7 results match your criteria: "Near East University (NEU)[Affiliation]"

Introduction: This review explores the significant roles of neurotransmitters, focusing on dopamine and serotonin, in inflammation and cancer. These neurotransmitters are vital for neural signaling and play crucial roles in various physiological and pathological processes.

Materials And Methods: We conducted an extensive literature review, focusing on studies published between 2013 and 2024, using databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus.

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pH responsive release of curcumin from photocrosslinked pectin/gelatin hydrogel wound dressings.

Biomater Adv

March 2022

Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey; Center of Excellence in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (BIOMATEN), METU, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Engineering Sciences, METU, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address:

The aim of this study was to develop hydrogel wound dressings made of photocrosslinkable pectin and gelatin with pH dependent release of curcumin, an antimicrobial agent. Methacrylated forms of pectin and gelatin (PeMA and GelMA, respectively) were synthesized, and hydrogels were prepared with different compositions (1:1, 1:2 and 1:3 v/v ratios of PeMA and GelMA) by UV exposure. Pure GelMA was used as control group.

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Exponential growth in the usage of "cytokines" (as seroimmunobiomarkers) has facilitated more accurate prognosis, early diagnosis, novel, and efficient immunotherapeutics. Numerous studies have reported immunopathophysiological and immunopathological processes of interleukin-38 (IL-38). Therefore, in this systematic review article, the authors aimed to present an updated comprehensive overview on the immunobiological mechanisms, diagnostic, and immune gene-based therapeutic potentials of IL-38.

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We aimed to prepare a bioactive and biodegradable bilayer mesh formed by fibroblast growth factor (FGF) loaded gelatin film layer, and poly ε-caprolactone (PCL) film layer, and to investigate its treatment efficacy on esophageal anastomosis. It is envisaged that the bioactive mesh in in vivo model would improve tissue healing in rats. The full thickness semicircular defects of 0.

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Objective: Jordan has a high prevalence of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PDPN), leg complications, and amputations due to diabetes. This study evaluated the effect of educational programs on pain management, self-efficacy behaviors, and quality of life (QoL) among adult patients with PDPN.

Methods: The randomized controlled trial study was conducted at the Jordanian Ministry of Health hospitals between October 2019 - March 2020.

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Rituximab (RTX), as a monoclonal antibody-based immunotherapeutic intervention targeting CD20 on B cells, has proven efficacy in the treatment of patients with some immune-mediated diseases. In the present review, we provided information on the immunobiological mechanisms of signaling for RTX and its clinical applications, according to the immune-pathophysiology involved in the microenvironment of multiple diseases. We highlighted combination therapy, dose schedules, and laboratory monitoring, as well as the associated common and rare side effects to avoid.

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Clinical Applications of Interleukin-37: A Key Player in the Immunopathogenesis of Immune Disorders.

Iran J Allergy Asthma Immunol

June 2020

Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran AND Cancer Gene Therapy Research Center (CGRC), Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.

Recently, the era of medicine has been encountered with the exponential growth of special seroimmunobiomarkers in clinical trials. Lately, Interleukin-37 (IL-37) has attracted a wide range of basic medical scientists' attention due to its controversial functions in physiologic or pathologic microenvironments. In this research, an updated overview of immunobiological functions and clinical applications of IL-37 in a wide range of diseases, are discussed in order to highlight the role of recent laboratory-based results of IL-37.

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