The rhodium- or copper-catalyzed intramolecular aromatic carbenoid insertion of biaryldiazoacetates offers a convenient route to fluorene carboxylates with high yields. Whereas, thermal conditions provided a mixture of two regioisomeric products when substituted biaryldiazoacetates were employed as substrates. The developed catalytic conditions displayed an excellent level of regioselectivity, ...

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C(21)H(18)ClFO(3)·0.5C(7)H(8), the toluene solvent mol-ecules occupy special positions on centres of symmetry, and consequently are disordered across this site. The cyclo-hexene ring has a slightly distorted sofa conformation; the two benzene rings are inclined by 72.90 (7)° and their planes make dihedral angles of 30.09 (10) (chloro-phen-yl) and ...

Infusion reactions are serious complications associated with modern antibody therapy. In order to reduce the incidence and severity of such reactions, the newer generations of monoclonal antibodies contain less or no mouse-specific protein sequences. We describe the clinical course of a patient who experienced an infusion reaction following the administration of the chimeric epidermal growth fa...

Hypomyelination is a key symptom of Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a psychomotor retardation associated with mutations in the thyroid-hormone (TH) transporter MCT8 (monocarboxylate transporter 8). AHDS is characterized by severe intellectual deficiency, neuromuscular impairment and brain hypothyroidism. In order to understand the mechanism for TH-dependent hypomyelination, we developed a...

Introduction: To investigate the dosing accuracy using split tablets in paediatric patients. Methods: Five brands of tablets (Alvedon® (paracetamol), Catapresan® (clonidine), Hydrocortone® (hydrocortisone), Prednisolon® (prednisolon) and Tavegyl® (clemastine) were split into halves and quarters by hand or by using a tablet splitter. The resulting halves and quarters were weighed. Results: Three...

Chagas disease is a significant health problem in Latin America and the available treatments have significant issues in terms of toxicity and efficacy. There is thus an urgent need to develop new treatments either via a repurposing strategy or through the development of new chemical entities. A key first step is the identification of compounds with anti-Trypanosoma cruzi activity from compound ...

Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug effect. It may be misdiagnosed because it has mostly been reported in adults. Case Report. An 8-year-old girl with behavioral problems and medicated with risperidone and sertraline was admitted in the emergency department after she had taken voluntarily 1500 mg of sertraline (50 mg/kg). At admission, she had marked agitation, visual hall...

The response to inhaled sulphur dioxide in eight normal, seven atopic, and 22 asthmatic subjects was studied by measuring thoracic gas volume and airway resistance in a whole-body plethysmograph. The fall in specific airway conductance in relation to the concentration of sulphur dioxide inhaled (0-20 ppm) was determined in all three groups. The specific airway conductance fell significantly in ...