anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
Severe febrile illnesses in children encompass life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by diverse pathogens and other severe inflammatory syndromes. A comparative approach to these illnesses may identify shared and distinct features of host immune dysfunction amenable to immunomodulation. Here, using immunophenotyping with mass cytometry and cell stimulation experiments, we illustrate trajectories of immune dysfunction in 74 children with multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with SARS-CoV-2, 30 with bacterial infection, 16 with viral infection, 8 with Kawasaki disease, and 42 controls. We explore these findings in a secondary cohort of 500 children with these illnesses and 134 controls. We show that neutrophil activation and apoptosis are prominent in multi-system inflammatory syndrome, and that this is partially shared with bacterial infection. We show that memory T cells from patients with multi-system inflammatory syndrome and bacterial infection are exhausted. In contrast, we show viral infection to be characterized by a distinct signature of decreased interferon signaling and lower interferon receptor gene expression. Improved understanding of immune dysfunction may improve approaches to immunomodulator therapy in severe febrile illnesses in children.
This study will recruit pregnant women who were diagnosed as GDM by 75g Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in 2nd trimester and followed up for 1month. A total of 60 GDM patients were expected to be enrolled. Using the double-blind method, they were randomly divided into two groups: experimental group and control group. Both of the two groups were provided medical nutrition treatment by nutritionist after GDM was diagnosed and CGM equipment (San MediTech CGM-303) was worn. Blood and urine samples were collected. At the following two days, oatmeal (SHIZHUANG) was used as extra meal at 10:00am and 15:00pm in both groups. In the next 4 weeks experimental group was provided with the domestic nutrition product (SANZ®KINGWILL), while existing products (GLUCERNA SR®) for control group as their extra meals at 10:00am and 15:00pm. In the last day, CGM equipment (San MediTech CGM-303) was removed and blood and urine samples were collected.
Envafolimab is a PD-L1 antibody by hypodermic injection. Envafolimab will be administrated with 300mg each time, every three weeks for a total of 22 cycles since the first day of induction chemotherapy.
BACKGROUND: Oral leukoplakia (OLK), characterized by abnormal epithelial hyperplasia, is the most common precancerous oral mucosa lesion and is closely related to oxidative stress. Cucurbitacin B (CuB), a tetracyclic triterpenoid molecule derived from plants, has shown promising anti-proliferative and antioxidant effects in preclinical studies. However, whether CuB can play an antiproliferative role in OLK by regulating oxidative stress remains elusive.
PURPOSE: To investigate the role of CuB in inhibiting the malignant progression of oral leukoplakia and to further explore its underlying mechanisms of action.
METHODS: In vitro, the effect of CuB on the proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and cell cycle of OLK cells DOK was detected. The core genes and key pathways of OLK and CuB were analyzed in the transcriptome database, by using immunofluorescence, qRT-PCR, and Western blot to evaluate the expression levels of the ferroptosis markers ROS, GSH, MDA, Fe2+, and marker genes SLC7A11, GPX4, and FTH1. Immunohistochemistry of human tissue was performed to investigate the expression of the SLC7A11. In vivo, the model of OLK was established in C57BL/6 mice and the biosafety of CuB treatment for OLK was further evaluated.
RESULTS: CuB substantially suppressed the proliferation of DOK cells. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the core targets of OLK crossing with CuB include SLC7A11 and that the essential pathways involve ROS and ferroptosis. In vitro experiments indicated that CuB might promote ferroptosis by down-regulating the expression of SLC7A11. We observed a gradual increase in SLC7A11 expression levels during the progression from normal oral mucosa to oral leukoplakia with varying degrees of epithelial dysplasia. In vivo experiments demonstrated that CuB inhibited the malignant progression of OLK by promoting ferroptosis in OLK mice and exhibited a certain level of biosafety.
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated for the first time that CuB could effectively inhibit the malignant progression of OLK by inducing ferroptosis via activating the SLC7A11/ mitochondrial oxidative stress pathway. These findings indicate that CuB could serve as the lead compound for the future development of anti-oral leukoplakia drugs.
