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Oral CorticoSteroid sparing with biologics in severe asthma: A remark of the Severe Asthma Network in Italy (SANI)
2020
According to the data derived from several national and international registries, including SANI (Severe Asthma Network Italy), and considering the strong impact that frequent or regular use of oral corticosteroid has on quality of life (QoL) of severe asthmatics, as well as on the costs for managing corticosteroid-related diseases, oral corticosteroid sparing up to withdrawal should be considered a primary outcome in the management of severe asthma. New biologics have clearly demonstrated that this effect is possible, with concomitant reduction in the rate of exacerbations and in symptom control. Then, there is no reason for using so frequently oral corticosteroid before having explored al…
Pikolīnamīda virzīta kobalta katalizēta aminoskābju C(sp2)-H saites funkcionalizēšana
2022
Pikolīnamīda virzīta kobalta katalizēta aminoskābju C(sp2)-H saites funkcionalizēšana. Izstrādātas jaunas, ērtas metodes fenilalanīna atvasinājumu funkcionalizēšanai, kas balstītas uz kobalta katalizētu, pikolīnamīda virzītu C-H saites aktivēšanu un funkcionalizēšanu. Literatūras apskatā ir apkopota literatūra par C-H saites aktivēšanu un to mehānismiem, mehānisma pētījumiem, par dažādām virzošām grupām, kā arī par modernākām kobalta katalizētām C-H saites funkcionalizēšanas reakcijām, izmantojot aizejošās virzošās grupas, aminoskābes un organiskos izocianīdus. Maģistra darbs ir uzrakstīts latviešu valodā, tā apjoms ir 123 lpp. Darbs satur 4 tabulas, 88 attēlus, tajā izmantoti 107 literatūr…
Daļēji ar stronciju aizvietotu hidroksil-peroksiapatītu analītiska raksturošana un antibakteriālo īpašību izpēte
2018
Daļēji ar stronciju aizvietotu hidroksil-peroksiapatītu analītiska raksturošana un antibakteriālo īpašību izpēte. Valkovska V., darba vadītāja docente, Dr. chem. Osīte A. Maģistra darbs, 72 lappuses, 26 attēli, 15 tabulas, 126 literatūras avoti, 8 pielikumi. Latviešu valodā. Darbā ir apkopota informācija par hidroksilapatītu un hidroksil-peroksiapatītu iegūšanu, fizikālajām un ķīmiskajām īpašībām, izmantošanu, analīzes metodēm, kalcija fosfātu biomateriālu mikrobioloģiskajām īpašībām, to antibakteriālās aktivitātes un toksicitātes novērtēšanu, stabilo izotopu sastāvu bioloģiskajā apatītā. Eksperimentālajā daļā veiktas kalcija hidroksilapatīta un daļēji ar stronciju aizvietotu hidroksilapatī…
Specific tyrosine phosphorylation in response to bile in Fasciola hepatica and Echinostoma friedi
2003
Protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PY) is a well-known signalling mechanism which is also involved in host-parasite interactions. Despite its transcendence, PY has been poorly studied in parasitic helminths. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of bile salts on the PY pattern in parasitic trematodes. Two distinct adult models were analysed: Echinostoma friedi, of intestinal habitat, and Fasciola hepatica, naturally inhabitant of host biliary channels. Our results show that bile salts induce specific and distinct protein PY in both trematode species, indicating that this signalling process seems to be also involved in host-trematode relationships.
Novel Paraoxonase 2-Dependent Mechanism Mediating the Biological Effects of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum-Sensing Molecule N-(3-Oxo-Dodecanoyl)-l…
2015
ABSTRACT Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces N -(3-oxo-dodecanoyl)- l -homoserine lactone (3OC12), a crucial signaling molecule that elicits diverse biological responses in host cells thought to subvert immune defenses. The mechanism mediating many of these responses remains unknown. The intracellular lactonase paraoxonase 2 (PON2) hydrolyzes and inactivates 3OC12 and is therefore considered a component of host cells that attenuates 3OC12-mediated responses. Here, we demonstrate in cell lines and in primary human bronchial epithelial cells that 3OC12 is rapidly hydrolyzed intracellularly by PON2 to 3OC12 acid, which becomes trapped and accumulates within the cells. Subcellularly, 3OC12 acid acc…
1,2,4-Oxadiazole topsentin analogs as staphylococcal biofilm inhibitors targeting the bacterial transpeptidase sortase A
2020
The inhibition or prevention of biofilm formation represents an emerging strategy in the war against antibiotic resistance, interfering with key players in bacterial virulence. This approach includes the inhibition of the catalytic activity of transpeptidase sortase A (Srt A), a membrane enzyme responsible for covalently attaching a wide variety of adhesive matrix molecules to the peptidoglycan cell wall in Gram-positive strains. A new series of seventeen 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives was efficiently synthesized and screened as potential new anti-virulence agents. The ability of inhibiting biofilm formation was evaluated against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens. Remarkably, all…
2,6-Disubstituted imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole derivatives as potent staphylococcal biofilm inhibitors.
2019
Abstract A class of 36 new 2-(6-phenylimidazo[2,-1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazol-2-yl)-1H-indoles was efficiently synthesized and evaluated for their anti-biofilm properties against the Gram-positive bacterial reference strains Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, S. aureus ATCC 6538 and Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228, and the Gram-negative strains Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 15442 and Escherichia coli ATCC 25922. Many of these new compounds, were able to inhibit biofilm formation of the tested staphylococcal strains showing BIC50 lower than 10 μg/ml. In particular, derivatives 9c and 9h showed remarkable anti-biofilm activity against S. aureus ATCC 25923 with BIC50 values of 0.5 and 0.8 μg/ml, r…
Survival and infectivity of Hypoderaeum conoideum and Euparyphium albuferensis cercariae under laboratory conditions.
1999
The survival characteristics of the cercariae of Hypoderaeumconoideum and Euparyphiumalbuferensis (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) at 20°C and 30°C are described, and the age dependency of their infectivity at 20°C is studied to determine their respective transmission efficiencies. Cercarial survival was found to be age-dependent and was higher at 20°C. For both cercariae, the maximum life-span was 26 h at 20°C and 16 h at 30°C, and their respective times to 50% mortality were similar at each temperature. Both cercariae seem to be well adapted to transmission in their natural habitat, though cercarial infectivity of H. conoideum was higher than that of E. albuferensis, this being correlated wi…
Echinostoma friedi: the effect of age of adult worms on the infectivity of miracidia.
2004
AbstractThe effect of ageing of adults ofEchinostoma friedi(Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) on the infectivity of miracidia yielded was analysed. Miracidia were obtained after hatching of eggs obtained from adult worms ofE. friedicollected weekly during the course of experimental infections in golden hamsters. Miracidial infectivity, measured in terms of percentage of infection inLymnaea peregra, was significantly influenced by the age of the adult worms from which the miracidia were derived. Infective miracidia only were obtained from adult worms in the age range from 4 to 9 weeks post-infection. Infectivity was maximal in those miracidia derived from adults collected 8 and 9 weeks post-infec…
Synthesis of diorganotin(IV) complexes with nucleosides and their Characterization by Mössbauer and infrared spectroscopy
1984
Abstract A number of new complexes of R 2 Sn IV with adenosine, guanosine, inosine, cytidine and uridine were synthesized by reaction of ribonucleosides with diorganotin oxide in hot methanol. The complexes were characterized by infrared and 119 Sn Mossbauer spectroscopy as O(2′), O(3′) (diorganostannylene) nucleosides; the occurence of dimers with three-co-ordinate oxygen atoms is inferred on the basis of spectroscopic data.