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This activity is required to remove the highly inhibitory enol form of OAA and is likely to be critical for TCA cycle operation. By cataloging these instances, we show that metabolite damage and its repair or preemption is a prevalent feature of the TCA cycle and suggest many more metabolite damage control systems are likely to exist. © 2020 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.OBJECTIVES Sodium zirconium cyclosilicate (SZC) is a novel, highly selective potassium binder currently approved in the United States and European Union for treatment of hyperkalemia. This pilot evaluation explored the efficacy of SZC with insulin and glucose as hyperkalemia treatment in the emergency department (ED). METHODS This exploratory, phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT03337477) enrolled adult ED patients with blood potassium ≥ 5.8 mmol/L. Patients were randomized 11 to receive SZC 10 g or placebo, up to three times during a 10-hour period, with insulin and glucose. The primary efficacy outcome was the mean change in serum potassium (sK+ ) from baseline until 4 hours after start of dosing. RESULTS Overall, 70 patients were randomized (SZC n = 33, placebo n = 37), of whom 50.0% were male. Their mean (± standard deviation [±SD]) age was 59.0 (±13.8) years and mean initial sK+ was similar between groups (SZC 6.4 mmol/L, placebo 6.5 mmol/L). The least squares meC on behalf of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM).BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We investigated the effectiveness of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) patients with large vessel or distal occlusions and mild neurological deficits, defined as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores less then 6 points. METHODS The primary efficacy outcome was 3-month functional independence (FI) [modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores 0-2] that was compared between patients with and without IVT treatment. Other efficacy outcomes of interest included 3-month favorable functional outcome (mRS scores 0-1) and mRS score distribution at discharge and at 3 months. The safety outcomes comprised all-cause 3-month mortality, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), asymptomatic ICH and severe systemic bleeding. RESULTS We evaluated 336 AIS patients with large vessel or distal occlusions and mild stroke severity (mean age 63 ± 15 years, 45% women). Patients treated with IVT (n = 162) had higher FI (85.6% vs. 74.8%, P = 0.027) with lower mRS scores at hospogy.Linearly fused hydrocarbon nanobelts are a unique type of double-stranded macrocycles that would serve as not only the powerful hosts in supramolecular science but also the templates to grow zig-zag carbon nanotubes with defined diameters. Fully conjugated hydrocarbon nanobelts such as belt[n]arenes would also possess unique physical and chemical properties. Despite the importance, both fully conjugated and (partially) saturated hydrocarbon nanobelts remain largely unexplored because of the lack of cyclization methods. Reported here is the construction of nanometer sized H 12 -belt[12]arenes based on the strategy to close up all fjords of resorcin[6]arene by means of six-fold intramolecular alkylation reactions of resorcin[6]arene derivatives. All resulting H 12 -belt[12]arenes produce a very similar nanobelt core structure with six benzene rings and six boat 1,4-cyclohexadiene rings being alternately linear-fused to give a nearly equilateral hexagonal cylinder. The average long diagonal is around 1 nm and the height of the cylinder is about 0.3 nm. The acquired H 12 -belt[12]arenes would be the potential precursors to various hydrocarbon nanobelts including fully conjugated belt[12]arenes. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.Human papillomavirus (HPV) in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a well-known cause and prognostic indicator, and the utility of p16 as a surrogate marker for HPV status has been established. P16 and its relationship with HPV have not been defined in sinonasal malignancy nor has a link with outcomes been established. Patients with sinonasal SCC from 2011 to 2017 were identified from our pathology database. P16 immunohistochemistry and HPV RNA in situ hybridization were performed on tissue specimens. Forty-seven patients were included. Disease-free survival for p16+ patients was significantly higher than p16- patients (P = .043). Miransertib Fewer HPV+ patients died (P = .052) or experienced recurrence (P = .0437). Odds ratio between p16 and HPV status was 14.19 (95% CI 1.72, 442.03). Our findings demonstrate improved survival in both the p16+ and HPV+ groups and a positive association between p16 and HPV. There may be similar potential for modifying classification for HPV+ sinonasal SCC. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Global advancements in biological technologies has vastly increased the variety of and accessibility to bioassay platforms, while simultaneously improving our understanding of druggable chemical space. In the South African context, this has resulted in a rapid expansion in the number of medicinal chemistry programmes currently operating, particularly on university campuses. Furthermore, the modern medicinal chemist has the advantage of being able to incorporate data from numerous related disciplines into the medicinal chemistry process, allowing for informed molecular design to play a far greater role than previously possible. Accordingly, this review focusses on recent highlights in drug discovery programmes, in which South Africa medicinal chemistry groups have played a substantive role in the design and optimisation of biologically active compounds which contribute to the search for promising agents for infectious disease. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.The main aim of the study was to assess changes in adiponectin and fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) levels in pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis during ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy. The study included 40 pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis (ICP) treated with UDCA. In the pregnant ICP group, material for further analysis was collected three times before the first dose of drug T1, 4 weeks after the first dose of drug T2, 8 weeks after the first dose of drug T3, and 1 day after delivery T4 (P less then  .05). Regarding changes in the adiponectin concentration profile, three statistical significance (P less then  .05) was found before the first dose and 8 weeks of treatment and 1 day after delivery, as well as between 4 and 8 weeks of UDCA acid therapy. In the fourth and eighth weeks of treatment, adiponectin levels reached a higher concentration than before the first dose of UDCA, but a decrease was observed 1 day after delivery. It has been confirmed that UDCA therapy has an impact on the dynamics of changes in adiponectin and FGF21 levels as well as indicators characterizing liver function.
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