Publications by authors named "A D'Arcy"

Article Synopsis
  • - Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) leads to multiorgan injury in newborns, with therapeutic hypothermia being the common treatment; this study aims to identify effective scoring systems for assessing organ dysfunction in NE.
  • - A systematic review of 628 articles was conducted, identifying 12 relevant studies, which showed a correlation between the severity of NE and multiorgan dysfunction, but highlighted significant differences across scoring systems used.
  • - For a comprehensive scoring system, the study suggests including assessments of various organ systems (renal, hepatic, respiratory, neurological, hematological, and cardiovascular), while noting that further validation and standardization are necessary for effective use, especially considering the impact of therapeutic hypothermia.
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Introduction: Intuitive eating interventions aim to improve individual health and promote sustainable changes to one's relationship with food. However, there is no evidence-based consensus on the impact of intuitive eating interventions on diet quality. This systematic review aimed to investigate intuitive eating interventions and their impact on diet quality.

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The serine protease factor XI (FXI) is a prominent drug target as it holds promise to deliver efficacious anticoagulation without an enhanced risk of major bleeds. Several efforts have been described targeting the active form of the enzyme, FXIa. Herein, we disclose our efforts to identify potent, selective, and orally bioavailable inhibitors of FXIa.

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Inhibition of neprilysin (NEP) is widely studied as a therapeutic target for the treatment of hypertension, heart failure, and kidney disease. Sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) is a drug approved to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction. LBQ657 is the active metabolite of sacubitril and an inhibitor of NEP.

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Sacubitril is an ethyl ester prodrug of LBQ657, the active neprilysin (NEP) inhibitor, and a component of LCZ696 (sacubitril/valsartan). We report herein the three-dimensional structure of LBQ657 in complex with human NEP at 2 Å resolution. The crystal structure unravels the binding mode of the compound occupying the S1, S1' and S2' sub-pockets of the active site, consistent with a competitive inhibition mode.

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