Plasmablastic Lymphoma: A Review of Current Knowledge and Future Directions by Ghaleb Elyamany, Eman Al Mussaed, Ali Matar Alzahrani

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The Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in Vascular Inflammation and Remodeling by Maricica Pacurari, Ramzi Kafoury, Paul B. Tchounwou, Kenneth Ndebele

“…In addition to its main role in regulating blood pressure and its role in hypertension, RAAS has proinflammatory and profibrotic effects at cellular and molecular levels. …”
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Analysis of a Model for the Morphological Structure of Renal Arterial Tree: Fractal Structure by Aurora Espinoza-Valdez, Francisco C. Ordaz-Salazar, Edgardo Ugalde, Ricardo Femat

“…The fractal dimension depends on the probability of sprouting angiogenesis in the development of the arterial vascular tree of the kidney, that is, of the distribution of blood vessels in the morphology generated by the analytical model. …”
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Illumination on Chemical Compounds from Qufeng Zhitong Capsule and Its Potential Pharmacological Mechanism against Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on UHPLC/Q-Orbitrap-MS Combined with N... by Mengjie Xue, Lihua Zhang, Yuting Zhao, Qixuan Mu, Ying Cui, Ke Qian, Xin Chai

“…Qufeng Zhitong capsule (QZC), a Chinese patent medicine officially approved in China for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other diseases, possesses the primary effects of dispelling wind, relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation, whose clinical applications have been confined owing to the incomplete elucidation of its chemical compositions and the underlying molecular mechanism for the treatment of RA. …”
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Improvement of the Survival of Human Autologous Fat Transplantation by Adipose-Derived Stem-Cells-Assisted Lipotransfer Combined with bFGF by Aimei Jiang, Ming Li, Wenjing Duan, Yilong Dong, Yanmei Wang

“…These results indicated that bFGF together with ASCs can enhance the efficacy of autologous fat transplantation and increase blood vessel generation involved in the benefits from bFGF.…”
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Results of the Implementation of a Tool for the Stratification and Management of Diabetic Patients with Uncomplicated Acute Hyperglycemia in the Emergency Department by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Laydamí Rodríguez Amador

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> diagnosis was reached through blood tests in 97% of cases. There was a gradual increase of stratification per month; most patients were classified into groups one and two. …”
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Adropin and Preptin Levels in β-Thalassemia Major Complications in Babylon Province by Zinah Abbass Ali, Samar Hasan Shammar

“…Commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits were used to measure cystatin-C, ferritin, insulin, preptin, and adropin, while serum blood urea (B. urea), serum creatinine (S.Cr), and lipid profile along with fasting glucose concentration were calculated by colorimetric kit using the spectrophotometer method. …”
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Antibacterial and Anticancer Potentials of Presynthesized Photosensitive Plectranthus cylindraceus Oil/TiO2/Polyethylene Glycol Polymeric Bionanocomposite by Musarat Amina, Nawal M. Al Musayeib, Nawal A. Alarfaj, Maha F. El-Tohamy, Gadah A. Al-Hamoud

“…Safety assessment test against peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) demonstrated that the bionanocomposite is nontoxic in nature. …”
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Determination of Fatty Acid Metabolism with Dynamic [C]Palmitate Positron Emission Tomography of Mouse Heart In Vivo by Yinlin Li, Tao Huang, Xinyue Zhang, Min Zhong, Natalie N. Walker, Jiang He, Stuart S. Berr, Susanna R. Keller, Bijoy K. Kundu

“…Twenty-minute dynamic [ 11 C]palmitate PET scans of four 18- to 20-week-old male C57BL/6 mice under isoflurane anesthesia were performed using a Focus F-120 PET scanner. A model-corrected blood input function, by which the input function with SP and PV corrections and the metabolic rate constants (k 1 –k 5 ) are simultaneously estimated from the dynamic [ 11 C]palmitate PET images of mouse hearts in a four-compartment tracer kinetic model, was used to determine rates of myocardial fatty acid oxidation (MFAO), myocardial FA esterification, myocardial FA use, and myocardial FA uptake. …”
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Electrocardiographic Changes in Elderly Patients During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by NG Kounis, GM Zavras, PJ Papadaki, SN Kouni, M Batsolaki, GV Gouvelou-Deligianni, C Markoglou, JA Goudevenos, CN Mallioris, C Kokkinis, K Kalokairinou, N Grapsas, GN Kounis, CM Koutsojannis

