anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
OBJECTIVE: To explore the differences between clinical features and computed tomography (CT) findings of early-stage glottic cancer (EGC) with or without recurrence after transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) and to establish a preoperative nomogram to predict postoperative recurrence.
METHODS: The clinical and CT features of 168 consecutive patients with EGC with or without recurrence were analyzed retrospectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent predictors of recurrence. A nomogram was constructed to preoperatively predict recurrence. To assess the nomogram's performance, the C-index and calibration plot were used.
RESULTS: EGCs with and without recurrence differed significantly in T-stage, depth, and normalized CT values in the arterial phase (NCTAP) and venous phase (NCTVP) (all P < 0.05). T-stage, depth, and NCTVP were independent predictors of recurrence in EGCs (all P < 0.05). The C-index (0.765, 95% confidence interval: 0.703-0.827) and calibration plot showed that the nomogram has good prediction accuracy. Nomograms based on T-stage and CT variables provided numerically predicted recurrence rates and were better than those based on only T-stage (C-index of 0.765 vs. 0.608).
CONCLUSIONS: Using clinical and CT variables, we developed a novel nomogram to predict the recurrence of EGC before TLM, which may be a potential noninvasive tool for guiding personalized treatment.
The antihypertensive effects of benazepril hydrochloride have been evaluated in a double-blind study in pediatric patients 7 to 16 years of age (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, PharmacodynamicsandHypertension). The pharmacokinetics of benazepril hydrochloride have been evaluated in pediatric patients 6 to 16 years of age (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism). Benazepril hydrochloride was generally well tolerated and adverse effects were similar to those described in adults. (See ADVERSE REACTIONS, Pediatric Patients). 

Treatment with benazepril hydrochloride is not recommended in pediatric patients less than 6 years of age (see ADVERSE REACTIONS), and in children with glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min as there are insufficient data available to support a dosing recommendation in these groups. (See CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, In Pediatric Patients and DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION.)
INTRODUCTION: During thermogenesis, adipose tissue (AT) becomes more active and enhances oxidative metabolism. The promotion of this process in white AT (WAT) is called "browning" and, together with the brown AT (BAT) activation, is considered as a promising approach to counteract obesity and metabolic diseases. Transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily M, member 2 (TRPM2), is an ion channel that allows extracellular Ca2+ influx into the cytosol, and is gated by adenosine diphosphate ribose (ADPR), produced from NAD+ degradation. The aim of this study was to investigate the relevance of TRPM2 in the regulation of energy metabolism in BAT, WAT, and liver during thermogenesis.
METHODS: Wild type (WT) and Trpm2-/- mice were exposed to 6°C and BAT, WAT and liver were collected to evaluate mRNA, protein levels and ADPR content. Furthermore, O2 consumption, CO2 production and energy expenditure were measured in these mice upon thermogenic stimulation. Finally, the effect of the pharmacological inhibition of TRPM2 was assessed in primary adipocytes, evaluating the response upon stimulation with the β-adrenergic receptor agonist CL316,243.
RESULTS: Trpm2-/- mice displayed lower expression of browning markers in AT and lower energy expenditure in response to thermogenic stimulus, compared to WT animals. Trpm2 gene overexpression was observed in WAT, BAT and liver upon cold exposure. In addition, ADPR levels and mono/poly-ADPR hydrolases expression were higher in mice exposed to cold, compared to control mice, likely mediating ADPR generation.
DISCUSSION: Our data indicate TRPM2 as a fundamental player in BAT activation and WAT browning. TRPM2 agonists may represent new pharmacological strategies to fight obesity.
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global pandemic with significant humanity and economic loss since the beginning of 2020. Flaviviruses such as Zika and Dengue viruses are also significant human pathogens. Although SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are effective in preventing severe disease outcomes, they are less effective in controlling infection or re-infection, particularly due to rapid evolution of viral variants of SARS-CoV-2. Currently only limited options are available to treat SARS-CoV-2 and flavivirus infections for vulnerable populations. Potential of a future pandemic of other viruses is high. The present invention features compositions and methods for a universal high throughput screening (FITS) assay to identify inhibitors targeting the S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-binding site of viral methyltransferases (MTases) using SAM as a methyl donor.
Selected teeth would receive prophylaxis with pumice using prophylaxis brushes for 20 seconds. The teeth will be isolated with cotton rolls before application of bonding agent. The tooth selected for acid etch + self-etch adhesive will be treated with 37% phosphoric acid for 15 seconds followed by rinsing for 30 seconds and then drying with air syringe till frosty white appearance is achieved. Then, self-etch adhesive (AdperTM EasyBond, 3M ESPE) will be treated with for 10 seconds followed by light curing for 20 seconds.Clinpro(3M ESPE) fissure sealant will be applied to pits and fissures and then light cured for 20 seconds.
