A new Vitreoscilla filiformis extract grown on spa water-enriched medium activates endogenous cutaneous antioxidant and antimicrobial defenses through a potential Toll-like receptor 2/protein kinase C, zeta transduction pathwaySophie Seité, Yann F. Mahé, Perez et al.|Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology|2013 Vitreoscilla filiformis (VF) biomass (VFB) has been widely used in cosmetic preparations and shown to modulate the major inducible free-radical scavenger mitochondrial superoxide dismutase in skin cells. By adding La Roche-Posay (LRP) thermal spring water to the VF culture medium, we obtained a biomass (LRP-VFB) with a similar mitochondrial superoxide dismutase activation capacity to VF. Also, the new biomass more powerfully stimulated mRNA expression and antimicrobial peptides in reconstructed epidermis. Interestingly, a predictive computer model that analyzed transducing events within skin epidermal cells suggested that this protective activity may involve the Toll-like receptor 2/protein kinase C, zeta transduction pathway. Protein kinase C, zeta inhibition was effectively shown to abolish VFB-induced gene stimulation and confirmed this hypothesis. This thus opens new avenues for investigation into the improvement of skin homeostatic defense in relation to the control of its physiological microbiota and innate immunity.
How comparable is COVID-19 mortality across countries?Марина, Karanikolos, Martín et al.|Eurohealth|2020 COVID-19 and health systems resilience: lessons going forwardsSagan, Анна, Thomas et al.|Eurohealth|2020 Patterns of resistance development with integrase inhibitors in HIVP Cane, Jean L. Mbisa, Martín|Infection and Drug Resistance|2011 Raltegravir, the only integrase (IN) inhibitor approved for use in HIV therapy, has recently been licensed. Raltegravir inhibits HIV-1 replication by blocking the IN strand transfer reaction. More than 30 mutations have been associated with resistance to raltegravir and other IN strand transfer inhibitors (INSTIs). The majority of the mutations are located in the vicinity of the IN active site within the catalytic core domain which is also the binding pocket for INSTIs. High-level resistance to INSTIs primarily involves three independent mutations at residues Q148, N155, and Y143. The mutations significantly affect replication capacity of the virus and are often accompanied by other mutations that either improve replication fitness and/or increase resistance to the inhibitors. The pattern of development of INSTI resistance mutations has been extensively studied in vitro and in vivo. This has been augmented by cell-based phenotypic studies and investigation of the mechanisms of resistance using biochemical assays. The recent elucidation of the structure of the prototype foamy virus IN, which is closely related to HIV-1, in complex with INSTIs has greatly enhanced our understanding of the evolution and mechanisms of IN drug resistance.
Classification of anemia for gastroenterologistsJosé, Antonio Antonio, Moreno et al.|世界胃肠病学杂志:英文版(电子版)|2009 大多数贫血症与由饮食的缺乏,吸收不良,或长期的流血的消化系统有关。我们考察贫血症的世界健康组织定义,它的词法分类(microcytic, macrocytic 并且正常红血球) 并且病原的分类(再生并且低亚硫酸钠再生) ,并且这些分类的集成。实验室测试的解释被包括,从最简单(血计数,平淡的生物化学) 到更多特定(铁新陈代谢,维生素 B12, folic 酸,网状细胞, erythropoietin,骨头髓考试和先令测试) 。在文章和各种各样的算法,我们建议一个层次、逻辑的方法尽可能快速到达诊断,由适当地管理医药会见,物理考试,适当实验室测试,骨头髓考试,和另外的互补测试。流行在所有节被强调以便胃的肠学能指导诊断到最普通的疾病,尽管桌子也包括稀罕疾病。潜在地引起贫血症的消化疾病在偏爱被学习了,但是贫血症的另外的原因在文章和桌子被包括了。引起贫血症的原始 hematological 疾病仅仅被列出,但是没深入地被讨论。最后节被奉献给简化上面讨论的所有项目,用指导有资源和时间的最大的经济的诊断和医疗保健的实际规则。