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Fragment based drug discovery (FBDD) by the aid of different modelling techniques have been emerged as a key drug discovery tool in the area of pharmaceutical science and technology. The merits of employing these methods, in place of other conventional molecular modelling techniques, endorsed clear detection of the possible structural fragments present in diverse set of investigated compounds and can create alternate possibilities of lead optimization in drug discovery. In this work, two fragment identification tools namely SARpy and Laplacian-corrected Bayesian analysis were used for previous SARS-CoV PLpro and 3CLpro inhibitors. A robust and predictive SARpy based fragments identification was performed which have been validated further by Laplacian-corrected Bayesian model. These comprehensive approaches have advantages since fragments are straight forward to interpret. Moreover, distinguishing the key molecular features (with respect to ECFP_6 fingerprint) revealed good or bad influences for the SARS-CoV protease inhibitory activities. Furthermore, the identified fragments could be implemented in the medicinal chemistry endeavors of COVID-19 drug discovery.Since the first official case of COVID-19 was reported, many researchers around the world have spent their time trying to understand the dynamics of the virus by modeling and predicting the number of infected and deaths. The rapid spread and highly contagiousness motivate the necessity of monitoring cases in real-time, aiming to keep control of the epidemic. As pointed out by [3], some pitfalls like limited infrastructure, laboratory confirmation and logistical problems may cause reporting delay, leading to distortions of the real dynamics of the confirmed cases and deaths. The aim of this study is to propose a suitable statistical methodology for modeling and forecasting daily deaths and reported cases of COVID-19, considering key features as overdispersion of data and correction of notification delay. Both, reporting delays and forecasting consider a Bayesian approach in which the daily deaths and the confirmed cases are modelled using the negative binomial (NB) distribution in order to accommodate the population heterogeneity. For the correction of notification delay, the mean number of occurrences regarding time t notified at time t + j (mean delayed notifications) is associated to the temporal and the delay lag evolution of the notification process through a log link. With regard to daily forecasting, the functional form adopted for the number of deaths and reported cases of COVID-19 is related to the sigmoid growth equation. A variable regarding week days or days off was considered in order to account for possible reduction of the records due to the lower offer of tests on days off. To illustrate the methodology, we analyze data of deaths and infected cases of COVID-19 in Espírito Santo, Brazil. We also obtain long-term predictions.The current practice of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) requires a preoperative priming of the circuit that is frequently performed with crystalloid solutions. Crystalloid priming avoids massive embolism but is unable to eliminate all microbubbles contained in the circuit. In addition, it causes a sudden hemodilution which is correlated with transfusion requirements and an increased risk of cognitive impairment. Several repriming techniques using autologous blood, collectively termed retrograde autologous priming (RAP), have been demonstrated to reduce the hemodilutional impact of CPB. However, the current heterogeneity in the practice of RAP limits its evidence and benefits. Here, we describe hematic antegrade repriming as an easy and reliable method that could be applied with any circuit in the market to decrease transfusion requirements, emboli, and inflammatory responses, reducing costs and the impact of CPB on postoperative recovery.Amiodarone is an anti-arrhythmic agent that is frequently used to treat tachycardias in critically ill adults and children. Because of physicochemical properties of amiodarone, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) circuits are expected to extract amiodarone from circulation, increasing the risk of therapeutic failure. The present study seeks to determine amiodarone extraction by the ECMO circuit. Amiodarone was administered to three ex vivo circuit configurations (n = 3 per configuration) to determine the effect of each circuit component on drug extraction. The circuits were primed with human blood; standard amiodarone doses were administered; and serial samples were collected over 24 hours. Additional circuits were primed with crystalloid fluid to analyze the effect of blood on extraction and to investigate circuit saturation by drug. The crystalloid circuits were dosed multiple times over 72 hours, including a massive dose at 48 hours. For both setups, the flow was set to 1 L/min. Drug was added to separate tubes containing the prime solution to serve as controls. Drug concentrations were quantified with a validated assay, and drug recovery was calculated for each sample. Mean recovery for the circuits and controls were compared to correct for drug degradation over time. Amiodarone was heavily extracted by all ECMO circuit configurations. Eight hours after dosing, mean recovery in the blood prime circuits was 13.5-22.1%. In the crystalloid prime circuits, drug recovery decreased even more rapidly, with a mean recovery of 22.0% at 30 minutes. Similarly, drug recovery decreased more quickly in the crystalloid prime controls than in the blood prime controls. Saturation was not achieved in the crystalloid prime circuits, as final amiodarone concentrations were at the lower limit of quantification. The results suggest that amiodarone is rapidly extracted by the ECMO circuit and that saturation is not achieved by standard doses. In