Publications by authors named "Tran Duong Thai"

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  • * Researchers found that neutrophils only produced ROS in response to these bacterial extracts when plasma was present, indicating that plasma contains components that enhance neutrophil activity.
  • * The findings suggest a new pathway through which activation of neutrophils by the bacterial antigens can lead to inflammatory damage, highlighting the complex interactions between pathogens and the immune system.
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Introduction: Opisthorchis viverrini (Ov) infection can lead to several disease manifestations of the bile duct including advanced periductal fibrosis (APF) and the most severe complication, cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Monocytes migrate to the infection site and differentiate into tissue macrophages to express and release molecules such as cytokines, reactive oxygen species, and growth factors. TLR4+ monocytes are classified as having a pro-tumor phenotype and secrete tumor-promoting factors.

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Opisthorchis viverrini (Ov) infection can cause several disease conditions of the bile duct including hepatobiliary abnormalities (HBAs) and the most severe, cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Fibrosis occurs when tissues are damaged and normal wound-healing responses are dysregulated. Neutrophils are the first cells to migrate to an infection site to protect the host from intruding extracellular pathogens through a wide range of effector mechanisms such as phagocytosis, production of reactive oxygen species, proteases, or release of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs).

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