Vitiligo treatment: a literature review by Monika J. Leżanko, Adrianna P. Pyrek, Waldemar Placek, Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

“…The pathogenesis involves genetic and immunological factors, adhesion of melanocytes to the epithelium, as well as metabolic factors related to cellular oxidative stress. …”
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Establishment of a Mesenchymal Stem Cell Bank by Khushnuma Cooper, Chandra Viswanathan

“…We have demonstrated the plasticity of mesenchymal stem cells isolated from the umbilical cord matrix. Their immunological profile makes it even more interesting. …”
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Patient Care and Support Measures Overcome Reluctance to Initiate New Regimen Containing Enfuvirtide by Benoit Trottier

“…The patient’s acceptance was enhanced by the use of a needle-free injection system (Biojector), with minimal side effects and significantly improved virological and immunological control.…”
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Bone marrow immune cells and drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia by Miao Zhang, Miao Zhang, You Yang, You Yang, Jing Liu, Jing Liu, Ling Guo, Ling Guo, Qulian Guo, Qulian Guo, Wenjun Liu, Wenjun Liu

“…The abnormal number and function of immunosuppressive cells, including regulatory T cells (Tregs) and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), along with the dysfunction and exhaustion of immunological effector cells, including cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), dendritic cells (DCs) and natural killer cells (NKs), can induce immune escape of leukemia cells and are closely linked to therapy resistance in leukemia. …”
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An Update on the Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Cutaneous Diseases by Yanyun Li, Ziyu Ye, Weiqin Yang, Qunzhou Zhang, Jincheng Zeng

“…Therefore, understanding the biological and immunological characteristics of MSCs is important to standardize and optimize MSC-based regenerative therapy. …”
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Advances in thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) biomarkers for autoimmune thyroid diseases by Aulanniam, Achmad Rudijanto, Andreas Budi Wijaya

“… The development of immunological methods in the 1970s and 1980s led to the identification of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) as key players in the onset of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). …”
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The Clinical Cost of Delays in Switching Therapy by Sharon Walmsley

“…The cases discussed demonstrate how the use of a potent regimen as salvage therapy can have good clinical, immunological and virological outcomes. However, if the salvage regimen selected is not potent enough to achieve these goals, the durability of the response is limited. …”
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The Expression and Action of Decay-Accelerating Factor (CD55) in Human Malignancies and Cancer Therapy by Jan-Henrik Mikesch, Kathrin Schier, Antje Roetger, Ronald Simon, Horst Buerger, Burkhard Brandt

“…Here DAF seems to exert different functions beyond its immunological role such as e.g. promotion of tumorigenesis, decrease of complement mediated tumor cell lysis, autocrine loops for cell rescue and evasion of apoptosis, neoangiogenesis, invasiveness, cell motility, and metastasis via oncogenic tyrosine kinase pathways and specific seven-span transmembrane receptors (CD97) binding. …”
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Recent Advances in Epidural Analgesia by Maria Bauer, John E. George, John Seif, Ehab Farag

“…This paper will provide an overview of the pertinent anatomical, pharmacological, immunological, and technical aspects of epidural anesthesia in both adult and pediatric populations and will discuss the recent advances, the related rare but potentially devastating complications, and the current recommendations for the use of anticoagulants in the setting of neuraxial block placement.…”
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Pneumococcal Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis in a Young African American: A Case for Inclusion of African Americans in Pneumococcal Vaccine Criteria by Oghenerukevwe Odiete, Olagoke Akinwande, John J. Murray, Joseph Akamah

“…However, certain independent risk factors such as cigarette smoking and being of African-American (AA) decent have been associated with a higher incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease, but only cigarette smoking has been targeted by current recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunological Practices (ACIPs). We report a case of a young AA smoker, who developed an isolated tricuspid valve pneumococcal endocarditis. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mediate Clinically Unpromising but Favourable Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients by Urvashi Kaundal, Raja Ramachandran, Amit Arora, Deepesh B. Kenwar, Ratti Ram Sharma, Ritambhra Nada, Mukut Minz, Vivekanand Jha, Aruna Rakha

