Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Aug 2, 2023
Tubulointerstitial fibrosis (TIF) is the most prominent cause which leads to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal failure. Despite extensive research, there have been many clinical trial failures, and there is currently no effective treat...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Jul 18, 2022
After an attack of pancreatitis, individuals may develop metabolic sequelae (eg, new-onset diabetes) and/or pancreatic cancer. These new-onset morbidities are, at least in part, driven by low-grade inflammation. The aim was to study the profiles of c...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Jun 28, 2019
EsxA is an essential virulence factor for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) pathogenesis as well as an important biomarker for Mtb detection. In this study, we use light microscopy and deep learning-based image analysis to classify the morphologic cha...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Jun 6, 2018
Implications of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) in colonic polyps remain elusive. A prospective study was conducted with 188 consecutive subjects who underwent colonoscopy at a tertiary referral center. Biochemical parameters, serum PAI-1 l...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Jan 12, 2018
Malaria remains a major burden on global health, with roughly 200 million cases worldwide and more than 400,000 deaths per year. Besides biomedical research and political efforts, modern information technology is playing a key role in many attempts a...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Jan 10, 2018
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia. Currently, no treatment exists to slow down or stop the progression of AD. There is converging belief that disease-modifying treatments should focus ...
Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine
Nov 7, 2017
Breast cancer is the most common malignant disease in women worldwide. In recent decades, earlier diagnosis and better adjuvant therapy have substantially improved patient outcome. Diagnosis by histopathology has proven to be instrumental to guide br...