The role of candidate genetic polymorphisms in covid-19 susceptibility and outcomes by Anthony Yazbeck, Reem Akika, Zainab Awada, Nathalie K. Zgheib

“…DNA isolated from peripheral blood was genotyped for ACE1 rs1799752, ACE2 rs2074192, TMPRSS2 rs75603675 and OAS1 rs107746771 using TaqMan assays, and for TMPRSS2 rs35074065 using Sanger Sequencing. …”
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Multifocal Aeromonas Osteomyelitis in a Child with Leukemia by Dimitrios Doganis, Margarita Baka, Maria Tsolia, Apostolos Pourtsidis, Evangelia Lebessi, Maria Varvoutsi, Despina Bouhoutsou, Helen Kosmidis

“…While in deep bone marrow aplasia she developed fever, severe pain in the lower extremities, and swelling of the left femur. Blood culture showed Escherichia coli and A. hydrophila whereas pus culture from the soft tissue swelling showed the presence of A. hydrophila. …”
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Large Pyoderma Gangrenosum-Like Ulcers: A Rare Presentation of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis by Basheer Tashtoush, Roya Memarpour, Yasmin Johnston, Jose Ramirez

“…Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), formerly known as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG), is a rare systemic vasculitis that classically manifests as necrotizing granulomas of the upper and lower respiratory tract, kidneys, and blood vessels; however, it may affect any organ system, including the skin. …”
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Relationship between the dietary inflammation index and hypertension in American children and adolescents: findings from the national health and nutrition examination survey 1999–2... by Lanfei Du, Jinxia Hao, Kai Yu, Peihong Su, Jie Pu, Zhiguo Tang, Fuqiang Liu, Jie Zhou

“…The analysis included 18,460 participants aged 8 to 17 years, with 2,070 diagnosed with youth hypertension, defined as blood pressure above the 95th percentile for their age and gender. …”
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Mirror Syndrome in Monochorionic Twin Pregnancy with Acardiac Fetus by Luiz Felipe Lessa Ortiz, Julio Elito Júnior, Edward Araujo Júnior, Alberto Borges Peixoto, Nelson Sass, Antonio Fernandes Moron

“…We report the case of a 20-year-old patient, primigravida, with twin monochorionic pregnancy, with a weight gain of 6 kg in one week and increased blood pressure. During the ultrasound diagnostic investigation, placental edema and hydrops were identified in both fetuses, which, in association with maternal anasarca and pressure control, constitute the triad for mirror syndrome, also known as triple edema. …”
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New Insights into the Role of Metformin Effects on Serum Omentin-1 Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study by Hayder M. Alkuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb

“…They are divided as follows: Group I, 62 patients with type II DM who received metformin prior to onset of acute MI; Group II, 23 patients with type II DM who did not receive metformin prior to onset of acute MI; and Group III, 30 normal healthy controls. Venous blood was drawn from each participant for determination of lipid profile, plasma omentin-1, cardiac troponin-I (cTn-I) and other routine tests. …”
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Brain Multimodality Monitoring: A New Tool in Neurocritical Care of Comatose Patients by Nudrat Tasneem, Edgar A. Samaniego, Connie Pieper, Enrique C. Leira, Harold P. Adams, David Hasan, Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez

“…These tools include intracranial pressure (ICP) monitors, transcranial Doppler (TCD), Hemedex™ (thermal diffusion probe used to measure regional cerebral blood flow), microdialysis catheter (used to measure cerebral metabolism), Licox™ (probe used to measure regional brain tissue oxygen tension), and continuous electroencephalography. …”
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Comparison of age-related decline in C57BL/6J and CB6F1J male mice. by Gerald Yu Liao, Christina Pettan-Brewer, Warren Ladiges

“…Analysis of cardiac functions revealed differences between strains, with worsening left ventricular hypertrophy and structural heart abnormalities with age in CB6F1J mice along with higher blood pressure than C57BL/6J. Lesion scores showed an age-related increase in heart, kidney, and liver lesions in both strains, while lung lesions worsened with age only in CB6F1J mice. …”
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Research Progress of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Cancer Treatment by Miao X, Zhang J, Huang W, Wang Y, Jin A, Cao J, Zhao Z

