Cílem předkládaného přehledového článku je poukázat na zásadní vliv zánětu při vzniku a komplikacích arteriální hypertenze i kardiovaskulárních onemocnění. Použití specifické protizánětlivé terapie, jako je kanakinumab nebo kolchicin, sice snižuje kardiovaskulární riziko, ale zvyšuje riziko infekčních komplikací. Ovlivnění tradičních rizikových faktorů, jako je arteriální hypertenze, dyslipidemie, obezita a kouření, nabízí bezpečnou cestu snížení kardiovaskulárního rizika a systémo - vého zánětu. V oblasti antihypertenzní terapie ACEi vynikají ve schopnosti redukovat systémový zánět. Protože arteriální hypertenze i systémový zánět vedou k cévnímu a orgánovému poškození, je důležité neodkládat nasazení antihypertenzní terapie a včas dosáhnout kontroly krevního tlaku.
The aim of this review article is to highlight the crucial impact of inflammation on the development and complications of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The use of specific anti-inflammatory therapies, such as canakinumab or colchicine, indeed reduces cardiovascular risk but also increases the risk of infectious complications. Addressing traditional risk factors, such as arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, and smoking, offers a safe pathway to reduce cardiovascular risk and systemic inflammation. In the realm of antihypertensive therapy, ACE inhibitors excel in their ability to reduce systemic inflammation. Since both arterial hypertension and systemic inflammation lead to vascular and organ damage, it is important to initiate antihypertensive therapy without delay and achieve early blood pressure control.
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- antiflogistika terapeutické užití MeSH
- ateroskleróza komplikace patofyziologie MeSH
- hypertenze farmakoterapie imunologie komplikace patofyziologie MeSH
- inhibitory ACE terapeutické užití MeSH
- kardiovaskulární nemoci * etiologie farmakoterapie komplikace prevence a kontrola MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- rizikové faktory kardiovaskulárních chorob MeSH
- zánět * komplikace patofyziologie MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
BACKGROUND: Idiopathic bleeding in the second trimester of pregnancy complicates <1% of all pregnancies. This pregnancy complication can be caused by alterations in local hemostasis in the decidua due to infection/inflammation in the choriodecidual niche. This condition is associated with intraamniotic inflammatory complications. Antibiotic therapy effectively reduces the intensity of intraamniotic inflammation in certain pregnancy pathologies. However, whether antibiotic administration can reduce the intensity of the intraamniotic inflammatory response or eradicate microorganisms in patients with idiopathic bleeding during the second trimester of pregnancy remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: This study primarily aimed to determine whether antimicrobial agents can reduce the magnitude of intraamniotic inflammation in patients with idiopathic bleeding in the second trimester of pregnancy by assessing the concentration of interleukin-6 in the amniotic fluid before and after 7 days of antibiotic treatment. The secondary aim was to determine whether treatment with a combination of antibiotics altered the microbial load of Ureaplasma species DNA in amniotic fluid. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included singleton-gestation patients with idiopathic bleeding between 15+0 and 27+6 weeks who underwent transabdominal amniocentesis at the time of admission. Follow-up amniocentesis was performed in a subset of patients unless abortion or delivery occurred earlier. Concentrations of interleukin-6 were measured in the amniotic fluid samples, and the presence of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity was assessed using culture and molecular microbiological methods. Intraamniotic inflammation was defined as an interleukin-6 concentration ≥3000 pg/mL in the amniotic fluid samples. RESULTS: A total of 36 patients with idiopathic bleeding in the second trimester of pregnancy were included. All the patients underwent initial amniocentesis. Patients with intraamniotic inflammation (n=25) were treated using a combination of antibiotics consisting of intravenous ceftriaxone, intravenous metronidazole, and peroral clarithromycin. The patients without intraamniotic inflammation (n=11) were treated expectantly. In total, 25 patients delivered 7 days after admission. All patients with intraamniotic inflammation at the initial amniocentesis who delivered after 7 days underwent follow-up amniocentesis. Treatment with antibiotics decreased the interleukin-6 concentration in the amniotic fluid at follow-up amniocentesis compared with that at the initial amniocentesis in patients with intraamniotic inflammation (median [interquartile range]: 3457 pg/mL [2493-13,203] vs 19,812 pg/mL [11,973-34,518]; P=.0001). Amniotic fluid samples with Ureaplasma species DNA had a lower microbial load at the time of follow-up amniocentesis compared with the initial amniocentesis (median [interquartile range]: 1.5×105 copies DNA/mL [1.3×105-1.7×105] vs 8.0×107 copies DNA/mL [6.7×106-1.6×108]; P=.02). CONCLUSION: Antibiotic therapy was associated with reduced intraamniotic inflammation in patients with idiopathic bleeding in the second trimester complicated by intraamniotic inflammation. Moreover, antibiotic treatment has been associated with a reduction in the microbial load of Ureaplasma species DNA in the amniotic fluid.
