Targeting the Vasculature of Colorectal Carcinoma with a Fused Protein of (RGD)3-tTF by Zheng-jie Huang, Yilin Zhao, Wei-yuan Luo, Jun You, Shui-wen Li, Wen-cheng Yi, Sheng-yu Wang, Jiang-hua Yan, Qi Luo

“…The tumor growth, volume, blood vessel thrombosis, tumor necrosis, and survival time of mice treated with (RGD)3-tTF were evaluated. …”
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Elevated Cerebrospinal Fluid Neopterin Concentration Is Associated with Disease Severity in Acute Puumala Hantavirus Infection by Timo Hautala, Terhi Partanen, Tarja Sironen, Saara-Mari Rajaniemi, Nina Hautala, Olli Vainio, Olli Vapalahti, Heikki Kauma, Antti Vaheri

“…These results reinforce the view that PUUV-HFRS is a general infection that affects the central nervous system and the blood-brain barrier.…”
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Proteomic Identification and Functional Analysis of Babesia microti Reveals Heparin-Binding Proteins by Yu Chun Cai, Bin Xu, Yan Hong Chu, Ying Fang Yu, Jia Hui Sun, Zi Ran Mo, Han Yin Yang, Shu Ning Yan, Mu Xin Chen, Jia Xu Chen

“…Glycosaminoglycan (GAG) molecules on the surface of red blood cells play an important regulatory role in the invasion of merozoites of apicomplexan protozoa. …”
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Role of B7H4 and Fas in regulation of trophoblast cells and development of pre-eclampsia: a cross-sectional study by Xiujuan Dong, Cuicui Nie, Yanli Yin, Haixia Xu, Yanxia Zhang, Lihua Han, Congcong Xu

“…In addition, the clinical characteristics of all participants were collected, including age, gestational weeks at delivery, gestational time, number of births, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and foetal weight. …”
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Integrated analysis of genetic, proteinic, and metabolomic alterations in Behcet’s disease by Yanlin Pu, Jing Liang, Yao Wang, Wanyun Zhang, Chuiren Zhou, Ju Shao, Jin Hu, Minghui Chen, Yunjie Shi, Yongdan Mao, Zhijun Chen

“…This study was based on 745 studies that identified a collection of 2354 differential molecules with 3574 molecule entries in blood, peripheral blood mononuclear cells, CD4+T cells, and aqueous humor samples from patients with BD. …”
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Associated Factors of Cholelithiasis among Younger Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the National Reference Center for Sickle Cell Disease in Brazzaville, Congo by Firmine Olivia Galiba Atipo Tsiba, Clément Pacha Mikia, Jennifer Armandine Elira Samba, Jade Vanessa Nziengui Mboumba, Félix Malanda, Clausina Mikolele Ahoui, Alexis Elira Dokekias

“…Sociodemographic (socioeconomic status and diet) and clinical (body mass index, frequency of vasoocclusive crises and hospitalization for vasoocclusive crises, number of blood transfusion, and chronic complications) as well as hematological examination (type of SCD and blood count in the intercritical period) and hydroxyurea treatment were compared with those of 74 children with no clinical and radiographic signs of cholelithiasis. …”
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p300/Sp1-Mediated High Expression of p16 Promotes Endothelial Progenitor Cell Senescence Leading to the Occurrence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Zhihui He, Huaihuai Peng, Min Gao, Guibin Liang, Menghao Zeng, Xuefeng Zhang

“…The high expression of p16 was found in peripheral blood EPCs of COPD patients; the cigarette smoke extract (CSE) led to the increase of p16. …”
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Status of sleeping habits and its influence on growth and metabolism of children in Beijing: a population-based cross-sectional study by Yiren Chen, Lijun Wu, Zijun Liao, Yiying Huang, Qin Liu, Shaoli Li, Junting Liu, Xinnan Zong, Jun Tai, Fangfang Chen

“…Body composition, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, and blood lipid levels were assessed. …”
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Insights into the biology and insecticide susceptibility of the secondary malaria vector Anopheles parensis in an area with long-term use of insecticide-treated nets in northwester... by Salum Abdallah Mapua, Ismail Hassan Nambunga, Joel Ouma Odero, Gustav Mkandawile, John Paliga Masalu, Najat Feruz Kahamba, Emmanuel Elirehema Hape, Nancy Stephen Matowo, Frederic Tripet, Fredros Oketch Okumu

“…Female Anopheles adults were morphologically sorted and identified by PCR, and a subset was tested by ELISA for vertebrate blood meal sources and Plasmodium sporozoite infections. …”
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Poor efficacy of the combination of clarithromycin, amikacin, and cefoxitin against Mycobacterium abscessus in the hollow fiber infection model by Etienne Vignaud, Sylvain Goutelle, Charlotte Genestet, Jérôme Guitton, Sabine Cohen, Chloé Bourg, Aurore Durand, Laura Lebouteiller, Albin Bernard, Caroline Richet, Oana Dumitrescu, Elisabeth Hodille