One of the most important factor that affects the post op complication of the cardiac surgery is systemic inflammation. Valvular heart surgery requires cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest, which can arouse the ischemic/reperfusion injury causing myocardial damage and inflammatory response. These myocardial damage and inflammatory response can cause multi-organ failure or even death.

High-mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1) is a protein which is encoded by the HMGB1 gene in human. HMGB1 is secreted by immune cells (like macrophages, monocytes and dendritic cells). Activated macrophages and monocytes secrete HMGB1 as a cytokine mediator of Inflammation. There are many studies suggesting the relationship between HMGB1 and acute coronary syndrome, myocardial ischemic/reperfusion injury, atherosclerosis, heart failure and other cardiac disease as a marker for inflammatory response. However, there are no other study evaluating HMGB1 as a prognostic factor after valvular surgery, so far.
Participants in this arm will be screened for unmet social needs, receive a post card that includes a list of generic VA crisis and homeless hotlines, receive a tailored Resource Sheet, and be offered assistance from a Social Worker. If accepted, the SW will contact the participant and work with them over a period of 8 weeks to help facilitate their connection to resources than can help to address the unmet need(s) identified in the unmet need screen.
No intervention was applied to the control group. After the participants were divided into groups by randomization, pre-test data were collected using data collection tools (VAS pain scoring, DAS depression stress anxiety rating scale, premenstrual syndrome rating scale and premenstrual syndrome specific life satisfaction scale). After the pre-test, post-test data were collected on the last day of the cycle after 1 menstrual cycles.
The control group subjects underwent a cystoscopy procedure. The subject was blinded to his randomization into the control or treatment group. Unblinding will occurred at 3 months post procedure, after follow-up assessments were completed. Between 3 and 12 month follow-up assessments, a subject was allowed to crossover and undergo a UL procedure if he met crossover inclusion and exclusion criteria. Subjects crossing over will then be followed for 5 years post-treatment. The subject can also be treated by other approved therapies, or receive no treatment at all, which would require participation through 12 months.
Subjects were enrolled at the first examination whether they were not taking any medication, including oral contraceptives or drugs for osteoporosis, and free of significant medical illnesses, except obesity. Exclusion criteria were history of endocrinological diseases (diabetes mellitus, hypo or hyperthyroidism, hypopituitarism, etc.), chronic inflammatory diseases, stable known hypertension, angina pectoris, stroke, transient ischemic attack, heart infarction, congenital heart disease, malignancies, chronic inflammatory diseases, renal and liver failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, heart failure, congenital heart diseases, minor and major stroke, and inherited thrombocytopenias and other major malignancies. subjects were examined by means of the medical history, hormonal, metabolic and routine hematochemical parameters. We provided for a clinical baseline evaluation that included extemporaneous ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and a physical assessment of body weight, Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) as anthropometric parameters. To lead the statistical analysis, all sample was clusterized into three different groups according to the diagnostic condition of deficiency (\<10 ng/mL), insufficiency (\<20 ng/mL) and sufficiency (≥20 ng/mL) of vitamin D. We labelled each cluster as group 1, group 2 and group 3.
Patients MIBG evaluable neuroblastoma receive alisertib PO QD on days 1-7. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 35 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
PURPOSE:To provide the titled remedy effective to hemorrhoid, by scattering sugar to earthworm to extract the body fluid of the worm, and using the liquid as an active component. CONSTITUTION:The objective remedy for hemorrhoid is composed of the body fluid of earthworm extracted from the worm by scattering sugar to the worm, and sugar dissolved in the body fluid. The drug is effective especially to the so-called verrucous hemorrhoid which is the anal varix comprising the expanded venous wall in the form of a bag and caused by the repetition of congestions of a number of plexus venosus rectalis existing between the lower end of rectum and the anus. The body fluid of the earthworm contains an enzyme effective to contract the blood vessel and dissolve the thrombogenic substance. The disagreeable feeling of the body fluid of earthworm can be eliminated by the use of sugar as a dissolving agent. The agent is useful as a remedy for hemorrhoid and exhibits remarkable effect to the verrucous hemorrhoid.
