Investigation of Effects of Local Vitamin C Application on Inflammatory Response and Periodontal Tissue Destruction in Rat Periodontitis Model by Kübra Karaçam, Ayşe Toraman, Zeliha Aytekin

“…After the rats were sacrificed, blood and gingival tissue samples were taken. TNF-α levels were analyzed biochemically in serum and 8-OHdG and MMP-8 were analyzed immunohistochemically in gingival tissue. …”
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Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. Extract Prevents Diabetes in Mice by Modulating Gut Microbiota by Yiqiang Xie, Man Xiao, Yali Ni, Shangfei Jiang, Guizhu Feng, Shenggang Sang, Guankui Du

“…Our data suggest that AOE treatment decreased blood glucose levels and significantly reduced damage of renal pathology in the T2DM mice by modulating gut microbiota composition.…”
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Analysis of multidrug resistant group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility forming small, less hemolytic colonies. by Hirotsugu Banno, Kouji Kimura, Yosuke Tanaka, Tsuyoshi Sekizuka, Makoto Kuroda, Wanchun Jin, Jun-Ichi Wachino, Keiko Yamada, Keigo Shibayama, Yoshichika Arakawa

“…Until now, nearly all GBS with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) have shown β-hemolytic activity and grow on sheep blood agar. However, we have previously reported three PRGBS clinical isolates harboring a CylK deletion that form small less hemolytic colonies. …”
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A Challenging Twist in Pulmonary Renal Syndrome by Rajaie Namas, Bernard Rubin, Wamidh Adwar, Alireza Meysami

“…A 75-year-old African American woman with history of high blood pressure on hydralazine for 3 years presented with acute onset of shortness of breath and hemoptysis. …”
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Cell Therapy in Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia by Rita Compagna, Bruno Amato, Salvatore Massa, Maurizio Amato, Raffaele Grande, Lucia Butrico, Stefano de Franciscis, Raffaele Serra

“…Critical limb ischemia (CLI) represents the most advanced stage of peripheral arterial obstructive disease (PAOD) with a severe obstruction of the arteries which markedly reduces blood flow to the extremities and has progressed to the point of severe rest pain and/or even tissue loss. …”
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Incidence of excess oxygen use in critically ill children and its impact on clinical outcomes: A single-center, retrospective study from Pakistan by Rubab Naz, Sahira Ahmed, Muhammad Irfan, Safa Alam, Anwarul Haque

“…This study aims to assess the prevalence of excessive oxygen use in critically ill children using noninvasive SpO2 as a substitute for invasive arterial blood gases and explores its association to morbidity and mortality outcomes. …”
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Unusual Presentation with Orbital Mass in a Child with Precursor B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Lalita Sathitsamitphong, Rungrote Natesirinilkul, Worawut Choeyprasert, Pimlak Charoenkwan

“…We described a 3-year-old girl who presented with progressive proptosis of the right eye and was later diagnosed with precursor B-cell ALL. Initial blood count showed Hb 6.9 g/dL, WBC 42,000/mm3, lymphoblast 50%, and platelet count 185,000/mm3. …”
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In Utero Nutritional Manipulation Provokes Dysregulated Adipocytokines Production in F1 Offspring in Rats by Mervat Y. Hanafi, Mohamed I. Saad, Taha M. Abdelkhalek, Moustafa M. Saleh, Maher A. Kamel

“…Every 5 weeks postnatally, blood samples were obtained for biochemical analysis. …”
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Ameliorating Effects of Arsenic-Induced Toxicity On The Histology Of Vagina And Reproductive Hormones Of Female Sprague Dawley Rats by Amaidah Mir, Urfa Zaryab Mir, Maria Yasmeen, Mushtaq Ahmad, Kanwal Huma, Iram Kehkashan Khurshid

“…After being euthanized by chloroform inhalation on day 15, blood from each rat was drawn by a single intra-cardiac puncture and stored for biochemical analysis. …”
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Genetic Association Analysis of Fasting and 1- and 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Data Using a Generalized Index of Dissimilarity Measure for the Korean Population by Jaeyong Yee, Yongkang Kim, Taesung Park, Mira Park

“…Glucose tolerance tests have been devised to determine the speed of blood glucose clearance. Diabetes is often tested with the standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), along with fasting glucose level. …”
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Effects of Permissive Hypercapnia on Laparoscopic Surgery for Rectal Carcinoma by Lei Wang, Lina Yang, Jing Yang, Shiqiang Shan

