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Distribution and risk factors of Trichomonas vaginalis infection with relevance to interleukin profile among population in Duhok city, Iraq

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Background: Vaginal trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted disease causes adverse health outcomes, the causative agent is Tichomonas vaginalis. Infected women develop abnormal vaginal discharge with vaginitis.
Manal Adil Murad, Shereen Abdullah Ibrahim, Alaa Yousif Mahmood   +2 more
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Serum levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 as diagnostic markers of acute pyelonephritis in children [PDF]

, 2013
PurposeEarly diagnosis and treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children is of special importance in order to prevent serious complications. This study was conducted to determine the diagnostic value of serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in children with ...
Abolfazl Mahyar, Ayazi, Ayazi, Buonsenso, Diepold, Elder, Faust, Gervaix, Gurgoze, Hamid Reza Sarokhani, Hansson, Hassan Jahani Hashemi, Hopkins, Ifergan, Jantausch, Krzemien, Lavocat, Magudumana, Mohammad Mahdi Daneshi-Kohan, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Mohkam, Mousa Talebi-Bakhshayesh, Nikfar, Parviz Ayazi, Riccabona, Sheu   +25 more
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preoperative IL-8 levels as prognostic indicators of overall survival: an extended follow-up in a prospective cohort with colorectal liver metastases

BMC Cancer
Introduction CRC with liver metastases is a major contributor to cancer-related mortality. Despite advancements in liver resection techniques, patient survival remains a concern due to high recurrence rates.
Mathieu Pecqueux, Frederik Brückner, Florian Oehme, Sebastian Hempel, Franziska Baenke, Carina Riediger, Marius Distler, Jürgen Weitz, Christoph Kahlert   +8 more
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Acute and Chronic Effects of Smoking on Inflammation Markers in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Current Smokers [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Long-term cigarette smoking is associated with pulmonary inflammation, but the acute effects of smoking have been less well studied. Analysis of the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) can provide noninvasive markers that might be indicative of ...
Bals, Robert, Herr, Christian, Jörres, Rudolf A., Koczulla, A. Rembert, Noeske, Sarah, Römmelt, Horst, Vogelmeier, Claus   +6 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Cytokines in Predicting the Efficacy of Acute Stage Treatment in Patients with Schizophrenia

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2020
Xiaoyan He, 1 Qingyan Ma, 1 Yajuan Fan, 1 Binbin Zhao, 1 Wei Wang, 1 Feng Zhu, 2 Xiancang Ma, 1 Lina Zhou 1 1Department of Psychiatry, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People ...
He X, Ma Q, Fan Y, Zhao B, Wang W, Zhu F, Ma X, Zhou L   +7 more
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IL-8 Induces a Transient Arrest of Rolling Eosinophils on Human Endothelial Cells [PDF]

, 2000
Eosinophils exhibit a rolling interaction with E-selectin-expressing endothelium, and need to be activated by inflammatory me-diators to firmly adhere to this surface.
Joosten, Dianne P.H., Koenderman, L., Lammers, J.W.J., Linden, J.A.M. van der, Ulfman, L.H., Zwaginga, Jaap Jan   +5 more
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Feasibility and Safety of High‐Dose Proton Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Pediatric Central Nervous System Tumors: A Single‐Institution Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors often recur despite multimodality therapy. Although re‐irradiation (re‐RT) has historically been limited by concerns for severe late toxicities, modern techniques have renewed interest in this approach. Proton therapy provides dosimetric advantages that may enable curative re‐treatment with
Jin‐Ho Song, Jonathan Baron, Carlos Chavez Perez, Sidharth Ramesh, Jane Minturn, Kavita A. Desai, Amish C. Shah, Jean M. Belasco, Kristina A. Cole, Michael J. Fisher, Phillip B. Storm, Peter M. Madsen, Goldie Kurtz, Robert A. Lustig, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Michael J. LaRiviere   +15 more
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Association of Chlamydia trachomatis, C. pneumoniae, and IL-6 and IL-8 Gene Alterations With Heart Diseases

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the arterial walls, associated with genetic and infectious factors.
Nubia Caroline Costa Almeida, Maria Alice Freitas Queiroz, Sandra Souza Lima, Igor Brasil Costa, Marco Antonio Ayin Fossa, Antonio Carlos R. Vallinoto, Marluísa de Oliveira Guimarães Ishak, Ricardo Ishak   +7 more
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