Many studies indicate a crucial role for the vitamin B12 and folate-dependent enzyme methionine synthase (MS) in brain development and function, but vitamin B12 status in the brain across the lifespan has not been previously investigated. Vitamin B12 (cobalamin, Cbl) exists in multiple forms, including methylcobalamin (MeCbl) and adenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl), serving as cofactors for MS and methylmalonylCoA mutase, respectively. We measured levels of five Cbl species in postmortem human frontal cortex of 43 control subjects,...

Lung transplantation (LTx) is associated with sterile inflammation, possibly related to the release of damage associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) by injured allograft cells. We have measured cellular damage and the release of DAMPs and cytokines in an experimental model of LTx after cold or warm ischemia and examined the effect of pretreatment with ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP).

Additional file 1: Table S1. Physiological, ventilatory and hemodynamic data for all the sessions considered together (n=191) and for the first (n=42), the second (n=37), the third (n=31), the fourth (n=18) and the fifth (n=14) proning sessions). Table S2. Variations in physiological and ventilatory parameters during the fourth (n=18), the fifth (n=14) proning sessions. Comparisons between the success and failure group.

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Characteristics of the final cohort were compared with the excluded patients.

Additional file 2: Supplementary Figure 1. Intraoperative fluid [mL].

Abstract This paper presents a synchronic analysis of the diseases during the emergence of COVID-19, the management and impact of the lockdown, and how the media narrated these events in working-class neighborhoods of the metropolitan areas of Buenos Aires and Gran Resistencia from March to November 2020. We resorted to quantitative methods on secondary sources to describe poverty and syndemics and conducted week-by-week ethnographic and media research on 38 neighborhoods with water shortages and critical...

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Candida species are the most commonly isolated opportunistic fungal pathogens in humans. Candida albicans causes most of the diagnosed infections, closely followed by Candida glabrata. C. albicans is well studied, and many genes have been shown to be important for infection and colonization of the host. It is however less clear how C. glabrata infects the host. With the help of fungal RNA enrichment, we here investigated for the first time the transcriptomic profile of...

Additional file 1: Table S1: Patients’ characteristics. Table S2: Detail of patient current treatment. Table S3: Clinical data at inclusion. Figure S1: Carry-over effect. Figure S2: plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) before and after one month treatment with 100 mg/kg/day) (A, D) or 250 mg/kg/day (B, E) in pnrCBS patients (A, B) and cblC patients (B, E) and the corresponding difference (ΔtHcy) for each pnrCBS (C) and cblC (F) patient. Figure S3: SAM (A, B), SAH...

Abstract Background Betaine is an “alternate” methyl donor for homocysteine remethylation catalyzed by betaine homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT), an enzyme mainly expressed in the liver and kidney. Betaine has been used for more than 30 years in pyridoxine non-responsive cystathionine beta-synthase (pnrCBS) and cobalamin C (cblC) deficiencies to lower the hyperhomocysteinemia, although little is known about the optimal therapeutic dosage and its pharmacokinetic in these patients. Aims We compared 2 betaine doses (100 mg/kg/day vs. 250...

Abstract Background The fully human monoclonal antibody erenumab, which targets the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor, was licensed in Switzerland in July 2018 for the prophylactic treatment of migraine. To complement findings from the pivotal program, this observational study was designed to collect and evaluate clinical data on the impact of erenumab on several endpoints, such as quality of life, migraine-related impairment and treatment satisfaction in a real-world setting. Methods An interim analysis was conducted...

Abstract Background Among critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), earlier initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) may mitigate fluid accumulation and confer better outcomes among individuals with greater fluid overload at randomization. Methods We conducted a pre-planned post hoc analysis of the STandard versus Accelerated initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy in Acute Kidney Injury (STARRT-AKI) trial. We evaluated the effect of accelerated RRT initiation on cumulative fluid balance over the course of 14...

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Abstract Background Surgery and radiotherapy are well-established standards of care for unilateral stage 0 and I early-stage glottic cancer (ESGC). Based on comparative studies and meta-analyses, functional and oncological outcomes after both treatment modalities are similar. Historically, radiotherapy (RT) has been performed by irradiation of the whole larynx. However, only the involved vocal cord is being treated with recently introduced hypofractionated concepts that result in 8 to 10-fold smaller target volumes. Retrospective data argues for...

Additional file 1: Fig. S1. Flowchart illustrating the inclusion/exclusion of individuals in the study. Orange boxes indicate the number of included antigens and pathogens.

Additional file 6: Fig. S6. Seroprevalence of tested antigens in the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus. List of the 27 antigens available from the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study that are shared with the UK Biobank. The percentages indicate the seroprevalence of antibodies against infectious disease antigens tested using Multiplex Serology platform. The grey boxes indicate the pathogen on which the antigen protein is found, and the family to which the pathogen belongs.

Additional file 7: Fig. S7. Seroprevalence of tested antigens in the UK Biobank. List of the 27 antigens available from the UK Biobank that are shared with the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study. The percentages indicate the seroprevalence of antibodies against infectious disease antigens tested using Multiplex Serology platform. The grey boxes indicate the pathogen on which the antigen protein is found, and the family to which the pathogen belongs.

Additional file 7: Fig. S7. Seroprevalence of tested antigens in the UK Biobank. List of the 27 antigens available from the UK Biobank that are shared with the CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study. The percentages indicate the seroprevalence of antibodies against infectious disease antigens tested using Multiplex Serology platform. The grey boxes indicate the pathogen on which the antigen protein is found, and the family to which the pathogen belongs.

Abstract Multiple human pathogens establish chronic, sometimes life-long infections. Even if they are often latent, these infections can trigger some degree of local or systemic immune response, resulting in chronic low-grade inflammation. There remains an incomplete understanding of the potential contribution of both persistent infections and human genetic variation on chronic low-grade inflammation. We searched for potential associations between seropositivity for 13 persistent pathogens and the plasma levels of the inflammatory biomarker C-reactive protein (CRP),...

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