Antifilarial Activity of the Methanolic Extract of Indigofera tinctoria (Fabaceae) on Bovine Parasites (Onchocerca ochengi) by Enock Enock Rakwa, Benoît Bargui Koubala, Bertrand Ndou Mando, Mathieu Djongra, Francis Nveikoueing, Dieudonné Ndjonka

“…After repeated daily administration of methanolic extract of I. tinctoria (250 mg/kg, 500 mg/kg, and 1000 mg/kg) for 28 days, no significant changes in body weight, biochemical, and haematological parameters was observed. Histopathological examination of organs did not reveal any sign of alteration. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Toxicity Assessment of Conventional Soxhlet Cymbopogon citratus Leaves Extracts in Sprague–Dawley Rats by Jacob Apibilla Ayembilla, Abdul Raouf Khalid, Sharif Buari Abubakari, Abdul Rashid Adams, Felix Abekah Botchway, Stephen Antwi, Phyllis Naa Yarley Otu, Michael Appiah, George Osei-Adjei, Kwame Owen Kottoh, Peace Ahiabenu-Williams, Olga Quasie

“…The results revealed that there were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) in the urinalysis and haematological analysis between control and test rats over the treatment period. …”
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Subacute Toxicity Effects of the Aqueous Shoot Extract of Yushania alpina (K. Schum.) W.C.Lin in Sprague Dawley Rats: An Appraisal of Its Safety in Ethnomedicinal Usage by Joseph Ngugi Wanjiru, Timothy Elias Maitho, James Mucunu Mbaria, Gervason Apiri Moriasi

“…Besides, the weekly body weight gains and the haematological and biochemical parameters of experimental rats orally administered with the studied plant extract at the tested doses and in the control group were comparable (P>0.05). …”
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Evaluation of ior ® Leukocim efficacy on patients with Neutropenia. by Ana María Ramos Cedeño, Leslie Pérez Ruiz, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Tamara Guerra, Maritza Cabrera Zamora, Hailen Bobillo López

“…<strong>Objective:</strong> To evaluate the impact of the G-CSF in primary and secondary prevention and neutropenia episodes, in onco-haematological patients in Cienfuegos. <strong>Method:</strong> 95 neutropenic episodes were studied, picked up in clinical histories and data collection notebooks belonging to 47 patients treated in the University Hospital ¨Dr. …”
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Preliminary analyses of tryptophan, kynurenine, and the kynurenine: Tryptophan ratio in plasma, as potential biomarkers for systemic chlamydial infections in koalas. by Chien-Jung Chen, Benjamin Kimble, Astrid Van Aggelen, Shalini Fischer, Cheyne Flanagan, Amber Gillett, Jackie Reed, Jodie Wakeman, Merran Govendir

“…Significant differences in haematological and biochemical analytes were in the plasma globulins between the clinically normal and diseased koalas (p = 0.01), and in alkaline phosphatase between the clinically normal and 'other' koalas (p = 0.03). …”
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Genetic Mutations of Tim-3 Ligand and Exhausted Tim-3+ CD8+ T Cells and Survival in Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma by Tingting Zhang, Tianyuan Ren, Zheng Song, Jing Zhao, Lei Jiao, Zhenzhen Zhang, Jin He, Xianming Liu, Lihua Qiu, Lanfang Li, Shiyong Zhou, Bin Meng, Qiongli Zhai, Xiubao Ren, Zhengzi Qian, Xianhuo Wang, Huilai Zhang

“…A number of clinical trials are evaluating the efficacy of anti-Tim-3 therapies as a single agent or combinations in solid tumors and haematologic malignancies. However, there remains a considerable lack of data on Tim-3 signalling, especially the genetic characteristics and immune microenvironment, in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). …”
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Influence of ESBL colonization status on gut microbiota composition during allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Silvia Corcione, Ilario Ferrocino, Tommaso Lupia, Alessandro Busca, Gabriele Bianco, Chiara Dellacasa, Luisa Giaccone, Lucia Brunello, Sara Butera, Cristina Costa, Benedetto Bruno, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa

“…All patients consecutively admitted to the Haematological Unit of the City of Health and Science, Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, and undergoing allo-HSCT between August 2017 to August 2020 were enrolled in the study. …”
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Hepatic and renal functions of paediatric patients with thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study from two large thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka by Meranthi Fernando, Anuja Premawardhena, Sachith Mettananda, Hashan Pathiraja, Wasana Wijenayake, Raveen Thennakoon, Dayananda Bandara, Roshitha De Silva

“…This study aims to describe the hepatic and renal functions and to understand their determinants among paediatric patients with β-thalassaemia.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Two largest thalassaemia centres in Sri Lanka.Participants All haematologically confirmed patients with β-thalassaemia aged 1–16 years attending the study sites were recruited between 1 January and 31 March 2023. …”
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Effects of Substituting Soybean Meal With Winged Bean on Growth, Physiological Function and Flesh Quality of Indian Butter Catfish (Ompok bimaculatus) by Jaya Angom, Soibam Khogen Singh, Ayam Gangarani Devi, Pronob Das, Pradyut Biswas, Gusheinzed Waikhom, Soibam Ngasotter, Reshmi Debbarma, Sourabh Debbarma, Nitesh Kumar Yadav

“…Feed utilization was most efficient in the 25% substitution group. Haematological and immunological parameters indicated improved fish health at the 25% substitution level. …”
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High HDL-C and high LDL-C are risk factors of pterygium in a population-based cross-sectional study in Southern China: the Dongguan Eye Study by Liang Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Cui, Lixin Zhang, Guanrong Zhang, Qingyang Liu, Haike Guo, Qianli Meng, Siwen Zang, Chun-Han Lo, Yanlei Chen, Jin Zeng

