L-Carnitine Improves Muscle Nutrient Metabolism and Intestinal Health in High-Fat-Fed Carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Xianglin Cao, Rongjie Yuan, Yi Guo, Mengtao Jia, Yinyin Wei, Jiameng zhou, Han Cui, Baohua Li, Jianjun Chen

“…L-Carnitine was found to significantly reduce blood lipid levels. In addition, L-carnitine increased the crude protein content and decreased the crude fat content of high-fat-fed carp muscle while improving muscle fiber morphology and muscle quality. …”
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Roles of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Determining Transmission and Risk Factors Associated with Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms at a Vietnam HealthCare Center of Orphan Children by Van Kim Nguyen, Pirom Noisumdaeng, Katiya Ivanovitch, Eugene Athan, Larry Croft, Phuong Toai Nguyen, Huu Phuc Pham Nguyen

“…We conducted microbiological testing, including the MELAB Chromogenic CARBA agar plates, blood agar plates, and the BD PhoenixTM Automated Microbiology System to screen, isolate, and identify bacterial species and phenotypic tests for the antimicrobial susceptibility of carbapenem-resistant bacteria and the whole-genome sequencing for 12 CROs chosen to confirm the CRO transmission between HCWs and residents. …”
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Characteristics of the level of athletes' sports preparedness in freestyle wrestling by Bakytbek Konakbayev, Raisa Bekembetova, Omirzhan Bekturganov, Mukhtar Yeskaliyev, Dinara Zhunisbek

“…Discussion: Criteria for evaluating competitive loads on the basis of determining the concentration of lactate in the blood were developed. The obtained information allowed to determine the level of preparedness of athletes in freestyle wrestling, as well as the readiness to conduct the next competitive bout Conclusions: Comparative analysis of competitive activity has shown that it is necessary to correct the algorithm of modes of training processes. …”
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Healthy individuals genetically at-risk for the development of Pemphigus vulgaris or Alopecia areata share disease-like cytokine dysregulation by Rebekah R. Schwartz, Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, Animesh A. Sinha

“…In AA, we found healthy control subjects who are blood related to AA patients exhibit the same cytokine dysregulation in Th1 and Th17 pathways as do patients with AA. …”
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Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease Treated by Retransplantation by Ingerid Weum Abrahamsen, Bjørn Christer Grønvold, Else Marit Inderberg, Nadia Mensali, Jonas Mattsson, Tobias Gedde-Dahl

“…The same donor was used for a second transplant, using peripheral blood stem cells. The conditioning used was thiotepa/busulfan/fludarabin with a single dose of cyclophosphamide after transplant as graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) prophylaxis. …”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…After transsphenoidal adenomectomy improvement of general well-being, weight loss, decrease of muscle weakness, improvement of parameters of glucose metabolism and blood pressure were marked; the stomach ulcer did not recur.…”
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Performance Evaluation of Malaria Pf/Pv Combo Test Kit at Highly Malaria-Endemic Area, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Temesgen Eticha, Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Bati

“…A total of 160 patients were included in the study. Finger-prick blood sample was obtained from study subjects for the RDT test and microscopic examination. …”
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Effects and mechanisms of long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist semaglutide on microglia phenotypic transformation and neuroinflammation after cerebral ischemia/repe... by Rulin Mi, Huifeng Cheng, Rui Chen, Bo Bai, An Li, Fankai Gao, Guofang Xue

“…BACKGROUND: The optimal method for addressing cerebral ischemic stroke involves promptly restoring blood supply. However, cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) is an unavoidable consequence of this event. …”
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Comparing robot-assisted and conventional surgery in knee replacement: A meta-analysis of surgical-site wound complications and recovery outcomes by Hu Liang, Yangquan Hao, Wenxing Yu

“…However, this advanced medical technology of robots' application helps reduce blood loss and drainage compared to patients with conventional surgery. …”
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Effect of metformin on the level of aqueous humor inflammatory cytokines in patients with cataract by Jiaxi Li, Jiarui Yang, Ziyuan Liu, Xuemin Li

“…Differences in level of AH cytokines were compared between patients using metformin and non-metformin medicine as blood sugar control drug for T2DM and age-related cataract patients without T2DM. …”
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Clinical and Capillaroscopic Modifications of the Psoriatic Plaque during Therapy: Observations with Oral Acitretin by Giuseppe Stinco, Cinzia Buligan, Enzo Errichetti, Francesca Valent, Pasquale Patrone

