Search results for "Disease treatment"

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Hsp60, amateur chaperone in amyloid-beta fibrillogenesis

2016

BACKGROUND: Molecular chaperones are a very special class of proteins that play essential roles in many cellular processes like folding, targeting and transport of proteins. Moreover, recent evidence indicates that chaperones can act as potentially strong suppressor agents in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Indeed, in vitro experiments demonstrate that several chaperones are able to significantly slow down or suppress aggregation of Aβ peptide and in vivo studies reveal that treatment with specific chaperones or their overexpression can ameliorate some distinct pathological signs characterizing AD. METHODS: Here we investigate using a biophysical approach (fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), t…

0301 basic medicineAmyloidMolecular chaperonesAmyloid betaBiophysicsPlasma protein bindingInhibition mechanismsBiochemistryChaperoninChaperonin03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicineHumansInhibition mechanismMolecular BiologyAmyloid aggregationAmyloid beta-PeptidesbiologyNeurodegenerationP3 peptideFibrillogenesisChaperonin 60medicine.diseaseAlzheimer's disease treatmentCell biology030104 developmental biologyChaperone (protein)biology.proteinHSP60030217 neurology & neurosurgeryProtein BindingBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects
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International genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new primary biliary cirrhosis risk loci and targetable pathogenic pathways

2015

Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a classical autoimmune liver disease for which effective immunomodulatory therapy is lacking. Here we perform meta-analyses of discovery data sets from genome-wide association studies of European subjects (n=2,764 cases and 10,475 controls) followed by validation genotyping in an independent cohort (n=3,716 cases and 4,261 controls). We discover and validate six previously unknown risk loci for PBC (Pcombined<5 × 10−8) and used pathway analysis to identify JAK-STAT/IL12/IL27 signalling and cytokine–cytokine pathways, for which relevant therapies exist.

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Liver and Statins: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence.

2019

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Statins are a class of drugs whose main adverse effects are drug-induced liver injury (DILI) and myopathy. Some of these may be predictable, due to their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, while others, unfortunately, are idiosyncratic. Genetic factors may also influence patient susceptibility to DILI and myopathy in the case of statins. This review will first discuss the role of statins in cardiovascular disease treatment and prevention and the underlying mechanisms of action. Furthermore, to explore the susceptibility of statin-induced adverse events such as myopathy and hepatoto…

Settore MED/09 - Medicina InternaOrganic Anion TransportersGenome-wide association studyBioinformaticsBiochemistryCytochrome P-450 Enzyme SystemHLA AntigensDrug DiscoveryMetSmedicineHumansGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseDrug reactionMyopathyAdverse effectDisease treatmentPharmacologybusiness.industryOrganic ChemistryStatinmedicine.diseaseHepatitis CHCV.Critical appraisalSingle Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs)Cardiovascular DiseasesPharmacodynamicsliver damageMolecular MedicineATP-Binding Cassette TransportersMetabolic syndromemedicine.symptomChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsbusinessgenetic susceptibilityCurrent medicinal chemistry
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Endoscopic treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.

2005

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is a common chronic disorder which has a severe effect on the patient's quality of life. In view of the high cost of medical therapy and the limitations of surgery, a variety of endoscopic techniques have been developed for the treatment of this condition, and these have shown apparently encouraging results, at least in the short term. However, promising results have been obtained in only around two-thirds of patients over a short-term follow-up period of about 6 months. Moreover, several inconsistencies have emerged between the efficacy of this form of treatment in improving symptoms and quality of life and a lack of improvement of objective parameters, such…

medicine.medical_specialtyDiseaseEndoscopy GastrointestinalREFLUX DISEASE TREATMENTQuality of life (healthcare)medicineHumansPolymethyl MethacrylateIntensive care medicinemedicine.diagnostic_testEsophageal diseasebusiness.industrySuture TechniquesGastroenterologyRefluxmedicine.diseaseChronic disordersMicrospheresEndoscopySurgeryClinical trialCatheter AblationGastroesophageal RefluxPolyvinylsbusinessEndoscopic treatmentEndoscopy
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Cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline in MDR and XDR tuberculosis in Italy

2016

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of bedaquiline plus background drug regimens (BR) for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in Italy. Methods: A Markov model was adapted to the Italian setting to estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of bedaquiline plus BR (BBR) versus BR in the treatment of MDR-TB and XDR-TB over 10 years, from both the National Health Service (NHS) and societal perspective. Cost-effectiveness was evaluated in terms of life-years gained (LYG). Clinical data were sourced from trials; resource consumption for compared treatments was modelled according to advice from an expert c…

medicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsTuberculosisCost effectivenessBedaquilinelcsh:Business03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicineSocietal perspectivemedicineOriginal Research Article030212 general & internal medicineResource consumptionSensitivity analysescost-effectivenessDisease treatmenthealth care economics and organizationsbusiness.industrylcsh:Public aspects of medicinelcsh:RA1-1270medicine.diseaseNational health serviceMDR tuberculosis030228 respiratory systemchemistryItalyEmergency medicineXDR tuberculosisOriginal ArticleBedaquilinebusinesslcsh:HF5001-6182Journal of Market Access & Health Policy
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P172 Mainzer lupus score (MLS) a new questionnaire for lupus treatment

2020

Background For the diagnosis and treatment of the systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), numerous scores and indices already exist with different focal points, which are mostly extensive and time consuming. The MLS is a short newly developed questionnaire consisting out of four items to consider whether it is necessary to adjust current therapy: Occurrence of new lupus-specific symptoms, subjective measurement of quality of life (Qol), change of serological abnormalities and the occurrence of organ damage accrual. Methods Patients who had at least 3 visits since 2016 in our clinic were able to participate. Spearman-correlation was used to correlate MLS and several other well established scores…

medicine.medical_specialtySystemic lupus erythematosusbusiness.industryDiseasemedicine.diseaseClinical routineOrgan damageDisease activityQuality of lifeInternal medicineActive diseaseMedicineskin and connective tissue diseasesbusinessDisease treatmentPoster presentations
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