anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
The anode and cathode electrodes are inserted in saline-soaked sponges with diameter of 3.2cm and then positioned over the left and right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) using specific headgear. Each session uses a 2mA current and lasts 60 minutes. Ten sessions are daily performed. For sham, the current rapidly ramp up to 2mA over the first 30s and rapidly ramped down to 0mA over the next 30s automatically to allow participants to feel typical initial sensations of active tDCS.
Urogenital myiasis is a rare entity that is usually manifested in women belonging to lower socioeconomic status residing in tropical or subtropical nations with poor hygiene or intellectual disability. It is caused by fly larvae capable of penetrating body orifices and healthy or necrotic tissue. The larvae penetrate the skin, forming painful, inflammatory nodules that can form fistula to the internal organs or the skin's surface. Serous and haemorrhagic exudation, along with crawling larvae, are encountered. Some complications, such as secondary infection and tetanus, have been documented. The prognosis is generally good, and treatment consists of removing the parasitic larvae and thoroughly cleansing the affected area.We present a case of a postmenopausal woman with parity 3 and live issue 1 in her early 50s from lower socioeconomic status diagnosed with uterovaginal prolapse complicated by myiasis. The patient was managed successfully with systemic antibiotics, manual removal of myiasis and hysterectomy.
Provided herein are methods of administering ISIS 814907 for ameliorating Alzheimer’s disease, reducing Tau RNA, or reducing Tau protein in a human subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the Alzheimer’s disease is mild Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer’s Disease, and/or Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia (e.g., Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia). In certain instances, methods are useful for ameliorating at least one symptom or hallmark of a disease or disorder associated with Tau protein. In certain instances, the disease or disorder associated with Tau protein is a neurodegenerative disease or disorder. In certain instances, the disease or disorder associated with Tau protein is Alzheimer’s disease or Fronto-temporal Dementia (FTD). In certain embodiments, the Alzheimer’s disease is mild Alzheimer’s disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer’s Disease, and/or Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia (e.g., Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia). In certain instances, the disease or disorder associated with Tau protein is a tauopathy. In certain instances, the disease or disorder associated with Tau protein is Frontotemporal Dementia with Parkinsonism-17 (FTDP-17), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Corticobasal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBD), Pick Disease, Argyrophilic Grain Disease (AGD), Globular Glial Tauopathies, Epilepsy, and/or Dravet’s Syndrome. Such symptoms or hallmarks include loss of memory, cognitive decline, loss of ability to understand or express speech, abnormal behavior, loss ofand impaired motor function, or increase in the number and/or volume of neurofibrillary inclusions.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) is a new approach for the treatment of atherosclerosis (AS), yet the poor targeting ability of sonosensitizers limits its therapeutic efficacy. Herein, we reported a plaque-targeted nanoplatform modified with macrophage type A scavenger receptor (SR-A)-targeted peptide (designated as SR-A-Ce6NB) to augment the efficacy of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)-mediated SDT of atherosclerotic plaque.
METHODS: SR-A-Ce6NB was fabricated by thin hydration method and biotin-avidin system, and its physicochemical properties, biocompatibility and plaque-targeting ability were investigated. RAW 264.7 cells were used for in vitro experimental studies. Male 6-week-old apolipoprotein E-deficient mice were fed a high-fat diet for 16 weeks to induce aortic atherosclerotic plaques. Plaque-bearing mice were randomly allocated into five groups (n = 6): control group, Ce6 + LIPUS group, Ce6NB + LIPUS group, SR-A-Ce6NB + LIPUS group and atorvastatin group. After treatment in each group, the aortic artery was harvested for Oil red O, H&E, Masson's trichrome staining, immunohistochemical and immunofluorescent staining.
