Publications by authors named "Michael Plach"

Objectives: To substantiate the clinical efficacy and investigate the real-world effectiveness of the herbal medicinal product BNO 1016 in acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) in the context of antibiotic stewardship.

Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of the clinical trials ARhiSi-1 (EudraCT No. 2008-002794-13) and ARhiSi-2 (EudraCT No.

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(1) Background: The goal of this retrospective cohort study, based on real-world data and conducted in Germany, was to investigate the prevalence of antibiotic (AB) prescription in patients with acute rhinosinusitis (ARS). (2) Methods: Data from the Disease Analyzer database were used for this cross-sectional study. Patients aged ≥18 years diagnosed with acute sinusitis by general practitioners (GPs) and ear, nose, throat (ENT) specialists between January 2012 and December 2020 were included.

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Proceeding investigations of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) heterocomplexes have demonstrated that the dopamine D2 receptor (DR), one of the hub receptors in the physiology of schizophrenia, interacts with both the neurotensin NTS1 (NTS1R) and the serotonin 5-HT receptor (5-HTR) in cell lines and rodent brain tissue. In situ proximity ligation assay and BRET-based saturation experiments confirmed interacting receptor assemblies in HEK293T and neuronal HT22 cells. The NTS1R agonist NT(8-13) reduces the Gα-mediated calcium signal in the NTS1R-DR complex compared to the NTS1R monomer which could be reversed by DR antagonists.

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