anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Aim: This study used urinary caffeine and its metabolites to evaluate their relationships with liver steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis. Methods: A total of 2068 adult participants with required data were filtered from the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles. Non-invasive scores were applied to define liver steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis. Logistic regression models, weighted quantile sum (WQS) regression models, quantile-based g-computation (QG-Comp) models, and restricted cubic spline (RCS) regression models were used to assess the associations of urinary caffeine and its metabolites with liver steatosis and advanced liver fibrosis. A series of additional analyses were conducted to examine the subgroup-specific differences and test the robustness of the observed results. Results: The major caffeine metabolite mixture and most individual caffeine metabolites were found to be negatively associated with the risk of advanced liver fibrosis with subgroup-specific variations. Only 7-MX consistently showed a negative association with liver steatosis in all analyses, while no association was observed between the major caffeine metabolite mixture and liver steatosis. Conclusion: The major caffeine metabolite mixture and most individual urinary caffeine metabolites exhibited inverse associations with advanced liver fibrosis with subgroup differences. Further prospective and experimental studies are urgently needed to verify our results and further identify the possible mechanisms.
Bioactive agent is encapsulated in a polymer microparticle in a (water-in-oil)-in-water emulsion-based method, and using a solvent that-comprises ethyl acetate. Also described are microparticles comprising low inherent viscosity (i.v.) PLG, some with i.v. less than 0.5 dl/g, and methods for their preparation. DNA release is modified through use of low i.v. PLG. A particle production method for scale-up uses a blender that avoids excessive shear damage to DNA being encapsulated.
Group A (current standard of care): Patients will be instructed (by nurses and with printed study materials) to apply a thin layer of the Hydrophor daily, starting at the onset of radiation therapy (RT) and continuing until 2 weeks after the final RT session or until the RT site is healed (whichever is first). Hydrophor application should include the entire treatment area, including the axillae and shoulder/back area in patients treated with modified radical mastectomy. To avoid possible build-up effects, patients should not apply the Hydrophor within 4 hours of receiving RT. Patients should wash the application area daily with perfume-free soap and tap water. Patients will be asked to refrain from using other topical agents in the irradiated area.
The invention discloses a compound, a composition, an extract and application thereof in preparing a product with a relieving effect. The compound has a structure shown in a formula I or a formula II. The composition comprises compounds with structures shown in formula I and formula II. The extract comprises compounds with structures shown in formula I and formula II. Research shows that cyanidin-3-mulberry glucoside and delphinidin-3-mulberry glucoside have soothing activity; meanwhile, the research finds that the compound also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity. Therefore, the cyanidin-3-mulberry bisglucoside or delphinidin-3-mulberry bisglucoside, the composition of the two or the extract containing the cyanidin-3-mulberry bisglucoside and/or the delphinidin-3-mulberry bisglucoside are used as active ingredients to prepare cosmetics, skin care products or medicines with the functions of relieving, resisting inflammation and resisting oxidation, and have important application value.
The potential function and mechanism of circRNAs in regulating malignant performances of Osteosarcoma (OS) cells have not been well investigated. The expression level of CircLMO7, miR-21-5p and ARHGAP24 were detected by RT-qPCR. The relationship between miR-21-5p and circ-LMO7, as well as between miR-21-5p and ARHGAP24, was predicted and examined through bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter gene experiments. Moreover, OS cell growth, invasion, migration, and apoptosis were detected using the cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), transwell and flow cytometry assays, respectively. ARHGAP24 protein level was measured using western blotting. In present study, we choose to investigate the role and mechanism of circ-LOM7 on OS cell proliferation, migration and invasion. circ-LOM7 was found to be down-regulated in OS tissues and cell lines. Enforced expression of circ-LOM7 suppressed the growth, invasion, and migration of OS cells. In contrast, decreasing circ-LMO7 expression had opposite effects. Furthermore, miR-21-5p was predicted to be sponged by circ-LMO7, and had an opposite role of circ-LMO7 in OS. Moreover, ARHGAP24 served as miR-21-5p's downstream target. Mechanistically, circ-LMO7 was packed in exosomes and acted as a cancer-suppresser on OS by sponging miR-21-5p and upregulating the expression of ARHGAP24. The exosomal circ-LMO7 expression was significantly decreased in OS cell exosomes, and co-culture experiments showed that exosomal circ-LMO7 suppressed the proliferation ability of OS cells. Circ-LMO7 exerts as a tumor suppressor in OS, and the circ-LMO7/miR-21-5P/ARHGAP24 axis is involved in OS progression.
