Impaired Lymphocyte Profile in Schistosomiasis Patients with Periportal Fibrosis by Luciana Santos Cardoso, Andréia de Souza Rocha Barreto, Jamille Souza Fernandes, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Robson da Paixão de Souza, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo

“…The frequency of CD4+CD28+ T lymphocytes was higher in individuals with moderate to severe fibrosis compared to patients with incipient fibrosis. …”
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Pioglitazone Attenuates Vascular Fibrosis in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Dengfeng Gao, Ning Ning, Guanghua Hao, Xiaolin Niu

“…We sought to investigate whether the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) ligand pioglitazone can attenuate vascular fibrosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and explore the possible molecular mechanisms. …”
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Fibrosis in PCLS: comparing TGF-β and fibrotic cocktail by Carlos Machahua, Thomas M. Marti, Patrick Dorn, Manuela Funke-Chambour

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Modulation of Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Nitric Oxide and Antioxidants by Audrey Dooley, K. Richard Bruckdorfer, David J. Abraham

“…Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma: SSc) is a multisystem, connective tissue disease of unknown aetiology characterized by vascular dysfunction, autoimmunity, and enhanced fibroblast activity resulting in fibrosis of the skin, heart, and lungs, and ultimately internal organ failure, and death. …”
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Aquagenic Wrinkling of the Palms in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Inês Aparício Martins, Miguel Santos-Coelho, Cândida Fernandes

Subjects: “…Cystic Fibrosis…”
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Adrenal Insufficiency in Cystic Fibrosis: A Rare Phenomenon? by Sébastien Préville-Ratelle, Adèle Coriati, Aurélie Ménard, Isabelle Bourdeau, François Tremblay, Yves Berthiaume

“…The prevalence of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in cystic fibrosis (CF) is unknown. The frequent use of glucocorticoids (inhaled or systemic) may induce the long-term suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. …”
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Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis as a Stenosing Lesion in the Subglottis by Ivan Keogh, Rohana O’Connell, Sean Hynes, John Lang

“…Subglottic Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis (EAF) is an extremely rare disease of an elusive aetiology. …”
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Natural products targeting ubiquitination to combat kidney fibrosis by Lianhua Li, Xinhui Huang, Yao Chen, Jibin Liu, Yuhang Qiao, Wenyu Fan, Peiqing Zhang, Xiaoming Yan, Ming Chen

Subjects: “…Kidney fibrosis…”
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Out with the Old and in with the New: Hepatic Fibrosis Assessment in Canada by Natasha Chandok

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Catamenial Hemoptysis and Pneumothoraces in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Chris M Parker, Robert Nolan, M Diane Lougheed

“…A 32-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis, who over a period of several months had experienced recurrent catamenial hemoptysis and pneumothoraces, including an episode of life-threatening hemoptysis that coincided with menstruation, is presented. …”
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Targeting Fibrosis: From Molecular Mechanisms to Advanced Therapies by Xingpeng Di, Ya Li, Jingwen Wei, Tianyue Li, Banghua Liao

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Machine learning potential predictor of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Chenchun Ding, Quan Liao, Renjie Zuo, Shichao Zhang, Zhenzhen Guo, Junjie He, Ziwei Ye, Weibin Chen, Sunkui Ke

Subjects: “…idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…”
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Cepacia Syndrome in a Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patient by Naomi Hauser, Jose Orsini

“…The potential for this pathogen to infect non-cystic fibrosis patients is limited and its epidemiology is poorly understood. …”
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Protease-activated receptor 1 in the pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis by Sarath Ranganathan, Philip Sutton, Sophie Day, Poshmaal Dhar, Kristy Azzopardi, Muhammad A Saeed, Sohinee Sarkar, Jia-Xi Han

“…Background The most common cause of death in those with cystic fibrosis (CF) is respiratory failure due to bronchiectasis resulting from repeated cycles of respiratory infection and inflammation. …”
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The Role of Serine Proteases and Antiproteases in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung by Matthew S. Twigg, Simon Brockbank, Philip Lowry, S. Peter FitzGerald, Clifford Taggart, Sinéad Weldon

“…Cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease is an inherited condition with an incidence rate of approximately 1 in 2500 new born babies. …”
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Exacerbation of Pulmonary Fibrosis Following Single Lung Transplantation by Dawei Yang, Jennifer M Wilson, Chunxue Bai, John Yee, Pearce G Wilcox, Nasreen Khalil, Robert D Levy

“…Hence, the patient fulfilled the criteria for a diagnosis of an acute exacerbation of pulmonary fibrosis in his native lung. Clinicians should consider acute exacerbation of parenchymal lung disease of the native lung in the differential diagnosis of progressive respiratory deterioration following single lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis.…”
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The Involvement of Glycosaminoglycans in Airway Disease Associated with Cystic Fibrosis by Emer P. Reeves, David A. Bergin, Michelle A. Murray, Noel G. McElvaney

“…Individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) present with severe airway destruction and extensive bronchiectasis. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Renal Fibrosis: The Flame of Cytotherapy by Quan Zhuang, Ruoyu Ma, Yanshuang Yin, Tianhao Lan, Meng Yu, Yingzi Ming

“…Based on the mechanism of renal fibrosis, MSCs mostly participate throughout the renal fibrotic process. …”
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Metformin and Fibrosis: A Review of Existing Evidence and Mechanisms by Maoyan Wu, Huiwen Xu, Jingyu Liu, Xiaozhen Tan, Shengrong Wan, Man Guo, Yang Long, Yong Xu

“…Fibrosis in the lung, kidney, and liver accounts for a substantial proportion of the global burden of disability and mortality. …”
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Update of Faecal Markers of Inflammation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis by Jung M. Lee, Steven T. Leach, Tamarah Katz, Andrew S. Day, Adam Jaffe, Chee Y. Ooi

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