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Currently, there are no effective clinical or experimental treatments to fully restore the function of the torn acetabular labrum. To fill the gap, here, we report the finding of progenitor cells in labral tissue, which can be recruited and stimulated to repair torn acetabular labral tissue. This study aimed to develop a biomolecule releasing bioadhesive which can speed up labral tissue healing by eliciting autologous labral progenitor cellular responses. A click chemistry-based bioadhesive, capable of releasing biomolecules, was synthesized to exert ~3× adhesion strength compared with fibrin glue. Via the release of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), the adhesive was shown to actively recruit and stimulate the proliferation of labral progenitor cells to the tear sites and within the adhesive. Finally, the ability of this biomolecules-releasing adhesive designed to promote labral tissue regeneration was evaluated using discarded human acetabular labrum tissue compared with surgical suture ex vivo. Histological analysis shows that PDGF-releasing bioadhesive yielded significantly more labrum cell responses and extracellular matrix protein (proteoglycan and collagen) production at the tear tissue site than surgical suture controls. The results confirm that the new PDGF-releasing bioadhesive can activate the responses of autologous labral progenitor cells to significantly improve labral tissue regeneration. Clinical significance These PDGF-releasing bioadhesives may serve as a new and effective tool for repairing and regenerating acetabular labrum tears.
This study aimed to develop a reliable tool for the abstraction of data from crisis chat transcripts; to describe chatters' suicide risk status and selected counselor behaviors; and to examine the relationship of chatters' self-reported pre-chat suicidal thoughts to counselor behaviors and to chatters' disclosures of suicide risk during the chat conversation.
Coders used an instrument developed for this study to abstract data from 1034 crisis chats handled by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Chat network in 2015. The relationship of transcript coding data to data from an automated pre-chat survey (PCS) was examined.
Lifeline Crisis Chat serves a young (median age=21), high-risk population 84.0% of chats (869/1034) came from chatters endorsing current or recent suicidal thoughts on the PCS. Counselors engaged in rapport-building on 93.3%, problem-solving on 70.1%, and suicide risk assessment on 67.7% of these 869 chats. Counselor risk assessment behavior, and the availability of information on suicide risk in the chat transcript, varied significantly by the chatter's PCS response.
Crisis counselors are able to implement keystones of Lifeline's crisis intervention model over the medium of online chat. Additional efforts are needed to ensure that suicide risk is assessed on every chat.
Crisis counselors are able to implement keystones of Lifeline's crisis intervention model over the medium of online chat. Additional efforts are needed to ensure that suicide risk is assessed on every chat.
Evidence for affordable and pragmatic programmes to address the burden of untreated tooth decay in children in low- and middle-income settings is limited. This study aimed to (1) assess the effect of a government-run, school-based daily group toothbrushing programme compared to standard school-based oral health education on the incidence of dental caries and odontogenic infections in Filipino children over a period of 3years; and (2) assess the additional preventive effect of on-demand oral urgent treatment (OUT) and weekly fluoride gel application.
A cluster-randomized trial was conducted in Camiguin, Philippines. Schools in three regions were randomly assigned to one of three intervention groups The Essential Health Care Programme (EHCP), which includes daily toothbrushing with fluoride toothpaste; EHCP plus twice-yearly access to on-demand urgent oral treatment (EHCP+OUT) and EHCP plus weekly application of high-concentrated fluoride gel (EHCP+Fluoride). Schools in a nearby province with a similar chiled for school-based toothbrushing only. Intervention compliance should be considered in future programme implementation and evaluation research.
This Mendelian randomization (MR) study was performed to explore the causal relationship among circulating vitamin C and D levels, dental caries, and periodontitis.
MR analyses were conducted with the inverse variance weighted (IVW) method, weighted median, MR-Egger approaches, and MR-robust adjusted profile score method to assess the causal relationships between circulating vitamin C and D concentrations and dental caries, the number of remaining natural permanent teeth in the mouth (N teeth), and periodontitis.
We found potential causal association of circulating vitamin D concentrations with N teeth (β=0.085; 95% confidence interval 0.019 to 0.150; p=.012) based on the IVW method. No significant causal relationship between circulating vitamin D levels and dental caries and periodontitis was observed. Similarly, no evidence supported a causal relationship between circulating vitamin C concentrations and the risk of dental caries, N teeth, and periodontitis.
There is no obvious evidence suggesting a causal relationship among circulating vitamin D, dental caries, and periodontitis, drawing into question the mechanism for any association with N teeth. Additionally, there is insufficient power to detect small effects in vitamin C levels and caries and periodontitis.
There is no obvious evidence suggesting a causal relationship among circulating vitamin D, dental caries, and periodontitis, drawing into question the mechanism for any association with N teeth. Additionally, there is insufficient power to detect small effects in vitamin C levels and caries and periodontitis.
Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) effectively treats motor symptoms and quality of life (QoL) of advanced and fluctuating early Parkinson's disease. Little is known about the relation between electrode position and changes in symptom control and ultimately QoL.
The relation between the stimulated part of the STN and clinical outcomes, including the motor score of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) and the quality-of-life questionnaire, was assessed in a subcohort of the EARLYSTIM study.
Sixty-nine patients from the EARLYSTIM cohort who underwent DBS, with a comprehensive clinical characterization before and 24months after surgery, were included. Intercorrelations of clinical outcome changes, correlation between the affected functional parts of the STN, and changes in clinical outcomes were investigated. We further calculated sweet spots for different clinical parameters.
Improvements in the UPDRS III and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39) correlated positivclei. More research is necessary to customize the DBS target to individual symptoms of each patient. © 2022 The Authors. Movement Disorders published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.Platelet sequestration is a common process during organ reperfusion after transplantation. However, instead of lower platelet counts, when using traditional hemocytometers and light microscopy, we observed physiologically implausible platelet counts in the course of ex-vivo lung and liver xenograft organ perfusion studies. We employed conventional flow cytometry (FC) and imaging FC (AMINS ImageStream X) to investigate the findings and found platelet-sized fragments in the circulation that are mainly derived from red blood cell membranes. We speculate that this erythrocyte fragmentation contributes to anemia during in-vivo organ xenotransplant.
This trial (NCT04013048) investigated the metabolite profiles, mass balance and pharmacokinetics of fuzuloparib, a novel poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor, in subjects with advanced solid cancers.
A single dose of 150 mg [
C]fuzuloparib was administered to five subjects with advanced solid cancers. Blood, urine and faecal samples were collected, analysed for radioactivity and unchanged fuzuloparib, and profiled for metabolites. The safety of the medicine was assessed during the study.
The maximum concentrations (C
) of the total radioactivity (TRA) and unchanged fuzuloparib in plasma were 5.39 μg eq./mL and 4.19 μg/mL, respectively, at approximately 4hours post dose. The exposure (AUC
) of fuzuloparib accounted for 70.7% of the TRA in plasma, and no single metabolite was observed accounting for more than 10% of the plasma TRA. The recovery of TRA in excreta was 103.3 ± 3.8% in 288 hours, including 59.1 ± 9.9% in urine and 44.2 ± 10.8% in faeces. Sixteen metabolites of fuzuloparib were identified, including mono-oxidation (M1), hydrogenation (M2), di-oxidation (M3), trioxidation (M4), glucuronidation (M5, M7, M8) and de-ethylation (M6) products, and there was no specific binding between these metabolites and blood cells. Aliphatic hydroxylated fuzuloparib (M1-1) was the primary metabolite in the excreta, accounting for more than 40% of the dose for subjects. There were no serious adverse events observed in the study.
Fuzuloparib was widely metabolized and excreted completely through urine and faeces in subjects with advanced solid cancer. Unchanged fuzuloparib was indicated to be the primary drug-related compound in circulation. [
C]fuzuloparib was well-tolerated at the study dose.
Fuzuloparib was widely metabolized and excreted completely through urine and faeces in subjects with advanced solid cancer. Unchanged fuzuloparib was indicated to be the primary drug-related compound in circulation. [14 C]fuzuloparib was well-tolerated at the study dose.
The aim of this systematic review is to assess the effects of community pharmacist-led interventions to optimise the use of antibiotics and identify which interventions are most effective.
This review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO CRD42020188552). PF-07265807 cost PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched for (randomised) controlled trials. Included interventions were required to target antibiotic use, be set in the community pharmacy context, and be pharmacist-led. Primary outcomes were quality of antibiotic supply and adverse effects while secondary outcomes included patient-reported outcomes. Risk of bias was assessed using the 'Cochrane suggested risk of bias criteria' and narrative synthesis of primary outcomes conducted.
Seventeen studies were included covering in total 3822 patients (mean age 45.6years, 61.9% female). Most studies used educational interventions. Three studies reported on primary outcomes, 12 on secondary outcomes and two on both. Three studies reported improvements in quality of dispensing, interventions led to more intensive symptom assessment (up to 30% more advice given) and a reduction of over-the-counter supply up to 53%. Three studies led to higher consumer satisfaction, effects on adherence from nine studies were mixed (risk difference 0.04 [-0.02, 0.10]). All studies had unclear or high risks of bias across at least one domain, with large heterogeneity between studies.
Our review suggests some positive results from pharmacist-led interventions, but the interventions do not seem sufficiently effective as currently implemented. This review should be interpreted as exploratory research, as more high-quality research is needed.
Our review suggests some positive results from pharmacist-led interventions, but the interventions do not seem sufficiently effective as currently implemented. This review should be interpreted as exploratory research, as more high-quality research is needed.
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