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Traumatic brain injury: Oxidative stress and novel anti-oxidants such as mitoquinone and edaravone
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major health concern worldwide and is classified based on severity into mild, moderate, and severe. The mechanical injury in TBI leads to a metabolic and ionic imbalance, which eventually ...
Vitamin D deficiency and risk of recurrent aphthous stomatitis: updated meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis
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Frontiers Media SA
, 2023 , Article Review)
Background: Growing evidence suggests a significant association between vitamin D deficiency and RAS. Hence, the present meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis sought to investigate the potential association between ...
Natural ventilation by windcatcher (Badgir): A review on the impacts of geometry, microclimate and macroclimate
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
The significant energy use and increasing requirement for good indoor environment quality in the built environment have led to a renewed interest in natural ventilation strategies such as windcatchers. Windcatcher is a ...
Understanding and Fostering Mental Health and Well-Being among University Faculty: A Narrative Review
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article Review)
In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of mental health concerns in academia, with stress, burnout, anxiety, and depression being reported among faculty members. The demanding work environment, the need to ...
The revolutionary evolution in carious lesion management
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
, 2023 , Article Review)
Contemporary paradigms of dental caries management focus on the biological approaches to treating the disease and its principal symptom, the carious lesion. This narrative review traces the evolution of carious lesion ...
Glycomic and Glycoproteomic Techniques in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Neurotrauma: Towards Personalized Markers
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article Review)
The proteome represents all the proteins expressed by a genome, a cell, a tissue, or an organism at any given time under defined physiological or pathological circumstances. Proteomic analysis has provided unparalleled ...
Mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic inflammation in polycystic ovary syndrome
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article Review)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine–metabolic disorder affecting a vast population worldwide; it is linked with anovulation, mitochondrial dysfunctions and hormonal disbalance. Mutations in mtDNA ...
Cardiac autonomic neuropathy: A progressive consequence of chronic low-grade inflammation in type 2 diabetes and related metabolic disorders
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is one of the earliest complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D), presenting a silent cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent research relates the pathogenesis of cardiovascular ...
Epac in vascular smooth muscle cells
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are major components of blood vessels. They regulate physiological functions, such as vascular tone and blood flow. Under pathological conditions, VSMCs undergo a remodeling process ...
Disease-Associated Regulation of Non-Coding RNAs by Resveratrol: Molecular Insights and Therapeutic Applications
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2022 , Article Review)
There have been significant advances, particularly over the last 20 years, in the identification of non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) and their pathophysiological role in a wide range of disease states, particularly cancer and other ...