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Macrophage activation syndrome could be a fatal complication in rheumatic disease. Patients presenting with unexplained fever, serum ferritin>6000ng/mL, hepatosplenomegaly and cytopenia at baseline should raise the suspicion of MAS. The presence of serum ferritin>6000ng/mL, hepatosplenomegaly and low number of platelets was associated with poor outcome.
6000 ng/mL, hepatosplenomegaly and low number of platelets was associated with poor outcome.
This study aimed to evaluate the association between time in range (TIR) obtained from continuous glucose monitoring and the prevalence and degree of painful diabetic neuropathy.

A total of 364 individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy were enrolled in this study. Sensor-based flash glucose monitoring systems were used to monitor the participants' glucose levels, and the glycemic variability metrics were calculated, including the TIR, glucose coefficient of variation, standard deviation and the mean amplitude of glycemic excursions. The participants were asked to record any form of pain during the 2weeks of monitoring, and score the pain every day on a numerical rating scale. Based on the numerical rating scale, the patients were divided into the pain-free group, mild pain group and moderate/severe pain group.

Overall, 51.92% (189/364) of the participants were diagnosed with painful diabetic neuropathy. Compared with the pain-free group, the level of TIR decreased significantly in the mild pain and moderate/severe pain groups (P<0.05). The prevalence of mild pain and moderate/severe pain decreased with increasing TIR quartiles (all P<0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that TIR was significantly negatively correlated with the numerical rating scale score after adjustment for glycated hemoglobin, glycemic variability indicators and other risk factors (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that a decreasing level of TIR was significantly associated with an increasing risk of any pain and moderate/severe pain (P<0.05).

TIR is correlated with painful diabetic neuropathy and is underscored as a valuable clinical evaluation measure.
TIR is correlated with painful diabetic neuropathy and is underscored as a valuable clinical evaluation measure.Fully automated closed-loop insulin delivery may offer a novel way to manage diabetes in hospital. However, postprandial glycaemic control remains challenging. We aimed to assess the effect of nutritional intake on postprandial glucose control in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes receiving fully closed-loop insulin therapy. The effects of different meal types and macronutrient composition on sensor glucose time-in-target (TIT, 3.9-10.0 mmol/L) and mean sensor glucose were assessed with hierarchical linear models using a Bayesian estimation approach. TIT was lower and the mean sensor glucose slightly higher, after breakfast compared with lunch and dinner, whereas the insulin dose was higher. Across meals, when carbohydrates were replaced by fat, or to a lesser extent by protein, postprandial glucose control improved. For breakfast, a 3.9% improvement in TIT was observed when 10% of the energy from carbohydrates was replaced by fat. Improvements were slightly lower during lunch and dinner (3.2% and 3.4%) or when carbohydrates were replaced by protein (2.2 and 2.7%, respectively). We suggest that reducing carbohydrate at the expense of fat or protein, could further improve glucose control during fully closed-loop insulin therapy in hospital.Obesity is emerging as a risk factor for COVID-19 disease severity. The impact of the pandemic and knowledge of obesity as a risk factor on the lived experience of people with obesity is not fully understood. selleck The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with severe obesity (BMI ≥35 kg/m2 ), currently engaged in multi-modal treatment. The primary objectives were to examine the impact of the pandemic on their lived experience from a treatment and psychosocial standpoint and additionally explore their awareness of obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 disease severity. An in-depth qualitative study was adopted employing semi-structured interviews with open-ended questions. Interpretive thematic analysis was adopted to analyse the data and identify key themes taking a grounded approach. Themes that emerged from the perspective of impact on lived experience were (a) challenge sustaining treatment and (b) psychosocial impact. There was an even split regarding awareness and lack of awareness of obesity as risk factor which itself contributes towards a negative psychosocial impact in most patients. The COVID-19 pandemic is posing a diverse challenge to people with obesity. This has implications for their on-going treatment. From an ethical standpoint, there is a need to fully elucidate the link between obesity and COVID-19, disseminate this information using people friendly language and imagery in a manner that does not exacerbate a harmful psychosocial response or lead to stigmatization.Early type I interferon is essential for antagonizing against malaria infection, which remains a significant global infectious disease. After Plasmodium yoelii YM infection, the activation of MAVS-, STING- and inflammasome-IRF3-mediated pathway could trigger the Socs1 expression to inhibit the TLR7-MyD88-IRF7-induced type I interferon production. However, the dynamic regulatory mechanisms of type I interferon response to YM infection and delicate cross-regulation of these signalling are far from clear. In current study, we established a mathematical model to systematically demonstrate that the MAVS-, STING- and inflammasome-mediated signalling pathways play distinct roles in regulating type I interferon response after YM infection; and the YM dose could significantly affect the difference of resistance to YM infection among MAVS, STING and inflammasome deficiency. Collectively, our study systematically elucidated the precise regulatory mechanisms of type I interferon signalling after YM infection and advanced the research on therapy of plasmodium infection by incorporating multiple signalling pathways at diverse time.
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