An Aloe-Based Composition Constituting Polysaccharides and Polyphenols Protected Mice against D-Galactose-Induced Immunosenescence by Mesfin Yimam, Teresa Horm, Alexandria O’Neal, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Qi Jia

“…A group of D-gal-treated mice treated at 400 mg/kg/day UP360 was kept without vaccination. Whole blood, serum, spleen homogenate, and thymus tissues were used for analysis. …”
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A Microfluidic Paper-Based Device for Monitoring Urease Activity in Saliva by Francisca T. S. M. Ferreira, António O. S. S. Rangel, Raquel B. R. Mesquita

“…Since it has been reported that there are high levels of urease in CKD patients’ saliva, this sample is a promising non-invasive alternative to blood for CKD detection and monitoring. This work introduces a novel 3D µPAD for quantifying urease activity in saliva in a range of 0.041–0.750 U/mL, with limits of detection and quantification of 0.012 and 0.041 U/mL, respectively. …”
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Association between Serum Trace Elements Levels, Steroid Concentrations, and Reproductive Disorders in Ewes and Does by Derar Derar, Ahmed Ali, Tariq Almundarij, Essam Abd-Elmoniem, Tamim Alhassun, Moustafa Zeitoun

“…It can be concluded that the reproductive disorders are associated with changes in the level of trace elements in blood of ewes and goats. There is a reciprocal relationship between the levels of estrogen and progesterone with those of the trace elements in serum of ewes and goats.…”
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A Giant-Cell Lesion with Cellular Cannibalism in the Mandible: Case Report and Review of Brown Tumors in Hyperparathyroidism by Lorenzo Azzi, Laura Cimetti, Matteo Annoni, Diego Anselmi, Lucia Tettamanti, Angelo Tagliabue

“…There was no sign of neurological involvement, although the nerves appeared to be dislocated. After full blood chemistry analysis and detailed collection of radiographs, the final diagnosis was brown tumors in primary hyperparathyroidism. …”
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Treatment of Femoral Neck Fractures with Intramedullary Fixation with Integrated Interlocking Lag and Compression Screws by Bradley Lezak, Roberto Hernandez-Irizarry, Stephen Quinnan

“…Conclusion: Femoral neck fractures are challenging to manage due to their intracapsular location and the tenuous blood supply to the femoral head. The use of intramedullary devices with integrated lag and compression screws is an effective method for the operative fixation of femoral neck fractures. …”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Patients with Diabetes: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Comorbidity by Malgorzata Gorska-Ciebiada, Malgorzata Saryusz-Wolska, Maciej Ciebiada, Jerzy Loba

“…Detailed information of history of diabetes, and data of BMI, HbA1c, and blood lipids were collected. Results. The prevalence of MCI was 31.5%, depressive syndrome was 29.7%, and MCI with coexisting depressive mood was 9.1%. …”
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Can Primary Cardiac Myxofibrosarcoma Grow Quickly from Zero to a Size Leading to Left-Sided Heart Failure within 9 Months? by Levan Karazanishvili, Eduard Limonjiani

“…These tumors can silently grow and produce no or few symptoms until the tumor is large enough to obstruct blood flow. The definitive treatment is negative margin resection, if possible. …”
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Effect of single ethanol administration on behavior and the consumption and preference of ethanol in tame and aggressive rats by R. V. Kozhemyakina, S. G. Shikhevich, A. Cagan, R. G. Gulevich

“…Former studies of tame rats, based on the blood levels of corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in rest and stress, revealed a decrease of the manifestation of anxiety-like behavior and of the HPA function in comparison to aggressive and unselected rats. …”
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Holotranscobalamin Is a Useful Marker of Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Alcoholics by Alberto Fragasso, Clara Mannarella, Angela Ciancio, Oronzo Scarciolla, Nicoletta Nuzzolese, Rocco Clemente, Eustachio Vitullo, Andrea Sacco

“…For assessing vitamin B12 status, we evaluated 22 adult alcoholic male patients by measuring in parallel serum Cbl, serum folate and red blood cell folate levels, HoloTC levels by the AxSYM assay. …”
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Transcriptomics-based investigation of resistance differences to swine fever between large white pigs and min pigs by Jia Li, Deming Ren, Xiangxu Meng, Yiyun He, Lixian Wang, Xihui Sheng, Ligang Wang

“…Exploring the mechanisms of disease resistance in these breeds could lay the groundwork for genetic improvements in pig immunity, potentially augmenting overall pig productivity. In this study, whole blood samples were collected from pre- and post- swine fever vaccinated Min and Large White pigs for transcriptome sequencing. …”
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Combining machine learning and single-cell sequencing to identify key immune genes in sepsis by Hao Wang, Linghan Len, Li Hu, Yingchun Hu

