anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
A composition for inducing an immune response in a mammal, comprises lymphoid cells in which expression of tumor antigens has been chemically induced. The tumor antigens are induced in proliferating normal lymphoid cells, especially during the log phase of proliferation. The proliferation of the normal lymphoid cells is stimulated by normal mature dendritic cells. Most conveniently, the lymphoid cells are lymphocytes, especially peripheral blood lymphocytes. The tumor antigens are typically cancer/testis antigens, which may be chemically induced by DNA demethylation. Cancer/testis antigens are expressed in a wide range of tumors, so the composition is able to raise an immune response that is effective against a wide range of tumors, despite the fact that it is derived from normal cells. The composition may be used for preparation of an anti-tumor vaccine for prophylactic or therapeutic use. The composition may also be used for ex vivo activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes, followed by expansionof the cytotoxic T lymphocyte population by normal dendritic cells, for cancer treatment by adoptive T cell immunotherapy.
AIM: To study the prognostic significance of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and stenotic multivessel coronary atherosclerosis, with determination of the biomarker separate set that reflects subclinical inflammation and is associated with the development of cardiovascular complications during prospective observation.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted that included 80 patients with CHF and ischemic heart disease who were scheduled for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) during their current hospitalization. In addition to routine clinical laboratory tests, coagulation parameters were evaluated and the following inflammatory biomarkers were determined: neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), growth/differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15), fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23), transforming growth factor beta-1 (TGF-β1), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Also, the calculated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (N LR) was included in the analysis. Follow-up duration was at least 12 months (median 16 [13, 22] months). Statistical analysis of the data was performed with the IBM SPSS Statistics 21 software.
RESULTS: The study presented results of a factor analysis of 10 inflammatory biomarkers in patients who were scheduled for CABG. One of the factors identified by the analysis included the levels of NGAL and GDF-15, N LR, and the level of fibrinogen in the blood in CHF patients with stenotic coronary atherosclerosis and was significantly associated with the death rate during prospective observation. Furthermore, this association remained significant even after adjustments for age, glomerular filtration rate, severity of heart and coronary insufficiency, and the presence of diabetes mellitus.
CONCLUSION: In patients with CHF and stenotic coronary atherosclerosis, a set of inflammatory markers, including blood NGAL, GDF-15, N LR, and fibrinogen, can be combined into one factor reflecting subclinical inflammation. The value of this factor can be used to predict cardiovascular death in the long term after surgical myocardial revascularization.
Performance of indirect calorimetry in children undergoing Non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 4 centimeters of water (cmH2O). CPAP will be applied via single-limb circuit with intentional leak.
Low-cost, molecular human papillomavirus (HPV) testing may offer a more robust alternative to Pap smears and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for cervical cancer screening of underserved women. Two low-cost molecular tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) have been developed: 1) AVantage HPV E6 Test (Arbor Vita Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA, USA) ( HPV E6 Test ) detects E6 oncoproteins from HPV16, 18, and 45 and 2) careHPV (Qiagen, Gaithersburg, MD, USA) detects the DNA for a pool of 14 carcinogenic HPV genotypes. The HPV E6 Test will be ready for the first clinical evaluations in 2010. The HPV E6 Test works like an ELISA in strip format such that it takes less than two hours to run and may provide point-of-care (diagnostic testing at or near the site of patient care) testing. careHPV, a batch HPV DNA test that takes 2.5 hours to perform, has already been developed and is currently being used in demonstration projects. The results to date for careHPV are promising. As our primary objective, we wish to evaluate both tests, and to evaluate the best low-cost triage strategies for careHPV-positive results in areas of high prevalence of carcinogenic HPV DNA. A study of 7,500 women, ages 25-65 years, identified from an age- and region-stratified sample of women living in rural China will be conducted. All women will be screened at enrollment, and a high-risk subgroup at the one-year follow-up, by the following tests: HPV E6 Test, careHPV, and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). Women will also be screened at enrollment, and a high-risk subgroup at the one-year follow-up, using the digene HC2 HPV DNA Test TM ( HC2 ) (formerly known as Hybrid Capture 2)(Qiagen), the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved HPV test and the gold standard for clinical HPV testing. At both time points, all screen-positive women will be evaluated by colposcopy using a rigorous diagnostic protocol. A random sample of screen negatives will undergo colposcopy but will only undergo biopsies if there is visual evidence of cervical epithelial abnormalities. careHPV-positive specimens will be tested for most carcinogenic HPV genotypes, HPV16, HPV18, and HPV45 using careHPV16/18/45. This triage test utilizes the same test platform as careHPV but screens only for those 3 carcinogenic HPV genotypes. The primary goals are 1) to evaluate the clinical performance of careHPV, the HPV E6 Test, and VIA for detection of cervical precancer and cancer and 2) to determine the positive predictive values of VIA, the HPV E6 Test, and HPV16/18/45 detection by careHPV16/18/45 for cervical precancer and cancer among careHPV-positive women.
