29,293 results match your criteria Eosinophilic Ulcer
Immunol Cell Biol 2018 Dec 11. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Institute of Respiratory Diseases of Sun Yat, Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Interleukin (IL)-37 has been described as a negative regulator of immune responses and is critical for asthma pathogenesis, but the mechanisms behind the protective role of IL-37 against allergic asthma are less well understood. We show here that IL-37 administered intranasally (i.n. Read More
Methods Mol Biol 2019 ;1916:297-301
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Environmental, Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, SP, Brazil.
Asthma is a worldwide public health issue, affecting the sufferer's quality of life. Many researchers are extensively studying the cellular processes involved in the affected airways. Experimental asthma using animals has been performed for a long time, mainly applying murine models due to well-known advantages. Read More
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, UK.
Objectives: The European initiative Single Hub and Access point for paediatric Rheumatology in Europe (SHARE) aimed to optimize care for children with rheumatic diseases. Systemic vasculitides are very rare in children. Consequently, despite recent advances, paediatric-specific information is sparse. Read More
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018 ;59(3):989-996
Department of Microscopic Morphology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timişoara, Romania;
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common locally invasive malignant epidermal neoplasm. It is generally a tumor that runs a slow progressive course and can usually be cured by surgery. Basosquamous carcinoma is considered by some authors a rare subtype of BCC, while others describe it as independent tumor with different evolution from BCC. Read More
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2018 ;59(3):939-943
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania; Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania;
The acute abdomen with its many clinical aspects is not a condition that eludes pregnancy; acute appendicitis being the most frequently incriminated, but when it comes to its complication - peritonitis and the pregnant is a teenager, the cases cited in the literature are quite rare. We present the case of a 15-year-old teenager pregnant within 24 weeks admitted from the emergency department with the diagnosis of acute abdomen and operated for generalized peritonitis due to a perforated appendicitis. The microscopic analysis of the specimen indicated the presence of ulceration and extensive and deep and necrosis of the appendicle wall, the residual structures being dissected by a predominantly polymorphonuclear leukocytes inflammatory infiltrate associated with eosinophilic fibrinous deposits. Read More
Front Immunol 2018 26;9:2718. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the airway caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors and characterized by airflow obstruction, wheezing, eosinophilia, and neutrophilia of lungs and sputum. Similar to other proinflammatory cytokines, IL-6 is elevated in asthma and plays an active role in this disease. However, the exact molecular mechanism of IL-6 involvement in the pathogenesis of asthma remains largely unknown and the major cellular source of pathogenic IL-6 has not been defined. Read More
Respir Med Case Rep 2019 24;26:59-62. Epub 2018 Nov 24.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Saitama Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan.
A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for recurrent asthma of 20 years duration. She was diagnosed as having allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis on the basis of clinical symptoms, peripheral blood eosinophilia, elevated total serum immunoglobulin E value, positive results of specific IgE and precipitating antibodies against sp., central bronchiectasis, and mucoid impaction. Read More
Surg Neurol Int 2018 2;9:226. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
Department of Neurosurgery, Ehime University School of Medicine, 454 Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0295, Japan.
Background: Chordoid glioma of the third ventricle is a rare neuroepithelial tumor characterized by a unique histomorphology within the third ventricular region, but with radiological and histopathological features mimicking benign lesions such as meningioma. We report a case of chordoid glioma of the third ventricle and suggest a useful indicator for accurate diagnosis.
Case Description: A previously healthy 46-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with mild headache. Read More
Eur Clin Respir J 2018 7;5(1):1536097. Epub 2018 Nov 7.
COPSAC, Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
: New, complex, and expensive therapies targeting Interleukin-5 (IL-5) to treat severe eosinophilic asthma are emerging. : To assess efficacy, adverse events, and inter-drug comparison of mepolizumab and reslizumab for treating severe eosinophilic asthma. : A systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trials elucidating two critical (exacerbation rate and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use) and six important clinical outcomes on the efficacy and safety of mepolizumab and reslizumab. Read More
Can Vet J 2018 Dec;59(12):1325-1328
Animal Health Laboratory (Hazlett, Cai, You), University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1; Toronto Animal Services (Sparling), 1300 Sheppard Avenue West, Toronto, Ontario M3K 2A6.
