Dynamic Changes in Parameters of Complete Blood Count Predict Disease Severity and Prognosis in Patients with COVID-19; A Prospective Study by Toktam Alirezaei, Mahdi Baratnia, Rama Bozorgmehr, Yasamansadat Keshmiri, Faezeh Ebrahimpour, Maryam Arefnia, Mohammadali Ghodsirad

“…Considering dynamic changes in blood elements, repeated measured ANOVA showed patients who survived had a decrease in WBC and Neutrophil count as well as Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) compared to expired patients; in contrast, platelet and lymphocyte count increased in survivors while dropped in deceased ones. …”
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Aetiology of haemorrhagic cystitis: BK Polyomavirus and Adenovirus detection by Yoliswa Z. Chili, Menzi B. Nkosi, Nicky-Louise Byrne, Moepeng J. Maseko, Stephen N.J. Korsman, Gert U. Van Zyl

“…This case report details haemorrhagic cystitis in a 49-year-old female with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), recurrent haematuria and detected BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) and adenovirus (HAdV) in urine. …”
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Ibrutinib-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw by Annu Singh, Sion Na, Joseph M. Huryn, Cherry L. Estilo, Steven Horwitz, SaeHee K. Yom

“…Ibrutinib is an FDA-approved first-generation oral Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor that has been used in the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Ibrutinib has well-described side effects that limits its use such as, increased risk of atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hemorrhage. …”
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Small-Sized Clone of T Cells in Multiple Myeloma Patient after Auto-SCT: T-LGL Leukemia Type or Clonal T-Cell Aberration? by Giuseppe Mele, Marilena Greco, Maria Rosaria Coppi, Giacomo Loseto, Angela Melpignano, Salvatore Mauro, Gianni Quarta

“…Does asymptomatic clonal T-cell large granular lymphocytic proliferation, in our experience, represent either a secondary cancer after auto-SCT or clonal T cell aberration or derive from expansion of coexisting undetected small-sized clone of T cells?…”
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Predictive Value of Novel Inflammation-Based Biomarkers for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Huanhuan Zuo, Xiaochen Xie, Jiahuan Peng, Lixin Wang, Rong Zhu

“…Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the potential clinical use of several inflammatory indexes, namely, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic-immune-inflammation index (SII). …”
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Anaemia and Iron Homeostasis in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana by Christian Obirikorang, Razak Gyesi Issahaku, Derick Nii Mensah Osakunor, James Osei-Yeboah

“…On-HAART participants had higher CD4/CD3 lymphocyte counts, Hb, HCT/PCV, MCV, MCH, iron, ferritin, and TSAT (P<0.05). …”
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A study on coenzyme q10, experimentally induced diabetes and liver enzymes in rats by Ercan Keskin, Deniz Uluışık

“…Experimentally induced diabetes caused significantly (p<0.05) increments in WBC count and neutrophil percentage, while lymphocyte percentage was decreased (p<0.05) compared to control group. …”
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Sleep recovery ameliorates submandibular salivary gland inflammation associated with paradoxical sleep deprivation in male Wistar rats by Jude Ijuo Abeje, Shehu-Tijani T. Shittu, Olayinka Olawale Asafa, Bimpe Bolarinwa, Taye J. Lasisi

“…Leucocyte count and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio were determined in all groups. One-way ANOVA and the Tukey's post hoc tests were used for data analysis. …”
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Histological changes in clıick bursa fabricii during postembryonic period by Nazlı Kocaöz, İlhami Çelik, Sadettin Ünsal

“…These histological findings have revealed that bursa ot Fabricius, which has been regarded as a B-lymphocyte producing centrally lymphoid organ, may serve as a secondary lympoid organ at the late and residual periods of involution.…”
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Tocilizumab, an Exploratory Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Patients by Yong Wang, Yongfeng Chen, Xiangdong Zhou

“…The clinical characteristics, treatment, laboratory parameters of IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), lymphocyte counts before and after TCZ therapy, and clinical outcomes in the 13 patients with COVID-19 were retrospectively evaluated according to the related medical records. …”
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Nomogram model for predicting secondary infection in critically ill patients with heatstroke: A pilot study from China. by Guodong Lin, Hailun Peng, Bingling Yin, Chongxiao Xu, Yueli Zhao, Anwei Liu, Haiyang Guo, Zhiguo Pan