Oligo-Fucoidan, a heparin-like molecule with high percentages of L-fucose and sulfated ester groups and low percentages of D-xylose, D-galactose, D-mannose, and glucuronic acid, was present in the cell wall matrix of brown seaweed. Brown seaweed Oligo-Fucoidan was reported to demonstrate various biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative, and proapoptotic activities. Oligo-Fucoidan was also revealed to inhibit the growth of breast and lung cancers in animal models. Oligo-Fucoidan treatment induces the degradation of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β receptor and the consequent inhibition of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer cells. In addition to these molecular mechanisms, it is imperative to investigate the potential of Oligo-Fucoidan as a miRNA regulator for breast cancer treatment and thus delineate the molecular mechanisms underlying the anticancer effects of Oligo-Fucoidan. A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial was conducted evaluating the efficacy of Oligo-Fucoidan with the molecular weight ranged from 500 to 800 Da. as a supplemental therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The previous study results demonstrate the advantages of Oligo-Fucoidan in improving the disease control rate. The previous study might provide insights into the development of cancer treatments, particularly in the combination of natural or herbal products with chemotarget agents.
The present invention is double-maltol vanadium complex granule and capsule as diabetes treating medicine and their application.  The medicine contains double-maltol vanadium complex as active component, and in the active complex double-maltol chelates vanadium to form five-element unsaturated vanadium-containing ring and vanadium is made to coordinate with oxygen, sulphur or nitrogen, preferably oxygen.  The medicine granule and capsule contains the active component as well as medicinal allowable supplementary material.  The present invention is the development and extension of US patent No. 5300496.  The compound in the effective amount may be used in lower blood sugar and blood circulation as well as in inhibiting appetite for obesity and regulating cholesterol and triglyceride.  The granule and the capsule with loose structure may be dissolved, diffused and absorbed to act.
The invention relates to a Chinese medicinal preparation for external use for treating cough, diarrhea, abdominal pain and abdominal distention in children. The Chinese medicinal preparation adopts an external application method to avoid forced blood vessel transfusion and medication to the children. The Chinese medicinal preparation adopts pure Chinese medicaments to avoid accumulated pollution of antibiotic. The Chinese medicinal preparation adopts pure Chinese medicinal plants, is prepared into a Chinese medicinal pill or plaster for external use according to a Chinese medicinal theory and latest research theory of an inventer on the cough and the diarrhea in the children, and is externally pasted on certain acupuncture points on the body surfaces of the children to achieve the purpose of curing without injection, medication or transfusion. The Chinese medicinal preparation has the specific implementation modes of adopting the pure Chinese medicaments of supplementing and attacking simultaneously and primarily regulating internal environment. The Chinese medicinal preparation is prepared from the following pure Chinese medicaments: American ginseng, musk, frankincense, myrrh, grassleaf sweelflag rhizome, flos caryophyllata, semen armeniacae amarum, membranous milkvetch root and cassia bark. The medicaments are prepared into the pill or the plaster by processing and refining. The Chinese medicinal preparation is pasted on a T'an chung point, a Tiantu point, a Dazhhui point (relieving asthma and transporting kidney) for treating the cough in the children; the Chinese medicinal preparation is pasted on a Shenque point (and a Guanyuan point) for treating the diarrhea and the abdominal pain in the children; and the Chinese medicinal preparation is pasted on the Shenque point and a Chungwan point for treating diseases such as the abdominal distention and dyspepsia in the children. The cough and the diarrhea in the children can be cured.
