Oral Lesions Induced by Chronic Khat Use Consist Essentially of Thickened Hyperkeratinized Epithelium by Ochiba Mohammed Lukandu, Lionel Sang Koech, Paul Ngugi Kiarie

“…Tissues from khat chewers also showed increased intracellular edema, increased melanin pigment deposits, and increased number of rete pegs most of which were thin and deep. …”
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A Review of the Aetiopathogenesis and Clinical and Histopathological Features of Oral Mucosal Melanoma by Liviu Feller, Razia A. G. Khammissa, Johan Lemmer

“…Oral mucosal melanoma is an uncommon, usually heavily melanin-pigmented, but occasionally amelanotic aggressive tumour with a poor prognosis. …”
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Temperature-Responsive Hybrid Composite with Zero Temperature Coefficient of Resistance for Wearable Thermotherapy Pads by Ji-Yoon Ahn, Dong-Kwan Lee, Min-Gi Kim, Won-Jin Kim, Sung-Hoon Park

“…Furthermore, a thermochromic pigment layer is integrated into the hybrid composite, enabling visual temperature indication across three distinct zones. …”
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Increasing the Red Fraction in Light-emitting Diode Supplemental Light Enhances Yield Without Affecting the Quality of Greenhouse-grown Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) by Annalisa Somma, Ying Liu, Lorenzo B.A. Nielen, Sebastian Olchowski, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F.M. Marcelis

“…The red fraction barely affected lettuce quality (pigment, total phenolic compounds, vitamin C, total soluble sugar, starch, and mineral composition). …”
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Modeling pegcetacoplan treatment effect for atrophic age-related macular degeneration with AI-based progression prediction by Irmela Mantel, Romina M. Lasagni Vitar, Sandro De Zanet

“…We used a previously published deep-learning-based atrophy progression prediction algorithm to predict the 2-year atrophy progression, including the topographic likelihood of future retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy (RORA), according to the baseline OCT input. …”
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2 Cases of Bullosis Diabeticorum following Long-Distance Journeys by Road: A Report of 2 Cases by Fatima Bello, O. Modupe Samaila, Yakubu Lawal, U. Kufre Nkoro

“…Tissue biopsy showed hyperkeratotic focally acanthotic pigmented epidermis with subcorneal separation of the granular layer of the epidermis by aggregates of viable and nonviable polymorphs and lymphocytes. …”
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Proteomic Analysis of the Vitreous following Experimental Retinal Detachment in Rabbits by Nakul Mandal, Geoffrey P. Lewis, Steven K. Fisher, Steffen Heegaard, Jan U. Prause, Morten la Cour, Henrik Vorum, Bent Honoré

“…Retinal detachment was created in the right eyes of six New Zealand red pigmented rabbits. Sham surgery was undertaken in five other rabbits that were used as controls. …”
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Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Meat and Milk in Northeastern Italy by Debora Pinamonti, Marisa Manzano, Michela Maifreni, Silvia Bianco, Beki Domi, Alessia Ferrin, Jamila Anba-Mondoloni, Julien Dechamps, Roman Briandet, Jasmina Vidic

“…Representative strains exhibiting different antibiotic resistance profiles were all negative for the enterotoxin genes sea, seb, sec, sed, and see, but harbored potential virulence factors such as hemolytic activity, high pigmentation, low cell envelop permeability, charged and hydrophobicity. …”
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Immune Privilege and Eye-Derived T-Regulatory Cells by Hiroshi Keino, Shintaro Horie, Sunao Sugita

“…In this review, we summarize current knowledge regarding the molecular mechanism responsible for the development and maintenance of ocular immune privilege via regulatory T cells (Tregs), which are generated by the anterior chamber-associated immune deviation (ACAID), and ocular resident cells including corneal endothelial (CE) cells, ocular pigment epithelial (PE) cells, and aqueous humor. …”
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Microalgae: A Treasure Trove of Anticancer Nutraceuticals and Promising Therapeutic Mechanisms by Sajjad Masoumi, Maryam Zokaei, Ardavan Ahmadvand, Nogol Ghalamkarpour, Naghmeh Asadimanesh, Armin Azarimatin, Khashayar Fattah, Zahra Payandeh, Masoumeh Rostami, Afsaneh Farjami, Rajan Kumar Pandey, Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi

“…Moreover, studies have shown that phycocyanin, a blue pigment present in some species of microalgae, has properties that help reduce inflammation and combat cancer. …”
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Diversity of Rust Fungi with Special Emphasis on <i>Hyalopsora erlangensis</i> Causing Disease in <i>Cystopteris chinensis</i> by An Yu, Xia Zhao, Xiaohong Chen

