deep vein thrombosis (IDDVT) is thought to have low rates of propagation, embolization, and recurrence compared with proximal DVT (PDVT), but the data are limited.

The objective of this study was to assess outcomes among patients with IDDVT compared with PDVT.

Consecutive patients with ultrasound-confirmed acute DVT (March 1, 2013-August 1, 2020) were identified by reviewing the Mayo Clinic Gonda Vascular Center and VTE Registry databases. Patients were divided into two groups depending on the DVT location (isolated, distal vs. proximal DVT). Outcomes including venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence, major bleeding, and death were compared by thrombus location and anticoagulant therapy, warfarin vs. direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC).

Isolated, distal deep vein thrombosis (n=746) was more often associated with recent surgery, major trauma, or confinement (p<.001), whereas patients with PDVT (n=1176) were more frequently unprovoked, had a prior history of VTE, or active cancer (p<.001). There was no overall difference in VTE recurrence or major bleeding between groups during follow-up. Patients with IDDVT had a higher death rate at 3months (p=.001) and when propensity scored for cancer (p=.003). Independent predictors of mortality included warfarin (vs. DOAC) therapy, increasing age, and active cancer. DOAC therapy resulted in lower VTE recurrence, major bleeding, and death rates in both groups.

Outcomes of IDDVT including VTE recurrence and bleeding rates were similar to PDVT despite higher early mortality rates. Outcomes for both groups were positively influenced by the use of DOACs.
Outcomes of IDDVT including VTE recurrence and bleeding rates were similar to PDVT despite higher early mortality rates. Outcomes for both groups were positively influenced by the use of DOACs.A systematic bias in TomoTherapy output calibration was reported by the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core Houston (IROC-H) after analyzing intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) credentialing results from hundreds of TomoTherapy units. Selleck Foretinib Multiple theories were developed to explain this observation. One theory was that the use of a solid water "cheese" phantom instead of real water in the calibration measurement was the culprit. A phantom filled with distilled water was built to investigate whether our TomoTherapy was miscalibrated due to the use of a solid water phantom. A miscalibration of -1.47% was detected on our TomoTherapy unit. It is found that despite following the vendor's updated recommendation on computed tomography (CT) number to density calibration, the cheese phantom was still mapped to a density of 1.028 g/cm3 , rather than the 1.01 g/cm3 value reported in literature. When the density of the cheese phantom was modified to 1.01 g/cm3 in the treatment planning system, the measurement also indicated that our TomoTherapy machine was miscalibrated by -1.52%, agreeing with the real water phantom findings. Our single-institution finding showed that the cheese phantom density assignment can introduce greater than 1% errors in the TomoTherapy absolute dose calibration. It is recommended that the absolute dose calibration for TomoTherapy be performed either in real water or in the cheese phantom with the density in TPS overridden as 1.01 g/cm3 .Covalently attaching ubiquitin (Ub) to cellular proteins as a post-translational modification can result in altered function of modified proteins. Enzymes regulating Ub as a post-translational modification, such as ligases and deubiquitinases, are challenging to characterize in part due to the low throughput of in-vitro assays. Single-molecule nanopore based assays have the advantage of detecting proteins with high specificity and resolution, and in a label-free, real-time fashion. Here we demonstrate the use of a MspA nanopore for discriminating and quantifying Ub proteins. We further applied the MspA pore to measure the Ub-chain disassembly activity of UCH37, a proteasome associated deubiquitinase. The implementation of this MspA system into nanopore arrays could enable high throughput characterizations of unknown deubiquitinases as well as drug screening against disease related enzymes.
To highlight ongoing and emergent roles of nurses and midwives in advancing the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 at the intersection of social and economic inequity, the climate crisis, interprofessional partnership building, and the rising status and visibility of the professions worldwide.

Discussion paper.

Literature review.

Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals will require all nurses and midwives to leverage their roles and responsibility as advocates, leaders, clinicians, scholars, and full partners with multidisciplinary actors and sectors across health systems.

Making measurable progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals is critical to human survival, as well as the survival of the planet. Nurses and midwives play an integral part of this agenda at local and global levels.

Nurses and midwives can integrate the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals into their everyday clinical work in various contexts and settings. With increased attention to social justice, environmental health, and partnership building, they can achieve exemplary clinical outcomes directly while contributing to the United Nations 2030 Agenda on a global scale and raising the profile of their professions.
Nurses and midwives can integrate the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals into their everyday clinical work in various contexts and settings. With increased attention to social justice, environmental health, and partnership building, they can achieve exemplary clinical outcomes directly while contributing to the United Nations 2030 Agenda on a global scale and raising the profile of their professions.
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