Journal of Experimental and Molecular Pathology

Commentary Open Access

Drought treatment: A new tool for dissecting XA21 signaling in rice

Xiaoxuan Zhang, Wen-Yuan Song

Microbial infection can cause cell damage in both plants and animals, as well as triggering stress responses commonly induced by environmental (abiotic) cues. 

Review Article Open Access

Understanding APOL1 and its role in end-stage renal disease: A comprehensive knowledge-based approach

Suraksha Agrawal

The Apolipoprotein L1 gene (APOL1) has two risk variants crucial for innate immunity against pathogens, such as Trypanosoma and HIV. Still, it is also linked to diseases like preterm birth, pre-eclampsia, cardiovascular diseases, and systemic lupus erythematosus, which are often worsened by environmental factors or infections called "second hits." 

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Auditory system and COVID-19

Meliha Basoz Behmen, Nida Tas Elibol

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in 2020 may affect the peripheral and central auditory system. According to studies in the literature, symptoms affecting the vestibulocochlear system such as sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, and vestibular neuritis are seen in individuals with COVID -19. 

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Role of KIR like natural killer cell receptors in autoimmune disorders: A commentary

Suraksha Agrawal

The significance of KIR like natural killer cell receptors in autoimmune disorders was published by us in the year 2020 in a reputed journal “Clinical Immunology”. In this issue we have discussed the complex nature of autoimmune diseases revealing a multi-factorial etiology that involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors

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Physics for the humanistic education of the doctor

Franco Blezza

We discuss why and how physics is an essential component of the human figure and the education of the doctor and surgeon, as a practitioner and as a man of science. An adequate general culture, and attention to historical and methodological dimensions, are the essential resources.

Review Article Open Access

Microbiome to dictate the occurrence of neurological disorders

Anju Kaushal

Neuropsychiatric disorders have been the constant burden impacting healthcare since 1990, and more than 3 billion people worldwide are living with neurological conditions. Mental health conditions with cognitive decline were also observed in people who contracted SARSCoV-2 and later presented the PACS related disease after the resolution of primary infection. 

Original Research Open Access

A comparative study of biological reactions to different suture materials in animal model

Saravana Santhosh, Jafar Hussain, Vivek Upadhyay, Aarthy Kumaraguru, Anurag Roy, Agniban Chakraborty, Sidhartha Goutam

Sutures play an important role in wound healing. The search for more appropriate suture material has resulted in a variety of natural and synthetic, absorbable and non-absorbable sutures available commercially. These features influence biological reactions to the sutures. 

Commentary Open Access

Phenotype-genotype discordance and disorders of sexual differentiation

Brandon M. Godinich, Maya Muhanna, Stephanie Stokes, Lee D. Moore, Natalia Schlabritz-Lutsevich, James E. Maher III, Lawrence Devoe

Noninvasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and prenatal ultrasound can identify disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD), although discrepancies between genetic and phenotypic data can complicate diagnoses. 

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Postmortem ant activity patterns in propofol anesthetic drug overdose

Nirmal Nagar

The recently reported case by Nagar et al. described extensive postmortem ant activity patterns in a propofol anesthetic drug overdose, mimicking antemortem traumatic injuries and posing a critical challenge for the forensic pathologist during postmortem examination, especially as the relatives of the deceased alleged foul play.