anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
By 2030, an anticipated seven adults over 65 years old are projected to die every hour from a fall in the United States. This highlights the growing percentage of the elderly in our population and the impact of falls on them. Nationally, over 25% of older adults report falling each year and falls are the leading cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries. In Pennsylvania, 30% of older adults report falling each year, an underreported value that can be as high as 60%. The cost of care for falls is over $50 billion annually in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Nursing home residents are especially at risk; among nursing home residents, the risk of falling is 2x greater than community residents.

Nursing home residents who take multiple medications especially antidepressants, anxiolytics, and blood pressure drugs have an increased risk for falling. Polypharmacy especially the use of five or more medications is significantly associated with a 21% increase of falls. Unfortunately, gait data is not routinely collected or available to geriatric clinicians for making medication decisions. Empowering clinicians with gait data can be a powerful piece of the puzzle; this information may help them decide whether the benefit of starting a new anti-hypertensive or mood medication is worth the risk.

Clinicians informed with gait data can make better medication decisions for their elderly patients; they will be able to consider gait disturbance and fall risk in their clinical judgement. As a result, gait data from continuous wearable technology can adjust medication practices, and reduce medication-induced falls. Moreover, the concept for gait-informed prescription practice complements the 4Ms (what matters, medication, mentation, and mobility) employed by age-friendly health systems. Continuous gait data can inform the implementation of the 4Ms by (1) engaging patients and their families about their care priorities related medications and their impact on gait, (2) adjusting medications that affect mobility, and (3) addressing depression treatment with behavioral modifications instead of medications. Results from this project can inform future studies that will move the needle towards implementing care practices consistent with the 4Ms.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the function and underlying mechanism of cysteine and glycine-rich protein 2 (CSRP2) in neuroblastoma (NB).
METHODS: The correlation between the expression level of CSRP2 mRNA and the prognosis of NB children in NB clinical samples was analyzed in R2 Genomics Analysis and Visualization Platform. The small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting CSRP2 or CSRP2 plasmid were transfected to NB cell lines SK-N-BE(2) and SH-SY5Y. Cell proliferation was observed by crystal violet staining and real-time cellular analysis. The ability of colony formation of NB cells was observed by colony-forming unit assay. Immunofluorescence assay was used to detect the expression of the proliferation marker Ki-67. Flow cytometry analysis for cell cycle proportion was used with cells stained by propidium iodide (PI). Annexin V/7AAD was used to stain cells and analyze the percentage of cell apoptosis. The ability of cell migration was determined by cell wound-healing assay. The level of protein and mRNA expression of CSRP2 in NB primary tumor and NB cell lines were detected by Western blot and quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR).
RESULTS: By analyzing the NB clinical sample databases, it was found that the expression levels of CSRP2 in high-risk NB with 3/4 stages in international neuroblastoma staging system (INSS) were significantly higher than that in low-risk NB with 1/2 INSS stages. The NB patients with high expression levels of CSRP2 were shown lower overall survival rate than those with low expression levels of CSRP2. We detected the protein levels of CSRP2 in the NB samples by Western blot, and found that the protein level of CSRP2 in 3/4 INSS stages was significantly higher than that in 1/2 INSS stages. Knockdown of CSRP2 inhibited cell viability and proliferation of NB cells. Overexpression of CSRP2 increased the proliferation of NB cells. Flow cytometry showed that the proportion of sub-G1, G0/G1 and S phase cells and Annexin V positive cells were increased after CSRP2 deficiency. In the cell wound-healing assay, the healing rate of NB cells was significantly attenuated after knockdown of CSRP2. Further mechanism studies showed that the proportion of the proliferation marker Ki-67 and the phosphorylation levels of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) were significantly decreased after CSRP2 knockdown.
CONCLUSION: CSRP2 is highly expressed in high-risk NB with 3/4 INSS stages, and the expression levels of CSRP2 are negatively correlated with the overall survival of NB patients. CSRP2 significantly increased the proliferation and cell migration of NB cells and inhibited cell apoptosis via the activation of ERK1/2. All these results indicate that CSRP2 promotes the progression of NB by activating ERK1/2, and this study will provide a potential target for high-risk NB therapy.
The invention belongs to the field of biotechnology and relates to a new application of proteasome inhibitors. The invention provides a proteasome inhibitor compound which can regulate expression of TM4 and generate functions of anti-inflammation and energy metabolism regulation. With the application of the proteasome inhibitors MG132, MG341, MG519 and the like, TM4 can be raised, overexpression of USP19 or inhibition of USP19 degradation also can upregulate TM4. Thus, anti-inflammatory and metabolic regulation effects can be performed. Further, the proteasome inhibitors are used in preparation of a medicine for curing chronic lower-grade inflammation diseases. The medicine for curing chronic lower-grade inflammation diseases can be used for preventing and curing chronic metabolic inflammations such as obesity, 2-type diabetes, atherosclerosis and the like. According to the invention, a brand new mechanism of high fat-TM4-inflammation-obesity is verified from multiple aspects such as in vivo, in vitro, gene knockout, overexpression, animal, population and the like, and the proteasome inhibitors have high clinical value.
