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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical performance and financial costs of breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) as a biopsy-reducing problem-solving strategy in patients with inconclusive diagnostic imaging findings. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all patients for whom BSGI was utilized for inconclusive imaging findings following complete diagnostic mammographic and sonographic evaluation between January 2013 and December 2018 was performed. Positive BSGI findings were correlated and biopsied with either US or stereotactic technique with confirmation by clip location and pathology. After a negative BSGI result, patients were followed for a minimum of 24 months or considered lost to follow-up and excluded (22 patients). Results of further imaging studies, biopsies, and pathology results were analyzed. Net savings of avoided biopsies were calculated based on average Medicare charges. RESULTS: Four hundred and forty female patients from 30 to 95 years (mean 55 years) of age were included in our study. BSGI demonstrated a negative predictive value (NPV) of 98.4% (314/319) and a positive predictive value for biopsy of 35.5% (43/121). The overall sensitivity was 89.6% (43/48), and the specificity was 80.1% (314/392). In total, 78 false positive but only 5 false negative BSGI findings were identified. Six hundred and twenty-one inconclusive imaging findings were analyzed with BSGI and a total of 309 biopsies were avoided. Estimated net financial savings from avoided biopsies were $646 897. CONCLUSION: In the management of patients with inconclusive imaging findings on mammography or ultrasonography, BSGI is a problem-solving imaging modality with high NPV that helps avoid costs of image-guided biopsies.
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BACKGROUND: There is some evidence that differentiated service delivery (DSD) models, which use a client-centered approach to simplify and increase access to care, improve clinical outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in high HIV prevalence countries. Integrating economic strengthening tools (e.g., microcredit, cash transfers, food assistance) within DSD models can help address the poverty-related barriers to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). Yet there is minimal evidence of the cost-effectiveness of these types of multilevel care delivery models, which potentially prohibits their wider implementation. METHODS: Using a qualitative systematic review, this article synthesizes the literature surrounding the cost-effectiveness of differentiated service delivery models that employ economic strengthening initiatives to improve HIV treatment adherence in low- and middle-income countries. We searched three academic databases for randomized controlled trials and observational studies published from January 2000 through March 2024 in Sub-Saharan Africa. The quality of each study was scored using a validated appraisal system. RESULTS: Eighty-nine full texts were reviewed and 3 met all eligibility criteria. Two of the three included articles were specific to adolescents living with HIV. Economic strengthening opportunities varied by care model, and included developmental savings accounts, microenterprise workshops, and cash and non-cash conditional incentives. The main drivers of programmatic and per-patient costs were ART medications, CD4 cell count testing, and economic strengthening activities. CONCLUSION: All economic evaluations in this review found that including economic strengthening as part of comprehensive differentiated service delivery was cost-effective at a willingness to pay threshold of at least 2 times the national per capita gross domestic product. Two of the three studies in this review focused on adolescents, suggesting that these types of care models may be especially cost-effective for youth entering adulthood. All studies were from the provider perspective, indicating that additional evidence is needed to inform the potential cost-savings of DSD and economic strengthening interventions to patients and society. Randomized trials testing the effectiveness of DSD models that integrate economic strengthening should place greater emphasis on costing these types of programs to inform the potential for bringing these types of multilevel interventions to scale.
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OBJECTIVE: To understand how employer-sponsored incentives and participant-level characteristics drive health activity engagement. METHODS: Multivariable hierarchical logistic regression models evaluated 283,365 individuals eligible for incentives through health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, health incentive accounts, gift cards, and other means, and estimated log odds of (1) completing a health survey; (2) participating in a biometric screening; (3) attaining a biometric target; (4) participating in a weight loss program; undergoing (5) breast, (6) colorectal, or (7) cervical cancer screening. RESULTS: Larger incentives were associated with higher odds of participating in biometric screenings only (2% higher for every $25). Obesity, tobacco use, and lack of primary care were associated with lower odds. CONCLUSION: Employers may wish to tailor incentive plans to the unique characteristics and needs of their populations to better drive participation in sponsored health activities.
