Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis: An Autoimmune Disease? by Fatih Altintoprak, Engin Karakece, Taner Kivilcim, Enis Dikicier, Guner Cakmak, Fehmi Celebi, Ihsan Hakkı Ciftci

“…This study aimed to investigate the autoimmune basis of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis (IGM) by determining the anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) and extractable nuclear antigen (ENA) levels of patients diagnosed with IGM. …”
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The relationship between Helicobacter pylori and pityriasis versicolor by May H. El Samahy, Raafat Z. Abdelrahman, Hossam O. Ibrahim, Azza E. Mostafa

“…Active H. pylori infection was detected in both groups using H. pylori stool antigen test (SAT). In group A, patients who tested SAT positive were subjected to measurement of anti-H. pylori immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgA and interleukin (IL)-10 serum levels. …”
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Secretory Products of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae and Immunomodulation: Implication for Autoimmune Diseases, Allergies, and Malignancies by Ljiljana Sofronic-Milosavljevic, Natasa Ilic, Elena Pinelli, Alisa Gruden-Movsesijan

“…Those products can successfully modulate parasite-specific immune responses as well as responses to unrelated antigens (either self or nonself in origin), providing an anti-inflammatory milieu and maintaining homeostasis. …”
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Immunoinformatics Identification of B- and T-Cell Epitopes in the RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase of SARS-CoV-2 by Niti Yashvardhini, Amit Kumar, Deepak Kumar Jha

“…In the present study, B- and T-cell immune epitopes were identified for RdRp (RNA-dependent RNA polymerase) protein using immunoinformatic techniques, which is proved to be a rapid and efficient method to explore the candidate peptide vaccine. Subsequently, antigenicity and interactions with HLA (human leukocyte antigen) alleles were estimated. …”
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Urinary Bladder Adenocarcinoma Metastatic to the Abdominal Wall: Report of a Case with Cytohistologic Correlation by Vikas Nath, Mithra Baliga

“…Immunohistochemistry revealed positivity for CK7, membranous/cytoplasmic β-catenin, caudal-type homeobox transcription factor 2 (CDX2), and α-methylacyl coenzyme A racemase and negativity for CK20, p63, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and prostate-specific acid phosphatase (PSAP). …”
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Biological properties of coronaviruses of farm, domestic animals and birds: comparative characterization of pathology they induce (review) by Kh. Z. Gaffarov, A. I. Yarullin, V. G. Gumerov, I. G. Karimullina

“…Some data on the virus antigen structure and immunogenicity, on the presence of related antigens in the coronaviruses infecting humans, animals and birds are demonstrated as well. …”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Mixed Cryoglobulinemia by Gianfranco Lauletta, Sabino Russi, Vincenza Conteduca, Loredana Sansonno

“…B-cell clonal expansion starts as an antigen-driven event and expands towards indolent and malignant B-cell proliferation. …”
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Nonalpine Thyroid Angiosarcoma in a Patient with Hashimoto Thyroiditis by Nadia Innaro, Elena Succurro, Giuseppe Tomaino, Franco Arturi

“…After total thyroidectomy and right cervical lymphadenectomy, postoperative histological examination revealed the presence of a thyroid angiosarcoma with positive staining for CD31 and for both Factor VIII-related antigen and Vimentin and only partially positive for staining pancytokeratin and presence of metastasis in cervical, supraclavicular, mediastinal and paratracheal lymph nodes. …”
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Role of CFT and PCR in diagnosis of Chlamydia psittaci in experimentally infected rabbits by V. V. Evstifeev, F. M. Khusainov, S. I. Yakovlev, R. I. Shangaraev, V. I. Eremets

“…Therefore, such a retrospective methodas complement fixation test with a сhlamydia antigen is of high diagnosticvaluefor lifetime сhlamydiadiagnosis.…”
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PHARMACOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION AND BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA IN THE ABSENCE OF RISK OF DISEASE PROGRESSION by A. A. Kamalov, A. M. Tahirzade

“…Inclusion criteria: IPSS ≥8 points, IIEF-5 ≤21 points, prostate volume ≤40 cm3, prostatic specific antigen (PSA) level <1.5 ng/ml. In patients who are interested in improving erectile function, the following treatment options have been performed: monotherapy with tamsulosin 0.4 mg daily (n = 30), sildenafil monotherapy 25 mg daily (n = 31), tamsulosin 0.4 mg daily and sildenafil 25 mg daily (n = 34).Results. …”
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Endometriosis in Postmenopausal Woman Without Previous Hormonal Therapy: A Case Report by Mine İslimye Taşkın, Meltem Çağrı Menteşe, Engin Uzgören, Ümit İnceboz

