anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
This protocol is designed as a prospective observational case-control study in patients who underwent cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to cardiac surgery. 30 healthy persons were selected as control group. The case group included patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) after cardiac surgery and extracorporeal circulation which is performed by the Department of cardiac surgery of Peking Union Medical College Hospital. The patients enrolled should be divided into two groups according to their primary outcomes: one grouped fever and/or hemodynamic instability after cardiopulmonary bypass and the other grouped normothermia and normal hemodynamic during 48 hours after surgery(cause an infection manifested \>48 hours after admission was defined as hospital acquired. ). Sample collection was terminated when both groups received 30 cases. These 60 cases would regard as the case group. Additionally, all the CPB patients we observed will be divided into survivors and non-survivors based on the 28-day survival. Feces and blood samples will be obtained at certain time points（initial sampling at least one day before the surgery, repeat sampling within 24-48 hours after CPB）. The fecal samples analysis will apply metagenomics and the feces and blood samples will be analyzed using untargeted metabolomics method. In this study, the stratification of gut microbial communities in patients underwent extracorporeal circulation were explored and analysed the variation of metabolite in patients's plasma and fecal samples. Predictive bio-markers and possible pathogenesis of fever and/or hemodynamic instability after CPB will be also provided by clinical outcomes analysis combined with multi-omics study.
Recent studies suggest body shape changes, fat redistribution, and fat lipoatrophy may be related to the NRTI component of patients' HAART and not to the protease inhibitor (PI) component. The hypothesis of this study is that thymidine analogues such as stavudine (d4T) and zidovudine (ZDV) cause lipoatrophy more so than non-thymidine analogues and that removal of thymidine analogues from HAART in patients with defined lipoatrophy will reverse this process.

In Step 1, patients will undergo axial mid-thigh and abdomen computer tomography (CT) scans. If the CT scans are readable, patients are restrictively and randomly assigned to 1 of 2 treatment arms in Step 2. Patients in Arm A-1 will replace the thymidine analogue component (stavudine \[d4T\] or zidovudine \[ZDV\]) of their HAART with abacavir (ABC). Patients in Arm B-1 will discontinue their current HAART and will receive a PI and a nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), either lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) and nevirapine (NVP) or atazanavir, ritonavir, and NVP. Patients currently on efavirenz (EFV) not provided by the study may choose to continue with EFV instead of switching to NVP. Comparisons will be made to the baseline values of subcutaneous fat measured by mid-thigh and abdominal CT. Patients in Arms A-1 and B-1 remain on study for a total of 48 weeks and do not advance to Step 3.

Two additional groups (Arms A-2 and B-2) made no changes to HAART for 28 weeks to evaluate the natural history of change in lipoatrophy over time; accrual into these groups and into Step 3 has been discontinued. At Week 28, patients in Arms A-2 and B-2 were registered to Step 3 and switched from HAART to a designated new treatment. Arm A-2 patients will replace d4T or ZDV with ABC for 48 weeks. Arm B-2 patients replace their HAART with LPV/r plus NVP for 48 weeks. If patients in Arms A-2 and B-2 have not completed the 28-week delay and have not switched regimens, they will enter Step 4 and be reregistered into Arms A-1 and B-1, respectively, remaining on their treatment assignment for 48 weeks. If patients in Arms A-2 and B-2 have already switched regimens, then they will continue on their new regimens until Week 76.
Subjects initially randomized to the Fusion Pacing OFF Arm will receive the Fusion Pacing software download at the implant visit, but the Fusion Pacing software will be programmed OFF. At 4 months subjects in this arm will crossover to the Fusion Pacing ON Arm.
