Potential Role of the Inflammasome-Derived Inflammatory Cytokines in Pulmonary Fibrosis by Rupa Biswas, Melisa Bunderson-Schelvan, Andrij Holian

“…Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive, disabling disease with mortality rates that appear to be increasing in the western population, including the USA. …”
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Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Elena Buzzetti, Rosa Lombardi, Laura De Luca, Emmanuel A. Tsochatzis

“…Noninvasive fibrosis tests have been extensively developed recently and offer alternatives for staging fibrosis. …”
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Factors That Could Impact on Liver Fibrosis Staging by Transient Elastography by Hugo Perazzo, Valdilea G. Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Chris Hyde, Rodolfo Castro

“…Transient elastography (TE) based on liver stiffness measurement (LSM) is one of the most validated noninvasive methods for liver fibrosis staging in patients with chronic liver diseases. …”
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Markers of Inflammation and Fibrosis in Alcoholic Hepatitis and Viral Hepatitis C by Manuela G. Neuman, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Nir Hilzenrat, Marc Bourliere, Patrick Marcellin, Cristhian Trepo, Tony Mazulli, George Moussa, Ankit Patel, Asad A. Baig, Lawrence Cohen

“…A combination of these markers was useful in predicting and diagnosing the stages of inflammation and fibrosis in HCV and ALD. Conclusion. Therapeutic monitoring of TGF-β and metalloproteases provides important insights into fibrosis.…”
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An Unusual Case of Cystic Fibrosis Associated Pneumocystis jiroveci Pneumonia in an Infant by Ravinder Kaur, Priyanka Katariya, Megh Singh Dhakad, Bhanu Mehra, Urmila Jhamb, A. P. Dubey

“…Sweat chloride test for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis was positive. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid was collected and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was isolated on culture. …”
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Effects of Sildenafil and Vitamin E on Paraquat-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Rats by Fouziyeh Siahpour, Hosein Sadeghi, Esmaeel Panahi kokhdan, Mohammad Khoshnoud

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Contribution of cuproptosis and immune-related genes to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease by Chengji Jin, Jia Li, Qiaoyu Li, Lipeng Zhang, Shaomao Zheng, Qiong Feng, Yongjie Li, Yu Zheng, Qiuli Nie, Jin Liang, Jing Wang, Jing Wang

Subjects: “…idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease…”
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RNA-seq reproducibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in laboratory models of cystic fibrosis by Rebecca P. Duncan, Gina R. Lewin, Daniel M. Cornforth, Frances L. Diggle, Ananya Kapur, Dina A. Moustafa, Yasmin Hilliam, Jennifer M. Bomberger, Marvin Whiteley, Joanna B. Goldberg

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Photopheresis Provides Significant Long-Lasting Benefit in Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis by Ranran Zhang, William Nicholas Rose

“…Manifestations include fibrosis of the skin and other tissues. Effective therapies are lacking. …”
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The Effect of Nintedanib in Post-COVID-19 Lung Fibrosis: An Observational Study by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Pimchanok Patanayindee, Pitchayapa Ruchiwit

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung fibrosis due to COVID-19 may share many similar features. …”
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Ventral Prostate Fibrosis in the Akita Mouse Is Associated with Macrophage and Fibrocyte Infiltration by Sanghee Lee, Guang Yang, William Mulligan, Jerry Gipp, Wade Bushman

“…Recently, prostate inflammation and fibrosis have been implicated as major contributing factors to bladder outlet obstruction and LUTS. …”
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Apoptotic PET Imaging of Rat Pulmonary Fibrosis With [F]ML-8 by Ying Xiong MM, Dahong Nie BM, Shaoyu Liu PhD, Hui Ma BM, Shu Su BM, Aixia Sun PhD, Jing Zhao MD, PhD, Zhanwen Zhang PhD, Xianhong Xiang MD, PhD, Ganghua Tang MD, PhD

“…Objective: To investigate the value of 2-(3-[ 18 F]fluoropropyl)-2-methyl-malonic acid ([ 18 F]ML-8) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of rat pulmonary fibrosis. Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups, including pulmonary fibrosis model group and control group. …”
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Effect of Acupotomy Intervention on Fibrosis of Rectus Femoris in Rabbits with Knee Osteoarthritis by LIU Jing, ZENG Weiquan, LIN Qiaoxuan, LU Liming, GUO Zexing, LIU Hong, ZHANG Liangzhi, XIU Zhongbiao

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Sphingosine Kinase 1 – A Therapeutic Opportunity for Alleviating Liver Fibrosis? by Jia Ming Nickolas Teo, Guang Sheng Ling

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Seeking Liver Fibrosis in Biliary Atresia using De Ritis Ratio by Farahdina Farahdina, Rendi Aji Prihaningtyas, Bagus Setyoboedi, Agnescia Clarissa Sera, Sjamsul Arief

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When Women with Cystic Fibrosis Become Mothers: Psychosocial Impact and Adjustments by Sophie L. Cammidge, Alistair J. A. Duff, Gary J. Latchford, Christine Etherington

“…Advances in the treatment and life expectancy of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients mean that motherhood is now a realistic option for many women with CF. …”
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Inhibition of Synovial Macrophage Pyroptosis Alleviates Synovitis and Fibrosis in Knee Osteoarthritis by Li Zhang, Runlin Xing, Zhengquan Huang, Nongshan Zhang, Li Zhang, Xiaochen Li, Peimin Wang

“…Besides, rats treated with the specific caspase1 inhibitor Ac-YVAD-CMK showed less inflammatory reaction and fibrosis, not only in the expression of proinflammatory factors IL-1β, IL-18, and HMGB1 and fibrosis markers TGF-β, PLOD2, COL1A1, and TIMP1 but also in the observation of HE staining, Sirius Red staining, and the transverse diameters of the right knees. …”
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Suppurative Mediastinitis Secondary to Burkholderia Cepacia in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis by Ronald B George, Yannick Cartier, Alan G Casson, Paul Hernandez

“…Burkholderia cepacia is an important opportunistic pathogen among patients with cystic fibrosis (CF); it is associated with deterioration of lung function, poor outcome following lung transplantation and increased mortality. …”
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The link between smoking, emphysema, and fibrosis: A retrospective cohort study by Liying Zhai, Haihong Gong, Wencheng Yu

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Pivotal role of MiRNA's in malignant transformation of Oral Submucous Fibrosis by J.H. Shazia Fathima, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Asma Abdullah Nurul, Ramya Sekar, Inamul Hasan Madar, Logalakshmi Thirumani, Nazmul Huda Syed

Subjects: “…Oral submucous fibrosis…”
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