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Kogieleum Naidoo, Santhanalakshmi Gengiah, Nonhlanhla Yende‐Zuma et al. · 2022 · EClinicalMedicine
Background HIV-TB treatment integration reduces mortality. Operational implementation of integrated services is challenging. This study assessed the impact of quality improvement (QI) for HIV-TB integration on mortality within primary…
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Yan Tong, Peter Jezzard, Thomas W. Okell et al. · 2020 · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
PURPOSE: To improve the labeling efficiency of pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (PCASL) at 7T using parallel transmission (pTx). METHODS: maps were acquired in the labeling plane for tagging pulse design. Complex weights of the labeling pulses for each of the 8 transmit channels were calculated to produce a homogenous radiofrequency (RF) -shimmed labeling across the ROIs. Variable-Rate Selective Excitation (VERSE) pulses were also implemented as a part of the labeling pulse train. Whole-brain perfusion-weighted images were acquired under conditions of RF shimming, VERSE with RF shimmin
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Sergio Luis‐Lima, Tomás H. Higuera Linares, Laura Henríquez-Gómez et al. · 2019 · Journal of Clinical Medicine
Type 2 diabetes mellitus represents 30-50% of the cases of end stage renal disease worldwide. Thus, a correct evaluation of renal function in patients with diabetes is crucial to prevent or ameliorate diabetes-associated kidney disease. The reliability of formulas to estimate renal function is still unclear, in particular, those new equations based on cystatin-C or the combination of creatinine and cystatin-C. We aimed to assess the error of the available formulas to estimate glomerular filtration rate in diabetic patients. We evaluated the error of creatinine and/or cystatin-C based formulas
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Lara J. Mentink, Joao Guimaraes, Myrthe Faber et al. · 2021 · NeuroImage
Structural and functional alterations of the brain in persons genetically at-risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD) are crucial in unravelling AD development. Filippini et al. found that the default mode network (DMN) is already affected in young APOE ε4-carriers, with increased co-activation of the DMN during rest and increased hippocampal task activation. We aimed to replicate the early findings of Filippini et al, using the APOE gene, still the principal AD risk gene, and extended this with a polygenic risk score (PRS) analysis for AD, using the Human Connectome Project dataset (HCP). We include
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Pierina Navarria, Federico Pessina, Stefano Tomatis et al. · 2017 · Oncotarget
// Pierina Navarria 1, * , Federico Pessina 2, * , Stefano Tomatis 1 , Riccardo Soffietti 3 , Marco Grimaldi 4 , Egesta Lopci 5 , Arturo Chiti 5, 7 , Antonella Leonetti 9 , Alessandra Casarotti 2 , Marco Rossi 2 , Luca Cozzi 1 , Anna Maria Ascolese 1 , Matteo Simonelli 6, 7 , Simona Marcheselli 8 , Armando Santoro 6, 7 , Elena Clerici 1 , Lorenzo Bello 2 and Marta Scorsetti 1, 7 1 Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery Department, Humanitas Cancer Center and Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy 2 Neurosurgical Oncology Department, Humanitas Cancer Center and Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy 3 Consultant
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Mohan Li, Yuelun Zhang, Lijian Pei et al. · 2022 · Frontiers in Oncology
Background Effects of anesthetic interventions on cancer prognosis remain controversial. There is evidence that estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer patients have an early recurrence peak. We aimed to assess the potential benefit of regional anesthesia-analgesia versus general anesthesia regarding early recurrence in breast cancer according to ER expression. Methods Based on a multicenter randomized controlled trial (clinicaltrials.gov, NCT00418457), we included all the patients from Peking Union Medical College Hospital research center in this study. The primary outcome was breast ca
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Lekshmi Santhosh, Snigdha Jain, Anna K. Brady et al. · 2017 · Annals of the American Thoracic Society
RATIONALE: It is important for attending physicians to know which behaviors influence learner perceptions. To date, two studies focusing on general medicine attending physicians have been published addressing internal medicine residents'…
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Amy K. Sheaffer, Min S. Lee, Dennis Hernandez et al. · 2011 · Antiviral Therapy
BACKGROUND: To support clinical development of HCV non-structural protein (NS) 3 protease inhibitors (PIs), phenotypic monitoring of patient isolates is a prerequisite for understanding the emergence of resistance. HCV isolates typically…
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Malin Assarsson, Jan Söderman, Olaf Dienus et al. · 2020 · Acta Dermato Venereologica
Studies have shown differences in the skin and gut bacterial microbiomes in patients with psoriasis, but the pharyngeal microbiome has not been studied previously. The aim of this study was to investigate differences in the bacterial…
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Oluwamayokun Oshinowo, Renee Copeland, Yumiko Sakurai et al. · 2021 · Blood Advances
Key Points Human, canine, ovine, and porcine platelets exhibit disparate biophysical signatures, whereas human and murine platelets are similar. Multiple biophysical parameters integrate during clot formation, measured by bulk clot…
