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Glycine and Folate Ameliorate Models of Congenital Sideroblastic Anemia
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Public Library of Science (USA)
, 2016 , Article)
Sideroblastic anemias are acquired or inherited anemias that result in a decreased ability to
synthesize hemoglobin in red blood cells and result in the presence of iron deposits in the
mitochondria of red blood cell ...
The effect of triiodothyronine on maturation and differentiation of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells during remyelination following induced demyelination in male albino rat
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
Demyelination was induced by two weeks cuprizone treatment. Rats of +ve control and triiodothyronine (T3) then received three subcutaneous injections of either saline or T3 day after day and sacrificed at the end of the ...
Platelets as a Possible Reservoir of HCV And Predictor of Response to Treatment
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SciTechnol
, 2016 , Article)
In the era of new Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) therapy, and the detection of
extrahepatic HCV reservoirs such as peripheral blood mononuclear
cells and platelets, it is important to understand the factors underlying
resistance ...
Metagenomic analysis demonstrates the diversity of the fecal virome in asymptomatic pigs in East Africa
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Springer Vienna
, 2016 , Article)
Pigs harbor a variety of viruses that are closely related to human viruses and are suspected to have zoonotic potential. Little is known about the presence of viruses in smallholder farms where pigs are in close contact ...
Review of recent research on biomedical applications of electrospun polymer nanofibers for improved wound healing
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Future Medicine
, 2016 , Article)
Wound dressings play an important role in a patient’s recovery from health problems,
as unattended wounds could lead to serious complications such as infections or,
ultimately, even death. Therefore, wound dressings since ...
Human microbiome and its association with health and diseases
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Wiley
, 2016 , Article)
Human microbiota are distinct communities of microorganisms that resides at different body
niches. Exploration of the human microbiome has become a reality due to the availability of
powerful metagenomics and metatranscriptomic ...
Therapeutic potential of human olfactory bulb neural stem cells for spinal cord injury in rats.
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2016 , Article)
STUDY DESIGN:
Adult human olfactory bulb neural stem cells (OBNSCs) were isolated from human patients undergoing craniotomy for tumor resection. They were genetically engineered to overexpresses green fluorescent protein ...
Recent Perspective About the Amyloid Cascade Hypothesis and Stem Cell-Based Therapy in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
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Bentham Science
, 2016 , Book chapter)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex neurodegenerative condition that is
clinically characterized by impaired cognitive functions. The major morphologically
observed lesion of AD encompasses the accumulation of extracellular ...
Common and Rare Genetic Variants Associated With Alzheimer's Disease
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WILEY PERIODICALS, INC.
, 2016 , Article)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most devastating disorders. Despite the continuing increase of its incidence among aging populations, no effective cure has been developed mainly due to difficulties in early diagnosis ...
PDGFRα depletion attenuates glioblastoma stem cells features by modulation of STAT3, RB1 and multiple oncogenic signals.
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Impact Journals
, 2016 , Article)
Platelet derived growth factor receptors (PDGFRs) play an important role in tumor pathogenesis, and they are frequently overexpressed in glioblastoma (GBM). Earlier we have shown a higher protein expression of PDGFR isoforms ...