A healthy matched volunteers' group (n = 23) between 18 and 23 years of age was included in this study. For students of both genders, the body mass index was not less than 18.5 and not more than 29.5, and there was no recent or previous musculoskeletal injury or pain.
So WHO recommends postpartum family planning (PPFP) for healthy birth spacing. PPFP is divided into three stages immediate: within 48 hours following delivery, early: within the first 6 weeks after delivery, late: within 12 months postpartum. Fertility can return as soon as 45 days after delivery for non-breastfeeding women, and among women who are not breastfeeding exclusively, fertility can return before the return of menses. Providing PPFP instantaneously following delivery may be likeable for women who prefer effective postpartum protection as the return of fertility may be hard to expect. So Promoting PPFP use was documented in different communities, interventions included conversational, SMS, brochure and video-based contraceptive education in antenatal or postnatal visits. However, the unmet need for FP is high in the postpartum period, ranging from 32 to 62% in low and middle-income countries depending on the definition used. that is why WHO recommends that all women should be offered counselling within 6 weeks postpartum so we will study the impact of post-partum counselling pre and post-discharge on intent and use of a reliable family planning method.
Oral vaccines against ocular and/or urogenital diseases caused by Chlamydia infections contain one or more of C. trachomatis serotypes A-K. At least one of serotypes A-C is used in the case of trachoma. At least one of serotypes D-K is used in the case of other diseases. Live or killed (esp. freeze-dried) cells may be used. The vaccines may also contain adjuvants and may be formulated as enteric dosage forms, esp. as microspheres, biodegradable microcapsules or liposomes.
Room disinfection was defined as the cleansing and disinfection of the surface of the facility, endoscopist's gown, and air in the endoscopy room after the examination. Specifically, sanitizing wipes wiped the surface of the facility one by one, containing quaternary ammonium salt, alcohol, and interfacial activator; the air disinfection machine continued for 30min of air disinfection. After-each-case room disinfection was defined as after completing each case.
PURPOSE: Provided is a cosmetic composition containing a Mantidis Ootheca extract possessing inhibitory activity on 5 alpha-reductase which promotes the formation and activity of dihydrotestosterone as active testosterone which induces alopecia. The extract has excellent promotion effect on hair growth. Therefore, the composition containing the extract can be effectively used as a cosmetic for promoting hair growth and treating alopecia. CONSTITUTION: Mantidis Ootheca is extracted 2 to 5 times in a organic solvent selected from C1-4 anhydrous or hydrous lower alcohol, hexane, ethylacetate or ethylether in an extractor with a cooling condenser at 50 to 10deg.C for 1 to 10hr and then distilled under reduced pressure in a distillation apparatus with a cooling condenser. The cosmetic composition contains 0.0001 to 5% by weight of a Mantidis Ootheca extract as an active ingredient, based on the dried weight of the composition. For an example, 1.0% by weight of a Mantidis Ootheca extract is blended with 2.0% by weight of cetostearyl alcohol, 2.0% by weight of stearyl triethyl ammonium chloride, 0.5% by weight of hydroxyethylcellulose, 0.1% by weight of piroctone olamine, a suitable amount of a fragrance, pigment and the balance of water to produce a hair lotion preparation.
BACKGROUND: Although Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used for treating asthma for centuries, the understanding of its mechanism of action is still limited. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the possible therapeutic effects, and underlying mechanism of baicalein in the treatment of asthma.
METHODS: Freely availabled atabases (e.g. OMIM, TTD, Genecards, BATMAN-TCM, STITCH 5.0, SEA, SwissTargetPrediction) and software (e.g. Ligplot 2.2.5 and PyMoL) were used for disease drug target prediction and molecular docking by network pharmacology. The efficacy and mechanism of action of baicalein in the treatment of asthma were validated using an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma mouse model and molecular biology techniques.
RESULTS: A total of 1655 asthma-related genes and 161 baicalein-related targets were identified from public databases. Utilizing common databases and software for network pharmacology and molecular docking analysis, seven potential target proteins for the therapeutic effects of baicalein on asthma were selected, including v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homolog 1 (AKT1), vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA), epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), proto-oncogene tyrosine-protein kinase Src (SRC), mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 (MAPK3), matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), and MAPK1. In vivo, baicalein treatment via intraperitoneal injection at a dose of 50 mg/kg significantly reduced airway inflammation, collagen deposition, smooth muscle thickness, lung interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13 levels, peripheral blood immunoglobulin (Ig)E levels, as well as the count and ratio of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) in an OVA-induced asthma mouse model. Further validation by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting analysis revealed that the VEGF and EGFR signaling pathways involving VEGFA, MAPK1, MAPK3, and EGFR were inhibited by baicalein in the asthma mouse model.
