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Besides, BCR/ABL-Jak2/STAT3 signaling, PI3K/Akt-Jnk signaling, and activation of BH3-only genes are involved in CML inhibition. In a K562 xenograft mouse model, therapy with curcumol and FTY720 led to significant inhibition of tumor growth and induction of apoptosis. To summarize, curcumol and FTY720 synergistically inhibit proliferation involved in differentiation and induce apoptosis in CML cells. Therefore, synergistic treatment with two drugs could be the next choice of treatment for CML.Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play key roles in the pathogenesis of breast cancer (BC). The study was to explore the effect of long non-coding RNA LINC00261/microRNA (miR)-550a-3p/serum deprivation response (SDPR) axis on the biological characteristics of BC stem cells (BCSCs). BC and adjacent normal tissues of patients were collected. LINC00261, miR-550a-3p and SDPR expression in BC tissues and cell lines and CD24 and CD44 expression in BC tissues was detected. CD44+ /CD24-/low BCSCs were sorted. CD44+ /CD24-/low MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cells were screened and transfected with altered expression of LINC00261 or miR-550a-3p to explore their roles in cell viability, microsphere (MS) formation ability, migration and invasion of CD44+ /CD24-/low BCSCs. The targeting relationships of LINC00261, miR-550a-3p and SDPR were detected. Reduced LINC00261, decreased SDPR and elevated miR-550a-3p exhibited in BC tissues of patients and cell lines. Elevated CD44+/ CD24- were present in BC tissues. LINC00261 up-regulated SDPR expression as a sponge of miR-550a-3p. Elevated LINC00261 suppressed BC cell viability, MS formation ability, migration and invasion of CD44+ /CD24-/low BCSCs. Moreover, up-regulated miR-550a-3p reversed the inhibitive effect of elevated LINC00261 on BCSCs, and reduced SDPR reversed the promotive effect of decreased miR-550a-3p on BCSCs. The study highlights that LINC00261 can adsorb miR-550a-3p to modulate SDPR, thus inhibiting the viability and MS formation of BC cells, reducing migration and invasion of CD44+ /CD24-/low BCSCs, exerting a potential effect on therapy.
Gastric motility disorders, which include both functional and organic etiologies, are highly prevalent. However, there remains a critical lack of objective biomarkers to guide efficient diagnostics and personalized therapies. Bioelectrical activity plays a fundamental role in coordinating gastric function and has been investigated as a contributing mechanism to gastric dysmotility and sensory dysfunction for a century. However, conventional electrogastrography (EGG) has not achieved common clinical adoption due to its perceived limited diagnostic capability and inability to impact clinical care. The last decade has seen the emergence of novel high-resolution methods for invasively mapping human gastric electrical activity in health and disease, providing important new insights into gastric physiology. The limitations of EGG have also now become clearer, including the finding that slow-wave frequency alone is not a reliable discriminator of gastric dysrhythmia, shifting focus instead toward altered spatial purther technological progress and validation data are now awaited to determine whether these advances will deliver on the promise of clinical gastric electrophysiology diagnostics.
We sought to determine whether American Indian tribe-based interventions that successfully prevented toddler dental caries in a 2005 cohort study (the Toddler Overweight and Tooth Decay Prevention Study, or TOTS) influenced the prevalence of dental caries in children ages 11 to 13 in the same communities ten years later (the TOTS-to-Tweens study).

We recruited original TOTS participants and conducted school- and community-based dental screenings at tribal communities that received family plus community-wide interventions (F+CW), community interventions only (CW) or were control communities. We also enrolled children who did not participate in TOTS, but were exposed to CW interventions or to the control environment. Trained clinicians examined children's teeth and recorded whether each tooth was decayed, missing or filled (DMFT). We calculated DMFT scores for each child and evaluated differences in DMFT incidence rate ratios (IRR) and components of DMFT by intervention group.

We observed lower age- and sr. Further study of effective interventions and their sustainability is clearly warranted among tribal children, who remain at high risk for dental caries.
We present a critical review of the papers published in the international scientific literature on malignant transformation of oral lichen planus (OLP). Our aim is to report the most realistic estimate of the proportion of OLP cases with malignant transformation based on the highest quality of evidence.

Following a literature search, we selected 89 papers that were published on this topic until November 2020. We applied to these papers an adaptation of the methodological quality criteria of the QUIPS tool and we ordered all of them according to their methodological quality. The papers that were in the upper quartile of methodological quality (10 papers) were selected and analyzed.

The pooled proportion (expressed as percentage) of malignant transformation of OLP reported in these high methodological quality papers was 2.28% (95% confidence intervals=1.49-3.20).

We observe that the proportion of malignancy is higher in research carried out under strict methodological quality criteria. In this critical review, we propose criteria for conducting follow-up studies on OLP to report on malignant transformation under strict quality standards.
We observe that the proportion of malignancy is higher in research carried out under strict methodological quality criteria. In this critical review, we propose criteria for conducting follow-up studies on OLP to report on malignant transformation under strict quality standards.
A case-control study was performed to define clinical and genetic risk factors associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw in patients with metastatic cancer treated with bisphosphonates.

