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Defensin: The immune system regulatory factor against peripheral nerve disease

Brain‐X, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2025.
Peripheral nerve disease is a common disorder that can lead to sensory, motor, and autonomic dysfunction, with common symptoms including pain, loss of sensation, lack of coordination, muscle weakness, and atrophy. Defensins (which can be divided into mammal, insect, and plant defensins), as regulatory factors of the immune system, can influence ...
Tiantian Qi, Qi Yang, Haotian Qin, Yuanchao Zhu, Jinyuan Chen, Hongfa Zhou, Jian Weng, Hui Zeng, Fei Yu   +8 more
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Burkholderia cepacia: medical, taxonomie and ecological issues

, 1996
The increasing challenge posed by multiresistant saprophytes in medical microbiology is strikingly demonstrated by the emergence of Burkholderia (formerly Pseudomonas) cepacia as an opportunist pathogen in immunocompromised patients, particularly ...
Vandamme, Peter, Govan, J. R. W., Hughes, Jayne E.   +2 more
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DNA Methylation Epigenetically Regulates Gene Expression in Burkholderia cenocepacia and Controls Biofilm Formation, Cell Aggregation, and Motility

mSphere, 2020
Respiratory tract infections by the opportunistic pathogen Burkholderia cenocepacia often lead to severe lung damage in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.
Ian Vandenbussche, Andrea Sass, Marta Pinto-Carbó, Olga Mannweiler, Leo Eberl, Tom Coenye   +5 more
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Characterization of respiratory microbial dysbiosis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Cell Discovery, 2021
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the microbial composition of the respiratory tract and other infected tissues as well as their possible pathogenic ...
Huanzi Zhong, Yanqun Wang, Zhun Shi, Lu Zhang, Huahui Ren, Weiqun He, Zhaoyong Zhang, Airu Zhu, Jingxian Zhao, Fei Xiao, Fangming Yang, Tianzhu Liang, Feng Ye, Bei Zhong, Shicong Ruan, Mian Gan, Jiahui Zhu, Fang Li, Fuqiang Li, Daxi Wang, Jiandong Li, Peidi Ren, Shida Zhu, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Karsten Kristiansen, Hein Min Tun, Weijun Chen, Nanshan Zhong, Xun Xu, Yi-min Li, Junhua Li, Jincun Zhao   +32 more
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Clinical Detection and Management of Colorectal Cancer Concerning the Gut Microbiome

Scientifica, Volume 2025, Issue 1, 2025.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prevalent malignancy worldwide and a leading cause of cancer‐related mortality, influenced by both genetic predisposition and environmental factors. Gut dysbiosis, characterized by an imbalance in the gut microbiome, has been identified as a significant contributor to CRC progression. Although considerable progress has been
Hamed Eraghieh Farahani, Maryam Pourhajibagher, Abbas Bahador, Nidhi Chaudhary   +3 more
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228 Cepacia syndrome caused by Burkholderia cenocepacia ST-32 strain: risk factors

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, 2011
227* CT scores correlate with survival in cystic fibrosis patients awaiting lung transplantation M. Loeve1,2, P.T.W. van Hal3, P. Robinson4, M. Aitken5, J.D. Dodd6, M. de Bruijne7,8, W.C. Hop7, H.A.W.M. Tiddens7, CT CFS Study Group. 1Erasmus MC − Sophia Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Pulmonology, Rotterdam, Netherlands; 2Erasmus MC, Radiology ...
Fila, L., Bartakova, L. Valentova, Drevinek, P., Vavrova, V.   +3 more
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The changing epidemiology of Burkholderia species infection at an adult cystic fibrosis centre [PDF]

, 2008
Background: This study reviews the impact of changing infection control practices at the Manchester Adult Cystic Fibrosis Centre (MACFC) upon the epidemiology of Burkholderia species infections.Methods: We reviewed strain and genomovar typing of all ...
Doherty, Catherine J., Govan, John R., Dodd, Mary E., Webb, A. K., Jones, Andrew M., France, Megan W.   +5 more
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Stucture of macromolecules from Gram-negative bacteria involved in elicitation of plant immune system [PDF]

, 2010
This project was entirely focused on increasing the knowledge of the structure/activity relationships of LPS in plant immune system and their roles in instauration of important biological process like symbiosis.
Leone, Maria Rosaria
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Burkholderia cenocepacia Infections in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Drug Resistance and Therapeutic Approaches

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Burkholderia cenocepacia is an opportunistic pathogen particularly dangerous for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. It can cause a severe decline in CF lung function possibly developing into a life-threatening systemic infection known as cepacia syndrome ...
Viola C. Scoffone, Laurent R. Chiarelli, Gabriele Trespidi, Massimo Mentasti, Massimo Mentasti, Giovanna Riccardi, Silvia Buroni   +6 more
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Cystic fibrosis year in review 2023

Pediatric Pulmonology, Volume 59, Issue 12, Page 3106-3116, December 2024.
Abstract This past year, there were many important advances for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Of the many publications related to CF in 2023, there was further evaluation of highly effective modulator therapy, new assessments and guidelines for clinical manifestations and therapies for CF, advances in newborn screening and diagnosis, and ...
David V. Swetland, Adrienne P. Savant
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