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Oxidative stress is a potential cost of social dominance and reproduction, which could mediate life history trade-offs between current and future reproductive fitness. However, the evidence for an oxidative cost of social dominance and reproduction is mixed, in part because organisms have efficient protective mechanisms that can counteract oxidative insults. Further, previous studies have shown that different aspects of oxidative balance, including oxidative damage and antioxidant function, vary dramatically between tissue types, yet few studies have investigated oxidative cost in terms of interconnectedness and coordination within the system. Here, we tested whether dominant and subordinate males of the cichlid Astatotilapia burtoni differ in integration of different components of oxidative stress. We assessed 7 markers of oxidative stress, which included both oxidative damage and antioxidant function in various tissue types (total of 14 measurements). Across all oxidative stress measurements, we found more co-regulated clusters in dominant males, suggesting that components of oxidative state are more functionally integrated in dominant males than they are in subordinate males. We discuss how a high degree of functional integration reflects increased robustness or efficiency of the system (e.g. increased effectiveness of antioxidant machinery in reducing oxidative damage), but we also highlight potential costs (e.g. activation of cytoprotective mechanisms may have unwanted pleiotropic effects). Overall, our results suggest that quantifying the extent of functional integration across different components of oxidative stress could reveal insights into the oxidative cost of important life history events.Ghrelin has recently been associated with the development of diabetes comorbid with depression, but its underlying molecular mechanisms remains poorly understood. Here, molecular and histological methods were applied both in vivo and in vitro studies to investigate the mechanisms of ghrelin in diabetes comorbid with depression. Our results demonstrated the anti-depressive, anxiolytic, and neuroprotective effects of ghrelin, as evidenced by the amelioration of anxiety- and depression-like behaviors, reduction in apoptosis, and preservation of neuron integrity in streptozotocin (STZ)-treated rats. Marizomib ic50 STZ treatment induced M1-phenotypic microglial polarization, accompanied by neuroinflammation, which was reversed by ghrelin treatment. Further exploration showed that autophagy was inhibited, the NOD-, LRR- and pyrin domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and nuclear factor (NF)-κB signaling pathway were activated in STZ rats. In line with the in vivo results, ghrelin could suppress the NLRP3 inflammasome and NF-κB signaling pathway activation via the amelioration of impaired autophagic flux in microglial BV2 cells. Importantly, clinical evidence further verified the anti-inflammatory and antidepressant effects of ghrelin. Collectively, these results suggested that ghrelin ameliorates diabetes-associated behavioral deficits and NLRP3 inflammasome activation via autophagic flux enhancement, highlighting the importance of ghrelin as a potential target of immune regulation in diabetes comorbid with depression.
Several countries have implemented control measures to limit SARS-CoV-2 spread, including digital contact tracing, digital monitoring of quarantined individuals, and testing of travelers. These raise ethical issues around privacy, personal freedoms, and equity. However, little is known regarding public acceptability of these measures.

In December 2020, we conducted a survey among 3635 respondents in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia to understand public perceptions on the acceptability of COVID-19 control measures.

Hong Kong respondents were much less supportive of digital contact tracing and monitoring devices than those in Malaysia and Singapore. Around three-quarters of Hong Kong respondents perceived digital contact tracing as an unreasonable restriction of individual freedom; <20% trusted that there were adequate local provisions preventing these data being used for other purposes. This was the opposite in Singapore, where nearly 3/4 of respondents agreed that there were adequate data protection rules locally. In contrast, only a minority of Hong Kong respondents viewed mandatory testing and vaccination for travelers as unreasonable infringements of privacy or freedom. Less than 2/3 of respondents in all territories were willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, with a quarter of respondents undecided. However, support for differential travel restrictions for vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals was high in all settings.

