Pancreatic insulinoma location at surgery matched that described on the CT images in 17 of 19 cases where location was described in the surgical report.
 
  In contrast to recent publications, this study suggests hyperattenuation of insulinomas in the arterial phase is a predominant feature, and that hypoattenuation or isoattenuation are much less common. CT angiography is accurate in prediction of lesion location before surgery in most cases.
 In contrast to recent publications, this study suggests hyperattenuation of insulinomas in the arterial phase is a predominant feature, and that hypoattenuation or isoattenuation are much less common. CT angiography is accurate in prediction of lesion location before surgery in most cases.Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in the Western world and is characterised in its latter stages by retinal cell death and neovascularisation and earlier stages with the loss of parainflammatory homeostasis. Patients with neovascular AMD (nAMD) are treated with frequent intraocular injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies, which are not only unpopular with patients but carry risks of sight-threatening complications. A minority of patients are unresponsive with no alternative treatment available, and some patients who respond initially eventually develop a tolerance to treatment. New therapeutics with improved delivery methods and sustainability of clinical effects are required, in particular for non-neovascular AMD (90% of cases and no current approved treatments). There are age-related and disease-related changes that occur which can affect ocular drug delivery. Here, we review the latest emerging therapies for AMD, their delivery routes and implications for translating to clinical practice.
  A rapid infusion rate for intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE) can cause adverse effects; therefore, safe and efficient infusion rates are desired. This study aimed to develop a triglyceride (TG) kinetic model after soybean oil-based ILE (SO-ILE) administration and individualize the infusion rate via a population pharmacokinetic approach.
 
  Eighty-three inpatients were enrolled in this prospective observational study. A TG kinetic model was applied to the observations based on population pharmacokinetics using a nonlinear mixed-effect model. The patients' characteristics and laboratory parameters were evaluated to identify predictors of TG kinetics, and the maximum acceptable infusion rate was defined as that for which the maximum TG concentration did not exceed 400 mg/dl in 90% of patients.
 
  No adverse events associated with SO-ILE administration were observed. The developed TG kinetic model explained the observed TG concentrations and identified the baseline TG concentration and body weight as predictors of TG kinetics. The estimated maximum acceptable infusion rates greatly varied among individuals, ranging from <0.01 to 0.3 g/kg/h.
 
  The present study suggested the necessity and demonstrated the feasibility of individualizing the infusion rates of SO-ILE, using a population pharmacokinetic approach.
 The present study suggested the necessity and demonstrated the feasibility of individualizing the infusion rates of SO-ILE, using a population pharmacokinetic approach.
  Epilepsy surgery is underutilized. Automating the identification of potential surgical candidates may facilitate earlier intervention. Our objective was to develop site-specific machine learning (ML) algorithms to identify candidates before they undergo surgery.
 
  In this multicenter, retrospective, longitudinal cohort study, ML algorithms were trained on n-grams extracted from free-text neurology notes, EEG and MRI reports, visit codes, medications, procedures, laboratories, and demographic information. Site-specific algorithms were developed at two epilepsy centers one pediatric and one adult. Cases were defined as patients who underwent resective epilepsy surgery, and controls were patients with epilepsy with no history of surgery. The output of the ML algorithms was the estimated likelihood of candidacy for resective epilepsy surgery. Model performance was assessed using 10-fold cross-validation.
 
  There were 5880 children (n=137 had surgery [2.3%]) and 7604 adults with epilepsy (n=56 had surgery [0.7%]) included in the study. Pediatric surgical patients could be identified 2.0years (range 0-8.6years) before beginning their presurgical evaluation with AUC=0.76 (95% CI 0.70-0.82) and PR-AUC=0.13 (95% CI 0.07-0.18). Adult surgical patients could be identified 1.0year (range 0-5.4years) before beginning their presurgical evaluation with AUC=0.85 (95% CI 0.78-0.93) and PR-AUC=0.31 (95% CI 0.14-0.48).  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/rxdx-106-cep-40783.html  By the time patients began their presurgical evaluation, the ML algorithms identified pediatric and adult surgical patients with AUC=0.93 and 0.95, respectively. The mean squared error of the predicted probability of surgical candidacy (Brier scores) was 0.018 in pediatrics and 0.006 in adults.
 
  Site-specific machine learning algorithms can identify candidates for epilepsy surgery early in the disease course in diverse practice settings.
 Site-specific machine learning algorithms can identify candidates for epilepsy surgery early in the disease course in diverse practice settings.
  Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have emerged as vital regulators in human cancers, including colorectal cancer (CRC). In this study, we aimed to explore the roles of circRUNX1 in CRC.
 
  The levels of circRUNX1, RUNX1 mRNA, solute carrier family 38 member 1 (SLC38A1) mRNA and microRNA-485-5p (miR-485-5p) were determined by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analysis. The protein level of SLC38A1 was measured by Western blot assay. Cell colony formation, migration, invasion and apoptosis were assessed by colony formation assay, wound-healing assay, Transwell assay and flow cytometry analysis, respectively. The interaction between miR-485-5p and circRUNX1 or SLC38A1 was verified by dual-luciferase reporter assay and RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) assay. The levels of extracellular glutamine, intracellular glutamate and α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) were measured with specific kits. The functional role of circRUNX1 in CRC development in vivo was explored by murine xenograft model assay.
 
  CircRUNX1 was upregulated in CRC tissues and cells compared with normal tissues and cells.