Investigation of the Global Changes in Photosynthetic Electron Transport in Plants Grown Under Different Light Levels.

To reveal the global regulation of photosynthetic electron transport (PET) in shade plants, the changes in chlorophyll fluorescence induction kinetics (CFI) curves and proteomics were investigated using varieties. There was a significant difference in CFI curves between 'Fire Island' and other varieties (such as 'Sum and Substance') grown under weak light. Weak light induced the appearance of the W phase of CFI curves in the two varieties, which was consistent with a clear decrease in the oxygen-evolving complex and a large upregulation of photosystem (PS) II proteins.

Brain Complexity Predicts Response to Adrenocorticotropic Hormone in Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome: A Retrospective Study.

Introduction: Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is an age-specific and severe epileptic encephalopathy. Although adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is currently considered the preferred first-line treatment, it is not always effective and may cause side effects. Therefore, seeking a reliable biomarker to predict the treatment response could benefit clinicians in modifying treatment options.

Integration of multiscale entropy and BASED scale of electroencephalography after adrenocorticotropic hormone therapy predict relapse of infantile spasms.

Background: Even though adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) demonstrated powerful efficacy in the initially successful treatment of infantile spasms (IS), nearly half of patients have experienced a relapse. We sought to investigate whether features of electroencephalogram (EEG) predict relapse in those IS patients without structural brain abnormalities.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from children with IS who achieved initial response after ACTH treatment, along with EEG recorded within the last two days of treatment.