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Prevalence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in patients with connective tissue diseases: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2013
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a progressive and life-threatening disease. Understanding of PAH prevalence remains limited, but PAH has been reported as a frequent complication in connective tissue diseases.
Jack Mardekian, Joseph Thomas, Kafi N. Sanders, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Xiaoqin Yang   +4 more
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Prospective assessment of cardiovascular risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2018
Background The study presents a prospective follow-up assessment of cardiovascular (CV) risk parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in comparison with control subjects. Methods The study group consisted of 41 RA patients.
Bożena Targońska-Stępniak, Mariusz Piotrowski, Robert Zwolak, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Maria Majdan   +4 more
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Microangiopathic antiphospholipid syndrome (MAPS) in the course of undifferentiated connective tissue disease

Journal of Medical Science, 2014
Introduction. The microangiopathic antiphospholipid syndrome (MAPS) is a subset of APS comprising those patients presenting with thrombotic microangiopathy and demonstrable antiphospholipid antibodies. Renal involvement occurs frequently in the course of
Bożena Targońska-Stępniak, Ewa Wielosz, Maria Majdan   +2 more
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The occipital lateral plate mesoderm is a novel source for vertebrate neck musculature [PDF]

, 2010
In vertebrates, body musculature originates from somites, whereas head muscles originate from the cranial mesoderm. Neck muscles are located in the transition between these regions.
Christ, B., Harel, I., Huang, R., Otto, Anthony, Patel, Ketan, Pu, Q., Tajbakhsh, S., Theis, S., Tzahor, E., Valasek, Petr   +9 more
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Neuro‐Sjögren: Uncommon or underestimated problem?

Brain and Behavior, 2020
Objectives Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with an autoimmune background with possible complications from peripheral (PNS) and central nervous system (CNS).
Marta Jaskólska, Magdalena Chylińska, Anna Masiak, Mariusz Siemiński, Marcin Ziętkiewicz, Zenobia Czuszyńska, Żaneta Smoleńska, Zbigniew Zdrojewski   +7 more
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Viability of Periosteal Tissue Obtained Postmortem

Cell Transplantation, 1999
Periosteal autografts have the potential to regenerate articular cartilage defects, but this potential is limited by the patient's age. Allograft transplantation from a young donor to an older recipient might bypass this limitation.
Shawn W. O'driscoll Ph.D., M.D., Borna Meisami, Yasushi Miura, James S. Fitzsimmons   +3 more
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Boswellia frereana suppresses HGF-mediated breast cancer cell invasion and migration through inhibition of c-Met signalling

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2018
Background Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) plays a pivotal role in breast cancer cell motility, invasion and angiogenesis. These pro-metastatic events are triggered through HGF coupling and activation of the c-Met receptor.
Christian Parr, Ahmed Y. Ali
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Histological and immunohistochemical evaluation of mandibular bone tissue regeneration [PDF]

, 2018
The purpose of the study was to perform an immunohistochemical and histological evaluation of samples taken from different bone regeneration procedures in atrophic human mandible.
Brauner, E, Cimpian, A M, CIOBANU, GALINA, De Angelis, F, Di Carlo, S, Papi, P, Pompa, G, Rosella, D, Saptefrati, L   +8 more
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Sox10+ adult stem cells contribute to biomaterial encapsulation and microvascularization. [PDF]

, 2017
Implanted biomaterials and biomedical devices generally induce foreign body reaction and end up with encapsulation by a dense avascular fibrous layer enriched in extracellular matrix.
Chu, Julia, Gong, Xiaohua, Huang, Wen-Chin, Li, Song, Li, Ye, Qiu, Xuefeng, Wang, Aijun, Wang, Dong, Wu, Fan, Xu, Kang   +9 more
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Usefulness in daily practice of the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index 2000 scale and the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Score index for assessing the activity of systemic lupus erythematosus

Rheumatology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by high hetero­geneity of clinical manifestations and an uncertain prognosis. Although the mortality rate due to SLE has decreased significantly in recent decades, there is still a
Dorota Suszek, Maciej Dubaj, Karol Bigosiński, Aleksandra Dembowska, Marcin Kaniewski, Wiktoria Sielwanowska, Bartosz Skierkowski, Izabela Dzikowska, Julia Sieczka, Maria Majdan   +9 more
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