The limited immunomodulatory effects of escharectomy on the kinetics of endotoxin, cytokines, and adhesion molecules in major burns by Tae-Hyung Han, Soo-Yeon Lee, Jung-Eun Kwon, In-Suk Kwak, Kwang-Min Kim

“…When the escharectomy was scheduled, a series of blood samples was obtained at −3 and −1 days preoperation, and +1 and +3 postoperation. …”
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Patients Investigated for Elevated Liver Enzymes by Krikor Kichian, Ross Mclean, Leah M Gramlich, Robert J Bailey, Vincent G Bain

“…The diagnosis of NAFLD is supported by blood work to exclude other liver diseases, and by ultrasound evidence of fat in the liver in patients without a significant history of alcohol intake. …”
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Migratory Fish Bone in the Thyroid Gland: Case Report and Literature Review by EnHao Wu, Lei Huang, Ya Zhou, Xun Zhu

“…It may cause local infection, abscess formation, large blood vessels rupture, and other serious life-threatening complications when the position of the fish bone migrates to the neck. …”
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The Role of IL-17 Promotes Spinal Cord Neuroinflammation via Activation of the Transcription Factor STAT3 after Spinal Cord Injury in the Rat by Shaohui Zong, Gaofeng Zeng, Ye Fang, Jinzhen Peng, Yong Tao, Keke Li, Jingmin Zhao

“…ELISA was used to determine the peripheral blood serum levels of IL-6, IL-21, and IL-23. Results. …”
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Interleukin-34 as a Robust Predictor of No-Reflow Phenomenon in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Insights into Inflammatory Mechanisms and Clinical Implications by Mehdi Karasu, Hasan Ata Bolayır, İbrahim Aktaş

“…The “no-reflow” phenomenon, characterized by inadequate microvascular blood flow restoration following successful revascularization, remains poorly understood. …”
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Papaverine Enhances the Oncolytic Effects of Newcastle Disease Virus on Breast Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo by Sura Akram, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari, Hayder B. Sahib, Majid Sakhi Jabir

“…Papaverine showed promising antitumor activity with a high safety profile and increased blood flow through vasodilation. At the same time, it was widely noticed that virotherapy using the Newcastle disease virus proved to be safe and selective against a broad range of cancer cells. …”
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Appetite Response among Those Susceptible or Resistant to Obesity by Rachel C. Brown, Rebecca T. McLay-Cooke, Sara L. Richardson, Sheila M. Williams, David R. Grattan, Alexandra W.-A. H. Chisholm

“…We examined appetite responses in 33 obesity resistant individuals (ORI) versus 28 obesity susceptible individuals (OSI). Fingerprick blood samples to measure ghrelin, total peptide YY (PYY), leptin, glucose, and insulin along with appetite ratings were collected at baseline and 15, 30, 60, 120, and 180 min following consumption of a standardized meal. …”
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Production Performance, Meat Quality, and Lipid Profile of Broiler Duck Fed Diets Containing Selenium-Rich Hermentia illucens Larval by D. Kurniawan, E. Widodo, A. Susilo, O. Sjofjan

“…At the end of the trial, one bird was selected from each replicate and sacrificed to determine carcass composition and blood serum profiles. The results indicated that dietary supplementation of 5% Se-BSFL resulted in higher final body weight, body weight gain, feed intake, and lower feed conversion ratio than the Se-yeast supplemented diet. …”
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The Expression of Thymic AQP7 and Perilipin 1 (PLIN1) in Rats Fed a High-Fructose Diet is Modified by Voluntary Physical Activity by Jülide Tozkır, Nihayet Fırat, Ebru Göncü, Onur Ersoy, Pınar Tayfur, Orkide Palabıyık

“…At the end of 8 weeks, rats were euthanized under appropriate conditions, and tissue and blood samples were collected. Histological evaluation of the thymus was performed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. …”
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Molecular cloning of EZH2 oncogene in chronic myeloid leukemia and therapeutic prospects by Juliana Costa Gaspar, Lucas Santos de Santana, Camila Menezes Freire de Souza, Marcos Montani Caseiro, Rosane Rezende de Souza Giuliani, Cleide Barbieri de Souza

