Vest Chest Physiotherapy Airway Clearance is Associated with Nitric Oxide Metabolism by Joseph H. Sisson, Todd A. Wyatt, Jacqueline A. Pavlik, Pawanjit S. Sarna, Peter J. Murphy

“…Vest chest physiotherapy (VCPT) enhances airway clearance in cystic fibrosis (CF) by an unknown mechanism. Because cilia are sensitive to nitric oxide (NO), we hypothesized that VCPT enhances clearance by changing NO metabolism. …”
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease Causing Spinal Cord Compression: The First Reported Case in Literature by Nooraldin Merza, Ahmed Taha, John Lung, Anthony W. Benderman, Stephen E. Wright

“…Pathological examination of the excisional biopsy of the mass revealed dense lymphoplasmacytic cells infiltration and stromal fibrosis with IgG4 and plasma cells. The patient showed a dramatic response to the administration of systemic steroids with almost resolution of her neurological symptoms. …”
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To interpret and analyze the changing patterns of histology and direct immunofluorescence findings in membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis by Pragnya P. Nayak, Pranati Pradhan, Dilleswari Pradhan, Nachiketa Mohapatra, Sarojini Raman, Pranabandhu Sahoo

“…Crescentic glomerulonephritis, global glomerulosclerosis, and interstitial fibrosis were markedly observed in C3GN group. Conclusion: DIF is of immense prognostic and therapeutic value in managing cases of MPGN.…”
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Macrophage Plasticity and the Role of Inflammation in Skeletal Muscle Repair by Yacine Kharraz, Joana Guerra, Christopher J. Mann, Antonio L. Serrano, Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

“…If damage persists, as in skeletal muscle pathologies such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), macrophage infiltration perpetuates and leads to progressive fibrosis, thus exacerbating disease severity. Here we discuss how dynamic changes in macrophage populations and activation states in the damaged muscle tissue contribute to its efficient regeneration. …”
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Improvement of the Survival of Human Autologous Fat Transplantation by Adipose-Derived Stem-Cells-Assisted Lipotransfer Combined with bFGF by Aimei Jiang, Ming Li, Wenjing Duan, Yilong Dong, Yanmei Wang

“…Our findings demonstrated that mixture with the ASCs significantly increased the weight and volume of the fat grafts compared to control grafts, and histological analysis revealed that both ASCs and ASCs plus bFGF grafts consisted predominantly of adipose tissue and had significantly less fibrosis but greater microvascular density compared with control and also grafts mixed with ASCs had a high expression of angiogenic factors. …”
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Protocol for functional screening of CFTR-targeted genetic therapies in patient-derived organoids using DETECTOR deep-learning-based analysis by Mattijs Bulcaen, Ronald B. Liu, Kasper Gryspeert, Sam Thierie, Anabela S. Ramalho, François Vermeulen, Xavier Casadevall I Solvas, Marianne S. Carlon

“…Summary: Here, we present a protocol for the rapid functional screening of gene editing and addition strategies in patient-derived organoids using the deep-learning-based tool DETECTOR (detection of targeted editing of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [CFTR] in organoids). …”
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A Case with Significant Proteinuria Caused by Secreted Protein from Urothelial Carcinoma by Masanori Sakakima, Yoshihide Fujigaki, Hideo Yasuda, Akashi Togawa, Tomoyuki Fujikura, Atsushi Otsuka, Seiichiro Ozono, Akira Hishida

“…Renal tissue revealed no apparent glomerulopathy with tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, and mildly-to-moderately interstitial mononuclear cell infiltration. …”
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Plac8 regulates the fibrogenic ability of cardiac fibroblasts in mice with myocardial infarction by Ting Fu, Jianping Gong, Lei Xu, Ningning Ji

“…Excessive myocardial fibrosis can cause adverse cardiac remodeling, leading to malignant arrhythmia and even heart failure.…”
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High Glucose Aggravates the Detrimental Effects of Pancreatic Stellate Cells on Beta-Cell Function by Min Zha, Wei Xu, Qing Zhai, Fengfei Li, Bijun Chen, Zilin Sun

“…Sixteen weeks after transplantation, β-cell function, apoptosis, and islet fibrosis were assessed. In vitro the effects of PSCs conditioned medium (PSCs-CM) and/or high concentration of glucose on INS-1 cell function was assessed by measuring insulin secretion, INS-1 cell survival, apoptosis, and endoplasmic reticulum stress (ER stress) associated CHOP expression. …”
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Glomerular parietal epithelial expression of CD44 in minimal change nephrotic syndrome and primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: A clinico-pathological study by Nithin E Paul, Suchitha Satish, Kiran Krishnamurthy Kelur, Manjunath Sanjeev Shetty

