anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
A metal-EDTA compound/complex for combatting biofilms and/or treating wounds. The compound/complex comprises EDTA and from two to four metal ions. Of those two to four metal ions, at least two are different metal ions selected from Ag, Al, Au, Ba, Bi, Tl, Ce, Co, Cu,Fe, Ga, Ir, Mo,Rh, Ru, Ti, and Zn ions. The metal-EDTA compound/complex may exhibit any one or more of anti-microbial, anti-biofilm and anti-inflammatory activities in use and may increase the susceptibility of a biofilm and the microorganisms within said biofilmto attack by anti-microbial agents, helping to remove and sanitise the biofilm. A composition, wound dressing and medical device comprising the metal-EDTA complex are also provided. Uses of the metal-EDTA compound/complex as a medicament and/or to sanitise and/or substantially remove a biofilm from a substrate are also disclosed.
Reversible elevations in serum creatinine have been reported in patients receiving Trilipix as well as patients receiving fenofibrate. In the pooled analysis of three 12-week, double-blind, controlled studies of Trilipix, increases in creatinine to > 2 mg/dL occurred in 0.8% of patients treated with Trilipix without other lipid-altering drugs. Elevations in serum creatinine were generally stable over time with no evidence for continued increases in serum creatinine with long-term therapy and tended to return to baseline following discontinuation of treatment. The clinical significance of these observations is unknown. Monitoring renal function in patients with renal impairment taking Trilipix is suggested. Renal monitoring should be considered for patients at risk for renal insufficiency, such as the elderly and those with diabetes.
Adverse Events Associated With Discontinuation Of Treatment: Overall, the incidence of discontinuation due to adverse events was 17% in clonazepam compared to 9% for placebo in the combined data of two 6- to 9 week trials. The most common events (>1%) associated with discontinuation and a dropout rate approximately twice or greater for clonazepam than that of placebo included the following:   


Adverse Events Occurring At An Incidence Of 1% Or More Among Clonazepam-Treated Patients: Table 3 enumerates the incidence, rounded to the nearest percent, of treatment-emergent adverse events that occurred during acute therapy of panic disorder from a pool of two 6- to 9-week trials. Events reported in 1% or more of patients treated with clonazepam (doses ranging from 0.5 to 4 mg/day) and for which the incidence was greater than that in placebo-treated patients are included.

The prescriber should be aware that the figures in Table 3 cannot be used to predict the incidence of side effects in the course of usual medical practice where patient characteristics and other factors differ from those that prevailed in the clinical trials. Similarly, the cited frequencies cannot be compared with figures obtained from other clinical investigations involving different treatments, uses and investigators. The cited figures, however, do provide the prescribing physician with some basis for estimating the relative contribution of drug and nondrug factors to the side effect incidence in the population studied.

Commonly Observed Adverse Events:

Treatment-Emergent Depressive Symptoms: In the pool of two short-term placebo controlled trials, adverse events classified under the preferred term “depression” were reported in 7% of clonazepam-treated patients compared to 1% of placebo-treated patients, without any clear pattern of dose relatedness. In these same trials, adverse events classified under the preferred term “depression” were reported as leading to discontinuation in 4% of clonazepam-treated patients compared to 1% of placebo-treated patients. While these findings are noteworthy, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) data collected in these trials revealed a larger decline in HAM-D scores in the clonazepam group than the placebo group suggesting that clonazepam-treated patients were not experiencing a worsening or emergence of clinical depression.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the risk factors associated with the failure of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) maturation.
METHODS: This retrospective cohort study was conducted from January 2014 to December 2018 in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman. Patients were followed-up 3 months after surgery, and their electronic medical records were accessed for demographic and clinical data. Univariate analysis was used to determine the risk factors associated with early AVF maturation and multivariant analysis was used to determine the predictive factors for AVF failure.
