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{"title":"The Superior Laryngeal Nerve and its Vulnerability in Surgeries of the Neck","authors":"Antonio Dekhou, Jickssa M Gemechu","doi":"10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02274","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge of anatomical considerations of the superior laryngeal nerve, a branch of the vagus, provides information to prevent intraoperative injuries and associated dysfunctions. The superior laryngeal nerve has external and internal branches providing motor innervation to the cricothyroid muscle and sensory innervation to the supraglottic mucosa of the larynx, respectively. The external laryngeal branch travels for a relatively greater distance together with the superior thyroid artery and the internal laryngeal branch accompanies, for a shorter distance, the superior laryngeal artery, though their relationship with their respective artery varies. Isolation and identification of the superior pole and superior laryngeal vessels, which are intimately related to the external and internal laryngeal branches, respectively, is clinically important. Both branches can potentially be severed, compressed, or stretched during surgical procedures of the neck such as thyroidectomy and anterior cervical discectomy. Injury to the external laryngeal nerve results in a reduction in the highest attainable frequency of the voice, while injury to the internal laryngeal nerve results in a loss of sensation in the laryngeal vestibule, increasing the risk of aspiration pneumonia. The consequences of superior laryngeal nerve injury are variable in growing literature and are commonly disregarded compared to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. The present study aims to assess the anatomical considerations of the superior laryngeal nerve pertaining to its course and relationship to the superior thyroid and superior laryngeal arteries. The study was done on 35 formalin‐fixed cadavers at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2018–2020. Following critical observation and careful dissection, photographs were taken and the data was analyzed quantitatively and in a descriptive manner. In our investigation, we found that out of twenty‐one cadavers, 52.4% of the external laryngeal branches are related posteromedial to the superior thyroid artery, while 47.6% are related anteromedial to it. On the other hand, our findings indicate that out of fourteen cadavers, 64.3% of the internal laryngeal branches are related superoposterior to the superior laryngeal artery, while 35.7% are inferoposterior to it. In addition, in most cases, the superior laryngeal artery crosses above the external laryngeal branch while traveling to pierce the thyrohyoid membrane to reach the larynx. The data portrays that both the external and internal laryngeal branches display a variation in their relationship with the superior thyroid artery and the superior laryngeal artery. The findings show a clinically important variation in the course and relationship of the superior laryngeal nerve and its related vessels, especially the posteromedial and superoposterior relationships, which exposes the nerves during ligation of the respective vessels. Awareness of these variable relationships is criti","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141217528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Treadmill exercise alleviates brain iron dyshomeostasis accelerating neuronal amyloid‐β production, neuronal cell death and cognitive impairment in transgenic mice model of Alzheimer’s disease","authors":"Dong-Hun Choi, Ki-chun Kwon, Dong-Ju Hwang, Hyun-Seob Um, Jung‐hoon Koo, Eung-Jun Kim, D. Yeom, Joon-Yong Cho","doi":"10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.09298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.09298","url":null,"abstract":"Brain iron increases with age and brain iron dyshomeostasis is proving increasingly likely to be involved in the pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), possibly via promoting oxidative damage. There is therefore an urgent need to research into improving role iron play in AD. Sustained exercise may be ways to slow the rate of overload of iron, by perhaps alleviating oxidative stress due to the Fenton reaction. Yet, the exact mechanisms of the effects of exercise on iron toxicity are not well understood. Here, we explored whether treadmill exercise impacts the AD‐related mechanism(s) of brain iron status in vivo, using APP‐C105 AD‐model mice. We observed iron‐induced disruptions of amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, neuronal apoptotic signaling, oxidative stress, and cognitive impairment in APP‐C105 AD‐model mice. Further, brain iron dyshomeostasis associated with Aβ‐induced neuronal cell death possibly via APP misprocessing, and oxidative stress and cognitive decline was blocked by treadmill exercise, suggesting effect led to mitigated Aβ‐induced neuronal cell death and cognitive decline by promoting non‐amyloidogenic pathway possibly via enhanced furin, concomitant with inhibiting oxidative stress possibly via down‐regulating brain iron dyshomeostasis. Together, we show evidences to suggest that treadmill exercise may be ways to inhibit Aβ‐induced neuronal cell death by up‐regulating