The dopamine D4 receptor 7-repeat allele (D4.7 R) has been linked with psychiatric disorders such as attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, autism, and schizophrenia. However, the highly diverse study populations and often contradictory findings make it difficult to draw reliable conclusions. The D4.7 R has the potential to explain individual differences in behavior. However, there is still a great deal of ambiguity surrounding whether it is causally connected to the etiology of psychiatric disorders. Therefore, humanized D4.7 R mice, with the long third intracellular domain of the human D4.7 R, may provide a valuable tool to examine the relationship between the D4.7 R variant and specific behavioral phenotypes. We report that D4.7 R male mice carrying the humanized D4.7 R variant exhibit distinct behavioral features that are dependent on the light-dark cycle. The behavioral phenotype was characterized by a working memory deficit, delayed decision execution in the light phase, decreased stress and anxiety, and increased risk behavior in the dark phase. Further, D4.7 R mice displayed impaired social recognition memory in both the light and dark phases. These findings provide insight into the potential causal relationship between the human D4.7 R variant and specific behaviors and encourage further consideration of dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) ligands as novel treatments for psychiatric disorders in which D4.7 R has been implicated.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of baseline screening and follow-up with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting trilateral retinoblastoma (TRb) and assessing the risk of TRb development.
DESIGN: Prospective multicenter cohort study.
METHODS: A total of 607 retinoblastoma patients from 2012 through 2022 were included and followed up until September 1, 2023. At each center, a neuroradiologist categorized pineal glands on baseline and follow-up scans into 4 groups: (A) normal, (B) cystic gland, (C) suspicious gland, or (D) TRb. Different follow-up schedules were assigned to each category. Categories B and C were followed up with MRI after approximately 3 months and repeated 3 months later if suspicion remained. On each MRI, they measured the height and width, evaluated the aspect (solid, partly cystic, and completely cystic) of the pineal gland, and evaluated radiologic features suspicious of pineal TRb. The effectiveness of the current TRb screening method was assessed by evaluating its sensitivity and specificity to detect TRb. Determining the TRb incidence was a secondary outcome measure.
RESULTS: Heritable retinoblastoma patients had a risk of 3.78% to develop TRb. One of 4 pineal TRbs was detected during a follow-up scan and 4 of 5 nonpineal TRbs were detected on the baseline MRI. Screening for pineal TRb had a sensitivity of 25% and specificity of 100%; for nonpineal TRb, the sensitivity was 80%. It required 494 follow-up scans to detect 1 pineal TRb. However, when restricting the follow-up to solely suspicious glands, only 22 scans were required to detect 1 pineal TRb.
CONCLUSION: During extended follow-up after baseline MRI, only 1 pineal trilateral retinoblastoma was detected in our study. Follow-up after 3 months should be restricted to patients with a suspicious pineal gland defined as irregular thickening of the cyst wall (>2 mm), fine nodular aspect of the cyst wall, or when a solid or cystic gland exceeds the upper 99% prediction interval for size; patients with an unsuspicious cystic gland should not be followed up. Baseline MRI screening was able to detect most nonpineal trilateral retinoblastomas.
