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[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"Several cases of syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis induced by anti-Parkinson agents have been reported. Our previous study demonstrated that pergolide and pramipexole stimulated elevation of plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels in some patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), but that levodopa/carbidopa (300/30 mg/day) did not affect plasma AVP levels in treatment-naïve PD patients. On the basis of the binding profile of ropinirole to monoamine receptors, we hypothesized that ropinirole does not stimulate AVP secretion. The aim of this study was to test this hypothesis.\", 'Inclusion criteria were patients with probable PD suffering from a wearing-off phenomenon and who had been treated using levodopa/carbidopa with or without entacapone, but not with other classes of anti-Parkinson agents. Patients were excluded if they had at least one condition that could be associated with high AVP levels. Ropinirole was initiated at 0.5 mg 3 times daily, and daily dosages were increased by 1.5 mg/day on a biweekly basis up to 6 mg/day. Plasma AVP levels were determined every two weeks. Effects of escalating ropinirole dosage on plasma AVP levels were evaluated using a one-way analysis of variance for repeated measures, an a priori Dunnett multiple comparison test, and a regression analysis.', 'Of 16 patients enrolled, 11 patients (four males and seven females) completed the study. There was no statistically significant dose-response relationship between the ropinirole dosage and plasma AVP levels.'] Does ropinirole affect plasma arginine vasopressin levels in patients with advanced Parkinson 's disease?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The need to integrate information from multiple linkage maps is a long-standing problem in genetics. One way to visualize the complex ordinal relationships is with a directed graph, where each vertex in the graph is a bin of markers. When there are no ordering conflicts between the linkage maps, the result is a directed acyclic graph, or DAG, which can then be linearized to produce a consensus map.', 'New algorithms for the simplification and linearization of consensus graphs have been implemented as a package for the R computing environment called DAGGER. The simplified consensus graphs produced by DAGGER exactly capture the ordinal relationships present in a series of linkage maps. Using either linear or quadratic programming, DAGGER generates a consensus map with minimum error relative to the linkage maps while remaining ordinally consistent with them. Both linearization methods produce consensus maps that are compressed relative to the mean of the linkage maps. After rescaling, however, the consensus maps had higher accuracy (and higher marker density) than the individual linkage maps in genetic simulations. When applied to four barley linkage maps genotyped at nearly 3000 SNP markers, DAGGER produced a consensus map with improved fine structure compared to the existing barley consensus SNP map. The root-mean-squared error between the linkage maps and the DAGGER map was 0.82 cM per marker interval compared to 2.28 cM for the existing consensus map. Examination of the barley hardness locus at the 5HS telomere, for which there is a physical map, confirmed that the DAGGER output was more accurate for fine structure analysis.'] Does new algorithm improve fine structure of the barley consensus SNP map?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Traumatic experience can result in life-long changes in the ability to cope with future stressors and emotionally salient events. These experiences, particularly during early development, are a significant risk factor for later life anxiety disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, because traumatic experience typically results in strong episodic memories, it is not known whether such long-term memories are necessary for particular features of PTSD, such as enhanced fear and anxiety. Here, we used a fear conditioning procedure in juvenile rats before maturation of the neural systems supporting declarative memory to assess the necessity of early memory to the later life development of PTSD-related symptoms.', 'Nineteen-day old rats were exposed to unpredictable and inescapable footshocks, and fear memory for the shock context was assessed during adulthood. Thereafter, adult animals were either exposed to single-trial fear conditioning or elevated plus maze or sacrificed for basal diurnal corticosterone and quantification of neuronal glucocorticoid and neuropeptide Y receptors.', 'Early trauma exposed rats displayed stereotypic footshock reactivity, yet by adulthood, hippocampus-dependent contextual fear-related memory was absent. However, adult rats showed sensitized fear learning, aberrant basal circadian fluctuations of corticosterone, increased amygdalar glucocorticoid receptors, decreased time spent in the open arm of an elevated plus maze, and an odor aversion associated with early-life footshocks.'] Does amnesia for early life stress preclude the adult development of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in rats?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a common complication of sepsis in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, but the links between mechanical ventilation and MODS are unclear. Our goal was to determine whether a minimally injurious mechanical ventilation strategy synergizes with low-dose endotoxemia to induce the activation of pro-inflammatory pathways in the lungs and in the systemic circulation, resulting in distal organ dysfunction and/or injury.', 'We administered intraperitoneal Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 1 microg/g) to C57BL/6 mice, and 14 hours later subjected the mice to 6 hours of mechanical ventilation with tidal volumes of 10 ml/kg (LPS + MV). Comparison groups received ventilation but no LPS (MV), LPS but no ventilation (LPS), or neither LPS nor ventilation (phosphate-buffered saline; PBS).', 'Myeloperoxidase activity and the concentrations of the chemokines macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2) and KC were significantly increased in the lungs of mice in the LPS + MV group, in comparison with mice in the PBS group. Interestingly, permeability changes across the alveolar epithelium and histological changes suggestive of lung injury were minimal in mice in the LPS + MV group. However, despite the minimal lung injury, the combination of mechanical ventilation and LPS resulted in chemical and histological evidence of liver and kidney injury, and this was associated with increases in the plasma concentrations of KC, MIP-2, IL-6, and TNF-alpha.'] Does mechanical ventilation interact with endotoxemia to induce extrapulmonary organ dysfunction?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The activation marker CD40 ligand (CD40L) has recently been demonstrated to be released from the cytoplasm of platelets (PLTs) during storage. CD40L may be associated with some adverse transfusion reactions including febrile responses and transfusion-related acute lung injury. CD62P has been traditionally measured to assess PLT activation. This study compares the surface levels of CD40L and CD62P and accumulation of the soluble forms of these activation markers in the plasma of stored PLTs, prepared by PLT-rich plasma (PRP) or buffy coat (BC) methods and with two apheresis instruments.', 'Individual PLT concentrates (PCs) were prepared in 100 percent plasma from a pool of two ABO-identical whole-blood units. Apheresis PLTs (APs) were prepared in 100 percent plasma using one of two commercially available cell separators (Amicus, Baxter Healthcare; and Trima, Gambro BCT). Surface expression of CD40L and CD62P was measured by flow cytometry, and secretion of soluble CD40L (sCD40L) and soluble CD62 (sCD62) was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay during 7 days of PLT storage.', 'Secretion of sCD40L was greater in Amicus APs than in Trima APs during the first 3 days of storage. It was also greater in the PRP-PC preparations than in BC-PC preparations through the first day of storage. Surface expression of CD40L was low in all PLT preparations. Secretion of sCD62P was greater in Amicus APs than in Trima APs during the entire storage period and greater in PRP-PC than in BC during the first 5 days of storage. The percentage of CD62P-positive PLTs was greater in Amicus units than Trima units and greater in PRP-PC than BC-PC preparations during the first 5 and 3 days of storage, respectively.'] Do platelet products prepared by different methods of sedimentation undergo platelet activation differently during storage?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Decreased oxygen supply is generally accepted as the primary cause of muscle dysfunction in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) and intermittent claudication, although reported morphologic changes in the mitochondria of claudicating muscle suggest that impaired energy utilization may also play a role. With the measurement of the phosphate-rich compounds of muscle energy metabolism (adenosinetriphosphate [ATP], adenosinediphosphate [ADP], and phosphocreatine [PCr]) and pH, phosphorus P 31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P MRS) provides a unique, noninvasive method to investigate this hypothesis further.', 'Calf muscle bioenergetics were studied in 12 men with moderate claudication (ankle-brachial index >/=0.5 and </=0.8) and 14 normal control subjects with the use of (31)P MRS and standard treadmill testing. Phosphorus MRS evaluation of the superficial posterior calf muscles was carried out with a 90-second submaximal isometric plantar flexion exercise. This mild exercise was chosen to permit in-magnet testing and to allow study of intrinsic mitochondrial efficiency under conditions of unchallenged blood flow. Phosphocreatine and ADP recovery time constants (t.c.), two very sensitive measures of oxidative mitochondrial function, as well as intracellular pH and ATP production via anaerobic glycolysis were determined during three exercise sessions and the results averaged and compared to known values obtained from a control population.', 'During the (31)P MRS protocol, the end exercise intracellular pH (7.11 +/- 0.01 vs 7.11 +/- 0.01) and ATP production by anaerobic glycolysis (0.13 +/- 0.05 vs 0.14 +/- 0.03 mmol/L per second) were no different in PAOD patients versus control subjects, confirming that the protocol exercise did not significantly reduce oxygen supply. Phosphocreatine and ADP recovery t.c. (137 +/- 41 vs 44 +/- 3 seconds and 60 +/- 10 vs 29 +/- 2 seconds, respectively) were significantly slower than normal (P <.05, t test). There was, however, no correlation between these measures of mitochondrial function and any treadmill parameter (P >.5, Pearson moment correlation).'] Does phosphorus 31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy suggest a mitochondrial defect in claudicating skeletal muscle?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The transgenic rat TGR(mREN2)27 is a monogenetic rat model in hypertension research. Integration of mouse Ren-2 gene into the rat genome led to fulminant hypertension despite suppressed plasma and kidney renin concentrations. Renin is highly expressed in extrarenal tissues, especially throughout the adrenal cortex.', 'Because plasma and urinary corticosteroid concentrations are elevated during the development of hypertension in these rats, we investigated the effect of dexamethasone on blood pressure, adrenal renin and steroid metabolism.', 'A daily injection of 100 micrograms/kg dexamethasone for 8 weeks was capable of suppressing the development of hypertension in the transgenic rats. The same regimen did not alter blood pressure in Sprague-Dawley control rats. Plasma concentrations of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-dependent steroids (corticosterone and 18-hydroxydeoxycorticosterone) decreased markedly in both strains treated with dexamethasone, but more pronouncedly in transgenic rats. Surprisingly, plasma aldosterone concentrations increased exclusively in the transgenic rats, and not in control rats, treated with dexamethasone. The decrease in corticosterone and 18-hydroxydeoxycorticosterone production was accompanied by a decrease in the abundance of the messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding the rate-limiting enzyme in steroidogenesis (P450scc cholesterol side-chain cleavage) and a decrease in the mRNA encoding P450c11 beta (11 beta-hydroxylase). The increase in aldosterone was accompanied by a massive increase in the abundance of the mRNA encoding zona glomerulosa-specific P450c11AS (aldosterone synthase), which was not increased in control rats.'] Does chronic dexamethasone treatment suppress hypertension development in the transgenic rat TGR ( mREN2 ) 27?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is a frequent complication of preterm delivery. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) released from astrocytes and microglia activated by infection or ischemia have previously been shown to impair survival and maturation of oligodendrocyte progenitors and could thus be considered as potential factors contributing to the generation of this disease. The first goal of the present study was to investigate whether exposure of oligodendrocyte precursors to these cytokines arrests the maturation of ion currents in parallel to its effects on myelin proteins and morphological maturation. Secondly, in the search for agents, that can protect differentiating oligodendrocyte precursor cells from cytokine-induced damage we investigated effects of coapplications of corticosteroids with proinflammatory cytokines on the subsequent survival and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells.', 'To exclude influences from factors released from other cell types purified cultures of oligodendrocyte precursors were exposed to cytokines and/or steroids and allowed to differentiate for further 6 days in culture. Changes in membrane surface were investigated with capacitance recordings and Scanning Ion Conductance Microscopy. Na+- and K+- currents were investigated using whole cell patch clamp recordings. The expression of myelin specific proteins was investigated using western blots and the precursor cells were identified using immunostaining with A2B5 antibodies.', 'Surviving IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha treated cells continued to maintain voltage-activated Na+- and K+ currents characteristic for the immature cells after 6 days in differentiation medium. Corticosterone, dihydrocorticosterone and, most prominently dexamethasone, counteracted the deleterious effects of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha on cell survival, A2B5-immunostaining and expression of myelin basic protein. The most potent corticosteroid tested, dexamethasone, was shown to counteract cytokine effects on membrane surface extension and capacitance. Furthermore, coapplication of dexamethasone blocked the cytokine-induced downregulation of the inwardly rectifying potassium current in 80% of the precursor cells and restored the cytokine-blocked down-regulation of the voltage activated Na+- and K+ currents during subsequent differentiation.'] Do corticosteroids reverse cytokine-induced block of survival and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells from rats?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Renal artery stenosis (RAS) impacts the pathogenesis and control of heart failure (HF) and may further contribute to increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in HF patients. However, the long-term effects of renal artery revascularization on cardiovascular outcomes in HF patients are not well studied.', 'The prevalence of HF and its effects on all-cause mortality were studied in 163 consecutive patients with systemic hypertension and chronic kidney disease (serum creatinine >2 mg/dL) who underwent percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA) with stenting for atherosclerotic RAS. In addition, in 100 patients with RAS and coexistent HF, we compared the impact of medical treatment (n = 50) versus PTRA (n = 50) on clinical outcomes.', 'HF (predominantly normal ejection fraction) was present in 50/163 (31%) patients with systemic hypertension and chronic kidney disease (serum creatinine >2 mg/ dL) undergoing PTRA for RAS and represented the major predictor of all-cause mortality in these patients. When compared with sex-matched RAS and HF patients treated medically, PTRA with stenting was associated with a significant decrease in the New York Heart Association Functional Class (1.9 +/- 0.8 versus 2.6 +/- 1.0, P < 0.04) and a 5-fold reduction in the number of hospitalizations. However, renal artery revascularization did not impact mortality.'] Does renal artery revascularization improve heart failure control in patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Environmental factors such as early drug exposure influence drug abuse vulnerability, and evidence also suggests that drug abuse is highly heritable. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether environmental and genetic factors interact to produce additive drug abuse vulnerability.', 'An animal model of relapse was used to examine the effects of adolescent nicotine exposure on adult cocaine seeking in rats bred for high (HiS) and low (LoS) saccharin intake. Rats from HiS and LoS progenitor lines received s.c. injections of nicotine for 10 days (postnatal days 22-31). Rats were then allowed to reach adulthood and were trained to lever press for cocaine infusions. During each self-administration session, the house light (HL) was illuminated and each lever press activated a set of lights adjacent to the lever (LL). Following cocaine self-administration, the HL and LL were deactivated, cocaine solutions were replaced with saline, and rats extinguished lever pressing. Subsequently, rats were tested under a multi-component reinstatement procedure consisting of: (1) cue-induced reinstatement with LL alone and the HL presented alone, (2) cocaine-induced reinstatement without LL and HL present, (3) and cocaine-induced reinstatement with LL present.', 'The results indicated that adolescent nicotine exposure sensitized the reinstatement of cocaine seeking during adulthood in HiS (but not LoS) rats when lever pressing resulted in LL cue presentations. In addition, following administration of the cocaine priming injection, rats exposed to nicotine (vs. saline) during adolescence (LoS and HiS) engaged in more cocaine seeking under the cocaine-primed reinstatement condition when lever pressing illuminated the LL.'] Does adolescent nicotine exposure sensitize cue-induced reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats bred for high and low saccharin intake?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Pancreatic-pleural fistula is an uncommon complication of chronic pancreatitis occurring as a result of disruption of the main pancreatic duct and tracking of pancreatic fluid through the retroperitoneum into 1 or both thoracic cavities. The optimal treatment strategy for pancreatic-pleural fistula is unknown; it has traditionally been medical management followed by operative therapy for patients who fail to respond to conservative treatment. Our objective was to compile the case reports of pancreatic-pleural fistula in the literature in order to better define clinical management strategy.', 'The case management of pancreatic-pleural fistula was reviewed and a structured MEDLINE search for published studies was performed. