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Discovery presents a scalable platform that stimulates persistence in STEM learning, providing valuable learning opportunities and capturing cohorts of students that might otherwise be under-engaged in STEM.Radiation and microgravity are undoubtedly two major factors in space environment that pose a health threat to astronauts. However, the mechanistic study of their interactive biological effects is lacking. In this study, human lung bronchial epithelial Beas-2B cells were used to study the regulation of radiobiological effects by simulated microgravity (using a three-dimensional clinostat). It was found that simulated microgravity together with radiation induced drop of survival fraction, proliferation inhibition, apoptosis, and DNA double-strand break formation of Beas-2B cells additively. They also additively induced Ras-related C3 botulinum toxin substrate 2 (RAC2) upregulation, leading to increased NADPH oxidase activity and increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) yield. The findings indicated that simulated microgravity and ionizing radiation presented an additive effect on cell death of human bronchial epithelial cells, which was mediated by RAC2 to some extent. The study provides a new perspective for the better understanding of the compound biological effects of the space environmental factors.Hyper-activated LRRK2 is linked to Parkinson's disease susceptibility and progression. Quinine mw Quantitative measures of LRRK2 inhibition, especially in the brain, maybe critical in the development of successful LRRK2-targeting therapeutics. In this study, two different brain-penetrant and selective LRRK2 small-molecule kinase inhibitors (PFE-360 and MLi2) were orally administered to groups of cynomolgus macaques. Proposed pharmacodynamic markers in exosomes from urine and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were compared to established markers in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). LRRK2 kinase inhibition led to reductions in exosome-LRRK2 protein and the LRRK2-substrate pT73-Rab10 in urine, as well as reduced exosome-LRRK2 and autophosphorylated pS1292-LRRK2 protein in CSF. We propose orthogonal markers for LRRK2 inhibition in urine and CSF can be used in combination with blood markers to non-invasively monitor the potency of LRRK2-targeting therapeutics.Mitochondria are fundamental for metabolic homeostasis in all multicellular eukaryotes. In the nervous system, mitochondria-generated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is required to establish appropriate electrochemical gradients and reliable synaptic transmission. Notably, several mitochondrial defects have been identified in central nervous system disorders. Membrane leakage and electrolyte imbalances, pro-apoptotic pathway activation, and mitophagy are among the mechanisms implicated in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease, as well as ischemic stroke. In this review, we summarize mitochondrial pathways that contribute to disease progression. Further, we discuss pathological states that damaged mitochondria impose on normal nervous system processes and explore new therapeutic approaches to mitochondrial diseases.Vaccination against bovine mastitis lags behind despite high demand from the dairy industry and margin for efficacy improvement. We previously compared two immunization protocols against E. coli using either only the intramuscular route or a combination of intramuscular and mammary ductal routes, also known as 'prime and pull' strategy. A homologous mammary challenge during the memory phase showed that immunization favorably modified the mastitis course, notably in locally immunized cows in comparison to intramuscular and control adjuvant-only groups. Here, we performed whole-blood profiling through RNA-seq transcriptome and plasma cytokine 15-plex analyses at time points of the E. coli mastitis that showed significant clinical and laboratory differences among the groups. Diminished production of inflammatory cytokines and increased IFNγ were detected in the blood of immunized cows, where a T lymphocyte activation profile was evidenced at 12-h post infection. Acute phase neutropenia was less severe in these cows, and pathways related to neutrophil diapedesis and monocyte activation were also present. Furthermore, three intramammary-immunized cows showing faster healing and shorter mastitis duration had gene profiles that differed from their counterparts, but without any clue for the mastitis susceptibility difference. Inasmuch, when gene expression of CD4 T cells was assessed in mammary tissue, enrichment of IL-17-associated pathways was identified in the quarters of intramammary-immunized cows not only after challenge but also in the control quarters that were not infected. These findings indicate that local immunization mobilizes protective mechanisms that rely on the settlement of type 3 immunity-related CD4 T cells prior to infection.Parkin (encoded by PRKN) is a ubiquitin ligase that plays an important role in cellular mitochondrial quality control. Mutations in PRKN cause selective dopaminergic cell loss in the substantia nigra and are presumed to induce a decrease in mitochondrial function caused by the defective clearance of mitochondria. Several studies have demonstrated that parkin dysfunction causes mitochondrial injury and astrocytic dysfunction. Using immunohistochemical methods, we analyzed astrocytic changes in human brains from individuals with PRKN mutations. Few glial fibrillary acidic protein- and vimentin-positive astrocytes were observed in the substantia nigra in PRKN-mutated subjects compared with subjects with idiopathic Parkinson's disease. We also differentiated patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells into midbrain organoids and confirmed decreased numbers of glial fibrillary acidic protein-positive astrocytes in PRKN-mutated organoids compared with age- and sex-matched controls. Our study reveals PRKN-mutation-induced astrocytic alteration and suggests the possibility of an astrocyte-related non-autonomous cell death mechanism for dopaminergic neurons in brains of PRKN-mutated patients.
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