Helmet Ventilation in a Child with COVID-19 and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Ke-Yun Chao, Chao-Yu Chen, Xiao-Ru Ji, Shu-Chi Mu, Yu-Hsuan Chien

“…The COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction test and urine antigen test for Streptococcus pneumoniae were both positive, and sputum culture yielded Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …”
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Dyspepsia: When and How to Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection by Maria Pina Dore, Giovanni Mario Pes, Gabrio Bassotti, Paolo Usai-Satta

“…For patients without alarm symptoms, noninvasive testing for H. pylori, with either carbon-13-labeled urea breath testing or stool antigen testing, is recommended as a first-line strategy. …”
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Reduced PKC α Activity Induces Senescent Phenotype in Erythrocytes by Rukmini B. Govekar, Poonam D. Kawle, Suresh H. Advani, Surekha M. Zingde

“…The molecular mechanism mediating expression of senescent cell antigen-aggregated or cleaved band 3 and externalized phosphatidylserine (PS) on the surface of aged erythrocytes and their premature expression in certain anemias is not completely elucidated. …”
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Upregulation of Soluble HLA-G in Chronic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction by Line Lisbeth Olesen, Thomas Vauvert F. Hviid

“…The immune system is activated in LVSD, and the immunomodulatory molecule human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) may be involved. The primary aim was to measure soluble HLA-G (sHLA-G) in the blood in different stages of LVSD (<30% and 30–40%), in the midrange EF 40–50%, and in preserved EF ≥ 50% and to validate sHLA-G as a LVSD biomarker. …”
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Adenocarcinoma with Neuroendocrine Differentiation of the Colon Accompanying Osteoclast-Like Giant Cells by Mitsuhiro Tachibana, Tadahiro Isono, Yutaka Tsutsumi

“…The carcinoma cells were labeled focally for synaptophysin and diffusely for the DR locus of the human leukocyte antigen and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). Deficient expression of DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) proteins was immunohistochemically confirmed. …”
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Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combination Immunotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Collecting Duct Carcinoma by Tetsuya Danno, Shohei Iwata, Fusako Niimi, Sachi Honda, Haruka Okada, Takeshi Azuma

“…Recently, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) antibody, and anti-cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) antibody were approved for use against metastatic renal cell carcinoma. …”
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CAR-T CELL THERAPY IN B-CELL ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA by Ugo Testa, Simona Sica, Elvira Pelosi, Germana Castelli, Giuseppe Leone

“…Antigens expressed on B-cells, such as CD19, CD20, and CD22, represent targets suitable for treating patients with R/R B-ALL. …”
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A New Hope in Immunotherapy for Malignant Gliomas: Adoptive T Cell Transfer Therapy by Dong-Sup Chung, Hye-Jin Shin, Yong-Kil Hong

“…But, antitumor activities of endogenously activated T cells induced by immunotherapy such as vaccination are not sufficient to control tumors because tumor-specific antigens may be self-antigens and tumors have immune evasion mechanisms to avoid immune surveillance system of host. …”
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Macro- and microscopic anatomy of the digestive tract in the red-eared slider (Emydidae: Trachemys scripta elegans). by Nonoha Miyai, Takuma Kozono, Tatsu Kuriki, Mai Todoroki, Tomoaki Murakami, Kyosuke Shinohara, Toshinori Yoshida, Tetsuhito Kigata

“…In both segments, the basal part of the pseudostratified epithelium included proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive proliferating cells. The stomach and large intestine were lined by the simple columnar epithelium. …”
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Modalities for Imaging of Prostate Cancer by A. H. Hou, D. Swanson, A. B. Barqawi

“…Prostate screening by digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen has shifted the diagnosis of prostate cancer to lower grade, organ confined disease, adding to overdetection and overtreatment of prostate cancer. …”
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Mass Cytometry Reveals the Imbalanced Immune State in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Essential Hypertension by Rui Yang, Yuhong He, Honggang Zhang, Qiuju Zhang, Bingwei Li, Changming Xiong, Yubao Zou, Bingyang Liu

“…What is more, the expression of many important antigens was enhanced in CD45+ immune cells, granulocytes, and B cells in patients with EH. …”
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Analysis of the effect of ALA-PDT on macrophages in footpad model of mice infected with Fonsecaea monophora based on single-cell sequencing by Chen Wenyi, Wu Xuelin, Yaqoob Muhammad Danish, Liu Kangxing, Hu Yanqing, Ke Xiuling, Hu Yongxuan

“…After ALA-PDT treatment, the number of inflammatory cells decreased, while macrophages upregulated the expression of antigen-recognition-related genes, enhancing phagocytosis and autophagy-related biological functions.…”
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Conventional Rapid Latex Agglutination in Estimation of von Willebrand Factor: Method Revisited and Potential Clinical Applications by Marianor Mahat, Wan Zaidah Abdullah, Che Maraina Che Hussin

“…Measurement of von Willebrand factor antigen (VWF : Ag) levels is usually performed in a specialised laboratory which limits its application in routine clinical practice. …”
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Incidence of Helicobacter pylori in Type l Diabetes Mellitus Patients and Association with Certain HLA Alleles by Samir S. Aljawahiry, Naer A. M. Alkaabawi, Alaa A. Jawad

“…Objectives: This study aimed to detect H. pylori infection and investigate any relationship between the infection of H. pylori and the disease of diabetes, to find out if there is an association with certain human leukocyte antigen (HLA), and to study the frequency of H. pylori infection among type l diabetic and nondiabetic patients. …”
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General Approach to Identifying Potential Targets for Cancer Imaging by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis of Publicly Available Genomic Profiles by Yongliang Yang, S. James Adelstein, Amin I. Kassis

“…Further, by consulting gene-disease and protein-disease databases, we suggest a number of significantly upregulated genes as promising imaging targets, including cell surface-associated mucin-1, prostate-specific membrane antigen, hepsin, urokinase plasminogen activator receptor, and folate receptors. …”
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A Case of Histoplasma capsulatum Causing Granulomatous Liver Disease and Addisonian Crisis by P Wong, S Houston, B Power, E Lalor, VG Bain

“…His serum and urine samples were also weakly positive for the antigen. Despite complications of renal failure, pneumonia and congestive heart failure, he recovered with medical therapy and was discharged home to complete a prolonged course of itraconazole therapy. …”
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Exclusive Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Sarcoidal Granulomatous Inflammation due to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Report of Two Cases with Unusual Manifestations and Review of the Lit... by Narciss Mobini, Rummit Dhillon, Jason Dickey, Jordan Spoon, Kaviyon Sadrolashrafi

“…Recent emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has revolutionized the treatment of cancers and produced prolonged response by boosting the immune system against tumor cells. The primary target antigens are cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4), a downregulator of T-cell activation, and programmed cell death-1 receptor (PD-1), a regulator of T-cell proliferation. …”
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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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5-ALA-Induced Fluorescent Urine Cytology in Comparison with Conventional Cytology, BTA-TRAK, and NMP-22 Tests in the Diagnosis of Bladder Cancer by Rajendra B Nerli, Shadab Rangrez, Shridhar C. Ghagane, Parth Lalakia, Shoubhik Chandra, Shreya Chandra

“… Introduction To assess the sensitivity fluorescent urine cytology induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) in the diagnosis of bladder cancer and to compare the sensitivity and specificity with currently available markers approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), bladder tumour antigen (BTA-TRAK, Bard Diagnostic Sciences, Redmond, WA, United States) assay based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP-22), and conventional cytology.…”
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