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed on compiled data.', 'Review of the literature revealed 63 adult patients with pancreatic-pleural fistula published in English between 1970 and 2008. The majority of patients were male (71%) and there was a predominance of alcohol-associated chronic pancreatitis (51%). There were 10 complications (16%) and 2 deaths (3%) reported. Most patients were treated initially with medical therapy (87%). Medical therapy was deemed to have failed after an average period of 35+/-5 days. Total duration of therapy for patients in whom operative intervention was required after attempted medical management was 40+/-6 days, which was greater than the surgery alone cohort. In total, operative treatment was successful more often than medical therapy (94% vs 31%).'] Is pancreatic-pleural fistula best managed by early operative intervention?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Falls are among the most common and serious problems facing the elderly. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is the gold standard in measuring falls risk. With higher functioning elders, a ceiling effect is often evidenced using the BBS. The purpose of this study was to determine if the Multiple Tasks Test (MTT) when used in high functioning community dwelling elderly correlated with the BBS. Secondly, this study assessed the unidimensionality of the MTT. If a relationship existed between the performance of multiple tasks and the potential loss of balance resulting in falls, then the MTT would be more appropriate than the BBS at predicting falls in higher functioning individuals.', 'Twenty-two independent community dwelling older adults were tested using both the MTT and the BBS on the same day at a senior center.', \"Correlations between the BBS and the MTT ranged between -0.765 and -0.79. The results of the Guttman's scalability analysis were a plus percentage ratio of 0.75 and an index of reproducibility of 0.93. Scales with these values are regarded as having evidence of unidimensionality.\"] Do the Multiple Tasks Test as a predictor of falls in older adults?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Although anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is the treatment gold standard for ACL injury, it does not reduce the risk of posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Therefore, new treatments that minimize this postoperative complication are of interest. Bioenhanced ACL repair, in which a bioactive scaffold is used to stimulate healing of an ACL transection, has shown considerable promise in short-term studies. The long-term results of this technique and the effects of the bioenhancement on the articular cartilage have not been previously evaluated in a large animal model.', '(1) The structural (tensile) properties of the porcine ACL at 6 and 12 months after injury are similar when treated with bioenhanced ACL repair, bioenhanced ACL reconstruction, or conventional ACL reconstruction, and all treatments yield results superior to untreated ACL transection. (2) After 1 year, macroscopic cartilage damage following bioenhanced ACL repair is similar to that in bioenhanced ACL reconstruction and less than in conventional ACL reconstruction and untreated ACL transection.', 'Controlled laboratory study.', 'A total of 64 Yucatan mini-pigs underwent ACL transection and randomization to 4 experimental groups: no treatment, conventional ACL reconstruction, bioenhanced ACL reconstruction using a bioactive scaffold, and bioenhanced ACL repair using a bioactive scaffold. The biomechanical properties of the ligament or graft were examined and macroscopic assessments of the cartilage surfaces were performed after 6 and 12 months of healing.', 'The structural properties (ie, linear stiffness, yield, and maximum loads) of the ligament after bioenhanced ACL repair were not significantly different from those in bioenhanced ACL reconstruction or conventional ACL reconstruction but were significantly greater than those in untreated ACL transection after 12 months of healing. Macroscopic cartilage damage after bioenhanced ACL repair was significantly less than that in untreated ACL transection and bioenhanced ACL reconstruction, and there was a strong trend (P = .068) for less macroscopic cartilage damage than in conventional ACL reconstruction in the porcine model at 12 months.'] Does use of a bioactive scaffold to stimulate anterior cruciate ligament healing also minimize posttraumatic osteoarthritis after surgery?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Previous observations have indicated that CO2 insufflation increases peritoneal plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) expression.', 'Primarily cultured human peritoneal mesothelial cells were exposed to either flowing or pressurized CO2 for 90 min. Unexposed cultures served as controls. Samples of cell culture media were taken at 0, 5, and 24 h after exposure to measure media pH, PAI-1, and tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) protein release. Simultaneous samples were taken to measure PAI-1 and t-PA mRNA expression.', 'Mesothelial cells exposed to flowing CO2 released more PAI-1 than those exposed to pressurized CO2 ( p < 0.001) and controls ( p < 0.001). Cells exposed to flowing CO2 had an increased PAI-1 mRNA expression at 5 h.'] Does cO2 promote plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1 expression in human mesothelial cells?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Botulinum toxin is an effective treatment for anal fissure, though there is a lack of agreement over the optimal site for its injection. This reflects our current ignorance of its mechanism, and whether it has any action on the nerves of the internal anal sphincter (IAS). This study set out to resolve this issue through use of a pig model.', 'Eight pigs were studied in pairs: one of each pair received a botulinum toxin injection into the anal sphincter, whilst the other acted as its control. Manometry was performed every two weeks under anaesthesia. Pigs were slaughtered at between four and six weeks after injection and the properties of the IAS compared in vitro.', 'Whilst maximum anal resting pressure (MARP) increased slowly in control pigs during the experimental period, reflecting weight gain, a fall was observed in treated pigs. In vitro, IAS strips from control pigs generated 400 mg of spontaneous tone per gram of tissue (+/- 45; standard error), compared to 250 (+/- 25) mg/g tissue from treated pigs (P < 0.01). Electric Field Stimulation at 50 Hz produced 150 (+/- 22) mg contraction/gram tissue in IAS strips from control pigs compared to 53 (+/- 13) mg/g tissue in treated pigs (P < 0.0005). This contractile response was blocked by guanethidine.'] Does botulinum toxin injection inhibit myogenic tone and sympathetic nerve function in the porcine internal anal sphincter?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To investigate the association of retinopathy with the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in type 2 diabetic subjects in a population-based 18-year follow-up study with particular emphasis on sex differences.', 'Our study cohort comprised 425 Finnish type 2 diabetic men and 399 type 2 diabetic women who were free of CVD at baseline. The findings were classified based on standardized clinical ophthalmoscopy to categories of no retinopathy, background retinopathy, and proliferative retinopathy. The study end points were all-cause, CVD, and CHD mortality.', 'Adjusted Cox model hazard ratios (95% CIs) of all-cause, CVD, and CHD mortality in men were 1.34 (0.98-1.83), 1.30 (0.86-1.96), and 1.18 (0.74-1.89), respectively, for background retinopathy and 3.05 (1.70-5.45), 3.32 (1.61-6.78), and 2.54 (1.07-6.04), respectively, for proliferative retinopathy and in women 1.61 (1.17-2.22), 1.71 (1.17-2.51), and 1.79 (1.13-2.85), respectively, for background retinopathy and 2.92 (1.41-6.06), 3.17 (1.38-7.30), and 4.98 (2.06-12.06), respectively, for proliferative retinopathy.'] Does retinopathy predict cardiovascular mortality in type 2 diabetic men and women?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['In eukaryotic cells, RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) contribute to gene expression by regulating the form, abundance, and stability of both coding and non-coding RNA. In the vertebrate brain, RBPs account for many distinctive features of RNA processing such as activity-dependent transcript localization and localized protein synthesis. Several RBPs with activities that are important for the proper function of adult brain have been identified, but how many RBPs exist and where these genes are expressed in the developing brain is uncharacterized.', 'Here we describe a comprehensive catalogue of the unique RBPs encoded in the mouse genome and provide an online database of RBP expression in developing brain. We identified 380 putative RBPs in the mouse genome. Using in situ hybridization, we visualized the expression of 323 of these RBP genes in the brains of developing mice at embryonic day 13.5, when critical fate choice decisions are made and at P0, when major structural components of the adult brain are apparent. We demonstrate i) that 16 of the 323 RBPs examined show neural-specific expression at the stages we examined, and ii) that a far larger subset (221) shows regionally restricted expression in the brain. Of the regionally restricted RBPs, we describe one group that is preferentially expressed in the E13.5 ventricular areas and a second group that shows spatially restricted expression in post-mitotic regions of the embryonic brain. Additionally, we find a subset of RBPs that share the same complex pattern of expression, in proliferating regions of the embryonic and postnatal NS and peripheral tissues.'] Does a genome-wide in situ hybridization map of RNA-binding proteins reveal anatomically restricted expression in the developing mouse brain?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Recently, many antioxidants have been tested in cardiovascular disease. The effect of antioxidants on alleviation of coronary vasospasm, however, remains unclear. We investigated whether chronic administration of ascorbic acid and glutathione prevents coronary vasospasm in pigs.', 'Balloon-induced endothelial injury in the left anterior descending coronary artery was performed every 2 weeks until 6 weeks (0, 2, 4, 6 weeks). Ten micrograms per kilogram serotonin-induced vasoconstriction was assessed before each endothelial injury and at eighth week by coronary angiography.', 'In endothelial injury without antioxidant group (ED group, n=12), serotonin-induced left anterior descending coronary artery vasoconstriction was augmented from 7+/-4% (0 week) to 88+/-8% (8th week, P<0.01) with electrocardiogram-ST elevation, and an increase of cyclooxygenase-2 expression and a decrease of endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression was observed at the spasm portion removed from the endothelial denuded site. In the endothelial injury group with oral administration of ascorbic acid 3 g/day and glutathione 1 g/day after the first endothelial injury (ASC+GSH group, n=12), serotonin-induced vasoconstriction was suppressed (8th week, 60+/-6%, P<0.01 vs. ED group) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression was fairly well maintained. Intimal thickening was observed at the left anterior descending artery spasm portion in the endothelial injury without antioxidant group but not at the corresponding portion in the ASC+GSH group.'] Is antioxidant a useful supportive agent for the treatment of coronary vasospasm with endothelial dysfunction in pig?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To determine whether a spontaneous luteinizing hormone (LH) surge influences the pregnancy and miscarriage rate in women with unexplained infertility undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) without in vitro fertilization.', 'Retrospective cohort study.', 'Ovulation Induction Clinic, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia.', '145 patients with unexplained infertility who underwent 374 cycles of COH.', 'Two types of ovarian stimulation protocols were used: human menopausal gonadotrophin (hMG) alone or hMG and clomiphene citrate (CC). A spontaneous LH surge occurred in 54% of the total cycles. All patients received human chorionic gonadotrophin, whether or not a spontaneous LH surge occurred. All cycles were covered by natural intercourse.', 'Cycle pregnancy rate and miscarriage rate in cycles with or without a spontaneous LH surge.', 'The cycle pregnancy rate of the LH surge group was significantly higher than that of the no LH surge group for CC/hMG cycles (16.4% and 4.3% respectively, p = 0.02) but not for hMG alone cycles (12.8% and 10% respectively, P > .05). The miscarriage rate was not significantly different between the LH surge group and no LH surge group in either the CC/hMG cycles (30% and 75% respectively, P > .05) or the hMG alone cycles (22% and 38% respectively, P > .05).'] Is a spontaneous luteinizing hormone surge beneficial in women with unexplained infertility undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation without in vitro fertilization?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Aortic stenosis (AS) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are frequent comorbidities in aging populations. In heart failure, DM worsens diastolic left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, thereby adversely affecting symptoms and prognosis. Effects of DM on diastolic LV function were therefore assessed in aortic stenosis, and underlying myocardial mechanisms were identified.', 'Patients referred for aortic valve replacement were subdivided into patients with AS and no DM (AS; n=46) and patients with AS and DM (AS-DM; n=16). Preoperative Doppler echocardiography and hemodynamics were implemented with perioperative LV biopsies. Histomorphometry and immunohistochemistry quantified myocardial collagen volume fraction and myocardial advanced glycation end product deposition. Isolated cardiomyocytes were stretched to 2.2-μm sarcomere length to measure resting tension (F(passive)). Expression and phosphorylation of titin isoforms were analyzed with gel electrophoresis with ProQ Diamond and SYPRO Ruby stains. Reduced LV end-diastolic distensibility in AS-DM was evident from higher LV end-diastolic pressure (21±1 mm Hg for AS versus 28±4 mm Hg for AS-DM; P=0.04) at comparable LV end-diastolic volume index and attributed to higher myocardial collagen volume fraction (AS, 12.9±1.1% versus AS-DM, 18.2±2.6%; P<0.001), more advanced glycation end product deposition in arterioles, venules, and capillaries (AS, 14.4±2.1 score per 1 mm(2) versus AS-DM, 31.4±6.1 score per 1 mm2; P=0.03), and higher F(passive) (AS, 3.5±1.7 kN/m2 versus AS-DM, 5.1±0.7 kN/m2; P=0.04). Significant hypophosphorylation of the stiff N2B titin isoform in AS-DM explained the higher F(passive) and normalization of F(passive) after in vitro treatment with protein kinase A.'] Does diabetes mellitus worsen diastolic left ventricular dysfunction in aortic stenosis through altered myocardial structure and cardiomyocyte stiffness?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Ghrelin, well-known modulator of food intake and energy balance, is a rather ubiquitous peptide involved in several endocrine and nonendocrine actions. A possible as-yet-unknown role for ghrelin in modulating luteal function has been suggested because both ghrelin and its receptor (GRLN-R) have been immunohistochemically detected in human corpus luteum.', 'We first investigated GRLN-R mRNA expression in midluteal phase human luteal cells. Ghrelin effect on basal and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated progesterone (P) release was then analyzed. Finally, we investigated whether ghrelin could affect luteal release of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), prostaglandin (PG) E(2), both luteotropic factors, and PGF(2alpha), luteolytic modulator. Ghrelin effect on both basal and hypoxia-stimulated VEGF luteal expression was analyzed.', 'Human luteal cells were incubated for 24 h with ghrelin (10(-13) to 10(-7) m) or hCG (100 ng/ml) or CoCl(2) (10 microm), chemical hypoxia, or with hCG or CoCl(2) in combination with ghrelin. Both GRLN-R mRNA and VEGF mRNA were evaluated by real-time RT-PCR. PGs and P release was assayed by RIA, whereas VEGF release by ELISA.', 'GRLN-R mRNA expression was demonstrated in human luteal cells. Both basal and hCG-stimulated P release was significantly decreased by ghrelin, which was able to reduce PGE(2) and increase PGF(2alpha) luteal release. Both basal and hypoxia-stimulated VEGF release was significantly decreased by ghrelin, which did not affect VEGF mRNA luteal expression.'] Does ghrelin affect the release of luteolytic and luteotropic factors in human luteal cells?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Insulin resistance is a frequent feature of chronic hepatitis C. Whether insulin resistance could be the cause or consequence of steatosis and fibrosis is unknown. The ability of HCV genotype 3 to promote steatosis by itself provides an unique opportunity to answer this question.', 'The aim of the present study was to assess the relationships between insulin resistance, steatosis, and fibrosis according to genotype in 141 non-diabetic patients with biopsy proven non-cirrhotic chronic hepatitis C.', 'All patients had fasting serum glycaemia and insulinaemia measurements. Insulin resistance was evaluated using the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA IR) method. Liver steatosis was determined according to hepatitis C virus genotype (1 or 3). Logistic regression and multivariate regression analysis were used to identify variables independently associated with insulin resistance, fatty liver, and fibrosis.', 'Although steatosis and fibrosis were more severe in genotype 3 patients, median HOMA IR was significantly higher in patients with genotype 1 related steatosis than in those with genotype 3 related steatosis (2.1 v 1; p = 0.001). Independent risk factors for steatosis were insulin resistance in genotype 1 patients (p = 0.001) and viral load in genotype 3 patients (p = 0.003). Among genotype 1 patients, independent parameters associated with insulin resistance were age (p = 0.04) and steatosis (p = 0.004). Steatosis was associated with more severe fibrosis whatever the genotype (p = 0.002). Among genotype 1 patients, although there was a significant relationship between circulating insulin level and fibrosis stage (p = 0.006), only steatosis and inflammatory score were independently associated with fibrosis.'] Is insulin resistance a cause of steatosis and fibrosis progression in chronic hepatitis C?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Experimental studies suggest that surgical injury may up- or down-regulate nociceptive function. Therefore, the aim of this clinical study was to evaluate the effect of elective arthroscopically assisted knee surgery on nociceptive responses to a heat injury.', 'Seventeen patients scheduled to undergo repair of the anterior cruciate ligament and 16 healthy controls were studied. The first burn injury was induced 6 days before surgery, and the second burn was induced 1 day after surgery with a contact thermode (12.5 cm2, 47 degrees C for 7 min) placed on the medial aspect of the calf contralateral to the surgical side. Ibuprofen and acetaminophen were given for 2 days before the first burn injury and again from the time of surgery. In the controls, the two burn injuries were separated by 7 days. Sensory variables included cumulated pain score during induction of the burn (visual analog scale), secondary hyperalgesia area, and mechanical and thermal pain perception and pain thresholds assessed before and 1 h after the burn injury.', 'The heat injuries induced significant increases in pain perception (P < 0.001) and decreases in pain thresholds (P < 0.02). Baseline heat pain thresholds were higher during the second burn injury in patients (P < 0.001) and controls (P < 0.01). However, there were no significant differences in pain to heat injury (P > 0.8), secondary hyperalgesia areas (P > 0.1), mechanical and thermal pain perception (P > 0.1), or mechanical and thermal pain thresholds (P > 0.08) in the burn area before surgery compared to after surgery.'] Does arthroscopic knee surgery modify hyperalgesic responses to heat injury?