“…Plateau pressure, dynamic compliance, arterial blood analysis, and hemodynamic measures were collected as secondary outcomes. …”
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Interleukin 28B polymorphism impact on early HCV kinetics in HCV-infected liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral therapy by V. E. Syutkin, V. P. Chulanov, I. V. Karandashova, V. A. Dolgin, A. O. Chugunov

“…To estimate the impact of recipient IL28B genotypes on rapid (RVR) and early virologic responses (EVR) pattern in liver transplant recipients undergoing antiviral treatment (AVT).Material and methods. Blood samples were screened for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) near the IL28B genes (rs8099917 T ≥G and rs12979860 C>T) by kit «AmpliSens® Genoscreen-IL28B-FL» (CRIE) in 24 HCV-infected recipients. …”
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The Association of the Phylogenetic Typing of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates with Antibiotic Resistance by Shabnam Baghbanijavid, Hossein Samadi Kafil, Safar Farajniya, Seyed Reza Moaddab, Hasan Hosainzadegan, Fatemeh Yeganeh Sefidan, Mojtaba Varshouchi, Hamed Ebrahimzadeh Leylabadlo, Reza Ghotaslou

“…A total of 100 KPC isolates were obtained from the clinical specimens (urine, respiratory secretion, blood, wounds, and trachea). The enrolled patients included 47 men and 53 women aged from 1 to 91 years old. …”
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Comparison of risk factors and maternal outcomes in placenta previa: Assessing the impact of the revised classification in the Indian context by Tanvi Gupta, Vinita Udupa, Hilda Grace Yenuberi, Swati Rathore, Thenmozhi Mani

“…TPP was associated with a higher rate of cesarean deliveries, operative interventions, estimated blood loss, and the need for adjunct procedures, including peripartum hysterectomy. …”
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Electroencephalographic Features of Presumed Hepatic Encephalopathy in a Pediatric Dog with a Portosystemic Shunt—A Case Report by Raluca Adriana Ștefănescu, Vasile Boghian, Gheorghe Solcan, Mario Darius Codreanu, Mihai Musteata

“…As a result of this, the blood brought from the digestive tract through the portal vein bypasses the liver, and the unmetabolized components of the portal bloodstream enter directly into systemic circulation, causing clinical symptoms of metabolic encephalopathy (HE). …”
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Management of a Female Patient with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Somatoform Disorder by E. A. Trush, E. A. Poluektova, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Shifrin

“…No abnormal changes were detected in examination at the clinic (complete blood count, serum chemistry tests, urinalysis or fecal tests, hydrogen and methane breath tests with lactulose, abdominal ultrasound, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy). …”
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Immune Cell Profiling Reveals a Common Pattern in Premetastatic Niche Formation Across Various Cancer Types by Shigeaki Sugiyama, Kanae Yumimoto, Keiichi I. Nakayama

“…Discussion Validation of our findings in humans will require data on the presence or absence of micrometastases in patients and the accumulation of comprehensive and temporal information on immune cells. In addition, blood proteins, extracellular vesicles, DNA, RNA, or metabolites may be useful for more accurate prediction. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension in Area I Cienfuegos Municipality. Second Measurement of CARMEN Initiative by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Karelis Lastre Navarro, María Lina Valdés Gómez, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodríguez

“…The sampling units were: districts, areas and sections that contained the houses, were the individuals were selected; the sample consisted on 373 people, their blood pressure was taken and an opinion poll was applied, the variables were: age, sex, personal record of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, tobacco addiction, type of physical activity, weight, size, abdominal circumference. …”
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Adaptive Immunity in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Phenotype and Functional Alterations of T-Cells before and during Infliximab Therapy by Balázs Szalay, Gergő Mészáros, Áron Cseh, Lilla Ács, Magdolna Deák, László Kovács, Barna Vásárhelyi, Attila Balog

“…Flow cytometry was used to determine T-cell subsets in peripheral blood and their intracellular signaling during activation. …”
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Characterization of Coronary Risk Factors in Workers at the Guillermo Domínguez López Hospital in Las Tunas by Alián Pérez Marrero, Jorge Enrique Labrada Cruz

“…The predominant risk factors were: sedentary lifestyle (57 %), smoking (36.5 %) and high blood pressure (34 %). Those with the greatest influence were: a history of ischemic heart disease, vascular disease, abdominal obesity (z: 0.99), diabetes mellitus (z: 0.92) and arterial hypertension (z: 0.70). …”
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