In plants, epitranscriptomic mark N6-adenine methylation (m6A) is dynamically regulated in response to environmental cues. However, little is known about m6A dynamics under biotic stresses and their role in environmental adaptation. Additionally, current methodologies limit the investigation of m6A dynamics at single-nucleotide resolution on specific RNA molecules. Using Oxford Nanopore Technology direct RNA sequencing and a neural network model, we show transcript-specific dynamics of m6A modification at single-nucleotide resolution during Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa) infection in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). In wild-type seedlings, pathogen infection causes a significant reduction in global m6A ratios, which corresponds with the activation of m6A-modified transcripts. Defect of m6A deposition in the m6A mutant hakai-1 mimics m6A reduction from Hpa infection at ∼70% of sites, resulting in constitutive overexpression of basal defense genes and enhanced resistance against the pathogen. Our results demonstrate that m6A dynamics impact defense response against Hpa, providing a promising target for future crop improvement strategies.
OBJECTIVE: Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are used for targeted therapy for ovarian cancer with homologous recombination deficiency (HRD). In this study, we aimed to develop a homologous recombination deficiency prediction model to predict the genomic integrity (GI) index of the SOPHiA DDM HRD Solution from the Oncomine Comprehensive Assay (OCA) Plus. We also tried to a find cut-off value of the genomic instability metric (GIM) of the OCA Plus that correlates with the GI index of the SOPHiA DDM HRD Solution.
METHODS: We included 87 cases with high-grade ovarian serous carcinoma from five tertiary referral hospitals in Republic of Korea. We developed an HRD prediction model to predict the GI index of the SOPHiA DDM HRD Solution. As predictor variables in the model, we used the HRD score, which included percent loss of heterozygosity (%LOH), percent telomeric allelic imbalance (%TAI), percent large-scale state transitions (%LST), and the genomic instability metric (GIM). To build the model, we employed a penalized logistic regression technique.
RESULTS: The final model equation is -21.77 + 0.200 × GIM + 0.102 × %LOH + 0.037 × %TAI + 0.261 × %LST. To improve the performance of the prediction model, we added a borderline result category to the GI results. The accuracy of our HRD status prediction model was 0.958 for the test set. The accuracy of HRD status using GIM with a cut-off value of 16 was 0.911.
CONCLUSION: The Oncomine Comprehensive Assay Plus provides a reliable biomarker for homologous recombination deficiency.
The prevalence of cardiovascular diseases continues to be a challenge for global health, necessitating innovative solutions. The potential of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) mimetic nanotherapeutics in the context of cardiovascular disease and the intricate mechanisms underlying the interactions between monocyte-derived cells and HDL mimetic showing their impact on inflammation, cellular lipid metabolism, and the progression of atherosclerotic plaque. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that HDL mimetic nanotherapeutics can regulate monocyte recruitment and macrophage polarization towards an anti-inflammatory phenotype, suggesting their potential to impede the progression of atherosclerosis. The challenges and opportunities associated with the clinical application of HDL mimetic nanotherapeutics, emphasize the need for additional research to gain a better understanding of the precise molecular pathways and long-term effects of these nanotherapeutics on monocytes and macrophages to maximize their therapeutic efficacy. Furthermore, the use of nanotechnology in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases highlights the potential of nanoparticles for targeted treatments. Moreover, the concept of theranostics combines therapy and diagnosis to create a selective platform for the conversion of traditional therapeutic medications into specialized and customized treatments. The multifaceted contributions of HDL to cardiovascular and metabolic health via highlight its potential to improve plaque stability and avert atherosclerosis-related problems. There is a need for further research to maximize the therapeutic efficacy of HDL mimetic nanotherapeutics and to develop targeted treatment approaches to prevent atherosclerosis. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the potential of nanotherapeutics in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, emphasizing the need for innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by cardiovascular diseases.
