Clinical significance of potential drug-drug interactions in a pediatric intensive care unit: A single-center retrospective study.

Despite the high prevalence of potential drug-drug interactions in pediatric intensive care units, their clinical relevance and significance are unclear. We assessed the characteristics and risk factors of clinically relevant potential drug-drug interactions to facilitate their efficient monitoring in pediatric intensive care units. This retrospective cohort study reviewed the medical records of 159 patients aged <19 years who were hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit at Seoul National University Hospital (Seoul, Korea) for ≥3 days between August 2019 and February 2020.

The Piezo2 ion channel is mechanically activated by low-threshold positive pressure.

Recent parallel studies clearly indicated that Merkel cells and the mechanosensitive piezo2 ion channel play critical roles in the light-touch somatosensation. Moreover, piezo2 was suggested to be a light-touch sensing ion channel without a role in pain sensing in mammals. However, biophysical characteristics of piezo2, such as single channel conductance and sensitivities to various mechanical stimuli, are unclear, hampering a precise understanding of its role in touch sensation.

Synthesis of ZnS Microspheres by Template-Free Hydrothermal Method for Photocatalytic Reaction.

In this work, ZnS microspheres consisting of nanoblocks were synthesized by a simple, template-free approach employing a hydrothermal reaction at different temperatures, using Zn(CH3COO)2 and Na2S2O3 · 5H2O as starting materials in the aqueous solution. The synthesized samples were characterized using field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET). The photocatalysts were evaluated using photodecomposition of methylene blue under UV-C light.

Influence of Glyoxal on Preparation of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Poly(Acrylic Acid) Blend Film.

The preparation of a poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(acrylic acid)/glyoxal film (PVA = poly(vinyl alcohol); PAA = poly(acrylic acid)) with high tensile strength and hydrophobic properties by using the crosslinking reaction for OH group removal is reported herein. PAA was selected as a crosslinking agent because the functional carboxyl group in each monomer unit facilitates reaction with PVA. The OH groups on unreacted PVA were removed by the addition of glyoxal to the PVA/PAA solution.

Fabrication and Characterization of Antimicrobial Ethyl Cellulose Nanofibers Using Electrospinning Techniques.

Ethyl cellulose nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning techniques using ethyl cellulose solution having concentrations of 150 g/l, using different volume ratios of a binary THF (tetrahydrofuran): DMAc (N,N dimethylacetamide) solvent system. The influence of the composition of the binary solvent system on the surface morphology of ethyl cellulose nanofibers with or without adhered antibiotics was investigated using field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). To assess the effectiveness of drug release from the nanofibers and their antibacterial activities toward S.

Easy Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(alkoxysilane)s Promoted by Silver-Platinum Mixed Complexes.

One-pot Si-Si/Si-O dehydrocoupling of hydrosilanes with alcohols (1:1.5 mole ratio), promoted by a mixture of AgNO3-H2PtCl6 (150/1 mole ratio) readily gave poly(alkoxysilane)s in good yield (62-91%). The addition of small amount of platinum complex to form nanoparticles facilitated the silicon polymer formation when compared to the reaction rate with AgNO3 alone.

Response time of visual matching task and heart rate in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between response time of visual matching task and heart rate (HR) in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Thirty boys who were diagnosed with ADHD and are under treatment participated in the study. The experiment consisted of three phases, a total of 5 min with rest phase, control phase, and visual matching task phase.

Clinical evaluation of the efficacy of fluoride adhesive tape (F-PVA) in reducing dentin hypersensitivity.

Purpose: To evaluate the in vivo effectiveness of an experimental 2.26% fluoride polyvinyl alcohol (F-PVA) tape in reducing dentin hypersensitivity.

Methods: 30 healthy men and women (total of 79 teeth) in their third decade of life with dentin hypersensitivity were enrolled in this study.

Changes in simple visual matching task performance and physiological signals in intellectually and developmentally disabled people due to administration of highly concentrated oxygen.

Background: This study attempted to identify the effect of administration of highly concentrated oxygen on simple visual matching task performance, blood oxygen saturation [SpO2 (%)], and heart rate [HR (bpm)] of intellectually and developmentally disabled people.

Methods: Nineteen intellectually and developmentally disabled people (mean age 30.6 ± 5.

Effects of oxygen concentration and flow rate on cognitive ability and physiological responses in the elderly.

