Background and aims: Antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA) which recognize pyruvate acetyltransferase (PDC-E2) represent a highly diagnostic feature of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC).
Antal Csepregi +9 more
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Mixed mucus-secreting and oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid - Pathologic, histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural study of a case [PDF]
We report a carcinoma that is, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of a mixed mucus-secreting and oncocytic carcinoma of the thyroid. We also describe the histochemical, immunohistochemical, and ultrastructural features of this tumor.
Erba, S +4 more
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IGFBP4 is a Metric for Primary Biliary Cholangitis and Attenuates Biliary Epithelial Cell Injury
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Immune‐mediated bile duct injury is the primary histological feature of autoimmune cholestatic liver diseases. Macrophages, the most abundant immune cell population in the liver, have been postulated to play a critical role in biliary repair. However, it is unclear whether activated macrophages interact with injured biliary
Xing Zhou +12 more
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T lymphocytes from patients with primary biliary cirrhosis produce reduced amounts of lymphotoxin, tumor necrosis factor and interferon-gamma upon mitogen stimulation [PDF]
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is considered an autoimmune disease characterized by destruction of small intrahepatic bile ducts by lymphocytes. Altered functions of these lymphocytes might reflect an abnormal immune response leading to tissue damage ...
Eisenburg, Josef +9 more
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During cardiac I/R injury, the level of METTL1 and tRNA m7G modification increases and then leads to CMs’ mitochondrial dysfunction and aggravated cardiac injury by modulating the transcription efficiency of ATPIF1. ABSTRACT Ischemic heart disease is one of the diseases with the highest morbidity and mortality in the world. The N7‐methylguanosine (m7G)
Yue Zhang +14 more
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Autosplenectomy in a Patient With Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2 (APS‐2)
Autoimmune glandular syndrome type 2 is a complex genetic condition where a triad of endocrinopathies is involved, namely, Addison’s disease, type 1 diabetes, and/or autoimmune thyroid disorder. The disease predisposes one to a variety of other autoimmune associations.
Luqman S. Fauzi +4 more
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Cirrosis biliar primaria: patología subdiagnosticada. Reporte de caso
Introduction: Primary biliary cirrhosis is a chronic, cholestatic, autoimmune, and progressive liver disease that pre-dominantly affects women.
Delmy Saraí Castillo Álvarez +2 more
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Lymphapheresis in organ transplantation: preliminary report. [PDF]
Reduction of lymphoid tissue by splenectomy and/or thymectomy has been used as a part of immunosuppression in organ transplantation (4). More recently Walker (7), Johnson (2), Franksson (1) and Starzl (5,6) and their associates have shown that chronic ...
Iwaki, Y +5 more
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Antibodies to Cardiolipin in Patients with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
Antibodies to cardiolipin have been recognized in up to 65% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. It has been claimed that they are significantly associated with intravascular thrombosis and with obstetrical complications.
John Verrier Jones +6 more
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Remarkable prevalence of coeliac disease in patients with irritable bowel syndrome plus fibromyalgia in comparison with those with isolated irritable bowel syndrome: a case-finding study [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) are two common central sensitization disorders frequently associated in the same patient, and some of these patients with IBS plus FMS (IBS/FMS) could actually be undiagnosed of
Blanco, Ignacio +3 more
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