RESULTS: A total of 269 patients were included. Female gender was a significant factor affecting AVF maturity (P = 0.049), while age (P = 0.626), diabetes (P = 0.954), hypertension (P = 0.378), dyslipidaemia (P = 0.907), coronary artery disease (P = 0.576), cerebrovascular accident (P = 0.864), congestive heart failure (P = 0.685), previous central venous catheterisation (P = 0.05), fistula type (P = 0.863) and fistula site (P = 0.861) did not affect AVF maturation. Binary logistic regression showed that all the risk factors were insignificant. Failure of early AVF maturation affected 11.5% in the cohort.
CONCLUSION: This study found that the proportion of early AVF maturation at our hospital is at par with that in the international literature. Failure of AVF maturation was significantly associated with the female gender. These findings can help nephrologists and vascular surgeons prognosticate AVF maturation rates. However, a larger study is needed for definitive conclusions.
Patients receive osimertinib PO QD on days 1-21 of each cycle. Cycles repeat every 21 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo ECHO or MUGA, MRI or CT with contrast, and collection of blood samples throughout the trial.
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant cancer of the central nervous system. Insufficient oxygenation (hypoxia) has been linked to GBM invasion and aggression, leading to poor patient outcomes. Hypoxia induces gene expression for cellular adaptations. However, GBM is characterized by high intertumoral (molecular subtypes) and intratumoral heterogeneity (cell states), and it is not well understood to what extent hypoxia triggers patient-specific gene responses and cellular diversity in GBM. Here, we surveyed eight patient-derived GBM stem cell lines for invasion phenotypes in 3D culture, which identified two GBM lines showing increased invasiveness in response to hypoxia. RNA-seq analysis of the two patient GBM lines revealed a set of shared hypoxia response genes concerning glucose metabolism, angiogenesis, and autophagy, but also a large set of patient-specific hypoxia-induced genes featuring cell migration and anti-inflammation, highlighting intertumoral diversity of hypoxia responses in GBM. We further applied the Shared GBM Hypoxia gene signature to single cell RNA-seq datasets of glioma patients, which showed that hypoxic cells displayed a shift towards mesenchymal-like (MES) and astrocyte-like (AC) states. Interestingly, in response to hypoxia, tumor cells in IDH-mutant gliomas displayed a strong shift to the AC state, whereas tumor cells in IDH-wildtype gliomas mainly shifted to the MES state. This distinct hypoxia response of IDH-mutant gliomas may contribute to its more favorable prognosis. Our transcriptomic studies provide a basis for future approaches to better understand the diversity of hypoxic niches in gliomas.
Post-TAVR patients who have successfully completed a pre-discharge ambulation assessment and are deemed eligible for discharge will be eligible to participate. Potential participants will be introduced to the study in the pre-TAVR clinic by the nurse practitioner or their delegate. Participants who agree to be contacted for research purposes will provide written consent in the pre-TAVR clinic when they meet with the nurse practitioner. Confirmation of eligibility for the research study will be conducted post-TAVR by the nurse practitioner. The JUMPSTART program will be offered to all eligible patients as part of standard clinical care, regardless of their consent to participate in the research study. No data will be collected for the purposes of the research study from patients who do not provide consent. The primary outcomes will be adoption (the number of eligible post-TAVR patients who participate in the JUMPSTART early mobilization program), and a preliminary comparison of quality of life (measured using the Toronto Aortic Stenosis Quality of Life Questionnaire) between people who do and do not participate in the JUMPSTART program.
FIELD: chemistry. ^ SUBSTANCE: described are spirocyclic derivatives of cyclohexane of general formula . Values of radicals are given in the formula of invention. The compounds have affinity to the ORL1 receptor and can be used for treating abstinence syndrome (withdrawal syndrome) and pain. Also described is a medicinal agent and use of formula (I) compounds for preparing respective medicinal agents. ^ EFFECT: increased effectiveness of using the compounds. ^ 13 cl, 17 ex, 1 dwg
Patients randomized to receive Desmopressin will be given 0.1mg daily by mouth at bedtime. After 4 weeks, patients will have the option to increase their dose to 0.2mg daily by mouth at bedtime. Total time of drug administration will be 12 weeks.
Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex contains hydrocodone, a Schedule II controlled substance. As an opioid, Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex exposes users to the risks of addiction, abuse, and misuse [see Drug Abuse and Dependence (9)], which can lead to overdose and death [see Overdosage (10)]. Reserve Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex Extended-Release Suspension for use in adult patients for whom the benefits of cough suppression are expected to outweigh the risks, and in whom an adequate assessment of the etiology of the cough has been made. Assess each patient’s risk prior to prescribing Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex Extended-Release Suspension, prescribe Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex Extended-Release Suspension for the shortest duration that is consistent with individual patient treatment goals, monitor all patients regularly for the development of addiction or abuse, and refill only after reevaluation of the need for continued treatment.

Although the risk of addiction in any individual is unknown, it can occur in patients appropriately prescribed Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex. Addiction can occur at recommended dosages and if the drug is misused or abused. Risks are increased in patients with a personal or family history of substance abuse (including drug or alcohol abuse or addiction) or mental illness (e.g., major depression).

Opioids are sought by drug abusers and people with addiction disorders and are subject to criminal diversion. Consider these risks when prescribing or dispensing Hydrocodone Polistirex and Chlorpheniramine Polistirex. Strategies to reduce these risks include prescribing the drug in the smallest appropriate quantity and advising the patient on the proper disposal of unused drug [see Patient Counseling Information (17)]. Contact local state professional licensing board or state controlled substances authority for information on how to prevent and detect abuse or diversion of this product.
OBJECTIVE: To identify facilitating and hindering factors in the treatment of persistent somatic symptoms (PSS) in migrants in psychiatry and other health care settings in Western countries.
METHODS: A scoping literature review was conducted by searching PubMed and Embase, using combinations of search terms related to the treatment of PSS in migrants. Studies outside of the scope of current guidelines or limited to specific underlying diseases such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or consequences of torture were excluded. Two independent reviewers verified that the studies met the inclusion criteria, assessed the quality of the studies, and identified and categorized facilitating and hindering treatment factors.
RESULTS: Of the 347 unique citations identified in the initial the search, 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. These studies showed a wide variety in study design, interventions used, measurement instruments, and study quality. Common treatment adaptations related to: (a) translation and interpretation, (b) adaptation to lower educational levels, (c) culture-sensitive therapists and materials, (d) gender roles, (e) removal of practical barriers, (f) supportive treatment, and (g) nonverbal therapy forms. The most commonly mentioned influencing factors of treatment success related to: (a) body and experience-oriented treatment elements, (b) translation and communication, (c) cultural sensitivity, (d) group interaction, and (e) caring for one's own health.
CONCLUSION: This review provides an overview of available research on treatment adaptations for PSS in migratory background patients. Potential facilitating and hindering factors for treatment success that may be useful for healthcare providers treating PSS in patients with a migratory background were identified.
BACKGROUND: Fatigue, a common problem following a stroke, can have negative effects on a person's daily life. There are no good interventions thus far for alleviating fatigue among those affected.
OBJECTIVE: This review aimed to evaluate the effects of non-pharmacological interventions on fatigue among people with stroke.
METHODS: A search was conducted for articles in seven databases, clinical trial registry, and backward and forward citations of included publications. Randomized controlled trials, including feasibility and pilot trials, of non-pharmacological interventions for managing fatigue or promoting sleep or both in people with stroke were included. The standardized mean difference in scores for fatigue was analyzed using random effects models.
RESULTS: Ten studies, with 806 participants, were analyzed. The identified interventions included physical interventions, cognitive interventions, a combination of physical and cognitive interventions, oxygen therapy, and complementary interventions. Non-pharmacological interventions had no significant immediate, short-term and medium-term effects on fatigue. The adverse effects of falls and arrhythmia were each found in one participant in circuit training. The risk of bias was high in all studies. The certainty of the evidence ranged from very low to low.
