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IFI16 induces inflammation in hepatitis B virus-associated glomerulonephritis by regulating the Caspase-1/ IL-1 ß pathway

Diagnostic Pathology, 2022
Aims and background IFI16 plays an important role in innate immunity against invasive microbial infection by sensing double-stranded DNA viruses due to caspase-1-dependent inflammasome activation and subsequent maturation and secretion of IL-1β. However,
Li Liu, Shuangshuang Xie, Cheng Li, Yue Guo, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiuhua Zhao, Qiang Li, Wenjun Du   +7 more
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography services in Sudan during wartime: Innovations in crisis

Endoscopy International Open
​Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) services in Africa have expanded in recent years, aiming to enhance healthcare infrastructure. ERCP, combining endoscopy and fluoroscopy, diagnoses and treats biliary and pancreatic ductal system ...
Abdelmounem Abdo, Salah Dafalla, Mohammed Bushra, Rodwan Mustafa, Reem Hamad, Ahmed Rafei, Mohamed Jaafer, Rawan Bidab, Waleed Gamus Ojan, Mohammed Ganim, Hala Abdalla   +10 more
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Telbivudine can safely reduce mother-to-child transmission in chronic hepatitis B women after 12 weeks of gestation

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background To evaluate the efficacy and safety of telbivudine in chronic hepatitis B women during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Methods The week 12–34 of pregnant women were screened in this prospective non-intervention study, with HBV ...
Li-fen Han, Jian-ming Zheng, Li-qing Zheng, Hai-bing Gao, Li-xia Chen, Qing-ling Xu, Yi-hong Chai, Xin Zhang, Chen Pan, Lv-feng Yao   +9 more
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PPARs and Liver Disease [PDF]

PPAR Research, 2013
This special issue of PPAR Research contains four interesting reviews and a research article examining the relevance of PPARs to liver diseases. Peroxisome proliferation-activated receptors (PPARs) are members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily and have been implicated in a variety of pathologic processes. PPARs require heterodimerization with
Yasuteru Kondo, Kenji Uno, Keigo Machida, Masanori Terajima   +3 more
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The effect of melatonin on irritable bowel syndrome patients with and without sleep disorders: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial study

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the world's most common gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, and current treatments do not meet patients' demands.
Masood Faghih Dinevari, Farzaneh Jafarzadeh, Amirreza Jabbaripour Sarmadian, Samaneh Abbasian, Zeinab Nikniaz, Ali Riazi   +5 more
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A correlational study of Weifuchun and its clinical effect on intestinal flora in precancerous lesions of gastric cancer

Chinese Medicine, 2021
Background Weifuchun (WFC), a Chinese herbal prescription consisting of Red Ginseng, Isodon amethystoides and Fructus Aurantii, is commonly used in China to treat a variety of chronic stomach disorders. The aim of the paper was to determine the effect of
Yanqin Bian, Xi Chen, Hongyan Cao, Dong Xie, Meiping Zhu, Nong Yuan, Lu Lu, Bingjie Lu, Chao Wu, Nisma Lena Bahaji Azami, Zheng Wang, Huijun Wang, Yeqing Zhang, Kun Li, Guan Ye, Mingyu Sun   +15 more
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Moving in the Dark: Enlightening the Spatial Population Ecology of European Cave Salamanders

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
We assessed individual interactions, movement ecology and activity patterns of a subterranean population of Speleomantes strinatii, applying spatial capture–recapture modeling to a photographic dataset of 104 individuals. ABSTRACT Space use and movement are fundamental aspects of organisms' ecology, mirroring individual fitness, behavior, and life ...
Giacomo Rosa, Andrea Costa, Sebastiano Salvidio   +2 more
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Hepatoprotective effect of Xiayuxue decoction ethyl acetate fraction against carbon tetrachloride-induced liver fibrosis in mice via inducing apoptosis and suppressing activation of hepatic stellate cells

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2020
Context Xiayuxue decoction (XYXD), a traditional Chinese medicine, is used for treating liver disease. However, the potential active constituents and mechanisms are still unclear. Objective To explore the main active fraction extracts, active ingredients
Dingqi Zhang, Lijun Zhang, Gaofeng Chen, Ying Xu, Hailin Yang, Zhun Xiao, Jiamei Chen, Yongping Mu, Hua Zhang, Wei Liu, Ping Liu   +10 more
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Infection Models for Pine Wilt Disease on the Basis of Vector Behaviors

Population Ecology, EarlyView.
Infection models for pine wilt disease without vector density were built to estimate the transmission coefficient of the pathogenic nematode. The models successfully simulated the annual change in the density of infected trees for four pine stands. ABSTRACT Pine wilt disease is caused by the pinewood nematode (Bursaphelenchus xylophilus Steiner et ...
Katsumi Togashi
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Pattern of liver injury in adult patients with COVID-19: a retrospective analysis of 105 patients

Military Medical Research, 2020
Background Recent studies reported that patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) might have liver injury. However, few data on the combined analysis and change patterns of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and ...
Qi Wang, Hong Zhao, Li-Gai Liu, Yan-Bin Wang, Ting Zhang, Ming-Hui Li, Yan-Li Xu, Gui-Ju Gao, Hao-Feng Xiong, Ying Fan, Ying Cao, Rui Ding, Jing-Jing Wang, Cheng Cheng, Wen Xie   +14 more
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