Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Presenting with MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis and Aortic Dissection by Bram M. Voorzaat, Jan van Schaik, Stijn L. P. Crobach, Catharina S. P. van Rijswijk, Joris I. Rotmans

“…The combination of alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency, ANCA-vasculitis, and aortic aneurysm has been rarely described in literature. …”
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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor decreases the risk of colorectal adenoma in the aged with Type 2 diabetes by Dingchao Xia, Lanling Jin, Binfeng Wang, Yi Jin, Qun Zheng, Jie Xu, Senzhong Chen

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miR663 Prevents Epo Inhibition Caused by TNF-Alpha in Normoxia and Hypoxia by Mete Ozkurt, Thomas Hellwig-Bürgel, Reinhard Depping, Selda Kadabere, Rumeysa Ozyurt, Abdullah Karadag, Nilüfer Erkasap

“…After transfection of miR663 mimics into HepG2 cells, TNF-alpha was unable to decrease Epo mRNA amounts. Furthermore, mimic-miR663 transfection resulted in a lower apoptosis rate of UT-7 cells in coculture experiments. …”
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Rapid Electrochemical Detection of Radiolysis Products in an Aqueous Solution Exposed to Alpha Particle Beams by J. E. Liedhegner, W. Jennings, J. Wainright

“…An electrochemical cell has been developed that allows for the rapid and exhaustive detection of oxygen and/or hydrogen peroxide produced during the radiolysis of aqueous solutions by alpha particle or proton beams. Short, 10–100 s, exposures were sufficient to yield steady-state electrochemical currents proportional to the radiolysis G-factor. …”
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Estimation of Alpha-Amylase in Smokers with and without Leukoplakia and Oral Cancer—A Comparative Study by Amit A. Basannavar, Ankita Bhargava, Alkananda Sahoo, Nidhi Dhakar, Rahul R. Shetty, Debanti Giri

Subjects: “…alpha-amylase…”
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Intestinal tissue levels of anti-TNF alpha, antibodies, and cytokines in paediatric Crohn disease by Vojtech Dotlacil, Stepan Coufal, Tereza Lerchova, Kristyna Zarubova, Barbora Kucerova, Helena Tlaskalova-Hogenova, Miloslav Kverka, Richard Skaba, Jiri Bronsky, Ondrej Hradsky, Michal Rygl

“…Abstract The aim was to explore factors associated with intestinal tissue levels of anti-TNF alpha (anti-TNF), anti-TNF antibodies, and cytokines in pediatric patients with Crohn Disease (CD). …”
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Single-Dose Infliximab in Hepatitis C Genotype 1 Treatmentnaive Patients with High Serum Levels of Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha Does Not Influence the Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2B/Ribavirin Therapy by Curtis Cooper, Stephen Shafran, Susan Greenbloom, Robert Enns, John Farley, Nir Hilzenrat, Kurt Williams, Magdy Elkashab, Nabil Abadir, Manuela Neuman

“…BACKGROUND: Serum tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) levels correlate negatively with hepatitis C virus (HCV) antiviral response.…”
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Risk of poor glycemic control in tamsulosin versus finasteride users with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Minh-Ha Nguyen, Maxim S. Petrov, Jaelim Cho

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Risk of lung disease in the PI*SS genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin: an EARCO research project by Teresa Martín, Catarina Guimarães, Cristina Esquinas, Maria Torres-Duran, Alice M. Turner, Hanan Tanash, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Angelo Corsico, José Luis López-Campos, Eva Bartošovská, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, José María Hernández-Pérez, Maria Sucena, Marc Miravitlles

Subjects: “…Alpha-1 antitrypsin…”
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Response to: risk of lung disease with the Pi*SS genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin: the evidence in context by Teresa Martín, Marc Miravitlles

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Dual Role of α-MSH in Colitis Progression: Mediating Neutrophil Differentiation via Bone Marrow by Liao X, Liu H, Li Y, Zhang W, Dai Q, Wei H, Zhou J, Xie X, Zhou H

