Two cases of Leukemoid reaction in premature infants caused by fetal inflammatory response syndrome.

Background: Fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is a systemic inflammatory response caused by the activation of the fetal immune system. The serological diagnostic criterion for fetal inflammatory response syndrome is a cord blood interleukin-6 concentration that exceeds 11 pg/mL, while pathologic evidence indicates the presence of funisitis or chorionic vasculitis. It can affect all systems of the fetus.

The therapeutic effect of capsaicin on oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: Capsaicin is a specific agonist of TRPV1 (multimodal sensory receptor), which improves oropharyngeal dysphagia by increasing sensory input from the oropharynx and hypopharynx and by increasing repetitive stimulation of the cerebral cortex. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of capsaicin on swallowing disorders in stroke patients and the elderly.

Method: We searched Medline, Embase, PubMed, and Cochrane Library databases.

N-Heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II)-1-methylimidazole complex catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of benzylic chlorides with arylboronic acids or potassium phenyltrifluoroborate in neat water.

An easily available N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium(II)-1-methylimidazole complex showed efficient catalytic activity in the Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of benzylic chlorides with arylboronic acids or potassium phenyltrifluoroborate in neat water under mild conditions, providing an alternative method for the synthesis of diarylmethane derivatives, which widely exist in molecules with pharmaceutical activities and are also frequently found as subunits in supramolecules. Under the optimal conditions, all reactions performed well to give the desired products in moderate to almost quantitative yields in an environmentally benign medium within 12 h, extending their applications toward potentially industrial processes.