The Leech Nervous System: A Valuable Model to Study the Microglia Involvement in Regenerative Processes by Françoise Le Marrec-Croq, Francesco Drago, Jacopo Vizioli, Pierre-Eric Sautière, Christophe Lefebvre

“…Considering the low infiltration of blood cells in this process, the leech CNS is studied to specify the activation mechanisms of only resident microglial cells. …”
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Research Progress on Nutritional Components and Functional Characteristics of Sprouted Highland Barley by Yuting FAN, Kexin WANG, Haixia ZHANG, Ping MA, Jing LI, Jing WU, Youjin TAN, Jianbin WANG, Xiaoyan HE, Shuangkui DU

“…The research progress of the functional properties of sprouted highland barley, such as antioxidant, antibacterial, blood glucose regulation, blood pressure regulation, are mainly reviewed, in order to provide reference for the development and utilization of sprouted highland barley.…”
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Association of the combination of corporal adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiometabolic risk factors in children — PREVOI Study by Renata Chácara Pires, Haysla Xavier Martins, Míriam Barbosa, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina

“…Sociodemographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, biochemical, blood pressure, and CRF data were collected. Cardiometabolic risk factors assessed: total cholesterol, HDL-c, LDL-c, triglycerides (TG), fasting glucose and blood pressure. …”
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Potential Inaccuracies in Chloride Measurements in Patients with Severe Metabolic Acidosis by Tetsuya Makiishi, Naomasa Nishimura, Keiko Yoshioka, Shinya Yamamoto, Ryuichi Mitsuhashi, Sayako Maeda, Takashi Konishi, Kunihiko Hirose

“…To address the cause(s) of the significant differences in chloride (Cl-) concentrations between point-of-care blood gas analyzers and central laboratory analyzers. …”
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Speech activity circadian rhythm disturbance in children and adolescents with hypertension by V.M. Polyakov, L.V. Rychkova, N.A. Myasishchev, Zh.V. Prokhorova, I.A. Cherevikova, S.I. Kolesnikov

“…Both groups were matched for gender and age and then investigated by daily monitoring of blood pressure (BP) and multiple (threefold) neuropsychological testing following A.R. …”
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Digital Gangrene: An Unusual Manifestation of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma by Muhammad Shoaib Momen Majumder, Shamim Ahmed, Tajkia Haque, Syed Atiqul Haq, Saumitra Chakravarty, Md. Abu Shahin, Din-E-Mujahid Mohammad Faruque Osmany, Johannes J. Rasker

“…The chest X-ray was normal, as were blood sugar, lipid profile, and hepatic and renal function. …”
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Mitigating Mercury Chloride-Induced Spleen Toxicity in Wistar Rats: The Efficacy of Newbouldia laevis Ethanol Extract by Calmday-Ombo D, Innih SO

“…Results: The results indicated a significant decrease in white blood cell count in the group treated with 500mg/kg of the extract alone, while other hematological parameters remained unchanged. …”
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Mixed vitamin C and zinc diet supplements co-administered with artemether drug improved haematological profile and survival of mice infected with Plasmodium berghei by Felicia N. Ekeh, Nkiru E. Ekechukwu, Chimdinma F. Chukwuma, Ifeanyi Oscar N. Aguzie, Chinenye M. Ohanu, Chike Ebido, Stanley N. Oluah

“…Weight, packed cell volume (PCV), white blood cell count (WBC), red blood cell count (RBC), haemoglobin concentration (HB), and mortality were assayed weekly. …”
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Modulation of physical exercise intensity in motor‐cognitive training of adults using the SKILLCOURT technology by Gülsa Erdogan, Bettina Karsten, Lutz Vogt, Andreas Mierau, Thorben Hülsdünker

“…Oxygen consumption (VO2), heart rate (HR), blood [lactate], perceived physical exertion (RPE) responses, and metabolic equivalent (MET) were assessed and compared to an incremental treadmill ramp test determining the maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and maximal heart rate (HRmax). …”
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Machine learning algorithms for predicting delayed hyponatremia after transsphenoidal surgery for patients with pituitary adenoma by Kunzhe Lin, Jianping Zhang, Lin Zhao, Liangfeng Wei, Shousen Wang

“…The differences in pituitary stalk deviation angle, pre- versus postoperative “measurable pituitary stalk” length, and pre- versus postoperative day 2 blood sodium concentrations were important variables for predicting delayed hyponatremia.…”
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Influence of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells on the Burn Wound Healing Process by Claudio Luciano Franck, Alexandra Cristina Senegaglia, Lidiane Maria Boldrini Leite, Sérgio Adriane Bezerra de Moura, Nathália Forti Francisco, Jurandir Marcondes Ribas Filho

