Is dry needling an effective treatment for tennis elbow? A literature review by Filip Grabowski, Natalia Rulewska, Dagmara Neska, Jakub Siemko, Jakub Chodkowski, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Justyna Stadler-Szajda, Adrianna Czyżnikiewicz, Wenancjusz Stołowski, Magdalena Bujak, Magdalena Waśniowska

“…Research indicates that tendinopathy primarily arises from new blood vessel formation and collagen fiber disruptions, while tennis elbow complicates diagnosis and treatment due to a mix of biomechanics, occupational factors, and individual variations. …”
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Smart design in biopolymer-based hemostatic sponges: From hemostasis to multiple functions by Chen-Yu Zou, Chen Han, Fei Xing, Yan-Lin Jiang, Ming Xiong, Jesse Li-Ling, Hui-Qi Xie

“…Additionally, sponges have been widely used in clinical and daily life because of their rapid blood absorption. Therefore, we provide the overview focusing on the latest advances and smart designs of biopolymer-based hemostatic sponge. …”
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Functional status, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as prognostic factors of one-year survival rate in elderly patients with advanced-stage non-small... by Ratna Nurhayati, Aulia Rizka, Cleopas Martin Rumende, Noorwati Sutandyo, Arif Hanafi, Edy Rizal Wahyudi, Hamzah Shatri, Anna Mira Lubis, Em Yunir, Muhammad Firdaus, Yuniar Harris Prayitno, Nadira Nibras Taqiyya

“…Medical records were collected, comprising complete blood count prior to chemotherapy or radiotherapy, assessment of functional status through the Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and 1-year survival post-diagnosis. …”
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Liver metastases of colorectal cancer contain different subsets of tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells correlated with a distinct risk of relapse following surgery by Syrine Abdeljaoued, Alexandre Doussot, Marie Kroemer, Emilien Laloy, Jean René Pallandre, Antoine El Kaddissi, Laurie Spehner, Myriam Ben Khelil, Adeline Bouard, Virginie Mougey, Ugo Chartral, Angélique Vienot, Julien Viot, Zaher Lakkis, Franck Monnien, Romain Loyon, Christophe Borg

“…The expression of several tissue residency and activation biomarkers has been investigated on tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes isolated from 26 patients’ colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRC liver metastases) and compared to 16 peripheral blood samples of patients with CRC liver metastases. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Preoperative Halo Gravity Traction-Assisted Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery for Severe and Rigid Scoliosis: A Comparative Matched-Cohort Study by Yangpu Zhang, Bo Han, Jianqiang Wang, Yuzeng Liu, Yiqi Zhang, Yong Hai, Lijin Zhou

“…The application proportion of 3CO was significantly higher in the non-HGT group than in the HGT group (P<0.05). The mean blood loss of the non-HGT group was significantly greater than that of the HGT group (666.67 ± 486.55 ml vs. 1024.47 ± 718.46 ml, P<0.05), but the surgical time showed no difference between the two groups (297.33 ± 66.89 mins vs. 299.15 ± 56.73 mins, P=0.90). …”
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Intravenous nicardipine and labetalol use in hypertensive patients with signs or symptoms suggestive of end-organ damage in the emergency department: a subgroup analysis of the CLU... by Brian Hiestand, Phillip Levy, W Frank Peacock, Brigitte M Baumann, Richard M Nowak, Amy Hsu, Joseph Varon, Chad M Cannon, David M Cline, Pierre Borczuk, Abhinav Chandra, Deborah B Diercks, Preeti Jois, Brian Kaminski, Jon W Schrock

“…Objective To compare the efficacy of Food and Drug Administration recommended dosing of nicardipine versus labetalol for the management of hypertensive patients with signs and/or symptoms (S/S) suggestive of end-organ damage (EOD).Design Secondary analysis of the multicentre prospective, randomised CLUE trial.Setting 13 academic emergency departments in the USA.Participants Eligible patients had two systolic blood pressure (SBP) measures ≥180 mm Hg at least 10 min apart, no contraindications to nicardipine or labetalol and predefined S/S suggestive of EOD on arrival.Interventions Medications were administered by continuous infusion (nicardipine) or repeat intravenous bolus (labetalol) for a study period of 30 min or until a specified target SBP ±20 mm Hg was achieved.Primary outcome measure Percentage of participants achieving a predefined target SBP range (TR) defined as an SBP within ±20 mm Hg as established by the treating physician.Results Of the 141 eligible patients, 49.6% received nicardipine, 51.7% were women and 81.6% were black. …”
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Perbandingan Kadar IL-5 dan Jumlah Eosinofil Antara Anak dan Orang Dewasa yang Terinfeksi Ascaris Lumbricoides by Darmadi , Nuzulia Irawati, Ellyza Nasrul