The participants will listen to music at bedtime and overnight for 7 consecutive nights. The music selected in our study will be pleasant instrumental slow tempo music in a major mode. It will also be low contrast (without periods of silence).
Eravacycline was administered IV at a dose of 1.5 mg per kilogram (kg) of body weight every 24 hours (q24h). At minimum, the first 3 doses were administered IV. After an IV-to-PO transition, provided adequate clinical improvement, participants were administered 200 mg PO twice a day for a total therapy of 7 dosing cycles.
This review aimed to assess the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in improving post-stroke unilateral spatial neglect (USN) using a meta-analysis. Further, we aimed to identify any association between rTMS parameters, patient demographics, and treatment effect sizes using subgroup analyses and meta-regression. A literature search was conducted through four databases from inception to March 6, 2024, to retrieve all relevant controlled trials investigating the effects of rTMS on symptoms of USN in post-stroke patients. Overall, rTMS significantly improved post-stroke USN, as measured by the line bisection test (Hedges' g = - 1.301, p < 0.0001), the cancelation test (Hedge's g = - 1.512, p < 0.0001), and the Catherine Bergego Scale (Hedges'g = - 0.770, p < 0.0001), compared to sham stimulation. Subgroup analysis found that generally larger effect sizes following excitatory rTMS across several outcome measures, indicating that excitatory rTMS on the ipsilesional hemisphere may be more effective than inhibitory rTMS on the contralesional hemisphere in ameliorating neglect symptoms. Meta-regression analysis of the line bisection test showed a significant difference in the chronicity of stroke patients, suggesting that rTMS may be more effective for USN in patients at the acute stage (within 3 months since stroke) than in those at the post-acute stage (p = 0.035). In conclusion, rTMS appears to be effective in promoting recovery from post-stroke USN. Excitatory protocols and early intervention may enhance recovery outcomes for neglect behaviors in post-stroke survivors.
Isolated nucleic acid molecules encoding novel members of the MRT family of polypeptides which include, in a preferred embodiment, at least one transmembrane domain having at least about 30 %, more preferably at least about 50 %, 55 %, 60 %, 70 %, 80 % or 90 % amino acid sequence identity with SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:14 and/or at least one histidine rich domain, are described. The MRT polypeptides of the invention are capable of transporting metals such as Fe(II), Cd, Co, Mn, Pb, Hg and Zn. Transgenic plants in which expression of an MRT polypeptide of the invention is altered are also described. These transgenic plants can be used to remove pollutants from soil or as nutritional supplements to treat iron- or zinc-deficiency. Antisense nucleic acid molecules, recombinant expression vectors containing nucleic acid molecules of the invention, and host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced are also described. The invention further provides isolated MRT polypeptides, fusion polypeptides and active fragments thereof. Therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
As prognosis of advanced melanoma, pancreatic, colon and cervical cancer remains gloomy, new therapeutic modalities have to be developed to improve the patient´s clinical outcome. Immunotherapy, which targets tumor associated antigens of tumor cells or tumor stroma, is currently an intensively investigated, novel therapeutic option. As survivin is expressed both by neoplastic cells as well as by endothelial cells of the tumor vasculature, this antigen is an intriguing target molecule. Spontaneous cytotoxic T-cell responses against different survivin epitopes in cancer patients underline the relevance of survivin-directed immunological trials. This study is comprised of a peptide vaccine with HLA-A1, -A2 and -B35 restricted survivin epitopes in Montanide ISA-51 for patients with stage IV melanoma, advanced pancreatic, colon and cervical carcinoma. The vaccine is applicated as a deep subcutaneous injection. Vaccination is administered for the first 2 months weekly, afterwards every 4 weeks. Standard staging examinations are performed every three months. Clinical, laboratory and immunological monitoring is done every month.Diagnostic leucapheresis is performed before first vaccination and afterwards every 2 months.
