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In this perspective, it is likely that diet may modulate the effect of SGLT2i in CKD patients. Unfortunately, no data are available on the outcomes of the association of SGLT2i and low-protein and/or vegan diets. It is therefore reasonable to investigate whether CKD patients receiving SGLT2i may have further advantages in terms of nephroprotection from the implementation of a low-protein and/or plant-based diet or whether this association does not result in an additive effect, especially in vascular nephropathies.Objective Adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) is a systemic disorder commonly accompanied by liver involvement. This study aims to illustrate the detailed information of liver abnormalities in patients with AOSD and evaluate the impact on the prognosis. Methods A total number of 128 hospitalized patients, who met the Yamaguchi criteria of AOSD in the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Ruijin Hospital from July 2016 to August 2019 were consecutively enrolled and followed up. The demographic characteristics, clinical features, laboratory tests, treatments and prognosis were recorded. Correlations of liver function tests (LFTs) with disease activity and laboratory parameters were analyzed by the Spearman test. Risk factors of the refractory AOSD were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results Liver involvement was presented in 104 (81.3%) patients with AOSD. We observed that 34 (32.7%) patients were with mild elevation, 32 (30.8%) patients were with moderate elevation, and 38 (36.5%) patients were with severe elevation. The majority of elevated ALT, AST and ALP decreased to normal within the range of 2 months, except for GGT. Furthermore, the LFTs were found significantly correlated with disease activity. Besides, we found patients with higher levels of LFTs tended to require more intensive treatments and suffered from poorer prognosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed ALP ≥ 141 IU/L and GGT ≥ 132 IU/L are independent risk factors of refractory AOSD. Conclusion Liver involvement is common in patients with AOSD, the levels of LFTs are associated with disease activity and related to the treatment strategies and prognosis.SARS-CoV-2 enters into human airway epithelial cells via membrane fusion or endocytosis, and this process is dependent on ACE2, TMPRSS2, and cathepsin L. In this study, we examined the expression profiles of the three SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in primary human airway epithelial cells isolated from smokers, non-smokers, patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or lung cancer. selleck chemicals An exhaustive search of the GEO database was performed to identify eligible data on 1st June 2020. In total, 46 GEO datasets comprising transcriptomic data of 3,053 samples were identified as eligible data for further analysis. All meta-analysis were performed using RStudio. Standardized mean difference was utilized to assess the effect size of a factor on the expression of targeted genes and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. This study revealed that (i) cigarette smoking is associated with an increased expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and a decreased expression of cathepsin L; (ii) significant alternations in expression of ACE2, TMPRSS2, and cathepsin L were observed between current smokers and former smokers, but not between former smokers and never smokers; (iii) when compared with healthy controls with identical smoking status, patients with COPD or lung cancer showed negligible changes in expression of ACE2, TMPRSS2, and cathepsin L. Therefore, this study implicates cigarette smoking might contribute to the development of COVID-19 by affecting the expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes, while smoking cessation could be effective to reduce the potential risk.Background and Objective Ozone therapy has shown therapeutic efficacy in different disorders particularly low back pain (LBP). However, ozone therapy has been associated with toxic effects on the respiratory, endocrine, cardiovascular systems as well as nervous system because of its strong oxidizing capacity. Recent studies have reported possible associations between ozone exposure and metabolic disorders, but the findings are controversial and little is known on the mechanisms of action. This study aims to investigate the cytotoxic effects of ozone exposure and possible mechanism of action in the animal model. Methods Wistar neonate rats with the age of 24 h after birth were sacrificed by cervical dislocation under general anesthesia, then immersed in 75% alcohol and iodophor for 5 min, respectively. The spinal cord was isolated and cut to samples of ~1 mm3 and prepared for further experiments. The spinal cord neurons (SCNs) were exposed to ozone at different concentrations and then cultured in 96-well plateosure seems to induce metabolic disorders and NAD+ depletion through excessive PARP1 activation in SCNs.The wide use of the mouse model of polymicrobial sepsis has provided important evidence for events occurring in infectious sepsis involving septic mice and septic humans. Nearly 100 clinical trials in humans with sepsis have been completed, yet there is no FDA-approved drug. Our studies of polymicrobial sepsis have highlighted the role of complement activation products (especially C5a anaphylatoxin and its receptors C5aR1 and C5aR2) in adverse effects of sepsis. During sepsis, the appearance of these complement products is followed by appearance of extracellular histones in plasma, which have powerful proinflammatory and prothrombotic activities that cause cell injury and multiorgan dysfunction in septic mice. Similar responses occur in septic humans. Histone appearance in plasma is related to complement activation and appearance of C5a and its interaction with its receptors. Development of the cardiomyopathy of sepsis also depends on C5a, C5a receptors and histones. Neutralization of C5a with antibody or absence of C5aR1 blocks appearance of extracellular histones and cell and organ failure in sepsis. Survival rates in septic mice are greatly improved after blockade of C5a with antibody. We also review the various strategies in sepsis that greatly reduce the development of life-threatening events of sepsis.