Dynamic EIT technology for real-time non-invasive monitoring of acute pulmonary embolism: a porcine model experiment by Junyao Li, Mingxu Zhu, Yitong Guo, Weichen Li, Qing He, Yu Wang, Yuxuan Liu, Benyuan Liu, Yang Liu, Weice Wang, Zhenyu Ji, Xuetao Shi

“…Conclusions The EIT imaging method, which is based on the analysis of blood flow pulsation, has the potential to reflect in real time the changes in pulmonary blood flow that occur before and after an embolism. …”
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Mechanism of DMOC in Diabetes Mellitus with Liver Fibrosis by Zizhi XIAO, Hong SHI, Huanwen RAO, Lifen LUO

“…DCFH-DA assay was used to detect ROS content in rat blood;ELISA was used to detect TNF-α, IL-6, and TGF-β1 content in rat blood;Masson's trichrome stain method was used to observe the changes of fibrosis in liver tissue;immunohistochemical method was used to observe the changes of Fibronectin and IV-Collagen in liver tissue;Western Blot was used to observe protein expression of Smad2, Smad3, pSmad2, pSmad3, α-SMA, MMP1, MMP2 and MMP9 in liver tissue.Results:Testing changes of anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation and anti-liver fibrosis in blood: the content of ROS, TNF-α, IL-6 and TGF-β1 in the model intervention group were significantly lower than those in the model group(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01).Observe the changes of fibrosis in liver tissue: liver tissue was found along the area around the portal vein with obvious hepatocyte necrosis and infiltration of inflammatory cells. …”
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NEK4: prediction of available drug targets and common genetic linkages in bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder by Bin Gong, Chenxu Xiao, Yu Feng, Yu Feng, Jing Shen

“…Specifically, NEK4 showed a strong association with BD (β brain=0.126, P FDR=0.001; βblood=1.158, P FDR=0.003) and MDD (β brain=0.0316, P FDR=0.022; βblood=0.254, P FDR=0.045). …”
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Spontaneous Hemocholecyst in an End-Stage Renal Failure Patient on Low Molecular Weight Heparin Hemodialysis by Konstantinos Blouhos, Konstantinos A. Boulas, Dimitrios G. Tselios, Anestis Hatzigeorgiadis

“…Open cholecystectomy revealed a gallbladder filled with blood and clots, and transcystic common bile duct exploration flushed blood clots out of the bile duct. …”
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Aluminum Poisoning with Emphasis on Its Mechanism and Treatment of Intoxication by Mehrdad Rafati Rahimzadeh, Mehravar Rafati Rahimzadeh, Sohrab Kazemi, Roghayeh Jafarian Amiri, Marzieh Pirzadeh, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia

“…Aluminum poisoning can affect blood content, musculoskeletal system, kidney, liver, and respiratory and nervous system, and the extent of poisoning can be diagnosed by assaying aluminum compounds in blood, urine, hair, nails, and sweat. …”
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Brain Stroke Detection by Microwaves Using Prior Information from Clinical Databases by Natalia Irishina, Aurora Torrente

“…In addition, cerebral liquid has dielectric properties similar to those of blood, which makes the inversion more complicated. …”
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A Rare Association of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia with Gastric Adenocarcinoma by Kavita Agrawal, Flores Alfonso

“…Initially, hemoglobin was stabilized by intravenous methylprednisolone, high dose immunoglobulins, and packed red blood cell transfusions. After a few weeks, hemoglobin started trending down again. …”
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Association of Hypertension and Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Rural Tertiary Care Setting by Sri Harsha Boppana, Darshak K. Patel, Afsana Ansari Shaik, Arun Gajan Pradeep, Raja Hamsa Chitturi, P. Siva Chaitanya, L. V. Simhachalam Kutikuppala, Anthony Reddy Gopu, Shanteja Reddy Mamidi, Jyothi Swaroop Chintala, Kalyani Ponnaganti Sai Venkata

“…Results: There is a connection between excessive blood pressure and an increase in the hearing threshold. …”
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DETECTION OF LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS GENOME IN FIELD SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM CATTLE IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by A. V. Kononov, A. V. Sprygin, S. V.  Kononova, A. A.  Nesterov, P. V.  Prutnikov, Ye. Ye. Artyukhova, Ye. S.  Kostrova, I. N. Shumilova

