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Current status of liver transplantation for non‐B non‐C liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 42-52, January 2023., 2023
Recently, the cases of LT for non‐B non‐C cirrhosis and HCC have been increasing in Japan as well as worldwide. Perioperative management of non‐B non‐C liver disease is problematic due to various risk factors, including alcohol consumption and metabolic syndrome‐related risks, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus.
Takahiro Nishio, Takashi Ito, Koichiro Hata, Kojiro Taura, Etsuro Hatano   +4 more
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Comprehensive genetic screening for vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome through an amplification‐based next‐generation sequencing system

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 191, Issue 1, Page 37-51, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder (HCTD) characterized by arterial dissection/aneurysm/rupture, sigmoid colon rupture, or uterine rupture. Diagnosis is confirmed by detecting heterozygous variants in COL3A1.
Tomomi Yamaguchi, Shujiro Hayashi, Daisuke Hayashi, Takeshi Matsuyama, Norimichi Koitabashi, Kenichi Ogiwara, Masaaki Noda, Chiai Nakada, Shinya Fujiki, Akira Furutachi, Yasuhiko Tanabe, Michiko Yamanaka, Aki Ishikawa, Miyako Mizukami, Asako Mizuguchi, Kazumitsu Sugiura, Makoto Sumi, Hirokuni Yamazawa, Atsushi Izawa, Yuko Wada, Tomomi Fujikawa, Yuri Takiguchi, Keiko Wakui, Kyoko Takano, Shin‐Ya Nishio, Tomoki Kosho   +25 more
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Regulatory effect of gut microbes on blood pressure

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 513-531, December 2022., 2022
The interaction between gut microbiota and hypertension, the genera which affect the blood pressure in taxonomic level, and the commonly used treatments to hypertension based on the gut microbes were summarized in this review. The increases of Lactobacillus, etc.
Dong Yan, Ye Sun, Xiaoyue Zhou, Wenhao Si, Jieyu Liu, Min Li, Minna Wu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

In silico comparison of spike protein-ACE2 binding affinities across species; significance for the possible origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus [PDF]

Scientific Reports. 2021 Jun 24;11(1):13063. PMID: 34168168, 2020
The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV 2) has raised important questions about viral origin, mechanisms of zoonotic transfer to humans, whether companion or commercial animals can act as reservoirs for infection, and why there are large variations in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibilities across animal species ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Towards the convergent therapeutic potential of GPCRs in autism spectrum disorders [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Changes in genetic and/or environmental factors to developing neural circuits and subsequent synaptic functions are known to be a causative underlying the varied socio-emotional behavioural patterns associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Seven transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) comprising the largest family of cell-surface ...
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Is Covid-19 severity associated with ACE2 degradation? [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Covid-19 is particularly mild with children, and its severity escalates with age. Several theories have been proposed to explain these facts. In particular, it was proposed that the lower expression of the viral receptor ACE2 in children protects them from severe Covid.
arxiv  

Deposition distribution of the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) in the human airways upon exposure to cough-generated aerosol [PDF]

Scientific Reports 2020, 10, 22430, 2020
The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been emerged as a rapidly spreading pandemic. The disease is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks. The pathogen of COVID-19 is the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
arxiv   +1 more source

SARS-CoV-2 mortality in blacks and temperature-sensitivity to an angiotensin-2 receptor blocker [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Tropical climates provoke adaptations in skin pigmentation and in mechanisms controlling the volume, salt-content and pressure of body fluids. For many whose distant ancestors moved to temperate climes, these adaptations proved harmful: pigmentation decreased by natural selection and susceptibility to hypertension emerged.
arxiv  

A Dual‐Layer Hydrogel Barrier Integrating Bio‐Adhesive and Anti‐Adhesive Properties Prevents Postoperative Abdominal Adhesions

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A new dual‐layer hydrogel barrier for preventing postoperative abdominal adhesions is developed. The inner layer, consisting of polyethyleneimine (PEI) and thioctic acid (TA), enhanced adhesion to moist tissues. The outer layer combines zwitterionic, thermoresponsive hyaluronic acid with anti‐inflammatory epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and forms a ...
Mena Asha Krishnan, Olawale A. Alimi, Mitchell Kuss, Tiffany N Razabdouski, Erika A Eksioglu, Bin Duan, Bo Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Featuring ACE2 binding SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 through a conserved evolutionary pattern of amino acid residues [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
Spike (S) glycoproteins mediate the coronavirus entry into the host cell. The S1 subunit of S-proteins contains the receptor-binding domain (RBD) that is able to recognize different host receptors, highlighting its remarkable capacity to adapt to their hosts along the viral evolution.
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