Foods, 2021 (1) Background: The volume-viscosity swallow test (V-VST) is a clinical tool for screening and diagnosis of oropharyngeal dysphagia (OD). Our aims were to examine the clinical utility of the V-VST against videofluoroscopy (VFS) or fiberoptic endoscopic ...
Stephanie A. Riera +7 more
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Effects of in vitro lipid overload on LX-2 hepatic stellate cells
Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction and Objectives: Studying lipid overload repercussions on hepatic stellate cells (HSC) is of great importance due to their role in fibrosis during NAFLD. Steatogenic cell culture of HSC is intended to elucidate pathogenic mechanisms in NAFLD.
A Campos-Espinosa +2 more
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Objective assessment of eye alignment and disparity-driven vergence in Parkinson’s disease
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2023 BackgroundSelf-reported diplopia is described in up to one-third of Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients.ObjectiveThe purpose of our study was to expand our understanding of the mechanistic underpinnings of diplopia in PD. We hypothesize that the time-based
Palak Gupta +12 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Myosin VI (MVI) is a unique unconventional myosin ubiquitously expressed in metazoans. Its diverse cellular functions are mediated by interactions with a number of binding partners present in multi-protein complexes.
Lilya Lehka +5 more
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A new interpretation and quantitative method for diplopia test: 304 cases of ocular motor nerve palsy for clinical test and verify [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017 We introduce a new interpretation and quantitative method for computerized diplopia test. By comparing this new method to the Hess screen test, we validate its applicability among 304 patients with ocular motor nerve palsy.
Ling-Yun Zhou +5 more
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Assessment of cellular proliferation, death and senescence in a model of steatosis in vitro
Annals of Hepatology, 2022 Introduction and objectives: Hepatocyte cell culture in steatogenic medium is a useful, reproducible tool. During NAFLD, cells undergo processes in response to the steatogenic input. Here we aimed to study cellular proliferation, death, and senescence in
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Parasite motility is critical for virulence of African trypanosomes. [PDF]
, 2018 African trypanosomes, Trypanosoma brucei spp., are lethal pathogens that cause substantial human suffering and limit economic development in some of the world's most impoverished regions.
Geng, Quanjie +6 more
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Extraocular Muscle Imbalance and Outcomes of Scleral Buckling Surgery for Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: The objective was to study the muscle imbalance, restrictive motility in unlike gazes and the outcomes of the scleral buckling surgery for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Kawish, A. B. (Ayesha) +2 more
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How myosin VI traps its off-state, is activated and dimerizes
Nature Communications, 2023 Myosin VI (Myo6) is the only minus-end directed nanomotor on actin, allowing it to uniquely contribute to numerous cellular functions. As for other nanomotors, the proper functioning of Myo6 relies on precise spatiotemporal control of motor activity via ...
Louise Canon +22 more
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Clinically relevant enhancement of human sperm motility using compounds with reported phosphodiesterase inhibitor activity [PDF]
, 2014 STUDY QUESTION: Can we identify compound(s) with reported phosphodiesterase inhibitor (PDEI) activity that could be added to human spermatozoa in vitro to enhance their motility without compromising other sperm functions?
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