Clinical data and tissues were collected from patients treated with bisphosphonates for metastatic bone disease who were diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the jaw (cases) and matched controls. Clinical data included patient, behavioral, disease, and treatment information. Genetic polymorphisms in CYP2C8 (rs1934951) and other candidate genes were genotyped. Odds ratios from conditional logistic regression models were examined to identify clinical and genetic characteristics associated with case or control status.

The study population consisted of 76 cases and 126 controls. In the final multivariable clinical model, patients with osteonecrosis of the jaw were less likely to have received pamidronate than zoledronic acid (odds ratio=0.18, 95% Confidence interval 0.03-0.97, p=.047) and more likely to have been exposed to bevacizumab (OR=5.15, 95% CI 1.67-15.95, p=.005). 2,3-Butanedione-2-monoxime The exploratory genetic analyses suggested a protective effect for VEGFC rs2333496 and risk effects for VEGFC rs7664413 and PPARG rs1152003.

We observed patients with ONJ were more likely to have been exposed to bevacizumab and zoledronic and identified potential genetic predictors that require validation prior to clinical translation.
We observed patients with ONJ were more likely to have been exposed to bevacizumab and zoledronic and identified potential genetic predictors that require validation prior to clinical translation.
Fluorescent semiconductor nanoparticles or quantum dots (QDs) have excellent properties as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy. This is mainly a consequence of their nanometric size and the generation of light-activated redox species. In previous works, we have reported the low-cost biomimetic synthesis of glutathione (GSH) capped QDs (CdTe-GSH QDs) with high biocompatibility. However, no studies have been performed to determine their phototoxic effect. The aim of this work was to characterize the light-induced toxicity of green (QDs
) and red (QDs
) QDs in Escherichia coli, and to study the molecular mechanism involved.

Photodegradation and reduction power of biomimetic QDs was determined to analyse their potential for radical generation. link2 Escherichia coli cells were exposed to photoactivated QDs and viability was evaluated at different times. High toxicity was determined in E. coli cells exposed to photoactivated QDs, particularly QDs
. The molecular mechanism involved in QDs phototoxicity wasresented establish biomimetic CdTe-GSH QDs as a promising cost-effective alternative against microbial infections, particularly QDs500 .
Heel sticks account for most blood tests performed in neonates without analgesia because topical local anesthetics are ineffective on heel glabrous skin. We investigated the antinociceptive effect of an alternative topical analgesic, a vapocoolant spray, on hind paw glabrous skin of rat pups. The spray was applied by two methods method 1 for 4s at a distance of 8cm and method 2 for 10s at a distance of 18cm.

The rat pups were randomized to either method 1 (n=32) or method 2 (n=31). Vapocoolant spray was applied to one hind paw randomly, and saline spray was applied to the contralateral paw. The paws were exposed to a hotplate test to measure withdrawal latency time before and 30s after the spray applications. Additionally, rat pups were tested for tissue toxicity in method 1 (n=20) and method 2 (n=20) after application of the vapocoolant spray before heel sticks three times a day for two consecutive days. Analyses of spray and method effects on hotplate withdrawal latency time were determined by nonparametric Wilcoxon tests to assess paired difference between vapocoolant spray and saline spray and to compare difference in medians between the two methods.

Method 1 and method 2 vapocoolant spray applications significantly prolonged the withdrawal latency time compared with saline, a median difference of 0.6s (IQR 0.1-1.2) for method 1 and 9.5s (IQR 5.5-10.7) for method 2 (a 15-fold longer latency time with method 2). Method-2 produced significantly longer withdrawal latency time than method 1 with a difference in median time of 8.9s (CI 95% 7.3-10.4s, P<.0001). No histopathological changes were detected.

Compared with method- 1, the vapocoolant spray in method 2 produced significantly longer withdrawal latency time that is clinically applicable to collecting blood samples after a heel stick.
Compared with method- 1, the vapocoolant spray in method 2 produced significantly longer withdrawal latency time that is clinically applicable to collecting blood samples after a heel stick.
Evidence-based practice (EBP) can improve health care in underprivileged countries. link3 Bolivia's EBP movement is nascent and the factors contributing to better implementation in nursing are unknown.

To explore Bolivian nurses' readiness to engage in EBP while highlighting the facilitators and barriers for pursuing EBP.

The study used a sequential explanatory mixed methods study. First, general trends were disclosed via a survey of 170 nurses in La Paz, Bolivia, holding at least a baccalaureate regarding their perceived beliefs about EBP. The survey identified facilitators and barriers for implementing EBP in acute and ambulatory settings. Second, qualitative data was gathered via a focus group of nine nurses with the purpose of enhancing the survey results.

The survey results showed that nurses believe that engaging in EBP can improve their clinical practice. However, the nurses' research behaviors were found to be infrequent. Lack of support from the nurses' clinics and hospitals and from non-nursing professionals were identified as barriers for engaging in EBP.
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