anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE: To obtain a nasal drop for preventing and treating rhinitis, containing α-linolenic acid-based oil and fat. CONSTITUTION: This rhinitis treating agent contain one component or plural components in α-linolenic acid-based oil and fat containing a highly unsaturated fatty acid of α-linolenic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid and these derivatives. A vegetable oil such as perilla oil, linseed oil and egoma oil rich in α-linolenic acid, fish oil of horse mackerel, sardine, Pacific saury, etc., rich in eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid or oil and fat of sea grasses can be used as origin of the α-linolenic acid-based oil and fat. An antioxidant such as vitamin E, vitamin C, carotene or tea catechins can be blended in addition to α-linolenic acid-based oil and fat.  Though the nasal drop is preferably dropped, jetted or sprayed into nose cavity, the drop may be applied to the surface of nasal hole. α-Linolenic acid-based metabolism suppresses metabolism of linolenic acid and relieves allergic symptom.
Subject assigned to TAU for Phase 1. Subject is a Phase 1 TAU Insufficient Responder, then assigned to Phase 2 CAMS.
BACKGROUND: Sepsis-induced myocardial injury is a serious complication of sepsis. QT prolongation is a proarrhythmic state which reflects myocardial injury in a group of heterogeneous disorders. However, the study on the clinical value of QT prolongation in sepsis is limited.
METHODS: We aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics and predictors of new-onset QT prolongation in sepsis and its impact on the outcome in a multicenter retrospective cohort study. Electrocardiographic and clinical data were collected from patients with sepsis from the wards and intensive care units of four centers after exclusion of QT-influencing medications and electrolyte abnormalities. Clinical outcomes were compared between patients with and without QT prolongation (QTc > 450 ms). Multivariate analysis was performed to ascertain whether QT prolongation was an independent predictor for 30-day mortality. The factors predicting QT prolongation in sepsis were also analyzed.
RESULTS: New-onset QT prolongation occurred in 235/1024 (22.9%) patients. The majority demonstrated similar pattern as type 1 long QT syndrome. Patients with QT prolongation had a higher 30-day in-hospital mortality (P < 0.001), which was also associated with increased tachyarrhythmias including paroxysmal atrial fibrillation or tachycardia (P < 0.001) and ventricular arrhythmia (P < 0.001) during hospitalization. QT prolongation independently predicted 30-day mortality (P = 0.044) after multivariate analysis. History of coronary artery disease (P = 0.001), septic shock (P = 0.008), acute respiratory (P < 0.001), heart (P = 0.021) and renal dysfunction (P = 0.013) were independent predictors of QT prolongation in sepsis.
CONCLUSIONS: New-onset QT prolongation in sepsis was associated with increased mortality as well as atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, which was predicted by disease severity and organ dysfunction.
OBJECT: To evaluate the effectiveness of selective bipolar plasmakinetic technology based on bladder irrigation fluid color on hemostasis in HoLEP surgwery METHODS: A total of 209 patients who underwent HoLEP surgery from October 2021 to July 2023 were included and divided into Hemostasis Management Group and control group. the color of the irrigation fluid was categorized into 5 levels and the bipolar plasmakinetic technology was applied when the color came to level 4 or up. The following was analyzed: postoperative use of balloon compression, blood loss, irrigation time, length of hospital stay, and the number of a second operation.
RESULTS: Only 4 patients in Hemostasis Management Group required postoperative urinary catheter balloon compression, while there are 15 in the control group(p=0.03). The average irrigation time for patients in the HM Group with bipolar plasmakinetic hemostasis was 21.88±13.76 hours, compared to that in patients with catheter balloon compression(p=0.007).
CONCLUSION: Based on the bladder irrigation color chart, the selective application of bipolar plasmakinetic hemostasis led to a significant reduction in the number of patients requiring postoperative bladder catheter balloon compression. Secondly, the irrigation time of patients who underwent bipolar plasmakinetic hemostasis also decreased.
On the Day2/3 of the menstrual cycle, qualified participants will be randomized into either of two groups. Participants in group A will receive standard IVF procedure. Other standard assisted reproductive treatments are similar and parallel between two groups.
Subjects will receive GSK2881078 (dose level will be determined based on the results from Part A) on Day 1 of Period-1 and Day 6 of Period-2. Subjects will also receive itraconazole 200 mg twice daily on Day1 of Period-2 and 200 mg once daily on Days 2-34 of Period-2.
