https://www.selleckchem.com/products/seclidemstat.html Smoking remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, with less than 5% of smokers attempting to quit succeeding. This low smoking cessation success rate is thought to be due to the long-term adaptations and alterations in synaptic plasticity that occur following chronic nicotine exposure and withdrawal. Glial cells have recently emerged as active players in the development of dependence phenotypes due to their roles in modulating neuronal functions and synaptic plasticity. Fundamental studies have demonstrated that microglia and astrocytes are crucial for synapse formation and elimination in the developing brain, likely contributing to why glial dysfunction is implicated in numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders. Recently, there is increasing evidence for the involvement of glial cells in drug dependence and its associated behavioral manifestations. This review summarizes the newly evaluated role of microglia and astrocytes as molecular drivers of nicotine dependence and withdrawal phenotypes.Background Anaemia is frequently seen in patients with diabetes and the main cause is renal failure. At all stages of renal failure, however, the prevalence of anaemia is higher in diabetes patients than expected for their glomerular filtration rate, suggesting that causes of anaemia other than renal failure are at work. The present cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the possible iatrogenic causes of anaemia in patients with diabetes. Subjects and methods This was a hospital-based cross-sectional study of all patients who had biological and clinical data covering a 2-year period. All had been in contact with the diabetes department either as outpatients or as inpatients mostly for educational purposes. Clinical factors, including type of diabetes, known diabetes complications, treatments received and biological data, were reviewed for their possible involvement in anaem