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Gastrointestinal tract plasmablastic lymphoma in HIV infected adults: a histopathological audit.
(2020)
Background: Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive B-cell lymphoma that is characterised by the expression of plasma cell antigens and loss of pan B-cell antigens. The neoplasm is extensively reported in the oral ...
Functional characterization of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtype C transmitted/founder (T/F) viruses long terminal repeat (LTR) variants and association with disease outcome.
(2020)
Background: The persistence of latent viral reservoirs is a major roadblock to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) cure development. Latent reservoirs harbour transcriptionally silent yet replication competent ...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis pili (MTP) modulates pathogen and host metabolomic changes in an A549 epithelial cell model of infection.
(2020)
Background/Aim: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative organism of tuberculosis, continues to drive research efforts in the quest to develop novel diagnostics and therapeutics. The complexities associated with drug-resistant ...
The role of neuroinflammatory markers in a preeclamptic rat model.
(2020)
Introduction: Preeclampsia (PE) is a clinical complication of pregnancy characterised with the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria, and/or organ dysfunction. Globally, it is associated with maternal and perinatal ...
The cytotoxic effects, anti-iflammatory, antioxidant, antibacterial, and antidiabetic properties of eight selected South African plants for medicinal purposes.
(2020)
People from the Southern African region have been using the fauna and flora of the region in their homes for millennia to treat all sorts of ailments and complaints with great success. This knowledge transfer was done ...
Effects of momordica balsamina on glucose handling in high fat high carbohydrate induced prediabetic rat model and glucose handling in C2C12 induced insulin resistant cell lines: effects on selected metabolic markers.
(2020)
Increased consumption of fat and high carbohydrate coincided with increased prevalence in type 2 diabetes, a condition whose onset is always preceded by prediabetes. Prediabetes is best characterised by hyperglycaemia, ...
Evaluating the role of maternal separation stress on the development of autistic-like behaviour in Sprague-Dawley rats.
(2020)
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a category of neurodevelopmental disorders that have become more prevalent, causing much concern. Autistic individuals display symptoms ranging from repetitive behaviours to communication ...
Identifying novel transcriptional regulatory elements of HLA-A alleles through the evaluation of the 5’ un-translated region sequences.
(2020)
Sub-Saharan Africa holds approximately half the population living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world (~19.6 million), of which around 7.2 million cases are found in South Africa.
Although antiretroviral ...
The effect of isolated and nanoencapsulated flavonoids from Eriocephalus africanus on apoptotic factors and microRNA expression in cancer.
(2020)
Cancer continues to be a major health burden worldwide, with millions of new cases being diagnosed each year. Among women breast cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality globally, despite ...
The effect of HIV and Neisseria gonorrhoeae on the tight junctions of cervical epithelial cells.
(2020)
Introduction: Neisseria gonorrhoeae and HIV are major public health concerns globally. The interaction between these diseases is unclear. To determine the effect that N. gonorrhoeae and HIV have on the tight junctions of ...