Evaluating the Association Between Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (Rs1801131 and Rs1801133) Gene Polymorphisms and Severity of Coronary Lesions in Patients With STEMI and NSTE... by Behnam Nazarzadeh, Saeedeh sadat Ghazanfari, Farzaneh Karimi, Seyed ali Moezibady, Fatemeh Salmani, Kazem Dastjerdi, Hamidreza Mohammadi

“…Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood and genotyped for rs1801131 and rs1801133 using the TaqMan real‐time PCR method. …”
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Predictive value of trendelenburg position and carotid ultrasound for fluid responsiveness in patients on VV-ECMO with acute respiratory distress syndrome in the prone position by Junjie Zhao, Yong Sun, Jing Tang, Kai Guo, Jiancheng Zhuge, Honglong Fang

“…Stroke volume index variation (ΔSVI), pulse pressure variation (PPV), stroke volume variation (SVV), baseline carotid corrected flow time (FTcBaseline), and respirophasic variation in carotid artery blood flow peak velocity (ΔVpeakCA) were taken before and after the Trendelenburg position or volume expansion. …”
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Combined Administration of Streptozotocin and Sucrose Accelerates the Appearance of Type 2 Diabetes Symptoms in Rats by Martha Isela Barragán-Bonilla, Juan Miguel Mendoza-Bello, Penélope Aguilera, Isela Parra-Rojas, Berenice Illades-Aguiar, Mónica Ramírez, Mónica Espinoza-Rojo

“…With the rats at 14 weeks of age, we determined the following: (a) fasting blood glucose, (b) oral glucose tolerance, and (c) insulin tolerance. …”
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IL-10 and socs3 Are Predictive Biomarkers of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever by Lilian Karem Flores-Mendoza, Tania Estrada-Jiménez, Virginia Sedeño-Monge, Margarita Moreno, María del Consuelo Manjarrez, Guadalupe González-Ochoa, Lourdes Millán-Pérez Peña, Julio Reyes-Leyva

“…To explore the association of cytokine and socs levels with disease severity in dengue patients. Methods. Blood samples of 48 patients with confirmed dengue infection were analyzed. …”
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A Prospective Randomized Study for Comparison of Modified Proximal Femoral Plate with Dynamic Hip Screw System by Jitendra Wadhwani, Ramchander Siwach, Himanshu Bansal, Roop Singh, Pradeep Kamboj, Hemant More

“…The mean duration of surgery, intraoperative blood loss, and functional outcome at 6 months using the Harris hip score (HHS) were compared. …”
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Exploring therapeutic mechanisms of Chuan Huang Fang-II in the treatment of acute kidney injury on chronic kidney disease patients from the perspective of lipidomics by Ling Chen, Qian Wang, Tonglu Li, Lejia Li, Chen Wang, Bing Xu, Xuezhong Gong

“…Evaluation endpoints included changes in renal function, blood lipid profiles, urinary AKI biomarkers, and TCM symptoms before and after treatment. …”
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Advantages of using T1-mapping in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in patients with acromegaly by Alina A. Almaskhanova, Konstantin V. Melkozerov, Elena G. Przhiyalkovskaya, Natalia V. Tarbaeva, Anastasya Y. Korneluk, Raisa S. Kosharnaia, Victor Y. Kalashnikov, Zhanna E. Belaya, Galina A. Mel'nichenko, Natalia G. Mokrysheva

“…All patients underwent standard medical examinations, including hormonal blood tests, electrocardiograms, echocardiography, Holter monitoring electrocardiograms and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the heart with gadolinium contrast, additionally 48 patients underwent T1-mapping, which is an MRI method that allows the detection of diffuse changes by measuring the values of myocardial relaxation time – T1. …”
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Navigating complex arterial reconstruction in living donor liver transplantation: the role of the splenic artery as a viable conduit by Hosam Hamed, Mohamed Elshobary, Tarek Salah, Ahmad M. Sultan, El-sayed Abou El-Magd, Ahmed M. Elsabbagh, Ahmed Shehta, Mohamed Abdulrazek, Waleed Elsarraf, Mohamed A. Elmorshedi, Mostafa Abdelkhalek, Usama Shiha, Hassan Magdy Abd El Razek, Mohamed Abdel Wahab

“…Results The splenic artery was used because of arterial dissection (70%) or inadequate arterial blood flow. Operative time ranged from 640 to 1020 min, and no splenic infarction was observed. …”
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Vaccination with Enzymatically Cleaved GPI-Anchored Proteins from Schistosoma mansoni Induces Protection against Challenge Infection by Vicente P. Martins, Carina S. Pinheiro, Barbara C. P. Figueiredo, Natan R. G. Assis, Suellen B. Morais, Marcelo V. Caliari, Vasco Azevedo, William Castro-Borges, R. Alan Wilson, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…The flatworm Schistosoma mansoni is a blood fluke parasite that causes schistosomiasis, a debilitating disease that occurs throughout the developing world. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study of the Performance of the Widal Test and the Typhidot Immunoassay for Typhoid Fever Diagnosis in the West Region of Cameroon by Karimo Ousenu, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Leonard Fonkeng Sama, Marcel Nsangou Ndam, Thibau Florant Tchouangueu, Christopher Bonglavnyuy Tume