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- amniocentéza škodlivé účinky MeSH
- antibakteriální látky terapeutické užití MeSH
- chorioamnionitida * mikrobiologie MeSH
- děložní krvácení MeSH
- DNA MeSH
- druhý trimestr těhotenství MeSH
- interleukin-6 MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- plodová voda mikrobiologie MeSH
- předčasný odtok plodové vody * farmakoterapie MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- Ureaplasma MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the occurrence of intra-amniotic inflammatory changes associated with chronic inflammation in the placenta, marked by elevated levels of interferon gamma-induced protein 10 (IP-10) (≥2200 pg/mL) in the amniotic fluid of women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). Specifically, the study investigated whether these intra-amniotic inflammatory changes were more common in women with microbial invasion of amniotic cavity (MIAC) and intra-amniotic inflammation (IAI), as indicated by increased amniotic fluid interleukin (IL)-6 concentration (≥3000 pg/mL). STUDY DESIGN: A cohort of 114 women with singleton pregnancies complicated by PPROM between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks of gestation were included. Amniotic fluid samples were obtained via amniocentesis upon admission. MIAC diagnosis involved aerobic and anaerobic cultures, as well as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the amniotic fluid. Immunoassay tests and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to determine IL-6 and IP-10 concentrations, respectively. RESULTS: Among the participants, 19.3 % and 15.8 % had MIAC and IAI, respectively. The occurrence of intra-amniotic inflammatory changes associated with chronic inflammation in the placenta was similar between women with and without MIAC (25 % vs. 40.9 %, p = 0.136, adjusted p = 0.213). The rate of intra-amniotic inflammatory changes associated with chronic inflammation in the placenta was significantly higher in women with IAI compared to those without, after adjusting for gestational age at sampling (55.6 % vs. 22.9 %, p = 0.005, adjusted p = 0.011). CONCLUSION: This study revealed comparable rates of intra-amniotic inflammatory changes associated with chronic inflammation in the placenta in women with and without MIAC, but a higher prevalence of intra-amniotic inflammatory changes associated with chronic inflammation in the placenta in women with IAI. These findings suggest involvement of chronic inflammation even in women with PPROM with acute intra-amniotic inflammation.
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- chemokin CXCL10 metabolismus MeSH
- chorioamnionitida * diagnóza MeSH
- gestační stáří MeSH
- interferon gama MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- placenta metabolismus MeSH
- plodová voda metabolismus MeSH
- předčasný odtok plodové vody * diagnóza MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
PURPOSE: To evaluate the contribution of F-18 FDG-PET/MRI in the search for the etiology of the inflammation of unknown origin (IUO) and fever of unknown origin (FUO). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 104 patients who underwent F-18 FDG-PET/MRI for IUO or FUO. The sensitivity, specificity, predictive values of the PET/MRI findings in relation to the final diagnosis of IUO/FUO were evaluated. A five-point Likert scale was used to semiquantitatively assess the probability of the cause of IUO/FUO based on PET/MRI finding. Furthermore, clinical (fever, arthralgia, weight loss, night sweats, age) and laboratory (C-reactive protein, leukocytes) parameters were monitored and compared with the true positivity rate of PET/MRI. RESULTS: In patients with definitively identified etiology of FUO and IUO, FDG-PET/MRI achieved a sensitivity of 96 %, specificity of 82 %, and positive and negative predictive values of 92 and 90 %. The cause of the IUO was determined in 71 patients (68.3 %). In 33 (31.7 %) patients, the etiology of IUO/FUO remained unknown, while in 25 (75.8 %) of them the symptoms resolved spontaneously and in 8 (24.2 %) patients they persisted without explanation even after 12 months of the follow-up. The most significant parameter in relation to subsequent PET/MRI finding was increased level of CRP, which was present in 96 % of true positive PET/MRI and normal CRP level was present in 56 % of true negative PET/MRI. CONCLUSION: Based on this study, FDG-PET/MRI is a suitable alternative for the investigation of IUO/FUO, this imaging technique has a very high sensitivity and negative predictive value.
