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Risk factors and prescription patterns analysis for macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia in children

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Summary: First-line macrolide therapy is encountering challenges due to the escalating incidence of macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MRMPP).
Yun Lu, Wen-jing Li, Xuan-xuan Wang, An-qi Huang, Hong Cheng   +4 more
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Glucosamine/L-lactide copolymers as potential carriers for the development of a sustained rifampicin release system using Mycobacterium smegmatis as a tuberculosis model

Heliyon, 2019
The present study aims at developing a new, ultrafine particle-based efficient antibiotic delivery system for the treatment of tuberculosis. The carrier material to make the rifampicin (RIF)-loaded particles is a low molecular weight star-shaped polymer ...
Jorge Ragusa, Daniela Gonzalez, Sumin Li, Sandra Noriega, Maciej Skotak, Gustavo Larsen   +5 more
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Potential protective function of the sterol regulatory element binding factor 1–fatty acid desaturase 1/2 axis in early-stage age-related macular degeneration

Heliyon, 2017
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in elderly individuals throughout the developed world. Inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor have been successfully used to treat choroidal neovascularization in ...
Yoshifumi Ashikawa, Yuhei Nishimura, Shiko Okabe, Yumi Sato, Mizuki Yuge, Tomoko Tada, Haruka Miyao, Soichiro Murakami, Koki Kawaguchi, Shota Sasagawa, Yasuhito Shimada, Toshio Tanaka   +11 more
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Avenanthramides as lipoxygenase inhibitors

Heliyon, 2020
Avenanthramides (AVAs) present in oats are amides of anthranilic and cinnamic acids. AVAs are potent antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory properties.
Rikard Landberg, Kerstin Sunnerheim, Lena H. Dimberg   +2 more
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Microscale pressure measurements and optical coherence tomography reveal time-dependent biomechanical stages of ovulation in mice

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Summary: During ovulation, antral follicles undergo coordinated remodeling that results in egg release and corpora lutea formation, which are key processes for fertility and endocrine function. Using an ex vivo murine ovulation model integrated with time-
Emily J. Zaniker-Gomez, Zihang Yan, Jing Yang, Darryl L. Russell, Hao Zhang, Sean X. Sun, Francesca E. Duncan   +6 more
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Phellopterin isolated from Angelica dahurica reduces blood glucose level in diabetic mice

Heliyon, 2018
Insulin resistance is the critical condition for the development of metabolic syndromes including type II diabetes and heart disease. To investigate the active components of Angelica dahurica root which is known to increase insulin sensitivity, its ...
Hyo Sang Han, Hyelin Jeon, Se Chan Kang
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Dinutuximab beta effectively treats Ewing sarcoma when combined with chemotherapy

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Summary: Ewing sarcoma is a rare and aggressive cancer of the bone and soft tissues primarily affecting children and young adults. Prognosis for patients with metastatic or recurrent disease remains poor despite intensive multimodal therapy, highlighting
Roberta Frapolli, Marina Meroni, Ezia Bello, Lorenza Pirona, Elisa Callegari, Valentina Kebede, Isabella Pellerani, Simone Canesi, Eugenio Scanziani, Uta Dirksen, Patrizia Angelico, Stefano Biondi, Matteo Malinverno   +12 more
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Antibacterial activities of green tea crude extracts and synergistic effects of epigallocatechingallate (EGCG) with gentamicin against MDR pathogens

Heliyon, 2019
Plant extracts and their purified compounds were examined for synergistic antimicrobial activity using selected multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens.
Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez, Karabi Saha, Juairia Rahman, Rahath Ara Munmun, Md. Atikur Rahman, Shuvra Kanti Dey, Md. Shahedur Rahman, Sohidul Islam, Mohammad Hossain Shariare   +8 more
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Chalcone derivatives: synthesis, in vitro and in vivo evaluation of their anti-anxiety, anti-depression and analgesic effects

Heliyon, 2019
Anxiety disorders, depression and pain are highly prevalent pathologies. Their pharmacotherapy is associated with unwanted side effects; hence there is a clinical need to develop more effective drugs with fewer adverse reactions.Chalcones are one of the ...
Josefina Higgs, Cristina Wasowski, Alejandra Marcos, Marko Jukič, Carlos Humberto Paván, Stanislav Gobec, Felicitas de Tezanos Pinto, Natalia Colettis, Mariel Marder   +8 more
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Antitumour, acute toxicity and molecular modeling studies of 4-(pyridin-4-yl)-6-(thiophen-2-yl) pyrimidin-2(1H)-one against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma and sarcoma-180

Heliyon, 2018
In an effort to discover an effective and selective antitumour agent, synthesis and anti-cancer potential of 4-(pyridin-4-yl)-6-(thiophen-2-yl) pyrimidin-2(1H)-one (SK-25), which has been reported earlier by us with significant cytotoxicity towards ...
Dinesh Kumar, Pooja Sharma, Kunal Nepali, Girish Mahajan, Mubashir J. Mintoo, Amarinder Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Dilip M. Mondhe, Gurdarshan Singh, Subheet K. Jain, Girish K. Gupta, Fidele Ntie-Kang   +11 more
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