Tissue-Related Hypoxia Attenuates Proinflammatory Effects of Allogeneic PBMCs on Adipose-Derived Stromal Cells In Vitro by Polina I. Bobyleva, Elena R. Andreeva, Aleksandra N. Gornostaeva, Ludmila B. Buravkova

“…Here we examined the effects of allogeneic PHA-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) on ASCs under ambient (20%) oxygen and “physiological” hypoxia (5% O2). …”
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B-Flow Twinkling Sign in Preoperative Evaluation of Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Giuseppina Napolitano, Antonio Romeo, Andrea Bianco, Maurizio Gasperi, Pio Zeppa, Luca Brunese

“…The following LN characteristics were evaluated: shape, abnormal echogenicity, absent hilum, calcifications, cystic appearance, peripheral vascularization, and BFI-TS. A total of 604 LNs were analyzed. …”
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A review of vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D receptor polymorphisms in endocrine-related disorders by Nur Faten Hafizah Rosli, Noor Shafina Mohd Nor, Rose Adzrianee Adnan, Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir

“…In the past few decades, the human skin has been identified as an important peripheral endocrine organ that is the main site for the synthesis of vitamin D through exposure to sunlight. …”
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Coexistence of Asymptomatic Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Case Report by Jia Q, Wang L, Tong X, Sun J, Fan H

“…However, her initial chest computed tomography revealed bronchiectasis with high-attenuation mucus plugs in the upper lobes, peripheral lung atelectasis, and a tree-in-bud pattern. …”
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Age-Related Differences in Percentages of Regulatory and Effector T Lymphocytes and Their Subsets in Healthy Individuals and Characteristic STAT1/STAT5 Signalling Response in Helpe... by Marija Holcar, Aleš Goropevšek, Alojz Ihan, Tadej Avčin

“…In this study, we analysed lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood of 60 healthy donors, divided into groups of children, adolescents, and adults, focusing on effector (Teff) and regulatory (Treg) T lymphocytes and STAT1/STAT5 signalling response in helper T lymphocytes (Th) in adults, using flow cytometry. …”
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Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Stroke: Case Presentations and Review of the Literature by Sheila Razdan, John J. Strouse, Rakhi Naik, Sophie Lanzkron, Victor Urrutia, Jon R. Resar, Linda M. S. Resar

“…She had cerebral vascular disease with moyamoya in addition to a peripheral deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Chronic transfusion therapy was recommended, and the DVT was managed with warfarin. …”
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Effect of myocardial revascularization upon long-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome and concomitant dıseases by R.R. Komorovsky

“…Left ventricular ejection fraction, peripheral artery disease and SCI ≥ 2 predicted cardiac events in the study population. …”
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Leptin Antagonizes Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor-γ Signaling in Growth Plate Chondrocytes by Lai Wang, Yvonne Y. Shao, R. Tracy Ballock

“…Recent studies reveal that leptin promotes proliferation and differentiation of chondrocytes, suggesting a peripheral role of leptin in regulating growth plate function. …”
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Chromite and Its Thin Kosmochlor and Cr-Omphacite Cortex in Amphibolite from the Myanmar Jadeite Deposits by Yu Zhang, Guanghai Shi, Jiabao Wen

“…The composition of the fluid was altered by a reaction with magnesio-katophorite, increasing the Ca-Mg content and resulting in the formation of kosmochlor rich in Ca-Mg and/or peripheral Cr-omphacite. This kosmochlor–Cr-omphacite belongs to the Jd-Kos-Di ternary join, which differs from the kosmochlor–Cr-jadeite (which belongs to the Jd-Kos join in jadeitite). …”
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Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency in a Greek Teenager by Panagiota Karananou, Anastasia Alataki, Efimia Papadopoulou-Alataki

“…Her immunological laboratory evaluation revealed low serum IgA and restored in subsequent measurements; normal IgG, IgM, and IgE; and normal serum IgG subclasses. Peripheral blood immunophenotyping by flow cytometry and dihydrorhodamine (DHR) test revealed normal counts. …”
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In Women with Previous Pregnancy Hypertension, Levels of Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers May Be Modulated by Haptoglobin Polymorphism by Andreia Matos, Alda Pereira da Silva, Maria Clara Bicho, Conceição Afonso, Maria José Areias, Irene Rebelo, Manuel Bicho

