Evaluation of Hepatoprotective Effect of Curcumin on Liver Cirrhosis Using a Combination of Biochemical Analysis and Magnetic Resonance-Based Electrical Conductivity Imaging by Eun Jung Kyung, Hyun Bum Kim, Eun Sang Hwang, Seok Lee, Bup Kyung Choi, Jin Woong Kim, Hyung Joong Kim, Sang Moo Lim, Oh In Kwon, Eung Je Woo

“…Histological staining and immunohistochemical examination showed significant levels of attenuated fibrosis and decreased inflammatory response after both curcumin and lactulose treatments compared with damaged liver tissues by DMN. …”
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Oral Phosphatidylcholine Improves Intestinal Barrier Function in Drug-Induced Liver Injury in Rats by Meijuan Chen, Haijun Huang, Pengcheng Zhou, Jiajie Zhang, Yining Dai, Danhong Yang, Xuegong Fan, Hongying Pan

“…It has been reported to reverse the progression of liver fibrosis and to improve liver function. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of orally administered PC on intestinal barrier function (IBF) in rats with drug-induced liver injury. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome in Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Maturation Accompanying Megakaryocytic Differentiation by Kentaro Odani, Junya Abe, Yoshiaki Tsuyuki, Soshi Yanagita, Kazuya Shiogama, Mitsuhiro Tachibana, Yutaka Tsutsumi

“…Subendocardial myonecrosis was surrounded or replaced by the leukemic blasts, and neither granulation tissue reaction nor fibrosis was observed. In the cardiovascular lumen, lard-like blood clots were formed and microscopically consisted of leukemic blasts and platelets (leukemic thrombi). …”
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The Effect of Taxifolin on Cisplatin-Induced Pulmonary Damage in Rats: A Biochemical and Histopathological Evaluation by Edhem Unver, Mustafa Tosun, Hasan Olmez, Mehmet Kuzucu, Ferda Keskin Cimen, Zeynep Suleyman

“…Moreover, severe alveolar damage, including oedema and extensive alveolar septal fibrosis, in addition to infiltration of polymorphic nuclear leucocytes and haemorrhagic foci, was observed in the CIS group. …”
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A study to correlate the association of Gender, Age, Physiology (GAP) index and radiological patterns in interstitial lung disease by Aditya Shashi Bhushan, B L Shashibhushan, K Ashwin

“…Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) encompasses a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of lung tissue, leading to impaired gas exchange and respiratory failure. …”
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A New Murine Model of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder by Bianca Frauscher, Katharina Artinger, Alexander H. Kirsch, Ida Aringer, Foteini Moschovaki-Filippidou, Máté Kétszeri, Corinna Schabhüttl, Peter P. Rainer, Albrecht Schmidt, Tatjana Stojakovic, Astrid Fahrleitner-Pammer, Alexander R. Rosenkranz, Philipp Eller, Kathrin Eller

“…Both 4 and 7 days HPD-fed mice developed phosphate nephropathy with tubular atrophy, interstitial fibrosis, decreased glomerular filtration rate, and increased serum urea levels. …”
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20(S)-Ginsenoside Rg3 Protects Kidney from Diabetic Kidney Disease via Renal Inflammation Depression in Diabetic Rats by Tong Zhou, Lin Sun, Shuo Yang, You Lv, Yue Cao, Xiaokun Gang, Guixia Wang

“…Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of fibrosis factors and inflammation factors in rat kidney tissues. …”
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aPD-L1-facilitated theranostic and tumor microenvironment remodeling of pancreatic cancer via docetaxel-loaded phase-transformation nanoparticles triggered by low-intensity pulsed... by Yi Tang, Qingling Shen, Peng Lin, Zhixin Chen, Denghui Fan, Minling Zhuo, Yajiao Gan, Yixi Su, Qingfu Qian, Liwu Lin, Ensheng Xue, Zhikui Chen

“…This treatment strategy also led to the infiltration of CD8+ T cells, the downregulation of Treg cells, the promotion of M1 macrophage polarization, the inhibition of fibrosis to reduce tumor stromal pressure, and the facilitation of perfluoropentane (PFP) gasification to release O2 and improve tumor hypoxia. …”
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Zinc Supplementation Prevented Type 2 Diabetes-Induced Liver Injury Mediated by the Nrf2-MT Antioxidative Pathway by Lechu Yu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yichun Jin, Tinghao Liu, Wenhan Wang, Xuemian Lu, Chi Zhang

“…This induced preventive effects on conditions caused by type 2 diabetes like oxidative stress, apoptosis, the subsequent hepatic inflammatory response, fibrosis, hypertrophy, and hepatic dysfunction. Additionally, we also observed that type 2 diabetes reduced hepatic MT expression, while zinc supplementation induced hepatic MT expression. …”
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Nephroprotective Effect of Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Therapy of Kidney Disease Induced by Toxicants by Shujun Lin, Wenshan Lin, Chunling Liao, Tianbiao Zhou

“…The results also indicate that MSC treatment alleviated inflammatory cells, necrotic tubules, regenerative tubules, and renal interstitial fibrosis in kidney disease induced by toxicants. Conclusion. …”
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The BET inhibitor JQ1 targets fat metabolism and counteracts obesity by Claudia Fornelli, Alessia Sofia Cento, Lorenzo Nevi, Raffaella Mastrocola, Gustavo Ferreira Alves, Giuseppina Caretti, Massimo Collino, Fabio Penna

