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Fatigue, sleep, and nocturnal complaints in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2012

Background and purpose: Fatigue is a common symptom in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Although sleep disturbances are a candidate factor that may interfere with fatigue in patients with ALS, the role of sleep-related abnormalities in determining fatigue in ALS is unknown. Objective: To evaluate the frequency and determinants of fatigue in a group of 91 consecutive patients with ALS, with special attention to the relationship between fatigue and sleep problems. Methods: Measures included the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), ALS Functional Rating ScaleRevised (ALSFRS-R), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results: The…

Vital capacitymedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryEpworth Sleepiness ScaleBeck Depression Inventorymedicine.diseasePittsburgh Sleep Quality IndexPhysical medicine and rehabilitationNeurologySeverity of illnessmedicinePhysical therapyNocturiaNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptomAmyotrophic lateral sclerosisbusinessMuscle crampEuropean Journal of Neurology
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Vitamin A deficiency is associated with disease severity in patients with liver cirrhosis

2020

Vitamin A deficiencymedicine.medical_specialtyCirrhosisDisease severitybusiness.industryInternal medicinemedicineIn patientmedicine.diseasebusinessGastroenterologyZeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
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Evaluation of effect of a vitamin-based barrier cream on the clinical severity of actinic cheilitis : a preliminary study

2020

Background Actinic Cheilitis (AC) is a pathological condition of the labial mucosa considered potentially malignant. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of treatment of AC with daily use of a vitamin-based barrier cream. Material and methods For this clinical study, 36 participants with lower-lip AC were recruited from three oral medicine services. At baseline, participants were evaluated by clinical examination and clinical severity of AC was classified as grade I to IV. All participants were dispensed a tube of a barrier cream containing vitamins A, D, E and ZnO to apply once nightly for 90 consecutive days. Monthly follow-up was performed to reclassify AC clinial severity…

Vitaminmedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentBarrier creamPhysical examination030207 dermatology & venereal diseases03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound0302 clinical medicinemedicineVitamin D and neurologyClinical severityGeneral DentistryPathologicalOral Medicine and Pathologymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryActinic cheilitisResearch030206 dentistrymedicine.disease:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]DermatologychemistryUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASbusinessOral medicine
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Anti-inflammatory Function of High-Density Lipoproteins via Autophagy of IκB Kinase

2015

Background & Aims: Plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol are frequently found decreased in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therefore, and because HDL exerts anti-inflammatory activities, we investigated whether HDL and its major protein component apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) modulate mucosal inflammatory responses in vitro and in vivo. Methods: The human intestinal epithelial cell line T84 was used as the in vitro model for measuring the effects of HDL on the expression and secretion of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM). Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB)-responsive promoter activity was studied by …

WT wild typeApolipoprotein BEMSA electrophoretic mobility shift assayMPO myeloperoxidaseIκB kinaseDSS dextran sodium sulphatemTOR the mammalian target of rapamycinRT-PCR real-time polymerase chain reactionNF-κBchemistry.chemical_compound540 ChemistryApoA-I apolipoprotein A-I10038 Institute of Clinical ChemistryOriginal ResearchTNF tumor necrosis factorbiologyIBD inflammatory bowel diseaseChemistryGastroenterologyMyeloperoxidase10076 Center for Integrative Human PhysiologyMEICS murine endoscopic index of colitis severityTumor necrosis factor alphalipids (amino acids peptides and proteins)3-MA 3-methyl adenineNF-κB nuclear factor κBHDL high-density lipoproteinLC3II light chain 3 IIPBS phosphate-buffered salinep-IKK phosphorylated IκB kinase610 Medicine & healthICAM intracellular adhesion molecule246-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acidTg transgenicmedicineAutophagyCD Crohn’s disease2715 GastroenterologyColitislcsh:RC799-869KO knockoutHepatologyApolipoprotein A-IAutophagyInflammatory Bowel DiseaseTNBS 246-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acidmedicine.diseaseMolecular biologyIL interleukinsiRNA small interfering RNAPI-3 phosphatidylinositol-3Immunologybiology.protein2721 Hepatologylcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. GastroenterologyPFA paraformaldehydeLipoproteinDAPI 4′6-diamidino-2-phenylindoleCMGH Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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Recommendations for uniform reporting of data following major trauma — the Utstein style

1999

Members: W.F. Dick (Co-Chairman) (Germany); P.J.F. Baskett (Co-Chairman) (UK); C.M. Grande (USA); H. Delooz (Belgium); W. Kloeck (South Africa); C. Lackner (Austria); M. Lipp (Germany); W. Mauritz (Austria); M. Nerlich (Germany); J. Nicholl (UK); J.P. Nolan (UK); P. Oakley (UK); M.J.A. Parr (UK), A. Seekamp (Belgium); E. Soreide (Norway); P.A. Steen (Norway); Luc van Camp (Belgium); B. Wolcke (Germany); D. Yates (UK).

Waiting timeUtstein Stylemedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsbusiness.industryMajor traumaTrauma Severity IndexesMEDLINEGuidelineEmergency NursingCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicinemedicine.diseaseFamily medicineEmergency MedicinemedicineSurgeryCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessResuscitation
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Bone marrow-derived progenitors are greatly reduced in patients with severe COPD and low-BMI.

2009

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients have reduced circulating hemopoietic progenitors. We hypothesized that severity of COPD parallels the decrease in progenitors and that the reduction in body mass index (BMI) could be associated with more severe bone marrow dysfunction. We studied 39 patients with moderate to very severe COPD (18 with low-BMI and 21 with normal-BMI) and 12 controls. Disease severity was associated to a greater reduction in circulating progenitors. Proangiogenetic and inflammatory markers correlated with disease severity parameters. Compared to normal-BMI patients, low-BMI patients showed: greater reduction in circulating progenitors; higher VEGF-A, VEGF-C…

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Positioning the principles of precision medicine in care pathways for allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis – A EUFOREA-ARIA-EPOS-AIRWAYS IC…

2017

Precision medicine (PM) is increasingly recognized as the way forward for optimizing patient care. Introduced in the field of oncology, it is now considered of major interest in other medical domains like allergy and chronic airway diseases, which face an urgent need to improve the level of disease control, enhance patient satisfaction and increase effectiveness of preventive interventions. The combination of personalized care, prediction of treatment success, prevention of disease and patient participation in the elaboration of the treatment plan is expected to substantially improve the therapeutic approach for individuals suffering from chronic disabling conditions. Given the emerging dat…

allergic rhinitis; integrated care pathway; precision medicine; rhinosinusitisAllergyRhinosinusitisDiseaseAllergic rhinitis0302 clinical medicineQUALITY-OF-LIFEMedicineImmunology and Allergy030223 otorhinolaryngologySinusitisNASAL POLYPOSISRhinitisPrecision medicineintegrated care pathway3. Good healthAlgorithmREAL-LIFEIMPACT OUTCOMESARIA and EPOS working groups1107 ImmunologyDISEASESGA(2)LENDisease Progressionallergic rhinitiLife Sciences & BiomedicineENDOSCOPIC SINUS SURGERYAlgorithmsHumanIntegrated care pathwayallergic rhinitis; integrated care pathway; precision medicine; rhinosinusitis; Adult; Algorithms; Chronic Disease; Disease Progression; Humans; Precision Medicine; Rhinitis Allergic; Sinusitis; Young Adult; Immunology and Allergy; ImmunologyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyprecision medicineImmunologyrhinosinusitiPHENOTYPESVALIDATIONYoung Adult03 medical and health sciencesTherapeutic approachAllergicPatient satisfactionQuality of life (healthcare)HumansSinusitisPatient participationIMMUNOTHERAPYIntensive care medicinerhinosinusitisAsthmaScience & Technologyallergic rhinitis; integrated care pathway; precision medicine; rhinosinusitis; Immunology and Allergy; Immunologyallergic rhinitisbusiness.industrymedicine.diseasePrecision medicineSinusitiRhinitis AllergicSEVERITY030228 respiratory system3121 General medicine internal medicine and other clinical medicineChronic DiseasePhysical therapyASTHMAbusiness
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Comparing tacrolimus ointment and oral cyclosporine in adult patients affected by atopic dermatitis: a randomized study