PURPOSE:To produce a polysaccharide of an excellent antineoplastic activity, by concentrating a precipitate obtained from an extract obtained by extracting a lumpy tuber produced in an aerial part of a plant belonging to the genus wisteria, family Leguminosae with an aqueous solvent. CONSTITUTION:A lumpy tuber produced in an aerial part of a plant belonging to the genus wisteria, family Leguminosae (e.g., nodafuji) is extracted with an aqueous solvent (e.g., an aqueous solution of NaCl) and then with a weakly acidic aqueous solution (e.g., an aqueous acetic acid solution of a concentration <=0.05M). After concentration, the extract is subjected to ultrafiltration or dialysis to remove low-molecular substances. The inside liquor of the ultrafiltration or dialysis is concentrated and then distributed into a phenol-water system. The water layer is separated. The precipitate obtained by adding a hydrophilic solvent to the water layer is purified to obtain an antineoplastic agent comprising a polysaccharide in which the constituent saccharide consists mainly of glucose and which is soluble in water and hardly soluble in methanol, ethanol, acetone, ether, or the like, and has an elementary analysis of C: 39+ or -3%, H: 6+ or -3%, and N: 1+ or -3%, and an MW of 700,000-800,000.
PURPOSE: Beta-D-Glucan (BDG) testing has been suggested to support the diagnosis of candidemia and invasive candidiasis. The actual benefit in critically ill high-risk patients in intensive care units (ICU) has not been verified so far.
METHODS: In ICU patients receiving empirical echinocandin treatment for suspected invasive candidiasis (IC), serial BDG testing using the Fujifilm Wako Beta-Glucan Test was performed, starting on the first day of echinocandin administration and every 24-48 h afterwards. Diagnostic accuracy was determined for single testing and serial testing strategies using a range of cut-off values. In addition, we compared the added value of these testing strategies when their results were introduced as additional predictors into a multivariable logistic regression model controlling for established risk factors of IC.
RESULTS: A total of 174 ICU patients, forty-six of which (25.7%) classified as cases of IC, were included in our study. Initial BDG testing showed moderate sensitivity (74%, 95%CI 59-86%) and poor specificity (45%, 95% CI 36-54%) for IC which could hardly be improved by follow-up testing. While raw BDG values or test results obtained with very high thresholds improved the predictive performance of our multivariable logistic regression model for IC, neither single nor serial testing with the manufacturer-proposed low-level cut-off showed substantial benefit.
CONCLUSIONS: In our study of critically ill intensive care patients at high risk for candidemia or invasive candidiasis, diagnostic accuracy of BDG testing was insufficient to inform treatment decisions. Improved classification was only achieved for cases with very high BDG values.
Participants without clinical diagnosis of impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes and with fasting blood glucose less than 100 mg/dL. They will consume white bread or fiber mix for multiple times over a span of 2 weeks. Changes in blood glucose levels will be monitored.
BACKGROUND: In patients with resectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), induction chemoimmunotherapy followed by surgical resection has shown unprecedented rates of pathological response and event-free survival. However, a triple-induction including radiochemotherapy and immunotherapy followed by surgical resection has not been routinely established in clinical practice.
CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 47-year-old patient with stage IIIA NSCLC who was treated in a combined concept including induction concurrent radiochemotherapy, followed by 4 cycles of pembrolizumab and subsequent intrapericardial left-sided pneumonectomy. Histological analysis revealed a pathological complete response.
CONCLUSIONS: The case demonstrates that the combination of neoadjuvant chemo-, radio- and immunotherapy in advanced NSCLC may lead to a relevant down-staging and may enable a R0-resection of a borderline resectable tumor. However, the combination of four different treatment modalities requires resilience and a good performance status. A triple induction treatment may be a promising option for selected patients with locally advanced NSCLC and good performance status.
PURPOSE: We performed a prospective one-year multi-imaging study to assess the clinical outcomes and rate of disc resorption in acute lumbar disc herniation (LDH) patients undergoing inflammation-preserving treatment (i.e. no NSAIDS, steroids).
METHODS: All patients received gabapentin to relieve leg pain, 12 sessions of acupuncture. Repeat MRI was performed, every 3 months, after 12 sessions of treatment continued for those without 40% reduction in herniated disc sagittal area. Disc herniations sizes were measured on sagittal T2W MRI sequences, pre-treatment and at post-treatment intervals. Patients were stratified to fast, medium, slow, and prolonged recovery groups in relation to symptom resolution and disc resorption.
