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Semin Arthritis Rheum 2021 Mar 3;51(2):409-424. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Medicine & Rheumatology Unit, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR), Via Giulio Cesare Pupilli, 1 - Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy. Electronic address:

Introduction: Obesity has been associated with several complications, including musculoskeletal disorders. Aim of the present systematic review was to identify all available evidence on the relationship between fibromyalgia (FM) and obesity, including epidemiological association, impact of obesity on FM severity and effect of weight loss strategies on FM symptoms.

Methods: MedLine, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Web of Science databases were searched up to September 2020 to identify eligible articles. Read More

J Surg Res 2021 Mar 3;263:176-185. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Department of Emergency, The First Medical Center to Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China. Electronic address:

Background: This work sought to (1) establish a reliable gunshot model of junctional femoral artery rupture in swine that accurately simulates field rescue conditions and (2) use the gunshot model to compare the efficacy and ease of application of zeolite nanometer hemostatic gauze with other hemostatic materials.

Methods: Thirty-six healthy landrace swine (body weight 50 ± 5 kg) were randomly divided into three groups which were treated with Combat Gauze (CG), FeiChuang hemostatic gauze (FG), or standard medical gauze (SG). A gunshot model of femoral artery hemorrhage in landrace swine was used with portable ultrasound to accurately position the wound. Read More

Mol Metab 2021 Mar 3:101204. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. Electronic address:

Objective: Monoacylglycerol acyltransferase (MGAT) enzymes catalyze the synthesis of diacylglycerol from monoacylglycerol. Previous work has suggested the importance of MGAT activity in the development of obesity-related hepatic insulin resistance. Indeed, antisense oligonucleotide (ASO)-mediated knockdown of Mogat1 mRNA, which encodes MGAT1, reduced hepatic MGAT activity and improved glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in high fat diet (HFD) fed mice. Read More

J Shoulder Elbow Surg 2021 Mar 3. Epub 2021 Mar 3.

Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA. Electronic address:

Background: Reverse shoulder arthroplasty (RTSA) is a successful procedure, often allowing patients to achieve better range of motion (ROM) compared to their preoperative baseline. However, there is a subset of patients who either fail to improve or lose ROM postoperatively. These patients are at increased risk of poor satisfaction and patient reported outcomes (PROMs). Read More

J Ethnopharmacol 2021 Mar 4:113991. Epub 2021 Mar 4.

State Key Laboratory of New-tech for Chinese Medicine Pharmaceutical Process, Jiangsu Kanion Parmaceutical Co., Ltd., Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222001, China. Electronic address:

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cistanche tubulosa (Schrenk) R. Wight (Orobanchaceae) is a frequently prescribed component in many traditional herbal prescriptions which are used to treat diabetes in China. In recent studies, the antidiabetic activity of Cistanche tubulosa extracts have been confirmed. Read More