“…Results: Statistical association was noted between CD44 positivity and serum creatinine (p = 0.031), estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.040), segmental sclerosis (p < 0.001), tubular atrophy (p = 0.027), interstitial fibrosis (p = 0.027), and histological diagnosis (p < 0.001). …”
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MicroRNAs in atrial fibrillation – have we discovered the Holy Grail or opened a Pandora’s box? by Alkora Ioana Balan, Alina Scridon

“…Altered expression of different miRNAs has been related to proarrhythmic changes in the duration of action potentials and atrial fibrosis. In clinical studies, miRNA changes have been associated with AF, whereas in experimental studies miRNA manipulation has emerged as a potential therapeutic approach. …”
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Vitreous Mediators in Retinal Hypoxic Diseases by Roberto dell'Omo, Francesco Semeraro, Giulio Bamonte, Francesco Cifariello, Mario R. Romano, Ciro Costagliola

“…Cytokines, which usually serve as signals between neighboring cells, are involved in essentially every important biological process, including cell proliferation, inflammation, immunity, migration, fibrosis, tissue repair, and angiogenesis. Cytokines and chemokines are multifunctional mediators that can direct the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of inflammation, promote the process, enhance immune responses, and promote stem cell survival, development, and homeostasis. …”
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Picking interstitial lung disease out of the myositis haystack by Jennifer Hannah, Harsha Gunawardena

“…ILD can be the initial presenting feature and this can make recognition of an underlying CTD-IIM overlap more difficult with some patients initially misdiagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Therefore, early recognition and characterization of patients can influence management and prognosis. …”
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The role of myocardial energy metabolism perturbations in diabetic cardiomyopathy: from the perspective of novel protein post-translational modifications by Dongze Li, Li Zhang, Qiming Gong, Huilan Deng, Changfang Luo, Tingting Zhou, Wei Huang, Yong Xu

“…Abstract Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM), a significant chronic complication of diabetes, manifests as myocardial hypertrophy, fibrosis, and other pathological alterations that substantially impact cardiac function and elevate the risk of cardiovascular diseases and patient mortality. …”
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Atrial Cardiomyopathy: From Diagnosis to Treatment by Zheyu Liu, Tao Liu, Gang Wu

“…Chronic inflammation, oxidative stress response, lipid accumulation, and fibrosis leading to ACM form the foundation for AF. …”
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Eyes that Do Not Meet the Eligibility Criteria of Clinical Trials on Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Proportion of the Real-World Patient Population and Reasons for Exclusion by Jae Hui Kim, Jong Woo Kim, Chul Gu Kim

“…The second most common reason was a fovea-involving scar or fibrosis in typical neovascular AMD, subretinal hemorrhage in PCV, and other vascular diseases affecting the retina in type 3 neovascularization. …”
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Oridonin Relieves Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Remodeling via Inhibiting GSDMD-Mediated Inflammation by Shuang Lin, Shanshan Dai, Jiahui Lin, Xiaohe Liang, Weiqi Wang, Weijian Huang, Bozhi Ye, Xia Hong

“…Our study investigated that hypertrophy and fibrosis can be induced after being treated with Ang II in cardiomyocytes (H9c2 cells and primary rat cardiomyocytes) and C57BL/6J mice. …”
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Statin Induced Changes in Rat Pancreatic Tissue: A Histological and Biochemical Perspective by Abdullah Qamar, Hammad Gul Khan, Muhammad Marghoob Khan, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Hina Kundi, Fareeha Mushtaq

“…Conclusion: This study demonstrates that simvastatin profoundly alters pancreatic histomorphology in rats, resulting in marked inflammation, necrosis, fatty infiltration, and interstitial fibrosis. These novel findings provide unique insights into simvastatin's effects on pancreatic morphology using a robust animal model. …”
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Functional Stability of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 by Songul Yasar Yildiz, Pinar Kuru, Ebru Toksoy Oner, Mehmet Agirbasli

“…The biological effects of PAI-1 extend far beyond thrombosis including its critical role in fibrotic disorders, atherosclerosis, renal and pulmonary fibrosis, type-2 diabetes, and cancer. The conversion of PAI-1 from the active to the latent conformation appears to be unique among serpins in that it occurs spontaneously at a relatively rapid rate. …”
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A Case of Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Myeloproliferative Neoplasm in a Pregnant Woman with Unusual Primary Myelofibrosis Features by Jason Koshy, Jack Alperin, Bagi Jana, Avi Markowitz, You-Wen Qian

“…The patient demonstrated some pathologic features that are commonly presented in PMF that included bone marrow reticulin fibrosis, leukoerythroblastosis, splenomegaly, and increased serum lactate dehydrogenase.…”
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