“…A pelvic ultrasound scan revealed a right ovarian cystic mass of approximately 2.6x2.1cm in size and a left ovarian multiple lobated hemorrhagic cystic mass approximately 5.0x2.8 cm in size. Cancer antigen 25 (CA 125) level appeared to be within the normal range. …”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Cytomegalovirus, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses in Multitransfused Thalassemic Children in Upper Egypt by Ramadan A. Mahmoud, Abdel-Azeem M. El-Mazary, Ashraf Khodeary

“…Serum samples were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-HCV, anti-CMV, and anti-HIV type 1 and type 2 using the Vitek Immunodiagnostic Assay System. …”
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Langerhans Cell Sarcoma: A Case Report Demonstrating Morphological and Immunophenotypical Variability within a Single Lesion by Rasika Singh, Charles Edward Keen, Christopher Stone, Patrick Sarsfield

“…Langerhans cells are antigen presenting dendritic cells and tumours arising from these are rare. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Helicobacter pylori Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis by Fumio Omata, Takuro Shimbo, Sachiko Ohde, Gautam A. Deshpande, Tsuguya Fukui

“…If the prevalence of H. pylori in the patients with AG is 85% and CAM-resistant H. pylori is 30%, histology, stool H. pylori antigen (SHPAg), bacterial culture (BC), and urine H. pylori antibody (UHPAb) were dominated by serum H. pylori IgG antibody (SHPAb), rapid urease test (RUT), and urea breath test (UBT). …”
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Diagnostic Pitfalls in Newborns and Babies with Blisters and Erosions by Elke Nischler, Alfred Klausegger, Clemens Hüttner, Gabriele Pohla-Gubo, Anja Diem, Johann W. Bauer, Helmut Hintner

“…In addition, we provide an overview of the rational use and the limitations of laboratory procedures such as microbial testing, routine light microscopy, immunofluorescence antigen mapping, transmission electron microscopy, and molecular genetic analysis.…”
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ROLE OF POLYMORPHISM FOR THE PANE1 GENE IN THE FORMATION OF REPRODUCTIVE INDICES IN PIGS by N. S. Yudin, R. B. Aitnazarov, S. P. Knyazev, V. A. Bekenev, Yu. V. Podoba, A. B. Berdibaeva, M. I. Voevoda

“…Formerly, a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the PANE1 gene for a minor histocompatibility antigen was demonstrated to be positively associated with immunological blood indices and negatively associated with birthweight in Landrace pigs (Huang et al., 2010). …”
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Unveiling the immunomodulatory dance: endothelial cells’ function and their role in non-small cell lung cancer by Sophia Daum, Lilith Decristoforo, Mira Mousa, Stefan Salcher, Christina Plattner, Baharak Hosseinkhani, Zlatko Trajanoski, Dominik Wolf, Peter Carmeliet, Andreas Pircher

“…In general, endothelial cells exhibit diverse immunomodulatory properties, influencing immune cell recruitment, antigen presentation, and regulation of immune checkpoint expression. …”
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Selected Aspects in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Diseases by György Nagy, Peter C. Huszthy, Even Fossum, Yrjö Konttinen, Britt Nakken, Peter Szodoray

“…We also depict the multifaceted role of dendritic cells, serving as antigen presenting cells, contributing to the development of the pathognomonic cytokine signature and promote cellular and humoral autoimmune responses. …”
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Prostate Cancer Screening and Willingness among Staff of Faculties of Health Sciences and Technology and Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria by Rita I. Ogu, Cornelius O. Ogu, Christopher C. Wogu

“…The blood samples were used for total prostate-specific antigen (PSA) assay. The assay was conducted in two steps. …”
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Enhanced Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus Replication in Nsp4- or Nsp2-Overexpressed Marc-145 Cell Lines by Zhengqin Ye, Zhenbang Zhu, Liangzheng Yu, Zhendong Zhang, Xiangdong Li

“…The killed PRRSV vaccine with a high viral antigen load combined with robust adjuvants could provide good protection against the infection. …”
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