BlockingαVβ3 Integrin Ligand Occupancy Inhibits the Progression of Albuminuria in Diabetic Rats by Laura A. Maile, Katherine Gollahon, Christine Wai, Paul Dunbar, Walker Busby, David Clemmons

“…After 8 weeks of treatment the UACR continued to rise in the vehicle-treated rats; however it returned to levels comparable to control nondiabetic rats in rats treated with the anti-β3 antibody. …”
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Combined Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Management of Postcholecystectomy Mirizzi Syndrome from a Remnant Cystic Duct Stone: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Arpit Amin, Yuriy Zhurov, George Ibrahim, Anthony Maffei, Jonathan Giannone, Thomas Cerabona, Ashutosh Kaul

“…The patient was treated with a novel strategy by combining advanced endoscopic and laparoscopic techniques in three stages as follows: Stage 1 (initial presentation): endoscopic sphincterotomy with common bile duct stent placement; Stage 2 (6 weeks after Stage 1): laparoscopic ultrasonography to locate the remnant cystic duct calculi followed by laparoscopic retrieval of the calculi and intracorporeal closure of cystic duct stump; Stage 3 (6 weeks after Stage 2): endoscopic removal of common bile duct stent along with performance of completion endoscopic retrograde cholangiogram. …”
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Improvement of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Reduction of the Myeloperoxidase-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Titer in a Patient with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis... by Shin-ya Tamechika, Shuntaro Isogai, Shinji Maeda, Taio Naniwa, Akio Niimi

“…Furthermore, even after tapering mepolizumab to 200 mg every 4 weeks, her condition remained stable without relapse of EGPA and without increases in the eosinophil count and MPO-ANCA titer. …”
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infants Delivered via Cesarean from Mothers with Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Propensity Score Analysis by Mariko Nakahara, Shunji Goto, Eiji Kato, Atsuo Itakura, Satoru Takeda

“…This retrospective study included women with preterm premature rupture of membranes who delivered from 23 weeks to 33 weeks of gestation between January 2009 and December 2014. …”
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The Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy, 670 nm, on Epiphyseal Growth in Rats by Adriana Regina de Andrade, Anamaria Meireles, Elisangela Lourdes Artifon, Rose Meire Costa Brancalhão, José Roberto Leonel Ferreira, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini

“…After completion of protocol they were kept until they were 14 weeks of age and then submitted to a radiological examination (evaluation of limb length) and euthanised. …”
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Oxidative Stability of Lipid Fraction of Cookies Enriched with Chokeberry Polyphenols Extract by Bialek Malgorzata, Rutkowska Jaroslawa, Bialek Agnieszka, Adamska Agata

“…It appears safe to incorporate 100 mg and 250 mg of CPE into margarine cookies stored for 9 weeks and 1000 mg of CPE into butter cookies stored for 9 weeks. …”
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Novel Form of Curcumin Improves Endothelial Function in Young, Healthy Individuals: A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study by Jonathan M. Oliver, Lee Stoner, David S. Rowlands, Aaron R. Caldwell, Elizabeth Sanders, Andreas Kreutzer, Joel B. Mitchell, Martin Purpura, Ralf Jäger

“…In apparently healthy adults, 8 weeks of 200 mg oral curcumin supplementation resulted in a clinically meaningful improvement in endothelial function as measured by FMD. …”
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The Effect of Carpal Tunnel Release on Neuropathic Pain in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Motoki Sonohata, Toshiyuki Tsuruta, Hiroko Mine, Akihiko Asami, Hideki Ishii, Kenji Tsunoda, Masaaki Mawatari

“…All subjects were divided into 3 groups at 12 weeks after surgery: an Improved, Unchanged, and Worsened group. …”
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Management of Vitamin D Deficiency Among the Under-Five Children Residing in Coastal Areas of Karnataka: A Study Protocol by Mamatha Shivananda Pai, Reshma R Kotian, Suneel C Mundkur, Shobha U Kamath, Anjeline D'Souza, Bhavana B Bhat, Sangeetha M Acharya

“…Both the group will receive intervention for 12 weeks and Serum Vitamin D levels will be tested after 12 weeks. …”
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The Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Celiac Plexus Neurolysis for Treatment of Pain in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer by Anna Wiechowska-Kozłowska, Klaudiusz Boer, Maciej Wójcicki, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Patients scored their pain according to a 0–10 point scale and were interviewed 1-2 weeks and 2-3 months after the procedure. Results. …”
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Ischemic Gangrene of the Glans following Penile Prosthesis Implantation by Borja García Gómez, Javier Romero Otero, Laura Díez Sicilia, Estibaliz Jiménez Alcaide, Eduardo García-Cruz, Alfredo Rodríguez Antolín

