Mouse Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell Paracrine Alleviates Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Nephropathy by Reducing Myofibroblast Transdifferentiation and Cell Proliferation and Upr... by Hongde Li, Pengfei Rong, Xiaoqian Ma, Wei Nie, Yan Chen, Juan Zhang, Qiong Dong, Min Yang, Wei Wang

“…Together, these findings reveal the mechanisms underlying the therapeutic effects of UC-MSCs on renal fibrosis in DN and provide the evidence for DN cell-free therapy based on UC-MSCs in the future.…”
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Effect of Task Specific Exercises, Gait Training, and Visual Biofeedback on Equinovarus Gait among Individuals with Stroke: Randomized Controlled Study by Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Ahmed Maher Gabr, Eman Elsayed Fayed

“…Participants in G1 received task specific exercises, gait training, and visual biofeedback and a traditional physical therapy program was applied for participants in G2 for 8 weeks. …”
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The Influence of Genetic Variations in the CD86 Gene on the Outcome after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by Lidia Karabon, Miroslaw Markiewicz, Karolina Chrobot, Monika Dzierzak-Mietla, Edyta Pawlak-Adamska, Anna Partyka, Anna Koclega, Slawomira Kyrcz-Krzemien, Irena Frydecka

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Congenital muscular dystrophies and myopathies: the leading cause of genetic muscular disorders in eleven Chinese families by Bin Mao, Xiaoling Cai, Na Lin, Yulin Jiang, Na Hao, Yifang Dai, Danhua Guo, Deqin He, Huili Xue, Lingji Chen, Qianqian He, Min Zhang, Meihuan Chen, Hailong Huang, Liangpu Xu

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Treatment Approaches to Speech Sound Disorders: A Scoping Review by Hafsa Noreen, Nazia Mumtaz, Ghulam Saqulain

“…Results:  There are many treatments used to cater for speech sound disorders including contextual utilisation, phonological contrast, complexity, core vocabulary, cycles phonological pattern, distinctive feature therapy, metaphor therapy, naturalist speech intelligibility, non-speech oral-motor therapy, speech sound perception training and bilingual or cross-lingual approach. …”
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Severe Renal Hemorrhage in a Pregnant Woman Complicated with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Case Report by Shohei Kawaguchi, Kouji Izumi, Takahiro Nohara, Tohru Miyagi, Hiroyuki Konaka, Atsushi Mizokami, Eitetsu Koh, Mikio Namiki

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Optimal Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Reducing Problematic Internet Use in Youth: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis by Jing-Jing Tian, Xiao-Ya He, Zhen Guo

“…We identified 90 RCTs including 15 different NPIs (5986 participants), namely sports intervention (SI), electroencephalogram biological feedback (EBF), reality therapy (RT), positive psychology therapy (PPT), sandplay therapy (ST), educational intervention (EI), compound psychotherapy (CPT), electroacupuncture therapy (AT), group counseling (GC), family therapy (FT), electrotherapy (ELT), craving behavior intervention (CBI), virtual reality therapy (VRT), cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), and mindfulness therapy (MT). …”
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Pathological Features of Mitochondrial Ultrastructure Predict Susceptibility to Post-TIPS Hepatic Encephalopathy by Hong-bin Li, Zhen-dong Yue, Hong-wei Zhao, Lei Wang, Zhen-hua Fan, Fu-liang He, Xiao-qun Dong, Fu-quan Liu

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COVID-19 in Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis by М. К. Prashnova, K. L. Raikhelson, N. V. Marchenko, S. M. Zakharenko

“…Response to therapy (EASL criteria) was obtained in 30 people. …”
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Outcomes of Pediatric Patients with Crohn’s Disease Received Infliximab or Exclusive Enteral Nutrition during Induction Remission by Yao Lv, Yue Lou, Gan Yang, Youyou Luo, Jingan Lou, Qi Cheng, Jindan Yu, Youhong Fang, Hong Zhao, Kerong Peng, Jie Chen

