BACKGROUND Natural killer (NK) cells are crucial components of the innate immune system, providing the first line of defense against pathogens. In a previous study, we demonstrated prophylactic activity of water extract of Korean mistletoe (Viscum album ...
Young-Ho Kim+3 more
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Understanding and Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Skin Cancer: Mechanisms and Strategies
This narrative review explores the mechanisms driving immunotherapy resistance in skin cancer, including tumor microenvironment factors, genetic mutations, and immune evasion strategies. It highlights potential strategies to overcome resistance, offering insights for improving therapeutic outcomes and guiding future research in personalized ...
Shreya Singh Beniwal+8 more
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Transplant outcomes in positive complement-dependent cytotoxicity- versus flow cytometry-crossmatch kidney transplant recipients after successful desensitization: a retrospective study [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Despite the obvious survival benefit compared to that among waitlist patients, outcomes of positive crossmatch kidney transplantation (KT) are generally inferior to those of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-compatible KT.
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a dual role in diagnostics and therapeutics, offering innovative solutions for treating cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and orthopedic diseases. This review highlights EVs’ potential to revolutionize personalized medicine through specific applications in disease detection and treatment.
Farbod Ebrahimi+4 more
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Evaluation of the Antibacterial and Wound Healing Properties of a Burn Ointment Containing Curcumin, Honey, and Potassium Aluminium [PDF]
Burn wounds can severely trouble the health system and life quality of patients. The present study aimed to analyze the synergistic healing properties of curcumin, honey, and potassium alum substances merged in a newly-devised burn ointment on second-degree burn wounds in rats.
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Mariya and colleagues analyzed 122 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and identified low expression of HLA class I and low intraepithelial CTL infiltration as independent prognostic factors for poor overall survival for patients with advanced EOC ...
Tasuku Mariya+9 more
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Electrospinning Technology, Machine Learning, and Control Approaches: A Review
Electrospinning produces micro‐ and nanoscale fibers, holding great promise in biomedical engineering. Industrial adoption faces challenges in controlling fiber properties, reproducibility, and scalability. This review explores electrospinning techniques, modeling, and machine learning for process optimization.
Arya Shabani+5 more
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Synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of gelatin-based scaffolds [PDF]
This thesis presents the development of entropy-elastic gelatin based networks in the form of films or scaffolds. The materials have good prospects for biomedical applications, especially in the context of bone regeneration. Entropy-elastic gelatin based hydrogel films with varying crosslinking densities were prepared with tailored mechanical ...
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Dynamic causal modelling of immune heterogeneity [PDF]
An interesting inference drawn by some Covid-19 epidemiological models is that there exists a proportion of the population who are not susceptible to infection -- even at the start of the current pandemic. This paper introduces a model of the immune response to a virus.
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Estimation of In-Vitro Free Radical Scavenging and Cytotoxic Activities of Thiocarbohydrazones Derivatives [PDF]
Objective: To investigate free radical scavenging potential of thiocarbohydrazones derivatives for the discovery of antioxidant compounds of synthetic origin. Method: Eighteen thiocarbohydrazones derivatives were screened for antioxidant activities by using in vitro radical inhibition assay.
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