Dermatomyositis is a chronic progressive autoimmune disease of unknown etiology and rare occurrence worldwide. It is an immunologically mediated idiopathic inflammatory disease in which damage to small blood vessels contributes to injury and inflammation of muscle and skin. Derma...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i5954
The fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) gene mutations were identified to be involved in the pathogenesis of most chondropathies. The FGFR3 gene encodes the FGFR3 receptor and is involved in the regulation of bone growth by limiting the ossification of long bones. Mutatio...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i5956
To report and review a case of prolactin-producing pituitary tumor presenting with mass effects, hormonal deficiency, and neurogenic diabetes insipidus in a nulliparous woman of Afro-Caribbean descent. The patient presented with dull-aching headaches associated with worsening vis...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i5957
Adedeji Okikiade, Twanna Browne-Caesar, Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye, Rasheed Agboola & Kevin Browne·Advances in Research·2023
Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy (CUA), affects small arteries of the skin in patients with end-stage renal failure, dialysis patients, and patients with hypercalcemia. The condition is characterized by the calcification of small blood vessels leading t...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i5953
Rasheed Agboola, Adedeji Okikiade & Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye·Advances in Research·2023
Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer related death among women worldwide and it is a complex disease characterized by its heterogeneity. The heterogenous characteristic of the breast cancer is responsible for its aggressiveness and treatment resistance. Breast cancer stem c...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2023/v24i4943
In recent years, stem cell therapy has been considered a novel therapy for human subjects with coronary artery disease and heart failure. While stem cells of different types have been successfully isolated in laboratory settings and transplanted into animal models, doubts still e...
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Research Article10.9734/ca/2022/v11i4294
Adedeji Okikiade, Ikeokwu Anderson, Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye, Olanrewaju Adeola O. & Mane Paulpillai·Asian Journal of Immunology·2021
Background: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (TID), is a disease that has long been connoted to as insulin-dependent, childhood-onset, young adult-onset or juvenile onset diabetes with essential insulin deficiency that requires daily insulin administration with peak onset during puberty...
The gastrointestinal systems (GIT) and endocrine systems are integrated into a well-coordinated complex to meet the metabolic needs of the body. The endocrine functions and possible dysfunctions are less emphasized in the medical curriculum. Hormones are synthesized and released...
Background: Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a rare, severe and lasting autoimmune disease that can vary in severity from mild to possibly life-threatening with a multi-system manifestation characterized by symptoms relating to joint, skin or mucosal inflammation, or with a v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i230305
Edim Glory, Okundaye Daniel, Udoaka Favour, Adijat Oyewole, Kevin Browne, Adedeji Okikiade & Olayinka Afolayan-Oloye·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2022
The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland in the brain that regulates the circadian rhythm in humans. It is responsible for melatonin production, also produced by parenchymal and glial cells. Pineal region tumors account for 3–11% of pediatric brain tumors, and 1% of adult brai...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i1030507