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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Prerequisites for the acquisition of mammalian pathogenicity by influenza A virus with a prototypic avian PB2 gene

Chung-Young Lee, Se-Hee An, Il Hwan Kim et al. · 2017 · Scientific Reports

The polymerase of avian influenza A virus (AIV) is a heterotrimer composed of PB2, PB1, and PA. PB2 plays a role in overcoming the host barrier; however, the genetic prerequisites for avian PB2 to acquire mammalian pathogenic mutations have not been well elucidated. Previously, we identified a prototypic avian PB2 that conferred non-replicative and non-pathogenic traits to a PR8-derived recombinant virus when it was used to infect mice. Here, we demonstrated that key amino acid mutations (I66M, I109V, and I133V, collectively referred to as MVV) of this prototypic avian PB2 increase the replica

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Lack of significant association between mutations of KCNJ10 or FOXI1 and SLC26A4 mutations in pendred syndrome/enlarged vestibular aqueducts

Priya Landa, Ann‐Marie Differ, Kaukab Rajput et al. · 2013 · BMC Medical Genetics

BACKGROUND: Pendred syndrome is a common autosomal recessive disorder causing deafness. Features include sensorineural hearing impairment, goitre, enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA) and occasionally Mondini dysplasia. Hearing impairment and EVA may occur in the absence of goitre or thyroid dyshormonogensis in a condition known as non-syndromic EVA. A significant number of patients with Pendred syndrome and non-syndromic EVA show only one mutation in SLC26A4. Two genes, KCNJ10, encoding an inwardly rectifying potassium channel and FOXI1, a transcriptional factor gene, are thought to play a rol

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A risk calculator to predict adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: generation and external validation in three birth cohorts and one clinical sample

Arthur Caye, Jessica Agnew‐Blais, Louise Arseneault et al. · 2019 · Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

AIM: Few personalised medicine investigations have been conducted for mental health. We aimed to generate and validate a risk tool that predicts adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). METHODS: Using logistic regression models, we generated a risk tool in a representative population cohort (ALSPAC - UK, 5113 participants, followed from birth to age 17) using childhood clinical and sociodemographic data with internal validation. Predictors included sex, socioeconomic status, single-parent family, ADHD symptoms, comorbid disruptive disorders, childhood maltreatment, ADHD symptoms,

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessNeuroscience

Significant Association of Urinary Toxic Metals and Autism-Related Symptoms—A Nonlinear Statistical Analysis with Cross Validation

James B. Adams, Daniel P. Howsmon, Uwe Krüger et al. · 2017 · PLoS ONE

INTRODUCTION: A number of previous studies examined a possible association of toxic metals and autism, and over half of those studies suggest that toxic metal levels are different in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Additionally, several studies found that those levels correlate with the severity of ASD. METHODS: In order to further investigate these points, this paper performs the most detailed statistical analysis to date of a data set in this field. First morning urine samples were collected from 67 children and adults with ASD and 50 neurotypical controls of similar age an

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High-Dose Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Due to COVID-19: A Multicenter Phase II Trial

Raffaele Di Fenza, Naman S. Shetty, Stefano Gianni et al. · 2023 · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Abstract Rationale The effects of high-dose inhaled nitric oxide on hypoxemia in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) acute respiratory failure are unknown. Objectives The primary outcome was the change in arterial oxygenation (PaO2/Fi O2) at 48…

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Randomized phase III trial of amrubicin/cisplatin versus etoposide/cisplatin as first-line treatment for extensive small-cell lung cancer

Yan Sun, Ying Cheng, Xuezhi Hao et al. · 2016 · BMC Cancer

BACKGROUND: Extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC) is characterized by rapid progression and relapse, despite high initial response rates to chemotherapy. The primary objective of this trial was to demonstrate the non-inferiority of amrubicin and cisplatin (AP) combination therapy compared with the standard first-line regimen of etoposide and cisplatin (EP) for previously untreated ED-SCLC in a Chinese population. When non-inferiority was verified, the objective was switched from non-inferiority to superiority. METHODS: From June 2008 to July 2010, 300 patients were enrolled and ra

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Patients with carotid atherosclerosis who underwent or did not undergo carotid endarterectomy: outcome on mood, cognition and quality of life

Mauro Giovanni Carta, Maria Efisia Lecca, Luca Saba et al. · 2015 · BMC Psychiatry

