anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Aprotinin (Trasylol; Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA), a serine protease inhibitor isolated from bovine lung, is used intra-operatively during cardiac surgery to reduce bleeding. It is thought to work by inhibiting the contact activation phase of the coagulation cascade, reducing thrombin generation, preventing fibrinolysis and attenuating cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)-induced platelet dysfunction.Though the efficacy of aprotinin in reducing blood loss in adults undergoing CPB is well established, its safety profile, specifically its association with renal dysfunction, thrombosis and long-term mortality, has been questioned. Although the homeostatic derangements of CPB are more significant in pediatric patients, its efficacy and safety profiles in this patient population are actually less clear. In children undergoing re-operative cardiac surgical procedures, aprotinin has been shown to be effective in attenuating post-bypass coagulopathies and decreasing blood product exposure (4). However, little information is available for neonates undergoing CPB who receive intra-operative aprotinin especially in terms of renal dysfunction and thrombosis.

All neonates who underwent Cardiopulmonary Bypass surgery (CPB) at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta between March 1, 2004 and March 1, 2007 will be candidates for this retrospective chart review. Notations will be made regarding those who received aprotinin and those who did not. Primary end points will include post-operative renal dysfunction, need for temporary dialysis, thrombosis and in-hospital mortality. Post -operative renal dysfunction will be defined as a doubling of the pre-operative creatinine level within the first 72 hours after surgery. Thrombosis found during the initial hospitalization will be considered significant. Chart review will gather demographic data (age, weight and type of surgery) as well as other data including CPB time, aortic cross clamp time, presence of regional perfusion, lowest temperature on CPB, time to chest closure, hours with a NIRS value below 40 in the first 24 hours post-op, highest recorded lactate value, blood products administered in the first 24 hours post-op, chest tube drainage in the first 24 hours post-op, first post-op weight, time to extubation and time to ICU discharge.
The occurrence of CIN was defined as an increase in serum creatinine of 0.5 mg/dL above the baseline value within 48-72 h after PCI. Follow-up SCr and BUN levels were measured 1, 2, and 3 days after the procedure.
Multiple myeloma remains a non-curable disease. Combination therapies such as VAD have been effective, with partial response rates in \~40-60% range and tolerable toxicity. A recent study showed that substituting Doxil for Doxorubicin in a regimen similar to VAD (DVd) resulted in an improved toxicity profile and similar efficacy. The most active agents in VAD (and presumably in DVd) are Doxorubicin (or Doxil) and Dexamethasone, while Vincristine adds little, if at all to the efficacy of these regimen(s). One of the new active agents in multiple myeloma is VELCADE (bortezomib, formerly known as VELCADE). This molecule has a novel mechanism of action by specifically inhibiting the proteasome. A recently reported Phase II trial showed that VELCADE as a single agent induced at least minimal responses (i.e. \> 25% reduction in monoclonal protein) in 35% of patients and at least a stabilization of the disease in 59% of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma using strict SWOG criteria. An additional 18% responded when Dexamethasone was added to VELCADE. Pre-clinical observations showed that the addition of VELCADE to other chemotherapeutic agents, such as doxorubicin, enhances cytotoxicity of multiple myeloma cells. Preliminary results from Phase I study of combination of VELCADE with Doxil showed 60% response rate (i.e. \> partial response) with acceptable toxicity. In this study we propose to combine three active agents, i.e. Doxil, Dexamethasone (two most active agents from DVd), and VELCADE. The ultimate goal is to show that this combination of drugs is more efficacious than VAD or VELCADE with either Dexamethasone or Doxil and without additional toxicity.
