Transplant Tolerance: New Insights and Strategies for Long-Term Allograft Acceptance by Paulina Ruiz, Paula Maldonado, Yessia Hidalgo, Alejandra Gleisner, Daniela Sauma, Cinthia Silva, Juan Jose Saez, Sarah Nuñez, Mario Rosemblatt, Maria Rosa Bono

“…Despite the potential of organ transplantation, the administration of immunosuppressive drugs required for allograft acceptance induces severe immunosuppression in transplanted patients, which leads to serious side effects such as infection with opportunistic pathogens and the occurrence of neoplasias, in addition to the known intrinsic toxicity of these drugs. …”
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PI3K Functions in Cancer Progression, Anticancer Immunity and Immune Evasion by Tumors by Francesco Dituri, Antonio Mazzocca, Gianluigi Giannelli, Salvatore Antonaci

“…The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway regulates multiple cellular processes which underlie immune responses against pathogens or malignant cells. Conversely, there is accumulating evidence that the PI3K pathway is involved in the development of several malignant traits of cancer cells as well as their escape from immunity. …”
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Manipulation of Type I Interferon Signaling by HIV and AIDS-Associated Viruses by Buyuan He, James T. Tran, David Jesse Sanchez

“…However, as additional studies into the function of Type I Interferons progressed, it was also seen that pathogenic viruses have coevolved to encode potent mechanisms allowing them to evade or suppress the impact of Type I Interferons on their replication. …”
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Genomic analysis of antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolated from manure and manured agricultural grasslands by C. Tyrrell, C. M. Burgess, F. P. Brennan, D. Münzenmaier, D. Drissner, R. J. Leigh, F. Walsh

“…The environment can harbour Escherichia coli that are pathogenic or commensal. Escherichia coli is used as an indicator of environmental faecal contamination. …”
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Antifungal Resistance and New Strategies to Control Fungal Infections by Patrick Vandeputte, Selene Ferrari, Alix T. Coste

“…Discovery of new putative antifungal targets is performed through genome-wide approaches for a better understanding of the human pathogenic fungi biology.…”
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A Case of Cardiac Arrest during C1 Laminectomy for Irreducible Atlantoaxial Subluxation by Yosuke Shibao, Masao Koda, Keita Nakayama, Tomoyuki Asada, Kosuke Sato, Mamoru Kono, Fumihiko Eto, Kentaro Mataki, Hiroshi Kumagai, Katsuya Nagashima, Kousei Miura, Hiroshi Noguchi, Hiroshi Takahashi, Toru Funayama, Tetsuya Abe, Masashi Yamazaki

“…There was no postoperative worsening of neurological symptoms, and the improvement of sensory and motor palsy was favorable. The pathogenic mechanism was presumed to be trigeminocardiac reflex. …”
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Evaluation of Halogenated Coumarins for Antimosquito Properties by Venugopala K. Narayanaswamy, Raquel M. Gleiser, Kabange Kasumbwe, Bandar E. Aldhubiab, Mahesh V. Attimarad, Bharti Odhav

“…Mosquitoes are the major vectors of parasites and pathogens affecting humans and domestic animals. The widespread development of insecticide resistance and negative environmental effects of most synthetic compounds support an interest in finding and developing alternative products against mosquitoes. …”
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Immunomagnetic Separation of Salmonella Typhimurium Based on Microfluidic Chip by JIN Yan, WANG Jingyi, CHENG Jianing, YU Lemin, ZHANG Bichen, ZHANG Yibo, XU Tongyu

“…This highly integrated immunomagnetic separation microfluidic system can enrich target bacteria from complex food matrices rapidly and accurately, thus providing an effective solution for the rapid detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria, which is of great significance in addressing public health problems caused by foodborne diseases.…”
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Juvenile Hemochromatosis due to a Homozygous Variant in the HJV Gene by María-Belén Moreno-Risco, Manuel Méndez, María-Isabel Moreno-Carralero, Ana-María López-Moreno, José-Manuel Vagace-Valero, María-José Morán-Jiménez

“…Juvenile hemochromatosis type 2a and 2b is an autosomal recessive disease caused by pathogenic variants in HJV and HAMP genes, respectively. …”
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Probiotics and Prebiotics: Role in Prevention of Nosocomial Sepsis in Preterm Infants by Vrinda Nair, Amuchou S. Soraisham