“…Two level of macrolide concentrations were evaluated mimicking the pharmacokinetics profiles of free (i.e. unbound) drug in blood and lung. Results Using blood concentrations, the combination failed to prevent bacterial growth. …”
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Hubungan Kadar FT4 dan TSH Serum dengan Profil Lipid Darah pada Pasien Hipertiroid yang Dirawat Inap di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Tahun 2009 - 2013 by Aga Pratama, Eti Yerizel, Rudy Afriant

“…<br />Keywords: FT4 and TSH serum level, blood lipid profile, hyperthyrodism</p>…”
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A Randomized Study to Compare the Effects of Once-Weekly Dulaglutide Injection and Once-Daily Glimepiride on Glucose Fluctuation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients: A 26-Week Fol... by Huiqin Li, Xiaohua Xu, Jie Wang, Xiaocen Kong, Maoyuan Chen, Ting Jing, Zhiying Zhang, Guoping Yin, Xiaomei Liu, Yun Hu, Lei Ye, Xiaofei Su, Jianhua Ma

“…However, the Standard Deviation of Blood Glucose (SDBG) decreased significantly only in the dulaglutide group (from 2.57±0.74 mmol/L to 1.98±0.74 mmol/L, P<0.05). …”
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New role of platelets in schizophrenia: predicting drug response by Tao Li, Wei Wei, Qiang Wang, Yamin Zhang, Wei Deng, Rui Xue, Wanjun Guo, Xiaojing Li, Hua Yu, Yanghao Zheng, Peiyan Ni, Sugai Liang, Xueyu Qi, Xueli Yu, Liansheng Zhao

“…Additionally, we measured blood cell counts and metabolic parameters, such as blood lipids. …”
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Evaluation of Modified Frailty Index-5 as a Predictor of 60-day Perioperative Morbidity and Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting for Orthopaedic Surgery: A Prospective Cohort... by Aparna Ashay Nerurkar, Amreen Fatima

“…Complications included use of blood and blood products, inotropes and postoperative ventilation in the first 48 hours (mean 0.73±0.75), respiratory complications and blood and blood product transfusions in the 48 hours to seven days period (mean 0.65±1.13), Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) and reoperations between 8-30 days (mean 0.74±1.41) and renal insufficiency and death in the 30-60 days period (mean 0.27±0.61). …”
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Fifteen-second bouts of hyperoxia improve 5-minute time-trial performance in acute hypoxic conditions by Martin Faulhaber, Sina Schneider, Linda K. Rausch, Tobias Dünnwald, Verena Menz, Hannes Gatterer, Michael D. Kennedy, Wolfgang Schobersberger

“… Introduction Hyperoxia, e.g. administration of 100 % oxygen, is a wide spread tool to improve blood oxygenation (e.g. in emergency medicine) but is also applied in elite sports to improve training intensity or competition performance. …”
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Impact of protein intake from a caloric-restricted diet on liver lipid metabolism in overweight and obese rats of different sexes by Ying Tian, Jiawei Gong, Zhiyan He, Suwen Peng, Yuping Huan, Hongpeng Cao

“…A 40% energy restriction can significantly reduce the body weight, body fat, liver fat, and the blood concentration of TG in both male and female overweight and obese rats, but it can significantly increase the blood concentration of TC in overweight and obese male rats. …”
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Evaluation of Simulated Weightlessness Model of Hindlimb Unloading Miniature Pigs and Their Tissue Damage by TU Yingxin, JI Yilan, WANG Fei, YANG Dongming, WANG Dongdong, SUN Zhixin, DAI Yuexin, WANG Yanji, KAN Guanghan, WU Bin, ZHAO Deming, YANG Lifeng

“…Results After hindlimb unloading, the experimental group showed significant decreases in body weight (P<0.001) and blood volume (P<0.01). During the experiment, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and red blood cell count levels significantly decreased (P<0.05) but gradually recovered. …”
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Comparative analysis of retinal vascular structural parameters in populations with different glucose metabolism status based on color fundus photography and artificial intelligence by Naimei Chen, Naimei Chen, Zhentao Zhu, Di Gong, Xinrong Xu, Xinya Hu, Weihua Yang

“…In pairwise comparisons among individuals with pre-diabetes, T2DM without DR, and T2DM with mild-to-moderate NPDR. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) were significantly different (P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Brain function abnormalities and inflammation in HIV-positive men who have sex with men with depressive disorders by Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Yihui He, Yihui He, Yuan Fang, Yuan Fang, Miaotian Cai, Guangqiang Sun, Guangqiang Sun, Rui Wang, Rui Wang, Jiaxin Zhen, Jiaxin Zhen, Yulin Zhang, Zhen Li, Zhen Li, Yundong Ma, Yundong Ma, Tong Zhang, Tong Zhang

“…Participants underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scans and assessments of peripheral blood. Peripheral blood cytokines, plasma concentrations of hormone and neurotrophic factors, and immune cell levels were determined using liquid chip, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and flow cytometry, respectively. …”
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Penerapan Decision Tree dan Random Forest dalam Deteksi Tingkat Stres Manusia Berdasarkan Kondisi Tidur by Sza Sza Amulya Larasati, Elok Nuraida Kusuma Dewi, Brahma Hanif Farhansyah, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar, Fajar Pradana

“…On the other hand, the other three features: body temperature, blood oxygen level, and sleep hours yield the opposite results. …”
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