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- C-reaktivní protein metabolismus MeSH
- fluorodeoxyglukosa F18 * MeSH
- horečka neznámého původu * etiologie komplikace MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- pozitronová emisní tomografie metody MeSH
- radiofarmaka MeSH
- zánět komplikace diagnostické zobrazování MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: Excisional treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia or very early stages of cervical cancer increases the risk of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes in subsequent pregnancies. The risk increases with the length of the excised cone. The subset of cases with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes and a history of cervical excisional treatment could also be at higher risk of intraamniotic infection/inflammation. However, there is a paucity of relevant information on this subject. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the differences in the rates of intraamniotic infection/inflammation and early-onset neonatal sepsis between singleton preterm prelabor rupture of membranes pregnancies without and with a history of cervical excisional treatment, and to investigate the association between these complications of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes and the excised cone length. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included 770 preterm prelabor rupture of membranes pregnancies in which transabdominal amniocentesis was performed as part of standard clinical management to assess the intraamniotic environment. The maternal and perinatal medical records of all included women were reviewed to obtain information on the absence or presence of history of cervical excisional treatment and neonatal outcomes. Women whose records contained any information on history of cervical excisional treatment were contacted by phone and in writing to inform them of the study and request permission to collect relevant information from their medical records. Women were divided into 4 subgroups according to the presence of microorganisms and/or their nucleic acids (through culturing and molecular biology methods) in amniotic fluid and/or intraamniotic inflammation (through amniotic fluid interleukin-6 concentration evaluation): intraamniotic infection (presence of both), sterile intraamniotic inflammation (intraamniotic inflammation alone), microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity without inflammation (presence of microorganisms and/or their nucleic acids in amniotic fluid alone), and negative amniotic fluid for infection/inflammation (absence of both). RESULTS: A history of cervical excisional treatment was found in 10% (76/765) of the women. Of these, 82% (62/76) had a history of only 1 treatment, and information on cone length was available for 97% (60/62) of them. Women with a history of cervical excisional treatment had higher rates of intraamniotic infection (with, 25% [19/76] vs without, 12% [85/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 2.5; adjusted P=.004), microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity without inflammation (with, 25% [19/76] vs without, 11% [74/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 3.1; adjusted P<.0001), and early-onset neonatal sepsis (with, 8% [11/76] vs without, 3% [23/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 2.9; adjusted P=.02) compared with those without such history. Quartiles of cone length (range: 3-32 mm) were used to categorize the women into 4 quartile subgroups (first: 3-8 mm; second: 9-12 mm; third: 13-17 mm; and fourth: 18-32 mm). Cone length of ≥18 mm was associated with higher rates of intraamniotic infection (with, 29% [5/15] vs without, 12% [85/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 3.0; adjusted P=.05), microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity without inflammation (with, 40% [6/15] vs without, 11% [74/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 6.1; adjusted P=.003), and early-onset neonatal sepsis (with, 20% [3/15] vs without, 3% [23/689]; adjusted odds ratio, 5.7; adjusted P=.02). CONCLUSION: History of cervical excisional treatment increases risks of intraamniotic infection, microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity without inflammation, and development of early-onset neonatal sepsis in a subsequent pregnancy complicated by preterm prelabor rupture of membranes.