“…Abstract This research aimed to identify novel indicators for sepsis by analyzing RNA sequencing data from peripheral blood samples obtained from sepsis patients (n = 23) and healthy controls (n = 10). 5148 differentially expressed genes were identified using the DESeq2 technique and 5636 differentially expressed genes were identified by the limma method(|Log2 Fold Change|≥2, FDR < 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Antidiabetic Properties of the Leaves Extract of Ficus vallis-choudae Delile in a Model of Type 2 Diabetes Induced by High-Fat Diet and Streptozotocin by Kilenma Kolefer, David Miaffo, Roger Ponka

“…The AEFV also lowered blood glucose levels, insulinemia, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) index, and total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (LDL-c), and very-low-density lipoproteins cholesterol (VLDL-c) levels. …”
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Unveiling the Hidden Burden: Estimating All-Cause Mortality Risk in Older Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes by Dikang Pan, Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Jingyu Wang, Yachan Ning, Jianming Guo, Cong Wang, Yongquan Gu

“…The final model includes four independent predictors: age, gender, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and white blood cell count. The C-index values for the training and validation cohorts were 0.748 and 0.762, respectively. …”
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Fungal Bezoar: A Rare Cause of Ureteral Obstruction by Nabil Zeineddine, Wissam Mansour, Sandy El Bitar, Marco Campitelli, Neville Mobarakai

“…Physical examination revealed right flank tenderness with fever and hypotension; laboratory findings showed acute kidney injury and large blood and leucocytes in the urine. A CT abdomen and pelvis showed hydronephrosis of the right collecting system of a horseshoe kidney with air and hyperdense debris in the renal pelvis. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhanced Proangiogenic Potential of Cardiac Fibroblasts via Angiopoietin-Like 4 by Jiejie Li, Xin Xu, Suyan Fei, Ren Wang, Hua Wang, Wei Zhu, Yuanyuan Zhao

“…After myocardial hypoxic injury, it is important to enhance vascular formation and restore blood supply for injury repair. Previous studies have suggested that cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) play a crucial role in angiogenesis after myocardial injury. …”
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High-Risk Microgranular Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with a Five-Way Complex Translocation Involving PML-RARA by Benjamin Powers, Diane Persons, Deepthi Rao, Janet Woodroof, Tara L. Lin

“…Given his elevated white blood cell count at presentation, intrathecal chemotherapy for central nervous system prophylaxis was also given. …”
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Hysterectomy Sparing Management of Uterine Necrosis following Uterine Artery Embolization for Postpartum Hemorrhage by Myriam Chlela, Josette Dawkins, Gregory Lewis

“…This is the case of a 30-year-old patient who had a cesarean section delivery and subsequently developed PPH due to uterine atony. The estimated blood loss (EBL) was 2500 ml; despite the use of uterotonic medications and trial of intrauterine balloon tamponade. …”
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The First Infant Bloodstream Infection Caused by Pantoea dispersa in China: A Case Report and Literature Review by Yu W, Sun Z, Wang M, Li Z, Zhang C, Sun Y, Wang S

“…We report a case of a 9-month-old female patient from China whose blood cultures indicated positive Gram-negative bacilli. …”
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Pharmacokinetics of PEGylated Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in Rats by Xiaohan Cao, Zhiyong Chen, Zhuoran Yu, Yonghong Ge, Xianyin Zeng

“…In in vivo half-life time measured after 125I-PEG-rHuEPO administration at the doses of 1, 2, and 3 μg/kg, t1/2α was 1.90, 1.19, and 2.50 hours, respectively, whereas t1/2β was 22.37, 26.21, and 20.92 hours, respectively; at 8, 24, and 48 hours after intramuscular administration, PEG-rHuEPO was distributed to all of the examined tissues, however, with high concentrations of radioactivity, only in plasma, blood, muscle at the administration site, and bone marrow. …”
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Case of Metastatic Canine Transmissible Venereal Tumor in a Dog: Clinical and Cytological Evaluation by Olanrewaju Samuel Olaifa, Abdulrauf Adekunle Usman, Taiwo Kemi Adebiyi, Bamidele Nyemike Ogunro, Adah Osereime, Richard Edem Antia, Favour Akinfemi Ajibade, Ojuolape Adeyemi Adeshubomi, Toluwalase Oluwatimilehin Soneye

“…Hematological tests revealed non-regenerative anemia and elevated white blood cell count, while cytological examination identified neoplastic round cells with high nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratios and mitotic figures. …”
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