Investigation into changes in inflammatory and immune cell markers in pre-diabetic patients from Durban, South Africa by Nomusa Christina Mzimela, Aubrey Mbulelo Sosibo, Phikelelani Siphosethu Ngubane, Andile Khathi

“…This study sought to investigate changes in the concentration of immune cells and select inflammatory markers in patients with pre-diabetes in Durban, South Africa. Blood samples collected from King Edward Hospital, after obtaining ethics approval, were divided into non-diabetic (ND), pre-diabetic (PD) and type 2 diabetic (T2D) using ADA criteria. …”
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Role of Platelet Indices as a Potential Marker for Malaria Severity by Biruk Bayleyegn, Fikir Asrie, Aregawi Yalew, Berhanu Woldu

“…Platelet parameter alteration such as platelet count and platelet indices are more common than in other blood cell lines due to diverse causative pathophysiological mechanisms in severe malaria infection. …”
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LC-MS/MS Method for Determination of Hydroxychloroquine and Metabolites: Application in a Pharmacokinetic Study by Lili Cui, Zhipeng Wang, Shi Qiu, Mengwei Zhang, Yanping Liu, Fengjing Xu, Xinhua Song, Shouhong Gao, Wansheng Chen

“…We developed and validated a simple and sensitive ultrahigh performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) method for simultaneous quantitation of HCQ and its three metabolites in rat blood, and reported their pharmacokinetic parameters. …”
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Streptomyces-derived nano-doxorubicin: Clinical status and patents granted by Kaur Prabhjot, Bhandari Divya Dhawal, Chopra Hitesh

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is a potent anti-cancer drug derived from Streptomyces, that is widely used for various cancers, including cancers of the ovary, urinary bladder, GI tract, breast, thyroid gland, lung, bone, kidney (nephroblastoma) and blood (leukaemia). This anthracycline antibiotic is limited by its adverse effect profile, with the main adverse effects being nausea, vomiting, alopecia, infertility, cardiotoxicity, myelosuppression and nephrotoxicity. …”
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Improving reading competence in aphasia with combined aerobic exercise and phono-motor treatment: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial. by Olga Boukrina, Elizabeth B Madden, Brian M Sandroff, Xiangqin Cui, Abubakar Yamin, Yekyung Kong, William W Graves

“…AET, known for its positive impact on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygenation, is hypothesized to facilitate neuroplasticity when administered before PMT, an intensive therapy aimed at strengthening phonological processing. …”
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Tumour-Associated Transcripts and EGFR Deletion Variants in Colorectal Cancer in Primary Tumour, Metastases and Circulating Tumour Cells by Silke Lankiewicz, Eva Rother, Silke Zimmermann, Christiane Hollmann, Firouzeh Korangy, Tim F. Greten

“…The clinical relevance of circulating tumour cells (CTC) in peripheral blood of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) has been described as an independent prognostic factor useful to monitor drug effects and clinical status. …”
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Polymyalgia Rheumatica Revealing a Lymphoma: A Two-Case Report by Frank Verhoeven, Xavier Guillot, Mickaël Chouk, Clément Prati, Daniel Wendling

“…A 84-year-old man known for idiopathic neutropenia presented an inflammatory arthromyalgia of the limb girdle since one month. Blood exams highlighted the presence of a monoclonal B cell clone. …”
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An Atypical Case of Rickettsial Spotted Fever Myocarditis Mimicking Weil’s Disease by N. D. B. Ehelepola, G. D. N. R. Kumara, S. A. C. S. Sapurugala, W. M. N. P. Buddhadasa, Wasantha P. Dissanayake

“…His liver transaminases, serum creatine, blood urea, C-reactive protein, and neutrophil percentage were high, and thrombocytopenia was present. …”
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Investigation on Prevalence of Canine Trypanosomiasis in the Conservation Areas of Bwindi-Mgahinga and Queen Elizabeth in Western Uganda by James Robert Ochieng, Marta Planellas Bachs, Anthony Nsubuga, Innocent B. Rwego, John Joseph M. Kisakye, Laura Muro Riba, Jesus Muro Figueres

“…Trypanosome tests using microhematocrit centrifugation/dark ground microscopy technique (MHCT) followed by conventional polymerase chain reaction (cPCR) were performed in blood samples collected from identified indigenous dogs (n=124). …”
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Serum salusin levels in diarrhea- and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome by Elif Tugba Tuncel, Seda Sabah Ozcan, Mehmet Korkmaz, Elif Börekci

