Biocontrol agents in aquaculture: Production and their application by Munti Yuhana

“…Therefore, their application has revealed the potential as an effective strategy to reduce the over use of antibiotics in controlling the pathogenic agents, avoid the spreading the drug resistance, or environmental deterioration of the negative effect by killing useful microorganisms. …”
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Effect of a multimodal analgesia strategy on remifentanil daily consumption in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, doub... by Thibault Mura, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Remy Widehem, Camille Nicolet, Violaine Delannoy, Laurie Barthelemi, Ian Soulairol, Claire Roger

“…However, no recommendation about drugs or protocol has been formulated. The aim of the Opioid-Free Analgesia in Intensive Care Unit study is to assess the feasibility of a standardised multimodal analgesia strategy and its benefits following the impact of remifentanil sparing in ICU patients.Methods and analysis 50 mechanically ventilated adult patients will be recruited in a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, feasibility trial. …”
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Methyl Canthin-6-one-2-carboxylate Inhibits the Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Synovial Macrophages by Upregulating Nrf2 Expression by Yuanyuan Chen, Zongying Zhang, Yuan Yao, Xiaorong Zhou, Yong Ling, Liming Mao, Zhifeng Gu

“…Collectively, our data demonstrate that Cant might suppress the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by upregulating the production of Nrf2, suggesting that Cant could serve as a candidate for the further development of anti-RA drugs.…”
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Biodegradable Polymer DES (Ultimaster) vs. Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS Magmaris) in Diabetic Population with NSTE-ACS: A One-Year Clinical Outcome of Two Sirolimus-Elutin... by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Karol Turkiewicz, Katarzyna Woźnica, Maciej Lesiak, Adrian Doroszko

“…For the first one, we qualified 169 patients with NSTE-ACS treated with PCI who received the drug-eluting stent (DES) coated with a biodegradable polymer Ultimaster (Terumo, Tokyo, Japan). …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular, Biochemical, Chemopreventive, and Therapeutic Aspects by Juan Iovanna, José Luis Neira

“…There is a dire need for the design of new and targeted therapeutic strategies that can overcome the drug resistance and improve the clinical outcome for patients diagnosed with the illness. …”
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Revamping field practicum: insights for future health services management professionals by Fatemeh Mohabati, Marzieh Arefi, Seyed Pouria Hedayati

“…To achieve desirable outcomes through a fundamental revision strategy, it was decided that, in addition to students’ presence in hospitals (including the office of senior hospital managers and the quality improvement and accreditation unit), students should also be present in the deputyships and central units of Zabol University of Medical Sciences (treatment, resource development and management, food and drug administration, and the center for management of medical emergencies). …”
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Molecular Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection by Quantitative RT-PCR of Bacterial 16S Ribosomal RNA by Mel S. Lee, Wen-Hsin Chang, Su-Chin Chen, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Hsin-Nung Shih, Steve W. N. Ueng, Gwo-Bin Lee

“…Based on the promising clinical results, we were attempting to differentiate bacterial species or drug-resistant strains by using species-specific primers and to detect the persistence of bacteria during the interim period before the second stage reimplantation in a larger scale of clinical subjects.…”
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EVALUATION OF ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF TRICHILIA DREGEANA SOND (MELIACEAE) CRUDE EXTRACTS AGAINST GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA by Tesfa Mossie, Temesgen Kasa, Bekesis Urge, Hilena Yifred

“… Medicinal plants have been playing a crucial role in drug discovery and development against infectious diseases. …”
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Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ Regulates Lipid Metabolism in Sheep Trophoblast Cells through mTOR Pathway-Mediated Autophagy by Kexing Hao, Jing Wang, Hengbin Yu, Lei Chen, Weibin Zeng, Zhengrong Wang, Guangdong Hu

“…After 12 h, 24 h, and 48 h of drug treatment, the levels of autophagy-related proteins were detected by Western blot, the triglyceride content and MDA level of cells were detected by colorimetry, and the lipid droplets and lysosomes were localized by immunofluorescence. …”
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Simultaneously delivery of functional gallium ions and hydrogen sulfide to endow potentiated treatment efficacy in chemo- and PARPi-resistant ovarian cancer by Sangsang Tang, Yangyang Li, Yifeng Fang, Mengyan Tu, Shenglong Wu, Yixuan Cen, Junfen Xu