“…A total of 848 stabilized blood, serum, skin (nodule) scrape, nasal washing samples were tested. …”
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Calpain Activity and Toll-Like Receptor 4 Expression in Platelet Regulate Haemostatic Situation in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and Coagulation in Mice by Jui-Chi Tsai, Yi-Wen Lin, Chun-Yao Huang, Feng-Yen Lin, Chien-Sung Tsai

“…In conclusion, our results highlight the important roles of TLR4 in blood coagulation and platelet function. Of clinical relevance, we also explored novel roles for platelet TLR4 that are associated with early outcomes in cardiac surgery.…”
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Functional impairment of human myeloid dendritic cells during Schistosoma haematobium infection. by Bart Everts, Ayola A Adegnika, Yvonne C M Kruize, Hermelijn H Smits, Peter G Kremsner, Maria Yazdanbakhsh

“…To address this question, the effect of Schistosoma haematobium infection on the function of human blood DC was evaluated. We found that plasmacytoid (pDC) and myeloid DC (mDC) from infected subjects were present at lower frequencies in peripheral blood and that mDC displayed lower expression levels of HLA-DR compared to those from uninfected individuals. …”
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Assessment of the Periodontal Parameters in Pregnant Women Diagnosed with Metabolic Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ghousia Sayeed, Sheeja S. Varghese

“…Dental exams assessed the gingival index, plaque index, bleeding on probing, probing depth, and clinical attachment loss, classifying participants into mild, moderate, and severe periodontitis. Blood glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, waist circumference, and BMI were measured to analyze the relationship between the number of MeS components and periodontal disease severity using a Chi-square test. …”
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Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy with COVID19: Confirmed with rt-PCR for Nasopharyngeal Swab by Sajith Bandara, Anura Ruwanpathirana, Dhammika Nagodawithana, Samantha Alwis

“…Emergency hospital admission and urgent care must be afforded to mothers presenting with high blood pressure with the features suggestive of COVID19 as they are at a risk of rapid deterioration.…”
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The Effect Of Andaliman Fruit (Zanthoxylum Acanthopodium) Extract On Oxidative Stress In The Pancreas Of Rats (Ratus Norvegicus) Induced By D-Galactose by Felix Hartanto, Chrismis Novalinda Ginting, Linda Chiuman

“…The results showed that there was an effect of fruit extract on body weight, blood sugar levels, MDA levels and histopathological features of the pancreas…”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Determination of Its Risk Factors in Rural Delhi by Jugal Kishore, Neeru Gupta, Charu Kohli, Neeta Kumar

“…WHO STEPS approach was used to collect data. Blood pressure, body mass index, and blood sugar were measured. …”
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Sulfated and Phosphorylated Agarose as Biomaterials for a Biomimetic Paradigm for FGF-2 Release by Aurelien Forget, V. Prasad Shastri

“…Cardiovascular diseases such as myocardial infarction or limb ischemia are characterized by regression of blood vessels. Local delivery of growth factors (GFs) involved in angiogenesis such as fibroblast blast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) has been shown to trigger collateral neovasculature and might lead to a therapeutic strategy. …”
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Effect of alcoholic extract of tarantula cubensis (theranekron&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;) on serum thiobarbituric acid-reactive species concentrations in sheep by Burak Dik, Ayşe Er, Orhan Çorum

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Six Akkaraman sheep were administered single dose (6 mL/sheep, SC) of alcoholic extract of Tarantula cubensis. Blood samples were obtained before (0 hour, control) and 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 48 hours after administration. …”
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A Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Lung That Produced Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor and Interleukin-6 by Nobuhiro Takeuchi, Kento Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Naba

“…High-grade fever developed and blood analyses revealed sustained elevated white blood cell count and C-reactive protein levels. …”
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ANTIDIABETIC ACTIVITY TEST USING AMLA FRUIT (PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA L) EXTRACT IN ALLOXAN-INDUCED BALB/C MICE by Putu Lakustini Cahyaningrum, Sang Ayu Made Yuliari, Ida Bagus Putra Suta

“…Purpose: This research to determine activity of amla fruit extract in reducing blood glucose levels at balb/c mice induced with alloxan. …”
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Acute methemoglobinemia after a blast injury: a case report by Donghoon Kim, Yoonhyun Lee, Sung Yub Jeong, Hojun Lee

“…His methemoglobinemia normalized after 4 days after treating the wounds surgically, administering oxygen therapy, and performing blood transfusion.…”
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