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Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Motivação , Biometria , Planos para Motivação de Pessoal , Feminino , Inquéritos Epidemiológicos , HumanosRESUMO
A second-generation small molecule P2X3 receptor antagonist has been developed. The lead optimization strategy to address shortcomings of the first-generation preclinical lead compound is described herein. These studies were directed towards the identification and amelioration of preclinical hepatobiliary findings, reducing potential for drug-drug interactions, and decreasing the projected human dose of the first-generation lead.
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Analgésicos/uso terapêutico , Benzamidas/uso terapêutico , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Antagonistas do Receptor Purinérgico P2X/uso terapêutico , Piridinas/uso terapêutico , Receptores Purinérgicos P2X3/metabolismo , Analgésicos/síntese química , Analgésicos/química , Analgésicos/farmacocinética , Animais , Benzamidas/síntese química , Benzamidas/química , Benzamidas/farmacocinética , Cães , Desenho de Fármacos , Interações Medicamentosas , Glucuronosiltransferase/antagonistas & inibidores , Meia-Vida , Hiperbilirrubinemia/prevenção & controle , Estrutura Molecular , Antagonistas do Receptor Purinérgico P2X/síntese química , Antagonistas do Receptor Purinérgico P2X/química , Antagonistas do Receptor Purinérgico P2X/farmacocinética , Piridinas/síntese química , Piridinas/química , Piridinas/farmacocinética , Ratos , Estereoisomerismo , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Studies on human genetics have suggested that inhibitors of the Nav1.7 voltage-gated sodium channel hold considerable promise as therapies for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes. Herein, we report novel, peripherally-restricted benzoxazolinone aryl sulfonamides as potent Nav1.7 inhibitors with excellent selectivity against the Nav1.5 isoform, which is expressed in the heart muscle. Elaboration of initial lead compound 3d afforded exemplar 13, which featured attractive physicochemical properties, outstanding lipophilic ligand efficiency and pharmacological selectivity against Nav1.5 exceeding 1000-fold. Key structure-activity relationships associated with oral bioavailability were leveraged to discover compound 17, which exhibited a comparable potency/selectivity profile as well as full efficacy following oral administration in a preclinical model indicative of antinociceptive behavior.
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Analgésicos/farmacologia , Benzoxazóis/farmacologia , Canal de Sódio Disparado por Voltagem NAV1.7/metabolismo , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Sulfonamidas/farmacologia , Administração Oral , Analgésicos/administração & dosagem , Analgésicos/química , Animais , Benzoxazóis/administração & dosagem , Benzoxazóis/química , Disponibilidade Biológica , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Formaldeído/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Camundongos , Estrutura Molecular , Miócitos de Músculo Liso/efeitos dos fármacos , Miócitos de Músculo Liso/metabolismo , Dor/induzido quimicamente , Ratos , Relação Estrutura-Atividade , Sulfonamidas/administração & dosagem , Sulfonamidas/químicaRESUMO
Latinos living in the USA account for one third of the uninsured population and face numerous cultural, linguistic, and financial barriers to accessing healthcare services. Community health fairs have developed to address the unmet need for no- and low-cost services that target prevention and education among underserved communities. The current research describes an ongoing effort in a community in Southern California and examines the barriers to health care among participants registering to receive free breast health screenings, one of the major services offered at a 2010 health fair. A total of 186 adult Latina women completed a brief questionnaire assessing their healthcare utilization and self-reported barriers to engaging in preventive and screening services. Approximately two thirds of the participants reported never receiving or having more than 2 years passing since receiving a preventive health check-up. Participants identified cost (64.5%) and knowledge of locations for services (52.3%) as the primary barriers to engaging in routine healthcare services. Engaging with health professionals represents a leading way in which adults obtain health information; health fairs offering cancer health screenings represent a culturally appropriate venue for increased cancer health equity. Implications of the current research for future health fairs and their role in community cancer education are discussed.
