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Beneficial effects of novel aureobasidium pullulans strains produced beta-1,3-1,6 glucans on interleukin-6 and D-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients; results of a randomized multiple-arm pilot clinical study by Raghavan, Kadalraja, Dedeepiya, Vidyasagar Devaprasad, Suryaprakash, Vaddi, Rao, Kosagi-Sharaf, Ikewaki, Nobunao, Sonoda, Tohru, Levy, Gary A., Iwasaki, Masaru, Senthilkumar, Rajappa, Preethy, Senthilkumar, Abraham, Samuel JK

“…In this pilot clinical study, we report the beneficial effects of beta glucans derived from two strains AFO-202 and N-163 of a black yeast Aureobasidium…”
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FGL2 promotes tumour growth and attenuates infiltration of activated immune cells in melanoma and ovarian cancer models by Galpin, Kristianne J. C., Rodriguez, Galaxia M., Maranda, Vincent, Cook, David P., Macdonald, Elizabeth, Murshed, Humaira, Zhao, Shan, McCloskey, Curtis W., Chruscinski, Andrzej, Levy, Gary A., Ardolino, Michele, Vanderhyden, Barbara C.

“…The tumour microenvironment is infiltrated by immunosuppressive cells, such as regulatory T cells (Tregs), which contribute to tumour escape and impede…”
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GITR intrinsically sustains early type 1 and late follicular helper CD4 T cell accumulation to control a chronic viral infection by Clouthier, Derek L, Zhou, Angela C, Wortzman, Michael E, Luft, Olga, Levy, Gary A, Watts, Tania H

“…CD4 T cells are critical for control of persistent infections; however, the key signals that regulate CD4 T help during chronic infection remain incompletely…”
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Antiviral Treatment of Recurrent Hepatitis C After Liver Transplantation: Predictors of Response and Long-Term Outcome by SELZNER, Nazia, RENNER, Eberhard L, SELZNER, Markus, ADEYI, Oyedele, KASHFI, Arash, THERAPONDOS, George, GIRGRAH, Nigel, HERATH, Chaturika, LEVY, Gary A, LILLY, Leslie

“…Efficacy and long-term outcome of antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation is poorly defined. This study aimed at assessing the…”
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Subnormothermic ex vivo liver perfusion reduces endothelial cell and bile duct injury after donation after cardiac death pig liver transplantation by Knaak, Jan M., Spetzler, Vinzent N., Goldaracena, Nicolas, Boehnert, Markus U., Bazerbachi, Fateh, Louis, Kristine S., Adeyi, Oyedele A., Minkovich, Leonid, Yip, Paul M., Keshavjee, Shaf, Levy, Gary A., Grant, David R., Selzner, Nazia, Selzner, Markus

“…An ischemic‐type biliary stricture (ITBS) is a common feature after liver transplantation using donation after cardiac death (DCD) grafts. We compared…”
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Protective effects of long pentraxin PTX3 on lung injury in a severe acute respiratory syndrome model in mice by Han, Bing, Ma, Xuezhong, Zhang, Jianhua, Zhang, Yu, Bai, Xiaohui, Hwang, David M, Keshavjee, Shaf, Levy, Gary A, McGilvray, Ian, Liu, Mingyao

“…The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 reinforces the potential of lethal pandemics of respiratory viral infections. The underlying…”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of immunosuppressant drugs in clinical practice by Kahan, Barry D., Keown, Paul, Levy, Gary A., Johnston, Atholl

“…Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is essential to maintain the efficacy of many immunosuppressant drugs while minimizing their toxicity. TDM has…”
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Two unique biological response-modifier glucans beneficially regulating gut microbiota and faecal metabolome in a non-alcoholic steatohepatitis animal model, with potential applications in human health and disease by Preethy, Senthilkumar, Ikewaki, Nobunao, Levy, Gary A, Raghavan, Kadalraja, Dedeepiya, Vidyasagar Devaprasad, Yamamoto, Naoki, Srinivasan, Subramaniam, Ranganathan, Natarajan, Iwasaki, Masaru, Senthilkumar, Rajappa, Abraham, Samuel J K

“…ObjectiveThe gut microbiome and its metabolites are influenced by age and stress and reflect the metabolism and health of the immune system. We assessed the…”
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Generation of Antigen Microarrays to Screen for Autoantibodies in Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation by Chruscinski, Andrzej, Huang, Flora Y Y, Nguyen, Albert, Lioe, Jocelyn, Tumiati, Laura C, Kozuszko, Stella, Tinckam, Kathryn J, Rao, Vivek, Dunn, Shannon E, Persinger, Michael A, Levy, Gary A, Ross, Heather J

“…Autoantibodies directed against endogenous proteins including contractile proteins and endothelial antigens are frequently detected in patients with heart…”
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Murine Hepatitis Virus Strain 1 Produces a Clinically Relevant Model of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in A/J Mice by De Albuquerque, Nadine, Baig, Ehtesham, Ma, Xuezhong, Zhang, Jianhua, He, William, Rowe, Andrea, Habal, Marlena, Liu, Mingfeng, Shalev, Itay, Downey, Gregory P, Gorczynski, Reginald, Butany, Jagdish, Leibowitz, Julian, Weiss, Susan R, McGilvray, Ian D, Phillips, M James, Fish, Eleanor N, Levy, Gary A

