anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine glutinous rice drink for treating a pregnant woman cold, in particular to a pregnant woman cold medicine. Provides a medicine for solving the cold problem of pregnant women by a formula which firstly gives priority to miscarriage prevention and then matches with a medicine for treating diseases. It comprises radix rehmanniae Preparata, radix Cyathulae, radix Angelicae sinensis, herba Selaginellae, rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, radix Saposhnikoviae, semen Pharbitidis, cortex Cinnamomi, colla Corii Asini, Atractylodis rhizoma, herba Taxilli, Ginseng radix, Poria, fructus Aurantii Immaturus, pericarpium Citri Tangerinae, and radix Ophiopogonis. The radix rehmanniae Preparata is dry radix rehmanniae Preparata, colla Corii Asini is preparata colla Corii Asini, and fructus Aurantii Immaturus is parched fructus Aurantii Immaturus. The medicines are respectively ground into fine powder by stone tallow and then decocted with glutinous rice into one third of the powder for three times a day. The medicine adopting the formula firstly gives priority to miscarriage prevention and then matches with the curative medicines, prevents miscarriage, replenishes qi, adjusts epidemic qi, and effectively treats the cold of the pregnant women under the condition of no side effect.
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Characterization of indeterminate biliary strictures (IDBS) still represents a major challenge. Digital single-operator cholangioscopy (DSOC) could potentially overcome limits of conventional biopsy and brush sampling. The aim of this study was to compare diagnostic accuracy of visual evaluation and DSOC-guided biopsies to conventional trans-papillary sampling techniques and to evaluate the inter-observer agreement (IOA) on visual diagnosis.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: All consecutive patients undergoing DSOC-guided biopsy after conventional sampling techniques for IDBS during a six-year period were retrospectively evaluated. Final diagnosis was based on histological evaluation of the surgical specimen if available or a clinical follow-up of at least 6 months. For IOA, 20-second DSOC clips were retrospectively reviewed by 6 experts and 6 trainees and classified according to the Monaco Classification.
RESULTS: Thirty-five patients underwent DSOC for IDBS in the study period; 14 patients (F = 9) with a median age of 64 years (range 53-76) met the study aim. After DSOC, strictures location was changed in three patients (additional yield of 21.4 %). Intraductal DSOC-guided biopsy were technically successful in all cases, with an adequacy of 92.8 %. No adverse events were recorded. Final diagnosis was benign disease in five cases and cholangiocarcinoma in the others. For IOA, 29 videos were evaluated with almost perfect agreement for final diagnosis (kappa 0.871; agreement 93.1, p <0.001), although overall accuracy of DSOC visual finding was 73.6 % and 64.4 % for experts and trainees, respectively.
CONCLUSIONS: DSOC could improve diagnostic accuracy for IDBS, since it showed high sensitivity for visual finding and high specificity for DSOC guided-biopsy. Visual diagnosis seems reliable for diagnosis using the Monaco Classification.
For patients lacking an HLA-identical sibling, 8/8-matched unrelated donors are currently the "gold standard" for a donor, since outcomes after HLA-identical sibling have been compared to 8/8-matched unrelated donors. Currently, there are three alternative graft sources, including mismatched unrelated donors, familial mismatch/haploidentical donors, and umbilical cord bloods. Compared with other sources, transplants from familial mismatch/haploidentical donors (FMT) have the benefit of an immediate availability of a donor, particularly for those patients who urgently need transplantation. Initial reports had characterized FMT to a poor engraftment and a high incidence of graft-versus-host disease. However, outcomes of FMT have significantly improved over the past decade in the optimization of conditioning regimen and graft selection to allow a stable engraftment across major HLA barriers, with promising leukemia-free survival in adults with acute leukemia. Despite the encouraging results and potential benefit of FMT, there have been few studies comparing clinical outcomes of FMT with other donor types, particularly in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) as a single disease. Since August 2008, we have been continuously performing FMT using unmanipulated donor cells and a less aggressive conditioning regimen in high-risk AML lacking an HLA-identical sibling, 8/8 or 7/8-matched unrelated donors. We reported the feasibility of FMT using our novel reduced-intensity regimen without ex vivo T-cell depletion, showing early results similar to outcomes of transplant from 8/8-matched unrelated donors (MUT). This study will test the hypothesis that overall survival at 3 years after FMT is similar to overall survival after MUT.
INTRODUCTION: The long-term increase in life expectancy raises the question of whether the increased life expectancy is accompanied by an extension of years without health limitations. The study analyzes how life expectancy without functional and mobility limitations from the ages of 46 and 65 and their proportions of remaining life expectancy have changed since 2008.
