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  1. Article ; Online: Oral r-(-)-11-o-valeryl-n-n-propylnoraporphine reverses motor deficits in mptp-treated marmosets.

    Lincoln, Louise / Fisher, Ria / Jackson, Michael J / Jenner, Peter / Neumeyer, John / Sromek, Anna W / Lees, Andrew J / Rose, Sarah

    Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society

    2016  Volume 31, Issue 9, Page(s) 1381–1388

    Abstract: ... the need for parenteral administration. We now describe the effects of the orally active compound R-(-)-11 ...

    Abstract Background: The D1/D2 dopamine agonist apomorphine has poor oral bioavailability, necessitating subcutaneous administration in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). Acute subcutaneous injection is used as rescue therapy from "off" periods, whereas continuous subcutaneous infusion is used to increase "on" periods and to reduce dyskinesia when oral treatment fails. An orally active derivative of apomorphine would avoid the need for parenteral administration. We now describe the effects of the orally active compound R-(-)-11-O-valeryl-N-n-propylnoraporphine (11-OH-NPa valerate) on reversal of motor disability and expression of dyskinesia in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated, l-dopa-primed dyskinetic common marmosets.
    Methods: Locomotor activity, motor disability, and dyskinesia were assessed in MPTP-treated marmosets following the administration of apomorphine (0.075 mg/kg, subcutaneous and 0.28 to 1.12 mg/kg, oral) and 11-OH-NPa valerate (0.19, 0.38, and 0.75mg/kg, oral).
    Results: Subcutaneous administration of apomorphine (0.075 mg/kg) produced a short-lasting reversal of motor disability and the expression of established dyskinesia, but when administered orally (0.28-1.12 mg/kg) it had no effect. In contrast, oral treatment with 11-OH-NPa valerate (0.19 and 0.75 mg/kg) induced a dose-related reversal of motor disability and increased locomotor activity with only mild to moderate dyskinesia. Only at the highest dose (0.75 mg/kg) was marked dyskinesia seen accompanying an extended period of motor disability reversal and increased locomotor activity.
    Conclusion: Oral administration of 11-OH-NPa valerate produced a rapid reversal of motor disability and, at effective dose levels, had a limited propensity to induce dyskinesia. 11-OH-NPa valerate is the first orally active derivative of apomorphine with potential for use in PD. © 2016 International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 607633-6
    ISSN 1531-8257 ; 0885-3185
    ISSN (online) 1531-8257
    ISSN 0885-3185
    DOI 10.1002/mds.26626
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  2. Article ; Online: Cell survival and proliferation after encapsulation in a chemically modified Pluronic(R) F127 hydrogel.

    Lippens, Evi / Swennen, Ives / Gironès, Jordi / Declercq, Heidi / Vertenten, Geert / Vlaminck, Lieven / Gasthuys, Frank / Schacht, Etienne / Cornelissen, Ria

    Journal of biomaterials applications

    2013  Volume 27, Issue 7, Page(s) 828–839

    Abstract: Pluronic® F127 is a biocompatible, injectable, and thermoresponsive polymer with promising biomedical applications. In this study, a chemically modified form, i.e., Pluronic ALA-L with tailored degradation rate, was tested as an encapsulation vehicle for ...

    Abstract Pluronic® F127 is a biocompatible, injectable, and thermoresponsive polymer with promising biomedical applications. In this study, a chemically modified form, i.e., Pluronic ALA-L with tailored degradation rate, was tested as an encapsulation vehicle for osteoblastic cells. UV cross-linking of the modified polymer results in a stable hydrogel with a slower degradation rate. Toxicological screening showed no adverse effects of the modified Pluronic ALA-L on the cell viability. Moreover, high viability of embedded cells in the cross-linked Pluronic ALA-L was observed with life/death fluorescent staining during a 7-day-culture period. Cells were also cultured on macroporous, cross-linked gelatin microbeads, called CultiSpher-S® carriers, and encapsulated into the modified cross-linked hydrogel. Also, in this situation, good cell proliferation and migration could be observed in vitro. Preliminary in vivo tests have shown the formation of new bone starting from the injected pre-loaded CultiSpher-S® carriers.
    MeSH term(s) 3T3 Cells ; Animals ; Biocompatible Materials/chemistry ; Biocompatible Materials/metabolism ; Cell Proliferation ; Cell Survival ; Cells, Immobilized/cytology ; Goats ; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate/chemistry ; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate/metabolism ; Mice ; Osteoblasts/cytology ; Osteogenesis ; Poloxamer/chemistry ; Poloxamer/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Biocompatible Materials ; Poloxamer (106392-12-5) ; Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate (25852-47-5)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2013-03
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 639283-0
    ISSN 1530-8022 ; 0885-3282
    ISSN (online) 1530-8022
    ISSN 0885-3282
    DOI 10.1177/0885328211427774
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  3. Article ; Online: The role of patient advocacy organisations in neuromuscular disease R&D--The case of the Dutch neuromuscular disease association VSN.

