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Life, Volume 12, Issue 5

May 2022 - 166 articles

Cover Story: The mouth represents an important route of entry for SARS-CoV-2. Oral epithelium cells, taste buds, and salivary glands express cellular entry factors for the virus, such as ACE2, TMPRSS2, and Furin. This leads to symptoms such as taste alteration, salivary dysfunction, and mucosal ulcers. We reviewed the current prevalence and socio-demographics data of taste disturbances in COVID-19 patients and collected the hypothesized pathogenetic mechanisms. Gustatory dysfunction is frequently found during COVID-19, but prevalence varies by country, age, and sex, and its duration is related to the disease severity. The pathogenesis is linked to the several possible ways of viral action. Further studies are needed to confirm the pathogenetic hypothesis of this COVID-19 manifestation and to better delineate the natural history of this infection. View this paper
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Articles (166)

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,072 Views
20 Pages

Ginseng® Alleviates Malathion-Induced Hepatorenal Injury through Modulation of the Biochemical, Antioxidant, Anti-Apoptotic, and Anti-Inflammatory Markers in Male Rats

  • Heba I. Ghamry,
  • Asmaa A. Aboushouk,
  • Mohamed Mohamed Soliman,
  • Sarah M. Albogami,
  • Hossam G. Tohamy,
  • Osama S. El Okle,
  • Saed A. Althobaiti,
  • Shaymaa Rezk,
  • Foad Farrag and
  • Azza I. Helal
  • + 2 authors

23 May 2022

This study aims to see if Ginseng® can reduce the hepatorenal damage caused by malathion. Four groups of forty male Wistar albino rats were alienated. Group 1 was a control group that got orally supplied corn oil (vehicle). Group 2 was intoxicate...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,605 Views
14 Pages

Smoothing the Undersampled Carpal Bone Model with Small Volume and Large Curvature: A Feasibility Study

  • Chengcheng Ji,
  • Jianzhang Li,
  • Maximilian Praster,
  • Björn Rath,
  • Frank Hildebrand and
  • Jörg Eschweiler

23 May 2022

The carpal bones are eight small bones with irregularities and high curvature on their surfaces. The 3D model of the carpal bone serves as the foundation of further clinical applications, e.g., wrist kinematic behavior. However, due to the limitation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,373 Views
15 Pages

Translational Medicine in Uremic Vascular Calcification: Scavenging ROS Attenuates p-Cresyl Sulfate-Activated Caspase-1, NLRP3 Inflammasome and Eicosanoid Inflammation in Human Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells

  • Jia-Feng Chang,
  • Hsiao-Ling Kuo,
  • Shih-Hao Liu,
  • Chih-Yu Hsieh,
  • Chih-Ping Hsu,
  • Kuo-Chin Hung,
  • Ting-Ming Wang,
  • Chang-Chin Wu,
  • Kuo-Cheng Lu and
  • Wei-Ning Lin
  • + 2 authors

23 May 2022

We formerly proved that uremic vascular calcification (UVC) correlates tightly with oxidative elastic lamina (EL) injury and two cell fates (apoptosis and osteocytic conversion) in smooth muscle cells (SMC) of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,534 Views
15 Pages

Role of SaPCR2 in Zn Uptake in the Root Elongation Zone of the Zn/Cd Hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii

  • Jun Ge,
  • Jiayu Lin,
  • Zhiying Wu,
  • Kuan Xu,
  • Jingyu Tao,
  • Haizhong Lin,
  • Shengke Tian and
  • Lingli Lu

23 May 2022

Zn pollution is a potential toxicant for agriculture and the environment. Sedum alfredii is a Zn/Cd hyperaccumulator found in China and has been proven as a useful resource for the phytoremediation of Zn-contaminated sites. However, the molecular mec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,562 Views
18 Pages

Antiproliferative Effect of Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Based on Angiogenesis

  • Ľudmila Balážová,
  • Slavomír Kurhajec,
  • Martin Kello,
  • Zdenka Bedlovičová,
  • Martina Zigová,
  • Eva Petrovová,
  • Katarína Beňová,
  • Ján Mojžiš and
  • Jarmila Eftimová

21 May 2022

Phellodendron amurense Rupr. is medicinal plant used for supplemental therapy of various diseases based on their positive biological activities. The aim of this study was evaluated the main metabolite, safety of application and anticancer potential....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,803 Views
12 Pages

21 May 2022

Introduction: Remote pulmonary artery pressure (PAP)-guided heart failure (HF) therapy for NYHA class III patients has been shown to reduce hospitalizations and increase survival. We aimed to assess whether PAP monitoring allows for the increase in H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,085 Views
8 Pages

The Pressure Dependence of the Stability of the G-quadruplex Formed by d(TGGGGT)

  • Nabeel Tariq,
  • Takuma Kume,
  • Ujala N. Feroze and
  • Robert B. Macgregor

21 May 2022

The G-quadruplex (GQ), a tetrahelix formed by guanine-rich nucleic acid sequences, is a potential drug target for several diseases. Monomolecular GQs are stabilized by guanine tetrads and non-guanine regions that form loops. Hydrostatic pressure dest...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,107 Views
18 Pages

Dapagliflozin, Liraglutide, and Their Combination Attenuate Diabetes Mellitus-Associated Hepato-Renal Injury—Insight into Oxidative Injury/Inflammation/Apoptosis Modulation

  • Mohamed El-Sherbiny,
  • Mohamed El-Shafey,
  • Eman Said,
  • Gehan Ahmed Shaker,
  • Mohamed El-Dosoky,
  • Hasnaa Ali Ebrahim,
  • Sally Yussef Abed,
  • Khalid M. Ibraheem,
  • Ahmed Mohsen Faheem and
  • Muntazar AlMutawa
  • + 2 authors

21 May 2022

In this study, we aim to explore the beneficial therapeutic impacts of dapagliflozin (Dapa), a highly potent, reversible, and selective sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor, and liraglutide (Lira), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,968 Views
11 Pages

Circulating miRNA-195-5p and -451a in Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke in Emergency Department

  • Mauro Giordano,
  • Maria Consiglia Trotta,
  • Tiziana Ciarambino,
  • Michele D’Amico,
  • Federico Schettini,
  • Angela Di Sisto,
  • Valentina D’Auria,
  • Antonio Voza,
  • Lorenzo Salvatore Malatino and
  • Gianni Biolo
  • + 4 authors

21 May 2022

(1) Background: In our previous study, acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients showed increased levels of circulating miRNAs (-195-5p and -451a) involved in vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) regulation. Here, we evaluated, for the first time...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,515 Views
11 Pages

CD103 Expression on Regulatory and Follicular T Cells in Lymph Nodes, Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid and Peripheral Blood of Sarcoidosis Patients

  • Miriana d’Alessandro,
  • Sara Gangi,
  • Dalila Cavallaro,
  • Laura Bergantini,
  • Fabrizio Mezzasalma,
  • Stefano Cattelan,
  • Stefano Baglioni,
  • Marta Abbritti,
  • Paolo Cameli and
  • Elena Bargagli

20 May 2022

(1) Background: Sarcoidosis is a chronic multisystem disorder of unknown aetiology, driven by a T-cell mechanism allowing T-cell attachment and transmigration through the endothelium, and endorsed by the expression of an integrin alpha-E beta-7 (CD10...

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