Combination of ω-3 fatty acids and cisplatin as a potential alternative strategy for personalized therapy of metastatic melanoma

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Ottes Vasconcelos ◽  
Simona Serini ◽  
Ana Paula de Souza Votto ◽  
Gilma Santos Trindade ◽  
Caterina Fanali ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 233-233
Author(s):  
S N Mousavi ◽  
M Shivazad ◽  
N Ghazvini

The subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animals has been under scientific and public scrutiny as antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) have been linked to the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which poses a threat to human health (Smith et al., 2003). Short chain fatty acids such as butyrate are considered as potential alternative to AGP, In addition to its bactericidal activity; butyrate appears to play a role in development of the intestinal epithelium (Leeson 2005). Prebiotics (e.g. mannanoligosaccharides, MOS) are nondigestible feed ingredients that can selectively stimulate growth or metabolic activity of a limited number of intestinal microorganisms (Gibson and Roberfroid, 1995). This study was, therefore, conducted to investigate effectiveness of mannanoligosaccharides and butyric acid as potential alternatives to AGP in broilers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3-6) ◽  
pp. 171-175
Author(s):  
Sergei A. Yargunin ◽  
A. F Lazarev ◽  
S. V Sharov

Metastatic melanoma of the skin today remains a difficult task. A revolution in treatment was the emergence of new classes of drugs: inhibitors of regulatory molecules of the key stages of the immune response and tyrokinase receptors, which in mono-mode showed an advantage compared to standard treatment regimens, and their combination is objectively better result compared to mono-mode. Genetic profiling was indispensable for choosing personalized treatment approaches. In the absence of treatment standards for patients with advanced MK, local doctors rely on individual clinical cases, trying to classify them into similar clinical scenarios, which differ in each case. Some authors recommend that these scenarios be included in clinical trials, either as inclusion criteria or stratification factors. Thus, this approach may be a way of personalizing the treatment of patients with MMC. Materials and methods. A 29-year-old patient with MK back surgery was operated on with subsequent adjuvant immunotherapy. When the disease progressed, the patient was prescribed sequentially immuno-, chemo- and combination therapy with anti-CTL4 + PD-1 inhibitors, sanitary excision of soft tissue metastases, a combination of BRAF + MEK inhibitors, polychemotherapy. Results. The personalized therapy of the patient with MMC has led to an increase in the overall duration and quality of life. Conclusion. Despite the consistent application of the majority of the known available treatment regimens to the patient, stabilization of the condition was only possible for a short time. To achieve a complete or partial response to any of the types of treatment failed. But this case can be considered a variant of personalized therapy, which allowed to slow down the development of the disease, keep the patient in good health and a long time, an active lifestyle, improve its quality, which is already a great achievement. The life expectancy without progression in this patient was 9 months, the total life expectancy from the start of treatment was 44 months.


2018 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 143-158
Author(s):  
Eliza Mnich ◽  
Jakub Ibran ◽  
Magdalena Chmiela

The aim of this study was to present the risks associated with the occurrence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in humans and the problems related to eradication procedures with the use of antibiotic treatment. The content provides an overview of the available methods of infection diagnosis and recommended therapeutic schemes as well as potential alternative schedules of treatment. Mechanisms of H. pylori resistance to commonly used antibiotics including the mutations in the genome leading to resistance and the incidence of resistant strains in the world has been described. Finally, we introduced substances with some potential in eradication therapy, including probiotics, plant formulations as well as polyunsaturated fatty acids and ascorbic acid.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Khoirul Hidayah ◽  
Suhariningsih ◽  
Istislam ◽  
Iwan Permadi

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1278-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Denkins ◽  
Doty Kempf ◽  
Melissa Ferniz ◽  
Shilpa Nileshwar ◽  
Dario Marchetti

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