“…This inhibition results in the reduction of blood glucose levels through increased glucose excretion in the urine. …”
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A De Novo Whole GCK Gene Deletion Not Detected by Gene Sequencing, in a Boy with Phenotypic GCK Insufficiency by N. H. Birkebæk, J. S. Sørensen, J. Vikre-Jørgensen, P. K. A. Jensen, O. Pedersen, T. Hansen

“…His father, grandfather and great grandfather suffered type 2 DM. Several blood glucose profiles showed (BG) of 6.5–10 mmol/L L. …”
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The Relationship between Illness of Acceptance and Health Literacy with Type 2 Diabetes by Hanife Efsane Demiröz, Tuğçe Türten Kaymaz

“…Health literacy, age, gender, people living together, smoking status, hospitalization, knowing about chronic complications, the presence of other chronic illnesses, foot care, and blood glucose monitoring were predictors of the acceptance of illness. …”
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Efficacies of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis vaccines against caseous lymphadenitis in mice and sheep by Osman Erganiş, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, Kürşat Kav, Aslı Sakmanoğlu, Zafer Sayın, Yasemin Pınarkara

“…Sheep were subcutaneously vaccinated twice (1 mL) with vaccines of commercial or combined, 3 weeks intervals. Blood sera were taken before and after vaccination at 45-60 days intervals. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS OF HORMONAL TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH COMBINED ENDOMETRIAL PATHOLOGY AND BENIGN FORMATIONS OF MAMMARY GLANDS by Yu. S. Shapoval

“…In this group of patients, the levels of estradiol and progesterone in the blood plasma normalized already after six months of using the drug. …”
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Sesquiterpene Lactones as Promising Anti-Glioblastoma Drug Candidates Exerting Complex Effects on Glioblastoma Cell Viability and Proneural–Mesenchymal Transition by Andrey V. Markov, Arseny D. Moralev, Kirill V. Odarenko

“…An analysis of published data clearly demonstrated that STLs, which can successfully cross the blood–brain barrier, exert a complex inhibitory effect on glioblastoma cells through the induction of the “mitochondrial dysfunction–oxidative stress–apoptosis” axis, the inhibition of glucose metabolism and cell cycle phase transition, and the suppression of glioblastoma cell motility and invasion through the blockade of proneural–mesenchymal transition. …”
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Harmful Consequences of Proton Pump Inhibitors on Male Fertility: An Evidence from Subchronic Toxicity Study of Esomeprazole and Lansoprazole in Wistar Rats by Namra Mumtaz, Muhammad Furqan Akhtar, Ammara Saleem, Amjad Riaz

“…After 45 days of treatment, blood samples, epididymis, and testis were collected. …”
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Effect of a high-fat diet and iron overload on erythropoiesis in mice by Joe Varghese, Jithu James Varghese, Molly Jacob

“…Hematological parameters were estimated in peripheral blood. Results: HFD-feeding of WT mice did not significantly affect erythroid precursors in the BM or hematological parameters. …”
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The Optimal Timing of Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for Nerve Lesion Recovery: A Preliminary Study by Muhammad Pandunugrahadi, Komang Agung Irianto, Oen Sindrawati

“…PRP is a concentrated platelet derived from autologous blood with the potential to release various growth factors (GF) to promote nerve regeneration. …”
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Platelet mass index, systemic immune-inflammation index, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as practical markers in childhood brucellosis by Hilal Koyuncu, Ayşe Tolunay Oflu, Ayşe Güngör, Ayşegül Bükülmez

“…Conclusions: This study showed that PMI, one of the new markers that can be calculated from complete blood count, may be useful in diagnosing childhood brucellosis. …”
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A comprehensive review of the roles of T-cell immunity in preeclampsia by Xu Peng, Ibeh Chinwe Oluchi-Amaka, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Joanne Kwak-Kim, Xiuhua Yang

“…In this review, we systematically summarize the roles of T-cell immunity in the peripheral blood, reproductive tissues, and at the maternal-fetal interface of PE patients. …”
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Serum lipid and protein profiles of theileria equi seropositive and seronegative horses by İbrahim Balkaya, Özgür Kaynar, Armağan Erdem Ütük, Fatma Çiğdem Pişkin

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Theileria equi seropositivity and seronegativity at horses were tested by IFAT. Having analyzed the blood sera of horses by SDS-PAGE and HPTLC, serum protein and lipid profiles were detected respectively. …”
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