anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
BACKGROUND: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers provide critical insights into the pathophysiology and progression of multiple sclerosis (MS), as this study aimed to investigate the relationships between CSF oligoclonal band (OCB) counts and the clinical course and short-term prognosis of MS patients.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis covering a five-year period was conducted at two MS centers. Data on demographics, clinical presentation, MRI findings, EDSS scores, annualized relapse rate (ARR) in the first two years, and CSF analyses were analyzed.
RESULTS: Among 310 patients, the ages ranged from 19 to 73 years, with a mean age of 38 years. OCBs were detected in 86.5 % (n = 268) of the patients. Those with a greater number of OCB bands had significantly more upper cervical lesions and T2 lesions (p < 0.05). A weak positive correlation was found between OCB and the IgG index score. No significant relationship was observed between band count and the ARR or EDSS score. OCB-positive patients had higher IgG index scores and more upper cervical lesions (p < 0.05). Additionally, patients with elevated IgG index levels (>0.7) exhibited significantly greater EDSS scores and more T2 lesions (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the importance of OCB counts as a significant marker for assessing disease activity and progression in MS patients. These findings emphasize the need for a comprehensive approach that integrates CSF analysis with clinical and radiological data to effectively manage MS and tailor treatment strategies.
BACKGROUND: The objective was to evaluate the level of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and periodontitis, and to explore the relationship between NETs and both diseases.
METHODS: 63 CKD and 40 non-CKD participants were recruited and underwent periodontal examination, among which 35 early CKD patients underwent periodontal therapy. The concentrations of NETs were determined by dsDNA assay in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and plasma, and by flow cytometry or immunofluorescence assay in blood and gingival tissues. The correlations between NETs and clinical parameters were analyzed. The influence of periodontal therapy on periodontitis, CKD and NETs concentrations was also evaluated.
RESULTS: CKD patients had higher concentrations of NETs in plasma than non-CKD patients, and NETs concentrations were also increased in both GCF and plasma of patients with periodontitis than that of periodontally healthy patients. NETs concentrations were positively correlated with increased clinical parameters of CKD and periodontitis. The positive correlation between CKD and periodontitis was demonstrated. Moreover, periodontal therapy ameliorated periodontitis and CKD, and reduced NETs concentrations in GCF of patients.
CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that NETs might be a possible bridge between periodontitis and CKD, and suggested the potential target for therapy.
For PS=0-1 and 20%\<both lungs V20≤25% or 11Gy\<MLD≤13Gy, radiotherapy alone combined with concurrent immunotherapy, followed by immunotherapy up to 1 year. Participants eligible for enrollment will receive radiotherapy within 8 weeks of the end of chemotherapy combined with ICIs at a radical prescribed dose of 60 Gy ± 10% at 2 Gy once daily for 5 days per week. Marketed PD-1 or PD-L1 inhibitors are chosen as immunotherapy agents. Immunotherapy will be given every 3 weeks, with no more than 3 cycles of immunotherapy during radiotherapy. The dosage is recommended according to the drug insert.
PURPOSE: Although numerous studies have investigated the impact of dietary factors on the prevention of decreased muscle mass and function, limited research has examined the relationship between dietary patterns and sarcopenia. This study aimed to assess the associations between dietary patterns, and sarcopenia, muscle strength, and mass in adults following a Mediterranean diet residing in southern Italian cities.
METHODS: This cross-sectional study utilized data from an existing database, comprising 528 individuals aged 50 years or older who underwent health-screening tests at the Clinical Nutrition Unit of the "R.Dulbecco" University Hospital. Strength was assessed through handgrip strength, and appendicular skeletal muscle mass was estimated using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Dietary intake information was collected through a food frequency questionnaire linked to the MetaDieta 3.0.1 nutrient composition database. Principal Component Analysis, a statistical technique identifying underlying relationships among different nutrients, was employed to determine dietary patterns. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to estimate the odds ratio for sarcopenia or low handgrip strength in relation to the lowest tertile of dietary pattern adherence compared to the highest adherence.
RESULTS: The participants had a mean age of 61 ± 8 years. Four dietary patterns were identified, with only the Western and Mediterranean patterns showing correlations with handgrip strength and appendicular skeletal muscle mass. However, only the Mediterranean pattern exhibited a correlation with sarcopenia (r =  - 0.17, p = 0.02). The highest tertile of adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern demonstrated significantly higher handgrip strength compared to the lowest tertile (III Tertile: 28.3 ± 0.5 kg vs I Tertile: 26.3 ± 0.5 kg; p = 0.01). Furthermore, even after adjustment, the highest tertile of adherence to the Mediterranean pattern showed a significantly lower prevalence of sarcopenia than the lowest adherence tertile (4% vs 16%, p = 0.04). The lowest adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern was associated with increased odds of having low muscle strength (OR = 2.38; p = 0.03; 95%CI = 1.05-5.37) and sarcopenia (OR = 9.69; p = 0.0295; %CI = 1.41-66.29).
