A Solitary Malignant Schwannoma in the Choana and Nasal Septum by Eun Jung Lee, Kee Jae Song, Yeon Suk Seo, Kyung-Su Kim

“…A 53-year-old man, who was immunologically healthy and showed no abnormal dermatological lesions, presented with a polypoid mass in the right nasal cavity and underwent endoscopic mass excision. …”
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Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome: A disease with many faces by Ankit Agrawal, Sangeetha Pabolu, Shirisha Ale, Yesenia Galan

“…It is an independent immunological condition affecting multiple organ systems. …”
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Immunobridging Trials: An Important Tool to Protect Vulnerable and Immunocompromised Patients Against Evolving Pathogens by Pedro Cruz, Jie Min Lam, Jehad Abdalla, Samira Bell, Jola Bytyci, Tal Brosh-Nissimov, John Gill, Ghady Haidar, Michael Hoerger, Yasmin Maor, Antonio Pagliuca, Francois Raffi, Ffion Samuels, Dorry Segev, Yuxin Ying, Lennard Y. W. Lee

“…Immunobridging is an established trial methodology which has been increasingly employed to ensure patient protection and provide clinicians with swift access to vaccines. It uses immunological markers to infer the effectiveness of a new drug through a surrogate measure of efficacy. …”
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Kidney Transplant in a 26-Year-Old Nigerian Patient with Sickle Cell Nephropathy by U. H. Okafor, C. Wachukwu, P. Emem-Chioma, F. S. Wokoma

“…The index case is a 26-years-old sickle cell disease patient with ESRD complicated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, immunological, and infective challenges. These conditions were controlled, and the patient had a successful live-related kidney transplant. …”
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Clinical, Biochemical, and ATR-FTIR Spectroscopic Parameters Associated with Death or Survival in Patients with Severe COVID-19 by Adriana Martinez-Cuazitl, Monica M. Mata-Miranda, Miguel Sanchez-Brito, Daniel Valencia-Trujillo, Amanda M. Avila-Trejo, Raul J. Delgado-Macuil, Consuelo Atriano-Colorado, Francisco Garibay-Gonzalez, Virginia Sanchez-Monroy, Gustavo J. Vazquez-Zapien

“…Therefore, to describe the pathophysiological response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19, we compared according to survival or death, the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, the biochemical and immunological attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectra from saliva samples and their correlation with chemometric findings. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, and Gastrointestinal Cancer by Shintaro Fujihara, Hirohito Mori, Hideki Kobara, Noriko Nishiyama, Mitsuyoshi Kobayashi, Makoto Oryu, Tsutomu Masaki

“…Adipose tissue, particularly visceral fat, is an important metabolic tissue as it secretes systemic factors that alter the immunologic, metabolic, and endocrine milieu and also promotes insulin resistance. …”
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A comparison of nonlinear filtering approaches in the context of anHIV model by H. Thomas Banks, Shuhua Hu, Zackary R. Kenz, Hien T. Tran

“…In this paper three different filtering methods, the ExtendedKalman Filter (EKF), the Gauss-Hermite Filter (GHF), and theUnscented Kalman Filter (UKF), are compared for state-only andcoupled state and parameter estimation when used with log statevariables of a model of the immunologic response to the humanimmunodeficiency virus (HIV) in individuals. …”
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A modern approach to the treatment of plaque psoriasis by Drvar Daniela Ledić, Vlahinić Tomislav, Maleš Željan, Turčić Petra, Čeović Romana

“…The etiopathogenesis of the disease is multifactorial, the key factors being genetic predisposition combined with immunological disorders, environmental factors and skin barrier damage. …”
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Salvage after Retroperitoneal Kidney Allograft Torsion by Justin M. Greco, David C. Mulligan, Peter S. Yoo

“…Failure after kidney transplantation is caused by surgical, immunological, and infective complications. Torsion is a complication that poses a serious risk of ischemic graft failure, and, if suspected, sonographic evaluation helps ascertain the diagnosis. …”
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Potential Application of Tregitopes as Immunomodulating Agents in Multiple Sclerosis by Wassim Elyaman, Samia J. Khoury, David W. Scott, Anne S. De Groot

“…The induction of immunologic tolerance is an important clinical goal in autoimmunity. …”
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Toxicity of formaldehyde, and its role in the formation of harmful and aromatic compounds during food processing by Xiaoyan Sun, Chunmin Yang, Weiyue Zhang, Jie Zheng, Juanying Ou, Shiyi Ou

“…Formaldehyde is a highly reactive compound known to pose several health risks, including carcinogenic, neurotoxic, reproductive, allergic, immunological, genetic, and respiratory toxicity. While its free concentration in processed foods is typically low even it can be formed through various biochemical and chemical pathways in foods. …”
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Psoriatic arthritis: An up to date overview by Simon Hackett, Laura Coates

