Adi Kurniawan, Sukamto Koesnoe, Evy Yunihastuti, Hamzah Shatri
{"title":"Incidence and Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccine Hypersensitivity Reactions and Success of COVID-19 Vaccine Provocation Tests Post Previous COVID-19 Vaccine Hypersensitivity.","authors":"Adi Kurniawan, Sukamto Koesnoe, Evy Yunihastuti, Hamzah Shatri","doi":"10.3390/medicines11060012","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11060012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to high mortality rates. There have been reports of hypersensitivity reactions with mild to severe symptoms. The COVID-19 vaccine provocation test is a vaccination protocol for individuals with a history of hypersensitivity. This study aims to determine the benefits of COVID-19 vaccine provocation tests in patients with a history of hypersensitivity reactions to COVID-19 vaccines and its influencing factors. <b>Objective</b>: To determine the incidence, severity, outcome of hypersensitivity reactions, and success of the COVID-19 vaccine provocation test. <b>Methods</b>: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, using subjects taken from medical record data at the RSCM who had received COVID-19 vaccination with a history of hypersensitivity. Data was taken from the COVID-19 vaccination records at the RSCM, BPJS Health Primary Care application. <b>Results</b>: From a total of 29,036 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, 44 patients experienced hypersensitivity reactions. As many as 38.64% did not continue vaccination, 2.27% experienced mild hypersensitivity, and 59.44% were successfully vaccinated. <b>Conclusions</b>: People with a history of hypersensitivity reactions to COVID-19 vaccines can still receive subsequent COVID-19 vaccinations at healthcare facilities equipped with anaphylaxis kits and immunology allergists.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11205891/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141452342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Modern Approach to the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury.","authors":"Marat Syzdykbayev, Maksut Kazymov, Marat Aubakirov, Aigul Kurmangazina, Ernar Kairkhanov, Rustem Kazangapov, Zhanna Bryzhakhina, Saule Imangazinova, Anton Sheinin","doi":"10.3390/medicines11050010","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11050010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Traumatic brain injury manifests itself in various forms, ranging from mild impairment of consciousness to severe coma and death. Traumatic brain injury remains one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Currently, there is no therapy to reverse the effects associated with traumatic brain injury. New neuroprotective treatments for severe traumatic brain injury have not achieved significant clinical success. <b>Methods:</b> A literature review was performed to summarize the recent interdisciplinary findings on management of traumatic brain injury from both clinical and experimental perspective. <b>Results:</b> In the present review, we discuss the concepts of traditional and new approaches to treatment of traumatic brain injury. The recent development of different drug delivery approaches to the central nervous system is also discussed. <b>Conclusions:</b> The management of traumatic brain injury could be aimed either at the pathological mechanisms initiating the secondary brain injury or alleviating the symptoms accompanying the injury. In many cases, however, the treatment should be complex and include a variety of medical interventions and combination therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11123131/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141086069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jeong Man Cho, Sojung Sun, Eunji Im, Hyunwon Yang, Tag Keun Yoo
{"title":"Triple Silencing of HSP27, cFLIP, and CLU Genes Promotes the Sensitivity of Doxazosin-Induced Apoptosis in PC-3 Prostate Cancer Cells.","authors":"Jeong Man Cho, Sojung Sun, Eunji Im, Hyunwon Yang, Tag Keun Yoo","doi":"10.3390/medicines11030007","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11030007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> This study investigated how the expression of heat shock protein 27 (HSP27), cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (cFLIP), and clusterin (CLU) affects the progression of cancer cells and their susceptibility to doxazosin-induced apoptosis. By silencing each of these genes individually, their effect on prostate cancer cell viability after doxazosin treatment was investigated. <b>Methods:</b> PC-3 prostate cancer cells were cultured and then subjected to gene silencing using siRNA targeting HSP27, cFLIP, and CLU, either individually, in pairs, or all together. Cells were then treated with doxazosin at various concentrations and their viability was assessed by MTT assay. <b>Results:</b> The study found that silencing the CLU gene in PC-3 cells significantly reduced cell viability after treatment with 25 µM doxazosin. In addition, the dual silencing of cFLIP and CLU decreased cell viability at 10 µM doxazosin. Notably, silencing all three genes of HSP27, cFLIP, CLU was most effective and reduced cell viability even at a lower doxazosin concentration of 1 µM. <b>Conclusions:</b> Taken together, these findings suggest that the simultaneous silencing of HSP27, cFLIP, and CLU genes may be a potential strategy to promote apoptosis in prostate cancer cells, which could inform future research on treatments for malignant prostate cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10971947/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Subrata Deb, Robert Hopefl, Anthony Allen Reeves, Dena Cvetkovic
