There is an ER crucial to embryogenesis in cardiomyocytes besides SR. Certain stimuli may induce reactivation of the transcription pattern present during embryogenesis, leading to overexpression of calreticulin in the heart, altering numerous signaling pathways and subsequently inducing pathology. Normalization of these transcriptional disorders holds promise in the treatment of multiple cardiac diseases.

Background and study aims: Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in colorectal lesions is technically demanding, and a significant rate of non-curative procedures is expected. We aimed to assess the rate of residual lesion after a non-curative ESD for colorectal cancer (CRC), and to establish predictive scores to be applied in the clinical setting. Patients and Methods: Retrospective multicenter analysis of consecutive colorectal ESDs. Patients with non-curative ESDs performed for the treatment of CRC lesions submitted to complementary surgery or with at least one follow-up endoscopy were included. Results: From 2255 colorectal ESDs, 381 (17%) were non-curative, and 135 of them were performed in CRC lesions. Residual lesion was observed in 24 (18%) patients. Surgery was performed in 96 patients, and 76 (79%) had no residual lesion in the colorectal wall or in the lymph nodes. Residual lesion rate for SM1 cancers was 0%, and for >SM1 cancers was also 0% if no other risk factors were present. Independent risk factors for lymph node metastasis were poor differentiation and lymphatic permeation (NC-Lymph score). Risk factors for the presence of residual lesion in the wall was piecemeal resection, poor differentiation and positive or indeterminate vertical margin (NC-Wall score). Conclusions: Lymphatic permeation or poor differentiation warrants surgery due to the high risk of lymph node metastasis, mainly in >SM1 cancers. In the remaining cases, en-bloc and R0 resections determine low risk of residual lesion in the wall. Our scores can be a useful tool for the management of patients submitted to non-curative colorectal ESDs.

ObjectiveWe aim to determine the disposal site for biohazardous materials resulting from diabetes surveillance and therapy.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingFive Portuguese primary care facilities.ParticipantsWe randomly sampled diabetic patients representative of five primary care facilities. Inclusion criteria consisted in patients≥18 years old with an active diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (DM). Patients unable to provide written informed consent were excluded.Outcome measureSociodemographic variables, diabetes duration, type of treatment, medical sharps disposal practices and whether adequate disposal information were provided.ResultsA total of 1436 diabetics were included. Overall, 53.8% of diabetics conducted regular capillary glicemia measurements, although 45.3% of them had no medical indication. Statistically significant predictors of adequate disposal were not having an active professional status (p=0.011) and having a DM duration between 5 and 10 years (p=0.014). Only being professionally inactive remained an independent predictor after multivariate logistic regression. Less than a fifth of patients on injectable therapy report having been advised by healthcare staff regarding sharps disposal. Over a fifth of the latter report having received wrong advice. The majority of diabetics dispose of biohazardous materials in unsorted household waste (68.1% of needles/devices with needles and 71.6% of lancets). Other incorrect disposal sites identified were recycling bins, toilet and home accumulation. Only 19.1% of the needles/devices with needles and 13.1% of the lancets were disposed of at healthcare facilities.ConclusionsMost diabetics have unsafe disposal practices for their biohazardous materials, mostly in unsorted household waste. We identified that being unemployed independently predicts adequate disposal of medical sharps and found evidence of low patient literacy on the topic, as well as poor patient education. Therefore, educating and raising awareness among healthcare professionals is crucial to address this public health issue.

We performed a MeSH term-based bibliometric analysis aiming to assess the publication trends of EAACI journals, namely Allergy, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (PAI) (from 1990 to 2015) and Clinical and Translational Allergy (CTA) (from its inception in 2011 to 2015). We also aimed to discuss the impact of the creation of CTA in the publication topics of Allergy and PAI. We analysed a total of 1973 articles and 23,660 MeSH terms. Most MeSH terms in the three journals fell in the category of “basic immunology and molecular biology” (BIMB). During the studied period, we observed an increase in the proportion of MeSH terms on BIMB, and a decreasing proportion of terms on allergic rhinitis and aeroallergens. The observed changes in Allergy and PAI publication topics hint at a possible impact from CTA creation.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s13601-018-0191-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.