Publications by authors named "A Ayer"
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- * Research indicates that mice lacking PCSK9 or treated with specific antibodies against PCSK9 show protection from gliadin-induced food allergies, evident by reduced intestinal symptoms and inflammation.
- * Notably, the protective effects of PCSK9 inhibition occur independently of the LDLR, as it remains effective even in LDLR-deficient mice, highlighting PCSK9's role in allergic responses.
Background: Hearing loss affects approximately 1·6 billion individuals worldwide. Many cases are preventable. We aimed to estimate the annual number of new hearing loss cases that could be attributed to meningitis, otitis media, congenital rubella syndrome, cytomegalovirus, and ototoxic medications, specifically aminoglycosides, platinum-based chemotherapeutics, and antimalarials.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to compare the general and metabolic impact of single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in an obese (ob/ob) mouse model.
Methods: 10-week-old male ob/ob mice underwent either SADI-S, RYGB, or laparotomy surgery (Sham group). General and metabolic parameters were assessed during a 5-week period thereafter.
Human genetic studies of smoking behavior have been thus far largely limited to common variants. Studying rare coding variants has the potential to identify drug targets. We performed an exome-wide association study of smoking phenotypes in up to 749,459 individuals and discovered a protective association in CHRNB2, encoding the β2 subunit of the α4β2 nicotine acetylcholine receptor.
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