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Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is a chronic, degenerative osteoarthropathy related to selenium (Se) deficiency. Se participates in the synthesis of selenoprotein in the form of selenocysteine. In total, 25 selenoproteins, encoded by 25 genes, are currently found in humans; however, the effects of selenoprotein genes on chondrocyte apoptosis, particularly in apoptosis-related genes, remain poorly elucidated. Therefore, in the current study, the expression of selenoprotein genes and apoptosis-related genes were determined by RT-qPCR in patients and chondrocytes and the correlations between them were analyzed using Pearson and Spearman's rank correlation, and the chondrocyte apoptosis rate was detected by Annexin V-FITC/PI. The results showed that the mRNA levels of 17 selenoprotein genes were downregulated, whereas two genes were upregulated in patients with KBD. The BAX/BCL2 ratio and the mRNA levels of BAX and P53 were increased, but the mRNA levels of BCL2 and NF-κB p65 were decreased in patients with KBD. The mRNA levels of GPX2, GPX3, DIO1, TXNRD1, TXNRD3, and SPS2 were most closely associated with apoptosis-related genes in patients with KBD. Moreover, in the Se deficiency group, the mRNA levels of GPX3, DIO1, and TXNRD1 were downregulated and GPX activity was decreased, but the late apoptosis rate, the mRNA levels of BAX and P53, and the BAX/BCL2 ratio were increased; the opposite trend was observed in the Se supplement group. Collectively, these results indicate that selenoprotein transcription profile is dysregulated in patients with KBD. Furthermore, the expression of GPX3, DIO1, and TXNRD1 genes might be involved in the development of chondrocyte apoptosis by affecting antioxidant capacity.
Although the association between problematic use of the internet and eating disorders (EDs) in young adults has been previously established, its underlying mechanisms have not been completely clarified. It has been suggested that exposure to idealized very thin and toned body images (e.g., "thinspiration" and "fitspiration" trends) on social media might lead to increased feelings of body dissatisfaction which, in turn, can represent a trigger for EDs. We have tested this hypothesis in a sample (N = 721) of young adults (504 females, mean age 24.13 ± 3.70years; range 18-34).

Self-report measures investigating symptoms related to social media addiction (SMA), muscle dysmorphia (MD), and EDs were used. A mediational model analyzing the direct and indirect effects of SMA-related symptoms on ED-related symptoms through the mediating role of MD-related symptoms was performed controlling for confounding factors (e.g., socio-demographic variables, substances use, body mass index, psychopathological distress).

The model showed that the total effect of SMA-related symptoms on ED-related symptoms was significant (B = 0.213; p = 0.022) and that this association was mediated by MD-related symptoms (B = 0.083; p = 0.021).

Our findings support the possibility that MD-related symptoms play a relevant role in mediating the association between SMA severity and ED pathology.

Level III, evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
Level III, evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
The exact risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is unknown. It is also unclear if obesity independently increases T2DM risk in this population. The aim of this study was to systematically review and synthesize the best available evidence regarding the association between PCOS and T2DM, stratified according to obesity status.

A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed, CENTRAL and Scopus databases up to October 31, 2020. Data are expressed as relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). The I
index was employed for heterogeneity.

The eligibility criteria were fulfilled by 23 studies (319,780 participants; 60,336 PCOS and 8847 type 2 diabetes cases). Women with PCOS demonstrated a higher risk of T2DM than those without PCOS (RR 3.45, 95% CI, 2.95-4.05, p < 0.001; I
81.6%). This risk remained significant both in studies matched or unmatched for participants' age. With regard to body mass index (BMI), the RR for developing T2DM in obese and non-obese PCOS women compared with their non-PCOS counterparts was 3.24 (95% CI 2.25-4.65; p < 0.001; I
30.9%) and 1.62 (95% CI 0.14-18.50; p = 0.70; I
89.9%), respectively. The RR for developing T2DM was 3.85 (95% CI 1.99-7.43; p < 0.001; I
46.2%) in obese compared with non-obese women with PCOS. This was also the case for overweight compared with lean women with PCOS.

