Publications by authors named "E Regnier"
Radon-222, a radioactive noble gas with a half-life of 3.8 days produced by radium-226, is a health hazard in caves, but also a powerful tracer of atmospheric dynamics. Here we show how airborne radon-222 can be analysed in a cave with multiple openings, the Pech Merle Cave in South-West France.
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- Corticosterone is a key hormone aiding birds in migration by influencing energy use at different migration stages, but levels vary during the process.
- Despite its significance in migration, a study found no correlation between a bird's migratory status and its corticosterone levels during breeding.
- Future research should examine how environmental factors and migratory behaviors impact corticosterone throughout the year, potentially revealing broader insights about migration and its evolutionary implications.
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- A study examined low-dose interleukin-2 (IL-2) as a treatment for 13 different autoimmune diseases, focusing on its ability to activate regulatory T cells (Tregs) which are crucial in managing these conditions.
- 81 patients received IL-2 over a span of treatment, resulting in significant Treg expansion and activation, with clinical improvements noted in the majority of the diseases assessed, particularly in conditions like ankylosing spondylitis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
- The findings suggest that IL-2 is well-tolerated and effective at targeting Tregs, indicating its potential as a valuable addition to future therapeutic strategies for autoimmune diseases.
Agricultural weeds may originate from wild populations, but the origination patterns and genetics underlying this transition remain largely unknown. Analysis of weedy-wild paired populations from independent locations may provide evidence to identify key genetic variation contributing to this adaptive shift. We performed genetic variation and expression analyses on transcriptome data from 67 giant ragweed samples collected from different locations in Ohio, Iowa, and Minnesota and found geographically separated weedy populations likely originated independently from their adjacent wild populations, but subsequent spreading of weedy populations also occurred locally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe association between psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and psoriasis is well known, but some have suggested that other musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions might also be more common in patients with skin psoriasis compared with the general population. The aim of our study was to describe the prevalence of a large panel of MSK conditions, in consecutive patients with psoriasis according to skin phenotype. This was a cross-sectional study.
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