Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin (rhTPO) on Coagulation Function and Inflammatory Factors in the Treatment of Patients with Sepsis-Related Thrombocytopenia by Huijuan Wang MD, Dong Chen MD, Ming He MD

“…The Group R required significantly fewer red blood cell transfusions compared to the Group C and did not require Plt suspension ( P  < 0.05). …”
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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

“…Levels of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), retinol-binding protein (RBP), plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and E-cadherin were detected, and their correlations with eGFR, plasma TNF-α, IL-6, endothelin-1 (ET-1), and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were assessed. …”
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Integrative Bioinformatics Analysis to Identify Key Ferroptosis-Related Genes and Immune Infiltration in Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: Implication of PTGS2 by An W, Luo J, Zhang C, Xiao Q

“…All these FRGs were significantly increased in patients with aortic aneurysm. Additionally, immune cell infiltration analyses revealed these FRGs were strongly correlated with the higher CD4+ Tem and macrophages fraction in AAD patients. …”
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GAJARDOITE-(NH4), (NH4)As3+ 4O6Cl2[(Ca0.5□0.5)(H2O)5], A NEW MINERAL FROM THE KHOVU-AKSY DEPOSIT, EASTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA by A.V. Kasatkin, V.V. Gurzhiy, N.V. Chukanov, A.A. Agakhanov, R. Škoda, D.I. Belakovskiy

“…Gajardoite-(NH4) is hexagonal, space group P6/mmm; the unit-cell parameters are as follows: a = 5.263(3), c = 16.078(5) Å, V = 385.8(5) Å3 , Z = 1. …”
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Une norme pour la langue d’oc ? Les débuts d’une histoire sans fin by Philippe Martel

“…Et, bien entendu, la question de fond, celle donc qui n'est posée qu'implicitement : qui est le mieux placé pour donner les justes réponses à ces questions ? …”
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Induced Inflammatory and Oxidative Markers in Cerebral Microvasculature by Mentally Depressive Stress by Yuequan Zhu, Yazeed Haddad, Ho Jun Yun, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding

“…Cerebral microvasculature was isolated from the CRS and controls (n=10/group). mRNA and protein expressions of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1), and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in the brain vessels were measured by real-time PCR and Western blot (n=10/group). …”
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Efficacy and safety of NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr (NAIVE study) in China: study protocol of an open-labe... by Ying Zhu, Jianwei Zhou, Zhigang Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Jing Fei, Xiaoqing Zhu

“…The NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr(NAIVE) study aims to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of NACT in combination with tislelizumab (a monoclonal antibody for programmed cell death protein 1) for advanced EOC.Methods and analysis The NAIVE study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-centre, open-label, randomised controlled trial for advanced EOC with the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIIc with a Suidan CT score of 3 or greater or a Fagotti laparoscopic score of 8 or greater; or FIGO stage IV. …”
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Transposon-sequencing across multiple Mycobacterium abscessus isolates reveals significant functional genomic diversity among strains by Chidiebere Akusobi, Sanjeevani Choudhery, Bouchra S. Benghomari, Ian D. Wolf, Shreya Singhvi, Thomas R. Ioerger, Eric J. Rubin

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Activity of trypsin inhibitors in common bean seeds (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) from the VIR collection: variability and source material for breeding by T. V. Buravtseva, G. P. Egorova, M. O. Burlyaeva, M. A. Nikishkina

“…The search for samples with high content of inhibitors is also relevant, since inhibitors play a crucial role in the functioning of the basic biochemical mechanisms that determine and regulate the physiological state of the cell.Materials and methods. Presented here are the results of biochemical and field screening of 141 common bean accessions (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) of different ecogeographic origin from the collection of VIR. …”
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Mini-review: Utilization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus virulence coding genes for early detection of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) by Munti Yuhana, Usamah Afiff

“…A reputable disease diagnosis is appreciated as the ability to track the pathogenic infection when the host abnormality is undetectable due to the low pathogenic cell concentration. This mini-review article discusses the selected virulence encoding genes as molecular markers and the steps of standard validation methods in the application for early detection of AHPND disease. …”
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Effectiveness of B-actin promoter on driving target gene expression in common carp transgenesis by Andi Aliah Hidayani, Odang Carman, . Alimuddin

“…These gene constructs were separately microinjected into cytoplasm of 60 one-cell-stage common carp embryos. The results suggested that 70% survival rate at embryo stage and 45% hatching rate values showed that the microinjection was performed successfully. …”
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Effective control of southern blight and root rot of Aconitum carmichaelii Debeaux by endophytic Bacillus velezensis YN-2-6S by Qian Wang, Yujie Qiu, Siyu Wang, Yumei Gou, Hongji Hou, Tianwei Su, Lan Zou, Jing Huang

“…YN-2-6S inoculation significantly promoted the accumulation of total alkaloids content of A. carmichaelii lateral roots to 17.36 mg/g. Cell-free culture filtrate of YN-2-6S showed strong inhibitory effect against S. rolfsii and F. oxysporum in vitro. …”
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Dietary supplementation of composite feed additive reduces enteric methane production and enhances feed efficiency, milk production and immunity in Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) by Avijit Dey, Shyam S. Paul, Satbir S. Dahiya, Ashok K. Balhara, Jerome Andonissamy, Balbir S. Punia, Yendrembam M. Chanu

