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Barriers and incentives for conducting research amongst the ophthalmologists in Sub-Sahara Africa by Dhalla, Kazim A, Guirguis, Micheal

“…Research is a critical component amongst the strategies to improve health outcomes of any country. The role of research assumes greater importance in Africa as…”
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Diffusion tensor imaging to assess axonal regeneration in peripheral nerves by Lehmann, Helmar C., Zhang, Jiangyang, Mori, Susumu, Sheikh, Kazim A.

“…Development of outcome measures to assess ongoing nerve regeneration in the living animal that can be translated to human can provide extremely useful tools…”
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome by Sheikh, Kazim A.

“…This article reviews the clinical features, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, prognosis, pathogenesis, and current and upcoming treatments of…”
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Heat shock protein is a key therapeutic target for nerve repair in autoimmune peripheral neuropathy and severe peripheral nerve injury by Asthana, Pallavi, Zhang, Gang, Sheikh, Kazim A., Him Eddie Ma, Chi

“…•Hsp27 accelerates sensory functional recovery and prevents motor deficit in GBS.•Hsp27 promotes axon regeneration and formation of neuromuscular junction in…”
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Subcutaneous immunoglobulin treatment for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy by Goyal, Namita A., Karam, Chafic, Sheikh, Kazim A., Dimachkie, Mazen M.

“…Immunoglobulin G (IgG) therapy is an established long‐term treatment in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) that is commonly administered…”
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Anti-Ganglioside Antibodies Induce Nodal and Axonal Injury via Fcγ Receptor-Mediated Inflammation by He, Lan, Zhang, Gang, Liu, Weiqiang, Gao, Tong, Sheikh, Kazim A

“…Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a postinfectious autoimmune neuropathy and anti-ganglioside antibodies (Abs) are strongly associated with this disorder…”
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Elimination of activating Fcγ receptors in spontaneous autoimmune peripheral polyneuropathy model protects from neuropathic disease by Zhang, Gang, Bogdanova, Nataliia, Gao, Tong, Sheikh, Kazim A

“…Spontaneous autoimmune peripheral polyneuropathy (SAPP) is a reproducible mouse model of chronic inflammatory peripheral neuropathy in female non-obese…”
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Editorial of special issue: Blood-CNS and blood-nerve barriers in health and diseases and potential therapy by Sheikh, Kazim A., Lee, Jean-Pyo

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Emerging treatment landscape for Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS): what's new? by Sprenger-Svačina, Alina, Svačina, Martin K R, Gao, Tong, Zhang, Gang, Sheikh, Kazim A

“…Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is a monophasic immune neuropathic disorder characterized by acute paralysis. A significant portion of patients are left with…”
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Human and Nonhuman Primate Lineage-Specific Footprints in the Salivary Proteome by Thamadilok, Supaporn, Choi, Kyoung-Soo, Ruhl, Lorenz, Schulte, Fabian, Kazim, A Latif, Hardt, Markus, Gokcumen, Omer, Ruhl, Stefan

“…Abstract Proteins in saliva are needed for preprocessing food in the mouth, maintenance of tooth mineralization, and protection from microbial pathogens. Novel…”
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Non-invasive imaging of nerve regeneration by Sheikh, Kazim A.

“…The need for non-invasive imaging of peripheral nerves that can reliably assess extent of nerve fiber degeneration and regeneration is increasingly realized…”
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Inhibition of Rho-kinase differentially affects axon regeneration of peripheral motor and sensory nerves by Joshi, Abhijeet R., Bobylev, Ilja, Zhang, Gang, Sheikh, Kazim A., Lehmann, Helmar C.

“…The small GTPase RhoA and its down-stream effector Rho-kinase (ROCK) are important effector molecules of the neuronal cytoskeleton. Modulation of the RhoA/ROCK…”
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Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. australis or R. microplus? Discordance between morphological and genetic data among three cattle tick species by Kazim, A. R., Low, V. L., Tappe, D., Houssaini, J., Heo, C. C.

“…The taxonomy of ticks of the subgenus Boophilus has been extensively debated and is often complicated by the high intraspecific variation of morphological…”
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Sural sparing pattern discriminates Guillain-Barré syndrome from its mimics by Derksen, Angelika, Ritter, Christian, Athar, Parveen, Kieseier, Bernd C., Mancias, Pedro, Hartung, Hans-Peter, Sheikh, Kazim A., Lehmann, Helmar C.

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Electrodiagnostic features of demyelination are essential for establishing the diagnosis in demyelinating subtypes of Guillain‐Barré…”
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Soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) in the island nations of Southeast Asia: A review on their distribution, associated hosts and potential pathogens by Kazim, A.R., Houssaini, J., Ehlers, J., Tappe, D., Heo, C.C.

“…•This article reviews the species of soft ticks (Acari: Argasidae) and their associated hosts and pathogens in the island nations of Southeast Asia, which…”
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Rejuvenating fecal microbiota transplant enhances peripheral nerve repair in aged mice by modulating endoneurial inflammation by Svačina, Martin K.R., Gao, Tong, Sprenger-Svačina, Alina, Lin, Jianxin, Ganesh, Bhanu P., Lee, Juneyoung, McCullough, Louise D., Sheikh, Kazim A., Zhang, Gang

“…Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) resulting from trauma or neuropathies can cause significant disability, and its prognosis deteriorates with age. Emerging…”
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Modulation of IgG–FcRn interactions to overcome antibody-mediated inhibition of nerve regeneration by Zhang, Gang, Lin, Jianxin, Ghauri, Sameera, Sheikh, Kazim A.

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Tumor necrosis factor α receptor 1A transduces the inhibitory effect on axon regeneration triggered by IgG anti-ganglioside GD1a antibodies by Báez, Bárbara B., Bacaglio, Cristian R., Prendergast, Jillian M., Rozés-Salvador, Victoria, Sheikh, Kazim A., Bianchet, Mario, Farah, Mohamed H., Schnaar, Ronald L., Bisbal, Mariano, Lopez, Pablo H.H.

“…Anti-ganglioside antibodies (anti-Gg Abs) have been linked to delayed/poor clinical recovery in both axonal and demyelinating forms of Guillain-Barrè Syndrome…”
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Allyl Isothiocyanate Arrests Cancer Cells in Mitosis, and Mitotic Arrest in Turn Leads to Apoptosis via Bcl-2 Protein Phosphorylation by Geng, Feng, Tang, Li, Li, Yun, Yang, Lu, Choi, Kyoung-Soo, Kazim, A. Latif, Zhang, Yuesheng

“…Allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) occurs in many commonly consumed cruciferous vegetables and exhibits significant anti-cancer activities. Available data suggest…”
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Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Wallerian Degeneration in Rat Spinal Cord after Dorsal Root Axotomy by Zhang, Jiangyang, Jones, Melina, DeBoy, Cynthia A, Reich, Daniel S, Farrell, Jonathan A. D, Hoffman, Paul N, Griffin, John W, Sheikh, Kazim A, Miller, Michael I, Mori, Susumu, Calabresi, Peter A

“…Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and immunohistochemistry were used to examine axon injury in the rat spinal cord after unilateral L(2)-L(4) dorsal root axotomy…”
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