Resveratrol (RSV), a polyphenol with anti-aging properties affecting metabolism and energy balance, is considered as a mimetic candidate to calorie restriction (CR). However its potential effects on delaying the onset of age-related diseases and increasing longevity have not yet been demonstrated in non-obese models close to humans such as non-human primates. The longitudinal monitoring of cognitive and motor performances, occurrence of age-related pathologies, age-related brain atrophy and mortality was performed from adulthood to death in a cohort of male grey mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus, N = 33), all receiving 105 kJ/day of food but with a subset of 18 animals receiving RSV (200 mg.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe specific targeting of intracellular proteins or organelles by magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) is a major challenge in nanomedicine, as most MNPs are internalized by cells through endocytosis and remain trapped inside small intracellular vesicles, limiting their ability to reach intracellular components. Furthermore, this phenomenon limits their heating capacity in magnetic hyperthermia, and therefore their potential for cancer treatment. This study presents a strategy based on an original double functionalization of MNPs, with polyhistidine peptides (PHPs) triggering endosomal escape and antibodies targeting specific cytosolic proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Gesneriaceae) was published by George Gardner in 1842, based on material he collected in Serra de Natividade (Tocantins, Brazil) in 1840. The species is now recognized as (Gardner) R.A.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis article examines the integration of a Clinical Nurse Reasoning (CNR) model into advanced nursing practice training to develop the clinical reasoning skills of advanced practice nurses. The article explores the contribution of Callista Roy's conceptual model of adaptation and presents a global analysis of a complex care situation that justifies the introduction of an CNR model paired with nursing knowledge to ensure comprehensive, quality nursing care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlant-hummingbird interactions are considered a classic example of coevolution, a process in which mutually dependent species influence each other's evolution. Plants depend on hummingbirds for pollination, whereas hummingbirds rely on nectar for food. As a step towards understanding coevolution, this review focuses on the macroevolutionary consequences of plant-hummingbird interactions, a relatively underexplored area in the current literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenomic imprinting is an epigenetically-regulated process of central importance in mammalian development and evolution. It involves multiple levels of regulation, with spatio-temporal heterogeneity, leading to the context-dependent and parent-of-origin specific expression of a small fraction of the genome. Genomic imprinting studies have therefore been essential to increase basic knowledge in functional genomics, evolution biology and developmental biology, as well as with regard to potential clinical and agrigenomic perspectives.
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February 2024
Background/objective: Source monitoring refers to the ability to determine the source of memories and encompasses three subprocesses: internal source monitoring, reality monitoring, and external source monitoring. Neuroimaging studies provide valuable insights about neural correlates of source monitoring, but the causal relationship between brain and behavior is lacking. This study aimed to identify brain circuits involved in source monitoring by synthesizing the effects of brain stimulation on source monitoring as a function of the targeted brain regions or circuits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLight pollution, by changing organisms' behavior, affects locomotion, migration and can ultimately fragment the habitat. To investigate the effects of light pollution on habitat fragmentation, we conducted an experimental study on a nocturnal and photosensitive primate, the grey mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). Twelve males were housed individually in an apparatus with two cages connected by two corridors, opaque and transparent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Immunotherapy with immune checkpoint blockers (ICB) significantly improves the prognosis for an increasing number of cancers. However, data on geriatric populations taking ICB are rare.
Objective: This study aimed to identify factors associated with the efficacy and tolerance of ICB in an older population.
The gut microbiome is widely analyzed using high-throughput sequencing, such as 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing and shotgun metagenomic sequencing (SMS). DNA extraction is known to have a large impact on the metagenomic analyses. The aim of this study was to compare DNA extraction protocols for 16S sequencing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gain-of-function variants of JAK1 drive a rare immune dysregulation syndrome associated with atopic dermatitis, allergy, and eosinophilia.
Objectives: This study sought to describe the clinical and immunological characteristics associated with a new gain-of-function variant of JAK1 and report the therapeutic efficacy of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibition.
