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BACKGROUND Soluble programmed death-1 (sPD-1) and soluble programmed death-ligand 1 (sPD-L1) play a role in immune regulation of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. AIM To investigate the profiles of serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 in chronic HBV-infected patients with different disease phases and after anti-viral treatment. METHODS A total of 99 chronic HBV-infected patients were enrolled and divided into HBeAg-positive chronic HBV infection (EPI) group, HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (EPH) group, HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B (ENH) group and HBeAg-negative chronic HBV infection (ENI) group. Eleven healthy subjects were included as healthy controls (HCs). Thirty-two EPH patients received anti-viral treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogues and were followed up to 5 years. Serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels were detected by Multiplex Immunoassays. RESULTS Serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels of chronic HBV infected patients were significantly higher than that of HCs (P  less then  0.01). Patients in EPH, ENH and EPI groups had higher serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels than that in HCs (P  less then  0.01). After anti-viral treatment, serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels declined rapidly. EPH patients with HBeAg clearance after 2 years of anti-viral treatment showed lower baseline HBeAg and sPD-1 levels compared to those without HBeAg clearance. CONCLUSIONS Serum sPD-1 and sPD-L1 levels varied among chronic HBV infected patients with different disease phases. Lower baseline sPD-1 levels were associated with HBeAg clearance after 2 years of anti-viral treatment in EPH patients. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Xanthine oxidase (XOD) is a key enzyme in the human body to produce uric acid, and its inhibitor can be used for the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. In this study, an on-line capillary electrophoresis (CE) based XOD immobilized enzyme microreactor (IMER) was developed for the enzyme kinetics assays and inhibitor screening. After 30 consecutive runs, the XOD activity remained about 95.6% of the initial immobilized activity. The Michaelis-Menten constant (Km ) of the immobilized XOD was determined as 0.39 mM using xanthine as substrate. The half-maximal inhibitory concentration and inhibition constant of the known inhibitor 4-aminopyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine on XOD were determined as 11.9 μM and 5.2 μM, respectively. Then, the developed method was applied to evaluate the XOD inhibitory activity of ten flavonoids, which indicated that dihydroquercetin, quercetin, biochanin A and epicatechin had significant inhibitory effect on XOD. In addition, molecular docking results verified that the binding energy of the flavonoids with enzyme were in line with their inhibitory activity determined by XOD-IMER. Therefore, the developed XOD-IMER is a potential tool for the primary screening of XOD inhibitors from natural products. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.HPV35 has been found in only ∼2% of invasive cervical cancers (ICC) worldwide but up to 10% in Sub-Saharan Africa, warranting further investigation and consideration of impact on preventive strategies. We studied HPV35 and ethnicity, in relation to the known steps in cervical carcinogenesis, using multiple large epidemiologic studies in the U.S. and internationally. Combining five U.S. studies, we measured HPV35 positivity and, in Northern California, observed HPV35 type-specific population prevalence and estimated 5-year risk of developing precancer when HPV35-positive. click here HPV35 genetic variation was examined for differences in carcinogenicity in 1053 HPV35+ cervical specimens from a U.S. cohort and an international collection. African-American women had more HPV35 (12.1% vs 5.1%, P  less then  .001) and more HPV35-associated precancers (7.4% vs 2.1%, P  less then  .001) compared to other ethnicities. Precancer risks after HPV35 infection did not vary by ethnicity (global P = .52). The HPV35 A2 sublineage showed an increased association with precancer/cancer in African-Americans (OR = 5.6 vs A1, 95% CI = 1.3-24.8) and A2 was more prevalent among ICC in Africa than other world regions (41.9% vs 10.4%, P  less then  .01). Our analyses support a strong link between HPV35 and cervical carcinogenesis in women of African ancestry. Current HPV vaccines cover the majority of cervical precancer/cancer across all ethnic groups; additional analyses are required to determine whether the addition of HPV35 to the already highly effective nine-valent HPV vaccine would provide better protection for women in Africa or of African ancestry. © 2020 UICC.OBJECTIVES To examine the ability of Cassia tora extract to produce, in vitro and in vivo, beneficial effects with respect to events occurring during Alzheimer's disease. METHODS Previously characterised methanol extract of C. tora was tested for its ability to lessen Aβ42 aggregation processes in vitro and to alleviate aluminium-induced impairments in vivo in rats. KEY FINDINGS Cassia tora extract prevents the aggregation of monomeric, oligomeric and fibrillary Aβ1-42 in vitro. Moreover, the daily ingestion of 100 and 400 milligrams of the extract per kilogram of body weight for 60 days ameliorates the neurobehavioral and cognitive abilities of aluminium-treated rats in vivo. Importantly, treatments with the extract trigger a significant recovery of antioxidant enzymes function, a diminution of lipid peroxidation and acetylcholinesterase activity, a decrease of pro-inflammatory cytokines expression and an increase of brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in both the hippocampus and the frontal cortex. Finally, we evidence that the extract is able to ameliorate the aluminium-dependent loss of neuronal integrity in the CA1 and CA3 regions of the hippocampus. CONCLUSIONS Altogether, our results reveal that methanol extract of C. tora is able to prevent typical AD-related events and therefore stands as a promising mild and natural anti-AD multitarget compound. © 2020 Royal Pharmaceutical Society.With the outbreak of COVID-19, maintaining the healthcare system is a crucial issue. In Japan, the number of COVID-19 cases is increasing rapidly day by day with a risk of overshooting initial estimations (WHO, 2020a). Public health nurses (PHNs) working in public health centers in prefectures and designated centers in cities or core cities, play a critical role in controlling COVID-19 (Yoshioka-Maeda, Honda, Iwasaki-Motegi, 2020). Providing care for COVID-19 patients, their families, and the community, the workload of PHNs has been reaching the maximum limit. 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