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- chorioamnionitida * epidemiologie etiologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- novorozenecká sepse * MeSH
- plodová voda MeSH
- předčasný odtok plodové vody * epidemiologie MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
PURPOSE: Intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture results in one of the most severe forms of stroke, with severe neurological sequelae. Inflammation appears to drive aneurysm formation and progression with macrophages playing a key role in this process. However, less is known about their involvement in aneurysm rupture. This study is aimed at demonstrating how relationship between the M1 (pro-inflammatory) and M2 (reparative) macrophage subtypes affect an aneurysm's structure resulting in its rupture. METHODS: Forty-one saccular aneurysm wall samples were collected during surgery including 13 ruptured and 28 unruptured aneurysm sacs. Structural changes were evaluated using histological staining. Macrophages in the aneurysm wall were quantified and defined as M1 and M2 using HLA-DR and CD163 antibodies. Aneurysm samples were divided into four groups according to the structural changes and the M2/1 ratio. Data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. RESULTS: This study has demonstrated an association between the severity of structural changes of an aneurysm with inflammatory cell infiltration within its wall and subsequent aneurysm rupture. More severe morphological changes and a significantly higher number of inflammatory cells were observed in ruptured IAs (p < 0.001). There was a prevalence of M2 macrophage subtypes within the wall of ruptured aneurysms (p < 0.001). A subgroup of unruptured IAs with morphological and inflammatory changes similar to ruptured IAs was observed. The common feature of this subgroup was the presence of an intraluminal thrombus. CONCLUSIONS: The degree of inflammatory cell infiltration associated with a shift in macrophage phenotype towards M2 macrophages could play an important role in structural changes of the aneurysm wall leading to its rupture.
PURPOSE: About 15% of patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) develop a small intestinal enteropathy, which resembles celiac disease with regard to histopathology but evolves from a distinct, poorly defined pathogenesis that has been linked in some cases to chronic norovirus (NV) infection. Interferon-driven inflammation is a prominent feature of CVID enteropathy, but it remains unknown how NV infection may contribute. METHODS: Duodenal biopsies of CVID patients, stratified according to the presence of villous atrophy (VA), IgA plasma cells (PCs), and chronic NV infection, were investigated by flow cytometry, multi-epitope-ligand cartography, bulk RNA-sequencing, and RT-qPCR of genes of interest. RESULTS: VA development was connected to the lack of intestinal (IgA+) PC, a T helper 1/T helper 17 cell imbalance, and increased recruitment of granzyme+CD8+ T cells and pro-inflammatory macrophages to the affected site. A mixed interferon type I/III and II signature occurred already in the absence of histopathological changes and increased with the severity of the disease and in the absence of (IgA+) PCs. Chronic NV infection exacerbated this signature when compared to stage-matched NV-negative samples. CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that increased IFN signaling and T-cell cytotoxicity are present already in mild and are aggravated in severe stages (VA) of CVID enteropathy. NV infection preempts local high IFN-driven inflammation, usually only seen in VA, at milder disease stages. Thus, revealing the impact of different drivers of the pathological mixed IFN type I/III and II signature may allow for more targeted treatment strategies in CVID enteropathy and supports the goal of viral elimination.
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- atrofie komplikace patologie MeSH
- běžná variabilní imunodeficience * komplikace imunologie MeSH
- CD8-pozitivní T-lymfocyty MeSH
- imunoglobulin A MeSH
- infekce viry z čeledi Caliciviridae * imunologie MeSH
- interferony MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- Norovirus * fyziologie MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate CD36 concentrations in amniotic fluid in pregnancies complicated by spontaneous delivery with intact fetal membranes (preterm labor, PTL) and preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) with respect to the presence of the intra-amniotic infection. METHODS: A total of 80 women with PPROM and 71 with PTL were included in the study. Amniotic fluid samples were obtained by transabdominal amniocentesis. Amniotic fluid CD36 concentrations were assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Microbial colonization of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) was determined by the cultivation and non-cultivation approach. Intra-amniotic inflammation (IAI) was defined as an amniotic fluid bedside interleukin-6 concentration ≥3000 pg/mL. Intra-amniotic infection was characterized by the presence of both MIAC and IAI. RESULTS: Women with PPROM with intra-amniotic infection had higher amniotic fluid CD36 concentrations than women without infection (with infection: median 346 pg/mL, IQR 262-384 vs. without infection: median 242 pg/mL, IQR 199-304; p = .006) A positive correlation between amniotic fluid CD36 concentrations and interleukin-6 concentrations was found (rho = 0.48; p < .0001). In PTL pregnancies, no statistically significant difference was found in the amniotic fluid level of CD36 between intra-amniotic infection, sterile IAI, and negative amniotic fluid. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of intra-amniotic infection is characterized by higher amniotic fluid CD36 concentrations in pregnancies complicated by PPROM. An amniotic fluid CD36 cutoff value of 252.5 pg/mL was found to be optimal for the prediction of intra-amniotic infection. In PTL pregnancies, no statistically significant change in CD36 concentration was found with respect to the presence of intra-amniotic infection.
