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The Emerging Omicron Variant, Children and SchoolMany publications have demonstrated the detrimental effects of school closures on children, families and communities in the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, there is a surge of Omicron cases as children prepare to return to school around the world. While many children are asymptomatic or have mild disease, it is nevertheless an important problem.
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Beneficial effects of inorganic nitrate in non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered the hepatic representation of the metabolic disorders. Inorganic nitrate/nitrite can be converted to nitric oxide, regulate glucose metabolism, lower lipid levels, and reduce inflammation, thus raising the hypothesis that inorganic nitrate/nitrite could be beneficial for improving NAFLD.
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The immunotoxicity, but not anti-tumor efficacy, of anti-CD40 and anti-CD137 immunotherapies is dependent on the gut microbiotaImmune agonist antibodies (IAAs) are promising immunotherapies that target co-stimulatory receptors to induce potent anti-tumor immune responses, particularly when combined with checkpoint inhibitors.
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Effects of human rhinovirus on epithelial barrier integrity and function in children with asthmaThis study demonstrates novel intrinsic differences in tight junctions gene and protein expression between airway epithelial cells of children with and without asthma
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Assessment of p.Phe508del-CFTR functional restoration in pediatric primary cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cellsThis study assessed an alternative approach, using a small scale halide assay that can be adapted for a personalized high throughput setting to analyze CFTR function of pAEC.
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Oxidative stress in early cystic fibrosis lung disease is exacerbated by airway glutathione deficiencyare oxidative stress or glutathione status associated with brochiectasis and whether glutathione deficiency is inherently linked to CF or from oxidative stress
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Progressive ventilation inhomogeneity in infants with cystic fibrosis after pulmonary infectionThis study aimed to determine how pulmonary inflammation & infection impacts on ventilation distribution throughout early life in people with cystic fibrosis.
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Disruption of β-catenin/CBP signaling inhibits human airway epithelial-mesenchymal transition and repair.The airway epithelium of both children and adults with asthma is relatively undifferentiated characterized by a significantly increased proportion of...
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Predicting disease progression in cystic fibrosisComprehensive scores incorporating clinical, lung function, imaging and laboratory data will become essential in the future for predicting disease progression and for use in clinical trials
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Side effects of medications used to treat childhood interstitial lung diseaseInterstitial lung disease in children comprises a range of different rare diseases