Abstract Background South American camelids (SACs) have become increasingly popular in the UK. Consequently, knowledge among veterinary practitioners about diseases in these non‐native species has improved, although gaps remain. The remit of this study was to identify common diseases of SACs based on Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) surveillance ...
Sonja Jeckel +2 more
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Bacterial meningitis: the role of transforming growth factor-Beta in innate immunity and secondary brain damage [PDF]
Project 6 of the NCCR 'Neural Plasticity and Repair' focuses on mechanisms of immunity and tissue damage in autoimmune and infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS).
Malipiero, U +11 more
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Drug delivery in leptomeningeal disease: Navigating barriers and beyond
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) refers to the infiltration of cancer cells into the leptomeningeal compartment. Leptomeninges are the two membranous layers, called the arachnoid membrane and pia mater.
Numair Arshad +4 more
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Streptococcus suis and an Incidentally Diagnosed Metastatic Colon Cancer
Background: Streptococcus suis is a zoonotic infection known to cause meningitis and sepsis, in addition to several other rare manifestations. Infection with this organism is rare in the absence of pork ingestion or a handling history. Case presentation:
Maha Osman Mohamed Shangab +1 more
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Health Research Funders and Justice: Obligations to Coordinate and Counterbalance
ABSTRACT Government health research funders are frequently criticized on the grounds that their distribution of resources fails to reflect a population's disease burden. These critiques do not take into account what other research funders are doing. In this paper, I argue that this is a mistake.
Joseph Millum
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Apoptosis is essential for neutrophil functional shutdown and determines tissue damage in experimental pneumococcal meningitis. [PDF]
During acute bacterial infections such as meningitis, neutrophils enter the tissue where they combat the infection before they undergo apoptosis and are taken up by macrophages.
Häcker Georg +21 more
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Toxicity of Cytarabine Intravenous Constant Rate Infusion in Cats With Lymphoma
ABSTRACT Cytarabine intravenous constant rate infusion (IV CRI) toxicity in cats with lymphoma has not been well documented. We aimed to assess toxicities following cytarabine IV CRI as a single‐agent or within a multiagent protocol in cats with lymphoma. Medical records of cats with lymphoma treated with cytarabine IV CRI, with documented dose, route,
Rachel Hanford +5 more
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Intrathecal treatment of neoplastic meningitis due to breast cancer with a slow-release formulation of cytarabine [PDF]
Depocyte is a slow-release formulation of cytarabine designed for intrathecal administration. The goal of this multi-centre cohort study was to determine the safety and efficacy of DepoCyte for the intrathecal treatment of neoplastic meningitis due to ...
Phuphanich, S. +63 more
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A case of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in a patient with known brain and lung metastases from renal cell cancer without previous systemic therapy is presented.
Haukland Ellinor +2 more
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Research progress of autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy
Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP ⁃ A) is a novel autoimmune inflammatory disease of the central nervous system first reported in 2016.
WANG Wen⁃wen, LI Mei
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