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Effect of stress doses of hydrocortisone on S-100B vs. interleukin-8 and polymorphonuclear elastase levels in human septic shock [PDF]

, 2005
Stress doses of hydrocortisone a re known to have immunomodulatory effects in patients with hyperdynamic septic shock. The prognosis correlates with the presence and severity of septic encephalopathy. However, neurological evaluation is influenced by the
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Anti-MDA5 juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathy with second-degree heart block but no skin or lung involvement: a case report

BMC Rheumatology, 2021
Background Patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy and autoantibodies directed against melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA5) characteristically have interstitial lung disease, severe cutaneous involvement, arthritis, and relatively ...
Meghan E. Ryan, Daniel Cortez, Kelly R. Dietz, Peter Karachunski, Bryce A. Binstadt   +4 more
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Leflunomide-Induced Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is a subtype of inflammatory myopathy that is characterized by proximal muscle weakness, markedly elevated serum creatine kinase, myopathic electromyographic findings, and muscle biopsies revealing necrosis or ...
Dylan Matthew Salazar BS, Devanshi Narendra Damani MD, Piya Kositangool BS, Melina Jo Ortiz BS, Jonathan Lavezo MD, Fatma Dihowm MD, MS   +5 more
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A Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy. [PDF]

, 2017
A 70-year-old previously independent man developed progressive proximal leg weakness resulting in a fall at home suffering traumatic brain injury. He was prescribed a statin medication two years prior, but this was discontinued on admission to the ...
Dokukin, Andrei N, Farjami, Sassan, Kaiser, Cassandra J, Leung, Anthony, Romansky, Stephen, Strube, Sarah J, Sweidan, Alexander J   +6 more
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A case of dermatomyositis in a patient with central core disease: unusual association with autoimmunity and genetic muscle disease

Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal, 2021
Background Dermatomyositis is an inflammatory muscle disease caused by immune-mediated muscle injury, and central core disease (CCD) is a congenital myopathy associated with disturbed intracellular calcium homeostasis and excitation-contraction coupling.
Min Jung Kim, Mi Hyeon Kim, Sung-Hye Park, Yeong Wook Song   +3 more
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Advances in the study of the role of neutrophil extracellular traps in the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

生物医学转化, 2023
Neutrophil extracellular traps play an important role in the body's defense against pathogens, but over-activated neutrophil extracellular traps may damage normal tissues and participate in the occurrence and development of idiopathic inflammatory ...
Zhang Cen, Bai Ling, Zhu Jiarui, Zhao Peipei, Li Feifei, Zhuo Cui, Ma Wenlan, Zhang Sigong   +7 more
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Inflammatory Myopathy as Early Manifestation of Gastric Cancer [PDF]

International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2011
Inflammatory myopathy is a paraneoplastic syndrome. Inflammatory myopathy may be the first manifestation of underlying malignancy. It was reported in patients with colon cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Nasim Valizadeh, Babak Ahmadi Salmasi, Ali Eishi Oskuie   +2 more
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Deep venous thrombosis in an individual with statin-exposed anti-SRP myopathy: case report and review of literature

Thrombosis Journal, 2021
Background Immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM) is characterized by proximal muscle weakness, elvated serum muscle enzyme levels, myopathic electromyography findings, and necrotic muscle fiber with few inflammatory cell infiltration in muscle ...
Jiali Li, Mingming Yan, Jiao Qin, Lingyan He, Cao Dai, Rui Wen   +5 more
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A recipe for myositis : nuclear factor κB and nuclear factor of activated T-cells transcription factor pathways spiced up by cytokines [PDF]

, 2017
Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is a well-known pro-inflammatory transcription factor that regulates the expression of the tissue’s immune-active components, which include cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules.
De Paepe, Boel
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Hepatic Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Inflammation in Broiler Chickens With Wooden Breast Myopathy

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Wooden breast (WB) syndrome has emerged as a global myopathy in modern commercial broiler chickens, mainly affecting the pectoralis major muscle. Recent evidence suggests that WB myopathy is a systemic disease, which might be accompanied by other ...
Tong Xing, Xiaona Pan, Lin Zhang, Feng Gao   +3 more
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