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential therapeutic efficiency of resveratrol in the treatment of experimental endometriosis in rats.', 'Experimental study was carried out in a University hospital.', 'Endometriosis was surgically induced in 24 female rats. Four weeks after this procedure, the viability and dimensions of the endometriosis foci were recorded. Rats were then randomly divided into three groups: (1) Control group (n = 8); (2) low dose (10 mg/kg) resveratrol group (n = 8); (3) high dose (100 mg/kg) resveratrol group (n = 8). At the end of the 7-day treatment, blood samples were taken and laparotomy was performed. The endometrial implants were processed for biochemical, histological and immunohistochemical studies.', 'The Kruskal-Wallis H test and one-way ANOVA test were used.', 'Resveratrol-treated rats showed significantly reduced endometriotic implant volumes (P = 0.004). After treatment, a significant and dose-dependent increase in activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase in serum and tissue of the rats in Group 2 and Group 3 was detected. Similarly, serum and tissue malonyl dialdehyde levels and tissue catalase levels were significantly higher in Group 3 than that of control animals. Histological scores and proliferating cell nuclear antigen expression levels were also significantly reduced in Group 2 and Group 3 than that of control group.'] Does resveratrol successfully treat experimental endometriosis through modulation of oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is a gut hormone regulating intestinal growth and nutrient absorption. Recently, GLP-2 has been reported to stimulate glucagon secretion in healthy humans. We sought to clarify the mechanism and physiological significance of this endocrine effect.', 'The expression of the GLP-2 receptor gene, Glpr2, and the localisation of the protein were evaluated by real-time PCR on cDNA from isolated rat islets and by immunohistochemistry in rat and human pancreas. The glucagon, insulin and somatostatin responses to 0.1, 1 and 10 nmol/l GLP-2 and to GLP-1 and GLP-2 given simultaneously were studied in the isolated perfused rat pancreas.', 'Expression of Glp2r transcript was confirmed by PCR. In both human and rat pancreas, GLP-2r immunoreactivity was colocalised with proglucagon. GLP-2 at 10 nmol/l increased glucagon secretion significantly from a pre-infusion level of 0.314 +/- 0.07 to 0.508 +/- 0.09 pmol/min (p < 0.0005), whereas lower GLP-2 concentrations were ineffective. Neither insulin nor somatostatin output was influenced. During simultaneous administration of GLP-1 and GLP-2, net glucagon release was no longer reduced by 0.1, 1 or 10 nmol/l GLP-1, which, when given alone, inhibited glucagon secretion by 25.0 +/- 9.9, 46.2 +/- 4.8, and 44.1 +/- 2.9%, respectively.'] Does the alpha cell express glucagon-like peptide-2 receptors and glucagon-like peptide-2 stimulates glucagon secretion from the rat pancreas?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['CTLA4-Ig, a biologic agent employed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, downregulates the immune response and exerts anti-inflammatory effects acting on different cells including dendritic/T cells interaction and directly on osteoclasts. We investigated the anti-inflammatory effects of CTLA4-Ig in primary monocultures of RA synovial macrophages (SM).', 'SM were obtained, from 8 RA patients (7 F, 1 M; DAS28>5.2) who underwent therapeutic arthroscopic synoviectomy and were cultured in the absence and in the presence of CTLA4-Ig at the concentration of [500 microg/ml], the most reliable dose related to the previous pharmacological clinical and experimental experiences. Inflammatory cytokine (IL-6, TNFalpha, IL-1beta) expression was evaluated by immunocytochemistry (ICC with relative image analysis), western blot (WB), and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR).', 'ICC analysis revealed that CTLA4-Ig treatment significantly downregulated cytokine expression (p<0.001 for IL-6, TNFalpha and IL-1beta) when compared to untreated RA SM. WB and qRT-PCR confirmed partially the data.'] Does [ CTLA4-Ig interfere and downregulates the proinflammatory activities of rheumatoid synovial macrophages in monoculture ]?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['This study was undertaken to confirm a previous report that patients having neurologic changes with carotid artery clamping were at greater risk of developing permanent postoperative neurologic complications after carotid endarterectomy.', 'Superficial and deep cervical plexus blocks were performed in 389 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy. The patients were premedicated and sedated to a level that allowed awake neurologic assessment. Intraoperative neurologic changes were recorded and all patients were examined postoperatively by an independent anesthesiologist to record postoperative neurologic outcome.', 'Trial carotid artery cross clamping resulted in 24% of patients having neurologic changes that usually responded to declamping and shunt insertion. Postoperative permanent neurologic complications occurred in 2.6% of patients, but were more common in patients who had neurologic changes associated with carotid artery cross clamping (6.6% compared to 1.1%, P < 0.01). Thrombosis of the carotid artery was the most common finding in patients who underwent reexploration of the carotid artery after developing postoperative neurologic changes.'] Do neurologic changes during carotid endarterectomy under cervical block predict a high risk of postoperative stroke?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['We investigated the factors associated with the reliability of insulin self-injection in elderly diabetic patients receiving insulin therapy.', 'We enrolled diabetic patients aged ≥65\\xa0years and receiving insulin therapy, and assessed their cognitive function by the mini-mental state examination and 1-min mental status examination for category fluency. We also observed their technique of insulin self-injection, and evaluated whether or not patients were able to inject insulin by themselves according to nine defined details in terms of insulin self-injection. The predictive factors for the reliability of insulin self-injection were determined by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis. There were 278 participants (135 males, 143 females) enrolled in the present study.', 'According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, only the 1-min mental status examination score was found to be a significant independent predictor of the reliability of insulin self-injection (odds ratio 0.75; 95% confidence interval 0.62-0.90; P\\xa0=\\xa00.002).'] Is one-minute mental status examination for category fluency more useful than mini-mental state examination to evaluate the reliability of insulin self-injection in elderly diabetic patients?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely applied to treat various inflammatory diseases. Inflammatory cytokines can induce both apoptosis and autophagy in MSCs. However, whether autophagy plays a pro- or con-apoptosis effect on MSCs in an inflammatory microenvironment has not been clarified.', 'We inhibited autophagy by constructing MSCs with lentivirus containing small hairpin RNA to knockdown Beclin-1 and applied these MSCs to a model of sepsis to evaluate therapeutic effect of MSCs.', 'Here we show that inhibition of autophagy in MSCs increases the survival rate of septic mice more than control MSCs, and autophagy promotes apoptosis of MSCs during application to septic mice. Further study demonstrated that autophagy aggravated tumor necrosis factor alpha plus interferon gamma-induced apoptosis of MSCs. Mechanically, autophagy inhibits the expression of the pro-survival gene Bcl-2 via suppressing reactive oxygen species/mitogen-activated protein kinase 1/3 pathway.'] Does autophagy promote apoptosis of mesenchymal stem cells under inflammatory microenvironment?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Postoperative fatigue syndrome (POFS) is a common clinical complication followed by almost every major abdominal surgery. Ginsenoside Rb1 (GRb1), a principle ginsenoside in ginseng, could exert a potent anti-fatigue effect on POFS. However, the mechanism is still unknown. Previous studies revealed that alterations in the energy metabolism in the skeletal muscle may play a vital role in the development and progression of fatigue. In the present study, we investigate the effect of GRb1 on energy metabolism in the skeletal muscle of a rat model of POFS induced by major small intestinal resection.', 'GRb1 (10 mg/kg) was intraperitoneally administrated once daily for 1, 3, 7, and 10 d from the operation day, respectively. The locomotor activity was recorded every day, and total food intake was calculated starting from 24 h after surgery. After GRb1 treatment was completed, blood and skeletal muscle were sampled. The level of blood glucose was determined by an automatic biochemical analyzer. The content of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in skeletal muscle was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. The activity of energy metabolic enzymes Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase, pyruvate kinase, and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) was assessed by commercially available kits.', 'The results revealed that GRb1 could increase locomotor activity of POFS rats and significantly increase their total food intake postoperatively (P < 0.05). Furthermore, GRb1 also significantly increased ATP content in the skeletal muscle of POFS rats (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, the activity of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase and SDH in the skeletal muscle of POFS rats was enhanced by GRb1 (P < 0.05). However, no significant differences in blood glucose and pyruvate kinase were found between the POFS and GRb1 treatment rats (P > 0.05).'] Does ginsenoside Rb1 improve energy metabolism in the skeletal muscle of an animal model of postoperative fatigue syndrome?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To determine the mechanism of mucus production by nasal glands.', 'Because neutrophilic inflammation is associated with mucus hypersecretion in disease states, here we examine the role of neutrophil recruitment in mucous cell degranulation and regranulation in rat nasal glands.', 'N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) was aerosolized intranasally in rats (n = 5), and its effects on degranulation and regranulation of submucosal glands were evaluated by Alcian blue/periodic acid-Schiff (AB/PAS) staining and by immunolocalization of neutrophils and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGF-R).', 'In control subjects, glands were filled with mucin. After fMLP inhalation, degranulation, 31.7 +/- 0.8% (P <.01), was maximal at 2 to 4 hours. By 24 to 48 hours after fMLP inhalation, degranulation had decreased to 10.3 +/- 0.6% (P <.05), indicating that regranulation of mucous glycoconjugates was occurring. After fMLP inhalation, neutrophils around submucosal glands increased within 0.5 hours from 1.4 +/- 0.1 to 9.5 +/- 0.3 per 0.0032 mm2 (P <.05). In control subjects, EGF-R protein was expressed near acinar ducts, 16.4 +/- 0.7% of gland area, and increased to 30.9 +/- 0.9% (P <.05) 24 to 48 hours after fMLP inhalation. Nasal pretreatment with a selective EGF-R tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BIBX1522, 15 mg/kg bid) prevented regranulation at 24 hours after fMLP inhalation (degranulation 27.8 +/- 0.3%, P <.05, compared to 24 hours after fMLP alone), indicating that inhibition of EGF-R activation had prevented regranulation after fMLP inhalation.'] Does fMLP cause degranulation followed by regranulation in rat nasal glands?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The complete nucleotide sequence of the 6913 bp plasmid pSTE2 from Staphylococcus lentus, which mediates inducible resistance to tetracyclines, macrolides and lincosamides, was determined. The plasmid was analysed for potential reading frames and structural features to gain insight into its development from potential ancestor plasmids.', 'Plasmid pSTE2 was transformed into Staphylococcus aureus RN4220. Suitable restriction fragments were cloned into E. coli plasmid vectors and sequenced. In vitro susceptibility testing was performed to confirm the resistance phenotype mediated by this plasmid.', 'Plasmid pSTE2 consisted of two parts, each of which corresponded closely to previously identified staphylococcal plasmids. The initial 4439 bp represented a pT181-analogous tet(K)-carrying tetracycline resistance plasmid, whereas the remaining 2474 bp represented a pPV141-related erm(C)-carrying macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B resistance plasmid. Both putative parental plasmids harboured the staphylococcal recombination site A (RSA) and the pT181-like plasmid also carried the recombinase gene pre whose product acts at RSA. Analysis of the junctions of the pT181-like and the pPV141-like homologous parts in pSTE2 suggested that plasmid pSTE2 developed from pT181- and pPV141-like ancestor plasmids by cointegrate formation at RSA.'] Is staphylococcal tetracycline-MLSB resistance plasmid pSTE2 the product of an RSA-mediated in vivo recombination?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['While in clinical interviews the vast majority of patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) report about a tic rebound after voluntary tic suppression, in recent studies in children no paradoxical tic increase could be found. We hypothesized that in adult patients there is a tic rebound after tic suppression.', 'We investigated the tic severity, premonitory urges and influence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) before, during and after tic suppression in 22 adult patients with TS using both an objective video tic rating and subjective patient ratings for tics and premonitory urges.', 'According to the video rating, tic suppression resulted in a significant tic reduction, but no rebound. Patients also reported no tic rebound. They erroneously believed in an absolute tic reduction 20 and 30 min after suppression, but paradoxically felt no relative tic change. Premonitory urges remained unchanged. There was no correlation between premonitory urges and tic severity. The potency for tic inhibition did not correlate with premonitory urges and tic severity. ADHD did not influence tic inhibition.'] Is tourette patients ' misbelief of a tic rebound due to overall difficulties in reliable tic rating?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Lipids are required for mice sensitization to Ber e 1, Brazil nut major allergen. Here, we characterized different lipid fractions extracted from Brazil nuts and the lipid-binding ability of Ber e 1. Further, we determined their in vivo ability to induce Ber-specific anaphylactic antibodies and the role of invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells in this process.', 'Wild-type (WT) and iNKT cell-deficient mice were sensitized with Ber e 1 and specific lipid fractions, and anaphylactic antibodies were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA). The lipid-binding characteristic of Ber e 1 (Ber) was established by using fluorescent probes and (15) N-labeled NMR. In vitro production of IL-4 was determined in Ber/lipid C-stimulated mouse iNKT cells and human T-cell lines containing NKTs primed with CD1d+C1R transfectants by flow cytometry and ELISA, respectively.', 'Only one specific lipid fraction (lipid C), containing neutral and common phospholipids, induced Ber anaphylactic antibodies in mice. Ber e 1 has a lipid-binding site, and our results indicated an interaction between Ber e 1 and lipid C. iNKT-deficient mice produced lower levels of anaphylactic antibodies than WT mice. In vitro, Ber/lipid C-stimulated murine iNKT cells produced IL-4 but not IFN-gamma. Human T-cell lines derived from nut-allergic patients produced IL-4 to Ber/lipid C in a CD1d- and dose-dependent manner.'] Are lipids required for the development of Brazil nut allergy : the role of mouse and human iNKT cells?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"This study examined relationships of gender, psychosocial stress/distress (caregiving, hassles, depressed mood), and the relative percentage and absolute cell counts of CD4 and CD8 cells in two samples of older adults (mean age = 69.4)--spouse caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease (N = 78) and age- and gender-matched spouses of nondemented controls (N = 72).\", 'Counts and percentages of CD4 and CD8 cells and psychosocial variables were assessed twice (Time 1, Time 2) over a 15- to 18-month period. Several covariates were examined in the analyses, including body mass index (BMI), medication use, alcohol use, exercise, and illness history.', 'Caregiver men had fewer CD4 cell counts at Times 1 and 2 than did control men (p < .05). At Times 1 and 2, both CD8 cell counts and percentages were positively associated with hassles in men (p < .05), but not in women. Although interactions of hassles and gender were present for CD8 percentages at both times, interactions and main effects were not present for CD4 percentages at either time. When the ratio of CD4 to CD8 levels was analyzed, hassles by gender interactions were present at both Times 1 and 2-hassles were negatively associated with the CD4/CD8 ratio in men (p < .05), but unrelated in women. From Time 1 to Time 2, change analyses showed that increases in hassles scores were associated with decreases in CD4 counts (p < .05), whereas increases in Hamilton Depression Scores were related to increases in both CD8 counts and percentages (p < .05).'] Are cD4 and CD8 counts associated with interactions of gender and psychosocial stress?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['We evaluated the prevalence of positive potassium sensitivity and cystoscopy with hydrodistention findings in patients with overactive bladder.', 'This was a prospective cohort study of 98 patients who presented with overactive bladder symptoms. The diagnosis of overactive bladder is established by the presence of irritable voiding symptoms. All patients completed a PUF questionnaire and underwent potassium sensitivity testing. Eighty patients underwent urodynamic testing, and 42 patients underwent cystoscopic hydrodistention while under general anesthesia.', 'The Potassium Sensitivity Test was positive in 59 (60.2%) of the 98 patients, 37 (56%) of wet overactive bladder patients, and 22 (68.8%) of dry overactive bladder patients. Their mean PUF score was 7. Thirty-three (78.5%) of the patients who underwent cystoscopic hydrodistention had glomerulations consistent with NIH criteria for interstitial cystitis, and 26 of these patients tested positive for potassium sensitivity. Fifty-one (63.8%) of the patients who underwent urodynamics tested positive for potassium sensitivity.'] Do the overlap of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome and overactive bladder?