RESULTS: SR-A-Ce6NB with high stability and excellent biocompatibility was successfully fabricated. SR-A-Ce6NB could actively target activated macrophages and selectively accumulate in the plaque. SR-A-Ce6NB could be triggered by LIPUS and had a more potent sonodynamic effect than free Ce6 to potentiate SDT. SR-A-Ce6NB-mediated SDT enhanced the anti-atherogenic effect via modulating M1-to-M2 macrophage polarization and had an earlier onset of action on plaque than the statin-mediated effect. No apparent side effect was observed after intravenous SR-A-Ce6NB injection and LIPUS exposure.
CONCLUSIONS: Macrophage-targeted nanoplatform SR-A-Ce6NB-mediated SDT provides a safe, effective and preferable anti-atherogenic therapy by mediating M1-to-M2 macrophage polarization.
BACKGROUND: The associations between trajectories of different health conditions and cognitive impairment among older adults were unknown. Our cohort study aimed to investigate the impact of various trajectories, including sleep disturbances, depressive symptoms, functional limitations, and multimorbidity, on the subsequent risk of cognitive impairment.
METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study by using eight waves of national data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS 2002-2018), involving 4319 adults aged 60 years or older in the USA. Sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms were measured using the Jenkins Sleep Scale and the Centers for Epidemiologic Research Depression (CES-D) scale, respectively. Functional limitations were assessed using activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), respectively. Multimorbidity status was assessed by self-reporting physician-diagnosed diseases. We identified 8-year trajectories at four examinations from 2002 to 2010 using latent class trajectory modeling. We screened participants for cognitive impairment using the 27-point HRS cognitive scale from 2010 to 2018 across four subsequent waves. We calculated hazard ratios (HR) using Cox proportional hazard models.
RESULTS: During 25,914 person-years, 1230 participants developed cognitive impairment. In the fully adjusted model 3, the trajectories of sleep disturbances and ADLs limitations were not associated with the risk of cognitive impairment. Compared to the low trajectory, we found that the increasing trajectory of depressive symptoms (HR = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.17-1.65), the increasing trajectory of IADLs limitations (HR = 1.88; 95% CI = 1.43-2.46), and the high trajectory of multimorbidity status (HR = 1.48; 95% CI = 1.16-1.88) all posed an elevated risk of cognitive impairment. The increasing trajectory of IADLs limitations was associated with a higher risk of cognitive impairment among older adults living in urban areas (HR = 2.30; 95% CI = 1.65-3.21) and those who smoked (HR = 2.77; 95% CI = 1.91-4.02) (all P for interaction < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that tracking trajectories of depressive symptoms, instrumental functioning limitations, and multimorbidity status may be a potential and feasible screening method for identifying older adults at risk of cognitive impairment.
T cells play a critical role in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Many transplant protocols involving HLA matched sibling donors make use of T cell mediated graft-versus-leukemia or graft-versus-cancer effects to clear and/or prevent the recurrent growth of malignant cells. Donor T cells are also responsible for reconstituting cellular immune function following transplantation, but often cause graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Over the past several years the major source of hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation has changed from marrow to granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)-mobilized peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs). Despite the fact that patients transplanted with allogeneic G-CSF-mobilized PBSCs receive approximately 10-fold more T-cells than those transplanted with marrow, the incidence and severity of acute GVHD is similar among the two groups, although chronic GVHD is higher in PBSC recipients. Using cellular function assays some investigators have shown that G-CSF affects T cell function. When healthy subjects are given G-CSF, a decrease is seen in the concentration of circulating type 1 helper T cells (Th1) with subsequent falls in the cytokine levels produced by these cells. In contrast, an increase occurs in the concentration of type 2 helper T cells (TH2) and the level of cytokines produced. The purpose of this study is to assess G-CSF-induced changes in T cells. cDNA microarrays will be used to compare genes expressed in CD4 and CD8 cells before and after G-CSF is given. Up to fifteen healthy subjects will be given a typical PBSC mobilization regimen for allogeneic transplants: 10 micrograms/kg/day of G-CSF for 5 days. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells will be collected by apheresis before the mobilization regimen is given and the day after the mobilization is complete. CD4, CD8, and CD34+ cells will be isolated from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells and gene expression will be assessed using cDNA microarrays containing over 8,000 genes.
