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converted_2663 | Is the petrous bone used in ancient DNA sampling? | Large-scale genomic analyses of ancient human populations have become feasible partly due to refined sampling methods. The inner part of petrous bones and the cementum layer in teeth roots are currently recognized as the best substrates for such research., Ancient DNA (aDNA) research involves invasive and destructive s... | yes |
converted_4261 | Is Lysozyme abundant in human tears? | lysozyme present in the natural tear, Lysozyme (Lyz) is a naturally occurring enzyme that operates against Gram-positive bacteria and leads to cell death. This antimicrobial enzyme forms the part of the innate defense system of nearly all animals and exists in their somatic discharges such as milk, tears, saliva and ur... | yes |
converted_1044 | Does Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) show a bias for highly expressed loci? | However, several issues in the processing and analysis of ChIP-chip data have not been resolved fully, including the effect of background (mock control) subtraction and normalization within and across arrays, Proper normalization is essential for ChIP-chip experiments. The proposed normalization technique can correct ... | yes |
converted_1861 | Is treatment resistant depression related to vitamin B9? | Suboptimal serum and red blood cell folate levels have been associated with a poorer response to antidepressant therapy, a greater severity of symptoms, later onset of clinical improvement, and overall treatment resistance. This article reviews the evidence for L-methylfolate and folic acid as antidepressive agents in ... | yes |
converted_4679 | Is there any role of the 'Greek islands' in olfactory receptor choice? | Chromatin conformation capture using in situ Hi-C on fluorescence-activated cell-sorted olfactory sensory neurons and their progenitors shows that olfactory receptor gene clusters from 18 chromosomes make specific and robust interchromosomal contacts that increase with differentiation of the cells. These contacts are o... | yes |
converted_3070 | Are recessive coding variants responsible for the majority of undiagnosed nonconsanguineous individuals? | Our results suggest that recessive coding variants account for a small fraction of currently undiagnosed nonconsanguineous individuals, and that the role of noncoding variants, incomplete penetrance, and polygenic mechanisms need further exploration.[SEP] | no |
converted_3595 | Can LB-100 sensitize ovarian carcinoma to cisplatin? | The protein phosphatase 2A inhibitor LB100 sensitizes ovarian carcinoma cells to cisplatin-mediated cytotoxicity., LB100 sensitized ovarian carcinoma lines to cisplatin-mediated cell death. , Our results suggest that LB100 sensitizes ovarian cancer cells to cisplatin in vitro and in vivo by modulation of the DDR pathwa... | yes |
converted_3810 | Can AGY be used as antidiuretic replacement therapy? | AGY, a Novel Egg Yolk-Derived Anti-gliadin Antibody, Is Safe for Patients with Celiac Disease., Oral egg yolk anti-gliadin antibody (AGY) is a novel treatment to neutralize gluten and may improve the efficacy of the GFD., To determine the safety, tolerability, and potential efficacy of AGY in patients with CD., Most pa... | no |
converted_2280 | Is enzastaurin effective treatment of glioblastoma? | RESULTS: fourteen randomized clinical trials were identified (7 with bevacizumab, 2 cilengitide, 1 enzastaurin, 1 dasatinib, 1 vandetanib, 1 temsirolimus, 1 cediranib) including 4330 patients. Antiangiogenic drugs showed no improvement in overall survival with a pooled HR of 1.00, a trend for an inferior outcome, in te... | no |
converted_3130 | Are apoE mimetics being considered as a treatment against Alzheimer's disease? | The apolipoprotein-E-mimetic COG112 protects amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain-overexpressing animals from Alzheimer's disease-like pathological features., Studies show that administration of apolipoprotein E (apoE) and apoE-derived small peptide mimetics protect AD mouse models against these AD-like featu... | yes |
converted_24 | Is Alu hypomethylation associated with breast cancer? | Alu and LINE-1 hypomethylation is associated with HER2 enriched subtype of breast cancer, In IBC, Alu hypomethylation correlated with negative estrogen receptor (ER) status, In survival analyses, low Alu methylation status tended to be associated with poor disease-free survival of the patients., Alu hypomethylation is ... | yes |
converted_540 | Is Calcium homeostasis important in cardiac physiology and pathophysiology? | Maintenance of cellular calcium homeostasis is critical to regulating mitochondrial ATP production and cardiac contraction. , the Ca(2+) signal regulates the most important activities of the cell, from the expression of genes, to heart and muscle contraction and other motility processes, to diverse metabolic pathways i... | yes |
converted_3849 | Can ATAC-Seq be employed in single-cell mode? | Single-cell ATAC-seq: strength in numbers., Assembly, and Single-Cell ATAC-Seq., Single cell RNA-seq and ATAC-seq analysis of cardiac progenitor cell transition states and lineage settlement., Here, we comprehensively characterize mouse cardiac progenitor cells (CPCs) marked by Nkx2-5 and Isl1 expression from E7.5 to ... | yes |
