Mycophenolate Mofetil and Clostridium difficile-associated Colitis by A. I. Dolgushina, A. A. Selyanina, E. A. Mezenceva, A. G. Vasilenko, L. I. Pozdeeva, L. Yu. Zhuravleva, E. R. Olevskaya, E. A. Fedorova

“…Catarrhal ulcerative colitis in colonoscopy, C. difficile toxins in pathogen stool panel. Ulcerative, ischaemic colitises and the graft-versus-host disease were ruled out in examination. …”
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Marine natural products as an important source of bioactive substances for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease management by Menglei Shi, Menglei Shi, Sisi Chen, Sisi Chen, Yutong Feng, Yutong Feng, Shiyuan Wang, Yuyu Xia, Jianlin He

“…A brief overview of the predominant pathogenic mechanisms underlying the disease is also provided, thereby establishing a critical link between the therapeutic potential of marine bioactive substances and the management of NAFLD.…”
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Two-Component Signal Transduction System SaeRS Positively Regulates Staphylococcus epidermidis Glucose Metabolism by Qiang Lou, Yijun Qi, Yuanfang Ma, Di Qu

“…Staphylococcus epidermidis, which is a causative pathogen of nosocomial infection, expresses its virulent traits such as biofilm and autolysis regulated by two-component signal transduction system SaeRS. …”
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Modulation of Immunoregulatory Properties of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Toll-Like Receptors: Potential Applications on GVHD by Bruno Sangiorgi, Rodrigo Alexandre Panepucci

“…The present review addresses how Pathogen-Associated Molecular Patterns (PAMPS) modulate the immunosuppressive phenotype of human MSCs by signaling through Toll-like receptors (TLRs). …”
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A novel UBA1 gene mutation in a patient with infantile respiratory distress syndrome by Masafumi Miyata, Arisa Kojima, Yuri Kawai, Hidetoshi Uchida, Hiroko Boda, Naoko Ishihara, Hidehito Inagaki, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Hiroki Kurahashi

“…Three disorders are associated with pathogenic variants of the UBA1 gene: vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic (VEXAS) syndrome, lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS), and X-linked spinal muscular atrophy (XL-SMA, SMAX2). …”
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Novel SMAD3 Mutation in a Patient with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome with Significant Aortic Aneurysm by Kristi K. Fitzgerald, Abdul Majeed Bhat, Katrina Conard, James Hyland, Christian Pizarro

“…Family screening for the mutation revealed that his father, who has vascular and skeletal features of AOS, and his brother, who is asymptomatic, also have the pathogenic mutation. This is the first case report of a SMAD3 mutation in a patient with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. …”
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Démarche d’intervention sur l’organisation du travail afin d’agir sur les problèmes de santé mentale au travail by Louise St-Arnaud, Sylviane Gignac, Pierre Gourdeau, Mariève Pelletier, Michel Vézina

“…Mental health problems in the workplace currently represent a public health and major economic problem. While the pathogenic impact of certain dimensions of work organization on mental health has been widely documented, research on the identification of effective strategies for reducing these constraints has not been extensively developed. …”
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Elizabethkingia anophelis: An uncommon cause of hospital-acquired septic meningitis and a rare cause of community-acquired meningitis in children: A case series by Sarjana Shuchi, Shweta Satija, Manoj B Jais

“…Elizabethkingia is one among several new organisms which heve emerged as an important human pathogen in the past few decades. We present the first two cases of Elizabethkingia anophelis infection reported from our institution. …”
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Post-Harvest Deterioration of Cassava and its Control Using Extracts of Azadirachta Indica and Aframomum Melegueta by R. N. Okigbo, Ramesh Putheti, C. T. Achusi

“…Juss) leaves and Aframomum melegueta (Schumann) seeds were used as antifungal agents and the susceptibility of four of the isolated pathogenic fungi to them was observed in culture. The tested organisms were Aspergillus niger Van Tiegh, Botryodiplodia theobromae Pat, Fusarium solani (Mart). …”
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Whole-Genome Sequencing of Mexican Strains of Anaplasma marginale: An Approach to the Causal Agent of Bovine Anaplasmosis by Fernando Martínez-Ocampo, Rosa Estela Quiroz-Castañeda, Itzel Amaro-Estrada, Edgar Dantán-González, Jesús Francisco Preciado de la Torre, Sergio Rodríguez-Camarillo

“…The genomic information contained in the four draft genomes of A. marginale from Mexico will contribute to understanding the molecular landscape of this pathogen.…”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Pneumonia Treated with Lower-Dose Palivizumab in a Heart Transplant Recipient by J. L. Grodin, K. S. Wu, E. E. Kitchell, J. Le, J. D. Mishkin, M. H. Drazner, D. W. Markham