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Neoplasias da Mama/diagnóstico , Neoplasias da Mama/prevenção & controle , Exposições Educativas/estatística & dados numéricos , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Serviços de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Participação do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Detecção Precoce de Câncer , Feminino , Educação em Saúde , Humanos , Lactente , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , População Rural , Vacinação , Adulto JovemRESUMO
A series of 3-substituted aminocyclopentanes has been identified as highly potent and selective NR2B receptor antagonists. Incorporation of a 1,2,4-oxadiazole linker and substitution of the pendant phenyl ring led to the discovery of orally bioavailable analogues that showed efficient NR2B receptor occupancy in rats. Unlike nonselective NMDA antagonists, the NR2B-selective antagonist 22 showed no adverse affects on motor coordination in the rotarod assay at high dose. Compound 22 was efficacious following oral administration in a spinal nerve ligation model of neuropathic pain and in an acute model of Parkinson's disease in a dose dependent manner.
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Ciclopentanos/síntese química , Ciclopentanos/farmacologia , Descoberta de Drogas/métodos , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitatórios/síntese química , Antagonistas de Aminoácidos Excitatórios/farmacologia , Oxidiazóis/síntese química , Oxidiazóis/farmacologia , Pirimidinas/síntese química , Pirimidinas/farmacologia , Receptores de N-Metil-D-Aspartato/antagonistas & inibidores , Administração Oral , Animais , Benzopiranos/metabolismo , Disponibilidade Biológica , Catalepsia/induzido quimicamente , Catalepsia/tratamento farmacológico , Cães , Canal de Potássio ERG1 , Canais de Potássio Éter-A-Go-Go/antagonistas & inibidores , Canais de Potássio Éter-A-Go-Go/metabolismo , Feminino , Meia-Vida , Indicadores e Reagentes , Isomerismo , Ligadura , Macaca mulatta , Masculino , Neuralgia/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Parkinson/tratamento farmacológico , Piperidinas/metabolismo , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Nervos Espinhais/patologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Inflammatory pain is triggered by activation of pathways leading to the release of mediators such as bradykinin, prostaglandins, interleukins, ATP, growth factors and protons that sensitize peripheral nociceptors. The activation of acid-sensitive ion channels (ASICs) may have particular relevance in the development and maintenance of inflammatory pain. ASIC3 is of particular interest due to its restricted tissue distribution in the nociceptive primary afferent fibres and its high sensitivity to protons. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH: To examine the contribution of ASIC3 to the development and maintenance of muscle pain and inflammatory pain, we studied the in vivo efficacy of a selective ASIC3 inhibitor, APETx2, in rats. KEY RESULTS: Administration of APETx2 into the gastrocnemius muscle prior to the administration of low pH saline prevented the development of mechanical hypersensitivity, whereas APETx2 administration following low-pH saline was ineffective in reversing hypersensitivity. The prevention of mechanical hypersensitivity produced by acid administration was observed whether APETx2 was applied via i.m. or i.t. routes. In the complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) inflammatory pain model, local administration of APETx2 resulted in a potent and complete reversal of established mechanical hypersensitivity, whereas i.t. application of APETx2 was ineffective. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: ASIC3 contributed to the development of mechanical hypersensitivity in the acid-induced muscle pain model, whereas ASIC3 contributed to the maintenance of mechanical hypersensitivity in the CFA inflammatory pain model. The contribution of ASIC3 to established hypersensitivity associated with inflammation suggests that this channel may be an effective analgesic target for inflammatory pain states.