A 14-week-old female Boston terrier-cross dog with intermittent gastroenteritis and an eosinophilia developed progressive neurologic disease with ataxia progressing to uncontrolled paddling. Autopsy revealed larvae in 4 of 7 brain sections, with severe eosinophilic meningoencephalitis. Diagnosis was confirmed with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA sequencing tests of fresh and paraffin-embedded brain in conjunction with the compatible histologic appearance. Read More
Sci Rep 2018 Dec 7;8(1):17718. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of science and technology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
The study aimed to find a more appropriate method to detect eosinophils in formalin- fixed nasal polyps, since there is no consensus on the standard counting method of eosinophils now. Four 5 μm serial sections were obtained from each 10% neutral formalin-fixed paraffin block and were stained with Chromotrope 2R, Congo red, MBPmAb immunohistochemistry, and conventional hematoxylin and eosin stain respectively. Each section was scanned by the Aperio digital section scanner. Read More
J Mol Biol 2018 Dec 7. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
Department of Molecular Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Julius-von-Sachs Institute of the University Wuerzburg, Julius-von-Sachs-Platz 2, D-97082, Wuerzburg, Germany. Electronic address:
Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a T2 cytokine involved in many aspects of eosinophil life. Eosinophilic granulocytes play a pathogenic role in the progression of atopic diseases, such as allergy, asthma and atopic dermatitis and hypereosinophilic syndromes. Here, eosinophils upon activation degranulate leading to the release of proinflammatory proteins and mediators stored in intracellular vesicles termed granula thereby causing local inflammation, which when persisting leads to tissue damage and organ failure. Read More
Respir Investig 2018 Oct 24. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-8602, Japan.
Background: Most patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) show rapid improvement. However, some cases of AEP prove fatal. The aims of this study were to determine the clinical, radiographic, and pathologic characteristics of patients in whom AEP has a fatal outcome and to identify predictors of a poor prognosis. Read More
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Division of Dermatology, Department of Surgery and Translational Medicine, University of Florence, Florence Italy.
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, 36, Sanhao Street, Heping district, Shenyang 110004, PR China. Electronic address:
Background: Abdominal ascites is a common problem in general surgery. The causes include parasitic diseases, tuberculosis, malignancies, hypoalbuminemia, abdominal inflammatory diseases, and peritonitis. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) has also been reported to be an infrequent cause. Read More
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Oct 21. Epub 2018 Oct 21.
Division of Allergy and Immunology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Electronic address:
Background: A high prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has been preliminarily reported in patients after repair of esophageal atresia (EA), but the basis of this association is unknown.
Objectives: We aimed to (1) characterize the EoE transcriptome in patients with EA, (2) compare the EoE transcriptome in patients with EoE and EA with that in patients with EoE alone, and (3) identify transcripts that could predispose patients with EA to EoE.
Methods: This single-center, population-based, retrospective study identified 4 EoE study cohorts: healthy control subjects, patients with EA and EoE (EA+EoE+), patients with EA without EoE (EA+EoE-), and patients with EoE without EA (EA-EoE+). Read More
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2018 04 2;32(2):271-294. Epub 2018 Nov 2.
Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are the most common primary systemic vasculitides of the adult population, while polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a clinical syndrome often associated with GCA. Incidence and prevalence rates of AAV have been increasing in the last decades, whereas those of GCA and PMR have remained stable. The mutual interplay between environmental and genetic risk factors leading to the development of these diseases has been further analyzed in the last years. Read More
Zoolog Sci 2018 Dec;35(6):535-547
2 Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University, 1-4-2 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8521, Japan.
