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The present invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine preparation for treating decayed teeth and a preparing method thereof, which is composed of Parker raspberry root, thorn strawberry, lysimachia foenum-graecum hance, bamboo leaf, pimento root, Szechwan raspberry root, rubus corchorifolius, heterophyllous eupatorium, mint and menthol, and is added with a proper quantity of adjuvant. The traditional Chinese medicine preparation of the present invention has the functions of clearing heat, removing toxicity, dispersing swelling and relieving pain, and the traditional Chinese medicine preparation is used for treating pain caused by decayed teeth, parodontitis, gingivitis, etc. Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages of good effect for resisting bacteria and relieving inflammation. The traditional Chinese medicine preparation is prepared from pure traditional Chinese medicine materials, so the traditional Chinese medicine preparation contains no western medicine ingredient and has no toxic or side effect. In addition, the traditional Chinese medicine preparation has convenient carrying and administration, fast action and high biologic utilization rate. The traditional Chinese medicine preparation applied to oral cavity, so medicine can direct reach a diseased part.
A system of ultrasound based cellular stimulation may include a stimulation apparatus and a stimulation controller. The stimulation apparatus may include a transducer element formed from a single crystal piezoelectric material such as lithium niobate. The stimulation apparatus may deliver high magnitudes of acoustic pressure relative to its dimensions (e.g., size, weight, and/or the like) and without significant heating. The stimulation controller may determine a cellular response to ultrasound stimulation such as membrane deflection and transmembrane voltage change. The stimulation controller may determine, based on the predicted cellular response, parameters for an ultrasound stimulation treatment for a patient such as a magnitude and/or duration of an ultrasonic stimulus for achieving a desired magnitude of membrane deflection and/or transmembrane voltage changes. The ultrasound stimulation treatment may be administered to the patient by the stimulation apparatus operating in accordance with the parameters.
Health Volunteer subject cohort of 10 subjects who will receive a single dose of FT-4202 with food and without food. Dose will be administered per the protocol defined dose.
PURPOSE:To obtain a diagnosing agent for Akabane virus with a high HA value, by immobilizing red blood cell of a bird which can be aggregated by a HA antigen specific to virus to combine the red blood cell, the HA antigen and a dilution liquid. CONSTITUTION:Red blood cell of a bird (e.g. goose, duck, pigeon and born chick) which can be aggregated by a HA antigen specific to Akabane is immobilized using a immobilizing agent such as formalin and glutaric aldehyde. The red blood cell is washed to remove the immobilizing agent and salts attached for use. The red blood cell can be colored red by a CO treatment. In the application, BBS or VAD is used as diluting agent to prepare a floating liquid (as 0.3% red blood cell floating liquid). Red blood cell is added to the diluted Akabane virus HA antigen and shaked to determine the HA value after being allowed to stand still.
Phase I treatment is 8 weekly sessions of evidence-based physical therapy (PT). At the 10-week follow-up participants who are non-responders to Phase I PT will receive 8 weekly sessions of mindfulness using a mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement protocol as Phase II treatment. If participant is a responder to Phase I PT, he or she will receive up to 2 more PT sessions in Phase II of treatment.
BACKGROUND: The reduction in distal arterial flow following arteriovenous fistula (AVF) creation can cause a perfusion deficit known as haemodialysis access induced distal ischemia (HAIDI). Various techniques have been advocated to treat this difficult problem with varying success. We present the long-term outcomes following a novel banding technique.
METHODS: 46 patients in this cohort from 2008 to 2021 underwent a novel banding procedure using a Dacron™ patch shaped with one slit-end and saw-tooth edges (resulting in a 'Christmas-tree' pattern) to provide a ratchet mechanism to progressively constrict the fistula outflow. Real-time finger perfusion pressure monitoring allowed an accurate reduction in AVF flow whilst increasing distal arterial perfusion pressure. Baseline characteristic were recorded and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were obtained to calculate the post-intervention primary, assisted primary and secondary patency.
