INTRODUCTION: Aging is characterized by gradual structural and functional changes in the body over time, with intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) representing a key manifestation of spinal aging and a major contributor to low back pain (LBP).
Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society
Feb 14, 2025
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, and aberrant phagocytosis may be involved in its development. Understanding this aspect may provide new avenues for prompt CAD diagnosis.
Molecular and biochemical parasitology
Aug 22, 2024
The Leishmania life cycle alternates between promastigotes, found in the sandfly, and amastigotes, found in mammals. When an infected sandfly bites a host, promastigotes are engulfed by phagocytes (i.e., neutrophils, dendritic cells, and macrophages)...
BACKGROUND: Acute intestinal graft-versus-host disease (AIGVHD) is a common complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo HSCT) with a high mortality rate. The primary aim of the present study is to identify tissue-based ge...
BACKGROUND: In a pilot study, neutrophil CD64 surface expression was significantly elevated in newly diagnosed, pediatric-onset Crohn's disease. We aimed to test the CD64 biomarkers (neutrophil CD64 surface expression and soluble CD64) as determinate...
Kansenshogaku zasshi. The Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Nov 1, 2015
(1->3)-β-D-glucan (BDG) is a constituent of the fungal cell wall and its blood level is known as a marker of fungal infection including pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Meanwhile, peripheral blood neutrophil CD64 expression (CD64) is upregulated in vari...
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