Pretreatment of Small-for-Size Grafts In Vivo by γ-Aminobutyric Acid Receptor Regulation against Oxidative Stress-Induced Injury in Rat Split Orthotopic Liver Transplantation by Tomohide Hori, Shinji Uemoto, Lindsay B. Walden, Feng Chen, Ann-Marie T. Baine, Toshiyuki Hata, Justin H. Nguyen

“…Survival was evaluated. Blood and liver samples were collected 6 h after surgery. …”
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Rhus Verniciflua Stokes Inhibits PD-1 Expression and Induces Anticancer Effects by Enhancing T Cell Function by Seoyoung Kim PhD, Young-Kwan Lee PhD, Wang-Jun Lee MD, PhD, Hyoun Jong Moon MD, PhD, Sanghun Lee KMD, PhD

“…Here, we planned to investigate the impact of RVS on immuno-oncology, specifically focusing on its effects on T cells. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from breast cancer patients were isolated to obtain cytokine-induced killer cell populations with >85% CD3+ T cells. …”
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Influence of Vanadium 4+ and 5+ Ions on the Differentiation and Activation of Human Osteoclasts by Matthias A. König, Oliver P. Gautschi, Hans-Peter Simmen, Luis Filgueira, Dieter Cadosch

“…Human monocytes and osteoclasts were isolated from peripheral blood monocytic cells (PBMCs). Exposition with increasing concentrations (0–3 μM) of V4+/V5+ ions for 7 days followed. …”
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Body Mass Index and Its Change from Adolescence to Adulthood Are Closely Related to the Risk of Adult Metabolic Syndrome in China by Bingyang Liu, Yue Li, Jiamei Guo, Yuting Fan, Ling Li, Ping Li

“…ΔBMI was positively correlated with the change of waist circumference (ΔWC), systolic blood pressure (ΔSBP), triglycerides (ΔTG), uric acid, and glycosylated hemoglobin (ΔHbA1c) in follow-up (p<0.05). …”
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Recent Advances in Indocyanine Green-Based Probes for Second Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging and Therapy by Dehong Hu, Menglei Zha, Hairong Zheng, Duyang Gao, Zonghai Sheng

“…Indocyanine green (ICG), a US Food and Drug Administration-approved NIR fluorophore, has long been used in clinical applications, including blood vessel angiography, vascular perfusion monitoring, and tumor detection. …”
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Evaluation of Platelet Distribution Width as an Early Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Extensive Burn Patients by Ming Jiang, Qingrong Zhang, Chuwei Zhang, Zihan Li, Qiqi Li, Xun Qu, Yi Zhang, Kesu Hu

“…It was found that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of PDW predicting AKI was 0.735 and that the AUC value was 0.81 for AKI after combining PDW and blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Based on the cut-off value PDW = 17.7%, patients were divided into high- (PDW ≥17.7%) and low-risk (PDW <17.7%) groups. …”
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Pleiotropic effects of rabeprazole at acid-related diseases by A. V. Zaborovsky, I. V. Mayev, D. N. Andreyev, L. A. Tararina

“…Material and methods. Whole blood samples were received from 297 AP patients and 238 healthy controls. …”
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Local delivery of TGF-β1-mRNA decreases fibrosis in osteochondral defects by Gianluca Fontana, Brett Nemke, Yan Lu, Connie Chamberlain, Jae-Sung Lee, Joshua A. Choe, Hongli Jiao, Michael Nelson, Margot Amitrano, Wan-Ju Li, Mark Markel, William L. Murphy

“…We used mineral-coated microparticles to deliver TGF-β1 mRNA to autologous BMAC. mRNA-activated BMAC was suspended in peripheral blood to generate therapeutic BMAC clots, which were then implanted in rabbit osteochondral defects. …”
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Low Ethanol Concentrations Promote Endothelial Progenitor Cell Capacity and Reparative Function by Lars Brodowski, Bianca Schröder-Heurich, Berina Kipke, Cara Schmidt, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Frauke von Versen-Höynck

“…Furthermore, there are studies that identified ethanol at low concentration as a therapeutic tool to mobilize progenitor cells in peripheral blood. At the same time, the cell number of EPCs represents a close link to cardiovascular system constitution and function and contributes to cardiovascular risk. …”
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Anti-diabetic and anti-hyperlipidemic effects of sea cucumber (Cucumaria frondosa) gonad hydrolysates in type II diabetic rats by Tingting Wang, Lin Zheng, Shuguang Wang, Mouming Zhao, Xiaoling Liu

