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First Report on Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Study in Blood Donors
(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc, New Rochelle, 2016)
Aim: To provide the first data on the prevalence and basic demographic risk factors for human Toxoplasma gondii infection in the Banja Luka region, Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). Methods: Analysis of serological and ...
Novel Patents and Cancer Therapies for Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator: Potential Use of Their Interplay in Tumorigenesis
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, Sharjah, 2014)
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) plays different roles in health and disease. TGF-beta has been assumed as a dual factor in tumor growth, since it can repress epithelial tumor development in early stages, while ...
Hydatidosis of the central nervous system in central and Eastern Europe
(Hydatidosis of the Central Nervous System: Diagnosis & Treatment, 2014)
Hydatidosis (also known as echinococcosis or hydatid disease) is one of Europe's neglected infections of poverty. Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is endemic in Southwestern and Eastern parts of Europe. Although alveolar ...
Inflammatory Cytokines Prime Adipose Tissue Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Enhance Malignancy of MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells via Transforming Growth Factor-beta 1
(Wiley, Hoboken, 2016)
Mesenchymal stem cells from human adipose tissue (hASCs) are proposed as suitable tools for soft tissue engineering and reconstruction. Although it is known that hASCs have the ability to home to sites of inflammation and ...
The inhibition of periodontal ligament stem cells osteogenic differentiation by IL-17 is mediated via MAPKs
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford, 2016)
Periodontal disease (PD), a degenerative bacterially induced disease of periodontium, can lead to bone resorption and teeth loss. Development of PD includes a strong inflammatory reaction, which involves multiple immune ...
Doxycycline Inhibits IL-17-Stimulated MMP-9 Expression by Downregulating ERK1/2 Activation: Implications in Myogenic Differentiation
(Hindawi Ltd, London, 2016)
Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is a cytokine with pleiotropic effects associated with several inflammatory diseases. Although elevated levels of IL-17 have been described in inflammatory myopathies, its role in muscle remodeling ...
In vitro effects of IL-17 on angiogenic properties of endothelial cells in relation to oxygen levels
(Wiley, Hoboken, 2013)
The aim of this study has been to elucidate how different oxygen levels impact the effects of Interleukin-17 (IL-17) on angiogenic properties of endothelial cells. Two endothelial cell lines, mouse MS-1 and human EA.hy ...
Investigation of Porcine Circovirus type 2 (PCV2) antibodies in clinically healthy boars from Serbian commercial farms
(Hellenic Veterinary Medical Soc, Athens, 2017)
The aim of the present study was to determine the porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) prevalence in boars in 3 farms in Serbia and their possible relation with alterations of reproductive parameters and blood biochemical ...
Adverse fetal outcome in the absence of timely prenatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis
(Springer Wien, Wien, 2011)
Objective: Toxoplasma gondii infection acquired during pregnancy may lead to transplacental transmission and jeopardize the course and outcome of pregnancy, leading to life-threatening disease in the fetus and the newborn. ...