CONCLUSION: A high adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern, characterized by increased consumption of legumes, cereals, fruits, vegetables, and limited amounts of meat, fish, and eggs, is positively associated with handgrip strength and appendicular skeletal muscle mass. The highest adherence to this dietary model is associated with the lowest odds of low muscle strength and sarcopenia. Despite the changes brought about by urbanization in southern Italy compared to the past, our findings continue to affirm the superior benefits of the Mediterranean diet in postponing the onset of frailty among older adults when compared to other dietary patterns that are rich in animal foods.
The invention discloses rose cellular fluid and a preparation method and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of cosmetics. The active component in the rose cell sap comprises rose polysaccharide; the concentration of rose polysaccharide in rose cell sap is 3-5mg/mL; the pH value of the rose cell sap is 4.5-6.5. The rose cellular fluid has strong permeability, and can well permeate into skin cell tissue to enhance the permeation and action of active ingredients. The rose polysaccharide contained in the skin moisturizing cream can activate aquaporin AQP-3, repair skin barriers and enhance moisturizing and hydrating effects. The rose cell sap also has good antioxidant activity, can inhibit the content of mitochondrial active oxygen and active oxygen (ROS) and the positive expression rate of DNA damage CPD by improving the tissue morphology and reducing the number of sunburn cells, and can improve the content of nuclear factor E2 related factor 2, filaggrin and loricrin, thereby achieving the repairing effect. It can be used for preparing skin external preparation.
Acute kidney injury (AKI), a common complication of sepsis, might be caused by overactivated inflammation, mitochondrial damage, and oxidative stress. However, the mechanisms underlying sepsis-induced AKI (SAKI) have not been fully elucidated, and there is a lack of effective therapies for AKI. To this end, this study aimed to investigate whether obeticholic acid (OCA) has a renoprotective effect on SAKI and to explore its mechanism of action. Through bioinformatics analysis, our study confirmed that the mitochondria might be a critical target for the treatment of SAKI. Thus, a septic rat model was established by cecal ligation puncture (CLP) surgery. Our results showed an evoked inflammatory response via the NF-κB signaling pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in septic rats, which led to mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress. OCA, an Farnesoid X Receptor (FXR) agonist, has shown anti-inflammatory effects in numerous studies. However, the effects of OCA on SAKI remain unclear. In this study, we revealed that pretreatment with OCA can inhibit the inflammatory response by reducing the synthesis of proinflammatory factors (such as IL-1β and NLRP3) via blocking NF-κB and alleviating mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress in the septic rat model. Overall, this study provides insight into the excessive inflammation-induced SAKI caused by mitochondrial damage and evidence for the potential use of OCA in SAKI treatment.
Thoracolumbar interfascial plane block has successfully been demonstrated to provide an efficient analgesia in patients. The present study is aimed to investigate the intraoperative hemodynamic responses, anesthetic and analgesic consumption, and postoperative recovery quality of thoracolumbar interfascial plane block in patients with vertebral surgery. After approval, patients enrolled in the study are divided into two groups by computer-based randomization technique as control and study group. After standard monitorization, anesthesia induction and tracheal intubation, erector spinae plane block is performed to study group and no intervention to control group.

In the intraoperative period, 10 mg / kg paracetamol and 0.05 mg / kg morphine will be used for postoperative analgesia. After surgery, all patients will be given 10 mg/kg paracetamol every 8 hours and will be fitted with a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device (Tramadol HCL). PCA device bolus dose will be set to 20 mg, lock time will be set to 10 minutes and the number of buttons per hour will be set as 3.for postoperative analgesia.After surgery, VAS scores of the patients will be evaluated (in the recovery room, 1,3,6,12 and 24 hours, Patients with VAS\>4 will be given 0.03mg / kg morphine as salvage analgesia.After 30 minutes, the patients' VAS will be re-evaluated,If VAS\>4 the same dose will be repeated. A patient satisfaction questionnaire (Qr40)will be filled by patients at the postoperative 24th hour.
The usual care intervention will include appropriate primary care and specialty office practice visits as required. It also includes home health care, timely post-hospital outpatient visits, a nurse generated phone call progress report within one business day of hospital dismissal, and standard clinic phone triage during business hours. It also involves a 24 hour nurse triage line for questions. Patients will be informed of the general options currently available to patients including the above as well as options for care in extended hours and at Mayo Express care.
