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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that severely affects individuals' cognitive abilities, memory, and quality of life. It affects the elderly population, and there is no permanent prevention or cures available to date, treatments mainly aiming to alleviate the symptoms as and when they appear. Alternate therapeutic approaches are being researched constantly, and there is a growing focus on phytomedicine, herbal medicine, organic compounds, and ayurvedic compounds for the treatment of AD.
The current study aims to provide an extensive review of these plants against AD from the currently existing literature. Most relevant keywords like Alzheimer's Disease, phytomedicines, ethnic medicines, the role of phytomedicine in neuroprotection, common phytomedicines against AD, etc., were used to select the plants and their metabolites effective in treating AD. The study focuses on six plants Panax ginseng, Ginkgo biloba, Bacopa monnieri, Withania somnifera, Curcuma longa, and Lavanalyses, and review papers related to natural phytochemicals' impact on neurodegenerative disorders like AD.
The present review is a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis supported by the evidentiary proofs from pre-clinical studies, meta-analyses, and review papers related to natural phytochemicals' impact on neurodegenerative disorders like AD.
People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) face heightened risks for morbidity and mortality from the 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19). They also have elevated risks for disparate psychological outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, given their predisposition to mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, and skyrocketing rates of these conditions among the general population.
To investigate the psychological ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with T1D globally, we conducted a scoping review of recent literature across eight online databases. Articles were screened via a rigorous process, and data pertaining to psychological outcomes were coded into thematic areas for analysis.
Forty articles presenting data from 27 countries and 14 categories of psychological outcomes affecting people with T1D were included in this review. Psychological outcomes, in order of most to least frequently identified, included stress, anxiety, social factors, worry, distress, fear, sleep habits, quality of lifehens awareness of the need for interventions to offset psychological challenges affecting people with T1D.Insulin is an essential factor for mammalian organisms a regulator of glucose metabolism and other key signaling pathways. Insulin is also a multifunctional hormone whose absence can cause many diseases. Selleck HG106 Recombinant insulin is widely used in the treatment of diabetes. Understanding insulin, biosimilars and biobetters from a holistic perspective will help pharmacologically user-friendly molecules design and develop personalized medicine-oriented therapeutic strategies for diabetes. Additionally, it helps to understand the underlying mechanism of other insulin-dependent metabolic disorders. The purpose of this atlas is to review insulin from a biotechnological, basic science, and clinical perspective; explain nearly all insulin-related disorders and their underlying molecular mechanisms; explore exogenous/recombinant production strategies of patented and research-level insulin/analogs; and highlight their mechanism of action from a structural perspective. Combined with computational analysis, comparisons of insulin and analogs also provide novel information about the structural dynamics of insulin.Over the last 50 years, the number of patients with mycotic infections has gradually increased. Amphotericin-B is a gold-standard drug used in serious systemic fungal infections. However, limited solubility and permeability are challenging issues associated with Amphotericin-B. Chemical modification is one of the ways to get its broader applicability and improved physicochemical properties. The review article provides a comprehensive overview of the chemical modification approach for investigating the mechanism of action, biological activity, bioavailability, and toxicity of Amphotericin B. Further, several drug delivery approaches have also been utilized to provide better therapeutic outcomes. This gives an overview of chemical approaches for exploring various factors associated with Amphotericin B and information on its drug delivery approaches for improved biopharmaceutical outcomes.Ruddlesden-Popper phase 2D perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit improved lifetime while still facing challenges such as phase alignment and up-scaling to module-level devices. Herein, polyelectrolytes are explored to tackle this issue. The contact between perovskite and hole-transport layer (HTL) is important for decreasing interfacial non-radiative recombination and scalable fabrication of uniform 2D perovskite films. Through exploring compatible butylamine cations, we first demonstrate poly(3-(4-carboxybutyl)thiophene-2,5-diyl)-butylamine (P3CT-BA) as an efficient HTL for 2D PSCs due to its great hydrophilicity, relatively high hole mobility and uniform surface. More importantly, the tailored P3CT-BA has an anchoring effect and acts as the buried passivator for 2D perovskites. Consequently, a best efficiency approaching 18 % was achieved and we further first report large-area (2×3 cm2 , 5×5 cm2 ) 2D perovskite minimodules with an impressive efficiency of 14.81 % and 11.13 %, respectively.Carbon-ions are charged particles with a high linear energy transfer, and therefore, they make a better dose