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Filter by:This study included patients who underwent surgical treatment for incisional hernia and non-hernia conditions. Surgical specimens were collected for transcriptome sequencing to obtain the gene expression list. Then genes analyzed by Gene Ontology, protein interactions, and signaling pathway enrichment using the expression matrix.
Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause for renal replacement therapy in developed country. DKD is also the primary cause of ESKD among middle-aged and elderly people in China. Renal pathological markers have been proved to have clinical and prognostic value in both non diabetic and diabetic kidney diseases. To discriminate lesions by various degrees of severity, the Working Group of the Renal Pathology Society (RPS) developed a pathologic classification for DKD in 2010. The classification is based on glomerular lesions, with a separate evaluation for interstitial and vascular lesions. In a decade, there were several new characteristics common to DKD, such as the presence of mesangiolysis, glomerular hyalinosis, segmental sclerosis and extracapillary hypercellularity, which have been noted in patients with diabetes and may have prognostic importance. But it is still unclear whether thickening of Bowman's capsule predicts the progression of DKD.
This study aims to determine the role of the extracellular matrix in lung abnormalities in COVID-19 patients. Anatomical abnormalities of the lungs can be observed by the presence of abnormalities on a chest x-ray that is scored using the Brixia index. The presence of COVID-19 pneumonia can impact oxygenation disorders. It is hoped that knowing the relationship between biomarkers that affect the extracellular matrix and anatomical and functional abnormalities can open up new insights into new therapeutic opportunities. The balance of MMP-9 and TIMP-1 has been studied in relation to several lung diseases other than COVID-19.
Asthma is a major noncommunicable chronic inflammatory disorder which is characterized by airway inflammation and related to pathological modifications of the bronchial wall structure so called airway remodeling. Airway remodeling seen in asthma is mainly described by epithelial changes, subepithelial fibrosis, increased airway smooth muscle (ASM) mass, decreased distance between ASM and epithelium, mucous gland and goblet cell hyperplasia, vascular changes and edema. Near these well known pathophysiological changes of the airways, the extracellular matrix (ECM) can be distinguished as a new important factor included in development of airway remodeling in asthma.
The altered balance between the proteinases and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPS) is one of the pathogenetical mechanism of the aneurysmatic connective tissue degeneration. The increasement of protease, collagenase and elastase activity results indeed in a dramatic drop of collagen and elastin tissue and serum levels.Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of proteolytic enzymes that along with their specific and non-specific inhibitors modulate the extracellular matrix composition. Recent studies have suggested an interesting role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in the regulation mechanisms of inflammation. The aim of our study is to analyse the influence of statin treatment on aneurysmatic disease by monitoring MMPs and miRNAs in aneurysmatic wall tissue and MMps blood levels.
In the present study the investigators will evaluate MMPs. serum levels variations in patients affected by critical limb ischemia, before and after lower limb surgical revascularization through venous or prosthetic bypass.
This study aims to deepen the investigators knowledge of Post Thrombotic Syndrome and MMPs (and other related molecules such as TIMPS, NGAL and cytokines) to find a predictive molecular system to better classify the risk of patients to develop a PTS after a DVT episode, in order to monitorate more strictly the patients at high risk for developing this complication.
An association between hemorrhoidal disease and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been described previously. MMPs regulate extracellular structural proteins and tissue remodeling. Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is involved in the regulation of MMP activity. The aim of this work was to study the relationship between the levels of MMPs and NGAL and different stages hemorrhoids. The study provides potentially important insights to the understanding of the natural history of Hemorrhoids and MMPs and NGAL regulation.
The purpose of this study is to validate the effect of Ligation of Intersphincteric Fistula Tract (LIFT) Versus LIFT-plug procedure for Anal Fistula Repair.