RESULTS: 29 patients presented with rest pain and 11 presented with tissue loss due to distal ischemia. The post-intervention primary access patency was 100%, 98%, 78% and 61% at 30, 60 and 180 days and 1 year respectively. Complete resolution of symptoms was achieved in 74% (n = 34) of patients and a partial response needing no further intervention was achieved in 11% (n = 5) of patients. A Youden index calculation suggested that digital pressures of 41 mm Hg or lower in an open AVF were highly sensitive for symptomatic hand ischemia whereas pressures greater than 65 mm Hg ruled out distal ischemia.
CONCLUSION: 'Christmas-tree' banding with on table finger systolic pressures is not only an efficacious and durable method for treating HAIDI but also preserves fistula patency.
INTRODUCTION: Congenital bronchoesophageal fistulas are extremely rare. Symptoms may not be detected before treatment or may be seen intermittently until advanced ages. Treatment is surgical closure of the fistula.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 20-year-old female patient with presented complaints of sputum production and cough. A fistula was confirmed between the middle esophagus and the left main bronchus by bronchoscopy. Management is by surgical closure of the fistula via right thoracotomy. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
CONCLUSION: Congenital bronchoesophageal fistula malformation can cause long-term respiratory symptoms associated with the fistula and loss of lung parenchyma if left untreated.
The reduction of intensity of conditioning is currently indicated for patients who cannot undergo standard myelo-ablation due to their age, comorbidities or type of pathology. Furthermore, the rationale to use RIC regimens is based on the observation that the infusion of alloreactive donor lymphocytes may yield to a graft versus tumour effect. However, in this kind of regimens the morbidity and TRM due to GvHD are still a concern and in vivo T-depletion is a necessary treatment. Both monoclonal (Alemtuzumab) and polyclonal T-depletion protocols carry risks and benefits. Benefits being a better prophylaxis for GvHD, and risks being an higher incidence of post-transplantation infections and relapse. At the moment, it is not clear which type of regimen, monoclonal or polyclonal, is better for the treatment.
Pathomechanics resulting from rotational deformities of the long bones in an idiopathic population have not been extensively studied, and are chiefly limited to level over ground walking. Thirty-five adolescents with excessive idiopathic outward tibial torsion (TT), femoral rotation, or both (pan genu) were studied both before and after corrective surgery. Data collected included computational motion analysis of a drop jump and patient-reported outcomes consisting of PODCI and Goal Attainment Scores. Results were compared to an age-matched typically developing cohort (n = 25). Subjects with femoral anteversion (FA) exhibited compensatory hip rotations to normalize knee progression angles at landing. Subjects with only TT did not compensate at the hip, landing with typical knee progression but excessive outward foot progression. These strategies resulted in elevated frontal plane knee moments for FA ( P  = 0.008), and elevated lateral knee forces in all groups compared to typical, with the TT group reaching significance ( P  < 0.001). Rotational osteotomies successfully restored elevated kinematics and kinetics to within or below typically developing ranges. Patient-reported outcomes generally improved after surgery across all domains studied. Drop jump testing elucidated compensation strategies employed by these cohorts. Compensation did not fully alleviate elevated forces at the knees. Surgical intervention normalized pathokinematics and pathokinetics, reduced pain, and improved patients' perception of their functional abilities. Greater improvements were found in individuals in the two groups with FA compared to the group with TT only.
The invention belongs to the technical field of medicine, and particularly relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating phlegm-qi stagnation type hyperthyroidism with atrial flutter. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from, by weight, 4-8 parts of roots of wrightia pubescens R. Br., 4-8 parts of kumquat leaves, 4-8 parts of buds of jasminum grandiflorum L., 4-8 parts of roots of cissus repens(Wight et Arn.)Lam., 4-8 parts of roots of gerbera delavayi Franch., 4-8 parts of herb of nutgrass galingale, 4-8 parts of fiveleaf akebia fruit, 4-8 parts of herb of goodyera schlechtendaliana Reichb.f., 4-8 parts of fruit of celastrus flagellaris Rupr., 4-8 parts of herb of ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. and 4-8 parts of licorice roots. According to the traditional Chinese medicine composition, all the medicinal materials are cooperatively used to jointly achieve the effects of promoting qi circulation and removing depression, reducing phlegm and resolving masses and quieting the heart and soothing the nerves; the average heart rate can be decreased, the thyroid function level can be recovered, no influence is generated to the safety indexes, and the safety is good.
