Publications by authors named "J Denis"

Purpose: Grade 3 meningiomas, although rare, are associated with high morbidity and mortality. The respective impacts of extent of surgical resection and adjuvant radiotherapy are still debated. Moreover, anaplastic meningiomas are studied in heterogenous cohort of de novo and progressive anaplastic tumors.

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Intestinal mucins play a crucial role in the mucosal barrier, serving as the body's initial defense against microorganisms. However, how the host regulates the secretion and glycosylation of these mucins in response to bacterial invasion remains unclear. Our study demonstrates that when exposed to (), a gut pathobiont, the host mucosa promptly adjusts the behavior of specialized goblet cells (GCs) located in the middle of the crypts.

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  • Early pregnancy Zika virus (ZIKV) infection can cause serious brain damage in fetuses, resulting in conditions like microcephaly, though the exact mechanisms of this damage are still not fully understood.
  • A study using cynomolgus macaque fetuses showed that ZIKV was transmitted from infected fetuses to their mothers, leading to detectable viral levels in blood, brain, and placenta, along with signs of brain size reduction in the infected fetuses.
  • Despite persistent viral genetic material in tissues, the immune response helped clear much of the virus before the delivery, indicating that while short-term brain injury occurs, the body can partially control the infection.
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Despite advances in screening, diagnosis, and treatment for prostate cancer (PCa), Black men tend to be diagnosed at younger ages, have higher mortality rates, and are at increased risk of recurrence or metastasis compared to their White counterparts. PCa disparities among Black men are caused by a complex interaction of social, behavioral, and biological factors across the public policy, community, organizational, interpersonal, and individual levels. Key contributing factors include mistrust in the health care system, poor communication between patients and providers, low awareness of screening guidelines, and high medical costs.

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