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Transcriptional re-programming of insulin B-chain epitope-specific T-follicular helper cells into anti-diabetogenic T-regulatory type-1 cells

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Systemic delivery of nanoparticles (NPs) coated with mono-specific autoimmune disease-relevant peptide-major histocompatibility complex class II (pMHCII) molecules can resolve organ inflammation in various disease models in a disease-specific manner ...
Patricia Solé, Daniel Parras, Jun Yamanouchi, Josep Garnica, Nahir Garabatos, Joel Moro, Javier Montaño, Debajyoti Mondal, César Fandos, Yang Yang, Yang Yang, Pau Serra, Pere Santamaria, Pere Santamaria   +13 more
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PCR-based molecular characterization of Blastocystis hominis subtypes in southwest of Iran

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018
Blastocystis hominis is the most common intestinal parasite found in humans and many other hosts. Pathogenicity of Blastocystis sp. remains controversial and it has been suggested that it may be associated with certain subtypes of organism.
Shahram Khademvatan, Rahim Masjedizadeh, Ehsan Yousefi-Razin, Hamidreza Mahbodfar, Fakher Rahim, Elham Yousefi, Masoud Foroutan   +6 more
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Glial cell derived neurotrophic factor prevents western diet and palmitate-induced hepatocyte oxidative damage and death through SIRT3

Scientific Reports, 2022
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with increased oxidative stress that leads to hepatocyte and mitochondrial damage. In this study we investigated the mechanisms involved in the induction of oxidative stress and impairment of ...
Simon Musyoka Mwangi, Ge Li, Arun Balasubramaniam, Didier Merlin, Paul A. Dawson, Young C. Jang, C. Michael Hart, Mark J. Czaja, Shanthi Srinivasan   +8 more
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Eriodictyol attenuates dextran sodium sulphate-induced colitis in mice by regulating the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2021
Context Eriodictyol (EDT) is a flavonoid with strong anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and antioxidant properties. Objective To investigate the protective effect and mechanism of EDT in ulcerative colitis (UC). Materials and methods UC model was induced
Ru Wang, Lei Shen, Huimin Li, Hao Peng
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Management of Acute Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage: Comparison of an American and a Canadian Medical Centre

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2003
OBJECTIVES: Acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (UGIH) remains a common indication for hospital admission. Differences in the structure, process and outcomes of care in the management of acute nonvariceal UGIH between providers in Canada ...
Laura E Targownik, Ian M Gralnek, Gareth S Dulai, Brennan MR Spiegel, Tommy Oei, Charles N Bernstein   +5 more
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Cytotoxic Activity of Holothuria leucospilota Extract against Leishmania infantum In Vitro

Advances in Pharmacological Sciences, 2016
Leishmaniasis is a tropical parasitic infection. The resistance and toxicity issues are the major complications and remain significant consequences related to the treatment of leishmaniasis with the recent and classical drugs.
Shahram Khademvatan, Alborz Eskandari, Jasem Saki, Masoud Foroutan-Rad   +3 more
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Dietary Factors in Relation to Helicobacter pylori Infection

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2014
Background and Aim. Helicobacter pylori (HP) and diet are both risk factors for gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the Helicobacter pylori infection and dietary habits common in Khuzestan province. Methods.
Seyyed Ali Mard, Hossein Khadem Haghighian, Vahid Sebghatulahi, Bijan Ahmadi   +3 more
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The effect of reducing the incidence of gastrointestinal complications in patients treated with aspirin, referred to Imam Hospital, of Ahvaz, Iran

Data in Brief, 2017
This research contains data which were obtained during the analysis of treated patients with aspirin who were referred to Imam Hospital (Imam H) of Ahvaz, Iran; and the effect of this type of treatment (Helicobacter pylori eradicate (HPE)) on reducing ...
Abdalrahim Masjedizade, Mohammad Javad Mohammadi, Saeed Yazdankhah, Atefeh Roumi, Arman Shahriari, Sahar Geravandi   +5 more
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Psychological impact of risk-reducing surgery for gynecologic cancer among women with Lynch syndrome

Gynecologic Oncology Reports
Objective: Prophylactic total hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy are risk-reducing surgeries (RRS) that can be offered to women with Lynch syndrome (LS) as they reduce the incidence of ovarian and endometrial cancer.
Helen Huband, Kaitlin M McGarragle, Crystal J Hare, Melyssa Aronson, Thomas Ward, Kara Semotiuk, Sarah E Ferguson, Zane Cohen, Tae L Hart   +8 more
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Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
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