HLA-G molecule plays an important role on immune response regulation and has been implicated on the inhibition of T and natural killer cell cytolytic function and inhibition of allogeneic T-cell proliferation. Due to its immune-modulator properties, the HLA-G gene expression has been associated with the outcome of allograft and of autoimmune, infectious, and malignant disorders. Several lines o...

Background: Depression and anxiety are common among hemodialysis patients and affect their treatment outcomes. Dialysis adequacy also affects the hemodialysis patients’ survival rates. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between anxiety and depression and dialysis adequacy. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 127 hemodialysis patients (73 males, 57.5%) with...

BACKGROUND Depression and anxiety are common among hemodialysis patients and affect their treatment outcomes. Dialysis adequacy also affects the hemodialysis patients' survival rates. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between anxiety and depression with dialysis adequacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 127 hemodialysis patients (73 males, 57.5%) wi...

Aim: Hemodialysis (HD) is one of the most widely utilized renal replacement therapies in individuals with end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD). The purpose this study was to compare Uric acid HDL cholesterol ratio (UHR) levels well-treated HD patients those who had inadequate therapy.
 Materials and Methods: Data on were acquired from patient files institution's database. A URR value mor...

Abstract Inspired by a paper Teseletso and Adachi (Miner Econ 8(10):21, 2021), the hypothesis regarding declining grade of mined copper ore its possible use as guide to future ultimate recoverable resources (URRs) is tested. As time axis, cumulative production taken. Grades can be either tonnage or annual grade. Correlation linear (grade tonnage) semi-logarithmic linear, logarithmic). We first ...

This study provides the first systematic evaluation of papillomavirus type and viral mutation occurring during the course of juvenile-onset recurrent respiratory papillomatosis. One hundred ninety-nine consecutive papillomas excised from 47 children between 1981 and 1996 at The New Children's Hospital in Sydney, Australia, were tested for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA by PCR. PCR products from...

APC: Antigen-Presenting cells; β2m: Beta2-Microglobulin; BMT: Bone Marrow Transplantation; DSA: Donor-Specific Antibody; ER: Endoplasmic Reticulum; GvHD: Graft-versus-Host Disease; HLA: Human Leukocyte Antigen; HSCT: Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; IFN: Interferon; ILT2: Ig-like Transcript 2; ILT4: Ig-like Transcript 4; MHC: Major Histocompatibility Complex; MLR: Mixed Lymphocyte React...

BACKGROUND Quality of Life (QOL) in patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is an important measure of dialysis adequacy. Health related QOL is an independent risk factor for mortality in ESRD. The Kidney Disease QOL questionnaire is a highly validated disease targeted instrument with global application. We sought to document QOL and the predictive factors in a cohort of patients with ESRD...