“…This finding could be in agreement with a secondary role of blood vessels in the pathogenesis and persistence of psoriatic lesions.…”
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Long COVID-19 “A Metabolic Sequela,” the New-Onset Diabetes among Cohorts Admitted at Tertiary Care Hospital, Hyderabad by Sudha Bala, Surendra B Darivemula, Shrikanth Muralidharan, Rajiv K Bandaru, Sushma N Katkuri, Anesha Singireddy

“…Data were collected about sociodemographic variables, their symptoms at presentation, lifestyle determinants, and measurement of blood sugar by HbA1C for a period of 6 months follow-up with three readings (baseline, third month, and sixth month) using a predesigned and pre-tested questionnaire schedule. …”
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On the pursuit of reproducibility: the importance of large sample sizes in psychoimmunology by Manivel Rengasamy, Daniel Moriarity, Rebecca Price

“…Abstract Peripheral inflammatory markers (PIMs), such as C-reactive protein (CRP) or white blood cell count (WBC), have been associated with depression severity in meta-analyses and large cohort studies. …”
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Alzheimer’s disease may develop from changes in the immune system, cell cycle, and protein processing following alterations in ribosome function by Akiko Yamakawa, Mutsumi Suganuma, Risa Mitsumori, Shumpei Niida, Kouichi Ozaki, Daichi Shigemizu

“…We performed an RNA sequencing analysis on a cohort of 1227 Japanese blood samples, representing 424 AD patients, 543 individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 260 cognitively normal (CN) individuals. …”
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Situation of Pediatric Patients with Testicular Torsion in Times of COVID-19 by Marta Komarowska, Małgorzata Kowalska, Kamil Grubczak, Alicja Pawelczyk, Adam Hermanowicz, Wojciech Debek, Ewa Matuszczak

“…In the 2019 group, Doppler ultrasound showed absent blood flow in the affected testicle in 62% vs. 80% in 2020. …”
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Serum Glycoproteomics and Identification of Potential Mechanisms Underlying Alzheimer’s Disease by Naphatthakarn Kerdsaeng, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Suwannee Chanprasertyothin, Piangporn Charernwat, Sirintorn Chansirikarnjana, Piyamitr Sritara, Jintana Sirivarasai

“…Study participants included outpatients with clinically diagnosed AD (N=136) and healthy controls without cognitive impairment (N=183). Blood samples were collected from all participants for biochemical analysis and for Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotyping by real-time TaqMan PCR assays. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Candesartan Therapy on the Metabolic Profile and Renal Tissue Cytokine Levels in the Obese Zucker Rat by Carolyn M. Ecelbarger, Arjun Rash, Rajesh K. Sinha, Swasti Tiwari

“…Nonetheless, candesartan impaired glucose tolerance, and did not lower blood insulin or glucose levels. Moreover, renal IL-1α, -2, -4, -6 and -10 tumor necrosis factor-α, interferon-γ, were significantly reduced in OZ relative to LZ, and increased by candesartan. …”
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Association of disease activity with programmed cell death 1 and its ligand programmed cell death ligand 1 expressions in lupus patients by Eman Eissa, Rania Kandil, Nehal El-Ghobashy, Walaa Abdelfattah, Zainab Hammouda, Sara Medhat Gadelsayed, Faten Bayoumi

“…PD-1 and PD-L1 expressed levels on each of CD3 T and CD19 B lymphocytes were determined in the peripheral blood (PB) using flow cytometry. Results: The expressed levels of PD-1 and PD-L1 on both CD3 T and CD19 B lymphocytes were significantly higher in PB of SLE group than that of controls (P = 0.01, P = 0.001, P = 0.009, and P = 0.001). …”
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Pro-fertility effect of Ficus carica fruit extract in streptozotocin-induced male rats by Mat Noor Mahanem, Subramaniam Puvaratnesh, AbuBakar Umarqayum, Shamsusah A Nadia

“…Assessments included the sperm quality (count, motility and morphology), histology of the testes, serum testosterone and fasting blood glucose (FBG) level. Results: The FBG level of the Ficus carica-treated rats exhibited a significant decrease compared to the negative control group (P<0.05). …”
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An Unusual Case of Resistant Hypokalaemia in a Patient with Large Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Prostate by Umasankar Mathuram Thiyagarajan, A. Ponnuswamy, A. Bagul, A. Gupta

“…A 70-year-old man presented with clinical signs of large bowel obstruction who was known to have prostatic carcinoma three years ago, treated initially with hormone therapy then chemoradiation. The blood profile showed a severe hypokalaemia and CT scan revealed liver and lung metastases apart from confirming large bowel obstruction from local invasion of NECP. …”
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