Publications by authors named "Kolodziejczyk M"

Background: Team management, especially player selection, rotation, and availability, are critical issues when dealing with the high demands of modern training and gameplay. As such, research continuously seeks ways to improve these actions or implement new ideas to gain a competitive advantage through the rotation of players in the starting line-up. The current study aimed to examine the rounds of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia in which the most rotations of key players were made and how this affected physical activity.

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Long-acting injectable (LAI) neuroleptics constitute an effective therapeutical alternative for individuals suffering from persistent mental illness. These injectable pharmaceuticals help patients manage their condition better and improve long-term outcomes by preventing relapses and improving compliance. This review aims to analyse the current formulation aspects of LAI neuroleptics, with particular emphasis on analysis of drug release profiles as a critical test to guarantee drug quality and relevant therapeutical activity.

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Despite recent significant progress in real-time, large-area computer-generated holography, its memory requirements and computational loads will be hard to tackle for several decades to come with the current paradigm based on a priori calculations and bit-plane writing to a spatial light modulator. Here we experimentally demonstrate a holistic approach to serial computation and repeatable writing of computer-generated dynamic holograms without Fourier transform, using minimal amounts of computer memory. We use the ultrafast opto-magnetic recording of holographic patterns in a ferrimagnetic film with femtosecond laser pulses, driven by the on-the-fly hardware computation of a single holographic point.

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Background: This investigation aimed to analyze differences in running performances amongst playing positions between the first and second halves of soccer matches and at 5-minute intervals during matches.

Methods: Data were collected from 179 soccer players during 20 UEFA Champions League (UCL) 2020/2021 group stage matches. Data were examined using the InStat Fitness semi-automatic video system.

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Chronic wound healing is currently a severe problem due to its incidence and associated complications. Intensive research is underway on substances that retain their biological activity in the wound microenvironment and stimulate the formation of new blood vessels critical for tissue regeneration. This group includes synthetic compounds with proangiogenic activity.

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The purpose of this study was to examine how the four best teams in the 2018 Football Men's World Cup rotate by squad and how this impact the physical activity of the teams in consecutive rounds. The study sample consisted of the 31 players of the 4 best teams, who played in every tournament match, except for the third game of the group stage. The analysis included 186 observations and was carried out on the most exploited players (MEP) excluding goalkeepers, who played at least 450 mins (5 full matches) in the tournament.

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The purpose of this study was to ascertain the effect of playing three consecutive matches with extra time (ET) on the physical performance of selected Croatian players in their subsequent match, the final of the 2018 Men's World Cup in Russia. The case study consisted of 4 players on the Croatian national team (16 observations) who had played in all three matches up to 120 min. The consecutive full time matches (90 minutes) and extra time (30 minutes) were compared.

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Citrate is important for lipid synthesis and epigenetic regulation in addition to ATP production. We have previously reported that cancer cells import extracellular citrate via the pmCiC transporter to support their metabolism. Here, we show for the first time that citrate is supplied to cancer by cancer-associated stroma (CAS) and also that citrate synthesis and release is one of the latter's major metabolic tasks.

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Accumulating evidence indicates that the central orexin (hypocretin) system plays an important role in regulating emotional processes in both humans and rodents. Thus, the orexin system has been repeatedly implicated in the pathophysiology of several neuropsychiatric disorders, such as anxiety disorders. Among others, symptoms like social fear and social withdrawal are frequently observed in these disorders.

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Purpose: Demodex mites infestation, typically asymptomatic, is a problem for patients with weakened immune systems because it often takes the form of symptomatic, massive infection. The Demodex mites play an important role in the occurrence of a range of eye surface diseases such as Demodex blepharitis, Meibomian gland dysfunctions, conjunctivitis and corneal changes. The ocular infection is closely related to the systemic invasion.

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Being cautious of unfamiliar conspecifics is adaptive because sick or aggressive conspecifics may jeopardize survival and well-being. However, prolonged or excessive caution, i.e.

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About 40% of newly-discovered entities are poorly soluble in water, and this may be an obstacle in the creation of new drugs. To address this problem, the present review article examines the structure and properties of cyclodextrins and the formation and potential uses of drug - cyclodextrin inclusion complexes. Cyclodextrins are cyclic oligosaccharides containing six or more D-(+)- glucopyranose units linked by α-1,4-glycosidic bonds, which are characterized by a favourable toxicological profile, low local toxicity and low mucous and eye irritability; they are virtually non-toxic when administered orally.

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Fear memory generalization is a learning mechanism that promotes flexible fear responses to novel situations. While fear generalization has adaptive value, overgeneralization of fear memory is a characteristic feature of the pathology of anxiety disorders. The neuropeptide S (NPS) receptor (NPSR) has been shown to be associated with anxiety disorders and has recently been identified as a promising target for treating anxiety disorders.

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Background: Hydrophilic matrices used as oral forms of sustained release drugs are a suitable application medium for short-acting nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) - ketoprofen. A properly selected hydrophilic matrix in oral preparations may significantly increase efficacy and application safety of ketoprofen.