FIELD: genetic engineering, microbiology, peptides. SUBSTANCE: isolated and purified nucleic acid molecule encodes high-molecular protein (HMW) HMW3 or HMW4 of the strain of nontypical Haemophilus. Nucleotide sequences of DNA and amino acid sequences of protein HMW3 and HMW4 are given in the description. Plasmid vector used for transformation of Haemophilus influenzae is prepared based on pHNMW1 by insertion of DNA to it. Conjugate consists of protein HMW and antigen, hapten or polysaccharide and allows to obtain the immune response to latter. Synthetic peptide consists of 6-150 amino acids and corresponds to the protective epitope of protein HMW3 or HMW4 in nontypical Haemophilus influenzae. The protective epitope is recognized by one of monoclonal antibody AD6 and 10C5. New high-molecular proteins of nontypical Haemophilus allow to obtain the immune response to antigen, hapten or polysaccharide being used as molecule-carriers. EFFECT: valuable properties of biomolecules. 7 cl, 71 dwg, 3 tbl, 10 ex
The present invention provides a kind of preparation method of Fructus Tribuli crude saponin, and this method extracts total saponins of tribulus using puncture vine as raw material, with the method that alcohol extracting is concentrated.Preparation method is put into 1L round-bottomed flask the following steps are included: a. weighs puncture vine powder 40-50.04g.B. 65-75% ethyl alcohol 300-400ml is added, under magnetic agitation, oil bath heating to 70-75 DEG C of outer temperature, reflux 1-1.5h.C. it filters while hot, filter cake is put into 1L round-bottomed flask.D. the ethyl alcohol 400ml of 65-75% plus newly repeats aforesaid operations twice.E. filtrate three times is merged, (vacuum -0.09~0.1MPa, 50 DEG C~55 DEG C of water temperature) is concentrated under reduced pressure with Rotary Evaporators and is steamed to solvent-free, obtains brown paste semi-solid products.F. concentrated extract is spray-dried, and dry product is crushed, and is sieved.This method has simple process, the low advantage of production cost.
First, the investigators propose to identify the neural correlates of self-focused processing. The investigators will assess baseline resting state connectivity within the default network, as well as regional brain activation using a well-validated event-related fMRI task that manipulates self-focused processing in patients with body dysmorphic and socially anxious symptoms, compared to healthy controls. This clinical sample was selected because such patients display heightened self-focused attention, and sampling individuals across these symptom dimensions will ensure greater variability on this dimension of maladaptive self-focused processing. Second, the investigators will examine the neural correlates of self-focused processing as a predictor of treatment response. Neuroimaging data will be acquired from patients with body dysmorphic and socially anxious symptoms during two scan sessions, before and after 12 weeks of individual cognitive behavioral therapy, and compared with healthy controls scanned twice at a 12 week interval. Finally, the investigators will compare the prediction of treatment response between neural measures and behavioral measures of self-focused processing. The investigators will assess the behavioral correlates of self-focused processing using a self-reference effect paradigm, and assess their relation to treatment response. If the investigators hypotheses are borne out, the investigators will have new targets for treatment, a method to identify promising candidates for treatment, and sensitive surrogate markers of treatment response.
The invention belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicines, and provides a traditional Chinese medicine for treating diabetic complication. The formula of the traditional Chinese medicine belongs to the invention patent of 'a dietetic healthcare nutritional granule for enhancing immunity' (the Patent No. is ZL200410068968.4). After experiments, the patent inventor finds that the formula of the traditional Chinese medicine has new use in treating diabetic fundus pathological changes, diabetic acro thanatosis and diabetic diarrhea, and can be taken as a traditional Chinese medicine for treating diabetes. The drug is characterized by being made from traditional Chinese medicines as raw materials, and being made from mulberry, prepared rhizome of rehmannia, angelica, notoginseng, lucid ganoderma spore powder and dextrin. The medicine has the effects on tonifying qi and nourishing the blood, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and removing blood stasis and relieving pain; and the medicine is suitable for patients with the diabetic complication.
Provided are compositions and methods for vaccinating against picornaviruses. The compositions include modified Newcastle Disease viruses (NDVs) that are sufficient to produce virus-like particles (VLPs) in a host recipient. The modified NDVs contain a single stranded negative sense RNA polynucleotide having nucleotide sequences configured in a 3′-5′ direction encoding sequentially NDV nucleocapsid protein (NP), phosphoprotein (P), matrix protein (M), fusion protein (F), hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (L) protein. A first nucleotide sequence encoding a picornavirus capsid polyprotein precursor is positioned between the between P and M nucleotide sequences. A second nucleotide sequence encoding a picornavirus protease that is capable of processing the capsid polyprotein precursor is positioned between the HN and L nucleotide sequences. Purified, infectious non-pathogenic NDV particles are included, as are methods for using such particles for vaccination against any infectious picornavirus. Kits and articles of manufacture containing and/or for making the NDV particles are also provided.
