anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
A composition having activity to suppress the craving for tobacco, which acts on the olfactory area, contains a mineral or organic sulphur compound. Compsns. may also contain vegetable extracts from the following families of plants; Labiaceous, lauraceous, myrtaceous, anacardiaceous, coniferous, styracaceous, rutaceous, umbelliferous, liliaceous, verbenaceous, magnoliaceous, tiliaceous, valerianaceous, oleaceous, malvaceous, rosaceous, solanaceous, and piperaceous. They may further include iodine or an iodine cpd., an anionic or amphoteric detergent, or an animal secretion such as musk. Admin. is very simple, being by inhalation.
Children who are randomized to this group will wear daily use, daily disposable, single-vision soft contact lenses full time for one year. Contact lenses will be worn for a minimum of 10 hours per day.
PURPOSE: To investigate aqueous humor cytokine levels in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients with subretinal fibrosis and to explore the relationship between cytokine levels and disease severity.
METHODS: The aqueous humor samples were collected from 16 eyes with subretinal fibrosis due to nAMD (SRFi group), 33 eyes with nAMD without subretinal fibrosis (nAMD group) and 28 eyes with cataract patients (control group). Clinical samples were analyzed for 5 cytokines,including vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α), platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB).
RESULTS: Aqueous humor cytokines VEGF and bFGF were significantly higher in nAMD patients than controls (all P < 0.05), and VEGF, bFGF and TGF-α levels were significantly higher in SRFi patients than controls (all P < 0.05). No significant differences in 4 cytokine levels were observed between nAMD and SRFi patients in aqueous humor. We also identified a positive correlation between the aqueous humor levels of IL-6 and VEGF in the SRFi group, while bFGF and TGF-α in the nAMD group. Moreover, VEGF levels were strongly related to BCVA, and bFGF levels were positively related to the maximum thickness of subretinal hyperreflective material (SHRM) in fibrosis due to nAMD.
CONCLUSION: VEGF and bFGF levels in aqueous humor were elevated in macular neovascularization with and without subretinal fibrosis. TGF-α levels exclusively differed in neovascular AMD with fibrosis. Cytokines are distributed differently and play a synergistic role in different stages (angiogenesis and fibrogenesis) of nAMD. The bFGF levels could predict the negative prognosis in fibrosis due to nAMD.
Pharmaceutical composition containing at least one peptide or protein (fragment) with an immunomodulatory activity together with an adjuvant. The peptide is derived from a pathogenic agent or a tumour antigen.   The adjuvant is capable of increasing the binding of the peptide to the cells of the individual to be treated or of increasing the entry of the peptide into the cells and strengthening the immunomodulatory activity of the peptide. Preferred adjuvants are basic polyamino acids such as polyarginine or polylysine, optionally conjugated with a cellular ligand such as a carbohydrate group or transferrin. The composition is particularly intended for use as a vaccine, e.g. as a tumour vaccine.
The babies have got sternum incision after the pediatric cardiac surgery. Experiment is about the dressing of the sternum incision. There is no extra intervention during sternum dressing at control group like routine of pediatric cardiovascular surgery intensive care clinic. Saved pain scores and physiological parameters and pain scores; just before the sternum dressing, just after sternum dressing and after the 15 minutes sternum dressing.