    Boon, Wouter / Broekgaarden, Ria

    Neuromuscular disorders : NMD

    2010  Volume 20, Issue 2, Page(s) 148–151

    Abstract: ... R&D and policymaking for rare neuromuscular diseases. The Dutch neuromuscular disease organisation ...

    Abstract This article investigates to what extent patient advocacy organisations play a role in influencing R&D and policymaking for rare neuromuscular diseases. The Dutch neuromuscular disease organisation VSN is studied in depth. A brief history of the VSN is sketched along with the international embedding of the organisation. Then, a more general perspective is provided on the reasons and extent of the involvement of patient organisations (and especially the VSN) in innovation processes. Lastly, internal mechanisms are presented that can best be applied by these organisations. The VSN adheres to a rare, long-term vision on drug innovation that requires long-term planning and policy and vision creation and steering the direction of science and technology. At the same time, other actors like scientific organisations and science policymakers and managers can benefit from these lessons to learn how to deal with patients and patient organisations in the future.
    MeSH term(s) Community Participation ; Consumer Advocacy ; Consumer Organizations/standards ; Consumer Organizations/trends ; Decision Making, Organizational ; Drug Design ; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical/trends ; Drug Industry/legislation & jurisprudence ; Drug Industry/trends ; Drug and Narcotic Control/legislation & jurisprudence ; Drug and Narcotic Control/trends ; Fund Raising ; Health Policy/legislation & jurisprudence ; Health Policy/trends ; Humans ; Models, Organizational ; Netherlands ; Neuromuscular Diseases/drug therapy ; Neuromuscular Diseases/physiopathology ; Neuromuscular Diseases/therapy ; Organizational Innovation ; Patient Advocacy/standards ; Patient Advocacy/trends ; Patient Participation ; Patient-Centered Care ; Physician-Patient Relations ; Practice Patterns, Physicians' ; Professional-Patient Relations ; Quality of Health Care ; Rare Diseases ; Research ; Researcher-Subject Relations ; Translational Medical Research/standards ; Translational Medical Research/trends
    Language English
    Publishing date 2010-02
    Publishing country England
    Document type Editorial
    ZDB-ID 1077681-3
    ISSN 1873-2364 ; 0960-8966
    ISSN (online) 1873-2364
    ISSN 0960-8966
    DOI 10.1016/j.nmd.2009.10.012
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  4. Book ; Online: Disability, Literature, Genre : Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fiction

    Cheyne, Ria

    2019  

    Keywords Literary studies: general ; Literary Criticism ; Modern ; General
    Size 1 Online-Ressource
    Publisher Liverpool University Press
    Document type Book ; Online
    Note English ; Open Access
    HBZ-ID HT021028864
    ISBN 9781789624892 ; 9781789620771 ; 1789624894 ; 1789620775
    Database ZB MED Catalogue: Medicine, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Agriculture

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  5. Article ; Online: Determination of Effective Functional Monomer and Solvent for R(+)-Cathinone Imprinted Polymer Using Density Functional Theory and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches

    Andrian Saputra / Karna Wijaya / Ria Armunanto / Lisa Tania / Iqmal Tahir

    Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 516-

    2017  Volume 522

    Abstract: Determination of effective functional monomer and solvent for R(+)-cathinone imprinted polymer ... candidates for effective functional monomer and solvent, for the synthesis of R(+)-cathinone imprinted ...

