Evaluation of inflammation adjustment methods to assess iron deficiency using longitudinal data from norovirus human challenge trials. by Yi-An Ko, Parminder S Suchdev, Jiaxi Geng, Hanqi Luo, Melissa F Young, Anne M Williams

“…Correction factors (CF), the Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) regression correction (BRC), and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were used to adjust the influence of inflammation on ferritin using alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and/or C-reactive protein (CRP). Blood was collected at baseline (day 0, pre-exposure to norovirus) and at 9 time points post-exposure (days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 14, 21, 28, and 35). …”
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Diabetic Cataract in Spontaneously Diabetic Torii Fatty Rats by Kasumi Kikuchi, Miyuki Murata, Kousuke Noda, Satoru Kase, Yoshiaki Tagawa, Yasushi Kageyama, Masami Shinohara, Tomohiko Sasase, Susumu Ishida

“…The mean body weight of SDT fatty rats is larger than that of age-matched Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and control animals until 8 weeks of age, and thereafter the growing speed decreased until the end of observation at 16 weeks of age. Blood glucose levels in SDT fatty rats were significantly higher than those in SD rats throughout the observational period. …”
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Comprehensive Screening of Gene Function and Networks by DNA Microarray Analysis in Japanese Patients with Idiopathic Portal Hypertension by Kohei Kotani, Joji Kawabe, Hiroyasu Morikawa, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Makoto Hashizume, Susumu Shiomi

“…The present study was undertaken to identify the functions of genes expressed in blood samples from patients with IPH through comprehensive analysis of gene expression using DNA microarrays. …”
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Comparative Study of Frequency of Alveolar Osteitis, with and without using Platelet-Rich Fibrin in Mandibular Third Molar Surgery by Maryam Asif, Ahsan Ullah, Hasan Mujtaba, Muhammad Farooq Umer, Zohaib Khurshid

“…Alveolar ostitis (AO) is the dissolution of blood clot due to enhanced local fibrinolysis and is caused by trauma to the jaw (direct) or because of bacterial involvement (indirect), which result in the activation of plasminogen pathway. …”
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The Effect of Pregnancy in the Hemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Women: A Longitudinal Study by Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke

“…An interview technique was used to collect the data. Blood samples were collected before pregnancy, during each trimester, during labor and delivery, after third stage of labor, and at the 6-week postpartum period. …”
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Dysregulation of Metabolic Peptides Precedes Hyperinsulinemia and Inflammation Following Exposure to Rotenone in Rats by Vandana Zaman, Denise Matzelle, Naren L. Banik, Azizul Haque

“…The potential implications of these findings are vast, given that monitoring these markers in the blood could not only provide a crucial tool for assessing the extent of exposure and its relevance to obesity and inflammation but could also open new avenues for future research and potential therapeutic strategies.…”
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Insights into treatment of patients with mycosis fungoides or Sézary syndrome using mogamulizumab by Francine Foss, Youn H. Kim, Julia Scarisbrick, Oleg Akilov, Robert Ristuccia, Karen Dwyer, Wende Wu, Martine Bagot

“…Long-term response was also observed in mogamulizumab-treated patients with more advanced disease (stage IVA1 [17/20], B2 blood involvement [18/20], and SS [14/20]). PFS was significantly longer (9.4 vs. 3.1 months; p < 0.0001) in mogamulizumab vs. vorinostat-treated patients taking concomitant steroids. …”
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Clinical evaluation of 3D PEEK implants for skull bone defects repair: a single center case serious by Mohamed Ahmed Elnaggar, Hossam Abdelhakim Elnoamany, Mohamed K. Eissa

“…The mean time to cranioplasty was 6 ± 2 months, and the average operative time was 143 ± 34 min. Mean blood loss was 265 ± 97 cc, and the average hospital stay was 2.85 ± 0.9 days. …”
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Management of Recurrent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Adult Patients by Neval Elgormus, Yusuf Elgormus, Bagnu Dundar, Fatma Bozkurt, Huseyin Dogu, Hafize Uzun

“…Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis as the etiology of hydrocephalus; short duration of antibiotics used for treatment; high cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein and blood C-reactive protein (CRP) levels; and prolonged use of prophylactic antibiotics were found to be related to an increased rate of recurrent infection occurrence. …”
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Seroepidemiological Study of Human Toxoplasmosis in Females in Ardabil City, 2019-2020 by Roya Houshmandi Khaneghahi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Farhad Pourfarzi, Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin

“…The designed questionnaire was completed and blood samples were taken. Serum samples were tested using an ELISA kit to detect anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibody. …”
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Efficient removal of lead (II) from paint factory wastewater using Noug stalk activated carbon: A sustainable adsorption approach by Getasew Yirdaw