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias, changes in oxygen saturation, heart rate and blood pressure during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) via Holter monitoring in elderly patients older than 70 years of age.…”
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The Role of Immune Defense in Serratia marcescens Nosocomial Infections by Ihsan A. Raheem, Fatima R. Abdul, Hanan T. Subhi

“…All isolates are identified by cultivation on MacConkey agar, nutrient agar, and blood agar, followed by biochemical tests and assessment with the VITEK 2 compact system. …”
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Fecal bacteria transplantation replicates aerobic exercise to reshape the gut microbiota in mice to inhibit high-fat diet-induced atherosclerosis. by Jie Men, Hao Li, Chenglong Cui, Xuedi Ma, Penghong Liu, Zhengyang Yu, Xueyan Gong, Youhao Yao, Jieying Ren, Chengrui Zhao, Binyu Song, Kaijiang Yin, Jianting Wu, Wei Liu

“…Subsequently performing fecal microbiota transplantation demonstrated that high-fat diet -induced atherosclerosis mice experienced weight loss accompanied by reduced lipid accumulation while normalizing their gut microbiota profile; furthermore it significantly improved blood lipids and inflammation markers thereby exhibiting notable anti- atherosclerosis effects. …”
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The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) in Veterinary Medicine: A Focused Review in Dogs and Cats by Daniela Diamanti, Carolina Pieroni, Maria Grazia Pennisi, Veronica Marchetti, Eleonora Gori, Saverio Paltrinieri, George Lubas

“…The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measures the rate at which erythrocytes aggregate and sediment in a fixed time in an anticoagulated blood tube and is expressed as a speed (mm/h). The ESR is still widely used in human medicine mainly as a modified or alternate method to the original Westergren. …”
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Multisystemic impact of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: A case report highlighting renal, hepatic, and neurological involvement by Ibrahim Khalil, MBBS, Ahmed Fahim Faiyaz, MBBS, Md. Imran Hossain, MBBS, Mahmuda Akter, MBBS

“…This case emphasizes the necessity of a multidisciplinary approach, including strict blood pressure control, regular imaging, and pharmacological intervention, to address ADPKD's complexities and optimize patient outcomes. …”
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Tactics of surgical treatment of the malignant heart tumors by R.M. Vitovskyi, V.V. Isaіenko, D.М. Dyadyun, V.F. Onishchenko, O.A. Pishchurin, I.V. Martyshchenko

“…Among 66 operations, 55 (83.3 %) were performed using artificial blood circulation, including 21 (3.8 %) conditionally radical cardiac surgeries with good hemodynamic effect. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Anlotinib and PD-1/L1 Inhibitors as Maintenance Therapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients who Have Achieved Stable-Disease After First-Line... by Yi Peng MD, De Wu MD, Jing Tang MD, Xiaobing Li MD

“…Mechanistic studies showed a notable increase in the proportion of CD8+ T cells in the peripheral blood post-MT, correlating with improved outcomes. …”
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Preprocedural Mean Platelet Volume Level Is a Predictor of In-Stent Restenosis of the Superficial Femoral Artery Stents in Follow-Up by Kurtulus Karauzum, Ulas Bildirici, Emir Dervis, Irem Karauzum, Canan Baydemir

“…We aimed to evaluate the relationship between preprocedural MPV and other hematologic blood count parameters and in-stent restenosis in patients with superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenting. …”
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Evaluating Malaria Prevalence Using Clinical Diagnosis Compared with Microscopy and Rapid Diagnostic Tests in a Tertiary Healthcare Facility in Rivers State, Nigeria by M. N. Wogu, F. O. Nduka

“…Physicians conducted clinical diagnosis, and blood samples were collected through venous procedure and analyzed for malaria parasites using Giemsa microscopy and RDT kits. …”
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Do all traumatic hemothorax require a tube thoracostomy: A retrospective review by Paul Yohan George, Vijayan Purushothaman, Kirthi Sathyakumar, Vignesh Kumar

“…Among all the predictors we looked at, only a systolic blood pressure of <90 mm Hg on presentation was statistically significant for predicting failure of expectant management. …”
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Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer: Opportunities Provided by Cancer-induced Paraneoplastic Phenomena and Artificial Intelligence by Wei-Chih Liao

“…Novel computer-aided detection tools based on AI technologies, including deep learning and radiomic analysis with machine learning, have achieved accurate detection and might supplement human interpretation to improve the sensitivity for early PDAC on CT images. Conclusion: Novel blood-based biomarkers and AI-augmented image analysis may be complementary and hold promise for the early detection of PDAC.…”
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