CONCLUSIONS: The evidence in support of any non-pharmacological interventions for alleviating fatigue is still inconclusive in people with stroke. In view of the inadequacies of existing interventions and study designs, addressing the multidimensional characteristics of fatigue may be a possible direction in developing interventions. A robust study design with a larger sample size of people with stroke experiencing fatigue is required to evaluate the effects of interventions.
Each subject will receive a single dose of generic diacerein 50 mg capsule, EIDAR, as a test formulation (T), or a single dose of diacerein 50 mg capsule, with 240±2 mL of ambient temperature drinking water at 30 minutes after the start of standardized HFHC breakfast. Investigational product will be provided to subject in stainless steel cup and subject will be dosed without touching the tablet. This activity will be followed by a mouth check using a tongue depressor and a flashlight to assess the compliance of dosing. The formulations will be given in a crossover fashion as per the randomization schedule. The dosing processes will be conducted under normal light condition.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) stands as the foremost cause of patient mortality, and the lack of early diagnosis and defined treatment targets significantly contributes to the suboptimal prevention and management of CVD. Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is not only a complex pathogenic process with no effective treatment currently available but also exerts detrimental effects on the progression of various cardiovascular diseases, thereby escalating their mortality rates. Exosomes are nanoscale biocommunication vehicles that facilitate intercellular communication by transporting bioactive substances, such as nucleic acids and proteins, from specific cell types. Numerous studies have firmly established that microRNAs (miRNAs), as non-coding RNAs, wield post-transcriptional regulatory mechanisms and exhibit close associations with various CVDs, including coronary heart disease (CHD), atrial fibrillation (AF), and heart failure (HF). MiRNAs hold significant promise in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In this review, we provide a concise introduction to the biological attributes of exosomes and exosomal miRNAs. We also explore the roles and mechanisms of distinct cell-derived exosomal miRNAs in the context of myocardial fibrosis. These findings underscore the pivotal role of exosomes in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac fibrosis and emphasize their potential as biotherapies and drug delivery vectors for cardiac fibrosis treatment.
The observed incidence of anti-drug antibodies is highly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of the assay. Differences in assay methods preclude meaningful comparisons of the incidence of anti-drug antibodies in the studies described below with the incidence of the anti-drug antibodies in other studies, including those of EGRIFTA SV or other growth hormone-releasing factor analog.

In the clinical trials with the EGRIFTA 1 mg/vial formulation, anti-tesamorelin IgG antibodies were detected in 50% of patients who received EGRIFTA for 26 weeks and 47% of patients who received EGRIFTA for 52 weeks. In the subset of patients with hypersensitivity reactions, anti-tesamorelin IgG antibodies were detected in 85%. Cross-reactivity to endogenous growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) was observed in approximately 60% of patients who developed anti-tesamorelin antibodies. Patients with and without anti-tesamorelin IgG antibodies had similar mean reductions in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and IGF-1 response. In a group of patients who had antibodies to tesamorelin after 26 weeks of treatment (56%) and were re-assessed 6 months later, after stopping EGRIFTA treatment, 18% were still antibody positive.

Neutralizing antibodies to tesamorelin and human GHRH (hGHRH) were detected in vitro at Week 52 in 10% and 5% of EGRIFTA-treated patients, respectively. Changes in VAT and IGF-1 levels in patients with or without in vitro neutralizing antibodies were comparable.
The disclosure demonstrates the inhibition of replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in cultured human embryo skin muscle cells by two separate subclasses of direct-acting smooth muscle relaxing agents alone or in combination with each other. These two subclasses are characterized mechanistically as calcium influx blockers (or calcium channel blockers) and cyclic nucleotide modulators. More specifically, the class of calcium influx blockers is exemplified by the drugs verapamil (and methoxyverapamil), nifedipine (the prototype drug of 1,4 dihydropyridines), and diltiazem. The class of cyclic nucleotide modulators is exemplified by the drugs isobutylmethylxanthine, papaverine (and its synthetic analog dioxyline), forskolin, and sodium nitroprusside. In addition, the present disclosure demonstrates that agents from one class, e.g., a calcium influx blocker, act synergistically when used in combination with agents from the other class, e.g., cyclic nucleotide modulators. The calcium influx blockers are shown to act synergistically when used in combination with alpha interferon. In further embodiments, papaverine family member agents are shown to exert antiviral activity synergistically with antiviral nucleoside analogs.