Objectives: The aim of the research was to analyze the usefulness of polymers (synthetic Kollidon K25 and K90, semi-synthetic hydroxyethylcellulose) and calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate (as an inorganic filler) in manufacturing solid oral matrix forms of ketoprofen and to study of the effect of non-ionic surfactants (Tween 80, Rofam 70) on release kinetics.

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Proteolysis as mediated by one of the major cellular protein degradation pathways, the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS), plays an essential role in learning and memory formation. However, the functional relevance of immunoproteasomes in the healthy brain and especially their impact on normal brain function including processes of learning and memory has not been investigated so far. In the present study, we analyzed the phenotypic effects of an impaired immunoproteasome formation using a β5i/LMP7-deficient mouse model in different behavioral paradigms focusing on locomotor activity, exploratory behavior, innate anxiety, startle response, prepulse inhibition, as well as fear and safety conditioning.

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The article presents the method of preparation of new, stable bacterial cellulose composites with perforated solid materials for biomedical applications, comprising reconstructive surgery of soft and hard tissues. The composites were obtained in specially designed bioreactors equipped with a set of perforated mesh stripes threaded vertically to the culture medium, ensuring perpendicular growth of bacterial nanocellulose synthesized by Komagataeibacter xylinus E in stationary culture. The developed biocomposites have been tested for stability and mechanical strength, as well as for their in vitro inflammatory responses shown as mast cell degranulation with N-acetyl-β-d-hexosaminidase release and mast cell adhesion.

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Diclofenac, a phenylacetic acid derivative, is a drug demonstrating high efficacy after oral administration in the treatment of pain and physical disability in rheumatic diseases. In view of the adverse effects associated with using diclofenac, it is necessary to consider all known drug safety information before the drug is selected for therapy and the dosage regimen is set for individual patients. Selecting an oral dosage form with specific properties determined by excipients is a method to improve the availability of the drug substance and, at the same time, minimize adverse drug reactions.

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Background And Purpose: Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) has been linked to iron-restricted erythropoiesis imposed by high circulating levels of hepcidin, a 25 amino acid hepatocyte-derived peptide that controls systemic iron homeostasis. Here, we report the engineering of the human lipocalin-derived, small protein-based anticalin PRS-080 hepcidin antagonist with high affinity and selectivity.

Experimental Approach: Anticalin- and hepcidin-specific pharmacokinetic (PK)/pharmacodynamic modelling (PD) was used to design and select the suitable drug candidate based on t extension and duration of hepcidin suppression.

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Background: One of the most important challenges of the modern technology of solid oral dosage forms is to increase the effectiveness of the drug, reduce side effects and improve the comfort of use. One way to obtain such effects are prolonged release dosage forms.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the suitability of polymers (synthetic - Kollidon K30 and semisynthetic - hydroxypropyl methylcellulose), and calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate - as an inorganic insoluble filler - in the construction of the matrices of the solid oral dosage forms containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the differences in body composition, strength and power of lower limbs, height of jump measured for the akimbo counter movement jumps, counter movement jump and spike jumps between deaf and hearing elite female soccer players.

Methods: Twenty deaf (age: 23.7±5.

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Background: Dry extracts are now frequently used in medicine as an alternative to synthetic drugs. In the case of tablet technology with dry plant extracts, the proper selection of disintegrants (superdisintegrants) is particularly important. Objectives.

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This work describes a gelation of chitosan solution with silver nitrate. Above the critical concentration of chitosan (c*), continuous hydrogels of chitosan-silver can be formed. At lower concentrations, the formation of nano- and micro-hydrogels is discussed.

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As many substances are poorly soluble in water and thus possess decreased bioavailability, creating orally administered forms of these substances is a challenge. The objective of this study was to determine whether the solubility of megestrol acetate, a Biopharmaceutical Classification System (BCS) class II drug, can be improved by using a newly-synthesized surfactant (Rofam 70: a rapeseed methyl ester ethoxylate) and compare it with two references surfactants (Tween 80, Pluronic F68) at three different pH values. Spectrophotometry was used to compare the solubility profiles in the presence of three tested surfactants at pH 5.

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Background: Halitosis and gingivitis are most common pathologies (15-60% of population) which, if left untreated, lead to periodontal diseases and tooth loss.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop, based on polymers of dry sage extract and zinc gluconate, tablets intended for sucking and chewing that can be applied in the treatment of halitosis and gingivitis.

Material And Methods: Dried aqueous sage extract, zinc gluconate, Pharmagum M, Prosolv SMCC90 and SMCCHD90, Vivapur 102, sorbitol, mannitol, ludipress.

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Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of BAY 11-7082, an NF-κB inhibitor, on basal and ET-1-induced production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), TNF-α and p65 protein in rat kidney.

Material/methods: The experimental animals were divided into five groups (n=7) receiving: 1) saline (control); 2 and 3) ET-1 in a dose of 3 μg/kg body weight (b.w.

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