PURPOSE: Radioiodine (RAI) therapy remains the gold-standard approach for distant metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (TC). The main objective of our work was to identify the clinical and molecular markers that may help to predict RAI avidity and RAI therapy response of metastatic lesions in a cohort of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis of 122 PTC patients submitted to RAI therapy due to distant metastatic disease. We also analysed, through next-generation sequencing, a custom panel of 78 genes and rearrangements, in a smaller cohort of 31 metastatic PTC, with complete follow-up, available RAI therapy data, and existing tumour sample at our centre.
RESULTS: The most frequent outcome after RAI therapy was progression of disease in 59.0% of cases (n = 71), with median estimate progression-free survival of 30 months. RAI avidity was associated with PTC subtype, age and stimulated thyroglobulin at first RAI therapy for metastatic disease. The most frequently altered genes in the cohort of 31 PTC patients' primary tumours were RAS isoforms (54.8%) and TERT promoter (TERTp) (51.6%). The presence of BRAF p.V600E or RET/PTC alterations was associated with lower avidity (p = 0.012). TERTp mutations were not associated with avidity (p = 1.000) but portended a tendency for a higher rate of progression (p = 0.063); similar results were obtained when RAS and TERTp mutations coexisted (p = 1.000 and p = 0.073, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS: Early identification of molecular markers in primary tumours may help to predict RAI therapy avidity, the response of metastatic lesions and to select the patients that may benefit the most from other systemic therapies.
Patients will be given zanubrutinib (160mg by mouth BID) and obinutuzumab (1000mg IVPB on Days 1\*, 8 and 15 of Cycle 1 and on Day 1 of Cycles 2 through 8) starting on Cycle 1 (28-day cycles). \* On Cycle 1, obinituzumab will be administered in "split dose" at 100mg IVPB on Day 1 and 900mg IVPB on Day 2 in patients at increased risk for IRR (ALC \>25,000 cells/ul or baseline lymph nodes \>5 cm diameter). Venetoclax will be added to the regimen starting on Cycle 3, and will be incorporated into the regimen using the 5-week ramp-up schedule to mitigate the risk of tumor lysis syndrome (beginning at 20mg and gradually increasing to 400mg), and venetoclax will be administered a ta fixed dose level of 400mg by mouth daily of 28-day cycles thereafter.
The 12-week theory-based physical activity intervention will involve mailing participants an exercise manual with health and exercise information (i.e. information about exercising safely, modules related to the social cognitive theory, weekly goal setting worksheets, exercise-tracking logs, etc.), a resistance band, and a standard Omron pedometer. Participants will receive a weekly 30-minute Zoom--based group meetings to discuss different strategies to begin and maintain a consistent exercise routine and access to a social media page to facilitate social support and interaction among the group participants. Participants will be able to join the group if they would like, but it will not be required. Participants will be encouraged to connect with each other to promote social support and social modeling. Lastly participants will receive a weekly exercise video to follow along with on their own time and tailored weekly step goals.
No experimental intervention is given. Pregnant women with confirmed diagnosis of Pompe disease that are participating in the Pompe Registry (NCT00231400) and consented to participate in the Pompe Pregnancy Sub-registry, regardless of whether she is receiving disease-specific therapy (such as ERT with alglusidase alfa or avalglucosidase alfa) and irrespective of the commercial product with which she may be treated.
The invention relates to a lactation-promotion medicine and a preparation method thereof. The medicine is prepared from Mongolian milkvetch root, red ginseng, banksian rose, common jujube, rice paper plant pith, cowherb seed, pangolin, Chinese thorowax root, white peony root, largehead atractylodes rhizome, ligusticum, and licorice root. The medicine is prepared according to a specific ratio. Through the steps of high-temperature leaching, filtering, heating and concentration, soft material preparation, granulation, drying, screening, packaging, and the like, instant granules are obtained. The medicine provides a comprehensive effect of qi nourishing, blood nourishing, liver soothing, and qi depression relieving. The medicine has a good lactation-promotion effect. With an average of 3 months of administration, milk secretion is adequate, and is enough for 12-18 months of feeding. The medicine is safe and reliable to human body.
