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The C-MRADLQ shows good test-retest reliability as indicated by an intra-class correlation coefficient value of 0.975. It is significantly correlated with COPD stage, COPD group, SOBQ score, CAT score, mMRC, ADO index, spirometry results, and number of admissions. The SOBQ score, number of admissions, FEV1/FVC, and COPD group could significantly predict the total C-MRADLQ score. A total of 67.9% of participants' mMRC levels were correctly classified by using the C-MRADLQ total score. The agreement of the original and new versions of questions 20 and 21 of C-MRADLQ was 97.3% and 90.1%, respectively.

The pictorial version of the C-MRADLQ is a validated and reliable functional assessment tool to measure functional status among patients with COPD in the Chinese population.

The pictorial version of the C-MRADLQ is a validated and reliable functional assessment tool to measure functional status among patients with COPD in the Chinese population.

Three 52-week studies in COPD have assessed the efficacy and safety of single-inhaler extrafine formulation triple therapy combining beclomethasone dipropionate (BDP), formoterol fumarate (FF) and glycopyrronium (G) delivered via pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI). BDP/FF/G is now being developed for delivery via multi-dose dry-powder inhaler (DPI; NEXThaler). This study aimed to demonstrate non-inferiority of BDP/FF/G DPI vs pMDI for lung function.

Multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, active-controlled, three-way cross-over study in patients with COPD and post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV

) 30-80% predicted. Patients received BDP/FF/G 100/6/10µg via DPI and pMDI, and BDP/FF 100/6µg via pMDI, all two inhalations twice daily for four weeks, with treatments separated by two-week washout. The two co-primary objectives were to demonstrate non-inferiority between the two BDP/FF/G formulations for FEV

area under the curve between 0 and 12 hours post-dose (AUC

e BDP/FF/G DPI and pMDI demonstrated similar efficacy and safety in patients with COPD, supporting the DPI formulation as a valid alternative.Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a rare neurological disorder with no clear prevalence factors and is a significant danger to the elderly. The intracranial glymphatic system is the internal environment that maintains brain survival and metabolism, and thus fluid exchange changes in the glymphatic system under various pathological conditions can provide important insights into the pathogenesis and differential diagnosis of many neurodegenerative diseases such as iNPH. iNPH can be diagnosed using a combination of clinical symptoms, imaging findings and history, and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers due to the glymphatic system disorder. However, only few researchers have linked the two. Shunt surgery can improve the glymphatic system disorders in iNPH patients, and the surgical approach is determined using a combination of clinical diagnosis and trials. Therefore, we have composed this review to provide a future opportunity for elucidating the pathogenesis of iNPH based on the glymphatic system, and link the glymphatic system to the diagnosis and treatment of iNPH. The review will provide new insights into the medical research of iNPH.

An increasing number of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) will have surgery under general anesthesia. A previous study demonstrated that propofol requirement for inducing unconsciousness in PD patients was lower than that in non-PD (NPD) patients. However, the requirement of inhaled anesthetics in PD patients has not been clarified. The aim of this study was to investigate the minimum alveolar concentration-awake (MAC

) of sevoflurane in patients with PD compared to NPD patients.

The current study is an up-and-down sequential allocation trial. The initial end-tidal concentration of sevoflurane (CETsevo) was estimated by the response of the previous patient to verbal command using the Dixon's up-and-down method. The first patient in each group received CETsevo at 1%, and the step size between patients was 0.2%.

Forty-one patients including 20 PD patients and 21 NPD patients were enrolled. BIX 02189 ic50 Patients' characteristics and arterial blood gas parameters (except blood sodium) were comparable between two groups. The MAC

of sevoflurane estimated by the Dixon's up-and-down method in PD patients (0.47% ± 0.08% [Mean ± S.D.]) was significantly lower than that in NDP patients (0.64% ± 0.10%) (

=0.003). The estimated difference in means was 0.17% (95% CI, 0.10-0.24%). Probit analysis showed that the MAC

of sevoflurane in PD and NPD patients was 0.49% (95% CI, 0.42-0.57%) and 0.67% (95% CI, 0.59-0.76%), respectively. The relative median potency was 0.73 (95% CI, 0.38-0.94).

Patients with PD exhibit a significantly lower MAC

of sevoflurane compared with NPD patients. Clinicians should avoid an overdose of sevoflurane in patients with PD.

Registered at ChiCTR1900026956.

Registered at ChiCTR1900026956.

This study aimed to describe a novel cancer vaccine developed using H

O

-inactivated

RE88 [with deletions of AroA (the first enzyme in the aromatic amino acid biosynthesis pathway) and DNA adenine methylase] as the carrier.

The pVLT33 plasmid was used to engineer an RE88 strain induced to express ovalbumin (OVA) by isopropylthiogalactoside (RE88-pVLT33-OVA). The immune responses and anticancer effects of H

O

-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA were compared with those of non-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA and OVA (positive control) in mice carrying OVA-expressing tumors (EG7-OVA) cells.

Anti-ovalbumin IgG (immunoglobulin G) titer following vaccination with H

O

-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA was higher for subcutaneous than for intragastric vaccination. When subcutaneous administration was used, H

O

-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA (2 × 10

CFU (colony forming units)/mouse) achieved an anti-ovalbumin IgG titer higher than that for the same dose of RE88-pVLT33-OVA and comparable to that for 10 µg ovalbumin (ptopes that could be exploited as natural adjuvants to facilitate the induction of cellular and humoral immune responses.

It was anticipated that H

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-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA could be used as a novel delivery system for new cancer vaccines.

It was anticipated that H2O2-inactivated RE88-pVLT33-OVA could be used as a novel delivery system for new cancer vaccines.