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- chorioamnionitida * MeSH
- gestační stáří MeSH
- interleukin-6 MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- plodová voda MeSH
- předčasný odtok plodové vody * etiologie MeSH
- předčasný porod * MeSH
- retrospektivní studie MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- novorozenec MeSH
- těhotenství MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
BACKGROUND: Obesity has been associated with depressive symptoms and impaired cognition, but the mechanisms underlying these relationships are not well understood. It is also not clear whether reducing adiposity reverses these behavioral outcomes. The current study tested the impact of bariatric surgery on depressive symptoms, cognition, and the brain; using a mediation model, we also examined whether the relationship between changes in adiposity after the surgery and those in regional thickness of the cerebral cortex are mediated by changes in low-grade inflammation (as indexed by C-reactive protein; CRP). METHODS: A total of 18 bariatric patients completed 3 visits, including one baseline before the surgery and two post-surgery measurements acquired at 6- and 12-months post-surgery. Each visit consisted of a collection of fasting blood sample, magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and abdomen, and assessment of depressive symptoms and cognition. RESULTS: After surgery, we observed reductions of both visceral fat (p< 0.001) and subcutaneous fat (p< 0.001), less depressive symptoms (p< 0.001), improved verbal reasoning (p< 0.001), and reduced CRP (p< 0.001). Mediation analyses revealed that the relationships between the surgery-related changes in visceral fat and cortical thickness in depression-related regions are mediated by changes in CRP (ab=-.027, SE=.012, 95% CI [-.054, -,006]). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that some of the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery on brain function and structure are due to a reduction of adiposity-related low-grade systemic inflammation.
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- bariatrická chirurgie * metody MeSH
- deprese * etiologie MeSH
- kognice MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mozek diagnostické zobrazování MeSH
- obezita komplikace chirurgie MeSH
- zánět komplikace MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Pri ochoreniach s prejavmi aktivácie zápalu je častým sprievodným stavom anémia, ktorá negatívne ovplyvňuje kvalitu života a výkonnosť pacientov. Táto anémia - anémia zápalu, je spôsobená poruchami metabolizmu železa, ktoré vedú k retencii železa v makrofágoch, cytokínmi sprostredkovanej inhibícii funkcie erytropoetínu a diferenciácii erytroidných progenitorových buniek a zníženým polčasom rozpadu erytrocytov. Anémia je väčšinou mierna až stredne závažná, normocytová a normochrómna. Vyznačuje sa nízkou cirkuláciou železa, ale normálnymi až zvýšenými hladinami zásobného feritínu a hormónu hepcidínu. Primárnym terapeutickým prístupom je liečba základného zápalového ochorenia. V prípade neúspechu možno zvážiť suplementáciu železa a/alebo liečbu liekmi stimulujúcimi erytropoetín. Krvné transfúzie predstavujú len núdzové riešenie život ohrozujúcej anémie. Perspektívne sa objavujú nové modality liečby so stratégiami modifikujúcimi hepcidín a stabilizátormi faktorov indukovateľných hypoxiou. Ich terapeutickú účinnosť je však potrebné overiť a vyhodnotiť v klinických štúdiách.
Anemia, which is a manifestation of the deterioration of patients' health and performance, is a common concomitant condition in diseases with signs of inflammation activation. This anemia - anemia of inflammation, is caused by disturbances of iron metabolism that lead to iron retention within macrophages, cytokine mediated inhibition of erythropoietin function and erythroid progenitor cell differentiation, and a reduced erytrocyte half-life. Anemia is usually mild to moderate, normocytic and normochromic. It is characterized by low iron circulation, but normal to increased levels of stored ferritin and the hormone hepcidin. The primary therapeutic approach is the treatment of the underlying inflammatory disease. In case of failure, iron supplementation and / or treatment with erythropoietin stimulating agents may be used. Blood transfusions are just an emergency treatment for life-threatening anemia. A new treatment modalities with hepcidin-modifying strategies and stabilizers of hypoxia inducible factors is emerging. However, their therapeutic efficacy needs to be verified and evaluated in clinical trials.
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- anemie * diagnóza etiologie farmakoterapie MeSH
- erytropoéza účinky léků MeSH
- hepcidiny metabolismus MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- zánět * komplikace patologie MeSH
- železo metabolismus terapeutické užití MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
