Does Tropheryma whipplei contribute to travelers' diarrhea?
This is the first report of T. whipplei carriage acquired during travel to tropical area. Further study addressing this issue in larger cohorts of travelers to Senegal, including individuals visiting friends and relatives in their country of origin and the protective role of doxycycline malaria chemoprophylaxis may help to understand the potential contribution of T. whipplei to travelers' diarrhea.
These data suggest that Fas/Fas-L-induced MM apoptosis plays a crucial role in the MSC-based inhibition of MM growth. Although whether MSCs inhibit or promote cancer growth remains controversial, the levels of Fas-L expression in MSCs determine, at least partially, the effects of MSCs on MM cell growth.