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Open AccessAddition of cariogenic pathogens to complex oral microflora drives significant changes in biofilm compositions and functionalities
Dental caries is a microbe and sugar-mediated biofilm-dependent oral disease. Of particular significance, a virulent type of dental caries, known as severe early childhood caries (S-ECC), is characterized by t...
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Open AccessERdj5 protects goblet cells from endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated apoptosis under inflammatory conditions
Endoplasmic reticulum stress is closely associated with the onset and progression of inflammatory bowel disease. ERdj5 is an endoplasmic reticulum-resident protein disulfide reductase that mediates the cleavag...
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Risk of cardiovascular events according to the tricyclic antidepressant dosage in patients with chronic pain: a retrospective cohort study
We aimed to examine the risk of cardiovascular adverse events by tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) dosage among patients with chronic pain.
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Open AccessAmplification of LTRs of extrachromosomal linear DNAs (ALE-seq) identifies two active Oryco LTR retrotransposons in the rice cultivar Dong**
Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) make up a considerable portion of plant genomes. New insertions of these active LTR-RTs modify gene structures and functions and play an important role in genome...
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Open AccessA nationwide survey on the implementation of infection prevention and control components in 1442 hospitals in the Republic of Korea: comparison to the WHO Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Framework (IPCAF)
The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to underscore the inadequacy of infection prevention and control (IPC) and the importance of its sound establishment in healthcare facilities. The Infection Prevention...
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Open AccessImpact of national policy on hand hygiene promotion activities in hospitals in Korea
After the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak in Korea in 2015, the Government established a strategy for infection prevention to encourage infection control activities in hospitals. The new ...
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Multispectral image-guided surgery in patients
An optical-imaging instrument that integrates multispectral imaging for the detection of fluorescence in the first and second near-infrared windows aids the surgical resection of liver tumours in patients.
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Open AccessMyeloid cell-specific sirtuin 6 deficiency delays wound healing in mice by modulating inflammation and macrophage phenotypes
We recently reported that myeloid cell-expressed sirtuin 6 (Sirt6) plays a crucial role in M1 macrophage polarization and chemotaxis. Given the prominent role of macrophages during wound repair and macrophage ...
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Open AccessAtopic dermatitis-like skin lesions are suppressed in fat-1 transgenic mice through the inhibition of inflammasomes
Previous clinical trials have addressed the beneficial effects of fish oil supplementation on atopic dermatitis. Recently, we reported that fat-1 mice, which can convert n-6 to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PU...
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Open AccessThe predictive accuracy of sentinel nodes map** in the setting of pulmonary metastasectomy
This is the first study to evaluate the feasibility of mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND) based on sentinel lymph node (SLN) status during pulmonary metastasectomy. A total of 22 patients (16 men, 6 wome...
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Open Accessβ1-integrin-dependent migration of microglia in response to neuron-released α-synuclein
Chronic neuroinflammation is an integral pathological feature of major neurodegenerative diseases. The recruitment of microglia to affected brain regions and the activation of these cells are the major events ...