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Prosthetic joints are at risk of becoming infected during an episode of bacteremia, especially during S. aureus bacteremia. However, it is unclear how often asymptomatic PJI occurs and whether additional diagnostics should be considered.

In this multicenter study, we retrospectively analyzed a cohort of patients with a late acute (hematogenous) PJI between 2005-2015 who had concomitant prosthetic joints in situ. Patients without at least 1 year of follow -up were excluded.

91 patients with a hematogenous PJI and 108 concomitant prosthetic joints were included. The incident PJI was most frequently caused by Staphylococcus aureus (43%), followed by streptococci (26%) and Gram negative rods (18%). Of 108 concomitant prosthetic joints, 13 were symptomatic, of which 10 were subsequently diagnosed as a second PJI. Of the 95 asymptomatic prosthetic joints, 1 PJI developed during the follow-up period and was classified as a 'missed' PJI at the time of bacteremia with S. aureus (1.1%). Infected prosthetic joints were younger than the non-infected ones in 67% of cases, and prosthetic knees were affected more often than prosthetic hips (78%).

During an episode of hematogenous PJI, concomitant asymptomatic prosthetic joints have a very low risk of being infected, and additional diagnostic work-up for these joints is not necessary.
During an episode of hematogenous PJI, concomitant asymptomatic prosthetic joints have a very low risk of being infected, and additional diagnostic work-up for these joints is not necessary.Heterogeneous nuclear ribonuclear protein K (hnRNPK) is an abundant RNA-binding protein crucial for a wide variety of biological processes. While its binding preference for multi-cytosine-patch (C-patch) containing RNA is well documented, examination of binding to known cellular targets that contain C-patches reveals an unexpected breadth of binding affinities. Analysis of in-cell crosslinking data reinforces the notion that simple C-patch preference is not fully predictive of hnRNPK localization within transcripts. The individual RNA-binding domains of hnRNPK work together to interact with RNA tightly, with the KH3 domain being neither necessary nor sufficient for binding. Rather, the RG/RGG domain is implicated in providing essential contributions to RNA-binding, but not DNA-binding, affinity. hnRNPK is essential for X chromosome inactivation, where it interacts with Xist RNA specifically through the Xist B-repeat region. We use this interaction with an RNA motif derived from this B-repeat region to determine the RNA-structure dependence of C-patch recognition. While the location preferences of hnRNPK for C-patches are conformationally restricted within the hairpin, these structural constraints are relieved in the absence of RNA secondary structure. Together, these results illustrate how this multi-domain protein's ability to accommodate and yet discriminate between diverse cellular RNAs allows for its broad cellular functions.The development and maturity of follicles are regulated by sex hormones and growth factors. It has been proven that peri-ovarian adipose tissue plays an important role in folliculogenesis and fertility in the female ICR and KM mice. The aim of the present study was to further investigate whether removal of bilateral peri-ovarian adipose tissue affected follicular development and lipid metabolism in the female C57BL/6 J mice. Female C57BL/6 J mice at 6-week old were sham-operated (Sham) or removed bilateral peri-ovarian adipose tissue (Surgery). After two weeks, the mice were subjected to the body composition analysis and indirect calorimetry measurement. Our results show that the Surgery mice exhibited abnormal follicular development, including increased follicular dysplasia and atresia, decreased serum sex hormone levels, and abnormal expression of follicular development-related genes. Correspondingly, the endometrial thickness of the Surgery mice was less than the Sham mice. In addition, the Surgery mice had abnormal lipid metabolism, including reduced fat mass, increased energy expenditure, and up-regulated gene and protein expression involved in lipolysis. These data confirmed the importance of peri-ovarian adipose tissue in the follicular development in the female reproduction and suggested the contribution of peri-ovarian adipose tissue to the whole-body lipid metabolism.N 6-methylation of 2'-O-methyladenosine (Am) in RNA occurs in eukaryotic cells to generate N6,2'-O-dimethyladenosine (m6Am). Identification of the methyltransferase responsible for m6Am catalysis has accelerated studies on the function of m6Am in RNA processing. While m6Am is generally found in the first transcribed nucleotide of mRNAs, the modification is also found internally within U2 snRNA. However, the writer required for catalyzing internal m6Am formation had remained elusive. CDK activation By sequencing transcriptome-wide RNA methylation at single-base-resolution, we identified human METTL4 as the writer that directly methylates Am at U2 snRNA position 30 into m6Am. We found that METTL4 localizes to the nucleus and its conserved methyltransferase catalytic site is required for U2 snRNA methylation. By sequencing human cells with overexpressed Mettl4, we determined METTL4's in vivo target RNA motif specificity. In the absence of Mettl4 in human cells, U2 snRNA lacks m6Am thereby affecting a subset of splicing events that exhibit specific features such as 3' splice-site weakness and an increase in exon inclusion. These findings suggest that METTL4 methylation of U2 snRNA regulates splicing of specific pre-mRNA transcripts.A Knoevenagel condensation of various aldehydes with malononitrile effectively proceeded in the presence of hydroquinone/benzoquinone mixed catalysts at room temperature in H2O. Furthermore, γ-deuterium-labeled α,β-unsaturated nitrile derivatives were also constructed via a deuteration of an aliphatic aldehyde in D2O using a basic resin and the subsequent Knoevenagel condensation.Liquid formulations have a well-established role in therapeutic embolisation of blood vessels with the widespread use of cyanoacrylate glues, precipitating polymer suspensions, sclerosing agents and viscous emulsions of oil and chemotherapeutic agents. There is currently an emerging market for next generation liquid embolics which aim to address some of the short-comings of the currently used products. These next generation systems use varying chemistries in their approach to formulate new systems including polymerising, precipitating and phase-transitioning mechanisms to form solidified masses in situ within the vasculature. Some of these emerging technologies have been developed to possess improved imaging properties such as inherent radiopacity, rather than relying on having to mixing with radiopaque materials such as tantalum powder and reduction of X-ray imaging artefacts (streaking). Others offer solvent-free formulations which gel on contact with blood thereby allowing precise control over gel formation during the embolisation process without the use of potentially toxic solvents.
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