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Impact of lymphocyte immunotherapy (LIT) on fertility rates in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) women with antinuclear antibodies: A randomized clinical trial.
J Reprod Immunol
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Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran; Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address:
To further evaluate the effects of lymphocyte immunotherapy (LIT) for the treatment of RPL patients this study aimed to utilize this type of treatment in RPL patients with positive antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in comparison to ANA-negative RPL women. To this aim, 84 ANA-positive, 114 ANA negative, and 50 healthy pregnant women were recruited. To examine the frequency of cells before and after LIT, flowcytometry technique was employed.
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J Gen Intern Med
January 2025
College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), which have a reciprocal relationship compounded by obesity, are highly prevalent in the Middle East affecting morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the severity of MASLD and liver fibrosis among adult Emirati patients with long-standing T2DM.
Design And Participants: This cross-sectional study used noninvasive methods to assess the severity of MASLD and fibrosis progression in an adult cohort of Emirati patients (N = 546) with a mean T2DM duration of 16 years.
Temporal variation in nutritional status and preoperative anemia among patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
January 2025
Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Purpose: Optimal management of retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcoma (RPS) often requires extensive tumor resections, frequently involving gastrointestinal organs. The impact of these procedures on the nutritional status and hemoglobin (Hb) levels of RPS patients remain unexplored. In this study, we aimed to evaluate preoperative nutritional status as well as the prevalence of anemia in RPS patients, and to investigate longitudinal changes throughout the disease course in order to identify potential strategies for prehabilitation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfficacy of complement inhibition with pegcetacoplan in children with C3 glomerulopathy.
Pediatr Nephrol
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Center for HUS Prevention, Control and Management at the Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Background: C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) is a rare kidney disease due to a dysregulation of the alternative complement pathway, orphan of specific treatment. Pegcetacoplan is an inhibitor of the third complement component C3, currently on a phase III registration protocol in C3G. Here we describe our experience with the off-label use of pegcetacoplan in pediatric patients with C3G.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssociation between Sex Hormones and Mood, Cravings and Urges in Males and Females Who Smoke Tobacco.
Nicotine Tob Res
January 2025
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota.
Background: Mood influences smoking behavior, with sex and sex hormones potentially complicating these relationships. We explored associations between Profile of Mood States (POMS) and Questionnaire on Smoking Urges (QSU) - Brief with sex hormones in men and women who smoke.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of treatment non-responders from a smoking cessation randomized trial investigating exogenous progesterone's efficacy.
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