The first two administrations of paliperidone palmitate (150 mg at visit 3 and 100 mg one week later) need to be administered deep into the deltoid muscle in order to attain therapeutic concentrations rapidly. No oral supplementation with paliperidone is needed. Following the second dose, monthly maintenance doses can be administered in either the deltoid or gluteal muscle. The recommended monthly maintenance dose is 75 mg, although some patients may benefit from lower doses within the recommended range of 25 to 150 mg based on individual patient tolerability and/or efficacy.
Escherichia coli is a frequent pathogen isolated from bloodstream infections. This study aimed to characterize the genetic features of EC092, an E. coli strain isolated from bacteremia that harbors enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC) genetic markers, indicating its hybrid pathogenic potential. Whole-genome sequencing showed that EC092 belongs to phylogroup B1, ST278, and serotype O165:H4. Genes encoding virulence factors such as fimbriae, toxins, iron-uptake systems, autotransporter proteins (Pet, Pic, Sat, and SepA), and secretion systems were detected, as well as EAEC virulence genes (aggR, aatA, aaiC, and aap). EC092 was found to be closely related to the other EAEC prototype strains and highly similar in terms of virulence to three EAEC strains isolated from diarrhea. The genomic neighborhood of pet, pic, sat, sepA, and the EAEC virulence genes of EC092 and its three genetically related fecal EAEC strains showed an identical genomic organization and nucleotide sequences. Also, EC092 produced and secreted Pet, Pic, Sat, and SepA in the culture supernatant and resisted the bactericidal activity of normal human serum. Our results demonstrate that the strain EC092, isolated from bacteremia, is a hybrid pathogenic extraintestinal E. coli (ExPEC)/EAEC with virulence features that could mediate both extraintestinal and intestinal infections.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in young children rose sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here we estimate the potential future health and economic effects of these trends in England.
METHODS: Using publicly available annual Body Mass Index (BMI) data from 2006-2022, we calculated the increase in overweight/obesity prevalence (BMI ≥85th reference percentile) during the COVID-19 pandemic among children aged 4-5 and 10-11, and variation by deprivation and ethnicity. We projected the impact of child BMI trends on adult health measures to estimate added lifelong medical and social costs.
RESULTS: During 2020-2021 there were steep increases in overweight and obesity prevalence in children. By 2022, overweight and obesity prevalence in children aged 4-5 returned to expected levels based on pre-pandemic trends. However, overweight and obesity prevalence in children aged 10-11 persisted and was 4 percentage points (p<0.001) higher than expected, representing almost 56,000 additional children. The increase was twice as high in the most compared with the least deprived areas. The additional lifelong healthcare cost in this cohort will amount to £800 million with a cost to society of £8.7 billion. We did not find an increase in maternal obesity associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, however, prevalence grew faster in the post pandemic period.
DISCUSSION: The return of overweight and obesity prevalence to pre-pandemic trends in children aged 4-5 provides a clear policy target for effective intervention to tackle this growing and serious population health concern.
Exploring whether pre-diagnostic serum levels of 25(OH)D among older individuals living in Iceland were associated with survival after cancer diagnosis. We also assessed the risk of being diagnosed with cancer in association with 25(OH)D levels.
Subjects will receive dolutegravir (DTG) 50 milligrams (mg) twice daily (BID) and the components of their current failing antiretroviral regimen, except raltegravir or elvitegravir, for 7 days during the Double-blind (DB) Phase. From Day 8, all subjects will continue to receive DTG 50 mg BID with an optimized background regimen in the Open-label Phase.
Patients with recurrent and refractory Extranodal Natural Killer/T Cell Lymphoma（NKTCL）will receive sequentially higher doses of liposomal mitoxantrone hydrochloride in combination with tislelizumab for 6 cycles (planned) (28 days per cycle). The initial dose of liposomal mitoxantrone hydrochloride is 16 mg/m2.
