anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
This is a randomized, double-blind (neither physician nor patients knows the name of the assigned drug), placebo-controlled study of TMC435 in patients who are infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus who relapsed after previous interferon-based therapy. Patients in this study will also receive two other drugs for their infection called peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin. The purpose of the study is to investigate if TMC435 is superior to placebo in reducing hepatitis C virus to an undetectable level 24 weeks after the end of treatment. For the first 12 weeks, patients will take TMC435 or placebo, plus peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin. For the next 12 weeks, patients will take peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin only. After that, some patients will continue to take peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin for up to 24 additional weeks. Other patients will stop taking peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin. The study doctor will inform each patient about how to take their study medication and when they should stop taking it. After a patient stops taking study medication, they will continue to come to the doctor's office for study visits until a total of 72 weeks after they enroll in the study. The total duration of the study is 78 weeks (including screening). Patients will be monitored for safety throughout the study. Study assessments at each study visit may include but are not limited to: blood and urine collection for testing, ECG assessments (a measurement of the electrical activity of your heart), patient questionnaires, and physical examinations TMC435 will be taken as an oral capsule of 150 mg once per day. Peginterferon (Pegasys ®) will be given as an injection of 180 µg once each week. Ribavirin (Copegus ®) will be taken as a tablet twice each day and the dose will depend on your body weight.
The invention relates inter alia to the use of neuregulin-.beta. in a screening method for substances as the target, especially to the use of neuregulin-.beta. in a screening method for substances as the target for influencing glutamate-receptor mediated calcium concentration changes. The invention further relates to the use of neuregulins, preferably of a neuregulin isoform with an isoelectric point in the range of from pH 4.3 to 5.0 as the target for detecting or influencing neuronal processes, especially for influencing long-term memory. Neuregulins, especially neuregulin-.beta.  and the substances that influence the status, that is the expression and/or posttranslational modification of neuregulin-.beta. can therefore be used as agents for controlling the progression of neuronal diseases, for treating and/or mitigating such diseases, for example morbus Alzheimer.
The recommended starting dose is one 20 mg LESCOL capsule. Dose adjustments, up to a maximum daily dose administered either as LESCOL capsules 40 mg twice daily or one LESCOL XL 80 mg tablet once daily should be made at 6 week intervals. Doses should be individualized according to the goal of therapy [ ] . see NCEP Pediatric Panel Guidelines and CLINICAL STUDIES(14)1

