anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Aging is associated with the changes in the sleep structure, continuity, and timing while it also affects the elderly's physiological and psychological health statuses. Despite the fact that hypnotics are beneficial for the short-term management of insomnia, it is inconclusive about the risk and benefit ratios of long-term use for the elderly. The objectives of this study are to (1)examine the medication use patterns of prescribed hypnotics and the factors that were associated with the use patterns among the elderly population; (2)investigate the associations of using prescribed hypnotics with the elderly patients' disease statuses, efficacy and safety, as well as their pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic characteristics;(3)determine the clinical, economic and humanistic outcomes and corresponding factors of using hypnotics for long-term and short-term use in Taiwanese elderly.

This proposed study is the second part of a larger project that consists of two main phases across four years. The first part will include a retrospective database analysis to examine the medication use patterns for sleep disorders and corresponding outcomes using three data sets. Elderly patients aged 65 or older and who received hypnotics for insomnia will be selected from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database, National Health Interview Survey and China Medical University Hospital (CMUH) in-house databases. Focus will be placed on benzodiazepines (BZD) and BZD-receptor specific non-BZD agents (Z-drugs), but Chinese traditional medication used for insomnia will also be examined.

This study is the second part of the larger project. The investigators will conduct a longitudinal, prospective, observational cohort study over a period of two years. The focus of this study is the use of hypnotic BZD and Z-drugs on elderly insomnia patients. The study cohorts include elderly patients, aged 65 years or older, who have received services in the outpatient departments of China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, and who have been prescribed with a selected BZD or Z-drug for insomnia for at least one week. A control group cohort will also be recruited. Each recruited patient will be monitored and evaluated periodically for at least one year. Economic, clinical, and humanistic outcomes, as well as adherence to the hypnotics will be assessed and monitored. Safety and tolerability will be assessed by occurrence of adverse drug reactions. Pharmacokinetic properties and genotyping patterns will be also be evaluated using snapshot blood sampling after the 6th month of enrollment in the study. The clinical and humanistic outcomes measures will include changes in insomnia status, functional status changes, depression status, as well as over-all well-being using EuroQol 5D. Economic evaluation will compare total insurance and out-of-pocket expenses at baseline and at 12 months follow up.
BACKGROUND: During cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intravenous thrombolytics are commonly used for patients whose underlying etiology of cardiac arrest is presumed to be related to pulmonary embolism (PE).
METHODS: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the existing literature that focused on the use of thrombolytics for cardiac arrest due to presumed or confirmed PE. Outcomes of interest were return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), survival to hospital discharge, neurologically-intact survival, and bleeding complications.
RESULTS: Thirteen studies with a total of 803 patients were included in this review. Most studies included were single-armed and retrospective. Thrombolytic agent and dose were heterogeneous between studies. Among those with control groups, intravenous thrombolysis was associated with higher rates of ROSC (OR 2.55, 95% CI = 1.50-4.34), but without a significant difference in survival to hospital discharge (OR 1.41, 95% CI = 0.79-2.41) or bleeding complications (OR 2.21, 0.95-5.17).
CONCLUSIONS: Use of intravenous thrombolytics in cardiac arrest due to confirmed or presumed PE is associated with increased ROSC but not survival to hospital discharge or change in bleeding complications. Larger randomized studies are needed. Currently, we recommend continuing to follow existing consensus guidelines which support use of thrombolytics for this indication.
A health preserving product of north Chinese Caterpillar Fungus and glossy ganoderma uses the crude drugs which is produced at Baekdu Mountain as raw materials. The health preserving product of north Chinese Caterpillar Fungus and glossy ganoderma comprises the following components by weight: 18-21 parts of silky ant powder, 9-11 parts of bouquet cent-fleurs powder, 21-25.8 parts of north Chinese Caterpillar Fungus, 7-10 parts of royal jelly freeze-dried powder, 1-3 parts of acanthopanax root, 1.2-2 parts of Schisandra chinensis, 1.2-4 parts of rhodiola rosea, 8-15.1 parts of glossy ganoderma, 9-13 parts of auricularia auricular, 2-5 parts of fructus lycii and 9-12 parts of evening primrose seeds. The seven medicines are prepared and respectively eliminated with impurity. Then the seven medicines are washed by water and dried. The rhodiola rosea and fructus lycii are prepared according to the composition. After soaking the rhodiola rosea and fructus lycii with four times of water for 12 hours, the rhodiola rosea and fructus lycii are respectively extracted for two times. The two extraction liquid of rhodiola rosea and fructus lycii is respectively mixed. Except for the royal jelly freeze-dried powder, other medicines are respectively crushed to less than 200 meshes and mixed to uniform. Then the extraction liquid of royal jelly freeze-dried powder is added wherein under mixing. Then the royal jelly freeze-dried powder is added for mixing to uniform. The medicine-food two-purpose product is prepared through driving and processing.