BACKGROUND: Sleep has been known to affect childhood development. Sleep disturbance is likely more common in children with developmental delay (DD) than in typical development. There are few studies on the correlation between sleep disturbance and developmental features in children with DD. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the associations between the two in children with DD.
METHODS: A total of 45 children (age range 27.0 ± 11.1) with DD were recruited and evaluated using the Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) and Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID-III). The outcomes are expressed as means and standard deviations. The correlation between SDSC and BSID-III was assessed using Spearman's rank correlation test. Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the relationship between BSID-III domains and SDSC questionnaire subscales. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.
RESULTS: Based on the correlation analysis and subsequent hierarchical regression analysis, cognition and socio-emotional domains of BSID-III were significantly associated with the DOES subscale of the SDSC questionnaire. In addition, the expressive language domain of the BSID-III was found to be associated with the DA subscale of the SDSC questionnaire. It seems that excessive daytime sleepiness might negatively affect emotional and behavioral problems and cognitive function. Also, arousal disorders seem to be related to memory consolidation process, which is thought to affect language expression.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that DA and DOES subscales of the SDSC questionnaire were correlated with developmental aspects in preschool-aged children with DD. Sleep problems in children with DD can negatively affect their development, thereby interfering with the effectiveness of rehabilitation. Identifying and properly managing the modifiable factors of sleep problems is also crucial as a part of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment. Therefore, we should pay more attention to sleep problems, even in preschool-aged children with DD.
Dry eye is a common disease that affects tears and ocular surface. It can cause ocular surface discomfort, visual impairment and even blindness, affect the quality of life of patients and cause social and psychological harm. Interventions related to traditional Chinese medicine can effectively alleviate the clinical symptoms and signs of patients with dry eye, and are an indispensable part of the treatment of dry eye. However, at present, patients with dry eye are mainly diagnosed at the western medicine ophthalmology clinic. Due to the lack of knowledge of Chinese medicine by western medicine ophthalmologists, they are unable to provide patients with good guidance on Chinese medicine intervention measures, which may cause patients to miss Chinese medicine-related treatments. This project provides doctors of Western medicine with a clinical decision support system (CDSS) of Chinese medicine interventions for dry eye syndrome, so as to improve doctors' guidance and decision-making of Chinese medicine for patients. This project is based on artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to screen the effective methods of traditional Chinese medicine intervention for dry eye and its applicable conditions, and optimize the traditional Chinese medicine intervention plan for dry eye through the evaluation of evidence-based medicine and expert consensus, and construct the Clinical Decision support system of traditional Chinese medicine intervention for dry eye, secondly, a real-world prospective cohort study design is adopted, the CDSS system is used in the ophthalmology clinic, and its practical application effect on patients with dry eye is evaluated.
A single-use sterile needle of Changchun Aikang brand was selected, with a size of 0.30 mm × 40 mm. Ding points: Guanyuan point, Qihai point, Zhongji point, Zusanli point, Sanyinjiao point, Yinlingquan point. Routine disinfection of the patient's skin is performed, and Guanyuan, Qihai, and Zhongji points are punctured obliquely downward, and the needle is inserted 1-1.2 cun; evenly lift, insert and twist to get qi. At the same time, the moxa column was ignited and placed in the moxibustion box, and the moxibustion box was placed above the three points of Guanyuan, Qihai, and Zhongji in the patient's abdomen, and the moxibustion was performed until the skin was red and the deep tissue was heated. 1 time a day, every Monday to Friday, 30 minutes each time, 10 times as a course of treatment. The patients were instructed to go home for pelvic floor muscle training, and the method was the same as that of group Biofeedback electrical stimulation.