All participants will first receive 10 weeks of unguided self-help (USH). For those participants randomized to the USH + Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy condition, this second step will consist of 16 weekly 90 minute sessions of Group Psychodynamic Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
Marine mammals may develop kidney stones, which can be challenging to treat. We describe burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) and ultrasonic propulsion to treat ureteral calculi in a 48-year-old female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and to reduce renal stone burden in a 23-year-old male harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). BWL and ultrasonic propulsion were delivered transcutaneously in sinusoidal ultrasound bursts to fragment and reposition stones. Targeting and monitoring were performed with real-time imaging integrated within the BWL system. Four dolphin stones were obtained and fragmented ex vivo. The dolphin case received a 10-min and a 20-min BWL treatment conducted approximately 24 h apart to treat two 8-10 mm partially obstructing right mid-ureteral stones, using oral sedation alone. For the harbor seal, while under general anesthesia, retrograde ureteroscopy attempts were unsuccessful because of ureteral tortuosity, and a 30-min BWL treatment was targeted on one 10-mm right kidney stone cluster. All 4 stones fragmented completely to < 2-mm fragments in < 20 min ex vivo. In the dolphin case, the ureteral stones appeared to fragment, spread apart, and move with ultrasonic propulsion. On post-treatment day 1, the ureteral calculi fragments shifted caudally reaching the ureteral orifice on day 9. On day 10, the calculi fragments passed, and the hydroureter resolved. In the harbor seal, the stone cluster was observed to fragment and was not visible on the post-operative computed tomography scan. The seal had gross hematuria and a day of behavior indicating stone passage but overall, an uneventful recovery. BWL and ultrasonic propulsion successfully relieved ureteral stone obstruction in a geriatric dolphin and reduced renal stone burden in a geriatric harbor seal.
PURPOSE: Retinal neovascularization is a significant feature of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and a major cause of blindness in patients with AMD. However, the underlying mechanism of this pathological neovascularization remains unknown. Iron metabolism has been implicated in various biological processes. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of iron metabolism on retinal neovascularization in neovascular AMD (nAMD).
METHODS: C57BL/6J and very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) knockout (Vldlr-/-) mice, a murine model of nAMD, were used in this study. Bulk-RNA sequencing was used to identify differentially expressed genes. Western blot analysis was performed to test the expression of proteins. Iron chelator deferiprone (DFP) was administrated to the mice by oral gavage. Fundus fluorescein angiography was used to evaluate retinal vascular leakage. Immunofluorescence staining was used to detect macrophages and iron-related proteins.
RESULTS: RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) results showed altered transferrin expression in the retina and RPE of Vldlr-/- mice. Disrupted iron homeostasis was observed in the retina and RPE of Vldlr-/- mice. DFP mitigated iron overload and significantly reduced retinal neovascularization and vascular leakage. In addition, DFP suppressed the inflammation in Vldlr-/- retinas. The reduced signals of macrophages were observed at sites of neovascularization in the retina and RPE of Vldlr-/- mice after DFP treatment. Further, the IL-6/JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway was activated in the retina and RPE of Vldlr-/- mice and reversed by DFP treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Disrupted iron metabolism may contribute to retinal neovascularization in nAMD. Restoring iron homeostasis by DFP could be a potential therapeutic approach for nAMD.
Group 2: included 10 psoriatic patients will be treated with liposomal preparation of anthralin. Patients will be treated with this preparation with short contact (only one hour) daily up to 8 weeks.
For cancer patients undergoing virus treatments, subjects will undergo \[18F\]BF4-PET/CT imaging at baseline before virus administration and at day 9 following virus treatment. Subjects will be screened by physician specialists within their clinics. Subjects who qualify for the study will return to the clinic within 30 days of screening, have a urine pregnancy test (if applicable) and will have catheters placed for i.v. drug administration. Vital signs will be obtained. All subjects will then receive a single i.v. bolus of \[18F\]BF4 for injection and PET/CT imaging will begin. Biopsies will be performed to confirm NIS expression in tissue of tumor regions showing uptake of \[18F\]BF4 in up to three myeloma patients when the site is accessible for biopsy.
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an important means of treating a variety of hematologic disorders. With the progress of HSCT technology, especially the research on haploidentical transplantation (HID-HSCT), the range of donor choices for hematological patients has been expanded, and theoretically, the era of "everyone has a donor" has been reached, which has increased the chances for hematological patients to receive allo-HSCT . The efficacy of allo-HSCT has improved dramatically over the past decades, but post-transplant complications such as graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), infections, and disease recurrence may still lead to treatment failure. In order to improve the efficacy of allo-HSCT, in addition to the improvement of pretreatment regimen and post-transplant management, the selection of the best donor among the many alternatives (including sibling donors, parents, children, and collateral hematologic donors, etc.) is still the focus and difficulty of clinical decision-making. The existing studies on donor selection have suggested that the factors to be considered include the number of HLA mismatched sites, donor-recipient consanguinity, donor age and gender, donor-specific antibody (DSA), NK cell isotype reactivity, and clonal hematopoiesis of the donor . However, little is known about whether a donor with metabolic syndrome such as diabetes affects post-transplant survival in allo-HSCT recipients.