For patients randomly assigned to the BPA intervention group (alert group), an on-screen electronic alert will be issued during the outpatient clinical encounter that notifies the responsible provider that his or her T2DM patient should be evaluated for CKD with UACR assessment. The provider then will be given on-screen options to either order a UACR assessment or follow a link to learn more about CKD assessment in T2DM. Should the alert-recipient elect to omit an order for UACR assessment and decline to follow a link to learn more about CKD assessment in T2DM, the provider will be able to continue on with clinic visit-related EHR documentation but will need to select an acknowledge reason (rationale) for not following the evidence-based clinical practice recommendation highlighted in the alert.
Hematological malignancies including B-, T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL, T-ALL), B and T cell lymphoma (BCL, TCL), natural killer cell lymphoma (NKL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are aggressive diseases which may express the early T cell development molecule CD7.T-ALL represents 15% of childhood and 25% of adult ALL, and T-ALL patients are prone to early disease relapse and suffer from poor treatment outcomes. According to European Group for the Immunological Characterization of Leukemias (EGIL), the presence of cytoplasmic or membrane expression of CD3 defines T-ALL. Several immunophenotypic classifications have been proposed: (TI) the immature subgroup or pro-T-ALL is defined by the expression of CD7 and cCD3; (TII) pre-T-ALL also expresses CD2 and/or CD5 and/or CD8; (TIII) or cortical T-ALL shows CD1a positivity; and (TIV), mature T-ALL is characterized by the presence of surface CD3 and CD1a negativity.Over the past few years, T cells modified with lentiviral chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) gene have been studied in different clinical settings. CD7 is a T cell surface molecule that plays important role in T cell and B cell interaction in early lymphoid development, displays membrane expression early during T cell development before TCR rearrangement, and persists through terminal stages of T cell development, and has been a well-known marker for T-ALL. CD7 is considered a promising target for the treatment of T-ALL, TCL, AML and NKL. In this study, the study proposes to investigate an universal CD7 targeting CAR-T design, 4SCAR7U in combination with alternative targeting CAR-T cells as a new strategy to treat CD7-positive hematological malignancies.

The 4SCAR7U T cells are genetically engineered and manufactured in bulk amount that can be supplied off-the-shelf without being custom made from individual patients. The immediate availability of the CAR-T cells makes clinical treatment convenient and timely for rapid progressing disease or for highly immune suppressed patients. This application can be time- and cost-effective. This novel approach may also overcome problems of functionally defective autologous T cells. The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of the 4SCAR7U T cell product in hematological malignancies. Another goal of the study is to learn more about the function of this novel product and its persistence in the patients.
Systolic blood pressure (BP) of 120-139 or diastolic BP 80-89mmHg were previously described as 'high normal' or 'above-optimal', but have been re-defined as pre-hypertention (HTN) in the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure(JNC-7) in order to raise awareness regarding the risks of elevated BP and to emphasise healthcare professionals' roles in managing elevated blood pressures as part of primary HTN prevention. Prevalence of pre-HTN is significant, specifically reported as 36.4% of adults in a large-scale population study conducted in mainland China. Furthermore, evidence has shown that the incidence of clinical HTN over 4 years in people with pre-HTN is twice that of people with normal BP, of which approximately 17% had accelerated progression to more advanced stages of HTN. The data highlight that a significant proportion of populations at risk of developing HTN if pre-HTN remains undetected and unmanaged, and also the importance of screening for pre-HTN to initiate management and mitigate the risks associated with HTN.

Lifestyle modification (LSM) is the primary intervention for people with pre-HTN as they play a significant role in lowering BP without the use of pharmacological treatments. Both LSM interventions and pharmacological treatments have been recommended for people with HTN in clinical and public health guidelines. Ecological momentary intervention (EMI) is defined as a health intervention delivered though the mobile device's messaging functions, particularly instant messaging.In existing randomised controlled trials (RCTs), EMI also showed efficacy on LSM, including smoking cessation, diet control, psychological well-being, and weight loss. EMI can therefore serve as an important 'platform' to deliver the LSM intervention in a personalised, real-time and in-situ format.
46 patients (ASA I-II-III) between 18 and 65 years of age, who were to undergo spine surgery, were randomized and divided into two groups. (23 patients in each of the control and superficial ESP groups). Superficial ESP block was performed for SESP group and standard (opioid-based) analgesia performed in the control group. Postoperative analgesia was provided by intravenous morphine infusion using a patient-controlled analgesia device. Postoperative numeric rating scale values were the primary outcome measure. 24-hour total morphine consumption was secondary outcome measure.
The healthy adults who have not any neurological, musculoskeletal or rhematogical disease, a history of orthopedic surgery on spine or lower extremity. Their age should be ranged between 20 - 75 years.