“…Despite the quantitative similarity of blood vessels and the inflammatory infiltrate observed by H&E, there were statistically significant differences between the groups on the fourteenth day of evolution. …”
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Seropositivity of Dengue Antibodies during Pregnancy by Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Wan Elly Rushima Wan Abd Rahim, Sharifah Azura Salleh, Hui-Min Neoh, Rahman Jamal, Muhammad Abdul Jamil

“…Maternal with paired cord blood samples were tested for dengue antibodies (IgG and IgM) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Risk Factors in Normal-Tension Glaucoma and High-Tension Glaucoma in relation to Polymorphisms of Endothelin-1 Gene and Endothelin-1 Receptor Type A Gene by Dominika Wróbel-Dudzińska, Ewa Kosior-Jarecka, Urszula Łukasik, Janusz Kocki, Agnieszka Witczak, Jerzy Mosiewicz, Tomasz Żarnowski

“…In NTG patients with CC genotype of C1222T polymorphism (p=0.028) and GG of C70G polymorphism (p=0.03) the lowest values of mean blood pressure were observed. Conclusions. The studied polymorphic varieties (K198N, C1222T) do have an influence on intraocular pressure as well as arterial blood pressure in NTG patients.…”
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Comparative Abilities of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Abdominal Volume Index, Body Adiposity Index, and Conicity Index as Predictive Screening Tools for Metabolic Syndrome... by Lawrence Quaye, William Kwame Boakye Ansah Owiredu, Nafiu Amidu, Peter Paul Mwinsanga Dapare, Yussif Adams

“…Anthropometric and haemodynamic measurements were also taken. Blood samples were collected for fasting blood glucose (FBG) and lipid profile. …”
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Role of the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio at the Time of Arrival at the Emergency Room as a Predictor of Rhabdomyolysis in Severe Trauma Patients by Jin Chul Bae, Kyung Hoon Sun, Yong Jin Park

“…Patients with severe trauma were categorized into non-RM and RM groups, and their characteristics and blood test results were analyzed. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 26.0 for Windows. …”
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Mechanisms of (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao (huang qi) and (Oliv.) Diels (dang gui) in Ameliorating Hypoxia and Angiogenesis to Delay Pulmonary Nodule Malignant Tra... by Ying Guo PhD, Peng Yang MS, Zihong Wu PhD, Sanyin Zhang PhD, Fengming You PhD

“…In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), PN is referred to as “Feiji,” which is mainly attributed to Qi and blood deficiency, correspondingly, the most commonly prescribed medicines are Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) …”
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Exercise promotes peripheral glycolysis in skeletal muscle through miR-204 induction via the HIF-1α pathway by Sang R. Lee, Kang Joo Jeong, Moeka Mukae, Jinhee Lee, Eui-Ju Hong

“…Notably, intravenous administration of miR-204 in mice increased the glucose clearance rate following refeeding. miR-204 initially elevated blood glucose levels at an early stage of refeeding but later promoted blood glucose reduction as refeeding continued. …”
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The Use of Exogenous Lung Surfactant (Poractant Alfa) in Acute Respiratory Failure by Drowning by Mario Pezzi, Francesco Givigliano, Ottorino Perrone, Annamaria Scozzafava, Pietro Maglio, Patrizia Casella, Anna Maria Giglio, Mario Verre, Carlo Pietro Voci

“…After 24 and 48 hours of administration in all cases, there was an improvement in arterial blood gas analysis (ABG) parameters and imaging. …”
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Effects of a flavonoid-enriched orange peel extract against type 2 diabetes in the obese ZDF rat model by Alexander Gosslau, Emmanuel Zachariah, Shiming Li, Chi-Tang Ho

“…OPE was well tolerated and induced a decline in fasted blood glucose and increase levels of fed glucose although to a lesser degree as compared to metformin. …”
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Scoliosis Surgery in Cystic Fibrosis: Surgical Considerations and the Multidisciplinary Approach of a Rare Case by George I. Mataliotakis, Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Karen Pearson, Don S. Urquhart, Carolyn Smith, Andrew Fall

“…Surgical time was 150 minutes and intraoperative blood loss was 47% of total blood volume. Postoperative intensive care included noninvasive ventilation, antibiotic cover, pain management, chest physiotherapy, pancreatic enzyme supplementation, and nutritional support. …”
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