Search Results for: Methionine

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019

Usefulness of [C] Methionine PET in the Differentiation of Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis from High Grade Astrocytoma.

Publication date: Apr 17, 2019 Tumefactive multiple sclerosis (tumefactive MS) is an atypical variant of MS characterized by a large isolated demyelinating lesion. Because tumefactive MS mimics high grade astrocytoma ... Read more

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019

Methionine Antagonizes para-Aminosalicylic Acid Activity via Affecting Folate Precursor Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: May 13, 2018 para-Aminosalicylic acid (PAS) is a second-line anti-tubercular drug that is used for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). PAS efficacy in the treatment of TB ... Read more

November 15, 2018November 15, 2018

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D increases the methionine cycle, CD4 T cell DNA methylation and HeliosFoxp3 T regulatory cells to reverse autoimmune neurodegenerative disease.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Nov 15, 2018 We investigated how one calcitriol dose plus vitamin D reverses experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a multiple sclerosis model. This protocol rapidly increased CD4 T cell ... Read more

August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

A frontal tumefactive demyelinating lesion mimicking glioblastoma differentiated by methionine positron emission tomography.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Aug 13, 2018 Tumefactive demyelinating lesion (TDL) is often reported as a rare variation of multiple sclerosis (MS). TDL is difficult to diagnose solely by magnetic resonance imaging ... Read more

June 26, 2018June 26, 2018

Modulation of Dietary Methionine Intake Elicits Potent, yet Distinct, Anticancer Effects on Primary Versus Metastatic Tumors.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Jun 23, 2018 Methionine dependency describes the characteristic rapid in vitro death of most tumor cells in the absence of methionine. Combining chemotherapy with dietary methionine deprivation (MDD) ... Read more

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019

Annotated Guidance and Recommendations for the Role and Actions of Emergency Medical Services Systems in the Current Opioid and Drug-Related Epidemics.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: May 17, 2019 The U.S. and worldwide death toll from opioids and other drugs has accelerated, rivaling all other causes of premature death. Emergency medical services (EMS) now ... Read more

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Opioid-Induced Sedation and Respiratory Depression: Are Sedation Scales Enough to Prevent Adverse Drug Events Postoperatively?

Opioids Literature

Publication date: May 15, 2019 Nurses who care for hospitalized patients are responsible for ensuring adequate pain management is provided in a safe manner. The clinical challenge is balancing the ... Read more

May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease-a meta-analysis.

Parkinson's Disease Literature

Publication date: May 18, 2019 Conflicting results identifying the association between Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphism, Val66Met, and cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been reported. To clarify whether ... Read more

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019

MALAT1 regulates miR-34a expression in melanoma cells.

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: May 17, 2019 Melanoma is one of the most common skin malignancies. Both microRNAs and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have critical roles in the progression of cancers, including ... Read more

May 19, 2019May 19, 2019

Cognitive Assessment of Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis in the Arab World: a Systematic Review.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: May 17, 2019 The prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) is on the rise globally, and recent epidemiological studies have observed increased rates in the Arab world (i.e., countries ... Read more