Candida albicans and Candida glabrata, are two clinically relevant strains of yeast. They make up a majority of commonly seen pathologies such as vaginal yeast infections, nosocomial infections, and infections of...
White, Kenneth, Hum, Julia, Noonan, Megan, Clinkenbeard, Erica, Tippen, Samantha, Agoro, Rafiou, and Liesen, Michael
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Introduction: The adenine diet is widely used in animal models to produce a tubu-lointerstitial fibrosis and inflammation that mimics human CKD in many aspects. These include the biochemical manifestations hyperphosphatemia and...
Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative bacterium that is the cause of the diarrheal disease cholera. Many strains have developed antibiotic resistance which allows these mutated strains to elude traditional treatment. Among the...
Newman, Michael, Mulye, Minal, and Silliman, Rachel
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Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular bacterium responsible for causing culture negative endocarditis. The manifestation of this condition several years following initial infection exhibits Coxiella’s ability to...
Rudie, Melissa, Cornett, Megan, Przybelski, Samantha, Ulloa, Massiel, and Strom, David
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Troglitazone (TRO), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) agonist, was a drug used as an anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic agent. We had previously investigated a PPAR agonist that induced apoptosis in dose...
Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common cancers in the world, and even in developed countries like the United States, the five-year survival is only 65%. This already low survival rate drops...
Context 3-Dimensional (3D) imaging is utilized in a variety of ways in medicine, including ultra-sound facial scanning in utero, breast cancer detection, and mapping blood vessels. 3D imaging can also be used to educate both...
Sullivan, Paula, Wikel, Kristin, Kelley, Meagan, and Curtin, Michelle
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The work of children is school; despite this, medical providers and educators often live completely separately in their child-family interactions from one another. Yet, medical issues impact school success and school issues are...
Wu, Xiaoyun, Fisher, Edward, Barrett, Tessa, Lintig, Johannes, Amengual, Jaume, Pinos, Ivan, Zhou, Felix, and Abraham, Benjamin
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A positive association between beta-carotene (BC)-rich food intake and a reduction in metabolic disorder incidence, including heart disease, is prevalent in humans. Similarly, preclinical research finds dietary BC...
Lee, Seong, Vrabec, Curtis, Clinkenbeard, Erica, and Pike, J.
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Phosphorus equilibrium in the body is regulated through uptake and release via the intestine, kidney and bone. These processes are coordinated through the activity and regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23). FGF23 is...