Zarah contains 3 mg of the progestin DRSP, which has antimineralocorticoid activity, including the potential for hyperkalemia in high-risk patients, comparable to a 25 mg dose of spironolactone. Zarah is contraindicated in patients with conditions that predispose to hyperkalemia (that is, renal impairment, hepatic impairment, and adrenal insufficiency). Women receiving daily, long-term treatment for chronic conditions or diseases with medications that may increase serum potassium concentration should have their serum potassium concentration checked during the first treatment cycle. Medications that may increase serum potassium concentration include ACE inhibitors, angiotensin–II receptor antagonists, potassium-sparing diuretics, potassium supplementation, heparin, aldosterone antagonists, and NSAIDs. Consider monitoring serum potassium concentration in high-risk patients who take a strong CYP3A4 inhibitor long-term and concomitantly. Strong CYP3A4 inhibitors include azole antifungals (e.g. ketoconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole), HIV/HCV protease inhibitors (e.g., indinavir, boceprevir), and clarithromycin [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3)].
Patients with 1 missing anterior or premolar tooth and planned for implant surgery were recruited. Gingiva and alveolar bone were ultrasound scanned and compared to CT scans and direct measures during implant surgery.
Myocardial fibrosis can induce cardiac dysfunction and remodeling. Great attention has been paid to traditional chinese medicine (TCM) 's effectiveness in treating MF. Radix Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels and Radix Astragalus mongholicus Bunge ultrafiltration extract (RAS-RA), which is a key TCM compound preparation, have high efficacy in regulating inflammation. However, studies on its therapeutic effect on radiation-induced myocardial fibrosis (RIMF) are rare. In this study, RAS-RA had therapeutic efficacy in RIMF and elucidated its mechanism of action. First, we formulated the prediction network that described the relation of RAS-RA with RIMF according to data obtained in different databases. Then, we conducted functional enrichment to investigate the functions and pathways associated with potential RIMF targets for RAS-RA. In vivo experiments were also performed to verify these functions and pathways. Second, small animal ultrasound examinations, H&E staining, Masson staining, transmission electron microscopy, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western-blotting, Immunohistochemical method and biochemical assays were conducted to investigate the possible key anti-RIMF pathway in RAS-RA. In total, 440 targets were detected in those 21 effective components of RAS-RA; meanwhile, 1,646 RIMF-related disease targets were also discovered. After that, PPI network analysis was conducted to identify 20 key targets based on 215 overlap gene targets. As indicated by the gene ontology (GO) and kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) analysis results, inflammation and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways might have important effects on the therapeutic effects on RIMF. Molecular docking analysis revealed high binding of effective components to targets (affinity < -6 kcal/mol). Based on experimental verification results, RAS-RA greatly mitigated myocardial fibrosis while recovering the cardiac activity of rats caused by X-rays. According to relevant protein expression profiles, the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway was important for anti-fibrosis effect of RAS-RA. Experimental studies showed that RAS-RA improved cardiac function, decreased pathological damage and collagen fiber deposition in cardiac tissues, and improved the mitochondrial structure of the heart of rats. RAS-RA also downregulated TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β levels. Additionally, RAS-RA improved the liver and kidney functions and pathological injury of rat kidney and liver tissues, enhanced liver and kidney functions, and protected the liver and kidneys. RAS-RA also increased PI3K, AKT and mTOR protein levels within cardiac tissues and downregulated α-SMA, Collagen I, and Collagen III. The findings of this study suggested that RAS-RA decreased RIMF by suppressing collagen deposition and inflammatory response by inhibiting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway. Thus, RAS-RA was the potential therapeutic agent used to alleviate RIMF.
A monoclonal antibody specific to Nap was prepared by using a crude membrane fraction from a cell line which has a high affinity to Nef as an antigen. A cDNA clone which encodes Nap was obtained by screening a cDNA library of said cell line utilizing the specific antibody. The nucleotide sequence of this cDNA was elucidated whereupon the full amino acid sequences of human Nap was identified. Since the anti-Nap monoclonal antibody inhibits the binding of Nef to Nap, it can be used as a new therapeutic agent for AIDS. In addition, it can be applied for the diagnosis of AIDS by clarifying the relation between the expression of Nap and the development of AIDS. Nap can be utilized for binding experiments to Nef. It is useful for the development of novel therapeutic agents for AIDS based upon a mechanism of action which inhibits the attachment of both factors and development of new inhibitors against the onset of AIDS by a mechanism of action different from that of reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors.