{"title":"ADME Gene-Related Pharmacogenomic Labeling of FDA-Approved Drugs: Comparison with Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Evidence Levels.","authors":"Subrata Deb, Robert Hopefl, Anthony Allen Reeves, Dena Cvetkovic","doi":"10.3390/medicines11030006","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11030006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pharmacogenomics (PGx) can facilitate the transition to patient-specific drug regimens and thus improve their efficacy and reduce toxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the overlap of PGx classification for drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination (ADME)-related genes in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) PGx labeling and in the Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) database. FDA-approved drugs and PGx labeling for ADME genes were identified in the CPIC database. Drugs were filtered by their association with ADME (pharmacokinetics)-related genes, PGx FDA labeling class, and CPIC evidence level. FDA PGx labeling was classified as either actionable, informative, testing recommended, or testing required, and varying CPIC evidence levels as either A, B, C, or D. From a total of 442 ADME and non-ADME gene-drug pairs in the CPIC database, 273, 55, and 48 pairs were excluded for lack of FDA labeling, mixed CPIC evidence level provisional classification, and non-ADME gene-drug pairs, respectively. The 66 ADME gene-drug pairs were classified into the following categories: 10 (15%) informative, 49 (74%) actionable, 6 (9%) testing recommended, and 1 (2%) testing required. CYP2D6 was the most prevalent gene among the FDA PGx labeling. From the ADME gene-drug pairs with both FDA and CPIC PGx classification, the majority of the drugs were for depression, cancer, and pain medications. The ADME gene-drug pairs with FDA PGx labeling considerably overlap with CPIC classification; however, a large number of ADME gene-drug pairs have only CPIC evidence levels but not FDA classification. PGx actionable labeling was the most common classification, with CYP2D6 as the most prevalent ADME gene in the FDA PGx labeling. Health professionals can impact therapeutic outcomes via pharmacogenetic interventions by analyzing and reconciling the FDA labels and CPIC database.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10972161/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140295533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can a Low-Phosphate Diet for Chronic Kidney Disease Treat Cancer? An Interdisciplinary Literature Review.","authors":"Ronald B Brown, Philip Bigelow","doi":"10.3390/medicines11020005","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11020005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Cancer therapeutics have a low success rate in clinical trials. An interdisciplinary approach is needed to translate basic, clinical, and remote fields of research knowledge into novel cancer treatments. Recent research has identified high dietary phosphate intake as a risk factor associated with cancer incidence. A model of tumor dynamics predicted that reducing phosphate levels sequestered in the tumor microenvironment could substantially reduce tumor size. Coincidently, a low-phosphate diet is already in use to help patients with chronic kidney disease manage high serum phosphate levels. <b>Methods:</b> A grounded-theory literature-review method was used to synthesize interdisciplinary findings from the basic and clinical sciences, including oncology, nephrology, nutritional epidemiology, and dietetic research on cancer. <b>Results:</b> Findings of tumor remission associated with fasting and a ketogenic diet, which lower intake of dietary phosphate, support the hypothesis that a low-phosphate diet will reduce levels of phosphate sequestered in the tumor microenvironment and reduce tumor size. Additionally, long-term effects of a low-phosphate diet may reverse dysregulated phosphate metabolism associated with tumorigenesis and prevent cancer recurrence. <b>Conclusions:</b> Evidence in this article provides the rationale to test a low-phosphate diet as a dietary intervention to reduce tumor size and lower risk of cancer recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10890503/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Multi-Modality Intervention Improves Obesity Bias among Medical Students.","authors":"Stephanie Trofymenko, Randa Kutob, Amit Algotar","doi":"10.3390/medicines11020004","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11020004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background</b>: Obesity is linked to chronic diseases in adults and children. Its prevalence continues to grow in the United States, necessitating the need for healthcare provider