A distinct immune landscape in anti-synthetase syndrome profiled by a single-cell genomic study.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to profile the transcriptional profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and their immune repertoires affected by anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) at the single-cell level.

Methods: We performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis of PBMCs and bulk RNA sequencing for patients with ASS (N=3) and patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5-positive dermatomyositis (MDA5 DM, N=3) along with healthy controls (HCs, N=4). As ASS and MDA5 DM have similar organ involvements, MDA5 DM was used as a disease control.

Predictive factors for progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease in anti-synthetase syndrome.

Objectives: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is common in anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS). Progressive fibrosing ILD (PF-ILD) may develop in ILD with autoimmune features. Data on PF-ILDs in ASS as a group are scarce.

Serum Transferrin Level Is Associated with the Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Independently of Obesity: A Propensity Score-Match Observational Study.

Introduction: Dysregulation of iron metabolism is closely associated with the development of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but little is known about the relationship between serum transferrin (TF) level and OSA severity. We aimed to verify this relationship and fit into account for obesity-related confounders among bariatric candidates.

Methods: We compared data retrospectively collected in 270 bariatric candidates.

Changes in Oxygen Availability during Glucose-Limited Chemostat Cultivations of Lead to Rapid Metabolite, Flux and Productivity Responses.

Bioreactor scale-up from the laboratory scale to the industrial scale has always been a pivotal step in bioprocess development. However, the transition of a bioeconomy from innovation to commercialization is often hampered by performance loss in titer, rate and yield. These are often ascribed to temporal variations of substrate and dissolved oxygen (for instance) in the environment, experienced by microorganisms at the industrial scale.

Circulating levels of Th1 and Th2 chemokines in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: Although chemokines are critical elements for the selective attraction and activation of various leukocyte subsets in the inflammatory process, there are few findings concerning T helper (Th) 1 or Th2 chemokines in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). This study was designed to determine whether serum levels of chemokines that are preferentially chemotactic for Th1 (IFN-gamma-inducible protein-10, IP-10/CXCL10) and Th2 (thymus and activation regulated chemokine, TARC/CCL17) and (macrophage derived chemokine, MDC/CCL22) cells were elevated and whether they correlated with the clinical features in patients with AS.

Methods: Forty-two patients with axial AS and 25 healthy controls were enrolled into the study.