Immunosenescence: Molecular Mechanisms, Diseases, and Therapeutic Innovations
Along with organismal aging or pathogenic processes especially tumor, multiple immune cell types exhibit those well‐established hallmarks of cellular senescent phenotype, mainly characterized by irreversible cell cycle arrest, metabolic disorder, and over production of SASP.
Ninghan Gong +8 more
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Atypical Cerebral Manifestations of Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis
BackgroundWe investigated the patterns of cerebral manifestations in patients with underlying pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis or disseminated tuberculosis.Materials and methodsFrom January 2010 to September 2016, brain magnetic resonance imaging
Ji Hye Hwang +6 more
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Anemia in tuberculosis cases: A biomarker of severity?
IntroductionAnemia is a common condition at tuberculosis diagnosis, and there is evidence that its prevalence is higher in patients with tuberculosis than in those infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and healthy controls.
Edson Beyker de Mendonça +6 more
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Indications to hospital admission and isolation of children wish possibile or defined tuberculosis: systematic review and proposed recommendations for pediatric patients leaving in developed countries. [PDF]
Tuberculosis (TB) is a re-emerging health problem in developed countries. This paper is part of large guidelines on the global management of TB in children, by a group of scientific societies.
Assante, Lr +10 more
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Clinical and laboratory predictors of long‐term neurological outcomes after infectious encephalitis. ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Infectious encephalitis is a serious global health problem linked to high rates of mortality and morbidity. However, clinical and laboratory factors that impact neurological outcomes following infectious encephalitis ...
Thomas Johnson +10 more
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A rare case of tuberculous meningitis with pancreatitis
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most common form of central nervous system manifestation of tuberculosis. However, tuberculous pancreatitis is rarely reported. We present an 8-year-old female child with TBM who had intractable vomiting that persisted
Drishti Chandru Tolani, Ira Shah
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Induced CNS expression of CXCL1 augments neurologic disease in a murine model of multiple sclerosis via enhanced neutrophil recruitment. [PDF]
Increasing evidence points to an important role for neutrophils in participating in the pathogenesis of the human demyelinating disease MS and the animal model EAE.
Doty, Daniel J +7 more
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Mucosa‐associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are an evolutionarily conserved class of innate‐like T lymphocytes that rely on MR1 molecules to recognize microbial metabolites and play a central role in immune surveillance and inflammatory regulation.
Cheng Zhu +10 more
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Central Nervous System Tuberculosis: A Case of Tuberculous Myelitis
ABSTRACT Tuberculous myelitis is rare in central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis. Misdiagnosis initially may lead to poor outcomes; empirical antituberculosis treatment can improve symptoms. Early diagnosis via cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and spinal MRI, plus timely treatment, is vital—clinical awareness needs enhancement.
Huan Nie +4 more
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Chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis with isoniazid plus rifampicin - interim findings in a trial in children [PDF]
Seventy six cases of tuberculous meningitis admitted to the Institute of Child Health and Hospital for Children, Madras were treated with a regimen of rifampicin, isoniazid and streptomycin daily for two months, followed by streptomycin twice a week ...
Ramachandran, Padma
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