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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if a recruitment maneuver combined with protective ventilatory strategy could reduce the pulmonary and systemic inflammatory responses to one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery.
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of a three-day mindfulness meditation retreat (vs. a three-day relaxation retreat) in stressed, unemployed, community adults on brain function, brain structure, and overall health and immunity.
Purpose: To determine if modulation of NRF2 with a Sulforaphane enriched supplement modifies responses to O3. Participants: Recruitment of up to 70 healthy volunteers, ages 18-50, for completion of 36 volunteers. Procedures: This is a randomized, placebo controlled 2x2 crossover study of treatment with an NRF2 modifier versus placebo in healthy volunteers which will examine airway inflammation before and 4 hours after a 2 hour 0.4 ppm O3 exposure. Participants will be randomized to received either the NRF2 modifier, SFN oral supplement (i.e. broccoli sprout shake), or placebo (alfalfa shake) for 3 days followed by a 0.4 ppm O3 exposure for 2 hours. At least 2 weeks later subjects will return for a 2nd supplementation treatment (using the alternative supplement to that provided initially) followed by an ozone exposure identical to the initial one.
A study will be conducted to determine if there is any cognitive benefit in elderly patients having open versus minimally invasive colon cancer surgery.
Migraine is prevalent in 10-12% of the population. It involves the development of a cranial perivascular neurogenic inflammation. Recent information suggests that migraine might be a risk factor to stroke. The possible mechanisms that might relate migraine and stroke are: 1. Migraineous infarction 2. A primary endothelial disorder. 3. Genetic relation 4. An ongoing inflammatory process. C reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker for an inflammatory process.The data on the relation of migraine to inflammation is limited. The aim of the current study is to assess inflammatory factors as possible markers for migraine.
Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP) is a sweet and granular substance available over the counter. FPP possesses antioxidant properties, which provide benefit against age-related complications, and is also known to protect red blood cells (RBCs) against oxidative damage and to help protect against severe forms of thalassemia. The investigators recently showed that ex vivo supplementation of FPP can correct respiratory burst performance of diabetic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) via a Sp-1 dependant pathway. Based on these observations, the investigators propose to study the outcome that FPP supplementation has in patients with diabetes.
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant inherited disease, which is relatively prevalent in northern Norway with a total of around 90 patients. This provides us with a special opportunity to study AIP. AIP is caused by a mutation in the porphobilinogen deaminase, an enzyme in the haem synthesis. AIP presents symptoms, particularly among fertile women and older men. Typical symptoms are abdominal pain and dark red urine, nausea, vomiting, constipation, muscle weakness and nerve damage including paraesthesia and even paresis. This is known as symptomatic or manifest AIP (MAIP). Others do not display symptoms, so-called latent AIP (LAIP). AIP attacks may be triggered by a host of medicaments which affect the haem synthesis, infections, alcohol and stress. Treatments of manifestations include high sugar intake (4 sugar lumps/hour), alternatively administer glucose and Normosang (synthetic haem arginate) by intravenous injection and removing triggering factors. Diet, glucose intake, dental health and inflammatory parameters will be examined. This study can provide new knowledge about why only some people develop symptoms of AIP. Main hypothesis: There are differences in the diet, iron status, inflammation and glucose metabolism of the MAIP group vs. the LAIP group and the control group.
This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this trial is to describe the safety and tolerability of single intravenous (i.v.) and subcutaneous (s.c.) doses of NNC0215-0384 in subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on background methotrexate (MTX) treatment.
Objective of the research study: 1. To measure anterior chamber and vitreous ketorolac (Acuvail®) concentrations after topical administration in patients undergoing routine vitrectomy to determine the ability of the medication to penetrate into the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity, and to compare these levels to the IC50 for the cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 enzymes (COX-1 and COX-2) 2. To measure vitreous concentrations of prostaglandin subtypes (PGE, PGD, PGF) and other inflammatory mediators (Interleukin-1β [IL-1β], IL-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, VEGF) in both diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing vitrectomy 3. To determine if topical ketorolac (Acuvail®) can penetrate the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity sufficiently to decrease levels of intraocular inflammatory mediators that have been shown to be elevated in diabetic patients 4. To serve as a precursor to a 5-year longitudinal clinical trial to determine if chronically administered topical ketorolac (Acuvail®) can prevent, delay or slow diabetic retinopathy. Research hypothesis 1. Ketorolac (Acuvail®) will penetrate the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity sufficiently to achieve levels above the IC50 for COX-1 and COX-2 2. Prostaglandin and other inflammatory mediator levels in the anterior chamber and vitreous cavity will be significantly higher among diabetic patients than nondiabetic controls 3. Acuvail® can significantly lower anterior chamber and vitreous cavity levels of prostaglandins and other inflammatory mediators in diabetic patients
The present study aims at assessing the ability of 68Ga-NODAGA-RGD PET/CT for the detection of inflammatory atheromatous plaques in the carotid arteries, compared to 18F-FDG PET/CT, MRI and US and to determine the contribution of each imaging technique. Current gold standard for inflammation is histopathology. Hypothesis : 68Ga-NODAGA-RGD might give a better initial evaluation of patients with atheromatous plaques in the carotid artery eligible for endarterectomy.