There has been increasing interest in biologically active plant extracts. Studies continue to discover novel components, especially those with anti-anxiety activities. The present study investigates the anxiolytic activity of Wall.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We sought to create a machine learning (ML) model to identify variables that would aid in the prediction of surgical morbidity in cases of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS).
Study Design: A multicenter analysis including all cases of PAS identified by pathology specimen confirmation, across five tertiary care perinatal centers in New York City from 2013 to 2022. We developed models to predict operative morbidity using 213 variables including demographics, obstetrical information, and limited prenatal imaging findings detailing placental location.
Human gastrointestinal infections caused by Campylobacter species is the second most important foodborne illness after salmonellosis worldwide. Poultry represent one of the main sources of Campylobacter organisms. In the present study, the short variable region of flagellin gene (SVR-flaA) typing was carried out to determine the variation among the circulating strains of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent years, there has been a significant rise in cases of placenta accreta spectrum, a group of life-threatening placental disorders that can arise during childbirth. Early detection plays a crucial role in facilitating meticulous delivery planning, ultimately leading to a reduction in mortality and morbidity rates and improved overall outcomes. Although third-trimester ultrasound has traditionally been the primary method for prenatal screening for placenta accreta spectrum, it often falls short in identifying cases or diagnosis is too late for optimal delivery planning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Accurate individualized assessment of preeclampsia risk enables the identification of patients most likely to benefit from initiation of low-dose aspirin at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation when there is evidence for its effectiveness, and enables the guidance of appropriate pregnancy care pathways and surveillance.
Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of artificial neural network models for the prediction of preterm preeclampsia (<37 weeks' gestation) using patient characteristics available at the first antenatal visit and data from prenatal cell-free DNA screening. Secondary outcomes were prediction of early-onset preeclampsia (<34 weeks' gestation) and term preeclampsia (≥37 weeks' gestation).
Objectives: We sought to determine the association between intrauterine device (IUD) malposition and previous cesarean delivery (CD) and related uterine anatomical changes.
Methods: A retrospective cohort of all persons with an IUD presenting for two- and three-dimensional pelvic ultrasonography over 2 years, for any gynecologic indication, was compiled. IUD malposition was defined as IUD partially or completely positioned outside the endometrial cavity.
In the current work, a new series of benzo[b][1, 4] diazepines ( to was synthesized and screened against three different human cancer cell lines, HepG2 (hepatocellular carcinoma), HeLa (cervical cancer) and MCF-7 (breast cancer), by employing MTT (MTT 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) assay. The outcomes of screening revealed that all the compounds exhibited momentous anticancer activity, most notably against the MCF-7 cell line by compounds. Further, network pharmacology, UALCAN analysis, molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and density functional theory calculations were conducted to explore expression analysis, pharmacokinetics, toxicity profiles and binding interactions of the compounds.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current study reports the in-depth analysis of the epidemiology, risk factors, and molecular characterization of a complete genome of Enterovirus G (EV-G) isolated from Indian pigs. We analysed several genes of EV-G isolates collected from various provinces in India, using phylogenetic analysis, recombination detection, SimPlot, and selection pressure analyses. Our analysis of 534 porcine faecal samples revealed that 11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: One goal of prenatal genetic screening is to optimize perinatal care and improve infant outcomes. We sought to determine whether high-risk cfDNA screening for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To study the long-term risks of postmenopausal women with proliferative endometrium developing benign uterine pathologies (endometrial polyps and uterine fibroids) and requiring future gynecological interventions, and to compare them with women with atrophic endometrium.
Design: Retrospective cohort study of all women aged 55 or over who underwent endometrial biopsy between 1/1997 and 12/2008. Outcome data were available through to 2/2018.
Clin Obstet Gynecol
September 2023
Noninvasive prenatal screening with cell-free DNA is now considered a first-line screening for common aneuploidies. Advancements in existing laboratory techniques now allow to interrogate the entirety of the fetal genome, and many commercial laboratories have expanded their screening panels to include screening for rare autosomal aneuploidies and copy number variants. Here, we review the currently available data on the performance of fetal cell-free DNA to detect rare autosomal aneuploidies and copy number variants that are associated with clinically significant microdeletion and microduplication syndromes and the current position of medical societies on routine screening for these syndromes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study 269 swabs collected from 254 ovine foot lesions and 15 apparently healthy ovine feet were screened by PCR for the presence of major lameness causing foot pathogens viz. Treponema species, D. nodosus, F.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Obstet Gynecol
October 2023
Background: The clinical implications of nonreportable cell-free DNA screening results are uncertain, but such results may indicate poor placental implantation in some cases and be associated with adverse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the outcomes of pregnancies with nonreportable cell-free DNA screening in a cohort of patients with complete genetic and obstetrical outcomes.
Study Design: This was a prespecified secondary analysis of a multicenter prospective observational study of prenatal cell-free DNA screening for fetal aneuploidy and 22q11.
High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their range limits upwards to fill their climatic niches and respond to ongoing anthropogenic disturbances. Yet, whether and how quickly these changes are happening has only been assessed in a few isolated cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBupleuri Radix (BR) is a traditional Chinese medicine and widely used for cold and fever, influenza, inflammation, hepatitis and menstrual diseases. Two authentic medicinal plants of DC. (Beichaihu, BCH) and Willd.
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