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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marcin Straburzyński, Marta Waliszewska-Prosół, Magdalena Nowaczewska, Ewa Katarzyna Czapinska-Ciepiela, Anna Gryglas-Dworak, Slawomir Budrewicz
BACKGROUND: Cranial autonomic symptoms (CASs) include lacrimation, conjunctival injection, rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, facial flushing or sweating, ptosis, and myosis. These symptoms may be associated with trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) and migraine. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess whether CASs are also reported by patients with frequent episodic tension-type headache (eTTH). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional online survey of a large Polish population was conducted between August 2021 and June 2022...
April 23, 2024: Dental and Medical Problems
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Soo Heon Kwak, Ryan B Hernandez-Cancela, Daniel A DiCorpo, David E Condon, Jordi Merino, Peitao Wu, Jennifer A Brody, Jie Yao, Xiuqing Guo, Fariba Ahmadizar, Mariah Meyer, Murat Sincan, Josep M Mercader, Sujin Lee, Jeffrey Haessler, Ha My T Vy, Zhaotong Lin, Nicole D Armstrong, Shaopeng Gu, Noah L Tsao, Leslie A Lange, Ningyuan Wang, Kerri L Wiggins, Stella Trompet, Simin Liu, Ruth J F Loos, Renae Judy, Philip H Schroeder, Natalie R Hasbani, Maxime M Bos, Alanna C Morrison, Rebecca D Jackson, Alexander P Reiner, JoAnn E Manson, Ninad S Chaudhary, Lynn K Carmichael, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Kent D Taylor, Mohsen Ghanbari, Joyce van Meurs, Achilleas N Pitsillides, Bruce M Psaty, Raymond Noordam, Ron Do, Kyong Soo Park, J Wouter Jukema, Maryam Kavousi, Adolfo Correa, Stephen S Rich, Scott M Damrauer, Catherine Hajek, Nam H Cho, Marguerite R Irvin, James S Pankow, Girish N Nadkarni, Robert Sladek, Mark O Goodarzi, Jose C Florez, Daniel I Chasman, Susan R Heckbert, Charles Kooperberg, Josée Dupuis, Rajeev Malhotra, Paul S de Vries, Ching-Ti Liu, Jerome I Rotter, James B Meigs
OBJECTIVE: To identify genetic risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a multiancestry time-to-event genome-wide association study for incident CVD among people with T2D. We also tested 204 known coronary artery disease (CAD) variants for association with incident CVD. RESULTS: Among 49,230 participants with T2D, 8,956 had incident CVD events (event rate 18...
April 23, 2024: Diabetes Care
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REVIEW
Arriana Gkouvi, Sotirios G Tsiogkas, Dimitrios P Bogdanos, Helen Gika, Dimitrios G Goulis, Maria G Grammatikopoulou
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a disease of unknown pathophysiology, with the diagnosis being based on a set of clinical criteria. Proteomic analysis can provide significant biological information for the pathophysiology of the disease but may also reveal biomarkers for diagnosis or therapeutic targets. The present systematic review aims to synthesize the evidence regarding the proteome of adult patients with FMS using data from observational studies. RECENT FINDINGS: An extensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE/PubMed, CENTRAL, and clinicaltrials...
April 23, 2024: Current Pain and Headache Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dawun Jeong, Sunghee Jung, Yeonyee E Yoon, Jaeik Jeon, Yeonggul Jang, Seongmin Ha, Youngtaek Hong, JunHeum Cho, Seung-Ah Lee, Hong-Mi Choi, Hyuk-Jae Chang
To enhance M-mode echocardiography's utility for measuring cardiac structures, we developed and evaluated an artificial intelligence (AI)-based automated analysis system for M-mode images through the aorta and left atrium [M-mode (Ao-LA)], and through the left ventricle [M-mode (LV)]. Our system, integrating two deep neural networks (DNN) for view classification and image segmentation, alongside an auto-measurement algorithm, was developed using 5,958 M-mode images [3,258 M-mode (LA-Ao), and 2,700 M-mode (LV)] drawn from a nationwide echocardiographic dataset collated from five tertiary hospitals...
April 23, 2024: International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aditya Rane, Steven Tate, Jenna L Sumey, Qing Zhong, Hui Zong, Benjamin Purow, Steven R Caliari, Nathan S Swami
The laminar flow profiles in microfluidic systems coupled to rapid diffusion at flow streamlines have been widely utilized to create well-controlled chemical gradients in cell cultures for spatially directing cell migration. However, within hydrogel-based closed microfluidic systems of limited depth (≤0.1 mm), the biomechanical cues for the cell culture are dominated by cell interactions with channel surfaces rather than with the hydrogel microenvironment. Also, leaching of poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) constituents in closed systems and the adsorption of small molecules to PDMS alter chemotactic profiles...