Methods and systems for monitoring nutrient levels and recommending dietary intake via a customizable indication-dependent platform are presented. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes generating, by a computing device having one or more processors and via an application programming interface, an application for assessing a nutritional need and/or nutrient level (e.g., collagen level). The application may prompt the entry of user attributes to assess the nutritional need or nutrient level. The computing device may receive, from a user device associated with a user, the user attributes. Based on the user device and the user attributes, the computing device may store a user profile associated with the user. An assessment of the nutritional need and/or nutrient level may be generated for the user. A recommendation for a dietary intake may be provided to the user via the application.
Membranous nephropathy is a rare auto-immune disease, yet a major cause of nephrotic syndrome in adults. It is characterised by the deposition of antigen-antibody complexes on the glomerular basement membrane, leading to a decreased filtration rate and eventually kidney failure. About one third of cases have a favourable outcome without any treatment, another third requires a long term symptomatic treatment to manage their symptoms, and the last third of patients advances to end stage renal failure, requiring dialysis and kidney graft. MN can be associated with cancer, infections, other auto-immune diseases and with certain drugs (secondary MN), but most often it is idiopathic. In the latter form two antigens have been identified, PLA2R1 and THSD7A, with corresponding auto-antibodies in 70% and 2% of MN patients, respectively. GWAS studies identified several alleles associated with a higher risk of developing MN, however, since these are common variants they cannot explain the onset of MN in the vast majority of cases. Since MN is a rare disease, the number of new cases per each center is low, and nation-wide studies are needed to correctly evaluate its incidence and risk factors for the onset of MN, as well as validate previously published findings in monocentric studies on the prognostic value of PLA2R1 epitope spreading (immunisation against multiple domains of PLA2R1).

This study aims to establish a French national cohort of all cases of MN in a one year period in France. The inclusion will last one year with one additional year of follow-up, for a total of 2 years. In the first year, nephrologists of each associate centers in France will propose the study to each of their patients diagnosed with MN. In addition, clinical information will be collected, as well as a survey on patients' lifestyle habits. Serum samples will be sent for centralised analyses in Nice.

This study will help to clarify the results from single center studies, such as the prognostic value of epitope spreading. The information acquired on environmental risk factors will help us understand the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to the onset of MN et, by association, to other auto-immune diseases. With this knowledge, measures could be put in place to protect the population at risk.
Volunteers cancer patients of both gender, aged between 40 and 70 years, susceptible to hypnosis, with pain scores ≥ 3 measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), will be randomized into two groups of 12 participants each. They might or might not present metastasis, whether or not performed cancer surgery, regardless of the location of the primary tumor, with or without concomitant surgical indication. It will be used the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at 3 different times: at baseline, after 7 days and after 2 weeks of the first assessment. It will be done, in the hypnosis group, an hypnosis intervention. It consists of two 40-minute sessions, with an interval of 7 days between them, emphasizing the pain blocking, the well-being of the patient and the reduction of the symptoms of anxiety and depression. Then, it will be evaluated the intensity of the pain as well as depression and anxiety in both groups. Finally, the results of both groups will be compared.
Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus. Over time, people may develop liver failure, liver cancer, or cirrhosis, a condition in which the liver may become permanently scarred. Ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a are two medications that are used to treat hepatitis C. Ribavirin stops the hepatitis C virus from spreading inside the body, and peginterferon alfa-2a decreases the amount of hepatitis C virus in the body. Individuals with thalassemia, an inherited blood disorder that can cause anemia, often receive regular blood transfusions as part of their treatment. These individuals may have an increased risk of developing hepatitis C as a result of blood transfusions received before routine hepatitis C blood screening was available. Treating thalassemia patients with standard hepatitis C therapy can be difficult because ribavirin can worsen anemia. However, omitting ribavirin then increases the risk of hepatitis C relapse following treatment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a for treating hepatitis C in adults with thalassemia.

This study will enroll adults with thalassemia and long-term hepatitis C. Participants will attend study visits weekly for 4 weeks, every 2 weeks until Week 24, every 4 weeks until Week 48, and then every 6 weeks until Week 72. All participants will receive a peginterferon alfa-2a injection once a week and ribavirin daily. Participants with the hepatitis C genotype 1 will receive 48 weeks of treatment; participants with all other genotypes of the disease will receive 24 weeks of treatment. A liver biopsy will occur at baseline and Week 48. The following will occur at selected study visits: physical exam, blood and urine collection, hearing and vision screening, chest x-ray, heart rate monitoring, and questionnaires to assess hepatitis C symptoms, quality of life, and depression. Participants with liver iron levels greater than 20 mg/g will undergo an echocardiogram ultrasound test every 3 months to monitor the heart.