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A Rare Side Effect due to TNF-Alpha Blocking Agent: Acute Pleuropericarditis with Adalimumab by Hakan Ozkan, Ahmet Seckin Cetinkaya, Tekin Yildiz, Tahsin Bozat

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonism is an important treatment strategy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, and ankylosing spondylitis. …”
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Targeting Interleukin-4 Receptor Alpha by Hybrid Peptide for Novel Biliary Tract Cancer Therapy by Kahori Seto, Junichi Shoda, Tomohisa Horibe, Eiji Warabi, Masayuki Kohno, Toru Yanagawa, Hiroki Bukawa, Yasuni Nakanuma, Koji Kawakami

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The Effects of Alpha Interferon on the Development of Autoimmune Thyroiditis in the NOD H2h4 Mouse by Yael Oppenheim, Grace Kim, Yoshiyuki Ban, Pamela Unger, Erlinda Concepcion, Takao Ando, Yaron Tomer

“…Alpha interferon (αIFN) therapy is known to induce thyroid autoimmunity in up to 40% of patients. …”
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Nonparametric estimators for varextropy under $\alpha$-mixing condition with appliction in exponential AR(1) model by Raheleh Zamini, Faranak Goodarzi, Mohamad Salimi

“…The goal of this paper is to study the problem of estimation of varextropy function under $\alpha$-mixing dependence condition. We propose nonparametric estimators for varextropy, residual varextropy and  past varextropy. …”
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The Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-6 in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia by Mustafa Aydin, Ishak Ozel Tekin, Sait Mesut Dogan, Nesligul Yildirim, Mehmet Arasli, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Ziyaettin Aktop

“…Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-𝛼) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are among the sensitive markers of systemic inflammation. …”
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Comparison of ZnS(Ag) Scintillator and Proportional Counter Tube for Alpha Detection in Thin-Layer Chromatography by Marc Pretze, Jan Wendrich, Holger Hartmann, Robert Freudenberg, Ralph A. Bundschuh, Jörg Kotzerke, Enrico Michler

“…(1) <b>Background</b>: Targeted alpha therapy is an emerging field in nuclear medicine driven by two advantages: overcoming resistance in cancer-suffering patients to beta therapies and the practical application of lower activities of ²¹²Pb- and ²²⁵Ac-labelled peptides to achieve the same doses compared to beta therapy due to the highly cytotoxic nature of alpha particles. …”
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Inhibition of tumour necrosis factor alpha by Etanercept attenuates Shiga toxin-induced brain pathology by Robin Christ, Devon Siemes, Shuo Zhao, Lars Widera, Philippa Spangenberg, Julia Lill, Stephanie Thiebes, Jenny Bottek, Lars Borgards, Andreia G. Pinho, Nuno A. Silva, Susana Monteiro, Selina K. Jorch, Matthias Gunzer, Bente Siebels, Hannah Voss, Hartmut Schlüter, Olga Shevchuk, Jianxu Chen, Daniel R. Engel

“…In this study, we investigated the role of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) for microglial activation and brain pathology using a preclinical mouse model of EHEC infection. …”
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The efficacy of an allosteric modulator of the alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in a murine model of stroke by Katherine Hernandez, Nathan Jones, Sterling B. Ortega

“…Using a murine transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO) model, we sought to evaluate the neurotherapeutic efficacy of a positive allosteric modulator of the alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7-nAChR), PNU-120596 (PNU), specifically examining whether PNU would modulate stroke-induced neurological dysfunction and neuropathology, with modulation of neuroinflammation as a possible mechanism.MethodsYoung male C57BL/6J mice received a subcutaneous injection of 20mg/kg of vehicle (DMSO) or PNU-120596 immediately after reperfusion, and infarct area and Bederson score were analyzed 24 hours post-stroke. …”
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Determination of alpha-napthyl acetate esterase activity of native and frozen-thawed bull sperm acrosome by Ülkü Nur Canbolat, İlhami Çelik, Rukiye Erdoğan

“…Freeze- thawing process significantly decreased alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase positivity rates of the samples.…”
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