Public health economic modelling in evaluations of salt and/or alcohol policies: a systematic scoping review by Joseph Prince Mensah, Chloe Thomas, Robert Akparibo, Alan Brennan

“…The range of diseases modelled covered diabetes and cardiovascular disease-related outcomes, cancers, and alcohol-attributable harm. Systolic blood pressure was a key intermediate risk factor in the excessive salt-to-disease modelling pathway for 40 (83%) of the salt modelling studies. …”
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Non-Invasive Detection of Tumors by Volatile Organic Compounds in Urine by Tomoaki Hara, Sikun Meng, Yasuko Arao, Yoshiko Saito, Kana Inoue, Aya Hasan Alshammari, Hideyuki Hatakeyama, Eric di Luccio, Andrea Vecchione, Takaaki Hirotsu, Hideshi Ishii

“…For this reason, testing with blood biomarkers is currently common. However, in order to accurately diagnose early-stage cancer, new biomarkers and diagnostic methods that enable highly accurate diagnosis are needed. …”
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The effect of general versus spinal anesthesia on perioperative innate immune function in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty by Lotte M. C. Jacobs, Veerle Bijkerk, Lucas T. van Eijk, Leo A. B. Joosten, Christiaan Keijzer, Jetze Visser, Michiel C. Warlé

“…Immune function was assessed by determination of ex vivo cytokine production capacity upon whole blood stimulation with E. coli lipopolysaccharides (LPS) and measurement of plasma cytokines and danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs). …”
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Environmental maternal exposures and the risk of premature birth and intrauterine growth restriction: The Generation Gemelli study protocol of newborn exposome. by Leonardo Villani, Angelo Maria Pezzullo, Roberta Pastorino, Alessandra Maio, Francesca Stollagli, Chiara Tirone, Marta Barba, Angela Maria Cozzolino, Denise Pires Marafon, Martina Porcelli, Annamaria Sbordone, Maria Letizia Patti, Anthea Bottoni, Angela Paladini, Simona Fattore, Domenico Marco Romeo, Ornella Parolini, Wanda Lattanzi, Guido Rindi, Luca Tamagnone, Marco Marazza, Maurizio Genuardi, Elisabetta Tabolacci, Eugenio Maria Mercuri, Antonio Chiaretti, Tina Pasciuto, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Vincenzo Valentini, Giovanni Scambia, Walter Ricciardi, Giovanni Vento, Antonio Lanzone, Stefania Boccia

“…We will collect biological samples from both mothers and newborns (including vaginal swab, placenta sample, blood, saliva, meconium, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid) at birth and within the early hours of the newborn's life. …”
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Peripapillary and Macular Flow Changes in Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) by Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) by Juejun Liu, Changzheng Chen, Lu Li, Zuohuizi Yi, Hongmei Zheng

“…Background. To analyze the blood flow changes of radial peripapillary capillaries (RPCs) and macula with time procession in patients with nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) by optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A). …”
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Serum CD4 Is Associated with the Infiltration of CD4+T Cells in the Tumor Microenvironment of Gastric Cancer by Qi You, Tianyi Fang, Xin Yin, Yimin Wang, Yongheng Yang, Lei Zhang, Yingwei Xue

“…Preoperative peripheral blood samples were used to analyze Serum CD4, CD8, and CD19. …”
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The Impact of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus on the Development of Preeclampsia in Twin Pregnancies: A Retrospective Cohort Study Conducted at a Tertiary Hospital by Wu H, Zhang L, Xie Z, Cai H, Zhang J, Yu L

“…A comparative analysis of twin pregnancies affected by PE and GDM versus those without GDM revealed that the former group exhibited similar maternal and neonatal outcome risks. Women with fasting blood glucose levels from 5.1 mmol/L (92mg/dL) to less than 5.3 mmol/L (95.6mg/dL) had a significantly higher risk of PE compared with women without GDM (OR, 2.90; 95% CI: 1.12– 7.51; P = 0.028). …”
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Eculizumab treatment for Chinese patients with hemolytic paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH): efficacy and safety – a single-center study by Leyu Wang, Ziwei Liu, Chen Yang, Miao Chen, Bing Han

“…Eighteen (37.5%) patients required blood transfusion. The median duration of follow-up was 6 (3–15) months. …”
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Interventional factors influencing natural killer cell immunity in colorectal cancer: a systematic review by Wai Sinn Soh, Grace L. Burns, Tharindu Senanayake, Raquel Cameron, Kerith Duncanson, Guy D. Eslick, Sharmila S. Prasad, Stephen R. Smith, Simon Keely

“…This effect was observed across all examined medications, including fentanyl, morphine, propofol and oxycodone. Additionally, blood transfusion also resulted in decreased NK cell cytotoxicity and activity in CRC patients. …”
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Junshanyinzhen tea extract prevents obesity by regulating gut microbiota and metabolic endotoxemia in high-fat diet fed rats by Jian Ouyang, Xiuping Li, Changwei Liu, Danmin Lu, Jie Ouyang, Fang Zhou, Qi Liu, Jianan Huang, Zhonghua Liu

