The present study demonstrated that MMP9 expression in pulp tissues, blood and saliva from children with pulpitis and Hp infection in the stomach was upregulated, while miR-204 expression was downregulated. miR-204 may affect inflammatory processes and other oral diseases in children with pulpitis and Hp infection via MMP9, and may be a potential marker for the detection of Hp infection in children with pulpitis.
Low LYM*PLT and high MPV/PLT may indicate influenza A infection in children with influenza-like symptoms, which can be a useful indicator for diagnosis and differentiation of influenza A infection.
The objectives of the study were to evaluate the associations between both TLR4rs4986790 and rs4986791 gene polymorphisms and H. pylori infection in children with gastritis.
The present study demonstrated that MMP9 expression in pulp tissues, blood and saliva from children with pulpitis and Hp infection in the stomach was upregulated, while miR-204 expression was downregulated. miR-204 may affect inflammatory processes and other oral diseases in children with pulpitis and Hp infection via MMP9, and may be a potential marker for the detection of Hp infection in children with pulpitis.
To our knowledge, this is the first study on the relationship between PM<sub>2.5</sub> exposure and innate airway antimicrobial activity in children, in an e-waste area, showing that PM<sub>2.5</sub> pollution may weaken airway antimicrobial activity by down-regulation of saliva SAG levels, which might accelerate airway pathogen infection in children.
The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is an association between the use of TNFα inhibitors and the risk of serious infection in children with IBD.
Pruritus ani, normal WBC count, normal neutrophil count, and normal CRP level at presentation could predict EV infection in children who present with right iliac fossa pain.
The use of interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) infection in children is still under debate because of concerns about the immature immune response in children.
Our aim was to study the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection in children in the Suzhou area, China, and to investigate the effect of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) on wheezing in hMPV-infected children.
Lymphatic pathology in asymptomatic and symptomatic children with Wuchereria bancrofti infection in children from Odisha, India and its reversal with DEC and albendazole treatment.
The aim of our study was to investigate the impact of interleukin (IL)-6 190C/T, IL-6 174G/C, IL-6 572G/C, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) 308G/A, and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) I/D gene polymorphisms on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in children.A cross-sectional study was performed on 126 children (57 children with H. pylori infection and 69 children without H. pylori infection) aged between 3 and 18 years presenting to a Pediatrics Tertiary Hospital from Romania.
A partial recombinant CagA protein containing epitope regions (683-749 amino acids), which were identified in this study, was produced and used for the detection of anti-CagA antibodies and further investigated its serodiagnostic value for determination of H. pylori infection in children.
Combined treatment with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN)-α2b and ribavirin (RBV) is the only currently approved treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children.
The purpose of the present review is to summarise the current knowledge on the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the interferon L3 (IFNL3) gene and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in children.
The aim of this study was to determine the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum by analyzing the polymorphism of the msp-1 and msp-2 genes and the multiplicity of infection in children with uncomplicated malaria in southern Benin.