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Mechanisms of IgE‐mediated food allergy and the role of allergen‐specific B cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Food allergy arises when allergen‐specific B cells preferentially produce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies against harmless foods. This article explains the mechanisms driving IgE‐mediated reactions, highlights the central role of these B cells, and discusses how natural tolerance (NT) and oral immunotherapy (OIT) can reshape allergic immune responses.
Juan‐Felipe López, Özge Yilmaz Ardicli, Mübeccel Akdis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cost-effectiveness of telbivudine versus lamivudine for chronic hepatitis B

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Chronic hepatitis B is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, leading to serious consequences if not properly treated. Six treatment options for chronic hepatitis B are currently provided by the Brazilian public health system ...
Astrid Wiens, Rafael Venson, Cassyano Januário Correr, Roberto Pontarolo   +3 more
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Long-term Nucleotide Analogue Treatment Has Higher Levels of Renal Toxicities than Does Entecavir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Gut and Liver, 2020
Background/Aims: Renal toxicity is a concern in patients with chronic hepatitis B taking nucleotide analogues, such as adefovir (ADV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF).
Young Youn Cho, Young Chang, Joon Yeul Nam, Hyeki Cho, Eun Ju Cho, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Su Jong Yu, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Yoon Jun Kim   +8 more
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Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Counseling interactions between patients living with persistent pain and pharmacists in Australia: are we on the same page?

Journal of Pain Research, 2019
Esther TL Lau,1,2 Shirin H Tan,2,3 Yasmin J Antwertinger,1 Tony Hall,1 Lisa M Nissen1,21School of Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 2School of Pharmacy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia ...
Lau ETL, Tan SH, Antwertinger YJ, Hall T, Nissen LM   +4 more
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Dextran as a Resorbable Coating Material for Flexible Neural Probes

Micromachines, 2019
In the quest for chronically reliable and bio-tolerable brain interfaces there has been a steady evolution towards the use of highly flexible, polymer-based electrode arrays.
Dries Kil, Marta Bovet Carmona, Frederik Ceyssens, Marjolijn Deprez, Luigi Brancato, Bart Nuttin, Detlef Balschun, Robert Puers   +7 more
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Modeling hepatic fibrosis in TP53 knockout iPSC‐derived human liver organoids

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study developed iPSC‐derived human liver organoids with TP53 gene knockout to model human liver fibrosis. These organoids showed elevated myofibroblast activation, early disease markers, and advanced fibrotic hallmarks. The use of profibrotic differentiation medium further amplified the fibrotic signature seen in the organoids.
Mustafa Karabicici, Soheil Akbari, Ceyda Caliskan, Canan Celiker, Ozden Oz, Leman Binokay, Gökhan Karakulah, Serif Senturk, Esra Erdal   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A synthetic benzoxazine dimer derivative targets c‐Myc to inhibit colorectal cancer progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Benzoxazine dimer derivatives bind to the bHLH‐LZ region of c‐Myc, disrupting c‐Myc/MAX complexes, which are evaluated from SAR analysis. This increases ubiquitination and reduces cellular c‐Myc. Impairing DNA repair mechanisms is shown through proteomic analysis.
Nicharat Sriratanasak, Bodee Nutho, Worawat Wattanathana, Narumon Phaonakrop, Bunnatut Panasawatwong, Katharina Erlenbach‐Wuensch, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Regine Schneider‐Stock, Pithi Chanvorachote   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source