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Venenos de Cnidários/farmacologia , Inflamação/fisiopatologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/metabolismo , Dor/fisiopatologia , Canais de Sódio/metabolismo , Canais Iônicos Sensíveis a Ácido , Analgésicos/administração & dosagem , Analgésicos/farmacologia , Animais , Células CHO , Venenos de Cnidários/administração & dosagem , Cricetinae , Cricetulus , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Adjuvante de Freund/toxicidade , Concentração de Íons de Hidrogênio , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Músculo Esquelético/efeitos dos fármacos , Músculo Esquelético/patologia , Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/antagonistas & inibidores , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Cloreto de Sódio/toxicidadeRESUMO
Voltage-gated calcium channel (Ca(v))2.2 (N-type calcium channels) are key components in nociceptive transmission pathways. Ziconotide, a state-independent peptide inhibitor of Ca(v)2.2 channels, is efficacious in treating refractory pain but exhibits a narrow therapeutic window and must be administered intrathecally. We have discovered an N-triazole oxindole, (3R)-5-(3-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-3-methyl-3-(pyrimidin-5-ylmethyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one (TROX-1), as a small-molecule, state-dependent blocker of Ca(v)2 channels, and we investigated the therapeutic advantages of this compound for analgesia. TROX-1 preferentially inhibited potassium-triggered calcium influx through recombinant Ca(v)2.2 channels under depolarized conditions (IC(50) = 0.27 microM) compared with hyperpolarized conditions (IC(50) > 20 microM). In rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurons, TROX-1 inhibited omega-conotoxin GVIA-sensitive calcium currents (Ca(v)2.2 channel currents), with greater potency under depolarized conditions (IC(50) = 0.4 microM) than under hyperpolarized conditions (IC(50) = 2.6 microM), indicating state-dependent Ca(v)2.2 channel block of native as well as recombinant channels. TROX-1 fully blocked calcium influx mediated by a mixture of Ca(v)2 channels in calcium imaging experiments in rat DRG neurons, indicating additional block of all Ca(v)2 family channels. TROX-1 reversed inflammatory-induced hyperalgesia with maximal effects equivalent to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and it reversed nerve injury-induced allodynia to the same extent as pregabalin and duloxetine. In contrast, no significant reversal of hyperalgesia was observed in Ca(v)2.2 gene-deleted mice. Mild impairment of motor function in the Rotarod test and cardiovascular functions were observed at 20- to 40-fold higher plasma concentrations than required for analgesic activities. TROX-1 demonstrates that an orally available state-dependent Ca(v)2 channel blocker may achieve a therapeutic window suitable for the treatment of chronic pain.
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Analgésicos/farmacologia , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/farmacologia , Canais de Cálcio Tipo N/fisiologia , Indóis/farmacologia , Triazóis/farmacologia , Analgésicos/efeitos adversos , Analgésicos/farmacocinética , Animais , Barorreflexo/efeitos dos fármacos , Disponibilidade Biológica , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/efeitos adversos , Bloqueadores dos Canais de Cálcio/farmacocinética , Canais de Cálcio Tipo N/genética , Canais de Cálcio Tipo R/fisiologia , Proteínas de Transporte de Cátions/fisiologia , Linhagem Celular , Cães , Gânglios Espinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Gânglios Espinais/fisiologia , Hiperalgesia/tratamento farmacológico , Hipotensão Ortostática/induzido quimicamente , Indóis/efeitos adversos , Indóis/farmacocinética , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Knockout , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/fisiologia , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/etiologia , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Triazóis/efeitos adversos , Triazóis/farmacocinéticaRESUMO
The synthesis, structure-activity relationship (SAR), and pharmacological evaluation of analogs of the acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) inhibitor A-317567 are reported. It was found that the compound with an acetylenic linkage was the most potent ASIC-3 channel blocker. This compound reversed mechanical hypersensitivity in the rat iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain, although sedation was noted. Sedation was also observed in ASIC-3 knockout mice, questioning whether sedation and antinociception are mediated via a non-ASIC-3 specific mechanism.