“…Medical records of newly diagnosed, therapy naïve pediatric patients with CD received with IFX or EEN as induction therapy were retrospectively enrolled. …”
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Alternative Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals with Rett Syndrome by Meir Lotan

“…This paper reviews the following interventions: animal-assisted therapy, such as dolphin therapy and dog-assisted therapy; auditory integration training; hyperbaric chamber; manual therapy, such as acupuncture/acupressure, aromatherapy, craniosacral therapy, Mayo facial release, Treager massage, chiropractor, and Reiki; mental modification techniques, such as Lovas and cognitive rehabilitation; motoric interventions, such as advanced biomechanical rehabilitation, patterning/Doman-DeLacato approach, and yoga. …”
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The Practice of Scottish Urologists in the Assessment and Management of Fracture Risk in the Ageing Male being Treated for Prostate Cancer by Wee Sing Ngu, Derek J. Byrne

“…Various methods were used in the prophylaxis and treatment of osteoporosis, including avoidance of castration type therapy and the use of bisphosphonates and bicalutamide along with castration-type therapy. …”
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Succinate supplementation alleviates liver cancer by inhibiting the FN1/SQLE axis-mediated cholesterol biosynthesis by Shuyuan Chang, Ayaka Tomii, Yunfei Zhou, Xun Yang, Yihong Dong, Jun Yan, Aodi Wu, Yumeng Wang, Qingxin Zhang, Hongxue Meng, Lei Yu, Wei Sun, Dabin Liu

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Effectiveness of an Innovative Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields Stimulation in Healing of Untreatable Skin Ulcers in the Frail Elderly: Two Case Reports by Fabio Guerriero, Emanuele Botarelli, Gianni Mele, Lorenzo Polo, Daniele Zoncu, Paolo Renati, Carmelo Sgarlata, Marco Rollone, Giovannoi Ricevuti, Niccolò Maurizi, Matthew Francis, Mariangela Rondanelli, Simone Perna, Davide Guido, Piero Mannu

“…Pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) have proved to be a promising therapy for wound healing. Here we describe the first reported case of an innovative PEMF therapy, Emysimmetric Bilateral Stimulation (EBS), used to successfully treat refractory skin ulcers in two elderly and fragile patients. …”
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The efficacy and safety of Vonoprazan and Tegoprazan in eradication: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Ting Jin, Wei Wu, Lei Zhang, Han Xuan, Haixiang Zhang, Li Zhong

“…However, the comparative efficacy of P-CAB-based therapy versus proton-pump inhibitor (PPI)-based therapy in treating H. pylori infection remains uncertain. …”
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Myocardial Restoration: Is It the Cell or the Architecture or Both? by Duc Thang Vu, Theo Kofidis

“…In this review, we would like to summarize the current understanding about the therapeutic effect of cell therapy and tissue engineering under purview of functional and structural aspects, highlighting actual roles of each therapy towards clinical application.…”
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Radiation-Induced Heart Disease: A Clinical Update by Syed Wamique Yusuf, Shehzad Sami, Iyad N. Daher

“…Improvement in cancer therapy has led to increasing number of cancer survivors, some of whom may suffer from adverse cardiovascular effects of radiation therapy. …”
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Programmed cell death-related gene IL20RA facilitates tumor progression and remodels tumor microenvironment in thyroid cancer by Yuqi Wang, Yunlong Zhang, Min Liu, Yu Liu, Yu Zeng, Wei Zhang, Shuping Wu, Linfei Hu, Xianhui Ruan, Xiangqian Zheng, Ming Gao, Jingzhu Zhao

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Topographical mapping of metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis using rapid echo-less 3D-MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T by Eva Niess, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Bernhard Strasser, Fabian Niess, Lukas Hingerl, Beata Bachrata, Stanislav Motyka, Paulus Rommer, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang Bogner

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Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumomediastinum, Pneumoretroperitoneum, and Pneumoscrotum: Unusual Complications of Acute Perforated Diverticulitis by S. Fosi, V. Giuricin, V. Girardi, E. Di Caprera, E. Costanzo, R. Di Trapano, G. Simonetti

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