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Lily R. Aleksandrova, Yu Tian Wang, Anthony G. Phillips · 2017 · Chronic Stress
The prevailing hypothesis of ketamine's unique antidepressant effects implicates N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) inhibition-dependent enhancement of α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor-mediated transmission,…
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Catherine Gutierrez, Anthony S. Stein, Amir T. Fathi et al. · 2025 · American Journal of Hematology
Acute myeloid leukemia is a molecularly heterogenous disease caused by the rapid expansion and impaired differentiation of malignant myeloid progenitors. Overall, outcomes remain poor, and more than half of patients develop relapsed or…
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Alejandro Borrego-Ruiz, Juan J. Borrego · 2024 · Nutrients
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Diet is one of the major determinants of the composition and function of the gut microbiome, and diverse studies have established directional connections between gut microbiome dysbiosis and skin dyshomeostasis. Furthermore, a significant link between the gut and certain skin-related disorders has been reported. This work reviews the mechanisms underlying the relationship between nutritional factors, gut microbiome, and certain skin diseases such as acne vulgaris, alopecia, and atopic dermatitis. In addition, it explores how the modulation of the gut microbiome and human
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Simon Bowman, Raphaèle Séror, Raphaël Porcher et al. · 2025 · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Primary Sjögren's disease (pSjD) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease involving exocrine glands and associated with high symptom burden (dryness, fatigue, pain), systemic features and salivary gland dysfunction. B-cell hyperactivity is common, with an increased risk of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. This review describes the unmet need, scientific validity of outcome measures, optimisation of clinical trial design, therapeutic advances and how clinical improvement relates to health-related quality of life, additional quality-adjusted life years and economic benefit in pSjD. It deriv
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Harriet Lampe, Laura Tam, Aaron R. Hansen · 2024 · Frontiers in Pharmacology
Metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) continues to have poor survival rates due to limited treatment options. Bi-specific T cell engagers (BiTEs) are a promising class of novel immunotherapies with demonstrated success in haematological malignancies and melanoma. BiTEs developed for tumour associated antigens in prostate cancer have entered clinical testing. These trials have been hampered by high rates of treatment related adverse events, minimal or transient anti-tumour efficacy and generation of high titres of anti-drug antibodies. This paper aims to analyse the challenges f
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Harm A.W.M. Tiddens, Eleni‐Rosalina Andrinopoulou, Joe McIntosh et al. · 2020 · PLoS ONE
A phase 3 randomized double blind controlled, trial in 238 people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and at least one nonsense mutation (nmCF) investigated the effect of ataluren on FEV1. The study was of 48 weeks duration and failed to meet its primary endpoint. Unexpectedly, while FEV1 declined, chest computed tomography (CT) scores using the Brody-II score as secondary outcome measures did not show progression in the placebo group. Based on this observation it was concluded that the role of CT scans in CF randomized clinical trials was limited. However, more sensitive scoring systems were developed
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Cecília Rodrigues Silva, José Eduardo Dutra de Oliveira, Rui Augusto Hudari Gonçalves de Souza et al. · 2026 · Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición
Eleven diabetic patients: 5, type 1 and 6, type 2 received a low-fiber diet (I) during 1 week and during the next 7 days the same diet, enriched with 40 g of fiber (30.6% insoluble and 11.7% soluble components) from rice bran (II) per day.…
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Ömer Aydın, Enis Karaarslan, Fatih Safa Erenay et al. · 2026 · Turkish Journal of Engineering
DeepSeek v3, developed in China, was released in December 2024, followed by Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 Max in January 2025 and Qwen3 235B in April 2025. These free and open-source models offer significant potential for academic writing and content…
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Stefano Fiorucci, Ginevra Urbani, Eleonora Distrutti et al. · 2025 · Pharmaceuticals
The Farnesoid-X-receptor (FXR) is a bile sensor involved in the regulation of bile acid homeostasis, fibrosis, inflammation, and metabolism. Obeticholic acid (OCA), a semisynthetic derivative of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), initially named 6-ethyl-CDCA or INT-747, is the first in a class of FXR ligands that have been approved for clinical use for the treatment of patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) who are unresponsive or intolerant to ursodeoxycholic acid. In this narrative review, we will examine the current status and future perspective of clinical use of OCA. Based on results
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Caterina Peraldo‐Neia, Giuliana Cavalloni, Elisabetta Fenocchio et al. · 2018 · PLoS ONE