non‐amyloidogenic pathway through enhanced furin, concomitant with down‐regulating iron‐mediated oxidative stress.","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141219117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The interaction between p53 and Mdm2 is independent of MEG3–p53 association","authors":"Nicholas C. Bauer, Anli Yang, Xin Wang, Yunli Zhou, A. Klibanski, R. Soberman","doi":"10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.09899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.09899","url":null,"abstract":"The ability of the long noncoding RNA MEG3 to suppress cell proliferation led to its recognition as a tumor suppressor. MEG3 has previously been shown to bind to p53 in vitro, which led us to hypothesize that MEG3 functions by disrupting the interaction of p53 and its E3 ubiquitin ligase Mdm2. To test this hypothesis in vivo, we built a cross‐nearest neighbor/Monte Carlo analytical method based on two color direct stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (dSTORM), a single‐molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) technique. Our data support the interaction of MEG3 and p53. Surprisingly, this association had no effect on the binding of p53 and Mdm2, distinct from the most commonly proposed model for the mechanism of MEG3 action. Additionally, our mathematical approach to analyzing SMLM data has general applicability to assessing molecular interactions in a native cellular context.","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141219236","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pleiotropic Activation of Endothelial Function by Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers is Crucial to Their Protective Anti‐vascular Remodeling Effects","authors":"Arash Y. Tehrani, N. Fameli, Zoe White, Mitra Esfandiarei, Casey van Breemen, Pascal Bernatchez","doi":"10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.02011","url":null,"abstract":"Endothelial function is strongly associated with vascular health and homeostasis. However, therapeutically relevant approaches capable of stimulating the protective properties of the endothelium remain elusive.","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141218520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In Memoriam: Gerald Weissmann","authors":"T. Pederson","doi":"10.1096/fj.190901ufm","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.190901ufm","url":null,"abstract":"The entire FASEB community is saddened by the death of The FASEB Journal former Editor-in-Chief, on July 10, 2019. The FASEB Journal’s current Editor-in-Chief Thoru Pederson said: “In all ways of the mind, Gerry was a true renaissance individual. His sterling qualities as a physician, scientist, and mentor, and as a gifted author, were widely known. His leadership as the Editor-in-Chief of The FASEB Journal was an outstanding contribution in his later career, and his editorials on those pages were both eloquent and elegant. We shall not see the likes of him again anytime soon.” Amore comprehensive memoir of Dr. Weissmannwill appear in the October 2019 issue of the journal.","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77659272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intraluminal delivery of thrombospondin‐2 small interfering RNA inhibits the vascular response to injury in a rat carotid balloon angioplasty model","authors":"Thomas C. F. Bodewes, Joel M. Johnson, M. Auster, C. Huynh, Sriya Muralidharan, M. Contreras, F. Logerfo, Leena Pradhan-Nabzdyk","doi":"10.1096/fj.201600501r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201600501r","url":null,"abstract":"In an effort to inhibit the response to vascular injury that leads to intimal hyperplasia, this study investigated the in vivo efficacy of intraluminal delivery of thrombospondin‐2 (TSP‐2) small interfering RNA (siRNA). Common carotid artery (CCA) balloon angioplasty injury was performed in rats. Immediately after denudation, CCA was transfected intraluminally (15 min) with one of the following: polyethylenimine (PEI)+TSP‐2 siRNA, saline, PEI only, or PEI+control siRNA. CCA was analyzed at 24 h or 21 d by using quantitative real‐time PCR and immunohistochemistry. TSP‐2 gene and protein expression were significantly up‐regulated after endothelial denudation at 24 h and 21 d compared with contralateral untreated, nondenuded CCA. Treatment with PEI+TSP‐2 siRNA significantly suppressed TSP‐2 gene expression (3.1‐fold) at 24 h and TSP‐2 protein expression, cell proliferation, and collagen deposition up to 21 d. These changes could be attributed to changes in TGF‐β and matrix metalloproteinase‐9, the downstream effectors of TSP‐2. TSP‐2 knockdown induced anti‐inflammatory M2 macrophage polarization at 21 d; however, it did not significantly affect intima/media ratios. In summary, these data demonstrate effective siRNA transfection of the injured arterial wall and provide a clinically effective and translationally applicable therapeutic strategy that involves nonviral siRNA delivery to ameliorate the response to vascular injury.