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Conclusion We consider ovarian cancer as a heterogeneous disease, not only in the sense that different histological or molecular subtypes may be behind the same clinical result, but also that multiple cell types besides cancer cells, like other non-cellular components, need to be mobilized and coordinated to support tumor survival, growth, invasion and progression.Background and Purpose- Perivascular spaces (PVS) around venules may help drain interstitial fluid from the brain. We examined relationships between suspected venules and PVS visible on brain magnetic resonance imaging. Methods- We developed a visual venular quantification method to examine the spatial relationship between venules and PVS. We recruited patients with lacunar stroke or minor nondisabling ischemic stroke and performed brain magnetic resonance imaging and retinal imaging. We quantified venules on gradient echo or susceptibility-weighted imaging and PVS on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the centrum semiovale and then determined overlap between venules and PVS. We assessed associations between venular count and patient demographic characteristics, vascular risk factors, small vessel disease features, retinal vessels, and venous sinus pulsatility. Results- Among 67 patients (69% men, 69.0±9.8 years), only 4.6% (range, 0%-18%) of venules overlapped with PVS. Total venular count increased with total centrum semiovale PVS count in 55 patients after accounting for venule-PVS overlap (β=0.468 [95% CI, 0.187-0.750]) and transverse sinus pulsatility (β=0.547 [95% CI, 0.309-0.786]) and adjusting for age, sex, and systolic blood pressure. Conclusions- Despite increases in both visible PVS and suspected venules, we found minimal spatial overlap between them in patients with sporadic small vessel disease, suggesting that most magnetic resonance imaging-visible centrum semiovale PVS are periarteriolar rather than perivenular.Background Hyperkalaemia is a potentially life-threatening condition. Furthermore, it is one of the main reasons for discontinuation and dose reduction of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) in clinical practice. However, exact data on the prevalence and consequences of occurrence of hyperkalaemia when taking RAASi in a dedicated heart failure care setting are scarce.Methods Consecutive patients diagnosed with heart failure from a single tertiary hospital between August 2000 and May 2017 were retrospectively evaluated. Primary endpoint was the development of hyperkalaemia (≥5.5 mmol/L) at any moment during follow-up.Results About 396 patients were included in the current analysis (mean follow-up 6.9 years). 26% (n = 104) and 12% (n = 46) of patients developed hyperkalaemia (≥5.5 mmol/L and ≥6.0 mmol/L, respectively). Diabetes mellitus (OR = 1.80, 95% CI = 1.03-3.19) and baseline creatinine (mg/dL) (OR = 2.37, 95% CI = 2.37-3.85) were independent risk factors for hyperkalaemia. Development of hyperkalaemia was associated with 6.5 higher odds for recurrence. Only 10% developed hyperkalaemia during up-titration of RAASi, while 90% developed during later follow-up on stable doses of RAASi. hyperkalaemia was not associated with worse outcome after multivariate adjustment for baseline co-morbidities. However, hyperkalaemia was associated with discontinuation and lower doses of MRAs during follow-up (p = 0.007). Discontinuation of MRA due to hyperkalaemia was associated with an increase in all-cause mortality in HFrEF patients (HR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.05-2.99).Conclusions Approximately, one-fourth of patients developed hyperkalaemia during follow-up which was associated with a lower MRA dose during follow-up. Discontinuation of MRA, but not hyperkalaemia itself, was associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and heart failure admission in HFrEF patients.People living in areas of intractable conflicts experience extreme negative emotions which ultimately lead to support of aggressive policies. Emotion regulation and particularly cognitive reappraisal has been found to be effective in reducing negative emotional experiences and shifting policy preferences. Therefore, it is important to develop scalable, evidence-based interventions aimed at regulating negative emotions in such contexts. In this paper, we introduce ReApp - a mobile game, aimed at training people to regulate their emotions using cognitive reappraisal. We examine the game's effectiveness in reducing negative emotions and support for aggressive policies in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Results indicate that people who played ReApp experienced lower levels of anger and disgust, and were less supportive of aggressive political policies targeted at the outgroup. We believe that games such as ReApp could potentially influence mass audiences and by that promote conflict resolution.Herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora Pall.) is known as the flower phase. This phase is somewhat resistant to drought, but long-term drought and severe water shortage will affect its normal growth and development. In this study, physiological indices and the transcriptome of P. lactiflora were determined to clarify its physiological responses and gene expression changes under drought stress. The results showed that under drought stress, soluble sugar content, peroxidase (POD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activities, and chlorophyll, carotenoid and flavonoid contents were significantly increased, and soluble protein content, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), ascorbic acid (AsA) and glutathione (GSH) activity first increased and then decreased after day 14. Moreover, drought stress also significantly reduced chlorophyll content, photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that compared with the Control, 10,747 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were upregulated and 11,835 downregulated under drought stress. These DEGs were classified into three categories and 46 functional groups by GO function classification. The 3,179 DEGs were enriched into 128 pathways by KEGG pathway enrichment. The ROS system, chlorophyll degradation and photosynthetic capacity, as well as secondary pathways of biosynthesis and sugar metabolism were included. selleck inhibitor Additionally, relevant genes expressed in some metabolic pathways were discovered. These results provide a theoretical basis for understanding the responses of P. lactiflora to drought stress.
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