Compositions and methods for improving cardiac structure and/or function in subjects in need thereof. The methods include administering to a subject a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor in an amount and for a time effective to elicit an improvement in cardiac structure and/or function. The subjects include subjects suffering from cardiac damage, such as damage resulting from myocardial infarction or other cardiac events. Improvements in cardiac function include one or more of an increase in cardiomyocyte proliferation, an increase in ejection fraction, an increase in fractional shortening, a decrease in left ventricle internal diameter diastole, and a decrease in left ventricle internal diameter systole. Improvements in cardiac structure include one or more of decreased fibrosis, an increase in myocardial thickness, an increase in coronary artery formation, an increase in capillary density, an increase in revascularization, and a decrease in myocardial lesion size. Compositions for performing the methods are provided.
The invention relates to a dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet capsule. A slow-release film of the dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet utilizes Eurdragit RS 30D as a film-formation material. A pellet core of the dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet contains sodium carboxymethyl starch having high expansibility, and also contains pharmaceutically-acceptable common excipients for the slow-release pellet, wherein preferably, the excipients comprise microcrystalline cellulose and lactose, and the pellet core comprises 5 to 20wt% of sodium carboxymethyl starch. The slow-release film comprises Eurdragit RS 30D, triethyl citrate as a plasticizer, and talcum powder as an antiplastering aid, wherein preferably, a ratio of Eurdragit RS 30D to triethyl citrate to talcum powder is 30: 1: 4 and coating weight gain is in a range of 16 to 35%. The dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet comprises the pellet core containing sodium carboxymethyl starch having high water expansibility and thus after absorbing water, the dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet obviously expands so that the slow-release film is stretched; the thickness of the slow-release film is reduced; the water-permeable micropore diameter is increased; and permeability is improved and the permeability reduction caused by film aging is compensated. Therefore, in middle and later stages, the dextromethorphan hydrobromide film-controlled slow-release pellet release rate is basically constant; in the last stage, residues are less; and stable release performances can be kept prior to expiration date.
Arm B: neoadjuvant: 6 cycles of Docetaxel and Avastin every 21 days. Adjuvant: 4 cycles of Epirubicin and Cyclophosphamid every 21 days.
Background: Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury (HIRI) is a major complication affecting patient prognosis during the period after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Although an increasing number of scientists have investigated the molecular biology of ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) during OLT in animal and cellular models in recent years, studies using comprehensive and high-quality sequencing results from human specimens to screen for key molecules are still lacking. Aims: The objective of this study is to explore the molecular biological pathways and key molecules associated with HIRI during OLT through RNA sequencing and related bioinformatics analysis techniques. Methods: The study was done by performing mRNA sequencing on liver tissue samples obtained from 15 cases of in situ liver transplantation patients who experienced ischemia and reperfusion injury within 1 year at Guizhou Medical University, and combined with bioinformatics analysis and machine learning methods, we identified the genes and transcription factors that are closely associated with IRI during in situ liver transplantation surgery. Results: There were 877 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) identified in the included liver samples, of which 817 DEGs were upregulated and 60 were downregulated. Functional enrichment analysis revealed significant enrichment of immune-related terms, such as inflammation, defense responses, responses to cytokines, immune system processes, and cellular activation. In addition, core gene enrichment analysis after cytoHubba screening suggested that liver reperfusion injury might be associated with translation-related elements as a pathway together with protein translation processes. Machine learning with the weighted correlation network analysis screening method identified PTGS2, IRF1, and CDKN1A as key genes in the reperfusion injury process. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that the pathways and genomes whose expression is altered throughout the reperfusion process might be critical for the progression of HIRI during OLT.
PCT No. PCT/JP93/00189 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 22, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 22, 1993 PCT Filed Feb. 15, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/15753 PCT Pub. Date Aug. 19, 1993.The present invention relates to a preparation for the therapy of respiratory tract diseases which contains a basic fibroblast growth factor and/or a homologue thereof as an active ingredient, a preparation for the therapy of respiratory tract diseases which contains a human basic fibroblast growth factor and/or a homologue thereof, produced by microorganisms or cultured cells prepared by genetic recombination, as an active ingredient, and a method for the therapy of respiratory tract diseases by administering any one of these preparations.
