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Prevalence and characteristics of older adults with a persistent death wish w...
Abstract Background Some older persons develop a persistent death wish without being severely ill, often referred to as “completed life” or “tiredness of life”. In the... -
Effects of the Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonist, AZD8848, on allergen-indu...
Abstract Background Although allergic asthma is a complex area with many interacting factors involved, the ‘hygiene hypothesis’ proposes that a lack of exposure to infection... -
Appendectomy, cholecystectomy and diagnostic laparoscopy conducted before pre...
Abstract Background Non-obstetric surgery conducted during pregnancy may increase the risk of adverse birth outcomes like small for gestational age, preterm birth, and... -
The whole - genome expression analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells ...
Abstract Background Up to 30 % of adults with severe asthma are hypersensitive to aspirin and no unambiguous theory exists which provides a satisfactory explanation for the... -
Sucroferric oxyhydroxide decreases serum phosphorus level and fibroblast grow...
Abstract Objective Sucroferric oxyhydroxide, a novel iron-based phosphate-binder, has been shown to have beneficial effects in lowering serum phosphorus levels and improving... -
Retinal glial responses to optic nerve crush are attenuated in Bax-deficient ...
Abstract Background Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) soma death is a consequence of optic nerve damage, including in optic neuropathies like glaucoma. The activation of the innate... -
Effects of cigarette smoke on barrier function and tight junction proteins in...
Abstract Background Airway epithelial barrier function is maintained by the formation of tight junctions (TJs) and adherens junctions (AJs). Inhalation of cigarette smoke causes... -
Association of plasma soluble CD14 level with asthma severity in adults: a ca...
Abstract Background Soluble CD14 (sCD14) shedding from CD14 could regulate T lymphocyte activation and function, which has implicated in the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma.... -
Speech-guided breathing retraining in asthma: a randomised controlled crossov...
Abstract Background Breathing retraining techniques have received increased attention in the management of asthma, because there is growing evidence of the usefulness of such... -
Cord blood DNA methylation reflects cord blood C-reactive protein levels but ...
Abstract Background Prenatal inflammation has been proposed as an important mediating factor in several adverse pregnancy outcomes. C-reactive protein (CRP) is an inflammatory... -
Asthmatic bronchial epithelial cells promote the establishment of a Hyalurona...
Abstract Background Airway inflammation is a hallmark of asthma. Alterations in extracellular matrix (ECM) hyaluronan (HA) content have been shown to modulate the recruitment... -
Effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with severe allergic asthma with and ...
Abstract Background A significant proportion of patients with severe asthma may also suffer from nasal polyposis, which is commonly defined as chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal... -
Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nause...
Abstract Background Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affect approximately 80â 90% of the pregnant women. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is the most widely used... -
The effect of lipopolysaccharide on the expression level of immunomodulatory ...
Abstract Objective Human amniotic epithelial cells (hAECs) are a novel source of stem cells and have immunomodulatory effects on both the innate and adoptive immune system.... -
Additional file 11: of Analyses of circRNA profiling during the development f...
Table S10. The primers used in this study. (XLS) (XLS 26â kb) -
Heat shock pretreatment improves mesenchymal stem cell viability by heat shoc...
Abstract Background Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) can partially repair chemotherapy-induced ovarian damage. However, low survival rate after transplantation hampers... -
Evidence of metachronous development of ovarian teratomas: a case report of b...
Abstract Background Mature cystic teratomas are usually found in the ovaries. They are bilateral in 10 to 15% of cases and multiple cystic teratomas may be present in one ovary.... -
Phenome-wide association study identifies marked increased in burden of comor...
Abstract Background African Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased renal disease compared to Caucasians, but differences in other comorbidities have... -
Impaired type I interferon regulation in the blood transcriptome of recurrent...
Abstract Background Asthma exacerbations are an important cause of morbidity in asthma. Respiratory infections are often involved in asthma exacerbations in both children and... -
Role of mesenchymal stem cells, their derived factors, and extracellular vesi...
Abstract Liver failure is a severe clinical syndrome with a poor prognosis. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has emerged as a new intervention in treating liver...