After baseline measurements are complete, pt will receive 2 mcg Paricalcitol (Zemplar) for 7 consecutive days. After this, Kidney function will again be measured. The pt will then be washed off the paricalcitol for 7 days then kidney function will be measured for the last time.
The present invention provides compositions for, a method of suppressing the rise in plasma concentrations of atherogenic lipoproteins after administration of an agent having small acceptors of cholesterol, other lipids or compounds. The method includes the step of co-administering an effective amount of a multiplicity of an agent having large liposomes that include phospholipids substantially free of sterol with the administration of the agent having the small acceptors. The atherogenic lipoproteins include LDL, VLDL, IDL, β-VLDL, Lp(a), a lipoprotein containing apolipoprotein-B, oxidized lipoproteins, and modified lipoproteins. The agent having small acceptors consists essentially of small acceptors and in which the agent having large liposomes consists essentially of large liposomes. In a variant, co-administration of the agent having large liposomes is simultaneous with the administration of the agent having small acceptors. Optionally, co-administration of the agent having large liposomes is separated in time from the administration of the agent having small acceptors by an effective time period. An improved pharmaceutical composition for reducing the size of arterial lesions that enters the liver of a subject is also provided the improvement comprises an anti-oxidant and derivatives thereof. The invention also provides an improved mode of operation of liposomes utilizing the improvements described herein.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is a chronic, recurring condition that affects approximately 6.4 million American adults each year. GAD is one of the most common anxiety disorders and is costly to treat. First-line treatments for GAD include medication (e.g. SSRIs, SNRIs), cognitive behavioral therapy, or both in combination. Peripheral nerve stimulation via acupuncture has been shown to directly decrease clinical anxiety scores. The investigators have developed the Empower Neuromodulation System, a non-invasive, portable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device intended to stimulate peripheral nerves for the treatment of anxiety. In this study, a randomized, controlled study will be conducted in participants with GAD. Participants will self-administer twice daily treatments with the Empower device. In this pilot study, the primary endpoints will be feasibility and acceptability, with safety and effectiveness evaluated as exploratory endpoints.
A care and/or make-up cosmetic composition, e.g. lipstick, comprises a liquid fatty phase containing silicone oil(s) structured with gelling system. The gelling system comprises polymer(s) having a weight-average molecular mass of 500 - 500000, and non-polymeric organogelling agent. A care and/or make-up cosmetic composition comprises a liquid fatty phase containing silicone oil(s) structured with gelling system. The gelling system comprises polymer(s) (homopolymer or copolymer) having a weight-average molecular mass of 500 - 500000, and non-polymeric organogelling agent. The polymer comprises at least one moiety including polyorganosiloxane group(s) comprising 1-1000 organosiloxane units in the chain of moiety or in the form of graft, and at least two groups capable of establishing hydrogen interaction, e.g. ester, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate, thiocarbamate, urea, thiourea, oxamido, guanidino, and/or biguanidino. At least one of the groups is different from ester. The polymer is solid at room temperature and soluble in liquid fatty phase at 25-250 [deg] C. The liquid fatty phase and gelling system form a medium.
The invention discloses a formulation of vanillic acid to enhance the platelets count during drug-induced thrombocytopenia condition. Male Wistar rats are administered with an oral dose of hydroxyurea dissolved in phosphate buffer to induce thrombocytopenia. The thrombocytopenic male Wistar rats are further supplemented with a formulation comprising vanillic acid at the concentration of 50 mg/kg body weight of thrombocytopenic male Wistar rat dissolved in 2 ml of phosphate buffer. A single dose of the formulation is administered to each thrombocytopenic male Wistar rat until the platelet count increased. A significant increase in the platelet count was observed after 7 days. The dosage is further formulated in a pharmaceutically acceptable solid or liquid form to provide for treating various conditions leading to thrombocytopenia.
BACKGROUND: For the study of quantitative and qualitative muscle parameters, ultrasound and bioelectric impedance analysis are reliable, non-invasive, and reproducible. The aim of this study was to test the combined role of those techniques for the diagnosis of sarcopenia in a population of hospitalized older males and females.
