Urinary NGAL and RBP Are Biomarkers of Normoalbuminuric Renal Insufficiency in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Aimei Li, Bin Yi, Yan Liu, Jianwen Wang, Qing Dai, Yuxi Huang, Yan Chun Li, Hao Zhang

“…Compared to the NO-CKD group, the NA-DKD group was older with lower hemoglobin (HB) levels and higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), plasma TNF-α, IL-6, and 8-OHdG levels. …”
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Amygdalin Promotes Fracture Healing through TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Jun Ying, Qinwen Ge, Songfeng Hu, Cheng Luo, Fengyi Lu, Yikang Yu, Taotao Xu, Shuaijie Lv, Lei Zhang, Jie Shen, Di Chen, Peijian Tong, Luwei Xiao, Ju Li, Hongting Jin, Pinger Wang

“…Amygdalin, a cyanogenic glycoside compound derived from bitter apricot kernel, has been reported to inhibit IL-1β-induced chondrocyte degeneration and to stimulate blood circulation, suggesting a promising role of amygdalin in fracture healing. …”
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Evaluation of the Antinociceptive Effect of Maropitant, a Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist, in Cats Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy by Janaina M. X. Corrêa, Priscila C. L. R. Soares, Raquel V. Niella, Brenda A. Costa, Maxuel S. Ferreira, Alex C. Silva Junior, Aline S. Sena, Kátia M. O. R. Sampaio, Elisângela B. Silva, Fabiana L. Silva, Mário S. L. Lavor

“…Temperature, heart rate (HR), Doppler blood pressure (DBP), respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and measuring the end-tidal carbon dioxide and isoflurane were monitored. …”
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Distinct lipidomic profiles but similar improvements in aerobic capacity following sprint interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training in male adolescents by Wantang Su, Jianming Liu, Jianming Liu, Aozhe Wang, Haifeng Zhang, Yaqi Sun, Zhiyi Yan, Michael Svensson, Ji-Guo Yu, Li Zhao

“…Peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak) and body composition were measured, and blood samples were collected for serum lipoproteins and lipidomic analysis. …”
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Engineered biomimetic cisplatin-polyphenol nanocomplex for chemo-immunotherapy of glioblastoma by inducing pyroptosis by Xinyan Hao, Yucheng Tang, Wenjie Xu, Ming Wang, Jiayi Liu, Yongjiang Li, Jun He, Yanjin Peng, Pengcheng Sun, Dehua Liao, Xiongbin Hu, Tiantian Tang, Min Zhou, Ruyue Han, Jiemin Wang, João Conde, Daxiong Xiang, Junyong Wu

“…Furthermore, the angiopep-2 peptide was modified to efficiently cross the blood brain barrier and specifically target GBM cells. …”
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Case report: Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a unique presentation of acute graft versus host disease in a pediatric patient by Elizabeth Marlowe, Rachel Palmer, April L. Rahrig, Devin Dinora, Jessica Harrison, Jodi Skiles, Mahvish Q. Rahim

“…Management and outcomes of pediatric patients with this overlapping, severe presentation have rarely been described.Case presentationThis report describes an 11-year-old boy with refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who received peripheral blood SCT from a matched unrelated donor. Day 26 post-SCT, he developed a maculopapular facial rash, which progressed to the development of vesicles coalescing into bullae involving his conjunctiva, face, oral mucosa, and genital mucosa. …”
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Research progress on the cupping therapy along meridians in the treatment of constipation after stroke (循经拔罐治疗中风后便秘) by WANG Li (王丽), HUANG Chaoping (黄朝萍), WANG Fang (王芳), MA Xin (马欣), ZHANG Shuai (张帅), LI Yanmin (李艳敏), CHENG Jiangyan (程江艳), WANG Jing (王晶)

“…Cupping therapy along meridians is an effective Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technique for regulating heart, liver, spleen and lung function, dredging the channel, regulating the qi-blood, balancing Yin and Yang, and improing the symptoms of constipation. …”
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NIR‐II emissive biohybrid nanovesicles as mild‐temperature photothermal antibiofilm agents against acute bacterial skin and skin‐structure infections by Ji Wang, Zhihao Wu, Xiaoxi Ma, Zhihui Huang, Haorong Dong, Jinxin Zhang, Xiaoming Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Shuhuai Yao

“…Herein, we developed a biocompatible AIEgen‐based biohybrid nano formulation that incorporates the BPBBT (NIR‐II AIEgen) and antibiofilm α‐amylase into a red blood cell (RBC) membrane‐derived nanovesicle carrier for a PTT/biofilm degradation combination therapy. …”
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Application of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and multivariate statistical analysis in cancer diagnosis by Ao Song, Wanli Yang, Jun Wang, Yisa Cai, Lizheng Cai, Nan Pang, Ruihua Yu, Zhikun Liu, Chao Yang, Feng Jiang

“…Currently, clinical diagnosis primarily relies on chest X-ray examinations, histopathological analysis, and the detection of tumor markers in blood. However, each of these methods has inherent limitations. …”
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Metabolic enzyme inhibitory abilities, in vivo hypoglycemic ability of palmleaf raspberry fruits extracts and identification of hypoglycemic compounds by Jun Tan, Danshu Wang, Yu Lu, Yehan Wang, Zongcai Tu, Tao Yuan, Lu Zhang

