A myristoyl switch at the plasma membrane triggers cleavage and oligomerization of Mason-Pfizer monkey virus matrix protein.

For most retroviruses, including HIV, association with the plasma membrane (PM) promotes the assembly of immature particles, which occurs simultaneously with budding and maturation. In these viruses, maturation is initiated by oligomerization of polyprotein precursors. In contrast, several retroviruses, such as Mason-Pfizer monkey virus (M-PMV), assemble in the cytoplasm into immature particles that are transported across the PM.

[Spinal epidural abscess - a rare complication of Crohn´s disease: case report].

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare disease that occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients after spinal surgery or spinal trauma and can lead to a severe neurological deficit or even death if diagnosed too late. However, cases of SEA have also been reported in patients with fistulising Crohn´s disease (CD). We present a case of a young patient with CD and a history of relapsing perianal disease followed by a complication of SEA in the thoracic spine.

[Calculator "Available prognosis": Method of evaluation for predicting survival of patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction].

Background: A method for predicting one-year survival of patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is required to choose a management tactics and determine indications for high-tech care at the outpatient stage.

Aim: To develop a method for proper prediction of survival of patients with HFrEF in outpatient clinics.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective study of 212 patients with functional class II-IV CHF of non-valvular origin and LV EF (Simpson) ≤35 % aged 18-70, including 176 (83 %) men and 36 (17 %) women who had given an informed consent to participate in the study.

[Long-term therapy of idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease].

Crohns disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Both can be treated with medications that induce and maintain remission. The choice of medication is influenced by the balance between drug potency and potential side-effects, previous response to treatment, and the presence of extraintestinal manifestations or complications.