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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract infection in young children, and specific treatment for RSV infections remains unavailable. We herein reported a series of substituted N-(4-amino-2-chlorophenyl)-5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzamide analogues as potent RSV inhibitors. Among them, six low cytotoxic compounds (11, 12, 15, 22, 26, and 28) have been identified and selected to study associated inhibitory mechanisms. CX-5461 cell line All these compounds suppressed not only the viral replication but also RSV-induced IRF3 and NF-κB activation and associated production of cytokines/chemokines. The two most potent compounds (15 and 22) were selected for further molecular mechanism studies associated with their suppression effect on RSV-activated IRF3 and NF-κB. These two compounds decreased RSV-induced IRF3 phosphorylation at serine 396 and p65 phosphorylation at serine 536 at both early and late infection phases. In addition, compound 22 also inhibited RSV-induced p65 phosphorylation at serine 276 at the late phase of RSV infection.
Neck pain is a prevalent condition that can adversely affect quality of life, productivity at work, and sleep quality. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify clinical trials assessing the effect of different types of pillows on neck pain, waking symptoms, neck disability, sleep quality, and spinal alignment.
We systematically searched CINAHL Complete, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, Pubmed and Psychinfo databases from inception to September 2020. Two reviewers independently assessed the articles and evaluated the methodological quality using PEDro.
Thirty-five articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study. There were nine high-quality studies involving 555 participants. The meta-analysis revealed significant differences favouring the use of rubber pillows to reduce neck pain [standardized mean difference (SMD) -0.263; P<0.001). Moreover, waking pain (SMD -0.228; P<0.001) and neck disability (SMD -0.506; P=0.020) were reduced while the satisfaction rate was enhanced (SMD 1.144; P<0.001) with pillow use. Pillow designs did not influence sleep quality (SMD=0.047; P=0.703) in patients with chronic neck pain.
The use of spring and rubber pillows are effective in reducing neck pain, waking symptoms, and disability and enhancing pillow satisfaction in patients with chronic neck pain. Moreover, there may be no change in the alignment of the cervical spine in the side-lying position, regardless of the use of rubber or feather pillows. Rather, the cervical alignment may be significantly impacted by the shape and height of the pillow.
The use of spring and rubber pillows are effective in reducing neck pain, waking symptoms, and disability and enhancing pillow satisfaction in patients with chronic neck pain. Moreover, there may be no change in the alignment of the cervical spine in the side-lying position, regardless of the use of rubber or feather pillows. Rather, the cervical alignment may be significantly impacted by the shape and height of the pillow.
The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in ambulance utilization and costs among Medicare beneficiaries from 2007 to 2018. Community characteristics associated with ambulance use and costs are also explored.
Aggregated county-level fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiary claims data from 2007 to 2018 were used to assess ambulance transports per 1000 FFS Medicare beneficiaries and standardized inflation-adjusted ambulance costs. Multivariable linear mixed models were used to quantify trends in ambulance utilization and costs and to control for confounders.
A total of 37,675 county-years were included from 2007 to 2018. Ambulance transports per 1000 beneficiaries increased 15% from 299 (95% CI 291.63, 307.30) to 345 (95% CI 336.91, 353.10) from 2007 to 2018. Inflation-adjusted standardized per user costs exhibited an increasing (1.04, 95% CI 1.04, 1.05), but non-linear relationship (0.996, 95% CI 0.996, 0.996) over time with costs peaking in 2012. Indicators of lower socioeconomic stataddressing current trends.
Numerous policy solutions have been proposed to address growing ambulance costs in the Medicare program. While ambulance transports and costs continue to increase, a bend in the ambulance cost curve is detected suggesting that one or more policies altered Medicare ambulance costs, although utilization has continued to grow linearly. Ambulance use and costs vary significantly with community-level factors. As policy makers consider how to address growing ambulance use and costs, targeting identified community-level factors associated with greater costs and utilization, and their root causes, may offer a targeted approach to addressing current trends.
Early prediction of patients' prognosis in the emergency department (ED) is important. Patients' conditions such as dehydration help predict prognosis. The ratio of serum blood urea nitrogen to creatinine (BUN/Cr ratio) and inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter is often used to determine dehydration. Also, serum albumin levels reflect nutritional conditions such as dehydration. In this study, we evaluated the performance of BUN/Cr ratio, IVC diameter ratio, and BUN/Albumin ratio as predictive markers for in-hospital mortality and ICU admission among various diseases in ED.
This retrospective cohort study utilized data from patients who had abdominal and pelvic computed tomography (APCT) performed at our institution from 2015 to 2018. The measurement of IVC diameter from computed tomography, the BUN/Cr ratio, and the BUN/Albumin ratio were calculated. Differences in the performance among the BUN/Cr ratio, the IVC diameter ratio, and the BUN/Albumin ratio for predicting outcomes were evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) curve.
A total of 914 patients were enrolled and 78 patients (8.5%) were admitted to the ICU, and 71 patients (7.8%) died during the clinical process. Multivariate logistic regression showed that only the BUN/Albumin ratio was a significant predictor of inhospital mortality and ICU admission.
Among dehydration markers the BUN/Albumin ratio is a simple and useful tool for predicting the outcomes of patients visiting the ED.
Among dehydration markers the BUN/Albumin ratio is a simple and useful tool for predicting the outcomes of patients visiting the ED.