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Non-responder phenotype reveals evident microbiome-wide prescription antibiotic threshold from the murine intestine.
aract surgery, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for age-related macular degeneration, and macular edema.

There is a consistent association between vision impairment, eye diseases, and reduced quality of life. These findings support pursuing ophthalmic interventions, such as timely cataract surgery and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy, for common retinal diseases, where indicated, to improve quality of life for millions of people globally each year.
There is a consistent association between vision impairment, eye diseases, and reduced quality of life. These findings support pursuing ophthalmic interventions, such as timely cataract surgery and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy, for common retinal diseases, where indicated, to improve quality of life for millions of people globally each year.Calcification of the arterial wall and valves is an important part of the pathophysiological process of peripheral and coronary atherosclerosis, aortic stenosis, aging, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. This review aims to better understand how extracellular phosphates and their ability to be retained as calcium phosphates on the extracellular matrix initiate the mineralization process of arteries and valves. In this context, the physiological process of bone mineralization remains a human model for pathological soft tissue mineralization. Soluble (ionized) calcium precipitation occurs on extracellular phosphates; either with inorganic or on exposed organic phosphates. Organic phosphates are classified as either structural (phospholipids, nucleic acids) or energetic (corresponding to phosphoryl transfer activities). Extracellular phosphates promote a phenotypic shift in vascular smooth muscle and valvular interstitial cells towards an osteoblast gene expression pattern, which provokes the active phase of mineralization. A line of defense systems protects arterial and valvular tissue calcifications. Given the major roles of phosphate in soft tissue calcification, phosphate mimetics and/or prevention of phosphate dissipation represent novel potential therapeutic approaches for arterial and valvular calcification.
To describe the associations of blood pressure and arterial stiffness with knee cartilage volume in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

A secondary analysis was performed on the data from participants of a randomized controlled trial, which identified the effects of vitamin D supplementation on knee structures and symptoms among patients with symptomatic knee OA. Brachial and central blood pressure, arterial stiffness indicators and knee cartilage volume were measured at baseline and 2-year follow-up. Associations were assessed using generalized estimating equations.

Among 231 participants (average age 63.2 years), 48.9% were females. Higher supine systolic and diastolic pressures were significantly associated with lower tibial cartilage volume (Systolic Lateral β -6.23, medial β -5.14, total β -11.35 mm3/mmHg. Diastolic Lateral β -10.25, medial β -11.29, total β -21.50 mm3/mmHg). Higher supine systolic pressure was associated with lower femoral cartilage volume (Lateral β -17.35, total β -28.31 mm3/mmHg). Central systolic pressure and arterial stiffness indicators (including pulse wave velocity, central pulse pressure, and peripheral pulse pressure) were largely not associated with knee cartilage volume; however, higher augmentation index was associated with lower tibial and femoral cartilage volume (Tibial Medial β -8.24, total β -19.13 mm3/percent. Femoral Lateral β -23.70, medial β -26.42, total β -50.12 mm3/percent).

Blood pressure and arterial stiffness are associated with knee cartilage volume at several sites among knee OA patients. This supports that blood pressure and arterial stiffness may involve in the progression of knee OA.
Blood pressure and arterial stiffness are associated with knee cartilage volume at several sites among knee OA patients. This supports that blood pressure and arterial stiffness may involve in the progression of knee OA.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of JAK inhibitors (JAKi) in juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).

We conducted a single-center retrospective study of patients with JDM treated by JAKi with a follow-up of at least 6 months. Proportion of clinically inactive disease (CID) within six months of JAKi initiation was evaluated using PRINTO criteria and skin Disease Activity Score. Serum IFN-α concentration was measured by SIMOA assay.

Nine refractory and one new-onset patients with JDM treated with ruxolitinib (n = 7) or baricitinib (n = 3) were included. The main indications for treatment were refractory muscle involvement (n = 8) and ulcerative skin disease (n = 2). CID was achieved in 5/10 patients (2/2 anti-MDA5, 3/4 anti-NXP2, 0/3 anti-TIF1γ positive patients) within six months of JAKi introduction. All responders could withdraw plasmatic exchange, immunoadsorption and other immunosuppressive drugs. The mean daily steroid dose decreased from 1.1 mg/Kg (range 0.35-2 mg/Kg/d) to 0.1 (range, 0-0.3, p= 0.008) in patients achieving CID, and was stopped in two. Serum IFN-α concentrations were elevated in all patients at the time of treatment initiation and normalized in both responder and non-responder. A muscle biopsy repeated in one patient 26 months after the initiation of JAKi, showed a complete restoration of muscle endomysial microvascular bed. https://www.selleckchem.com/Proteasome.html Herpes zoster and skin abscesses developed in three and two patients, respectively.

JAKis resulted in a CID in a subset of new-onset or refractory patients with JDM and may dramatically reverse severe muscle vasculopathy. Overall tolerance was good except for a high rate of herpes zoster infection.
JAKis resulted in a CID in a subset of new-onset or refractory patients with JDM and may dramatically reverse severe muscle vasculopathy. Overall tolerance was good except for a high rate of herpes zoster infection.
To assess the risk of flare and damage accrual after low dose glucocorticoids (GC) discontinuation in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

We performed a comprehensive literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane library and Scopus databases from inception to July 2020 for studies concerning relapses/damage accrual in SLE patients. Pooled incidence rates of flare and time to flare with their 95% confidence intervals (CI) after GC withdrawal were calculated. Summary risk ratio (RR) and 95% CI of flare/organ damage accrual risk were computed using a random or fixed effects model.

738 SLE patients with GC discontinuation in 17 publications were eligible for the final analysis. In the primary meta-analysis, the pooled incidence of flare was 24% (95% CI 21-27%) and 13% (95% CI 8-18%) for global and major flare respectively. Pooled time to flare was 21.08 (95% CI 9.32-32.85) months. In the secondary meta-analysis, GC discontinuation showed an increased risk of flare comparing with GC continuation [RR (95% CI) =1.
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