anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
A superporous hydrogel composite is formed by polymerizing one or more ethylenically-unsaturated monomers, and a multiolefinic crosslinking agent, in the presence of particles of a disintegrant and a blowing agent. The disintegrant, which rapidly absorbs water, serves to greatly increase the mechanical strength of the superporous hydrogel and significantly shorten the time required to absorb water and swell. Superporous hydrogel composites prepared by this method have an average pore size in the range of 10 mum to 3,000 mum. Preferred particles of disintegrant include natural and synthetic charged polymers, such as crosslinked sodium carboxymethylcellulose, crosslinked sodium starch glycolate, and crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone. The blowing agent is preferably a compound that releases gas bubbles upon acidification, such as NaHCO3. Improved hydrogel composites formed without a blowing agent are also provided.
Abstract The present invention relates to the ability to regulate any protein of interest in living systems with small molecules. In particular, the present invention relates to the discovery that appending a hydrophobic moiety to the surface of a protein can mimic the partially denatured state of the protein, thus engaging the cellular quality control machinery to induce its proteasomal degradation. An aspect of the present invention relates to bifunctional small molecules that bind a number of proteins, including, for example, a self-labeling tag such as bacterial dehalogenase (HaloTag protein) and present a hydrophobic group on its surface. Hydrophobic tagging of the HaloTag protein with a hydrophobic moiety (e.g. an adamantyl moiety) was effected and the tagging induced the degradation of cytosolic, isoprenylated, and transmembrane fusion proteins in cell culture. The present invention also demonstrated the in vivo utility of hydrophobic tagging by degrading proteins expressed in zebrafish embryos and by inhibiting RasG12V-driven tumor progression in mice. Therefore, hydrophobic tagging of HaloTag fusion proteins affords small molecule control over any protein of interest, making it an ideal system for validating potential drug targets in disease models.
BACKGROUND: The evolving landscape of cancer treatments has introduced new challenges, particularly related to adverse events associated with chemotherapeutic agents. To address these challenges, the fields of cardio-oncology and onco-nephrology have arisen, focusing on the management of cardiotoxicity and nephrotoxicity attributable to anti-cancer drugs.
SUMMARY: Numerous intersections between these disciplines exist, including onco-hypertension (HTN) and cardiorenal toxicities induced by chemotherapeutic agents. Additionally, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may cause myocarditis and nephritis. This paper aimed to explore the intersection between cardio-oncology and onco-nephrology. A detailed review will be undertaken, focusing on onco-HTN and the cardiorenal toxicities of chemotherapeutic agents, with a specific emphasis on the adverse effects associated with ICIs.
KEY MESSAGES: Multidisciplinary collaboration among oncologists, cardiologists, nephrologists, and other healthcare professionals is crucial for developing tailored approaches to optimize treatment efficacy while minimizing the risk of cardiovascular and renal complications, ultimately enhancing patient outcomes in modern oncology practice.
Group 2 - the control group - will follow an usual treatment regimen for 6 weeks. At the end of the "Humor Group" of group 1, the 2 groups of patients will undergo a second series of tests identical to those of the pregroup. The paired patients should be randomly assigned. The control group will do the "Humor Group" after 6 weeks.
I addition to active ROM exercises, patients in this group will also receive trunk stabilization exercises training for 45 minutes, 2 times a week for 6 weeks. All exercises sessions will be supervised by a physiotherapist in a clinic per week.
LV5FU2 (5 FLUOROURACYL)+avastin. After progression: FOLFIRI + avastin. after the 2nd progression:FOLFOX4 (eloxatine)+ avastin.
