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Lipid peroxidation is a common feature of liver diseases, especially non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). There are limited validated tools to study intra-hepatic lipid peroxidation, especially for small specimen. We developed a semi-quantitative, fully automated immunohistochemistry assay for the detection of 4-hydroxynoneal (4-HNE) protein adducts, a marker of lipid peroxidation, for adaptation to clinical diagnostics and research. We used Hep G2 cells treated with 4-HNE to validate specificity, sensitivity, and dynamic range of the antibody. Staining and semi-quantitative automated readout were confirmed in human needle-biopsy liver samples from subjects with NAFLD and normal liver histology. The ability to detect changes in lipid peroxidation was tested in paired liver biopsies from NAFLD subjects, obtained before and after 4 weeks of treatment with the antioxidant vitamin E (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01792115, n=21). The cellular calibrator was linear and NAFLD patients had significantly higher levels of 4-HNE adducts compared to controls (p=0.02). Vitamin E treatment significantly decreased 4-HNE (p=0.0002). Our findings demonstrate that 4-HNE quantification by immunohistochemistry and automated image analysis is feasible and able to detect changes in hepatic lipid peroxidation in clinical trials. This method can be applied to archival and fresh samples and should be considered for use in assessing NAFLD histology.Though bicycle as a mode of transport has many environmental and societal benefits as well as health benefits, bicyclists are one of the most vulnerable road users. According to the report by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH, 2017), there is a sharp increase in the number of fatal victims in respect of bicyclists in 2017 over 2016. The number of cyclists killed jumped from 2585 in 2016 to 3559 in 2017, a 37.7% increase. In the present study, we present the analysis of the effect of the crash, geometric, environmental and cyclist characteristics on the bicycle-vehicle involved collisions by using the crash dataset of nine years (2009-2017) from Tamilnadu RADMS (Road Accident Data Management System) database with the application of fast and frugal tree (FFT) heuristic algorithm. Fedratinib manufacturer The complete dataset (9978 crashes) was divided into two separate datasets training data (6984 crashes) for the development of model and testing data (2984 crashes) for the performance evaluation. FFT algorithm identifies five major hues or variable attributes that influence the severity of bicycle crashes. The five major hues include the number of lanes, road separation, intersection, colliding vehicle type and road category. From the results of the present study, FFT acts as a complementary tool to other complex machine learning algorithms such as support vector machines, random forest, logistic regression and CART. The findings of the present study provide important insights for reducing the severity of bicycle-involved crashes at the planning and operations levels.Introduction Depressive symptoms are a major drawback of aphasia, negatively impacting on functional outcomes. In a previous study, Intensive Language-Action Therapy (ILAT) was effective in improving depression and low mood in persons with chronic non-fluent aphasia. We present a proof-of-concept case-control study that evaluates language and mood outcomes amongst persons with fluent post-stroke aphasia. Participants Thirteen Spanish speaking persons with fluent aphasia due to chronic stroke lesions in the left hemisphere participated in the study. Intervention Five participants (intervention group) received ILAT for 3 h/day during two consecutive weeks, for an overall of 30 h, and 8 participants (control group) entered a waiting-list no-treatment arm. Results The main finding was that participants receiving active treatment showed significant improvements on depression and aphasia severity scores, whereas no significant changes were found in the control group. Conclusions The implementation of ILAT was efficient in improving clinical language deficits in people with fluent aphasia and contributes to improvement in mood after therapy. Trial registration EUDRACT (2008-008481-12).Circular RNA (circRNA) circ-LRP6 was recently proven to be a pivotal player in various human diseases. Nevertheless, its role in esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) remains unknown. In the current study, we investigated the expression level, biological function and mechanism of circ-LRP6 in ESCC. Circ-LRP6 was significantly upregulated in ESCC tissues and correlated with malignant clinicopathological characteristics and poor prognosis. Knockdown of circ-LRP6 evidently reduced ESCC cell viability, colony formation and invasion. Circ-LRP6 was mainly located in the cytoplasm and could sponge miR-182 to increase the expression of Myc, a well-documented proto-oncogene. Importantly, circ-LRP6 depletion significantly retarded tumor growth in vivo. And silencing of miR-182 or overexpression of Myc effectively rescued the attenuated aggressive phenotype of ESCC cells caused by circ-LRP6 knockdown. Therefore, our data indicate that circ-LRP6 is a novel oncogenic circRNA in ESCC, targeting the circ-LRP6/miR-182/Myc signaling may be a promising therapeutic approach for ESCC patients.ABSTRACT A study was conducted to examine the factor structure of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI) among a large community sample of 729 Spanish-speakers from the Continental United States (n = 174, 23.9%), Latin America (n = 465, 63.8%), and Spain (n = 90, 12.3%) The sample was 62.1% female, had at least 10 years of formal education, and ranged in age from 18 to 65 years (M = 36.7, SD = 12.5). The sample was randomly split into two groups with comparable demographics for a sequential analysis that consisted of an exploratory factor analysis on the first subsample followed by a confirmatory factor analysis within a second validation subsample. Results demonstrated a high internal consistency reliability for the Spanish version of the NSI, and a three-factor solution was supported with somatic, affective, and cognitive factors. Findings were comparable to prior studies with the English version of the NSI providing preliminary support for the construct validity of this measure among a large sample of Spanish-speakers.
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