Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dongsheng Jiang, Yuval Rinkevich
Summary: The mobilization of fascia plays a crucial role in wound healing by assembling various cell types and matrix components for rapid repair. Factors affecting fascial mobility directly impact chronic skin wounds and excessive skin scarring.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Lei Bao, Dandan Zuo, Zichang Yin, Zhifeng Mao, Changshun Yu, Chenchen Cui, Wen Sun, Guiyun Cui, Hao Chen
Summary: Labial salivary gland biopsy is an efficient and minimally invasive diagnostic method for neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID), offering rapid healing and excellent sensitivity. Compared to skin biopsies, lip gland biopsies result in minimal scarring and postoperative complications.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
David Z. Chen, Aravinda Ganapathy, Yash Nayak, Christopher Mejias, Grace L. Bishop, Vincent M. Mellnick, David H. Ballard
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between patient characteristics and the distribution of Camper's and Scarpa's fascial layers in the abdominal wall. It found that as body mass index (BMI) increases, the proportion of Camper's fascia decreases and the ratio of Scarpa's fascia increases. These findings expand the scope of body composition studies.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2023)
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Anesthesiology
Irina Raicher, Alexandra P. Zandonai, Isadora W. Anghinah, Mariana Frassetto, Patrick R. N. A. G. Stump, Maria A. B. Trindade, Simone Harnik, Rodrigo A. Oliveira, Ricardo S. S. Macarenco, Kathrin Doppler, Nurcan Uceyler, Evandro S. Mello, Claudia Sommer, Manoel J. Teixeira, Ricardo Galhardoni, Daniel C. de Andrade
Summary: This study investigated the differences between leprosy patients with and without neuropathic pain (NeP). The results showed that patients with NeP exhibited signs of C-fiber dysfunction and hyperesthesia, while patients without NeP did not. It was also found that the duration of leprosy treatment was associated with the intensity of neuropathy.
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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Shen-Sui Li, Chen-Zhou Wu, Bo-Wen Zhang, Ling Qiu, Wen Chen, Yi-Hang Yuan, Xing-Chen Liu, Chun-Jie Li, Long-Jiang Li
Summary: The study demonstrated that NGF expression is upregulated after radiotherapy and plays a protective role in salivary glands by reducing radiation-induced cell apoptosis and protecting against damage. NGF protects salivary glands from radiation-induced apoptosis by de-phosphorylating JNK kinase rather than promoting AKT phosphorylation.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Rui Liao, Hai-Tao Yang, Heng Li, Li-Xiong Liu, Kai Li, Jing-Jing Li, Jie Liang, Xiao-Ping Hong, Yu-Lan Chen, Dong-Zhou Liu
Summary: Sjogren's syndrome is a chronic autoimmune disease with complicated clinical manifestations. Salivary gland biopsy plays a crucial role in diagnosis and risk assessment for the disease.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Nobukata Kazawa, Yuta Shibamoto, Yasujirou Hirose, Yoriko Yamashita
Summary: The study focused on the CT/MRI features of salivary duct carcinoma, with observations of central low signal areas on T2WI/DWI. Pathological correlation revealed that the central low signal area reflected hyaline degeneration in the tumor, and gross nerve involvement could be detected as enhanced structures.
DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY
(2021)
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Rheumatology
Simon Parreau, Gaetane Nocturne, Xavier Mariette, Barbara Burroni, Thierry Lazure, Florent L. Besson, Alexis Regent, Luc Mouthon, Benjamin Terrier, Raphaele Seror, Veronique Le Guern
Summary: This study evaluated the role of minor salivary gland biopsy histology in diagnosing primary SS-associated non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma. The results showed that mSGB histology enabled NHL diagnosis in half of the patients with suspected NHL, with 95.8% of cases identified as MALT lymphomas.
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Rheumatology
Esther Mossel, Martha S. van Ginkel, Erlin A. Haacke, Suzanne Arends, Silvia C. Liefers, Konstantina Delli, Jolien F. van Nimwegen, Alja J. Stel, Fred K. L. Spijkervet, Arjan Vissink, Bert van der Vegt, Frans G. M. Kroese, Hendrika Bootsma
Summary: The study aimed to understand the relative value of different approaches in assessing salivary gland involvement in pSS. The results showed that histopathology, salivary flow, and ultrasonography assess different constructs of salivary gland involvement and have low correlations. Therefore, these three modalities are complementary and cannot directly replace each other in the diagnosis of pSS.
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Clinical Neurology
Roy Freeman, Alejandra Gonzalez-Duarte, Fabio Barroso, Marta Campagnolo, Sharika Rajan, Jennifer Garcia, Jee Young Kim, Ningshan Wang, Lucas Orellana, Christopher Gibbons
Summary: The study found that cutaneous amyloid deposition in the early stage of hereditary ATTR amyloidosis has high sensitivity and specificity in relation to patient-reported neuropathy symptoms, which may help in early diagnosis and treatment.
ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL NEUROLOGY
(2022)
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Immunology
Loukas Chatzis, Andreas Goules, Vasilis Pezoulas, Chiara Baldini, Saviana Gandolfo, Fotini N. Skopouli, Themis P. Exarchos, Efstathia K. Kapsogeorgou, Valentina Donati, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Clio P. Mavragani, Vasilis Gorgoulis, Salvatore De Vita, Dimitrios Fotiadis, Michalis Voulgarelis, Haralampos M. Moutsopoulos, Athanasios G. Tzioufas
Summary: The study aimed to explore the role of LMSG focus score (FS) in stratifying SS patients, with findings identifying FS, cryoglobulinemia, and salivary gland enlargement (SGE) as independent lymphoma-associated risk factors. Patients with FS >= 4 had a shorter time interval to lymphoma diagnosis and were more likely to develop B cell origin manifestations and lymphoma. These results suggest that FS evaluated at the time of SS diagnosis may serve as a predictive biomarker for early diagnosis of SS-associated lymphomas.
JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jonathan Neto Muller, Fabio J. Lanferdini, Juliana Y. Passos Karam, Heiliane de Brito Fontana
Summary: This study aimed to quantify the confounding effect of subcutaneous fat thickness and found that fat has a negative impact on estimates of muscle quality. Equations for correcting muscle quality estimates were provided after adjust focus in ultrasound images, leading to improved accuracy in estimating muscle quality for obese/overweight individuals.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2021)
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Rheumatology
Ji-Won Kim, Roh Jin, Jae Ho Han, Jeong-Hyun Kang, Ju-Yang Jung, Chang-Hee Suh, Young-Sil An, Hyoun-Ah Kim
Summary: This study evaluated the association between salivary gland scintigraphy and clinical parameters in patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS). The results suggest that salivary gland scintigraphy may be an acceptable alternative method, especially when a non-invasive test is required.
CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
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Dermatology
Jiaxi Liu, Linghan Qu, Baoqiang Song
Summary: Preserving subcutaneous fat improves donor site prognosis after full-thickness skin grafting, reducing scar depression. The experimental group had more severe vascularization, but shorter processing time.
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
(2023)
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Oncology
Krzysztof Piwowarczyk, Ewelina Bartkowiak, Pawel Kosikowski, Jadzia Tin-Tsen Chou, Malgorzata Wierzbicka
Summary: This study investigated the differences in recurrence risk and other factors between fast and slow Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) subgroups. The results showed that fast PAs significantly increased the risk of recurrence, and factors such as age, tumor growth rate, and surgical margins can impact tumor recurrence rate when compared to slow PAs.
FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY
(2021)