There are many nutritional changes that come with aging, mostly as consequences of health regression. Malnutrition and overweight often start with inadequate food consumption, followed by alterations in biochemical indices and body composition. In our study, we aimed to analyze the feeding habits and energy and nutrient intake of a Hungarian elderly population, focusing on macronutrient, water, fruit, and vegetable consumption while searching for possible nutritional factors leading to NCD and many other chronic diseases in this population. Two questionnaires were used. These were the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and one asking about nutritional habits, and a 3-day feeding diary was also filled. Subjects (n = 179, 111; females (F), 68 males (M), older than 50 years were recruited. Based on MNA results, 78 adults (43.57% of the studied population) were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, although, according to BMI categories, 69% were overweight and 7.3% were obese among M, while 42.3% were overweight among F. The average daily meal number was diverse. The amount of people consuming fruit (11.7%) and vegetables (8.93%) several times a day was extremely low (15.3% of F and 4.4% of M). Daily fruit consumption in the whole sample was 79.3%. Overall, 36.3% consumed 1 L of liquid and 0.5 L of consumption was found in 15.1% of participants. A significant gender difference was found in water consumption, with F drinking more than M (p ≤ 0.01). In our sample, 27.93% of the respondents took dietary supplements. Further analysis and research are needed to explore the specific health implications of and reasons behind these findings.
BACKGROUND/AIMS: A poor prognostic factor for Crohn's disease (CD) includes perianal fistulizing disease, including perianal fistula and/or perianal abscess. Currently, a tool to assess perianal symptoms in patients with CD remains nonexistent. This study aimed to develop a perianal fistulizing disease self-screening questionnaire for patients with CD.
METHODS: This prospective pilot study was conducted at three tertiary referral centers between January 2019 and May 2020. We formulated questions on perianal symptoms, including tenesmus, anal discharge, bleeding, pain, and heat. A 4-point Likert scale was used to rate each question. Patients with CD completed a questionnaire and underwent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
RESULTS: Overall, 93 patients were enrolled, with 51 (54.8%) diagnosed with perianal fistulizing disease, as determined by pelvic MRI. The Spearman correlation findings demonstrated that anal pain (p = 0.450, p < 0.001) and anal discharge (p = 0.556, p < 0.001) were the symptoms that most significantly correlated with perianal disease. For anal pain and discharge, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of the scores was significantly higher than that of the combined score for all five symptoms (0.855 vs. 0.794, DeLong's test p = 0.04). For the two symptoms combined, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive and negative predictive values were 88.2, 73.8, 80.4, and 83.8%, respectively, with 81.7% accuracy for detecting perianal fistulizing disease.
CONCLUSION: This study indicates that simple questions regarding anal pain and discharge can help accurately identify the presence of perianal fistulizing disease in patients with CD.
PURPOSE:To obtain a singlet oxygen elimination agent active to eliminate singlet oxygen generating in the skin and suppress the peroxidation reaction of the skin component by using biotin as the exclusive component or combining biotin with a chain breaking antioxidant such as dibutylhydroxytoluene. CONSTITUTION:The main component of this singlet oxygen elimination agent is biotin known as vitamin H having low-irritation and high-safety. As an alternative, boitin is combined with a chain breaking antioxidant to form a singlet oxygen elimination agent composition. The chain breaking antioxidant is e.g. dibutylhydroxytoluene, butylhydroxyanisole, a gallic acid ester, ascorbic acid, tannic acid or flavonoid. The singlet oxygen elimination agent is easily usable and has high safety. Other substance causative of peroxidation can be eliminated by the combined use of the chain breaking antioxidant with the biotin to further contribute to the lowering of the sebum peroxides.
PURPOSE: A jelly-shaped formulation and a method for manufacturing the same are provided to ensure easy dissolution in the mouth and easily control dissolution time. CONSTITUTION: A jelly-shaped formulation contains water, gelatin, a drug, and a trivalent metal ion. The gelatin is derived from a pig. The content of gelatin and water is 10-50 wt% and 5-90 wt%. The trivalent metal ion is an aluminum ion. A method for manufacturing the formulation comprises: a step of mixing water, the gelatin, the drug, and the trivalent metal ion and preparing a mixture solution; and a step of forming a thin film using the mixture solution.
Participants that are diagnosed with AD will receive both the acute stress condition (TSST) and the control condition (watching a landscape video). The order when the 2 conditions will be provided is randomized per participant and completed 2 weeks apart. These subjects will be evaluated with MRI.