PURPOSE: To obtain a stain remover highly effective for hair dye stains on the skin and low in skin irritancy, containing urea and/or thiourea and a sulfite and/or alkaline component. CONSTITUTION: This stain remover with pH 8-12 contains pref. 0.1-20wt.% of urea and/or pref. 0.1-15wt.% of thiourea and 0.1-20wt.% of a sulfite (e.g. sodium sulfite) and/or 0.01-10wt.% of an alkaline component (e.g. triethanolamine). This remover is sufficiently effective on the skin stained with a hair dye such as an oxidative, acidic or interim hair dye through merely lightly wiping off using a piece of sanitary cotton containing it, causing no skin irritancy and developing no skin rash or dryness after its use.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a public health burden with increasing morbidity and mortality rates and health care costs. Acute tubular necrosis (ATN) is the most common cause of AKI. Cisplatin (CIS) is a platinum-based chemotherapeutic agent used in the treatment of a wide variety of malignancies such as lung, breast, ovary, testis, bladder, cervix, and head and neck cancers. Autophagy plays an important role in AKI. Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is significantly increased in renal tubules in AKI; however, its role in autophagy is not well understood. Male C57B6/J and B6.Cg-Lgals3 <tm 1 Poi>/J Gal-3 knockout (KO) mice were used to induce AKI using a CIS mouse model of ATN. Renal Gal-3 and autophagy proteins' expression were measured using standard histologic, immunofluorescent, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques. The data were presented as the mean ± S.E. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) were calculated between experimental groups and corresponding control groups by one-way analysis of variance. There was a significant increase in renal concentrations of Gal-3 in the Gal-3 wild-type CIS-treated mice when compared with sham control mice. There were significantly higher concentrations of renal LC3B, ATG13, Ulk-1, Beclin, ATG5, ATG12, ATG9A, and p-AMPK in the CIS-treated Gal-3 KO mice than in the Gal-3 wild-type CIS-treated mice. Further, there were significantly higher concentrations of mTOR, p- NF-κB, beta-catenin, and p62 in the kidneys of the Gal-3 wild-type CIS-treated mice than in the Gal-3 KO CIS-treated mice. Our findings affirm the connection between Gal-3 and autophagy, revealing its central role as a connector with prosurvival signaling proteins. Gal-3 plays a pivotal role in orchestrating cellular responses by interacting with prosurvival signal pathways and engaging with autophagy proteins. Notably, our observations highlight that the absence of Gal-3 can enhance autophagy in CIS-induced ATN.
The present invention relates to a shaving kit that comprises a first personal care article, a second personal care article and a shaving razor. The first personal care article comprises a personal care composition contained within a package. The personal care composition comprises a surfactant, water and at least 15% of a hydrophobic moisturizing material. The second personal care article comprises an in-shower body lotion composition contained in a package; and a set of instructions in association with the package. The set of instructions comprising instructions to dispense the in-shower body lotion composition from the package, contact the skin surface with the in-shower body lotion composition during showering or bathing, rinse the skin surface, and dry the skin surface. The present invention relates to a method of shaving and a personal care article.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified T cells have demonstrated great successes in treating even late stage cluster of differentiation antigen 19 (CD19) positive B cell malignancies. But it has not yet been fully explored in solid tumors. The carcino-embryonic antigen(CEA) is widely expressed in cancers like gastric cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer. To confirm if CAR T cells still function in solid tumors, we have developed anti-CEA CAR-modified T cells. Preclinical studies have demonstrated effective killing of CEA target cells. In this study, the CEA CARs, will be evaluated in CEA positive gastric cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and colorectal cancer patients. The primary goal is to confirm its adverse effects including cytokine storm response and any other adverse effects. In addition, tumor targeting and disease status after treatment will also be evaluated.
The present invention relates to the delivery of caffeine through an inhalation route. Specifically, it relates to aerosols containing caffeine that are used in inhalation therapy. In a composition aspect of the present invention, the aerosol comprises particles comprising at least 5 percent by weight of caffeine. In a method aspect of the present invention, caffeine is delivered to a mammal through an inhalation route. The method comprises: a) heating a composition, wherein the composition comprises at least 5 percent by weight of caffeine, to form a vapor; and, b) allowing the vapor to cool, thereby forming a condensation aerosol comprising particles, which is inhaled by the mammal. In a kit aspect of the present invention, a kit for delivering caffeine through an inhalation route to a mammal is provided which comprises: a) a composition comprising at least 5 percent by weight of caffeine; and, b) a device that forms a caffeine containing aerosol from the composition, for inhalation by the mammal.
