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Protective Effects of Lactoferrin Treatment Against Sodium Arsenite Exposure-Induced Nephrotoxicity
It is said that a wide range of renal functions are at risk from arsenic exposure. We examined how lactoferrin administration may mitigate inflammation, apoptosis, redox imbalance, and fibrosis in order to cou...
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Open AccessDifferent expression levels of interleukin-36 in asthma phenotypes
Interleukin (IL)-36 family is closely associated with inflammation and consists of IL-36α, IL-36β, IL-36γ, and IL-36Ra. The role of IL-36 in the context of asthma and asthmatic phenotypes is not well character...
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Open AccessDistribution of inflammatory phenotypes among patients with asthma in Jilin Province, China: a cross-sectional study
The inflammatory phenotypes of asthma predict the treatment response and prognosis. The phenotype distributions differ depending on the geographical region. This study aimed to assess the distribution of diffe...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of inflammatory phenotypes among patients with asthma: relationships of blood count parameters with sputum cellular phenotypes
There is a need to identify the asthma inflammatory phenotypes of patients to facilitate personalized asthma treatment. Sputum induction is time-consuming and requires expert clinical technique. This study aim...
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Open AccessRelationship of chest CT score with clinical characteristics of 108 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
In December 2019, the outbreak of a disease subsequently termed COVID-19 occurred in Wuhan, China. The number of cases increased rapidly and spread to six continents. However, there is limited information on t...
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Open AccessGrowth suppression of colorectal cancer expressing S492R EGFR by monoclonal antibody CH12
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignant tumor in the digestive tract, and 30%–85% of CRCs express epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs). Recently, treatments using cetuximab, also named C225, an anti...
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Open AccessProduction of poly-γ-glutamic acid by a thermotolerant glutamate-independent strain and comparative analysis of the glutamate dependent difference
Poly-γ-glutamic acid (γ-PGA) is a promising microbial polymer with wide applications in industry, agriculture and medicine. In this study, a novel glutamate-independent γ-PGA producing strain with thermotolera...
