Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Guanlin Li, Wei Wei, Lingge Suo, Chun Zhang, Haiyan Yu, Hui Liu, Qing Guo, Xiumei Zhen, Yang Yu
Summary: The study demonstrated that aspirin treatment can effectively improve renal failure and pathological changes induced by preeclampsia, attenuating tubular injury and reducing kidney inflammation. It also suppresses renal cell apoptosis and oxidative stress. The mechanism involves inhibition of the WNT5A/NF-kappa B signaling pathway.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Rachel Shvartsur, Galila Agam, Sarit Uzzan, Abed N. Azab
Summary: Mounting evidence suggests that immune-system dysfunction and inflammation play a role in the pathophysiology and treatment of mood disorders. This study found that chronic combined treatment attenuated LPS-induced hypothermia and reduced cytokine levels, suggesting a potential approach for treating inflammation-related mental illness. The treatment also showed antidepressant-like effects.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Rachel Shvartsur, Galila Agam, Alla Shnaider, Sarit Uzzan, Ahmad Nassar, Adi Jabarin, Naim Abu-Freha, Karen Meir, Abed N. Azab
Summary: Chronic low-dose aspirin can mitigate the typical renal side effects of standard-dose lithium and enhance the beneficial behavioral effects of low-dose lithium therapy without aggravating its toxicity.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Ilaria D'Agostino, Stefania Tacconelli, Annalisa Bruno, Annalisa Contursi, Luciana Mucci, Xiaoyue Hu, Yi Xie, Raja Chakraborty, Kanika Jain, Angela Sacco, Mirco Zucchelli, Raffaele Landolfi, Melania Dovizio, Lorenza Falcone, Patrizia Ballerini, John Hwa, Paola Patrignani
Summary: Enhanced platelet activation, systemic TXA(2) biosynthesis, and TP gene expression were found in patients with essential hypertension and a salt-sensitive hypertension mouse model, highlighting the role of the unconstrained TXA(2)/TP pathway in their pathophysiology. Low-dose Aspirin selectively inhibiting platelet TXA(2) production was effective in reducing blood pressure and preventing early cardiac fibrosis in these hypertensive conditions.
PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Nicole Fulopova, Sylvie Pavlokova, Ivan DeBono, David Vetchy, Ales Franc
Summary: Pharmaceutical technology offers options for protecting substances from acidic environments, but preparing small enteric batches suitable for clinical use is still an unsolved problem. This experiment offers a simple coating process of DRcaps(TM) capsules for small intestine administration and compares them to hard gelatin capsules.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Rebecca Horgan, Yara Hage Diab, Jerri Waller, Alfred Abuhamad, George Saade
Summary: The dosage and timing of aspirin initiation are crucial for reducing the risk of preeclampsia. Initiating a dosage of >100 mg of aspirin daily before 16 weeks' gestation seems to be the most effective approach. Randomized control trials are needed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of different aspirin dosages available in the United States.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Gabriela Campos de Oliveira Filgueira, Grazielle de Fatima Pinto Rodrigues, Jhohann Richard de Lima Benzi, Glauco Henrique Balthazar Nardotto, Maria Paula Marques, Vera Lucia Lanchote, Ricardo Carvalho Cavalli
Summary: A highly sensitive method was developed to determine the concentration of misoprostol acid in plasma of healthy parturients following vaginal administration of misoprostol, showing successful quantification of misoprostol acid in plasma samples post-administration and the first description of placental transfer of misoprostol acid after vaginal administration.
JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOMEDICAL ANALYSIS
(2021)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Shadi Hamdeh, Dejan Micic, Stephen Hanauer
Summary: Drug-induced enteropathy can range from asymptomatic histological changes resulting in a subtle, self-limited disease to a chronic inflammatory condition mimicking inflammatory bowel disease, or bowel perforation. Endoscopy can demonstrate erythema, mucosal friability, oedema, erosions, ulcers or strictures in severe cases. Histology may include mucosal erosions and ulcerations, focal active enteritis, villous atrophy, epithelial apoptosis or necrotising enteritis. Associations have been found with various types of medications, with different levels of evidence for each.
ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Piotr Tousty, Magda Fraszczyk-Tousty, Sylwia Dzidek, Hanna Jasiak-Jozwik, Kaja Michalczyk, Ewa Kwiatkowska, Aneta Cymbaluk-Ploska, Andrzej Torbe, Sebastian Kwiatkowski
Summary: Preeclampsia is a complex disorder of pregnancy with significant fetal and maternal consequences, and aspirin is recommended for high-risk women to reduce the risk. This review compared 14 guidelines and found variations in recommended dose, screening method, and timing for starting aspirin. Many societies now recommend higher doses (>75 mg) of aspirin, with most suggesting initiation before 16 weeks' gestation. The introduction of risk assessment models, such as the one proposed by the Fetal Medicine Foundation, has led to a shift in recommendations towards identifying high-risk populations and implementing aspirin prophylaxis, resulting in reduced morbidity for mothers and infants.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
A. C. E. Pupim, C. R. Basso, C. C. A. Machado, P. S. Watanabe, G. S. A. Fernandes, R. P. ErthalL, G. B. C. Sodre, F. A. Guarnier, A. N. C. Simao, E. J. A. Araujo
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the effects of prolonged oral exposure to low levels of Malathion on the structure and motility of the colon in young rats. The results showed that long-term exposure to Malathion caused changes in colonic morphophysiology, highlighting the need for better control and care in the use of this pesticide.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yukiko Handa, Shinya Fukushima, Shogen Yo, Motoyasu Osawa, Takahisa Murao, Osamu Handa, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Eiji Umegaki, Takashi Sakakibara, Akiko Shiotani
Summary: This study identified genetic variations associated with small bowel bleeding induced by LDA, including specific SNPs (such as CYP4F11 and GSTP1). GSTP1 rs1695 SNP was significantly associated with small bowel bleeding, indicating its potential as a predictive marker for such condition in patients taking LDA.
DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Julie Lajoie, Monika M. Kowatsch, Lucy W. Mwangi, Genevieve Boily-Larouche, Julius Oyugi, Yufei Chen, Makobu Kimani, Emmanuel A. Ho, Joshua Kimani, Keith R. Fowke
Summary: The study reveals that the use of ASA impacts the immune response in both systemic and genital tract compartments, with higher concentrations of ASA in the blood compared to the female genital tract. ASA use in the blood was inversely correlated with certain T cell expressions, while at the genital tract, it correlated with a decrease in activated CD4(+) T cells.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Mehrnoosh Shahrivar, Caroline E. Weibull, Karin Ekstrom Smedby, Bengt Glimelius, Ingvar Syk, Peter Matthiessen, Caroline Nordenvall, Anna Martling
Summary: In this large nationwide cohort study, there was no convincing association between aspirin use after colorectal cancer and overall survival or colorectal cancer-specific survival.
Article
Oncology
Johannes Wach, Agi Gueresir, Hartmut Vatter, Ulrich Herrlinger, Albert Becker, Marieta Toma, Michael Hoelzel, Erdem Gueresir
Summary: In non-skull-base meningiomas, the use of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) can lower the MIB-1 index and preoperative seizure burden, especially in elderly female patients. NSAIDs may have an anti-proliferative effect and reduce symptomatic burden caused by inflammation.
