Fabry cardiomyopathy: Gb3‐induced auto‐reactive panmyocarditis requiring heart transplantation by Andrea Frustaci, Maurizio Scarpa, Rosalia Maria da Riol, Chiara Agrati, Nicoletta Finato, Romina Verardo, Claudia Grande, Cristina Chimenti, Concetta Di Nora, Matteo Antonio Russo, Ugolini Livi

“…In vitro Gb3 stimulation of patient's peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) induced high amount production of inflammatory cytokine IL1‐β, IL‐6, IL‐8, and TNF‐α. …”
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A novel method for detecting intracranial pressure changes by monitoring cerebral perfusion via electrical impedance tomography by Ming-xu Zhu, Jun-yao Li, Zhan-xiu Cai, Yu Wang, Wei-ce Wang, Yi-tong Guo, Guo-bin Gao, Qing-dong Guo, Xue-tao Shi, Wei-chen Li

“…Methods An intracranial hypertension model was prepared by injecting autologous un-anticoagulated blood into the brain parenchyma of twelve Landrace swine. …”
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Lipid nephrotoxicity mediated by HIF-1α activation accelerates tubular injury in diabetic nephropathy by Zebo Hu, Qianwen Zhu, Ying Wang, Xue Deng, Hui Yang, Mingjun Zhou, Jiyuan Zhang, Hao Wang, Haosen Wang, Lin Wang, Cui Zhang, Shu Li

“…Accordingly, PAS staining revealed that the pathological injury caused to the tubular epithelial cells was alleviated by YC-1 treatment. Furthermore, the blood glucose level, urine albumin creatinine ratio, and NAG creatinine ratio in the DM + YC-1 group were significantly decreased compared to the DM + DMSO group. …”
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Occupational exposure to flame retardants following production replacement and their effect on thyroid function indicators by Ling Meng, Tingting Guo, Yizhi Liu, Han Wu, Kang An, Xizhu Xu, Yuancheng Li

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Satisfied with the worst health outcomes or unsatisfied with the best: explaining the divergence between good patient-reported outcomes and low satisfaction and vice versa among kn... by Lukas Schöner, Viktoria Steinbeck, Reinhard Busse, Carlos J. Marques

“…The results showed that higher improvements in health-related quality of life, pain and fatigue symptoms significantly decreased the likelihood of being a Dissatisfied Achiever and a Satisfied Non-Achiever. Comorbidities of blood circulation, chronic back pain or diabetes increased the likelihood of being a Dissatisfied Achiever, while depression decreased the likelihood of being a Satisfied Non-Achiever. …”
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Aortic Stiffness Is Related to the Ischemic Brain Injury Biomarker N-Methyl-D-aspartate Receptor Antibody Levels in Aortic Valve Replacement by Emaddin Kidher, Vanash M. Patel, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Jon R. Anderson, Andrew Chukwuemeka, Darrel P. Francis, Hutan Ashrafian, Thanos Athanasiou

“…Aortic stiffness changes the flow pattern of circulating blood causing microvascular damage to different end-organ tissues, such as brain cells. …”
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Combining systemic inflammation biomarkers with traditional prognostic factors to predict surgical site infections in elderly hip fracture patients: a risk factor analysis and dyna... by Yuhui Guo, Chengsi Li, Haichuan Guo, Peiyuan Wang, Xuebin Zhang

“…Biomarkers were calculated from peripheral venous blood collected on admission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) definition of SSI was applied, with SSI identified through medical and pathogen culture records during hospitalization and routine postoperative telephone follow-ups. …”
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Livogrit mitigates ANIT-induced cholestasis-like symptoms in an in vivo model by curbing hepatic inflammation and regulating BAX, TGF-β, MMP-9 and α-SMA gene expression by Acharya Balkrishna, Ritu Paliwal, Surjeet Singh, Rani Singh, Vivek Gohel, Rishabh Dev, Kunal Bhattacharya, Sandeep Sinha, Anurag Varshney

“…Livogrit treatment protect the rats against ANIT-induced increase in blood serum markers (total bile acids, ALT, AST, GGT, ALP, total cholesterol, and total bilirubin) and reduced manifestation of liver necrosis, inflammation, and periportal fibrosis. …”
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Altered CD73-Adenosine Signaling Linked to Infection in Patients undergoing hemodialysis by Xiang F, Zhang Z, Nie Y, Cao X, Li Y, Chen X, Gong S, Zou J, Teng J, Ding X, Shen B

“…Fangfang Xiang,1– 4,* Zhen Zhang,1,* Yuxin Nie,1 Xuesen Cao,1 Yang Li,1 Xiaohong Chen,1 Shaomin Gong,1 Jianzhou Zou,1 Jie Teng,1 Xiaoqiang Ding,1– 4 Bo Shen1– 4 1Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Renal Disease and Blood Purification, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bo Shen, Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email shen.bo@zs-hosptial.sh.cnPurpose: Infection is the most common cause of hospitalization and the second most common cause of mortality among patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD). …”
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Strength training in pregnancy. Systematic review of benefits and risks by Karol Demel, Antoni Kantor, Jakub Król, Łukasz Bialic, Monika Dziedzic, Sebastian Polok, Adriana Potoczek, Justyna Talaska, Marta Godyń, Dorota Zatłoka-Mazur

