Generation and characterization of novel induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines derived from three symptomatic carriers of a pathogenic MYH11 variant and two non-carrier relati... by Aria Atash, Maarten Jan Cramer, Barend Mees, Pieter A. Doevendans, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Francesca Stillitano

“…Here, we report human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines, generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of three variant carriers and two non-carrying family members. …”
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Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelial Cell Tumor (PEComa) with Liver Metastasis: a Case Report and Literature Review by Yu. A. Stepanova, Kh. A. Ayvazyan, D. V. Kalinin, O. I. Zhavoronkova, V. S. Shirokov, A. V. Zhao

“…A 22-year-old woman who was surgically treated for pancreatic head PEComa with infiltration of the duct of Wirsung, common bile duct, duodenal wall, focal invasion into the blood and lymphatic vessels, and perineural space infiltration. …”
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The Effect of Tianmai Xiaoke Pian on Insulin Resistance through PI3-K/AKT Signal Pathway by Nana Wang, Tiegang Li, Ping Han

“…Eight weeks later, fasting blood glucose (FBG) and oral glucose tolerance tests (OGTT) were performed. …”
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Effects of Nonsurgical Periodontal Therapy on Clinical Response, Microbiological Profile, and Glycemic Control in Malaysian Subjects with Type 1 Diabetes by Samira Mukhtar Buzinin, Aied Mohammed Alabsi, Alexander Tong Boon Tan, Vui King Vincent-Chong, Dasan Swaminathan

“…Periodontal parameters and plaque samples for microbiological evaluation were done at baseline, 2 and 3 months after nonsurgical periodontal therapy. Blood samples were taken from only the test group and evaluated for HbA1c at baseline and 3 months after periodontal therapy. …”
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Neutrophil Extracellular Traps Contribute to the Disease Severity of Dengue Virus Infection by Cucunawangsih Cucunawangsih, Ratna Sari Wijaya, Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito, Ivet Suriapranata

“…Results: Based on the transcriptomic analysis, the whole blood gene expression functional in neutrophil activities and NETs formation was upregulated with dengue disease severity. …”
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Cardiovascular Hyperreactivity and its Association with Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez, Yudith Brito Pérez de Corcho, Lázaro Hermes González Otero, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado

“…The variables analyzed were: sex, skin color, age, height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, triglycerides, cholesterol, HDL cholesterol and fasting blood glucose. Chi-square and prevalence ratio with a 95 % confidence interval were calculated. …”
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Hepatic encephalopathy: pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnostics, treatment by Ch. S. Pavlov, I. V. Damulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…HE is a complex of neurological and psychiatric disorders that develop on a background of severe liver diseases due to portal blood shunting and impaired liver detoxication function. …”
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Prevalence, Determinants, and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Urinary Tract Infections in Antenatal Women in an Urban Resettlement Colony and Slum in Delhi, India: A Cross-sectio... by Divya Gupta, Mongjam M. Singh, Saurav Basu, Suneela Garg, CP Baveja, YM Mala

“…Urine samples were examined through semi-quantitative culture on plated Mac Conkey and blood agar. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done on Muller Hinton agar using the modified Stokes’ disc diffusion method. …”
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Effects of B-Blockers on the Sympathetic and Cytokines Storms in Covid-19. by Al-kuraishy, Hayder M., Al-Gareeb, Ali Ismail, Mostafa-Hedeab, Gomaa, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Zirintunda, Gerald, Aslam, Akhmed, Allahyani, Mamdouh, Welburn, Susan Christina, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber

“…The potential mechanisms of SS in Covid-19 are through different pathways such as hypoxia, which activate the central sympathetic center through carotid bodies chemosensory input and induced proinflammatory cytokines, which cross the blood-brain barrier and activation of the sympathetic center. b2-receptors signaling pathway play a crucial role in the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, macrophage activation, and B-cells for the production of antibodies with inflammation exacerbation. b-blockers have anti-inflammatory effects through reduction release of pro-inflammatory cytokines with inhibition of NF-kB. …”
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Core microbe Bifidobacterium in the hindgut of calves improves the growth phenotype of young hosts by regulating microbial functions and host metabolism by Yimin Zhuang, Duo Gao, Wen Jiang, Yiming Xu, Guanglei Liu, Guobin Hou, Tianyu Chen, Shangru Li, Siyuan Zhang, Shuai Liu, Jingjun Wang, Jianxin Xiao, Mengmeng Li, Wei Wang, Shengli Li, Zhijun Cao

“…The close relationships between growth performance, blood metabolites, and microbiome were also confirmed. …”
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Meta-analysis: p16INK4α (Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitor 2A) is one of the major causes of nasopharyngeal cancer by Lao Đức Thuận, Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Thảo, Thiều Hồng Huệ, Nguyễn Trung Hiếu, Phạm Thị Thúy Ngọc, Trần Bích Thư, Lê Huyền Ái Thúy

