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Immunomodulation Induced by Host Pathogen Interaction
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Hindawi
, 2019 , Article)
Controlling and preventing infections require deep understanding of the complex interplay that occurs between the host and pathogen following infection. In essence, immunomodulation is any process leading to an immune ...
Viruses and Autoimmunity: A Review on the Potential Interaction and Molecular Mechanisms.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
For a long time, viruses have been shown to modify the clinical picture of several autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes (T1D), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Sjögren's syndrome ...
Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar (2013-2016)
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Wiley
, 2017 , Article)
BACKGROUND
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus transmitted mainly through zoonotic transmission or fecal–oral route. More than 80% of Qatar's population are expatriates, including many coming from hyperendemic ...
Assessing the burden of intestinal parasites affecting newly arrived immigrants in Qatar
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BioMed Central
, 2016 , Article)
In the last decades, the enormous influx of immigrants to industrialized countries has led to outbreaks of parasitic diseases, with enteric infections being amongst the most frequently encountered. In its strategy to control ...
Coproscopy and molecular screening for detection of intestinal protozoa
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BioMed Central
, 2017 , Article)
Intestinal parasitosis is one of several health concerns about immigrants who travel from endemic to non-endemic regions. Reliable rapid sensitive diagnostic tools, for use in non-endemic regions, are urgently required to ...
Protective Effect of Cyclically Pressurized Solid⁻Liquid Extraction Polyphenols from Grape Pomace on Oxidative Endothelial Cell Death.
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article)
The aim of this work is the evaluation of a green extraction technology to exploit winery waste byproducts. Specifically, a solid⁻liquid extraction technology (Naviglio Extractor) was used to obtain polyphenolic antioxidants ...
Recent advances in functional nanostructures as cancer photothermal therapy.
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Dove Medical Press
, 2018 , Article Review)
Being a non-invasive and relatively safe technique, photothermal therapy has attracted a lot of interest in the cancer treatment field. Recently, nanostructure technology has entered the forefront of cancer therapy owing ...
The march of pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.
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BMC
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Heart failure remains a major contributor to this mortality. Despite major therapeutic advances over the past decades, a ...
Oxidative stress-induced Akt downregulation mediates green tea toxicity towards prostate cancer cells
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Green tea consumption has been shown to possess cancer chemopreventive activity. Polyphenol E (PE) is a widely used standardized green tea extract formulation. This study was designed to investigate the impact of PE on ...
Nose-to-brain delivery of BACE1 siRNA loaded in solid lipid nanoparticles for Alzheimer’s therapy
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Elsevier
, 2017 , Article)
Abstract We designed a delivery system to obtain an efficient and optimal nose-to-brain transport of BACE1 siRNA, potentially useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. We selected a cell-penetrating peptide, the short ...