The main difference between the groups is due to the different dose of r-FSH which will be given to pa-tients after the 7 days of CFA; namely that patients who need additional r-FSH following corifollitropin-alfa will be randomized on day 8 of the stimulation into 3 study groups. In group A, B and C, ovarian stimula-tion with Corifollitropin alfa (Elonva®, MSD) will be used for ovarian stimulation, followed by 50IU (Group A).
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant healthcare burden worldwide, characterized by a complex interplay between obesity and chronic inflammation. While the relationship between CRC, obesity and altered lipid metabolism is not fully understood, there are evidences suggesting a link between them. In this study, we hypothesized that dysregulated lipid metabolism contributes to local accumulation of foam cells (FC) in CRC, which in turn disrupts antitumor immunosurveillance.
METHODS: Tumor infiltrating FC and CD8+ were quantified by digital pathology in patients affected by T2-T4 CRC with any N stage undergoing radical upfront surgery (n=65) and correlated with patients' clinical outcomes. Multiparametric high-resolution flow cytometry analysis and bulk RNAseq of CRC tissue were conducted to evaluate the phenotype and transcriptomic program of immune cell infiltrate in relation to FC accumulation. The immunosuppressive effects of FC and mechanistic studies on FC-associated transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) and anti-PD-L1 inhibition were explored using an in-vitro human model of lipid-engulfed macrophages.
RESULTS: FC (large CD68+ Bodipy+ macrophages) accumulated at the tumor margin in CRC samples. FChigh tumors exhibited reduced CD8+ T cells and increased regulatory T cells (Tregs). Functional transcriptional profiling depicted an immunosuppressed milieu characterized by reduced interferon gamma, memory CD8+ T cells, and activated macrophages mirrored by increased T-cell exhaustion and Treg enrichment. Furthermore, FChigh tumor phenotype was independent of standard clinical factors but correlated with high body mass index (BMI) and plasma saturated fatty acid levels. In CD8low tumors, the FChigh phenotype was associated with a 3-year disease-free survival rate of 8.6% compared with 28.7% of FClow (p=0.001). In-vitro studies demonstrated that FC significantly impact on CD8 proliferation in TFG-β dependent manner, while inhibition of TGF-β FC-related factors restored antitumor immunity.
CONCLUSIONS: FC exert immunosuppressive activity through a TGF-β-related pathway, resulting in a CD8-excluded microenvironment and identifying immunosuppressed tumors with worse prognosis in patients with primary CRC. FC association with patient BMI and dyslipidemia might explain the link of CRC with obesity, and offers novel therapeutic and preventive perspectives in this specific clinical setting.
Solid tumours have abnormally high intracellular [Na+]. The activity of various Na+ channels may underlie this Na+ accumulation. Voltage-gated Na+ channels (VGSCs) have been shown to be functionally active in cancer cell lines, where they promote invasion. However, the mechanisms involved, and clinical relevance, are incompletely understood. Here, we show that protein expression of the Nav1.5 VGSC subtype strongly correlates with increased metastasis and shortened cancer-specific survival in breast cancer patients. In addition, VGSCs are functionally active in patient-derived breast tumour cells, cell lines, and cancer-associated fibroblasts. Knockdown of Nav1.5 in a mouse model of breast cancer suppresses expression of invasion-regulating genes. Nav1.5 activity increases ATP demand and glycolysis in breast cancer cells, likely by upregulating activity of the Na+/K+ ATPase, thus promoting H+ production and extracellular acidification. The pH of murine xenograft tumours is lower at the periphery than in the core, in regions of higher proliferation and lower apoptosis. In turn, acidic extracellular pH elevates persistent Na+ influx through Nav1.5 into breast cancer cells. Together, these findings show positive feedback between extracellular acidification and the movement of Na+ into cancer cells which can facilitate invasion. These results highlight the clinical significance of Nav1.5 activity as a potentiator of breast cancer metastasis and provide further evidence supporting the use of VGSC inhibitors in cancer treatment.
