Publications by authors named "I Eichhorn"
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- The study focused on damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) which signal immune activation when cell damage occurs, particularly in COPD patients with increased DAMP levels in serum.
- Researchers measured seven specific DAMPs in the serum of 949 severe COPD patients to explore their relationship with patient survival rates over four years.
- The findings revealed that only dsDNA was significantly linked to higher mortality, indicating it could serve as a useful prognostic biomarker for assessing survival in COPD patients.
A subset of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) can cause an excessive secretion of hormones, neuropeptides, and biogenic amines into the bloodstream. These so-called functional NETs evoke a hormone-related disease and lead to several different syndromes, depending on the factors released. One of the most common functional syndromes, carcinoid syndrome, is characterized mainly by over-secretion of serotonin.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-O1/non-O139 Vibrio cholerae (NOVC) are ubiquitous in aquatic ecosystems. In rare cases, they can cause intestinal and extra-intestinal infections in human. This ability is associated with various virulence factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis a zoonotic agent that causes severe invasive diseases in domestic animals and humans, but little is known about its pathogenesis and virulence mechanisms so far. SCM, the M-like protein expressed by , is considered one of the major virulence determinants. Here, we report on the two distinct groups of SCM.
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