Fibrosis, a complex pathological process characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, leads to tissue scarring and dysfunction. Emerging evidence suggests that neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), composed of DNA, histones, and antimicrobial proteins, significantly contribute to fibrotic diseases pathogenesis. This review summarizes the process of NETs production, molecular mechanisms, and related diseases, and outlines the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with fibrosis. Subsequently, this review comprehensively summarizes the current understanding of the intricate interplay between NETs and fibrosis across various organs, including the lung, liver, kidney, skin, and heart. The mechanisms by which NETs contribute to fibrogenesis, including their ability to promote inflammation, induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), activate fibroblasts, deposit extracellular matrix (ECM) components, and trigger TLR4 signaling were explored. This review aimed to provide insights into the complex relationship between NETs and fibrosis via a comprehensive analysis of existing reports, offering novel perspectives for future research and therapeutic interventions.
Participants Individuals between 18-65 will be included in the study because pain mechanisms and effects are different between adults and children. Inclusion criteria are having low back pain for 3 months or longer, Mini mental test score\>23, Healthy individuals who do not experience chronic low back pain will be evaluated in the control group. Hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, rheumatological diseases, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, specific diagnosis underlying back pain (e.g. radicular symptoms), significant decrease in vision and hearing, body mass index higher than 30, serious psychiatric condition, inability to communicate, traumatic low back pain, those who have had back surgery, those who refused to participate in the study and did not fill out the consent form will be excluded.
Tablet for oral use. 1 tablet twice daily. The tablets are taken outside of meals (between meals or 15-30 minutes before meals), keep the tablets in the mouth, without swallowing, until completely dissolved.
Drain use in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains controversial. Use has been associated with increased complications, particularly postoperative transfusion, infection, increased cost, and longer hospital stays. However, studies examining drain use were performed before widespread adoption of tranexamic acid (TXA), which markedly reduces transfusion without increasing venous thromboembolism events. We aim to investigate incidence of postoperative transfusion and 90-day return to the operating room (ROR) for hemarthrosis in TKA with use of drains and concomitant intravenous (IV) TXA. Primary TKAs from a single institution were identified from August 2012 to December 2018. Inclusion criteria were primary TKA, age 18 years and over where use of TXA, drains, anticoagulant, and pre- and postsurgical hemoglobin (Hb) were documented during the patient's admission. Primary outcomes were 90-day ROR specifically for hemarthrosis and rate of postoperative transfusion. A total of 2,008 patients were included. Sixteen patients required ROR, three of which were due to hemarthrosis. Drain output was statistically higher in the ROR group (269.3 vs. 152.4 mL, p = 0.05). Five patients required transfusion within 14 days (0.25%). Patients requiring transfusion had significantly lower presurgical Hb (10.2 g/dL, p = 0.01) and 24-hour postoperative Hb (7.7 g/dL, p < 0.001). Drain output between the transfusion and no transfusion groups varied significantly (p = 0.03), with transfusion patients having higher postoperative day 1 drain output of 362.6 mL and total drain output of 376.6 mL. In this series, postoperative drain use with concomitant weight-based IV TXA is shown to be safe and efficacious. We observed exceedingly low risk of postoperative transfusion compared with prior reports of drain use alone as well as preserved low rate of hemarthrosis that has previously been positively linked to drain use.
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and food allergy (FA) increase in tandem, but the potential impact of IBD on FA remains unclear. We sought to determine the role of IBD on FA. We first assessed the changes of FA-related risk factors in dextran sulphate sodium salt (DSS) induced colitis mice model. Then, we evaluated the role of IBD on FA in mice. FA responses were determined using a clinical allergy score, body temperature change, serum antibody levels, cytokines level and mouse mast cell protease 1 (MMCP-1) concentration. Accumulation of regulatory T cells was tested using flow cytometry. Intestinal changes were identified by histology, immunohistochemistry, gene expression and gut microbial community structure. In DSS-induced colitis mice model, we found the intestinal damage, colonic neutrophil infiltration, and downregulation of splenic Th2 cytokines and Tregs in mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN). Moreover, we also found that IBD can alleviate the FA symptoms and lead to the significant downregulation of Th2 cytokines, serum IgE and MMCP-1. However, IBD exacerbates intestinal injury and promotes the gene expression levels of IL-33 and IL-5 in the small intestine, damages the intestinal tissue structure and aggravates intestinal dysbiosis in FA. IBD functions as a double-edged sword in FA. From the perspective of clinical symptoms and humoral immune responses, IBD can reduce FA response by downregulating Th2 cytokines. But from the perspective of the intestinal immune system, IBD potentially disrupts intestinal tolerance to food antigens by damaging intestinal tissue structure and causing intestinal dysbiosis.
Biologic: IC14 (monoclonal anti-CD14 antibody) 4 mg/kg intravenously followed by IC14 2 mg/kg intravenously on Days 2-4. This four-day cycle will be repeated on Days 8-11.
