Differences in Inflammatory Markers between Nulliparous Women Admitted to Hospitals in Preactive vs Active Labor [PDF]
Objective To determine whether labor-associated inflammatory markers differ between low-risk, nulliparous women in preactive vs active labor at hospital admission and over time.
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Alveolar macrophages and Toll-like receptor 4 mediate ventilated lung ischemia reperfusion injury in mice. [PDF]
BackgroundIschemia-reperfusion (I-R) injury is a sterile inflammatory process that is commonly associated with diverse clinical situations such as hemorrhage followed by resuscitation, transient embolic events, and organ transplantation.
Dodd-o, Jeffrey M +5 more
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Reprogramming of lysosomal gene expression by interleukin-4 and Stat6. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Lysosomes play important roles in multiple aspects of physiology, but the problem of how the transcription of lysosomal genes is coordinated remains incompletely understood.
Bartlett, NW +9 more
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Background. Broncho-obstructive syndrome (BOS), particularly, its recurrent course in young children, is an important question of modern pediatrics. The burdened allergic history, manifestations of atopy are traditionally considered as risk factors for ...
Yu.K. Bolbot +2 more
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Impacts of BMI & IL-4 Genetic Polymorphisms (rs2243250 C/T & rs2227284 A/C) on Iranian Breast Cancer Patients: a Pilot Study [PDF]
Background & Objective: Breast cancer is a phenotypically complex and diverse genetic disease caused by changes in the structure and expression of specific genes. Immune system factors are also involved in the etiology of this neoplasm.
Samanehsadat Shahidi +1 more
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possible protective role of interleukin-4 in rheumatoid arthritis
Background:
khalidda Al- Mousawy, Al-haidary B A
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Evaluating the Effect of Interleukin-4 in the 3xTg Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease
Chronic neuroinflammation has long been hypothesized to be involved in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) progression. Previous research suggests that both anti-inflammatory and inflammatory microglia ameliorate amyloid pathology, but the latter worsen tau ...
Dawling A. Dionisio-Santos +3 more
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Placental-mediated increased cytokine response to lipopolysaccharides: a potential mechanism for enhanced inflammation susceptibility of the preterm fetus. [PDF]
BackgroundCerebral palsy is a nonprogressive motor impairment syndrome that has no effective cure. The etiology of most cases of cerebral palsy remains unknown; however, recent epidemiologic data have demonstrated an association between fetal neurologic ...
Belkacemi, Louiza +4 more
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The role of interleukin-4 and interleukin-5 Th2 cytokines in assessing severity and prognosis of acute pancreatitis [PDF]
Introduction/Objective. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a relatively common disease which in most patients has favorable course. However, in approximately 20% patients, the course of the disease is more severe with high mortality (40–50%).
Doklestić Krstina +6 more
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The immunosuppressive cytokine interleukin-4 increases the clonogenic potential of prostate stem-like cells by activation of STAT6 signalling [PDF]
Interleukin-4 plays a critical role in the regulation of immune responses and has been detected at high levels in the tumour microenvironment of cancer patients, where concentrations correlate with the grade of malignancy. In prostate cancer, interleukin-
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