It has been shown that diabetes mellitus affects the number and function of hematopoietic and immune cells, and that these effects may be passed on to progeny blood cells through epigenetic mechanisms, with long-term effects on immune cell function in diabetic patients. We therefore hypothesized that the effects of abnormal glucose metabolism in donors on the hematopoietic system may affect hematopoiesis and immune reconstitution in transplant recipients through "metabolic memory". Therefore, the investigator conduct a multicenter retrospective study through multifactorial survival regression. It is expected to provide new theoretical support for optimizing donor selection for allo-HSCT.
A method of administering insulin includes receiving blood glucose measurements of a patient at a data processing device from a glucometer. Each blood glucose measurement is separated by a time interval and includes a blood glucose time associated with a time of measuring the blood glucose measurement. The method also includes receiving patient information at the data processing device and selecting a subcutaneous insulin treatment for tube-fed patients from a collection of subcutaneous insulin treatments. The selection is based on the blood glucose measurements and the patient information. The subcutaneous insulin treatment program for tube-fed patients determines recommended insulin doses based on the blood glucose times. The method also includes executing, using the data processing device, the selected subcutaneous insulin treatment.
FIELD: medicine, virology. SUBSTANCE: invention relates a method of preparing vaccine and diagnostic rubella virus preparations. Method involves infection of diploid cellular culture with rubella virus followed by virus culturing in supporting medium. Human embryo lung fibroblasts HELF 385/13 are used as a diploid cellular culture (Base Branch of Russian cells collection in NII influenza, RAMS, RKK(DP)004). Supporting nutrient medium has medium-199, Eagle medium with double content of amino acids. By the first variant medium has additionally aminopeptide and calcium chloride and by the second variant - arginine and calcium chloride. Invention enhances biological activity of rubella virus preparations and provides sufficient purity of the end product due to allergic factor elimination. EFFECT: enhanced biological activity, improved purity of preparations. 3 cl, 3 tbl, 4 ex
We conducted this study to assess the effects of the acute care surgery (ACS) model in the management of patients with acute appendicitis (AA) based on our 5-year single-center, retrospective experience. The current single-center, retrospective, observational study was conducted in a consecutive series of the patients with AA who had been surgically treated at a tertiary referral hospital in Seoul, Korea, between January 2016 and December 2020. At our institution, the ACS model was first introduced in March 2018. Therefore, our clinical series of the patients were divided into 2 groups: the pre-ACS group (March 2014 to February 2018) and the post-ACS group (March 2018 to December 2022). Key time intervals include emergency department registration to request for surgical consultation, request for surgical consultation to decision on surgery, decision-to-operating room, time to decision on surgery and length of emergency department stay. Moreover, outcomes include rates of perforation and complications and discharge within 24 or 48 hours. We compared key time intervals, outcomes, and length of hospital stay between the 2 groups. A total of 900 patients with AA were finally included in the current study, 447 and 453 of whom were divided into the pre-ACS group (n = 447) and the post-ACS group (n = 453), respectively. There were significant differences in key time intervals, outcomes, and length of hospital stay between the 2 groups (P < .05). In conclusion, our results showed that the implementation of the ACS model was effective in improving key time intervals, rates of perforation, and discharge within 24 or 48 hours in the patients with AA.
AIM: The transcriptional factor HIF-1α is recognized for its contribution to cardioprotection against acute ischemia/reperfusion injury. Adaptation to chronic hypoxia (CH) is known to stabilize HIF-1α and increase myocardial ischemic tolerance. However, the precise role of HIF-1α in mediating the protective effect remains incompletely understood.
