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These data support a model in which PAK1 is a positive regulator of CNS myelination.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Myelin is a critical component of the CNS that provides metabolic support to neurons and also facilitates communication between cells in the CNS. Recent data demonstrate that actin dynamics drives myelin wrapping, but how actin is regulated during myelin wrapping is unknown. The authors investigate the role of the cytoskeletal modulator PAK1 during differentiation and myelination by oligodendrocytes, the myelinating cells of the CNS. They demonstrate that PAK1 promotes oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination by modulating the cytoskeleton and thereby internode length, thus playing a critical role in the function of the CNS.Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) are diseases characterized by cerebellar atrophy and loss of Purkinje neurons caused by mutations in diverse genes. In SCA14, the disease is caused by point mutations or small deletions in protein kinase C γ (PKCγ), a crucial signaling protein in Purkinje cells. It is still unclear whether increased or decreased PKCγ activity may be involved in the SCA14 pathogenesis. In this study, we present a new knock-in mouse model related to SCA14 with a point mutation in the pseudosubstrate domain, PKCγ-A24E, known to induce a constitutive PKCγ activation. In this protein conformation, the kinase domain of PKCγ is activated, but at the same time the protein is subject to dephosphorylation and protein degradation. As a result, we find a dramatic reduction of PKCγ protein expression in PKCγ-A24E mice of either sex. Despite this reduction, there is clear evidence for an increased PKC activity in Purkinje cells from PKCγ-A24E mice. Purkinje cells derived from PKCγ-A24E have short thickened dekeeps PKCγ in the constitutive active open conformation. We show that this mutation leading to a constant activation of PKCγ results in a SCA-like phenotype in these mice. Our findings establish the constant activation of PKC signaling as one pathogenetic avenue leading to an SCA phenotype and a mechanism causing a neurodegenerative disease.Seizures invite seizures. At the initial stage of epilepsy, seizures intensify with each episode; however, the mechanisms underlying this exacerbation remain to be solved. Astrocytes have a strong control over neuronal excitability and the mode of information processing. This control is accomplished by adjusting the levels of various ions in the extracellular space. The network of astrocytes connected via gap junctions allows a wider or more confined distribution of these ions depending on the open probability of the gap junctions. K+ clearance relies on the K+ uptake by astrocytes and the subsequent diffusion of K+ through the astrocyte network. When astrocytes become uncoupled, K+ clearance becomes hindered. Accumulation of extracellular K+ leads to hyperexcitability of neurons. Here, using acute hippocampal slices from mice, we uncovered that brief periods of epileptiform activity result in gap junction uncoupling. Oligomycin A In slices that experienced short-term epileptiform activity, extracellular K+ transients in ity results in acute disturbance of the intercellular astrocyte network formed by gap junctions in hippocampal tissue slices from mice. Moreover, rapid clearance of K+ from the extracellular space was impaired. Epileptiform activity activated inward Na+/HCO3- cotransport in astrocytes by cell depolarization, resulting in their alkalization. Our data suggest that alkaline pH shifts in astrocytes lead to gap junction uncoupling, hampering K+ clearance, and thereby to exacerbation of epilepsy. Pharmacological intervention could become a promising new strategy to dampen neuronal hyperexcitability and epileptogenesis.

Concurrent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with diuretics and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASI) has been associated with an increased risk of developing acute kidney injury (AKI) in the ambulatory setting. There is currently no information on AKI prevalence in hospitalised patients where initiation of NSAID prescription is quite frequent. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of AKI in patients treated with diuretics and/or RAASI in the hospital setting when NSAIDs are initiated.

This was a retrospective single centre study on inpatients receiving triple or dual association treatment. AKI was established according to evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in kidney disease (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcome, KDIGO) using the following criteria increase in serum creatinine (SCr) by ≥0.3 mg/dL (or ≥26.5 µmol/L) within 48 hours, or increase in SCr to ≥1.5 times baseline occurring within the last 7 days.

AKI was identified in 5 of 151 patients (3.3%) treated with both diuretics and RAASI in whom NSAIDs were initiated, with a 49 µM average increase in SCr within 48 hours compared with baseline. AKI was identified in 2 of 117 (1.7%) patients treated with diuretics and NSAIDs, and in 1 of 427 (0.23%) patients treated with RAASI and NSAIDs. The average increase in SCr within 2 days was 29 µM. No AKI was identified in a control group of 1886 patients treated with diuretics and RAASI but with no initiation of NSAIDs during their hospitalisation.

Initiation of NSAID therapy in hospitalised patients already being treated with diuretics and RAASI is a risk factor for AKI. The risk of AKI with the triple association appeared higher than with the dual association treatment.

Initiation of NSAID therapy in hospitalised patients already being treated with diuretics and RAASI is a risk factor for AKI. The risk of AKI with the triple association appeared higher than with the dual association treatment.Allergic airway disease models use laboratory mice housed in highly controlled and hygienic environments, which provide a barrier between the mice and a predetermined list of specific pathogens excluded from the facility. In this study, we hypothesized that differences in facility barrier level and, consequently, the hygienic quality of the environment that mice inhabit impact the severity of pulmonary inflammation and lung function. Allergen-naive animals housed in the cleaner, high barrier (HB) specific pathogen-free facility had increased levels of inflammatory cytokines and higher infiltration of immune cells in the lung tissue but not in the bronchoalveolar lavage compared with mice housed in the less hygienic, low barrier specific pathogen-free facility. In both genders, house dust mite-induced airway disease was more severe in the HB than the low barrier facility. Within each barrier facility, female mice developed the most severe inflammation. However, allergen-naive male mice had worse lung function, regardless of the housing environment, and in the HB, the lung function in female mice was higher in the house dust mite model.