Type I diabetes mellitus (T1DM) typically results from immune mediated destruction of pancreatic beta cells. Previous studies indicate that some patients retain the capacity for limited endogenous insulin production. AC2993 (synthetic exendin-4) has been shown in preclinical and in human studies to have several potentially beneficial antidiabetic actions, including recovery and neogenesis of pancreatic islets. Thus, we plan to enroll adults with long-standing T1DM who have some C-peptide secretion indicating residual beta cell mass. The latter will be targeted by AC2993. Due to the possibility of stimulating the underlying autoimmune process of T1DM, especially if islet regeneration occurs, we will subject half of the enrollees to immunosuppression. We plan to study the effects of AC2993 alone, immunosuppression (daclizumab) alone, as well as the combination of AC2993 and immunosuppression on insulin secretion and glycemia control.
Previous clinical trials have shown that an nicotinamide riboside dose up to 2 g/day is well tolerated with no treatment-emergent adverse events reported so far and with efficacy on our primary outcome measurement. A dose of 2 g/day NR is therefore chosen and will be split in two: 1 g in the morning and 1 g in the evening.
A method, system, and computer program device implements a search in, for example, a healthcare provider medical information portal. For example, instead of having to type or key a search item into an interface, the search may be conducted, automatically, for data records relevant to the item by executing a search query event. More particularly, the search query event identifies the item, which may be displayed in a user interface, to be searched. In addition to identifying the item, the search query event also initiates the search. In one example, the search query event includes positioning a cursor over a phrase, term or other item displayed on a webpage and clicking a mouse button. The present invention requires fewer interactions to execute a search. The search technique may be implemented with any type of portal.
PURPOSE:To facilitate the change of related information to effectively retrieve images by managing attribute information and a resemblance degree defining means independently of each other and deciding the degree of resemblance between images by the resemblance degree defining means. CONSTITUTION:When a user selects a reference image as the object of resemblance check, a processor 96 transmits the file name of a reference image to an image processing device 92 and displays an abstractive image on an area 53 and displays attribute information on areas 54a-54i. The image processing device 92 reads out an original image having the designated file name from a mass storage device 91 and displays it on an image display device 93. The user refers o the original image and attribute information to request images resembling the reference image. The processor 96 obtains degrees of resemblance in accordance with attribute information, a resemblance degree table, and a weight table and displays them on areas 52a-52p. When a candidate image is selected, it is displayed on an image display device 93 and learning components in the weight table are updated.
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new essential oil having a sedative effect and an arousing effect.  <P>SOLUTION: This sedative is characterized by comprising an essential oil obtained from Lindera strychnifolia F. Vill., Angelica pubescens Maxim., or Atractylodes japonica Koizumi. The arousal stimulant comprises an essential oil obtained from Curcuma zedoaria Rosc. or Piper longum L. An oily composition as an aromatherapy agent, or various stress-relaxing compositions such as cosmetic, an aromatic agent and a deodorizing agent are prepared from the essential oils.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Provide home physiology measurement services, including automatic uploading of measured blood pressure values to the cloud, serial back-end education platform to provide numerical anomaly alarms and health care notifications, monthly measurement data reports, combined with mobile APP management system for immediate enquiry . In addition to the electric visit to the patient's health education guidance, the content includes: 1. Encourage the walking exercise to perform 2. Ask the walking exercise execution progress, please return the daily value of the case to facilitate the record 3. Answer the relevant questions asked during the intervention.
Groups are split into 2 conditions based on stretching and 2 conditions based on target of intervention (arm or hand). Subjects will wear the hand robot for up to 30 minutes with gentle passive movement or little stretching, then followed by 45-60 minutes of active movement training with the hand robot.