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Bloqueadores do Canal Iônico Sensível a Ácido/síntese química , Bloqueadores do Canal Iônico Sensível a Ácido/farmacologia , Canais Iônicos Sensíveis a Ácido/efeitos dos fármacos , Analgésicos/síntese química , Analgésicos/farmacologia , Isoquinolinas/síntese química , Isoquinolinas/farmacologia , Naftalenos/síntese química , Naftalenos/farmacologia , Canais Iônicos Sensíveis a Ácido/biossíntese , Animais , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Fenômenos Eletrofisiológicos , Adjuvante de Freund , Iodoacetatos , Masculino , Camundongos , Neurônios/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios/metabolismo , Osteoartrite/induzido quimicamente , Osteoartrite/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/induzido quimicamente , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Medição da Dor/efeitos dos fármacos , Estimulação Física , Equilíbrio Postural/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Relação Estrutura-AtividadeRESUMO
Previous studies have suggested a role for both CB1 and CB2 cannabinoid receptors in modulation of nociception. To further examine the role of CB1 and CB2 receptors in antinociception, we evaluated the efficacy of the non-selective cannabinoid receptor agonist, CP 55,940, in models of acute, inflammatory, and neuropathic pain in control mice, CB1 receptor knockout mice, and CB2 receptor knockout mice. In control C57BL/6 mice, administration of CP 55,940 (0.03-0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) reversed complete Freund's adjuvant-induced tactile allodynia, reversed tactile allodynia in the spinal nerve ligation model and inhibited the noxious heat-evoked tail withdrawal response. In addition to its antinociceptive effects, CP 55,940 produced an impairment of motor coordination in the rotarod test. The antinociceptive effects produced by CP 55,940 and associated motor deficits were found to be completely abolished in CB1 receptor knockout mice. In contrast, the antinociceptive effects of CP 55,940 in all pain models were fully retained in CB2 receptor knockout mice, along with the associated motor deficits. The results suggest that the antinociceptive effects of CP 55,940 in models of acute and persistent pain, along with the associated motor deficits, are mediated by CB1 receptors, and likely not CB2 receptors.
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Analgésicos/farmacologia , Cicloexanóis/farmacologia , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/fisiopatologia , Receptor CB1 de Canabinoide/metabolismo , Receptor CB2 de Canabinoide/metabolismo , Analgésicos/administração & dosagem , Animais , Cicloexanóis/administração & dosagem , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Adjuvante de Freund , Temperatura Alta , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Atividade Motora/efeitos dos fármacos , Dor/induzido quimicamente , Medição da Dor , Estimulação Física , Receptor CB1 de Canabinoide/genética , Receptor CB2 de Canabinoide/genética , Nervos Espinhais/lesõesRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The sodium channel blocker amitriptyline has been shown to inhibit ectopic discharge in injured nerves. In the present study, we characterized ectopic discharges of afferent fibers following L5/L6 spinal nerve ligation (SNL) by their electrophysiological properties and sensitivities to inhibition by amitriptyline in the decentralized L5 dorsal root in SNL rats. METHODS: Rats exhibiting withdrawal thresholds <4.0 g after SNL were selected for the present study. After laminectomy in pentobarbital-anesthetized rats, the L5 dorsal root was decentralized close to its entry to the spinal cord, and the spontaneous activities of single units were recorded peripherally before and after IV administration of amitriptyline. The mean frequency of afferent fiber activity and instantaneous frequency were measured. RESULTS: The spontaneous activities of afferent fibers in naïve rats had high frequency (35.23 +/- 6.63 Hz) and pattern discharge based on their instantaneous frequencies and interspike interval distributions. In rats that had received SNL, afferent fibers exhibited spontaneous discharge (mean of 11.05 +/- 3.66 Hz) with an irregular discharge pattern or short bursting activity in some cases. Only 5/13 (38%) afferent fibers from naïve rats showed reduced spontaneous activities after amitriptyline (2 mg/kg, IV), whereas amitriptyline significantly inhibited ectopic discharge in 13/18 (72%) afferent fibers from SNL rats (ID(50) = 1.66 +/- 0.17 mg/kg). Furthermore, the greatest inhibitory effect of amitriptyline was consistently observed on those afferent fibers exhibiting low frequency (<20 Hz) and/or bursting discharge. CONCLUSION: These results provide direct evidence that amitriptyline, which is used clinically for the treatment of neuropathic pain, selectively inhibits ectopic discharge of low frequency and bursting discharge in the rat neuropathic pain model.