RESULTS: Ninety patients (51% females; mean age: 48.6 years) were assessed. Mean size of disc herniation was 119.54 ± 54.34 mm2, and the mean VAS-Leg score was 6.12 ± 1.13 at initial presentation. A total of 19 patients (21.1%) improved at the time of the repeat MRI (i.e. within first 3 months post-treatment). 100% of all patient had LDH resorption within one year (mean: 4.4. months). There was no significant difference at baseline LDH between fast, medium, slow, and prolonged resorption groups. Initial LDH size was weakly associated with degree of leg pain at baseline and initial gabapentin levels. Surgery was avoided in all cases.
CONCLUSION: This is the first study to note inflammation-preserving treatment, without conventional anti-inflammatory and steroid medications, as safe and effective for patients with an acute LDH. Rate of disc resorption (100%) was higher than comparative recent meta-analysis findings (66.7%) and no patient underwent surgery.
Liver transplantation is the only chance of cure for patients with end-stage liver disease. Unfortunately, standard organ preservation results in an ischemic-reperfusion injury (IRI) at the time of graft implantation. Novel strategies have been proposed to decrease reperfusion injury and improve graft function. This study will be the first to combine both strategies in a randomized, prospective trial. The intervention will occur during the retrieval surgery prior to cold preservation. Briefly, a glucose and insulin solution will be infused via the mesenteric vein at a controlled rate. Immediately prior to cross-clamping, blood supply to the liver will be restricted for 10 minutes and then resumed for 10 minutes before beginning cold preservation. All remaining surgical procedures, including the recipient surgery, will be performed by standard techniques. The liver recipient does not directly receive any intervention during this study.
The present invention relates to a method for producing a skin-whitening soap using persimmon stalk, and a skin-whitening soap thereby. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for producing a skin-whitening soap using persimmon stalk, which ensures outstanding skin-whitening functions and antibacterial functions, and is capable of exfoliating dead skin cells. The present invention further relates to a skin-whitening soap thereby. According to the present invention, by producing the soap using persimmon stalk, production of soap with outstanding skin-whitening functions is possible. In addition, by producing the soap with persimmon peel and persimmon stalk, according to the present invention, components of persimmon peel contained in the soap exhibit antibacterial functions and also scrub skin, thereby removing dead skin cells on skin and preventing troubled skin by cleansing face with the soap. Further, production of the soap by recycling of persimmon stalk and persimmon peel which are usually discarded enables soap production in an eco-friendly and economically feasible way.
Participants in this arm will receive a 6-week mHealth message based intervention through their smartphone. They will also have the option of requesting free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) throughout the treatment period.
Radvax is a newly developed vaccine where extracted autologous tumour proteins are combined with the non-inflammatory Advax delta inulin adjuvant. Cancer immunotherapy has had a renewed interest due to the recent success and regulatory approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells. However, only a proportion of cancer patients derive benefit from these agents and hence there is an ongoing need to improve outcomes of patients with advanced solid tumours. Radvax is a novel simplified ATV approach whereby soluble tumour antigens are extracted from tumour samples obtained at surgery or from biopsy and formulated with Advax adjuvant. This vaccine has shown efficacy in murine models of glioma and pancreatic cancer, clinical trials of canine cancer patients. Radvax is now being assessed in a Phase 1 clinical trial of advanced solid cancers. Autologous tumour vaccines (ATV) will be generated from surgically removed or biopsied fresh tumour tissue. ATV is manufactured as a tumour lysate extract which is stored frozen, and then formulated with Advax adjuvant on day of administration. Doses of ATV will be administered on days 1, 8, 15, 22 during cycle 1 and then 4 weeks thereafter until total of up to 12 cycles Primary Endpoint(s): Incidence of grade 3 or 4 adverse effects Secondary Endpoint(s): Response rates by iRECIST, progression free survival and overall survival Exploratory Endpoints: To study parameters and predictive biomarkers of cancer response
Disclosed are methods for treating or preventing ocular neovascularization in a subject at risk. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid to thereby treat or prevent the ocular neovascularization. This method is suitable for treating or preventing retinopathy of prematurity, retina vein occlusion, sickle cell retinopathy, choroidal neovascularization, radiation retinopathy, microangiopathy, retinal hyperoxia, diabetic retinopathy, and age related macular degeneration. Preferably the methods are applied to premature infants, especially those exposed to high levels of oxygen, to treat or prevent ocular neovascularization results from retinopathy of prematurity. Preferably, the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid is administered at high dose, periodically (e.g. from birth) over a prolonged period of time, until the eye is fully vascularized, or to the age of 1 year. Appropriate routes of administration include oral and intravenous administration. Suitable omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids include docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. These agents can be administered in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, e.g. one which contains an anti-oxidant for the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid.