“…It may also promote healthier fetal outcomes by regulating maternal blood sugar levels. Risks include overheating, injury, and strain, particularly in cases of pre-existing conditions or improper exercise execution. …”
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In Vitro Activities of Ertapenem and Imipenem against Clinical Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae Collected in Military Teaching Hospital Mohammed V of R... by M. Elouennass, A. Zohoun, A. El Ameri, N. Alem, J. Kasouati, Y. Benlahlou, I. El Yaagoubi, M. Frikh, A. Lemnouer, A. Benouda

“…Isolates obtained from blood cultures, superficial and deep pus, and catheters were conducted. …”
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Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance in Adult Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: A Multicenter Analysis by Vikas Gupta, Michael J. Satlin, Kalvin Yu, Yehoda M. Martei, Lillian Sung, Lars F. Westblade, Scott C. Howard, ChinEn Ai, Diane C. Flayhart

“…Nonduplicate, noncontaminant Gram‐negative and Gram‐positive bacteria recovered from various samples (blood, respiratory, urine, etc.) were used to assess the rate of AMR pathogens per 1000 admissions and the proportion of AMR among bacterial isolates in patients with and without cancer. …”
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Effects of yacon on carbohydrates and lipid metabolism, oxidative-nitrative stress markers changes in rats with experimental metabolic syndrome by Mariia Nagalievska, Khrystyna Vilkiv, Lidiya Mishchenko, Nataliia Sybirna

“…Results: The 14 days use of aqueous extract of yacon for the treatment of fructose-induced metabolic syndrome leads to a decrease of animals’ body weight (59.94 %), glucose concentration (10.33 %), glycosylated hemoglobin content (61.58 %), blood plasma triglycerides (50.35 %), cholesterol (24.46 %), low-density lipoproteins (21.56 %), as well as to increase in high-density lipoproteins concentration (29.29 %), paraoxonase activity (56.03 %). …”
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Achilles Tendon Rupture In Recreational Athletes - Hobby-Ending Incident or Easily Treatable Injury? Current Insight Into Risk Factors, Treatment Options and Recovery Strategies by Jakub Kędzia, Joanna Duda, Kinga Racisz, Paweł Racisz, Alicja Obcowska, Aleksandra Walendzik, Łukasz Sencerek

“…Conclusion: Optimal outcomes for ATR treatment are achieved through operative intervention, particularly minimally invasive surgery, paired with early rehabilitation. Physical therapy, blood-flow restriction training, and stretching can aid return to sport. …”
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Effect of Therapeutic Inhibition of TNF on Circulating Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by F. R. Spinelli, A. Metere, C. Barbati, M. Pierdominici, C. Iannuccelli, B. Lucchino, F. Ciciarello, L. Agati, G. Valesini, M. Di Franco

“…EPCs were identified from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by cytofluorimetry using anti-CD34 and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor-receptor 2. …”
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Studies on the alleviating effect of Bifidobacterium lactis V9 on dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis in mice by Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Xiaoyan Duan, Rilige Wu, Jianbo Li, Jianbo Li, Zeya Li, Yanqi Liu, Ping Chen, Bangmao Wang, Bangmao Wang, Bangmao Wang

“…The expression of the relevant factors in the blood supernatant of the mice was determined by ELISA. …”
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The relationship between thiamin, folic acid and cognitive function in a rat model of uremia by Yifei Lu, Chenqi Xu, Kewei Xie, Bingru Zhao, Minzhou Wang, Cheng Qian, Xuemei Chen, Leyi Gu, Wangshu Wu, Renhua Lu

“…We also found the time in quadrant IV was positively correlated with thiamin and folic acid level, while negatively correlated with the blood urea nitrogen and 8-OHdG positive cell proportion. …”
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Healthy Eating Index-2015 and Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity as Predictors of Prediabetes: A Case-Control Study by Jamal Rahmani, Karim Parastouei, Maryam Taghdir, Heitor O. Santos, Farinaz Hosseini Balam, Mohsen Saberi Isfeedvajani

“…Demographics, anthropometric measures, and fasting blood glucose levels of all participants were obtained. …”
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Prognostic Factors on the Graft-versus-Host Disease-Free and Relapse-Free Survival after Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Yao-Chung Liu, Sheng-Hsuan Chien, Nai-Wen Fan, Ming-Hung Hu, Jyh-Pyng Gau, Chia-Jen Liu, Yuan-Bin Yu, Liang-Tsai Hsiao, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Po-Min Chen, Jin-Hwang Liu

“…The 1- and 2-year GRFS were 40.8% and 36.5%, respectively, significantly worse than overall survival and disease-free survival (log-rank p<0.001). European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) risk score > 2 (p<0.001) and hematologic malignancy (p=0.033) were poor prognostic factors for 1-year GRFS. …”
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Outcomes of the toxic hepatites caused by alcohol surrogates by I. Yu. Pirogova, I. Yu. Ponomareva, S. P. Sinitsyn, Ye. P. Samokhina, A. S. Gorbunova, Ye. Yu. Startseva, V. S. Chulkov, T. F. Kondrat'yeva

“…Original prognostic model of survival rate of patients was: blood leukocyte count (OR 4,8, 95%-CI 1,12— 20,55; р=0,03) and creatinine (OR 1,1, 95% CI 0,99– 1,22; р=0,09), prognostic value of the model was 93,3%. …”
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