Immune-active polymeric materials for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

KM Lazar, S Shetty, A Chilkoti, JH Collier - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, a growing understanding of the underlying mechanisms of autoinflammatory
and autoimmune disease has enabled significant advances in biomaterial therapeutics for …

[HTML][HTML] Role of IFN-α in Rheumatoid Arthritis

CMA Lin, JD Isaacs, FAH Cooles - Current Rheumatology Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Type 1 interferons (IFN-I) are of increasing interest across a
wide range of autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Historically, research into their role in …

Cell-free DNA as a plausible biomarker of chronic kidney disease

TA Berezina, AE Berezin - Epigenomics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Circulating cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) is released from dead and/or apoptotic leukocytes and
due to neutrophil extracellular traps contributing to an inflammatory response. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Autoimmunity and Carcinogenesis: Their Relationship under the Umbrella of Autophagy

G Műzes, F Sipos - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The immune system and autophagy share a functional relationship. Both innate and
adaptive immune responses involve autophagy and, depending on the disease's origin and …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cell relationship with pro-tumoral inflammatory microenvironment

F Sipos, G Műzes - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammatory processes and cancer stem cells (CSCs) are increasingly recognized as
factors in the development of tumors. Emerging evidence indicates that CSCs are …

[HTML][HTML] The Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Potential of Cell-Free DNA with a Special Focus on COVID-19 and Other Viral Infections

G Hovhannisyan, T Harutyunyan… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in human blood serum, urine, and other body fluids recently became
a commonly used diagnostic marker associated with various pathologies. This is because …

Genetic Dissimilarity Adrenoceptor Alpha (ERa) in Hepatitis C virus-induced Cirrhosis and HCC

M Amer, A Elmetwalli, AA Attia… - Egyptian Academic …, 2023 - eajbsg.journals.ekb.eg
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the fifth most common kind of cancer in the world, is a
significant public health concern in Egypt. The development of HCC has been linked to …

Biological, Clinical, and Functional Implications of Cell-Free DNA Topology in Cancer

EZ Malkin - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Cells can release their DNA into the extracellular space and circulation by active
mechanisms or as a product of cell death. In oncology, this cell-free DNA (cfDNA) has …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical aspects of methylated HOXA9 DNA and natural killer cell activity in lung cancer

SWC Wen - 2024 - portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Denmark. Novel diagnostic
and prognostic biomarkers may aid in early detection of this malignancy and improve …

Elucidating the Biological Effects of Cell-Free DNA (cfDNA) Extracted from Septic Mice: In Vitro and In Vivo Investigations and Mechanistic Insights

H Lee, MH Rahman, S Abdul-Nasir, CS Kim, B Kim… - 2023 - preprints.org
cfDNA is known to be a beneficial biomarker for the diagnosis, treatment response, and
prognosis of sepsis. Previous cell line studies have shown that cfDNA in septic mice triggers …