Protective effects of Euphorbia heterophylla against testicular degeneration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats in relation to phytochemical profile. by Ahmed M Nagy, Heba A Fahmy, Mohamed F Abdel-Hameed, Rehab F Taher, Alaa M Ali, Mohamed M Amin, Sherif M Afifi, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Mohamed A Farag, Abdelsamed I Elshamy

“…The protective effect of EH-EtOH against testicular degeneration in the rat model of DM was evaluated by measuring improvements in blood glucose levels, body weight, testicular inflammation, oxidative damage, testicular microcirculation impairment, and apoptosis of testicular cells induced by STZ. …”
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Combination Therapy with GABA and MgSO4 Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Rat by Shahla Sohrabipour, Mohammad Reza Sharifi, Mohammadreza Sharifi, Ardeshir Talebi, Nepton Soltani

“…Body weight, abdominal fat, blood glucose, serum insulin, and glucagon concentration were measured. …”
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Is HbA1c Predictive for Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Oya Aldemir, Şeyma Asıltürk, Deniz Esinler, Ertuğrul Karahanoğlu, Ömer Kandemir, Serdar Yalvaç

“…STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included 131 women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that were screened and diagnosed between the 24-28 weeks of gestation by two-step testing regimen in Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women’s Health Research and Educational Hospital. Venous blood samples of these women were collected for HbA1c. …”
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Research progress in unilateral moyamoya disease by Xiaokuan Hao, Cunxin Tan, Ziqi Liu, Yang Tie, Yanru Wang, Shihao He, Ran Duan, Rong Wang, Rong Wang

“…Unilateral moyamoya disease (U-MMD) is a chronic vascular disease characterized by progressive stenosis and occlusion of the terminal end of the internal carotid artery and its main branches, resulting in the appearance of moyamoya-like blood vessels at the base of the brain. The etiology of U-MMD is unknown, it accounts for 9.7–17.8% of all moyamoya disease, and the family incidence is 5.5–13.3%. …”
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Cardiac cycle: an observational/interventional study protocol to characterise cardiopulmonary function and evaluate a home-based cycling program in children and adolescents born ex... by Jeanie L Y Cheong, Michael M H Cheung, Melanie M Clarke, Jonathan P Mynard, Claire E Willis

“…Cardiopulmonary function assessed via measures of blood pressure, arterial stiffness, capillary density, peak oxygen consumption, lung clearance indexes and ventricular structure/function, will be compared with 58 age-matched and sex-matched term-born controls at baseline and post intervention. …”
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An analysis on role of iron deficiency in febrile seizure among children in 6 months to 5 years: A case-control study by Haridev Sankar, Vanishree Shriram, Sivaprakasam Elayaraja

“…“Iron deficiency anemia” was more common in these instances, evident in blood parameters, alongside increased WBC counts. …”
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The Effect of P-Cymene on Glucose, Insulin, Antioxidant Power, and the Level of AKT Gene mRNA in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetes Model in Male Wistar Rats by Maryam Arabloei Sani, Zahra Hajebrahimi, Parichehreh Yaghmaei, Nasim Hayati Roodbari

“…In the present study, the therapeutic effects of p-cymene on blood glucose and insulin levels, the antioxidant power of serum (FRAP assay) and the expression of AKT mRNAs in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats were investigated. …”
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IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITY OF THE LACTOBACILLUS DELBRUECKII SUBSP. BULGARICUS LB 86 ENZYME LYSATE by L. Lаzarenko, L. Orіabinska, T. Bohdan

“…Under the action of this enzyme lysate in vitro, the indicator of phagocytosis (PhI) of the peritoneal cavity macrophages of intact BALB/c mice was enhanced and after its intragastric administration to these mice, the increase of the parameters of spontaneous and stimulated NBT test of macrophages was observed and increase (on the 6th day after its introduction) in the levels of IL-12 and IFN-γ in the blood serum of mice treated with this enzyme lysate was noted against the background of an increase in the ratio of INF-γ/IL-4, which also indicated its potential ability to activate the cellular immune response. …”
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MRI findings one year post-radio frequency ablation for chronic Achilles tendonosis: A case report by Claudia Radek-Ziffra, DPM, Howard A. Stone, DPM, FACFAS

“…Achilles tendinosis has numerous possible etiologies including overuse, decreased tendon blood supply and tensile strength due to aging, muscle imbalance or weakness, and excessive pronation of the foot. …”
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Effect of Alkaloids from Nelumbinis Plumula against Insulin Resistance of High-Fat Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mice by Yong Xie, Yi Zhang, Zebin Guo, Hongliang Zeng, Baodong Zheng

