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A cluster randomised trial of educational interventions to promote rational prescribing in primary care
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2008)A randomised controlled trial (RCT) was used to evaluate the effectiveness of individualised GP prescribing feedback delivered as a postal bulletin (PB, n=50 practices) compared to PB plus academic detailing visits (AD, ... -
A study of antioxidant protection in fluoride induced rat kidney lysosomal damage
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2005)Fluoride as an inorganic chemical species is ubiquitous in our environment. Fluorosis is a disease or state of chronic poisoning from long-term exposure to excessive quantities of inorganic compounds of fluorine and is a ... -
A study of the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy on the pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics of HIV infection
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2001)The HIV pandemic has resulted in the most intense and as yet unparalleled effort devoted to antimicrobial drug development ever to be initiated in the developed world. The intensive drug research and development, compressed ... -
Adherence to antihypertensive medication in the United Arab Emirates : patient and doctor perspectives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2003)Approximately half of the patients taking medication for hypertension have problems following the prescribed regime to the extent that they do not derive optimal clinical benefit. Prior to this study, there was little data ... -
Alzheimer's disease Aß assemblies mediating rapid disruption of synaptic plasticity and memory.
(2012)Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by episodic memory impairment that often precedes clinical diagnosis by many years. Probing the mechanisms of such impairment may provide much needed means of diagnosis and therapeutic ... -
Amyloid-β protein dimers isolated directly from Alzheimer's brains impair synaptic plasticity and memory.
(2008)Alzheimer?s disease (AD) constitutes a rising threat to public health. Despite extensive research in cellular and animal models, identifying the pathogenic agent present in the human brain and showing that it confers key ... -
Antibodies prevent the acute inhibition of long term potentiation by amyloid beta in the rat hippocampus
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2010)The present study investigated the mechanisms underlying the inhibition of long-term potentiation (LTP) of excitatory synaptic transmission by amyloid beta (Aβ) in the anaesthetized rat hippocampus. The role of soluble Aβ ... -
Antimicrobial management and appropriateness of treatment of urinary tract infection in general practice in Ireland.
(2011)BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the second most common bacterial infections in general practice and a frequent indication for prescription of antimicrobials. Increasing concern about the association between ... -
Arterial pulse in health and disease
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2002)Arterial stiffness exerts a major influence on cardiac afterload and coronary perfusion. Indices of arterial stiffness have therefore been proposed as surrogate markers of cardiovascular risk and as a potential therapeutic ... -
Assessment of arterial stiffness using oscillometric arteriography
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2009)The present series of studies examined whether an oscillometric method (Arteriograph), which measures arterial stiffness indices, pulse wave velocity (PWV m/sec), and wave reflection as augmentation index [Alx %], is on ... -
Association of PP2A and VE-cadherin in a mono and co-culture with implications on brain microvascular permeability
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2019)Introduction: Based on the knowledge that VE-cadherin is an integral component of the functioning endothelium in the blood brain barrier. Its transcellular abundance can be altered by post-translational modifications and ... -
Aß Facilitates LTD at Schaffer Collateral Synapses Preferentially in the Left Hippocampus
(2018)Promotion of long-term depression (LTD) mechanisms by synaptotoxic soluble oligomers of amyloid-β (Aß) has been proposed to underlie synaptic dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Previously, LTD was induced by relatively ... -
A cohort study of metformin exposure and survival in patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer
(2013)Background: Preclinical evidence suggests a beneficial effect of metformin in colorectal cancer. This study aimed to investigate associations between metformin exposure and colorectal cancer–specific survival using ... -
Comorbidity and Type 2 Diabetes : prevalence, type and impact on cost and health-related behaviours
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2014)Comorbidity is the co-existence of one or more additional conditions in patients with a specified medical condition. It is highly prevalent in patients with diabetes and may be related (concordant) or unrelated (discordant) ... -
Comparing primary prevention with secondary prevention to explain decreasing coronary heart disease death rates in Ireland 1985 - 2000
(2007)BACKGROUND: To investigate whether primary prevention might be more favourable than secondary prevention (risk factor reduction in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)). METHODS: The cell-based IMPACT CHD mortality ... -
A competing risks prescription refill model of compliance and persistence.
(2010)Objectives There is evidence to suggest that noncompliant and nonpersistent behaviors have differing risk factors, clinical consequences, and responses to intervention. This has led to calls for these behaviors to be defined ... -
Cost Effectiveness of PCSK9 Inhibitors for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Ireland: Considerations given to Population Heterogeneity
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020)The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of PCSK9 inhibitors (alirocumab and evolocumab for the secondary prevention of CVD (cardiovascular disease) in Ireland. Also, to identify the subgroups of this ... -
Cost Effectiveness of Treatment Strategies for Skin Cancer in the Irish Healthcare Setting
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020)The incidence of both non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) and melanoma skin cancer are increasing in Ireland and are associated with significant healthcare costs. Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) can assist in resource ...