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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP4) inhibitors, a class of oral antidiabetic drugs, have been shown to be protective on the vascular system because of their antiinflammatory, antiatherosclerotic and vasodilatory effects. ß2-adrenoceptors (ß2-ARs) mediate the vasorelaxation in the aorta. However, ß3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation has not been studied in diabetic aorta yet. Thus, we aimed to study the effect of sitagliptin treatment on ß2- and ß3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxations in the diabetic rat aorta.

8-week old Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups; control, diabetic, sitagliptin treated diabetic. Diabetes was induced by injection of streptozotocin (35 or 40 mg/kg, intraperitoneally). After 10 weeks of diabetes, some of the diabetic rats were treated with sitagliptin (orally, 10mg/kg/day). ß2- and ß3-AR-mediated relaxation responses were evaluated by using isoprenaline and CL316,243, respectively. ß3-AR-mediated relaxation experiments were repeated in presence of L-NAME. Western blotting and ded to clarify the relationship between the eNOS pathway and DPP-4 inhibition.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first reported in Turkey on March 10, 2020 and the number of the patients are increasing day by day. Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has high mortality rates in the intensive care unit (ICU). We aimed to describe the demographic characteristics, co-morbidities, treatment protocols and clinical outcomes among the critically ill patients admitted to ICU of our hospital.

This cohort study included 103 consecutive patients who was laboratory confirmed Covid-19 and admitted to ICU of XXXXX Hospital between March 19 and April 13, 2020. The final date of the follow-up was April 18.

The mean age of the patients was 69.6±14.1 years. Most of the patients had increased CRP (99%), serum ferritin (73.8%), D-dimer (82.5%) and hs-troponin levels (38.8%). 34 patients (33%) had lymphocytopenia, 24 patients (23.3%) had thrombocytopenia. 63 patients (61.2%) developed ARDS, 31 patients (30.1%) had acute kidney injury and 52 patients (50.5%) had MODS during follow-up. 62 patients (60.2%) received mechanical ventilation. IMD 0354 chemical structure As of April 18, of the 103 patients, 52 (50.5%) had died, 30 (29.1%) had been discharged from the ICU, 21 (20.4%) were still in the ICU.

Covid-19 has high mortality rates in ICU. Patients with elevated procalcitonin, hs-troponin, d-dimer and CRP levels and lower platelet count at admission has higher mortality.

Covid-19 has high mortality rates in ICU. Patients with elevated procalcitonin, hs-troponin, d-dimer and CRP levels and lower platelet count at admission has higher mortality.

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a common disease that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but treatment options are limited. The efficacy and safety of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist semaglutide in patients with NASH is not known.

We conducted a 72-week, double-blind phase 2 trial involving patients with biopsy-confirmed NASH and liver fibrosis of stage F1, F2, or F3. Patients were randomly assigned, in a 333111 ratio, to receive once-daily subcutaneous semaglutide at a dose of 0.1, 0.2, or 0.4 mg or corresponding placebo. The primary end point was resolution of NASH with no worsening of fibrosis. The confirmatory secondary end point was an improvement of at least one fibrosis stage with no worsening of NASH. The analyses of these end points were performed only in patients with stage F2 or F3 fibrosis; other analyses were performed in all the patients.

In total, 320 patients (of whom 230 had stage F2 or F3 fibrosis) were randomly assigned to receive semaglutide at n 8% in the placebo group; no pattern of occurrence in specific organs was observed.

This phase 2 trial involving patients with NASH showed that treatment with semaglutide resulted in a significantly higher percentage of patients with NASH resolution than placebo. However, the trial did not show a significant between-group difference in the percentage of patients with an improvement in fibrosis stage. (Funded by Novo Nordisk; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02970942.).

This phase 2 trial involving patients with NASH showed that treatment with semaglutide resulted in a significantly higher percentage of patients with NASH resolution than placebo. However, the trial did not show a significant between-group difference in the percentage of patients with an improvement in fibrosis stage. (Funded by Novo Nordisk; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02970942.).Overactive bladder (OAB) is a polyetiological nosology. Its symptoms are often characterized not only with detrusor hyperactivity, but also with the increased sensitivity of afferent fibers, which is clinically manifested as urgency. In addition, the disorders at the level of receptors expression and the synthesis of mediators lead to the development of bladder pain syndrome (BPS), which also significantly reduces the quality of life of patients. In recent years, the experimental animal studies achieved significant progress in understanding of the pathogenesis of lower urinary tract dysfunction. In particular, the broad understanding of the sensor properties of urothelium was obtained, which significantly increased the popularity of the urothelial theory of the development of idiopathic detrusor hyperactivity, as well as hypersensitivity and bladder pain. According to this theory, the pathological release of biologically active substance in the transitional epithelium in response to an extension of the bladder wall leads to clinical manifestations of the described conditions. In addition, due to the studies of the properties of receptors, ion channels, and mediators, the suggestion about the reduced efficiency of muscarinic receptor antagonists have been made in a large number of patients. Besides the acetylcholine control of the lower urinary tract, more and more attention is paid to other significant mechanisms of pathological conditions. The purpose of this part of the lecture is to systematize the available materials of basic research on the functioning of the lower urinary tract at the cellular level, as well as the mechanisms of action and questions of the effectiveness of pharmacological therapy for urinary disorders.