Most ascidian species settle on underwater substrates during a short free-swimming tadpole larval period. During this process, "rapid adhesion" occurs on adhesive papillae located at the anterior region of the cephalenteron. Settled and transformed ascidians subsequently expand the attachment area by "slow adhesion" with ampullae. Read More
Clin Transl Allergy 2018 29;8:50. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
1Otorhinolaryngology Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan Road II, Guangzhou, 510080 Guangdong China.
Background: Interleukin(IL)-25, IL-33, and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) underlie the crosstalk between epithelial cells and dendritic cells (DCs) during the development of Th2 responses. This study aimed to measure the expressions of IL-17RB, ST2 and TSLPR, receptor of IL-25, IL-33, and TSLP respectively, on myeloid DCs in nasal polyps (NP) and evaluate their association with local Th2 inflammation and disease severity in patients with NP.
Methods: Samples were collected from 30 NP patients and 16 control subjects recruited prospectively. Read More
Patholog Res Int 2018 4;2018:2638258. Epub 2018 Nov 4.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany.
Primary eosinophilic gastroenteritis and colitis (EGE) is a rare entity with unspecific clinical and endoscopic findings. Validated histopathologic criteria for confirming the diagnosis are lacking, because numeric values for normal or elevated concentrations of eosinophils in mucosal biopsies are varying between observers. To quantify this interobserver variance, we had the same set of 30 slides of eosinophilic-rich mucosal biopsies from the ileum and colon systematically reviewed by a panel of six independent pathologists, each with more than a ten-year experience in the field. Read More
Breathe (Sheff) 2018 Dec;14(4):338-341
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton, UK.
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Mucosal Immunol 2018 Dec 5. Epub 2018 Dec 5.
Respiratory Medicine Unit and Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
This article was originally published under standard licence, but has now been made available under a [CC BY 4.0] license. The PDF and HTML versions of the paper have been modified accordingly. Read More
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Purpose Of Review: Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) is a collectin protein expressed in airway epithelia that is critical in the modulation of both innate and adaptive immunity against inhaled pathogens. In this review, we highlight associations of altered SP-A function in asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis, and its potential role as a targeted therapy for sinusitis.
Recent Findings: SP-A has been shown to bind and opsonize inhaled pathogens, thereby clearing bacteria through phagocytosis. Read More
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan.
Purpose Of Review: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous disease and is recently classified into two phenotypes, eosinophilic CRS (ECRS) and non-ECRS. ECRS is characterized by Th2-biased eosinophilic inflammation, and non-ECRS is characterized by Th1-biased neutrophilic inflammation. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) rapidly produce large amounts of Th2 cytokines and exert critical roles in Th2-type immune responses. Read More
Lung 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Value Evidence and Outcomes, GlaxoSmithKline, Upper Providence, USA.
World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2018 Sep 9;4(3):179-185. Epub 2018 Nov 9.
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Studying the pathophysiology of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) has proved challenging. While this clinical entity is easily distinguishable based on the clinical criteria set forth by Bent and Kuhn twenty-five years ago, studies examining type 2 inflammatory profiles in AFRS can make it seem more alike other CRS subtypes than it is different. Still, evolving research seems to clearly delineate this subtype from others in CRS. Read More
Clin Med Insights Oncol 2018 26;12:1179554918813535. Epub 2018 Nov 26.
Department of Pathology, Wanbei Coal-Electricity Group General Hospital, Suzhou, China.
Primary leiomyomas of the thyroid are very rare. We here report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a painless mass at the right thyroid, revealed by physical examination. The patient underwent a lobectomy. Read More
Oman J Ophthalmol 2018 Sep-Dec;11(3):284-287
Department of Ophthalmology, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is rarely encountered in ophthalmology practice. It is a spectrum of disorder characterized by accumulation of histiocytes in various tissues. Diagnosis is challenging as it may simulate periorbital hematoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and neuroblastoma. Read More
Reumatologia 2018 31;56(5):307-315. Epub 2018 Oct 31.
Department of Systemic Connective Tissue Diseases, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology, and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland.
