Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis
Interleukin‐18 signaling promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells in mouse liver fibrosis. Abstract Background and Aims Nucleotide‐binding oligomerization domain‐like receptor‐family pyrin domain‐containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation has been shown to result in liver fibrosis.
Jana Knorr +19 more
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Synthesis of Phospholipid-Protein Conjugates as New Antigens for Autoimmune Antibodies
Copper(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition, or CuAAC click chemistry, is an efficient method for bioconjugation aiming at chemical and biological applications.
Arindam Maity +3 more
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Testing for inherited thrombophilia does not reduce the recurrence of venous thrombosis\ud [PDF]
Background: Inherited thrombophilia is only weakly associated with recurrence in patients with a first venous thrombosis (VT). In spite of this, thrombophilia testing is often performed in these patients. Positive results may influence patient management
Coppens, M. +4 more
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Factor V Leiden, FII G20210A, MTHFR C677T mutations as risk factors for venous thrombosis during pregnancy and puerperium [PDF]
Background. Venous thrombosis is the most common cause of obstetric morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and puerperium. The incidence of pregnancy associated venous thrombosis varies from 1 in 1000 to 1 in 2000 deliveries. Factor V G1691A (FV Leiden)
Đorđević Valentina +6 more
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Clinical Characteristics of Genuine Acute Autoimmune Hepatitis
Introduction: Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) has a spectrum of symptoms ranging from asymptomatic disease to acute severe hepatitis, chronic hepatitis, and decompensated cirrhosis.
Elze Maria Gomes Oliveira +9 more
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Non-canonical proteolytic activation of human prothrombin by subtilisin from Bacillus subtilis may shift the procoagulant\ue2\u80\u93anticoagulant equilibrium toward thrombosis [PDF]
Blood coagulation is a finely regulated physiological process culminating with the factor Xa (FXa)-mediated conversion of the prothrombin (ProT) zymogen to active -thrombin (T).
Acquasaliente, Laura +5 more
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Factor V G1691A (Leiden) is a major etiological factor in Egyptian Budd-Chiari syndrome patients
OBJECTIVE: Budd-Chiari syndrome is a multifactorial disease in which several prothrombotic disorders may predispose patients to the development of thrombosis at this uncommon location (hepatic veins). The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence
Tawhida Y. Abdel Ghaffar +7 more
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FUNDAMENTO: O uso de anticoagulantes orais (ACO) é comum na prática cardiológica, tendo como principais indicações a fibrilação atrial e próteses valvares. Os pacientes em uso de ACO necessitam de controle freqüente do tempo de protrombina (TP).
Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria +3 more
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Liver transplantation in primary biliary cirrhosis: Risk assessment and 11-year follow-up [PDF]
Background/Aims: Liver transplantation (LTx) is the only established treatment in patients with end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). Although short-term survival after LTx in this group of patients is usually good, few data exist on the long-term ...
Beuers, Ulrich +8 more
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Liver resection or combined chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation improve survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma [PDF]
Background/ Aims: To evaluate the long-term outcome of surgical and non-surgical local treatments of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods: We stratified a cohort of 278 HCC patients using six independent predictors of survival according ...
Angelika Schrader +32 more
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