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Patient age and the number of good-quality embryos were two key factors to predict live birth. © 2020 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.KEY POINTS The ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic vasoconstriction (functional sympatholysis) is critical to maintain blood flow during exercise-mediated sympathoexcitation. Functional sympatholysis and endothelial function are impaired with ageing, resulting in compromised blood flow and oxygen delivery to contracting skeletal muscle during exercise. In this investigation, intra-arterial infusion of ACh or ATP to augment endothelium-dependent signalling during exercise attenuated α1 -adrenergic vasoconstriction in contracting muscle of older adults. The vascular signalling mechanisms capable of functional sympatholysis are preserved in healthy ageing, and thus the age-related impairment in functional sympatholysis likely results from the loss of a functional signal (e.g. plasma [ATP]) as opposed to an intrinsic endothelial dysfunction. ABSTRACT The ability of contracting skeletal muscle to attenuate sympathetic α-adrenergic vasoconstriction ('functional sympatholysis') is impaireoconstriction was not attenuated by mild or moderate intensity exercise (ΔFVC 5% MVC -30 ± 9; 15% MVC -33 ± 8%; P > 0.05 vs. control ACh and ATP), indicative of impaired sympatholysis, and ACh or ATP infusion during mild exercise did not impact this response. However, augmentation of endothelium-dependent signalling via infusion of ACh or ATP during moderate intensity exercise attenuated PE-mediated vasoconstriction (ΔFVC -13 ± 1 and -19 ± 5%, respectively; P  less then  0.05 vs. all conditions). TGF-beta inhibitor Our findings demonstrate that given a sufficient stimulus, endothelium-dependent sympatholysis remains intact in older adults. Strategies aimed at activating such pathways represent a viable approach to improving sympatholysis, and thus tissue blood flow and oxygen delivery in older adults. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.AIM To determine whether energy consumption changes after selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) among children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHOD We retrospectively evaluated net nondimensional energy consumption during walking among 101 children with bilateral spastic CP who underwent SDR (59 males, 42 females; median age [5th centile, 95th centile] 5y 8mo [4y 2mo, 9y 4mo]) compared to a control group of children with CP who did not undergo SDR. The control group was matched by baseline age, spasticity, and energy consumption (56 males, 45 females; median age [5th centile, 95th centile] 5y 8mo [4y 1mo, 9y 6mo]). Outcomes were compared at baseline and follow-up (SDR mean [SD] 1y 7mo [6mo], control 1y 8mo [8mo]). RESULTS The SDR group had significantly greater decreases in spasticity compared to matched controls (-42% SDR vs -20% control, p less then 0.001). While both groups had a modest reduction in energy consumption between visits (-12% SDR, -7% control), there was no difference in change in energy consumption (p=0.11) or walking speed (p=0.56) between groups. INTERPRETATION The SDR group did not exhibit greater reductions in energy consumption compared to controls. The SDR group had significantly greater spasticity reduction, suggesting that spasticity had minimal impact on energy consumption during walking in CP. These results support prior findings that spasticity and energy consumption decrease with age in CP. Identifying matched control groups is critical for outcomes research involving children with CP to account for developmental changes. © 2020 Mac Keith Press.17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD10) is a multifunctional human enzyme with important roles both as a structural component and also as a catalyst of many metabolic pathways. This mitochondrial enzyme has important functions in the metabolism, development and aging of the neural system, where it is involved in the homeostasis of neurosteroids, especially in regard to estradiol, changes in which make it an essential part of neurodegenerative pathology. These roles therefore, indicate that 17β-HSD10 may be a possible druggable target for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease (AD), and in hormone dependent cancer. The objective of this review is to provide a summary about physiological functions and pathological roles of 17β-HSD10 and the modulators of its activity. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with rapidly increasing incidence rates reported in Uganda and Zimbabwe. However, the magnitude of these rising trends in premenopausal and postmenopausal women is unknown in most African countries. We used data from the African Cancer Registry Network on incident breast cancers in women from 11 population-based cancer registries in 10 countries representing each of the four SSA regions. We explored incidence changes among women before and after age 50 by calendar period and, where possible, generational effects in this unique sub-Saharan African cohort. Temporal trends revealed increasing incidence rates in all registries during the study period, except in Nairobi where rates stabilised during 2010 to 2014 after rapidly increasing from 2003 to 2010 (APC = 8.5 95%, CI 3.0-14.2). The cumulative risk varied between and within regions, with the highest risks observed in Nairobi-Kenya, Mauritius and the Seychelles. There were similar or more rapidly increasing incidence rates in women aged 50+ compared to women less then 50 years in all registries except The Gambia. Birth cohort analyses revealed increases in the incidence rates in successive generations of women aged 45 and over in Harare-Zimbabwe and Kampala-Uganda. In conclusion, the incidence of BC is increasing rapidly in many parts of Africa; however, the magnitude of these changes differs. These results highlight the need for urgent actions across the cancer continuum from in-depth risk factor studies to provision of adequate therapy as well as the necessity of supporting the maintenance of good quality population-based cancer registration in Africa. © 2020 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC.