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These trends persisted when subjects were stratified by nut allergy versus no nut allergy. Furthermore, TLR2 (p=0.001) and CD14 (p=0.007) expression were significantly lower in children with food allergies when compared to those without. CONCLUSION Gene expression of TLR pathway genes was directly related to food allergy type, and DNA methylation had an indirect effect. TLR2 pathways are of significant interest in nut allergies. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Powder aerosol deposition (PAD) is a unique ceramic spray coating method that produces dense and well-adhering thick-films directly at room temperature, without requiring any heating or sintering. After the successful film formation, mechanical film properties like hardness or plasma resistance are remarkably good. However, when it comes to electrical properties like permittivity or electrical conductivity, the nanocrystalline structure of PAD films combined with high internal strains deteriorates partly the characteristic properties. Tacrolimus nmr The electrical conductivity may already be present within the as-deposited films. However, it is mostly lowered by several orders of magnitude. Therefore, a thermal post-deposition annealing is oftentimes required. In this work, electrically conducting films produced by powder aerosol deposition are surveyed based on published data. Their microstructural and electrical behavior during the post-deposition annealing treatment is summarized and reasons for the lowered electrical conductivity are identified. Additionally, the processes taking place during annealing, which eventually allow to regain bulk-like functional properties, are examined. A universal annealing behavior is found that leads to a quantitative recommendation for the suitable film annealing temperatures to regain the electrical conductivities. © 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.PURPOSE To develop and evaluate an improved velocity-selective (VS) labeling pulse for myocardial arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging that addresses two limitations of current pulses (1) spurious labeling of moving myocardium and (2) low labeling efficiency. METHODS The proposed myocardial VSASL labeling pulse is designed using a Fourier Transform based Velocity-Selective labeling pulse train. The pulse utilizes bipolar velocity-encoding gradients, a 9-tap velocity-encoding envelope, and double-refocusing pulses with Malcolm Levitt phase cycling. Amplitudes of the velocity-encoding envelope were optimized to minimize the labeling of myocardial velocities during stable diastole (±2-3 cm/s) and maximize the labeling of coronary velocities (10-130 cm/s during rest/stress or 10-70 cm/s during rest). Myocardial ASL experiments were performed in seven healthy subjects using the previously developed VS-ASL protocol by Jao et al with the two proposed VS pulses and original VS pulse. Myocardial ASL experiments were also performed using FAIR ASL. Myocardial perfusion and physiological noise (PN) were evaluated and compared. RESULTS Bloch simulations of the first and second proposed pulses show less then 2% labeling over ±3 cm/s and ±2 cm/s, respectively. Bloch simulations also show the mean labeling efficiency of arterial blood is 1.23 over the relevant coronary arterial ranges. In-vivo VSASL experiments show the proposed pulses provided comparable measurements to FAIR ASL and reduced TSNR in 5 of 7 subjects compared to the original VS pulse. CONCLUSION We demonstrate an improved VS labeling pulse specifically for myocardial ASL perfusion imaging to reduce spurious labeling of moving myocardium and PN. © 2020 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.PURPOSE Imaging tumor metabolism in vivo using hyperpolarized [1-13 C]pyruvate is a promising technique for detecting disease, monitoring disease progression, and assessing treatment response. However, the transient nature of the hyperpolarization and its depletion following excitation limits the available time for imaging. We describe here a single-shot multi spin echo sequence, which improves on previously reported sequences, with a shorter readout time, isotropic point spread function (PSF), and better signal-to-noise ratio. METHODS The sequence uses numerically optimized spectrally selective excitation pulses set to the resonant frequencies of pyruvate and lactate and a hyperbolic secant adiabatic refocusing pulse, all applied in the absence of slice selection gradients. The excitation pulses were designed to be resistant to the effects of B0 and B1 field inhomogeneity. The gradient readout uses a 3D cone trajectory composed of 13 cones, all fully refocused and distributed among 7 spin echoes. The maximal gradient amplitude and slew rate were set to 4 G/cm and 20 G/cm/ms, respectively, to demonstrate the feasibility of clinical translation. RESULTS The pulse sequence gave an isotropic PSF of 2.8 mm. The excitation profiles of the optimized pulses closely matched simulations and a 46.10 ± 0.04% gain in image SNR was observed compared to a conventional Shinnar-Le Roux excitation pulse. The sequence was demonstrated with dynamic imaging of hyperpolarized [1-13 C]pyruvate and [1-13 C]lactate in vivo. CONCLUSION The pulse sequence was capable of dynamic imaging of hyperpolarized 13 C labeled metabolites in vivo with relatively high spatial and temporal resolution and immunity to system imperfections. © 2020 The Authors. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.Photoreceptor cyclic nucleotide-gated (CNG) channels regulate Ca2+ influx in rod and cone photoreceptors. Mutations in cone CNG channel subunits CNGA3 and CNGB3 are associated with achromatopsia and cone dystrophies. Mice lacking functional cone CNG channel show endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-associated cone degeneration. The elevated cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)/cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) signaling and upregulation of the ER Ca2+ channel ryanodine receptor 2 (RyR2) have been implicated in cone degeneration. This work investigates the potential contribution of RyR2 to cGMP/PKG signaling-induced ER stress and cone degeneration. We demonstrated that the expression and activity of RyR2 were highly regulated by cGMP/PKG signaling. Depletion of cGMP by deleting retinal guanylate cyclase 1 or inhibition of PKG using chemical inhibitors suppressed the upregulation of RyR2 in CNG channel deficiency. Depletion of cGMP or deletion of Ryr2 equivalently inhibited unfolded protein response/ER stress, activation of the CCAAT-enhancer-binding protein homologous protein, and activation of the cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element-binding protein, leading to early-onset cone protection.
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