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Evaluation of a NATSpert test developed for low-resource countries for enhancing blood safety

Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2020
Background: NATSpert ID TripleH Detection test is a qualitative multiplex real time PCR test for simultaneous screening of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus type 1/2 in donated blood.
Minal Dakhave Bhosale, Shefali Desai
doaj   +1 more source

Standardization of Diagnostics in Blood Safety [PDF]

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2015
The implementation of nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAT) over the last two decades has totally revolutionized the field of transfusion medicine and blood safety. Several blood services started to screen for viral pathogens (HIV-1, HCV, HBV) with NAT on a voluntary basis in Germany in 1997.
Jens, Dreier, Holger, Hennig
openaire   +2 more sources

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
wiley   +1 more source

TRAIL‐PEG‐Apt‐PLGA nanosystem as an aptamer‐targeted drug delivery system potential for triple‐negative breast cancer therapy using in vivo mouse model

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aptamers are used both therapeutically and as targeting agents in cancer treatment. We developed an aptamer‐targeted PLGA–TRAIL nanosystem that exhibited superior therapeutic efficacy in NOD/SCID breast cancer models. This nanosystem represents a novel biotechnological drug candidate for suppressing resistance development in breast cancer.
Gulen Melike Demirbolat, Aslihan Kucuk, Omer Erdogan, Samed Ozer, Bensu Kozan, Tugba Cuceli, Erkan Gumus, Evrim Cevik, Ozge Cevik   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishment of a humanized patient‐derived xenograft mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer for preclinical evaluation of combination immunotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We have established a humanized orthotopic patient‐derived xenograft (Hu‐oPDX) mouse model of high‐grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) that recapitulates human tumor–immune interactions. Using combined anti‐PD‐L1/anti‐CD73 immunotherapy, we demonstrate the model's improved biological relevance and enhanced translational value for preclinical ...
Luka Tandaric, Line Bjørge, Martine Rott Lode, Cecilie Fredvik Torkildsen, Pia Aehnlich, Rammah Elnour, Daniela Elena Costea, Lars Andreas Akslen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim Thomsen, Emmet McCormack, Katrin Kleinmanns   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cost of blood in paediatric oncology patients [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction: Consumption of blood products is significant aiming to treat low cell counts and improve quality of life however 9% to 44% of the total consumption in centres abroad are unjustified.
Debattista, Daniel, Balzan, Daniela, Balzan, Gabriella, Calvagna, Victor, Bezzina, Sarah, Baldacchino, Ian   +5 more
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Hijacking emergency granulopoiesis: Neutrophil ontogeny and reprogramming in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Neutrophils are highly plastic innate immune cells; their functions in cancer extend beyond the tumour microenvironment. This Review summarises current understanding of neutrophil maturation and heterogeneity and highlights tumour‐induced granulopoiesis as a systemic programme that expands immature, immunosuppressive neutrophils via tumour‐derived ...
Gabriela Marinescu, Yi Feng
wiley   +1 more source

The infected blood inquiry: Impact on public perceptions of blood supply risk, safety, and donation attitudes

Background: The UK’s Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI) highlighted a major public health scandal, with at least 30,000 people infected and more than 3,000 deaths attributable to infected blood and blood products.
Merz, Eva‐Maria, Masser, Barbara, Croucher, Mark, Brailsford, Susan R., Merz, Eva Maria; id_orcid, Mills, Richard, Smith, Robert, Ferguson, Eamonn   +7 more
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