Our Unique Experience with Low-Dose Alemtuzumab as an Induction Agent for Renal Transplantation: A Case Series by Cherin Josi, Arjun Parthasarathy, Divya Sundar, Milly Matthew, Premkumar Rajendran, Georgi Abraham

“…Postoperatively, white blood cell and differential count and renal function were monitored daily. …”
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Primary Bone Marrow B-Cell Lymphoma Undetected by Multiple Imaging Modalities That Initially Presented with Hypercalcemia by Jin Sae Yoo, Juwon Kim, Hyeong Ju Kwon, Jung Soo Lim

“…A 74-year-old male patient visited our hospital complaining of tenderness and swelling of the left knee caused by supracondylar fracture of the left distal femur. His initial blood tests showed a serum calcium level of 13.9 mg/dL, inorganic phosphorus of 4.34 mg/dL, and a serum creatinine level of 1.54 mg/dL. …”
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Floor of the Mouth Hemorrhage Following Dental Implant Placement or Guided Bone Regeneration (GBR) in the Atrophic Interforaminal Mandible by Domenico Sfondrini, Stefano Marelli, Rachele Patriarca, Andrea Scribante, Lorenzo Preda, Gabriele Savioli, Giorgio Novelli, Alessandro Bardazzi

“…Differently, in the second case reported, no radiological signs of inner cortical perforation were observed, and together with a mouth floor hematoma, a blood collection was also evident on the lower lip, suggesting a different cause of bleeding. …”
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Evaluating Neural Network Performance in Predicting Disease Status and Tissue Source of JC Polyomavirus from Patient Isolates Based on the Hypervariable Region of the Viral Genome by Aiden M. C. Pike, Saeed Amal, Melissa S. Maginnis, Michael P. Wilczek

“…Of the 63 sequences with unconfirmed tissue sources, eight samples were predicted as urine, 13 as blood, and 42 as cerebrospinal fluid. These models can improve viral sequence identification and provide insights into viral mutations and pathogenesis.…”
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Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Pulpitis by Lanting Shao, Baian Chen, Ying Zheng

“…We also noted dilation and congestion of the pulp blood vessels. Therefore, our model can also be used to explore the middle and later stages of pulpitis. …”
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Effect of Fluid Shear Stress on Portal Vein Remodeling in a Rat Model of Portal Hypertension by Bin Wen, Jian Liang, Xin Deng, Ran Chen, Peichun Peng

“…Nitric oxide (NO), synthase (NOS), and endothelin-1 (ET-1) of the portal vein blood were measured. Changes in geometric structure and ultrastructure of the portal vein were observed using optical and electron microscopy. …”
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Decreased Expression of CD14 in MSU-Mediated Inflammation May Be Associated with Spontaneous Remission of Acute Gout by Lihua Duan, Jiao Luo, Qiang Fu, Ke Shang, Yingying Wei, Youlian Wang, Yan Li, Jie Chen

“…Gout is a common metabolic disease in humans, and it is due to persistently elevated levels of uric acid in the blood. At high levels, uric acid crystallizes and the crystals deposit in joints and surrounding tissues, resulting in an attack of gout. …”
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Association of Peripheral Monocyte Count with Soluble P-Selectin and Advanced Stages in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Adi Surya Komala, Andhika Rachman

“…Monocyte count was calculated from routine peripheral blood examination, while sP-selectin level was measured using commercial ELISA kit. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis in an Immunocompetent Child: A Case Report and Management of Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis by Gulsen Akkoc, Eda Kepenekli Kadayifci, Ayse Karaaslan, Serkan Atici, Nurhayat Yakut, Sevliya Ocal Demir, Ahmet Soysal, Mustafa Bakir

“…The diagnosis was made by EBV-DNA amplification in both the blood and cerebrospinal fluid samples. He was discharged with acyclovir therapy without any sequelae.…”
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Investigating the impact of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes exposure on enzymatic activities and histopathological variations in Swiss albino mice by Iqra Nasim, Nadia Ghani, Rab Nawaz, Emilio Mateev, Yousef A. Bin Jardan

“…Serum samples were extracted at 7 and 14 days after the experiment by centrifuging whole blood for 15 min at 3,000 rpm. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent test (ELISA) was used to measure many enzyme assays, such as Angiotensin Converting Enzymes (ACE), Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST), and Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADPH) oxidase enzyme. …”
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Polymers for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease by Yunfeng Zhu, Haibin Xu, Chaoyan Yu, Wenting Jiang, Xiaowen Hou, Mingyue Ma, Ji Wu