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To investigate the endogenous dopaminergic/adrenergic system of lymphocytes in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients during treatment with interferon (IFN)-beta.', 'Patients with relapsing-remitting MS undergoing IFN-beta treatment were prospectively studied during the first year of treatment. Circulating lymphocytes were obtained at baseline and after 1, 3, 6 and 12 months of treatment and assayed for catecholamine (CA) production and mRNA expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH, the rate-limiting enzyme in the synthesis of CA), beta(2)-adrenoceptors (AR) and D2, D3 and D5 dopaminergic receptors (DR).', 'In cells from patients treated with IFN-beta for 12 months the production of CA hugely increased and was less sensitive to IFN-gamma-induced inhibition. Expression of mRNA for TH, beta(2)-AR and DRD5 was already enhanced after 1 month and further increased up to 6-12 months of treatment. On the contrary, DRD2 mRNA progressively decreased and DRD3 mRNA did not significantly change over the whole study period.'] Does therapy with interferon-beta modulate endogenous catecholamines in lymphocytes of patients with multiple sclerosis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Bipolar disorder is a highly heritable psychiatric condition, the etiology of which remains largely unknown despite extensive efforts to identify susceptibility genes. Interactions between genes of small individual effect could partially explain the difficulties of traditional one-dimensional approaches to identify genetic risk factors.', 'A nonparametric linkage (NPL) analysis of 65 Australian extended pedigrees containing 643 genotyped individuals (of whom 40% were diagnosed with affective disorder) was conducted. Chromosome-by-chromosome correlation analysis of family-specific NPL scores was conducted to detect evidence of genetic interaction. Interaction-specific multipoint NPL and permutation analysis was used to assess linkage interdependence, using family weights derived from the alternative interacting chromosome. Finally, a single nucleotide analysis of each interaction region was conducted using the publicly available genome-wide association, datasets (2933 cases, 2534 controls).', 'Significant NPL peaks were detected on chromosomes 2q24-33, 7q21-31, and 17q11-25 (Z = 3.12, 3.01, and 2.95 respectively), with four additional suggestive peaks identified. Four robust interchromosomal interaction clusters exceeding Bonferroni correction at alpha = .05 (uncorrected p < 5.38e-07) were detected on 11q23-25-2p15-12, 4q32-35-1p36, 12q23-24-4p16-15, and 20q13-9q21-22. This linkage interdependence was determined significant after permutation analysis (p = .002-.0002). A suggestive interaction was observed in the combined data on 2p14-11q23 (uncorrected p = 5.76E-10, Bonferroni corrected p = .068).'] Does two-dimensional genome scan identify multiple genetic interactions in bipolar affective disorder?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Antigens were conjugated on the surface of N-trimethylaminoethylmethacrylate chitosan (TMC) nanoparticles to induce systemic and mucosal immune responses after nasal immunization.', 'TMC was synthesized by free radical polymerization and blank nanoparticles were prepared by ionic crosslinking of TMC and sodium tripolyphosphate. The model antigen (ovalbumin) was conjugated on the surface of blank nanoparticles (OVA-NP) through thioester bond formation. The cellular uptake of OVA-NP was investigated in Raw 264.7 macrophages and biodistribution of antigens was studied by the radioiodine labeling method. The immunological effects were evaluated by nasal administration of OVA-NP to Balb/C mice. The transport mechanism and nasal toxicity of OVA-NP were studied in rats.', 'The cellular uptake of OVA-NP was significantly higher than that of ovalbumin-encapsulated nanoparticles (NPe) after 30\\xa0min. Nasally administered OVA-NP showed higher transport of antigens to cervical lymph nodes with higher targeting efficiency than all other groups. Compared with NPe, OVA-NP induced much higher levels of systemic and mucosal immune responses in Balb/C mice after three nasal immunizations. Ex vivo culturing of nasopharynx-associated lymphoid tissue (NALT) confirmed its participation in nasal immunization. The transport mechanism study revealed that OVA-NP can be transported across the nasal epithelium through glands and may be taken up in NALT through M cells. OVA-NP did not induce obvious toxicity to nasal mucosa or hemolysis in animals.'] Do antigen-conjugated N-trimethylaminoethylmethacrylate chitosan nanoparticles induce strong immune responses after nasal administration?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common supraventricular arrhythmia, often occurring during hemodialysis (HD). Prolongation of the total filtered P-wave duration (PWD) and reduction of the root mean square voltages for the last 20 ms of the P wave (RMS20) on a P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram (P-SAECG) are predictors of AF. We investigated whether HD induces alterations of P-SAECG, and determined the influential factors.', 'Thirty-three end-stage kidney disease patients (66.7 ± 12.6 years, 23 males) undergoing maintenance HD were enrolled in this study. Digital ambulatory P-SAECG monitoring and laboratory examination of serum proteins and ions were carried out before, during, and after the HD sessions. Data were analyzed by multiple regression analysis. PWD was significantly prolonged, and RMS20 significantly reduced, during HD. These values recovered after completion of HD. Multiple regression analysis showed that prolongation of PWD significantly correlated with HD duration and the rate of removal of body fluid. On the other hand, RMS20 significantly correlated with HD duration and blood urea nitrogen variation.'] Are hemodialysis-induced P-wave signal-averaged electrocardiogram alterations indicative of vulnerability to atrial arrhythmias?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The pathogenesis of arthritic joints involves cartilage degradation and pannus formation. It is well known that pannus influences the cartilage; however, the mechanism behind how the degrading cartilage interacts with pannus is not well known. To investigate this interplay, the expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) components in pannus and the degrading cartilage was analyzed.', 'Studies were performed using a rat air pouch model where cotton with viable or killed cartilage was implanted into 7-day-old pouches for 1-28 days. The remodeling of cartilage and the formation of tissue in the cotton was characterized histologically by quantitation of infiltrated cells. The amounts of collagen, hyaluronan, and proteoglycan were estimated.', 'Implantation of homologous femoral head cartilage in cotton resulted in extensive remodeling of cartilage and formation of ECM in the cotton. In cotton without cartilage, fibroblasts and myofibroblasts were the predominant cells in the early stage of analyses. The ECM formed in cotton was of a fibrotic type, with mainly collagen and smaller amounts of proteoglycans correlating to the presence of myofibroblasts. In the cotton with cartilage, however, inflammatory cells such as neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes dominated. Delayed accumulation of collagen and increased synthesis of proteoglycans occurred early in cotton with viable as well as non-viable cartilage. In later stages, the cell pattern changed and the myofibroblasts emerged together with an increasing collagen formation.'] Does myofibroblast accumulation correlate with the formation of fibrotic tissue in a rat air pouch model?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To investigate the effect of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) in heart ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat and on Akt mediated signaling pathway.', 'Rats were divided into sham, I/R, I/R+3,4-dihydro-5-[4-(1-piperidinyl)butoxy]-1(2H)- isoquinolinone (DPQ, 10 mg/kg, i.p.), an inhibitor of PARP, I/R + DPQ + Akt inhibitor LY294002, 10 mg/kg (n = 12 each). Cardiac function, apoptosis of the cardiomyocytes were measured, myocardial expression of PARP, Akt, glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β) and forkhead transcription factor FOXO3a were detected.', '(1) The expression of PARP were significantly upregulated in I/R group compared to sham group which was significantly attenuated in I/R + DPQ group (P < 0.05 vs. I/R group). (2)PARP inhibition significantly reduced cardiomyocyte apoptosis from (34.0 ± 6.2)% to (23.0 ± 3.8)% (P < 0.05). The LVDP, +dp/dt and -dp/dt were significantly higher in I/R + DPQ group compared to I/R group (all P < 0.05). (3) The expression of Akt, GSK-3β and FOXO3a were significantly upregulated in I/R + DPQ group compared to I/R group (P < 0.05) which were significantly attenuated in I/R + DPQ + LY294002 group compared to I/R + DPQ group (all P < 0.05).'] Does [ Poly ( ADP-ribose ) polymerase contribute myocardial ischemia-reperfusion of rats by regulating Akt signaling pathway ]?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Determining prognosis in advanced cancer is of key importance. Various prognostic scores have been developed. However, they are often very complex. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an index to estimate survival in terminal cancer patients.', 'NLR was calculated retrospectively based on blood tests performed at 3 months, 2 months, 4 weeks, 3 weeks, 2 weeks, 1 week, and within 3 days before death in 160 cancer patients (82 men, 78 women; age range, 33-99 years; mean age, 69.8 years).', 'NLR increased significantly with time (P\\u2009<\\u20090.0001). Mean NLR was significantly higher in patients who died within 4 weeks (29.82) than in those who lived more than 4 weeks (6.15). The NLR cutoff point was set at 9.21 according to receiver operating characteristic curve analysis (area under the curve, 0.82; 95% confidence interval, 0.79-0.85). We inferred that life expectancy would be <4 weeks when NLR >9.21. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 65.6, 84.1, 90.6, and 51.1%, respectively. The positive and negative likelihood ratios were 4.125 and 0.409, respectively.'] Does neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio have a prognostic value for patients with terminal cancer?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Radiation-induced lung toxicity limits the delivery of high-dose radiation to thoracic tumors. Here, we investigated the potential of inhibiting the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) pathway as a novel radioprotection strategy.', 'Mouse lungs were irradiated with various doses and assessed at varying times for TNF-alpha production. Lung toxicity was measured by apoptosis and pulmonary function testing. TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) inhibition, achieved by genetic knockout or antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) silencing, was tested for selective lung protection in a mouse lung metastasis model of colon cancer.', 'Lung radiation induced local production of TNF-alpha by macrophages in BALB/c mice 3 to 24 hours after radiation (15 Gy). A similar maximal induction was found 1 week after the start of radiation when 15 Gy was divided into five daily fractions. Cell apoptosis in the lung, measured by terminal deoxyribonucleotide transferase-mediated nick-end labeling staining (mostly epithelial cells) and Western blot for caspase-3, was induced by radiation in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Specific ASO inhibited lung TNFR1 expression and reduced radiation-induced apoptosis. Radiation decreased lung function in BALB/c and C57BL mice 4 to 8 weeks after completion of fractionated radiation (40 Gy). Inhibition of TNFR1 by genetic deficiency (C57BL mice) or therapeutic silencing with ASO (BALB/c mice) tended to preserve lung function without compromising lung tumor sensitivity to radiation.'] Is inhibition of the tumor necrosis factor-alpha pathway radioprotective for the lung?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The inability to distinguish periapical cysts from granulomas before performing root canal treatment leads to uncertainty in treatment outcomes because cysts have lower healing rates. Searching for differential expression of molecules within cysts or granulomas could provide information with regard to the identity of the lesion or suggest mechanistic differences that may form the basis for future therapeutic intervention. Thus, we investigated whether granulomas and cysts exhibit differential expression of extracellular matrix (ECM) molecules.', 'Human periapical granulomas, periapical cysts, and healthy periodontal ligament tissues were used to investigate the differential expression of ECM molecules by microarray analysis. Because matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) showed the highest differential expression in the microarray analysis, MMPs were further examined by in situ zymography and immunohistochemistry. Data were analyzed by using one-way analysis of variance followed by the Tukey test.', 'We observed that cysts and granulomas differentially expressed several ECM molecules, especially those from the MMP family. Compared with cysts, granulomas exhibited higher MMP enzymatic activity in areas stained for MMP-9. These areas were composed of polymorphonuclear cells (PMNs) in contrast to cysts. Similarly, MMP-13 was expressed by a greater number of cells in granulomas compared with cysts.'] Is high matrix metalloproteinase activity a hallmark of periapical granulomas?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Black pepper (Piper nigrum Linn.) has vital pharmacological properties with profound effects on central nervous system. Neurotoxic agents like Aluminum Chloride (AlCl3) cause the oxidative stress and result in improper processing of amyloid proteins leading to accumulation of amyloid β plaques.', 'The study aimed to explore the neuroprotective potential of black pepper (BP) extract (12.5mg/kg/day) on memory enhancement and its effect on expression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) isoforms (APP770 and APP695) in AlCl3 induced neurotoxicity (250mg/kg) mouse model. The study included the isolation and identification of pure compound from BP (chavicine) which was found pharmacologically active.', 'Morris water maze test, elevated plus maze, fear conditioning, context and cue dependent test and social preference tests were performed to investigate the learning and memory. Gene expression (APP isoforms) and in-vitro and ex-vivo DPPH free radical scavenging activity were performed to evaluate the role of BP.', 'BP significantly improved memory in AlCl3 induced neurotoxicity mouse model along with effectively decreasing the expression of APP770 (amyloidogenic) isoform and improved level of APP695 (non-amyloidogenic) in hippocampus, amygdala and cortex. Fear extinction learning was considerably improved in BP treated group (7.83±2.03) than AlCl3 induced neurotoxicity group (39.75±4.25). In the hippocampus, BP significantly reduced the expression of APP770 (0.37±0.05) as compared to AlCl3 induced neurotoxicity group (0.72±0.06), and effectively increased (34.80±1.39) the percentage inhibition of DPPH free radicals as compared to AlCl3 induced neurotoxicity group (14±2.68).'] Is memory Enhancing Effect of Black Pepper in the AlCl3 Induced Neurotoxicity Mouse Model Mediated Through Its Active Component Chavicine?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"Adhesion formation is one of the most important problems occuring after pelvic surgery in the majority of women. The aim of this experimental study was to investigate the effects of the antioxidant resveratrol (3,5,4'-o-trihydroxystilbene) on adhesion formation in a rat uterine horn adhesion model.\", 'Thirty Wistar-Albino female rats were randomly divided into three groups with equal numbers. In Group A, 5.9 mg/kg/day resveratrol was applied by the orogastric route for 10 days before and 20 days after surgery. In Group B, resveratrol was given only for 20 days after surgery. In the control group, no drug was applied before or after surgery. A uterine serosal injury was created using a standard technique after laparotomy in all rats. All animals were sacrificed 3 weeks after surgery and intrapelvic adhesions determined macroscopically and microscopically.', 'Adhesion formation, total adhesion score and the severity of adhesions were all significantly lower in both resveratrol treatment groups than in the control group (p < 0.05). Notably, the severity of adhesions was much less in Group A in which the rats received resveratrol before and after surgical operation.'] Does resveratrol inhibit postoperative adhesion formation in a rat uterine horn adhesion model?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['We have recently demonstrated that polysaccharides from fruiting body extract (FBE) or mycelia extract (ME) of the edible mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius exert antiproliferative effects in intestinal cells and an anti-inflammatory effect in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) mouse model of acute colitis. The aim of this study was to assess the role of fungal FBE and ME in colon carcinogenesis.', 'In vitro, human colorectal cancer cells were treated with FBE and ME and analyzed for inflammation response, for markers of apoptosis, and for cell-cycle progression. In vivo, FBE and ME were tested in a mouse model of colitis-associated colorectal carcinogenesis induced by cyclic treatments with DSS and azoxymethane. Treated mice were fed a daily diet containing 2 or 20 mg FBE or ME per mouse for 80 days.', 'In vitro, FBE and ME induced apoptosis in a dose-responsive manner and modulated the expression of Bcl-2, Bax, and cytochrome c, and blocked tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-induced inhibitor of nuclear factor (NF) (Iκ)-Bα degradation and NF-κB nuclear translocation. In vivo, dietary administration of FBE and ME significantly reduced the formation of aberrant crypt foci, which precedes colorectal cancer, and of microadenomas. The treatments significantly lowered the expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen and increased the number of cells undergoing apoptosis in the colon. Additionally, FBE and ME inhibited the expression of the proinflammatory cytokine TNF-α in colonic tissue.'] Do glucans from the edible mushroom Pleurotus pulmonarius inhibit colitis-associated colon carcinogenesis in mice?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Sphingolipids are emerging as novel players in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Serine palmitoyltransferase (SPT) catalyzes the first and rate-limiting step in the de novo synthesis of sphingolipids--the condensation of palmitoyl-CoA and L-Serine. In addition to these canonical substrates, SPT can also metabolize other acyl-CoAs and amino acids, thus generating a variety of atypical sphingoid bases. In this study, we investigated the association of these atypical sphingoid bases with the presence of angiographically characterized coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as their ability to predict the incidence of cardiovascular events.', '349 subjects, who underwent coronary angiography for the evaluation of established or suspected stable CAD, were enrolled in the study at baseline and followed up for cardiovascular events over a period of 8 years (median 7.7 years). The sphingoid base profile in the extracted plasma sphingolipids were determined by LC/MS after acid-base hydrolysis. Plasma levels of C18SAdiene were found to be significantly lower in CAD patients at baseline, while levels for C16SA, C16SO, C17SO, C18SA, C18SO, and C19SO and 1-deoxy sphingoid bases were not different. In the prospective analysis C20SO significantly predicted cardiovascular events (standardized adjusted HR=1.20, CI 95% [1.03-1.41]; p=0.022) after adjusting for traditional risk factors, the use of lipid-lowering drugs and angiographically-determined CAD at baseline.'] Do plasma C20-Sphingolipids predict cardiovascular events independently from conventional cardiovascular risk factors in patients undergoing coronary angiography?