Research of changes in the level of endothelin-1 in experimental diabetic retinopathy. comparison of methods of correction

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) according to the WHO is the main cause of decreased vision and blindness due to diabetes. The aim of the study: to compare the effectiveness of correction of vasoconstriction in experimental diabetic retinopathy under the influence of different methods of correction. Our results indicate a violation of the functional state of blood vessels on the 30th day of experimental diabetic retinopathy with subsequent progression of pathological changes on the 60th and 180th day of the study, as evidenced by a significant increase in endothelin-1 in the 2nd group (p <0.001), most pronounced in the 3rd stage.In the analysis of data of group №3 it was found that the correction of pathological conditions with hypoglycemic agents has a positive effect, but does not allow to significantly correct pathologically increased levels of endothelin-1, which indicates the need for additional correction tools other than hyperglycemia.The results of group 4 indicate that the involvement of a donor of nitric oxide and aflibercept in the correction of diabetic retinopathy corrects the level of the studied marker, the most pronounced effect is observed on the 180th day of the experiment, but normative values can not be achieved. It was found that in the 5th group, in which the correction of the simulated pathological condition was performed by reducing hyperglycemia, the introduction of aflibercept and bromfenac gives positive results, but less pronounced than in the 4th group, where L-arginine solution was added to the complex correction. .It was found that rats of group 6, which simulated diabetic retinopathy with subsequent correction of hyperglycemia, administration of aflibercept, L-carnitine and bromfenac have a pronounced effectiveness of the proposed method of correction compared to previous methods, the level of vasoconstriction stage and continues to recover in the following stages of the experiment, but does not reach the normative values. The obtained data suggest that the method of correction selected in group 7, which includes reduction of hyperglycemia, administration of aflibercept, solution of L-arginine and citicoline is most effective for normalizing vascular tone and structural and functional state of the endothelium

Quantifying trading behavior in financial markets using Google Trends

Crises in financial markets affect humans worldwide. Detailed market data on trading decisions reflect some of the complex human behavior that has led to these crises. We suggest that massive new data sources resulting from human interaction with the Internet may offer a new perspective on the behavior of market participants in periods of large market movements. By analyzing changes in Google query volumes for search terms related to finance, we find patterns that may be interpreted as “early warning signs” of stock market moves. Our results illustrate the potential that combining extensive behavioral data sets offers for a better understanding of collective human behavior

Quantifying the behavior of stock correlations under market stress

Understanding correlations in complex systems is crucial in the face of turbulence, such as the ongoing financial crisis. However, in complex systems, such as financial systems, correlations are not constant but instead vary in time. Here we address the question of quantifying state-dependent correlations in stock markets. Reliable estimates of correlations are absolutely necessary to protect a portfolio. We analyze 72 years of daily closing prices of the 30 stocks forming the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA). We find the striking result that the average correlation among these stocks scales linearly with market stress reflected by normalized DJIA index returns on various time scales. Consequently, the diversification effect which should protect a portfolio melts away in times of market losses, just when it would most urgently be needed. Our empirical analysis is consistent with the interesting possibility that one could anticipate diversification breakdowns, guiding the design of protected portfolios

Ventilation area measured with eit in order to optimize peep settings in mechanically ventilated patients

INTRODUCTION. Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive imaging technique, which can be used to visualize ventilation. Ventilation will be measured by impedance changes due to ventilation. OBJECTIVES. The aim of this study was to optimize PEEP settings based on the ventilation area of EIT images during a decremental PEEP trial. METHODS. After a recruitment maneuver, a decremental PEEP trial was performed in 10 mechanically ventilated post cardiac surgery patients. Ventilation area, blood gases, FRC and compliance were measured at each PEEP level. The ventilation area was defined as the surface of ventilation at one lung slice measured with EIT and was expressed as percentage of its maximum obtained during a recruitment maneuver (RM). RESULTS. The amount of ventilated pixels during the RM is set as 100 %. Figure 1 shows the amount of ventilated pixels as percentage compared to its maximum during the RM. The ventilation area was significantly smaller at 5 and 0 PEEP compared to its maximum at both the dependent and non-dependent lung. Also PaO2/FiO2 and FRC were significantly lower at these PEEP levels. (Figure presented) Bars represent the mean + SD. Black = dependent lung region, White = non-dependent lung region. *

Influence of peat formation conditions on the transformation of peat deposit organic matter

The paper studies the individual composition of n-alkanes, polycycloaromatic hydrocarbons, steroids, bi-, tri-, and pentacyclic terpenoids of two peat deposits of rich fen Kirek located in Western Siberia. Considering the individual n-alkanes concentrations, some indexes were calculated to estimate the humidity during peat formation. It was shown that the pH of peat medium primarily affects steroids, tri- and pentacyclic terpenoids transformations

Sensitive Flow Cytometric Analysis Reveals a Novel Type of Parent-of-Origin Effect in the Mouse Genome

AbstractThe discovery of classic parental imprinting came, at least in part, from the analysis of transgene expression in mice [1]. It was noticed that some transgenes were only expressed following paternal transmission [2–4] and that others sometimes showed differential patterns of methylation depending on the parent of origin [5, 6]. Here, we present evidence of a novel and more subtle form of parental imprinting by taking advantage of the highly sensitive detection of murine transgene expression afforded by flow cytometry. We have produced nine lines of transgenic mice carrying a GFP reporter linked to the human α-globin promoter and enhancer elements, which direct expression to erythroid cells. A high proportion of transgenic lines, four of the nine, display significantly lower levels of expression following maternal transmission. Both the percentage of expressing cells and the mean fluorescence in expressing cells are between 10% and 30% lower following maternal transmission. These effects are reversible upon passage through the opposite germline. This finding raises the possibility that differences in the epigenetic state of the maternal and paternal chromosomes in adult somatic cells are more widespread than was previously thought

Scenicness assessment of onshore wind sites with geotagged photographs and impacts on approval and cost-efficiency

Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of D. Schlund, who carried out some of the wind analysis whilst a Student Assistant at KIT, as well as C. Moutard, on whose Master’s Thesis at DTU this article builds (Assessing the ‘acceptable’ onshore wind potential in the UK, 2019, https://findit.dtu.dk/en/catalog/2451029061). M. D’Andrea, K. Paidis and T. Jaenicke supported the preparation of early versions of the manuscript whilst Student Assistants at DTU. I.M. gratefully acknowledges financial support from Kraks Fond, Copenhagen ([email protected]). T.P. and H.S.M. are grateful for support from The Alan Turing Institute under the EPSRC grant EP/N510129/1 (including awards TU/B/000006 and TU/B/000008).Peer reviewedPostprin