CONCLUSION: Baicalein attenuates airway inflammation and airway remodeling through inhibition of VEGF and EGFR signaling pathways in an OVA-induced asthma mouse model. This will provide a new basis for the development of baicalein as a treatment for asthma and highlights the potential of network pharmacology and molecular docking in drug discovery and development.
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease remains one of the leading causes of death globally. Myocardial ischemia and infarction, in particular, frequently cause disturbances in cardiac electrical activity that can trigger ventricular arrhythmias. We aimed to investigate whether catestatin, an endogenous catecholamine-inhibiting peptide, ameliorates myocardial ischemia-induced ventricular arrhythmias in rats and the underlying ionic mechanisms.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control and catestatin groups. Ventricular arrhythmias were induced by ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery and electrical stimulation. Action potential, transient outward potassium current, delayed rectifier potassium current, inward rectifying potassium current, and L-type calcium current (ICa-L) of rat ventricular myocytes were recorded using a patch-clamp technique. Catestatin notably reduced ventricular arrhythmia caused by myocardial ischemia/reperfusion and electrical stimulation of rats. In ventricular myocytes, catestatin markedly shortened the action potential duration of ventricular myocytes, which was counteracted by potassium channel antagonists TEACl and 4-AP, and ICa-L current channel agonist Bay K8644. In addition, catestatin significantly increased transient outward potassium current, delayed rectifier potassium current, and inward rectifying potassium current density in a concentration-dependent manner. Catestatin accelerated the activation and decelerated the inactivation of the transient outward potassium current channel. Furthermore, catestatin decreased ICa-L current density in a concentration-dependent manner. Catestatin also accelerated the inactivation of the ICa-L channel and slowed down the recovery of ICa-L from inactivation.
CONCLUSIONS: Catestatin enhances the activity of transient outward potassium current, delayed rectifier potassium current, and inward rectifying potassium current, while suppressing the ICa-L in ventricular myocytes, leading to shortened action potential duration and ultimately reducing the ventricular arrhythmia in rats.
Molecular profiles of thymomas and recurrent thymomas are far from being defined. Herein, we report an analysis of a comprehensive genetic profile (CGP) in a highly selected cohort of recurrent thymomas. Among a cohort of 426 thymomas, the tissue was available in 23 recurrent tumors for matching the biomolecular results obtained from primary and relapse samples. A control group composed of non-recurrent thymoma patients was selected through a propensity score match analysis. CGP was performed using the NGS Tru-SightOncology assay to evaluate TMB, MSI, and molecular alterations in 523 genes. CGP does not differ when comparing initial tumor with tumor relapse. A significantly higher frequency of cell cycle control genes alterations (100.0% vs. 57.1%, p = 0.022) is detected in patients with early recurrence (<32 months) compared to late recurrent cases. The CGPs were similar in recurrent thymomas and non-recurrent thymomas. Finally, based on NGS results, an off-label treatment or clinical trial could be potentially proposed in >50% of cases (oncogenic Tier-IIC variants). In conclusion, CGPs do not substantially differ between initial tumor vs. tumor recurrence and recurrent thymomas vs. non-recurrent thymomas. Cell cycle control gene alterations are associated with an early recurrence after thymectomy. Multiple target therapies are potentially available by performing a comprehensive CGP, suggesting that a precision medicine approach on these patients could be further explored.
The VASOTENS Registry is an international, multicenter, observational, prospective project Actually, it is a large database of ambulatory blood pressure recordings obtained with a non-invasive device, able to determine central blood pressure and various indices of arterial stiffness (mainly pulse wave velocity and augmentation index) over the 24-hours, based on a clinically validated technology of pulse wave analysis of oscillometric blood pressure measurements, integrated in an ambulatory blood pressure monitor. Specifically, this project aims at creating an international network of centers performing ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and arterial stiffness monitoring, in order to evaluate the impact of such estimates on the clinical outcome of hypertensive patients. The results of the data collected at baseline and during regular follow-up of hypertensive patients (up to 2 years) will help to provide evidence on the clinical usefulness of such technologies for the screening and follow-up of the hypertensive patients. The registry will include data from subjects fulfilling the inclusion criteria and whose data are contained in existing databases collected by the participating centers and who are regularly followed-up at the center. New subjects can be enrolled for this project, but they must be submitted to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring because it is required for evaluating their hypertension status, according to current recommendations. Data collection is ensured by a dedicated web-based telemedicine platform, including an electronic case report form (e-CRF). The e-CRF allows collection of patient's clinical data, such as family history, anthropometric data, habits, past and current diseases, therapies, office blood pressure, and laboratory tests, including evaluation of target organ damage. The project does not involve any type of intervention related to the study and the physicians can manage the patients included in the Registry according to the requirements of clinical practice and current guidelines. However, as recommended by current guidelines, each patient has to be followed-up with visits occurring at regular intervals (ideally every 6 months, and not less than once a year). The physicians is also free to use the ambulatory blood pressure data in the clinical management of the patients. At least 30 Hypertension centers are planned to be involved in the project, each one providing at least 100 patients, which have to be followed-up over time. Centers will be selected in different countries, initially in Europe, starting from Italy and Russia. Mandatory criteria of a center to be included in the study are the availability in the facility of a BPLab ambulatory blood pressure monitor, the potential for providing and properly following-up the number of patients required by the protocol, the availability of Internet connection, regular access to the web and human resources to upload ambulatory blood pressure and clinical data.
