Impact of Phosphorylcholine Expression on the Adherence and Invasion of to Epithelial Cells.

Phosphorylcholine (PC) is a structural component of various pathogens and is involved in bacterial adhesion via the platelet-activating factor receptor (PAF-R). In this study, we investigated how PC expression affects cell adhesion and invasion of (). Eight clinical strains of were cultured, and PC expression was measured using fluorescence-activated cell sorting.

Utility of the High-Sensitivity Modified Glasgow Prognostic Scores for Oropharyngeal Carcinoma.

Objective: There is increasing evidence that the high-sensitivity modified Glasgow prognostic scores are inflammatory indices that can predict survival for many cancer types. However, there is limited information regarding their prognostic values in cases of head and neck cancer. This study aimed to evaluate whether the high-sensitivity modified Glasgow prognostic scores could predict outcomes among patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPC).