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The study aimed to investigate the relationship between serum interleukin-33 (IL-33) concentrations and poststroke depression (PSD) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Serum IL-33 concentrations were determined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Patients were assigned to the PSD group after a six-month follow-up if their score on the 17- item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression was ≥7 or to the non-PSD group if their score was <7. IL-33 was used to predict the risk of PSD using multivariate logistic regression analysis, while a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to analyze the accuracy of PSD prediction. In addition, the modified Rankin scale (mRS) was used for follow-up scoring six months after disease onset.

A total of 151 AIS patients and 40 healthy controls were included in this study. ROC curve results showed that the area under the curve was 0.684 (95% confidence interval 0.594-0.774,Ρ=0.001) for IL-33 as a predictor of PSD. PCO371 When the IL-33 concentration was ≤71.85 ng/L, prediction sensitivity and specificity were 77.5% and 57.3%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that IL-33 concentration of ≤71.85 ng/L was an independent predictor of PSD (95% CI 1.129-7.515, P=0.027). The follow-up mRS data showed that serum IL-33 is a protective prognosis factor in patients with AIS (95% CI 0.954-0.997, P=0.024).

Serum IL-33 is an independent predictor of PSD and a protective prognosis factor in patients with AIS.

Serum IL-33 is an independent predictor of PSD and a protective prognosis factor in patients with AIS.

Recently, a few studies have shown that non-traditional lipid parameters are associated with the hemorrhagic transformation (HT) and the clinical outcome of ischemic stroke. However, the role of non-traditional lipid parameters in ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to assess the associations of non-traditional lipid parameters with HT and clinical outcome after thrombolysis in ischemic stroke patients.

This study consecutively included 763 ischemic stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis. Non-traditional lipid parameters included non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C), total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio (TC/HDL-C), triglyceride to HDL-C ratio (TG/ HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to HDL-C ratio (LDL-C/HDL-C). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the associations between the four non-traditional lipid parameters and HT and poor8 (95% CI 1.133-2.283).

Low TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, and LDL/HDL-C, but not non-HDL-C, were associated with an increased risk of HT after thrombolysis. In addition, low non-HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, and LDL/HDL-C were associated with an increased risk of poor outcome in ischemic stroke patients with intravenous thrombolysis.

Low TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, and LDL/HDL-C, but not non-HDL-C, were associated with an increased risk of HT after thrombolysis. In addition, low non-HDL-C, TC/HDL-C, TG/HDL-C, and LDL/HDL-C were associated with an increased risk of poor outcome in ischemic stroke patients with intravenous thrombolysis.Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease and threatening problem for world health. Allopathic medications are not efficient enough in controlling DM and its complications. Therefore, much attention has been directed towards the traditional medicine system. Plant derived-natural compounds with medicinal properties play an essential role in DM management and treatment. Artemisia is a varied and widespread genus of the family Asteraceae, which has more than 500 species with beneficial economic and therapeutic significance. Electronic databases such as Science Direct, Scopus, Pubmed, Web of Science, medRixv and Wiley were used to search scientific literatures. In folklore medicine, Artemisia species have been widely utilized for diabetes management. Molecular investigations have revealed that the NF-κB suppression, Notch 1 inhibition, cell cycle stop at S+G2/M-phase, enhanced Bax protein concentrations, mitochondrial membrane potential attenuation, activation of p53 and caspase, Bcl-2 regulation, and ROS formation are crucial mechanisms that could be targeted via various Artemisia species. Anti-diabetic effects of single or multiple doses of alcoholic and aqueous extracts of Artemisia species are due to presence of bioactive compounds, and they are completely efficient in lowering levels of blood glucose in experimental examinations. In spite of available anti-diabetic drugs, therapeutic agents obtained from mentioned plants have been used for the treatment of this disease and its complications with less adverse impacts. Taken together, multiple line of evidences indicated that Artemisia species could be introduced as potential therapeutic candidate in the treatment and management of diabetes.A sizeable proportion of currently marketed drugs come from heterocycles. The heterocyclic moiety 5-pyrazolone is well known five membered ring containing nitrogen. Derivatives of this wonder nucleus have exhibited activities as diverse as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antidepressant, anticonvulsant, antidiabetic, antihyperlipidemic, antiviral, antitubercular, antioxidant, anticancer and antiviral including action against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or 3C protease inhibitor. A number of drugs based on this motif have already made it to the market. Standard texts and literature on medicinal chemistry cite different approaches for the synthesis of 5-pyrazolones. The present review provides an insight view to 5-pyrazolone synthesis, their biological profile and structure activity relationship studies.Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is a therapeutic modality used for several malignant and premalignant skin disor-ders, including Bowen's disease skin cancers and Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC). Several photosensitizers (PSs) have been explored for tumor destruction of skin cancers, after their activation by a light source of appropriate wavelength. Topical release of PSs avoids prolonged photosensitization reactions associated with systemic administration; however, its clinical usefulness is influenced by its poor tissue penetration and the stability of the active agent. Nanotechnology-based drug delivery systems are promising tool to enhance the efficiency for PDT of cancer. This review focuses on PSs encap-sulated in nanocarriers explored for PDT of skin tumors.