Publications by authors named "Matar C"

Purpose: (i) To investigate the rate of preservation of the ascending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery (a-LFCA) during total hip arthroplasty (THA) through a direct anterior approach (DAA), and (ii) to study factors that contribute to its successful preservation.

Methods: All patients who underwent primary THA between 1 September 2023 and 29 February 2024 were reviewed. One-hundred seventy-two patients were included in the study, 91 females and 81 males, aged 63.

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  • Immune stressors like LPS disrupt gut microbiota, leading to gut dysbiosis, which can interfere with mammary gland development during puberty and potentially increase breast cancer risk later in life.
  • The study tests the hypothesis that prebiotics, specifically Lentinula edodes Cultured Extract (AHCC), can counteract the negative effects of LPS by examining cytokine levels, microRNA expressions, and tumor development in mice following LPS exposure.
  • Results indicate that while LPS leads to long-term changes in cytokine and microRNA levels in mammary glands, AHCC helps regulate these changes, particularly by counteracting harmful microRNAs associated with tumor progression, suggesting possible dietary interventions
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UVB significantly impacts the occurrence of cutaneous disorders, ranging from inflammatory to neoplastic diseases. Polyphenols derived from plants have been found to exhibit photoprotective effects against various factors that contribute to skin cancer. During the fermentation of the polyphenol-enriched blueberry preparation (PEBP), small oligomers of polyphenols were released, thus enhancing their photoprotective effects.

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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer known for its high mortality rate. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells that significantly contribute to tumour recurrence and differentiation. Epigenetic-specific changes involving miRNAs maintain CSCs.

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Gut immune system homeostasis is crucial to overall host health. Immune disturbance at the gut level may lead to systemic and distant sites' immune dysfunction. Probiotics and prebiotics consumption have been shown to improve gut microbiota composition and function and enhance gut immunity.

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Puberty is a critical developmental period of life characterized by marked physiological changes, including changes in the immune system and gut microbiota development. Exposure to inflammation induced by immune stressors during puberty has been found to stimulate central inflammation and lead to immune disturbance at distant sites from the gut; however, its enduring effects on gut immunity are not well explored. Therefore, in this study, we used a pubertal lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced inflammation mouse model to mimic pubertal exposure to inflammation and dysbiosis.

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Bladder cancer is a common urogenital malignancy characterized by frequent genetic alterations. Histone demethylase gene is commonly mutated in bladder cancer. To review the characteristics of and its mutation consequences, and to introduce a potential KDM6A-targeted treatment.

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The advent of omic platforms revealed the significant benefits of probiotics in the prevention of many infectious diseases. This led to a growing interest in novel strains of probiotics endowed with health characteristics related to microbiome and immune modulation. Therefore, autochthonous bacteria in plant ecosystems might offer a good source for novel next-generation probiotics.

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The PacBio whole-genome sequencing of the potential probiotic strain Canan SV-53T recovered from lowbush blueberries demonstrates high homology to Rouxiella badensis but with distinct enough clusters to propose the name Rouxiella badensis subsp. . The sequencing also detected the presence of two native plasmids.

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Epigenetic mechanisms such as microRNA (miRNA) deregulation seem to exert a central role in breast cancer initiation and progression. Therefore, targeting epigenetics deregulation may be an effective strategy for preventing and halting carcinogenesis. Studies have revealed the significant role of naturally occurring polyphenolic compounds derived from fermented blueberry fruits in cancer chemoprevention by modulation of cancer stem cell development through the epigenetic mechanism and regulation of cellular signaling pathways.

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Background: Cardiac liver cirrhosis secondary to Fontan procedure has been associated with hepatocellular carcinoma at a younger age. However, Fontan associated liver disease and combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma has not been previously reported. Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma is a rare cancer that accounts for 2-5% of primary liver tumors and poses significant diagnostic and treatment challenges.

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Puberty is a critical period of development characterized by significant brain remodeling and increased vulnerability to immune challenges. Exposure to an immune challenge such as LPS during puberty can result in inflammation and gut dysbiosis which may lead to altered brain functioning and psychiatric illnesses later in life. However, treatment with probiotics during puberty has been found to mitigate LPS-induced peripheral and central inflammation, prevent LPS-induced changes to the gut microbiota and protect against enduring behavioural disorders in a sex-specific manner.