April 23, 2024: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Takahiro Tsuchiya, Yuki Shinya, Yoshiaki Shiokawa, Takeo Tanishima, Akira Tamura, Hideaki Ono
Salvage treatment of postclipping recurrent aneurysms remains challenging.1,2 The salvage microsurgical clipping is a possible intervention but sometimes difficult because of tissue adhesions around the aneurysm and previously installed clips; therefore, salvage coil embolization may have certain advantages.1-5 However, when coil embolization is not applicable,6 microsurgical clipping is a stand-alone curative treatment, requiring proficient and reliable microsurgical techniques. This article describes a unique case of a 70-year-old female patient complaining of a severe headache with subarachnoid hemorrhage due to a recurrent ruptured left internal carotid-posterior communicating artery aneurysm after microsurgical clipping 23 years ago...
April 23, 2024: Operative Neurosurgery (Hagerstown, Md.)
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ki-Ho Park, Dokyoung Kim, Minji Jung, Dong Youn Kim, Yu-Mi Lee, Mi Suk Lee, Kyung-Wook Hong, In-Gyu Bae, Sun In Hong, Oh-Hyun Cho
UNLABELLED: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are often difficult to treat because of their biofilm-forming ability and antimicrobial resistance. We investigated the effects of sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of antibiotics on MRSA biofilm formation. Clinical MRSA isolates were grown with sub-MICs (1/256-1/2 × MICs) of nafcillin, vancomycin, ciprofloxacin, and rifampin. The biofilm biomass was measured using crystal violet staining. Of the 107 MRSA isolates tested, 63 (58...
April 23, 2024: Microbiology Spectrum
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Marija Vukojević, Nenad Vukojevic, Ante Vuković, Borna Rupčić, Mislav Blažević, Ante Blažević
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease is a multisystem disorder characterized by bilateral granulomatous panuveitis resulting in serous retinal detachments, disk edema, and a sunset glow fundus development. Furthermore, it is associated with various extraocular findings, such as tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo, poliosis, and vitiligo (1). VKH is considered to be an autoimmune disease mediated by T-cells targeting melanocyte antigen tyrosinase peptide (2). Moreover, VKH more often occurs in individuals with a genetic predisposition to the disease, including those of Asian and Hispanic heritage (3)...
December 2023: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pero Vržogić, Ante Perica
Dear Editor, Ticks carry many diseases, bacteria, and viruses and represent a very important healthcare issue both in Croatia and globally. Although most ticks are not infected with pathogens dangerous to humans, some ticks can transmit infectious diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. This is caused by the increasing incidence of many tick-borne diseases over a growing geographical area. Many factors influence which species of ticks are present in a given geographical area, as well as the density of their population and the risk of human exposure to infected ticks...
December 2023: Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica: ADC
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tapas R Pradhan, Abdikani Omar Farah, Kadiyala Sagar, Henry R Wise, Malempati Srimannarayana, Paul Ha-Yeon Cheong, Jin Kyoon Park
A key factor in the development of selective nucleophilic addition to allenamides is controlling the reactivity of electrophilic intermediates, which is generally achieved using an electrophilic activator via conjugated iminium intermediates. In this combined experimental and computational study, we show that a general and highly chemoselective hydroamination of allenamides can be accomplished using a combination of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) and NaOAc. Experimental mechanistic studies revealed that HFIP mediates proton transfer to activate the allenamide, while the acetate additive significantly contributes to N-selective interception...
April 23, 2024: Journal of Organic Chemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cao Nguyen Nguyen, Duc Toan Nguyen, Ha An Tran, Dinh Hung Mac, Thi Thu Tram Nguyen, Pascal Retailleau, Thanh Binh Nguyen
A cost-effective, practical, straightforward and scalable synthesis of α-pyrones via base- and sulfur-promoted annulation of phenylacetates and chalcones is reported. Generated in situ from the starting components by using dbu as a base catalyst, the Michael adducts underwent a smooth oxidative cyclization into 3,4,6-triaryl-2-pyranones upon heating with DABCO and sulfur in DMSO. Extension to malonate in place of phenylacetates led to 4,6-diaryl-2-pyranone-2-carboxylates.
April 23, 2024: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nadia Mahmoudi, Micaela Roque, Bruno Paiva Dos Santos, Hugo Oliveira, Robin Siadous, Sylvie Rey, Elisabeth Garanger, Sébastien Lecommandoux, Sylvain Catros, Bertrand Garbay, Joëlle Amédée Vilamitjana
Despite progress in bone tissue engineering, reconstruction of large bone defects remains an important clinical challenge. Here, we developed a biomaterial designed to recruit bone cells, endothelial cells, and neuronal fibers within the same matrix, enabling bone tissue regeneration. The bioactive matrix is based on modified elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) grafted with laminin-derived adhesion peptides IKVAV and YIGSR, and the SNA15 peptide for retention of hydroxyapatite (HA) particles. The composite matrix shows suitable porosity, interconnectivity, biocompatibility for endothelial cells, and the ability to support neurites outgrowth by sensory neurons...
April 23, 2024: Advanced Healthcare Materials
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Evan J Patel, Meleha Ahmad, Brian S Schwartz, Annemieke van Zante, Robert Kersten, Patricia Loftus
Acute invasive fungal sinusitis (AIFS) classically presents as an aggressive fungal infection that can spread beyond its origin in the sinuses in immunocompromised patients. Although there have been reports of AIFS in immunocompetent, non-diabetic patients, it is extremely rare and the true mechanism behind it is unknown. A thirty-eight year old immunocompetent, non-diabetic woman underwent bilateral ESS for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps at a tertiary care center and post-operatively developed AIFS...