“…The 40 % ethanol eluting fraction of 40EUS showed the strongest a-glucosidase inhibition with the IC50 value of 37.79 ng/mL, it could also effectively attenuate the fasting blood glucose level and oral glucose tolerance of C57BL/6 mice. …”
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Microbial phenolic metabolites 3-(3′,4′-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid and 3′,4′-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid prevent obesity in mice fed with high-fat diet by Wanbing Chen, Ruonan Liu, Xiaoling Zhu, Qun Lu, Hong Yang, Rui Liu

“…Correlation analysis revealed that the differential metabolites are strongly associated with body weight, blood glucose, insulin level, and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity. …”
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Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health... by Getnet Shimeles, Getnet Shimeles, Alemu Gedefie, Hilina Motbainor, Chalachew Genet, Chalachew Genet

“…Samples were inoculated into blood agar, Todd Hewitt selective enrichment broth, and MacConkey agar for bacterial isolation, and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and CHROM Agar for Candida species isolation. …”
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Usefulness of Acoustic Monitoring of Respiratory Rate in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Takayoshi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda, Hirohiko Nakae, Jin Imai, Kana Sawamoto, Maiko Kijima, Yoko Tsukune, Tetsufumi Uchida, Muneki Igarashi, Jun Koike, Masashi Matsushima, Toshiyasu Suzuki, Tetsuya Mine

“…RR alone was decreased in 24 patients, whereas both RR and blood oxygen saturation were decreased in 45 patients. …”
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Pharmacogenomics predictors of aromatic antiepileptic drugs-induced SCARs in the Iraqi patients by Ali Fadhel Ahmed, Dzul Azri Mohamed Noor, Majeed Arsheed Sabbah, Nur Fadhlina Musa, Nur Aizati Athirah Daud

“…HLA genotyping was performed using PCR-SSO method from peripheral blood samples. Statistical comparisons were made using the t-test or chi-square test, while univariate logistic regression with Bonferroni's correction (p < 0.05) were used to assess associations between HLA alleles and SCARs. …”
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Hubungan Anemia dengan Kejadian Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah pada Kehamilan Aterm di RSUD Achmad Darwis Suliki by Maryam Syifaurrahmah Syifaurrahmah, Yusrawati ., Zulkarnain Edward

“…</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>Anaemia in pregnancy is a condition where <em>hemoglobin</em> concentration in blood &lt;11.0 gr%. Indonesia government has an  issue about the high prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy which is the main issue correlates to the low birth baby weight. …”
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In Vivo Functional Assessment of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporters (SGLTs) Using [18F]Me4FDG PET in Rats by Yohji Matsusaka, Xinyu Chen, Paula Arias-Loza, Rudolf A. Werner, Naoko Nose, Takanori Sasaki, Steven P. Rowe, Martin G. Pomper, Constantin Lapa, Takahiro Higuchi

“…Serving as reference, intestinal administration of [18F]FDG led to slow absorption with retention of 89.2±3.5% of administered radioactivity at 15 min. [18F]Me4FDG, however, was rapidly absorbed into the blood and cleared from the intestine within 15 min, leading to markedly lower tracer retention of 18.5±1.2% (P<0.0001). …”
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A novel, multi-component contingency management intervention in the context of a syndemic of drug-related harms in Glasgow, Scotland: First year of the ‘WAND’ initiative by S. Smith, K.M.A. Trayner, J. Campbell, A. McAuley, J. Craik, C. Hunter, S. Priyadarshi, S.J. Hutchinson

“…Background: To address high levels of drug-related harms among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Glasgow, a novel contingency management intervention was developed to engage high-risk PWID with four harm reduction measures (known as the WAND initiative: Wound care, Assessment of injecting, Naloxone, and Dried blood-spot test). Our aims were to assess if WAND engaged and re-engaged high-risk PWID. …”
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Expert-Based Narrative Review on Compression UltraSonography (CUS) for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) by Mario D’Oria, Laura Girardi, Ahmed Amgad, Mohab Sherif, Gabriele Piffaretti, Barbara Ruaro, Cristiano Calvagna, Philip Dueppers, Sandro Lepidi, Marco Paolo Donadini

“…Indeed, DUS effectively visualizes blood flow and identifies abnormalities like clot formation with high sensitivity (typically exceeding 90% for proximal DVT) and specificity (often approaching 100% for proximal DVT). …”
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Bioequivalence study of fluticasone propionate nebuliser suspensions in healthy Chinese subjects by Feng Cheng, Tao Shen, Fucheng Zhang, Chenghao Lei, Ye Zhu, GuoJun Luo, Dawei Xiao

“…The subjects were administered 1 mg (2 mL:0.5 mg,plastic ampoules) of generic fluticasone propionate nebuliser suspension as a test formulation or Flixotide Nebules® as reference formulation and cross administration after sufficient washout period (5 days) for the second period study. The blood sample was collected at predetermined time points up to 48 h and the plasma concentration of fluticasone propionate was determined by HPLC-MS/MS in healthy subjects after inhalation of test or reference formulation. …”
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The association between folic acid supplementation, maternal folate during pregnancy and intelligence development in infants: a prospective cohort study by Shaokang Wang, Jie Wei, Di Wang, Li Hua, Da Pan, Lingmeng Fu, Jin Yang, Guiju Sun

“…The basic information of pregnant women was obtained through questionnaire survey, including pregnancy lifestyle, marital status, vitamin and mineral supplements during pregnancy. Blood samples of pregnant women were collected on admission, serum folate, vitamin B12 and homocysteine concentrations were determined. …”
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