Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a minimal (<15%) 5-year existence, in part due to resistance to chemoradiotherapy. Previous research reveals the impact of paricalcitol (P) and hydroxychloroquine (H) on altering the lysosomal fusion, decreasing stromal burden, and triggering PDAC to chemotherapies. This investigation aims to elucidate the molecular properties of the H and P combination and their potential in sensitizing PDAC to gemcitabine (G).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Paediatric diarrhoea and malnutrition have a bidirectional relationship, which in turn augments the presence of each other. The diarrhoeal diseases in children can be prevented by using (ORS) and . The relationship between paediatric diarrhoea treatment guidelines with the nutritional status is not yet investigated, and this study primarily aims to examine the relationship of recommended diarrhoea case management practices with paediatric undernutrition (wasting, stunting and underweight) among children aged between 0 to 59 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPaediatric malnutrition has a synergistic relationship with diarrhoea. In children under two years of age, diarrhoea occurs in more than half of malnutrition cases and is associated with increased duration of illness, increased length of hospital stays, increased morbidity, and mortality. A well-established relationship exists between diarrhoeal and various standalone forms of malnutrition, but their association with coexisting forms of malnutrition (CFM) has not yet been investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease associated with liver inflammation, fibrosis, and cirrhosis and is associated with a greater risk of hepatocarcinoma. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a persistent and progressive form of NAFLD. Recent evidence suggested that ertugliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2), suppresses NAFLD development in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
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