Theophylline, USP is structurally classified as a methylxanthine. It occurs as a white, odorless, crystalline powder with a bitter taste. Anhydrous theophylline has the chemical name 1H-Purine-2, 6-dione, 3,7-dihydro-1, 3-dimethyl-, and is represented by the following structural formula:

C7 H8 N4 O2 M.W. 180.17.

This product allows a 12-hour dosing interval for a majority of patients and a 24-hour dosing interval for selected patients (see DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION section for description of appropriate patient populations).

Each extended-release tablet for oral administration contains either 300 mg or 450 mg of anhydrous theophylline, USP. Tablets also contain as inactive ingredients: hypromellose, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate and povidone.
The close interaction between skin and clothing has become an attractive cornerstone for the development of therapeutic textiles able to alleviate skin disorders, namely those correlated to microbiota dysregulation. Skin microbiota imbalance is known in several skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis (AD), psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, acne and hidradenitis suppurative (HS). Such microbiota dysregulation is usually correlated with inflammation, discomfort and pruritus. Although conventional treatments, that is, the administration of steroids and antibiotics, have shown some efficacy in treating and alleviating these symptoms, there are still disadvantages that need to be overcome. These include their long-term usage with side effects negatively impacting resident microbiota members, antibiotic resistance and the elevated rate of recurrence. Remarkably, therapeutic textiles as a non-pharmacological measure have emerged as a promising strategy to treat, alleviate the symptoms and control the severity of many skin diseases. This systematic review showcases for the first time the effects of therapeutic textiles on patients with skin dysbiosis, focusing on efficacy, safety, adverse effects and antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The main inclusion criteria were clinical trials performed in patients with skin dysbiosis who received treatment involving the use of therapeutic textiles. Although there are promising outcomes regarding clinical parameters, safety and adverse effects, there is still a lack of information about the impact of therapeutic textiles on the skin microbiota of such patients. Intensive investigation and corroboration with clinical trials are needed to strengthen, define and drive the real benefit and the ideal biomedical application of therapeutic textiles.
NEW MATERIAL:A peptide (salt) having a primary structural formula expressed by the formula. USE:An antiallergic agent for treating bronchial asthma, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, etc. PREPARATION:For example, a chloromethylated resin having lysine which is a C-terminal amino acid and has a protected functional group linked thereto is filled in a reactor, such as a peptide synthesizer and then treated with 45% trifluoroacetic acid and methylene chloride to remove the protecting group of the alpha-amino group. The deprotected amino acid is subsequently linked to amino acids having protected alpha-amino group and side-chain functional groups from the side of the C-terminal to the N-terminal in the presence of a condensing agent according to an amino acid sequence of a peptide to remove the protecting groups of the alpha-amino groups. The above-mentioned operation is repeated to synthesize a peptide chain on the resin. The obtained resin having the protected peptide is then treated with hydrogen fluoride, etc., to carry out elimination of the peptide from the resin and removal of the whole protecting groups and afford the peptide expressed by the formula.
Pars plana vitrectomy will be performed in the typical manner. After laser retinopexy and prior to air-gas exchange, intravitreal bevacizumab will be administered through the trocar. Either perfluoropropane (C3F8) or sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas will then be administered for long-term retinal tamponade and the vitrectomy ports closed in the usual manner.
This study was an open-label, multicentre, randomized, controlled study of spontaneously breathing neonates with RDS. Neonates were evaluated according to the selection criteria and then randomized to surfactant treatment via LISA or standard administration procedure. The enrolment was staggered: the gestational age was restricted to 27+0 weeks up to 28+6 weeks for the first 15 neonates. Provided no safety concerns were raised, the enrolment was planned to be extended to the whole population (i.e. 25+0 weeks up to 28+6 weeks). Enrolled neonates were evaluated in a main phase of the trial until discharge or 40 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA), whichever came first. Their clinical status and neurodevelopment was to be assessed at 24-month corrected age as a separate stand-alone visit.