“…The health status regarding cell-mediated and humoral immune response was also enhanced (p<0.05) in supplemented buffaloes. …”
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Exploring the role of inflammatory biomarkers in trigeminal neuralgia by Shenglong Lai, Haiyang Li, Yazhou Xing, Du Wu, Lin Wang, Qinghua Liang

“…Results: The present MR analysis identified significant causal associations for three inflammatory cytokines with TN. Stem cell growth factor beta (SCGF-β) (OR = 1.362, 95% CI = 1.049–1.770, p = 0.021) and Interleukin-4 (IL-4) (OR = 1.533, 95% CI = 1.014–2.316, p = 0.043) were positively associated with TN, while Interleukin-16 (IL-16) (OR = 0.720, 95% CI = 0.563–0.921, p = 0.009) had a protective effect. …”
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Dietary supplementation of Astragalus polysaccharide or its nanoparticles enhances testicular hemodynamics, echotexture, scrotal circumference, concentration of testosterone, estra... by Eman Fayez, Ali Salama, Mohamed Ahmed Ismail, Fady Sayed Youssef, Zaher Mohamed Rawash, MR Oshba, Haney Samir

“…Rams in the nano APS group had significantly higher (P < 0.05) sperm cell concentration than the control one. In conclusion, this study extrapolated that the dietary administration of APS and its nanoparticles can improve TBF, testicular echotexture, sperm characteristics, and the concentration of serum T, E2, NO, and TAC with a more significant effect in the APS nanoparticles compared with APS. …”
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Phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation study on the safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of intravenous Coxsackievirus A21 (V937), with or without pembrolizumab, in pat... by Christy Ralph, Sumati Gupta, Matthew Zibelman, Brendan D Curti, Kevin J Harrington, Steven J O'Day, Andrew G Hill, David C Campbell, Gavin M Wright, David E Gerber, Jonathan E Rosenberg, Jaime R Merchan, Charles M Rudin, Hardev S Pandha, Wallace L Akerley, Daphne Day, Timothy D Clay, Ross R Jennens, Yixin Ren, Emmett V Schmidt, Lisa Guttman

“…This phase 1 study evaluated intravenous V937±pembrolizumab in patients with advanced solid tumors.Methods Patients had advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), urothelial cancer, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, or melanoma in part A (V937 monotherapy), and metastatic NSCLC or urothelial cancer in part B (V937+pembrolizumab). …”
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CD28 Genetic Variants Increase Susceptibility to Diabetic Kidney Disease in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Yangyang Li, Li Jin, Jing Yan, Hong Zhang, Rong Zhang, Cheng Hu

“…Few studies have illuminated the genetic role of T cell costimulatory molecule CD28/CD80/CTLA4 variants in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) susceptibility. …”
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Calf immunization protocols with low-virulence isolates of Anaplasma marginale: Analysis of post-inoculation effects and protection against natural challenge by Filipe Lucas de Melo Mendonça, Matheus Figueiredo Coelho, Camila Valgas Bastos, Júlia Angélica Gonçalves da Silveira, Rafael Romero Nicolino, Jose Azael Zambrano Uribe, Múcio Flávio Barbosa Ribeiro, Bruna Torres Silvestre, Rodrigo Melo Meneses, Antônio Último de Carvalho, Tiago Facury Moreira, Elias Jorge Facury-Filho

“…Every two days, the animals were evaluated for rectal temperature, Packed Cell Volume (PCV), and blood smears. Blood samples were collected prior to inoculation, before the field challenge, and after the challenge period, nPCR and IFAT techniques were performed. …”
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Compaction of Hyaloclastite from the Active Geothermal System at Krafla Volcano, Iceland by Guðjón H. Eggertsson, Jackie E. Kendrick, Joshua Weaver, Paul A. Wallace, James E. P. Utley, John D. Bedford, Michael J. Allen, Sigurður H. Markússon, Richard H. Worden, Daniel R. Faulkner, Yan Lavallée

“…Upon loading in a hydrostatic cell, the porosity and permeability of the surficial hyaloclastite decreased linearly with mean effective stress, as pores and cracks closed due to elastic (recoverable) compaction up to 22-24 MPa (equivalent to ~1.3 km depth in the reservoir). …”
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Glucagon-Like Peptide-2 Analogue ZP1849 Augments Colonic Anastomotic Wound Healing by Marie Kjaer, Wayne Russell, Peter Schjerling, Elena Cottarelli, Kennet N. Christjansen, Ditte M. G. Olsen, Peter-Martin Krarup, Lene Jessen, Mark Berner-Hansen, Lars N. Jorgensen, Magnus S. Ågren

“…The GLP-2 analogue ZP1849 increased breaking strength, IGF-1 expression, and cell proliferation, which may be beneficial for colonic anastomotic wound healing.…”
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