Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Diagnostic and prognostic ability of urinary NGAL in patients with cirrhosis and AKI. Abstract Background and Aims Acute kidney injury (AKI) commonly occurs in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. Urinary neutrophil gelatinase–associated lipocalin (uNGAL) could help discriminate between different etiologies of AKI.
Carmine Gambino +14 more
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Missense mutations in the perforin (PRF1) gene as a cause of hereditary cancer predisposition [PDF]
, 2016 Perforin, a pore-forming toxin released from secretory granules of NK cells and CTLs, is essential for their cytotoxic activity against infected or cancerous target cells.
Chaudhry, MS +7 more
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes from Genetic and Epigenetic Perspectives
Biomarker Insights, 2018 Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes are infrequent inherited disorders in which more than one endocrine glands develop noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) tumors or grow excessively without forming tumors.
Fatemeh Khatami, Seyed Mohammad Tavangar
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Autoimmune Encephalitis in Acute Care—Pathology, Diagnosis, and Management
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Autoimmune encephalitis (AE) is characterized by immune‐mediated inflammation of the brain parenchyma, presenting with various neurological syndromes, including but not limited to seizures, altered consciousness, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and movement disorders.
Suneesh Thilak +9 more
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Aquaporin-4 IgG autoimmune syndrome and immunoreactivity associated with thyroid cancer [PDF]
, 2016 Tumor cells can express so-called onconeural antigens, which are normally restricted to mature neurons and glial cells in the CNS.1 The detection of neural-reactive immunoglobulin G (IgG) aids the diagnosis of paraneoplastic neurologic syndromes (PNS)1 ...
Asgari, Nasrin +10 more
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Macrophage Extracellular Traps in Immunity and Cancer
Advanced Science, EarlyView.As a macrophage‐mediated innate defense mechanism, the dysregulated release of METs drives chronic inflammation and influences tumor progression. Furthermore, METs exhibit a functional duality within the tumor microenvironment, capable of both promoting and suppressing tumor development.
Junyao Li +5 more
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Definitions, Criteria and Global Classification of Mast Cell Disorders with Special Reference to Mast Cell Activation Syndromes: A Consensus Proposal [PDF]
, 2011 Activation of tissue mast cells (MCs) and their abnormal growth and accumulation in various organs are typically found in primary MC disorders also referred to as mastocytosis.
Akin C +73 more
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Bilirubin as a Modulator of WNK1 Protein Signaling: Implications for Neuroinflammatory Diseases
Advanced Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Previously regarded merely as a potentially harmful waste product of heme catabolism, bilirubin has now emerged as a pleiotropic molecule with potent antioxidant, anti‐inflammatory, and hormone‐like properties. Recent findings have revealed protective effects against cardiovascular, metabolic, autoimmune, and neoplastic diseases, as well as ...
Sri Jayanti +3 more
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The pathologists’ eyes on foregut: histopathological relations in the experimental and routine diagnostics [PDF]
, 2011 SUMMARY I. The study aimed to investigate the incidence of duodeno-gastroesophageal reflux-induced malignoma formation in a series of duodeno-esophageal anastomosis operations in rats.
Németh István Balázs
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Guanylate cyclase C as a target for prevention, detection, and therapy in colorectal cancer. [PDF]
, 2017 INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and new strategies to prevent, detect, and treat the disease are needed.
Aka, Allison A. +5 more
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