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Factors associated with prescribing costs: analysis of a nationwide administr...
Abstract Objective All health care systems in the world struggle with rising costs for drugs. We sought to explore factors impacting on prescribing costs in a nationwide... -
Investigation of sex-specific effects of apolipoprotein E on severity of EAE ...
Abstract Background Despite pleiotropic immunomodulatory effects of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in vitro, its effects on the clinical course of experimental autoimmune... -
Astrocyte-derived exosomes enriched with miR-873a-5p inhibit neuroinflammatio...
Abstract Background The interaction between astrocytes and microglia plays a vital role in the damage and repair of brain lesions due to traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recent... -
Repeated praziquantel treatment and Opisthorchis viverrini infection: a popul...
Abstract Background Opisthorchis viverrini infection is highly prevalent in northeast Thailand. This liver fluke is classified as a carcinogen due to its causal links with... -
Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish w...
Abstract Background Some older persons develop a persistent death wish without being severely ill, often referred to as “completed life” or “tiredness of life”. In the... -
Use of diagnostic tests and the appropriateness of the treatment decision in ...
Abstract Background Inappropriate prescription of antibiotics is the leading driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The majority of antibiotics are prescribed in primary... -
Identifying clinical subgroups in IgG4-related disease patients using cluster...
Abstract Background To explore the clinical patterns of patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) based on laboratory tests and the number of organs involved. Methods... -
Omalizumab in patients with severe asthma and persistent sputum eosinophilia
Abstract Omalizumab, a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the IgE molecule, is the first biologic approved for moderate-to-severe allergic asthmatics, who... -
Serum amyloid A primes microglia for ATP-dependent interleukin-1β release
Abstract Background Acute-phase response is a systemic reaction to environmental/inflammatory insults and involves production of acute-phase proteins, including serum amyloid A... -
Design and methods of the ‘monitoring outcomes of psychiatric pharmacotherapy...
Abstract Background At many outpatient departments for psychiatry worldwide, standardized monitoring of the safety of prescribed psychotropic drugs is not routinely performed in... -
Development of a prediction model for bacteremia in hospitalized adults with ...
Abstract Background Cellulitis is a common infectious disease. Although blood culture is frequently used in the diagnosis and subsequent treatment of cellulitis, it is a... -
Downstream consequences of diagnostic error in pediatric anaphylaxis
Abstract Background Pediatric anaphylaxis is commonly misdiagnosed in the Emergency Department (ED). We aimed to determine the impact of inaccurate diagnosis on the management... -
Effects of the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist, AZD8848, on allergen-indu...
Abstract Background Although allergic asthma is a complex area with many interacting factors involved, the ‘hygiene hypothesis’ proposes that a lack of exposure to infection... -
Pathological complete response due to a prolonged time interval between preop...
Abstract Background Preoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard of care for patients with local advanced rectal cancer. However, it remains unclear, whether a... -
Impact of antibiotic therapy on the development and response to treatment of ...
Abstract Background The gut microbiome impacts the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy and the development of ICI-mediated diarrhea and/or colitis (IMDC).... -
Serum progesterone distribution in normal pregnancies compared to pregnancies...
Abstract Background Progesterone is a critical hormone in early pregnancy. A low level of serum progesterone is associated with threatened miscarriage. We aim to establish the... -
Appendectomy, cholecystectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy conducted before pre...
Abstract Background Non-obstetric surgery conducted during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes like small for gestational age, preterm birth, and... -
Pilot study comparing the Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research All...
Abstract Objectives To assess the feasibility of studying the comparative effectiveness of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) consensus treatment... -
Comparative analyses of the in vivo induction and transmission of α-synuclein...
Abstract α-synuclein (αS) is the major component of several types of brain pathological inclusions that define neurodegenerative diseases termed synucleinopathies. Central... -
Nanomedicine-driven neuropathic pain relief in a rat model is associated with...
Abstract We explored the immune neuropathology underlying multi-day relief from neuropathic pain in a rat model initiated at the sciatic nerve, by using a nanoemulsion-based...