PURPOSE: To obtain an agent for the treatment of lung cancer, containing a camptothecin compound or its salt as an active component and capable of selectively accumulating the active component at the morbid region of the lung in high concentration and decreasing the migration to the normal tissue to remarkably lower the side effects. CONSTITUTION: This agent contains a camptothecin compound or its salt (preferably camptothecin or camptothecin Na salt) as an active component. The administration dose of the active component is preferably 0.5-5mg per dose for camptothecin Na salt. The objective agent is used as a pharmaceutical composition containing the camptothecin compound or its salt as the sole component or in combination with a carrier and applied in the form of inhalation powder or inhalation liquid. The particle diameter of the camptothecin compound or its salt and the carrier is preferably 0.5-5μm each in the case of inhalation powder. The inhalation liquid is preferably administered by using a nebulizer for the treatment of asthma under a condition to generate liquid droplets having particle diameter of 0.5-5μm.
Patients will start their GVHD prophylaxis with Tacrolimus on Day -6. Patients will receive busulfan twice daily on Days -6, and-5; fludarabine on Days -6, -5, -4, -3 and -2 and rabbit antithymocyte globulin on Days -4, -3, -2, and -1. The double cord blood infusion will be performed on Day 0. GVHD prophylaxis will consist of tacrolimus/MMF.
OBJECTIVES: Primaquine is essential for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria and must be metabolized into its bioactive metabolites. Accordingly, polymorphisms in primaquine-metabolizing enzymes can impact the treatment efficacy. This pioneering study explores the influence of monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) on primaquine metabolism and its impact on malaria relapses.
METHODS: Samples from 205 patients with P. vivax malaria were retrospectively analysed by genotyping polymorphisms in MAO-A and cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) genes. We measured the primaquine and carboxyprimaquine blood levels in 100 subjects for whom blood samples were available on the third day of treatment. We also examined the relationship between the enzyme variants and P. vivax malaria relapses in a group of subjects with well-documented relapses.
RESULTS: The median carboxyprimaquine level was significantly reduced in individuals carrying low-expression MAO-A alleles plus impaired CYP2D6. In addition, this group experienced significantly more P. vivax relapses. The low-expression MAO-A status was not associated with malaria relapses when CYP2D6 had normal activity. This suggests that the putative carboxyprimaquine contribution is irrelevant when the CYP2D6 pathway is fully active.
CONCLUSIONS: We found evidence that the low-expression MAO-A variants can potentiate the negative impact of impaired CYP2D6 activity, resulting in lower levels of carboxyprimaquine metabolite and multiple relapses. The findings support the hypothesis that carboxyprimaquine may be further metabolized through CYP-mediated pathways generating bioactive metabolites that act against the parasite.
Patient will take the Placebo of Roflumilast once a day for 3 months. A HRCT scan will be taken at baseline and after 3 months.
The potential role of gut microbiota in pain modulation is arousing an emerging interest since recent years. This study investigated neuromodulatory properties of gut microbiota to identify next-generation probiotics to propose alternative therapies for visceral pain management. Neuromodulation ability of 10 bacterial strains isolated from a healthy donor was assessed both on ND7/23 immortalized cell line and primary neuronal cells from rat dorsal root ganglia. This screening highlighted the neuroinhibitory property of Parabacteroides distasonis (F1-2) strain, supported both by its intracellular content and membrane fraction, which was further investigated in visceral pain mouse models. Oral administration of F1-2 resulted in a significant decrease of colonic hypersensitivity (CHS) in dextran sulfate sodium (0.5%) model associated with low-grade inflammation and a significant decrease of CHS in Citrobacter rodentium postinfectious models. No effect of F1-2 oral administration on CHS was observed in a neonatal maternal separation stress model. Antihyperalgesic effect unlikely involved modulation of inflammatory processes or restoration of intestinal barrier. Exploration of direct dialogue mechanisms between this strain and nervous system, assessed by calcium imaging experiments, revealed that F1-2 interacts directly with nociceptors by reducing activation level on capsaicin, inflammatory soup, and bradykinin stimulations. Our study provides new insights about bacteria-host interaction and places P distasonis as a potential therapeutic strategy in the treatment of visceral pain observed in leaky gut-associated pathologies.