The Sponsor decided to terminate the study early, due to uncertain sufficient availability of the CHF 6440 catheter.
Recently, clinical evidence indicates that gastric acid suppressants are associated with an increased risk of the development of cognitive impairment and dementia, especially in elderly patients and those with mild cognitive impairment. Therefore, the aim of this research was to explore the impact of different gastric acid suppressants use, famotidine (Famo), esomeprazole (Esome) and vonoprazan (Vono) in the absence or the presence of chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) on several memory tasks with examination of the role of gut dysbiosis. In the present study, rats received famotidine (3.7 mg/kg/day, p.o.) or esomeprazole (3.7 mg/kg/day, p.o.) or vonoprazan (1.85 mg/kg/day, p.o.) for 7 weeks with or without exposure to CUMS. Remarkably, CUMS with different acid suppressants caused a significant decrease in all memory tasks in late CUMS in the current investigation. CUMS with acid suppressants also revealed a marked alteration in the fecal Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio compared to CUMS alone. This gut microbiome alteration was associated with an alteration in gut membrane integrity, as revealed by colonic histopathology and an elevation of systemic inflammatory markers. Besides, upregulation of hippocampal amyloid β and p-tau proteins and modification of brain histopathology were noticed. Our findings support the detrimental effect of gastric acid suppressants, especially proton pump inhibitors, on cognitive impairment in the presence of stress, with the possible involvement of gut dysbiosis.
ABSTRACT The composition for wound healing facilitates healing of damaged tissues, promotes tissue and cell growth, protects cells and tissues, and reduces scar tissue. The composition includes hydrolyzed collagen, whey, and magnesium stearate. The composition for wound healing demonstrates improved flow, increasing the ease of manufacturing and application to a wound site. The hydrolyzed collagen may include bovine sourced hydrolyzed collagen and marine sourced hydrolyzed collagen. The composition may also include an additive, such as a therapeutic agent, an antimicrobial, a vitamin, or a preservative. CA 3069167 2020-01-22
The invention belongs to the field of microorganisms, and particularly relates to a metabolic composition prepared from clostridium sporogenes, and a production method, a detection method and application thereof. The invention discloses a metabolic composition prepared from Clostridium sponogenes, wherein the metabolic composition is prepared from indole propionic acid, hydrocinnamic acid, succinic acid, indole acrylic acid, tryptamine, tryptophan, N-acetylphenylalanine, dehydroshikimic acid, indole acetamide and indole acetic acid according to the weight ratio of 13-16: 2-6: 3-6: 1-2: 0.5-1.5: 0.2-1: 0.1-0.4: 0.1-0.3: 0.1-0.3: 0.1-0.3 of the average peak area ratio. The invention also discloses a production and detection method of the metabolic composition. The production method is to ferment aromatic amino acids by Clostridium sporogenes to obtain metabolic compositions. The detection method adopts a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. The invention also discloses the promotion effect of Clostridium sponogenes and metabolites thereof on the muscle development of animals and the relieving effect of inflammation generation by bacterial culture, in vitro fermentation, in vivo test of mice and in vitro test of myotube cells, and combining multigroup technology such as metabolome and transcriptome.
