A 48-year-old woman presented with bilateral enlarged ovaries, ascites, bilateral pleural effusion, and advanced gastric cancer. Pleural fluid cytology did not reveal malignant cells. Oophorectomy, performed as a pall...
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A 48-year-old woman presented with bilateral enlarged ovaries, ascites, bilateral pleural effusion, and advanced gastric cancer. Pleural fluid cytology did not reveal malignant cells. Oophorectomy, performed as a palliative procedure, was followed by rapid resolution of the pleural effusion and ascites. The patient was diagnosed with pseudo-Meigs' syndrome, and underwent chemotherapy followed by partial gastrectomy. At the last follow-up, 84 mo following oophorectomy, she was alive, and free of disease recurrence, despite not receiving any further treatment. Pseudo-Meigs' syndrome should be considered in patients with bilateral ovarian tumors, ascites and pleural effusion, and treatment such as oophorectomy may result in symptomatic improvement and better prognosis in similar patients.
Calcium signaling plays a fundamental role in plant immune responses. Various calcium sensors have been characterized to relay and/or decode pathogen-induced calcium signals. Autoimmune mutants are useful resources fo...
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Calcium signaling plays a fundamental role in plant immune responses. Various calcium sensors have been characterized to relay and/or decode pathogen-induced calcium signals. Autoimmune mutants are useful resources for the dissection of plant immune systems, which have allowed researchers to access in-depth mechanisms of defense signaling. Recent discoveries in this rapidly evolved field have revealed new elements that could help understand the signaling mechanisms mediated by the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptors (NLRs). Here, we briefly overview calcium signaling mutants that exhibit autoimmune phenotypes and focus on discussing AtSR1/CAMTA3-regulated immune signaling, especially how this calcium sensor acts as a guardee monitored by NLR proteins.
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