Women with PCOS present an increased risk of T2DM compared with non-PCOS women only if they are obese/overweight.
Women with PCOS present an increased risk of T2DM compared with non-PCOS women only if they are obese/overweight.Outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients requiring surgery during the outbreak of Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) are unknown. Aim of this study was to analyse the outcomes depending on the COVID-19 status of the centre. Patients undergoing surgery in six COVID-19 treatment and one COVID-free hospitals (five countries) during the first COVID-19 peak were included. Variables associated with risk of moderate-to-severe complications were identified using logistic regression analysis. A total of 91 patients with Crohn's disease (54, 59.3%) or ulcerative colitis (37, 40.7%), 66 (72.5%) had surgery in one of the COVID-19-treatment hospitals, while 25 (27.5%) in the COVID-19-free centre. More COVID-19-treatment patients required urgent surgery (48.4% vs. 24%, p = 0.035), did not discontinue biologic therapy (15.1% vs. 0%, p = 0.039), underwent surgery without a SARS-CoV-2 test (19.7% vs. 0%, p = 0.0033), and required intensive care admission (10.6% vs. 0%, p = 0.032). Three patients (4.6%) had a SARS-CoV-2 infection postoperatively. Postoperative complications were associated with the use of steroids at surgery (Odds ratio [OR] = 4.10, 95% CI 1.14-15.3, p = 0.03), presence of comorbidities (OR = 3.33, 95% CI 1.08-11, p = 0.035), and Crohn's disease (vs. ulcerative colitis, OR = 3.82, 95% CI 1.14-15.4, p = 0.028). IBD patients can undergo surgery regardless of the COVID-19 status of the referral centre. The risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection should be taken into account.Immune check point inhibitors (ICIs) are a group of anti-cancer pharmacological agents which modify T cell activity in order to potentiate an effective immune response against tumor cells. While these drugs prove extremely potent against several types of malignancies, they may be associated with significant autoimmune adverse events. We report a patient who developed a subacute cerebellar syndrome shortly after starting treatment with nivolumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, for renal clear cell carcinoma, with detectable paraneoplastic PCA-2 antibodies. The tumor specimen stained positively for MAP1B, the antigen of PCA-2. The patient responded well to treatment with glucocorticosteroids. This is the first case to our knowledge of PCA-2 paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration associated with ICI use, which presents in a patient with a malignancy not typically associated with neurological paraneoplastic phenomena. Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is extremely effective in potentiating an immune response against tumor cells, but bears a substantial risk for the development of autoimmune phenomena, including paraneoplastic neurological syndromes. Increasing use of ICIs is leading to increasing numbers of patients with new-onset neurological symptoms. Awareness of these novel entities will aid in early diagnosis and proper treatment.The release of contaminants as herbicides, fungicides and insecticides into the environment has been listed as one of the six major contributors to the global decline of reptiles. Although reptiles may face severe risk from contaminants due to their ecology and physiology, they are currently less studied than other vertebrate groups. In the present work, we investigated if and how different types of field treatment (conventional and organic) affected the health status of Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) individuals in central Italy. We chose a multi-biomarker approach that evaluated the biological responses of lizards to the treatment by means of AChE activity in the nervous system, biotransformation enzymes activities and oxidative stress in the liver, micronuclei frequency measured in the erythrocytes, and rate of intestinal parasitic infection. Our findings showed evidence of effects of treatment in conventional areas and between sexes with significant oxidative stress due to hydroxyl radicals, that caused DNA damage. No difference of intestinal parasite infections was found among treatments. Podarcis siculus seems to be a good bioindicator in ecotoxicological studies and potentially in risk assessment of pesticides, although further analyses in laboratory and in the field are needed to achieve more accurate quantification of specific pesticide effects in relation to known exposure history and to understand if other mechanisms were involved in the toxicity and detoxification process of pesticides for this species.
The purpose of this study is to provide a simple, feasible and effective patient-to-image registration method for robot-assisted long bone osteotomy, which has rarely been systematically reported. The practical requirement is to meet the accuracy of 1mm or even higher without bone-implanted markers.

A hybrid feature-based registration method termed CR-RAMSICP is proposed. Point-based coarse registration (CR) is accomplished relying on the optical retro-reflective markers attached to the tracked rigid body fixed out of the bone. In surface-based fine registration, an improved iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm based on the range-adaptive matching strategy (termed RAMSICP) is presented to cope with the robust precise matching between the asymmetric patient and image point clouds, which avoidsconverging to a local minimum.

A series of registration experiments based on the isolated porcine iliums are carried out. The results illustrate that CR-RAMSICP not only significantly outperforms CR and CR-ICP in the accuracy and reproducibility, but also exhibits better robustness to the CR errors and less sensitiveness to the distribution and number of fiducial points located in the patient point cloud than CR-ICP.

The proposed registration method CR-RAMSICP canstably satisfythedesiredregistration accuracy without the use of bone-implanted markers like fiducial screws. Besides, the RAMSICP algorithm used in fine registration is convenient for programming because any complex metrics or models are not involved.
The proposed registration method CR-RAMSICP can stably satisfy the desired registration accuracy without the use of bone-implanted markers like fiducial screws. Besides, the RAMSICP algorithm used in fine registration is convenient for programming because any complex metrics or models are not involved.DNA-binding proteins play a vital role in cellular processes. It is an extremely urgent to develop a high-throughput method for efficiently identifying DNA-binding proteins. According to the current research situation, some methods in machine learning and deep learning show excellent computational speed and accuracy, which are worthy of application. In this work, a novel predictor was proposed to predict DNA binding proteins called UMAP-DBP. Firstly, the feature extraction of primary protein sequence was realized based on physicochemical distance transformation, Profile-based auto-cross covariance and General series correlation pseudo amino acid composition. Secondly, uniform manifold approximation and projection (UMAP) and feature importance score methods were used for feature selection; there is a progressive relationship between them. Finally, the Adaboost operation engine with jackknife test were adopted for predicting DNA-binding proteins. For the jackknife test on the BP1075 and BP594, we obtained an overall accuracy of 82.
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