“…Exposure to lead (II) poses serious health risks, including carcinogenic effects, neurological disorders, blood-related complications, and damage to vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, and lungs. …”
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Adiponectin Deficiency Blunts Hypoxia-Induced Mobilization and Homing of Circulating Angiogenic Cells by Bert R. Everaert, Vincent J. Nijenhuis, Florence C. M. Reith, Vicky Y. Hoymans, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Christiaan J. Vrints

“…Overall, capillary density was positively correlated with Sca-1+ PC numbers in BM (P=0.01) and peripheral blood (PB) (P=0.005) and with the expression of the homing factors Cxcl12 (P=0.013), Icam1 (P=0.034) and Vcam1 (P=0.014). …”
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Research Progress on the Digestion Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Whole Grain Brown Rice by WANG Dan, ZHAI Xiao-tong, ZHANG Na, WU Na-na, TAN Bin

“…Studies have shown that whole grain brown rice provides health benefits in blood glucose and lipid regulation, as well as weight control. …”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteraemia in a Young Boy following Mumps Infection: A Case Report by Jayakanthan Saravanan, AP Krithika, M Geetha

“…Laboratory investigations revealed the growth of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in the blood, which was sensitive to the antibiotics doxycycline, ciprofloxacin and clindamycin. …”
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Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphisms Predispose to Primary Biliary Cirrhosis and Severity of the Disease in Polish Population by Agnieszka Kempińska-Podhorecka, Ewa Wunsch, Tomasz Jarowicz, Joanna Raszeja-Wyszomirska, Beata Loniewska, Mariusz Kaczmarczyk, Małgorzata Milkiewicz, Piotr Milkiewicz

“…Control group comprises 306 DNA samples from umbilical cord blood of healthy newborn children. When compared to controls, we observed a significant dominance of the b allele in the BsmI (OR = 1.69 [1.27–2.24]; P=0.0003) and t allele in the TaqI (OR = 0.62 [0.47–0.82], P=0.0001) in patients with PBC. …”
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The Effect of Sleep Deprivation on Junior Physicians’ Cognitive Performance and Irritability in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Abdulla Almusalam, Israa Sinan

“… Background: Sleep is a crucial part of any stage of life to provide a resting period that is essential for decision-making matters, and mood, as well as to help the body reduce blood pressure and cardiovascular complications. …”
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Effect of beetroot or beetroot plus vitamin C supplementation on cardiovascular function in patients with coronary artery disease: protocol for a double-blind, placebo-controlled,... by Hamed Tabesh, Mohsen Nematy, Leila Sadat Bahrami, Mohsen Mohebaty, Seyyed Mostafa Arabi, Reza Rezvani

“…Pulse wave velocity, Augmentation Index, heart rate, volume of oxygen (VO2) max/VO2 peak, peak heart rate, blood pressure, interleukin 6 (IL-6), high sensitivity C reactive protein, intercellular adhesion molecule, vascular cell adhesion molecule, lipid profile and anthropometry will be measured at the beginning and end of the intervention.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (IR.MUMS.MEDICAL.REC.1399.717). …”
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Thrombophilic Genetic Factors PAI-1, MTHFRC677T, V Leiden 506Q, and Prothrombin 20210A in Noncirrhotic Portal Vein Thrombosis and Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a Caucasian Population by Mario D’Amico, Pietro Sammarco, Linda Pasta

“…Thrombophilic genetic factors PAI-1, MTHFRC677T, V Leiden 506Q, and Prothrombin 20210A were studied as risk factors in 235 Caucasian subjects: 85 patients with abdominal thrombosis (54 with portal vein thrombosis (PVT) and 31 with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) without liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma) and 150 blood bank donors. Seventy-five patients with PVT/BCS showed associated disease or particular clinical status (46 PVT/29 BCS): 37 myeloproliferative neoplasm (20 PVT/17 BCS), 12 abdominal surgery (10 PVT/2 BCS), 10 contraception or pregnancy (6 PVT/4 BCS), 7 abdominal acute disease (6 PVT/1 BCS), and 9 chronic disease (4 PVT/5 BCS); ten patients did not present any association (8 PVT/2 BCS). …”
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Mixed Pulmonary Infection, Asthma, and Nephrotic Syndrome in a Patient Diagnosed with Selective IgA Deficiency: A Case Report by Yan C, Qiu J, Pan X, Huang X, Pan L, Wang C, Mao M

“…Sputum smear; sputum, blood, and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid culture; and metagenomic sequencing examination identified multiple mixed pathogens, including Mycobacterium chelonae-abscessus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Klebsiella cepacia. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammation-Related Proteins in Multiple Sclerosis Disease with Relapses and Remissions by Nisa Hocaoğlu, Nur Damla Korkmaz, Birsen Elibol, Zehra Cemre Karakayalı, Şule Terzioğlu-Uşak, Azize Esra Gürsoy

“…Lymphocytes were isolated from peripheral blood. After RNA isolation and cDNA conversion, NLRP3, ASC, NLRX1, IL-1&#946;, and IL-18 gene expressions were measured in real time-polymerase chain reaction. …”
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