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Adolescence is a critical period of development during which the brain undergoes significant remodeling that impacts behavior later in life. Exposure to stress, and especially immune challenge, during this period triggers changes in brain function resulting in the development of mental disorders in adulthood, such as depression and anxiety. Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that a single exposure to LPS (lipopolysaccharide) during puberty causes enduring depression-like behaviour in females and anxiety-like behaviours in males.

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Purpose: Global Oncology is the movement to improve equitable access to cancer control and care, recognizing challenges because of economic and social factors between high-, middle-, and low-income countries (HIC, MIC, and LIC, respectively). The () is a major platform dedicated to publishing peer-reviewed research relevant to populations with limited resources. To assess the success of its goals of encouraging global interaction and increasing MIC and LIC engagement, we analyzed authorship and readership patterns.

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Background: The primary manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is respiratory insufficiency that can also be related to diffuse pulmonary microthrombosis and thromboembolic events, such as pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, or arterial thrombosis. People with COVID-19 who develop thromboembolism have a worse prognosis. Anticoagulants such as heparinoids (heparins or pentasaccharides), vitamin K antagonists and direct anticoagulants are used for the prevention and treatment of venous or arterial thromboembolism.

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Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach is an uncommon subtype of gastric cancer remarkably similar to hepatocellular carcinoma in histopathological analysis. It is also commonly associated with high serum alfa-fetoprotein and a poorer prognosis, despite the emergence of new therapeutic options. In recent years, next generation sequencing (NGS) technology has made it possible to identify and describe the genes and molecular alterations common to gastric cancer thereby contributing to the advancement of targeted therapies.

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Background: Compared with people without cancer, people with cancer who receive anticoagulant treatment for venous thromboembolism (VTE) are more likely to develop recurrent VTE.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy and safety of three types of parenteral anticoagulants (i.e.

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Exposure of the skin to solar UV radiation leads to inflammation, DNA damage, and dysregulation of cellular signaling pathways, which may cause skin cancer. Photochemoprevention with natural products is an effective strategy for the control of cutaneous neoplasia. Polyphenols have been proven to help prevent skin cancer and to inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells (CSCs) through epigenetic mechanisms, including modulation of microRNAs expression.

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Background: Oral anticoagulants may improve the survival of people with cancer through an antithrombotic effect, yet increase the risk of bleeding.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral anticoagulants in ambulatory people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy (either alone or in combination), with no standard therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation.

Search Methods: We conducted comprehensive searches on 14 June 2021, following the original electronic searches performed in February 2016 (last major search).

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Background: Multiple myeloma is a malignant plasma cell disorder characterised by clonal plasma cells that cause end-organ damage such as renal failure, lytic bone lesions, hypercalcaemia and/or anaemia. People with multiple myeloma are treated with immunomodulatory agents including lenalidomide, pomalidomide, and thalidomide. Multiple myeloma is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism, which appears to be further increased in people receiving immunomodulatory agents.

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Scientific evidence supports the early deregulation of epigenetic profiles during breast carcinogenesis. Research shows that cellular transformation, carcinogenesis, and stemness maintenance are regulated by epigenetic-specific changes that involve microRNAs (miRNAs). Dietary bioactive compounds such as blueberry polyphenols may modulate susceptibility to breast cancer by the modulation of CSC survival and self-renewal pathways through the epigenetic mechanism, including the regulation of miRNA expression.

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A novel bacterium ( subsp. ) isolated from the microbiota of wild blueberry fruit was investigated for its immunomodulation capabilities and intestinal morpho-functional aspects. The whole-genome shotgun sequencing of this bacterium led to its new taxonomy and showed absence of pathogenicity genes.

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Fermented plant foods are gaining wide interest worldwide as healthy foods due to their unique sensory features and their health-promoting potentials, such as antiobesity, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and anticarcinogenic activities. Many fermented foods are a rich source of nutrients, phytochemicals, bioactive compounds, and probiotic microbes. The excellent biological activities of these functional foods, such as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory functions, are widely attributable to their high antioxidant content and lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB).

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: Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare congenital disease that belongs to the family of congenital trilinear bone marrow failure. Most FA patients will suffer bone marrow failure and the main treatment relies on supportive measures or more recently on the use of hematopoietic stem cell transplant. The improvements seen in the management of FA has led women to reach childbearing age and have successful pregnancies.

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