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The association between preoperative serum cholinesterase and all-cause mortality in geriatric patients with hip fractures: a cohort study of 2387 patients

Perioperative Medicine
Objective This study is to evaluate the association between preoperative cholinesterase levels and all-cause mortality in geriatric hip fractures. Methods Elderly patients with hip fractures were screened between Jan 2015 and Sep 2019.
Yan-Ning Zhang, Peng Xiao, Bin-Fei Zhang
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Magnitude of behavioral deficits varies with job-related chlorpyrifos exposure levels among Egyptian pesticide workers. [PDF]

, 2020
Chronic occupational exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) is consistently associated with deficits on behavioral tests when compared to unexposed comparison groups. However, a dose-response relationship has yet to be established, leading some to
Anger, W Kent, Farahat, Fayssal M, Farahat, Taghreed M, Lasarev, Michael R, Lein, Pamela J, Olson, James R, Rohlman, Diane S   +6 more
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Impact of Recanalization on Liver Hypertrophy after Portal Vein Embolization and the Role of Re‐Embolization

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study of 249 patients undergoing hepatectomy after right portal vein embolization (PVE) demonstrated that major recanalization–defined as recanalization more than one segment within the embolized liver–was associated with impaired regeneration of the future liver remnant (FLR).
Masao Uemura, Shimpei Otsuka, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Mihoko Yamada, Rui Sato, Takeshi Aramaki, Akifumi Notsu, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Teiichi Sugiura   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of donepezil in Alzheimer's disease - Results from a multinational trial [PDF]

, 1999
Donepezil has been shown to be well tolerated and to improve cognition and global function in patients with mild to moderately severe Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Burns, A., Friedhoff, L. T., Gauthier, S., Hecker, J., Möller, Hans-Jürgen, Petit, H., Rogers, S. L., Rossor, M.   +7 more
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Identifying Systemic Lupus Erythematosus From Serum Proteomic Profiles Using Machine Learning and Genetic Risk Stratification

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Proteome‐wide risk models for lupus remain underexplored. We developed classification models to identify lupus from serum proteomic profiles. Methods Patients with lupus and individuals with other autoimmune diseases in the UK Biobank were included.
Mehmet Hocaoǧlu, Jishnu Das, Amr H. Sawalha   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PON1 status does not influence cholinesterase activity in Egyptian agricultural workers exposed to chlorpyrifos. [PDF]

, 2012
Animal studies have shown that paraoxonase 1 (PON1) genotype can influence susceptibility to the organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF). However, Monte Carlo analysis suggests that PON1 genotype may not affect CPF-related toxicity at low exposure ...
Bonner, Matthew R, Browne, Richard W, Crane, Alice L, Ellison, Corie A, Knaak, James B, Lein, Pamela J, Olson, James R   +6 more
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Co‐design–related approaches in medication safety for people with dementia: A scoping review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background People with dementia manage complex medication regimens and face a heightened risk of medication‐related harm. Co‐design approaches are increasingly being used to develop interventions/tools to improve medication safety in this population. Objectives To describe how co‐design has been applied in developing interventions or tools related to ...
Zena El‐kadomi, Danijela Gnjidic, Nicole E. Werner, Mouna J. Sawan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decrease of erythrocyte cholinesterase in pesticide factory workers

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گرگان, 2007
Background&Objective: Two enzymes have the ability to hydrolyze acetylcholine. One is acetylcholinesterase, which is called true cholinesterase, it is found in erythrocytes. The other cholinesterase is pseudocholinesterase, it is found in serum.
Joshaghani HR, Ahmadi AR, Behnampour N
doaj  

Risk Prediction of Postoperative Complications in Lower Gastrointestinal Perforation Based on Preoperative Serum Cholinesterase Levels

Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
Objectives: Cholinesterase is recognized as a marker for nutritional status and associated with inflammatory conditions. The present study aims to evaluate the association between cholinesterase and postoperative complications in patients with lower ...
Masahisa Ohkuma, Yasuhiro Takano, Keisuke Goto, Atsuko Okamoto, Muneyuki Koyama, Tadashi Abe, Takafumi Nakano, Yasuhiro Takeda, Makoto Kosuge, Ken Eto   +9 more
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Vaccination with Schistosoma mansoni Cholinesterases Reduces the Parasite Burden and Egg Viability in a Mouse Model of Schistosomiasis

Vaccines, 2020
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma, which kills 300,000 people every year in developing countries, and there is no vaccine. Recently, we have shown that cholinesterases (ChEs)—enzymes
Bemnet A. Tedla, Darren Pickering, Luke Becker, Alex Loukas, Mark S. Pearson   +4 more
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