METHODS: Male wild-type (WT) mice and mice with partial Hif1a deficiency (hif1a +/-) were exposed to CH for 4 weeks, while their respective controls were kept under normoxic conditions. Subsequently, their isolated perfused hearts were subjected to ischemia/reperfusion to determine infarct size, while RNA-sequencing of isolated cardiomyocytes was performed. Mitochondrial respiration was measured to evaluate mitochondrial function, and western blots were performed to assess mitophagy.
RESULTS: We demonstrated enhanced ischemic tolerance in WT mice induced by adaptation to CH compared with their normoxic controls and chronically hypoxic hif1a +/- mice. Through cardiomyocyte bulk mRNA sequencing analysis, we unveiled significant reprogramming of cardiomyocytes induced by CH emphasizing mitochondrial processes. CH reduced mitochondrial content and respiration and altered mitochondrial ultrastructure. Notably, the reduced mitochondrial content correlated with enhanced autophagosome formation exclusively in chronically hypoxic WT mice, supported by an increase in the LC3-II/LC3-I ratio, expression of PINK1, and degradation of SQSTM1/p62. Furthermore, pretreatment with the mitochondrial division inhibitor (mdivi-1) abolished the infarct size-limiting effect of CH in WT mice, highlighting the key role of mitophagy in CH-induced cardioprotection.
CONCLUSION: These findings provide new insights into the contribution of HIF-1α to cardiomyocyte survival during acute ischemia/reperfusion injury by activating the selective autophagy pathway.
A conventional physiotherapy program was applied to this group. Additionally, Bobath treatment approach was applied for 10 repetitions during a 30-min session in the experimental group, in addition to the conventional physiotherapy program.
A pharmaceutical composition suitable for use with a metered dose inhaler (MDI) comprises: (i) at least one formoterol compound selected from formoterol, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of formoterol, prodrugs of formoterol, solvates of formoterol, solvates of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of formoterol and solvates of prodrugs of formoterol; (ii) at least one corticosteroid; (iii) a surfactant component comprising at least one surfactant compound; and (iv) a propellant component comprising 1,1-difluoroethane (R-152a). The composition may comprise a polar excipient (e.g. ethanol). Preferably, the formoterol compound is formoterol fumarate dihydrate. Preferably the corticosteroid is one of; budesonide, mometasone, beclomethasone, fluticasone. Most preferably, the corticosteroid is budesonide. The surfactant compound is preferably one of; polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), polyethylene glycol (PEG), oleic acid, lecithin. Also claimed is a method of stabilising a pharmaceutical composition comprising formoterol through use of R-152a as propellant component.
Human working memory is a key cognitive process that engages multiple functional anatomical nodes across the brain. Despite a plethora of correlative neuroimaging evidence regarding the working memory architecture, our understanding of critical hubs causally controlling overall performance is incomplete. Causal interpretation requires cognitive testing following safe, temporal, and controllable neuromodulation of specific functional anatomical nodes. Such experiments became available in healthy humans with the advance of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). Here, we synthesize findings of 28 placebo-controlled studies (in total, 1,057 participants) that applied frequency-specific noninvasive stimulation of neural oscillations and examined working memory performance in neurotypical adults. We use a computational meta-modeling method to simulate each intervention in realistic virtual brains and test reported behavioral outcomes against the stimulation-induced electric fields in different brain nodes. Our results show that stimulating anterior frontal and medial temporal theta oscillations and occipitoparietal gamma rhythms leads to significant dose-dependent improvement in working memory task performance. Conversely, prefrontal gamma modulation is detrimental to performance. Moreover, we found distinct spatial expression of theta subbands, where working memory changes followed orbitofrontal high-theta modulation and medial temporal low-theta modulation. Finally, all these results are driven by changes in working memory accuracy rather than processing time measures. These findings provide a fresh view of the working memory mechanisms, complementary to neuroimaging research, and propose hypothesis-driven targets for the clinical treatment of working memory deficits.