“…The results showed that HFD could induce a significant increase in blood glucose and IR in rats. However, rats treated with NPA (400 or 600 mg/kg) showed improved IR and reduction in serum inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-6. …”
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Diagnostic Predictive Value of Tryptase, Serum Amyloid A and Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 Biomarker Groups for Large Atherosclerotic Cerebral Infarction by Wenhui Jia, Xia Li, Fang Lei, Fengyun Hu, Fenglian Li, Xueying Zhang, Siyu Liu, Feifei Huang, Changxin Li

“…Traditional independent risk factors for cerebral infarction have received attention from clinicians, but the risk factors for large artery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction are still unclear. Various blood biomarkers have an important role in the early diagnosis of large artery atherosclerotic cerebral infarction. …”
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Polyurethanes as Biomaterials in Medicine: Advanced Applications, Infection Challenges, and Innovative Surface Modification Methods by Drożdż Kamil, Gołda-Cępa Monika, Brzychczy-Włoch Monika

“…PUs are employed in a diverse array of medical devices, including non-implantable applications such as wound dressings, catheters, and infusion sets; short-term implants like bone stabilizers and tracheostomy tubes; and long-term implants such as tissue regeneration scaffolds, artificial blood vessels, and heart valves. Despite their many advantages, their use carries a significant risk of infections, including ventilator-associated pneumonia, infective endocarditis, and urinary tract infections. …”
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Chromatin remodeling in oligodendrogenesis by E. V. Antontseva, N. P. Bondar

“…As they go through the stages of specification and differentiation – from multipotent neuronal cells in the ventricular zone of the neural tube to mature myelinating oligodendrocytes as well as during migration along blood vessels to their destination – cells undergo dramatic changes in the pattern of gene expression. …”
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Brucellosis Presenting with Febrile Pancytopenia: An Atypical Presentation of a Common Disease and Review of Brucellosis by Carina Chang, Bryce D. Beutler, Mark B. Ulanja, Chukwudum Uche, Milan Zdrnja

“…Definitive diagnosis can only be established through isolation of Brucella species from blood or tissues. Treatment involves a prolonged course of multiple antibiotics; six weeks of combination therapy with aminoglycoside or rifampin and tetracycline represents the most common regimen. …”
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Effects of Renal Denervation on Ouabain-Induced Hypertension in Rats by Minna Tang, Jialu Hu, Wenshu Li, Ningzhi Zhang, Sisi Ning, Yan Yan, Zhaoqiang Cui

“…After eight weeks, compared with the control group, rats in the ouabain group exhibited elevated blood pressure (P<0.05), increased plasma epinephrine, norepinephrine, angiotensin II, and aldosterone levels (P<0.05). …”
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White adipose tissues and skeletal muscles as a target of chrysin during the treatment of obesity in rats by Omar S. Hassan, Magda A. Megahed, Nesma A. Ghazal

“…After 8 weeks of treatment, blood samples were taken at the end of the experiment for biochemical tests. …”
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Molecular Assessment of Blastocystis hominis in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Balad City, Saladin Province, Iraq by Shereen Khalid Ismaiel, Abeer Abbas Ali, Akeel Hussein Ali Al-Assi

“…The samples were taken between November 2022 and May 2023 at the laboratories of the General Balad Hospital in Balad City, Saladin, Iraq. Blood and stool samples were taken from each patient, and the investigation included microscopic examination and culturing of the samples on Modified Jones’ Medium for parasitic identification; active infection was confirmed genetically using PCR, and subtyping was done via sequencing of the SSU rRNA gene. …”
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Advancements in Predictive Analytics: Machine Learning Approaches to Estimating Length of Stay and Mortality in Sepsis by Houssem Ben Khalfallah, Mariem Jelassi, Jacques Demongeot, Narjès Bellamine Ben Saoud

“…Feature importance analysis identified ICU stay duration (ICU_DAYS_OBS) as the most influential predictor for both outcomes, alongside vital signs, white blood cell counts, and lactic acid levels. These findings highlight the potential of ML-driven clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) to enhance early risk assessment, optimize ICU resource planning, and support timely interventions. …”
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Uterine Rupture in Pregnancy following Two Abdominal Myomectomies and IVF by Marco D’Asta, Ferdinando Antonio Gulino, Carla Ettore, Valentina Dilisi, Elisa Pappalardo, Giuseppe Ettore

“…In the peritoneal cavity, there was 500 mL of blood serum liquid. The right arm and shoulder of the fetus were extending out of the uterus across a breach of 5 cm near the right tubal corner. …”
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Nomogram for Predicting In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interve... by Yudan Wang, Litian Liu, Xinning Li, Yi Dang, Yingxiao Li, Jiaqi Wang, Xiaoyong Qi

“…This study included 274 patients, among whom 179 died in hospital. Sex, random blood glucose on admission, ejection fraction after PCI, no-reflow, and intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) were independently associated with in-hospital mortality (all P<0.05). …”
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