“…Results showed that SCGH significantly reduced water intake, fasting blood glucose level and glycated hemoglobin level. …”
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Expression of Killer Immunoglobulin Receptor Genes among HIV-Infected Individuals with Non-AIDS Comorbidities by Farouk F. Abou Hassan, Mirna Bou Hamdan, Khalil El Asmar, Nada M. Melhem

“…Demographic and behavioral data were collected from voluntary participants using a standardized questionnaire. Whole blood samples were collected for KIR genotyping. …”
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Fully 3D Printed Miniaturized Electrochemical Platform With Plug-and-Play Graphitized Electrodes: Exhaustively Validated for Dopamine Sensing by K S Jaya Lakshmi, Ramya K, Khairunnisa Amreen, Sanket Goel

“…The developed device is finally tested for real-time analysis on human blood and serum samples.…”
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Correlation between plasma glutamate and adiponectin in patients with type 2 diabetes by Hirofumi Nagao, Hitoshi Nishizawa, Shiro Fukuda, Yuya Fujishima, Shunbun Kita, Norikazu Maeda, Takeshi Bamba, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Iichiro Shimomura

“…The study subjects were 62 (28 men and 34 women) Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes. Blood profiles, including glutamate and adiponectin (APN) levels and estimated visceral fat area (eVFA), were measured. …”
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Deviations in Circulating TNFα Levels and TNFα Production by Mononuclear Cells in Healthy Human Populations by T. Mózes, I. Baráth, K. Gornicsar, A. Grosz, Ta. Mózes, Cs. Göndöcs, P. Széphalmi, K. Gaál, E. Madarász

“…Thirty young volunteers were also included. Blood samples were taken; lympho/monocytes were separated and cultured with or without endotoxin (LPS) stimulation. …”
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Undifferentiated Embryonal Sarcoma of the Liver Involving All Major Hepatic Veins Treated by Left Extended Trisectionectomy by Reinaldo Fernandes, Klaus Steinbrück, Jan-Peter Périssé, Rodrigo Luz, Renato Cano, Fernanda Cruz-Nunes, Diego Garcia, Rodrigo Diaz, Fernanda Cavalcanti Carneiro, Andrea Velloso, Carlos Frederico Campos, Marcelo Enne

“…Describe a case of successful resection of a huge bilobar liver sarcoma involving all hepatic veins from a young female patient, in which the blood outflow was preserved through an inferior right hepatic vein, leaving only segment 6 as liver remnant. …”
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The Resistive Index Is a Marker of Renal Function, Pathology, Prognosis, and Responsiveness to Steroid Therapy in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients by Kikuno Hanamura, Akihiro Tojo, Satoshi Kinugasa, Kensuke Asaba, Toshiro Fujita

“…RI increased as the CKD stage progressed and correlated with age, systolic blood pressure, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and renal histological changes, including glomerulosclerosis, arteriolosclerosis, and tubulointerstitial damage. …”
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Are interventional radiology techniques ideal for nonpenetrating splenic injury management: Robust statistical analysis of the Trauma Quality Program database. by Randeep S Jawa, Amit Gupta, James Vosswinkel, Marc Shapiro, Wei Hou

“…In multivariable models, SAE had lower predicted probability of mortality than surgery over most initial ED systolic blood pressures (SBPs). At all spleen AIS, SAE had lower predicted mortality than surgery. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Particle Sorting in Y-Channels with Variable Bifurcation Angles for Microfluidic Applications by Khola Ikram, Syed Maaz Hasan, Ch Abdullah, M Zulfiqar, Emad Uddin, Zaib Ali, M. Sajid

“…To investigate the influence of flow-related parameters on systems performance, testing was conducted using 10 & 20 µm, 20 & 60 µm, and 40 & 60 µm sized particles and flow rates of 50-250 µL/min to stimulate red and white blood cells. Furthermore, imaging was done using a microscope, and postprocessing was done through MATLAB Image Processing. …”
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Landscape of Global Pediatric Oncology Publications: A Cross-Sectional Analysis by María Fernanda García Garza, Oscar Gutiérrez Treviño, Saman K. Hashmi, Carlos Rodríguez-Galindo, Daniel C. Moreira

“…Here, we aimed to explore the representation of authors, the geographic distribution of research, and the research approaches being used in global pediatric oncology.METHODSArticles published in JCO Global Oncology (JCO GO) and Pediatric Blood and Cancer on the topic of global pediatric oncology were analyzed. …”
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Effects of White Quinoa Polysaccharide on Regulation of Glucolipid Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Yanqing ZANG, Yingying CHUANG, Changyuan WANG, Yang CAO

“…During the experiment, body weight, fasting blood glucose (FBG), and oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) were measured. …”
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