“…The ascarisis’ sample serum and blood of the child and adult have taken to check IL-5 by ELISA method and the total eosinofil by mikroskopis method. …”
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Advantages of different dietary supplements for elite combat sports athletes: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis by Hua Luo, Tengku Fadilah Tengku Kamalden, Xiaolin Zhu, Changqing Xiang, Nurul Amelina Nasharuddin

“…Results from the 50 trials included in the network meta-analysis indicate that compared to a placebo, sodium bicarbonate combined with caffeine (SMD: 2.3, 95% CrI: 1.5, 3.2), caffeine (SMD: 0.72, 95% CrI: 0.53, 0.93), beta-alanine (SMD: 0.58, 95% CrI: 0.079, 1.1), and sodium bicarbonate (SMD: 0.54, 95% CrI: 0.30, 0.81) was associated with a statistically significant increase in blood lactate concentrations. Compared to placebo, caffeine (SMD: 0.27, 95% CrI: 0.12, 0.41) was associated with a statistically significant increase in the final heart rate. …”
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Kinerja probiotik Bacillus sp. pada pendederan benih ikan lele Clarias sp. yang diinfeksi Aeromonas hydrophila by , Sukenda, Muhammad Mufthi Rafsyanzani, , Rahman, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…The result showed that fish fed diet containing 2% probiotic gave the best probiotic performance with survival rate of catfish 83.33% after challenged, spesific growth rate 5.40%, and 0,75 of feed conversion ratio. The results of the blood profile showed significantly better results in the treatment of probiotics compared to the positive control after challenge test A. hydrophila. …”
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β2 integrin regulates neutrophil trans endothelial migration following traumatic brain injury by Lei Li, Ruilong Peng, Cong Wang, Xin Chen, Dilmurat Gheyret, Siyu Guan, Bo Chen, Yafan Liu, Xilei Liu, Yiyao Cao, Cha Han, Jianhua Xiong, Fanjian Li, Taoyuan Lu, Haoran Jia, Kaiji Li, Jinchao Wang, Xu Zhang, Jianye Xu, Yajuan Wang, Xin Xu, Tuo Li, Jianning Zhang, Shu Zhang

“…The treatment has demonstrated significant improvements in neurologic function in TBI mice, attenuating blood–brain barrier permeability, mitigating oxidative stress and inflammatory mediator release, and enhancing cerebral perfusion. …”
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Ginseng exhibits adaptogenic-like activity in mice exposed to hypoxic-anoxic stress through activation of antioxidant/BDNF protective mechanisms and inhibition of pro-inflammatory... by James Olukayode Oni, Divine Oluwaferanmi Oyenekan, Yetunde Olamide Olayemi, Osarugue Christabel Irabor, Precious Ogbuji, McCarthy Oritseweyinmi Tova, Paul Ademola Adeleke, Gbemisayo Adetomiwa Abbas, Solomon Umukoro

“…The neurobehavioral changes (motor functions, memory, anxiety, catalepsy, depression, and muscle strength) were evaluated afterwards. Blood glucose and corticosterone levels alongside brain contents of malondialdehyde, nitrites, antioxidant profiles, pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor–alpha and interleukin-6), glutamate, brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) were determined. …”
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Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection of Caudate Lobe: A Systematic Review by Gabriela Del Angel Millan, Gianluca Cassese, Fabio Giannone, Celeste Del Basso, Mariantonietta Alagia, Marco Lodin, Igor Monsellato, Marco Palucci, Federico Sangiuolo, Fabrizio Panaro

“…The mean operative time was 184.5 min (range 70–522 min), and the estimated blood loss was 95.5 mL (range 10–1500 mL). The median hospital length of stay was 4.2 days (range 2–19 days) and no cases of conversion to open were reported. …”
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Multicentre, multitime, multidimension, prospective follow-up cohort study on patients during the first wave of COVID-19 in China: a study protocol by Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu, Tonghui Liu, Chao Zheng, Huijie Yuan, Yanan Zhu, Huiping Liu, Shan Wu, Zhaoyao Luo, Jia Zhu, Danwei Hou, Tianhua Wei, Zhimin Zhu, Weipeng Huang, Weixian Bai, Xinyi Yu, Wenrui Bao