National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP): Highlights of the Report of the Expert Panel on Blood Cholesterol Levels in Children and Adolescents. 89(3):495-501. 1992. 1Pediatrics.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) can cause distal cardiac dysfunction; however, the underlying mechanism is unknown. Oxidative stress is proved prominent in AKI-induced cardiac dysfunction, and a possible bridge role of oxidative-stress products in cardio-renal interaction has been reported. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the critical role of circulating reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mediating cardiac dysfunction after bilateral renal ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). We observed the diastolic dysfunction in the mice following renal IRI, accompanied by reduced ATP levels, oxidative stress, and branched-chain amino acids (BCAA) accumulation in the heart. Notably, ROS levels showed a sequential increase in the kidneys, circulation, and heart. Treatment with tempol, an ROS scavenger, significantly restored cardiac diastolic function in the renal IRI mice, corroborating the bridge role of circulating ROS. Accumulating evidence has identified oxidative stress as upstream of Mst1/Hippo in cardiac injury, which could regulate the expression of downstream genes related to mitochondrial quality control, leading to lower ATP, higher ROS and metabolic disorder. To verify this, we examined the activation of the Mst1/Hippo pathway in the heart of renal IRI mice, which was alleviated by tempol treatment as well. In vitro, analysis revealed that Mst1-knockdown cardiomyocytes could be activated by hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Analysis of Mst1-overexpression cardiomyocytes confirmed the critical role of the Mst1/Hippo pathway in oxidative stress and BCAA dysmetabolism. Therefore, our results indicated that circulating ROS following renal IRI activates the Mst1/Hippo pathway of myocardium, leading to cardiac oxidative stress and diastolic dysfunction. This finding provides new insights for the clinical exploration of improved treatment options for cardiorenal syndrome.
In the saddle block group hyperbaric bupivacaine at a dose of 7 mg will be given to the intrathecal space after a 25 G quincke spinal needle is inserted with ultrasonography guidance between L4-L5 vertebral disc and clear cerebrospinal fluid is seen. The patient will be placed in sitting position for 5 minutes.
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for stimulating angiogenesis and/or the treatment or prevention of hypovascularity and/or the prevention and/or treatment of an angiogenic disorder/disease, whereby the composition comprises specific compounds which may be obtained from  Leontopodium alpinum  Cass, (Edelweiss). These compounds relate to lignan compounds as shown in herein disclosed formula I. A preferred compound in this context is leologin—IUPAC name [(2S,3R,4R)-4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)tetxahydrofuran-3-yl]methyl (2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoat], and even more particularly 5-methoxy-leoligin (IUPAC name: [(25,3R,4R)-4-(3,4-dimethoxybenzyl)-2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)tetrahydrofuran-3-yl]methyl-(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoat) and derivatives thereof. Corresponding means and methods in respect of medical uses of these compounds are described. The compounds provided herein may particularly be useful in the treatment of wound healing, in particular traumatic wounds (like, but not limited to surface and skin wounds), non-diabetic retinopathy, vascular obliteration. The compounds derived from  Leontopodium alpinum  Cass. (Edelweiss) as described herein are also useful in the re-vascularization of tissue after amputation as well during or after transplantation of tissues or organs. These compounds are also useful in the medical intervention of arterio- and veno-microvasculopathy of blood vessels, in particular retinal microvasculopathy, arterio- and veno-microangiopathy that preferably cannot be treated by surgery, in ischemic diseases or ischemic disorders or in the treatment or prevention of necrosis/necrotic events, in particular of ischemic diseases or necrosis/necrotic events that cannot be treated by surgery. These compounds may also be used in the treatment or prevention of stable angina abdominalis, vascular dementia, impotence or penile dysfunction and the like and they may be employed in the reactivation of necrotisising tissue or in the reactivation of hibernating tissue.
Intestinal fibrosis is a long-term complication of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Changes in microbial populations have been linked with the onset of fibrosis and some food additives are known to promote intestinal inflammation facilitating fibrosis induction. In this study, we investigated how polysorbate 80, sucralose, titanium dioxide, sodium nitrite and maltodextrin affect the gut microbiota and the metabolic activity in healthy and IBD donors (patients in remission and with a flare of IBD). The Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME®) with a static (batch) configuration was used to evaluate the effects of food additives on the human intestinal microbiota. Polysorbate 80 and sucralose decreased butyrate-producing bacteria such as Roseburia and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii. Both compounds, also increased bacterial species positively correlated with intestinal inflammation and fibrosis (i.e.: Enterococcus, Veillonella and Mucispirillum schaedleri), especially in donors in remission of IBD. Additionally, polysorbate 80 induced a lower activity of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in the three groups of donors, which can affect the intestinal homeostasis. Maltodextrin, despite increasing short-chain fatty acids production, promoted the growth of Ruminococcus genus, correlated with higher risk of fibrosis, and decreased Oscillospira which is negatively associated with fibrosis. Our findings unveil crucial insights into the potential deleterious effects of polysorbate 80, sucralose and maltodextrin on human gut microbiota in healthy and, to a greater extent, in IBD patients.
Corneal wound healing requires epithelial reorganization and stromal extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, with ECM proteins such as Tenascin C (TnC) regulating and maintaining corneal homeostasis. The N-terminal globular domain and C-terminal fibrinogen-related domains of TnC are separated by epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats, and upto fifteen fibronectin type III domains (Tn fn). Overexpression of Tn fn 1-5 and its splice variants occurs in varied pathologies. We have previously used Tn64 (a single chain variable fragment antibody cognate to Tn fn 1-5) to establish roles of Tn fn 1-5 in fibrotic pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and posterior capsular opacification. Here, we show that Tn64 binds to Tn fn repeats 3-5 (which constitute the major site for binding of soluble fibronectin within TnC). Unlike other Tn fn domains, Tn fn 3-5 displays no inhibition of fibronectin matrix assembly. Rather, the Tn fn 3-5 construct is pro-fibrotic and elicits increased expression of fibronectin. We examined corneal epithelial as well as stromal wound healing through Tn64 binding to Tn fn 3-5, using a human corneal epithelial cell (HCEC) line, primary cultures of human corneal fibroblasts (HCFs), and an ex-vivo corneal organ culture model. Tn64 enhanced proliferation and adhesion of corneal epithelial cells, while inhibiting the migration of corneal fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. Tn64 appears to attenuate inflammation through downregulation of TNF-α, prevent corneal fibrosis by limiting fibronectin polymerization, and promote regeneration of corneal epithelia and stroma, suggesting that it could be developed as a therapeutic agent for effective anti-fibrotic corneal wound healing.
Because clinical trials are conducted under widely varying conditions, adverse reaction rates observed in the clinical trials of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical trials of another drug and may not reflect the rates observed in practice.