“…The necrosed area was excised. Four weeks later, he developed fever and perineal pain arriving to the emergency room with the prosthesis extruding through the glans. …”
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Using of seaweed extract in diets of japanese quails: 1. the effects of seaweed extract on growing performance by Fatma İnal, Behiç Coşkun, İlhami Çelik, Şeref İnal, Nurettin Gülşen, Zabit Yener

“…Two trials were conducted in this study investigating the possibilities of a seaweed extract from As-cophyllum nodosum (Maxicrop) in Japanese quails In the first trial, total 336 day old quaiifs were used. During 5 weeks, the animals fed diets containing 0, 0.01, 0.1 and 1 % extract. …”
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Context-dependent memory in the real world: the role of frequency and context dwell time by Yura Choi, Kawon Kim, Sunwoo Moon, Geunseong Jung, Jae-Hyuk Cha, Hyungwook Yim

“…In the experiment, we used a smartphone app to track participant’s GPS locations for 5 weeks. Participants, during their daily lives, were then asked to recall their locations at a specific date and time by choosing from all locations visited in the previous 5 weeks. …”
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Effect of Continuous Feeding of Ayu-Narezushi on Lipid Metabolism in a Mouse Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Takeshi Nishida, Koichi Tsuneyama, Yasuhiko Tago, Koji Nomura, Makoto Fujimoto, Takahiko Nakajima, Akira Noguchi, Takashi Minamisaka, Hideki Hatta, Johji Imura

“…Serum triglyceride and cholesterol levels were significantly lower in the Ayu-narezushi group than in the control group at 24 weeks of age. Furthermore, hepatic mRNA levels of carnitine-palmitoyl transferase 1 and acyl-CoA oxidase, which related to fatty acid oxidation, were significantly increased in the ayu-narezushi group than in the control group at 24 weeks of age. …”
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Evolution of Skin during Rehabilitation for Elephantiasis Using Intensive Treatment by Henrique Jose Pereira de Godoy, Ricardo Budtinger Filho, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, José Maria Pereira de Godoy

“…Intensive treatment was performed over three weeks resulting in a significant reduction in limb volume. …”
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A Case of Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in a Patient with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: Successful Treatment with Plasmapheresis and Rituximab by M. Fantò, S. Salemi, F. Socciarelli, A. Bartolazzi, G. A. Natale, I. Casorelli, A. Pavan, S. Vaglio, R. Di Rosa, R. D'Amelio

“…Subsequently, the patient was treated with three cycles of therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) followed, one month after the last TPE, by the anti-CD20 antibody Rituximab (RTX) (375 mg/m2 weekly for 4 weeks). Eight and 16 months later the patient received other two TPE and RTX cycles, respectively. …”
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Verbascoside exerts an anti-atherosclerotic effect by regulating liver glycerophospholipid metabolism by Peng Lei, Jialin Lü, Tie Yao, Peng Zhang, Xin Chai, Yuefei Wang, Miaomiao Jiang

“…In this study, the anti-atherosclerotic effect of verbascoside was evaluated by establishing an atherosclerosis model based on western diet feeding of apolipoprotein E-deficient mice for 16 weeks. After 12 weeks of administration during the feeding period, the levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the plasma of mice were significantly decreased, the formation of arterial plaques was delayed, and the levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in plasma were alleviated, showing the hepatoprotective effect. …”
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Transient Global Amnesia as the First Clinical Symptom for Malignant B-Cell Lymphoma with Central Nervous System Involvement by Atif Zafar, Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Sahrish Abdin, Muhammad Taimoor Khan

“…We present the case of an elderly male who was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), only to be diagnosed with B-cell lymphoma with central nervous system involvement a few weeks later. This is the first ever case reported in literature with lymphoma presenting as TGA. …”
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Decidualized Endometriosis Causing Inversion of the Appendix, Massive Hemorrhage and Fetal Death by Anthony M Magliocco, Robert Mulloy, Roy M Preshaw, James K Kelly

“…A 35-year-old woman presented at 3 7 weeks of pregnancy with acute massive rectal hemorrhage and fetal death. …”
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Prenatally Diagnosed Isolated Coronary Arterial Fistula Leading to Severe Complications at Birth by A. Wacker-Gussmann, T. Esser, S. M. Lobmaier, M. O. Vogt, E. Ostermayer, R. Oberhoffer

“…Prenatal diagnosis of a huge coronary artery fistula between the left coronary artery and the right ventricle was made by Doppler echocardiography at 22 weeks of gestation. Progression of the dilated fistula was monitored throughout pregnancy. …”
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