converted_2429 | Is Apremilast effective for Behcet’s syndrome? | Apremilast is an immunomodulatory agent that works through phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition. A randomized controlled trial has shown that it is effective for the management of oral and genital ulcers and is generally well tolerated., AREAS COVERED: This review provides a digest of all current experience and evidence abou... | yes |
converted_3602 | Has istadefylline been considered as a treatment for Parkinson's disease? | Istradefylline (ISD) is a new drug developed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). It is an adenosine receptor A2A antagonists that will represent an important option for patients with advanced PD where it has been demonstrated efficacy in decreasing daily OFF time and is well tolerated. , The objective of thi... | yes |
converted_47 | Is Weaver syndrome similar to Sotos? | Overgrowth conditions are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterised by increased growth and variable features, including macrocephaly, distinctive facial appearance and various degrees of learning difficulties and intellectual disability. Among them, Sotos and Weaver syndromes are clinically well defined and due... | yes |
converted_1236 | Is there any cross-talk between the Wnt and the Akt pathways? | Our data demonstrate that engaging Wnt signaling at the receptor level by this method leads to necessary crosstalk between multiple signaling pathways including activation of Akt, mTOR, Wnt/β-catenin, PKA/CREB, and inhibition of RhoA/ROCK that substantially increase human β-cell proliferation while maintaining the β-ce... | yes |
converted_766 | Does GC content vary markedly within a given isochore? | The isochore, a large DNA sequence with relatively small GC variance, is one of the most important structures in eukaryotic genomes., Isochores are large regions of relatively homogeneous nucleotide composition, Vertebrate genomes are comprised of isochores that are relatively long (>100 kb) regions with a relatively h... | no |
converted_317 | Have mutations in the Polycomb group been found in human diseases? | We identify a novel mutation in PHC1, a human orthologue of the Drosophila polyhomeotic member of polycomb group (PcG), which significantly decreases PHC1 protein expression, increases Geminin protein level and markedly abolishes the capacity to ubiquitinate histone H2A in patient cells., In clinical specimens of head ... | yes |
converted_278 | Is the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle affected in inflammation? | In this study, the levels of amino acids and trichloroacetic acid (TCA) cycle-related molecules in the colonic tissues and sera of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) were profiled by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), with the aim of evaluating whether the clinical state induced by UC leads to variations ... | yes |
converted_1270 | Can administration of the thyrotropin releasing hormone reduce fatigue in cancer patients? | TRH administration was associated with significant improvement (p < 0.05) in fatigue levels as measured by the Visual Analog Scale-Energy (VAS-E), was associated with significant (p < 0.05) improvement in sleep disturbances and improved quality of life. , This decrease in CRP level with TRH administration was associate... | yes |
converted_4560 | Is serotonin transported by platelets? | activated platelets, which carry peripheral serotonin,, Platelet serotonin response was measured by serotonin augmented platelet aggregation and platelet serotonin receptor density. , SERT was studied in the 1970s and 1980s using membrane vesicles isolated from blood platelets., platelet-dense granules contain neurotr... | yes |
converted_2487 | Is there any role of Dlx1 and Dlx2 transcription factors in cortical interneurons? | The postnatal functions of the Dlx1&2 transcription factors in cortical interneurons (CINs) are unknown. Here, using conditional Dlx1, Dlx2, and Dlx1&2 knockouts (CKOs), we defined their roles in specific CINs. The CKOs had dendritic, synaptic, and survival defects, affecting even PV+ CINs. We provide evidence that DLX... | yes |
converted_677 | Are there any urine biomarkers for bladder cancer diagnosis? | CONCLUSIONS: Several gene-based urinary biomarkers have demonstrated promise in initial studies, which now need to be rigorously validated in the clinical setting for them to be translated into clinically useful tests in diagnosis, surveillance or risk-stratification of bladder cancer, Novel promising markers are in v... | yes |
converted_999 | Has single guide RNA been used on human cells? | We used a library containing 73,000 sgRNAs to generate knockout collections and performed screens in two human cell lines., Here we engineer this system to enable RNA-guided genome regulation in human cells by tethering transcriptional activation domains either directly to a nuclease-null Cas9 protein or to an aptamer-... | yes |