Immunotherapy holds promise in oncology for the potential to provide targeted anti-tumor therapy with minimal adverse events. The goal of this study is to assess immunotherapy directed to CD133 in an autologous dendritic cell product called ICT-121. CD133 antigen is overexpressed on many types of cancer cells and is associated with shortened survival. CD133 positive cancer stem cells are resistant to chemotherapy. Patients with recurrent glioblastoma who have the HLA A2 phenotype will receive autologous vaccine of DC pulsed with purified peptides from CD133.

Approximately 20 patients with any recurrence of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) will be treated. After informed consent and screening, patients will undergo apheresis to collect peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Monocytes will be purified and cultured into dendritic cells (DC) that are pulsed with purified peptides from CD133 antigen. The pulsed dendritic cells will then be aliquoted and frozen. Patients will have the autologous DCs reinfused intradermally. Patients will receive at least four intradermal injections of the autologous DC vaccine and additional vaccines during a maintenance phase. The goal is to induce a cytotoxic T cell response to CD133 positive cells. The primary objective of the study is to assess safety and tolerability. Clinical response rates will be monitored as well as the immune responses to CD133.
Those in the Project PRIDE condition will receive 8 weekly sessions, each lasting 2.5 hours and consisting of approximately 10 men (estimated number given expected attrition). Each session will be co-led by two trained group facilitators. The intervention sessions are described in the "Detailed Description" section. The will complete a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessment.
The invention discloses a preparation for treating psoriasis caused by stagnated heat in liver channel, a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of Chinese herbal medicines. In the preparation, radix bupleuri and mint can sooth liver and relieve depression, and promote qi circulation, fructus gardeniae can clear and relieve stagnated heat, buffalo horn, cortex moutan, red paeony root, lithospermum, raw sophora flower, blood cooling and heat clearing, radix isatidis can clear and cool blood, and liquorice can clear and relieve heat, detoxify and harmonize the medicines. The whole formula has the effects of relieving stagnated heat of liver meridian, stopping blood heat source, clearing heat, cooling blood and removing toxic substance, and can be used for treating both principal and secondary aspects of diseases. Therapeutic method: to soothe the liver, relieve depression, clear heat and cool blood. The main symptoms of the prescription treatment are as follows: most of the middle-aged men have long-term psychological stress, and skin damage is aggravated and related to emotion. Restlessness, anxiety, insomnia, skin lesions mostly distributed on both sides of the trunk or on the outer sides of the four limbs, with different degrees of pruritus, red tongue tip and wiry pulse.
SF3B1 mutations are recurrent in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), particularly enriched in clinically aggressive stereotyped subset #2. To investigate their impact, we conducted RNA-sequencing of 18 SF3B1MUT and 17 SF3B1WT subset #2 cases and identified 80 significant alternative splicing events (ASEs). Notable ASEs concerned exon inclusion in the non-canonical BAF (ncBAF) chromatin remodeling complex subunit, BRD9, and splice variants in eight additional ncBAF complex interactors. Long-read RNA-sequencing confirmed the presence of splice variants, and extended analysis of 139 CLL cases corroborated their association with SF3B1 mutations. Overexpression of SF3B1K700E induced exon inclusion in BRD9, resulting in a novel splice isoform with an alternative C-terminus. Protein interactome analysis of the BRD9 splice isoform revealed augmented ncBAF complex interaction, while exhibiting decreased binding of auxiliary proteins, including SPEN, BRCA2, and CHD9. Additionally, integrative multi-omics analysis identified a ncBAF complex-bound gene quartet on chromosome 1 with higher expression levels and more accessible chromatin in SF3B1MUT CLL. Finally, Cancer Dependency Map analysis and BRD9 inhibition displayed BRD9 dependency and sensitivity in cell lines and primary CLL cells. In conclusion, spliceosome dysregulation caused by SF3B1 mutations leads to multiple ASEs and an altered ncBAF complex interactome, highlighting a novel pathobiological mechanism in SF3B1MUT CLL.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: There have been significant advancements in depth of anesthesia (DoA) technology. The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation recently published recommendations to use a DoA monitor in specific patient populations receiving general anesthesia. However, the universal use of DoA monitoring is not yet accepted. This review explores the current state of DoA monitors and their potential impact on patient safety.