Sodium bicarbonate solution (Sodium bicarbonate 8.4%, Equiplex, Brazil) was given by adding fifteen ampoules of sodium bicarbonate (150 mEq of sodium) to 1 L of 5% dextrose. Infusion in bolus began 60 min prior to the start of contrast administration at 3.5 ml/Kg/h, decreased to 1.18 ml/Kg/h during the contrast exposure and for the next 6 hours after the procedure. Saline (0.9 percent) was given IV at a rate of 1 ml/Kg/h over 60 min prior to the start of contrast administration and followed at the same rate during and for the next 6 hours after the procedure.
A 27-yr-old female pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) had two consecutive stillbirths with no overt signs of labor, suggestive of uterine inertia. After a third pregnancy was confirmed, an induction protocol was developed. Cloprostenol and betamethasone were administered on d 200 of gestation (time 0 h). Additional doses of cloprostenol were administered at 24 and 48 h and oxytocin at 30, 31, and 48 h. Each injection resulted in preparturient behavior without overt evidence of contractions. Fetal membranes presented at the vulva at 54.5 h after initial cloprostenol and betamethasone administration with no progression of labor. Transvaginal palpation and manual delivery of a live calf followed. Despite confirmed nursing, the serum glutaraldehyde coagulation test was negative. Failure of passive transfer may have been secondary to the induction protocol. The calf was treated with broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents due to diarrhea, and clinical signs resolved. This clinical brief details the first known induction of parturition in a pygmy hippopotamus, which can serve as the basis for further development of the technique.
OBJECTIVE: Femoral head necrosis is a challenging condition in orthopaedics, and the occurrence of collapse is an important factor affecting the prognosis of femoral head necrosis. Sclerosis bands are known to influence the collapse of the femoral head, yet there is a lack of research on the biomechanical role of sclerosis bands in non-vascularized fibular grafting surgery. This study aims to evaluate the biomechanical impact of sclerosis bands in femoral head necrosis and their role in non-vascularized fibular grafting surgery (NVFG) using finite element analysis.
METHODS: We constructed 11 finite element models based on CT scan data of a normal hip joint, simulating different sclerosis band thicknesses and defect scenarios. The models were analyzed for changes in femoral head displacement and von Mises stress. We constructed a hip joint model based on CT data from a normal hip joint, and after reconstruction, assembly, and optimization using 3-matic. We created five groups consisting of 11 finite element analysis models of the hip joint. Mesh partitioning and mechanical parameter settings were performed in ANSYS. The changes and differences in femoral head displacement and von Mises stress of these models were analyzed.
RESULTS: Increasing sclerosis band thickness led to reduced peak displacement of the femoral head by 28.6%, 42.9%, and 47.6%, and increased surface von Mises stress by 28.3%, 13.8%, and 13.0%, respectively. Post-surgery, peak displacement decreased in all groups compared to pre-surgery levels. Increasing sclerosis band thickness post-surgery resulted in decreased maximum von Mises stress of the femoral head by 13.9%, 3.0%, and 8.1%. Defect volume in the defect groups correlated with increased peak displacement of the femoral head by 10.0%, 30.0%, and 100.0%, and increased surface maximum von Mises stress of the femoral head by 9.3%, 14.0%, and 15.1%.
CONCLUSION: Sclerosis band formation exacerbates von Mises stress concentration on the femoral head surface. However, thicker sclerosis bands improve post-NVFG stability and mechanical performance. Larger anterior lateral sclerosis band defects significantly compromise postoperative stability, increasing the risk of collapse. Protecting the anterior lateral sclerosis band during NVFG surgery is crucial.
The intervention consisted in administer an oral rapid test for HIV (OQA) to people that also had taken an ELISA test to compare their tests results. Group 1 consisted of 344 participants who did not know their HIV status; Group 2 consisted of 153 participants who were previously confirmed to be HIV positive. The participants were instructed to obtain their own oral fluid sample using the testing devices provide by the OQA rapid test kits. Project team members, certified to interpret OQA results, registered each test outcome on a data form using the same code number that the participant was assigned for the ELISA test.