METHODS: We analyze data from the German Ageing Survey of the 2008, 2014, and 2020/21 waves. Life expectancy without functional limitations (disability-free life expectancy-DFLE) was calculated using the Sullivan method. Severe functional limitations (using the Global Activity Limitation Indicator-GALI) and mobility limitations (climbing stairs, walking more than 1 km) were examined.
RESULTS: Compression of morbidity in the GALI has been observed in 46- and 65-year-old men since 2014, but not in women of the same age. In terms of mobility, 46- and 65-year-old men show trends towards compression when climbing stairs and 46-year-old men when walking more than 1 km since 2014. The values for women have stagnated for the first two indicators mentioned, but not for 46-year-old women since 2014 when walking more than 1 km.
DISCUSSION: Our analyses show different trends in DFLE depending on the indicator, age, and gender and do not allow a clear answer to the question of morbidity compression or expansion. We tend to see morbidity compression in men, whereas trends of stagnation or expansion tend to be seen in women. These results signal challenges in maintaining functional health, especially in women, and point to the need for targeted interventions to improve quality of life and healthy life expectancy.
The headache patients will be contacted by nurse by phone after approximately 2 week and 6 week after start of preventive medical treatment. The patient will have a follow-up visit by neurologist after 3 months.
The cornea protects the interior of the eye from external agents such as bacteria, viruses, and debris. Synthetic glucocorticoids are widely prescribed in the treatment of ocular infections and disorders. The actions of glucocorticoids are mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR); however, the molecular and physiological functions of GR signaling in the cornea are poorly understood. This study found that treatment of mice with glucocorticoid eye drops led to a profound regulation of the corneal transcriptome. These glucocorticoid-regulated genes were associated with multiple biological functions, including the immune response. To understand the direct role of GR signaling in the cornea, mice with conditional knockout of GRs in the corneal epithelium were generated. Mice lacking corneal GRs exhibited microphthalmia, loss of pupils, a deformed and opaque lens, and mislocalization of key structural proteins within the corneal epithelial layers. Global transcriptomic approaches revealed that loss of GR signaling in the cornea also resulted in the dysregulation of a large cohort of genes strongly associated with an enhanced inflammatory response. Finally, corneal GR signaling was required for preventing neovascularization of blood and lymphatic vessels and thereby immune cell infiltration of the cornea. These results reveal that corneal GR signaling plays a critical role in ocular development and in maintaining the homeostasis of the eye.
Disclosed herein are methods of using gadolinium as a contrast substance. Preferred embodiments of the method use gadolinium to localize placement of a needle for an injection of a substance. The preferred method includes injecting gadolinium into a target portion of a spinal area to create a contrast between the target portion and surrounding tissue and fluoroscopically creating a visualization of the contrast for guiding injection into the target portion of at least one of a diagnostic substance and a therapeutic substance. At least one of the diagnostic substance and the therapeutic substance is preferably then injecting into the target portion. In some aspects of the preferred embodiment, the placement of the needle is adjusted prior to injecting into the target portion at least one of the diagnostic substance and the therapeutic substance. Additional methods are disclosed herein, including for example, methods of using gadoliniurn to facilitate lumbar discography
BACKGROUND: Trans-radial access is considered the best approach for cardiac catheterization. The choice of an alternative access route may be complex and trans-femoral access (TFA) is generally preferred. However, trans-brachial approach (TBA) may represent another feasible alternative. We therefore aimed to compare TBA and TFA in terms of access site bleeding and complications in a meta-analysis study.
METHODS: We systematically searched principal databases for studies comparing femoral and brachial approach in terms of in-hospital vascular complications in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization (coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention).
RESULTS: Five retrospective studies and one randomized study were identified for the meta-analysis; 2756 patients undergoing a TBA and 331.208 patients undergoing a TFA for cardiac catheterization were included in the final study. No significant differences between access routes were found in terms of risk of any vascular complications (relative risk 1.18; 95% CI: 0.91-1.53; p n.s.). Brachial access was associated with a significantly lower risk of access site bleeding (relative risk 0.46; 95% CI 0.24-0.88, p = 0.02).
CONCLUSIONS: TBA for cardiac catheterization was associated with a lower risk of access site bleeding and a comparable risk of any vascular complications compared with TFA. TBA may be considered a reasonable alternative access route for cardiac catheterization, at least as femoral approach.
A Non-invasive physiologic monitor, Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Monitor (NICOM), will be utilized for this study. This is the first completely non-invasive hemodynamic device approved by the FDA and available for clinical use produced by Cheetah Medical and utilizes Bioreactance (Tel Aviv, Israel). It performs accurately and with precision in all patient's studied and requires only 4 adhesive gel pads on the skin to measure continuous cardiac output and to calculate Stroke Volume Variation (SVV). Other physiologic data (blood pressure, total peripheral resistance (TPR), stroke volume (SV), and heart rate) will be analyzed in real time and recorded on the device and downloaded into an excel database. The data on the device will be downloaded weekly onto the excel database and deleted on the device. The Study personnel will be trained in its use prior to study initiation.