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Neuropathic pain, caused by a lesion or a disease affecting the somatosensory system, is one of the most common complications in diabetic patients. The purpose of this study is to identify genetic factors contributing to this type of pain in a general diabetic population.', 'We accessed the Genetics of Diabetes Audit and Research Tayside (GoDARTS) datasets that contain prescription information and monofilament test results for 9439 diabetic patients, among which 6927 diabetic individuals were genotyped by Affymetrix SNP6.0 or Illumina OmniExpress chips. Cases of neuropathic pain were defined as diabetic patients with a prescription history of at least one of five drugs specifically indicated for the treatment of neuropathic pain and in whom monofilament test result was positive for sensory neuropathy in at least one foot. Controls were individuals who did not have a record of receiving any opioid analgesics. Imputation of non-genotyped SNPs was performed by IMPUTE2, with reference files from 1000 Genomes Phase I datasets.', \"After data cleaning and relevant exclusions, imputed genotypes of 572 diabetic neuropathic pain cases and 2491 diabetic controls were used in the Fisher's exact test. We identified a cluster in the Chr8p21.3, next to GFRA2 with a lowest p-value of 1.77\\u2009×\\u200910(-7) at rs17428041. The narrow-sense heritability of this phenotype was 11.00%.\"] Does a genome-wide association study suggest an association of Chr8p21.3 ( GFRA2 ) with diabetic neuropathic pain?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Ovarian processes and the timing of ovulation are important predictors of both female fertility and reproductive pathology. Multiple waves of antral follicular development have been documented during the menstrual cycle in women. However, the mechanisms underlying the development of follicular waves and their clinical significance are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) and follicular waves in healthy women. We wanted to determine whether follicular wave dynamics influence systemic inflammation, as ovarian activity increases local inflammatory processes and blood flow. We tested the hypothesis that women with 3 follicular waves would have higher CRP concentrations than those with 2 waves. We further hypothesized that a greater number of major waves (those with a dominant follicle) would be positively associated with CRP.', 'Thirty-nine healthy women underwent daily transvaginal ultrasound examinations for one interovulatory interval, as part of an earlier study. Serum was collected every 3 days during the interovulatory interval (IOI). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were conducted to quantify serum CRP concentrations. Women with 3 waves had higher average log CRP concentrations (n\\u200a=\\u200a14, -0.43±0.35) over the IOI than those with 2 waves (n\\u200a=\\u200a25, -0.82±0.47, p\\u200a=\\u200a02). Average log CRP concentrations were greater in women with 3 (0.30±0.31) versus 1 (-0.71±0.55) or 2 (-0.91±0.47) major waves (p\\u200a=\\u200a0.03). Greater average CRP over the IOI was attributed to greater CRP in the follicular, but not the luteal phase, of the IOI.'] Is systemic inflammation associated with ovarian follicular dynamics during the human menstrual cycle?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Increased peritoneal vasculature has been reported in long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD), and vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) have been found in dialysate. High concentrations of glucose or lactate, glucose degradation products (GDPs), and low pH of dialysis solutions are all possible factors in increased peritoneal VEGF synthesis. In this study, we investigated the effects of high glucose dialysis solutions on VEGF synthesis by peritoneal vascular endothelial cells (PVECs).', 'The PVECs were isolated from rat omentum and were incubated for 4 hours in three different culture media [M199 media (control), conventional dialysis solutions containing 4.25% glucose diluted with an equal volume of M199 media (HGD), and M199 media containing 118 mmol/L mannitol as an osmolar control (mannitol)]. Levels of VEGF protein in the culture supernatant were measured by ELISA, and mRNA expression was determined by Northern blot analysis. Data are presented as percent of control.', 'After incubation for 4 hours, the number of cells did not differ between the 3 groups. Levels of VEGF in culture supernatant were significantly higher in the HGD group (124% +/- 19%, p = 0.006) as compared with the control and mannitol (85% +/- 10%) groups. The mRNA expression of VEGF appeared to be higher in the HGD group (128% +/- 49%) than in the control and mannitol (94% +/- 18%) groups.'] Do high glucose dialysis solutions increase synthesis of vascular endothelial growth factors by peritoneal vascular endothelial cells?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Recent evidence implicates leptin as an important modulator of thyroid axis activity.', 'The objective of this study was to study spontaneous 24-h TSH secretion and 24-h circulating leptin concentrations in obese and lean women.', 'This was a prospective parallel study (2004).', 'This study was conducted at the Clinical Research Center (Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands).', 'Twelve healthy obese premenopausal women (body mass index, 33.2 +/- 0.9 kg/m2) and 11 lean controls (body mass index, 21.4 +/- 0.5 kg/m2) were studied in the follicular phase of their menstrual cycle.', 'There were no interventions in this study.', 'Spontaneous 24-h TSH concentrations (10-min time intervals) and secretion were calculated using waveform-independent deconvolution technique (pulse). Twenty-four-hour circulating leptin concentrations (20-min time intervals) were measured.', 'Mean TSH concentration (obese, 1.9 +/- 0.2 vs. lean, 1.1 +/- 0.1 mU/liter; P = 0.009) and secretion rate (obese, 43.4 +/- 5.5 vs. lean, 26.1 +/- 2.2 mU/liter distribution volume.24 h; P = 0.011) were substantially enhanced in obesity, whereas the fasting free T4 (fT4) concentrations were similar (fT4 in obese, 15.4 +/- 1.5 vs. in lean, 16.4 +/- 1.5 pmol/liter; P = 0.147). TSH secretion was positively related to 24-h leptin concentrations (r2= 0.31; P = 0.007).'] Is spontaneous diurnal thyrotropin secretion enhanced in proportion to circulating leptin in obese premenopausal women?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['There is increasing epidemiological evidence of an association between childhood obesity and atopic dermatitis, but little is known about the underlying mechanism(s). In the present study, we used a rat model of atopic dermatitis to assess whether juvenile obesity, induced by reduction of litter size, aggravated the signs of atopic dermatitis and, if so, whether this aggravation was associated with changes in plasma concentration of adipokines, such as leptin and adiponectin.', 'Dermatitis was induced by neonatal capsaicin treatment. Body weight, dermatitis score, serum IgE, skin nerve growth factor (NGF), serum leptin and adiponectin, and cytokine mRNA expression in the skin lesion were compared between small (SL, 5 pups) and large litters (LL, 15 pups).', 'The body weight of juvenile rats up to 6 weeks of age was significantly heavier in the SL group, compared with those in the LL group. The SL group showed more robust development of dermatitis, and higher levels of serum IgE and skin NGF than the LL group. Additionally, the SL group demonstrated higher levels of leptin and pro-inflammatory cytokine mRNA but lower levels of adiponectin than the LL group.'] Does juvenile obesity aggravate disease severity in a rat model of atopic dermatitis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Colesevelam is an anion-exchange resin with a 7-fold higher bile acid-binding capacity and fewer side effects than cholestyramine, the current first-line treatment option for cholestatic pruritus. The aim of this trial was to compare the effects of colesevelam and a placebo in patients with cholestatic pruritus. In a randomized, double-blind, investigator-initiated, multicenter trial, patients with cholestatic pruritus, both treatment-naive and previously treated, received 1875 mg of colesevelam or an identical placebo twice daily for 3 weeks. The effect on pruritus was assessed with daily visual analogue scales, quality-of-life scores, and evaluations of cutaneous scratch lesions. The predefined primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with at least a 40% reduction in pruritus visual analogue scale scores. Thirty-eight patients were included, and 35 were evaluable: 17 took colesevelam, 18 took the placebo, 22 were female, 8 were treatment-naive, 14 had primary biliary cirrhosis, and 14 had primary sclerosing cholangitis. The mean serum bile acid levels were comparable between the groups before treatment (P = 0.74), but they were significantly different after treatment (P = 0.01) in favor of patients treated with colesevelam. Thirty-six percent of patients in the colesevelam group reached the primary endpoint versus 35% in the placebo group (P = 1.0). There were no significant differences between the groups with respect to pruritus scores, quality-of-life scores, and severity of cutaneous scratch lesions. Mild side effects occurred in one colesevelam-treated patient and four placebo-treated patients.'] Is the potent bile acid sequestrant colesevelam effective in cholestatic pruritus : results of a double-blind , randomized , placebo-controlled trial?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Carcinoids enter the differential diagnosis of the solitary pulmonary nodule. Bronchial carcinoids have been traditionally considered as FDG-PET negative but recent studies have found an higher sensitivity of integrated FDG-PET/CT for the detection of these neoplasms. The purpose of this study was to investigate the value of integrated FDG-PET/CT for the evaluation of SPN suspected to be carcinoids.', 'All patients with pathologically proven bronchial carcinoids who had FDG-PET/CT scans between 2006 and 2012 have been retrospectively reviewed. PET/CT was performed with the same scanner and the same technique for all patients. The following data were retrieved: age, sex CT findings (side, location, size, shape, margins), SUVmax, type of operation, pathological findings (size and number of mitoses). Regarding PET findings, only SUVmax was considered, whereas the visual assessment was not undertaken. Carcinoids were defined as typical and atypical and as central and peripheral. The long-term follow-up was also recorded. The SUVmax was compared with the other clinical, radiological and pathological variables to find any significant difference or correlation.', 'Twenty-five patients were retrieved, 24 typical and one atypical carcinoid, 21 peripheral and 4 central lesions. The mean diameter on CT-scan was 25.3 mm and the clinical size correlated well with the pathological size. Sixty percent of the tumors were ovoid and 68% had smooth margins. The mean SUVmax was 3.6 (range 1.4-12.9). All the lesions were completely resected. The regression analysis showed a direct correlation between the SUVmax and the tumor size (p = 0.004). No further correlations were found between the SUVmax and the other variables. None of the patients had recurrent disease or died during the follow-up.'] Is integrated FDG-PET/CT imaging useful in the approach to carcinoid tumors of the lung?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Despite extensive research, the mortality rate of patients with sepsis-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) is unacceptably high, especially in the elderly. Current sepsis models have difficulties in reproducing AKI. This study aimed to develop a novel, clinically relevant mouse model for sepsis-induced AKI by uterine ligation and inoculation of bacteria. In addition, the age dependency of the severity of sepsis and sepsis-induced AKI was studied by validating this model in three different age categories.', 'Experimental animal investigation.', 'University research laboratory.', 'Young (12-14 wks), aged (46-48 wks), and old (70-72 wks) C57BL/6 female mice were used as models for adolescent, adult premenopausal, and elderly postmenopausal women, respectively.', 'Uterine ligation and inoculation with 10 colony forming unit Escherichia coli or saline (sham) was performed; in vivo imaging with a luminescent Escherichia coli strain documented the course of infection.', 'All mice had established Escherichia coli sepsis at 48 hrs postinfection, with higher mortality rate in old (43%) compared to aged (23%) or young (9%) mice. Infected mice had elevated serum or plasma cytokine, chemokine (tumor necrosis factor, interleukin-6, keratinocyte-derived chemokine, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, and interleukin-10), and NOx concentrations compared to sham mice. AKI was confirmed by renal histology. Serum creatinine concentrations at 48 hrs increased with age (mean ± SEM; controls 0.18 ± 0.03 mg/dL, young 0.28 ± 0.03 mg/dL, aged 0.38 ± 0.05 mg/dL, and old 0.44 ± 0.06 mg/dL).'] Is severity of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury in a novel mouse model age dependent?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Previous studies found that transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) induces mesothelial production of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF), which may be downstream mediators of TGF-beta. Since high dose TGF-beta induces apoptosis of peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMC), we study the effect of CTGF blockade in the system of TGF-beta-induced PMC apoptosis.', 'We examined the effect of TGF-W in primary culture of rat peritoneal mesothelial cells (PMC). PMC apoptosis was studied by flow cytometry. The effect of CTGF was blocked by antibody and short-interfering RNA (siRNA). Expression of apoptotic gene was studied by real-time polymerase chain reaction.', 'In cultured unstimulated rat PMC, there is a low but definite incidence of spontaneous apoptosis. Stimulation with TGF-beta 50 pg/ml induces an upregulation of apoptotic gene BAX expression and a downregulation of anti-apoptotic gene BCL-2L expression, and a 4-fold increase in PMC apoptosis. The effect of TGF-beta-induced PMC apoptosis was partly prevented by antibody against CTGF, and completely abolished by CTGF-specific siRNA, while CTGF-blockade by siRNA had no effect on PMC necrosis. CTGF silencing by siRNA prevented the down-regulation of BCL-2L expression induced by TGF-beta, had no effect on the BAX expression.'] Is connective tissue growth factor responsible for transforming growth factor-beta-induced peritoneal mesothelial cell apoptosis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Evaluation of the effect of presurgical orthopedics on maxillary archform up to 6 months of age. DeSIGN: Retrospective, single-blinded, case-control study.', 'Study model sets of 75 infants with consecutive, nonsyndromic, complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (excluding Simonart bands) from 1995 to 2005.', 'All patients (PSO group, n \\u200a=\\u200a 14; non-PSO group, n \\u200a=\\u200a 61) received lip repair/vomer flap at 3 months and soft palate repair at 6 months by the same consultant surgeon. The two groups were comparable at birth (p > .01) in all archform variables.', 'Sixteen variables were computed, following single-blinded analysis using the Reflex Microscope to describe the archform in the transverse, anteroposterior, and vertical dimensions and the arch circumference. Data were analyzed using a repeated-measures hierarchical analysis of variance with a significance level of 1%.', 'Repeatability studies showed good measurement precision. Presurgical orthopedics produced no statistically significant mean change in any archform variable when compared with the non-PSO group. The difference in the mean reduction in the alveolar cleft width between the groups was 0.69 mm (95% confidence interval, -0.89 to 2.28 mm, p \\u200a=\\u200a .52). Lip repair produced greater change in archform than did presurgical orthopedics, reducing the mean alveolar cleft width by 4.45 mm (95% confidence interval, 3.53 to 5.37 mm; p < .001).'] Does presurgical orthopedics have no effect on archform in unilateral cleft lip and palate?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"Height is a classic polygenic trait, with a number of genes underlying its variation. We evaluated the prospect of gene-to-diet interactions in a children's cohort, for the insulin-like growth factor II (IGF) rs680 polymorphism and height variation.\", 'We screened 795 periadolescent children (424 girls) aged 10-11 years old from the Gene and Diet Attica Investigation (GENDAI) pediatric cohort for the IGF rs680 polymorphism (rs680).', 'Children homozygous for the common allele (GG) were taller (148.9+/-7.9 cm) compared with those with the A allele (148.1+/-7.9 cm), after adjusting for age, sex and dairy intake (beta+/-s.e.: 2.1+/-0.95, P=0.026). A trend for rs680 x dairy intake interaction was also revealed (P=0.09). Stratification by IGF rs680 genotype revealed positive significant (P=0.014) association between dairy product intake and height in A-allele children adjusted for the same confounders. A daily increase of four dairy servings was associated with a 0.4 cm increase in height. On grouping dairy intake into low (1.9+/-0.7 servings per day) and high dairy product consumption (4.4+/-1.5 servings per day), children with the A allele who were high dairy product consumers were taller compared with the low dairy product consumers (148.8+/-7.9 vs 147.4+/-7.7 cm, respectively, P=0.05).'] Does dairy intake associate with the IGF rs680 polymorphism to height variation in periadolescent children?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) can leave patients with memory impairments that may not recover fully. Molecular mechanisms are poorly understood, and no treatment is available. The sulfonylurea receptor 1-transient receptor potential melastatin 4 (Sur1-Trpm4) channel plays an important role in acute central nervous system injury. We evaluated upregulation of Sur1-Trpm4 in humans with SAH and, in rat models of SAH, we examined Sur1-Trpm4 upregulation, its role in barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation, and its consequences on spatial learning.', 'We used Förster resonance energy transfer to detect coassociated Sur1 and Trpm4 in human autopsy brains with SAH. We studied rat models of SAH involving filament puncture of the internal carotid artery or injection of blood into the subarachnoid space of the entorhinal cortex. In rats, we used Förster resonance energy transfer and coimmunoprecipitation to detect coassociated Sur1 and Trpm4, we measured immunoglobulin G extravasation and tumor necrosis α overexpression as measures of barrier dysfunction and neuroinflammation, and we assessed spatial learning and memory on days 7 to 19.', 'Sur1-Trpm4 channels were upregulated in humans and rats with SAH. In rats, inhibiting Sur1 using antisense or the selective Sur1 inhibitor glibenclamide reduced SAH-induced immunoglobulin G extravasation and tumor necrosis α overexpression. In models with entorhinal SAH, rats treated with glibenclamide for 7 days after SAH exhibited better platform search strategies and better performance on incremental and rapid spatial learning than vehicle-treated controls.'] Does inhibition of the Sur1-Trpm4 channel reduce neuroinflammation and cognitive impairment in subarachnoid hemorrhage?