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Reframing Cervical Insufficiency as a Dynamic Process in the Preterm Birth Continuum: From Fixed Disease to a Modifiable Condition [PDF]

Diagnostics
For decades, cervical insufficiency (CI) has been framed predominantly as a mechanical failure of the cervix resulting in painless mid-trimester dilatation.
Moon-Il Park
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Local Destruction of Tumors and Systemic Immune Effects

Frontiers in Oncology, 2021
Current immune-based therapies signify a major advancement in cancer therapy; yet, they are not effective in the majority of patients. Physically based local destruction techniques have been shown to induce immunologic effects and are increasingly used ...
Karl-Göran Tranberg
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Immunogenicity of decellularized extracellular matrix scaffolds: a bottleneck in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Biomaterials Research, 2023
Tissue-engineered decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffolds hold great potential to address the donor shortage as well as immunologic rejection attributed to cells in conventional tissue/organ transplantation.
Mohammadreza Kasravi, Armin Ahmadi, Amirhesam Babajani, Radman Mazloomnejad, Mohammad Reza Hatamnejad, Siavash Shariatzadeh, Soheyl Bahrami, Hassan Niknejad   +7 more
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Immunologic Diagnosis of Endemic Mycoses

Journal of Fungi, 2022
The endemic mycoses blastomycosis, coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, cryptococcosis, sporotrichosis, talaromycosis, adiaspiromycosis, and emergomycosis are mostly caused by geographically limited thermally dimorphic fungi ...
Rodrigo Almeida-Paes, Andrea Reis Bernardes-Engemann, Beatriz da Silva Motta, Claudia Vera Pizzini, Marcos de Abreu Almeida, Mauro de Medeiros Muniz, Renata Alves Barcelos Dias, Rosely Maria Zancopé-Oliveira   +7 more
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Development of a novel monoclonal antibody to B7-H4: characterization and biological activity

European Journal of Medical Research, 2011
Objective B7-H4, a member of the B7 family of immunoregulatory receptors, may participate in the negative regulation of cell-mediated immunity. Aberrant B7-H4 expression is detected in some tumors and it plays a role in the occurrence and development of ...
Qian Y, Shen L, Xu C, Wu Z, Brockmeyer NH, Altmeyer P, Wu N, Yao H   +7 more
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Use of a ferroptosis-related gene signature to construct diagnostic and prognostic models for assessing immune infiltration in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023
Introduction: Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), a serious health problem worldwide, can involve ferroptosis. This study aimed to comprehensively analyze the ferroptosis-related genes associated with MAFLD.Methods: Ferroptosis ...
Xin Lian, Xulei Tang
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Infections Complicating Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: A Study Emphasizing Graft-Related Septicemia [PDF]

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In 93 recipients of 102 orthotopic liver homografts, the incidence of bacteremia or fungemia exceeded 70%. The graft itself was usually an entry site for systemic infection after both immunologic and nonimmunologic parenchymal injury, especially if there
Hansbrough, JF, Hoelscher, M, Porter, KA, Putnam, CW, Schröter, GPJ, Starzl, TE   +5 more
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Immunologic Rejection of Transplanted Retinal Pigmented Epithelium: Mechanisms and Strategies for Prevention

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Replacement of dysfunctional retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) with grafts derived from stem cells has the potential to improve vision for patients with retinal disorders.
Carson C. Petrash, Carson C. Petrash, Alan G. Palestine, M. Valeria Canto-Soler, M. Valeria Canto-Soler   +4 more
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The Clinical Impact of Precisely Defining Mantle Cell Lymphoma: Contributions of Elaine Jaffe

Hemato, 2022
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is an aggressive yet incurable B-cell lymphoma that was only first recognized as a distinct subtype in 1992, with early reports suggesting a poor median survival.
Mark Roschewski, Dan L. Longo
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Cytotoxicity of polycarbonate orthodontic brackets

Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 2015
Aim: To assess the cytotoxicity of polycarbonate orthodontic brackets. Methods: Polycarbonate brackets from two different manufacturers, namely, Composite bracket (Morelli™) and Silkon Plus bracket (American Orthodontics™), were assessed.
Matheus Melo Pithon, Rogério Lacerda dos Santos, Fernanda Otaviano Martins, Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas, Lincoln Issamu Nojima, Matilde Gonçalves Nojima, Maria Teresa Villela Romanos   +6 more
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