converted_1265 | Are there any animal models for Niemann-Pick C1 disease? | Several animal models were used to analyze the impaired pathways. , We investigated components of the surfactant system in both NPC1 mutant mice and felines and in NPC2 mutant mice near the end of their expected life span. , Thus far, studies of NPC mice have been performed mainly to study the brain and neurodegenerati... | yes |
converted_3432 | Is Dexmecamylamine effective for depression? | At treatment end, no significant differences were seen for change in MADRS total score with TC-5214 versus placebo. Furthermore, there were no significant differences in any of the secondary endpoints. , TC-5214 (dexmecamylamine) is a nicotinic channel modulator that has previously been evaluated for treatment of major... | no |
converted_4566 | Is Otolin-1 a matrix protein? | otoconia matrix protein, otolin-1, Otolin-1 is a collagen-like protein expressed in the inner ear of vertebrates. , Mammalian Otolin: a multimeric glycoprotein specific to the inner ear that interacts with otoconial matrix protein Otoconin-90 and Cerebellin-1, binds to otolin-1 and forming matrix protein architectures[... | yes |
converted_2244 | Does RNA polymerase II have RNA cleavage activity? | In addition to RNA synthesis, multisubunit RNA polymerases (msRNAPs) support enzymatic reactions such as intrinsic transcript cleavage., msRNAP active sites from different species appear to exhibit differential intrinsic transcript cleavage efficiency and have likely evolved to allow fine-tuning of the transcription pr... | yes |
converted_390 | Does PU.1 (SPI1) affect NF-kB binding? | Recent data demonstrate that developmental transcription factors like the macrophage fate-determining Pu.1 set the stage for the activity of ubiquitous transcription factors activated by inflammatory stimuli, like NF-kB, AP-1, and interferon regulatory factors (IRFs)., Within 1217 bp of upstream sequence, 3 sites for N... | yes |
converted_214 | Are there focused databases from which you can retrieve gene expression data on renal disease? | Proteomics database in chronic kidney disease, Naturally occurring human urinary peptides for use in diagnosis of chronic kidney disease[SEP]Definitions: chronic kidney disease defined as following: Impairment of the renal function secondary to chronic kidney damage persisting for three or more months.. renal disease d... | yes |
converted_2789 | Can gene therapy restore auditory function? | Gene therapy restores auditory and vestibular function in a mouse model of Usher syndrome type 1c., We demonstrate recovery of gene and protein expression, restoration of sensory cell function, rescue of complex auditory function and recovery of hearing and balance behavior to near wild-type levels. The data represent ... | yes |
converted_4168 | Are enhancers directional in their targeting of gene promoters? | Novel bi-directional duplex promoters (BDDP) were constructed by placing two identical core promoters divergently on both upstream and downstream sides of their duplicated enhancer elements., These promoters initiate transcription in opposite directions and are separated only by a short enhancer region, which is likely... | no |
converted_4377 | Can bergapten cause phototoxicity? | Furthermore, the phototoxicity of bergapten combined with ultraviolet light has always been mentioned., The phototoxicity of bergapten as a side effect should be further avoided. [SEP]Definitions: bergapten defined as following: A linear furanocoumarin that has phototoxic and anti-inflammatory properties, with effects ... | yes |
converted_285 | Is ospemifene effective for treatment of dyspareunia? | Ospemifene, a novel selective estrogen receptor modulator, has been developed for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy and dyspareunia in postmenopausal women. , For the comparison of short-term ospemifene with placebo, parabasal cells (the standardized mean difference [SMD] = -37.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] = -41... | yes |
converted_159 | Is glycyl-tRNA synthetase gene involved in the development of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease? | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 2D (CMT2D) is an autosomal-dominant axonal peripheral neuropathy characterized by impaired motor and sensory function in the distal extremities. Mutations in the glycyl-tRNA synthetase (GARS) gene cause CMT2D, Dominant mutations in GARS cause rare forms of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease an... | yes |
converted_1255 | Is lenvatinib effective for thyroid cancer? | New insights in the treatment of radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinomas: to lenvatinib and beyond., However, even more impressive responses and progression-free survival benefits were seen in the phase III SELECT trial with lenvatinib, giving even higher hopes for the future management of what was con... | yes |
converted_1689 | Is Achondroplasia associated with hearing loss? | A hearing screening program was performed to determine the prevalence of hearing loss and abnormal tympanometry in individuals with short-stature skeletal dysplasias attending a national meeting. Behavioral audiometry, otoacoustic emission testing, and tympanometry were used to assess hearing. Failed hearing screen was... | yes |
converted_3916 | Is HbA1c an ideal biomarker of well-controlled diabetes? | HbA1c is a biomarker with a central role in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with diabetes, although not a perfect one. Common comorbidities encountered in patients with diabetes mellitus, such as renal insufficiency, high output states (iron deficiency anaemia, haemolytic anaemia, haemoglobinopathies and pregna... | no |
converted_3830 | Should tirilazad be used for treatment of ischemic stroke? | CONCLUSION: Tirilazad had no effect on clinical outcome but did decrease symptomatic vasospasm in five trials of aneurysmal SAH. , Tirilazad did not significantly decrease unfavorable clinical outcome on the GOS (odds ratio [OR] 1.04, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.89-1.20) or cerebral infarction (OR 1.04, 95% CI 0.89-... | no |
converted_649 | Is low T3 syndrome related with high BNP in cardiac patients? | BNP and fT3 are independently associated with exercise capacity in severely compromised HF patients., fter adjustment for known confounders, NT-pro-BNP was significantly associated with fT3 and low-T3 syndrome. fT3 (HR 0.58, 95%CI 0.34-0.98) and low-T3 syndrome (HR 3.0, 95%CI 1.4-6.3) were predictive for mortality afte... | yes |
converted_1596 | Have thyronamines effects on fat tissue? | Intraperitoneal or central injection of 3-T(1)AM or T(0)AM into mice, rats, or Djungarian hamsters caused various prompt effects, such as metabolic depression, hypothermia, negative chronotropy, negative inotropy, hyperglycemia, reduction of the respiratory quotient, ketonuria, and reduction of fat mass. [SEP]Definitio... | yes |
converted_4311 | Does bleomycin cause lung toxicity? | bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, bleomycin (BLM)-induced pulmonary , Pulmonary toxicity is a devastating complication of bleomycin chemotherapy. , Bleomycin containing regimen is routinely employed in the treatment of HL. Pulmonary toxicity due to this drug is the most feared side effect in these regimens where th... | yes |
converted_2858 | Has Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) been reported to be a plasminogen receptor in pathogenic bacteria? | binding of plasminogen (Plg) to bacterial surfaces, as it has been shown that this interaction contributes to bacterial adhesion to host cells, invasion of host tissues, and evasion of the immune system. Several bacterial proteins are known to serve as receptors for Plg including glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogena... | yes |
converted_1913 | Is avanafil indicated for treatment of erectile dysfunction? | CONTEXT: Avanafil (AVA) is used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, but is reported for its poor aqueous solubility. , BACKGROUND: Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is) sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil and the recently approved avanafil represent the first-line choice for both on-demand and chronic treatment ... | yes |
converted_3468 | Can Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) recapitulate patient responses in the clinic? | Patient-derived organoids (PDOs) have recently emerged as robust preclinical models; however, their potential to predict clinical outcomes in patients has remained unclear. We report on a living biobank of PDOs from metastatic, heavily pretreated colorectal and gastroesophageal cancer patients recruited in phase 1/2 cl... | yes |
converted_3965 | Is co-loss of BRCA2-RB1 associated with better prognosis for prostate cancer patients? | In human prostate cancer cell lines (LNCaP and LAPC4), loss of BRCA2 leads to the castration-resistant phenotype. Co-loss of BRCA2-RB1 in human prostate cancer cells induces an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, which is associated with invasiveness and a more aggressive disease phenotype. Importantly, PARP inhibito... | no |
converted_249 | Does burning mouth syndrome preferentially affect post-mepopausal women? | It is observed principally in middle-aged patients and postmenopausal women and may be accompanied by xerostomia and altered taste., It occurs more commonly in middle-aged and elderly women and often affects the tongue tip and lateral borders, lips, and hard and soft palate. , BMS is a chronic disorder that frequently ... | yes |
converted_3380 | Does natalizumab improve disease course of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis? | INTERPRETATION: Natalizumab treatment for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis did not reduce progression on the primary multicomponent disability endpoint in part 1, but it did reduce progression on its upper-limb component., In this review, we summarize the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the developmen... | no |
converted_3445 | Does radiation for tinea capitis increases brain tumor risk? | Emphasis is placed on meningiomas resulting from childhood treatment for primary brain tumor or tinea capitis, exposure to dental x-rays, and exposure to atomic explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. , It is well known that radiation can induce meningiomas. These tumors usually arise in patients with a history of low-do... | yes |
