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Long-term treatment of thalidomide ameliorates amyloid-like pathology through inhibition of β-secretase in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Thalidomide is a tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) inhibitor which has been found to have abilities against tumor growth, angiogenesis and inflammation.
Ping He   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trends and predictors of women's risk perception about medications that may cause birth defects [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the proportion of women who reported perception of medications as a risk for birth defects, whether perceptions have changed over time, and identify socioeconomic and medical factors that are independent ...
Samuelson, Mark
core  

Beyond the label: Rethinking off‐label drug use in paediatrics. Towards a scientifically grounded and safer future for paediatric pharmacotherapy

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite regulatory progress being made in the past two decades, off‐label drug use in paediatrics remains pervasive, with prevalence estimated between 3% and 97% of prescriptions across different clinical settings. Off‐label use—defined as prescribing outside the conditions described in the Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC)—is often ...
Tjitske M. van der Zanden   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thalidomide combined with short-term low-dose glucocorticoid therapy for the treatment of severe COVID-19: A case-series study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of thalidomide, an immunomodulatory agent, in combination with glucocorticoid, for the treatment of COVID-19 patients with life-threatening symptoms.
Yuping Li   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiple Myeloma : an update on disease biology and therapy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Multiple myeloma is a malignancy of immunoglobulin producing plasma cells. Clinical features include bone pain due to lytic bone lesions or pathological fractures, anemia, symptomatic hypercalcemia, renal insufficiency, recurrent infections and ...
Cook, Rachel J., Dingli, David
core  

Drug‐coated balloons: From conventional designs to next‐generation innovations in vascular therapy

open access: yesBMEMat, EarlyView.
This review traces the evolution of drug‐coated balloons (DCBs) from conventional designs to next‐generation platforms. We highlight innovations in balloon engineering, coating technologies, and therapeutic agents that enhance localized drug delivery while addressing challenges in efficiency, safety, and biocompatibility for vascular and emerging non ...
Lu Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Effect of Thalidomide on 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid-Induced Experimental Colitis in Rats via the Inhibition of T Helper 17 Cells

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2020
Objective. To observe the effects of thalidomide on 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid- (TNBS-) induced experimental colitis in rats and to explore the possible mechanism of thalidomide in the treatment of CD. Methods.
Ying Xie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complex regulation of neutrophil-derived MMP-9 secretion in central nervous system tuberculosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS-TB) may be fatal even with treatment. Neutrophils are the key mediators of TB immunopathology, and raised CSF matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) which correlates to neutrophil count in CNS-TB is ...
Brilha, S   +6 more
core   +1 more source

The effect of thalidomide on visceral fat pad mass and triglyceride concentration of the skeletal muscles in rats [PDF]

open access: yesYeungnam University Journal of Medicine, 2018
Background Body fats, especially both of abdominal fat pad mass and skeletal muscle fat content, are inversely related to insulin action. Therefore, methods for decreasing visceral fat mass and muscle triglyceride content may be helpful for the ...
Ki-Hoon Kim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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