Participants will receive TMC207 (bedaquiline) 400 milligram (mg) as 4\*100 mg tablets once daily 2 weeks (14 days). From Week 3, participants will receive 200 mg (2 tablets) TMC207 (bedaquiline) 3 times a week up to Week 24 along with background regimen (BR). Based on the discussion with the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), the extension of 24-week TMC207 treatment with BR drugs may occur up to Week 48, under certain circumstances, such that many BR drugs which are susceptible at the beginning of the Treatment Phase show resistance during the Treatment Phase. After TMC207 is stopped, the BR will be continued up to 78 weeks after conversion or 102 weeks after day 1 (what happens first).
Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants for PET/CT-guided biopsy. The procedure details, related risks, and benefits were explained to all the participants. A multidisciplinary team including hemato-oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and pathologists were involved in the project. A hemato-oncologist decided the biopsy indication after discussing it with the nuclear medicine physician. FDG avid lesions in a clinically suspected case of lymphoma or a suspicious, residual FDG avid lesion detected at the time of follow-up PET/CT imaging in a patient with a prior diagnosis of lymphoma were sampled. The per and post-procedural complications and management were maintained in the institutional PET data registry and the final histopathological diagnosis obtained was also collected.
An arrangement (1-7) is designed to produce complete or partial dental products (8, 9). The arrangement operates with principles for ordering, manufacturing and/or quality which distinguish the products or the partial products in one of several different dental treatment systems available on the market. The arrangement is designed to cooperate with one or more of the other dental treatment systems, and for this purpose the arrangement comprises one or more adapter units (1, 2, 3) with the ability to receive and transmit ordering and manufacturing information (i8, i9, i10, i11) from/to another system or other systems. The said information is of such a character that the ordering and manufacturing principles of the arrangement contribute to product manufacture  or partial product manufacture related to respective other dental treatment systems which can cooperate with the arrangement. The system operates with a host database for a customer register or registers in which occasional users are registered for forwarding to functions available in the system, e.g. manufacturing functions, debiting functions, etc.
FIELD: genetic engineering of proteins, medicine, oncology, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to novel anti-EGFR antibodies and their single-chain Fv-fragments that can be prepared from library phage-antibody constructed from mammal immunized cells, preferably, from mouse. Two single-chain Fv isolated from library phage-antibody are treated by methods of genetic engineering to create molecules of partially humanized complete antibody. These chimeric anti-EGFR antibodies have constant regions of human immunoglobulins and can be used as well as their single-chain Fv as agents for diagnosis and treatment of humans with tumors. EFFECT: new antibodies indicated above, valuable medicinal properties. 9 cl, 5 tbl
Photodynamic therapy mediated oxidative stress elicits both direct tumor cell damage as well as microvascular injury within exposed tumors. Reduction in vascular perfusion associated with PDT mediated microvascular injury produces tumor tissue hypoxia. In a transplantable BA mouse mammary carcinoma, Photofrin mediated PDT induced expression of the hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) subunit of the hererodimeric HIF-1 transcription factor and also increased protein levels of the HIF-1 target gene, vascular endothelial growth factor, within treated tumors. Tumor bearing mice treated with combined anti-angiogenic therapy (IM862 or EMAP-II) and PDT had improved tumoricidal responses compared to individual treatments. PDT induced VEGF expression in tumors decreased when either IM862 or EMAP-II was included in the PDT treatment protocol. Combination procedures using anti-angiogenic treatments improves the therapeutic effectiveness of PDT.