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Open AccessSickle Cell Disease Treatment with Arginine Therapy (STArT): study protocol for a phase 3 randomized controlled trial
Despite substantial illness burden and healthcare utilization conferred by pain from vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), disease-modifying therapies to effectively treat S...
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Novel urine biomarkers to distinguish UTI from culture-negative pyuria
Emergency departments (EDs) often rely on urinalysis (UA) to rapidly identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. However, the suboptimal test characteristics of UA can lead to false-positive results....
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Corticosteroids to prevent kidney scarring in children with a febrile urinary tract infection: a randomized trial
To evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant systemic corticosteroids in reducing kidney scarring. A previous study suggested that use of adjuvant systemic corticosteroids reduces kidney scarring in children radiologi...
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IgG-cleaving endopeptidase enables in vivo gene therapy in the presence of anti-AAV neutralizing antibodies
Neutralizing antibodies to adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are highly prevalent in humans1,2, and block liver transduction3–5 and vector readministration6; thus, they represent a major limitation to in vivo ...
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Evaluation of novel urinary tract infection biomarkers in children
Pediatricians frequently use urinalysis to diagnose urinary tract infection (UTI) while awaiting urine culture results, but sensitivity and specificity of urinalysis are limited. This study evaluated the diagn...
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Spontaneous diaphragm rupture associated with vaginal delivery
Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm associated with vaginal delivery is a rare occurrence, but has high rates of morbidity and mortality. Herein, we present a first uncomplicated case of spontaneous rupture o...
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Degradation-mediated cellular traction directs stem cell fate in covalently crosslinked three-dimensional hydrogels
Although cell–matrix adhesive interactions are known to regulate stem cell differentiation, the underlying mechanisms, in particular for direct three-dimensional encapsulation within hydrogels, are poorly unde...
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Measuring Cell–Cell Tugging Forces Using Bowtie-Patterned mPADs (Microarray Post Detectors)
Cells generate traction forces upon adhesion to the extracellular matrix as well as to neighboring cells. These forces are important for the growth and maintenance of adhesion structures such as focal adhesion...
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Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues
Tissues with perfusable vascular networks can be fabricated through layer-by-layer assembly, bioprinting or sacrificial moulding, but current approaches are slow, have limited resolution, or place significant ...
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Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices
Tracking the displacement of fluorescent beads surrounding a cell embedded in a hydrogel matrix allows quantitative measurement of the three-dimensional traction forces exerted by the cell.
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Structural basis for vinculin activation at sites of cell adhesion
Vinculin is a highly conserved intracellular protein with a crucial role in the maintenance and regulation of cell adhesion and migration1,2,3. In the cytosol, vinculin adopts a default autoinhibited conformation
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Massive thymolipoma involving both chest cavities
Thymolipoma is a rare tumor composed of both adipose and mature thymic elements which may grow to very large sizes before becoming symptomatic. Since thymolipomas are benign tumors and do not invade adjacent s...
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Sexual Maturity and Migratory Behaviour of the Tropical Eel, Ahlia egmontis
Ahlia egmontis (Jordan) (Fig. 1) is a ubiquitous shallow water worm eel of the tropical western Atlantic. It is abundant in canals and natural channels near the southern tip of Florida1 and in tidal creeks and pr...