Thyroid response to blocking sympathetic activity in chronic cold-exposed hunters in East Greenland: a case–control study by Mette Motzfeldt Jensen, Charlotte Elberling Almasi, Hans Christian Florian-Sørensen, Stine Linding Andersen, Stig Andersen

“…All participants were healthy men. Blood samples were drawn daily for measurement of TSH, thyroid hormone levels and thyroglobulin. …”
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Human Placenta-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Reduce Mortality and Hematoma Size in a Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Model in an Acute Phase by Bo Young Choi, Ok Joon Kim, Sae-Hong Min, Jeong Hyun Jeong, Sang Won Suh, Tae Nyoung Chung

“…We hypothesized that MSCs would decrease mortality and hematoma size in acute ICH, based on the findings of a few recent researches reporting their effect on blood-brain barrier and endothelial integrity. Rat ICH models were made using bacterial collagenase. …”
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The Levels of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha and Interleukin-6 in Patients with Isolated Coronary Artery Ectasia by Mustafa Aydin, Ishak Ozel Tekin, Sait Mesut Dogan, Nesligul Yildirim, Mehmet Arasli, Muhammet Rasit Sayin, Ziyaettin Aktop

“…TNF-𝛼 and IL-6 concentrations in blood were assesed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Lipotoxicity and metabolic disorders at obesity by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…In this aspect it is necessary to focus on glitazones (PPARs ligands), metformin among pharmacological substances, which has no influence on insulin secretion, however it has a lot of extrapancreatic effects by which it reduces increased concentrations of glucose in blood, improves tissue sensitivity to insulin and, thus, increases uptake of glucose by liver and muscles cells. …”
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The Oral Mucosa Status and the Correlation between the Functional Parameters and the Level of Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Saliva among Patients with GERD by G. I. Lukina, A. V. Ivannikova, M. Y. Abramova, E. M. Kuzmina, A. V. Lukin, A. V. Alimova, A. B. Slabkovskaya

“…The objective assessment of the dental status of the examined patients included the measurement of the functional parameters of the mixed saliva, buffer capacity (BC) of saliva, and the detection of the nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) content in saliva from the right parotid salivary gland (“SRPSG”) and in blood serum using the indirect method based on the determination of the stable metabolites: nitrates and nitrites using the Griess reaction. …”
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Differential expression of plasma proteins and pathway enrichments in pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis by Paolo Spagnolo, Enis Cela, Maitray A. Patel, David Tweddell, Mark Daley, Cheril Clarson, Saverio Stranges, Gediminas Cepinskas, Douglas D. Fraser

“…We characterized protein expression across various organ systems and cell types, with notable alterations observed in white blood cells. Elevated inflammatory pathways suggest an enhanced inflammatory response, which may contribute to the complications of severe DKA. …”
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Strategies to Enhance Nanocrystal Formulations for Overcoming Physiological Barriers Across Diverse Routes of Administration by Yanamadala Y, Muthumula CMR, Khare S, Gokulan K

“…Emerging research in nanocrystals include their application in blood-brain barrier transport, intranasal delivery, stimuli responsiveness, multifunctionality, and diagnostic purposes. …”
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Relationship between platelet distribution width and non-dipping pattern in children with essential hypertension by Ling Sun, Bo Wang, Daoping Yang, Wanping Zhou, Yunjia Tang, Xuan Li, Haitao Lv, Miao Hou

“…Clinical data, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), laboratory and echocardiography parameters were recorded from the hospital database. …”
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Diagnostics of glaucoma before clinical manifestations by N.E. Fomin, A.V. Kuroyedov

“…Evaluation of biochemical markers in body fluids (i.e., aqueous humor, blood, tears) may provide insight into the course of POAG but also early detection of glaucoma risk factors. …”
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Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis with Leptospirosis: A Rare but Devastating Complication by B. M. Munasinghe, A. G. Arambepola, N. Pathirage, U. P. M. Fernando, N. Subramaniam, S. Nimalan, T. Gajanthan

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Exploring the relationship between trunk flexibility and arterial stiffness measured by pulse wave velocity: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Iván Cavero-Redondo, Helder Fonseca, Iris Otero-Luis, Lucimere Bohn, Carla Geovanna Lever-Megina, Nerea Moreno-Herraiz, Alicia Saz-Lara

