Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis by Lauren M. Castner, Samya Z. Nasr, Manuel Arteta

“…We discuss an adolescent female with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and scoliosis who had a rapid decline in her pulmonary function despite typical treatment for a cystic fibrosis exacerbation. …”
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Pancreatic Cystosis in Two Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis by Elpis Hatziagorou, Asterios Kampouras, Maria Sidiropoulou, Andreas Markou, Athanasia Anastasiou, John Tsanakas

“…We present pancreatic cystosis in two adolescents with cystic fibrosis, a 13-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy. …”
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Pulmonary Nocardiosis in an Immunocompetent Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Lucy Schoen, Jonathan D. Santoro, Carlos Milla, Sumit Bhargava

“…Patients with cystic fibrosis have pulmonary disease characterized by frequent and progressive bacterial infections. …”
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Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis by Annemarie L. Lee, Brenda M. Button, Linda Denehy, John W. Wilson

“…The clinical presentation of noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis may be complicated by concomitant conditions, including gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR). …”
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Oral submucous fibrosis: pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches by Jianfei Tang, Junjie Liu, Zekun Zhou, Xinyan Cui, Hua Tu, Jia Jia, Baike Chen, Xiaohan Dai, Ousheng Liu

“…Abstract Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), characterized by excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM) that causes oral mucosal tissue sclerosis, and even cancer transformation, is a chronic, progressive fibrosis disease. …”
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Mechanism of DMOC in Diabetes Mellitus with Liver Fibrosis by Zizhi XIAO, Hong SHI, Huanwen RAO, Lifen LUO

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Toll-Like Receptor Signaling and Liver Fibrosis by Tomonori Aoyama, Yong-Han Paik, Ekihiro Seki

“…Liver fibrosis occurs as a wound-healing scar response following acute and chronic liver inflammation including alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatitis B and C, and autoimmune hepatitis. …”
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Microbial Contamination of Nebulizers in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis by Cansu Yilmaz Yegit, Pinar Ergenekon, Nurcan Duman, Hakan Mursaloglu, Muruvvet Cenk, Burcu Suzer Uzunoglu, Gamze Tastan, Yasemin Gokdemir, Ela Erdem Eralp, Aysegul Karahasan Yagci, Fazilet Karakoc, Bulent Karadag

“…The aim was to investigate the contamination profile of the nebulizers in cystic fibrosis patients and evaluate the relationship between hygiene practices and microbial contamination. …”
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Psychometric validation of the Cystic Fibrosis Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ): A patient-reported outcome assessing impacts of cystic fibrosis. by Daniel Serrano, Alyssa Uzumcu, Maya Gerstein, Nicolai D Ayasse, Ella Engstrom, Frederick B Barnes, Charles Iaconangelo, Teja Thorat, Lisa J McGarry, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus

“…The Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Impact Questionnaire (CF-IQ) was qualitatively developed to assess the impact of CF in the context of treatment advancements and increased longevity. …”
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Comparing multi-texture fibrosis analysis versus binary opacity-based abnormality detection for quantitative assessment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Sebastian Nowak, Dominik Creuzberg, Maike Theis, Carmen Pizarro, Alexander Isaak, Claus C. Pieper, Julian A. Luetkens, Dirk Skowasch, Alois M. Sprinkart, Daniel Kütting

Subjects: “…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis…”
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Normalization of Cystic Fibrosis Immune System Reverses Intestinal Neutrophilic Inflammation and Significantly Improves the Survival of Cystic Fibrosis MiceSummary by Callie E. Scull, Yawen Hu, Scott Jennings, Guoshun Wang

Subjects: “…Cystic Fibrosis…”
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Impaired Lymphocyte Profile in Schistosomiasis Patients with Periportal Fibrosis by Luciana Santos Cardoso, Andréia de Souza Rocha Barreto, Jamille Souza Fernandes, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Robson da Paixão de Souza, Edgar M. Carvalho, Maria Ilma Araujo

“…The frequency of CD4+CD28+ T lymphocytes was higher in individuals with moderate to severe fibrosis compared to patients with incipient fibrosis. …”
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Pioglitazone Attenuates Vascular Fibrosis in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats by Dengfeng Gao, Ning Ning, Guanghua Hao, Xiaolin Niu

“…We sought to investigate whether the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPAR-γ) ligand pioglitazone can attenuate vascular fibrosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) and explore the possible molecular mechanisms. …”
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Fibrosis in PCLS: comparing TGF-β and fibrotic cocktail by Carlos Machahua, Thomas M. Marti, Patrick Dorn, Manuela Funke-Chambour

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Modulation of Fibrosis in Systemic Sclerosis by Nitric Oxide and Antioxidants by Audrey Dooley, K. Richard Bruckdorfer, David J. Abraham

“…Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma: SSc) is a multisystem, connective tissue disease of unknown aetiology characterized by vascular dysfunction, autoimmunity, and enhanced fibroblast activity resulting in fibrosis of the skin, heart, and lungs, and ultimately internal organ failure, and death. …”
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Aquagenic Wrinkling of the Palms in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Inês Aparício Martins, Miguel Santos-Coelho, Cândida Fernandes

Subjects: “…Cystic Fibrosis…”
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Adrenal Insufficiency in Cystic Fibrosis: A Rare Phenomenon? by Sébastien Préville-Ratelle, Adèle Coriati, Aurélie Ménard, Isabelle Bourdeau, François Tremblay, Yves Berthiaume

“…The prevalence of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in cystic fibrosis (CF) is unknown. The frequent use of glucocorticoids (inhaled or systemic) may induce the long-term suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. …”
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Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis as a Stenosing Lesion in the Subglottis by Ivan Keogh, Rohana O’Connell, Sean Hynes, John Lang

“…Subglottic Eosinophilic Angiocentric Fibrosis (EAF) is an extremely rare disease of an elusive aetiology. …”
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Natural products targeting ubiquitination to combat kidney fibrosis by Lianhua Li, Xinhui Huang, Yao Chen, Jibin Liu, Yuhang Qiao, Wenyu Fan, Peiqing Zhang, Xiaoming Yan, Ming Chen

Subjects: “…Kidney fibrosis…”
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Metabolomic profiling of saliva from cystic fibrosis patients by M. Caterino, M. Costanzo, A. Castaldo, P. Iacotucci, V. Carnovale, M. Ruoppolo, M. Gelzo, G. Castaldo

Subjects: “…Cystic fibrosis…”
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