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The Dual Role of Autophagy in Cancer: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies
Autophagy is a conserved cellular process degrading dysfunctional organelles and protein aggregates to maintain cell homeostasis, and it exhibits context‐dependent duality in cancer. Autophagy functions as a critical tumor‐suppressive mechanism by preventing DNA damage and mutation during tumor initiation.
Xiang‐Zheng Gao +4 more
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The article highlights the main issues of etiology, pathogenesis, clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment of patients with lymphangioleiomyomatosis. The clinical observation presents the features of the condition, the rate of progression, diagnostic ...
Galina L. Ignatova +2 more
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Characterising Patient Pathways Prior to the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease
ABSTRACT Background and Objective Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) lead to breathlessness, cough, deteriorating quality of life and early death. Patients are typically diagnosed late in their disease course when existing lung damage cannot be reversed.
Caitlin C. Fermoyle +11 more
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Low-dose sirolimus in retroperitoneal lymphangioleiomyomas
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease associated with cystic lung destruction and abdominal tumors, including lymphangioleiomyomas, which frequently occur in the retroperitoneal region.
Kamonpun Ussavarungsi +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Late‐onset non‐infectious pulmonary complications (LONIPCs) following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are a known indication for need of lung transplantation. This study aimed to clarify the clinical characteristics of patients with LONIPCs after HSCT who were registered for lung transplantation and reveal the risk ...
Hisao Higo +12 more
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A Case of Multisystemic Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult
A 23-year-old female smoker presented in late 2008 with a large left pneumothorax. She had multiple spontaneous pneumothoraces in 2007 which required pleurectomy.
Chng Chiaw Ling
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Chronic pelvic pain due to pelvic lymphangioleiomyomatosis: A case report
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a rare multisystem disease affecting mainly young women, is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle-like cells in the lungs. We report a case of endometriosis with chronic pelvic pain due to pelvic LAM.
Tetsu Wakimoto +5 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose 3D free‐breathing, proton, contrast‐agent‐free MR methods are increasingly used for pulmonary ventilation‐weighted measurements. The methods are split between: (1) signal‐based, which rely on lung parenchyma signal changes during respiration, and (2) volume‐based that utilize the Jacobian determinant of deformation fields from the ...
Filip Klimeš +12 more
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Background Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a female‐predominant interstitial lung disease, characterized by progressive cyst formation and respiratory failure.
Ya Feng +10 more
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ABSTRACT The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita +116 more
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