The supply of highly concentrated oxygen positively affects cognitive processing in normal young adults. However, there have been few reports on changes in cognitive ability in elderly subjects following highly concentrated oxygen administration. This study investigated changes in cognitive ability, blood oxygen saturation (%), and heart rate (beats/min) in normal elderly subjects at three different levels of oxygen [21% (1 L/min), 93% (1 L/min), and 93% (5 L/min)] administered during a 1-back task.

Evaluation of the effect of PVA tape supplemented with 2.26% fluoride on enamel demineralization using microhardness assessment and scanning electron microscopy: in vitro study.

Objective: This in vitro study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of experimental 2.26% fluoride-polyvinyl alcohol (F-PVA) tape in inhibition of enamel demineralization using enamel surface microhardness (SMH) analysis and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examination.

Design: Enamel specimens (n=60) prepared from bovine incisor teeth with microhardness ranging from 260 to 370Knoop hardness number (KHN) were pooled and randomly assigned to four groups: control group, F-PVA tape group, F-varnish group, and CPP-ACFP group.

Modeling and optimization of electrospun polyvinylacetate (PVAc) nanofibers by response surface methodology (RSM).

Response surface methodology (RSM), a collection of statistical and mathematical techniques, has been widely used to optimize and design operating conditions. Although this method is suitable for optimizing experimental conditions, very few attempts have been made on the electrospinning process. In this work, RSM was used to model and optimize of the electrospinning parameters for polyvinylacetate (PVAc) nanofibers.

Relative humidity effect on the preparation of porous electrospun polystyrene fibers.

Porous polystyrene (PS) fibers were prepared by relative humidity control during electrospinning process. The relative humidity and solvent mixing ratio strongly affect the surface morphology and average diameter of electrospun PS fibers. In the circumstance of 30% relative humidity at MC/EtOH (90/10, v/v), pores did not form on the surface of polystyrene fibers.

Characterization and morphology of prepared titanium dioxide nanofibers by electrospinning.

Dispersed titanium dioxide in polymer nanofibers were prepared by sol-gel processing and electrospinning techniques using titanium isopropoxide (TiP)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) solution. The prepared titanium dioxide nanofibers were characterized by FE-SEM, TEM, XRD, and FT-IR. Pure titanium dioxide nanofibers were obtained from calcination of inorganic-organic composite fiber.

The preemptive analgesic effect of ketorolac and propacetamol for adenotonsillectomy in pediatric patients.

Background: Both ketorolac and propacetamol are used postoperatively to control mild to moderate pain. This study compared the analgesic efficacy of ketorolac and propacetamol delivered either preoperatively or postoperatively, and assessed the preemptive analgesic effect of ketorolac and propacetamol for adenotonsillectomy.

Methods: One hundred and two pediatric patients were divided randomly into four groups.

Antioxidant and chemosensitizing effects of flavonoids with hydroxy and/or methoxy groups and structure-activity relationship.

Purpose: Flavonoids have been used as antioxidant, chemopreventive and chemosensitizing agents. In this study, eleven flavonoids containing a variety of hydroxy (OH) and/or methoxy (OMe) groups were evaluated for their antioxidant, cytotoxic and chemosensitizing effects to create a structure-activity relationship (SAR).

Methods: 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical solution-based chemical assay and and 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH-DA) cellular-based assay were used to compare the free radical scavenging activity on the same molar concentration basis using the AML-2/DX100 cells which are characterized by the down-regulated expression of catalase and resulting supersensitiviy to hydrogen peroxide.

Preparation of a solid dispersion of felodipine using a solvent wetting method.

A straightforward solvent wetting method was used to prepare felodipine solid dispersions in the presence of various carriers. Dichloromethane is not needed when HPMC solid dispersions were produced using the solvent wetting method. The amount of ethanol used to prepare solid dispersions did not have a significant effect on the dissolution rate of felodipine.

Reversal of P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance by 5,6,7,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone (Sinensetin).

Multidrug resistance (MDR) cells can be sensitized to anticancer drugs when treated concomitantly with chemosensitizers. In this study, chemosensitizing effects of 5,6,7,3',4'-pentamethoxyflavone (sinensetin) and its analogs were investigated with respect to in vitro efficacy and structure-activity relationship. Sinensetin reversed the resistance of P-glycoprotein (Pgp)-overexpressing AML-2/D100 to vincristine in a concentration-dependent manner.