“…Sensitivity analyses confirmed the robustness of the findings, and meta-regression models showed no significant differences according to age, BMI, or blood pressure. No evidence of publication bias was found.…”
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Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio and Mean Platelet Volume; which one is More Predictive in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease? by Kerem Doğa Seçkin, Mehmet Fatih Karslı, Burak Yücel, Burak Özköse, Doğukan Yıldırım, Berna Aslan Çetin, Halil Aslan

“… OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we aimed to assess and compare the utility of complete blood count (CBC) parameters and C-reactive protein (CRP) in the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). …”
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Elevated Plasma Levels of sIL-2R in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Pathogenic Role for T-Lymphocytes? by Krishna D. Bharwani, Maaike Dirckx, Dirk L. Stronks, Willem A. Dik, Marco W. J. Schreurs, Frank J. P. M. Huygen

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate T-cell activity in CRPS by comparing blood soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) levels between CRPS patients and healthy controls. …”
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Isthmin 1 is Expressed by Progenitor-Like Cells in the Lung: Phenotypical Analysis of Isthmin 1+ Hematopoietic Stem-Like Cells in Homeostasis and during Infection by Guadalupe Rivera-Torruco, Carolina A. Martínez-Mendiola, Tania Angeles-Floriano, Gustavo Alberto Jaimes-Ortega, José Luis Maravillas-Montero, Rodolfo García-Contreras, Yolanda González, Esmeralda Juárez, Porfirio Nava, Vianney Ortiz-Navarrete, Oscar Medina-Contreras, Paula Licona-Limón, Ricardo Valle-Rios

“…The process by which blood cells are generated has been widely studied in homeostasis and during pathogen-triggered inflammatory response. …”
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Gastrospheres as a Model of Gastric Cancer Stem Cells Skew Th17/Treg Balance toward Antitumor Th17 Cells by Alaleh Rezalotfi, Ghasem Solgi, Marzieh Ebrahimi

“…Th17 and Treg cells play a major role in gastric cancer; however, their interaction with gastrospheres remained elusive. Method. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from healthy donors and were cultured with conditioned media of MKN-45 (parental) cells as well as gastrospheres’ conditioned media in the context of mixed lymphocyte reaction and in the presence of anti-CD3/CD28 beads. …”
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Analysis of Additional Methods of purification of Mixtures while Conducting Differential Lysis under Sexual Crimes by Ya. O. Sinitsyna

“…The article is focused on the problem of studying mixed biological traces during the research of the growing number and severity of sexual crimes. The presence of blood and epithelial cells with a small amount of sperm on things removed at the crime scene and smears from the victim’s body, complicates the molecular and genetic examination and the likelihood of obtaining a quality DNA profile from the sperm of the rapist. …”
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Risk factor clusters for non-communicable diseases in adolescents in Eastern Cape, South Africa by Avela Mathe, Maya M. van Gent, Leon R. van Niekerk

“…Data included body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), cholesterol, glucose levels, and perceived stress (via the Perceived Stress Scale). …”
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Formulation of new drug delivery systems for insulin from natural bioactive biocompatible polymers by Howida A. Fetouh, Engy E. A. Aleem, Najiyah H. Mohammed, Jihad M. Abd-Almajeed Aldesouky, Amel M. Ismail

“…Insulin release monitored at 37 ± 0.5 °C and buffer solutions of pH (1.2, 6.8 and 7.4) simulating physiological body fluids: stomach, intestine colon and blood stream. Insulin released from insulin@chitin only at pH 7.4. …”
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Baicalein inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation and mitigates placental inflammation and oxidative stress in gestational diabetes mellitus by Yao Jun, Pan Jiaying, Jiang Qiaoying, Wang Hui, Zhao Yiqi

“…In this study, we found that Baicalein ameliorates metabolic disturbances in GDM mice by improving glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, fasting blood glucose levels, and plasma insulin levels. …”
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Differential bone and vessel type formation at superior and dura periosteum during cranial bone defect repair by Yuankun Zhai, Zhuang Zhou, Xiaojie Xing, Mark Nuzzle, Xinping Zhang

“…Taken together, our study demonstrates a site-dependent coordinated osteogenic and angiogenic response, which is determined by regional osteogenic progenitor pool as well as the coupling blood vessel network at the site of cranial defect repair.…”
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