Mitochondrial DNA levels in perfusate and bile during normothermic machine correspond with donor liver quality.

normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) preserves donor organs and permits real-time assessment of allograft health, but the most effective indicators of graft viability are uncertain. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), released consequent to traumatic cell injury and death, including the ischemia-reperfusion injury inherent in transplantation, may meet the need for a biomarker in this context. We describe a real time PCR-based approach to assess cell-free mtDNA during NMP as a universal biomarker of allograft quality.

Improved overall survival in patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer is associated with CD16a+ immunologic neighborhoods containing NK cells, T cells and macrophages.

Background: For patients with high grade serous carcinoma of the ovary (HGSC), survival rates have remained static for the last half century. Despite the presence of tumor mutations and infiltration of immune cells, existing immunotherapies have achieved little success against HGSC. These observations highlight a gap in the understanding of how the immune system functions and interacts within HGSC tumors.

Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation as the Initial Manifestation of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Insights From a Catheter Ablation Registry.

Background: Cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is a rare form of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy; a delayed diagnosis can lead to significant consequences. Patients with clinically manifest CS often have minimal extracardiac involvement and thus frequently present initially to cardiology. Indeed, certain specific arrhythmic scenarios should trigger investigations for undiagnosed CS.

A Substance Called Food: Long-Term Psychodynamic Group Treatment for Compulsive Overeating.

Obesity has proven difficult to treat. Many approaches neglect to address the deep-rooted underlying psychological issues. This paper describes a psychodynamically oriented approach to treating compulsive overeating as an addiction.