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Stakeholder-informed strategies addressing cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden among people living with HIV (PWH) are needed within healthcare settings. This study provides an assessment of how human-centered design (HCD) guided the adaptation of a nurse-led intervention to reduce CVD risk among PWH. Using a HCD approach, research staff guided two multidisciplinary "design teams" in Ohio and North Carolina, with each having five HCD meetings. We conducted acceptability and feasibility testing. Six core recommendations were produced by two design teams of key stakeholders and further developed after the acceptability and feasibility testing to produce a final list of 14 actionable areas of adaptation. Acceptability and feasibility testing revealed areas for adaptation, e.g. patient preferences for communication and the benefit of additional staff to support patient follow-up. In conclusion, along with acceptability and feasibility testing, HCD led to the production of 14 key recommendations to enhance the effectiveness and scalability of an integrated HIV/CVD intervention. Social isolation raises the risk for mood disorders associated with serotonergic disruption. Yet, the underlying mechanisms by which the stress of social isolation increases risk are not well understood. Men and women are differently vulnerable; however, this modulating role of sex is challenging to study in humans under carefully controlled conditions. Therefore, we investigated this question in mice of both sexes, asking how the long-term stress of social isolation (from weaning into adulthood) affects the excitability of serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus as well as mouse behaviour. The electrophysiological experiments and the first set of behavioural tests were conducted in young adult mice, with additional behavioural assays completed as the mice matured to assess the stability of their behavioural phenotype. We found that social isolation exerted seemingly-opposite effects in male and female mice, relative to their respective group-housed littermate controls. This distinctive pattern was observed for the effect of social isolation on the control of serotonergic neuron excitability via the SK family of calcium-activated potassium channels. Furthermore, we observed a similar and consistent pattern on tests relevant to assessing the efficacy of anti-depressant medicines, including the forced swim test, the novelty-suppressed feeding test, and the sucrose preference test. These findings underscore the concept that stress-elicited illness manifests distinctly in males and females and that treatments aimed at restoring serotonergic function may require a sex-specific approach. This article is part of the special issue entitled 'Serotonin Research Crossing Scales and Boundaries'. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression and examine their association with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among children and adolescents ages 8-17 years old. METHODS Using data from the 2016-2017 National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), we conducted a cross-sectional study design with a total sample of 39,929. Our exposure and outcome variables included caregiver report of 9 ACE exposures and current anxiety or current depression. Survey sampling weights and SAS survey procedures were implemented to produce nationally representative results. RESULTS Our study found that 9% of children had current anxiety while 4% had current depression. Multivariate analysis concluded that all ACE measures were associated with significantly higher odds of both anxiety and depression. BMS-794833 nmr Children exposed to four or more ACEs had higher odds of anxiety (aOR1.7; 95% CI 1.4-2.1) and depression (aOR 2.2; 95% CI 1.7-2.9) than children with exposure to less than four ACEs. Assessment of the outcomes of anxiety and depression separately showed differential impacts of ACE exposures as associations were stronger with depression for almost all ACE categories. CONCLUSIONS Our study demonstrates a differential association between ACEs and anxiety and depression. Thus, highlighting the importance of assessing the impact of ACEs on internalizing behaviors separately. These findings are significant for pediatric providers as diagnosis and treatment for mental health disorders are a vital component of pediatric care and further supports the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation to screen for ACEs. BACKGROUND Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg) is one of the pathogenic bacteria that cause periodontal diseases, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the key factor that triggers alveolar bone absorption. This study explored the action of Axin 1 on Pg-LPS-induced osteoblasts injury, so as to search a possible treatment for periodontal diseases. METHODS Rat osteoblasts were dealt with Pg-LPS and Axin 1 knockdown alone or in combination. The effect of Pg-LPS and Axin 1 on osteoblast viability and apoptosis were detected by Cell Counting Kit-8 and flow cytometry. The expressions of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and Axin 1 in processed osteoblasts were measured by western blot (WB) and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) assays. Furthermore, the role of Axin 1 knockdown in the levels of inflammatory cytokines and apoptosis-related proteins were also determined. RESULTS Pg-LPS inhibited the viability of osteoblasts and promote apoptosis with concentration and time dependence. ALP expression in Pg-LPS-treated osteoblasts was reduced, while Axin 1 expression was increased. On the one hand, Axin 1 knockdown reversed the Pg-LPS-induced reduction of cell activity and pro-apoptosis effect. On the other hand, Axin 1 knockdown not only improved the ALP activity of Pg-LPS-treated cells, but also reduced the elevation of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6) caused by Pg-LPS. Moreover, Pg-LPS increased the expressions of cleaved Caspase-3 and Bax, and inhibited Bcl-2 expressed, which was rescued by Axin 1 knockdown. CONCLUSION Axin 1 knockdown inhibited Pg-LPS-induced osteoblastic apoptosis by regulating the levels of inflammatory cytokines, which may be helpful for the treatment of periodontal diseases.
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