Patient-Specific Stress-Abdominal Pain Interaction in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: An Exploratory Experience Sampling Method Study.

Introduction: Gastrointestinal symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) have been correlated with psychological factors using retrospective symptom assessment. However, real-time symptom assessment might reveal the interplay between abdominal and affective symptoms more reliably in a longitudinal perspective. The aim was to evaluate the association between stress and abdominal pain, using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) as a real-time, repeated measurement method.

Update on pathogenesis and predictors of response of therapeutic strategies used in inflammatory bowel disease.

The search for biomarkers that characterize specific aspects of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has received substantial interest in the past years and is moving forward rapidly with the help of modern technologies. Nevertheless, there is a direct demand to identify adequate biomarkers for predicting and evaluating therapeutic response to different therapies. In this subset, pharmacogenetics deserves more attention as part of the endeavor to provide personalized medicine.

[Safety of daptomycin in patients with renal impairment].

Daptomycin is a lipopeptide bactericidal antimicrobial indicated in the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI), Staphylococcus aureus-related right-sided infective endocarditis (RIE) and bacteremia secondary to these infections. The recommended dosage in patients with previous renal impairment is 4 mg/kg/48 hours in SSTI. There are no data published for SSTI and RIE followed by bacteremia.

A long-term retrospective review of 5 cases using daptomycin for prosthetic device infections after surgery.

Purpose: To review the antimicrobial possibilities for limb-sparing due to infectious complications after surgery in patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma and with implantation of prosthetic devices. PATIENTS AND PROGRESS: After several episodes of relapsing infection or even re-infection and failure of previous therapies, 5 patients (2 young, female / 1 young, male / 2 middle-aged, female) were subject to a long-term ambulatory regimen consisting of intravenous administration of daptomycin.

Results: Showed improved outcome with preservation of the limbs or devices involved.

Bioequivalence of two oral formulations of triflusal capsules in healthy volunteers.

Triflusal (CAS 322-79-2) is an antiplatelet agent related to salicylates used in several European and Latin American countries in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the bioequivalence of triflusal derived from two preparations using both parent drug and metabolite pharmacokinetic data. The bioavailabolity was measured in 24 healthy male Caucasian volunteers following a single oral dose (600 mg) of the test or reference products in the fasting state.

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modelling of arterial haemodynamic effects of terazosin in healthy volunteers.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate, in healthy volunteers, the relationship between the plasma concentrations of the alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist terazosin and its effects on arterial blood pressure after a single oral administration of terazosin 2 mg. M ethods: Twenty-four healthy volunteers participated in this study. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic modeling were performed subject by subject.