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Apelin, the novel endogenous ligand for the G-protein-coupled receptor APJ, has shown positive inotropic, vasodilatory and diuretic properties in animal studies. Differential expression and synthesis of apelin and APJ receptors have been observed in normal and failing human hearts, suggesting a possible role in cardiovascular homeostasis. Changes in plasma apelin concentrations in relation to heart failure have been described in small studies with conflicting results. Our aim was to evaluate plasma apelin concentrations in a large cohort of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) across a broad spectrum of disease severity.', 'Plasma apelin concentrations were measured in 202 patients with CHF secondary to left ventricular systolic dysfunction and 22 age-matched controls. Plasma apelin concentrations were significantly lower in patients with CHF, irrespective of NYHA class, ejection fraction or aetiology when compared to age-matched controls (0.85 [0.53-2.04] versus 3.76 [0.85-5.13] ng/ml, p<0.001). Apelin concentrations were correlated with peak VO(2) and right ventricular ejection fraction, but not with age, sex, body mass index, renal function or NT-proBNP concentrations.'] Are plasma concentrations of the novel peptide apelin decreased in patients with chronic heart failure?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The neural basis of formal thought disorder (FTD) is unknown. An influential theory is that FTD results from impaired semantic memory processing. We explored the neural correlates of semantic memory retrieval in schizophrenia using an imaging task assessing semantic object recall.', 'Sixteen healthy control subjects and sixteen schizophrenia patients whose FTD symptoms were measured with the Thought Disorder Index completed a verbal object-recall task during functional magnetic resonance imaging. Participants viewed two words describing object features that either evoked (object recall) or did not evoke a semantic concept.', 'Schizophrenia patients tended to overrecall objects for feature pairs that did not describe the same object. Functionally, rostral anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) activation in patients positively correlated with FTD severity during both correct recalled and overrecalled trials. Compared with control subjects, during object recalling, patients overactivated bilateral ACC, temporooccipital junctions, temporal poles and parahippocampi, right inferior frontal gyrus, and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, but underactivated inferior parietal lobules.'] Do abnormal object recall and anterior cingulate overactivation correlate with formal thought disorder in schizophrenia?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To show a possible association between parvovirus B19 infection and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) in patients with rheumatic diseases.', 'Serum samples obtained from 88 children with various forms of juvenile rheumatic disease and from 40 adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, the antiphospholipid syndrome, or other rheumatic disease, who had previously been tested and shown to be positive for IgG aPL, were analyzed for the presence of B19 DNA, for antibodies against the B19 viral proteins VP1, VP2, and NS1, and for IgG aPL (anticardiolipin, anti-beta(2)-glycoprotein I, and antiphosphatidylserine). As controls, serum samples obtained from 135 children with noninflammatory bone diseases or growth retardation were also analyzed.', 'Twenty-four (27%) of the 88 children with rheumatic diseases had detectable amounts of IgG aPL. Fourteen (58%) of these 24 IgG aPL-positive patients showed IgG against VP1/VP2 and viral genomes, indicating the presence of acute (2 patients) or persistent (12 patients) infection. Past parvovirus B19 infection was identified in 7 (29%) of 24 IgG aPL-positive children, as indicated by VP1/VP2-specific IgG in the absence of viral DNA. Three (12%) of 24 IgG aPL-positive children had not been infected with B19. Sixty-nine (51%) of 135 control children displayed VP1/VP2-specific IgG. Three (2%) of these 135 children were IgG aPL positive (2 children had past parvovirus B19 infection, and 1 was negative for parvovirus B19). Analysis of the parvovirus B19 status of 40 adult IgG aPL-positive patients showed that 33 (83%) were anti-IgG VP1/VP2-positive, and viral DNA was detected in 11 patients (28%). Ten of these 11 viremic patients were in the subgroup of 28 IgG aPL-positive SLE patients.'] Are antiphospholipid antibodies in pediatric and adult patients with rheumatic disease associated with parvovirus B19 infection?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To treat localized prostate cancer without substantial morbidity, an ideal treatment would be an effective local therapy with minimal morbidity. Direct injections have been used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia without major complications, but in limited cases. We evaluated the local oncotoxic effects of acetic acid in a prostate cancer xenograft murine model.', 'PC3 and LNCaP human prostate cancer cell lines were used to grow subcutaneous tumors in SCID mice. For each cell line, 14 mice underwent intratumor injection with 25% acetic acid (0.05 ml/100 cm3 of tumor) after the tumor was >300 mm3. Post-treatment one mouse/group was euthanized after 2 h, 24 h, 1 and 2 weeks; remaining mice (n = 10) were killed at 120 days. Control mice (8/group) were euthanized after they met the humane criteria for tumor burden and overall health.', 'Tumor necrosis was noted immediately post-injection; by 24 h, ulceration and crusting of overlying skin were noted, which healed into scars by 23 ± 5 days. Histological examination showed tumor degeneration and necrosis with blood vessel obstruction. Ten treated mice in both groups survived for 120 days, which was much longer than the mean survival of PC3 (40 ± 9 days) and LNCaP (56 ± 10) control mice.'] Does intratumoral acetic acid injection eradicate human prostate cancer tumors in a murine model?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The study objective was to evaluate the impact of a standardized preprinted subcutaneous correctional insulin order set on glycemic control, processes of care, and nursing satisfaction.', 'This was a controlled before/after, qualitative study using focus group interviews. The intervention group consisted of patients with diabetes who were admitted to the cardiovascular surgery ward. The control group consisted of patients with diabetes who were admitted to the vascular surgery ward. Registered nurses on the cardiovascular surgery floor participated in focus groups and completed surveys. We used a multifaceted intervention including standardized insulin order sheet, educational workshops, verbal and printed reminders, printed enabler, reference sheet, and overnight helpline. Glycemic control and hypoglycemia were assessed through chart review, and nursing satisfaction with the insulin order sets was assessed through surveys and nursing focus groups, performed before and 6 months after implementation of the insulin order set.', 'There was a 39% reduction in proportion of blood glucose>11.0 mmol/L (198 mg/dL) in the intervention group compared with the control group (0.17 vs 0.28, P=.03). The proportion of hypoglycemia (blood glucose<4.0 mmol/L [72 mg/dL]) was no different between the 2 groups. Nurse satisfaction increased significantly (P<.02); order sets were easy to use and improved glycemic control, processes, and efficiency of care, and reduced the number of pages between nursing and medical staff.'] Does insulin order set improve glycemic control and processes of care?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Development of insect resistance to synthetic pesticides, high operational cost and environmental pollution have created the need for developing alternative approaches to control vector-borne diseases. In the present study we have investigated the insecticidal activity of essential oil isolated from the leaves of Lantana camara against mosquito vectors.', 'Essential oil was isolated from the leaves of L. camara using hydro-distillation method. Bioassay test was carried out by WHO method for determination of adulticidal activity against mosquitoes. Different compounds were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.', 'LD(50) values of the oil were 0.06, 0.05, 0.05, 0.05 and 0.06 mg/cm(2) while LD(90) values were 0.10, 0.10, 0.09, 0.09 and 0.10 mg/cm(2) against Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus, An. culicifacies, An. fluvialitis and An. stephensi respectively. KDT(50) of the oil were 20, 18, 15, 12, and 14 min and KDT(90) values were 35, 28 25, 18, 23 min against Ae. aegypti, Cx. quinquefasciatus, An. culicifacies, An. fluviatilis and An. stephensi, respectively on 0.208 mg/cm(2) impregnated paper. Studies on persistence of essential oil of L. camara on impregnated paper revealed that it has more adulticidal activity for longer period at low storage temperature. Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of essential oil showed 45 peaks. Caryophyllene (16.37%), eucalyptol (10.75%), alpha-humelene (8.22%) and germacrene (7.41%) were present in major amounts and contributed 42.75 per cent of the total constituents.'] Does adulticidal activity of essential oil of Lantana camara leave against mosquitoes?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The incidence of neurocognitive deficits after coronary bypass surgery remains problematic, with atheroembolism being one of the major causes. External manipulation of aorta and the \"sandblasting\" effect of the high-velocity perfusion jet can cause dislodgement of atheromatous debris.', 'A new arterial cannula features a tip configuration that diffuses the flow through multiple outlets, providing reduced velocity and shear with one central and three diverted flow streams.', 'Between March 2007 and July 2008 twenty patients having isolated coronary artery bypass operations were instrumented with an Embolus Detection and Classification transducer. These data were compared to 43 patients from a previous study using similar techniques except for a standard open-tip arterial cannula. Total embolic counts were markedly lower in the new cannula group (20±25 vs 174±378) as were both gaseous (11±15 vs 95±211) and particulate counts (9±11 vs 80±194).'] Does cannula design reduce particulate and gaseous emboli during cardiopulmonary bypass for coronary revascularization?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Quiescent leukemia stem cells (LSCs) are important resources of resistance and relapse in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). Thus, strategies eradicating CML LSCs are required for cure. In this study, we discovered that AXL tyrosine kinase was selectively overexpressed in primary CML CD34+ cells. However, the role of AXL and its ligand Gas6 secreted by stromal cells in the regulation of self-renewal capacity of LSCs has not been well investigated.', 'The function of CML CD34+ cells was evaluated by flow cytometer, CFC/replating, long-term culture-initiating cells (LTC-IC), CML mouse model driven by human BCR-ABL gene and NOD-scid-IL2Rg-/- (NSI) mice.', 'AXL was selectively overexpressed in primary CML CD34+ cells. AXL knockdown reduced the survival and self-renewal capacity of human CML CD34+ cells. Pharmacological inhibition of AXL reduced the survival and self-renewal capacity of human CML LSCs in vitro and in long-term grafts in NSI mice. Human CML CD34+ cells conscripted bone marrow-derived stromal cells (BMDSCs) and primary mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to secret Gas6 to form a paracrine loop that promoted self-renewal of LSCs. Suppression of AXL by shRNA and inhibitor prolonged survival of CML mice and reduced the growth of LSCs in mice. Gas6/AXL ligation stabilizes β-catenin in an AKT-dependent fashion in human CML CD34+ cells.'] Does gas6/AXL signaling regulate self-renewal of chronic myelogenous leukemia stem cells by stabilizing β-catenin?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Uroflowmetry (UF) alone is often inadequate or unreliable to diagnose lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Therefore, other non-invasive tests, such as ultrasound (US), post-voiding residual volume (PVR) assessment and symptom scales, are used as well for objective definition of the problem.', 'The aim of this study was to investigate the possible predictive function of the non-invasive diagnostic tests for the response to treatment.', 'The prospective registry data of 240 patients with LUTD, from November 2006 to September 2013, were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were aged 5-14 years old. Patients with a previous diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), neurogenic bladder, monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (NE) were excluded from the study. Uroflowmetry, US, PVR and the Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Symptom Scale (DVISS) were performed on every patient at their first visit and follow-ups. A DVISS <9 was considered as the DVISS response; parental opinion was based on International Continence Society criteria of clinical response. Time passed until clinical response was the last outcome parameter.', 'Mean age was 8.2 years. Median follow-up was 60.5 months. A total of 62% of patients had complete response, 28.1% had partial response, and 9.7% had no response. Demographic variables were not associated with clinical outcome. Co-existing enuresis nocturna, multiple pharmacotherapy, and increased DVISS were associated with longer time until clinical response. Post-voiding residual volume assessment was the only test to have a prognostic value.'] Is postvoidal residual urine the most significant non-invasive diagnostic test to predict the treatment outcome in children with non-neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The aim of our study was to analize the results at middle term after M1 \"Scarf\" osteotomy', 'We have assessed subjective, clinical and radiologic result of 25 patients operated on for symptomatic hallux valgus by means of diaphyseal SCARF osteotomy, 19 females and 6 men with middle age of 50 y. All the patients were evaluated at 3 months and 1 year from operation and results were compared on clinic and radiologic level and on the base of functional and subjective outcome of patients. Clinical state, at 24 month, was assessed by Hallux Metatarsophalangeal Interphalangeal Scale score system as developed by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS Score).', 'It has been observed a remarcable improvement of AOFAS score that varied from 40 to 81 point. In particular, we recorded an improvement of pain from 15 to 29, function from 23 to 40 and alignment from 2 to 12 point. Radiologic angle are also improved: the first metatarsal angle was changed from 16 degrees to 10 degrees degree, the hallux valgus angle from 32 degrees to 17 degrees, the distal articular metatarsal angle from 13 degrees to 10 degrees. M1-M5 angle to 33 degrees to 28 degreees. Méary-Tomeno angle was no significantly changed after surgeon. On subjective level, at follow-up time, 19 patients have declared to be very satisfied, 4 satisfied and only one dissatisfied. Nobody had pain and 1 patient was dissatisfied of a haestetic result.'] Do [ Middle term results of I metatarsal `` Scarf '' osteotomy ]?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The prognosis of acute inferior myocardial infarction is worse when it is complicated by right ventricular infarction. ST elevation in the right precordial leads is one of the reliable methods for detecting acute right ventricular infarction. The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between ST elevation in the right precordial electrocardiographic leads during acute inferior infarction and the severity of right ventricular systolic dysfunction.', 'This study analyzed the relation between ST elevation > or = 0.1 mV in V4R and the severity of right ventricular systolic dysfunction in 43 consecutive patients (men/women: 35/8; average age 62+/-9 years) with acute inferior myocardial infarction with a rapid-response Swan-Ganz catheter to measure the right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF).', 'RVEF was significantly lower in patients with ST elevation (n = 18) than in those without (n = 25) (33%+/-6% vs 40%+/-9%, p = 0.010). If the infarct-related lesion was located in the proximal right coronary artery, RVEF tended to be lower than if the lesion was located in the distal right coronary artery or the left circumflex coronary artery (33%+/-10% vs 37%+/-9% vs 42%+/-9%, p = 0.101). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that ST elevation in V4R was the only independent predictor of depressed RVEF (odds ratio = 5.31, 95% confidence interval = 1.28 to 22.1, p = 0.022).'] Does sT-segment elevation in right precordial leads imply depressed right ventricular function after acute inferior myocardial infarction?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The pathogenesis of acne is complex, multifactorial and not well understood. The genetic background of this dermatosis is well documented.', 'To assess the frequency of -34 T > C single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter of the CYP17 gene as well as m1 (+6,235 T > C) and m2 (+4,889 A > G) mutation in the coding region CYP1A1 gene acne patients from the Northern Polish population.', \"The study included 115 acne patients and 94 healthy controls (aged over 20) without acne in anamnesis. The CYP1A1 polymorphism was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) was used to analyze m1 mutation and allele-specific PCR in the case of m2 mutation. The CYP17 polymorphism was analyzed by RFLP. The results were evaluated by the Pearson's χ(2) test.\", 'There were no statistically significant associations between allele and genotype frequencies between the acne and the control group.'] Are polymorphisms in the cytochrome P-450 ( CYP ) 1A1 and 17 genes associated with acne vulgaris in the Polish population?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The neutrophil count has been associated with adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention. There are limited data on risk stratification of patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease (PVD) using white blood cell (WBC) subtypes. This study assessed the association of total and differential WBC counts with adverse outcome in patients with advanced PVD undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).', 'In a retrospective cohort study, consecutive de novo procedures were analyzed for patients with Rutherford category 4 or 5 PVD who underwent successful nonemergency PTA. Cardiovascular risk factors, baseline total and differential WBC counts, and angiographic data were recorded. Primary outcome was a composite of events of target vessel revascularization (repeat PTA or vascular bypass operation) or lower limb amputation.', 'A total of 101 patients were studied. Their mean age was 76 +/- 10 years, 54% had diabetes mellitus, 68% were hypertensive, and 12% had had previous myocardial infarction. We observed 29 events during a median period of 14 months (interquartile range, 4-26). Cox regression analysis found diabetes mellitus (odds ratio [OR], 4.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.35-16.14; P = .02), Rutherford category 5 (OR, 4.18; 95% CI, 1.06-16.51; P = .04), poor tibial runoff (OR, 4.42; 95% CI, 1.16-16.82; P = .03), and preprocedural neutrophil count in the third tertile (OR, 10.77; 95% CI, 2.19-52.91; P = .003) were independent predictors of outcome.'] Does preprocedural neutrophil count predict outcome in patients with advanced peripheral vascular disease undergoing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Serum magnesium is inversely associated to coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients with chronic kidney disease. There is little information on this association in a general healthy population.', 'The aim of this study was to examine the cross-sectional association of serum magnesium levels with CAC.', 'We included 1276 Mexican-mestizo subjects (50 % women), aged 30-75 years, free of symptomatic cardiovascular disease. CAC was quantified by multidetector computed tomography using the method described by Agatston. Cross-sectional associations of serum magnesium with cardiometabolic factors and subclinical atherosclerosis defined as a CAC score > 0, were examined in logistic regression models adjusted for age, sex, education, smoking status, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, physical activity, elevated abdominal visceral tissue, fasting insulin and glucose, alcohol consumption, menopausal status (women only), low (LDL-C) and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides, diuretic use, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2), and family history of DM2.', 'After full adjustment, subjects in the highest quartile of serum magnesium had 48 % lower odds of hypertension (p = 0.028), 69 % lower odds of DM2 (p = 0.003), and 42 % lower odds of CAC score > 0 (p = 0.016) compared to those with the lowest serum magnesium. The analyses also showed that a 0.17 mg/dL (1SD) increment in serum magnesium was independently associated with 16 % lower CAC (OR 0.84, 95 % CI 0.724-0.986).'] Is serum magnesium inversely associated with coronary artery calcification in the Genetics of Atherosclerotic Disease ( GEA ) study?