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This study compared the transcriptional changes in Nicotiana benthamiana plants treated with homologous sequences derived from Pepper golden mosaic virus (PepGMV) and heterologous sequences that derived from another begomovirus, Tomato chino La Paz virus (ToChLPV) prior to infection by PepGMV. The results of microarray analyses identified upregulated genes associated with RNAi such as DCL2, DCL4, AGO3, AGO7, AGO10, NRPD2B (Pol IV), DRB3, CMT3, RDR6. The components that participate in different RNAi pathways were identified, including methylation induced by both constructs, as well as the code of these genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and its counterpart in N. benthamiana through different genome assembly. The expression of these genes was validated by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), where DCL3, DCL4, AGO1-1, AGO2, RDR6 and PPR1 showed increased expression during plant protection with the heterologous construct compared to those protected with the homologous construct. The results of this study confirmed the activation of the gene silencing mechanism at the transcriptional level with both constructs and established the possibility of their use as a protection system for both homologous and heterologous sequences. Current treatments for hearing loss offer some functional improvements in hearing, but do not restore normal hearing. The aim of this review is to highlight recent advances in viral and non-viral vectors for gene therapy and to discuss approaches for overcoming barriers inherent to inner ear delivery of gene products. The databases used were Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Search terms were [("cochlea*" or "inner ear" or "transtympanic" or "intratympanic" or "intracochlear" or "hair cells" or "spiral ganglia" or "Organ of Corti") and ("gene therapy" or "gene delivery")]. The references section of resulting articles was also used to identify relevant studies. Both viral and non-viral vectors play important roles in advancing gene delivery to the inner ear. The round window membrane is one significant barrier to gene delivery that intratympanic delivery methods attempt to overcome through diffusion and intracochlear delivery methods bypass completely. Gene therapy for hearing loss is a promising treatment for restoring hearing function by addressing innate defects. Recent technological advances in inner ear drug delivery techniques pose exciting opportunities for progress in gene therapy. Gene therapy for hearing loss is a promising treatment for restoring hearing function by addressing innate defects. Recent technological advances in inner ear drug delivery techniques pose exciting opportunities for progress in gene therapy.The fascial continuum is a topic of debate, in particular, its classification into a nomenclature that researchers and medical figures can agree on. Most likely, the difficulty in finding the uniqueness of this topic lies in the fact that only some scientific figures with certain specialties write articles to state their point of view. We know, however, that a matter that involves the human body cannot be taken into consideration only by some scientific arguments, but by all the notions capable of completing a multidisciplinary and impartial vision. The fascia, too often, becomes a destination for earning and selling, to the detriment of the entire scientific community. The second part of the article on fascial nomenclature tries to obtain a new definition of what could be considered the fascial continuum, based on the most innovative information in the literature; the ultimate goal is to give free reflections on the subject in full intellectual freedom.Abrikossoff tumors, also known as granular cell tumors, are rare and often benign soft tissue neoplasms of Schwann cell origin. The vast majority of cases are reported in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Only 0.001% of Abrikossoff tumors are est