Pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions for treatment of common mental disorders associated with Tuberculosis: A systematic review. (2021)
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Farooq, S. (2021). Pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions for treatment of common mental disorders associated with Tuberculosis: A systematic review. Chronic Respiratory Disease, -. https://doi.org/10.1177/14799731211003937

We aimed to review the literature on interventions for treating Common Mental Disorders (CMD) in people with Tuberculosis (TB). We followed PRISMA guidelines and the protocol was registered at PROSPERO. The electronic databases (PsycInfo, CINAHL, Med... Read More about Pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions for treatment of common mental disorders associated with Tuberculosis: A systematic review..

Electrospun Shape Memory Polymer Micro-/Nanofibers and Tailoring Their Roles for Biomedical Applications (2021)
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Zare, M., Davoodi, P., & Ramakrishna, S. (2021). Electrospun Shape Memory Polymer Micro-/Nanofibers and Tailoring Their Roles for Biomedical Applications. Nanomaterials, 11(4), 1 - 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11040933

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) as a relatively new class of smart materials have gained increasing attention in academic research and industrial developments (e.g., biomedical engineering, aerospace, robotics, automotive industries, and smart textiles)... Read More about Electrospun Shape Memory Polymer Micro-/Nanofibers and Tailoring Their Roles for Biomedical Applications.

Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability: analysis of outcomes and risk factors. (2021)
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(2021). Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability: analysis of outcomes and risk factors. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 239 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02383-9

BACKGROUND: The medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is always damaged after patellar dislocation. In selected patients, MPFL reconstruction is necessary to restore a correct patellar tracking. Despite the large number of different techniques report... Read More about Isolated medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction for recurrent patellofemoral instability: analysis of outcomes and risk factors..

Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. (2021)
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White, S., Allinson, M., & Black, P. (2021). Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(7), 760 - 769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.03.001

INTRODUCTION: Values-based practice is an important concept within healthcare decision-making that sits alongside evidence-based practice. Values Exchange (Vx) (http://www.vxcommunity.com) is an online tool that supports the development of ethical an... Read More about Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice..

Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation (2021)
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Curtis, A., Alsuraifi, A., Mathew, E., Lamprou, D. A., & Hoskins, C. (2021). Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 601, Article ARTN 120570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120570

Thermally active polymers, can respond structurally to temperature changes, making them interesting as potential drug delivery vehicles. Polymers of N-(3-aminopropyl) methacrylamide hydrochloride (APMA) are cationic with primary amine groups in their... Read More about Thermally reactive N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) amphiphiles for drug solubilisation.

A multi-methods study of the factors influencing the adoption of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors (2021)
Thesis
Odingo, M. O. (2021). A multi-methods study of the factors influencing the adoption of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors. (Thesis). Keele University

Introduction
A new class of lipid lowering agent Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 inhibitors (PCSK9) was launched in 2015 for the treatment of heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) in combination with statin therapy. There a... Read More about A multi-methods study of the factors influencing the adoption of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors.

Discovery of Novel Sultone Fused Berberine Derivatives as Promising Tdp1 Inhibitors. (2021)
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Reynisson. (2021). Discovery of Novel Sultone Fused Berberine Derivatives as Promising Tdp1 Inhibitors. Molecules, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26071945

A new type of berberine derivatives was obtained by the reaction of berberrubine with aliphatic sulfonyl chlorides. The new polycyclic compounds have a sultone ring condensed to C and D rings of a protoberberine core. The reaction conditions were dev... Read More about Discovery of Novel Sultone Fused Berberine Derivatives as Promising Tdp1 Inhibitors..

Superior outcomes with Argatroban for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a Bayesian network meta-analysis (2021)
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(2021). Superior outcomes with Argatroban for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-021-01260-z

Background Argatroban, lepirudin, desirudin, bivalirudin, and danaparoid are commonly used to manage heparin-induced thrombocytopenia related complications. However, the most suitable drug for this condition still remains controversial. Aim of the re... Read More about Superior outcomes with Argatroban for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.

Advances in Anticancer Drug Discovery (2021)
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Reynisson. (2021). Advances in Anticancer Drug Discovery. Molecules, https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26071821

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Chondrogenic Commitment of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Perfused Collagen Hydrogel Functionalized with hTGF-ß1-Releasing PLGA Microcarrier (2021)
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Dale, T., Forsyth, N., & Maffulli, N. (2021). Chondrogenic Commitment of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Perfused Collagen Hydrogel Functionalized with hTGF-ß1-Releasing PLGA Microcarrier. Pharmaceutics,

Tissue engineering strategies can be relevant for cartilage repair and regeneration. A collagen matrix was functionalized with the addition of poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid microcarriers (PLGA-MCs) carrying a human Transforming Growth Factor ß1 (hTFG-... Read More about Chondrogenic Commitment of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Perfused Collagen Hydrogel Functionalized with hTGF-ß1-Releasing PLGA Microcarrier.

