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Chemical findings and in vitro biological studies to uphold the use of Ficus exasperata Vahl leaf and stem bark.

Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association Dec 27, 2017
Ficus exasperata Vahl, commonly known as sandpaper, is a terrestrial Afro-tropical tree used in popular medicine. Despite the existence of some works on the biological activities of this species, its chemical composition is still poorly known. The ai...
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Ficus Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet Functional Food Plant Leaves Humans Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor Reproducibility of Results Plant Bark Cell Line, Tumor Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization Plant Extracts Nitric Oxide Plant Stems Hypoglycemic Agents Inhibitory Concentration 50 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Free Radical Scavengers Superoxides Dietary Supplements
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Sludge reflects intra-amniotic inflammation with or without microorganisms.

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) Dec 27, 2017
PROBLEM: To investigate whether amniotic fluid (AF) "sludge" in patients with preterm labor (PTL) with intact membranes is related to intra-amniotic infection or inflammation.
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Humans Interleukin-8 Particulate Matter Polymerase Chain Reaction Gestational Age Infections Retrospective Studies Pregnancy Female Ultrasonography Ureaplasma Mycoplasma Amniotic Fluid Chorioamnionitis Obstetric Labor, Premature
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Peanut testa extracts possessing histone deacetylase inhibitory activity induce apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells.

Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie Dec 27, 2017
Previous studies demonstrated that peanut testa extracts (KK4 and ICG15042) containing natural histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors inhibited the growth of several human cancer cell lines via apoptosis induction. The aims of this study were to inves...
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Cell Survival Humans Arachis Cell Line, Tumor Cholangiocarcinoma Plant Extracts Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Apoptosis
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In Situ Skeletonized Right Internal Mammary Artery Bypass Grafting to Left Anterior Descending Artery.

International heart journal Dec 27, 2017
This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and the mid-term efficacy of an in situ skeletonized right internal mammary artery (IMA) bypass grafting to a left anterior descending artery (LAD), and to determine risk factors for IMA graft failure in a...
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Male Middle Aged China Hospital Mortality Treatment Outcome Retrospective Studies Female Aged Adult Coronary Artery Bypass Vascular Patency Mammary Arteries Computed Tomography Angiography Humans Coronary Circulation Follow-Up Studies Coronary Angiography Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Vessels
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Estimating the Causal Impact of Proximity to Gold and Copper Mines on Respiratory Diseases in Chilean Children: An Application of Targeted Maximum Likelihood Estimation.

International journal of environmental research and public health Dec 27, 2017
In a town located in a desert area of Northern Chile, gold and copper open-pit mining is carried out involving explosive processes. These processes are associated with increased dust exposure, which might affect children's respiratory health. Therefo...
Copper Likelihood Functions Respiratory Tract Diseases Mining Residence Characteristics Gold Air Pollutants Air Pollution Chile Cross-Sectional Studies Male Prevalence Child Humans Female Risk Factors
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Biomarkers for Pulmonary Inflammation and Fibrosis and Lung Ventilation Function in Chinese Occupational Refractory Ceramic Fibers-Exposed Workers.

International journal of environmental research and public health Dec 27, 2017
Refractory ceramic fibers (RCFs) can cause adverse health effects on workers' respiratory system, yet no proper biomarkers have been used to detect early pulmonary injury of RCFs-exposed workers. This study assessed the levels of two biomarkers that ...
Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary Ventilation Ceramics Vital Capacity China Occupational Exposure Dust Forced Expiratory Volume Humans Biomarkers Adult Male Lung
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Candida albicans-derived mannoproteins activate NF-κB in reporter cells expressing TLR4, MD2 and CD14.

PloS one Dec 27, 2017
The ability of soluble C. albicans 20A (serotype A) mannoprotein (CMP) to serve as a ligand for toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its co-receptors was examined using commercially available and stably-transfected HEK293 cells that express human TLR4, MD...
Humans Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha Glycosylation Candida albicans Lipopolysaccharides Membrane Glycoproteins Interleukin-8 NF-kappa B HEK293 Cells Lymphocyte Antigen 96 Lipopolysaccharide Receptors Toll-Like Receptor 4 Cyclooxygenase 2 Transcription, Genetic
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Depression and alcohol use disorder at antiretroviral therapy initiation led to disengagement from care in South Africa.

PloS one Dec 27, 2017
We sought to assess mental health at the time of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and subsequent retention in care over a six-month follow-up period. A total of 136 people living with HIV in South Africa were administered surveys measuring dem...
Depression HIV Infections Anti-HIV Agents South Africa Humans Patient Compliance Female Alcoholism Adult Male
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Long-term incidence and predictors of hepatitis B surface antigen loss after discontinuing nucleoside analogues in noncirrhotic chronic hepatitis B patients.

Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Dec 26, 2017
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the long-term incidence and predictors for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) loss after nucleoside analogue therapy.
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Female Adult Male Middle Aged Incidence Humans Lamivudine Hepatitis B, Chronic Hepatitis B Surface Antigens Hepatitis B e Antigens Guanine Antiviral Agents Hepatitis B virus Genotype Treatment Outcome
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Minimally invasive approach (robotic and laparoscopic) to biliary-enteric fistula secondary to cholecystectomy bile duct injury.

Journal of robotic surgery Dec 26, 2017
Spontaneous biliary-enteric fistula after laparoscopic cholecystectomy bile duct injury is an extremely rare entity. Y-en-Roux hepaticojejunostomy has been demonstrated to be an effective surgical technique to repair iatrogenic bile duct injuries. Se...
Adult Male Middle Aged Robotic Surgical Procedures Postoperative Complications Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic Humans Bile Ducts Retrospective Studies Biliary Fistula Female Aged
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