The safety of JOENJA reflects exposure based on 38 adult and pediatric patients 12 years of age and older with activated phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (PI3Kδ) syndrome (APDS) from the placebo-controlled portion of Study 2201 [see Clinical Studies (14)] and additional open-label clinical safety data. Thirty-seven of 38 patients received JOENJA 70 mg orally twice daily for at least 25 weeks and 66% were exposed for 96 weeks or longer. Median duration of JOENJA treatment was approximately 2 years, and 4 patients had more than 5 years of JOENJA exposure.

The data below are based on the 12-week, placebo-controlled portion of Study 2201 in which either JOENJA 70 mg (N=21) or placebo (N=10) was administered twice daily to patients with APDS. Demographics of the patients who participated in this study are summarized in Clinical Studies [see Clinical Studies (14)]. Table 1 presents the number of patients and incidence, rounded to the nearest percent, of adverse reactions that occurred in 2 or more patients treated with JOENJA and for which the incidence in patients treated with JOENJA was greater than the incidence in patients treated with placebo.

The most common adverse reactions (> 10%) were headache, sinusitis, and atopic dermatitis.

Laboratory Abnormalities

Seven (33%) patients receiving JOENJA developed an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) between 500 and 1500 cells/microL. No patients developed an ANC < 500 cells/microL and there were no reports of infection associated with neutropenia.
BACKGROUND: The disease resistance phenotype is closely related to immunomodulatory function and immune tolerance and has far-reaching implications in animal husbandry and human health. Microbes play an important role in the initiation, prevention, and treatment of diseases, but the mechanisms of host-microbiota interactions in disease-resistant phenotypes are poorly understood. In this study, we hope to uncover and explain the role of microbes in intestinal diseases and their mechanisms of action to identify new potential treatments.
METHODS: First, we established the colitis model of DSS in two breeds of sheep and then collected the samples for multi-omics testing including metagenes, metabolome, and transcriptome. Next, we made the fecal bacteria liquid from the four groups of sheep feces collected from H-CON, H-DSS, E-CON, and E-DSS to transplant the fecal bacteria into mice. H-CON feces were transplanted into mice named HH group and H-DSS feces were transplanted into mice named HD group and Roseburia bacteria treatment named HDR groups. E-CON feces were transplanted into mice named EH group and E-DSS feces were transplanted into mice in the ED group and Roseburia bacteria treatment named EDR groups. After successful modeling, samples were taken for multi-omics testing. Finally, colitis mice in HD group and ED group were administrated with Roseburia bacteria, and the treatment effect was evaluated by H&E, PAS, immunohistochemistry, and other experimental methods.
RESULTS: The difference in disease resistance of sheep to DSS-induced colitis disease is mainly due to the increase in the abundance of Roseburia bacteria and the increase of bile acid secretion in the intestinal tract of Hu sheep in addition to the accumulation of potentially harmful bacteria in the intestine when the disease occurs, which makes the disease resistance of Hu sheep stronger under the same disease conditions. However, the enrichment of harmful microorganisms in East Friesian sheep activated the TNFα signalling pathway, which aggravated the intestinal injury, and then the treatment of FMT mice by culturing Roseburia bacteria found that Roseburia bacteria had a good curative effect on colitis.
CONCLUSION: Our study showed that in H-DSS-treated sheep, the intestinal barrier is stabilized with an increase in the abundance of beneficial microorganisms. Our data also suggest that Roseburia bacteria have a protective effect on the intestinal barrier of Hu sheep. Accumulating evidence suggests that host-microbiota interactions are associated with IBD disease progression. Video Abstract.
