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Re‐Purposing Sapropterin (Kuvan) for ACTA2‐Related Multisystemic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome: A Translational Mechanistic and First‐In‐Human Therapeutic Report

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is an ultra‐rare, ACTA2‐related disorder characterized by severe cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and smooth muscle dysfunction. Using molecular dynamics simulations and in silico drug screening, we identified that sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) is a candidate capable of ...
Moran Hausman‐Kedem, Noa Bielopolski, Vijai Krishnan, Shane Wald‐Altman, Shelly I Shrian, Omer Bar‐Yosef, Livia Kapusta, Claire Shamber, Patricia L. Musolino, Miguel Weil   +9 more
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Stage‐Dependent β‐Synuclein Links MRI and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Synaptic degeneration drives cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD), but synaptic biomarkers are scarce. Brain‐enriched β‐synuclein emerged as a synaptic damage marker. We investigated its diagnostic, prognostic, and structural correlates across the AD continuum.
Ulaş Ay, Merve Alaylioglu, Erdi Sahin, Sanem Sultan Yoruk Oner, Gulce Iskan, Gulce Cosku Yilmaz Cakan, Gozde Kizilates‐Evin, Emre Hari, Elif Kurt, Erdinc Dursun, Basar Bilgic, Hasmet Hanagasi, Hakan Gurvit, Tamer Demiralp, Duygu Gezen‐Ak, Bedia Samanci   +15 more
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White Matter and Perivascular Imaging Changes in Alzheimer's Disease and Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Peak‐width of skeletonized mean diffusivity (PSMD) and diffusion tensor imaging–analysis along the perivascular space (DTI‐ALPS), reflecting white matter integrity and glymphatic function, are altered in Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Debina Laishram, Guangwei Du, Sangam Kanekar, Nandakumar Nagaraja   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A continuous transition model for the soil-water characteristic curve in structured semi-arid soils: quantifying pore connectivity under conservation agriculture

Frontiers in Soil Science
BackgroundThe soil-water characteristic curve (SWCC) is fundamental to unsaturated soil behavior. Existing models typically assume unimodal or discrete bimodal pore-size distributions, which often fail to capture the continuous transitions observed in ...
Maqsood Khalid Abdulrahman, Faris Akram Al-Wazzan   +1 more
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Empirical Likelihood for Generalized Functional-Coefficient Regression Models with Multiple Smoothing Variables under Right Censoring Data

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2020
Empirical likelihood as a nonparametric approach has been demonstrated to have many desirable merits for constructing a confidence region. The purpose of this article is to apply the empirical likelihood method to study the generalized functional ...
Hong-Xia Xu, Han-Sheng Zhong, Guo-Liang Fan   +2 more
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Does Long‐Term Lower Extremity Strength Training in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis and Varus Alignment Reduce Knee Joint Loading During Gait?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier, Matthew N. Vigliotti, Paige E. Rice, Brian Pietrosimone, Shannon L. Mihalko, Edward H. Ip, Richard F. Loeser, David J. Hunter, Ali Guermazi, Ryan Hill, Santiago Saldana, Kim L. Bennell, Paul DeVita   +12 more
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Clinical, Histologic, and Serological Predictors of Renal Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang, Laurence Magder, Daniel Goldman, Judith A. James, Joel M. Guthridge, Carla Guthridge, Peter Izmirly, Jill P. Buyon, H. Michael Belmont, Richard A. Furie, Noa Schwartz, Chaim Putterman, Jennifer L. Barnas, Jennifer H. Anolik, Sarah French, Maria Dall'Era, Avi Z. Rosenberg, Jeffrey Hodgin, Dawit S. Demeke, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE) Network, Michelle Petri, Andrea Fava   +21 more
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Optimal Minimax Rate of Smoothing Parameter in Distributed Nonparametric Specification Test

Axioms
A model specification test is a statistical procedure used to assess whether a given statistical model accurately represents the underlying data-generating process. The smoothing-based nonparametric specification test is widely used due to its efficiency
Peili Liu, Yanyan Zhao, Libai Xu, Tao Wang   +3 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki, Alireza Amindarolzarbi, Tsion Abdi, John Clarke, Michael Hughes, Ami A. Shah, Zsuzsanna H. McMahan   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source