“…Our previous data demonstrated the relevant role of the bromo and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins inhibitor JQ1 in attenuating inflammation and fibrosis in sarcopenic mice. Moreover, we preliminarily observed that JQ1 administration markedly reduces white adipose tissue mass, suggesting a potential role of BET proteins on visceral fat deposition during aging. …”
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Proliferin-1 Ameliorates Cardiotoxin-Related Skeletal Muscle Repair in Mice by Hiroki Goto, Aiko Inoue, Limei Piao, Lina Hu, Zhe Huang, Xiangkun Meng, Yusuke Suzuki, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Masafumi Kuzuya, Xian Wu Cheng

“…On day 14 after injury, rPLF-1 supplementation ameliorated CTX-induced alterations in muscle fiber size, interstitial fibrosis, muscle regeneration capacity, and muscle performance. …”
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The Effectiveness of Liraglutide in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Sitagliptin and Pioglitazone by Takamasa Ohki, Akihiro Isogawa, Masahiko Iwamoto, Mitsuru Ohsugi, Haruhiko Yoshida, Nobuo Toda, Kazumi Tagawa, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike

“…Administration of liraglutide improved T2DM but also improvement of liver inflammation, alteration of liver fibrosis, and reduction of body weight.…”
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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Promotes Survival in SERCA2a KO Heart Failure Mice by Yangchen Dhondup, Ivar Sjaastad, Øystein Sandanger, Jan Magnus Aronsen, Muhammad Shakil Ahmed, Håvard Attramadal, Alexandra Vanessa Finsen, Lili Zhang, Trine Ranheim, Katrine Alfsnes, Pål Aukrust, Geir Christensen, Arne Yndestad, Leif Erik Vinge

“…Both HF groups displayed increased left atrium size, lung weight, fetal gene expressions, monocyte/macrophage infiltration, and fibrosis. However, there were no significant differences between the groups. …”
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Therapeutic Approaches in Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Inflammation, and Autophagy in Uremic Cachexia: Role of Aerobic Exercise by Yumei Zhang, Yuqing Liu, Xiao Bi, Chun Hu, Feng Ding, Wei Ding

“…We found that CKD mice exhibited higher BUN and creatinine levels and more severe glomerulosclerosis in the glomeruli and renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis, relative to the Sham group; all these effects were relieved by aerobic exercise. …”
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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Six-Minute Walk Test Outcomes in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease by Osamu Nishiyama, Ryo Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Sano, Takashi Iwanaga, Yuji Higashimoto, Hiroaki Kume, Yuji Tohda

“…Forty-six patients consisting of 20 with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, 14 with collagen vascular disease associated ILD, and 12 with other idiopathic interstitial pneumonia were recruited (mean % predicted FVC: 76.7±17.1%). …”
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IL-13 Augments Histone Demethylase JMJD2B/KDM4B Expression Levels, Activity, and Nuclear Translocation in Airway Fibroblasts in Asthma by Khuloud Bajbouj, Mahmood Y. Hachim, Rakhee K. Ramakrishnan, Huwaida Fazel, Jumana Mustafa, Shahed Alzaghari, Mahmoud Eladl, Jasmin Shafarin, Ronald Olivenstein, Qutayba Hamid

“…Since the inflammation mediator and remodeling trigger, IL-13, is known to play a central role in the pathophysiology of asthma, this study was aimed to identify novel IL-13-regulated epigenetic modifiers in asthma that may contribute to subepithelial fibrosis. Methods. Publicly available transcriptomic datasets from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) were used to identify differentially expressed genes on an epigenetic level upon IL-13 exposure in lung fibroblasts. …”
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Clinical characteristics and management outcomes of pediatric patients with Coats disease complicated with retinoschisis (retinal cyst) by Tingyi Liang, Shaochi Zhang, Xiang Zhang, Xiaohan Wang, Xunda Ji, Peiquan Zhao

“…After a median follow-up of 23 months (range, 11–33 months), all eyes demonstrated retinal cyst resolution and no active disease. Subretinal fibrosis was observed in 9 eyes (69.2%); of these, 8 had macular subretinal nodules. …”
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Neurotrophic Effect of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on Erectile Function Recovery by Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor Secretion in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury by Xin Chen, Qiyun Yang, Tao Zheng, Jun Bian, Xiangzhou Sun, Yanan Shi, Xiaoyan Liang, Guoquan Gao, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…This study demonstrated that intracavernous injection of ADSCs improved erectile function, repaired the nerve, and corrected penile fibrosis. One potential mechanism is the PEDF secretion of ADSCs and subsequent PI3K/Akt pathway activation.…”
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A Case of Ileocecal IgG4-Related Sclerosing Mesenteritis Diagnosed by Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration using Forward-Viewing Linear Echoendoscope by Yuichi Takano, Fumitaka Niiya, Takahiro Kobayashi, Eiichi Yamamura, Naotaka Maruoka, Tomoko Norose, Nobuyuki Ohike, Masatsugu Nagahama

“…Re-examination of a pathology specimen of the maxillary sinus tumor provided by the previous attending physician revealed that the inflammatory tissue had diffuse lymphoplasmacytic infiltration, which were accompanied by storiform fibrosis and obliterative phlebitis. Immunostaining revealed more than 50 IgG4-positive cells in a high-power field, a finding suggestive of IgG4-related disease. …”
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