“…For that reason, the aim of this study was to analyze the importance of the levels of salusin in the blood, an inflammation-related parameter, in the diagnosis and prediction of irritable bowel disease. …”
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Bacterial Culture of Tear Duct Infections Secondary to Congenital Nasolacrimal Duct Obstructions by Weiming Yang, Li Shen, Anken Wang, Meiyan Li, Chenhao Yang

“…Samples from conjunctival secretions were cultivated on blood or chocolate agar. Clinically significant bacterial growth was reported. …”
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Computer-Aid System for Automated Jaundice Detection by Ahmad Yaseen Abdulrazzak, Saleem Latif Mohammed, Ali Al-Naji, Javaan Chahl

“…High levels of bilirubin in the blood are the primary cause of jaundice. Severe cases of jaundice may cause acute bilirubin encephalopathy due to the toxicity of bilirubin to the cells of the brain, which may lead to kernicterus. …”
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Intraosseous angioleiomyoma of the mandible- Report of a rare case by K.S. Gamal Abdul Nasser, S.G. Wasim Ahamed, Madhu Narayan

“…The microscopic picture of the excised specimen showed spindle cells in an amorphous eosinophilic stroma, spicules of vital bone, dilated capillaries, and extravasated red blood cells. A final diagnosis of “ALM” was made. …”
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Detection of Glaucoma in a Cohort of Chinese Subjects with Systemic Hypertension by Rita A. Gangwani, Jonathan Chan, Jacky Lee, Alfred Kwong, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…All patients were hypertensive with a mean blood pressure (BP) of 131.1±15.1/76.6±11.1 mmHg whilst on systemic antihypertensive medication. …”
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Current Trends in Biomaterial Utilization for Cardiopulmonary System Regeneration by Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya, David Adeiza Otohinoyi, Joshua Yusuf

“…The unimpeded and optimal cycling of blood between these two systems is pivotal to the overall function of the entire human body. …”
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Development of a LASSO machine learning algorithm-based model for postoperative delirium prediction in hepatectomy patients by Yu Zhu, Renrui Liang, Ying Wang, Jian-Jun Yang, Ning Zhou, Cheng-Mao Zhou

“…Results The final variables selected by the LASSO method were: Ramelteon, Age, Sex, Alcohol, Viral status, Cardiovascular disease, ASA class, Total bilirubin, Prothrombin time, Laparoscopic approach, and Blood transfusion. The performance of the nomogram was measured using ROC curve analysis, with an AUC of 0.854 (95% CI: 0.794–0.914) for the model. …”
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Idiopathic CRMO and MEFV Gene Variant Alleles: Is There Any Relationship? by Farhad Salehzadeh, Hassan Anari, Sepehr Sarkhanloo

“…This study evaluates MEFV gene mutations as background pathology of idiopathic CRMO. Methods. Blood samples of patients, who diagnosed as childhood idiopathic CRMO by imaging and pathologic study from June 2011 until September 2018, have been screened for the 12 common pathogenic variants of MEFV gene mutations. …”
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Placenta Percreta at 17 Weeks with Consecutive Hysterectomy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Natasha Gupta, Anu Gupta, Marlene Green, Hyung Shik Kang, Josef Blankstein

“…Patient lost more than 8000 cc blood through the 2 surgeries, received massive transfusions due to severe disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), and underwent a complicated surgery because of great difficulty in separating lower uterine segment and cervix from the bladder. …”
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An Uncommon Cause of Shortness of Breath in a Young Puerpera by Suartcha Prueksaritanond, Alaa M. Ali, Godson Nnamdi Aronu, Nasir Hussain, Anubha Ganjoo, Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Aram Barbaryan

“…On physical examination, her blood pressure was severely elevated. Her clinical signs and symptoms were consistent with pulmonary edema, but diagnostic tests excluded the cardiogenic causes. …”
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Carboxyhemoglobin Does Not Predict the Need of Mechanical Ventilation and Prognosis during COPD Exacerbation by Shimon Izhakian, Eitan Harper, Oleg Gorelik, Assaf Frajman, Ori Mekiten, Adina Bar-Chaim, Mordechai Reuven Kramer

“…Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is a complex formed by the binding of carbon monoxide to hemoglobin in blood. Higher COHb levels have been associated with poor prognosis in a variety of pulmonary disorders. …”
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