“…Here, our results showed that JSTE could significantly reduce body weight gain, blood lipid levels and fat accumulation, improve fatty damage in liver tissue (P < 0.05). …”
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Epidemiological Study of Hepatitis B, C and HIV Cases among the Foreigners Visiting Sulaimani City from 2013 Through 2016 by Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Asan Baram Hasan, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…Dental procedures, surgery, blood transfusion and family history were common risk factors. …”
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Plasma Diaphanous Related Formin 1 Levels Are Associated with Altered Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Resistance in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case Control Study by Xing Li, Mingyu Liao, Jiaqing Shao, Weixin Li, Liu Shi, Dong Wang, Juan Ni, Qiuyue Shen, Fan Yang, Guiliang Peng, Ling Zhou, Yuling Zhang, Zheng Sun, Hongting Zheng, Min Long

“…DIAPH1 levels correlated with fasting blood glucose (FBG), total cholesterol (TC), the homeostasis model assessment of β-cell function (HOMA-β), and LH/FSH in all participants (FBG: r=0.351, P<0.0001; TC: r=0.178, P=0.029; HOMA-β: r=−0.211, P=0.009; LH/FSH: r=−0.172, P=0.040). …”
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Breg Cells in Celiac Disease Isolated or Associated to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Maria Giulia Santaguida, Ilenia Gatto, Giorgio Mangino, Camilla Virili, Ilaria Stramazzo, Poupak Fallahi, Alessandro Antonelli, Patrizia Gargiulo, Giovanna Romeo, Marco Centanni

“…Therefore, we have characterized their distribution in the peripheral blood obtained from 10 patients with isolated HT, 10 patients with HT + CD, 9 patients with isolated CD, and 9 healthy donors (HD). …”
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Serum choline, leptin and interleukin-6 levels in fibromyalgia syndrome-induced pain: a case–control study by Elif Baris, Izel Topaloglu, Elif Akalin, Emre Hamurtekin, Seray Kabaran, Ayse Gelal, Reyhan Ucku, Mualla Aylin Arici

“…Serum choline, leptin and (interleukin)IL-6 levels were measured from fasting blood samples of volunteers with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). …”
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A Novel Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method to Quantify Tryptophan and Its Major Metabolites in Serum to Support Biomarker Studies in Patients with Cancer Undergo... by Anna Siemiątkowska, Barbara Kuźnar-Kamińska, Katarzyna Kosicka-Noworzyń, Kamila Nowaczewska, Hanna Winiarska, Dominika Popiołek, Filip Kamiński, Franciszek K. Główka

“…In recent years, we have focused on finding blood-based biomarkers of successful immunotherapy in cancer. …”
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The Effectiveness of Liraglutide in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Compared to Sitagliptin and Pioglitazone by Takamasa Ohki, Akihiro Isogawa, Masahiko Iwamoto, Mitsuru Ohsugi, Haruhiko Yoshida, Nobuo Toda, Kazumi Tagawa, Masao Omata, Kazuhiko Koike

“…At the end of follow-up, ALT, fast blood glucose, and HbA1c level significantly improved among the three groups. …”
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Synergistic attenuation of complete freund’s adjuvant-induced inflammation in mice using shinbaro-pelubiprofen: a novel therapeutic complex by Hyunseong Kim, Jin Young Hong, Wan-Jin Jeon, Hyun Kim, Changhwan Yeo, Junseon Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

“…Viability and cytotoxicity assays, immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, real-time polymerase chain reaction assays, nociception assays, writhing tests, and blood biochemical analyses were performed. Results In vitro, SBR-Pel synergistically reduced the production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species and the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Derived Factors Promote Tissue Repair in a Small-for-Size Ischemic Liver Model but Do Not Protect against Early Effects of Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury by Suomi M. G. Fouraschen, Joshua H. Wolf, Luc J. W. van der Laan, Petra E. de Ruiter, Wayne W. Hancock, Job P. van Kooten, Monique M. A. Verstegen, Kim M. Olthoff, Jeroen de Jonge

“…Mice were treated with MSC-conditioned medium (MSC-CM) or unconditioned medium (UM) and sacrificed after 6 or 24 hours (IRI group) or after 48 hours (IRI + PH group). Blood and liver tissue were analyzed for tissue injury, hepatocyte proliferation, and gene expression. …”
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Dynamics of the biodiversity of black and white cattle influenced by cross-breeding by N. A. Zinovieva, E. A. Gladyr, V. A. Bagirov, G. Brem

“…It was found that the increase in Holstein’s blood could lead to the observed decrease in genetic diversity evaluated by the average number of effective alleles per loci (from 4,59 ± 0,46 to 3,87 ± 0,53), by the value of the Shannon index (from 1,60 ± 0,13 to 1,46 ± 0,14) and by the observed heterozygosity degree (from 0,779 ± 0,053 to 0,687 ± 0,055). …”
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Dietary Zinc Requirement of Young Giant Gouramy (Osphronemus gouramy, Lac.) by Mia Setiawati, N.R. Azwar, I. Mokoginta, R. Affandi

“…The zinc contents of 25 mg Zn/kg diets gave the highest value in zinc accumulation in the bone, blood serum and eyes. The highest accumulation of the zinc in the liver occurred in 50 mg Zn/kg diets. …”
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