“…In recent years, researchers have made significant progress in utilizing polymers such as polyethylene glycol, poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), and chitosan (CS) to deliver drugs and blood-brain barrier receptor ligands for the treatment of AD. …”
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Ticam2 ablation facilitates monocyte exhaustion recovery after sepsis by Blake A. Caldwell, Susanti Ie, Amy Lucas, Liwu Li

“…Bearing human translational relevance, a case study of time course blood samples collected from a sepsis patient presenting with SIRS and a positive qSOFA revealed a similar effect in human monocytes, which steadily transition into an exhausted memory characterized by a CD38high; CX3CR1low; HLA-DRlow state within four days of hospital admittance. …”
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The Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Bacterial Strains Isolated from Patients with Hospital-Acquired Bloodstream and Urinary Tract Infections by Hamed Ghadiri, Hamid Vaez, Samira Khosravi, Ebrahim Soleymani

“…We aimed to evaluate antibiotic resistance profiles in nosocomial bloodstream and urinary tract pathogens. A total of 129 blood stream and 300 urinary tract positive samples were obtained from patients referring to Besat hospital over a two-year period (2009 and 2010). …”
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Factors predicting secondary hypertension in young adults with hypertension: a retrospective study by Nicha Prasert, Worapaka Manosroi, Benya Hankamolsiri, Muslimah Wae-uma, Papot Choonklai

“…Three significant clinical and biochemical predictors were identified: female (OR 4.56, p = 0.020), systolic blood pressure > 160 mmHg at the time of diagnosis (OR 1.44, p = 0.010), and serum potassium < 3.5 mEq/L (OR 3.69, p = 0.019). …”
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Ascorbic acid alleviates reproductive toxicity of di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate in female Wistar rats by Kalaivani Manokaran, Ravi Sankar Bhaskaran, Jayesh Mudgal, Prabu Paramasivam, Sachin Shetty, Deepak Nayak, Sunitha Carnelio, Vennila Jaganathan, Dharani Abirama Sundari Shanmugam, Karkala Sreedhara Ranganath Pai

“…All treatments were given orally for 30 days. Blood and ovarian tissues were collected to assess serum reproductive hormones, gonadotropin receptor gene expression, oxidative stress markers, and apoptosis. …”
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The Use of Porous Scaffold as a Tumor Model by Mei Zhang, Philip Boughton, Barbara Rose, C. Soon Lee, Angela M. Hong

“…Human cancer is a three-dimensional (3D) structure consisting of neighboring cells, extracellular matrix, and blood vessels. It is therefore critical to mimic the cancer cells and their surrounding environment during in vitro study. …”
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Serum Leptin as a Marker for Severity of Endometriosis by Shatha Sami Hussein, Fatin Shallal Farhan, Alaa Ibrahim Ali

“…A study group of 30 patients were operated either by laparoscopy or laparotomy for many reasons diagnosed as endometriosis by histopathology, and 30 normal women as a control group underwent elective surgery. Blood sample was taken from all patients in the theater room when laparoscopy finding went with endometriosis, and classifying according to surgical staging of endometriosis, the level of serum leptin was measured by ELISA using Human LEP (Leptin) ELISA Kit. …”
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The Role of Inspiratory Muscle Training in Sickle Cell Anemia Related Pulmonary Damage due to Recurrent Acute Chest Syndrome Attacks by Burcu Camcıoğlu, Meral Boşnak-Güçlü, Müşerrefe Nur Karadallı, Şahika Zeynep Akı, Gülsan Türköz-Sucak

“…Background. The sickling of red blood cells causes a constellation of musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and pulmonary manifestations. …”
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Robotic Partial Nephrectomy with the Da Vinci Xi by George J. S. Kallingal, Sanjaya Swain, Fadi Darwiche, Sanoj Punnen, Murugesan Manoharan, Mark L. Gonzalgo, Dipen J. Parekh

“…Mean ischemia time was 17.5 minutes and estimated blood loss was 120 mLs. 12 of 15 patients had renal cell carcinoma. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Trypanosomosis in Dromedary Camels in the Pastoral Areas of the Guji Zone in Ethiopia by Gossa Alemu, Rahmeto Abebe

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of camel trypanosomosis, identify the potential risk factors, and determine the importance of trypanosomosis in causing anemia in camels in the Gorodola and Liben districts in the Guji Zone of Oromia Regional State in Ethiopia. To this end, blood samples were collected from randomly selected 450 camels in heparinized capillary tubes and analyzed for the presence of Trypanosoma evansi using the buffy coat technique and Giemsa-stained thin smears. …”
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