    Abstract Determination of effective functional monomer and solvent for R(+)-cathinone imprinted polymer through modeling has been done using density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approaches. The selection criteria of the best monomer and solvent are based on the classical potential energy (ΔEMM) from molecular dynamics simulation and confirmed further by quantum potential energy (ΔEDFT) from DFT calculation. The DFT calculation was performed in B3LYP exchange-correlation functional within the 6-31G(d) basis set of function including Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM) solvation effect. From this research, it is obtained that N,N’-methylene bis acrylamide and chloroform are respectively the best candidates for effective functional monomer and solvent, for the synthesis of R(+)-cathinone imprinted polymer.
    Keywords R(+)-cathinone ; molecular imprinted polymer ; functional monomer ; molecular dynamics ; DFT calculation ; Chemistry ; QD1-999
    Subject code 541
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Enhancing Spermatogenesis in Non-obstructive Azoospermia through Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy.

    Margiana, Ria

    Current stem cell research & therapy

    2024  

    Abstract: Stem cells hold great promise as novel and encouraging therapeutic tools in the treatment of degenerative disorders due to their differentiation potential while maintaining the capability to self-renewal and their unlimited ability to divide and ... ...

    Abstract Stem cells hold great promise as novel and encouraging therapeutic tools in the treatment of degenerative disorders due to their differentiation potential while maintaining the capability to self-renewal and their unlimited ability to divide and regenerate tissue. A variety of different types of stem cells can be used in cell therapy. Among these, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy has gradually established itself as a novel method for treating damaged tissues that need restoration and renewal. Male infertility is an important health challenge affecting approximately 8-12% of people around the world. This abnormality can be caused by primary, congenital, acquired, or idiopathic reasons. Men with no sperm in their semen have a condition called azoospermia, caused by non-obstructive (NOA) causes and post-testicular obstructive causes. Accumulating evidence has shown that various types of MSCs can differentiate into germ cells and improve spermatogenesis in the seminiferous tubules of animal models. In addition, recent studies in animal models have exhibited that extracellular vesicles derived from MSCs can stimulate the progression of spermatogenesis and germ cell regeneration in the recipient testes. In spite of the fact that various improvements have been made in the treatment of azoospermia disorder in animal models by MSC or their extracellular vesicles, no clinical trials have been carried out to test their therapeutic effect on the NOA. In this review, we summarize the potential of MSC transplantation for treating infertility caused by NOA.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-12
    Publishing country United Arab Emirates
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2251937-3
    ISSN 2212-3946 ; 1574-888X
    ISSN (online) 2212-3946
    ISSN 1574-888X
    DOI 10.2174/011574888X283311231226081845
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  7. Article ; Online: Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes in preeclampsia: A next-generation therapeutic tool.

    Margiana, Ria

    Cell biochemistry and function

    2024  Volume 42, Issue 1, Page(s) e3908

    Abstract: Preeclampsia (PE) is a major gestational disorder that causes both long- and short-term damage to both the mother and the fetus. Endometrium decidualization and the formation of the placenta are orchestrated by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs ... ...

    Abstract Preeclampsia (PE) is a major gestational disorder that causes both long- and short-term damage to both the mother and the fetus. Endometrium decidualization and the formation of the placenta are orchestrated by mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs obtained from patients with PE exhibit an elevated rate of aging and apoptosis, which impairs the interplay between MSCs and endothelium, trophoblast, and immune cells in the placenta, accelerating the onset of PE. Preclinical and clinical evidence imply that the MSC-based therapy approach for PE is prospective. Importantly, as a novel cell-free approach, MSC-derived exosomes can improve symptoms and maternal-fetal survival in PE models by raising cell metabolism, encouraging angiogenesis balance, and regulating immune responses. Even following allogeneic administration, the likelihood of immune rejection is very limited as a result of the small quantity of exosome membrane-bound proteins. Furthermore, because exosomes do not expand, developing tumors is not probable. As a result, MSC-derived exosomes show superiority over MSCs in terms of safety. For the first time, we outline the properties of MSC-exosomes and highlight their functions and potential as a new paradigm for PE therapy in this review.
    MeSH term(s) Female ; Pregnancy ; Humans ; Exosomes ; Pre-Eclampsia/therapy ; Prospective Studies ; Aging ; Membrane Proteins ; Mesenchymal Stem Cells
    Chemical Substances Membrane Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-25
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 283643-9
    ISSN 1099-0844 ; 0263-6484
    ISSN (online) 1099-0844
    ISSN 0263-6484
    DOI 10.1002/cbf.3908
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  8. Article: Isolation of pure compound R/J/3 from Pluchea indica (L.) Less. and its anti-amoebic activities against Entamoeba histolytica.

