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Ullah Z, Kainat F, Manzoor S, Liaquat H, Waheed A, Akhtar S, Rafiq I, Jafri SHM, Li H, Razaq A. Natural fibers and zinc hydroxystannate
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microspheres based composite paper sheets for modern bendable energy storage application. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zahid Ullah
- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Biophysics Institute for Research & Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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- Department of Electrical Engineering Mirpur University of Science and Technology Azad Jammu Kashmir Pakistan
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- Shandong Technology Centre of Nanodevices and Integration School of Microelectronics, Shandong University Jinan China
- Ångström Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- Department of Physics COMSATS University Islamabad Lahore Pakistan
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Ashat M, Lewis A, Liaquat H, Stocker A, McElmurray L, Vedanarayanan V, Soota K, Howell T, Kedar A, Obert J, Abell TL. Intravenous immunoglobulin in drug and device refractory patients with the symptoms of gastroparesis-an open-label study. Neurogastroenterol Motil 2018; 30. [PMID: 29205691 DOI: 10.1111/nmo.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastroparesis is a complex clinical entity; many aspects of which remain unknown. Although most patients have idiopathic, diabetic, or postsurgical gastroparesis, many are thought to have measurable neuromuscular abnormalities. Immunotherapy has recently been utilized to treat suspected autoimmune gastrointestinal dysmotility. METHODS Fourteen patients with symptoms of gastroparesis (Gp) who were refractory to drug/device were selected from 443 Gp patients from 2013 to 2015 who were treated at the University of Louisville motility center. All patients underwent a structural and psychiatric evaluation along with detailed psychological and behavioral examination to rule out eating disorders. We performed detailed neuromuscular evaluation and all 14 patients received at least 12 weeks of intravenous immunoglobulin (400 mg/kg infusion weekly). Response was defined subjectively (symptomatic improvement) using standardized IDIOM score system. KEY RESULTS All 14 patients had serological evidence and/or tissue evidence of immunological abnormality. Post-IVIG therapy, there was a significant improvement in symptoms scores for nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and abdominal pain. CONCLUSIONS AND INFERENCES Although limited by the absence of placebo group, the data illustrate the role of autoimmunity and neuromuscular evaluation in patients with gastroparesis and support the utility of a diagnostic trial of immunotherapy in an effort to improve therapeutic outcomes for such patients.
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- M Ashat
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Neuromuscular Medicine, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- GI Motility Clinic, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Department of Medicine, Jewish Hospital GI Motility Clinic, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
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