Impact of artificial rice from Gracilaria sp. seaweed on Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) levels in prediabetic and diabetic patients by Purwaningsih Sri, Wahyu Ramadhan

“…The results showed that consumption of analog rice significantly reduced blood SOD levels in prediabetic and diabetic sufferers (initial value 0.59 ± 0.12 and final value 0.41 ± 0.16), whereas regular rice consumption significantly increased blood SOD levels (initial value 0.71 ± 0.20 and final value 0.87 ± 0.32). …”
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Comparative Assessment of Functional Recovery Following Dynamic Hip Screw Plate versus Proximal Femoral Nail Fixation in the Management of Unstable Trochanteric Fractures of the Fe... by Avik Kumar Khanra, Indrajit Sardar, Tapendra Nath Sarkar, Rajiv Chatterjee

“…Modified Harris hip score, duration of hospitalisation, presence or absence of abduction lurch, intraoperative blood loss and procedure time and time to independent mobility were compared between the two groups during postoperative follow up. …”
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Machine learning‐based multi‐omics models for diagnostic classification and risk stratification in diabetic kidney disease by Xian Shao, Suhua Gao, Pufei Bai, Qian Yang, Yao Lin, Mingzhen Pang, Weixi Wu, Lihua Wang, Ying Li, Saijun Zhou, Hongyan Liu, Pei Yu

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Observation on the Efficacy of Moxibustion Combined with Ear Acupoint Pressing Beans in Treating Patients with Phlegm Stasis Syndrome Vertigo by Caidan Liu, Huanwen Luo, Zhongying Wang, Hong Luo, Yanlan Yu

“…Moxibustion combined with ear acupoint pressing bean treatment can clearly improve patients’ sleep quality, psychological state, relieve patients’ various symptoms caused by vertigo, improve blood flow parameters, and have better efficacy in the treatment of phlegm stasis syndrome vertigo.…”
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Phylogenetic and Genetic Variation Analysis of ITS1 Gene of Trypanosoma lewisi in Wild Rats Using Polymerase Chain Reaction by Reza Yesica, Andreas Bandang Hardian, Yudit Oktanella, Shelly Kusumarini, Gabriela Jeanne Giacynta Prasetyo

“…Murine Trypanosomiasis is a disease caused by the blood protozoan Trypanosoma lewisi in rats, with the transmission process mediated by the flea species Xenopsylla cheopis and Nosopsyllus fasciatus. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections After a Lower Segment Cesarean Section in Bahrain - A Retrospective Analytical Study by Hasan Almajed, Yusuf Jalili

“…This study highlighted the implications of emergency procedures, hospital stay duration, and blood pressure management. The paradoxical protective effect of diabetes mellitus warrants further investigation. …”
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Th17 Cell Enhances CD8 T-Cell Cytotoxicity via IL-21 Production in Emphysema Mice by Min-Chao Duan, Ying Huang, Xiao-Ning Zhong, Hai-Juan Tang

“…In the current study, we tested the protein levels of IL-17 and IL-21 in peripheral blood and lung tissues from cigarette-smoke- (CS-) exposed mice and air-exposed mice, analyzed the frequencies of CD4+IL-17+(Th17) cells, IL-21+Th17 cells, and CD8+IL-21R+ T cells in peripheral blood and lung tissues of mice, and their relationship with emphysematous lesions, and explored the impact of IL-21 on cytotoxic CD8+ T cells function in vitro. …”
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No Evidence of Abnormal Expression of Beta-Catenin and Bcl-2 Proteins in Pilomatricoma as One Clinical Feature of Tetrasomy 9p Syndrome by Chariyawan Charalsawadi, Sasipong Trongnit, Kanoot Jaruthamsophon, Juthamas Wirojanan, Somchit Jaruratanasirikul, Anupong Nitiruangjaras, Pornprot Limprasert

“…Cytogenetic analysis was carried out on peripheral blood, biopsied skin, and pilomatricoma tissue obtained from a patient with tetrasomy 9p syndrome. …”
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Association of Androgen-Receptor Gene Mutations with the Copy Number of Androgen-Receptor Silk Protein A Complex and Glutathione-S-Transferases T1 and M1 in Prostate Cancer Patient... by Yan Zhang, Xiangdi Meng, Zhaosen Ma, Zhou Sun, Zhixin Wang

“…Fasting peripheral venous blood was collected, whole blood genomic DNA was extracted, and AR gene-receptor genotype was detected by a high-resolution melting curve analysis detection technology. …”
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Reporting the Presence of an Incision Similar to a Cardiac Notch in the Right Lung: A Case Report by Mehran Kamani, Ali Razavinasab, Seyed Hassan Eftekhar Vaghefi, Abbas Mohammadi, Reza Sadeghi

