The Morphofunctional Effect of the Transplantation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Predegenerated Peripheral Nerve in Chronic Paraplegic Rat Model via Spinal Cord Transection by Vinnitsa Buzoianu-Anguiano, Sandra Orozco-Suárez, Elisa García-Vences, Sara Caballero-Chacón, Gabriel Guizar-Sahagún, Luis Chavez-Sanchez, Israel Grijalva

“…Eight weeks after, transplantation was carried out on immunofluorescence and electron microscope studies. …”
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Mouse Models of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: Head-to-Head Comparison of Dietary Models and Impact on Inflammation and Animal Welfare by Andreas Kroh, Vanina Ivanova, Hannah Drescher, Julia Andruszkow, Thomas Longerich, Jochen Nolting, Roman Eickhoff, D. Heise, Karl P. Rheinwalt, Ulf P. Neumann, Florian T. Ulmer

“…Clinical health conditions were scored weekly to assess the impact on animal welfare. The HFD60 and WD were identified as suitable NASH mouse models without a significant strain on animal welfare. …”
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Adjuvant Treatment with Empagliflozin or Semaglutide Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells in Subjects with Well-Controlled Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Maja Preložnik Navodnik, Katarina Reberšek, Katarina Klinar, Andrej Janež, Helena Podgornik

“…In the group receiving empagliflozin or semaglutide, a significant increase in EPC was observed after 12 weeks of treatment. We demonstrated that EPCs have the potential to serve as markers for monitoring the efficacy of adjuvant therapy in T1DM patients. …”
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Femoral Varus Osteotomy for Hip Instability after Traumatic Fracture Dislocations of the Hip Associated with Femoral Head Fractures: A Report of Two Cases by Shuichi Miyamoto, Junichi Nakamura, Satoshi Iida, Chiho Suzuki, Seiji Ohtori, Sumihisa Orita, Kazuhisa Takahashi

“…However, dislocation occurred three times without traumatic events after three weeks. CT demonstrated no displacement of posterior fragments or implant failure. …”
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Acupuncture in the Treatment of a Female Patient Suffering from Chronic Schizophrenia and Sleep Disorders by Peggy Bosch, Sabina Lim, Sujung Yeo, Sook-Hyun Lee, Heike Staudte, Maurits van den Noort

“…The patient was treated with manual acupuncture weekly for 12 weeks, and a psychological assessment was performed before, immediately after, and three months after the acupuncture treatment period. …”
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Plasma Treatment Maintains Surface Energy of the Implant Surface and Enhances Osseointegration by Fernando P. S. Guastaldi, Daniel Yoo, Charles Marin, Ryo Jimbo, Nick Tovar, Darceny Zanetta-Barbosa, Paulo G. Coelho

“…Five adult beagle dogs received 8 implants (n=2 per surface, per tibia). After 2 weeks, the animals were euthanized, and half of the implants (n=20) were removal torqued and the other half were histologically processed (n=20). …”
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Reversal of Early Diabetic Nephropathy by Islet Transplantation under the Kidney Capsule in a Rat Model by Yunqiang He, Ziqiang Xu, Mingshi Zhou, Minmin Wu, Xuehai Chen, Silu Wang, Kaiyan Qiu, Yong Cai, Hongxing Fu, Bicheng Chen, Mengtao Zhou

“…Streptozotocin was administered to the rats to induce diabetes. Twelve weeks later, the diabetic rats were divided into 3 groups: the islet-transplanted group (IT group), the insulin-treated group (IN group), and the untreated group (DN group). …”
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Long-Term Safety of Transplanting Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells into the Extravascular Spaces of the Choroid of Rabbits by Adi Tzameret, Sapir E. Kalish, Ifat Sher, Lea Twito, Amilia Meir, Itay Levy, Shlomo Margel, Iris Moroz, Mordechai Rosner, Avraham J. Treves, Arnon Nagler, Michael Belkin, Ygal Rotenstreich

“…No reduction in retinal function was recorded by electroretinogram up to 10 weeks following transplantation. This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of transplanting hBMSCs in the EVSC compartment in a large eye model of rabbits.…”
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Newborn Mice Vaccination with BCG.HIVA222 + MVA.HIVA Enhances HIV-1-Specific Immune Responses: Influence of Age and Immunization Routes by Narcís Saubi, Eung-Jun Im, Raquel Fernández-Lloris, Olga Gil, Pere-Joan Cardona, Josep Maria Gatell, Tomáš Hanke, Joan Joseph

“…We have evaluated the influence of age and immunization routes for induction of HIV-1- and M. tuberculosis-specific immune responses after neonatal (7 days old) and adult (7 weeks old) BALB/c mice immunization with BCG.HIVA222 prime and MVA.HIVA boost. …”
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Effects of Diet Based on IgG Elimination Combined with Probiotics on Migraine Plus Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Yangzhi Xie, Guijuan Zhou, Yan Xu, Bing He, Yilin Wang, Rundong Ma, Yunqian Chang, Duanqun He, Chenlin Xu, Zijian Xiao