Infection during the perinatal period can adversely affect brain development, predispose infants to ischemic stroke and have lifelong consequences. We previously demonstrated that diet enriched in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) transforms brain lipid composition in the offspring and protects the neonatal brain from stroke, in part by blunting injurious immune responses. Critical to the interface between the brain and systemic circulation is the vasculature, endothelial cells in particular, that support brain homeostasis and provide a barrier to systemic infection. Here, we examined whether maternal PUFA-enriched diets exert reprograming of endothelial cell signalling in postnatal day 9 mice after modeling aspects of infection using LPS. Transcriptome analysis was performed on microvessels isolated from brains of pups from dams maintained on 3 different maternal diets from gestation day 1: standard, n-3 enriched or n-6 enriched diets. Depending on the diet, in endothelial cells LPS produced distinct regulation of pathways related to immune response, cell cycle, extracellular matrix, and angiogenesis. N-3 PUFA diet enabled higher immune reactivity in brain vasculature, while preventing imbalance of cell cycle regulation and extracellular matrix cascades that accompanied inflammatory response in standard diet. Cytokine analysis revealed a blunted LPS response in blood and brain of offspring from dams on n-3 enriched diet. Analysis of cerebral vasculature in offspring in vivo revealed no differences in vessel density. However, vessel complexity was decreased in response to LPS at 72 h in standard and n-6 diets. Thus, LPS modulates specific transcriptomic changes in brain vessels of offspring rather than major structural vessel characteristics during early life. N-3 PUFA-enriched maternal diet in part prevents an imbalance in homeostatic processes, alters inflammation and ultimately mitigates changes to the complexity of surface vessel networks that result from infection. Importantly, maternal diet may presage offspring neurovascular outcomes later in life.
Pulmonary metastasectomy (PM) is consensually performed in a parenchyma-sparing manner to preserve functionally healthy lung tissue. However, this may increase the risk of local recurrence at the surgical margin. Laser assisted pulmonary metastasectomy (LPM) is a relatively recent innovation that is especially useful to resect multiple metastatic pulmonary nodules. In this study we investigated the rate of local recurrence after LPM and evaluated the influence of various clinical and pathological factors on local recurrence. Retrospectively, a total of 280 metastatic nodules with different histopathological entities were studied LPM from 2010 till 2018. All nodules were resected via diode-pumped neodymium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Nd:YAG) 1,318 nm laser maintaining a safety margin of 5 mm. Patients included were observed on average for 44 ± 17 months postoperatively. Local recurrence at the surgical margin following LPM was found in 9 nodules out of 280 nodules (3.21%). Local recurrence at the surgical margin occurred after 20 ± 8.5 months post operation. Incomplete resection (p =  < 0.01) and size of the nodule (p = < 0.01) were associated with significantly increased risk of local recurrence at the surgical margin. Histology of the primary disease showed no impact on local recurrence. Three and five-year survival rates were 84% and 49% respectively. Following LPM, the rate of local recurrence is low. This is influenced by the size of the metastatic nodules and completeness of the resection. Obtaining a safety margin of 5 mm seems to be sufficient, larger nodules require larger safety margins.
BACKGROUND: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a serious pulmonary vascular disease characterized by residual thrombi in the pulmonary arteries and distal pulmonary microvascular remodeling. The pathogenesis of CTEPH remains unclear, but many factors such as inflammation, immunity, coagulation and angiogenesis may be involved. Monocytes are important immune cells that can differentiate into macrophages and dendritic cells and play an important role in thrombus formation. However, the distribution, gene expression profile and differentiation trajectory of monocyte subsets in CTEPH patients have not been systematically studied. This study aims to reveal the characteristics and functions of monocytes in CTEPH patients using single-cell sequencing technology, and to provide new insights for the diagnosis and treatment of CTEPH.
METHODS: Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) were performed to analyze the transcriptomic features of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy controls, CTEPH patients and the tissues from CTEPH patients after the pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA). We established a CTEPH rat model with chronic pulmonary embolism caused by repeated injection of autologous thrombi through a central venous catheter, and used flow cytometry to detect the proportion changes of monocyte subsets in CTEPH patients and CTEPH rat model. We also observed the infiltration degree of macrophage subsets in thrombus tissue and their differentiation relationship with peripheral blood monocyte subsets by immunofluorescence staining.