FIELD: biotechnology, genetic engineering, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to human protein neurotropin-3 (NT-3) by culturing mammalian cells transformed by an expression vector that contains the isolated DNA fragment encoding the indicated protein. Isolated DNA fragment involves a nucleotide sequence that encodes a precursor of human neurotropin-3 consisting of an amino acid sequence splitting by protease and the following amino acid sequence of matured protein neurotropin-3. Protein NT-3 has a molecular mass 14 kDa, it is able to initiate survival, growth or differentiation of neurons, intergrowing nodular and dorsal ganglions from radices. A pharmaceutical composition is obtained that has protein NT-3 as an active component taken at therapeutically effective dose and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Obtained protein NT-3 can be used for diagnosis and treatment of patients with different neurological disorders. EFFECT: improved of protein preparing. 5 cl, 45 dwg, 6 tbl, 5 ex
The present invention relates to an adhesive composition for use in dental treatment characterized by a crosslinking additive comprising a quaternary ammonium compound bonded with a riboflavin; a monomer adhesive; and a photoinitiator material. More particularly, the crosslinking additive is having 1 % concentration, in which the quaternary ammonium compound and the riboflavin are having a ratio of 1:1. Further, the quaternary ammonium compound is dioctadecyldimethyl ammonium bromide, while the photoinitiator material comprises camphorquinone, ethyl (4-dimethylamino) benzoate and diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate. Further, the present invention also relates to a method (100) of preparing an adhesive composition (100) for use in dental treatment, characterized in that the method (200) comprising the steps of preparing the crosslinking additive; mixing the crosslinking additive with the monomer adhesive and the photoinitiator material to obtain a mixture; adding 14 % water into the mixture; and initiating photopolymerization of the crosslinking additive to obtain the adhesive composition.   Accompanying drawing: [Fig. 1]
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) is one of the main factors leading to infertility in women of reproductive age, which is often accompanied by metabolic changes such as obesity and chronic low-grade inflammation. Chronic inflammation may play an important role in the occurrence and development of metabolic diseases. Therefore, it is of great significance to explore the relationship between abnormal lipid metabolism and inflammation in PCOS patients. This study aims to analyze the correlation between systemic immune-inflammatory(SII) markers and dyslipidemia in patients with PCOS and their value in early diagnosis.
METHODS: A total of 617 PCOS patients aged 20-35 years (according to the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria) who visited the Reproductive Center of the First Hospital of Lanzhou University from January 2020 to December 2022 were included. According to the presence or absence of dyslipidemia, the patients were divided into normal lipid metabolism group and abnormal lipid metabolism group. The clinical data of the patients were collected and analyzed by SPSS software.
RESULTS: There were 454 patients with normal lipid metabolism and 163 patients with abnormal lipid metabolism. The SII level of the abnormal lipid metabolism group was higher than that of the normal group. As the SII quartile increased, TC, TG and LDL increased, while HDL decreased accordingly. The SII level was positively correlated with TC, TG and LDL, and negatively correlated with HDL (all P < 0.05). Among them, SII had the best predictive efficiency for dyslipidemia of polycyctic ovary syndrome at 489.375 (AUC: 0.718, 95%CI: 0.672-0.764), and SII was still associated with the increased occurrence of PCOS dyslipidemia after excluding confounding factors (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: The high level of SII has a correlation with the occurrence of dyslipidemia in PCOS patients, and it has a value in the early diagnosis of PCOS.
Tocotrienol (TCT) is a natural vitamin E supplement with a long history of safe dietary consumption. Prior studies with Vitamin E have shown beneficial effects in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and cirrhosis. The primary purpose of this Phase 2 trial is to validate the outcome observed in an earlier trial that oral TCT attenuates the rise in MELD (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease) score over time in patients with cirrhosis. Outcomes of this trail will direct the design of a future larger multi-center trial.