The association of anti-EGFR to gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX) chemotherapy did not improve survival in biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) patients. Multiple mechanisms might be involved in the resistance to anti-EGFR. Here, we explored the mutation profile of EGFR extracellular domain (ECD), of tyrosine kinase domain (TKD), and its amplification status. EGFR mutational status of exons 12, 18-21 was analyzed in 57 tumors by Sanger sequencing. EGFR amplification was evaluated in 37 tumors by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (FISH). Kaplan-Meier curves were calculated using the log-rank test. S
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Pau Ribó-Molina, Stefan van Nieuwkoop, Anna Z. Mykytyn et al. · 2024 · mSphere
ABSTRACT Human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a member of the Pneumoviridae family, causes upper and lower respiratory tract infections in humans. In vitro studies with HMPV have mostly been performed in monolayers of undifferentiated epithelial cells. In vivo studies in cynomolgus macaques and cotton rats have shown that ciliated epithelial cells are the main target of HMPV infection, but these observations cannot be studied in monolayer systems. Here, we established an organoid-derived bronchial culture model that allows physiologically relevant studies on HMPV. Inoculation with multiple prototype
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Kenneth H. Mayer, Douglas Krakower · 2012 · Annals of Internal Medicine
During the past 2 years, several pivotal clinical trials have proven that the use of antiretrovirals by HIV-infected and at-risk uninfected persons can decrease the probability of HIV being transmitted sexually. The initial…
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Wen-Jyi Lo, Wen Shin Chang, Han-Fang Hsu et al. · 2017 · PubMed
Mounting evidence supports the notion that inflammatory processes play a role in carcinogenesis, and interleukin-10 (IL10) is an important inflammatory cytokine. This study aimed to evaluate the contribution of IL10 A-1082G (rs1800896),…
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Curtis J. Henry, Rebecca L. Sedjo, Andrii I. Rozhok et al. · 2015 · BMC Cancer
BACKGROUND: Inflammatory cytokines in the colonic microenvironment have been shown to increase with advance colorectal cancer disease state. However, the contribution of inflammatory cytokines to pre-malignant disease, such as the formation of adenomas, is unclear. METHODS: Using the Milliplex® MAP Human Cytokine/ Chemokine Magnetic Bead Panel Immunoassay, serum cytokine and chemokine profiles were assayed among participants without an adenoma (n = 97) and those with an adenoma (n = 97) enrolled in the NCI-funded Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Colon Study. The concentrations of interleukin
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Gongxun Zhong, Shufang Fan, Masato Hatta et al. · 2019 · Journal of Virology
Bats are reservoirs for several severe zoonotic pathogens. The genomes of influenza A viruses of the H17N10 and H18N11 subtypes have been identified in bats, but no live virus has been isolated. The characterization of artificially…
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Kota Ogawa, Akiko Noda, Jun Ueda et al. · 2020 · Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters
BACKGROUND: Animal model studies show that reductive stress is involved in cardiomyopathy and myopathy, but the exact physiological relevance remains unknown. In addition, the microRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 have been shown to be upregulated in cardiac diseases, but the underlying mechanisms associated with these regulators have yet to be explored. METHODS: We developed transgenic mouse lines expressing exogenous miR-143 and miR-145 under the control of the alpha-myosin heavy chain (αMHC) promoter/enhancer. RESULTS: The two transgenic lines showed dilated cardiomyopathy-like characteristics and
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Haruo Ohtani, Hiroyasu Ishida, Yuka Ito et al. · 2011 · Pathology International
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) (also called IgG4-related sclerosing pancreatitis (IgG4-SP)) and IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) are frequently associated with each other. It is generally believed that association of these…
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Melissa K. Crocker, Paul B. Kaplowitz · 2010 · Clinical Endocrinology
OBJECTIVE: Thyroid hormones are involved in metabolic regulation, but the degree to which they affect body weight and body mass index (BMI) in children is unclear. We examined the effect of hypo- and hyperthyroidism on weight and BMI at…
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Manish A. Shah, Kohei Shitara, Florian Lordick et al. · 2022 · Clinical Cancer Research
PURPOSE: To compare napabucasin (generator of reactive oxygen species) plus paclitaxel with paclitaxel only in patients with second-line advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: In the…
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Akio Kôyama, Toshiro Fujita, Fumitake Gejyo et al. · 2015 · BMC Nephrology
BACKGROUND: Evidence increasingly points to the importance of chronic hypoxia in the tubulointerstitium as a final common pathway to end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Beraprost sodium (BPS) is an orally active prostacyclin (PGI2) analogue demonstrating prevention of the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in various animal models by maintaining renal blood flow and attenuating renal ischemic condition. METHODS: This multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II trial was designed to determine the recommended dose of the sustained-release form of BPS (TRK-100STP 120
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