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Decoding the Pathophysiology of Autoimmune Diseases—Mechanism, Triggers, and Nanotherapeutics: A Review

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights how autoimmune diseases arise from intertwined immunological, genetic, and environmental factors, emphasizing gut microbiota dysbiosis as a pivotal driver. It outlines emerging nanotechnology‐based strategies—such as liposomes, hydrogels, and polymeric nanoparticles—that enhance targeted drug delivery, minimize systemic toxicity,
Md. Meraj Ansari, Yunhui Min, Eun‐Ju Ko, Doyoung Kwon, Rehan Khan, Young‐Ok Son   +5 more
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Systematic investigation of the Borrelia miyamotoi spirochetes in ticks, wildlife and domestic animal hosts in Yunnan province, Southwest China

One Health
Background: Borrelia miyamotoi is a spirochete species transmitted via hard ticks. Following its discovery in Japan, this pathogen has been detected around the world, and is increasingly confirmed as a human pathogen causing febrile disease, namely ...
Chun-Hong Du, Ji-Hu Yang, Ming-Guo Yao, Bao-Gui Jiang, Yun Zhang, Zhi-Hai He, Rong Xiang, Zong-Ti Shao, Chun-Feng Luo, En-Nian Pu, Lin Huang, Yu-Qiong Li, Fan Wang, Shuang-Shuang Bie, Zhi Luo, Chao-Bo Du, Jie Zhao, Miao Li, Yi Sun, Jia-Fu Jiang   +19 more
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Multiplex real-time PCR diagnostic of relapsing fevers in Africa. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2013
BACKGROUND:In Africa, relapsing fever borreliae are neglected arthropod-borne pathogens causing mild to deadly septicemia and miscarriage. The closely related Borrelia crocidurae, Borrelia duttonii, Borrelia recurrentis and Borrelia hispanica are rarely ...
Haitham Elbir, Mireille Henry, Georges Diatta, Oleg Mediannikov, Cheikh Sokhna, Adama Tall, Cristina Socolovschi, Sally J Cutler, Kassahum D Bilcha, Jemal Ali, Dayana Campelo, Steven C Barker, Didier Raoult, Michel Drancourt   +13 more
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Variable major proteins of Borrelia hermsii. Epitope mapping and partial sequence analysis of CNBr peptides. [PDF]

, 1985
The variable major proteins (VMP) of serotypes 7 and 21 of the relapsing fever agent Borrelia hermsii were isolated by detergent extraction and high performance liquid chromatography.
Barbour, AG, Barstad, PA, Coligan, JE, Raum, MG   +3 more
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Portuguese hosts for Ornithodoros erraticus ticks [PDF]

, 2013
The hematophagous soft tick Ornithodoros erraticus feeds nocturnally on multiple warm-blooded vertebrate hosts. This tick is often found living buried in the soil of traditional pigpens. O.
Cutler, Sally J., Lopes de Carvalho, Isabel, Núncio, Maria Sofia, Osório, Hugo, Palma, Mariana, Zé-Zé, Líbia   +5 more
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Mechanistic Insights Into Photocatalytic Materials for Toxic Pollutants: Environmental Remediation of Personal Care Products

Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Photocatalytic materials have emerged as promising solutions for environmental applications due to their ability to degrade organic pollutants under sunlight or artificial light. In this review, recent progress on the photocatalytic materials used for the degradation of pharmaceutical personal care products (PPCPs) in environmental ...
Urvashi Sen, Gunjan Chauhan, Surbhi Soni, Monika Vats, Anand Kumar, Indra Bahadur   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efficacy of Telitacicept in Childhood‐Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Prospective Multicenter Cohort Study With Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting –Adjusted Comparison to a Historical Control Group Treated With Belimumab

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective The therapeutic effects of telitacicept combined with standard of care (SoC) in childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) remain unclear. This study aims to evaluate its efficacy in comparison with belimumab combined with SoC.
Chong Luo, Shu Su, Jingyue Liu, Junyu Lin, Jin Song, Zongwen Chen, Yuanyuan Peng, Lijun Jiang, Meng Jia, Li Wang, Xinhui Jiang, Wei Zhang, Zanhua Rong, Bo Zhao, Yajun Wang, Xuemei Tang   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tick-borne Relapsing Fever Caused by Borrelia hermsii, Montana

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2003
Five persons contracted tick-borne relapsing fever after staying in a cabin in western Montana. Borrelia hermsii was isolated from the blood of two patients, and Ornithodoros hermsi ticks were collected from the cabin, the first demonstration of this ...
Tom G. Schwan, Paul F. Policastro, Zachary Miller, Robert L. Thompson, Todd Damrow, James E. Keirans   +5 more
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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay, Amandine Manon, Hunter Stephens, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Bart de Keizer, Erik T. te Beek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A case report of relapsing fever

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2008
Relapsing fever is an acute febrile illness caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia. The high fevers of presenting patients spontaneously abate and then recur. Here we report a 50-year-old woman having relapsing fever associated with thrombocytopenia.
Aher Atul, Shah Harshada, Rastogi Vichal, Tukaram Prabhu, Choudhury Reshmi   +4 more
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