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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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About: Tehran University of Medical Sciences is a education organization based out in Tehran, Iran. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Cancer. The organization has 35661 authors who have published 57234 publications receiving 878523 citations. The organization is also known as: TUMS.
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TL;DR: The VANCO-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles entrapped in scaffolds reduced bone infections at the defected site with better outcomes than the other treatment groups, and the delivery system with good biocompatibility and sustained release properties would be appropriate for further study in the context of osteomyelitis disease.
Abstract: The successful treatment of bone infections is a major challenge in the field of orthopedics. There are some common methods for treating bone infections, including systemic antibiotic administration, local nondegradable drug vehicles, and surgical debridement, and each of these approaches has advantages and disadvantages. In the present study, the antibiotic vancomycin (VANCO) was loaded in silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNPs) and the complexes were then entrapped in silk scaffolds to form sustained drug delivery systems. The release kinetics of VANCO from SFNPs alone and when the SFNPs were entrapped in silk scaffolds were assessed at two different pH values, 4.5 and 7.4, that affected the release profiles of VANCO. Disk diffusion tests performed with pathogens causing osteomyelitis methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) showed antibacterial activity of the released drug at two different pH values. Additionally, injection of 8 × 106 CFU MRSA in rat’s tibia induced severe osteomyelitis disease. ...
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TL;DR: The fluorescent probe exhibits high selectivity over other common metal ions, and the proposed fluorescent sensor was applied to determine zinc in water samples and waste water.
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01 Jan 2014-Tanaffos: Journal of Respiratory Disease, Thoracic Surgery, Intensive Care and Tuberculosis
TL;DR: It seems that CUS is superior to CXR in detection of pneumothorax, even after adjusting for possible sources of heterogeneity.
Abstract: Background: Early detection of pneumothorax is critically important. Several
studies have shown that chest ultrasonography (CUS) is a highly sensitive and
specific tool. The present systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to
evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of CUS and chest radiography (CXR) for
detection of pneumothorax.
Materials and Methods: The literature search was conducted using PubMed,
EMBASE, Cochrane, CINAHL, SUMSearch, Trip databases, and review article
references. Eligible articles were defined as diagnostic studies on patients
suspected for pneumothorax who underwent chest computed tomography (CT)
scan and those assessing the screening role of CUS and CXR.
Results: The analysis showed the pooled sensitivity and specificity of CUS
were 0.87 (95% CI: 0.81-0.92; I2= 88.89, P<0.001) and 0.99 (95% CI: 0.98-0.99; I2=
86.46, P<0.001), respectively. The pooled sensitivity and specificity of CXR were
0.46 (95% CI: 0.36-0.56; I2= 85.34, P<0.001) and 1.0 (95% CI: 0.99-1.0; I2= 79.67,
P<0.001), respectively. The Meta regression showed that the sensitivity (0.88;
95% CI: 0.82 - 0.94) and specificity (0.99; 95% CI: 0.98 - 1.00) of ultrasound
performed by the emergency physician was higher than by non-emergency
physician. Non-trauma setting was associated with higher pooled sensitivity
(0.90; 95% CI: 0.83 – 0.98) and lower specificity (0.97; 95% CI: 0.95 – 0.99).
Conclusion: The present meta-analysis showed that the diagnostic accuracy of
CUS was higher than supine CXR for detection of pneumothorax. It seems that
CUS is superior to CXR in detection of pneumothorax, even after adjusting for
possible sources of heterogeneity.
Key words: Pneumothorax; Ultrasonography; Radiography; Diagnostic
tests, Routine
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TL;DR: The clinical effects of a number of commonly used types of herbal medicines for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease are reviewed, finding that there is a place for alternative medicine, in particular, herbal medicine.
Abstract: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by profound memory loss sufficient to interfere with social and occupational functioning. It is the most common form of dementia, affecting more than 20 million people worldwide. AD is characterized by an insidious loss of memory, associated functional decline, and behavioral disturbances. Patients may live for more than a decade after they are diagnosed with AD, making it the leading cause of disability in the elderly. The incidence of AD ranges from 1 to 4 percent of the population per year, rising from its lowest level at ages 65 to 70 years to rates that may approach 6 percent for those over the age of 85 years. The first neurotransmitter defect discovered in AD involved acetylcholine (ACh). As cholinergic function is required for short-term memory, the cholinergic deficit in AD was also believed to be responsible for much of the short-term memory deficit. Clinical drug trials in patients with AD have focused on drugs that augment levels of ACh in the brain to compensate for the loss of cholinergic function. These drugs have included ACh precursors, muscarinic agonists, nicotinic agonists, and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. The most highly developed and successful approaches to date have employed acetylcholinestrase inhibition. Although some Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs are available for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, the outcomes are often unsatisfactory, and there is a place for alternative medicine, in particular, herbal medicine. This paper reviews the clinical effects of a number of commonly used types of herbal medicines for the treatment of AD.
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TL;DR: A microtoxicity study of the inhibition of bacterial growth showed a decrease in toxicity of the laccase-treated sulfonamide solution, and a lower K m value for STZ compared to that of SMZ confirmed a higher affinity of immobilized l Accase toward STZ.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Graeme J. Hankey | 137 | 844 | 143373 |
Paul D.P. Pharoah | 130 | 794 | 71338 |
Jerome Ritz | 120 | 644 | 47987 |
Reza Malekzadeh | 118 | 900 | 139272 |
Robert N. Weinreb | 117 | 1124 | 59101 |
Javad Parvizi | 111 | 969 | 51075 |
Omid C. Farokhzad | 110 | 329 | 64226 |
Ali Mohammadi | 106 | 1149 | 54596 |
Alexander R. Vaccaro | 102 | 1179 | 39346 |
John R. Speakman | 95 | 667 | 34484 |
Philip J. Devereaux | 94 | 443 | 110428 |
Rafael Lozano | 94 | 265 | 126513 |
Mohammad Abdollahi | 90 | 1045 | 35531 |
Ingmar Skoog | 89 | 458 | 28998 |
Morteza Mahmoudi | 83 | 334 | 26229 |