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This chapter introduces the spiritual capital discourse and spiritual capital theory (SCT). By extending the leadership-spirituality intersect with the notion of "capital," it confirms the value proposition of spirituality for leadership development and extends the discourse to include "structure," an aspect with which leadership theory struggles.Deeper spiritual and leadership awareness is a developmental process that can most easily be understood by examining our own experiences. Presence, flow, and oscillation offer pathways that increase awareness of oneself, foster a realistic view of the world, and are a catalyst for deeper leadership.Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be isolated from bone marrow or other adult tissues (adipose tissue, dental pulp, amniotic fluid, and umbilical cord). In vitro, MSCs grow as adherent cells, display fibroblast-like morphology, and self-renew, undergoing specific mesodermal differentiation. High heterogeneity of MSCs from different origin, and differences in preparation techniques, make difficult to uniform their functional properties for therapeutic purposes. Immunomodulatory, migratory, and differentiation ability, fueled clinical MSC application in regenerative medicine, whereas beneficial effects are currently mainly ascribed to their secretome and extracellular vesicles. MSC translational potential in cancer therapy exploits putative anti-tumor activity and inherent tropism toward tumor sites to deliver cytotoxic drugs. However, controversial results emerged evaluating either the therapeutic potential or homing efficiency of MSCs, as both antitumor and protumor effects were reported. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor and its development and aggressive nature is sustained by cancer stem cells (CSCs) and the identification of effective therapeutic is required. MSC dualistic action, tumor-promoting or tumor-targeting, is dependent on secreted factors and extracellular vesicles driving a complex cross talk between MSCs and GBM CSCs. Tumor-tropic ability of MSCs, besides providing an alternative therapeutic approach, could represent a tool to understand the biology of GBM CSCs and related paracrine mechanisms, underpinning MSC-GBM interactions. In this review, recent findings on the complex nature of MSCs will be highlighted, focusing on their elusive impact on GBM progression and aggressiveness by direct cell-cell interaction and via secretome, also facing the perspectives and challenges in treatment strategies.Aims Evolving debate suggests that handgrip strength (HGS), a measure of muscular strength, might be associated with the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, the evidence is conflicting. Using a systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational cohort studies in general populations, we aimed to assess the association of HGS with the future risk of T2D. Methods Relevant studies were sought from inception until April 2020 in MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and manual search of relevant articles. SD49-7 order Transformed or extracted relative risks (RRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) comparing the top vs bottom thirds of HGS levels were pooled using random effects meta-analysis. Results A total of 10 unique observational cohort studies comprising of 177,826 participants and >5,167 T2D cases were eligible. The pooled multivariable RR (95% CI) for T2D comparing the top vs bottom thirds of HGS levels was 0.73 (0.63-0.84). This association was consistent across several relevant subgroups except for evidence of effect modification by sample size (p-value for meta-regression less then 0.001) evidence of an association in smaller studies ( less then 250 events) 0.50 (0.40-0.63), with no significant association in bigger studies (≥ 250 events) 0.87 (0.73-1.05). There was no evidence of small study effects using formal tests such as funnel plots and Egger's regression symmetry test. Conclusion Pooled analysis of observational cohort studies suggests that HGS may be a risk indicator for T2D in the general population. The role of utilizing handgrip strength measurements in T2D prevention strategies warrants further investigation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are widely used in oncology for their favorable antitumor efficacy. ICI therapy is associated with a unique toxicity profile known as immune-related adverse events (irAEs). One such irAE is ICI-related diabetes mellitus (DM), which is relatively uncommon but can become extremely severe, leading to irreversible impairment of β-cells, and even lead to death if not promptly recognized and properly managed. The precise mechanisms of ICI-related DM are not well understood. In this review, we summarize the clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management of this adverse effect caused by ICI therapy. Deeper investigation of ICI-related DM may contribute to elucidating the molecular mechanisms of classical type 1 DM. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The present study enumerates the discovery and development of novel thiazolidin-4-one-1,3,5-triazine as neuro-protective agent against cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury in mice. These compounds showed significant inhibition of NF-ĸB transcriptional activity in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells, displaying compound 8k as most potent inhibitor among the tested derivative. The compound 8k was further studied in in-vivo middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) mice model for neuro-protective action. Results suggest that compound 8k causes attenuation of inflammation (TNF-α, IL-β and IL-6), oxidative stress (SOD, GSH and MDA) and apoptosis (Bcl-2, Bax and cleaved caspase-3) in MCAO mice in concentration dependent manner. Collectively, our results documented that compound 8k pre-treatment protects cerebral I/R. This novel lead scaffold may be helpful for investigation of new neuro-protective agent by inactivation of NF-ĸB.Purpose Laparoscopic nephrectomy (LN) has become the preferred method for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Adequate preoperative assessment or intraoperative navigation is key to the successful implementation of LN. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical application value of mixed-reality-assisted surgical navigation (MRASN) in LN. Patients and methods A total of 100 patients with stage T1N0M0 renal tumors who underwent laparoscopic partial nephrectomy (LPN) or laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) were prospectively enrolled and divided into a mixed-reality-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy (MRALN) group (n = 50) and a non-mixed-reality-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy (non-MRALN) group (n = 50). All patients underwent renal contrast-enhanced CT scans. The CT DICOM data of all patients in the MRALN group were imported into the mixed-reality (MR) postprocessing workstation and underwent holographic three-dimensional visualization (V3D) modeling and MR displayed, respectively. We adopted the Likert scale to evaluate the clinical application value of MRASN.
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