BACKGROUND: To compare the six-month outcome on mood, cognition and quality of life (QoL) in patients with severe carotid atherosclerosis (CA) who underwent carotid endarterectomy (CEA) with subjects who refused treatment. METHODS: Cohort study on consecutive inpatients with CA (stenosis ≥ 50 %) (N = 46; age 72.56 ± 7.26; male 65.2 %). Intervention cohort: subjects who decided to undergo CEA (N = 35); Control cohort patients who refused CEA (N = 11). DSM-IV-Psychiatric diagnosis made by clinicians using interviews, QoL measured by Short Form Health Survey (SF-12); cognitive performance by WAIS

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Adjuvant radiotherapy for completely resected stage 2 thymoma

Abigail T. Berman, Leslie A. Litzky, Virginia A. LiVolsi et al. · 2011 · Cancer

BACKGROUND: The clinical benefit of postoperative mediastinal radiation for completely resected Masaoka stage 2 thymoma remains controversial. Due to its indolent nature and infrequent recurrences, no study has definitively determined the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessHealth Professions

Nutritional Management in Adult Patients With Dysphagia: Position Paper From Japanese Working Group on Integrated Nutrition for Dysphagic People

Junko Ueshima, Akio Shimizu, Keisuke Maeda et al. · 2022 · Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

This position paper prepared by the Japanese Working Group on Integrated Nutrition for Dysphagic People (JWIND) aims to summarize the need for nutritional management in adult patients with dysphagia, the issues that nutrition professionals should address, and the promising approaches as well as to propose a vision for the future of nutritional care for adult patients with dysphagia. JWIND is a joint certification system recognized by the Japan Dietetic Association and the Japanese Society of Dysphagia Rehabilitation; its members are mostly experts known as "Certified Specialist of Registered D

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Significant difference between sirolimus and paclitaxel nanoparticles in anti-proliferation effect in normoxia and hypoxia: The basis of better selection of atherosclerosis treatment

Youlu Chen, Yong Zeng, Xiaowei Zhu et al. · 2020 · Bioactive Materials

Compared with paclitaxel, sirolimus has been more used in the treatment of vascular restenosis gradually as an anti-proliferative drug, but few basic studies have elucidated its mechanism. The anti-proliferative effects of sirolimus or…

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Myxomavirus-Derived Serpin Prolongs Survival and Reduces Inflammation and Hemorrhage in an Unrelated Lethal Mouse Viral Infection

Hao Chen, Donghang Zheng, Jeff Abbott et al. · 2013 · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Lethal viral infections produce widespread inflammation with vascular leak, clotting, and bleeding (disseminated intravascular coagulation [DIC]), organ failure, and high mortality. Serine proteases in clot-forming (thrombotic) and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Long-term survival in older patients given propofol or sevoflurane anaesthesia for major cancer surgery: follow-up of a multicentre randomised trial

Shuang-Jie Cao, Yue Zhang, Yuxiu Zhang et al. · 2023 · British Journal of Anaesthesia

BACKGROUND: Experimental evidence indicates that i.v. anaesthesia might reduce cancer recurrence compared with volatile anaesthesia, but clinical information is observational only. We therefore tested the primary hypothesis that…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessImmunology and Microbiology

Pathogenic virus-specific T cells cause disease during treatment with the calcineurin inhibitor FK506: implications for transplantation

Koichi Araki, Shivaprakash Gangappa, Dirck L. Dillehay et al. · 2010 · The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Recently, several cases of fatal lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection occurred in transplant recipients being treated with the immunosuppressive calcineurin inhibitor FK506. These findings were surprising because LCMV is a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Immunotherapeutic Strategies for the Treatment of Glioblastoma: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives

Ilaria Salvato, Antonio Marchini · 2024 · Cancers

Despite decades of research and the best up-to-date treatments, grade 4 Glioblastoma (GBM) remains uniformly fatal with a patient median overall survival of less than 2 years. Recent advances in immunotherapy have reignited interest in utilizing immunological approaches to fight cancer. However, current immunotherapies have so far not met the anticipated expectations, achieving modest results in their journey from bench to bedside for the treatment of GBM. Understanding the intrinsic features of GBM is of crucial importance for the development of effective antitumoral strategies to improve pat

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Negative / Null Result ReportAgricultural and Biological Sciences

Importance of the relative levels of dietary arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid for culture performance of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae

Eyad Atalah, C.M Hernández-Cruz, T. Benítez-Santana et al. · 2010 · Aquaculture Research

