Corynebacteria from the respiratory microbiota modulate inflammatory responses and associate with a reduced pneumococcal burden in the lungs by Caroline Bergenfelz, Phuong Do, Liv Larsson, Hanna Ivarsson, Kasper Malmborn, Anders P. Håkansson

“…The inflammatory response and the bacterial burden of both species over time were determined by Western blot, luciferase assay, cytokine bead array, flow cytometry and viable plate counts on blood agar plates.ResultsClinical isolates of Corynebacteria were well tolerated by human cells and mice. …”
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Exercise Stress Testing in Children with Metabolic or Neuromuscular Disorders by Tim Takken, Wim G. Groen, Erik H. Hulzebos, Cornelia G. Ernsting, Peter M. van Hasselt, Berthil H. Prinsen, Paul J. Helders, Gepke Visser

“…During exercise, respiratory gas-exchange and heart rate were monitored; blood and urine samples were collected for biochemical analysis at set time points. …”
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Towards the Application of Atorvastatin to Intensify Proapoptotic Potential of Conventional Antileukemic Agents In Vitro by Jolanta D. Żołnierczyk, Arleta Kaźmierczuk, Paweł Hikisz, Barbara Cebula-Obrzut, Ewa Wawrzyniak, Jerzy Z. Błoński, Małgorzata Misiewicz, Paweł Robak, Piotr Smolewski, Zofia M. Kiliańska

“…This study has revealed that in vitro atorvastatin increases the proapoptotic potential of cladribine and mafosfamide in CLL cells isolated from peripheral blood of patients. Moreover, a preincubation with the above statin sensitizes leukemic cells to CM-induced apoptosis even at small concentrations of the drug. …”
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Camel milk and D-allulose synergistically improved camel dairy flavor and alleviated insulin resistance of human HepG2 cells by Tuerxunnayi Aili, Zhaoxu Xu, Chen Liu, Jie Yang, Haitao Yue

“…These products may help patients with diabetes stabilize their blood sugar levels in daily life, thus enriching their diet, and may expand the market of camel milk.…”
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Association between Platelet to Neutrophil Ratio (PNR) and Clinical Outcomes in STEMI Patients after Successful pPCI: A Secondary Analysis Based on a Cohort Study by Hao Wang, Xiaochun Qing, Hua Wang, Yunfei Gu

“…After adjusting for age, sex, anterior wall myocardial infarction (MI), history of MI, apelin-12, apelin-12 change rate, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, peak cardiac troponin I, pathological Q wave, Killip classification grade, fasting blood glucose, albumin, GENSINI score, and estimated glomerular filtration rate, a nonlinear relationship was found between the PNR and MACEs in the included cohort. …”
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Protective Effects of Ophiocordyceps lanpingensis on Glycerol-Induced Acute Renal Failure in Mice by Yanyan Zhang, Yaxi Du, Hong Yu, Yongchun Zhou, Feng Ge

“…Renal conditions were evaluated using kidney index, serum creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and histological analysis. …”
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Effects of Cirsium japonicum var. maackii on avelliation of metabolic disease by improving insulin resistance by Hye-Bin Yoon, Yuseong Jang, Hyeon-Gi Paik, Hwal Choi, Jihye Choi, Jungkee Kwon

“…Results The results showed that CJE was effective in reducing body weight and fat mas and showed a positive effect on lowering blood glucose and improving insulin sensitivity. …”
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Smartphone-based health monitoring in India: Data collection and evaluation for pulse rate estimation by Achal Shetty, Sanjana S. Narasimhamurthy, KS Nataraj, Srilakshmi M. Prabhu, Neha Jagadeesh, Kunal Katre, Sumit Kumar, Neelesh Kapoor, Sudhir P. Haladi, Sankalp Gulati

“…Methods: Data collection considered Indian patients with various medical conditions, body mass index profiles, blood pressure levels, ages, and smoking habits, reflecting a broad demographic spectrum. …”
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A model for developing a surgical and anaesthesia safety checklist in reducing surgical morbidity and mortality: A literature review by Handayani Rahmaya Nova, AryadiA M., Suandika Made, Yudha Magenda Bisma, Surtiningsih

“…Complications that often occur include patient/procedure/surgery site errors, anaesthesia equipment problems, lack of availability of necessary equipment, unexpected blood loss, unsterile equipment, and surgical objects left inside the patient. …”
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Effect of Premna pubescens Ethanol Extract on Erythrocyte Count and Kidney Histology in Rattus norvegicus L by Srinatalia Silaen

