Perinatal granulopoiesis and risk of pediatric asthma.

There are perinatal characteristics, such as gestational age, reproducibly associated with the risk for pediatric asthma. Identification of biologic processes influenced by these characteristics could facilitate risk stratification or new therapeutic targets. We hypothesized that transcriptional changes associated with multiple epidemiologic risk factors would be mediators of pediatric asthma risk.

Serotonin Transporter Deficiency is Associated with Dysbiosis and Changes in Metabolic Function of the Mouse Intestinal Microbiome.

Serotonin transporter (SERT) plays a critical role in regulating extracellular availability of serotonin (5-HT) in the gut and brain. Mice with deletion of SERT develop metabolic syndrome as they age. Changes in the gut microbiota are being increasingly implicated in Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes.

Copper-Catalyzed Formation of α-Alkoxycycloalkenones from N-Tosylhydrazones.

The combination of 20 mol % of copper iodide and lithium tert-butoxide triggers the formation of a broad range of substituted, functionalized α-alkoxy 2H-naphthalenones from readily available N-tosylhydrazones. The data suggests that this transformation occurs through cycloaddition of a copper carbenoid with an ester, followed by a Lewis acid-catalyzed [1,2] alkyl shift of the in situ generated alkoxyepoxide intermediate.