Despite its misleading adjective, the most commonly used diagnostic criteria of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are applicable only after all other non-autoimmune muscle diseases have been excluded. It makes differential diagnosis the first step when approaching a patient with muscle weakness. This article is designed to list the most common conditions from which to differentiate in rheumatological care. Read More
Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2018 Nov;2018(1):326-331
Human Eosinophil Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Hypereosinophilic syndromes (HESs) are a heterogeneous group of rare disorders characterized by peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophilic end organ complications. Conventional therapies, including glucocorticoids and cytotoxic and immunomodulatory agents, have variable efficacy and significant toxicity. Although the recent development of agents that target eosinophils, including tyrosine kinase inhibitors and monoclonal antibodies, provides the possibility of more effective, less toxic approaches to treatment of HES, there are little available data to guide their use in these conditions. Read More
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018 Nov 28. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
Division of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Dec 3. Epub 2018 Dec 3.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Purpose Of Review: The current review describes the role of different types of innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in the pathogenesis of asthma inflammatory phenotypes by linking findings from murine asthma models with human studies. Novel treatment options are needed for patients with steroid-insensitive asthma. Strategies targeting ILCs, or their upstream or downstream molecules are emerging and discussed in this review. Read More
Allergy 2018 Dec 4. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Department of Paediatrics, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2018 Dec 1. Epub 2018 Dec 1.
Service d'Odontologie du CHU, 549 avenue du Pr JL Viala, 34295 Montpellier cedex 5, France. Electronic address:
Plasminogen deficiency is a rare congenital condition that leads to pseudomembraneous lesions, such as ligneous conjunctivitis and ligneous gingivitis. Because of its rarity, ligneous gingivitis is not a pathology one may easily suspect from its clinical symptoms. We report the case of a 35-year-old Caucasian woman who experienced gum masses with white spots, but no pain. Read More
Am J Case Rep 2018 Dec 4;19:1437-1440. Epub 2018 Dec 4.
Division of Medical Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Régional (CHR) Metz-Thionville, Ars-Laquenexy, France.
BACKGROUND Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive primary cutaneous neuroendocrine tumor frequently associated with Merkel cell polyomavirus infection. Despite its aggressiveness, a few reports of spontaneous MCC regression have been described in the literature, most of them following incisional biopsy supporting a hypothetical role of surgery-induced inflammation in the process of regression. CASE REPORT We report a case of 69-year-old Caucasian male who was followed for an idiopathic hyper-eosinophilic syndrome. Read More
Respir Med 2018 Dec 23;145:95-100. Epub 2018 Oct 23.
ProAR, Núcleo de Excelência Em Asma, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil. Electronic address:
Background: Asthma is a syndrome with multiple phenotypes. Peripheral blood eosinophil counts might be the ideal biomarker to identify subjects with eosinophilic asthma. It is available, inexpensive, and it is associated with eosinophilia in sputum. Read More
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
From the Department of Pathology, University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (Dr Lindholm); and the Department of Pathology, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado (Dr O'Keefe).
In the United States, cytomegalovirus is the most common congenital viral infection and the number 1 cause of nonhereditary sensorineural hearing loss. The vast majority of infants may be asymptomatic, especially if cytomegalovirus is contracted later in the pregnancy, and some symptoms may have a delayed onset. Therefore, it is important for the pathologist to identify the common histologic findings to help confirm the diagnosis so the child can be followed for late sequelae. Read More
Cornea 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Pathology, Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India.
Purpose: To describe a rare case of conjunctival colloid milium.
Methods: Case report.
Results: We report a 45-year-old woman with a history of a slow-growing, painless mass extending from the medial canthal region to the inferior fornix and the inferior bulbar conjunctiva associated with redness. Read More
Int J Lab Hematol 2018 Nov 30. Epub 2018 Nov 30.
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia.
Eosinophilia is typically secondary, that is, reactive, in nature and is associated with a wide variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders. Clonal eosinophilia is also seen in a wide variety of hematopoietic neoplasms, and sub-classification can be diagnostically challenging. A proper evaluation of persistent eosinophilia involves correlation of clinical history, laboratory data, cellular morphology, and ancillary testing. Read More
Eur J Dermatol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Nippon Medical School, Department of Dermatology, Tokyo, Japan.
