Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health issue of growing concern. According to projections from the Worldwide Health Observatory, it is currently one of the rapidly increasing contributors to global mortality. The prevalence of CKD and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is increasing globally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of lipid membrane-enclosed compartments that contain different biomolecules and are released by almost all living cells, including fungal genera. Fungal EVs contain multiple bioactive components that perform various biological functions, such as stimulation of the host immune system, transport of virulence factors, induction of biofilm formation, and mediation of host-pathogen interactions. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on EVs of human pathogenic fungi, mainly focusing on their biogenesis, composition, and biological effects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe low-temperature sintering of (BiNa)TiO-based ceramics can be achieved by sintering aid CuO. Piezoelectric ceramics (1 - )[0.90(BiNa)TiO - 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular vesicles (EVs) loaded with proteins, nucleic acids, membrane lipids, and other virulence factors could participate in pathogenic processes in some fungi such as and . However, the specific characteristics of EVs derived from (TM) still have not been figured out yet. In the present study, it has been observed that TM-derived EVs were a heterogeneous group of nanosized membrane vesicles (30-300 nm) under nanoparticle tracking analysis and transmission electron microscopy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCongenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common hereditary disorders affecting neonates worldwide. CH is a multifactorial complex disorder and can be caused by either environmental factors or genetic factors. We studied one Pakistani family with segregating mutations in CH inherited in an autosomal recessive manner.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntellectual disability (ID) is a highly heterogeneous genetic condition with more than a thousand genes described so far. By exome sequencing of two consanguineous families presenting hallmark features of ID, we identified two homozygous variants in two genes previously associated with autosomal recessive ID: (c.1966G>A; p.
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