“…Confirmed patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 will complete the following programmes during the acute infection phase and at 3, 12 and 24 months after infection: (a) blood test at the local laboratory, (b) multimodal brain and spine MRI scan and (c) the neuropsychological scales and questionnaires. …”
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Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate plus thulium fiber laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia combined with bladder stones by Chen Wang, Yuanwei Li, Yongjun Yang, Junjie Chen, Zhuo Li, Guangqing Song, Jia Chen, Liu Zhe, Yili Teng, Qiang Lu

“…However, open surgery is associated with higher blood loss, larger incisions, prolonged operative time, and may impede patient recovery. …”
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Predictive Value of Urinary KIM-1, TIMP-2 and sTREM-1 for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Elderly Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Huang W, Wang R, Zhang P

“…Wu Huang, Rong Wang, Ping Zhang Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Rong Wang, Department of Geriatric Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renmin Middle Road, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-0731-85295173, Email Wangrong5913@163.comObjective: We aimed to address the predictive value of urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1), tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP-2) and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) in elderly patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods: One hundred thirty-six patients who underwent PCI were separated into the CI-AKI group (n = 36) and the non-CI-AKI group (n = 100) based on CI-AKI occurrence after operation, and their general data were collected. Blood and urine specimens were collected before operation (at the time of admission) and 6 h, 12 h, 24 h and 48 h after the operation and preserved for future use. …”
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The Potential Proallergenic Activity of Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae and Phragmidium rubi-idaei in vitro Studies by Sztandera-Tymoczek M, Wdowiak-Wróbel S, Świderska U, Palusińska-Szysz M, Szuster-Ciesielska A

“…Since standard skin or blood tests do not always pinpoint the root causes of allergies, identifying new fungal allergens is critical for more precise hypersensitivity diagnoses. …”
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Effect of rapamycin-eluting stents on in-stent restenosis and early inflammatory response in coronary artery narrowing animal models by Jianbing Zhang, Jingyi Zhu, Baiping Sui, Ying Wang, Bingxue Zhang

“…Post-operative liver function indicators (alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase), kidney function indicators (blood urea nitrogen, serum creatinine), and myocardial injury markers (creatine kinase, creatine kinase-MB) also showed neglectable differences among the four groups (P > 0.05). …”
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Distinguishable Immunologic Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Compared with Nondiabetic Individuals by Ruxing Zhao, Yujing Sun, Yongyuan Zhang, Weili Wang, Shouyu Wang, Chuang Wang, Jinbo Liu, Ling Gao, Zhao Hu, Jianchun Fei, Xinguo Hou, Huizhen Zheng, Li Chen

“…Cellular immunity was assessed by flow cytometric determination of surface markers including CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, CD16, and CD56 in peripheral blood. Levels of C reactive protein, immunoglobulin (IgG, IgM, IgA, and IgE), and complements (C3, C4) were detected by rate nephelometry immunoassay. …”
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Comparison of the effects of 3 kinds of oils rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on glycolipid metabolism and lipoprotein subfractions by Hechun Liu, Feng Wang, Hui Xia, Da Pan, Ligang Yang, Shaokang Wang, Feng Zhao, Guiju Sun

“…Plant-derived ω-3 PUFAs are more effective at controlling blood glucose than animal-derived ω-3 PUFAs. However, animal-derived ω-3 PUFAs have a significant lowering effect on TG compared with plant-derived ω-3 PUFAs. …”
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Early empiric anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis therapy for sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a randomised clinical trial by Mark Conaway, David R Boulware, Scott K Heysell, Stellah G Mpagama, Christopher C Moore, Alphonce Liyoyo, Conrad Muzoora, Catherine Gitige, Bibie Said, Edwin Nuwagira, Rinah Arinaitwe, Rhina Mushagara, Peter Buzaare, Anna Chongolo, Samuel Jjunju, Precious Twesigye, Megan Null, Tania A Thomas

“…However, anti-TB therapy is often delayed and may not achieve adequate blood concentrations in patients with sepsis. Accordingly, this multisite randomised clinical trial aims to determine whether immediate and/or increased dose anti-TB therapy improves 28-day mortality for participants with HIV and sepsis in Tanzania or Uganda.Methods and analysis This is a phase 3, multisite, open-label, randomised controlled clinical 2×2 factorial superiority trial of (1) immediate initiation of anti-TB therapy and (2) sepsis-specific dose anti-TB therapy in addition to standard of care antibacterials for adults with HIV and sepsis admitted to hospital in Tanzania or Uganda. …”
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