High frequency of type I interferon auto‐antibodies in a group of middle‐aged HIV‐infected patients: A cross‐sectional exploratory study [PDF]
Background Auto‐antibodies neutralizing the activity of type I interferons have been recently described in patients infected by SARS‐CoV‐2. They can be present even before the onset of the infection.
Luisa Imberti +5 more
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Ion Currents Mediated by TRPA1 Channels in Freshly Dissociated Rat Articular Chondrocytes: Biophysical Properties and Regulation by Inflammatory Processes [PDF]
Background: Articular chondrocytes are specialized cells in synovial joint cartilage, responsible for maintaining and regenerating the extracellular matrix.
Arturo Ponce +3 more
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HLA-G 14 bp Ins/Del (rs66554220) Variant Is Not Associated with Breast Cancer in Women from Western Mexico [PDF]
HLA-G is a physiology and pathologic immunomodulator detrimentally related to cancer. Its gene is heavily transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally regulated by variants located in regulator regions like 3′UTR, being the most studied Ins/Del of 14-bp (
Denisse Stephania Becerra-Loaiza +11 more
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Effects of Climate Change on the Immune System: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Background and Aims Human activities have greatly influenced global temperatures, leading to climate change and global warming. This narrative review aims to explore the relationship between climate change and the immune system, focusing on how ...
Luisa Imberti +4 more
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Scientific publication speed and retractions of COVID-19 pandemic original articles [PDF]
Objective. To describe the editorial processing time of published COVID-19 research articles and compare this with a similar topic, human influenza, and analyze the number of publications, withdrawals, and retractions. Methods.
Luisa Schonhaut +5 more
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Development of a multiple urinary biomarker model to predict the tubulointerstitial fibrosis area in patients with primary IgA Nephropathy [PDF]
Background Previous studies highlighted the utility of individual urinary biomarkers in the prediction of interstitial fibrosis in IgA Nephropathy patients.
Jorge González Rodríguez +10 more
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Examining the relationships between eco-anxiety, sociodemographic factors, experience of climate events, pro-environmental behaviours, and life satisfaction in young adults [PDF]
Background Climate change and environmental degradation pose significant threats to ecosystems and human well-being, leading to increased eco-anxiety, especially among young adults. Eco-anxiety, characterized by worry and fear about environmental issues,
Juan Roldán Merino +11 more
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Validating a measure for eco-anxiety in Portuguese young adults and exploring its associations with environmental action [PDF]
Background Worsening environmental conditions may amplify people’s emotional responses to an environmental crisis (eco-anxiety). In Portugal, young people seem to be especially concerned about climate change.
Francisco Sampaio +14 more
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Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics [PDF]
Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure ...
Gregorio A. Nolasco +18 more
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Mental health during ecological crisis: translating and validating the Hogg Eco-anxiety Scale for Argentinian and Spanish populations [PDF]
Background Eco-anxiety is increasingly recognized as a shared experience by many people internationally, encompassing fear of environmental catastrophe and anxiety about ecological crises.
Andrea Rodríguez Quiroga +15 more
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