Infectious Endocarditis from Enterococcus faecalis Associated with Tubular Adenoma of the Sigmoid Colon by Emilly Caroline de Freitas Silva, Camila Ronchini Montalvão, Simone Bonafé

“…However, further studies with significant correlation between the two pathologies are required, so that proper measures can be implemented in clinical practice.…”
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Insulin Resistance and Endothelial Dysfunction Constitute a Common Therapeutic Target in Cardiometabolic Disorders by A. Janus, E. Szahidewicz-Krupska, G. Mazur, A. Doroszko

“…Hence, targeting one of these pathologies with pleiotropic treatment exerts beneficial effect on another one. …”
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Shönlein-Henoch Purpura in the Course of Chronic Primary Inmmune Thrombocytopenia. Presentation of a Case by Lucía Díaz Morejón, Belkis Lázara Rodríguez Jorge, Dumeivy García Sánchez

“…It is related to triggering pathologies as infections and insect bites. A case of a 4 year old boy is presented who presented allergic episodes of rhinitis and urticaria. …”
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Brain Plasticity and Cell Competition: Immediate Early Genes Are the Focus by Pavel P. Tregub, Yulia K. Komleva, Maria V. Kukla, Anton S. Averchuk, Anna S. Vetchinova, Natalia A. Rozanova, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Alla B. Salmina

“…In this review, we analyze the current understanding of the role of IEGs (c-Fos, c-Myc, Arg3.1/Arc) in controlling brain plasticity in physiological and pathological conditions, including brain aging and neurodegeneration. …”
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Mechanistic insights into connexin-mediated neuroglia crosstalk in neurodegenerative diseases by Simona Denaro, Simona D’Aprile, Nunzio Vicario, Rosalba Parenti

“…However, accumulating evidence suggests that Cxs can also act as pathological pore in neuroinflammatory conditions, thereby contributing to neurodegenerative phenomena such as synaptic dysfunction, oxidative stress, and ultimately cell death. …”
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Osteopontin Bridging Innate and Adaptive Immunity in Autoimmune Diseases by Nausicaa Clemente, Davide Raineri, Giuseppe Cappellano, Elena Boggio, Francesco Favero, Maria Felicia Soluri, Chiara Dianzani, Cristoforo Comi, Umberto Dianzani, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Physiologically, it regulates the host response to infections by driving T helper (Th) polarization and acting on both innate and adaptive immunity; pathologically, it contributes to the development of immune-mediated and inflammatory diseases. …”
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Aerococcus viridans Native Valve Endocarditis by Wenwan Zhou, Vanessa Nanci, Andreanne Jean, Amir H Salehi, Fahad Altuwaijri, Renzo Cecere, Jacques Genest

“…A diagnosis of native mitral valve endocarditis was established on the basis of clinical presentation, characteristic echocardiographic findings and pathological specimen examination after urgent valve replacement. …”
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Nursing care of a patient after pericardiocentesis in terms of the International Classification of Nursing Practice ICNP® – a case study by Filip M. Tkaczyk

“…Pericardiocentesis is an invasive procedure to evacuate accumulated fluid in the pericardial sac by puncturing and decompressing it. Pathological accumulation of fluid in the pericardial cavity is an immediate life-threatening condition and may be the cause of sudden cardiac arrest. …”
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On the interaction between the immune system and an exponentially replicating pathogen by Alberto d'Onofrio

“…After shortly studying some pathological cases of interest, we include in our model distributed and constant delays and we show that also delays may unstabilize the equilibria.…”
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Tuberculosis Presenting as Isolated Wrist Swelling: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Oshan Basnayake, Ahamed Nihaj, Ranji Pitagampalage, Harsha Mendis

“…Different presentations of tuberculosis should be considered when patients are presenting with atypical clinical and initial basic investigation findings in relation to monoarticular pathologies.…”
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Role of Exercise Training on Autonomic Changes and Inflammatory Profile Induced by Myocardial Infarction by Bruno Rodrigues, Fabio S. Lira, Fernanda M. Consolim-Colombo, Juraci A. Rocha, Erico C. Caperuto, Kátia De Angelis, Maria-Cláudia Irigoyen