The effect of different arachidonic acid (ARA) dietary contents at several dietary eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) levels on the growth, survival and biochemical composition of gilthead seabream larvae was studied to better define the…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessChemistry

Significant Differences Characterise the Correlation Coefficients between Biocide and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles in Staphylococcus aureus

Marco R. Oggioni, Joana Rosado Coelho, Leonardo Furi et al. · 2015 · Current Pharmaceutical Design

There is a growing concern by regulatory authorities for the selection of antibiotic resistance caused by the use of biocidal products. We aimed to complete the detailed information on large surveys by investigating the relationship…

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Negative / Null Result ReportBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Phase 1b open-label randomized study of the oncolytic adenovirus DNX-2401 administered with or without interferon gamma for recurrent glioblastoma.

Frederick F. Lang, Nam Tran, Vinay K. Puduvalli et al. · 2017 · Journal of Clinical Oncology

2002 Background: DNX-2401 is a replication-competent, tumor-selective, oncolytic adenovirus with enhanced infectivity that causes durable tumor control by killing tumor cells and eliciting antitumor immunity. To increase immune activation,…

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New Developments in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: An Expert Roundtable

Joshua T. Kantrowitz, Christoph U. Correll, Rakesh Jain et al. · 2023 · The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

BACKGROUND: Schizophrenia is a disabling disorder that profoundly affects functioning and quality of life. While available antipsychotics have improved outcomes for patients with schizophrenia, they are relatively ineffective for negative and cognitive symptoms and are associated with a range of troublesome side effects. A significant unmet medical need for more effective and better-tolerated therapies remains. METHODS: A roundtable consisting of 4 experts in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia convened to discuss the current treatment landscape, unmet needs from patient and societal

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Ability of the Met Kinase Inhibitor Crizotinib and New Generation EGFR Inhibitors to Overcome Resistance to EGFR Inhibitors

Shigeki Nanjo, Tadaaki Yamada, Hiroshi Nishihara et al. · 2013 · PLoS ONE

PURPOSE: Although EGF receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) have shown dramatic effects against EGFR mutant lung cancer, patients ultimately develop resistance by multiple mechanisms. We therefore assessed the ability of combined treatment with the Met inhibitor crizotinib and new generation EGFR-TKIs to overcome resistance to first-generation EGFR-TKIs. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Lung cancer cell lines made resistant to EGFR-TKIs by the gatekeeper EGFR-T790M mutation, Met amplification, and HGF overexpression and mice with tumors induced by these cells were treated with crizotinib and a ne

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The Outcomes of Using Colistin for Treating Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Species Bloodstream Infections

Seung-Kwan Lim, Sang‐Oh Lee, Seong-Ho Choi et al. · 2011 · Journal of Korean Medical Science

Despite the identification of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates that demonstrate susceptibility to only colistin, this antimicrobial agent was not available in Korea until 2006. The present study examined the outcomes of patients with…

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Capturing complexity: field-testing the use of ‘structure from motion’ derived virtual models to replicate standard measures of reef physical structure

Daniel T.I. Bayley, Andrew O.M. Mogg, Heather Koldewey et al. · 2019 · PeerJ

Reef structural complexity provides important refuge habitat for a range of marine organisms, and is a useful indicator of the health and resilience of reefs as a whole. Marine scientists have recently begun to use ‘Structure from Motion’…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessPsychology

Moderators of wellbeing interventions: Why do some people respond more positively than others?

Adele Wang, S. Katherine Nelson, Kristin Layous et al. · 2017 · PLoS ONE

Interventions rarely have a universal effect on all individuals. Reasons ranging from participant characteristics, context and fidelity of intervention completion could cause some people to respond more positively than others. Understanding these individual differences in intervention response may provide clues to the mechanisms behind the intervention, as well as inform future designs to make interventions maximally beneficial for all. Here we focus on an intervention designed to improve adolescent wellbeing, and explore potential moderators using a representative and well-powered sample. 16-

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

A Comparison of Gray Matter Density in Restless Legs Syndrome Patients and Matched Controls Using Voxel‐Based Morphometry

Robert A. Comley, Simon Červenka, Sven Pålhagen et al. · 2010 · Journal of Neuroimaging

BACKGROUND: Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological disorder the pathophysiology of which is incompletely understood. Four studies have examined structural differences between the brains of RLS patients and healthy controls,…

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