converted_2106 | Does GATA-1 regulate ribosomal protein genes? | Mutations in exon 2 interfere with the synthesis of the full-length isoform of GATA-1 and lead to the production of a shortened isoform, GATA-1s. These mutations have been found in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), a congenital erythroid aplasia typically caused by mutations in genes encoding ribosomal prote... | yes |
converted_3006 | Is galcanezumab effective for treatment of migraine? | Importance: Galcanezumab (LY2951742), a monoclonal antibody against calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), is one of a novel class of new medicines for migraine prevention., Conclusions and Relevance: Monthly subcutaneous injections of galcanezumab, both 120 mg and 300 mg, demonstrated efficacy (repeated-measures anal... | yes |
converted_3260 | Can leuprorelin acetate be used as androgen deprivation therapy? | We investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of long-term prostate cancer patients who received leuprorelin acetate in microcapsules (LAM) for androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT)., Long-term ADT with LAM is a well-accepted, tolerated, effective, and low-burden treatment option for patients with advanced, h... | yes |
converted_3117 | Are there tools for visualizing and processing long-read sequencing data? | NanoPack: visualizing and processing long-read sequencing data., Here we describe NanoPack, a set of tools developed for visualization and processing of long-read sequencing data from Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Pacific Biosciences.Availability and implementation: The NanoPack tools are written in Python3 and rele... | yes |
converted_4497 | Should istiratumab be used for Pancreatic Cancer? | CONCLUSIONS: Istiratumab failed to improve the efficacy of SOC chemotherapy in this patient setting. , In the high IGF-1 cohort, median PFS was 3.6 and 7.3 months in the experimental versus control arms, respectively [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.88, P = 0.027]. In the high IGF-1/HRG+ subgroup (n = 44), median PFS was 4.1 and... | no |
converted_4608 | Is Benralizumab effective for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria? | Finally, treatments aimed at reducing eosinophil accumulation and activation, such as the anti-IL-5 antibodies mepolizumab, reslizumab, and benralizumab, have been reported to reduce CSU symptoms. , The treatments that are under clinical trials for CSU are anti-IgE treatments such as ligelizumab, molecules targeting in... | yes |
converted_4300 | Is istiratumab effective for pancreatic cancer? | CONCLUSIONS: Istiratumab failed to improve the efficacy of SOC chemotherapy in this patient setting. [SEP]Definitions: pancreatic cancer defined as following: A primary or metastatic malignant tumor involving the pancreas. Representative examples include carcinoma and lymphoma.. | no |
converted_4400 | Does the royal jelly contain proteins? | We observed differences in the metabolome, proteome, and phytosterol compositions of royal jelly synthesized by nurse bees from multi-pesticide exposed colonies, including significant reductions of key nutrients such as 24-methylenecholesterol, major royal jelly proteins, and 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid. , Two-dimensi... | yes |
converted_1432 | Do U6-associated proteins Lsm4 and Lsm6 interact with SMN? | SMN also interacts with at least two of the U6-associated Sm-like (Lsm) proteins, Lsm4 and Lsm6. , Interestingly, SMN also interacts with at least two of the U6-associated Sm-like (Lsm) proteins, Lsm4 and Lsm6, Furthermore, we present evidence for two separate binding sites in SMN for Sm/Lsm proteins., Interestingly, S... | yes |
converted_3871 | Is Olaparib effective for prostate cancer? | We hypothesized that metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancers with DNA-repair defects would respond to poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibition with olaparib.METHODS: We conducted a phase 2 trial in which patients with metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer were treated w... | yes |
converted_4052 | Is SLIC-CAGE used for quantification of translation? | Transcription Start Site Mapping Using Super-low Input Carrier-CAGE., SLIC-CAGE: high-resolution transcription start site mapping using nanogram-levels of total RNA., Cap analysis of gene expression (CAGE) is a methodology for genome-wide quantitative mapping of mRNA 5' ends to precisely capture transcription start sit... | no |
converted_3226 | Is myc a tumour suppressor gene? | oncogenic Myc, a master transcription factor that turns on anabolic metabolism to promote cell growth in many cancers. , he MYC oncogene, the proto-oncogene protein c-MYC, however, other genes such as the proto-oncogene c-Myc are promising targets for anticancer therapy[SEP]Definitions: MYC oncogene defined as followi... | no |
converted_1105 | Are thyroid hormone receptor alpha1 mutations implicated in thyroid hormone resistance syndrome? | Mutations in human TRα1 mediate RTH with features of hypothyroidism in particular tissues (e.g. skeleton, gastrointestinal tract), but are not associated with a markedly dysregulated pituitary-thyroid axis., Clinical phenotype of a new type of thyroid hormone resistance caused by a mutation of the TRα1 receptor[SEP]Def... | yes |