Study participation will last 3 years. Subjects will be seen for an initial visit, at which consent will be obtained and baseline labs drawn, followed by a Randomization visit 2-14 days later after MELD criteria have been confirmed. If the acceptable labs have not been drawn per standard of care to calculate a MELD score within 90 days before the initial visit, the subject will complete the initial visit as planned, but will then return for a repeat lab draw 60 days later to confirm MELD criteria for eligibility before continuing to the randomization visit.

Enrollment occurs when a subject meets all criteria and is randomized into one of the treatment groups. Subjects will then be seen in the research office by research personnel at 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 18 months, 2 years, and 3 years. Subject compliance with supplements will be closely followed, as compliance is critical for accurate data. Given the small sample size, subjects who are less than 75% compliant at two consecutive study visits will be discontinued from the study. Subjects will be discontinued if their MELD score increases by more than 25% between 2 consecutive visits or if they receive an organ transplant. Subjects will be declared lost to follow-up (LTFU) if a study visit is unable to be scheduled and completed after 4 documented attempts to contact a subject with no response. In this circumstance, a certified letter will be mailed to the subject's last known address; if no response is received, the subject is LTFU. All subjects discontinued or LTFU before the end of 1 year of study participation will be replaced (see protocol to review study visit activities that will occur). At the Randomization Visit, enrolled subjects will be randomized into one of two treatment groups in a 1:1 manner. Group 1: Placebo vehicle; (2) placebo capsules following AM meal, (2) placebo capsules following PM meal Group 2: 800mg TCT; (2) 200mg TCT capsules following AM meal, (2) 200mg TCT capsules following PM meal.
In our preclinical study, we have demonstrated that 4 fold increase in plasma quercetin levels significantly decreased lung inflammation and prevented progression. Clinical studies in healthy volunteers 4 fold increase in plasma quercetin levels (0.22 to 1 µM) could be achieved by supplementing with 500mg of quercetin/day. However, safety of quercetin supplementation and quercetin dose required to achieve 4 fold increases in plasma quercetin levels in 'at-high-risk' COPD population is yet to be established. This study involves two phases; the first phase examines the safety of quercetin supplementation in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the second phase determines the efficacy of quercetin in COPD patients. In this study, we will enroll COPD patients with mild to moderate disease between the age group of 40 to 65 years. During the first phase, we will enroll a total of 9 patients to examine the tolerance and safety of three doses of quercetin (500, 1000 and 2000 mg/day) in a dose escalation manner. First cohort consisting of three subjects will receive placebo or 500 mg of quercetin per day for one week and the safety of quercetin supplementation will be assessed by monitoring adverse events and any changes in outcomes of blood test that include complete blood counts (CBC)and comprehensive metabolic panel prior to after supplementation. If this dose is safe and tolerated, second cohort of 3 subjects will receive placebo or 1000 mg of quercetin per day quercetin for one week and again safety will be assessed. If the dose is safely tolerated, the third cohort will receive either placebo or 2000 mg of quercetin per day for a week and the safety will be assessed.

Having completed Phase I study at University of Michigan, we planned to do the Phase II efficacy study under separate NCT number. As of 2016 this phase II study has not begun. Based on the initial study, we plan to choose the highest quercetin dose tolerated with no adverse events and the dose (500 mg of quercetin per day) that was found to increase plasma quercetin levels by 4 fold over baseline in healthy volunteers to examine the efficacy of quercetin in reducing inflammatory and oxidative stress markers and improving lung function in COPD subjects. In the second phase, we will enroll a total of 75 subjects and randomized into three arms; placebo (15 subjects) or one of the two doses of quercetin (30 subjects per arm). All enrolled subjects will be asked to avoid quercetin rich foods throughout the study period. One week after enrollment (run-in), subjects will be either supplemented with either placebo or one of the two doses of quercetin for 4 weeks. All participants will be blinded for study agents. Plasma and sputum quercetin levels, lung function, and markers of oxidative stress and inflammation will be determined at the start of the study (following run-in period), at the end of 4 weeks treatment period.

