[HTML][HTML] Streptococcus pyogenes: Pathogenesis and the Current Status of Vaccines

J Wang, C Ma, M Li, X Gao, H Wu, W Dong, L Wei - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus; GAS), a Gram-positive coccal bacterium,
poses a significant global disease burden, especially in low-and middle-income countries …

Nanomaterials-combined methacrylated gelatin hydrogels (GelMA) for cardiac tissue constructs

ES Lisboa, C Serafim, W Santana… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Among non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular diseases are the most prevalent,
accounting for approximately 17 million deaths per year. Despite conventional treatment …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive Review of Cardiovascular Disease Management: Cardiac Biomarkers, Imaging Modalities, Pharmacotherapy, Surgical Interventions, and …

VR Netala, SK Teertam, H Li, Z Zhang - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) continue to be a major global health concern, representing
a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. This review provides a comprehensive …

[HTML][HTML] Leveraging School Health Programs in Africa: Integrated Screening for Rheumatic Heart Disease and Dental Caries

ES Amade, E Lichucha, Z Ossman, K Jamal… - Annals of global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and dental caries (DC) disproportionately
affect children and young adults in sub-Saharan countries, with major impact on …

[HTML][HTML] The Group A Streptococcal Vaccine Candidate VAX-A1 Protects against Group B Streptococcus Infection via Cross-Reactive IgG Targeting Virulence Factor …

S McCabe, E Bjånes, A Hendriks, Z Wang… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae or GBS) is the leading infectious cause of
neonatal mortality, causing roughly 150,000 infant deaths and stillbirths annually across the …

[HTML][HTML] Streptococcal infection and autoimmune diseases

A Ohashi, MA Murayama, Y Miyabe, K Yudoh… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Excessive activation of immune cells by environmental factors, such as infection or
individual genetic risk, causes various autoimmune diseases. Streptococcus species are …

Predicting potential microbe–disease associations based on dual branch graph convolutional network

J Chen, Y Zhu, Q Yuan - Journal of Cellular and Molecular …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Studying the association between microbes and diseases not only aids in the prevention
and diagnosis of diseases, but also provides crucial theoretical support for new drug …

Marine biotechnology and its applications in drug discovery

V Sankarapandian, B Jothirajan, SP Arasu… - … : Applications in food …, 2023 - Springer
The Ocean is the largest biome on our planet Earth with the greatest extremities of
temperature and climatic conditions. High ionic concentrations, high pressures and both low …

Effect of Educational Intervention on Awareness, Attitude, and Practices of Mothers Regarding the Prevention of Rheumatic Fever: A Quasi-Experimental Study

H Haghaninejad, N Ardian… - … : The Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The awareness, attitudes, and practices of mothers regarding rheumatic fever (RF) remain
obscure, therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of awareness, attitude, and practice …

[HTML][HTML] Sydenham's Chorea in Children with Acute Rheumatic Fever: An Echocardiographic Survey of Pediatric Patients in Northwestern Iran

AJ Khosroshahi, V Kahani… - Iranian Journal of …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Although infrequent, Sydenham's chorea (SC) may occur as a result of injury to
the basal ganglia in children with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) secondary to group A …