Active clinical trials for "Inflammation"

The intervention study consist in 3 months of follow up to evaluate the effect of resistance exercise on NLRP3 and interleukin-18 (IL-18) gene expression, and IL-18 and IL-1b cytokines levels in obese subjects, due to, the current evidence has been suggested that aerobic physical exercise could reduce the low-grade chronic inflammation through the downregulation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in obesity subjects, however, there are not enough evidence with resistance protocol. The investigator randomized into two intervention groups: a) group with resistance exercise training plus hypocaloric diet, and b) group with hypocaloric diet. The blood sample was taken fasting at baseline and final intervention (3rd month). The serum was separated for biochemical analyzes and the quantification of cytokines levels. The RNA was obtained from leukocytes to expression assay.

Since colchicine is known to have anti-inflammatory effects and inflammation is an early component of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), this study aims to evaluate the acute effects of low-dose colchicine, in addition to atorvastatin, administered on-admission to statin-naive patients with non-ST elevation ACS scheduled for early invasive strategy.

A Phase 3/4, Prospective, Randomized, Active Treatment-Controlled, Parallel-Design, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety of DEXYCUfor the Treatment of Inflammation Following Ocular Surgery for Childhood Cataract

People living with HIV (PLWH) are affected by comorbidities appearing to be strongly related to chronic inflammation, a condition characterizing PLWH. The investigators propose to study the effects of CBD on inflammation in PLWH, and establish the molecular role of different immune cells in this process. The investigators plan to use single cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) to isolate CBD-specific cellular phenotypes from five persons with HIV who will provide blood samples before and after taking CBD.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of OCS-01 Ophthalmic Suspension versus placebo (vehicle) in the treatment of inflammation and pain following cataract surgery.

The investigators aim to recruit 32 people with COPD who have frequent exacerbations and high eosinophil counts which indicates "asthmatic type" inflammation and treat them for a year with mepolizumab. This is a licenced medication for asthma. Mepolizumab is a monoclonal antibody that acts through interleukin-5 (IL-5) antagonism to reduce blood eosinophil levels and is effective at reducing exacerbations in asthmatics. To determine whether mepolizumab may be an effective treatment in people with COPD and "asthmatic type" inflammation participants will have MRI scans before the treatment, after 12 weeks and after a year to see how the drug affects inflammation. The investigators will also compare our measurements with the number of exacerbations people get (measured by diaries), with measures of their quality of life (using a questionnaire), and with ordinary laboratory breathing tests. The investigators are especially interested to know if the reduction in inflammation early on after 12 weeks is associated with fewer exacerbations and better quality of life over the year.

This is a prospective open-label clinical study of 50 patients to determine safety and treatment potential of autologous cell therapy for pain and inflammation associated with Osteoarthritis of the shoulder. Follow-up will consist of a larger sample including 4,000 patients.

This is a prospective open-label clinical study of 50 patients to determine safety and treatment potential of autologous cell therapy for pain and inflammation associated with Osteoarthritis of the knee. Follow-up will consist of a larger sample including 4,000 patients.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease is initiated by the oral microbial biofilm where in the response to this infection is mediated by various intracellular signalling pathways leading to the production of numerous bio-molecules. . Calprotectin is major cytoplasmic protein expressed in majority by neutrophils and as well seen in gingival epithelial cells, activated macrophages and vascular endothelial cells in minor amounts. Calprotectin is regarded as acute phase protein that increases during a variety of inflammatory diseases like periodontitis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Periostin is a marked anti-inflammatory protein belonging to fascilin family which actively contributed to tissue injury, fibrosis, atherosclerosis and inflammatory diseases Hence this study aims to determine the expression of Calprotectin and Periostin as biomarkers and also as putative risk indicators in generalized chronic periodontitis subjects with or without cardiovascular disease before and after non-surgical therapy.

Long COVID or Postacute sequelae of COVID-19 infection (PASC) are increasingly recognised complications, defined by lingering symptoms, not present prior to the infection, typically persisting for more than 4 weeks. Cardiac symptoms due to post-acute inflammatory cardiac involvement affect a broad segment of people, who were previously well and may have had only mild acute illness (PASC-cardiovascular syndrome, PASC-CVS). Symptoms may be contiguous with the acute illness, however, more commonly they occur after a delay. Symptoms related to the cardiovascular system include exertional dyspnoea, exercise intolerance chest tightness, pulling or burning chest pain, and palpitations (POTS, exertional tachycardia). Pathophysiologically, Long COVID relates to small vessel disease (endothelial dysfunction) vascular dysfunction and consequent tissue organ hypoperfusion due to ongoing immune dysregulation. Active organs with high oxygen dependency are most affected (heart, brain, kidneys, muscles, etc.). Thus, cardiac symptoms are often accompanied by manifestations of other organ systems, including fatigue, brain fog, kidney problems, myalgias, skin and joint manifestations, etc, now commonly referred to as the Long COVID or PASC syndrome. Phenotypically, PostCOVID Heart involvement is characterised by chronic perivascular and myopericardial inflammation. We and others have shown changes using sensitive cardiac MRI imaging that relate to cardiac symptoms (Puntmann et al, Nature Medicine 2022; Puntmann et al, JAMA Cardiol 2020; Summary of studies included in 2022 ACC PostCOVID Expert Consensus Taskforce Development Statement, JACC 2022, references below). Early intervention with immunosuppression and antiremodelling therapy may reduce symptoms and development of myocardial impairment, by minimising the disease activity and inducing disease remission. Low-dose maintenance therapy may help to maintain the disease activity at the lowest possible level. The benefits of early initiations of antiremodelling therapy to reduce symptoms of exercise intolerance are well recognised, but not commonly employed outside the classical cardiology contexts, such as heart failure or hypertension. As most patients with inflammatory heart disease only have mild or no structural abnormalities, they are left untreated (standard of care). The aim of this study is to examine the efficacy of a combined immunosuppressive / antiremodelling therapy in patients with PASC symptoms and inflammatory cardiac involvement determined by CMR, to reduce the symptoms and inflammatory myocardial injury and thereby stop the progression to reduced LVEF, HF and death. References: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-02000-0 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2768916 https://www.jacc.org/doi/abs/10.1016/j.jacc.2022.02.003