RECENT FINDINGS: We reviewed the current evidence for using a DoA monitor and its potential role in preventing awareness and preserving brain health by decreasing the incidence of postoperative delirium and postoperative cognitive dysfunction or decline (POCD). We also explored the evidence for use of DoA monitors in improving postoperative clinical indicators such as organ dysfunction, mortality and length of stay. We discuss the use of DoA monitoring in the pediatric population, as well as highlight the current limitations of DoA monitoring and the path forward.
SUMMARY: There is evidence that DoA monitoring may decrease the incidence of awareness, postoperative delirium, POCD and improve several postoperative outcomes. In children, DoA monitoring may decrease the incidence of awareness and emergence delirium, but long-term effects are unknown. While there are key limitations to DoA monitoring technology, we argue that DoA monitoring shows great promise in improving patient safety in most, if not all anesthetic populations.
The present invention is referred to novel polymeric conjugates to which at least it is linked a fibril disruptor agent and/or a aggregates blocking agent, and additionally a targeting moiety and/or a probe for therapy and diagnosis. 
     In the polymer-drug conjugate, the polymeric platform transports at least one bioactive agent, selected from the group of anthracyclines antibiotics which includes tetracycline, rolitethracycline, minocycline and/or doxycycline and their derivatives, etc. . . . , able to disaggregate or break the amyloid fibrils and/or block the aggregates. This conjugate could contain in its structure one or several targeting moieties, which will provide an effective targeting of the polymer-drug conjugate to the selected diseased area for drug activity, increasing the therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of amyloidosis related diseases, including amyloidosis related to polyneuropathic disorders and neurodegenerative diseases like FAP and AD.
Rapid and accurate diagnostic methods are crucial for managing viral gastroenteritis in children, a leading cause of global childhood morbidity and mortality. This study introduces a novel microfluidic-Flap endonuclease 1 (FEN1)-assisted isothermal amplification (MFIA) method for simultaneously detecting major viral pathogens associated with childhood diarrhea-rotavirus, norovirus, and adenovirus. Leveraging the specificity-enhancing properties of FEN1 with a universal dspacer-modified flap probe and the adaptability of microfluidic technology, MFIA demonstrated an exceptional detection limit (5 copies/μL) and specificity in the simultaneous detection of common diarrhea pathogens in clinical samples. Our approach addresses the limitations of current diagnostic techniques by offering a rapid (turn around time <1 h), cost-effective, easy design steps (universal flap design), and excellent detection performance method suitable for multiple applications. The validation of MFIA against the gold-standard PCR method using 150 actual clinical samples showed no statistical difference in the detection performance of the two methods, positioning it as a potential detection tool in pediatric diagnostic virology and public health surveillance. In conclusion, the MFIA method promises to transform pediatric infectious disease diagnostics and contribute significantly to global health efforts combating viral gastroenteritis.
Skeletal muscle necrosis is a common clinical manifestation of snakebite envenoming. The predominant myotoxic components in snake venoms are catalytically-active phospholipases A2 (PLA2) and PLA2 homologs devoid of enzymatic activity, which have been used as models to investigate various aspects of muscle degeneration. This review addresses the changes in the contractile apparatus of skeletal muscle induced by these toxins. Myotoxic components initially disrupt the integrity of sarcolemma, generating a calcium influx that causes various degenerative events, including hypercontraction of myofilaments. There is removal of specific sarcomeric proteins, owing to the hydrolytic action of muscle calpains and proteinases from invading inflammatory cells, causing an initial redistribution followed by widespread degradation of myofibrillar material. Experiments using skinned cardiomyocytes and skeletal muscle fibers show that these myotoxins do not directly affect the contractile apparatus, implying that hypercontraction is due to cytosolic calcium increase secondary to sarcolemmal damage. Such drastic hypercontraction may contribute to muscle damage by generating mechanical stress and further sarcolemmal damage.