The invention discloses canned white fish with hericium evimaccus flavor and a preparation method thereof. The hericium evimaccus and white fish are the material, and camomile and hygrometric boea herb are added to prepare the canned white fish with hericium evimaccus flavor. The nutritional value of the hericium evimaccus and the white fish are fully utilized. The material is combined with traditional Chinese medicines to boost the effect in synergy. The c anned white fish with hericium evimaccus flavor has the advantages of tonifying spleen and reinforcing stomach, and increasing the appetite. Long term eating can obviously improve the discomfort of the people groups which has a low appetite and does not want to eat and drink. The preparation method is simple in process, easy to achieve, and therefore provides a new path for the famers to get rid of poverty and earn money.
The invention provides a new technology for treating stomach cancer by honeysuckle anticancer pill. In the prior art, the stomach cancer can not be radically cured by the Western medicine treatment and the surgical treatment for a long time. With the present invention, the difficulties in the prior art are solved. The formula of the honeysuckle anticancer pill comprises: 10 g of mongolian milkvetch root, 15 g of upright ladybell root, 30 g of hematite, 30 g of common jujube, 30 g of obtuseleaf dock root, 60 g of spreading hedyotis herb, 100 g of honeysuckle, 10 g of semen vaccariae, 6 g of licorice root, 30 g of panax notoginseng, 30 g of raw leech, 30 g of gecko, 30 g of raw ternate pinellia,, 30 g of scolopendra, 8 g of realgar, 25 Chinese blistering beetles, 30 g of ark shell and 6 g of nux vomica. The pharmacologic effects of the formula comprise: heat clearing and detoxicating, diuresis inducing and edema alleviating, blood activating and blood stasis removing, blood stasis dissipating and meridian promoting, sore expelling and pus discharging, swelling subsiding and tissue regeneration promoting, blood cooling and bleeding stopping, wheezing stopping and vomiting stopping, spleen and stomach strengthening, dyspeptic disease treating and pathogenic fire reducing, detoxicating and blood stasis removing, stasis removing and swelling subsiding, lump softening and knot loosening, and swelling subsiding and pain removing. The treatment results of the cured cases show that: the honeysuckle anticancer pill of the present invention is the unique and effective new technology for treating the stomach cancer.
The electro-acupuncture device was a biphasic pulse generator. It was used with maximum tolerable intensity of current and a frequency of 3 Hz. The points were selected according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian theory to treat knee pain. The points selected were local points St 34, St 35, St 36,Liv 8, Sp 10. One distal point St 44.A total of six needles were inserted into each leg by the acupuncturist (the out come measures were not specifically targeted to whether the patient had one or both knees involved). All patients belonging to this group experienced a De Qi sensation, which is a tingling and numbness sensation upon needling of specific points.
Infertile patients with adenomyosis who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, after signing the informed consent form, the researchers recorded the clinical information of the patients and initiated the IVF-ET procedure. Peripheral blood was collected on the day of embryo transfer. And if the pregnancy test was positive at 14 days after embryo transfer, peripheral blood was collected at 21 days after the transfer and every 2 weeks thereafter until 12 weeks of gestation.
Sectionectomy is a parenchma-sparing alternative to (extended) right or left hemihepatectomy. However, the effectiveness and safety of robotic sectionectomy (RS) versus robotic (extended) hemihepatectomy (RH) for the treatment of liver tumors remains unclear. We reviewed our prospective database for consecutive patients who had undergone robotic hepatectomies between March 2021 and July 2023 and included all patients with RS and RH. Demographic data, perioperative outcomes and long-term outcomes were analyzed and compared between both groups. Thirty patients met our inclusion criteria, of whom 16 patients underwent RS as opposed to 14 patients who underwent RH. Baseline characteristics were comparable between the study groups. The duration of Pringle maneuver was significantly longer in the RS group, while the remaining operative details were comparable. There were no significant differences in posthepatectomy outcomes between the study groups. All patients had negative resection margins. RS is a safe and effective parenchyma-sparing treatment modality.