training and presenting an opportunity for the education of future medical providers. Despite this need, effectively implementing obesity education into medical school curricula has been challenging. Anti-obesity bias amongst healthcare providers and trainees represents a significant obstacle to the care of patients with obesity. Obesity bias may affect up to 1/3 of medical students. <b>Methods:</b> This study describes the development and preliminary testing of a brief, 2.5 h multi-modality teaching intervention consisting of online, interactive, and independent learning modules for first-year medical students and a patient panel focused on obesity, obesity bias, and motivational interviewing. The participants took Crandall's anti-fat attitude (AFA) questionnaire before and after an online independent learning module on motivational interviewing and obesity bias. The AFA consists of three subscales (\"dislike\", \"fear of fat\", and \"willpower\"). Individual responses were measured using a nine-point Likert-type response format (0 = very strongly disagree; 9 = very strongly agree). An average composite score was calculated for each subscale. <b>Results:</b> Data were analyzed from 103 first-year medical students enrolled at a college of medicine in the southwestern United States in 2022. The AFA mean composite scores decreased significantly, indicating a decrease in explicit anti-obesity attitude bias after completing the online module. This decrease was present in all three domains of fear (4.63 vs. 3.72, <i>p</i> < 0.001), dislike (1.25 vs. 0.88, <i>p</i> < 0.001) and willpower (3.23 vs. 2.31, <i>p</i> < 0.001). <b>Conclusions:</b> Relatively brief educational interventions can positively impact students' anti-obesity attitudes.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10890647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139934573","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Swagatika Das, Praveen K Roayapalley, Hiroshi Sakagami, Naoki Umemura, Dennis K J Gorecki, Mohammad Hossain, Masami Kawase, Umashankar Das, Jonathan R Dimmock
{"title":"Dimeric 3,5-Bis(benzylidene)-4-piperidones: Tumor-Selective Cytotoxicity and Structure-Activity Relationships.","authors":"Swagatika Das, Praveen K Roayapalley, Hiroshi Sakagami, Naoki Umemura, Dennis K J Gorecki, Mohammad Hossain, Masami Kawase, Umashankar Das, Jonathan R Dimmock","doi":"10.3390/medicines11010003","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11010003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i><b>Background:</b></i> The objective of this study is to find novel antineoplastic agents that display greater toxicity to malignant cells than to neoplasms. In addition, the mechanisms of action of representative compounds are sought. This report describes the cytotoxicity of a number of dimers of 3,5-bis(benzylidene)-4-piperidones against human malignant cells (promyelocytic leukemia HL-60 and squamous cell carcinoma HSC-2, HSC-3, and HSC-4). <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Tumor specificity was evaluated by the selectivity index (SI), that is the ratio of the mean CC<sub>50</sub> for human non-malignant oral cells (gingival fibroblasts, pulp cells, periodontal ligament fibroblasts) to that for malignant cells. <i><b>Results:</b></i> The compounds were highly toxic to human malignant cells. On the other hand, these molecules were less toxic to human non-malignant cells. In particular, a potent lead molecule, <b>3b</b>, was identified. A QSAR study revealed that the placement of electron-releasing and hydrophilic substituents into the aryl rings led to increases in cytotoxic potencies. The modes of action of a lead compound discovered in this study designated <b>3b</b> were the activation of caspases-3 and -7, as well as causing PARP1 cleavage and G2 arrest, followed by sub-G1 accumulation in the cell cycle. This compound also depolarized the mitochondrial membrane and generated reactive oxygen species in human colon carcinoma HCT116 cells. In conclusion, this study has revealed that, in general, the compounds described in this report are tumor-selective cytotoxins.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10821124/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139512715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hye Lim Bae, Kyeonghun Jeong, Suna Yang, Hyeji Jun, Kwangsoo Kim, Young Jun Chai
{"title":"Expression Profiles of Hypoxia-Related Genes of Cancers Originating from Anatomically Similar Locations Using TCGA Database Analysis.","authors":"Hye Lim Bae, Kyeonghun Jeong, Suna Yang, Hyeji Jun, Kwangsoo Kim, Young Jun Chai","doi":"10.3390/medicines11010002","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines11010002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Hypoxia is a well-recognized characteristic of the tumor microenvironment of solid cancers. This study aimed to analyze hypoxia-related genes shared by groups based on tumor location. <b>Methods:</b> A total of 9 hypoxia-related pathways from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database or the Reactome database were selected, and 850 hypoxia-related genes were analyzed. Based on their anatomical locations, 14 tumor types were categorized into 6 groups. The group-specific genetic risk score