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new expression cloning method for detecting and identifying proteins capable of binding to tyrosine-phosphorylated domains of receptor tyrosine kinases, based on the use of a new probe.  <P>SOLUTION: This probe comprises an amino acid sequence derived from the tyrosine-phosphorylated portion of the receptor molecule, or a functional derivative thereof, and has at least one phosphorylated tyrosine residue, lacks the tyrosine kinase portion of the receptor, and is detectably labeled. A method for preparing the probe, a method for mapping to a chromosome a gene encoding a protein capable of binding to tyrosine-phosphorylated domains of receptor tyrosine kinases, and a method for purifying such a protein with the probe are also disclosed. Two proteins, GRB-1 and GRB-2 are discovered by using the cloning method. DNA encoding these proteins, and methods for detecting these proteins are also disclosed.  <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
BACKGROUND: The incidence rate of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) worldwide is alarming. In the clinical community, there is a pressing necessity to comprehend the etiology of the OPSCC to facilitate the administration of effective treatments.
METHODS: This study confers an integrative genomics approach for identifying key oncogenic drivers involved in the OPSCC pathogenesis. The dataset contains RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) samples of 46 Human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and 25 normal Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty cases. The differential marker selection is performed between the groups with a log2FoldChange (FC) score of 2, adjusted p-value < 0.01, and screened 714 genes. The Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm selects the candidate gene subset, reducing the size to 73. The state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms are trained with the differentially expressed genes and candidate subsets of PSO.
RESULTS: The analysis of predictive models using Shapley Additive exPlanations revealed that seven genes significantly contribute to the model's performance. These include ECT2, LAMC2, and DSG2, which predominantly influence differentiating between sample groups. They were followed in importance by FAT1, PLOD2, COL1A1, and PLAU. The Random Forest and Bayes Net algorithms also achieved perfect validation scores when using PSO features. Furthermore, gene set enrichment analysis, protein-protein interactions, and disease ontology mining revealed a significant association between these genes and the target condition. As indicated by Shapley Additive exPlanations (SHAPs), the survival analysis of three key genes unveiled strong over-expression in the samples from "The Cancer Genome Atlas".
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings elucidate critical oncogenic drivers in OPSCC, offering vital insights for developing targeted therapies and enhancing understanding its pathogenesis.
PURPOSE: An anticancer composition containing marine microorganism extract is provided to ensure anticancer effect of various cell lines and to induce apoptosis of the cancer cells. CONSTITUTION: An anticancer composition contains Bacillus sp. strain extract as an active ingredient. The cancer is head and neck cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, or melanoma. The Bacillus sp. strain is Bacillus sp. SW31(KCTC 11135BP). The anticancer composition is administered together with conventional therapy for cancer. The conventional therapy is surgical operation, chemical therapy, radiation therapy, or immune therapy.
Enrolled subjects would receive extraperitoneal approach radical prostatectomy using da Vinci SP system and be assessed at baseline (preoperatively), during hospitalization, and postoperatively (at 1 month +/-4 days, 3 month +/- 7 days, 6 months +/- 10 days, 12month +/-14 days). The preoperative assessment includes any diagnostic tests to confirm the subjects' cancer status and eligibility for the intervention under consideration such as transrectal or transperineal biopsy, image studies for staging including MRI/CT and bone scan, and cardiopulmonary tests to evaluate risks for anesthesia. The hospitalization assessment includes the collection of perioperative and postoperative details, conversions, and complications. The postoperative assessment includes regular follow up studies to evaluate cancer status and functional outcome (For sexual function, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) would be recorded before and after the surgery. For continence, the number of pads per day and 24hr total weight of pads would be recorded. No pad used or one safe pad per day with net wet ≤ 50gm would be considered as continent. International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) wound be recorded before and after the surgery to access voiding function).