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g. perampanel); and (4) modulation of neurotransmitter release via a presynaptic action (e.g. levetiracetam, brivaracetam, gabapentin, pregabalin). In the past two decades there has been great progress in identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms of many genetic epilepsies. Given this new understanding, attempts are being made to engineer specific small molecule, antisense and gene therapies that functionally reverse or structurally correct pathogenic defects in epilepsy syndromes. In the near future, these new therapies will begin a paradigm shift in the treatment of some rare genetic epilepsy syndromes, but targeted therapies will remain elusive for the vast majority of epilepsies until their causes are identified. This article is part of the special issue entitled 'New Epilepsy Therapies for the 21st Century - From Antiseizure Drugs to Prevention, Modification and Cure of Epilepsy'. The ribosomal DNA (rDNA) can act as a sensor and responder of cancer-associated stress. Here we investigated rDNA copy number in gastric cancers and its association with existing biomarkers and metals exposure. This study was performed on paired tumor and adjacent normal tissues obtained from 65 gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy. Immunohistochemistry was used to assess HER-2, E-cadherin, EGFR, CK (pan), CK20, CK7, TopoⅡ, CAM5.2, P53, and Ki-67 expression. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was used to detect the concentrations of 17 metals in gastric tissues. rDNA copy number was detected by qPCR in genomic DNA isolated from tissue samples. Associations between the expression of existing markers, metal concentrations, and rDNA copy number were evaluated. Within patients with gastric cancer, the copy number of the 45S rDNA components (18S, 5.8S, 28S) and the 5S rDNA in tumor tissues were significantly higher than those in adjacent normal tissues, whereas mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number was significantly lower in tumor tissues than that in adjacent normal tissues. Further analysis revealed that the increase in 18S, 5.8S, and 28S rDNA copy number in tumor tissues was diminished in the context of EGFR and P53 loss. Moreover, analysis of metals revealed particularly high concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu and Fe in the gastric tissues of these patients. Intriguingly, rDNA copy number variation across individuals was correlated with the concentrations of some metals. The rDNA was amplified in tumor tissues of gastric cancer patients, and its amplification may be associated with metals exposure. VPS34 inhibitor 1 The expression of EGFR and P53 may influence rDNA copy number, with diminished amplification of the rDNA in cancers that were negative for these biomarkers. Our observation further our understanding of rDNA copy number in gastric cancer and its potential as a simple and useful marker in gastric cancer monitoring. BACKGROUND Arsenic, a global pollutant and a threshold-free primary carcinogen, can accumulate in rice. Previous studies have focused on arsenic poisoning in drinking water and the effects on gut microbes. The research on arseniasis through food, which involves the bio-transformation of arsenic, and the related changes in gut microbiome is insufficient. METHOD Mice were exposed from animal feed prepared with four arsenic species (iAsIII, iAsV, MMA, and DMA) at a dose of 30 mg/kg according to the arsenic species proportion in rice for 30 days and 60 days. The levels of total arsenic (tAs) and arsenic species in mice feces and urine samples were determined using ICP-MS and HPLC-ICP-MS, respectively. 16S rRNA and ITS gene sequencing were conducted on microbial DNA extracted from the feces samples. RESULTS At 30 days and 60 days exposure, the tAs levels excreted from urine were 0.0092 and 0.0093 mg/day, and tAs levels in feces were 0.0441 and 0.0409 mg/day, respectively. We found significant differences in arseniunction predicting analysis indicated that arsenic exposure might also significantly increase differential metabolic pathways and would disturb carbohydrates, lipid, and amino acids metabolism of gut bacteria. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrate that subchronic arsenic exposure via food significantly changes the gut microbiome, and the toxicity of arsenic in food, especially in staples, should be comprehensively evaluated in terms of the disturbance of microbiome, and feces might be the main pathway through which arsenic from food exposure is excreted and bio-transformed, providing a new insight into the investigation of bio-detoxification for arseniasis. A blind field test with 136 independent measurements of radon (222Rn) in soil air retrieved from a depth of 0.8 m in a decommissioned lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) production plant was undertaken to evaluate the performance of the 222Rn-deficit technique as a screening methodology for the location and delineation of subsurface accumulations of complex mixtures of organic contaminants. Maps of 222Rn iso-concentrations were drawn and interpreted before direct analytical information regarding concentrations of hexachlorocyclohexanes, chlorobenzenes and BTEX compounds in soil, groundwater and soil air were disclosed to the authors. The location and extension of pollution hot spots inferred from the 222Rn campaigns agrees remarkably well with the analytical data obtained from the intrusive sampling campaigns and with the location of contaminant source zones (chemical reactor and waste-storage area) and geological sinks of those contaminants (paleochannel). Two main limitations to the applicability of the 222Rn-deficit technique were identified and assessed The statistically significant variation of 222Rn concentrations with diurnal changes of ground-level air temperature and the maximum depth of investigation in the absence of significant advective and co-advective transport of radon. If the influence of those two factors is accounted for and/or minimized (by averaging replicated measurements during the workday and in different days), the 222Rn-deficit technique has the potential to be an efficient technique which delivers information in quasi-real time, with a much higher spatial density than that of intrusive techniques, at a much faster rate and at a significantly lower cost. MAIN FINDINGS The 222Rn-deficit technique is an effective tool for real-time site characterization only limited by diffusion length of radon and diurnal temperature variations.
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