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Long non-coding RNAs: Key regulators of stemness in breast cancer

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
Among the different types of cancer, breast cancer is one of the most diagnosed and has the highest mortality rate in the global female population. While there are multiple approaches to current antineoplastic therapies targeting breast cancer, treatment
Olivia Tellez-Jimenez, Olivia Tellez-Jimenez, Alejandro Ordaz-Ramos, Marco Antonio Fonseca-Montaño, Karla Vazquez-Santillan   +4 more
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Dendrimers as Potential Therapeutic Tools in HIV Inhibition

Molecules, 2013
The present treatments for HIV transfection include chemical agents and gene therapies. Although many chemical drugs, peptides and genes have been developed for HIV inhibition, a variety of non-ignorable drawbacks limited the efficiency of these ...
Xiangbo Li, Yi Chen, Xiaole Qi, Zhenghong Wu, Jianqing Peng   +4 more
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Nanobodies as tools to understand, diagnose, and treat African trypanosomiasis [PDF]

, 2017
African trypanosomes are strictly extracellular protozoan parasites that cause diseases in humans and livestock and significantly affect the economic development of sub-Saharan Africa.
Caljon, Guy, De Baetselier, Patrick, Magez, Stefan, Stijlemans, Benoit, Van Den Abbeele, Jan, Van Ginderachter, Jo A   +5 more
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Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved, Meghan Hesse, Jennie Cusiter, Annabel Webb, Kimberley Docking   +4 more
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The Gut Microbiome in Enteric Viral Infections: Underlying Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches

Microorganisms
Despite growing recognition of the role of the gut microbiome in host health and in modulating pathogen activity, the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between enteric viruses and the gut microbial ecosystem remains insufficiently defined and requires ...
Alejandro Borrego-Ruiz, Juan J. Borrego
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Oscar Pistorius and the Future Nature of Olympic, Paralympic, and Other Sports [PDF]

, 2008
Oscar Pistorius is a Paralympic bionic leg runner and record holder in the 100, 200, and 400 meters who wants to compete in the Olympics. This paper provides an analysis of a) his case; b) the impact of his case on the Olympics, the Paralympics and other
Gregor Wolbring
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The HIT Network for Children and Adolescents With CNS Tumors Facilitates Improvements of Diagnostic Assessments, Multimodal Treatments, Individual Counseling, and Research in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The HIT network was established in 2000 to create a population‐based structure aiming to improve survival rates and reduce late effects for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors by conducting comprehensive clinical trials.
Stefan Rutkowski, Michael C. Frühwald, Gudrun Fleischhack, Stephan Tippelt, Pablo Hernáiz‐Driever, Olaf Witt, Astrid Gnekow, Christof Kramm, Matthias Eyrich, Johannes E. A. Wolf, Hermann Müller, Carsten Friedrich, Uwe R. Kordes, Denise Obrecht‐Sturm, Petra Ketteler, Barbara von Zezschwitz, Pascal Johann, Dominik Sturm, Karoline Nemes, Stefan Schönberger, Till Milde, Brigitte Bison, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, Torsten Pietsch, Ulrich Schüller, Arend Koch, David Capper, Martin Hasselblatt, Christian Thomas, Christian Hagel, Stefan M. Pfister, Felix Sahm, David T. W. Jones, Martin U. Schuhmann, Jürgen Krauss, Pedram Emami, Ahmed El Damaty, Rolf D. Kortmann, Rudolf Schwarz, Jürgen Debus, Mechthild Krause, Fabian Pohl, Holger Ottensmeier, Lisa Bußenius, Katja Baust, Andreas Faldum, Cecile Ronckers, Desiree Grabow, Martin Benesch, Thomas Perwein, Karin Dieckmann, Irene Slavc, Johannes Gojo, Nicolas U. Gerber, André O. von Bueren, Katrin Scheinemann, Gabriele Calaminus, Beate Timmermann, Ulrich‐Wilhelm Thomale, Martin Mynarek   +59 more
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CaMKII Inhibitors: From Research Tools to Therapeutic Agents

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2014
The cardiac field has benefited from the availability of several CaMKII inhibitors serving as research tools to test putative CaMKII pathways associated with cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology.
Patricia ePellicena, Howard eSchulman
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Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
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Immunologically Inert Nanostructures as Selective Therapeutic Tools in Inflammatory Diseases

Cells, 2021
The current therapies based on immunosuppressant or new biologic drugs often show some limitations in term of efficacy and applicability, mainly because of their inadequate targeting and of unwanted adverse reactions they generate.
Laura Talamini, Eiji Matsuura, Luisa De Cola, Sylviane Muller   +3 more
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