2004

BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic allergic inflammatory disease, which manifests itself with eczematous skin lesions. OBJECTIVE: We compared the clinical efficacy of tacrolimus ointment (0.1%) given twice a day and oral cyclosporine (3 mg/kg) given once daily. Rescue medication for itching included cetirizine 10-20 mg (equal to one or two tables). METHODS: Thirty patients, aged 13-45 years (mean+/-SD 27.1+/-10.9), with a history of moderate-to-severe AD were randomized to treatments, 15 patients for each treatments. Assessment of efficacy was based on SCORAD, on scores of daily itching, erythema, interference with sleep, due to the skin condition and days without use of cetiri…

atopic dermatitiAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaAdolescentErythemaImmunologyAdministration OralDermatitisSeverity of Illness IndexGastroenterologyDrug Administration ScheduleAtopicDermatitis AtopicOintmentsAtopyLeukocyte CountDouble-Blind MethodInternal medicinemedicineHumansImmunology and Allergy; oral cyclosporine; atopic dermatitis; randomized study [tacrolimus ointment]SCORADcetirizinetacrolimusmedicine.diagnostic_testatopic dermatitisbusiness.industryArea under the curveoral cyclosporineAtopic dermatitisImmunoglobulin EMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseDermatologyTacrolimusCetirizineEosinophilstacrolimus ointment:CyclosporineFemaleOnset of actionmedicine.symptombusinessrandomized studyImmunosuppressive Agentsmedicine.drug
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Toward evidence-based severity assessment in rat models with repeated seizures: II. Chemical post-status epilepticus model.

2019

Objective: Considering the complexity of neuronal circuits and their epilepsy-associated alterations, epilepsy models cannot be completely replaced by in vitro experimental approaches. Decisions about ethical approval of in vivo studies require a thorough weighing of the animal's burden and the benefit regarding the expected gain in knowledge. Methods: Based on combined behavioral, biochemical, and physiological analyses, we assessed the impact on animal well-being and condition in different phases of the pilocarpine post–status epilepticus (SE) model in rats. Results: As a consequence of SE, increased levels of impairment were evident in the early postinsult phase and late chronic phase, w…

behaviorAnimalrodentPilocarpine3RSeizureHippocampusSeverity of Illness IndexRatsStatus EpilepticuRats Sprague-DawleyDisease Models AnimalHippocampuStatus EpilepticusNeurologySeizuresstreEvidence-Based PracticeRatAnimalsNeurology (clinical)Stress PsychologicalEpilepsiaREFERENCES
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PREVALENCE OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF NOCTURNAL BLOOD PRESSURE PROFILE OF ASTHMA PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THERAPY AND SEVERITY OF T…

2020

Background: several studies report an increased risk for asthmatic subjects to develop arterial hypertension and the relationship between these two diseases, frequently co-existing, still has some unclear aspects. Methods: The BADA (blood pressure levels, clinical features and markers of subclinical cardiovascular damage of asthma patients) study is aimed to evaluate the prevalence of the cardiovascular comorbidities of asthma and their impact on the clinical outcome. The main exclusion criteria were the presence of other respiratory diseases, current smoking, any contraindication to ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM). Results: The overall percentage of asthmatics having also hyper…

cardiovascular riskAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAmbulatory blood pressurePatientsPhysiologyHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:MedicineBlood PressureDisease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyEssential hypertensionSeverity of Illness IndexArticlenocturnal dipping of blood pressure03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRisk FactorsDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinePrevalenceInternal MedicinemedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineContraindicationAgedAsthmabusiness.industrylcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthessential hypertensionOdds ratioasthmaBlood Pressure Monitoring AmbulatoryMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseNocturnal blood pressureCircadian RhythmNocturnal dipping of blood pressure.Blood pressureHypertensioninhaled corticosteroid therapyFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinebusinessBody mass indexJournal of Hypertension
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