Three of the original outcome measures listed related to this follow up study of 4 weeks treatment which was never begun. Therefore they have been deleted.
FIELD: pharmaceutical chemistry. SUBSTANCE: sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose is added to purified water or pasteurized lactoserum to 5-10% concentration, mixture is agitated for 30-40 min, heated in autoclave at 80-120 C, cooled to 40-45 C, and neutralized to specified pH value with organic acids (citric, lactic, succinic acids). If desired, pharmacological preparations can be added. Resulting therapeutic or food composition in the form of gel or paste is characterized by high hydrophilicity, gelation capacity, and also adsorption, coverage, ion-exchange, antacid, and complexing properties. EFFECT: enhanced sorption process regarding cholesterol, lipids, heavy metal salts. 2 cl, 10 tbl, 5 ex
Precise positioning of the histone-H3 variant, CENP-A, ensures centromere stability and faithful chromosomal segregation. Mislocalization of CENP-A to extra-centromeric loci results in aneuploidy and compromised cell viability associated with formation of ectopic kinetochores. The mechanism that retargets mislocalized CENP-A back to the centromere is unclarified. We show here that the downregulation of the histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36) methyltransferase Set2 can preserve centromere localization of a temperature-sensitive mutant cnp1-1 Schizosaccharomyces pombe CENP-A (SpCENP-A) protein and reverse aneuploidy by redirecting mislocalized SpCENP-A back to centromere from ribosomal DNA (rDNA) loci, which serves as a sink for the delocalized SpCENP-A. Downregulation of set2 augments Swc2 (SWR1 complex DNA-binding module) expression and releases histone chaperone Ccp1 from the centromeric reservoir. Swc2 and Ccp1 are directed to the rDNA locus to excavate the SpCENP-Acnp1-1, which is relocalized to the centromere in a manner dependent on canonical SpCENP-A loaders, including Mis16, Mis17 and Mis18, thereby conferring cell survival and safeguarding chromosome segregation fidelity. Chromosome missegregation is a severe genetic instability event that compromises cell viability. This mechanism thus promotes CENP-A presence at the centromere to maintain genomic stability.
BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease and related lower extremity wounds are prominent causes of amputation. Revascularization may reduce amputation rates or the amputation margin more distally in patients with peripheral arterial disease who have wounds resulting from critical limb ischemia. This study examined the association of risk factors and intervention types with amputation rates in patients with critical lower extremity arterial disease.
METHODS: A total of 211 patients who underwent peripheral intervention because of foot wound were followed up for 12 months after the intervention. All patients had lower extremity wounds resulting from peripheral arterial disease. The effects of treatment approaches were compared in patients who underwent and did not undergo amputation.
RESULTS: Revascularization of the anterior tibial artery reduced the amputation rate by 6.52 times compared with occlusion. Posterior tibial artery revascularization reduced the amputation rate by 49.95 times.
CONCLUSION: In this study of percutaneous intervention methods for prevention of amputation, the most effective option was revascularization of the posterior tibial artery and anterior tibial artery. Considering these results, treatment of critical peripheral arterial disease can be cost-effective and efficient and may shorten procedure time.
Cryptococcal meningitis

In a multicenter study comparing fluconazole (200 mg/day) to amphotericin B (0.3 mg/kg/day) for treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in patients with AIDS, a multivariate analysis revealed three pretreatment factors that predicted death during the course of therapy: abnormal mental status, cerebrospinal fluid cryptococcal antigen titer greater than 1:1024, and cerebrospinal fluid white blood cell count of less than 20 cells/mm3. Mortality among high risk patients was 33% and 40% for amphotericin B and fluconazole patients, respectively (p=0.58), with overall deaths 14% (9 of 63 subjects) and 18% (24 of 131 subjects) for the 2 arms of the study (p=0.48). Optimal doses and regimens for patients with acute cryptococcal meningitis and at high risk for treatment failure remain to be determined. (Saag, et al. N Engl J Med 1992; 326:83-9.)

Pediatric Studies

Oropharyngeal candidiasis

An open-label, comparative study of the efficacy and safety of fluconazole (2 to 3 mg/kg/day) and oral nystatin (400,000 I.U. 4 times daily) in immunocompromised children with oropharyngeal candidiasis was conducted. Clinical and mycological response rates were higher in the children treated with fluconazole.

Clinical cure at the end of treatment was reported for 86% of fluconazole-treated patients compared to 46% of nystatin treated patients. Mycologically, 76% of fluconazole treated patients had the infecting organism eradicated compared to 11% for nystatin treated patients.

The proportion of patients with clinical relapse 2 weeks after the end of treatment was 14% for subjects receiving fluconazole and 16% for subjects receiving nystatin. At 4 weeks after the end of treatment, the percentages of patients with clinical relapse were 22% for fluconazole and 23% for nystatin.