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Mice deficient in IL17 signaling established that IL17 was required for the fibrotic response to implanted synthetic materials and the development of p16INK4a senescent cells. IL6 produced by senescent cells was sufficient for the induction of IL17 expression in T cells. Treatment with a senolytic agent (navitoclax) that killed senescent cells reduced IL17 expression and fibrosis in the mouse implant model. Discovery of a feed-forward loop between the TH17 immune response and the senescence response to implanted synthetic materials introduces new targets for therapeutic intervention in the foreign body response. Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.The interaction between tetranectin and high-mobility group box-1 protein may be manipulated via monoclonal antibodies to improve survival in sepsis (Chen et al. same issue). Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of the joint, which results in pain, loss of mobility, and, eventually, joint replacement. Currently, no disease-modifying drugs exist, partly because of the multiple levels at which cartilage homeostasis is disrupted. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of epigenetic dysregulation in OA, sparking interest in the epigenetic modulation for this disease. In our previous work, we characterized a fivefold increase in cytosine hydroxymethylation (5hmC), an oxidized derivative of cytosine methylation (5mC) associated with gene activation, accumulating at OA-associated genes. To test the role of 5hmC in OA, here, we used a mouse model of surgically induced OA and found that OA onset was accompanied by a gain of ~40,000 differentially hydroxymethylated sites before the notable histological appearance of disease. We demonstrated that ten-eleven-translocation enzyme 1 (TET1) mediates the 5hmC deposition because 98% of sites enriched for 5hmC in OA were lost in Tet1-/- mice. Loss of TET1-mediated 5hmC protected the Tet1-/- mice from OA development, including degeneration of the cartilage surface and osteophyte formation, by directly preventing the activation of multiple OA pathways. Loss of TET1 in human OA chondrocytes reduced the expression of the matrix metalloproteinases MMP3 and MMP13 and multiple inflammatory cytokines. Intra-articular injections of a dioxygenases inhibitor, 2-hydroxyglutarate, on mice after surgical induction of OA stalled disease progression. Treatment of human OA chondrocytes with the same inhibitor also phenocopied TET1 loss. Collectively, these data demonstrate that TET1-mediated 5hmC deposition regulates multiple OA pathways and can be modulated for therapeutic intervention. Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.Spasticity, one of the most frequent comorbidities of spinal cord injury (SCI), disrupts motor recovery and quality of life. Despite major progress in neurorehabilitative and pharmacological approaches, therapeutic strategies for treating spasticity are lacking. Here, we show in a mouse model of chronic SCI that treatment with nimodipine-an L-type calcium channel blocker already approved from the European Medicine Agency and from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration-starting in the acute phase of SCI completely prevents the development of spasticity measured as increased muscle tone and spontaneous spasms. The aberrant muscle activities associated with spasticity remain inhibited even after termination of the treatment. buy E7080 Constitutive and conditional silencing of the L-type calcium channel CaV1.3 in neuronal subtypes demonstrated that this channel mediated the preventive effect of nimodipine on spasticity after SCI. This study identifies a treatment protocol and suggests that targeting CaV1.3 could prevent spasticity after SCI. Copyright © 2020 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works.Nasopharyngeal swab is the reference sampling method to detect SARS CoV2, as recommended by world Health Organization (WHO) (1).…. Copyright © 2020 Péré et al.On March 16th 2020, WHO Director-General stated "You cannot fight a fire blindfolded. And we cannot stop this [COVID-19] pandemic if we don't know who is infected. We have a simple message for all countries test, test, test. Test every suspected case." (https//www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---16-march-2020) This strategy hinges on the availability of appropriate, validated collection and transport systems to ensure preservation of nucleic acids and compatibility with downstream molecular testing - an acute challenge in the current pandemic. We present direct comparison of COVID-19 specimens collected with FLOQswab Nasopharyngeal Swab preserved in universal transport medium (Copan UTM System, Copan, Italy, catalog No.305C), optimized for viral specimens, and flocked regular nylon tip swab preserved in liquid amies (Eswab Collection system, Copan, Italy, catalog No. 480C), optimized for bacterial specimens. Copyright © 2020 Vermeiren et al.Candida auris is a pathogen of considerable public health importance. It was first reported in 2009. Five clades, determined by genomic analysis and named by the distinct regions where initially identified, have been defined. We previously completed a draft genome sequence of an African clade (clade III) strain cultured from the urine of a patient hospitalized in the greater Houston metropolitan region (strain LOM). Although initially uncommon, reports of the African clade in the United States have grown to include a recent cluster in California. Here, we describe a second human C. auris infection in the Houston area. Whole genome sequence analysis demonstrated the Houston patient isolates to be clonally related to one another but distantly related to other African clade organisms recovered in the US or elsewhere. Infections in these patients were present on admission to the hospital and occurred several months apart. Taken together, the data demonstrate the emergence and persistence of a clonal C. auris population and highlights the importance of routine high-resolution genomic surveillance of emerging human pathogens in the clinical laboratory.
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