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Relationship between human intestinal dendritic cells, gut microbiota, and disease activity in Crohn's disease.

Ng, SC; Benjamin, JL; McCarthy, NE; Hedin, CRH; Koutsoumpas, A; Plamondon, S; Price, CL; Hart, AL; Kamm, MA; Forbes, A;... (2011-10)

BACKGROUND: Altered intestinal dendritic cell (DC) function underlies dysregulated T-cell responses to bacteria in Crohn's disease (CD) but it is unclear whether composition of the intestinal microbiota impacts local DC ...

Glycotoxin and autoantibodies are additive environmentally determined predictors of type 1 diabetes: a twin and population study.

Beyan, H; Riese, H; Hawa, MI; Beretta, G; Davidson, HW; Hutton, JC; Burger, H; Schlosser, M; Snieder, H; Boehm, BO;... (2012-05)

In type 1 diabetes, diabetes-associated autoantibodies, including islet cell antibodies (ICAs), reflect adaptive immunity, while increased serum N(ε)-carboxymethyl-lysine (CML), an advanced glycation end product, is ...

T cell subset profile in healthy Zambian adults at the University Teaching Hospital.

Chisenga, CC; Kelly, P (2016)

INTRODUCTION: Symptom-free human immunodeficiency virus antibody-negative Zambian adults (51 subjects, aged 20 to 62 years, 33.3% women and 66.7% men) were studied to establish T cell subset reference ranges. METHODS: We ...

Using the eSexual Health Clinic to access chlamydia treatment and care via the internet: a qualitative interview study.

Aicken, CRH; Sutcliffe, LJ; Gibbs, J; Tickle, LJ; Hone, K; Harding-Esch, EM; Mercer, CH; Sonnenberg, P; Sadiq, ST; Estcourt, CS;... (2018-06)

OBJECTIVE: We developed the eSexual Health Clinic (eSHC), an innovative, complex clinical and public health intervention, embedded within a specialist sexual health service. Patients with genital chlamydia access their ...

Efficacy of a 12-Week Simeprevir Plus Peginterferon/Ribavirin (PR) Regimen in Treatment-Naïve Patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 4 (GT4) Infection and Mild-To-Moderate Fibrosis Displaying Early On-Treatment Virologic Response.

Asselah, T; Moreno, C; Sarrazin, C; Gschwantler, M; Foster, GR; Craxí, A; Buggisch, P; Sanai, F; Bicer, C; Lenz, O;... (2017)

BACKGROUND: HCV GT4 accounts for up to 20% of HCV infections worldwide. Simeprevir, given for 12 weeks as part of a 24- or 48-week combination regimen with PR is approved for the treatment of chronic HCV GT4 infection. ...

Stage of disease in hepatitis B virus infection in Zambian adults is associated with large cell change but not well defined using classic biomarkers.

Nsokolo, B; Kanunga, A; Sinkala, E; Zyambo, K; Kumwenda, D; Chama, D; Muyinda, G; Vinikoor, M; Ijaz, S; Tedder, R;... (2017-09-01)

Background: Hepatocellular malignancy in young adults is a prominent feature of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in southern Africa. Here we report a cross-sectional study of liver pathology correlated with biomarkers in ...