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been reported to be involved in degenerative disorders including Parkinson's disease (PD). α-synuclein expression is strong associated with the pathogenesis of PD. In the present study, we investigated whether the regulation of α-synuclein expression by miR-214 is the potential mechanism underlying the neuroprotective effect of Resveratrol.\", 'The PD mouse model was established with the injection of MPTP (1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) and the human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y, was administrated with MPP+.', \"The midbrain of PD mice and MPP+ treated SH-SY5Y cells had the lower expression levels of miR-214 and higher mRNA and protein expression of α-synuclein, which were reversed by Resveratrol administration. MiR-214 mimic down-regulated expression of α-synuclein and its 3'-UTR activity, while the levels were up-regulated by miR-214 inhibitor. In addition, the cell viability, elevated by Resveratrol, was also decreased by miR-214 inhibitor or overexpressed α-synuclein. In vivo, miR-214 inhibitor down-regulated TH+ cells of ipsilateral and up-regulated α-synuclein expression compared with the group treated with Resveratrol.\"] Does microRNA-214 participate in the neuroprotective effect of Resveratrol via inhibiting α-synuclein expression in MPTP-induced Parkinson 's disease mouse?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Apolipoprotein E (apoE) exerts anti-inflammatory properties that protect against atherosclerosis and other inflammatory diseases. However, mechanisms by which apoE suppresses the cellular activation of leukocytes commonly associated with atherosclerosis remain incompletely understood.', 'To test the hypothesis that apoE suppresses inflammation and atherosclerosis by regulating cellular microRNA levels in these leukocytes.', 'An assessment of apoE expression among such leukocyte subsets in wild-type mice revealed that only macrophages and monocytes express apoE abundantly. An absence of apoE expression in macrophages and monocytes resulted in enhanced nuclear factor-κB signaling and an exaggerated inflammatory response on stimulation with lipopolysaccharide. This correlated with reduced levels of microRNA-146a, a critical negative regulator of nuclear factor-κB signaling. Ectopic apoE expression in Apoe(-/-) macrophages and monocytes raised miR-146a levels, whereas its silencing in wild-type cells had an opposite effect. Mechanistically, apoE increased the expression of transcription factor purine-rich PU-box-binding protein 1, which raised levels of pri-miR-146 transcripts, demonstrating that apoE exerts transcriptional control over miR-146a. In vivo, even a small amount of apoE expression in macrophages and monocytes of hypomorphic apoE mice led to increased miR-146a levels, and inhibited macrophage proinflammatory responses, Ly-6C(high) monocytosis, and atherosclerosis in the settings of hyperlipidemia. Accordingly, cellular enrichment of miR-146a through the systemic delivery of miR-146a mimetics in Apoe(-/-)Ldlr(-/-) and Ldlr(-/-) mice attenuated monocyte/macrophage activation and atherosclerosis in the absence of plasma lipid reduction.'] Does apolipoprotein E enhance microRNA-146a in monocytes and macrophages to suppress nuclear factor-κB-driven inflammation and atherosclerosis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Characterize glutamate neurotransmission in the hippocampus of awake-behaving rodents during focal seizures in a model of aging.', 'We used enzyme-based ceramic microelectrode array technology to measure in vivo extracellular tonic glutamate levels and real-time phasic glutamate release and clearance events in the hippocampus of awake Fischer 344 rats. Local application of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) into the CA1 region was used to induce focal motor seizures in different animal age groups representing young, late-middle aged and elderly humans.', 'Rats with the highest preseizure tonic glutamate levels (all in late-middle aged or elderly groups) experienced the most persistent 4-AP-induced focal seizure motor activity (wet dog shakes) and greatest degree of acute seizure-associated disruption of glutamate neurotransmission measured as rapid transient changes in extracellular glutamate levels.'] Does tonic glutamate in CA1 of aging rats correlate with phasic glutamate dysregulation during seizure?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Previous studies have shown that class-I histone deacetylase (HDAC) 8 mRNA is upregulated in urothelial cancer tissues and urothelial cancer cell lines compared to benign controls. Using urothelial cancer cell lines we evaluated whether specific targeting of HDAC8 might be a therapeutic option in bladder cancer treatment.', 'We conducted siRNA-mediated knockdown and specific pharmacological inhibition of HDAC8 with the three different inhibitors compound 2, compound 5, and compound 6 in several urothelial carcinoma cell lines with distinct HDAC8 expression profiles. Levels of HDAC and marker proteins were determined by western blot analysis and mRNA levels were measured by quantitative real-time PCR. Cellular effects of HDAC8 suppression were analyzed by ATP assay, flow cytometry, colony forming assay and migration assay.', 'Efficient siRNA-mediated knockdown of HDAC8 reduced proliferation up to 45%. The HDAC8 specific inhibitors compound 5 and compound 6 significantly reduced viability of all urothelial cancer cell lines (IC₅₀ 9 - 21 μM). Flow cytometry revealed only a slight increase in the sub-G1 fraction indicating a limited induction of apoptosis. Expression of thymidylate synthase was partly reduced; PARP-cleavage was not detected. The influence of the pharmacological inhibition on clonogenic growth and migration show a cell line- and inhibitor-dependent reduction with the strongest effects after treatment with compound 5 and compound 6.'] Is histone deacetylase 8 deregulated in urothelial cancer but not a target for efficient treatment?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Embryo implantation in the uterus involves the trophoblast cells apposing and adhering to, then invading across the epithelium lining of the endometrium. However, ethical concerns regarding experimentation with primary human tissue during this period of life necessitates creation of in vitro models for understanding the basic mechanisms involved. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a crucial role in defence against pathogens invading the female reproductive tract. The objective of this study is to establish and optimize an in vitro model for studying human endometrial embryonic interactions and to understand the effect of TLR5 stimulation on the attachment of trophoblast cells to endometrial cells.', 'By using a human telomerase immortalized endometrial epithelial cell line (hTERT-EECs) and choriocarcinoma human trophoblast cells (JAr cells), an in vitro assay of human implantation was established. In order to investigate the impact of TLR5 stimulation on attachment in this assay, bacterial flagellin was applied to the endometrial and trophoblast cells. In order to block TLR5 in the endometrial and trophoblast cells, TLR5 function-blocking antibody was applied to the cells prior to flagellin treatment.', 'The results demonstrated that JAr spheroids attached to hTERT-EECs in a time and concentration-dependent manner. Our results also demonstrated that treatment of endometrial cells with flagellin, suppressed the attachment of JAr spheres to the endometrial cells. Application of TLR5 function-blocking antibody significantly restored the attachment of JAr spheres to the endometrium.'] Does activation of Toll-like receptor 5 decrease the attachment of human trophoblast cells to endometrial cells in vitro?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Exposure to air pollution from traffic is associated with adverse cardiovascular events. The mechanisms for this association are unknown. We conducted a controlled exposure to dilute diesel exhaust in patients with stable coronary heart disease to determine the direct effect of air pollution on myocardial, vascular, and fibrinolytic function.', 'In a double-blind, randomized, crossover study, 20 men with prior myocardial infarction were exposed, in two separate sessions, to dilute diesel exhaust (300 mug per cubic meter) or filtered air for 1 hour during periods of rest and moderate exercise in a controlled-exposure facility. During the exposure, myocardial ischemia was quantified by ST-segment analysis using continuous 12-lead electrocardiography. Six hours after exposure, vasomotor and fibrinolytic function were assessed by means of intraarterial agonist infusions.', 'During both exposure sessions, the heart rate increased with exercise (P<0.001); the increase was similar during exposure to diesel exhaust and exposure to filtered air (P=0.67). Exercise-induced ST-segment depression was present in all patients, but there was a greater increase in the ischemic burden during exposure to diesel exhaust (-22+/-4 vs. -8+/-6 millivolt seconds, P<0.001). Exposure to diesel exhaust did not aggravate preexisting vasomotor dysfunction, but it did reduce the acute release of endothelial tissue plasminogen activator (P=0.009; 35% decrease in the area under the curve).'] Do ischemic and thrombotic effects of dilute diesel-exhaust inhalation in men with coronary heart disease?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To evaluate spin-lock MR for detecting superparamagnetic iron oxides and compare the detection sensitivity of quantitative T1ρ with T2 imaging.', 'In vitro experiments were performed to investigate the influence of iron oxide particle size and composition on T1ρ . These comprise T1ρ and T2 measurements (B0 = 1.41T) of agar (2%) with concentration ranges of three different iron oxide nanoparticles (IONs) (Sinerem, Resovist, and ION-Micelle) and microparticles of iron oxide (MPIO). T1ρ dispersion was measured for a range of spin-lock amplitudes (γB1 = 6.5-91 kHz). Under relevant in vivo conditions (B0 = 9.4T; γB1 = 100-1500 Hz), T1ρ and T2 mapping of the liver was performed in seven mice pre- and 24 h postinjection of Sinerem.', 'Addition of iron oxide nanoparticles decreased T1ρ as well as the native T1ρ dispersion of agar, leading to increased contrast at high spin-lock amplitudes. Changes of T1ρ were highly linear with iron concentration and much larger than T2 changes. MPIO did not show this effect. In vivo, a decrease of T1ρ was observed with no clear influence on T1ρ dispersion.'] Does spin-lock MR enhance the detection sensitivity of superparamagnetic iron oxide particles?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Annuloplasty sizing with standard valve sizers may be imprecise and difficult in minimally invasive procedures. It is hypothesized that a constant clinical conversion factor relates the echocardiographic aortic annulus diameter (AAD) and the intertrigonal distance (ITD) in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR). This may provide another method to size the annuloplasty ring required for mitral valve repair.', 'An observational study of 50 patients with degenerative MR undergoing robotic-assisted surgery was conducted. All patients underwent surgery between September 2005 and November 2007. The AAD at the base of the aortic leaflets was measured using intraoperative two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. The ITD was measured independently under direct vision during surgery. The echocardiographic ITD was then determined by dividing the AAD by 0.8, and the value for each patient compared to the corresponding surgical measurement. Agreement was assessed statistically using the Bland-Altman method.', 'The limits of agreement were -3 mm (t = 2.010; 49 df; p = 0.05; 95% CI: -4 to -2 mm) to 3 mm (t = 2.010; 49 df; p = 0.05; 95% CI: 2 to 4 mm). In 86% of cases (43/50), the differences between the two methods was < or = 2 mm.'] Is echocardiographic measurement of mitral intertrigonal distance an adjunct to annuloplasty ring sizing?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Otosclerosis is a bone remodeling disorder localized to the otic capsule and associated with inflammation. In vitro, increased activity of the diastrophic dysplasia sulfate transporter (DTDST), which is implicated in bone metabolism, has been reported. Because glucocorticoids modulate the bone turnover and inhibit inflammatory processes, we investigated the effect of dexamethasone (Dex) on interleukin-6 and DTDST in otosclerosis.', 'The authors conducted a prospective, case-control study.', 'Primary cell cultures were obtained from stapes and external auditory canals in otosclerosis (n = 21) and control patients (n = 18). Assays with [H]Dex evaluated specific binding sites in otosclerotic and control stapes. The effects of Dex (10 to 10 M) and RU486 (10 M), a glucocorticoid antagonist, were studied on DTDST activity by sulfate uptake. IL-6 secretion was measured in culture media before and after Dex (10 M, 24 hours). The effect of IL-6 (10 M, 24 hours) was assessed on DTDST activity in control stapes.', ': The number of specific Dex-binding sites was similar in all stapedial cultures. Dex inhibited DTDST activity (19.4 +/- 1.02 vs. 29.4 +/- 3.94 pmol/microg prot/5 minutes) only in otosclerotic stapes. This effect was dose-dependent, antagonized by RU 486 and only observed 24 hours after Dex exposure. Interleukin (IL)-6 stimulated DTDST activity in normal stapes, whereas Dex inhibited IL-6 production only in otosclerotic stapes.'] Do glucocorticoids inhibit diastrophic dysplasia sulfate transporter activity in otosclerosis by interleukin-6?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Few studies have suggested association between mitral annular calcification (MAC) and osteoporosis in women who are post-menopausal. However, the association of MAC with osteoporosis in women, in relation to bone resorption, as assessed by using the dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry method (DEXA), have not been performed. We sought to examine the association between MAC and osteoporosis.', 'In this prospective, observational study carried out in a tertiary referral center, 340 women (mean age +/- SD, 56 +/- 10 years; age range, 33-85 years) underwent echocardiography, with specific assessment of MAC and bone mineral density measurement (T-scores) using DEXA.', 'MAC was absent in 123 patients (group I) and present in 217 patients (group II). Compared with the control group, the group with MAC had a significantly higher prevalence and severity of osteoporosis (18.2% vs 55.5%, P <.001). Severe osteoporosis was significantly more common in the severe MAC subgroup (n = 66) than in the control subjects (65.2% vs 17.1%; Pearson chi2, 70.02; df = 4; P <.001). With multivariate analysis, only T-scores and age were highly predictive of MAC, with an odds ratio of 2.66 (95 % CI, 1.85-3.83) and 1.04 (95% CI, 1.01-1.07), respectively.'] Is mitral annular calcification associated with osteoporosis in women?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Damage to the latissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) may jeopardize a successful outcome to dynamic cardiomyoplasty. We and others have demonstrated muscle damage in LDM in various species including humans. Ischemia is now recognized to be an important contributory factor. We postulated that glyceryl trinitrate, a nitric oxide donor, might protect against ischemic endothelial dysfunction and so reduce resultant muscle damage.', 'In 20 adult rats the left LDM was mobilized on its thoracodorsal neurovascular pedicle and maintained as an orthotopic graft. Half of the animals received glycerol trinitrate intraoperatively and postoperatively for 24 hours. The other half served as untreated controls. Each group was further subdivided into two groups (n = 5 in each): animals in which the LDM was excised after 4 hours for myeloperoxidase studies, and animals in which the LDM was excised at 24 hours for analysis of muscle damage by histology and enzyme macrohistochemistry. Blood samples were taken at 24 hours for assay of plasma nitrite and nitrate as nitric oxide metabolites.', 'Glycerol trinitrate-treated animals had higher plasma nitric oxide metabolite levels after 24 hours (after nitrate reductase treatment, total nitrite, 78.3+/-11.8 nmol/mL, mean +/- SEM) than controls (42.1+/-3.7 nmol/ mL, p = 0.008). The proportion of viable LDM in glycerol trinitrate-treated animals was greater than in untreated animals, mainly in the middle and distal regions of the graft (middle region, 96.3%+/-0.5% versus 75.7%+/-4.1%, p<0.001; distal region, 94.4%+/-0.8% versus 40.9%+/-3.1%, p<0.001). Macrohistochemical findings correlated well with the histologic findings. Myeloperoxidase activity (U/g) was markedly lower in glycerol trinitrate-treated LDMs, mainly in the distal part of the graft (glycerol trinitrate versus control, 20.5+/-2.1 versus 40.9+/-3.1 U/g, p<0.001).'] Does nitroglycerine reduce neutrophil activation and acute damage in latissimus dorsi muscle grafts?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The aim of this study was to identify characteristics of hypogammaglobulinemia secondary to glucocorticoid therapy and their value in the differential diagnosis to primary forms of antibody deficiency.', 'We investigated prevalence and character of hypogammaglobulinemia in a cohort of 36 patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) on glucocorticoid therapy in comparison to a gender- and age-matched cohort of hospital controls. We therefore determined serum immunoglobulin levels as well as B- and T cell-subsets in the peripheral blood of all participants. In addition, prior serum immunoglobulin levels and clinical data of the GCA and PMR patients were extracted from the electronic patient data-base.', '21/36 GCA/PMR patients on glucocorticoid treatment developed antibody deficiency. In 19 patients this included IgG and in 13 patients IgG was the only affected isotype. The reduction of IgG was persistent in nearly 50\\xa0% of these patients during the observed period. GCA/PMR patients had reduced circulating naive and transitional B cells (p\\xa0=\\xa00.0043 and p\\xa0=\\xa00.0002 respectively) while IgM, IgG and IgA memory B cells were preserved. Amongst T-cell subsets, we found a reduction of CD4 memory T cells (p\\xa0<\\xa00.0001), CD4 regulatory T cells (p\\xa0=\\xa00.0002) and few CD8 memory T-cell subtypes.'] Does secondary Antibody Deficiency in Glucocorticoid Therapy Clearly differ from Primary Antibody Deficiency?