“…In addition to classification, treatment options for PsA have continued to expand over recent years, with the development of monoclonal antibody therapies targeting the underlying immunological mediators involved in PsA such as interleukin (IL)-17, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and IL-23. …”
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Cell-free DNA: a metabolic byproduct with diagnostic and prognostic potential in rheumatic disorders by Fancheng Liu, Fancheng Liu, Yazhen Su, Yazhen Su, Xinling Liu, Li Zhao, Li Zhao, Zewen Wu, Zewen Wu, Yang Liu, Yang Liu, Liyun Zhang, Liyun Zhang

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Adaptive clinical trial of AZD7442 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in immunosuppressed patients highly vulnerable to infection with SARS-CoV-2 virus (RAPID-PROTECTION): protocol for a m... by Ernest Choy, Kerenza Hood, Emma Thomas-Jones, Eleanor Barnes, Keith Wilson, Christian H Ottensmeier, Debbie Harris, Adrian Hill, Mark Tuthill, Richard Adams, Catherine Porter, Katie Ewer, Sian Griffin, Rebecca Tangney, Joanne Euden, Shirley Pringle, Lawrence Raisanen, Ruby Ray, Lisette Sheena Nixon, Melanie Varley, Craig Bodman, Paola Cicconi, Vivien Dagley, Steven Knapper

“…Participant samples will be taken at baseline and at multiple timepoints after the administration of AZD7442.Analysis The participant samples will be analysed to measure the function and magnitude of SARS-CoV-2 specific antibody and T-cell responses at baseline and at multiple timepoints after the administration of AZD7442. The immunological effect of the study interventions will be determined by comparison of the results of immunological assessments at baseline and subsequent timepoints.Ethics and dissemination The trial protocol was approved by the research ethics committee of the National Health Service (reference 22/HRA/0359), Health Research Authority and Health and Care Research Wales on 25 July 2022. …”
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Effects of Dietary Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and Costmary, Tanacetum balsamita, Essential Oil on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Biochemical Parameters, and Disease R... by Hossein Adineh, Morteza Yousefi, Basim S. A. Al Sulivany, Ehsan Ahmadifar, Mohammad Farhangi, Seyyed Morteza Hoseini

“…The Tb treatment showed improvements in plasma antioxidant, immunological, and biochemical parameters, compared to the Sc treatment. …”
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Microenvironment-Centred Dynamics in Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas by Matilde Cacciatore, Carla Guarnotta, Marco Calvaruso, Sabina Sangaletti, Ada Maria Florena, Vito Franco, Mario Paolo Colombo, Claudio Tripodo

“…The cancer-associated microenvironment is a complex network of nonneoplastic immune and stromal cells embedded in extracellular components, giving rise to a multifarious crosstalk with neoplastic cells towards the induction of a supportive milieu. The immunological and stromal microenvironments have been classically regarded as essential partners of indolent lymphomas, while considered mainly negligible in the setting of aggressive B-cell lymphomas that, by their nature, are less reliant on external stimuli. …”
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Reorganization of Extracellular Matrix in Placentas from Women with Asymptomatic Chagas Disease: Mechanism of Parasite Invasion or Local Placental Defense? by Juan Duaso, Erika Yanez, Christian Castillo, Norbel Galanti, Gonzalo Cabrera, Gabriela Corral, Juan Diego Maya, Inés Zulantay, Werner Apt, Ulrike Kemmerling

“…Changes in the ECM of placental tissues, together with the immunological status of mother and fetus, and parasite load may determine the probability of congenital transmission of T. cruzi.…”
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Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! by Archana Shetty, Gurudatta Murthy, Bharadwaj Golithadka

“…The case reiterates the importance of good interdepartmental coordination between clinicians, laboratory, and blood bank, which helped clinch the diagnosis of CAD through the correlation of clinical findings, blood counts, and immunological and biochemical parameters.…”
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Nutritional and Pharmacological Enhancement of the Gut-Associated Lymphoid Tissue by M Keith Hanna, Kenneth A Kudsk

“…Evidence points to the important immunological role of the gut in the maintenance of mucosal immunity at both intestinal and extraintestinal sites. …”
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Metallothioneins in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Importance in Pathogenesis and Potential Therapy Target by Anna Socha-Banasiak, Patrycja Sputa-Grzegrzółka, Jędrzej Grzegrzółka, Krzysztof Pacześ, Piotr Dzięgiel, Beata Sordyl, Hanna Romanowicz, Elżbieta Czkwianianc

“…Immunological disorders, increased oxidative stress, and damage to the epithelial barrier play an important role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). …”
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