Clinical efficacy of low‐dose Perampanel correlates with neurophysiological changes in familial adult myoclonus epilepsy 2 by Antonietta Coppola, Claudia Cuccurullo, Gianmaria Senerchia, Marica Rubino, Liana Veneziano, Francesco Brancati, Luigi Baratto, Valentina Virginia Iuzzolino, Leonilda Bilo, Pasquale Striano, Raffaele Dubbioso

“…Perampanel, an antiepileptic drug, blocks AMPA receptors in the brain, reducing excessive neural activity that causes seizures and abnormal movements. …”
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The important roles of ERAP1, ERAP2 genes polymorphisms and their DNA methylation levels in pulmonary tuberculosis by Shi-Hong Su, Xue-Qian Cai, Yong-Huai Li, Ai-Hui Xu, Qian Huang, Hua Niu, Qing-Hai You, Geng-Yun Sun

“…Among PTB patients, the frequencies of rs17524572 TT genotype, T allele were significantly associated with drug-induced liver injury, and rs1230358, rs2549782, rs2549794 polymorphisms were linked to the occurrence of fever. …”
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Structural insights into dynamics of the BMV TLS aminoacylation by Wen Yang, Ran Yi, Jing Yao, Yongxiang Gao, Shanshan Li, Qingguo Gong, Kaiming Zhang

“…These findings not only enhance our knowledge of virus-host interactions but also offer potential targets for antiviral drug development.…”
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Simvastatin Posttreatment Controls Inflammation and Improves Bacterial Clearance in Experimental Sepsis by Flora Magno de Jesus Oliveira, Cassiano Felippe Gonçalves-de-Albuquerque, Isabel Matos Medeiros de Moraes, Patrícia Alves Reis, Vinicius Novaes Rocha, Patrícia Torres Bozza, Adriana Ribeiro Silva, Hugo Caire de Castro Faria Neto

“…Statins (lipid-lowering drugs widely used to treat dyslipidemia) have been shown to possess pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects. …”
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Corticosteroid Phobia: A Key Barrier to Treatment in Young Women with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis by Lin W, Wang Q, Liu J, Tan Q

“…A modified version of Topical Corticosteroid Phobia Scale (TOPICOP) was used to assess the prevalence and degree of corticosteroid phobia in patients with IGM. Sources of drug information were also identified. Scores were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. …”
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Factors Affecting Treatment Adherence Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Indonesia: Literature Review by Fahrul Islam, Haeranah Ahmad, Nurbaya, Masnaeni Ahmad, Ansar, Kadar Ramadhan, Muhammad Syukri, Syafran Arrazy, Agung Aji Perdana, Deborah Siregar, Nining Ade Ningsih, Ikes Dwi Astuti, St. Kadijah Hamid, Asrul Hamonangan Pasaribu

“…It was found that there are several factors that affect treatment adherence in tuberculosis patients in Indonesia, namely: predisposing factors as many as 11 articles (age, education, occupation, knowledge, self-efficacy, concordance, health behavior, motivation, marital status, income level, drug side effects, already feeling cured, and duration of treatment). …”
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Preparation of pH-Responsive Tanshinone IIA-Loaded Calcium Alginate Nanoparticles and Their Anticancer Mechanisms by Tianying Ren, Jing Wang, Yingxin Ma, Yichen Huang, Somy Yoon, Lijun Mu, Ru Li, Xuekun Wang, Lina Zhang, Pan Li, Lusha Ji

“…We also prepared nanoparticles with pH-responsive properties to explore their potential for controlled drug delivery. The physicochemical properties of Tan IIA/CA nanoparticles were evaluated, including their size, stability, and release profile. …”
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Determination of Methomyl Residues in Bohe by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS) by Yao Zheng, Addotey Tracy Naa Adoley, Benkhelifa Fateh, Wei Wu, Gengdong Hu, Liping Qiu, Jiazhang Chen

“…In our case, we suggest that a safety interval in the range of 15–20 days should be allowed after the detection of methomyl in water, and the concentration of methomyl was lower than the acceptable daily intake (ADI) of the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) (20 μg/kg).…”
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Phytochemicals of Vitis vinifera L. var. King Ruby protect mice from benzo(a)pyrene-induced lung injury by Gehad S. Ahmedy, Hend M. Selim, Mona El-Aasr, Souzan M. Ibrahim, Suzy A. El-Sherbeni

“…Abstract The world’s concern about smoking hazards, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer was the motivation to investigate plants as a source of new drugs with lung protective effect. The phytochemical profile of Vitis vinifera L. var. …”
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Stem Cell Therapy for Diseases of Livestock Animals: An In-Depth Review by Raghavendra B. Narasimha, Singireddy Shreya, Vijay Anand Jayabal, Vikas Yadav, Prasana Kumar Rath, Bidyut Prava Mishra, Sudhakar Kancharla, Prachetha Kolli, Gowtham Mandadapu, Sudarshan Kumar, Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Manoj Kumar Jena