Glucuronide having a cytotoxic aglycone which escorts a more active toxic effect in acid medium than in alkaline medium or which is water-soluble in alkaline medium and insoluble or only slightly water-soluble in acid medium. The cpds. is pref. a beta-D-glucronic acid derivative of 2,4-dinitrophenol, m-chlorocresol, 4,6-dinitroocersol, 4-chloro-3,5-zylanol, chlorothymol, 2-phenyl-6-chlorophenyl, 5-chloro-7-iodo-quinoline-8-o-, podophyllotoxin. p-codo-phenol, phenylsuphazole or pref. methacrylonitrile. Used for treating tumours esp. those having a strong beta-glucuronidose activity. The hyper acidification of the tumour cells causes. decongugation of the glucuronide with release of the aglycone at the site of the tumour cells whilst healthy cells are maintained at an alkaline pH. The aglycone may also contain a radio-active isotope to give an in-situ radio-therapeutic effect. These radioactive glucoronide-aglycones can be used to diagnose and pin-point the presence of tumour cells by hyper acidification and use of a radio-isotope e.g. 131I, 133 I or 35S, which emits a ray capable of being detected in a complete body scan. The invention also allows detection of tumours and bacteria having a beta-glucuronidase, activity by detection of the quantity of free glucuronic acid present in the urine. The invention also allows treatment of bacterial injections where the bacteria has strong beta-ducuronidase activity e.g. streptococcus, staphylococcus and E. coli infections.
Leprosy was one of the most outwardly visible diseases in the European Middle Ages, a period during which leprosaria were founded to provide space for the sick. The extant documentary evidence for leprosy hospitals, especially in relation to diet, therapeutic, and medical care, is limited. However, human dental calculus stands to be an important source of information as it provides insight into the substances people were exposed to and accumulated in their bodies during their lives. In the present study, microremains and DNA were analysed from the calculus of individuals buried in the late medieval cemetery of St Leonard, a leprosarium located in Peterborough, England. The results show the presence of ginger (Zingiber officinale), a culinary and medicinal ingredient, as well as evidence of consumption of cereals and legumes. This research suggests that affected individuals consumed ingredients mentioned in medieval medical textbooks that were used to treat regions of the body typically impacted by leprosy. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study which has identified Zingiber officinale in human dental calculus in England or on the wider European continent.
Chronic gastrointestinal (GI) conditions, such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), offer a promising opportunity to create classification systems that can enhance the accuracy of predicting the most effective therapies and prognosis for each patient. Here, we present a novel methodology to explore disease subtypes using our open-sourced BiomedSciAI toolkit. Applying methods available in this toolkit on the UK Biobank, including subpopulation-based feature selection and multi-dimensional subset scanning, we aimed to discover unique subgroups from GI surgery cohorts. Of a 12,073-patient cohort, a subgroup of 440 IBD patients was discovered with an increased risk of a subsequent GI surgery (OR: 2.21, 95% CI [1.81-2.69]). We iteratively demonstrate the discovery process using an additional cohort (with a narrower definition of GI surgery). Our results show that the iterative process can refine the subgroup discovery process and generate novel hypotheses to investigate determinants of treatment response.
Water (as much as desired in 100 ml containers during the latent phase) (total water amount will be recorded). Pregnant women in all groups will not take oral fluids after transitioning to the active phase (\> 6 cm cervical dilatation).
Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), an annual dioecious plant, has shown extensive application in the fields of fibers, food, oil, medicine, etc. Currently, most attention has been paid to the therapeutic properties of phytocannabinoids. However, the pharmaceutical research on essential oil from hemp is still lacking. In this study, hemp essential oil (HEO) was extracted from hemp flowers and leaves, and the components were analyzed by GC-MS. Quatitative analysis of three main compounds β-caryophyllene, β-caryophyllene oxide, α -humulene were determined by GC-FID. The anti-tumor and anti-neuropathic pain effects of HEO were evaluated. In the paclitaxel induced neuropathic mice model, HEO reduced the serum level of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α to achieve the analgesic effect, which was tested by evaluating mechanical and thermal hyperalgesia. Further investigation with cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2 R) antagonist AM630 revealed the mechanism of reversing mechanical hyperalgesia may be related to CB2 R. In Lewis lung cancer grafted mice model, the tumor growth was significantly inhibited, the levels of tumor inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6 were downregulated, immune organ index was modified and immune-related CD4+, CD8+ T lymphocytes level, CD4+/CD8+ ratio were increased when administered with HEO. These results reveal that HEO plays a role not only in tumor chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy treatment, but also in anti-tumor treatment which offers key information for new strategies in cancer treatment and provides reference for the medicinal development of hemp.