INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSES IN PNEUMONIA

Innate immune responses in pneumonia

Abstract The lungs are an immunologically unique environment; they are exposed to innumerable pathogens and particulate matter daily.Appropriate clearance of pathogens and response to pollutants is required to prevent overwhelming infection, while preventing tissue damage and maintaining efficient gas exchange.Broadly, the innate immune system is t

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Mechanical positioning of multiple nuclei in muscle cells.

Many types of large cells have multiple nuclei.In skeletal muscle fibers, the nuclei are distributed along the cell to maximize their internuclear distances.This myonuclear positioning is crucial for cell function.Although microtubules, microtubule associated proteins, and motors have been implicated, mechanisms responsible for myonuclear positioni

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Collapse of an axion scalar field

Abstract The manuscript deals with an interacting scalar field that mimics the evolution of the so-called axion scalar dark matter or axion like particles with ultra-light masses.It is discussed that such Skate Wax a scalar along with an ordinary fluid description can collapse under strong gravity.The end state of the collapse depends on how the ax

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Kayexalate-Induced Esophageal Ulceration in a Patient with Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Review of the Literature

Hyperkalemia is one of the most common electrolyte abnormalities encountered in clinical practice.The treatment of hyperkalemia includes removal of excess potassium from the body using cation exchange resins, e.g., sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) is one of the most practiced modalities in clinical medicine.Colonic mucosal necrosis and per

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