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Protective role of the alpha-1-antitrypsin in intervertebral disc degeneration

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2021
Background Intervertebral disc degeneration is a complex disease with high prevalence. It suggests that cell death, senescence, and extracellular matrix degradation are involved in the pathogenesis. Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), a serine protease inhibitor,
Weikun Liu, Yanfu Wang
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Inter‐tissue relationships of gene expression in liver, muscle and adipose tissue of children with end‐stage chronic liver disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives End‐stage chronic liver disease in children is associated with sarcopenia and aberrant adipose tissue mass. We investigated correlations between liver pathology‐associated gene pathways (fibrosis, inflammation and steatosis) and metabolic genes in muscle and adipose tissue.
Eirini Kyrana, Cheng Zhang, Han Jin, Siamak Salehi, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Maesha Deheragoda, Ragai R. Mitry, Anil Dhawan   +7 more
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Why has it been so difficult to prove the efficacy of alpha-1-antitrypsin replacement therapy? Insights from the study of disease pathogenesis

Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2011
Jennifer A Dickens, David A LomasDepartment of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Cambridge, UKAbstract: Alpha-1-antitrypsin is the most abundant circulating protease inhibitor. It is
Dickens JA, Lomas DA
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Rare variants in alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency: a systematic literature review

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD) is a largely underrecognized genetic condition characterized by low Alpha 1 Antitrypsin (AAT) serum levels, resulting from variations in SERPINA1.
Ilaria Ferrarotti, Marion Wencker, Joanna Chorostowska-Wynimko   +2 more
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The utility of whole exome sequencing in diagnosing Wilson disease: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism caused by mutations in the ATP7B gene, resulting in toxic copper accumulation in the body. Diagnosis is typically based on biochemistries, including low serum ceruloplasmin and elevated 24‐h urine copper excretion, with Kayser–Fleischer (KF) rings being a supportive ...
Mihir J. Palan, Dana Simpson, Cheryl Miranda, Melanie Hakar, Henry C. Lin   +4 more
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Diagnosis of alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency by DNA analysis of children with liver disease

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2001
Background - Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency is a genetic disorder which is transmitted in a co-dominant, autosomal form. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency affects mainly the lungs and the liver leading, in the latter case, to neonatal cholestasis, chronic ...
De TOMMASO Adriana Maria Alves, ROSSI Cláudio Lúcio, ESCANHOELA Cecília Amélia Fazzio, SERRA Heliane Guerra, BERTUZZO Carmen Sílvia, HESSEL Gabriel   +5 more
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Comparative evaluation of serum alpha-1antitrypsin levels in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and in subjects with tobacco habit without carcinoma

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2019
Aim/Objectives: To evaluate serum levels of Alpha-1 antitrypsin in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and compare them with that of healthy subjects with and without tobacco habits. Materials and Method: The sample of 83 subjects was divided into
Upasana S Ahuja, Nidhi Puri, Anjana Bagewadi, Vaishali Keluskar, Anshuman Ahuja, Harkanwal P Singh   +5 more
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Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera–Barungi, Ezekiel Mupere, Bikila S. Megersa, Iris Weidema, Pingping Jiang, Maria Wiese, Musemma K. Muhammed, Henrik Friis, Hanne Frøkiær, Dennis S. Nielsen, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Benedikte Grenov   +12 more
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Impact of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulator therapies on liver stiffness and liver enzymes: An observational perspective single‐center cohort study

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives The efficacy of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)‐modulator therapies in preventing or ameliorating cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD) by correcting CFTR in cholangiocytes is not well‐documented. This study aimed to assess liver function during CFTR‐modulators.
Laura Giugliano, Elisabetta Augustoni, Antonio Pizzol, Anna Opramolla, Cristina Chiadò, Anna Zagaria, Irene Esposito, Giulia Roberto, Alice Ponte, Andrea Evangelista, Paola Quarello, Michele Pinon, Pier Luigi Calvo   +12 more
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and Pi*S and Pi*Z SERPINA1 variants are associated with asthma exacerbations

Pulmonology
Introduction and objectives Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. Asthma patients may experience potentially life-threatening episodic flare-ups, known as exacerbations, which may significantly contribute to the asthma burden. The Pi*S
Elena Martín-González, José M. Hernández-Pérez, José A. Pérez Pérez, Javier Pérez-García, Esther Herrera-Luis, Ruperto González-Pérez, Orelvis González-González, Elena Mederos-Luis, Inmaculada Sánchez-Machín, Paloma Poza-Guedes, Olaia Sardón, Paula Corcuera, María J. Cruz, Francisco J. González-Barcala, Carlos Martínez-Rivera, Joaquim Mullol, Xavier Muñoz, José M. Olaguibel, Vicente Plaza, Santiago Quirce, Antonio Valero, Joaquín Sastre, Javier Korta-Murua, Victoria del Pozo, Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz, Jesús Villar, María Pino-Yanes, Mario A. González-Carracedo   +27 more
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