“…The gastrointestinal tract is an important source of potential pathogens causing nosocomial sepsis as the immature intestinal epithelium can permit translocation of bacteria and yeast. …”
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Classification of distinct tendinopathy subtypes for precision therapeutics by Chenqi Tang, Zetao Wang, Yuanhao Xie, Yang Fei, Junchao Luo, Canlong Wang, Yue Ying, Peiwen He, Ruojing Yan, Yangwu Chen, Jiayun Huang, Yiwen Xu, Zicheng Wang, Boon Chin Heng, Hengzhi Liu, Jianyou Li, Zi Yin, Haobo Wu, Weishan Chen, Hongwei Ouyang, Xiao Chen, Weiliang Shen

“…Hence, this study attempted a classification of 126 diseased tendons into three distinct subtypes with opposite pathogenic mechanisms based on transcriptomic and clinical features. …”
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Strategies for the Development of Bioprotective Cultures in Food Preservation by Luana Virgínia Souza, Evandro Martins, Isabella Maria Fernandes Botelho Moreira, Antônio Fernandes de Carvalho

“…In this context, the lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have been extensively prospected as a bioprotective culture, as they have a long history in food production and their antimicrobial activity against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms is well established. However, to make LAB cultures available in the market is not that easy, the strains should be characterized phenotypically and genotypically, and studies of safety and technological application are necessary to validate their bioprotection performance. …”
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Physicochemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial study in Nepalese honey by Amrita Adhikari, Nabin Kumar Thapa, Anita Gurung, Niranjan Parajuli

“…Additionally, samples also showed a large zone of inhibition against four pathogens. Besides, the correlation between physicochemical parameters, TFC, TPC, and antioxidant activity was established by using Pearson’s correlation and PCA. …”
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Anthoteibinenes F–Q: New Sesquiterpenes from the Irish Deep-Sea Coral <i>Anthothela grandiflora</i> by Stine S. H. Olsen, Sam Afoullouss, Ezequiel Cruz Rosa, Ryan M. Young, Mark Johnson, A. Louise Allcock, Bill. J. Baker

“…The metabolites were screened against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), ESKAPE pathogens, five <i>Candida albicans</i> strains, and one strain of <i>C. auris</i>.…”
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Compound Heterozygous Mutations in TMC1 and MYO15A Are Associated with Autosomal Recessive Nonsyndromic Hearing Loss in Two Chinese Han Families by Pengcheng Xu, Jun Xu, Hu Peng, Tao Yang

“…The two novel mutations identified in this study, p.M413T in TMC1 and p.R1407T in MYO15A, are classified as likely pathogenic according to the guidelines of ACMG. Our study expanded the mutation spectrums of TMC1 and MYO15A and illustrated that genotype-phenotype correlation in combination with next-generation sequencing may improve the accuracy for genetic diagnosis of deafness.…”
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Gradual Increase of High Mobility Group Protein B1 in the Lungs after the Onset of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Masahito Ebina, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Taku Miyasho, Shingo Yamada, Naoko Shibata, Hiromitsu Ohta, Shu Hisata, Shinya Ohkouchi, Tsutomu Tamada, Hidekazu Nishimura, Akitoshi Ishizaka, Ikuro Maruyama, Yoshinori Okada, Kondo Takashi, Toshihiro Nukiwa

“…These results suggest pathogenic roles for HMGB1 and MCP-1 in the late phase of acute exacerbation of IPF.…”
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Pas de Deux: Active Ulcerative Colitis in an HIV-Positive Patient by David C Pearson, Lloyd R Sutherland, Stephan Urbanski

“…Clinical, laboratory, endoscopic and histological findings were all compatible with ulcerative colitis, and stool cultures were repeatedly negative for pathogens. Colitis was initially mild and controlled with intermittent oral aminosalicylic acid products. …”
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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Autoimmune Disease: Facts and Conjectures by Alexander J. Szalai

“…At that time we confirmed that CRP affects a host defense function mediated at least in part through the elimination of pathogens. Less appreciated and not as well understood as CRP's ability to bind antigen and aid in the elimination of microbes, is its known ability to bind autoantigens and presumed capacity to promote clearance of apoptotic cells. …”
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Anaerobic Digesters for Manure Management at Livestock Operations by Rishi Prasad, George Hochmuth, Ann C. Wilkie

“…The stabilization process reduces the organic matter and water contents, unpleasant odors, concentrations of pathogenic microorganisms, and weed seeds. Anaerobic digestion (AD), which is the topic of this fact sheet, also results in the production of renewable energy in the form of methane-rich biogas. …”
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The secreted host-cell protein clusterin interacts with PmpD and promotes Chlamydia trachomatis infection by Fabienne Kocher, Johannes H. Hegemann

“…Attachment and uptake into host cells are pivotal steps in the life cycle of the Chlamydiaceae, a family of obligate intracellular pathogens. Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) possesses a family of nine polymorphic membrane proteins (Pmps), which have been shown to be crucial for adhesion and internalization. …”
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