Published in BMC Neurology
BackgroundThe physiological and pathological significance of the arachnoid membrane (AM) is still unknown. In this study, we investigated various characteristics of the AM, focusing on the influence of inflammation and fibrosis.MethodsSmall pieces of AM sample were obtained during neurosurgical procedures from 74 cases. The clinical and pathologica...
Published in Journal of Translational Medicine
BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is a disease of the entire joint involving synovial fibrosis and inflammation. Pathological changes to the synovium can accelerate the progression of OA. Pirfenidone (PFD) is a potent anti-fibrotic drug with additional anti-inflammatory properties. However, the influence of PFD on OA is unknown.MethodsProliferation of ...
Published in BMC Medical Imaging
BackgroundPediatric patients with liver disease require noninvasive monitoring to evaluate the risk of fibrosis progression. This study aimed to identify the significant factors affecting liver stiffness values using two-dimensional shear-wave elastography (2D-SWE), and determine whether liver stiffness can predict the fibrosis stage of various chi...
Published in Medicina clinica
Despite chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is still a global burden as the high morbidity and mortality, the recently approved direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) permit a very high rate of sustained virologic response (SVR) in these patients. The clinical improvement due to viral eradication is being documented, however it is not clear why a subset of patients...
Published in BMC Ophthalmology
BackgroundChronic ocular graft-versus-host disease (oGVHD) is an ocular comorbidity of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) that usually occurs concurrently with systemic manifestations. Failure to detect and treat oGVHD in its early stages may lead to progression of ocular signs and symptoms leading to oGVHD that is refractory to conventional treatmen...
Published in Respiratory Research
BackgroundCOVID-19 pneumonia has been associated with severe acute hypoxia, sepsis-like states, thrombosis and chronic sequelae including persisting hypoxia and fibrosis. The molecular hypoxia response pathway has been associated with such pathologies and our recent observations on anti-hypoxic and anti-inflammatory effects of whole aqueous extract...
Published in Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
BackgroundTo differentiate effects of ventricular asynchrony from an underlying hypocontractile cardiomyopathy this study aimed to enhance the understanding of functional impairment and structural remodeling in idiopathic left bundle-branch block (LBBB).We hypothesize, that functional asynchrony with septal flash volume effects alone might not enti...
Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common primary malignant liver tumour and is a leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the advent of screening programmes, most cases of hepatocellular carcinoma are diagnosed late (in an advanced stage) which precludes curative treatments such as surgery and ablation. Therefore, intra-arterial locore...
Aside from the first week postnatal, murine heart regeneration is restricted and responses to damage follow classic fibrotic remodeling. Recent transcriptomic analyses have suggested that significant crosstalk with the sterile immune response could maintain a more embryonic-like signaling network that promotes acute, transient responses. However wi...
Published in Lipids in Health and Disease
BackgroundThe performance of liver stiffness measurements (LSMs) obtained using FibroScan can be affected by several factors, and cut-off values are different for fibrosis caused by various aetiologies. The study aims to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of LSM in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with abnormal glucose metabolism and...
