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Input: Consider Input: Pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is characterized by vascular remodeling, high pulmonary blood pressure, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Oxidative stress, inflammation and pulmonary artery remodeling are important components in PAH. Ellagic acid (EA) is a phenolic compound with anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative properties. This study aimed to investigate whether EA could prevent the development of monocrotaline (MCT)-induced PAH in rats.', 'Male Sprague-Dawley rats received EA (30 and 50mg/kg/day) or vehicle one day after a single-dose of monocrotaline (MCT, 60mg/kg). Hemodynamic changes, right ventricular hypertrophy, and lung morphological features were assessed 4weeks later. Activation of the NLRP3 (NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain-containing protein 3) inflammasome pathway in the lungs was assessed using Western blot analysis.', 'MCT induced PAH, oxidative stress, and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in vehicle-treated rats. EA reduced the right ventricle systolic pressure, the right ventricular hypertrophy and the wall thickness/external diameter ratio of the pulmonary arteries compared with vehicle. EA also inhibited the MCT-induced elevation of oxidative stress, NLRP3, and caspase-1, IL- in the lungs and the elevated levels of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and inflammatory cytokines in serum.

Output: Does ellagic acid prevent monocrotaline-induced pulmonary artery hypertension via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in rats?

Input: Consider Input: GM-CSF has broad clinical applicability as a potent myelopoietic stimulator. However, its function is not restricted to the myelopoietic system and several observations suggest that GM-CSF may interfere with the hemostatic balance. In order to assess whether GM-CSF has any influence on hemostasis, we evaluated some coagulative and fibrinolytic parameters in patients treated with GM-CSF following chemotherapy.', 'Fibrinolytic activity (FA), fibrinogen and D-dimer were evaluated before and after high-dose cyclophosphamide in 6 patients additionally treated with GM-CSF and in 5 control patients; moreover, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) was assayed in those treated with GM-CSF. Comparative in vitro analysis was performed on cultured endothelial cells before and after exposure to GM-CSF.', 'Control patients showed a significant decrease in plasma FA after chemotherapy compared to basal values (FA/mm2: 15.6 +/- 2.1 at day + 2 and 20.8 +/- 19 at day + 4 vs. 103.8 +/- 64.2 at day 0; p < 0.005); conversely, no FA reduction was observed in GM-CSF-treated subjects. In this latter group a marked increase in tPA antigen was seen, consistent with enhanced FA. No significant changes in plasma D-dimer and fibrinogen values were detected in the two groups. tPA, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, PAI-1 and procoagulant activity were evaluated in vitro on cultured human endothelial cells and found to be unchanged following GM-CSF addition.

Output: Is reduction of plasma fibrinolytic activity following high-dose cyclophosphamide neutralized in vivo by GM-CSF administration?

Input: Consider Input: The restoration of coronary flow after transient ischemia immediately induces life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Although most of these arrhythmias disappear spontaneously, some of them induce serious hemodynamic changes. This retrospective study investigates the efficacy of therapy with intracoronary verapamil to terminate reperfusion-induced ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).', 'Between February 1992 and February 2003, 390 patients with a diagnosis of AMI were enrolled into the study. All patients received mechanical revascularization therapy within 6 h of onset of symptoms, and 109 patients experienced reperfusion-induced tachyarrhythmias. A subset of these patients was treated with intracoronary verapamil (0.25 to 1.0 mg) to terminate the reperfusion-induced tachyarrhythmia. They were evaluated for immediate termination of the tachyarrhythmias, hemodynamic changes, resumption rates, and major complications. Thirty-one patients (28%) were treated with intracoronary verapamil for the immediate termination of reperfusion-induced ventricular tachyarrhythmias. These tachyarrhythmias included 6 premature ventricular contractions, 19 accelerated idioventricular rhythms, 3 ventricular tachycardias, 2 ventricular fibrillations (VFs), and 1 torsades de pointes. Intracoronary verapamil was effective in rapidly terminating all reperfusion-induced arrhythmias except for VFs. The side effects of treatment included temporary hypotension (two patients) and bradycardia (one patient), although all patients recovered spontaneously. No major complications were induced by the intracoronary use of verapamil, and no resumptions of arrhythmias were documented.
Output: Does intracoronary verapamil rapidly terminate reperfusion tachyarrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction?