A Case of Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus mitis Endocarditis by Aria Mahtabfar, Hamoon Eshraghi, Melroy D’Souza, William Berrigan, Kathleen Casey

“…Infectious endocarditis (IE) typically occurs in the setting of intravenous drug use, prosthetic heart valves, or rheumatic heart disease. …”
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Screening and Identification of Antipyretic Components in the Postfrost Leaves of Morus alba Based on Multivariable and Continuous-Index Spectrum-Effect Correlation by Yongsheng Qu, Liang Wang, Wei Guo

“…Moreover, the strategy of this research could provide a valuable reference for revealing the material basis of synergetic or antagonistic effects among other complex drug systems.…”
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Rational choice of eradication therapy of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection by T. L. Lapina, E. R. Mutigulina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Following modes of H. pylori eradication therapy have the greatest practical value: standard triple therapy with clarithromycin, including proton pump inhibitor (PPI) + clarithromycin + amoxicillin (or metronidazole); sequential two-stage mode; four constituent component mode without bismuth drug; four-component mode including bismuth agent; triple therapy with PPI and levofloxacin. …”
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Continuous Delivery of D-Luciferin by Implanted Micro-osmotic Pumps Enables True Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging of Luciferase Activity in Vivo by Shimon Gross, Ute Abraham, Julie L. Prior, Erik D. Herzog, David Piwnica-Worms

“…Pumps allowed direct repetitive imaging at < 5-minute intervals of the pharmacodynamics of proteasome- and IKK-inhibiting drugs in mice bearing tumors stably expressing ubiquitin-firefly luciferase or IκBα-firefly luciferase fusion reporters. …”
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Rat Sarcoma Virus Family Genes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Pathogenetic and Clinical Implications by Shaimaa Khattab, Adriatik Berisha, Natalia Baran, Pier Paolo Piccaluga

“…The frequency of <i>RAS</i> mutations increases in the context of AMLs’ chemoresistance; thus, novel anti-RAS strategies to overcome drug resistance and improve patients’ therapy responses and overall survival are the need of the hour. …”
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Efficacy Comparison of Nitazoxanide Combined with Lactulose versus Lactulose Monotherapy in Managing Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy by Taimoor Hafeez Janjua, Amanat Ali, Sameer Ahmed, Sabeen Shakir, Zunera Rashid, Asma Irfan

“…Furthermore, a significant difference in drug efficacy was observed between the two groups (p < 0.005). …”
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Perceptions of Biosimilars Among Healthcare Providers in Saudi Arabia by Mohammed Alqahtani, Ahmed Al-jedai, Albert Wertheimer

“…Biosimilars are safe and effective treatments for chronic diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) manages the quality and registration of biosimilars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Correction: Ceria nanoparticles ameliorate renal fibrosis by modulating the balance between oxidative phosphorylation and aerobic glycolysis by Mengling Wang, Feng Zeng, Fengling Ning, Yinhang Wang, Shilin Zhou, Jiaqi He, Cong Li, Cong Wang, Xiaolin Sun, Dongliang Zhang, Jisheng Xiao, Ping Hu, Svetlana Reilly, Hong Xin, Xudong Xu, Xuemei Zhang

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Titrimetric and Spectrophotometric Assay of Oxcarbazepine in Pharmaceuticals Using N-Bromosuccinimide and Bromopyrogallol Red by Nagaraju Rajendraprasad, Kanakapura Basavaiah, Kanakapura B. Vinay

“…Titrimetric and spectrophotometric methods are described for the determination of oxcarbazepine (OXC) in bulk drug and in tablets. The methods use N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) and bromopyrogallol red (BPR) as reagents. …”
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The Curative and Prophylactic Effects of Xylopic Acid on Plasmodium berghei Infection in Mice by J. N. Boampong, E. O. Ameyaw, B. Aboagye, K. Asare, S. Kyei, J. H. Donfack, E. Woode

“…Xylopic acid exerted significant (P<0.05) effects on P. berghei infection similar to artemether/lumefantrine, the standard drug. Furthermore, it significantly (P<0.05) reduced the lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced fever in Sprague-Dawley rats similar to prednisolone. …”
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A review on surface modification of nanofibrous textiles for diverse applications: Focus on medical uses by Rasool Shabanloo, Majid Montazer, Ali Farahani, Nesa Karimi

“…They have potential use in scaffolds, drug delivery, bio face masks, wound dressings, and biosensors. …”
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Large Pelvic Hematoma after UroLift® Procedure for Treatment of BPH with Median Lobe by Max J. Roehmholdt, Dennis F. Bentley

“…Since 2015, there have been 27 cases of pelvic hematoma after UroLift® reported to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and only 2 cases published in the literature. …”
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Exercise Intervention Associated with Cognitive Improvement in Alzheimer’s Disease by Meng Ying Cui, Yang Lin, Ji Yao Sheng, Xuewen Zhang, Ran Ji Cui

“…However, in most cases, drug therapy is accompanied with clinical delays when older adults have suffered from cognitive decline in episodic memory, working memory, and executive function. …”
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Survival Analysis of Diabetic Colorectal Cancer Patients on Metformin by Alex Brandon Wong, Ravi Patnaik, Li Ling Chaw, Shir Kiong Lu, Long Chiau Ming, Wen Han Chooi, Ya Chee Lim

“… Metformin, an antihyperglycemic drug, has been associated with antineoplastic effects and could potentially improve colorectal cancer prognosis. …”
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Designing hydrogel for application in spinal surgery by Rongpeng Dong, Shuang Zheng, Xueliang Cheng

“…Current treatments for spinal diseases are predominantly limited to surgical interventions, drug injections, and conservative treatments. Generally, these treatment modalities have limited or no long-term benefits. …”
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Medical Device-Associated Candida Infections in a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of India by Sachin C. Deorukhkar, Santosh Saini

“…As Candida medical device-associated infection is highly drug resistant and can lead to serious life-threatening complications, there is a need of continuous surveillance of these infections to initiate preventive and corrective measures. …”
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Trends and Progress on Antibiotic-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Genes in relation to Human Immunodeficiency Virus by N. G. Mbewana Ntshanka, T. A. M. Msagati

“…Numerous cases of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) have been announced immensely worldwide. …”
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Immunoinformatics Approach for Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccine Design and Active Site Prediction against Polyprotein of Emerging Oropouche Virus by Utpal Kumar Adhikari, Mourad Tayebi, M. Mizanur Rahman

“…Several outbreaks of OROV in South America, especially in Brazil, have changed its status as an emerging disease, but no vaccine or specific drug target is available yet. Our approach was to identify the epitope-based vaccine candidates as well as the ligand-binding pockets through the use of immunoinformatics. …”
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The Dragon and the Tiger: Realties in the Control of Tuberculosis by P. Bhatter, A. Chatterjee, N. Mistry

“…Globally, India and China recorded the highest Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR) cases notified in 2010 (64000 and 63000, respectively). …”
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A Case of Atrioventricular Block Potentially Associated with Right Coronary Artery Lesion and Ticagrelor Therapy Mediated by the Increasing Adenosine Plasma Concentration by Xiaoye Li, Ying Xue, Hongyi Wu

“…To report a case of atrioventricular block (AVB) which might be associated with the right coronary artery lesion and the novel oral antithrombotic drug ticagrelor mediated by the increasing adenosine plasma concentration (APC). …”
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