What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline? (2021)
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Mallen. (2021). What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline?. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab254

OBJECTIVES: To examine incidence of treatment changes due to abnormal blood-test results and, to explore rates of treatment changes due to liver, kidney and haematological blood-test abnormalities in autoimmune rheumatic diseases (AIRD) treated with... Read More about What is the incidence of methotrexate or leflunomide discontinuation related to cytopenia, liver enzyme elevation or kidney function decline?.

ß-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: a propensity score matched cohort study (2021)
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Mamas, & Mallen. (2021). ß-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: a propensity score matched cohort study. Rheumatology, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab234

OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between ß-blocker prescription and first primary-care consultation for knee osteoarthritis (OA), hip OA, knee pain and hip pain. METHODS: Data source: Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Participants aged =40?y... Read More about ß-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: a propensity score matched cohort study.

The Combination of Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel Constructs and Parallel Flow Chamber Provides a Potential Alternative to In Vivo Drug Testing Models (2021)
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Njoroge, W., Hernández Hernández, A. C., Idris Musa, F., Butler, R., Harper, A. G. S., & Yang, Y. (2021). The Combination of Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel Constructs and Parallel Flow Chamber Provides a Potential Alternative to In Vivo Drug Testing Models. Pharmaceutics, 13(3), Article 340. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13030340

Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death globally. This has led to significant efforts to develop new anti-thrombotic therapies or re-purpose existing drugs to treat cardiovascular diseases. Due to difficulties of obtaining healthy human bloo... Read More about The Combination of Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel Constructs and Parallel Flow Chamber Provides a Potential Alternative to In Vivo Drug Testing Models.

Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and Microfractures for Focal Chondral Defects of the Knee: A Medium-Term Comparative Study (2021)
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(2021). Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and Microfractures for Focal Chondral Defects of the Knee: A Medium-Term Comparative Study. Life, https://doi.org/10.3390/life11030183

INTRODUCTION: The potential of autologous matrix-induced chondrogenesis (AMIC) to restore unipolar focal chondral defects of the knee is promising. However, the outcome compared to microfracturing (MFx) for certain defect sizes (2-3 cm2) is still unc... Read More about Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis (AMIC) and Microfractures for Focal Chondral Defects of the Knee: A Medium-Term Comparative Study.

Unfractionated heparin inhibits live wild type SARS-CoV-2 cell infectivity at therapeutically relevant concentrations. (2021)
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Tree, J., Turnbull, J., Buttigieg, K., Elmore, M., Coombes, N., Hogwood, J., …Carroll, M. (2021). Unfractionated heparin inhibits live wild type SARS-CoV-2 cell infectivity at therapeutically relevant concentrations. British Journal of Pharmacology, 178, 626--635. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.15304

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Currently, there are no licensed vaccines and limited antivirals for the treatment of COVID-19. Heparin (delivered systemically) is currently used to treat anticoagulant anomalies in COVID-19 patients. Additionally, in the Uni... Read More about Unfractionated heparin inhibits live wild type SARS-CoV-2 cell infectivity at therapeutically relevant concentrations..

Serum lithium test requesting across three UK regions: an evaluation of adherence to monitoring guidelines (2021)
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Parfitt, C., Duff, C. J., Scargill, J., Green, L., Holland, D., Heald, A. H., & Fryer, A. A. (2021). Serum lithium test requesting across three UK regions: an evaluation of adherence to monitoring guidelines. BMC Psychiatry, 21, Article 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03023-y

BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder is the fourth most common mental health condition, affecting ~?1% of UK adults. Lithium is an effective treatment for prevention of relapse and hospital admission, and is widely recommended as a first-line treatment. We p... Read More about Serum lithium test requesting across three UK regions: an evaluation of adherence to monitoring guidelines.

Supercritical emulsion extraction fabricated PLA/PLGA micro/nano carriers for growth factor delivery: Release profiles and cytotoxicity. (2021)
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(2021). Supercritical emulsion extraction fabricated PLA/PLGA micro/nano carriers for growth factor delivery: Release profiles and cytotoxicity. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 120108 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2020.120108

Controlled delivery of human growth factors is still a challenge in tissue engineering protocols, and poly-lactic acid and poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid carriers have been recently proposed for this purpose. Here, the microencapsulation of two human g... Read More about Supercritical emulsion extraction fabricated PLA/PLGA micro/nano carriers for growth factor delivery: Release profiles and cytotoxicity..