Neurofibromatosis 1(NF1) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder with an incidence of one birth out of 3000. NF1 gene is located in 17q11.2. The penetrance is near 100% by the age of 8 and the de novo mutations represent half the cases. The product of NF1 gene is neurofibromin, a protein controlling cellular differentiation and proliferation. Phenotypic expression is variable even in the same family. Neurofibromatosis 1 is characterized by café au lait spots, freckling of the folds, Lisch'nodules (hamartomas of iris) and multiple neurofibromas. Manifestations of neurofibromatosis 1 are pleiotropic, potentially severe and unpredictable. Morbidity and mortality associated to neurofibromatosis 1 are linked with complications, optic pathway gliomas, neurofibromas of the spine or of peripheral nerves, learning disabilities, scoliosis and bone abnormalities and vasculopathy. The investigators already demonstrated the existence of modifiers, genes modifying the phenotypic expression of neurofibromatosis 1 (Hum Mol Genet. 2009;18(15):2768-78). Indeed, a quantitative analysis of inter and intrafamilial variability performed with the data of the investigators phenotype/genotype database showed a strong genetic component for most studied clinical traits with an estimated heritability from 44 and 45% for subcutaneous and plexiform neurofibromas, to 66% for small café au lait spots. The investigators also showed that the NF1 gene had minor effect in the phenotypic variability. The investigators results suggested the implication of genes non linked to NF1 gene. The identification of these variants called modifiers of the phenotype is possible thanks to the investigators vast collection of patients and its statistical power. The aim of the present study is to identify in the human genome genetic variants in the evolving pattern of the most frequent manifestation of neurofibromatosis 1, neurofibromas. The genetic association studies are the most adapted in that purpose. The investigators bank includes at the present time 1099 patients of 575 families with genotypes, phenotypes and DNA samples.

The investigators will include 450 index cases more to have around 1000 independent patients with neurofibromatosis 1 to get a 90% statistical power to detect variants of 30% frequency in the general population and having an effect of odds ratio of 2 for studied trait. The investigators will use Affymetrix® Genechips 6.0 covering well the whole genome.

Identification of the variants will provide new comprehension of pathophysiology and new targets for treatment.
Chronic stress has been shown to be a significant risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality. Eight-week Mindfulness-Based Meditation programs (MBSR) have been shown to improve participants' health and well-being, including reducing inflammation and slowing the progression of chronic diseases such as HIV. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential benefits of a three-day mindfulness-based meditation retreat program (vs. an active rest and relaxation retreat control condition) on a highly stressed, unemployed, community adult population.

Participants are recruited from the Pittsburgh area and are randomly assigned to either the mindfulness-based retreat program or the rest and relaxation retreat program. All participants complete a psychosocial survey, blood work, and a baseline fMRI before completing the intervention. Participants complete a second fMRI immediately following the intervention and then additional blood work and psychosocial surveys at a four month follow-up timepoint. At each fMRI appointment, participants will complete neuroimaging tasks (where they will be presented with words, picture, and sounds) that will assess neuroreactivity, regulation responses, and brain volume before and after mindfulness meditation training.
Ten healthy participants will receive one orally disintegrating tablet (ODT) with 5 mg AX-8 and one ODT with 40 mg AX-8 8 hours later (i.e. at 0 hour and +8 hours), during the treatment day (Day 1) of the treatment period.
A total of 9 groups in two population. Population B comprises hypercholesterolemic Japanese subjects who are naïve for a treatment by lipid lowering drug and whose fasting LDL-cholesterol is not controlled. A subject who is treatment naïve will be randomized into one out of 4 dose groups.
Those allocated to the intervention groups B will receive standard respiratory outpatient care such as routine virtual visits at 6 and 12 months to the respiratory outpatient clinic along with the use of a smartphone app self-management programme. They will be asked to use the spirobank spirometer (measures lung function, FEV1), pulse oximeter (measures oxygen saturations, SP02) and input the dyspnoea score (m MRC), their step count and view the educational videos on the app twice a week for twelve months. The smartphone app self-management programme will prompt the patient once a week to remind them to input their data. Furthermore, they will receive motivational messages weekly via the app. At the routine visits they will complete questionnaires on engagement, quality of life, m MRC scale and self-efficacy at these visits over the phone. They will inform the research team of self-reported GP visits or hospital admissions due to an exacerbation of COPD.
BACKGROUND: Despite the high cure rate of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), patients endure side effects from treatment and psychological distress, impacting their quality of life. The potential of mobile health (mHealth) interventions to address these issues remains unexplored. The purpose of this study is to develop an mHealth intervention based on the Multi-Theoretical Model of Health Behavior Change (MTM) and evaluate its impact on reducing anxiety, depression, fear of cancer progression, and enhancing quality of life in DTC patients.
METHODS: A single-blind, single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted. One hundred and eleven consecutive DTC patients from Harbin Medical University's Fourth Hospital were enrolled from March 2023 to March 2024. Participants were randomized into a control group and an intervention group that received a 3-month mHealth intervention based on MTM theory. Outcomes were assessed using web-based questionnaires at baseline and conclusion.