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Otolaryngology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Background: Traditionally, it was believed that chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) demonstrated less eosinophilic and more neutrophilic inflammation in China compared to North America and Europe. However, inflammatory patterns may change over time. The study aimed to analyze the changing trends in the clinical and histological characteristics of CRSwNP over time in China. Read More
Diagn Cytopathol 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Pathology, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.
Biomed Res Int 2018 25;2018:7582057. Epub 2018 Oct 25.
Department of Medical Science, University of Torino, Italy.
Asthma is a chronic and heterogeneous disease, which is defined as severe disease whenever it requires treatment with a high dose of inhaled corticosteroids plus a second controller and/or systemic corticosteroids to prevent it from becoming ''uncontrolled" or if it remains ''uncontrolled" despite this therapy. Severe asthma is a heterogeneous condition consisting of phenotypes such as eosinophilic asthma, which is characterized by sputum eosinophilia, associated with mild to moderate increase in blood eosinophil count, frequently adult-onset, and associated with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps in half of the cases. Eosinophilic asthma is driven by T2 inflammation, characterized, among the others, by interleukin-5 production. Read More
BMC Pulm Med 2018 Nov 29;18(1):181. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Hyperbaric and Sleep Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson St., Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA.
Background: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is a systemic ANCA-associated vasculitis characterized by necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and a predilection for the upper and lower respiratory tract. Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is also a systemic ANCA-associated vasculitis, but EGPA is characterized by eosinophilic as well as granulomatous inflammation and is more commonly associated with asthma and eosinophilia. Polyangiitis overlap syndrome is defined as systemic vasculitis that does not fit precisely into a single category of classical vasculitis classification and/or overlaps with more than one category. Read More
ANZ J Surg 2018 Nov 29. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary and Transplantation Unit, Austin Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2019 Jan;25(1):64-70
Department of Immunology and Allergy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland.
Purpose Of Review: NSAID-Exacerbated Disease (N-ERD) is a chronic eosinophilic inflammatory disorder of the respiratory tract occurring in patients with asthma and/or rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, whose symptoms are exacerbated by NSAIDs. The purpose of this review is to provide an update on clinical characteristics, pathophysiology, and management of N-ERD, and to emphasize heterogeneity of this syndrome.
Recent Findings: Growing evidence indicates that N-ERD, which has been considered a separate asthma phenotype, is heterogenous, and can be divided in several subphenotypes varying in clinical characteristics. Read More
Am J Surg Pathol 2018 Nov 27. Epub 2018 Nov 27.
Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
Genetic alterations in uterine myxoid leiomyosarcoma are unknown. We investigate the clinicopathologic features of 19 uterine tumors previously diagnosed as myxoid leiomyosarcomas in which tumoral RNA was subjected to targeted RNA sequencing. PLAG1, BCOR, BCORL1, HMGA2, and ALK break-apart fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and BCOR, PLAG1, and ALK immunohistochemistry were performed in cases which failed or lacked fusions by sequencing. Read More
J Asthma 2018 Nov 29:1-8. Epub 2018 Nov 29.
a Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Diseases , Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences , Niigata , Japan.
Background: The anti-immunoglobulin E monoclonal antibody, omalizumab, is used to treat severe asthma and has the potential to ameliorate airway inflammation. However, the effect of omalizumab in ameliorating upper airway inflammation has not been fully elucidated.
Objective: We investigated the association of upper and lower airway inflammation with the response to omalizumab treatment. Read More
Physiol Rep 2018 Nov;6(22):e13919
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
While many studies have characterized the inflammatory disposition of adipose tissue (AT) during obesity, far fewer have dissected how such inflammation resolves during the process of physiological weight loss. In addition, new immune cells, such as the eosinophil, have been discovered as part of the AT immune cell repertoire. We have therefore characterized how AT eosinophils, associated eosinophilic inflammation, and remodeling processes, fluctuate during a dietary intervention in obese mice. Read More