ABSTRACT Although living‐donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has become the standard treatment for end‐stage liver disease, one of its major challenges is small‐for‐size syndrome (SFSS). SFSS is characterized by severe icterus and intractable ascites, although the severity of the condition can vary.
Toru Ikegami +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Adiposity‐Based Chronic Disease (ABCD), a novel model housing obesity, insulin resistance, and adipokine‐related inflammation, increases the risk of aggressive prostate cancer (PCa), posttreatment PCa recurrence, and PCa mortality. This paper provides a new network analysis of relevant metabolic drivers to provide insight into the ...
Zachary Dovey +2 more
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TERT expression in human prostate tissue reveals a potential molecular switch in benign prostatic hyperplasia progression. [PDF]
Xu Y +8 more
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Initial screening of the synthesized compounds revealed that compounds MK175 and MK169 inhibited LPS‐induced IL‐1β release in human aortic smooth muscle cells. ABSTRACT Proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)‐1β is a key mediator of the inflammatory response in atherosclerosis.
Dimitra T. Pournara +6 more
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Swimming exercise improves vascular function and mitigates cardiac apoptotic response via Bcl-2 and Caspase-3 pathway in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats: in vivo and in silico molecular docking study. [PDF]
Okon IA +13 more
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A Case of Atrial Septal Defect Unveiled by the Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
ABSTRACT We present a case of a 51‐year‐old woman with atrial septal defect (ASD) masked by pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Three months after PAH treatment with a combination of endothelin receptor antagonist and phosphodiesterase five inhibitor, the transthoracic echocardiography revealed left‐to‐right shunting through a secundum ASD.
Takaaki Fujii +12 more
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Successful use of methylene blue for severe vasoplegia in a patient with partially-treated portopulmonary hypertension with atrial septal defect undergoing liver transplantation: a case report. [PDF]
Ishihara T +5 more
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The presented review provides the potential antihypertensive benefits of traditionally employed edible seeds, presenting new perspectives and avenues for future research. ABSTRACT Hypertension, often referred to as a silent killer, is responsible for 7.5 million deaths, representing approximately 12.8% of all global mortality.
Jinmin Shi +8 more
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Autoantibodies directed against the angiotensin II type 1 receptor and the endothelin-1 type A receptor in patients with systemic sclerosis. [PDF]
van der Wouden KE +11 more
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