Publications by authors named "Z Talat"

Article Synopsis
  • Agarikon pill (AGKP) is a traditional Chinese herbal remedy used for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its effective components and how it works are still not fully understood.
  • Researchers identified 90 different chemical compounds in AGKP and tested its effects on COPD in animal models, finding that it significantly improved lung function and reduced inflammation.
  • The study concluded that AGKP's therapeutic effects are mainly due to its ability to decrease inflammation through specific signaling pathways, suggesting it could be a viable treatment for COPD.
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Introduction: Hyperglycaemia is common during hospitalization; glycaemic targets in non-critical care settings have not been well studied. We assessed associations between inpatient glycaemic control and adverse events.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on non-critically ill medical patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital between 2015 and 2018.

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Background: Mast cells play a critical role in cancer-associated immunity. We aimed to determine the predictive value of urinary mast cell mediators in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) treated with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy.

Methods: In this prospective study, 19 patients who received immunotherapy because of NMIBC (Group 1) and 19 healthy participants (Group 2) were enrolled.

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