“…Moreover, the reduction in the parasympathetic function has been associated with inflammatory response in different pathological conditions. Over the years, most of the studies have indicated the exercise training (ET) as an important nonpharmacological tool in the management of autonomic dysfunction and reduction in inflammatory profile after a myocardial infarction. …”
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Local electrical stimulation: introduction to the problem by Lev G. Agasarov, Maxim Yu. Yakovlev, Tatyana V. Konchugova, Larisa A. Marchenkova, Victor A. Drobyshev, Tatyana V. Apkhanova, Tatyana E. Belousova, Tatyana V. Marfina, Nadezhda V. Gushchina, Valeria A. Vasileva, Anastasia A. Mukhina, Irina A. Grishechkina, Tatyana K. Chernyavskaya, Elena P. Ivanova

“…In addition, specific examples of use of local electrical stimulation in a number of pathological conditions are also presented. …”
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Exosomes as Mediators of Cell-to-Cell Communication in Thyroid Disease by Yi Wang, Feng Xu, Jia-Yu Zhong, Xiao Lin, Su-Kang Shan, Bei Guo, Ming-Hui Zheng, Ling-Qing Yuan

“…Concentrated cargoes from parent cells are enveloped in exosomes, which are cell specific and may have functions in the recipient cell, reflecting a novel physiological and pathological mechanism in disease development. As a transmitter, exosomes shuttle to different cells or tissues and mediate communications among these organelles. …”
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Aortic Aneurysm as a Complication of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Successfully Treated with Prednisolone and Cyclophosphamide: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Naoko Niimi, Tomoko Miyashita, Kana Tanji, Takuya Hirai, Kozo Watanabe, Keigo Ikeda, Shinji Morimoto, Iwao Sekigawa

“…Video-associated thoracoscopic lung biopsy was performed; pathologic examination showed granulation tissue with necrosis and multinucleated giant cells. …”
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Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the Bladder: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Kenichi Mori, Tadasuke Ando, Takeo Nomura, Fuminori Sato, Hiromitsu Mimata

“…The patient was diagnosed with local invasive bladder tumor, and cystectomy with ileal conduit formation was performed. The final pathological evaluation was predominant LELC with urothelial carcinoma. …”
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Exploring nutraceutical approaches linking metabolic syndrome and cognitive impairment by Rebecca Sonnino, Gea Ciccarelli, Simona Moffa, Laura Soldovieri, Gianfranco Di Giuseppe, Michela Brunetti, Francesca Cinti, Eleonora Di Piazza, Antonio Gasbarrini, Enrico C. Nista, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Andrea Giaccari, Teresa Mezza

“…Summary: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are interconnected conditions sharing common pathological pathways, such as inflammation and oxidative stress, leading to the concept of “metabolic-cognitive syndrome.” …”
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From pathogenesis to new developments in treatment of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Literature review by A. Juknelytė, Ž. Vaičekauskytė, D. Mickevičienė, R. Balnytė

“…Inflammation has long been thought to be the initial factor that starts pathological mechanisms, and neurodegeneration only enhances the progression of the disease. …”
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The Role of TAMs in Tumor Microenvironment and New Research Progress by Yawei Feng, Zhiqiang Ye, Furong Song, Yufeng He, Jun Liu

“…At the same time, clinical pathological experiments show that the accumulation of TAMs in tumor is related to poor clinical efficacy. …”
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The Spleen Revisited: An Overview on Magnetic Resonance Imaging by João Palas, António P. Matos, Miguel Ramalho

“…The spleen may be involved in several pathologic conditions like congenital diseases, trauma, inflammation, vascular disorders and hematologic disorders, benign and malignant tumors, and other disease processes that focally or diffusely affect the spleen. …”
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Tendon Stem/Progenitor Cells and Their Interactions with Extracellular Matrix and Mechanical Loading by Chuanxin Zhang, Jun Zhu, Yiqin Zhou, Bhavani P. Thampatty, James H-C. Wang

“…In addition, the effects of such interactions on the maintenance of tendon homeostasis and the initiation of tendon pathological conditions are discussed. Moreover, the challenges in further investigations of TSPC mechanobiology in vitro and in vivo are outlined. …”
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