“…Additionally, methylation on the p16INK4α gene in blood samples from NPC patients was also significantly higher compared to normal blood samples. …”
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Several factors that predict the outcome of large B‐cell lymphoma patients who relapse/progress after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T‐cell therapy can be identified before cell a... by Alice Sýkorová, František Folber, Kamila Polgárová, Heidi Móciková, Juraj Ďuraš, Kateřina Steinerová, Aleš Obr, Adriana Heindorfer, Miriam Ladická, Ľubica Lukáčová, Erika Čellárová, Ivana Plameňová, David Belada, Andrea Janíková, Marek Trněný, Tereza Jančárková, Vít Procházka, Andrej Vranovský, Margaréta Králiková, Jan Vydra, Lukáš Smolej, Ľuboš Drgoňa, Martin Sedmina, Eva Čermáková, Robert Pytlík

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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…Due to complexity of differential diagnostics, IBS should be considered as diagnosis by exclusion that require following investigations: clinical and biochemical blood tests; IgA or IgG anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies; thyroid hormone levels; fecal occult blood test; glucose or lactulose hydrogen breath test for bacterial overgrowth syndrome; stool test for coliform bacteria, stool test for Clostridium difficile toxins A and B; fecal calprotectin level; abdominal ultrasound; upper and lower endoscopies, at indications - with biopsies. …”
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Parasitic infection prevalence in tuberculosis patients and their household contacts in the Littoral Region of Cameroon by Lucy Cho Nchang, Chefor Magha, Patience Agwa Fonong, Narcisse Victor Tchamatchoua Gandjui, Nancielle Mbiatong Tchatat, Desmond Akumtoh Nkimbeng, Frank Noel Nietcho, Juluis Visnel Foyet, Fanny Fri Fombad, Tatiana Djikeussi Katcho, Jerome Fru Cho, Achim Hoerauf, Manuel Ritter, Samuel Wanji

“…Socio-demographic data and associated factors were collected using structured questionnaires. Blood, stool, urine and skin snip samples were collected following standard guidelines for investigation of parasitic infections. …”
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Improving Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters and Reducing Mortality due to Ascites in Broilers by Propranolol Inclusion by Shahriar Saidian, Somaya Farahmand, Mokhtar Fathi, Salar Saifi

“…Additionally, ascites induction increased the number of white and red blood cells, hematocrit, hemoglobin, heterophile, and decreased lymphocytes (P<0.05). …”
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β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by Bing Xu, Kang Xiao, Xiaoxi Jia, Rundong Cao, Donglin Liang, Ruhan A, Weiwei Zhang, Chunjie Li, Liping Gao, Cao Chen, Qi Shi, Xiaoping Dong

“…Abstract Background β-synuclein (β-syn), mainly expressed in central nerve system, is one of the biomarkers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood for synaptic damage, which has been reported to be elevated in CSF and blood of the patients of prion diseases (PrDs). …”
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Effect of Slit3 on kidney fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease rats by Huang Ming-fang, Dong Yang, Shadek-jiang Harinul, Gan Xin-yu, Shi Wen-li, Lu Chen

“…Total cholesterol （TC）， triglyceride （TG）， blood urea nitrogen （BUN）， serum creatinine （Scr）， and albumin （Alb） were analyzed after abdominal aorta blood collection. …”
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Effect of Bacille Calmette–Guérin vaccination on immune responses to SARS‐CoV‐2 and COVID‐19 vaccination by Nicole L Messina, Susie Germano, Amy W Chung, Carolien E van deSandt, Natalie E Stevens, Lilith F Allen, Rhian Bonnici, Julio Croda, Claudio Counoupas, Branka Grubor‐Bauk, Ebene R Haycroft, Katherine Kedzierska, Ellie McDonald, Rebecca McElroy, Mihai G Netea, Boris Novakovic, Kirsten P Perrett, Laure F Pittet, Ruth A Purcell, Kanta Subbarao, James A Triccas, David J Lynn, Nigel Curtis, the BRACE Trial Consortium Group

“…SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific antibodies were measured using ELISA and multiplex bead array, whole blood cytokine responses to γ‐irradiated SARS‐CoV‐2 (iSARS) stimulation were measured by multiplex bead array, and SARS‐CoV‐2‐specific T‐cell responses were measured by activation‐induced marker and intracellular cytokine staining assays. …”
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Treatment-related Hypertension as a Prognostic Factor for De Novo Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Retrospective Real-world Evidence Study by Giuseppe Salfi, Martino Pedrani, Selin Candan, Vasile Urechie, Sara Merler, Lorenzo Ruinelli, Amos Colombo, Luis Castelo-Branco, Irene Testi, Fabio Turco, Luigi Tortola, Ursula Vogl, Luca Gabutti, Silke Gillessen, Ricardo Pereira Mestre

“…Data on clinical variables, antihypertensive drugs, and blood pressure were collected from treatment initiation to 7 mo from ADT start. …”
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Identification and characteristics of distressed patients with coronary heart disease and insufficiently controlled medical risk factors: baseline findings and sex differences from... by Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Monika Sadlonova, Ingrid Becker, Kristina Bersch, Franziska Geiser, Martin Hellmich, Ingrid Kindermann, Matthias Michal, Mariel Nöhre, Astrid Petersmann, Astrid Petersmann, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Rolf Wachter, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Birgit Herbeck Belnap, Christian Albus

“…Compared to men, they had lower diastolic blood pressure (p=0.003) but higher rates of physical inactivity (56.0% vs. 41.8%; p=0.012) and positive family history of premature atherosclerotic disease (45.7% vs. 29.8%; p=0.009). …”
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