“…Twenty-four male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control, ethanol extract of wild leaves, Sheep Red Blood Cell (SRBC) antigen, and combined ethanol extract with SRBC. …”
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The distribution of the european swallow bug (oeciacus hirundinis jenyns, 1839) in the nests of house martin (delichon urbica linnaeus, 1758) in afyonkarahisar by Mustafa Köse, Kürşat Kartal, Mustafa Eser, Bilal Dik

“…<p> <b>Conclusions:</b> This situation poses a risk for human as it was reported that these species can suck blood in human. Beside rash and allergic reactions, they have the potential to transfer viral and bacterial infections.…”
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Low Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio as a Possible Predictor of an Unfavourable Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke after Mechanical Thrombectomy by Katarína Pinčáková, Georgi Krastev, Jozef Haring, Miroslav Mako, Viktória Mikulášková, Vladimír Bošák

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential use of complete blood count parameters, including indices and ratios, for predicting the clinical outcome in AIS patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT). …”
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Challenging and continuing laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for more than 30 Years at a single institution. After the LACC trial, should minimally invasive surgery for early-stage... by Kohei Omatsu, Chyi-Long Lee, Kuan-Gen Huang

“…The median operation time was 274 min (range: 173–410 min), with an estimated blood loss of 125 mL (range: 50–300 mL). While no major intraoperative complications were observed, one patient reported a poor sensation of urination postoperatively. …”
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Renal Protection by Genetic Deletion of the Atypical Chemokine Receptor ACKR2 in Diabetic OVE Mice by Shirong Zheng, Susan Coventry, Lu Cai, David W. Powell, Venkatakrishna R. Jala, Bodduluri Haribabu, Paul N. Epstein

“…ACKR2 deletion did not affect diabetic blood glucose levels but significantly decreased parameters of renal inflammation including leukocyte infiltration and fibrosis. …”
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A novel technique for heart-thymus en bloc transplantation in nonhuman primates by James T. Nawalaniec, Samantha M. Landino, Jane M. O, Cynthia L. Miller, Abbas Dehnadi, Isabel Hanekamp, Jayne Marie Muoio, Casey Winter, Nicole Hays, James S. Allan, Joren C. Madsen

“…Thymic function was monitored by serial biopsy and flow cytometry of peripheral blood. Heart-thymus en bloc transplantation resulted in immediate revascularization of the heart and donor thymus with maintenance of normal thymic architecture, even in biopsies taken months after transplantation. …”
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Blunt Cardiac Injuries That Require Operative Management: A Single-Center 7-Year Experience by Seung Hwan Lee, Myung Jin Jang, Yang Bin Jeon

“…Non-survivors had significantly more preoperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions (p=0.019) and were significantly more likely to experience preoperative cardiac arrest (p=0.001) than survivors. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and associated health care cost among patients attending psychiatric clinics in Odisha, India by Priti Gupta, Solveig A. Cunningham, Mohammed K. Ali, Sailesh Mohan, Pranab Mahapatra, Sanghamitra C. Pati

“…Conclusion: Cardiometabolic diseases are most commonly clustered with mood disorders. There is a need for blood pressure and sugar measurement in psychiatric clinics and mood disorder screening in cardiac, endocrinology, and primary care clinics.…”
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Melatonin Secretion Pattern in Critically Ill Patients: A Pilot Descriptive Study by Yuliya Boyko, René Holst, Poul Jennum, Helle Oerding, Miki Nikolic, Palle Toft

“…Eight patients were included. Blood-melatonin was taken every 4th hour, and polysomnography was carried out continually during a 48-hour period. …”
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Negative hemodynamic response in the visual cortex: Evidence supporting neuronal origin via hemodynamic observation and two-photon imaging by Zhen Li, Lihua He, Limin Peng, Xuan Zhu, Ming Li, Dewen Hu

“…Additionally, stimulation led to a reduction in cerebral blood flow (CBF) in the NHR region. Notably, there was an overall suppression of the calcium response in the NHR region, although a small proportion (14 %) of neurons exhibited concurrent activation. …”
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Long-Term Metabolic Outcomes after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM): Results from the Odense GDM Follow-Up Study (OGFUS) by Kristine Hovde Jacobsen, Jori Aalders, Katrine Sølling, Marianne Skovsager Andersen, Lena Sønder Snogdal, Maria Hornstrup Christensen, Christina Anne Vinter, Kurt Højlund, Dorte Møller Jensen

“…Additionally, anthropometrics, fat mass, and blood pressure were assessed and indices of insulin sensitivity and beta cell function were calculated. …”
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