“…For this reason, the EZH2 gene was isolated from peripheral blood genomic DNA from CML patients and cloned in prokaryotic systems. …”
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Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in the Highlands of Cameroon: Seroprevalence Estimates and Rates of Tuberculin Skin Test Reactors at Modified Cut-Offs by J. Awah-Ndukum, A. C. Kudi, G. S. Bah, G. Bradley, S. F. Tebug, P. L. Dickmu, H. N. Njakoi, W. N. Agharih

“…However, prior to the TST survey in 2010, blood was collected from already chosen cattle for serological assay. …”
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Delayed Diagnosis of Pharyngeal Perforation following Exploding Tyre Blast Barotrauma by Samantha M. Field, Joseph G. Manjaly, S. Krishan Ramdoo, Huw A. S. Jones, Taran S. Tatla

“…Flexible nasoendoscopy (FNE) revealed blood in the pharynx, thought to represent mucosal haemorrhage. …”
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Liquid biopsy in organ damage: introduction of an innovative tool for assessing the complexity of blunt splenic injury by Aliona Wöhler, Bingduo Wang, Robert Schwab, Veronika Lukacs-Kornek, Arnulf G. Willms, Miroslaw T. Kornek

“…Specifically, we observed that blood-borne small EVs originating from monocytes (CD9+CD14+ sEVs) were directly correlated with AAST scores. …”
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Histomorphometrical Study on Regional Variation in Distribution of Sweat Glands in Buffalo Skin by Debajit Debbarma, Varinder Uppal, Neelam Bansal, Anuradha Gupta

“…., apocrine and merocrine. Large number of blood vessels and nerve fibers were observed in the vicinity of the sweat glands. …”
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A review of the Bovis Calculus’s intervention mechanism and clinical application in ischemic stroke by Ke Xu, Bowen Deng, Tongtong Jia, Mihong Ren, Hai Chen, Jing Zhang, Jinlin Guo, Yong Li, Jian Wang

“…The active components of BC exert neuroprotective effects by reducing microcirculation disturbance, excitatory amino acid toxicity, and oxidative stress injury in the acute stage; inhibiting inflammatory injury, apoptosis, and blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption in the subacute stage; and promoting angiogenesis and neurogenesis in the restoration stage. …”
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Octreotide in Intestinal Lymphangiectasia: Lack of a Clinical Response and Failure to Alter Lymphatic Function in a Guinea Pig Model by S Makhija, P-Y vod der Weid, J Meddings, SJ Urbanski, PL Beck

“…It is unclear why octreotide was used in these studies; although octreotide can alter splanchnic blood flow and intestinal motility, its actions on lymphatic function has never been investigated. …”
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LncRNA HOTAIR: A Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Prediction of the Onset of Cerebral Ischemic Events by Pengcheng Feng, Chenguang Tong, Yuan Li, Li Liu

“…Methods 88 patients with ACAS and 80 controls were included. Blood samples were collected and serum HOTAIR levels were detected by qRT-PCR. …”
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Can clinical findings at admission allow withholding of antibiotics in patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia when a test for a respiratory virus is positive? by Ryan Ward, Alejandro J. Gonzalez, Justin A. Kahla, Daniel M. Musher

“…Upper respiratory symptoms were more common, and mean white blood cell (WBC) counts were lower viral pneumonia. …”
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Dietary supplementation with Jasminum sambac leaf powder: Effects on growth, hematology, and immune parameters in broiler chickens by Iram Maqsood, Samreen Sareer, Shafique Ur Rehman, Ayesha Hidayat, Madeeha Shah, Saira Awaz, Rong Ke

“…Further, haemoglobin concentration and red blood cell counts (RBC) on days 14, 28, and 42, were significantly increased(P<0.01). …”
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Anaesthetic Management of a Neonate with Ebstein’s Anomaly Undergoing a Meningomyelocele Surgery: A Case Report by Prakriti, Monika Yadav, Vaishali Gupta, Komal Yadav, Shikha Garg

“…Perioperative considerations for this patient included right-to-left shunting with the possibility of paradoxical emboli, prolonged onset time for intravenous drugs due to pooling and recirculation of blood in the right atrium, increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance (PVR), perioperative pulmonary hypertension, right and left ventricular dysfunction, and arrhythmias. …”
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