“…We undertook a study to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Widal test and the Typhidot immunoassay in patients suspected of having typhoid fever in the Menoua division, West Region of Cameroon. Methods. Blood and stool samples were collected from 558 consenting febrile patients on the basis of suspicion of typhoid fever. …”
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Temperature and repeated catecholamine surges modulate regional wall motion abnormalities in a rodent takotsubo syndrome model by Ermir Zulfaj, AmirAli Nejat, Abdulhussain Haamid, Aaron Espinosa, Ahmed Elmahdy, Tetiana Pylova, Sandeep Jha, Björn Redfors, Elmir Omerovic

“…Complications were evaluated through ECG, autopsy, and blood gas analysis. The TS phenotype showed reduced longitudinal strain with RWMA characterized by apical end-systolic akinesia/dyskinesia, a contracting base, and a narrow transition zone, resulting in apical ballooning. …”
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Treadmill training improves lung function and inhibits alveolar cell apoptosis in spinal cord injured rats by Xianbin Wang, Yingxue Fu, Xianglian Yang, Yan Chen, Ni Zeng, Shouxing Hu, Shuai Ouyang, Xiao Pan, Shuang Wu

“…Various techniques including arterial blood gas analysis, lung wet/dry weight ratio, HE staining, immunofluorescence staining, immunohistochemical staining, qRT-PCR, and Western blotting were employed to assess alterations in lung function and the expression levels of crucial apoptosis-related factors. …”
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Risk of myocardial infarction and heart failure in gout patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Panpan Wang, Huanhuan Yang

“…Abstract Background Gout is a metabolic disease caused by decreased blood uric acid excretion and purine metabolism disorders. …”
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Genetic variation reveals the therapeutic potential of BRSK2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhe Chen, Mingyang Tang, Nan Wang, Jiangjiang Liu, Xiaoyan Tan, Haitao Ma, Jing Luo, Kai Xie

“…Elevated BRSK2 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlated with reduced pulmonary function, while increased circulating BRSK2 levels suggested respiratory failure and shorter transplant-free survival in IPF patients. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi tolerates alteration to P66 porin function in a murine infectivity model by Christa H. Fierros, Marie-Line Faucillion, Beth L. Hahn, Phillip Anderson, Mari Bonde, Julie R. Kessler, Matthew C. Surdel, Kyler S. Crawford, Yan Gao, Jieqing Zhu, Jieqing Zhu, Sven Bergström, Jenifer Coburn, Jenifer Coburn

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Brodifacoum causes coagulopathy, hemorrhages, and mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) at environmentally relevant hepatic residue concentrations by Hannah Schmieg, Hermann Ferling, Karina Annika Bucher, Stefanie Jacob, Julia Regnery, Hannah Schrader, Julia Schwaiger, Anton Friesen

“…In both experiments, brodifacoum doses of ≥ 75 µg/kg body weight caused prolonged or non-measurable blood coagulation times. Disturbed hemostasis led to hemorrhages and anemia with significantly decreased albumin levels. …”
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Prevalence and mortality trends of hemoglobinopathies in Italy: a nationwide study by Barbara Gianesin, Frédéric B. Piel, Khaled M. Musallam, Susanna Barella, Maddalena Casale, Elena Cassinerio, Rosario Di Maggio, Antonia Gigante, Maria Rita Gamberini, Giovanna Graziadei, Roberto Lisi, Filomena Longo, Aurelio Maggio, Raffaella Origa, Annamaria Pasanisi, Silverio Perrotta, Antonio Giulio Piga, Valeria Maria Pinto, Rosamaria Rosso, Giacomo Robello, Giovanna Russo, Marco Zecca, Lucia De Franceschi, Gian Luca Forni, Italian Hemoglobinopathies National Survey Group

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Progenitor effect in the spleen drives early recovery via universal hematopoietic cell inflation by Takao Yogo, Hans Jiro Becker, Takaharu Kimura, Satoshi Iwano, Takahiro Kuchimaru, Atsushi Miyawaki, Tomomasa Yokomizo, Toshio Suda, Atsushi Iwama, Satoshi Yamazaki

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Recent Advances in the Mechanisms of Postoperative Neurocognitive Dysfunction: A Narrative Review by Tingting Wang, Xin Huang, Shujun Sun, Yafeng Wang, Linlin Han, Tao Zhang, Tianhao Zhang, Xiangdong Chen

“…Among these, neuroinflammation, mediated by pathways such as the NLRP3 inflammasome and blood–brain barrier disruption, emerges as a pivotal driver, triggering cascades that exacerbate neuronal injury. …”
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Immune status in patients differing in the stage of choroidal melanoma by D.A. Drumi

“…Immunologic evaluation of peripheral blood included absolute counts and percentages of leukocytes, lymphocytes, CD3+ T cells, CD4+ T helpers, CD8+ T suppressors, CD19+ B cells, СD16+ natural killer (NK) cells, phagocytic neutrophil activity (PNA), and imminoglobulins (Ig) A, M and G. …”
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