TOLLIP inhibits lipid accumulation and the integrated stress response in alveolar macrophages to control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

A polymorphism causing deficiencies in Toll-interacting protein (TOLLIP), an inhibitory adaptor protein affecting endosomal trafficking, is associated with increased tuberculosis (TB) risk. It is, however, unclear how TOLLIP affects TB pathogenesis. Here we show that TB severity is increased in Tollip mice, characterized by macrophage- and T cell-driven inflammation, foam cell formation and lipid accumulation.

Molecular detection of pre-ribosomal RNAs of Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette-Guérin and Mycobacterium tuberculosis to enhance pre-clinical tuberculosis drug and vaccine development.

Efforts are underway globally to develop effective vaccines and drugs against M. tuberculosis (Mtb) to reduce the morbidity and mortality of tuberculosis. Improving detection of slow-growing mycobacteria could simplify and accelerate efficacy studies of vaccines and drugs in animal models and human clinical trials.

A 20-year population study of peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Background And Aims: The epidemiology of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in Europe is poorly understood and data on long-term outcomes are lacking. A retrospective, observational, population-level study of validated cases of PPCM in Scotland from 1998 to 2017 was conducted.

Methods: Women hospitalized with presumed de novo left ventricular systolic dysfunction around the time of pregnancy and no clear alternative cause were included.

Bilateral vestibulopathy presaging clinically probable multisystem atrophy.

Bilateral vestibulopathy is a clinical diagnosis backed by investigative confirmation, which can be masked by the lack of lateralising signs. It has a broad aetiological spectrum including neurodegenerative conditions, though many such cases also have unknown aetiology. We present the case of an elderly gentleman who presented with progressive bilateral vestibulopathy nearly 1.