converted_2267 | Is there any role of 5hmC in T-cell development and differentiation? | We have mapped 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) at different stages of T-cell development in the thymus and T-cell differentiation in the periphery. We show that 5hmC is enriched in the gene body of highly expressed genes at all developmental stages and that its presence correlates positively with gene expression. Furthe... | yes |
converted_2734 | Is p53 a transcription factor? | As a transcription factor, p53 mainly exerts its tumor suppressive function through transcriptional regulation of many target genes., p53 functions primarily as a sequence-specific transcription factor that controls the expression of hundreds of protein-coding genes and noncoding RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs) and ... | yes |
converted_1383 | Is there an association between c-reactive protein concentrations and outcomes of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients? | Besides the baseline characteristics, daily interleukin-6 (IL-6), procalcitonin, C-reactive protein levels, and leukocyte counts were prospectively measured until day 14 after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Occurrence of infectious complications and application of therapeutic hypothermia were assessed as confounding factors.... | yes |
converted_4125 | Is vocimagene amiretrorepvec effective for glioblastoma? | CONCLUSIONS: These results support an immune-related mechanism of action for Toca 511 and Toca FC, and suggest that molecular and immunologic signatures are related to clinical benefit from treatment., The median OS was 11.10 months for the Toca 511/FC group and 12.22 months for the control group (hazard ratio, 1.06; 9... | no |
converted_2050 | Is Dupilumab used for treatment of atopic dermatitis? | Dupilumab has demonstrated efficacy in patients with asthma and atopic dermatitis, which are both type 2 helper T-cell-mediated diseases., Background Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody against interleukin-4 receptor alpha, inhibits signaling of interleukin-4 and interleukin-13, type 2 cytokines that may be importan... | yes |
converted_3054 | Is the yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) genome organized into topologically associated domains (TADs)? | Recent advances in our understanding of the three-dimensional organization of the eukaryotic nucleus have rendered the spatial distribution of genes increasingly relevant. In a recent work (Tsochatzidou et al., Nucleic Acids Res 45:5818-5828, 2017), we proposed the existence of a functional compartmentalization of the ... | yes |
converted_2270 | Are there ultraconserved genomic regions in the budding yeast? | Here, we present a systematic study of ultraconserved genomic regions in the budding yeast based on the publicly available genome sequences, in order to reveal their relationship with the adaptability or fitness advantages of the budding yeast.Results: Our results indicate that, in addition to some fundamental biologic... | yes |
converted_1978 | Do histone variant mH2A (macro-H2A) levels decrease upon differentiation? | Through manipulation of macroH2A isoforms, we further demonstrate that macroH2A2 is the predominant barrier to reprogramming., In particular, we find macroH2A isoforms to be highly enriched at target genes of the K27me3 demethylase, Utx, which are reactivated early in iPS reprogramming, Therefore, we propose that macr... | no |
converted_4210 | Is the zelda transcription factor a chromatin remodeller? | ncreasing the number of Zelda binding sites accelerates the kinetics of nuclei transcriptional activation regardless of their transcriptional past, Zelda facilitates transcriptional activation by accumulating in microenvironments where it could accelerate the duration of multiple pre-initiation steps., Zelda acts throu... | yes |
converted_909 | Does resveratrol reduce cardiac remodeling? | In conclusion, resveratrol attenuated cardiac oxidative damage and left ventricular remodeling and enhanced the decreased expression of SIRT1 in hearts of old rats with emphysema and thus might be a therapeutic modality for cardiac injury complicated in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)., In conclusion, resv... | yes |
converted_2277 | Are TAD boundaries in Drosophila depleted in highly-expressed genes? | Furthermore, we find that these TAD boundaries are present irrespective of the expression and looping of genes located between them., In particular, Hi-C revealed that chromosomes of animals are organized into topologically associating domains (TADs), evolutionary conserved compact chromatin domains that influence gene... | no |
converted_1409 | Does Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) have anti-inflammatory activity? | have previously reported that apolipoprotein E (apoE), a protein component of very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) and high-density lipoproteins and a potent plasma-borne atheroprotective factor, exerts anti-inflammatory activity in macrophages by switching the activation profile from M1 ("classic") to M2 ("alternativ... | yes |
