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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Department of Neurology, Ministry of Health Sakarya Education and Research Hospital, Adapazari, Sakarya, Turkey.
This case report describes a woman in her 50s with a rare coexistence of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) and myasthenia gravis (MG), highlighting the diagnostic challenges and therapeutic considerations. Initially diagnosed with acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive MG, she later developed progressive visual impairment, leading to a diagnosis of NMOSD. Rituximab treatment was effective in managing both conditions, demonstrating the benefits of targeted therapies in reducing complications related to polypharmacy.
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January 2025
Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; Center for Multiple Sclerosis and Autoimmune Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. Electronic address:
Spinal cord injury (SCI) significantly alters gene expression, potentially impeding functional recovery. This study investigated the effects of atorvastatin, a widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drug, on gene expression and functional recovery in a chronic murine SCI model. Female C57BL/6J mice underwent moderate 0.
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January 2025
Department of Food Safety/Hygiene and Risk Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address:
Bacterial proteome microarrays are high-throughput, adaptable tools that allow the simultaneous investigation of thousands of proteins from various bacterial species. These arrays are used to explore bacterial pathogenicity, pathogen-host interactions, and clinical diseases. Recent advancements have expanded their application to profiling human antibodies, identifying biomarkers for infectious and autoimmune diseases, and studying antimicrobial peptides (AMPs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdv Biol Regul
December 2024
Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Arvo Ylpönkatu 34, 33014, Finland; Institute of Biotechnology, HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014, Finland; Department of Microbiology, Fimlab Laboratories, P.O.Box 66, 33013, Tampere, Finland. Electronic address:
Janus kinases (JAK1-3, TYK2) are critical mediators of cytokine signaling and their role in hematological and inflammatory and autoimmune diseases has sparked widespread interest in their therapeutic targeting. JAKs have unique tandem kinase structure consisting of an active tyrosine kinase domain adjacent to a pseudokinase domain that is a hotspot for pathogenic mutations. The development of JAK inhibitors has focused on the active kinase domain and the developed drugs have demonstrated good clinical efficacy but due to off-target inhibition cause also side-effects and carry a black box warning limiting their use.
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January 2025
Division of Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil; Fleury Medicine and Health, Fleury Group, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address:
Recent advances in genomic methodologies have significantly enhanced our understanding of immune-mediated rheumatic diseases. Specific structural variants (SVs), such as substantial DNA deletions or insertions, including chromosomal aberrations, have been implicated in diseases of immune dysregulation. Regrettably, SVs are frequently overlooked in next-generation sequencing (NGS) targeted-gene panels, whole exome sequencing (WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS).
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