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7%, SZ from SB with 62.5% accuracy and SB from HC with 75.5% accuracy. These results support the hypothesis that a pathological accelerated aging might occur in SZ, and this pathological aging could be an endophenotype of the disease, once this profile was also observed in SB, suggesting that SB might suffer from an accelerated aging in some level. Oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of late-life depression (LLD). Mitochondria are the primary source of oxidative stress and can be significantly damaged with increased OS. Circulating cell-free mtDNA (ccf-mtDNA) is a marker of cellular stress and mitochondria damage triggered by oxidative stress. We evaluated the plasma levels of ccf-mtDNA in between 32 LLD and 21 never-depressed participants. We also investigated the association between ccf-mtDNA and the severity of depressive episodes and cognition performance. We found a higher ccf-mtDNA level in LLD cases compared with controls (t=-2.91, p=0.005). Also, ccf-mtDNA was significantly correlated with the severity of depression (r=0.42, p=0.001). There was no significant correlation between ccf-mtDNA and measures of cognitive decline. The small sample size and cross-sectional design were the main limitations of this study. Our results suggest that LLD is associated with elevated mitochondrial damage and cellular stress. If validated, the measurement of ccf-mtDNA in LLD can guide the development of novel treatments focused on cytoprotection and reduction of mitochondrial dysfunction for this condition.Our results suggest that LLD is associated with elevated mitochondrial damage and cellular stress. If validated, the measurement of ccf-mtDNA in LLD can guide the development of novel treatments focused on cytoprotection and reduction of mitochondrial dysfunction for this condition.Store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) is a mechanism for calcium influx through the plasma membrane in response to release of free calcium from the endoplasmic reticulum. Two recent studies revealed how SOCE regulates the exocytosis of neurotransmitter vesicles at central synapses. Diagnostic criteria for anterior STEMI differ between the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). A greater degree of ST-segment elevation is required to meet ERC criteria compared to ESC criteria. This may potentially lead to discrepancies in management between emergency teams and cardiologists, subsequent delay in reperfusion therapy and worse prognosis. We performed an observational study in patients with anterior STEMI routinely treated with primary PCI and assessed whether differing electrocardiographic diagnostic criteria could impact treatment and short-term prognosis. All patients in the study had anterior STEMI confirmed by electrocardiographic ESC criteria and subsequent coronary angiography. Reversine Patients were divided into two groups. Those who did not meet ERC criteria in the index ECG were assigned to the "non-ERC" group and were compared with those who met them - the "ERC" group. Out of 60 patients with anterior STEMI based on ESC criteria (mean age 66e no false positives in this study as all patients were angiographically confirmed to have acute coronary obstruction. There is a lack of data on atrial fibrillation (AF) progression after AF screening. We studied the hypothesis that progression of AF subtype after AF screening was similar to the progression noted in clinical AF cases. We also studied predictors for AF progression and AF symptoms during 5-year follow-up. All participants from the STROKESTOP study with screening-detected AF were included in this prospective cohort study (n = 218). Deceased patients, patients with dementia and/or patients receiving institutional care were excluded (n = 31). Patients were interviewed at their visit regarding symptoms, treatment with oral anticoagulation and clinical events during follow-up and instructed to record ECG using a handheld ECG recording twice daily for two weeks. A total of 187 patients were invited for follow-up and 120 (64%) participated. The mean age was 81.0 ± 0.6 years and 56 (47%) of the participants were women. The mean follow-up time was 5.3 ± 0.4 years. Among the participants with 5-year follow-up data available, 18% (22/120) were diagnosed with permanent AF at study entry, compared to 49/120 (41%) after five years (p < 0.001). Among patients with paroxysmal AF at study entry, 33/98 (34%) had progressed to permanent AF after five years. Among participants approximately half remained asymptomatic, whereas 48% reported predominantly mild symptoms. None of the components of CHA₂DS₂-VASc were significantly predictive of AF progression. The progression for screening-detected AF is like that of clinically detected AF. Half of the patients with screening-detected AF report symptoms over time, and symptoms were generally mild.The progression for screening-detected AF is like that of clinically detected AF. Half of the patients with screening-detected AF report symptoms over time, and symptoms were generally mild.Left ventricular lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy may be challenging or even impossible. Left bundle area pacing has emerged as an interesting alternative method in case of failed implantation.To achieve an ideal drug delivery platform with precise composition and high tumor selectivity, the PEGylated dual-drug backboned prodrug was synthesized via the copolymerization between diamine monomer of ortho ester and cisplatin- demethylcantharidin conjugate (Pt(IV)-1), and then terminated by mPEG550-active ester. The amphipathic prodrug could self-assemble into nano-prodrugs, which endowed the precise structure and high drug loading. Moreover, the nano-prodrugs exhibited physicochemical stability at physiological pH (7.4) for stable blood circulation, DePEGylation and dynamic size change for selective tumor accumulation and enhanced cellular internalization at tumoral extracellular pH (6.8), and efficient drug release for synergetic apoptosis and cytotoxicity at tumoral intracellular pH (5.0)/glutathione. Thus, the precise dual-drug backboned nano-prodrugs with detachable PEGylation, dynamic size change and efficient drug release could be potentially translated for clinically selective cancer treatment. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Few nanomedicines have been clinically used for cancer treatment and little progress has been made in the last decades due to the unprecise composition and unsatisfactory tumor selectivity.