RESULTS: One hundred four patients with DTC completed the study, with 7 lost to follow-up (6.3%). The intervention group experienced a significant drop in PHQ-4 scores post-MTM-mHealth intervention (P < .026), with no change in the control group, demonstrating a significant difference. The intervention group also had significantly lower anxiety (P < .015) and depression (P < .032) scores compared to controls. All PHQ-4 scores improved in the intervention group except for "Little interest or pleasure in doing things." Anxiety levels were significantly lower in the intervention group (P < .026) but remained unchanged in controls. The control group exhibited a significant increase in FCR-4 scores at follow-up, differing from the intervention group (P < 0.001). Quality of life scores did not differ at baseline but saw a significant improvement in the intervention group, while the control group experienced no significant change. The intervention group had higher VAS scores (P < .030) and greater health education satisfaction across all dimensions (P < .019).
CONCLUSIONS: The MTM-based mHealth intervention significantly benefits DTC patients by reducing anxiety, fear of cancer recurrence, and improving quality of life, though its effect on depression requires further investigation.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: China Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR2200064321.
Subjects with suspected or confirmed malignancy will receive an intravenous injection of 68Ga-N188 followed by PET imaging. The subjects will also receive a whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT scan within a one-week period.
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the maximum tolerated dose of gemcitabine and cisplatin that can be administered during a standard course of radiation therapy for patients with unresectable or locally recurrent pancreatic and gastric cancer. II. Describe the tolerance of gemcitabine, cisplatin, and radiation therapy in this patient population. III. Seek preliminary evidence of the therapeutic activity of this regimen in this patient population as measured by survival.

OUTLINE: This is a dose escalation study. Patients undergo radiotherapy to the tumor and lymph nodes, followed by a decrease in radiotherapy to the tumor alone. Radiation therapy is administered for a total of 5.5 weeks. Patients receive intravenous gemcitabine twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday over the first 3 weeks of radiotherapy. Cisplatin is administered intravenously twice weekly following gemcitabine therapy. Three patients are treated at each dose level. Dose escalation does not occur until all patients at a given dose level have completed radiotherapy and returned for a 4 week follow up. The dose limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as the dose at which at least 2 of 6 patients experience unacceptable toxic effects. The maximum tolerated dose is defined as the dose at which no more than 1 of 6 patients experiences DLT. Patients exhibiting stable disease remain on therapy until disease progression or intolerable toxic effects. Patients experiencing toxic effects and no disease progression are retreated at a lower dose. Patients are followed every 3 months for the first 2 years then every 6 months for the next year.
In epidemiology, realistic disease dynamics often require Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR)-like models because they account for incubation periods before individuals become infectious. However, for the sake of analytical tractability, simpler Susceptible-Infected-Recovered (SIR) models are commonly used, despite their lack of biological realism. Bridging these models is crucial for accurately estimating parameters and fitting models to observed data, particularly in population-level studies of infectious diseases. This paper investigates stochastic versions of the SEIR and SIR frameworks and demonstrates that the SEIR model can be effectively approximated by a SIR model with time-dependent infection and recovery rates. The validity of this approximation is supported by the derivation of a large-population Functional Law of Large Numbers (FLLN) limit and a finite-population concentration inequality. To apply this approximation in practice, the paper introduces a parameter inference methodology based on the Dynamic Survival Analysis (DSA) survival analysis framework. This method enables the fitting of the SIR model to data simulated from the more complex SEIR dynamics, as illustrated through simulated experiments.
The saccadic chronostasis illusion refers to the duration overestimation of the first visual stimulation after saccadic eye movement, which is also known as "stopped clock illusion." The present study investigated whether saccadic chronostasis would be observed in the auditory modality and whether the saccade-induced time dilation in the visual modality would be reduced by a synchronously presented sound. In each trial, a unisensory visual stimulus, unisensory sound, or bimodal audio-visual stimulus with a duration of 200-800 ms (probe stimulus) was presented at the saccade target location and temporally around the offset of the saccade, followed by a unisensory visual or auditory standard stimulus for a fixed 500 ms. Participants were required to identify which of the two stimuli (probe or standard) presented in the target modality (visual or auditory) was perceived as longer. The results showed that no saccadic chronostasis was observed in the auditory modality, regardless of whether the sound was presented alone or synchronously accompanied by a visual stimulus. Interestingly, the magnitude of the saccadic chronostasis illusion was reduced by the synchronously presented sound. Moreover, the combined effect of the saccade and sound on visual time perception fits well with the standard scalar model, and the weight of the cross-modal effect was higher than that of saccadic visual time dilation. These results suggest that sound dominates vision in time processing during saccades and linearly modulates saccadic chronostasis, which follows the Scalar Expectancy Theory.