    Biswas, Ria / Dutta, P K / Achari, B / Bandyopadhyay, Durba / Mishra, Moumita / Pramanik, K C / Chatterjee, T K

    Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

    2007  Volume 14, Issue 7-8, Page(s) 534–537

    Abstract: ... The compounds were identified by spectroscopic analyses. The anti-amoebic activities of the pure compound R/J/3 ... was investigated against the HM1 strain of Entamoeba histolytica. The compound, R/J/3 showed the most ...

    Abstract The plant Pluchea indica is known for its anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-pyretic, hypoglycemic, diuretic and anti-microbial activities besides many other pharmacological activities. We have isolated and purified seven compounds from the methanolic root extract of this plant by column chromatography. The compounds were identified by spectroscopic analyses. The anti-amoebic activities of the pure compound R/J/3 was investigated against the HM1 strain of Entamoeba histolytica. The compound, R/J/3 showed the most pronounced anti-proliferative activity at a dose of 50 microg/ml. It also showed a marked activity on cell lysis of trophozoites, 4h after administration. The cell lytic activity was compared with metronidazole (5 microg/ml) as positive control.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Antiprotozoal Agents/chemistry ; Antiprotozoal Agents/isolation & purification ; Antiprotozoal Agents/pharmacology ; Asteraceae/chemistry ; Cell Proliferation/drug effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Entamoeba histolytica/drug effects ; Molecular Structure ; Thiophenes/chemistry ; Thiophenes/isolation & purification ; Thiophenes/pharmacology ; Time Factors
    Chemical Substances 2-(prop-1-ynyl)-5(5,6-dihydroxyhexa-1,3-diynyl)thiophene ; Antiprotozoal Agents ; Thiophenes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2007-08
    Publishing country Germany
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1205240-1
    ISSN 1618-095X ; 0944-7113
    ISSN (online) 1618-095X
    ISSN 0944-7113
    DOI 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.11.003
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  9. Article ; Online: Physician associates (PAs) experiencing difficulty.

    Agarwal, Ria

    The clinical teacher

    2023  , Page(s) e13688

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-09
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2151518-9
    ISSN 1743-498X ; 1743-4971
    ISSN (online) 1743-498X
    ISSN 1743-4971
    DOI 10.1111/tct.13688
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  10. Article: Management of urinary tract infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance.

    Pothoven, Ria

    Drug target insights

    2023  Volume 17, Page(s) 126–137

    Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections globally, imposing a substantial personal and economic burden on individuals and health resources. Despite international health concerns and sustained public awareness campaigns about ... ...

    Abstract Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections globally, imposing a substantial personal and economic burden on individuals and health resources. Despite international health concerns and sustained public awareness campaigns about the emergence of resistant microorganisms through the inappropriate therapeutic use of antimicrobial agents, the problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is worsening, and AMR in UTIs represents a critical global healthcare issue. This narrative review summarizes evidence-based scientific material, recommendations from the current medical literature, and the latest clinical guidelines on antibiotic and antibiotic-sparing strategies for managing urological infections, including practical approaches to improve the management of patients with acute and recurrent UTIs (rUTIs) in routine clinical practice. Novel emerging therapies and prophylaxis options are described as potential alternatives to overcome the abuse and overuse of antibiotics and the practical application of the guideline recommendations and issues relating to best practice in managing UTIs.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2423820-X
    ISSN 1177-3928
    ISSN 1177-3928
    DOI 10.33393/dti.2023.2660
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