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Identification and characterization of fusarium mangiferae as pathogen of mango malformation in india
(FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2016-01-01)
Fusarium mangiferae (=F. subglutinans) isolates collect from malformed samples from major mango-growing area of North India. Molecular identification and characterization of eleven most virulent isolates of F. mangiferae, ...
Minimum information about tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (mitap): a first step towards reproducibility and standardisation of cellular therapies
(PeerJ, 2016-08-30)
Cellular therapies, with tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (tolAPC) show great promise for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and for the prevention of destructive immune responses after transplantation The methodologies ...
Effects of levothyroxine therapy on pregnancy outcomes in women with subclinical hypothyroidism
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2016-07-01)
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) has been associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in some, but not all, studies. Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of levothyroxine (LT4) therapy on ...
Differentiation of vascular stem cells contributes to ectopic calcification of atherosclerotic plaque
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-02-27)
The cellular and molecular basis of vascular calcification (VC) in atherosclerosis is not fully understood. Here, we investigate role of resident/circulating progenitor cells in VC and contribution of inflammatory plaque ...
Cardiopoietic cell therapy for advanced ischemic heart failure: results at 39 weeks of the prospective, randomized, double blind, sham-controlled chart-1 clinical trial
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2016-12-23)
Aims Cardiopoietic cells, produced through cardiogenic conditioning of patients' mesenchymal stem cells, have shown preliminary efficacy. The Congestive Heart Failure Cardiopoietic Regenerative Therapy (CHART-1) trial aimed ...
Effects of increasing levothyroxine on pregnancy outcomes in women with uncontrolled hypothyroidism
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2016-08-23)
Objective Uncontrolled hypothyroidism has been associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of increasing levothyroxine (LT4) dose on reducing the risk of adverse ...
Development and performance evaluation of a recombinase polymerase amplification assay for the rapid detection of group b streptococcus
(Springer Nature, 2016-09-22)
Background: Despite the implementation of prevention guidelines, group B Streptococcal (GBS) infection remains a leading cause of sepsis, pneumonia, and meningitis, resulting in significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. ...
Resolution of a protracted serogroup b meningococcal outbreak with whole-genome sequencing shows interspecies genetic transfer
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016-09-14)
A carriage study was undertaken (n = 112) to ascertain the prevalence of Neisseria spp. following the eighth case of invasive meningococcal disease in young children (5 to 46 months) and members of a large extended indigenous ...