distribution with greater biological effects on the tumors compared with photons and protons. Since prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, and retroperitoneal sarcomas such as liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma are known to be radioresistant tumors, carbon-ion radiotherapy, which provides the advantageous radiobiological properties such as an increasing relative biological effectiveness toward the Bragg peak, a reduced oxygen enhancement ratio, and a reduced dependence on fractionation and cell-cycle stage, has been tested for these urological tumors at the National Institute for Radiological Sciences since 1994. To promote carbon-ion radiotherapy as a standard cancer therapy, the Japan Carbon-ion Radiation Oncology Study Group was established in 2015 to create a registry of all treated patients and conduct multi-institutional prospective studies in cooperation with all the Japanese institutes. Based on accumulating evidence of the efficacy and feasibility of carbon-ion therapy for prostate cancer and retroperitoneal sarcoma, it is now covered by the Japanese health insurance system. On the other hand, carbon-ion radiotherapy for renal cell cancer is not still covered by the insurance system, although the two previous studies showed the efficacy. In this review, we introduce the characteristics, clinical outcomes, and perspectives of carbon-ion radiotherapy and our efforts to disseminate the use of this new technology worldwide.Euphorbia lathyris seeds have been used to treat various medical conditions. We previously reported that ethanolic extract from the defatted seed of Euphorbia lathyris (EE) (variety S3201) possesses a potent in vitro antitumor activity against colon cancer (CRC) cell lines. However, the effects of EE on CRC in vivo models and its possible preventive activity have not been elucidated. The aim of this study is to develop an in vivo study to corroborate its efficacy. For this purpose, two tumor induction models have been developed. In orthotopic xenograft model, it has been shown that EE reduces tumor size without hematological toxicity. The ethanolic extract induced an intense apoptosis in tumors mediated by caspase 3. Using the Azoxymethane/Dextran Sulfate Sodium model, a reduction of dysplastic polyps has been demonstrated, showing its preventive power. Furthermore, EE promoted the presence of an eubiotic microbiotal environment in the mucosa of the colon and induced an increase in antioxidant enzyme activity. This fact was accompanied by a modulation of cytokine expression that could be related to its protective mechanism. Therefore, although further experiments will be necessary to determine its applicability in the treatment of CRC, ES could be a new prevention strategy as well as treatment for this type of tumor, being a powerful candidate for future clinical trials.Meniscal ramp lesions are disruptions of the posterior meniscotibial attachment of the medial meniscus and are commonly associated with anterior cruciate ligament injuries. However, they can be frequently missed when reviewing standard magnetic resonance imaging and difficult to treat. In this presentation, we describe our approach to repair a meniscal ramp lesion using a minimally invasive all-inside technique. We use this technique for the following surgical indications meniscal tears involving the peripheral and meniscocapsular attachment of the posterior horn resulting in increased meniscal translation. The procedure is performed using standard arthroscopic portals along with a posteromedial portal placed using spinal needle localisation to ensure access around the lesion. Advantages of this technique include a minimally invasive repair that avoids the typical medial knee incision and dissection needed for traditional inside-out repairs, as well as direct visualisation of the repair site to ensure an appropriately tensioned anatomic repair. Technical pearls including adequate arthroscopic visualisation of the posteromedial compartment allowing the creation of a posteromedial working portal, direct passage of sutures through the edges of the ramp lesion facilitating an anatomic repair, and tensioning of the repair with arthroscopic knots to ensure restoration of the posterior horn stability are all critical to a good outcome. Furthermore, the use of two different curve directions for more displaced tears may be necessary to achieve an anatomic repair. In this case and in our experience, we use a Corkscrew SutureLasso 45° curve left for the meniscus bite and right for the capsular bite, as well as a long 8.25 mm by 70 mm twist-in cannula to accommodate the passing of insertion instrumentation in larger patients.
To determine if patients with preoperative symptom durations greater than two-years' experience inferior patient-reported and clinical outcomes at a minimum of two years after high tibial osteotomy.
An institutional registry was retrospectively queried for patients treated with high tibial osteotomy for symptomatic medial knee overload/arthritis and varus malalignment between February 2006 and March 2018. Demographic characteristics, clinical outcomes, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), including the International Knee Documentation Committeescore, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacementand Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System Pain Interferenceand Physical Functionscores, were assessed at a minimum of two-years postoperatively. Patients were compared based on preoperative symptom duration greater than or less than two years. Correlation coefficients were used to analyse the association between patient demographics and postoperative outcomes for the overall patient sample.