The same as the Control Group (i.e. self-help information pack, plus usual care) PLUS the WORKWELL intervention. This consists of, on average, 4.5 hours contact, including: a structured work assessment; identification of work-related barriers and priority problems; collaborative treatment planning with the participant; a range of self-management, work advice and job modifications appropriate to the individual participant's problems; goal setting and action planning; and a 30 minute telephone review to identify progress with goals at the end of treatment.
This group will all own family dogs but will not participate in either intervention during year 1. All participants assigned to the waitlist will be offered the DAID intervention the subsequent summer.
All participants randomized to the DARSSA Intervention will be given instructions for how to complete the assessment. Once completed, the treating emergency physician will be expected to (1) give substance using patients the Patient Feedback Report, (2) recommend they review it carefully, and (3) encourage them to consider following up with the referrals.
The invention discloses a biological Chinese herbal preparation for removal of acnes and a preparation method and application of the biological Chinese herbal preparation for removal of the acnes. The biological Chinese herbal preparation consists of a preparation for oral administration and a preparation for external application. The preparation for external application is made by steps: jointly using pectinase, amylase, lipase and papain for enzymolysis of honeysuckle, radix astragali, cortex phellodendri, radix scutellariae, fructus forsythia and radix salviae miltiorrhizae, and allowing enzymolysis solution to pass through a strong-acid cation exchange column to obtain Chinese herbal extract solution; concentrating the Chinese herbal extract solution, and adding collagen peptide, lysozyme, bromelain and acidic beta-glucan to obtain the preparation for external application. The preparation for oral administration is made by steps: concentrating and drying the Chinese herbal extract solution, adding prepared rhizome of rehmannia and radix rehmanniae and grinding; adding collagen peptide, lysozyme, dismutase, bromelain, papain and acidic beta-glucan, and well mixing to obtain the preparation for oral administration. Chinese herbal extracts obtained by enzymolysis are used with enzymes, and consequently high activity and physiological equilibrium promotion are realized. In addition, functions of acne removal, acne mark elimination, tissue recovery acceleration, skin softening and smoothing and the like are achieved.
Myofascial Release Technique will be applied to this group. Technique will be applied 3 days a week for 2 menstrual cycles.
The high incidence of atrial fibrillation (AFib) following cardiac surgery (postoperative atrial fibrillation, POAF) relies on specific surgical features. However, in the setting of POAF, the role of the microbiome in the modulation of cardiac fibrosis is still not clear. This study aimed to analyze the effect of the microbiome and its main metabolic product (trimethylamine-N-oxide, TMAO) in the fibrosis of myocardial tissue, to investigate its role in POAF. Patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, central atrio-caval cannulation and no history of AFib, were included. A fragment of the right atrium was analyzed for qualitative and mRNA-quantitative evaluation. A preoperative blood sample was analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 100 patients have been included, with POAF occurring in 38%. Histologically, a higher degree of fibrosis, angiogenesis and inflammation has been observed in POAF. Quantitative evaluation showed increased mRNA expression of collagen-1, collagen-3, fibronectin, and transforming growth factor beta (TGFb) in the POAF group. ELISA analysis showed higher levels of TMAO, lipopolysaccharide and TGFb in POAF, with similar levels of sP-selectin and zonulin. TMAO ≥ 61.8 ng/mL (odds ratio, OR 2.88 [1.35-6.16], p = 0.006), preoperative hemoglobin < 13.1 g/dL (OR 2.37 [1.07-5.24], p = 0.033) and impaired right ventricular function (OR 2.38 [1.17-4.83], p = 0.017) were independent predictors of POAF. Also, TMAO was significantly associated with POAF by means of increased fibrosis. Gut microbiome product TMAO is crucial for myocardial fibrosis, which is a key factor for POAF. Patients in preoperative sinus rhythm who will develop POAF have increased genetic expression of pro-fibrotic genes and enhanced fibrosis in histological staining. Elevated TMAO level (≥61.8 ng/mL) is an independent risk factor for POAF.
