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This retrospective study evaluated metagenomic next‑generation sequencing (mNGS) against conventional methods (India ink, culture, antigen) for diagnosing cryptococcal infection in 16 kidney transplant recipients. mNGS showed a significantly higher positivity rate (93.8% vs 62.5%, p = 0.031) and shorter turnaround time (24 vs. 120 h, p < 0.001).
Luhao Liu +6 more
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Hyperglycemia‐driven cytokine activation initiates a sustained inflammatory cascade in diabetic kidney disease, promoting cellular injury and fibrogenic signaling. Integrating cytokine‐based biomarkers with risk stratification enables precision therapeutics that target inflammation and fibrosis, ultimately aiming to halt progression from early renal ...
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu
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Galectin-3 as a prognostic biomarker for diabetic nephropathy [PDF]
Hossam Hodeib,1 Maha M Hagras,1 Dina Abdelhai,1 Mona M Watany,1 Amal Selim,2 Mohamed A Tawfik,2 Mohamed A Elsebaey,2 Samah A Elshweikh2 1Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt; 2Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of ...
Hodeib H +7 more
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Structural Insights Into the Function of Leishmania major Adenylosuccinate Lyase
ABSTRACT One of several intriguing aspects of kinetoplastid biochemistry is the complete dependence on host purines and purine recycling due to the lack of a de novo purine biosynthesis pathway. Adenylosuccinate lyase (ASL, EC 4.3.2.2) is a key enzyme in the purine synthesis pathway responsible for the conversion of adenylosuccinate into adenosine ...
Ivan R. e Silva +10 more
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Abstract Background The red blood cell distribution width‐to‐albumin ratio (RAR) is a novel composite biomarker of inflammation and nutritional status, yet its association with insomnia and underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Objective To investigate the association between the RAR and insomnia in two independent cohorts, comprising a ...
Jingying Ma +7 more
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis and Long COVID susceptibility in chronic kidney disease
This study investigated gut microbiota dysbiosis and its association with Long COVID susceptibility in 224 hemodialysis patients. We found that 35.3% of patients developed Long COVID, characterized by neurological symptoms and elevated inflammatory markers, accompanied by significant gut microbiota alterations including enriched proinflammatory taxa ...
Meiling Jin +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To assess temporal trends in outcomes of pregnancies with maternal or paternal type 1 diabetes compared to the general population. Design Register‐based study. Setting Denmark. Population 1 551 893 pregnancies from 1997 to 2021, hereof 5478 with maternal and 8072 with paternal type 1 diabetes.
Tina Wullum Gundersen +12 more
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ABSTRACT Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with increased long‐term risk of maternal cardio‐metabolic disease, but links with future retinal diseases remain unclear. Objective The objective of this study is to synthesise the published literature on HDP and subsequent retinal and other ophthalmic disease.
Peter Barrett +8 more
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