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This article provides an overview of the various preclinical and clinical studies using probiotics and prebiotics as plausible therapeutic options that can restore the gastrointestinal microbiota and its impact on the OA pathogenesis. May be in the near future the targeted alterations of gut microbiota may pave the way for developing new interventions to prevent and treat OA.DYRK1A (dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1a) is highly expressed in glioma, an aggressive brain tumor, and has been proposed as a therapeutic target for cancer. In the current study, we have used an optimized and validated time-resolved fluorescence energy transfer (TR-FRET)-based DYRK1A assay for high-throughput screening (HTS) in 384-well format. A small-scale screen of the FDA-approved Prestwick drug collection identified the β-carboline, harmine, and four related analogs as DYRK1A inhibitors. Hits were confirmed by dose response and in an orthogonal DYRK1A assay. Harmine's potential therapeutic use has been hampered by its off-target activity for monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) which impacts multiple nervous system targets. Selectivity profiling of harmine and a broader collection of analogs allowed us to map some divergent SAR (structure-activity relationships) for the DYRK1A and MAO-A activities. The panel of harmine analogs had varying activities in vitro in glioblastoma (GBM) cell lines when tested for anti-proliferative effects using a high content imaging assay. In particular, of the identified analogs, harmol was found to have the best selectivity for DYRK1A over MAO-A and, when tested in a glioma tumor xenograft model, harmol demonstrated a better therapeutic window compared to harmine.Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and aggressive brain tumor in adults and the current treatments only have a modest effect on patient survival. Recent studies show that bozepinib (BZP), a purine derivative, has potential applications in cancer treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of BZP against GBM cells, specially concerning the purinergic system. Thus, GBM cells (C6 and U138 cell lines) were treated with BZP and cell viability, cell cycle, and annexin/PI assays, and active caspase-3 measurements were carried out. Besides, the effect of BZP over the purinergic system was also evaluated in silico and in vitro. Finally, we evaluate the action of BZP against important markers related to cancer progression, such as Akt, NF-κB, and CD133. We demonstrate here that BZP reduces GBM cell viability (IC50 = 5.7 ± 0.3 µM and 12.7 ± 1.5 µM, in C6 and U138 cells, respectively), inducing cell death through caspase-dependent apoptosis, autophagosome formation, activation of NF-κB, without any change in cell cycle progression or on the Akt pathway. Also, BZP modulates the purinergic system, inducing an increase in CD39 enzyme expression and activity, while inhibiting CD73 activity and adenosine formation, without altering CD73 enzyme expression. Curiously, one cycle of treatment resulted in enrichment of GBM cells expressing NF-κB and CD133+, suggesting resistant cells selection. However, after another treatment round, the resistant cells were eliminated. Altogether, BZP presented in vitro anti-glioma activity, encouraging further in vivo studies in order to better understand its mechanism of action.
Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer survivors. It is still unclear whether cancer history influences lesion characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate cancer-related lesion morphology in patients with CAD.

This study enrolled 400 patients with stable CAD. The patients were classified into a cancer survivor group (n = 69) and a noncancer group (n = 331). We investigated coronary lesion morphology by optical coherence tomography, and we assessed the prognosis in terms of both all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE).

Adenocarcinoma was the most common histopathological diagnosis. Serum C-reactive protein levels were significantly higher in the cancer survivor group than in the noncancer group (cancer survivors 0.12 [0.05-0.42] mg/dL vs. noncancer 0.08 [0.04-0.17] mg/dL, p = 0.019). The cancer survivor group was more likely than the noncancer group to have thrombi (cancer survivors 30.4% vs. noncancer 15.4%, p = 0.004), and layered fibrotic plaques (LFPs; cancer survivors 18.8% vs. noncancer 3.6%, p < 0.0001). Cancer survivors had poorer outcomes than noncancer controls in terms of both all-cause mortality (p = 0.020) and MACE (p = 0.036).

Because of underlying inflammation, CAD patients with cancer had more high-risk lesions than those without cancer, which could result in poorer prognosis for the former. This result might inform the management of CAD in cancer patients in terms of secondary prevention.
Because of underlying inflammation, CAD patients with cancer had more high-risk lesions than those without cancer, which could result in poorer prognosis for the former. This result might inform the management of CAD in cancer patients in terms of secondary prevention.
Paravalvular regurgitation (PVR) has been known to be the primary determinant of poor left ventricular (LV) mass regression after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, the incidence of significant PVR has been reduced considerably as TAVR technology evolved rapidly. This study aimed to investigate the time course and impact of LV mass index (LVMi) regression on long-term clinical outcomes in severe aortic stenosis (AS) patients without significant PVR after TAVR.

Of 412 patients who underwent TAVR, 146 who had LV hypertrophy (LVMi ≥115 g/m
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During a median follow-up of 40 months (interquartile range, 26-58 months), 9 (6.2%) cardiovascular deaths, 21 (14.4%) all-cause deaths, and 9 (6.2%) hospitalizations occurred. In the multivariable analysis, the percentage change of LVMi was an independent predictor of cardiovascular deaths (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.
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