An exploratory study of radiation dermatitis in breast cancer patients

…, M Tolia, N Tsoukalas, M Leontsinidis… - Anticancer …, 2018 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background/Aim: Radiation dermatitis is observed in 95% of breast cancer patients
receiving radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to explore the correlation between protein …

Effectiveness and tolerability of natural herbal formulations in the prevention of radiation-induced skin toxicity in patients undergoing radiotherapy

G Koukourakis, G Pissakas, CG Ganos… - … Journal of Lower …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this study is to investigate the preventive role of 3 herbal formulation products on
reducing the incidence of radiation-induced dermatitis in patients undergoing radiotherapy …

[HTML][HTML] Immune evasion mechanisms of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm infection

KY Le, MD Park, M Otto - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The primary virulence factor of the skin commensal and opportunistic pathogen, Staphylococcus
epidermidis, is the ability to form biofilms on surfaces of implanted materials. Much of …

Mepitel film for the prevention and treatment of acute radiation dermatitis in breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

S Shariati, T Behroozian, S Kennedy, S Caini… - Supportive Care in …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of Mepitel
film in preventing or treating acute radiation dermatitis (RD) in patients with breast cancer in …

Staphylococcus aureus biofilms induce macrophage dysfunction through leukocidin AB and alpha-toxin

TD Scherr, ML Hanke, O Huang, DBA James… - MBio, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The macrophage response to planktonic Staphylococcus aureus involves the induction of
proinflammatory microbicidal activity. However, S. aureus biofilms can interfere with these …

[HTML][HTML] Host Response to Staphylococcus epidermidis Colonization and Infections

TH Nguyen, MD Park, M Otto - Frontiers in cellular and infection …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The majority of research in the Staphylococcus field has been dedicated to the understanding
of Staphylococcus aureus infections. In contrast, there is limited information on infections …

Staphylococcus epidermidis Interactions with the Human Host that Permit Evasion of Immune Killing

K Perez - 2018 - search.proquest.com
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a Gram-positive bacterium and a permanent member of the
normal human skin microbiota. Similar to many gut bacteria, this commensal organism …

The Role of Iron Uptake in Staphylococcus Epidermidis Biofilm Formation and Virulence

FEF de Oliveira - 2019 - search.proquest.com
Staphylococcus epidermidis é um importante microrganismo comensal da pele e mucosas
em humanos, sendo também uma causa frequente de infeções potencialmente fatais em …

Influence of cigarette smoking on immune response of PBMCs to inactivated bacteria and on wound healing

Z Li - 2019 - tobias-lib.ub.uni-tuebingen.de
Infection and delayed wound healing are two common complications in the clinic, which are
more likely to happen due to smoking. Inflammation plays a key role in natural tissue repair, …

Scabies

IF Burgess - Evidence‐Based Dermatology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This chapter talks about scabies, which is an itchy immune hypersensitivity reaction to
infestation of the skin by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Fertilized adult female mites burrow through …