“…Patients were followed up for 2 years, and 29 immunologically relevant lymphocyte subsets and 8 cytokines and important biomarkers were analysed at all time points. …”
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Time to First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Its Predictors among HIV-Positive Children in Shashemene Town Health Facilities, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2019 by Endale Zenebe, Assefa Washo, Abreham Addis Gesese

“…Previous limited studies have evaluated immunological and clinical failure without considering virological failure in Ethiopia. …”
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Smallpox vaccination in a mouse model by S. N. Shchelkunov, A. A. Sergeev, S. A. Pyankov, K. A. Titova, S. N. Yakubitskiy

“…Intramuscular vaccination cannot elicit an active immune response, since tissues at the vaccination site are immunologically poor. Skin has evolved into an immunologically important organ in mammals; therefore, intradermal delivery of a vaccine can ensure reliable protective immunity. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics and experimental analysis of CHAF1B as a novel biomarker and immunotherapy target in LUAD by Wei Du, Xiao-Wei Wu, Qing-Feng Li, Bing-Yu Zhang, Jing Wu, Ya-Ping Xu, Xue Yi

“…Its expression is associated with drug sensitivity, immunological checkpoints, and immune cell infiltration. …”
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Experimental trichuriasis: Changes in the immune response and bacterial translocation during acute phase development illustrated with 3D model animation. by Dayane Alvarinho de Oliveira, Renato Oliveira, Brunna Vianna Braga, Lorian Cobra Straker, Luciana Silva Rodrigues, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Eduardo José Lopes-Torres

“…Our multidimensional approach, which incorporates microscopy tools, micro-CT, physiological evaluations, tissue/organ assessments, and immunological parameters, demonstrates the ability of larvae to breach the intestinal mucosa, further indicating the timing of extensive bacterial infiltration. …”
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Aquaponics model can provide better productivity: Microorganisms affect the growth and health of tilapia by Dingyue Fan, Huimin Xu, Shunlong Meng, Limin Fan, Chao Song, Liping Qiu, Dandan Li, Longxiang Fang, Zhuping Liu, Xuwen Bing

“…The relationships between fish immunological and digestive functions, water quality, and bacterial populations were not well understood. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Pilot Study on HIV and Quality of Life and a Suggested Cure for HIV and AIDS by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…This study was undertaken to examine the association between the immunological impact of HIV (measured by CD4 count) and global self-assessed quality of life (QOL) (measured with QOL1) for people suffering from HIV, to see if the connection was large and statistically strong enough to support our hypothesis of a strong QOL-immunological connection through the nonspecific, nonreceptor-mediated immune system, and thus to give a rationale for a holistic cure for HIV. …”
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Body composition, mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and metabolome of patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery (COMMITMENT): protocol for a monocentric prospective co... by Sina M Coldewey, Charles Neu, Philipp Baumbach, Utz Settmacher, Kornel Skitek, Hermann Kissler, Ricardo Esper Treml

“…Further outcomes comprise longitudinal changes of PPIX-TSLT and metabolic and immunological variables. Outcomes will be assessed using paired t-tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and regression analyses.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2018-1192-BO). …”
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Investigating a Case of Recurrent Pleural Effusion by Patrícia Rodrigues, Maria Neves, João Pedro Ferreira, Miguel Araújo Abreu, Fernanda Almeida

“…The pleural fluid was an exudate, rich in normal lymphocytes, and the echocardiogram, chest computerized axial tomography, and immunological, microbiological and cytological studies were negative. …”
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Severe Legionnaires’ Disease Complicated by Rhabdomyolysis and Clinically Resistant to Moxifloxacin in a Splenectomised Patient: Too Much of a Coincidence? by Theocharis Koufakis, Ioannis Gabranis, Marianneta Chatzopoulou, Anastasios Margaritis, Maria Tsiakalou

“…More studies are required in order to clarify the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that connect asplenia, immunological response to Legionella, and pathogen’s resistance to antibiotics.…”
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