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['To determine the generalizability of the predictions for 90-day mortality generated by Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) and the serum sodium augmented MELD (MELDNa) to Atlantic Canadian adults with end-stage liver disease awaiting liver transplantation (LT).', \"The predictive accuracy of the MELD and the MELDNa was evaluated by measurement of the discrimination and calibration of the respective models' estimates for the occurrence of 90-day mortality in a consecutive cohort of LT candidates accrued over a five-year period. Accuracy of discrimination was measured by the area under the ROC curves. Calibration accuracy was evaluated by comparing the observed and model-estimated incidences of 90-day wait-list failure for the total cohort and within quantiles of risk.\", 'The area under the ROC curve for the MELD was 0.887 (95% CI 0.705 to 0.978) - consistent with very good accuracy of discrimination. The area under the ROC curve for the MELDNa was 0.848 (95% CI 0.681 to 0.965). The observed incidence of 90-day wait-list mortality in the validation cohort was 7.9%, which was not significantly different from the MELD estimate of 6.6% (95% CI 4.9% to 8.4%; P=0.177) or the MELDNa estimate of 5.8% (95% CI 3.5% to 8.0%; P=0.065). Global goodness-of-fit testing found no evidence of significant lack of fit for either model (Hosmer-Lemeshow c2 [df=3] for MELD 2.941, P=0.401; for MELDNa 2.895, P=0.414).'] Does the Model for End-stage Liver Disease accurately predict 90-day liver transplant wait-list mortality in Atlantic Canada?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The hepatic stellate cell, which plays a pivotal role in hepatic fibrosis, contains the filament vimentin which is known to undergo protein citrullination and become immunogenic. The aims of this study were to find out if anti-modified citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV) antibodies are produced in patients with chronic hepatitis and if such production is associated with liver fibrosis.', 'Sera and liver biopsy specimens were collected from 100 patients with chronic hepatitis. Sera were also collected from 100 healthy controls. The liver biopsies were graded according to the Metavir fibrosis scores. The serum concentrations of anti-MCV antibody were measured in both patients and controls by ELISA using commercially available kits.', 'The mean serum concentration of anti-MCV antibody in patients with chronic hepatitis (54.90 ± 6.09 U/mL) was significantly higher (P = 0.001) than that of controls (17.38 ± 0.56 U/mL). Furthermore, serum anti-MCV antibody titer was able to separate patients with no fibrosis from those with moderate or severe fibrosis or cirrhosis. Using receiver operating characteristic curves, a serum concentration of anti-MCV antibody of 8.82 U/mL was able to diagnose cirrhosis with 60% specificity and 60% sensitivity.'] Is serum anti-modified citrullinated vimentin antibody concentration associated with liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The study aimed to determine if mitral valve repair (MVRR) or bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement (BMVR) without postoperative anticoagulation is associated with a similar risk of thromboembolism and death as anticoagulation.', 'We retrospectively reviewed our 2004-09 experience in 249 MVRR and bioprosthetic replacement patients (53% female; 63 year mean age). Concurrent procedures principally included antiarrhythmic surgery, aortic valve replacement, tricuspid valve repair and coronary bypass grafting. Warfarin therapy was instituted at the discretion of the surgeon. Thirty-day, a period known to have the highest risk of valve-related thromboembolism, outcomes were compared relying on the incidence of stroke and death as surrogates of thromboembolic complications. Intermediate-term survival was compared between the groups using Cox proportional hazard models. The mean follow-up was 2.9 years. Given the non-randomized warfarin use, a propensity score using patient comorbidities and concurrent procedures was created and added to the Cox models.', 'One hundred and ninety-two (77%) patients were discharged on warfarin and 57 (23%) were discharged without warfarin. Thirty-day mortality in patients discharged from the index hospitalization was 1.2% and was similar for the two groups (P = 0.99). Four ischaemic perioperative strokes were detected; 3 in the warfarin group and 1 in the no warfarin group (P = 0.99). Overall survival was 84%, with 84% survival in the warfarin group and 86% in the no warfarin group (P = 0.79). Bleeding complications were comparable between the two groups (P = 0.72). In a multivariate analysis, warfarin was not related to mortality.'] Does mitral valve repair and bioprosthetic replacement without postoperative anticoagulation increase the risk of stroke or mortality?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is a critical aspect of delivery system reform. The purpose of this study was to examine variations in achievement of PCMH requirements across different types of practices.', 'We used data on the points awarded, by standard and element, to 2369 practices recognized by September 2013 under the National Committee for Quality Assurance PCMH program, 2011 version.', 'We tested for differences across practice types in the percentage of practices achieving full credit for 27 element scores using likelihood ratio χ2 tests with an adjustment for multiple comparisons.', 'Of the practices, 45% were affiliated with health systems, 22.6% were community health centers, and 5.3% were military treatment facilities. The remaining practices were physician-owned, 10% with at least 5 clinicians and 17.3% with less than 5. Even among Level 3 practices, there were significant differences across the practice types in the percentage of practices achieving full credit for 19 of 27 elements. Different types of practices demonstrated strengths in different medical home capabilities.'] Does there 's more than one way to build a medical home?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['It is still unclear whether chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) is associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), because substantial methodological differences have been claimed by Zamboni to account for the lack of results of other groups. Furthermore, the potential role of venous malformations in influencing MS severity has not been fully explored. This information is particularly relevant, because uncontrolled surgical procedures are increasingly offered to MS patients to treat their venous stenoses.', 'In the present study, CCSVI was studied in 84 MS patients and in 56 healthy subjects by applying the Zamboni method for CCSVI identification.', 'We found no significant differences (p = 0.12) in CCSVI frequency between MS and control subjects. Furthermore, no differences were found between CCSVI-positive and CCSVI-negative patients in terms of relevant clinical variables such as disease duration, time between onset and first relapse, relapsing or progressive disease course, and risk of secondary progression course. Statistically significant differences were not found between CCSVI-positive and CCSVI-negative MS subjects by analyzing direct measures of disability such as mean Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) (p = 0.07), mean progression index (p > 0.1), and mean MS severity score (p > 0.1). The percentage of subjects who reached EDSS 4.0 and 6.0 milestones was not different among CCSVI-negative and CCSVI-positive subjects, and no significant correlation was found between severity of disability and number of positive CCSVI criteria.'] Do proposed chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency criteria predict multiple sclerosis risk or severity?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "no" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Tumor-based molecular biomarkers have redefined in the classification gliomas. However, the association of systemic metabolomics with glioma phenotype has not been explored yet.', 'In this study, we conducted two-step (discovery and validation) metabolomic profiling in plasma samples from 87 glioma patients. The metabolomics data were tested for correlation with glioma grade (high vs low), glioblastoma (GBM) versus malignant gliomas, and IDH mutation status.', 'Five metabolites, namely uracil, arginine, lactate, cystamine, and ornithine, significantly differed between high- and low-grade glioma patients in both the discovery and validation cohorts. When the discovery and validation cohorts were combined, we identified 29 significant metabolites with 18 remaining significant after adjusting for multiple comparisons. Those 18 significant metabolites separated high- from low-grade glioma patients with 91.1% accuracy. In the pathway analysis, a total of 18 significantly metabolic pathways were identified. Similarly, we identified 2 and 6 metabolites that significantly differed between GBM and non-GBM, and IDH mutation positive and negative patients after multiple comparison adjusting. Those 6 significant metabolites separated IDH1 mutation positive from negative glioma patients with 94.4% accuracy. Three pathways were identified to be associated with IDH mutation status. Within arginine and proline metabolism, levels of intermediate metabolites in creatine pathway were all significantly lower in IDH mutation positive than in negative patients, suggesting an increased activity of creatine pathway in IDH mutation positive tumors.'] Does metabolomics profiling in plasma samples from glioma patients correlate with tumor phenotypes?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the preferences and priorities of youths and adults about the best ways to improve hospitals to have an impact on the quality of life of hospitalized adolescents.', 'Participants in this study were 364 adolescents between 14 and 17 years of age (96 hospitalized) and 148 adults (96 parents of patients and 52 health professionals). All the participants completed a questionnaire about their preferences and priorities with regard to hospitalization.', \"A high degree of agreement among the youths and the adults was observed, especially regarding the importance assigned to agreeableness of clinical staff to improveadolescents' experience of hospitalization. Some discrepancies also were observed. The youths granted more importance to issues related to filling in time, specifically to the leisure technology available for patients. The adults assigned more importance to the organization of the hospital stay, in particular, for adolescents to be admitted with patients of the same age and for them to receive academic support in the hospital.\"] Do perspectives of youths and adults improve the care of hospitalized adolescents in Spain?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: [\"Previous work has shown that leaf-cutting ants prefer to cut leaf material with relatively low fungal endophyte content. This preference suggests that fungal endophytes exact a cost on the ants or on the development of their colonies. We hypothesized that endophytes may play a role in their host plants' defense against leaf-cutting ants. To measure the long-term cost to the ant colony of fungal endophytes in their forage material, we conducted a 20-week laboratory experiment to measure fungal garden development for colonies that foraged on leaves with low or high endophyte content.\", 'Colony mass and the fungal garden dry mass did not differ significantly between the low and high endophyte feeding treatments. There was, however, a marginally significant trend toward greater mass of fungal garden per ant worker in the low relative to the high endophyte treatment. This trend was driven by differences in the fungal garden mass per worker from the earliest samples, when leaf-cutting ants had been foraging on low or high endophyte leaf material for only 2 weeks. At two weeks of foraging, the mean fungal garden mass per worker was 77% greater for colonies foraging on leaves with low relative to high endophyte loads.'] Does leaf endophyte load influence fungal garden development in leaf-cutting ants?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) has been associated with insulin resistance, a condition with an impaired insulin-mediated vasodilation in skeletal muscle. ACE-inhibitors have been reported to be superior to most other antihypertensive drugs in inducing a regression of LVH. In a double-blind study with parallel groups, 50 patients with essential hypertension were randomized to treatment with either fosinopril (20 mg o.d.) or atenolol (50 mg o.d.) for 12-16 weeks. Left ventricle wall thickness (LVWT, defined as the sum of interventricular septum and posterior wall), diastolic function (represented by the ratio between the E-wave and the A-wave of mitral blood flow) and femoral artery blood flow (FBF) were evaluated using ultrasonic measurements. FBF was measured at normoinsulinemia and after 2 h of euglycemic hyperinsulinemia. Before treatment, the insulin-induced increase in FBF was inversely related to the LVWT (r = -0.52, p < 0.02). The reduction in ambulatory 24-h SBP/DBP was 13/9 mmHg for fosinopril and 15/14 for atenolol, ambulatory DBP being significantly more reduced by atenolol (p = 0.03 for difference in treatment effect). However, only fosinopril treatment resulted in a significant reduction in LVWT (from 20.5 mm to 19.4 mm, p < 0.05). The degree of reduction in LVWT was related to the increase in FBF in the fosinopril group (r = -0.45, p < 0.05). For fosinopril (but not for atenolol), there was a positive relationship between the change in E/A ratio and the change in femoral artery stroke volume (r = 0.80, p < 0.01).'] Is regression of left ventricular wall thickness during ACE-inhibitor treatment of essential hypertension associated with an increase in insulin mediated skeletal muscle blood flow?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the single most common vaginal infection in women of childbearing age and associated with a sizeable infectious disease burden among both non-pregnant and pregnant women, including a significantly elevated risk of adverse pregnancy outcome. Overall, little progress has been made in identifying causal factors involved in BV acquisition and persistence. We sought to evaluate maternal iron status in early pregnancy as a putative risk factor for BV, considering that micronutrients, and iron deficiency in particular, affect the host response against bacterial colonization, even in the setting of mild micronutrient deficiencies.', 'In a nested case-control study, we compared maternal iron status at entry to prenatal care (mean gestational age 9.2 +/- 2.6 weeks) between eighty women with healthy vaginal microflora and eighteen women with vaginosis-like microflora. Vaginal microflora status was assessed by assigning a modified Nugent score to a Gram-stained vaginal smear. Maternal iron status was assayed by an array of conventional erythrocyte and serum indicators for iron status assessment, but also by more sensitive and more specific indicators of iron deficiency, including soluble transferrin receptors (sTfR) as an accurate measure of cellular and tissue iron deficiency and the iron deficiency log10[sTfR/ferritin] index as the presently most accurate measure of body storage iron available.', 'We found no statistically significant correlation between vaginal microflora status and routinely assessed iron parameters. In contrast, a highly significant difference between the healthy and vaginosis-like microflora groups of women was shown in mean values of sTfR concentrations (1.15 +/- 0.30 mg/L versus 1.37 +/- 0.38 mg/L, p = 0.008) and in mean iron deficiency log10[sTfR/ferritin] index values (1.57 +/- 0.30 versus 1.08 +/- 0.56, p = 0.003), indicating a strong association between iron deficiency and vaginosis-like microflora. An sTfR concentration > 1.45 mg/L was associated with a 3-fold increased risk (95%CI: 1.4-6.7) of vaginosis-like microflora and after controlling for maternal age, gestational length, body mass, parity, and smoking habits with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.5 (95%CI: 1.4-14.2).'] Is subclinical iron deficiency a strong predictor of bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['Superficial bladder cancer (SBC) presents a difficult clinical dilemma at diagnosis as only a small subgroup of patients will subsequently develop invasive disease. Study of cancer biology has found that angiogenesis is central to growth and spread. This study examines the relationship between the angiogenic inhibitory factor Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) at initial presentation and subsequent progression of SBC.', 'Using immunohistochemistry, 220 cases of SBC were examined for pattern and extent of expression of TSP-1 at initial presentation.', 'TSP-1 was detected in perivascular tissue, at the epithelial-stromal junction, in the stroma and in tumour cells and reduced perivascular TSP-1 staining at presentation was an independent predictive factor for the subsequent development of muscle invasive or metastatic disease.'] Does reduced thrombospondin-1 at presentation predict disease progression in superficial bladder cancer?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['A high prevalence of the R563Q mutation of the epithelial sodium channel β-subunit has been reported in South African hypertensives compared with unrelated normotensive controls. To delineate the effects of this mutation against a more uniform genetic background, this study investigated the association of the mutation with hypertension within affected kindreds.', 'Forty-five index patients and members of their kindreds were studied. Blood pressure, serum potassium and the presence of the R563Q mutation were determined.', \"Of the 136 individuals studied, 89 were heterozygous for the R563Q mutation and 47 homozygous RR. The mean arterial pressure was significantly higher in the R563Q heterozygous group (p = 0.005) after adjusting for gender, race, age and kindred membership. Of the R563Q heterozygous subjects, 71 (80%) had hypertension, while 17 (36%) of the R563Q homozygous RR subjects were hypertensive. Six R563Q heterozygous subjects had hypokalaemia and one R563Q homozygous RR subject had hypokalaemia, but the difference was not statistically significant. Two heterozygous patients had Liddle's syndrome, both occurring during pregnancy.\"] Is the R563Q mutation of the epithelial sodium channel beta-subunit associated with hypertension?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]

[ { "from": "human", "value": "TASK: Your task is to answer biomedical questions using the given abstract. Only output yes, no, or maybe as answer.\nINPUT: ['We studied the effectiveness of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in detecting inflammation in known or suspected cases of sclerosing peritonitis in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD).', 'We undertook FDG-PET scanning in PD patients presenting with symptoms or signs suggestive of sclerosing peritonitis (SP), and in patients on long-term PD with no symptoms of SP.', 'The study was performed in a PD unit in a tertiary-care hospital.', 'Three patients with known or strongly suspected SP underwent FDG-PET scans, 1 within 3 months of presentation with symptoms and 2 who were scanned more than 9 months after presentation. One patient was scanned at an early and a late time point. Five patients who had been on PD for more than 5 years and who were asymptomatic also underwent FDG-PET scanning. Scans were interpreted by a specialist in nuclear medicine.', 'The scan performed in the early stages of SP showed increased peritoneal uptake. However, three scans taken more than 9 months after presentation with suspected SP showed mild peritoneal abnormalities only. One of 5 asymptomatic long-term PD patients showed increased peritoneal uptake associated with loss of ultrafiltration and high transporter status.'] Does fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography detect the inflammatory phase of sclerosing peritonitis?\nOUTPUT:\n" }, { "from": "agent", "value": "yes" } ]