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Increased lymphocyte count is an independent protective factor against infections in patients with severe heatstroke. …”
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Development and Validation of the RCOS Prognostic Index: A Bedside Multivariable Logistic Regression Model to Predict Hypoxaemia or Death in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Sumanth Gandra, Venkata R. Gurram, Raghu P. Reddy, Manoranjan Midde, Praveen Kumar, Ketty E Arce

“…The final model included 12 variables: age, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, aspartate transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase, urea, C-reactive protein, sodium, lymphocyte count, neutrophil count, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio. …”
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Contemporary nutrition-based interventions to reduce risk of infection among elderly long-term care residents: A scoping review. by Athanasios Psihogios, Claudia Madampage, Brent E Faught

“…Both zinc and a dedicated meal-plan significantly improved lymphocyte parameters. Vitamin D deficiency was associated with the development of respiratory tract infections. …”
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Significance of EGFR and PTEN Expression and PLR and NLR for Predicting the Prognosis of Epithelioid Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma by Yufei Liang, Guoqi Zheng, Wenjie Yin, Hui Song, Chunying Li, Liang Tian, Dongliang Yang

“…The aim of our study was to investigate the expression of EGFR and PTEN in tissues and measure the serum platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) to evaluate the prognostic factors of patients with epithelioid malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM). …”
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Endometrial Regenerative Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Alleviates Experimental Colitis by Chenglu Sun, Jingpeng Hao, Hong Qin, Yanglin Zhu, Xiang Li, Baoren Zhang, Yafei Qin, Guangming Li, Hongda Wang, Hao Wang

“…In addition, an in vitro lymphocyte proliferation assay was measured by using a CCK-8 kit in this study. …”
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Reduction of IL-17A Might Suppress the Th1 Response and Promote the Th2 Response by Boosting the Function of Treg Cells during Silica-Induced Inflammatory Response In Vitro by Wen Tang, Fangwei Liu, Ying Chen, Laiyu Song, Wujing Dai, Chao Li, Dong Weng, Jie Chen

“…Upon silica stimulation, activated macrophages trigger the T-lymphocyte which can differentiate into many different types of Th cells, including the recently discovered Th17 cells. …”
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Prognosis modelling of adverse events for post-PCI treated AMI patients based on inflammation and nutrition indexes by Liu Yang, Li Du, Yuanyuan Ge, Muhui Ou, Wanyan Huang, Xianmei Wang

“…Results Age, LVEF%, Killip Grade, heart rate, creatinine, albumin, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were significantly correlated with ACE by Logistic regression analysis (P < 0.05). …”
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The importance of Naples prognostic score in predicting long-term mortality in heart failure patients by Sidar Şiyar Aydın, Selim Aydemir, Murat Özmen, Emrah Aksakal, İbrahim Saraç, Faruk Aydınyılmaz, Onur Altınkaya, Oğuzhan Birdal, İbrahim Halil Tanboğa

“…The parameters of the Naples prognostic score (NPS) include albumin, total cholesterol, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR). …”
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Constructing individualized follow-up strategies for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients based on dynamic recurrence risk changes by Yibin Cai, Jianming Ding, XiaoJun Cai, Weikun Su, Guibin Weng, Xinlong Zheng, Shijie Chen, Lin Chen, YiJin Lin, Qiwei Yao, Chunkang Yang

“…Multivariate logistic analyses demonstrated that chemotherapy cycles, tumor length, body mass index (BMI), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) were independent recurrence risk factors (p < 0.05). …”
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Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells Derived from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Support CD34pos Hematopoietic Stem Cell Propagation and Suppress Inflammatory Reaction by Mohsen Moslem, Irina Eberle, Iuliia Weber, Reinhard Henschler, Tobias Cantz

“…Furthermore, iPSC-MSCs gained immunomodulatory function to suppress CD4+ cell proliferation, reduce proinflammatory cytokines in mixed lymphocyte reaction, and increase regulatory CD4+/CD69+/CD25+ T-lymphocyte population. …”
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