Role of defensins in immunothrombosis
Defensins are important proteins that link the immune system and blood clotting, playing a key role in immunothrombosis. α‐defensins mainly come from neutrophils, while β‐defensins are produced by epithelial cells and platelets. These proteins help form blood clots in several ways: they slow down clot breakdown (fibrinolysis), activate platelets, and ...
Yuebing Wang +7 more
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Increased anti-nucleocapsid secretory IgA and consumption of complement component 3 in post-COVID syndrome patients. [PDF]
Hai Z +13 more
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Infection risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with biologic and targeted therapies
In this context, infections associated with each biologic and targeted drug are summarized to inform the stratification of RA patients, including the characteristics of the susceptible patients and their concomitant therapy. We aim to provide a benefit‐risk analysis for clinical decision, and vital indications for the prevention of highly correlated ...
Lujing Wang, Jieshi Lin, Jie Qian
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NET Biomarkers in COVID-19 and Post-COVID Syndrome: a Comprehensive Analysis. [PDF]
Monsalve DM +4 more
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ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos +2 more
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Feasibility, Adherence, Acceptance and Usability of a Multimodal Telemonitoring for Pediatric Post-COVID Syndrome: A Bicentric Pilot Study. [PDF]
Oftring ZS +7 more
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Creating Digital Sustainable Business Models in Cluster‐Based Energy Ecosystems
ABSTRACT Overlapping economic, social, sustainable, health, and military crises create new spaces for scientific research to be applied to practice. The paper focuses on constructing and configuring digital sustainable business models for energy ecosystems that can effectively respond to and mitigate the impacts of dynamic climate change. This topic is
Christian Schachtner +5 more
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Shared struggles: Parallels in caregiver burden between canine and paediatric epilepsy
Abstract Background Disease‐specific aspects of pet owners’ caregiver burden could be missed by generic burden measures. This study aimed to assess whether a framework developed to describe caregiver burden in parents of children with epilepsy was applicable to caregivers of dogs with epilepsy.
Zoe Belshaw, Rowena M. A. Packer
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Determinants of healthcare utilisation among post-COVID syndrome patients: a population-based study in Malaysia. [PDF]
Sha'ari NI +7 more
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis and Long COVID susceptibility in chronic kidney disease
This study investigated gut microbiota dysbiosis and its association with Long COVID susceptibility in 224 hemodialysis patients. We found that 35.3% of patients developed Long COVID, characterized by neurological symptoms and elevated inflammatory markers, accompanied by significant gut microbiota alterations including enriched proinflammatory taxa ...
Meiling Jin +5 more
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