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Ann Rheum Dis
January 2025
Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address:
Objectives: The usefulness of methotrexate-polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) concentration for management of rheumatoid arthritis has been debated. We aimed to clarify the association of MTX-PGs concentration with efficacy and safety in MTX-naïve patients initiating MTX in a prospective interventional clinical trial.
Methods: The MIRACLE trial enrolled 300 MTX-naïve patients.
Cell Transplant
January 2025
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Non-cryo and hypothermic preservations are two available options for short-term storage of living cells. For long-term cell storage, cryopreservation is an essential procedure as it prolongs the storage time, allowing for the transport and testing of cells, as well as the establishment of cell banks. But it is unclear whether cryopreservation reduces the therapeutic effects of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (hucMSCs) on osteoarthritis (OA).
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January 2025
Gannan Medical University, Depatment of Medicinal Chemistry, Gannan Medical University, 341000, Ganzhou, CHINA.
Extracting natural active ingredients from plants is an effective way to develop and screen modern drugs. Psoralea corylifolia is a leguminous plant whose seeds have long been used as a Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat psoriasis, rheumatism, dermatitis, and other diseases. To date, several main compounds, including coumarins, flavonoids, monoterpene phenols, and benzofurans, have been identified from the seeds of Psoralea corylifolia.
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January 2025
Department of Preventive Medicine and Education, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdańsk, Poland.
Introduction: Older adults represent a growing proportion of the general population. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) constitute a group of medicines that are both necessary, owing to their anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and cardioprotective abilities, and potentially harmful, owing to their side effects.
Objectives: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of NSAID usage patterns among Polish adults aged 60 years and older.
Nat Prod Res
January 2025
Krishna Institute of Pharmacy, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Karad, India.
Linn., commonly known as the 'Tree of Sadness' belongs to Oleaceae family. In Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani, and Homeopathic therapeutic systems, it has been used to treat various conditions, including ulcers, skin diseases, hair loss, piles, liver diseases, rheumatism, and malarial fevers.
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