—Bodewes, T.C.F., Johnson, J.M., Auster, M., Huynh, C., Muralidharan, S., Contreras, M., LoGerfo, F. W., Intraluminal delivery of thrombospondin‐2 small interfering RNA inhibits the vascular response to injury in a rat carotid balloon angioplasty model. FASEB J. 31, 109–119 (2017) www.fasebj.org","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84380181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Protective effects of mitochondria‐targeted antioxidants and statins on cholesterolinduced osteoarthritis","authors":"S. Farnaghi, I. Prasadam, G. Cai, T. Friis, Zhibin Du, R. Crawford, Xinzhan Mao, Yin Xiao","doi":"10.1096/fj.201600600r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201600600r","url":null,"abstract":"The contribution of metabolic factors on the severity of osteoarthritis (OA) is not fully appreciated. This study aimed to define the effects of hyper cholesterolemia on the progression of OA. A polipoprotein E‐deficient (ApoE−/−) mice and rats with diet‐induced hypercholesterolemia (DIHC) rats were used to explore the effects of hyper cholesterolemia on the progression of OA. Both models exhibited OA‐like changes, characterized primarily by a loss of proteoglycans, collagen and aggrecan degradation, osteophyte formation, changes to subchondral bone architecture, and cartilage degradation. Surgical destabilization of the knees resulted in a dramatic increase of degradative OA symptoms in animals fed a high‐cholesterol diet compared with controls. Clinically relevant doses of free cholesterol resulted in mitochondrial dysfunction, overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and increased expression of degenerative and hypertrophic markers in chondrocytes and breakdown of the cartilage matrix. We showed that the severity of diet‐induced OA changes could be attenuated by treatment with both atorvastatin and a mitochondrial targeting antioxidant. The protective effects of the mitochondrial targeting antioxidant were associated with suppression of oxidative damage to chondrocytes and restoration of extracellular matrix homeostasis of the articular chondrocytes. In summary, our data show that hypercholesterolemia precipitates OA progression by mitochondrial dysfunction in chondrocytes, in part by increasing ROS production and apoptosis. By addressing the mitochondrial dysfunction using antioxidants, we were able attenuate the OA progression in our animal models. This approach may form the basis for novel treatment options for this OA risk group in humans.—Farnaghi, S., Prasadam, I., Cai, G., Friis, T., Du, Z., Crawford, R., Mao, X., Xiao, Y. Protective effects of mitochondria‐targeted antioxidants and statins on cholesterolinduced osteoarthritis. FASEB J. 31, 356–367 (2017) www.fasebj.org","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84910626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Acute lung injury is reduced by the α7nAChR agonist PNU‐282987 through changes in the macrophage profile","authors":"Nathalia M Pinheiro, F. R. Santana, R. R. Almeida, M. Guerreiro, M. Martins, L. Caperuto, N. Câmara, L. A. Wensing, V. Prado, I. Tiberio, Marco Antônio M. Prado, C. Prado","doi":"10.1096/fj.201600431r","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201600431r","url":null,"abstract":"Nicotinic α‐7 acetylcholine receptor (nAChRα7) is a critical regulator of cholinergic anti‐inflammatory actions in several diseases, including acute respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS). Given the potential importance of α7nAChR as a therapeutic target, we evaluated whether PNU‐282987, an α7nAChR agonist, is effective in protecting the lung against inflammation. We performed intratracheal instillation of LPS to generate acute lung injury (ALI) in C57BL/6 mice. PNU‐282987 treatment, either before or after ALI induction, reduced neutrophil recruitment and IL‐ 1β, TNF‐α, IL‐6, keratinocyte chemoattractant (KC), and IL‐10 cytokine levels in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (P> 0.05). In addition, lung NF‐κB phosphorylation decreased, along with collagen fiber deposition and the number of matrix metalloproteinase‐9+ and −2+ cells, whereas the number of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase‐1+ cells increased (P < 0.05). PNU‐282987 treatment also reduced lung mRNA levels and the frequency of M1 macrophages, whereas cells expressing the M2‐related markers CD206 and IL‐10 increased, suggesting changes in the macrophage profile. Finally, PNU‐282987 improved lung function in LPS‐treated animals. The collective results suggest that PNU‐282987, anagonist of α7nAChR, reducesLPS‐induced experimental ALI, thus supporting the notion that drugs that act on α7nAChRs should be explored for ARDS treatment in humans.—Pinheiro, N. M., Santana, F. P. R., Almeida, R. R., Guerreiro, M., Martins, M.A., Caperuto, L.C., Câmara, N.O.S., Wensing, L.A., Prado, V. F., Tibério, I. F. L. C., Prado, M.A.M., Prado, C. M. Acute lung injury is reduced by the α7nAChR agonist PNU‐282987 through changes in the macrophage profile. FASEB J. 31, 320–332 (2017) www.fasebj.org","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78893339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Professor Naba Gupta (1934–1997)","authors":"K. Chakraburtty, J. Hershey","doi":"10.1096/fasebj.12.3.390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.12.3.390","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22447,"journal":{"name":"The FASEB Journal","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75520863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}