Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease, involving immune cell infiltration and production of inflammatory mediators. Ferroptosis has recently been recognized as a mode of controlled cell death and the iron overload and peroxidative environment prevailing in the ectopic endometrium facilitates the occurrence of ferroptosis. In the current investigation, gene expression data was obtained from the dataset GSE7305.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This review aims to analyse the implications of the World Health Organization's 2021 world report on hearing, with a particular focus on the cochlear implant field. The objective is to understand the challenges and opportunities highlighted in the report and propose viable solutions for effective implementation within the cochlear implant community.
Methods: Following the release of the World Health Organization's world report on hearing, cochlear implant professionals explored and discussed the implications of the report with examples from various countries to understand the disparities in access, reimbursement policies, and social stigma associated with hearing loss.
Unlabelled: The loss of major histocompatibility complex class I (MHC-I) molecules has been proposed as a mechanism by which cancer cells evade tumor-specific T cells in immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-refractory patients. Nevertheless, the mechanism by which cancer cells downregulate MHC-I is poorly understood. We report here that membrane-associated RING-CH-type finger 8 (MARCHF8), upregulated by human papillomavirus (HPV), ubiquitinates and degrades MHC-I proteins in HPV-positive head and neck cancer (HPV+ HNC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA labially impacted maxillary canine is a relatively uncommon occurrence. In adult patients, management of impacted maxillary canines becomes necessary when the deciduous canine is lost, or if the impacted tooth becomes symptomatic. Orthodontic realignment is not always the preferred therapeutic approach due to the long treatment duration.
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