vivo circuit extraction may cause decreased drug exposure.Allogenic blood is a scarce, precious, and expensive resource that is not always available on demand. After termination of cardiopulmonary bypass, a large amount of residual pump blood remains in the extracorporeal circuit. The cell saver washes and concentrates this blood with .9% normal saline (NS), making autologous blood available and reducing the demand for allogenic blood. To quantify the quality of residual pump blood it was washed with either NS or a bicarbonate-buffered solution (Balsol). A qualitative in vitro analysis was conducted. Residual cardiopulmonary bypass blood from forty bypass circuits was processed with a cell saver device, using NS or Balsol solution. Measurements made compared the pH, electrolytes, metabolites, hematocrit, hemoglobin, osmolality, albumin, total protein, and strong ion difference. There were significant differences between the NS and Balsol groups. In the Balsol group, osmolality, electrolytes, and strong ion difference were similar to the constitution of Balsol solution after washing, but not with the normal saline group. Washing residual cardiopulmonary bypass pump blood with Balsol solution results in a resuspended red cell concentrate with a superior electrolyte profile and a strong ion difference similar to that of residual pump blood.Heparin anticoagulation monitoring by point-of-care activated clotting time (ACT) is essential for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) initiation, maintenance, and anticoagulant reversal. Concerns exist regarding the comparability of kaolin activated ACT devices. The current study, therefore, evaluated the agreement of ACT assays using parallel measurements performed on two commonly used devices. Measurements were conducted in a split-sample fashion on both the ACT Plus (Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) and i-STAT (Abbott Point of Care, Princeton, NJ) analyzers. Blood samples from 100 adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery with CPB were assayed at specified time points before heparinization, following systemic heparinization, after CPB initiation, every 30 minutes during CPB, and following protamine administration. A cutoff value of 400 seconds (s) was used as part of the local protocol. Measurements were compared using t tests or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, linear regression, and Bland-Altman analyses. Parallel ACT measurements demonstrated a good linear correlation (r = .831, p less then .001). The overall median difference between both measurements was significantly different from zero, amounting to 87 (14-189) (p less then .001), with limits of agreement of -124 and 333s. The i-STAT-derived ACT values were systematically lower than the ACT Plus values, which was more pronounced during CPB. Fourteen patients received additional heparin during CPB at a median ACT Plus value of 414s, with a concomitant median i-STAT value of 316s. Assuming 308s as the theoretical i-STAT cutoff value based on the linear regression equation and an ACT Plus threshold of 400s, 29 patients would have received additional heparin. Based on these results, kaolin point-of-care ACT devices cannot be used interchangeably. Device-specific predefined target values are warranted to avert heparin overdosing during CPB.Modified ultrafiltration (MUF) is still used after pediatric cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in some pediatric cardiac surgery centers to decrease transfusion requirements. Other potential benefits of MUF include clearance of inflammatory markers and improvement in myocardial function. Our hypothesis is that MUF will hemoconcentrate coagulation factors and improve thromboelastography (TEG) parameters after pediatric CPB. Patients younger than 6 months were prospectively enrolled over a year. TEG was carried out before MUF, after MUF, and after protamine administration. Paired t tests were conducted to compare values pre-MUF and post-MUF as well as post-MUF and post-protamine administration. BSJ-03-123 mouse Thirty patients were enrolled in the study, with 20 (67%) neonates in the cohort. Seven arterial switch operations and nine Norwood procedures were found to be performed among the cohort. Reaction time (R), angle (α), and maximum amplitude (MA) were significantly worse post-MUF compared with pre-MUF (p less then .001). They improved significantly after protamine administration compared with post-MUF (p less then .001). The amount of fluid removal was significantly associated with a worse post-MUF R, angle, and MA and worse post-protamine administration, angle, and MA but with no effect on post-protamine R. MUF caused worsening of TEG parameters that is reversed by protamine administration.Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an acquired autoimmune condition characterized by the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (lupus anticoagulant, anticardiolipin antibody, and anti-β2 glycoprotein-I antibody) which leads to clinical thrombosis via a multifactorial mechanism of action. Despite the propensity to form clot in vivo, these antibodies interfere with the assembly of the prothrombinase complex on phospholipids in in vitro assays, leading to prolongation of activated clotting time and activated partial thromboplastin time. This disconnect between what occurs in vivo and in vitro makes monitoring anticoagulation during cardiac surgery particularly complex. We present a patient with APS undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with cardiopulmonary bypass. We delineate our strategy for managing anticoagulation in the presence of this syndrome using the Hepcon Hemostasis Management System Plus (Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN) device by targeting whole blood heparin concentration to monitor anticoagulation.
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