The effect of piroxicam on the chemotaxis and random migration of rat polymorphonuclear leucocytes was investigated with two techniques of assessment (filter and agarose assay) under various experimental conditions. The drug was administered in vivo or tested in vitro on polymorphonuclears collected in the pleural cavity after induction of an immune (reverse passive Arthus reaction) or an acute non-specific inflammation (pleurisy induced by a suspension) (1%) of calcium pyrophosphate crystals (CaPP). In all cases a dose-dependent inhibition of chemotaxis was observed, more striking in the case of CaPP elicited cells which were more reactive than cells collected after the induction of the Arthus reaction. No modification of random migration appeared using the filter assay while a slight inhibition was demonstrated at the higher dose using the agarose assay.
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Stem Cell Res Ther
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
Introduction: Effects of Dapagliflozin (Dapa) and Dapagliflozin-Saxagliptin combination (Combo) was examined on peripheral blood derived CD34 + Hematopoetic Stem Cells (HSCs) as a cellular CVD biomarker. Both Dapa (a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 or SGLT2, receptor inhibitor) and Saxagliptin (a Di-peptydl-peptidase-4 or DPP4 enzyme inhibitor) are commonly used type 2 diabetes mellitus or T2DM medications, however the benefit of using the combination has not been evaluated for cardio-renal risk assessment, in a real-life practice setting, compared to a placebo.
Hypothesis: We hypothesized that Dapa will improve the outcomes when compared to placebo and the Combo maybe even more beneficial.
Nat Commun
January 2025
KAUST Solar Center (KSC), Physical and Engineering Division (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The controlled growth of two-dimensional (2D) perovskite atop three-dimensional (3D) perovskite films reduces interfacial recombination and impedes ion migration, thus improving the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Unfortunately, the random orientation of the spontaneously formed 2D phase atop the pre-deposited 3D perovskite film can deteriorate charge extraction owing to energetic disorder, limiting the maximum attainable efficiency and long-term stability of the PSCs. Here, we introduce a meta-amidinopyridine ligand and the solvent post-dripping step to generate a highly ordered 2D perovskite phase on the surface of a 3D perovskite film.
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January 2025
Department of Urology, Urology Research Institute, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China; Department of Urology, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350212, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Cancer, the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China. Electronic address:
Objective: The aim of this work is to identify putative hub genes for the advancement of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and determine the fundamental mechanisms.
Methods: We employed multiple bioinformatics techniques to screen hub genes. Key hub gene expression levels in ccRCC were assessed.
Pharmaceutics
December 2024
Department of Applied Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan.
: This study aimed to design and evaluate Chol-PEG micelles and Chol-PEG vesicles as drug delivery system (DDS) carriers and inhibitors of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation, a key factor in Alzheimer's disease (AD). : The physical properties of Chol-PEG assemblies were characterized using dynamic light scattering (DLS), electrophoretic light scattering (ELS), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Inhibitory effects on Aβ aggregation were assessed via thioflavin T (ThT) assay, circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, and native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (native-PAGE).
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January 2025
Department of Nursing, Nursing and Occupational Therapy College, University of Extremadura, 10003 Cáceres, Spain.
The use of foot orthoses to treat different pathologies in pronated feet in adults is widespread among podiatric professionals, although it has not been conclusively demonstrated to modify foot posture in the short or medium term. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether prefabricated foot supports reduce pronated foot posture in adults, as measured by the foot posture index (FPI). A randomised controlled clinical trial was conducted in 109 subjects with pronated feet.
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