April 23, 2024: Laryngoscope
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nitai Roy, Md Nazrul Islam, Md Shahjalal, Aysha Siddiky, Sultan Mahmud Imran, Md Aktarujjaman, Md Mobarak Hossain, Bryan T Rogers, Kamal Krishna Biswas, Ekhtear Hossain
BACKGROUND: The practice of self-medication (SM) is common worldwide and is an important component of medical self-care. However, improper practice can be dangerous. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of SM and the factors associated with it among Bangladeshi adults. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between April and June 2021 among Bangladeshi adults (aged > 19 years) using convenient sampling. A total of 1320 subjects were collected through face-to-face interviews using a standardized questionnaire...
April 1, 2024: Epidemiologia (Basel)
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xing Yang, Chunsheng Li, Shuang Liu, Yunlong Li, Xinyu Zhang, Qiang Wang, Jin Ye, Yong Lu, Yujie Fu, Jiating Xu
"Transition" metal-coordinated plant polyphenols are a type of promising antitumor nanodrugs owing to their high biosafety and catalytic therapy potency; however, the major obstacle restricting their clinical application is their poor tumor accumulation. Herein, Fe-doped ZIF-8 was tailored using tannic acid (TA) into a hollow mesoporous nanocarrier for gallic acid (GA) loading. After hyaluronic acid (HA) modification, the developed nanosystem of HFZIF-8/GA@HA was used for the targeted delivery of Fe ions and GA, thereby intratumorally achieving the synthesis of an Fe-GA coordinated complex...
April 23, 2024: Nanoscale
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mona Hussein, Amr Hassan, Mona A F Nada, Zeinab Mohammed, Nawal F Abdel Ghaffar, Hanaa Kedah, Wael Fathy, Rehab Magdy
BACKGROUND: The Headache Impact Test (HIT-6) is an important patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in migraine prevention trials. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to (i) assess the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of HIT-6 in Arabic-speaking patients experiencing migraine, and (ii) evaluate the responsiveness of HIT-6 following migraine preventive therapy. METHODS: In this prospective study, patients with migraine (n = 145) were requested to fill out a headache diary, the Arabic version of HIT-6, and Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) at two time points (baseline and 3 months after initiation of prophylactic treatment)...
April 23, 2024: Headache
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Federico Cagnazzo, Anne Ducros, Gaetano Risi, Mahmoud Charif, Lucas Corti, Francesca Rapido, Emmanuelle Le Bars, Nicolas Lonjon, Vincent Costalat
BACKGROUND: Transvenous embolization is a recent treatment strategy for cerebrospinal fluid-venous fistulas (CSFVF), which are associated with spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). METHODS: Participants were selected from a prospective database on patients with CSFVF that received transvenous Onyx embolization. All patients underwent a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before and after embolization with MRI follow-up performed at least 3 months after treatment...
April 23, 2024: Interventional Neuroradiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zihao Duan, Changlong Zhou, Xiaoxiao Yan, Wei Du, Xiaohui Xia, Hui Shi, Hai Su, Yi Zhang, Xuenong He, Qijiang Xiong
BACKGROUND: No standardized criteria for surgical resection of parasagittal sinus meningiomas (PSM) have been established, and different surgical strategies have been proposed. The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of a "radical" surgical strategy in the treatment of PSM. METHODS: The clinical histories, radiological findings, pathologic features, and surgical records of 53 patients with PSM admitted by the same surgical team using the "radical" surgical strategy were retrospectively analyzed between 2018 and 2023...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tahani Saker Sheikh, Ayal Rozenberg, Goni Merhav, Alla Shifrin, Polina Stein, Shahar Shelly
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Primary CNS vasculitis (PCNSV) is a rare inflammatory disorder that affects the blood vessels of the central nervous system (CNS). We aimed to analyze the neurological presentations, clinical follow-up, and long-term outcomes of patients with primary central nervous system vasculitis. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of medical records to assess the neurological presentation, rate of remission, and functional status at the last follow-up in patients with primary central nervous system vasculitis seen in our center in the last 13 years (2010-2023)...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology
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Glaucia Suzanna Jong-A-Liem, Talita Helena Martins Sarti, Mariusi Glasenapp Dos Santos, Luciano Marcus Tirotti Giacon, Raphael Wuo-Silva, Alex Machado Baeta, José Maria de Campos Filho, Feres Chaddad-Neto
INTRODUCTION: Mutations of the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) gene have been associated with a spectrum of disorders called PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome, which predisposes the individual to develop various types of tumors and vascular anomalies. Its phenotypic spectrum includes Cowden syndrome (CS), Bannayan-Riley-Ruvalcaba syndrome (BRRS), Proteus syndrome, autism spectrum disorders (ASD), some sporadic cancers, Lhermitte-Duclos disease (LDD), and various types of associated vascular anomalies...
2024: Frontiers in Neurology
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