Functional Analysis of an Intronic FBN1 Pathogenic Gene Variant in a Family With Marfan Syndrome.

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that canonically affects the ocular, skeletal, and cardiovascular system, in which aortic tear and rupture is the leading cause of death for MFS patients. Genetically, MFS is primarily associated with fibrillin-1 (FBN1) pathogenic variants. However, the disease-causing variant in approximately 10% of patients cannot be identified, partly due to some cryptic mutations that may be missed using routine exonic sequencing, such as non-coding intronic variants that affects the RNA splicing process.

LncRNA HOXA-AS3 Promotes the Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension through Mediation of miR-675-3p/PDE5A Axis.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) seriously threatens the elder people. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in multiple diseases. However, the study of the lncRNAs in the occurrence of PAH is just beginning.

Resection of a Giant Bronchogenic Cyst in the Left Atrium.

A bronchogenic cyst in the left atrium is rare. We report the case of a 17-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department because of severe chest pain and dyspnea. He was diagnosed using echocardiography and computed tomography, which revealed a huge cardiac tumour in the dome of the left atrium.

Effects of Isolated Impaired Fasting Glucose on Brain Injury During Cardiac Surgery Under Cardiopulmonary Bypass.

: To evaluate the effects of isolated impaired fasting glucose (IIFG) on brain injury in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery. : Patients with rheumatic heart valve disease who underwent elective mitral valve replacement were included and divided into control and IIFG groups. Pre-, intra-, and postoperative blood glucose levels, serum insulin levels, insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR), lactic acid levels, and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) and S100B levels were measured.

MicroRNA-495 Ameliorates Cardiac Microvascular Endothelial Cell Injury and Inflammatory Reaction by Suppressing the NLRP3 Inflammasome Signaling Pathway.

Background/aims: In recent years, microRNA-495 (miR-495) has been reported to be a tumor-suppressor miR that is down-modulated in cancers. However, its potential mechanism remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to demonstrate the role of miR-495 in cardiac microvascular endothelial cell (CMEC) injury and inflammatory reaction by mediating the pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome signaling pathway.

The protective effect of umbelliferone ameliorates myocardial injury following ischemia‑reperfusion in the rat through suppression NLRP3 inflammasome and upregulating the PPAR-γ.

The present study investigated whether the protective effect of umbelliferone could regulate myocardial injury following ischemia‑reperfusion and improve mitochondrial respiratory function, thereby relieving myocardial injury following ischemia‑reperfusion in rats. In the present study, the extent of inflammation and oxidative stress were analyzed using ELISA. Western blot analysis was employed to investigate the protein expression levels of the PYD domains‑containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and peroxisome proliferator‑activated receptor-γ (PPAR‑γ).

Comparative evaluation of topical pranoprofen and fluorometholone in cases with chronic allergic conjunctivitis.

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of 0.1% fluorometholone and 0.1% pranoprofen in cases with chronic allergic conjunctivitis.