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Autophagy has been identified as an important immune regulatory mechanism. Recent studies have linked macrophage autophagy with innate immune responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), which can survive within macrophages by blocking fusion of the phagosome with lysosomes. These findings suggest that autophagy is a regulatable cellular mechanism of M. tuberculosis defense in macrophages. Transcriptomic profiles in human blood in TB patients suggest that M. tuberculosis affects autophagy related pathways. In order to better understand the role of macrophage autophagy in enhancing protective immunity against M. tuberculosis, in this study, we investigate the effects of the autophagy activators rapamycin and LPS in macrophage autophagy and immunity against M. tuberculosis. We confirm that rapamycin and LPS induce autophagy in M. tuberculosis infected THP-1-derived macrophages or PMA primed THP-1 macrophages [THP-1(A)]. LPS restores M. tuberculosis-inhibited IL-12 synthesis and secretion in THP-1(A) cells via autophagy. Similarly, autophagy activators increase IL-12 synthesis and secretion in THP-1(A) cells. These studies demonstrate the importance of autophagy in M. tuberculosis elimination in macrophages and may lead to novel therapies for tuberculosis and other bacterial infections.Importance of sperm-derived transcripts and chromatin imprints in organismal development is poorly investigated. Here using an integrative approach, we show that human sperm transcripts are equally important as oocyte. 1-Methylnicotinamide supplier Sperm-specific and sperm-oocyte common transcripts carry distinct chromatin structures at their promoters correlating with corresponding transcript levels in sperm. Interestingly, sperm-specific H3K4me3 patterns at the lincRNA promoters are not maintained in the germ layers and somatic tissues. However, bivalent chromatin at the sperm-specific protein-coding gene promoters is maintained throughout the development. Sperm-specific transcripts reach their peak expression during zygotic genome activation, whereas sperm-oocyte common transcripts are present during early preimplantation development but decline at the onset of zygotic genome activation. Additionally, there is an inverse correlation between sperm-specific and sperm-oocyte lincRNAs throughout the development. Sperm-lincRNAs also show aberrant activation in tumors. Overall, our observations indicate that sperm transcripts carrying chromatin imprints may play an important role in human development and cancer.Background People who inject drugs are highly vulnerable to social determinants of health (SDOH) inequities, such as homelessness, food insecurity, lack of social support, and poor access to healthcare. Supervised consumption sites (SCSs) have been developed to reduce harms associated with injection drug use but their social impacts remain largely unknown. This study explored service users' experiences with SCSs and how their service use affected their SDOH. Methods A qualitative descriptive study design was used. Participants were recruited from an SCS in Ottawa, Canada. Data were collected using in-depth interviews (n = 21). Data analysis involved two cycles of coding that were visibly presented in an analytic matrix. Member checking of the findings was then completed using two focus groups (n = 7). Results Five themes were identified with regard to how SCSs impacted the SDOH (1) social connectedness and community, (2) emotional support and stress reduction, (3) safety and security, (4) current shelter statuses and search for housing, and (5) health service access and use. The perceived effects of SCSs in these domains were mostly positive, though the importance of being vigilant and cautious when using the services was also expressed by participants. Conclusions SCSs represent a potential downstream intervention to addressing some of the SDOH inequities experienced by people who inject drugs. In particular, the findings indicate that SCSs can be a bridge to rebuilding service users' connections with the healthcare system and an important service in efforts to prevent unsheltered homelessness.Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a more aggressive phenotype and higher metastasis and recurrence rates than other breast cancer subtypes. The immune microenvironment and hypoxic microenvironment of breast cancer constitute the survival environment of cancer cells, which is an important environment to support cancer cells. LXA4 and its analog, BML-111 is an important regulator of inflammatory cytokines, which provides a possible way for the treatment of inflammatory-related tumors. Here, in the in vitro experiment, we showed that BML-111 could inhibit the EMT and migration of TAMs-stimulated TNBC by down-regulating ILK as well as p-Akt and p-GSK3β. And it could prevent the formation of breast cancer cell clusters. In the in vivo experiment, BML-111 could inhibit the metastasis of 4T1 breast cancer cells. We also demonstrated that BML-111 could affect macrophages in tumor microenvironment to prevent metastasis. These results showed that BML-111 could be a possible candidate for breast cancer therapy by targeting ILK and TAMs.Introduction In early-stage HER2 positive breast cancer (BC) patients, tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) predict survival outcomes. Patients achieving less than pathological complete response (pCR) have a worse prognosis, however, this group is heterogeneous. Nowadays limited data on predictive/prognostic biomarkers in patients with residual cancer disease are available. Methods Using next-generation sequencing technology, we evaluated a panel of 21 cancer genes in a group of HER2 positive BC patients with residual disease after NACT. A control group of patients who achieved the pCR was selected too. The BC mutational profile was analyzed on both the tumor diagnostic biopsy and matched residual disease. Results Overall, the detection rate of mutations was 79% in the No-pCR group versus 90% in the pCR cohort and 98% in the residual BC. The most mutated genes were TP53 and PIK3CA. No correlations between single gene mutations and survival outcomes were found. In no-pCR cohort, 52% of patients had different mutational profile after NACT, 69% of them had an increased in the number of mutated genes.
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