Our findings highlight the importance of sociopolitical context in public perception of public health measures and emphasize the need to continually monitor public attitudes toward such measures to inform implementation and communication strategies.
Our findings highlight the importance of sociopolitical context in public perception of public health measures and emphasize the need to continually monitor public attitudes toward such measures to inform implementation and communication strategies.Mycobacterium canariasense is a relatively newly discovered, rapidly growing nontuberculous Mycobacterium first described in 17 patients with fever in the Canary Islands, Spain, in 2004. To date, there have been very few case reports in literature, and to our knowledge, infective endocarditis due to M. canariasense has not been reported. In this case report, we present a 33-year-old man who was an intravenous drug user with native mitral valve infective endocarditis caused by M. canariasense after presenting with septic emboli to the toes and kidneys. The rapidly growing mycobacterium isolated from blood culture and valve tissue was identified by 16S rRNA sequencing as M. cosmeticum but was finally identified as M. canariasense by rpoB gene sequencing. The patient underwent mitral valve replacement surgery and received combined antibiotic therapy of intravenous ciprofloxacin, intravenous amikacin, and oral clarithromycin with a successful outcome. This case highlights the importance of molecular identification of nontuberculous Mycobacterium to guide antimicrobial therapy in such serious infections.Several kinase fusions are established targetable drivers in lung cancers. However, rapid and comprehensive detection remains challenging because of diverse partner genes and breakpoints. We assess the clinical utility and performance of a rapid microfluidic multiplex real-time PCR-based assay for simultaneous query of fusions involving ALK, ROS1, RET, and NTRK1/2/3, as well as MET exon 14 skipping, using a 3-hour automated process. Dual analytic strategies were utilized fusion-specific amplification and 3' to 5' expression imbalance. One-hundred and forty-three independent, formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples (112 surgical specimens, 31 cytologic cell blocks) were analyzed 133 with known kinase gene alterations and 10 negative samples based on clinically validated next-generation sequencing. Testing was successful in 142 (99%) cases. The assay demonstrated a sensitivity of 97% (28/29), 100% (31/31), 92% (22/24), 81% (22/27), and 100% (20/20) for ALK, RET, ROS1, and NTRK1/2/3 rearrangements and MET exon 14 skipping alterations, respectively, with 100% specificity for all. Concordant results were achieved in specimens aged up to 5 years, with >10% tumor, and inputs of at least 9 mm2 (surgical specimens) and 9000 cells (cytologic cell blocks). The assay enables rapid screening for clinically actionable kinase alterations with quicker turnaround and lower tissue requirements compared with immunohistochemistry and molecular methods, while also circumventing the infrastructure dependencies associated with next-generation sequencing and fluorescence in situ hybridization.PCR is widely used to measure minimal residual disease (MRD) in lymphoid neoplasms, but its sensitivity is limited. High Adenine/Thymine PCR and High Annealing Temperature PCR (HAT-PCR) is a modified PCR designed to minimize nonspecificity and hence increase sensitivity. It was evaluated in the laboratory and the clinic, using samples from 58 patients. Of these patients, 57 were adolescents or young adults who were participating in the Australasian Leukemia and Lymphoma Group ALL06 trial in which MRD was measured in blood principally by HAT-PCR and in marrow by conventional PCR. HAT-PCR produced significantly less nonspecificity than conventional PCR, and its limit of detection was 10-4 cells/L significantly predicted relapse and mortality, whereas undetectable MRD significantly predicted relapse-free survival and overall survival. HAT-PCR is a simple, quick, cheap and sensitive method for measurement of MRD, and its adoption for MRD in blood may be clinically useful.Propionibacterium acnes infection in intervertebral discs (IVDs) is a newly identified cause of low back pain (LBP). In the present study, we aimed to determine whether the nerve growth factor (NGF), a critical pro-algesic factor, is involved in P. acnes-induced LBP. After co-culturing with P. acnes, nucleus pulposus cells (NPCs) produced NGF, which was upregulated after inoculation of P. acnes into IVDs of rats. In addition, administration of P. acnes into rat IVDs leads to significant mechanical allodynia and cold hyperreflexia, and significant upregulation of the pain-related factors, including substance P (SP), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), in rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG), suggesting that P. acnes-inoculated rats had obvious discogenic LBP. However, inhibition of NGF bioactivity significantly ameliorated P. acnes-induced discogenic LBP, suggesting that P. acnes induced LBP via NGF. Finally, an in vitro mechanism study demonstrated that P. acnes stimulated NPCs to secrete NGF via TLR-2 receptor and NF-κB p65/JNK pathway, or ROS-related pathway. Therefore, P. acnes had a strong association with LBP by stimulating NPCs to secrete NGF via the TLR2-NF- κB/JNK or ROS-related pathway. These findings propose a novel potential therapeutic strategy for LBP.
Whether individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have a higher-than-expected risk of cancer remains unknown.

We carried out a population-based cohort study including 2.3 million individuals live-born to mothers from Nordic countries during 1987-2013 in Sweden with follow-up through 2016 (up to age 30 years). Individuals with ASD were ascertained through the Swedish National Patient Register. We estimated the relative risk of cancer in relation to ASD by odds ratios (ORs) and associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) derived from logistic regression, after detailed adjustment for potential confounders. We also carried out a sibling comparison to address familial confounding and a genetic correlation analysis using the genome-wide association study summary statistics to address confounding due to potential polygenetic pleiotropy between ASD and cancer.

We observed an overall increased risk of any cancer among individuals with ASD (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.2-1.5), compared with individuals without ASD. The association for any cancer was primarily noted for narrowly defined autistic disorder (OR 1.
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