Abdominal aortic aneurysm and cardiometabolic traits share strong genetic susceptibility to lipid metabolism and inflammation

S Zheng, PS Tsao, C Pan - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Abdominal aortic aneurysm has a high heritability and often co-occurs with other
cardiometabolic disorders, suggesting shared genetic susceptibility. We investigate this …

Recent advancements in mogrosides: A review on biological activities, synthetic biology, and applications in the food industry

N Chen, W Cao, Y Yuan, Y Wang, X Zhang, Y Chen… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Mogrosides are low-calorie, biologically active sweeteners that face high production costs
due to strict cultivation requirements and the low yield of monk fruit. The rapid advancement …

Nanomotors as Therapeutic Agents: Advancing Treatment Strategies for Inflammation‐Related Diseases

M Luo, F Zhao, Y Wang, Y Luo - The Chemical Record, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inflammation is a physiological response of the body to harmful stimuli such as pathogens,
damaged cells, or irritants, involving a series of cellular and molecular events. It is …

Peptide targeting improves the delivery and therapeutic index of glucocorticoids to treat rheumatoid arthritis

X Wu, H Guo, H Gao, Y Li, X Hu, MA Kowalke… - Journal of Controlled …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a prevalent autoimmune disease characterized by excessive
inflammation in the joints. Glucocorticoid drugs are used clinically to manage RA symptoms …

[HTML][HTML] Retroperitoneal fibrosis

JS Engelsgjerd, SW Leslie, CA LaGrange - StatPearls [Internet], 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Identify patients with possible retroperitoneal fibrosis based on their clinical
history and presentation. Implement a comprehensive diagnostic approach that includes …

Factors associated with early clinical remission in patients with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis

Y Chao, R Li, Y Shao, Y Fei, J Zhou, L Zhao - Rheumatology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRF) is a rare autoimmune-mediated condition
characterized by fibro-inflammatory tissue development around the abdominal aorta and …

Outcomes of retroperitoneal fibrosis-related hydronephrosis and its risk factors for poor prognosis: a multi-center retrospective cohort study in Chinese patients

H Liu, H Gao, J Zhao, U Wong, S Liu, J Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of
fibroinflammatory tissue that surrounds the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries and often …

Shared Genetic Susceptibility between Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Cardiometabolic Traits

S Zheng, PS Tsao, C Pan - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) presents abnormal metabolism and co-occurs with
cardiometabolic disorders, suggesting a shared genetic susceptibility. We investigated this …

Genetic Insight into the Paradoxical Relationship among Diabetes, Coronary Artery Disease, and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

S Zheng, Y Wu, A Li, Z Wu, Z Liu, H Wang, X Jia… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) increases the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) but decreases
that for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), forming an intriguing diabetes-atherosclerosis …

Antiphospholipid syndrome followed idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in the same patient: A case report and review of literature

W Ho, W Li, W Nie, Y Zhou, C Li… - Rheumatology & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRPF) is a rare fibro‐inflammatory disease
characterized by fibrous sclerosis of the retroperitoneal area and may be accompanied by …