“…Current development in stem cell research has widened their application in cell therapy, drug discovery, reproductive cloning in animals, and cell models for various diseases. …”
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Correction of Thrombocytopenia before Elective Surgery / Invasive Procedures in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis (Experts’ Agreement) by M. V. Maevskaya, M. Yu. Nadinskaia, E. N. Bessonova, N. I. Geyvandova, M. S. Zharkova, E. A. Kitsenko, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. A. Kurkina, A. L. Melikyan, V. G. Morozov, Yu. V. Khoronko, T. A. Deeva, K. A. Gulyaeva, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The formulated questions could be combined into four categories: bleeding risk stratification, the prognostic value of thrombocytopenia, the necessity and methods of thrombocytopenia drug correction, and bleeding risk reduction.Conclusions. …”
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Exploring the Role of the Pharmacist in the Prevention and Management of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy in Ashanti Region, Ghana by Pauline Boachie‐Ansah, Berko Panyin Anto, Afia Frimpomaa Asare Marfo, Edward Tieru Dassah, Morrison Asiamah, Ivan Eduku Mozu, Nana Ofori Adomako, Kwaku Gyamfi Oppong

“…The services of the pharmacist are required to maximize the benefits of drug therapy during prevention and management. There is a paucity of data on the effectiveness of pharmacist‐led interventions in the management of these disorders in Ghana. …”
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Clinical and molecular response to alpha1‐oleate treatment in patients with bladder cancer by Farhan Haq, Samudra Sabari, Jaromir Háček, Antonín Brisuda, Ines Ambite, Michele Cavalera, Parisa Esmaeili, Murphy Lam Yim Wan, Shahram Ahmadi, Marek Babjuk, Catharina Svanborg

“…RNA sequencing of tissue biopsies confirmed the activation of apoptotic cell death and strong inhibition of cancer gene networks, including bladder cancer related genes. Drug‐related side effects were not recorded, except for local irritation at the site of instillation. …”
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Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Mark Loeb, John Basmaji, Ya Gao, Maryam Ghadimi, Layla Bakaa, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Saad Asif, Aninditee Das

“…The Instrument for assessing the Credibility of Effect Modification Analyses (ICEMAN) tool will inform assessments of credibility of subgroup effects based on severity of illness, drug class, duration of therapy, setting of CAP acquisition and RoB.Ethics and dissemination The results will be of importance to general practitioners and internists managing CAP, and may directly inform international clinical guidance. …”
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Highly Stable Antitumor Silver-Lipid Nanoparticles Optimized for Targeted Therapy by Darwish A, Sándor N, Szenti I, Marosvölgyi T, Juhász K, Rónavári A, Kachal E, Kutus B, Kónya Z, Balogi Z

“…To enhance bioavailability, minimize adverse effects and enable targeted drug delivery AgNPs may be encapsulated in liposomes. …”
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Rationale and design of the HOVON 170 DLBCL-ANTICIPATE trial: preventing anthracycline-induced cardiac dysfunction with dexrazoxane by Marijke Linschoten, Jesse Geels, Erik van Werkhoven, Heleen Visser-Wisselaar, Martine E. D. Chamuleau, Arco J. Teske, Lourens Robbers, Simone Oerlemans, Heleen Crommelin, Marleen Breems-de Ridder, Astrid Schut, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Anna van Rhenen, on behalf of the HOVON 170 DLBCL – ANTICIPATE consortium

“…Additional randomized trials are needed before this drug can be routinely integrated into cardio-oncology clinical practice. …”
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Compound identification of Shuangxinfang and its potential mechanisms in the treatment of myocardial infarction with depression: insights from LC-MS/MS and bioinformatic prediction by Yize Sun, Yize Sun, Haibin Zhao, Zheyi Wang

“…Then the targets of PCF compounds were searched on Swiss target database, and the targets of depression and MI were predicted on TTD, OMIM, GeneCards, DrugBank and PharmGkb database. All the targets were intersected to construct the Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) network on Metascape platform and the herb-compound-target (HCT) network on Cytoscape, to identify the hub targets. …”
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Targeting natural antioxidant polyphenols to protect neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive review by Maroua Jalouli, Md Ataur Rahman, Partha Biswas, Hasanur Rahman, Abdel Halim Harrath, In-Seon Lee, In-Seon Lee, Sojin Kang, Jinwon Choi, Moon Nyeo Park, Bonglee Kim, Bonglee Kim

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Tobacco smoking-attributable mortality in Kenya, 2012–2021 by Lazarus Odeny, Gladwell Gathecha, Valerian Mwenda, Anne Kendagor, Samuel Cheburet, Beatrice Mugi, Caroline Mithi, Florence Jaguga, Kennedy Okinda, Rachel K. Devotsu, Shukri F. Mohamed, Jane Rahedi Ong’ang’o

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Investigation of calonysterone and 20-hydroxyecdysone effects in high-fat, high-sugar diet-induced obesity rat model by Alaa AM. Osman, Dávid Laczkó, Máté Vágvölgyi, Adrienn Seres-Bokor, Anita Sztojkov-Ivanov, Kata Kira Kemény, Attila Hunyadi, Eszter Ducza

“…Conventional therapies such as lifestyle modification (nutrition and physical activity) have limited weight reduction. Drug therapy is often not possible or cannot be afforded due to poor patient compliance or therapeutic side effects.20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) is a worldwide used ‘green anabolic’ dietary supplement that has beneficial effects in some animal models of metabolic diseases. …”
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