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PLoS One
January 2025
Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias Biomédicas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Studies have noted the connection between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and autoimmunity. MAP is an intracellular pathogen that infects and multiplies in macrophages. To overcome the hostile environment elicited by the macrophage, MAP secretes a battery of virulence factors to neutralize the toxic effects of the macrophage.
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December 2024
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Background: It is well established that genetic factors are implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is growing interest in how environmental factors like infection contribute to its progression. Recent evidence suggests that greater exposure to infections across the lifespan can potentiate the rate and severity of cognitive decline. In addition to contributing to mechanisms underlying the aggregation of Aβ fragments and phosphorylation of tau proteins, the infectious etiology of dementia may be caused by infectious agents triggering neuroinflammatory pathways and degradation of the blood-brain barrier (BBB).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Infect Dis
January 2025
MeMed, Tirat Carmel, Israel.
Background: Diagnostic test evaluation requires a reference standard. We describe an approach for creating a reference standard for acute infection using unrestricted adjudication and apply it to compare biomarker tools.
Methods: Adults and children with suspected acute infection enrolled in three prospective studies at emergency departments and urgent cares were included.
J Med Virol
January 2025
Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Glucose-regulated protein 78 kDa (GRP78), a key marker of endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), is upregulated in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tissues, but its role in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced tumorigenesis remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of GRP78 to HBV-associated tumor development and explore the ERS pathways involved. The results showed that increased GRP78 expression in patients with HBV-related HCC was associated with a poor prognosis within the first 2 years following diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pulm Med
January 2025
Department of Infectious Diseases, Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University, No.82, Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing, 101100, China.
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a widespread condition that significantly endangers human health. The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) has been utilized as an important marker for the occurrence and development of various diseases. Nevertheless, the association between CAR and COPD remains inadequately explored.
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