Short Term Estradiol Administration Does Not Restore Endothelin-B Receptor-Mediated Vasodilation in Postmenopausal Women.

The endothelin-B receptor (ETR) mediates vasodilation in young women, an effect that is absent in postmenopausal women. We have previously demonstrated that ETR-mediated vasodilation is regulated by estradiol (E) in young women; however, the impact of E on ETR function in postmenopausal women remains unknown. Accordingly, the objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that E exposure restores ETR-mediated dilation in postmenopausal women.

Associations of Combined Genetic and Lifestyle Risks with Incident Type 2 Diabetes in the UK Biobank.

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) results from a complex interplay between genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors. Both genetic susceptibility and unhealthy lifestyle are known to be associated with elevated T2D risk. However, their combined effects on T2D risk are not well studied.

Health checks for autistic adults: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Background: Autistic people commonly have physical and mental health conditions. They also frequently experience barriers to accessing healthcare, contributing to problems identifying and treating health conditions. These factors may lead to increased and earlier morbidity and lower average life expectancy for autistic people.

Inhibition of AKT enhances chemotherapy efficacy and synergistically interacts with targeting of the Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins in oesophageal adenocarcinoma.

The incidence of oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) has risen six-fold in western countries over the last forty years but survival rates have only marginally improved. Hyperactivation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway is a common occurrence in OAC, driving cell survival, proliferation and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. Inhibition of AKT has been explored as a treatment strategy with limited success and current inhibitors have failed to progress through clinical trials.

Multiplexed and Multiomic Mass Spectrometry Imaging of MALDI-IHC Photocleavable Mass Tag Tissue Probes, N-Glycomics, and the Extracellular Matrisome from FFPE Tissue Sections.

Recent work in single-cell imaging has allowed unprecedented insight into single-cell interactions that control disease progression. However, approaches to understanding the combined extracellular and cellular microenvironment are limited. In the current protocol, we describe an approach that allows single-cell type imaging using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization immunohistochemistry (MALDI-IHC) of UV (ultraviolet) photocleavable mass tags combined with N-glycomic and ECM-targeted proteomic imaging from the same formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue section.