FIELD: organic chemistry. SUBSTANCE: product: derivatives of 2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-b] pyridine of the formula (I)   where A lower alkylene and R hydrogen atom or group   where A has indicate above meaning, or their salts. Reagent 1: 2-aminomethyl-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-b]pyridine of the formula (II)  . Reagent 2: compound of the formula (III)   where L removal group and A as indicated above. Process conditions: if necessary, in the presence of base and accelerating agent of reaction, in the medium of inert solvent followed by if necessary alkylation and isolation of the end product in the free form or as salt. 2-Aminomethyl-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-b]pyridine is synthesized by the following method: reagent 1: compound of the formula (IV)   where T halogen atom. Reagent 2: potassium phthalimide. Process conditions: in the medium of inert solvent in inert gas atmosphere. Reagent 3: compound of the formula (V)  . Reagent 4: 2-aminoethanol or hydrazine hydrate. Affinity of compound of the formula (I) to 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors was shown in experiments using membrane preparations of calf hippocampus (K i =  1.0 nmole/l).  3 H-Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) was used as radioactive labeled ligand. Synthesized compound is used in medicine as serotonin receptors. EFFECT: improved method of synthesis.
Pain is a challenge in persons with OI and causes much concern in the Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) population. We aim to evaluate the usability of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) to identify painful sites in adults with OI and to describe the occurrence of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain and its impact on their work and daily activities. This cross-sectional pilot study uses the OI-NMQ to study MSK pain prevalence in nine separate anatomical regions (neck, upper back, lower back, shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, hip, knee, and ankle/foot) and its impact on regular work and daily activities in adults with OI. The questionnaire was distributed among participants of the 2023 annual meeting of The Danish OI Society. The response rate was 68%, and all participants considered the OI-NMQ helpful in assessing the presence of pain and its consequences. The analysis included 27 adults with OI type I, III, or IV above 18 years. Among all 27 participants, MSK pain was present in 15-56% of the 9 sites within the last 7 days and 33-89% of the nine anatomical regions during the last 12 months. In 7-48% of all the participants, their regular work and daily activities had been affected by the presence of MSK pain. The OI-NMQ was feasible in assessing MSK pain among adults with OI and displayed a high prevalence of MSK pain with a moderate impact on their regular work and daily activities in this OI population. A larger and repeated measurement of MSK pain in adults with OI is needed to confirm these results.
BACKGROUND: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a frequent pathogen isolated from bacterial bloodstream infection (BSI) and is associated with high mortality. To survive in the blood, P aeruginosa must resist the bactericidal action of complement (ie, serum killing). Antibodies usually promote serum killing through the classical complement pathway; however, "cloaking antibodies" (cAbs) have been described, which paradoxically protect bacteria from serum killing. The relevance of cAbs in P aeruginosa BSI is unknown.
METHODS: Serum and P aeruginosa were collected from a cohort of 100 patients with BSI. Isolates were tested for sensitivity to healthy control serum (HCS). cAb prevalence was determined in sera. Patient sera were mixed with HCS to determine if killing of the matched isolate was inhibited.
RESULTS: Overall, 36 patients had elevated titers of cAbs, and 34 isolates were sensitive to HCS killing. Fifteen patients had cAbs and HCS-sensitive isolates; of these patients, 14 had serum that protected their matched bacteria from HCS killing. Patients with cAbs were less likely to be neutropenic or have comorbidities.
CONCLUSIONS: cAbs are prevalent in patients with P aeruginosa BSI and allow survival of otherwise serum-sensitive bacteria in the bloodstream. Generation of cAbs may be a risk factor for the development of BSI.
ARIXTRA increases the risk of hemorrhage in patients at risk for bleeding, including conditions such as congenital or acquired bleeding disorders, active ulcerative and angiodysplastic gastrointestinal disease, hemorrhagic stroke, uncontrolled arterial hypertension, diabetic retinopathy, or shortly after brain, spinal, or ophthalmological surgery. Cases of elevated aPTT temporally associated with bleeding events have been reported following administration of ARIXTRA (with or without concomitant administration of other anticoagulants) [see Adverse Reactions (6.5)].