Sham treatment will be given on points on the back, points that are not acupuncture points, so that the patient will not be able to know whether she is receiving sham treatment or a real treatment. The treatment will be every 48-72 hours, a maximum of three treatments.
Venetoclax administered orally once daily (QD) and Alvocidib administered as an intravenous infusion on Days 1, 2, and 3 for all 28-day treatment cycles. Different combinations of dose levels for venetoclax and alvocidib may be explored.
The invention discloses an external traditional Chinese medicine special for treating tubercular meningitis and a preparation method thereof. The tubercular meningitis is meningeal non-suppurative inflammation caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. The incidence of the present young people is high, the tubercular meningitis is common in the elderly, and the death rate is high. The conventional treatment method is that CT examination hospitalization is employed in Western medicine and oral administration and external plaster acupuncture points or acupuncture therapy is employed in the traditional Chinese medicine generally. According to the external traditional Chinese medicine special for treating tubercular meningitis and the preparation method thereof, the traditional Chinese medicine formula is a Chinese fuming drug, and the formula comprises the following medicinal materials: 1-5g of bezoar, 0.2-3g of musk, 3-6g of pearl, 2-6g of hydrargyri oxydum rubrum, 9-15g of mentholum, 3-9g of vermilion, 4-6g of calomel, 3-8g of borneol, 2-8g of zhangdan, 28-40g of black gunshot, wherein 1-6g of the medicine is packaged in a bag after being mixed, 9-15g of mentholum is added before the Chinese dates are filled, and each bag of the medicine is mixed and is packaged with three Chinese dates. The external traditional Chinese medicine special for treating tubercular meningitis is applied to the field of medicines.
The investigational product will be administered using a delivery device comprised of: (a) a vial prefilled with DPI-386 Nasal Gel or placebo nasal gel, and (b) a nasal gel pump attached to the vial during the manufacturing process. Each 0.12 gram of the gel contains 0.2 mg of scopolamine HBr as the active ingredient along with the excipients sodium citrate, citric acid, sodium metabisulfite, glycerin, benzalkonium chloride, polyvinyl alcohol and purified water. The DPI 386 Nasal Gel is formulated to contain 0.2 mg scopolamine HBr per 0.12 g dose, with each dose therefore described as "0.2 mg / 0.12 g". The placebo nasal gel product is the same but does not contain scopolamine HBr. Each vial of DPI 386 Nasal Gel or placebo nasal gel is a multi-dose product, sufficient for three days of dosing (two doses per day). Each pumping action is designed to deliver a single 0.12 g dose. Each vial/delivery device must be primed by the subject prior to first dose delivery for that vial. Each time a new bottle is used, it needs to be initially primed with 5 actuations. The 6th actuation is the first dose and subsequent actuations are doses 2-6 of that bottle. No re-priming is needed at all. Subjects will be trained in priming by research staff, and all priming will be performed under supervision by the research staff. All subjects will self-administer the nasal gel twice daily over the three day treatment period, with no more than two doses every 24 hours, unless a third dose is deemed necessary by the PI or qualified designee, and the two daily doses separated by a minimum of six hours ± 15 minutes