Methods: The investigators identified a family affected by JAK1-associated autoinflammatory disease and performed clinical assessment and immunological monitoring on 9 patients.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) 2013 decision to lower recommended Ambien dosing for women has been widely cited as a hallmark example of the importance of sex differences in biomedicine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFType I and III interferons (IFN-I/λ) are important antiviral mediators against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Here, we demonstrate that plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDC) are the predominant IFN-I/λ source following their sensing of SARS-CoV-2-infected cells. Mechanistically, this short-range sensing by pDCs requires sustained integrin-mediated cell adhesion with infected cells.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare and severe condition that follows benign COVID-19. We report autosomal recessive deficiencies of , , or in five unrelated children with MIS-C. The cytosolic double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-sensing OAS1 and OAS2 generate 2'-5'-linked oligoadenylates (2-5A) that activate the single-stranded RNA-degrading ribonuclease L (RNase L).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We analysed blood DNAemia of TTV and four herpesviruses (CMV, EBV, HHV6, and HSV-1) in the REAnimation Low Immune Status Marker (REALISM) cohort of critically ill patients who had presented with either sepsis, burns, severe trauma, or major surgery. The aim was to identify common features related to virus and injury-associated pathologies and specific features linking one or several viruses to a particular pathological context.
Methods: Overall and individual viral DNAemia were measured over a month using quantitative PCR assays from the 377 patients in the REALISM cohort.
Three new species of (Gesneriaceae, tribe Gesnerieae) are described from the western Andean slopes of northern Ecuador and southern Colombia. J.L.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Reality-monitoring process enables to discriminate memories of internally generated information from memories of externally derived information. Studies have reported impaired reality-monitoring abilities in schizophrenia patients with auditory hallucinations (AHs), specifically with an exacerbated externalization bias, as well as alterations in neural activity within frontotemporoparietal areas. In healthy subjects, impaired reality-monitoring abilities have been associated with reduction of the paracingulate sulcus (PCS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe aimed to compare the mortality and comfort associated with high-flow nasal cannula oxygenation (HFNCO) and high-concentration mask (HCM) in older SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who were hospitalized in non-intensive care units. In this retrospective cohort study, we included all consecutive patients aged 75 years and older who were hospitalized for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in either an acute geriatric unit or an acute pulmonary care unit, and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. We compared the in-hospital prognosis between patients treated with HFNCO and patients treated with HCM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Impairment of type I interferon (IFN-I) immunity has been reported in critically ill COVID-19 patients. This defect can be explained in a subset of patients by the presence of circulating autoantibodies (auto-Abs) against IFN-I. We set out to improve the detection and the quantification of IFN-I auto-Abs in a cohort of critically ill COVID-19 patients, in order to better evaluate the prevalence of these Abs as the pandemic progresses, and how they correlate with the clinical course of the disease.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The treatment of traumatic anterior shoulder instability in professional Australian Football League (AFL) players is challenging, with an emphasis on early return to play and avoidance of instability recurrence.
Purpose: To investigate return-to-sport (RTS) outcomes and complications after 2 different procedures for traumatic anterior shoulder instability in professional AFL players.
Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.
Introduction: COVID-19 long-haulers, also decribed as having "long-COVID" or post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, represent 10% of COVID-19 patients and remain understudied.
Methods: In this prospective study, we recruited 30 consecutive patients seeking medical help for persistent symptoms (> 30 days) attributed to COVID-19. All reported a viral illness compatible with COVID-19.
Multiple Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) is a delayed and severe complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection that strikes previously healthy children. As MIS-C combines clinical features of Kawasaki disease and Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), we aimed to compare the immunological profile of pediatric patients with these different conditions. We analyzed blood cytokine expression, and the T cell repertoire and phenotype in 36 MIS-C cases, which were compared to 16 KD, 58 TSS, and 42 COVID-19 cases.
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