converted_2938 | Does Groucho related gene 5 (GRG5) have a role only in late development? | Groucho related gene 5 (GRG5) is a multifunctional protein that has been implicated in late embryonic and postnatal mouse development. Here, we describe a previously unknown role of GRG5 in early developmental stages by analyzing its function in stem cell fate decisions. By both loss and gain of function approaches we ... | no |
converted_742 | Can mutations in Calmodulin cause ventricular fibrillation? | We characterized a family presenting with a history of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden death without ECG or echocardiographic abnormalities at rest. Two siblings died suddenly at the ages of 9 and 10 years, and another two were resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with documented VF at age 10 and 1... | yes |
converted_3806 | Does head ct increase brain tumor risk? | Excess relative risk of new brain tumor averaged 1.29 (95% confidence interval, 0.66-1.93) for pediatric patients exposed to one or more head CTs. Tumor incidence increased with number of pediatric head CTs in a dose-dependent manner, with measurable excess incidence even after a single scan. Converging evidence from e... | yes |
converted_3937 | Are mucins glycosylated proteins? | Many members of the mucin family are evolutionarily conserved and are often aberrantly expressed and glycosylated in various benign and malignant pathologies leading to tumor invasion, metastasis, and immune evasion., Mucin is a glycoprotein that is the primary component of the mucus overlaying the epithelial tissues. ... | yes |
converted_340 | Is it feasible to determine the complete proteome of yeast? | or model organisms like yeast, we can now quantify complete proteomes in just a few hours., A complete mass-spectrometric map of the yeast proteome applied to quantitative trait analysis., So far, attempts to generate such maps for any proteome have failed to reach complete proteome coverage. Here we use a strategy bas... | yes |
converted_386 | Is pesticide exposure associated with polyneuropathy? | As the syndrome occurred after the acute cholinergic syndrome but before organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy, the syndrome was called 'intermediate syndrome'., The characteristic features of the IMS are weakness of the muscles of respiration (diaphragm, intercostal muscles and accessory muscles including nec... | yes |
converted_824 | is pharmacological treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism effective in reducing cardiovascular events? | The decision to treat elderly people is still an unresolved clinical challenge--first, due to a lack of appropriately powered randomized controlled trials of L-T4 in sHT patients, examining cardiovascular hard endpoints in various classes of age; and second, because of the negative effects of possible overtreatment., T... | no |
converted_897 | Does magnesium sulfate improve outcomes of subarachnoid hemorrhage patients? | CONCLUSION: Patients assigned a higher serum magnesium concentration had a reduced incidence of vasospasm as seen by angiography, but the difference was not statistically significant. Clinically significant outcomes were not different between groups., 158 patients (26·2%) had poor outcome in the magnesium group compare... | no |
converted_4538 | Is lumbar puncture the first test that should be performed on a patient with increased intracranial pressure? | As an emergency diagnostic procedure, spinal puncture is indicated when CNS infection is suspected or to establish the diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage when results of cranial computed tomography are normal. The major contraindication is elevated intracranial pressure with evidence of a mass lesion., Brain shift is... | no |
converted_4283 | Is AZD9668 a VEGF mRNA drug? | AZD9668, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, plus ongoing budesonide/formoterol in patients with COPD., AZD9668 is a reversible and selective inhibitor of NE, well tolerated at doses of 60 mg bid during Phase I/IIa development.[SEP]Definitions: bid defined as following: Two times per day, at unspecified times.. neutrophil... | no |
converted_3115 | Is lactotransferrin a tumour suppressor? | LTF (lactotransferrin, or lactoferrin) plays important role in innate immunity, and its anti-tumor function has also been reported in multiple cancers., We previously reported that LTF is significantly down-regulated in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and acts as a tumor suppressor by suppressing AKT signaling., The tum... | yes |
converted_1331 | Is there a difference in the rate between gene fusion and gene fission? | we illustrate arrangement diversity within closely related organisms, estimate arrangement turnover frequency and establish, for the first time, branch-specific rate estimates for fusion, fission, domain addition and terminal loss., Rate and polarity of gene fusion and fission in Oryza sativa and Arabidopsis thaliana, ... | yes |
converted_2145 | Are alterations in ultraconserved elements associated with colorectal adenocarcinoma? | Genetic variants within ultraconserved elements and susceptibility to right- and left-sided colorectal adenocarcinoma, Our results strongly suggest that several genetic variants in the UCEs may contribute to CRC susceptibility, individually and jointly, and that different genetic etiology may be involved in RCRC and LC... | yes |