BACKGROUND: Hepatic Ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury, critical challenge in liver surgery and transplantation, exerts a significant impact on the prognosis and survival of patients. Inflammation and cell death play pivotal roles in pathogenesis of hepatic I/R injury. Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO-1), a key enzyme involved in the kynurenine pathway, has been extensively investigated for its regulatory effects on innate immune responses and cell ferroptosis. However, the precise involvement of IDO-1 in hepatic I/R injury remains unclear.
METHODS: IDO-1 knockout mice were generated to establish a murine model of liver partial warm ischemia and reperfusion, while an in vitro Hypoxia/Reoxygenation (H/R) model was employed to simulate ischemia/reperfusion injury.
RESULTS: The involvement of ferroptosis was observed to be involved in hepatic I/R injury, and effective mitigation of liver injury was achieved through the inhibition of ferroptosis. In the context of hepatic I/R injury, up-regulation of IDO-1 was found in macrophages exhibiting prominent M1 polarization and impaired efferocytosis. Deficiency or inhibition of IDO-1 alleviated hepatocytes ferroptosis and M1 polarization induced by hepatic I/R injury, while also enhancing M2 polarization and promoting efferocytosis in macrophages. Furthermore, depletion of macrophages attenuated ferroptosis in hepatocytes induced by hepatic I/R injury.
CONCLUSION: This study highlights the crucial role of IDO-1 activation in macrophages in triggering ferroptosis in hepatocytes during hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury. Our findings suggest that targeting IDO-1 could be a promising therapeutic strategy for mitigating hepatic I/R injury associated with liver surgery and transplantation.
BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy of patients on hemodialysis is considered a main component of the successful management of chronic kidney diseases. The self-efficacy of these patients may be influenced by many individual and social factors. This study aimed to assess the association between perceived self-efficacy and social support by patients on hemodialysis treatment and the resilience of their families.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 183 patients and 183 families of hemodialysis patients in the largest hemodialysis center in northwest of Iran. Data was collected from July to December 2021 using chronic kidney disease self-efficacy, multidimensional perceived social support (MSPSS), and the Walsh family resilience questionnaire (WFRQ). The collected data were analyzed by SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
RESULTS: The findings showed that the mean score of patients' self-efficacy was 171.63 ± 38.19 in a possible range of 25 to 250. Moreover, the mean score of perceived social support was 62.12 ± 16.12 in a possible range of 7 to 84. The mean total score of family resilience was 119.08 ± 26.20 in a possible range of 32 to 84. Also, the results of the study showed a positive and significant relationship between the self-efficacy of patients with their perceived social support and the resilience of their families (p < 0.01).
CONCLUSION: The results of the study showed that there is a significant relationship between patient self-efficacy and family resilience and social support received in chronic kidney patients undergoing hemodialysis. Therefore, it is suggested to consider practical strategies in the field of family resilience and social support to improve patients' self-efficacy.
Similarity between tasks is an understudied factor in research on cognitive flexibility. This behavioural experiment had 31 participants perform a task switch paradigm in which participants were required to switch between 4 tasks of varying similarity. The experiment was constructed in a way that simultaneously allows for investigating the impact of mental fatigue and task-rule congruency on the participants. The results indicate that similarity between tasks substantially impacts performance with different effects on RT and accuracy. While learning effects may have negated the impact of mental fatigue across the 5 experimental blocks, a significant decrease in performance was observed within blocks. Furthermore, the exploratory analysis proposes a novel interaction between task-rule incongruent trials and the task of the previous trial. These results support the notion that neither the interference view of cognitive flexibility nor the reconfiguration view are fully adequate at explaining task switch costs if similarity is added as a factor. The presented study presents strong evidence that fundamental findings in the domain of cognitive flexibility may not map linearly to more ecological settings where tasks are often more dissimilar.