“…Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is an important community-acquired pathogen that can cause significant morbidity and mortality in patients who have compromised pulmonary function, are elderly, or are immunosuppressed. …”
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The Estrogen–Immune Interface in Endometriosis by Emily Greygoose, Pat Metharom, Hakan Kula, Timur K. Seckin, Tamer A. Seckin, Ayse Ayhan, Yu Yu

“…Similarly, endometriosis shares this propensity, compounded by unclear pathogenic mechanisms, presenting unique challenges in defining its etiology and pathology. …”
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Effects of sika deer antler protein on immune regulation and intestinal microbiota in mice by Kaiyue Liu, Ke Zhang, Yang Yang, Ying Zong, Zhongmei He, Weijia Chen, Jianming Li, Rui Du

“…Additionally, SDAP could regulate intestinal homeostasis by increasing the abundance of beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus and Clostridium, reducing the abundance of pathogenic bacteria Proteobacteria, and maintaining some bacterial homeostasis in kidney-yang deficiency mice, so as to decrease intestinal edema, effectively improve intestinal microecology, and improve the immune function of the organism.…”
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Bacteriological Characteristics of Contemporary Wood During Soil Deposition in Anoxia Conditions at the Biskupin Archaeological Site (Poland) - Petrifilms™ as an Alternative for Co... by Zbigniew Wyżewski, Julitta Gajewska, Hanna Rekosz-Burlaga, Leszek Babiński, Bogusława Waliszewska, Monika Sitarek-Andrzejczyk

“…The paper presents results of quantitative and qualitative analyses of the composition of saprophytic and pathogenic microflora colonising contemporary wood of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and oak (Quercus sp.), deposited for eight years in peat soil, under anoxia conditions at two measuring stations located at the fortified settlement of the Lusatian culture in Biskupin. …”
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Case Report: Cholestatic liver disease in the course of erythropoietic protoporphyria associated with renal hypodysplasia and atrial septal defect by Patryk Lipiński, Agnieszka Lipniacka, Maja Klaudel-Dreszler, Lidia Ziółkowska, Grażyna Kostrzewa, Edyta Odnoczko, Robert Wasilewski, Rafał Płoski, Anna Tylki-Szymańska

“…Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an autosomal recessive disorder of the heme biosynthesis pathway caused by pathogenic variants in FECH gene resulting in a decreased activity of ferrochelatase. …”
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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media: Mastoiditis and Meningitis Complicated with Central Venous Thrombosis in an Immunocompetent Child by Erdem Gönüllü, Nesrin Özkan, Ahmet Soysal, Engin Acıoğlu, Emine Betül Tavil, Selin Nar Ötgün, Metin Karaböcüoğlu

“…Through this case, we wish to share our unique clinical experience that NTHi should be born in mind as a potential pathogen that can cause meningitis in previously healthy children, which may be helpful in future cases.…”
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Progress on the prevention of poultry Salmonella with natural medicines by Yi Zhang, Jianglan Liu, Yinan Pan, Kai Shi, Ping Mai, Xiaokai Li, Shasha Shen

“…However, the current abuse of antibiotics has accelerated the mutation of pathogenic bacteria to generate antibiotic-resistant strains. …”
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Mucosal-adapted bacteriophages as a preventive strategy for a lethal Pseudomonas aeruginosa challenge in mice by Luiz Felipe Leomil Coelho, Mateus de Souza Terceti, Sergio Pereira Lima Neto, Raíne Piva Amaral, Ana Luisa Cauvila dos Santos, William Permagnani Gozzi, Bianca Andrade de Carvalho, Gustavo Aparecido da Cunha, Maria Fernanda Romboli Durante, Lais Sanchietta, Giovana Soares Marangoni, Matheus Luca Carotta Gabriel, Luiz Cosme Cotta Malaquias, Eliana Leonor Hurtado Celis, Giovanna de Souza Apolinário, João Pessoa Araujo Junior, Carine Ervolino de Oliveira, Victoria Fulgencio Queiroz, Gabriel Magno de Freitas Almeida

“…This shows that phages adapted to mucosal conditions have potential to be applied as prophylactic measures against an ESKAPE pathogen.…”
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Angular Leaf Spot: A Bacterial Disease in Strawberries in Florida by Natalia A. Peres, Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Daniel J. Cantliffe

“… Angular Leaf Spot (ALS) is a bacterial disease caused by Xanthomonas fragariae Kennedy & King, a pathogen highly specific to wild and cultivated strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne (Legard et al. 2003). …”
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The Chemical Composition of Endotoxin Isolated from Intestinal Strain of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans by Jolanta Lodowska, Daniel Wolny, Marzena Jaworska-Kik, Sławomir Kurkiewicz, Zofia Dzierżewicz, Ludmiła Węglarz

“…Endotoxin is one of Gram-negative bacteria cellular components that influence these microorganisms pathogenicity. Endotoxin is a lipid-polisaccharide heteropolymer consisting of three elements: lipid A, core oligosaccharide, and O-specific polysaccharide, also called antigen-O. …”
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