Publications by authors named "F J Carmona Monge"

Background: Hepatic steatosis is a common finding in liver histopathology and the hallmark of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whose global prevalence is rising.

Aims: To review the histopathology of hepatic steatosis and its mechanisms of development and to identify common and rare disease associations.

Methods: We reviewed literature on the basic science of lipid droplet (LD) biology and clinical research on acute and chronic liver diseases associated with hepatic steatosis using the PubMed database.

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The identification of protein aggregates as biomarkers for neurodegeneration is an area of interest for disease diagnosis and treatment development. In this work, we present novel super luminescent conjugated polyelectrolyte molecules as ex vivo sensors for tau-paired helical filaments (PHFs) and amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques. We evaluated the use of two oligo-p-phenylene ethynylenes (OPEs), anionic OPE and cationic OPE, as stains for fibrillar protein pathology in brain sections of transgenic mouse (rTg4510) and rat (TgF344-AD) models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) tauopathy, and post-mortem brain sections from human frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

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The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test is a crucial technology for cervical cancer prevention because it enables programs to identify women with high-risk HPV infection who are at risk of developing cervical cancer. Current U.S.

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Article Synopsis
  • Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is being studied as a treatment for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's by targeting toxic amyloid aggregates, although traditional methods face challenges with harmful off-target oxidation.
  • A novel class of oligo--phenylene ethynylenes (OPEs) specifically binds and fluoresces in the presence of amyloid aggregates, demonstrating their ability to selectively generate singlet oxygen and photosensitize these aggregates under light.
  • Compared to the conventional photosensitizer methylene blue, OPEs effectively oxidize amyloid fibrils without damaging surrounding cells, showcasing their potential as safer and more targeted theranostics in PDT for treating neurodegenerative disorders.
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