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Yu Chen, Fuli Chen, Jie Liao, Hukui Han, Gang Li, Long Zhou
Summary: This study aims to investigate the relationship between low- or high-dose preventive aspirin use and the risk of death among US adults. The results showed that low-dose aspirin use did not decrease the risk of death from any causes, while high-dose aspirin use increased the risk of cardiovascular disease death.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Shuhei Hosomi, Hirokazu Yamagami, Shigehiro Itani, Tomomi Yukawa, Koji Otani, Yasuaki Nagami, Fumio Tanaka, Koichi Taira, Noriko Kamata, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masatsugu Shiba, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2018)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Shiro Nakamura, Toshio Watanabe, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Sunao Shimada, Yuji Nadatani, Takako Miyazaki, Masaki Iimuro, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuki Ishikawa-Kakiya, Masatsugu Shiba, Hirotsugu Maruyama, Kunihiro Kato, Shusei Fukunaga, Satoshi Sugimori, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
R. Shirahama, Y. Mtsuzawa, M. Kimura, H. Wada, T. Tanigawa, T. Nishikawa
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
H. Wada, M. Kimura, T. Tajima, R. Shirahama, T. Hayashi, Y. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, S. Sato, K. Maruyama, M. Endo, A. Ikeda, T. Tanigawa
Meeting Abstract
Clinical Neurology
M. Kimura, H. Wada, R. Shirahama, Y. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, K. Maruyama, A. Ikeda, T. Tanigawa
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sunao Shimada, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Akinobu Nakata, Naoki Sugimura, Shigehiro Itani, Akira Higashimori, Yuji Nadatani, Koji Otani, Koichi Taira, Shuhei Hosomi, Yasuaki Nagami, Fumio Tanaka, Noriko Kamata, Hirokazu Yamagami, Masatsugu Shiba, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Akira Higashimori, Sunao Shimada, Hiroyuki Kitamura, Takuya Kuzumoto, Yuji Nadatani, Koji Otani, Shusei Fukunaga, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Noriko Kamata, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Masatsugu Shiba, Wataru Suda, Masahira Hattori, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Summary: This study revealed that rebamipide exerts a protective effect against NSAID-induced small intestinal damage by modulating the small intestinal microbiota, and it also ameliorates the exacerbation of the damage by proton pump inhibitors.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Takuya Kuzumoto, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Akira Higashimori, Hiroyuki Kitamura, Yuji Nadatani, Koji Otani, Shusei Fukunaga, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Noriko Kamata, Yasuaki Nagami, Koichi Taira, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Summary: Resolvin D1, produced by 15-lipoxygenase, protects against NSAID-induced small intestinal damage by reducing the expression of inflammatory cytokines. Inhibition of 15-lipoxygenase activity exacerbates intestinal damage, while exogenous treatment with Resolvin D1 counteracts this effect. The expression of 15-lipoxygenase in epithelial and inflammatory cells plays a crucial role in mucoprotection against NSAID-induced small intestinal damage.
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Shinji Hirano, Akira Higashimori, Yasuaki Nagami, Yuji Nadatani, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masaki Ominami, Shusei Fukunaga, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Noriko Kamata, Koichi Taira, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
Summary: This study found that the NLRP3 inflammasome promotes esophageal stricture formation following ulcer healing, and pirfenidone (PFD) has the potential to prevent stricture formation by inhibiting the NLRP3/IL-1 beta/TGF-beta 1 axis.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2022)
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yoshihiro Nakamura, Yasuaki Nagami, Masafumi Yamamura, Kappei Hayashi, Yosuke Kinoshita, Koujiro Tanoue, Taishi Sakai, Hirotsugu Maruyama, Kunihiro Kato, Masaki Ominami, Shusei Fukunaga, Satoshi Sugimori, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Koichi Taira, Noriko Kamata, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masatsugu Shiba, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Rieko Nakata, Yasuaki Nagami, Atsushi Hashimoto, Taishi Sakai, Masaki Ominami, Shusei Fukunaga, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Mizuki Ohira, Noriko Kamata, Koichi Taira, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Masatsugu Shiba, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Y. Nishida, S. Hosomi, T. Yukawa, K. Otani, Y. Nagami, F. Tanaka, K. Taira, N. Kamata, H. Yamagami, T. Tanigawa, T. Watanabe, Y. Fujiwara
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
S. Hosomi, M. Ohira, H. Yamagami, R. Nakata, N. Sugita, Y. Nishida, S. Itani, T. Yukawa, N. Kamata, K. Otani, Y. Nagami, F. Tanaka, K. Taira, T. Tanigawa, T. Watanabe, Y. Fujiwara
JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
(2018)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yasuaki Nagami, Masaki Ominami, Masatsugu Shiba, Taishi Sakai, Shusei Fukunaga, Satoshi Sugimori, Koji Otani, Shuhei Hosomi, Fumio Tanaka, Koichi Taira, Noriko Kamata, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Takuma Ishihara, Kouji Yamamoto, Yasuhiro Fujiwara
DIGESTIVE ENDOSCOPY
(2018)