A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study Investigating the Causal Relationship Between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Pan D, Dai X, Li P, Xue L

“…Di Pan,1,2 Xiaoling Dai,3 Pan Li,4 Luan Xue1 1Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Shanghai Putuo Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Luan Xue; Xiaoling Dai, Email 610725556@qq.com; 553137182@qq.comBackground: Previous studies have found an association between ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, no research has investigated this relationship using Mendelian randomization (MR).Methods: This study employed a bidirectional two-sample MR approach to assess the causal connection between AS and COPD. …”
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Inflammatory Indices and MAFLD Prevalence in Hypertensive Patients: A Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Analysis from China by Shen D, Cai X, Hu J, Song S, Zhu Q, Ma H, Zhang Y, Ma R, Zhou P, Yang W, Hong J, Zhang D, Li N

“…Di Shen,1,* Xintian Cai,2,* Junli Hu,2 Shuaiwei Song,1 Qing Zhu,2 Huimin Ma,2 Yingying Zhang,2 Rui Ma,2 Pan Zhou,2 Wenbo Yang,2 Jing Hong,2 Delian Zhang,2 Nanfang Li2 1Graduate School, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Hypertension Center of People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Hypertension Institute, NHC Key Laboratory of Hypertension Clinical Research, Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Hypertension Research Laboratory, Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center for Hypertension (Cardio-Cerebrovascular) Diseases, Urumqi, Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Nanfang Li, Hypertension Center of People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Xinjiang Hypertension Institute, NHC Key Laboratory of Hypertension Clinical Research, Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region “Hypertension Research Laboratory”, Xinjiang Clinical Medical Research Center for Hypertension (Cardio-Cerebrovascular) Diseases, No. 91 Tianchi Road, Urumuqi, Xinjiang, 830001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 8564818, Email lnanfang2016@sina.comObjective: Hypertension development and progression are largely influenced by inflammation, which plays a critical role by activating the immune system and causing damage to the vascular endothelium. …”
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Compassionate Use of Omadacycline in a Down Syndrome Pre-Schooler With Critically Ill Atypical Pneumonia Caused by Macrolide-Resistant Mycoplasma Pneumoniae by Wu D, Xie FJ, Wang YJ, Jiang XH, Zhang GL, Zhang H, Zhu YC, Zhang Y, Tang YJ, Lin YL, Xu JX, Zhang JN, Liu BW, Kang K, Gao Y

“…Di Wu,1,* Feng-Jie Xie,2,* Ya-Jun Wang,3,* Xiao-Hui Jiang,1,* Guo-Li Zhang,3,* Hong Zhang,2 Yu-Cheng Zhu,4 Yan Zhang,4 Yu-Jia Tang,1 Yi-Lu Lin,1 Jia-Xi Xu,5 Jia-Ning Zhang,5 Bo-Wen Liu,5 Kai Kang,5 Yang Gao1 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongqi Hospital Affiliated to Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatrics, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Hongxinglong Hospital of Beidahuang Group, Shuangyashan, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Kai Kang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 23 Youzheng Street, Nangang District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150001, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13904618016, Email janekk79@126.com Yang Gao, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, 998 Aiying Road, Songbei District, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150027, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13045160709, Email gaoyang0312@126.comBackground: Rapid and accurate identification of causative organisms and prompt initiation of pathogen-targeted antibiotics are crucial for managing atypical pneumonia. …”
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