OBJECTIVE: Cross-sectional definitions of successful cognitive aging have been widely utilized, but longitudinal measurements can identify people who do not decline. We performed this study to contrast maintenance with declining trajectories, including clinical conversion.
METHODS: We included baseline cognitively unimpaired Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative participants with 3 or more cognitive testing sessions (n = 539, follow-up 6.1 ± 3.5 years) and calculated slopes of an episodic memory composite (MEM) to classify them into two groups: maintainers (slope ≥ 0) and decliners (slope < 0). Within decliners, we examined a subgroup of individuals who became clinically impaired during follow-up. These groups were compared on baseline characteristics and cognitive performance, as well as both cross-sectional and longitudinal Alzheimer disease (AD) biomarker measures (beta-amyloid [Aβ], tau, and hippocampal volume).
RESULTS: Forty-one percent (n = 221) of the cohort were MEM maintainers, and 33% (n = 105) of decliners converted to clinical impairment during follow-up. Compared to those with superior baseline scores, maintainers had lower education and were more likely to be male. Maintainers and decliners did not differ on baseline MEM scores, but maintainers did have higher non-MEM cognitive scores. Maintainers had lower baseline global Aβ, lower tau pathology, and larger hippocampal volumes than decliners, even after removing converters. There were no differences in rates of change of any AD biomarkers between any cognitive trajectory groups except for a higher rate of hippocampal atrophy in clinical converters compared to maintainers.
INTERPRETATION: Using longitudinal data to define cognitive trajectory groups reduces education and sex bias and reveals the prognostic importance of early onset of accumulation of AD pathology. ANN NEUROL 2024;96:378-389.
PURPOSE:To obtain the titled composition exhibiting excellent foamability even in the presence of sodium chloride at high concentration, giving excellent feeling to the plate and useful for the prevention and remedy of periodontosis such as pyorrhea, by compounding polyethylene powder or polypropylene powder as a foaming assistant. CONSTITUTION:A composition containing 2-30wt% sodium chloride and 0.1-5% anionic surfactant (e.g. sodium laurylsulfate, hydrogenated coconut fatty acid, etc.) is compounded with 0.1-10%, preferably 0.5-5% foaming assistant consisting of polyethylene powder and/or polypropylene powder having particle diameter of preferably <=1,000mu, especially 10-100mu. The lowering of the foaming property of anionic surfactant caused by the salting-out with high- concentration sodium chloride can be suppressed in the present composition to achieve sufficient cleaning in the oral cavity. Furthermore, oral cavity diseases can be prevented or cured by the action of sodium chloride.
Cancer metastasis starts from early local invasion, during which tumor cells detach from the primary tumor, penetrate the extracellular matrix (ECM), and then invade neighboring tissues. However, the cellular mechanics in the detaching and penetrating processes have not been fully understood, and the underlying mechanisms that influence cell polarization and migration in the 3D matrix during tumor invasion remain largely unknown. In this study, we employed a dual tumor-spheroid model to investigate the cellular mechanisms of the tumor invasion. Our results revealed that the tensional force field developed by the active contraction of cells and tissues played a pivotal role in tumor invasion, acting as the driving force for remodeling the collagen fibers during the invasion process. The remodeled collagen fibers promoted cell polarization and migration because of the stiffening of the fiber matrix. The aligned fibers facilitated tumor cell invasion and directed migration from one spheroid to the other. Inhibiting/shielding the cellular contractility abolished matrix remodeling and re-alignment and significantly decreased tumor cell invasion. By developing a coarse-grained cell model that considers the mutual interaction between cells and fibers, we predicted the tensional force field in the fiber network and the associated cell polarization and cell-matrix interaction during cell invasion, which revealed a mechano-chemical coupling mechanism at the cellular level of the tumor invasion process. Our study highlights the roles of cellular mechanics at the early stage of tumor metastasis and may provide new therapeutic strategies for cancer therapy.