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FGL2/Fibroleukin mediates hepatic reperfusion injury by induction of sinusoidal endothelial cell and hepatocyte apoptosis in mice by Selzner, Nazia, Liu, Hao, Boehnert, Markus U, Adeyi, Oyedele A, Shalev, Itay, Bartczak, Agata M, Xue-Zhong, Max, Manuel, Justin, Rotstein, Ori D, McGilvray, Ian D, Grant, David R, Phillips, Melville J, Levy, Gary A, Selzner, Markus

“…Background & Aims Sinusoidal endothelial cell (SEC) and hepatocyte death are early, TNF-α mediated events in ischemia and reperfusion of the liver (I/Rp). We…”
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Radiotherapy as a bridge to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Sandroussi, Charbel, Dawson, Laura A, Lee, Mark, Guindi, Maha, Fischer, Sandra, Ghanekar, Anand, Cattral, Mark S, McGilvray, Ian D, Levy, Gary A, Renner, Eberhard, Greig, Paul D, Grant, David R

“…About 20% of the patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are listed for liver transplantation (LT) are eventually delisted as a result of…”
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Targeted deletion of FGL2 leads to increased early viral replication and enhanced adaptive immunity in a murine model of acute viral hepatitis caused by LCMV WE by Khattar, Ramzi, Luft, Olga, Yavorska, Nataliya, Shalev, Itay, Phillips, M James, Adeyi, Oyedele, Gao, Darrin, Bartczak, Agata, Urbanellis, Peter, Shyu, Wendy, Zhang, Jianhua, Manuel, Justin, Levy, Gary A, Selzner, Nazia

“…Mounting effective innate and adaptive immune responses are critical for viral clearance and the generation of long lasting immunity. It is known that…”
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Right lobe living-donor hepatectomy—the Toronto approach, tips and tricks by Sapisochin, Gonzalo, Goldaracena, Nicolas, Laurence, Jerome M., Levy, Gary A., Grant, David R., Cattral, Mark S.

“…Living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is a well-established treatment for end-stage liver disease. Nevertheless, it has not been extensively accepted in…”
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High preoperative bilirubin values protect against reperfusion injury after live donor liver transplantation by Spetzler, Vinzent N, Goldaracena, Nicolas, Kaths, Johann M, Marquez, Max, Selzner, Nazia, Cattral, Mark S, Greig, Paul D, Lilly, Les, McGilvray, Ian D, Levy, Gary A, Ghanekar, Anand, Renner, Eberhard L, Grant, David R, Selzner, Markus

“…Heme Oxygenase-1 and its product biliverdin/bilirubin have been demonstrated to protect against ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI). We investigated whether…”
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Recipient age affects long‐term outcome and hepatitis C recurrence in old donor livers following transplantation by Selzner, Markus, Kashfi, Arash, Selzner, Nazia, McCluskey, Stuart, Greig, Paul D., Cattral, Mark S., Levy, Gary A., Lilly, Les, Renner, Eberhard L., Therapondos, George, Adcock, Lesley E., Grant, David R., McGilvray, Ian D.

“…We studied the role of donor and recipient age in transplantation/ischemia‐reperfusion injury (TIRI) and short‐ and long‐term graft and patient survival. Eight…”
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The Fgl2/fibroleukin prothrombinase contributes to immunologically mediated thrombosis in experimental and human viral hepatitis by Marsden, Philip A, Ning, Qin, Fung, Laisum S, Luo, Xioping, Chen, Yue, Mendicino, Michael, Ghanekar, Anand, Scott, Jeremy A, Miller, Teresa, Chan, Camie W Y, Chan, Mathew W C, He, Wei, Gorczynski, Reginald M, Grant, David R, Clark, David A, Phillips, M James, Levy, Gary A

“…Fibrin deposition and thrombosis within the microvasculature is now appreciated to play a pivotal role in the hepatocellular injury observed in experimental…”
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Endothelial Induction of fgl2 Contributes to Thrombosis during Acute Vascular Xenograft Rejection by Ghanekar, Anand, Mendicino, Michael, Liu, Hao, He, Wei, Liu, Mingfeng, Zhong, Robert, Phillips, M. James, Levy, Gary A, Grant, David R

“…Thrombosis is a prominent feature of acute vascular rejection (AVR), the current barrier to survival of pig-to-primate xenografts. Fibrinogen-like protein 2…”
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Does microvascular invasion affect outcomes after liver transplantation for HCC? A histopathological analysis of 155 consecutive explants by Shah, Shimul A, Tan, Jensen C C, McGilvray, Ian D, Cattral, Mark S, Levy, Gary A, Greig, Paul D, Grant, David R

“…Macroscopic vascular invasion (macroVI) is associated with poor outcomes after liver transplantation (LT) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Whether…”
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Genetic Determinants of Mouse Hepatitis Virus Strain 1 Pneumovirulence by Leibowitz, Julian L, Srinivasa, Rajiv, Williamson, Shawn T, Chua, Ming Ming, Liu, Mingfeng, Wu, Samantha, Kang, Hyojeung, Ma, Xue-Zhong, Zhang, Jianhua, Shalev, Itay, Smith, Robert, Phillips, Melville J, Levy, Gary A, Weiss, Susan R

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