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Am J Transl Res
December 2024
General Practice, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College Nanchong 637000, Sichuan, China.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of double filtration plasmapheresis combined with immunosuppressive agents in the treatment of severe lupus nephritis.
Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the medical records of 102 cases of severe lupus nephritis treated between January 2021 and December 2022 in the General Practice Department at the Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College. Patients who received immunosuppressive agents were included in the control group and those who received additional double filtration plasmapheresis were included in the observation group.
Prz Gastroenterol
November 2023
Department of Internal Medicine, Hepato-gastroenterology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease patients are exposed to frequent procedures and hospital admissions as well as recurrent need for radiological examinations with a high risk of exposure to radiation and contrast.
Aim: Our objective was to evaluate the role of a combination of both intestinal ultrasound (IUS) and colour Doppler with different parameters for monitoring changes in inflammation over time and to reveal their potential role in the assessment of response to biologic therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
Material And Methods: Before the induction of biological therapy, IUS together with colour Doppler of the intestine was conducted.
Pharmacol Rep
January 2025
Laboratory of Translational Physiology and Pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Vila Velha University (UVV), R Mercurio s/n, Vila Velha, ES, 29102623, Brazil.
Background: The therapeutic targeting of the intestinal microbiota has gained increasing attention as a promising avenue for addressing mood disorders. This study aimed to assess the potential effect of supplementing standard pharmacological treatment with the probiotic kefir in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
Methods: Thirty-eight female participants diagnosed with moderate MDD by the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAM-D) were selected to receive the probiotic kefir in conjunction with antidepressant therapy for 12 weeks.
Radiol Case Rep
March 2025
Faculty of Medicine, Arab American University of Palestine, Jenin, Palestine.
Spontaneous cervical swelling syndrome is an uncommon clinical syndrome characterized by the sudden onset of swelling in the cervical region with no identifiable cause. A 47-year-old woman with a history of Iron Deficiency Anemia presented to the emergency department (ED) complaining of an acute left neck and upper chest swelling and pressure sensation in her neck. The swelling started suddenly and was growing rapidly over several hours.
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December 2024
Rheumatologis, Department of Internal Medicine, Ali Ebn Abitaleb Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
Background And Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a well-known systemic autoimmune inflammatory disease. This investigation aimed to assess the effects of Sina-curcumin, a novel nano micelle-based curcumin, on immune system responses of RA patients.
Methods: This pilot study is a randomized double blinded, controlled trial.
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