“…Altogether, our results demonstrated a potentially safe and practical strategy by using Ga2S3-BSA NMs to combat drug resistance in platinum-resistant OC. Graphical Abstract…”
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Development of a Highly Biocompatible Antituberculosis Nanodelivery Formulation Based on Para-Aminosalicylic Acid—Zinc Layered Hydroxide Nanocomposites by Bullo Saifullah, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J. Webster, Benjamin Geilich, Mohd Zobir Hussein

“…The developed formulation has a fourfold higher efficacy of PAS against mycobacterium tuberculosis with a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) found to be at 1.40 μg/mL compared to the free drug PAS with a MIC of 5.0 μg/mL. The newly developed formulation was also found active against Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida albicans. …”
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A Citrus bergamia Extract Decreases Adipogenesis and Increases Lipolysis by Modulating PPAR Levels in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Adipose Tissue by Debora Lo Furno, Adriana Carol Eleonora Graziano, Rosanna Avola, Rosario Giuffrida, Vincenzo Perciavalle, Francesco Bonina, Giuliana Mannino, Venera Cardile

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Mechanical Stress-Induced IGF-1 Facilitates col-I and col-III Synthesis via the IGF-1R/AKT/mTORC1 Signaling Pathway by Bin Yan, Canjun Zeng, Yuhui Chen, Minjun Huang, Na Yao, Jie Zhang, Bo Yan, Jiajun Tang, Liang Wang, Zhongmin Zhang

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Safety and Biodistribution of an Autologous Bone Marrow-Derived Mononuclear Cell Infusion into Renal Arteries in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: A Phase 1 Study by Bruno Freire Botelho, André Luis Barreira, Marcio Gomes Filippo, Karina Dutra Asensi, Lanuza A P Faccioli, Anna Beatriz dos Santos Salgado, Elizabeth Figueiredo de Salles, Carlos Eduardo Cruz Marques, Pedro Leme Silva, Regina Coeli dos Santos Goldenberg, Angelo Maiolino, Bianca Gutfilen, Sergio Augusto Lopes de Souza, Maurilo Leite Junior, Marcelo Marcos Morales

“…Patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) who are refractory to drug treatment may present progressive loss of kidney function, leading to chronic kidney disease stage 5 under dialysis treatment. …”
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The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of diabetic foot ulcers in the South African public healthcare sector by M J Turner, S Leigh-de Rapper, T P Mokoena, S van Vuuren

“…In the South African public healthcare sector, the treatment of DFUs is based on the Standard Treatment Guidelines (STGs) and the Essential Drug List. These guidelines are developed using evidence-based medicine and are based on global susceptibility patterns rather than local susceptibility data, and may not provide the most appropriate treatment options. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Ribociclib plus Letrozole versus Palbociclib plus Letrozole in the United Kingdom by Gaurav Suri, David Chandiwana, Adam Lee, Rohit Mistry

“…Costs categories comprised of drug acquisition, medical management, and treatment of adverse events. …”
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Real-world safety of linaclotide in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: a multicenter, single-arm, prospective observational study by Yinglian Xiao, Xianmei Meng, Qingfeng Luo, Xiaohua Hou, Jie Jin, Xianfei Zhong, Wei Gong, Xiuling Li, Minhu Chen

“…Primary endpoints included the incidences of adverse events (AEs), AEs by severity, adverse drug reactions (ADRs), serious AEs (SAEs), and AEs leading to treatment interruption, discontinuation, and death. …”
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3-MA attenuates collagen-induced arthritis in vivo via anti-inflammatory effect and autophagy inhibition by Chong Feng, Zi-rou Wang, Chen-yu Li, Xiang-yu Zhang, Xin-xing Wang

“…RA results in synovitis and cartilage/bone damage, even disability which aggravates the health burden. Many drugs are used to relieve RA, such as glucocorticoids (GCs), non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in the clinical treatment. …”
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How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

“…In spite of clear recommendations regarding surveillance and screening methods, most patients are still diagnosed only when they are no longer candidates to curative treatment modalities, while others do not achieve the goals of such treatments, thus increasing the need of anticancer drugs. Moreover, when cirrhotic patients begin to receive these drugs, many types of adverse events are seen as a reason to withdrawal, even when there are findings suggesting a good response to the treatment. …”
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Electronic Vaping-Induced Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Empyema by Sachin M. Patil, Phillip Paul Beck, Tarang Pankaj Patel, Richard Dale Swaney, Dima Dandachi, Armin Krvavac

“…However, certain individual risk factors promote infection, such as intravenous drug abuse. Recent multiple research studies implicate increased virulence of S. aureus in colonized patients after exposure to electronic cigarette vapor exposure (ECVE), resulting in pneumonia. …”
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