“…Morphological features, including hyaline peridia cells, yellowish urediniospores, dark brown amphispores with three germ pores, and pigmented cytoplasm, differentiate this species from others in the genera <i>Milesina</i>, <i>Uredinopsis</i>, and <i>Pucciniastrum</i>. …”
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Use of bitter melon seed oil (Momordica Charantia) to Improve the photoprotective effect of Sunscreen Formulations by Lina Winarti, Ema Prastiwi Refayani

“…The result shows that the greater the concentration of BMSO added, the lower the viscosity and pH values, the spreadability and SPF (sun protection factor) values of the cream increase, and the %TP (percentage of transmission pigmentation) and %TE (percentage of transmission erythema) become smaller. …”
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Taxonomy and Polyphasic Characterization of Alkaline Amylase Producing Marine Actinomycete Streptomyces rochei BTSS 1001 by Aparna Acharyabhatta, Siva Kumar Kandula, Ramana Terli

“…The organism produced white to pale grey substrate mycelium and grayish aerial mycelium with pinkish brown pigmentation. A comprehensive study of morphological, physiological parameters, cultural characteristics, and biochemical studies was performed. …”
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Impact of Biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on the Kidneys Tissues of Male Mice Experimentally Infected with Entamoeba histolytica by Laith A. Yaaqoob, Mohannad Hamid Jasim, Lima Tariq Youash Lazar, Saade Abdalkareem Jasim, Thaer Abdulqader Salih

“…Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are biosynthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which produces the pigment pyocyanin that acts as an agent of reducing in the production of ZnO NPs. …”
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Nonprofessional Phagocytosis Can Facilitate Herpesvirus Entry into Ocular Cells by Vaibhav Tiwari, Deepak Shukla

“…Transmission electron microscopy data using human corneal fibroblasts for HSV-1, human retinal pigment epithelial cells for CMV, and human conjunctival epithelial cells for HHV-8 are consistent with the possibility that pseudopod-like membrane protrusions facilitate virus uptake by the ocular cells. …”
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Reprogramming of Adult Retinal Müller Glial Cells into Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells as an Efficient Source of Retinal Cells by Amélie Slembrouck-Brec, Amélie Rodrigues, Oriane Rabesandratana, Giuliana Gagliardi, Céline Nanteau, Stéphane Fouquet, Gilles Thuret, Sacha Reichman, Gael Orieux, Olivier Goureau

“…These Müller glial cell-derived iPSCs were able to differentiate toward retinal fate and generate concomitantly retinal pigmented epithelial cells and self-forming retinal organoid structures containing retinal progenitor cells. …”
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A Case Report of Clinical Features Analysis of a Novel IKBKG Variant Leading to Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia and Immunodeficiency by HUANG Xiaomei, LUO Ying, HE Tingyan, XU Yongbin, XIA Yu, YANG Zhi, ZHU Xiaona, HUANG Yanyan, WENG Ruohang, YANG Jun, WANG Linlin

“…Here we report a male patient, who presented with mild frontal bossing, sparse hair, skin pigmentation, conical teeth, and recurrent infections involving bacteria, fungi, and viruses after one month of age, together with hypogammaglobulinemia. …”
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Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. (Anil): Plant Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology Review by Janaina K. L. Campos, Tiago F. da S. Araújo, Thaíse G. da S. Brito, Ana P. S. da Silva, Rebeca X. da Cunha, Mônica B. Martins, Nicácio H. da Silva, Bianka S. dos Santos, César A. da Silva, Vera L. de M. Lima

“…(Fabaceae) is known as anil or anileira and also with other names, due to the production of a blue pigment, which is commonly used for yarn dyeing. It is distributed in some states of Brazil (Pernambuco, Paraíba, Mato Grosso, São Paulo, Bahia, Pará, and others) and is used in the popular medicine as a febrifuge, antispasmodic, diuretic, abortive, analgesic, purgative, or soothing agent against stomach and urinary problems, jaundice, and ulcers and also as an insecticide. …”
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Correlation between Retinal Changes and Visual Function in Late-Stage Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Min Zhou, Chunhui Jiang, Ruiping Gu, Zhongcui Sun, Nancy Huynh, Qing Chang

“…The OCT revealed that the outer retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) were mainly affected. These effects included RPE thickening and breakage or disappearance of the cone outer segment tip (COST) line and/or inner segment/outer segment (IS/OS) junction. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for breast fibroadenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiuying Wu, Xuewen Yue, Hong Liu, Haoran Huang, Dan Yao, Yujun Guo, Wenzhi Chen, Cai Zhang

“…The most common postoperative side effect associated with HIFU was subcutaneous ecchymosis and less frequent were pain, erythema, and skin pigmentation, most of which disappeared within weeks. …”
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