Early diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer are crucial, and since inflammation plays a role in all stages of bladder cancer, this study aims to develop a model based on inflammation-related genes to accurately predict patient prognosis. The data were initially processed through differential analysis and prognostic correlation analysis, then a Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression model was constructed by M-cohort and a nomogram was designed to increase the model readability. The T-cohort was used for internal validation, with the GSE32894 and Imvigor210 cohorts used as external data to verify the model's accuracy. The model's predictive ability was verified for the prognosis of patients of different ages, gender, tumor stage, and tumour grade. The GSE3167, GSE13507 and GeneExpression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) datasets and Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database were used to verify the expression of the inflammation-related genes, which were confirmed by real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). A comprehensive analysis of the model's inflammation-related genes, Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA), Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) enrichment analysis, and immune-related analysis were also performed. Both internal and external data validations confirmed that the developed model can accurately predict the prognosis across different patient populations. Hierarchical validation results demonstrated that the model's predictive power is reliable for various patient stratifications. The expression of inflammation-related genes was consistent across The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database, GSE3167 dataset, GSE13507 dataset, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA) database, and the Human Protein Atlas (HPA) database, and was further validated by real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Pathway enrichment analysis indicated that patients in the high-risk (H-risk) group exhibited a variety of tumors. Meanwhile, patients in the low-risk (L-risk) group may be candidates for immunotherapy, whereas those in the high-risk group are more likely to benefit from chemotherapy. The model of inflammation-related genes can accurately predict bladder cancer patient prognosis, with MEST, FASN, KRT6B, and RGS2 anticipated to become new prognostic bladder cancer markers.
A peer-to-peer network may include nodes corresponding to different clinicians. The edges may interconnect the two nodes based on the corresponding clinicians sharing at least one common attribute, such as, for example, treating the same patient and/or interacting with the same medical device. A machine learning model may be applied to identify one or more clinician peer-to-peer communities in the peer-to-peer network. The activity patterns of the clinicians may be compared to activity patterns of other clinicians in the same peer group to determine whether the clinicians exhibit abnormal behavior. When it is determined that the clinician exhibits abnormal behavior, an investigation workflow may be triggered. The survey workflow includes generating an alarm, activating a monitoring device, and/or isolating medication proximate to the clinician.
Over 35% of reproductive-age women in the USA have obesity, putting them at increased risk for numerous obstetric complications due to abnormal labor. While the association between maternal obesity and abnormal labor has been well documented, the mechanisms responsible for this remain understudied. The uterine smooth muscle, myometrium, has high energy needs in order to fuel regular uterine contractions during parturition. However, the precise mechanisms by which the myometrium meets its energy demands has not been defined. Here, our objective was to define the effects of obesity on energy utilization in the myometrium during labor. We generated a mouse model of maternal diet-induced obesity and found that these mice had a higher rate of dystocia than control chow-fed mice. Moreover, compared to control chow-fed mice, DIO mice at term, both before and during labor had lower in vivo spontaneous uterine contractility. Untargeted transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses suggest that diet-induced obesity is associated with elevated long-chain fatty acid uptake and utilization in the uterus, but also an accumulation of medium-chain fatty acids. Diet-induced obesity uteri also had an increase in the abundance of long chain-specific beta-oxidation enzymes, which may be responsible for the observed increase in long-chain fatty acid utilization. This altered energy substrate utilization may be a contributor to the observed contractile dysfunction.
The present invention relates to the field of Biotechnology and more particularly to the mutated polypeptides of TGF? molecule whose primary sequence has a high homology with the sequence of human TGF?. These muteins lose their ability to interact with ALK5 but maintain their ability to interact with other receptors that are part of the receptor complex (T?RII and T?RIII). They have the property of antagonizing the signaling of all natural variants of TGF? ligands, dependent of ALK5 recruitment in the receptor complex, and have significant immunomodulatory effects. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising as active principle the polypeptides or fusion proteins disclosed and their use thereof given their modulating effect on the immune system in diseases such as cancer, diseases accompanied by fibrosis and chronic infectious diseases.
Despite the well-established link between adolescent learning disabilities (LD) and mental health, little is known about its long-term consequences. This study examines the relationship between adolescent LD and adult depressive symptoms, with a focus on gender differences and underlying mechanisms. Using a sibling sample from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 3,414), this study estimated sibling fixed effects models to account for unobserved family-level characteristics such as genes and early childhood family and social context. Sobel mediation analyses were conducted to examine social-psychological mechanisms, including the student-teacher relationship, the student-student relationship, and a sense of school belonging. LD in adolescence was positively associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood (b = 0.823, p < 0.05). This association remained robust when controlling for unobserved family-level confounders as well as educational attainment in adulthood. Gender-stratified models showed that only the association for women is statistically significant (b = 1.935, p < 0.05), and its magnitude is nearly three times that of the association for men. Sobel mediation tests indicate that a decline in a sense of school belonging mediates approximately 17% of the association between adolescent LD and adult depressive symptoms. This study's findings suggest that LD in adolescence is associated with an increase in depressive symptoms in adulthood, particularly in women, and a low sense of school belonging may be a potential mediator. Implementing interventions to improve the school integration of girls with LD could be an effective means of improving their long-term mental health.