converted_705 | Is Bladder training an effective method to treat urge incontinence ? | Mindfulness-based stress reduction appears to be a treatment worthy of further study, as in the short term, it is as effective as historical studies of drug treatment and bladder training in reducing urge incontinence and incontinence-related quality of life., All patients, irrespective of the results of cystometry wer... | yes |
converted_2492 | Are patients with Sjogren syndrome at increased risk for lymphoma? | The heightened risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) development in primary Sjogren syndrome (SS) is well established., Primary Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Liver in a Patient with Sjogren Syndrome., Immunohistochemical and molecular features of the tumors allowed diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)... | yes |
converted_1745 | Are microtubules marked by glutamylation? | Together with detyrosination, glutamylation and other modifications, tubulin acetylation may form a unique 'language' to regulate microtubule structure and function., Glutamylation, the most prevalent tubulin posttranslational modification, marks stable microtubules and regulates recruitment and activity of microtubule... | yes |
converted_3523 | Is SATB1 positioned close to AT-rich sequences? | Tryptic cleavage and peptide sequence analysis demonstrated that the 98-kD protein is identical to a recently cloned protein, special A-T-rich binding protein 1 (SATB1), Special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 1 (SATB1), a DNA-binding protein expressed predominantly in thymocytes, recognizes an ATC sequence context t... | yes |
converted_3349 | The LINCS L1000 data set contains gene expression data for drug treated human cells, yes or no? | Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) L1000 dataset that measured changes in GE before and after treatment of human cells with over 20 000 small-molecule compounds including most of the FDA-approved drugs., The Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) L1000 big data pro... | yes |
converted_1604 | Are pseudogenes enriched with housekeeping protein families? | housekeeping families tend to be enriched with a large number of pseudogenes[SEP]Definitions: pseudogenes defined as following: Genes bearing close resemblance to known genes at different loci, but rendered non-functional by additions or deletions in structure that prevent normal transcription or translation. When lack... | yes |
converted_2658 | Does International Citicoline Trial on acUte Stroke trial supports efficacy of citicoline for stroke treatment? | The meta-analysis showed that no significant differences were found in the long-term mortality (OR=0.91, 95% CI 0.07 to 1.09, P=0.30), the rate of dependency (OR=1.02, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.24, P=0.85), and the effective rate (OR=0.98, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.14, P=0.82) between citicoline group and control group. , In conclusion... | no |
converted_1287 | Can the apoptosis regulator BAX trigger the release of cytochrome c? | 6-Shogaol reduced the mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and released cytochrome c from mitochondria to cytosol via Bax activation. , Moreover, overexpression of ERβ prevented Bax activation, cytochrome c release, caspase-3 activation, and PARP cleavage during apoptosis., In this study, we demonstrated that EV71 in... | yes |
converted_2436 | Is CREB a key memory protein? | Human cyclic AMP response element binding protein (CREB) transcription factor which plays a crucial role in memory, The activated CREB is implicated in the regulation of development, protection, learning, memory and plasticity in the nerve system. , A mouse genetic study showed that cAMP-responsive element-binding prot... | yes |
converted_63 | Are long non coding RNAs as conserved in sequence as protein coding genes? | Most lncRNAs are under lower sequence constraints than protein-coding genes and lack conserved secondary structures, making it hard to predict them computationally., hey are under stronger selective pressure than neutrally evolving sequences-particularly in their promoter regions, which display levels of selection comp... | no |
converted_2261 | Has ruxolitinib received FDA approval? | Testing for JAK2 mutations is now included in the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria for the diagnosis of MPN, and in 2011 the oral JAK2 kinase inhibitor ruxolitinib became the first Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug for the treatment of myelofibrosis.[SEP]Definitions: JAK2 defined as following: Ty... | yes |
converted_2307 | Do cephalopods use RNA editing less frequently than other species? | Extensive messenger RNA editing generates transcript and protein diversity in genes involved in neural excitability, as previously described, as well as in genes participating in a broad range of other cellular functions, By adopting a method originally designed to detect linkage disequilibrium of DNA mutations, we exa... | no |
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