The invention provides an acupoint application plaster for treating asthma and a preparation method of the acupoint application plaster. The acupoint application plaster for treating asthma comprises bulk drugs and excipients. The bulk drugs include semen brassicae, gansui root, asarum, dried ginger, ephedra, and rhizoma corydalis. The Chinese herbal medicines mentioned above are ground into powder while drying and are blended according to the following weight parts: based on 5 grams of the plaster, 20-40 parts of semen brassicae, 20-40 parts of gansui root, 10-20 parts of asarum, 10-20 parts of dried ginger, 10-20 parts of ephedra, and 20-40 parts of rhizoma corydalis. The excipients comprise 10-20 parts of vaseline and 5-10 parts of ginger juice. The bulk drugs and excipients are mixed into a paste. According to the invention, the acupoint application plaster is made from pure Chinese herbal medicines and has the characteristics of operational convenience, safety, reliability, unique effect of treatment, and good penetrability and absorbing ability. The asthmatic attack frequency can be significantly reduced and the symptom can be relieved when the medicament reaches the affected part.
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for facilitating query initiation and query response. Form-based templates may be configured to include data extracted from an electronic health record (EHR). Additional fields may be configured such that a query initiator provides input to the fields and/or links a document. The query initiator may select the intended query responder. The query is assigned to the responder such that the responder may access the query in a queue. The query responder may provide input to required and/or optional fields. Completed queries may be stored in the EHR of the associated patient.
G protein alpha q subunit (Gαq) can binds to the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) for signaling and is closely related to lipid metabolism. Endurance exercise is an effective means of combating acquired obesity and its complications, but the mechanisms by which endurance exercise modulates hereditary obesity and its complications are unknown. In this study, we achieved knockdown of Gαq in drosophila adipose tissue and skeletal muscle by constructing the Gαq-UAS-RNAi/Ppl-Gal4 and Gαq-UAS-RNAi/Mef2-GAl4 systems. Drosophila were subjected a three-week endurance exercise intervention, and changes in relevant indicators were detected and observed by RT-PCR, ELISA, oil red staining, immunofluorescence staining, and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed that knockdown of Gαq in both adipose tissue and skeletal muscle induced a significant increase in triglycerides accompanied by a decrease in rapid climbing ability, a decrease in Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity level, and a decrease in Mitochondrial respiratory chain complexI (MRCC I) content in Drosophila whole body and skeletal muscle, and down-regulated the expression of the G protein alpha q subunit (Gαq), the skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain expression gene (Mhc), mitochondrial biogenesis gene Spargal(the PGC-1alpha homologue in Drosophila). Endurance exercise significantly improved the triglyceride levels in the whole body and skeletal muscle of drosophila with Gαq knockdown in adipose tissue and skeletal muscle, as well as their ability to climb, increased SOD activity level and MRCCI content level, and up-regulated the expression of Gαq, Mhc, and Spargal(Srl). Thus, the present findings suggest that genetic defects in the Gαq gene in adipose and skeletal muscle tissues induce hereditary obesity and skeletal muscle dysfunction, and that endurance exercise attenuates this hereditary obesity and concomitant skeletal muscle dysfunction in drosophila by improving skeletal muscle fiber contractile proteins, mitochondrial function and function, and antioxidant capacity via mediating the Gαq/Mhc, Gαq/Srl/MRCC-I, and Gαq/SOD pathways.
Participants will receive Treatment B in treatment period 1 followed by Treatment A in treatment period 2 on Day 1. Study drug intake in subsequent treatment periods in an individual participant will be separated by a washout period of at least 10 days.
Fake device (control 1) which emits 10% red light (and no infrared) so that the difference between the two machines cannot be seen with the naked eye. The magnets present in the real device are absent in the fake machine and replaced by inert materials of the same mass.
Additional oculo-motor exercises will be administered to participants' warm-up before forehand and backhand stroke evaluation. As oculo-motor exercises, 3 different exercises will be applied: stepping exercise with eye movements and head rotation (The eyes are fixed on the thumb and the head rotates right and left and walks 10 steps forward and 10 steps back.), accommodation (First eyes fixed on the near target, then fixed on a target approximately 20-30 m away.) and pen tracking with 5 different movements (Horizontal, vertical, diagonal, circular, infinite eight).