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A culturally competent approach to teaching humanities in an international medical school: potential frameworks and lessons learned.
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national library of medicine
, 2022 , Article)
: This paper describes the development of a culturally competent medical humanities course for second and third-year medical students at the ethnically diverse College of Medicine at Qatar University. First taught in 2016, ...
Effect of Adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells on multiple Organ Injuries in diet-induced obese mice
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Background: Obesity is a complex disease involving the accumulation of body fat that can inflict a substantial risk to health due to the potent role it plays in the development of a series of chronic diseases including ...
Cucurbituril Ameliorates Liver Damage Induced by Microcystis aeruginosa in a Mouse Model
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Frontiers
, 2021 , Article)
Microcystis aeruginosa is a cyanobacterium that produces a variety of cyclic heptapeptide toxins in freshwater. The protective effects of the macromolecular container cucurbit[7]uril (CB7) were evaluated using mouse models ...
Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Impact of Early Metabolic Impairment: Interplay between Dysbiosis and Adipose Inflammation
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American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapy (ASPET)
, 2022 , Article)
The evolving view of gut microbiota has shifted toward describing the colonic flora as a dynamic organ in continuous interaction with systemic physiologic processes. Alterations of the normal gut bacterial profile, known ...
Transforming growth factor-β1 inhibits interleukin-1β-induced expression of inflammatory genes and Cathepsin S activity in human vascular smooth muscle cells
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
Objective and design
This study investigated the opposite mechanisms by which IL-1β and TGF-β1 modulated the inflammatory and migratory phenotypes in cultured human intimal vascular smooth muscle cells vSMCs.
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Worsening baroreflex sensitivity on progression to type 2 diabetes: Localized vs. systemic inflammation and role of antidiabetic therapy
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American Physiological Society
, 2020 , Article)
Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is an early cardiovascular manifestation of type 2 diabetes (T2D) that constitutes an independent risk factor for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Nevertheless, its underlying ...
Modulatory Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Adipose Tissue Inflammation: Amelioration of Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Early Metabolic Impairment
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Frontiers
, 2021 , Article)
Cardiometabolic syndrome (CMS) is a cluster of maladaptive cardiovascular, renal, thrombotic, inflammatory, and metabolic disorders. It confers a high risk of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. CMS is triggered by ...
Ovarian Dysgerminoma in Pregnant Women with Viable Fetus: A Rare Case Report
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karger
, 2021 , Article)
Dysgerminoma is an uncommon malignant tumor arising from the germ cells of the ovary. Its association with pregnancy is extremely rare, with a reported incidence of about 0.2-1 per 100,000 pregnancies. Women in the ...
Racing for COVID-19 Vaccine and Cure: Lessons and Tragedies in Human Subject Research.
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Medknow Publications
, 2020 , Article)
Pressured by the enormous human and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, certain countries and political figures have advocated the use of drugs and vaccines that did not go through the required regulatory stages of ...
Thrombosis Management and Challenges in COVID-19 Patients Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndromes.
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Medknow Publications
, 2020 , Article)
Thrombotic complications in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection have been increasingly recognized, particularly those affecting the cardiovascular system. Patients with COVID-19 infection can suffer ...