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46, 0.40-0.52). The most frequent clinical signs were fever and cough.Conclusion The clinical signs of hospitalized COVID-19 patients are similar to those of other infective diseases. Patients with asthma or COPD were at lower hospitalization risk. This paradoxical evidence could be related with the protective effect of inhaled corticosteroids that are administered worldwide to most asthmatic and COPD patients.Objectives Postmenopausal osteoporosis carries a high risk of fractures, which decrease quality of life and are associated with high morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. The best pharmacological treatment options to manage and prevent osteoporotic fractures remain still unclear. The present study investigated the efficacy and safety of the most commonly employed drugs in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis. Methods Only RCTs comparing different drugs for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis were included. Data from 76 RCTs (205,011 patients) were collected. The mean follow-up was 27.6 ± 14.9 months. Results Denosumab reported the lowest rate of non-vertebral fractures (LOR -1.57), Romosozumab the lowest rate of vertebral fractures (LOR 1.99), and Ibandronate the lowest rate of hip fractures (LOR0.18). Serious adverse events resulted in the lowest in the Raloxifene group (LOR 3.11), while those leading to study discontinuation were lowest in the Romosozumab cohort (LOR 2.65). Conclusions Denosumab resulted in most effective, particularly in reducing the occurrence of non-vertebral fractures. Romosozumab and Ibandronate resulted best to prevent, respectively, vertebral fractures and hip fractures. Adverse events leading to study discontinuation were less frequent in the Romosozumab and Denosumab groups, while Raloxifene and Alendronate showed a lower incidence of serious adverse events overall. Level of evidence I, Bayesian network meta-analysis of RCTs.

Women with a successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) have less morbidity than women undergoing repeat cesarean delivery. Although several scores and models predict VBAC success, none focus on pregnant women with pre-labor rupture of membranes (PROM). We evaluated different clinical variables that might predict the likelihood of VBAC success in women with PROM.

A retrospective, 5-year study in a large referral center from December 2013 to December 2018. Inclusion criteria were women with singleton pregnancy, at or beyond 37 weeks' gestation, admitted with spontaneous PROM, with one previous cesarean delivery that consented trial of labor. Exclusion criteria were history of two cesarean deliveries, multiple gestations or obstetrical contraindications for TOLAC, including maternal request for repeat cesarean delivery. Variables associated with successful VBA C were identified using multivariate logistic regression.

Of 302 women in the cohort, 74.8% (226/302) delivered vaginally (successful e of contraindications, a fair trial of labor after cesarean delivery is justified.

Women with spontaneous pre-labor PROM and previous cesarean delivery have high success rates of VBAC. The only significant variable associated with successful TOLAC in women with spontaneous PROM at term was the duration of PROM-to-delivery time. Our findings suggest that the success rate of VBAC is likely multifactorial, not-necessarily related to a specific underlying factor, and in the absence of contraindications, a fair trial of labor after cesarean delivery is justified.Introduction Cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) is a part of the CDK-activating kinase family (CAK) which has a key role in the cell cycle and transcriptional regulation. Several lines of evidence suggest that CDK7 is a promising therapeutic target for cancer. CDK7 selective inhibitors such as SY-5609 and CT7001 are in clinical development. Areas covered We explore the biology of CDK7 and its role in cancer and follow this with an evaluation of the preclinical and clinical progress of CDK7 inhibitors, and their potential in the clinic. We searched PubMed and ClinicalTrials to identify relevant data from the database inception to 14 October 2020. Expert opinion CDK7 inhibitors are next generation therapeutics for cancer. However, there are still challenges which include selectively, side effects, and drug resistance. Nevertheless, with ongoing clinical development of these inhibitors and greater analysis of their target, CDK7 inhibitors will become a promising approach for treatment of cancer in the near future.The antioxidant properties of echinatin (Ech), isolated from liquorice, have recently been reported. It is well known that the free radical species can be deactivated by phenolic antioxidants via different mechanistic pathways. selleck inhibitor In this work, the scavenging of eighteen different reactive oxygen species (ROS) has been considered, focussing on three main working mechanisms, namely hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), single electron transfer followed by proton transfer (SET-PT) and sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET). The investigations have been performed in different dielectric media, viz. gas phase, benzene, methanol and aqueous solution, using density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the M05-2X/6-311++G** level. Various molecular descriptors have been elucidated for Ech as well as the ROS and compared with the reference antioxidant molecule, trolox. In addition, the redox potentials and the equilibrium constants have been calculated to discuss the feasibility of the overall scavenging process. The results demonstrate that the 4-OH group is the first site for H-atom donation, followed by 4'-OH. Further, it has been found that HAT would be the most favourable mechanism in the gas phase. The SPLET mechanism is thermodynamically favoured in polar media like water and methanol, while in the case of non-polar solvents like benzene, the two mechanisms are observed to be competitive.Introduction Researchers have investigated the potential role of intestinal permeability in Crohn's disease pathogenesis. Intestinal permeability is usually mediated by cytoskeleton and intercellular junctions. The myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) is an enzyme that activates the myosin light chain to exert its function related to cytoskeleton contraction and tight junction regulation. The correlation between MLCK and Crohn's disease pathogenesis has been consistently proven. Areas covered This study aims to expand the understanding of the regulation and function of MLCK in Crohn's disease. An extensive literature search in the MEDLINE database (via PubMed) has been performed up to Oct. 2020. The roles of MLCK in tight junction activation, intestinal permeability enhancement, and cell signal regulation are comprehensively discussed. Expert opinion Targeting the MLCK-related pathways such as TNF-α in CD treatment has been put into clinical use. More accurate targeting such as MLCK and TNFR2 has been proposed to reduce side effects.