RESULTS: The results showed that the monocyte subsets in peripheral blood of CTEPH patients changed significantly, especially the proportion of CD16+ monocyte subset increased. This monocyte subset had unique functional features at the transcriptomic level, involving processes such as cell adhesion, T cell activation, coagulation response and platelet activation, which may play an important role in pulmonary artery thrombus formation and pulmonary artery intimal remodeling. In addition, we also found that the macrophage subsets in pulmonary endarterectomy tissue of CTEPH patients showed pro-inflammatory and lipid metabolism reprogramming features, which may be related to the persistence and insolubility of pulmonary artery thrombi and the development of pulmonary hypertension. Finally, we also observed that CD16+ monocyte subset in peripheral blood of CTEPH patients may be recruited to pulmonary artery intimal tissue and differentiate into macrophage subset with high expression of IL-1β, participating in disease progression.
CONCLUSION: CD16+ monocytes subset had significant gene expression changes in CTEPH patients, related to platelet activation, coagulation response and inflammatory response. And we also found that these cells could migrate to the thrombus and differentiate into macrophages with high expression of IL-1β involved in CTEPH disease progression. We believe that CD16+ monocytes are important participants in CTEPH and potential therapeutic targets.
The present invention relates to a method of treating PIK3 CA-associated overgrowth syndrome (PROS), more particularly congenital lipid overgrowth, vascular malformations, moles of the epidermis and spinal/skeletal abnormalities and/or scoliosis (hooves) syndrome. Currently, there is no specific treatment for patients and no animal model of PROS to better understand the pathophysiology of the disease. The present inventors developed a genetic mouse model of PROS that reproduced human disease and demonstrated the efficacy of BYL719. Based on these results, they treated two patients with severe clodes syndrome, one adult and one child, with BYL719. The drug has strong efficacy against disease in two patients, inducing rapid recovery of all affected organs. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a method of treating PROS in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of BYL719.
Provided herein are methods and articles of manufacture for use with cell therapy for the treatment of diseases or conditions, e.g., cancer, including for predicting and treating a toxicity. In some embodiments, the toxicity is related to cytokine release syndrome (CRS). The methods generally involve assessing a change in a factor indicative of tumor burden prior to administration of a cell therapy in a subject that is associated with and/or correlate to a risk of developing toxicity. In some aspects, the methods can be used to determine if the subject is at risk or likely at risk for developing a toxicity following administration of the cell therapy. Also provided are methods for treating a subject having a disease or condition, in some cases involving administration of the cell therapy, based on assessment of risk of developing a toxicity following administration of the therapy. Also provided herein are reagents and kits for performing the methods.
Eligible participants will receive a SC injection of corifollitropin alfa (Stage Ia:15 mcg, Stage Ib/II: 30 mcg) the first, second or third day after onset of a progestagen-induced withdrawal bleeding. If the follicle growth is insufficient the participant will receive a second or third dose of corifollitropin alfa (Stage IA: 15 mcg, stage Ib/II: 20 mcg). As soon as the largest follicle reaches a size of ≥12 mm the participant will start daily SC injections with hCG (Stage Ib/II: 200 IU) the same day. A bolus injection of hCG (5000 IU) will be administered if at least one follicle is ≥18 mm and in total no more than two follicles ≥15 mm are observed.
Cardiac biomarkers are useful as diagnostic and prognostic tools, especially in patients with atypical signs and symptoms. High rate of complication in HF led to the search for suitable cardiac biomarker that diagnose heart failure as early as possible, predict outcome, reflect response to treatment and help in staging of heart failure and determine risk (6) . In pediatrics, biomarkers of heart failure are particularly important for the early identification and risk stratification of patients with systemic diseases and associated risk for early development of heart failure. Good biomarkers have the following characteristics: high sensitivity and specificity, the possibility of simultaneous processing of many samples, short analysis time, low cost, and good clinical applications, thus predicting the risk of heart failure and the associated prognosis as well as the adequacy of monitoring \[7\].

. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a 25 kDa protein covalently bound to matrix metalloproteinase-9 which was first isolated from neutrophils. It belongs to the lipocalin family, NGAL has been found to be elevated in both plasma and urine in patients with HF.(8) NGAL also acts as a growth and differentiation factor in the renal epithelium \[9\].
Participants will be defined as having ATR if they receive a diagnosis for ATR as well as one of the following procedures: tenotomy or primary ruptured Achilles Tendon (AT) repair (with or without graft) within 7 days of diagnosis. Index will be based on the earlier date of diagnosis or procedure. Participants with ATR, and exposures to Fluoroquinolone (FQ) or any of the other antibiotics or febrile illness not treated with antibiotic, within a defined study period and at least 1 year of continuous enrollment prior to the event will be included. It will use data from 3 databases, which are Truven CCAE and Medicare (Supplemental) and Optum ClinFormatics (Optum).