“…Migraine symptom, gut function score, medication use, and serum serotonin level were measured at baseline, 7 weeks, and 14 weeks. Improvement of migraine and gut symptom was achieved at a certain time point. …”
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Promoter Polymorphism of RGS2 Gene Is Associated with Change of Blood Pressure in Subjects with Antihypertensive Treatment: The Azelnidipine and Temocapril in Hypertensive Patients... by Ken Sugimoto, Tomohiro Katsuya, Kei Kamide, Tomomi Fujisawa, Izumi Shimaoka, Mitsuru Ohishi, Ryuichi Morishita, Toshio Ogihara, Hiromi Rakugi

“…All subjects who gave informed consent for genetic research were divided into two groups: the subjects treated with azelnidipine or temocapril, for 52 weeks. We selected 18 susceptible genes for hypertension and determined their genotypes using TaqMan PCR method. …”
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Comparative efficacy of minoxidil alone versus minoxidil combined with low-level laser therapy in the treatment of androgenic alopecia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abdulmajeed Alosaimi, Abdullah Algarni, Abdulrahman Alharbi, Abdulmalik Alotaibi, Abdullah Alomairi, Mohannad Alsurayhi, Waleed Alharbi

“…The meta-analysis found no statistically significant differences in hair counts between the two groups at baseline, 12 weeks, and 8 weeks post-treatment [mean difference = −0.04, 95% CI −1.22 to 1.14, p = .95, I² = 0%]. …”
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Initial Presentation of Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis with Ocular Lesions by Edward J. Quinlan, Veenu Gill

“…Even rarer is a patient presenting with symptomatic chorioretinitis first, followed weeks later by systemic symptoms of disseminated coccidioidomycosis. …”
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Second Trimester Heterotopic Triplet Pregnancy with Intrauterine Twin Pregnancy and Ruptured Interstitial Pregnancy: A Maternal Near-Miss Case Report by Charles Nkurunziza, Theogene Rurangwa, Vincent Ngendahimana, Urania Magriples

“…Here, we report a case of spontaneous heterotopic triplet pregnancy with ruptured cornual ectopic pregnancy and simultaneous twin intrauterine pregnancies at 18 weeks of gestation. The event led to miscarriage of all fetuses from both the ectopic and the intrauterine twin pregnancies.…”
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The Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation on a Child with Tourette Syndrome by Huijun Zhao, Yichao Shi, Xi Luo, Lihua Peng, Liping Zou, Yunsheng Yang

“…Here, we report a case in which fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is used to treat a child with Tourette syndrome, whose symptoms ameliorated dramatically in the following eight weeks.…”
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Delayed Interval Delivery following Early Loss of the Leading Twin by P. C. Udealor, I. V. Ezeome, F. C. Emegoakor, D. O. Okeke, P. C. N. Okere

“…She had miscarriage that led to loss of one of the twins at 17 weeks of gestational age. The pregnancy was however continued for 116 days following meticulous management with eventual delivery of a live female baby with good outcome.…”
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Delayed Recognition of a Rare Mediastinal Lymphoma Presenting as Postpartum Circulatory Collapse by Jasmina Kevric, Sanil Nair, David Ernest

“…We report a case of a 29-year-old primigravida at 36 weeks of gestation following an emergency caesarean section, complicated by respiratory distress and multiorgan failure secondary to superior vena cava (SVC) obstruction, requiring intubation and prolonged ventilatory support. …”
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Critical role of nosocomial transmission in the Toronto SARS outbreak by Glenn Webb, Martin J. Blaser, Huaiping Zhu, Sten Ardal, Jianhong Wu

“…Comparison of the effects of two major policies, strict hospital infection controlprocedures and community-wide quarantine measures, implemented in Torontotwo weeks into the initial outbreak, shows that their combination is the key toshort-term containment and that quarantine is the key to long-term containment.…”
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Metastatic Breast Cancer Presenting as Fulminant Hepatic Failure: A Case Report and Literature Review by Malcolm S. Trimble, Cameron N. Ghent, David R. Grant, Caroline A. McLean

“…The patient did not have previously diagnosed breast cancer and presented with ascites, Jaundice, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and hepatic encephalopathy. She died within four weeks of the onset. Seven similar cases previously reported are reviewed. …”
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A Rare Case of Transient Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis in Pregnancy by Dennis Narcisse, Manyoo Agarwal, Aneel Kumar

“…We report a case of a previously healthy 23-year-old female at 30 weeks of gestation who presented with proximal RTA and had spontaneous resolution of the condition shortly after delivery.…”
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