METHODS: A total of 70 subjects were recruited, including 10 healthy adults and 60 hospitalized elderly patients with a good level of independence and cooperation, with and without sarcopenia. The rectus femoris cross-sectional area (CSA), thickness, echogenicity, and compressibility were measured with ultrasound echography. The phase angles (PhAs) and skeletal muscle mass were calculated by bioimpedence analysis. The muscle quality index (MQI) was calculated as the product of CSA and PhA.
RESULTS: Muscle compressibility was greater and PhA was lower in sarcopenic when compared with non-sarcopenic subjects. The threshold values for sarcopenia diagnosis in both sexes of CSA, of PhA, and of the MQI were identified. The obtained CSA values showed an AUC of 0.852 for women and 0.867 for men, PhA of 0.792 in women and 0.898 in men, while MQI was 0.900 for women and 0.969 for men.
CONCLUSIONS: The newly calculated cut-off values of CSA, PhA, and MQI predicted the presence of sarcopenia with good sensitivity and specificity values. The use of the MQI proved to be more promising than the separate use of CSA and PhA in both male and female subjects.
Gabapentin is a medication commonly used in spinal cord injury (SCI) to manage neuropathic pain. Emerging preclinical and clinical evidence suggests that early initiation of low to medium doses of gabapentin and continued delivery for a range of 2 weeks to 4 months has a persistent, positive effect on motor and autonomic neurologic recovery. The objective of the proposed study is to conduct the first ever prospective, dose-exploration trial to test the early administration of gabapentin as an intervention for neurorecovery. A mock efficacy design will be employed. Participants will be stratified based on ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) grade A-B or C-D and randomized to 1 of 3 arms. Study medication will be initiated within 5 days post-injury and administered for 90 days. Participants will be followed for an additional 90 days after stopping treatment.
The invention belongs to the technical field of nano materials and biomedicine, and discloses a method for preparing an ansamitocin-loaded P-3 photoresponse thermosensitive liposome by a microfluidic technology and application thereof. The ansamitocin P-3 is combined with a nano-carrier for the first time, and particularly relates to a method for preparing an photoresponse thermosensitive liposome loaded with the ansamitocin P-3 and a photosensitizer by a microfluidic technology. The liposome comprises a photosensitizer, phospholipid, cholesterol and PEG phospholipid besides ansamitocin P-3. The vortex micro-mixer can realize stable and continuous production and has high repeatability. The prepared liposome not only improves the stability of the medicine, prolongs the circulation time of the medicine in vivo, but also has the effect of light controlled release. The toxicity of the medicine to normal tissues is also obviously reduced while the anti-tumor activity is improved.
AIM: Dedifferentiated endometrial adenocarcinoma (DEAC) is a rare, aggressive subtype, accounting for 2% of all endometrial cancers. Poor survival in DEAC prompts the need for effective treatment modalities through better prognostic classification. MicroRNAs (miRNA) have essential roles in tumor angiogenesis, which might enable their use as novel biomarkers. In this study, we aimed to reveal the relationship between the expression of miRNA-21 and miRNA-143, which are associated with angiogenesis, and the prognosis of DEAC.
METHOD: The study included six cases diagnosed with DEAC. The expression levels of miRNA-21 and miRNA-143 were detected by quantitative real-time PCR. Microvascular density (MVD) was measured by CD34 staining. All data and effects on survival were compared for statistical significance.
RESULTS: Six cases diagnosed with DEAC were included in the study. The percentage of undifferentiated components ranged from 50 to 90%. The second component of differentiated carcinoma was detected as endometrioid (3/5 grade I, 1/5 grade II, 1/5 grade III) in five cases and serous in one case. The mean MVD was 27 (range 17-44, SD 9.4). In three cases, miRNA-21 expression was down-regulated in neoplastic areas compared to non-neoplastic areas. On the contrary, it was found to be up-regulated in the remaining three cases. MiRNA-143 expression decreased in four cases and increased in two cases.
CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, we found a significant irregular expression of miRNA-21 in DEACs. As in other cancers, angiogenesis is significantly associated with survival in DEACs. This study provides initial data for revealing possible implications of miRNAs as prognostic indicators in DEAC.