Publications by authors named "Monica Maria Illescas Ralda"
Background And Objectives: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), an autoimmune disease, has been proposed to be comorbid with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). We aimed at testing the hypothesis that patients with JIA may presented with high risk of OSA in a cohort study.
Subjects And Methods: This is a cohort study including patients with JIA from 1999 to 2013 identified from a longitudinal health registry.
Article Synopsis
- Metastasis is a major concern for patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), a common cancer globally, and the role of the Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in OSCC is being investigated.
- A study involving 100 OSCC samples showed that high levels of LIF were associated with advanced cancer stages, larger tumors, and shorter overall survival in patients.
- LIF promotes cancer cell movement through specific signaling pathways, and targeting LIF and its downstream molecules could be a potential strategy for preventing cancer spread.