“…The lungs, through oxygenation, convert venous blood into arterial blood. On the outer surface of the right lung, there were two deep fissures, one called the oblique fissure and the other called the horizontal fissure, with respect to the horizontal plate, which partitioned it into three upper, middle, and lower lobes. …”
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Effects of tanniferous oak leaves (quercus hartwissiana) on some haematological parameters in lambs by Metehan Uzun, Feyyaz Önder, Metin Çenesiz, Mehmet Kaya, Sedat Yıldız

“…The lambs were fed in individual metabolism cages twice daily at 08.00 and 16.00 h and had access to water at all times. Blood samples were collected at the end of the experiment (Day 60) and red blood cell count, haemoglobin concentration, haematocrit values, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and maximum and minimum osmotic haemolysis values were determined. …”
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Angiojet System Used in the Treatment of Submassive Pulmonary Embolism: A Case Report of Two Patients by Jinbo Liu, Tianrun Li, Wei Huang, Na Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Hongyu Wang

“…One patient was accompanied by lower blood pressure (20% lower than basal blood pressure) and higher pulmonary artery pressure (89 mmHg); the other patient had larger right ventricular transverse diameter (46 mm), decreased left ventricular end diastolic anteroposterior diameter (34 mm), and higher heartbeats (107 heartbeats per minute). …”
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Opportunistic Infections in Patients with HTLV-1 Infection by Toshiki Tanaka, Toshio Sekioka, Masakatsu Usui, Shinsaku Imashuku

“…Disease progression of smoldering ATL along opportunistic infections was observed with very high levels of serum sIL-2R (14,058 U/mL) and an increased percentage of CD4+CD25+ T cells (87.2%) in peripheral blood. In patients with suspected opportunistic infections, both HTLV-1 and HIV should be considered. …”
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Assessment of Ocriplasmin Effects on the Vitreoretinal Compartment in Porcine and Human Model Systems by Bart Jonckx, Michael Porcu, Aurelie Candi, Isabelle Etienne, Philippe Barbeaux, Jean H. M. Feyen

“…Reversible in vitro effects on blood-retinal barrier permeability provide grounds for a hypothesis on the mechanisms behind transient subretinal fluid observed in ocriplasmin-treated patients.…”
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Value of aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase Ratio in predicting coronary thrombus burden in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutan... by Mohamed Aboelhassan, Mohamed A.-K.F. Abdelmegid, Sawsan M. Moeen, Salma M. Hassan, Ishraq H. AbdEl-Hameed, Khaled M.A. Shehata

“…Background and aim The liver is extremely responsive to circulatory hemodynamics as a result of its intricate network of blood arteries. Elevated blood transaminase levels are frequently detected in individuals with myocardial infarction, this study is to determine the predictive value of the aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) ratio and different clinical parameters in assessing the severity of coronary thrombus burden in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary PCI. …”
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Association of Apolipoprotein E Polymorphisms and Risks of Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Na Wang, Qian Liu, Hui Liu, Xiao Cong, Hui Yang, Yang Yu, Yongtong Cao, Liang Ma

“…Results. The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and the proportion of patients with a history of hypertension were higher in the case patients than that in the controls. …”
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Dyslipidemias in normotensive and hypertensive individuals by NM Igboh, D Onwubiko, LN Chigbu, CI Emuchey, NK Nnamah, CA Onyesom, EN Agomuo, CA Maduagwuna, KME Iheanacho

“…The normotensive studied had mean age of 50 + 11 years and blood pressure of 117 + 6 / 77+ 6 mmHg. The hypertensive had mean age of 55 + 10 years and blood pressure of 177+25 /103 + 10 mmHg.The study revealed that there was a highly significant effect of age on total cholesterol in hypertensive than normotensive individuals .The mean total cholesterol (T -chol) and triglyceride (TG) were (156+11, and 59 + 4) mg/dl respectively for the normotensives; and hypertensive the means were 166 + 13 for the T –chol and 66+ 7 mg/dl for triglyceride (P<0.05). …”
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Effects of Melatonin on Some Antioxidant Enzymes in Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats by Ercan Keskin, Durmuş Hatipoğlu, Deniz Uluışık

“…The insulin level in diabetes group was lower than control group, while blood glucose level was higher (p lt;0.05). Melatonin treatment to diabetic animals resulted in significantly differences in these parameters compared to diabetes group (p lt;0.05). …”
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Examining the Effect of Consuming C8 Medium-Chain Triglyceride Oil for 14 Days on Markers of NLRP3 Activation in Healthy Humans by Helena Neudorf, Garett Jackson, Jonathan P. Little

“…Consuming a single dose of 15 mL of C8 MCT oil significantly raised blood βHB from fasting at 60 minutes and 120 minutes post ingestion (both P<0.05). …”
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Brain metabolites in ISIAH and Wistar rats by O. B. Shevelev, A. A. Seryapina, A. L. Markel, M. P. Moshkin

“…It is particularly interesting to compare the metabolic parameters of laboratory animals with normal and high blood pressure kept in standard conditions on exactly the same diet. …”
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