was classified as high- or low-risk based on mRNA expression, and survival outcomes were evaluated. <b>Results:</b> The risk scores in the Female Reproductive group and the Lung group were internally and externally validated. In the Female Reproductive group, CDKN2A, FN1, and ITGA5 were identified as hub genes associated with poor prognosis, while IL2RB and LEF1 were associated with favorable prognosis. In the Lung group, ITGB1 and LDHA were associated with poor prognosis, and GLS2 was associated with favorable prognosis. Functional enrichment analysis showed that the Female Reproductive group was enriched in relation to cilia and skin, while the Lung group was enriched in relation to cytokines and defense. <b>Conclusions:</b> This analysis may lead to better understanding of the mechanisms of cancer progression and facilitate establishing new biomarkers for prognosis prediction.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10819830/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139512019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Malnutrition and High Bleeding Risk with Long-Term Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.","authors":"Hiromitsu Kataoka, Sayumi Suzuki, Yuichi Suzuki, Ryota Sato, Makoto Sano, Satoshi Mogi, Atsushi Sakamoto, Kenichiro Suwa, Yoshihisa Naruse, Hayato Ohtani, Masao Saotome, Mikihiro Shimizu, Keiichi Odagiri, Yuichiro Maekawa","doi":"10.3390/medicines10120062","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines10120062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Malnutrition in cardiovascular disease is associated with poor prognosis, especially in patients with heart failure and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). High bleeding risk is also linked to coronary artery disease prognosis, including ACS. However, whether the extent of malnutrition and high bleeding risk have a cumulative impact on the long-term prognosis of patients with ACS who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed 275 patients with ACS treated with percutaneous coronary intervention. The Controlling Nutritional Status score and Japanese version of the Academic Research Consortium for High Bleeding Risk criteria (J-HBR) were retrospectively evaluated. The primary and secondary outcomes were adjusted using the inverse probability treatment weighting method.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of moderate or severe malnutrition in this cohort was 16%. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed a significantly higher incidence of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events in patients who were moderately or severely malnourished than in those who were not. Notably, the incidence of these major events was similar between severely malnourished patients with J-HBR and those without.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Moderate or severe malnutrition has a significant impact on the long-term prognosis of patients with ACS who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"10 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10744455/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138833313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Predictive Statistical Pharmacological Model for Local Anesthetic Agent Effects with Bayesian Hierarchical Model Parameter Estimation.","authors":"Toshiaki Ara, Hiroyuki Kitamura","doi":"10.3390/medicines10110061","DOIUrl":"10.3390/medicines10110061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As an alternative to animal use, computer simulations are useful for predicting pharmacokinetics and cardiovascular activities. For this purpose, we constructed a statistical model to simulate the effects of local anesthetic agents. To train the model, animal experiments were performed on 6-week-old male Hartley guinea pigs. Firstly, the guinea pigs' backs were shaved, then local anesthetic agents were subcutaneously injected, with subsequent stimulation of the anesthetized site with a needle six times at regular intervals. The number of reactions (score value) was counted. In this statistical model, the probability of reacting to needle stimulation was calculated using the elapsed time, type of local anesthetic agent, and presence or absence of adrenaline. Score values were assumed to follow a binomial distribution at the calculated probability. Parameters were estimated using the Bayesian hierarchical model and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo method. The predicted curves using the estimated parameters fitted well the observed animal values. When score values were predicted using randomly generated parameters, the median of duration was similar between animal experiments and simulations (Procaine: 55 min vs. 50 min, Lidocaine: both 60 min, and Mepivacaine: both 85 min). This approach effectively modeled the effects of local anesthetic agents. It is possible to create the simulator using the parameter values estimated in this study.</p>","PeriodicalId":74162,"journal":{"name":"Medicines (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":"10 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10672774/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138300726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}