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agent for the treatment of giardiasis.SOLUTION: Provided is an antigiardial agent that includes a compound represented by the general formula (1) in the figure and/or a salt thereof. The antigiardial agent is preferably for treating giardia parasitic in intestines. Further, the compound represented by the general formula (1) and/or salt thereof are preferably ground. Preferably its average particle size is 1-1000 μm. (In the formula, R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is a halogen atom.)SELECTED DRAWING: None
Methods, systems, computer storage media, and graphical user interfaces for population health management are disclosed. The population health management system may allow for cross-continuum tracking and subsequent interactions with transactional systems, providers, and/or patients. The population health management system may include utilizing clinically relevant algorithms to populate registries to enable healthcare providers to better facilitate care for a population of patients. The population health management system may consolidate and provide comprehensive condition-specific and/or patient situation specific information that is accessible and updatable across venues. The population health management system may create cross venue antibiograms based on medications information and susceptibility results which can be filtered for selected demographics. The population health management system may be utilized to provide multiple medication options including dosing, generic alternatives, cost, availability, and susceptibility information. Inappropriate trends may be flagged and monitored and medication stewards may be alerted or notified to intervene.
Angiogenesis, the growth of new blood vessels from pre-existing vasculature, is essential for the development of new organ systems, but transcriptional control of angiogenesis remains incompletely understood. Here we show that FOXC1 is essential for retinal angiogenesis. Endothelial cell (EC)-specific loss of Foxc1 impairs retinal vascular growth and expression of Slc3a2 and Slc7a5, which encode the heterodimeric CD98 (LAT1/4F2hc) amino acid transporter and regulate the intracellular transport of essential amino acids and activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). EC-Foxc1 deficiency diminishes mTOR activity, while administration of the mTOR agonist MHY-1485 rescues perturbed retinal angiogenesis. EC-Foxc1 expression is required for retinal revascularization and resolution of neovascular tufts in a model of oxygen-induced retinopathy. Foxc1 is also indispensable for pericytes, a critical component of the blood-retina barrier during retinal angiogenesis. Our findings establish FOXC1 as a crucial regulator of retinal vessels and identify therapeutic targets for treating retinal vascular disease.
Compositions and methods of increasing autophagy in a cell, or population of cells are disclosed. The methods generally include contacting the cell or cells with an effective amount of an agent that increases the bioavailability of an active isoform of SDF-1. Exemplary agents include active SDF-1 polypeptides, metformin, and DPP4 inhibitors. The methods can include administering the agent to a subject, or treating cells in vivo, in vitro or ex vivo. In some embodiments, cells are treated ex vivo and then transplanted into a subject. In a preferred embodiment, the cells are mesenchymal stem cells such as those found in bone marrow. The compositions and methods can be utilized in a number of therapeutic applications including increasing the longevity or survival of a graft or transplant, increasing the rate of recovery from an injury, reducing one or more symptoms of a chronic inflammatory disease and reducing effect associated with aging.
A corrosion-resistant dental alloy is disclosed which has improved handling characteristics during the filling of a dental cavity. The alloy is a substantially uniform blend of three types of particles having the same chemical components, but differing in morphology and, optionally, in proportions of components. One type of particle is spherical or spheroidal in form. The second type of particle is a randomly-shaped microcrystalline form. The third type of particle is a flake-like particle. Handling characteristics of an amalgam prepared from such three particles can be adjusted to suit the requirements of the user by varying the relative proportions of the three types of particles while still retaining the corrosion resistance of the particles.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Quantification of diamine oxidase (DAO) concentrations in serum has been proposed as an adjunctive diagnostic modality for the evaluation of histamine intolerance (HIT). Limited empirical data exist concerning the influence of dietary patterns on DAO levels.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: In the context of a prospective study employing a crossover design, 18 individuals diagnosed with HIT were randomized to initiate either a low histamine diet (LHD) or a conventional mixed diet (MXD). Serum DAO concentrations were measured at the commencement of the study and following each dietary phase. A control group underwent analogous DAO assessments without imposition of dietary constraints.
RESULTS: During the time when a diet restricted in histamine was implemented, noticeable differences in changes in DAO levels did not become apparent when compared to the changes observed during the mixed (MXD) phase. Specifically, among the group, 10 of the 18 patients exhibited elevated DAO values subsequent to the LHD regimen, while the remaining eight displayed either reduced or unchanging DAO levels. The prevalence of elevated DAO levels in the LHD group did not differ significantly from that observed in the control group during the MXD phase. Additionally, during the LHD phase, patients reported a significant reduction in gastrointestinal and cutaneous symptoms.
CONCLUSIONS: This prospective investigation underscores the enduring utility of a histamine-restricted diet, coupled with structured dietary reintroduction, as an efficacious diagnostic approach for individuals presenting with suspected food-related histamine hypersensitivity. Notably, the measurement of DAO levels appears to furnish only a limited capacity to discern dietary-induced fluctuations. Notwithstanding, the dynamics of DAO alteration do not appear to exhibit a discernible association with specific dietary patterns, a finding consistent across both patient and control groups.