“…Haptoglobin (Hp), an acute phase protein with functional genetic polymorphism, synthesized in the hepatocyte and in many peripheral tissues secondary of oxidative stress of PE, may modulate that risk through the antioxidant, angiogenic, and anti-inflammatory differential effects of their genotypes. …”
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The Comparison of Nailfold Capillaroscopy between Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Healthy Controls: Correlation with Laboratory and Clinical Parameters by Seyed-Reza Raeeskarami, Navid Namazi, Raheleh Assari, Seyed-Reza Najafizadeh, Zohreh Hassannejad, Vahid Ziaee

“…Nailfold capillaroscopy is a noninvasive technique to recognize peripheral microangiopathy, which is an important feature in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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Cell Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia by Rita Compagna, Bruno Amato, Salvatore Massa, Maurizio Amato, Raffaele Grande, Lucia Butrico, Stefano de Franciscis, Raffaele Serra

“…Critical limb ischemia (CLI) represents the most advanced stage of peripheral arterial obstructive disease (PAOD) with a severe obstruction of the arteries which markedly reduces blood flow to the extremities and has progressed to the point of severe rest pain and/or even tissue loss. …”
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EIGHT MINERAL SPECIES IN ONE CRYSTAL: UNIQUE ZONATION OF POLYCHROME TOURMALINE FROM THE KRUTAYA VEIN (MALKHAN PEGMATITE FIELD, TRANSBAIKALIA, RUSSIA) by A.V. Kasatkin, О.S. Vereshchagin, L.A. Gorelova, D.I. Belakovskiy

“…A greenish yellow intermediate zone consists of Mn-rich fluor-elbaite and darrellhenryite and is followed by a Mn-poor pink zone composed of fluor-rossmanite, rossmanite and their O2--analog. A yellowish green peripheral zone consists of late-generation Mn-bearing fluor-elbaite. …”
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Validation of the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy/Gynecologic Oncology Group Neurotoxicity Questionnaire for the Latin American Population by Ivana Leao Ribeiro, Luz Alejandra Lorca, Rodrigo Cuevas-Cid, Snehil Dixit, Nicolás Yáñez-Benavides, Francisco Ortega-Gonzalez

“…Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a common adverse effect of chemotherapeutic treatment and is associated with decreased quality of life. …”
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A retrospective analysis of two tertiary care dizziness clinics: a multidisciplinary chronic dizziness clinic and an acute dizziness clinic by Phillip Staibano, Daniel Lelli, Darren Tse

“…In the RAD clinic, 63% of patients had peripheral dizziness, of which 55% had BPPV, and only one patient had functional dizziness. …”
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Family participatory clown therapy in venipuncture in hospitalized children: A non-randomized controlled trial. by Tianyu Chen, Qiying Chen, Zhenhua Lin, Jingfang Ye

“…All participants required peripheral venepuncture infusions for treatment. The children were assigned to either the control group (n = 52) or the experimental group (n = 52).Standard care was utilized in the control group. …”
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Relation of Biomarkers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress with Hypertension Occurrence in Lone Atrial Fibrillation by Marija M. Polovina, Miodrag C. Ostojic, Tatjana S. Potpara

“…We compared plasma levels of biomarkers of inflammation (CRP) and oxidation (oxLDL), determined at study inclusion in lone atrial fibrillation (LAF) patients (48.6±11.5 years; 74.0% men) and sinus rhythm controls (49.7±9.3 years; 72.7% men, P>0.05), and investigated the association of baseline CRP and oxLDL levels with the risk for vascular disease (VD) development (hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, coronary/peripheral artery disease, and pulmonary embolism) during prospective follow-up. …”
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IUPHAR review: Drug repurposing in Schizophrenia – An updated review of clinical trials by Jihan K. Zaki, Jakub Tomasik, Sabine Bahn

“…A notable development is the combination of the muscarinic modulators xanomeline, a compound with antipsychotic properties, and trospium, included to mitigate peripheral side effects, now approved by the FDA as the first antipsychotic drug in decades with a fundamentally novel mechanism of action. …”
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Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contribute to the Maintenance of Thymic Stroma including TECs by Shami Chakrabarti, Mohammed Hoque, Nawshin Zara Jamil, Varan J. Singh, Daniel Pollacksmith, Neelab Meer, Mark T. Pezzano

“…Grafting of C57BL/6 fetal thymi under the kidney capsule of H2BGFP transgenic mice revealed that peripheral CD45+ EpCAM+ GFP-expressing cells migrate into the developing thymus and contribute to both TECs and FSP1-expressing thymic stroma. …”
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