“…Objectives To investigate the relationship between serum lipids and pterygium in a large-scale rural population aged 40 years or older from Southern China.Study design The Dongguan Eye Study was a cross-sectional population-based study from September 2011 to February 2012.Setting The area was set in the rural area of Dongguan, Southern China.Participants Adult rural population aged 40 or older.Methods Participants underwent physical, haematological and ophthalmic examinations.Primary and secondary outcome measures The frequency and risk factors of pterygium.Results A total of 11 357 participants were eligible for inclusion and 8952 (78.8%) participants were enrolled for the systemic and ophthalmic examinations. …”
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Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Covariates included demographics (age, gender, education), chronic diseases, health-risk behaviour (physical activity, smoking, drinking) and physiological markers (body mass index, cardiovascular function, lung function, glucose metabolism, haematological condition, endocrine function, renal function, liver function and cognitive function).Results Four stable trajectories were identified, including excellent (n=607, 6%), good (n=2111, 19%), moderate (n=7677, 65%) and poor SRH (n=1205, 10%). …”
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Blood Cells Parameters in Second Trimester of Pregnancy and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Vida Ghasemi, Mojdeh Banaei, Zahra Kiani, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz

“…Future studies should investigate the potential role of these haematological markers as predictive tools for adverse pregnancy outcomes and evaluate therapeutic interventions targeting these parameters to enhance maternal and fetal health.…”
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The potential of stem cell therapy in Multiple Sclerosis treatment: a review by Sorina Amarculesei, Ava O'Meara Cushen, Cathy Brougham

“…There are currently 371 clinical trials involving mesenchymal stem cells and 462 clinical trials involving adipose derived stem cells, with research focused on skeletal applications, wound healing, and to a lesser degree, haematological and neurological disorders. Although adipose derived stem cells could represent a valuable treatment option for many diseases, several drawbacks to their advancement remain, such as their pro-tumorigenic properties, possible negative alteration of the immune system, and the difficulty in assessing their migration patterns once administered in vivo. …”
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Investigation of the optimal platinum-based regimen in the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy setting for early-stage resected non-small lung cancer: a Bayesian network meta-analy... by Li Zhang, Wen-Feng Fang, Yi Lv, Lan-Lan Pang, Jia-Di Gan, Yi-Hua Huang, Jun Liao, Wael Abdullah-Sultan Ali

“…In terms of the safety of adjuvant chemotherapy, the incidence of haematological toxicities and nausea/vomiting was not significantly higher in the ‘cisplatin_vinorelbine’ arm than in other chemotherapy group.Conclusion This study summarised the adjuvant cytotoxicity chemotherapy regimens for patients with early-stage resected NSCLC. …”
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An Unusual Presentation of Glandular Fever by Dominic Worku, Li Hui Chang, Ian Blyth

“…Day 4 EBV serology (VCA IgM, VCA IgG, and EBNA IgG) was negative as such haematological investigations including JAK2, serum free light chains, and BCR-ABL were undertaken alongside cervical lymph node core biopsy. …”
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Biological significance of soluble IL-2 receptor by Calogero Caruso, Giuseppina Candore, Diego Cigna, Antonio Tobia Colucci, Maria Assunta Modica

“…Thus, monitoring of the immune system, mostly T-cells and haematological malignancies might be targets for the measurement of sIL-2R. …”
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Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya by Wekesa Antony Wanyonyi, Chrispinus Siteti Mulambalah, David H. Mulama, Elizabeth Omukunda, Darwin Injete Siteti

“…To collect data on malaria and maternal haematological parameters, blood samples were obtained from 750 participants aged 18-49 years and analyzed. …”
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Risk factor for intestinal carriage of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and the impact on subsequent infection among patients in an intensive care unit: an observationa... by Li Wei, Lin Cai, Shan Gao, Fu Qiao, Wenzhi Huang, Shichao Zhu, Yan Kang, Chuanmin Tao, Zhiyong Zong

“…Pancreatitis (OR 2.16, 95% CI 1.28 to 3.67), haematological disease (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.42 to 3.58), gastric tube feeding (OR 3.35, 95% CI 2.03 to 5.51) and use of carbapenems (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.11 to 3.07) were independent risk factors for acquiring CRAB intestinal carriage. …”
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Effects of Dietary Mannan Oligosaccharides on Growth, Nonspecific Immunity and Tolerance to Salinity Stress and Streptococcus iniae Challenge in Golden Pompano, Trachinotus ovatus by Hoang Do-Huu, Hue Thi Nguyet Nguyen, Hai Thi Vo

“…The effects of dietary supplementation with mannan oligosaccharide (MOS) on growth performance, haematological parameters, abundance of intestinal Vibrio spp., immune response, and tolerance to low salinity stress and Streptococcus iniae challenge were evaluated in pompano (Trachinotus ovatus). …”
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Nutritional strategies for laying hens to address environmental challenges by reducing the nitrogen excretion by Vlaicu Petru Alexandru, Untea Arabela Elena, Panaite Tatiana Dumitra, Cornescu Gabriela Maria, Saracila Mihaela, Varzaru Iulia, Oancea Alexandra Gabriela

“…This research aimed to assess the impact of incorporating Castanea sativa powder (CSP) into laying hens diets, examining reduced crude protein (CP) levels and their effects on production performance, haematological parameters, nutrients and mineral digestibility and environmental pollution by nitrogen (N) absorption and excretion. …”
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