Do not administer agents that enhance the risk of hemorrhage with ARIXTRA unless essential for the management of the underlying condition, such as vitamin K antagonists for the treatment of VTE. If co-administration is essential, closely monitor patients for signs and symptoms of bleeding.

Do not administer the initial dose of ARIXTRA earlier than 6 to 8 hours after surgery. Administration earlier than 6 hours after surgery increases risk of major bleeding [see Dosage and Administration (2) and Adverse Reactions (6.1)].
Type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R) plays an important role in cancer, however, posttranscriptional regulation such as N6-methyladenosine (m6A) of IGF1R remains unclear. Here, we reveal a role for a lncRNA Downregulated RNA in Cancer (DRAIC) suppress tumor growth and metastasis in clear cell Renal Carcinoma (ccRCC). Mechanistically, DRAIC physically interacts with heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2B1 (hnRNPA2B1) and enhances its protein stability by blocking E3 ligase F-box protein 11 (FBXO11)-mediated ubiquitination and proteasome-dependent degradation. Subsequently, hnRNPA2B1 destabilizes m6A modified-IGF1R, leading to inhibition of ccRCC progression. Moreover, four m6A modification sites are identified to be responsible for the mRNA degradation of IGF1R. Collectively, our findings reveal that DRAIC/hnRNPA2B1 axis regulates IGF1R mRNA stability in an m6A-dependent manner and highlights an important mechanism of IGF1R fate. These findings shed light on DRAIC/hnRNPA2B1/FBXO11/IGF1R axis as potential therapeutic targets in ccRCC and build a link of molecular fate between m6A-modified RNA and ubiquitin-modified protein.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opiate with a (clinical) potency of 50 to 100 times that of morphine. Because of its high lipid solubility, fentanyl has a rapid onset of action and a relatively short duration of action. Fentanyl is one of the most widely used agents in the synthetic opioids family. Being a pure agonist with no active metabolites, it is highly suitable for use in patients with opioid tolerance. It can be used outside of an intensive-care clinical environment.

Evidence-based guidelines for clinicians on which agents to use, what doses should be considered and whether treatment doses are related to the dose and the pharmacological properties of the maintenance opioid are lacking, but needed. This study seeks to determine the suitable doses of fentanyl required in opioid-tolerant patients, which are able to overcome the tolerance and hyperalgesia while maintaining an acceptable therapeutic index. The importance of this study is that it has the potential to improve acute pain management in the opioid-tolerant population.
To investigate the outcomes following percutaneous placement of a retrievable fully covered self-expanding metal stent (fcSEMS) with anchoring flaps at proximal and distal ends for the treatment of biliary anastomotic strictures following living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of nine patients who underwent this procedure at our centre between April 2020 and March 2021. Percutaneous stent placement was technically successful in 100% patients, and all stents were successfully retrieved. No proximal or distal stent migration or occlusion was observed during the mean (±SD) stent indwelling period of 191(± 77) days. Clinical success was 89%. There was one major bleeding complication related to the biliary approach and one minor stent-related complication of calculus/sludge. During the mean (±SD) follow-up period of 595 ± 207 days after stent retrieval, only one patient developed recurrent clinical biliary stricture and symptoms. Percutaneous placement of a retrievable fcSEMS with anchoring flaps is safe and feasible for the treatment of biliary anastomotic strictures following LDLT.