Feeding of dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel on humoral immune response of broiler chickens by Z. Pourhossein, A. Qotbi, A. Seidavi, V. Laudadio, D. Mazzei, V. Tufarelli

“…The anti-IBD titers were different on days 14 and 42 among diets, whereas anti-IBV titers were not influenced by treatments. Average white blood cell, heterophil, lymphocyte, and monocyte counts, as well as heterophil/lymphocyte (H/L) ratio, were different among treatments. …”
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Do We Need Exercise Tests to Detect Gas Exchange Impairment in Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias? by Benoit Wallaert, Lidwine Wemeau-Stervinou, Julia Salleron, Isabelle Tillie-Leblond, Thierry Perez

“…However, abnormal values for arterial blood gases during exercise are likely to be the most sensitive manifestations of lung disease. …”
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Sickle Cell Nephropathy and Associated Factors among Asymptomatic Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia by Uchenna Modestus Nnaji, Christian Chukwukere Ogoke, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Kingsley I. Achigbu

“…There was a positive correlation between eGFR and frequency of past painful crisis that required hospitalization (r=0.138, p=0.295) and between eGFR and frequency of blood transfusion (r=0.679, p≤0.001). Conclusions. …”
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Laparoendoscopic Rendezvous for Concomitant Cholecystocholedocholithiasis: A Successful Modality Even in the Most Difficult Presentations Including Pregnancy by Bader Hamza Shirah, Zaher Abdulaziz Mikwar, Akram Neyaz Ahmad, Yaser Mohammed Dahlan

“…The mean operative time was 86.3±17.2 minutes; mean time of the endoscopic part was 29.4±3.57 minutes. The mean blood loss was 44.3±18.2 mL (range 20–85). Residual stone, postoperative complications, postoperative morbidity, and postoperative mortality were 0 (0%). …”
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The impact of a humanized bile acid composition on atherosclerosis development in hypercholesterolaemic Cyp2c70 knockout mice by Tess Yntema, Tim R. Eijgenraam, Niels J. Kloosterhuis, Rick Havinga, Mirjam H. Koster, Milaine V. Hovingh, Jan Freark de Boer, Debby P. Y. Koonen, Folkert Kuipers

“…Cyp2c70 −/− mice showed reduced hepatic total cholesterol and triglycerides (p < 0.05) combined with lower plasma total cholesterol (p < 0.05) and triglycerides (p = 0.05) due to lower VLDL levels. Circulating white blood cells remained largely unaffected in Cyp2c70 −/− mice. …”
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Battling time restrictions with collective discourse: collaborative quizzes in a condensed human anatomy course by Zi Guo, Natascha Heise

“…Analysis of the quizzes revealed that questions involving tagged structures, blood supply, and nerves resulted in the most answer changes after group discussion. …”
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A Single‐Center Retrospective Cohort Study of Biopterin Metabolism Disorders in the United Arab Emirates by Omar Jarrah, Mahmood Nouri, Aisha Al Shamsi

“…Four patients' cerebrospinal fluid neurotransmitter metabolites were evaluated. Blood for DHPR screening and urine pterin profile were done on eight patients. …”
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Korelasi Kadar Protein C-Reaktif dengan Rasio Kolesterol Total / HDL pada Penyandang Obes di RSUP Dr M Djamil Padang by Nanda Oktavia, Ellyza Nasrul, Efrida Efrida

“…Dyslipidemia can trigger the inflammatory reaction in the blood vessels, causing atherosclerosis. The ratio of total cholesterol/High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) is considered as one of the sensitive predictor lipid ratio for the cardiovascular disease risk factor. …”
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Urinary Levels of IL-1β and GDNF in Preterm Neonates as Potential Biomarkers of Motor Development: A Prospective Study by Rafael Coelho Magalhães, Janaina Matos Moreira, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, Natália Pessoa Rocha, Débora Marques Miranda, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

“…Plasma and urinary levels of cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, TNF, and IL-12p70), chemokines (CXCL8/IL-8, CCL2/MCP-1, CCL5/RANTES, CXCL10/IP-10, and CXCL9/MIG), and neurotrophic factors (BDNF and GDNF) were evaluated in 40 preterm neonates born between 28 and 32 incomplete weeks of gestation, at four distinct time points: at birth (umbilical cord blood) (T0), at 48 (T1), at 72 hours (T2), and at 3 weeks after birth (T3). …”
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Study of a panel of genetic mutations in fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes (FCPD): SPINK1 (N34S) mutation unlikely to be relevant by Vijay Budhwar, Susmita Dutta, Kaushik Pandit, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Nitai P. Bhattacharyya, Sujoy Ghosh

“…Abstract Panel of known genetic mutations (SPINK1, PRSS1, PRSS2, CTRC, and CFTR) in patients with Fibrocalcific pancreatic diabetes (FCPD)compared to Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) and healthy controls with emphasis on SPINK1 (N34S) mutations. Whole blood samples were used to detect mutations by PCR followed by Sanger sequencing. …”
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C3AR1 as a target for preeclampsia: from bioinformatics and network pharmacology to experimental validation by Yongfeng Hu, Shaoqiang Li, Yunhui Hong, Dongxian Peng

“…Reduced C3AR1 in preeclamptic placentas correlated with maternal blood pressure, and showed high diagnostic potential (AUC = 0.95). …”
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Delving into biomarkers and predictive modeling for CVD mortality: a 20-year cohort study by Zhen Wu, Abdullahi Mohamud Hilowle, Ying Zhou, Changlin Zhao, Shuo Yang

“…Cox regression analysis further identified key predictors of CVD mortality, including elevated AST/ALT, TyG, BUN, and systolic blood pressure, with protective factors such as higher chloride and iron levels. …”
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Systemic brain dissemination of glioblastoma requires transdifferentiation into endothelial-like cells via TGF-β-ALK1-Smad1/5 signaling by Thomas M.B. Ware, Adilson Fonseca Teixeira, Josephine Iaria, Rodney B. Luwor, Hong-Jian Zhu

“…Here, we show that glioblastoma tumour cells are highly plastic, integrating into blood vessel walls to disseminate throughout the brain. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and serum thyroid function measures: Recent Findings from NHANES 2007–201... by Mo-Yao Tan, Ping Zhang, Shan Wu, Si-Xuan Zhu, Ming Gao

“…ObjectiveThere is limited epidemiological data regarding the association of blood lipids with thyroid hormones. Thus, the present article aims to explore whether there is an association between non-high-density to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) and thyroid hormones.MethodsWe analyzed samples from 3,881 adults aged 20 years and above who took part in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) spanning 2007 to 2012. …”
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Application of diagnostic methods in the verification of Lyme carditis (clinical case) by K.V. Myndziv, N.I. Yarema, N.Ya. Vereshchahina, V.I. Bondarchuk, U.P. Hevko, O.V. Vayda

“…Total antibodies to antigens of the B. burgdorferi sensu lato complex in blood serum were determined by the ELISA method with test systems Euroimmun AG (Germany). …”
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Microbial Quality of Sliced Pawpaw (Carica papaya) and Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) Sold on Some Streets of Accra Metropolis, Ghana by Michael Olu-Taiwo, Baakwa Miah De-Graft, Akua Obeng Forson

“…One gram (1 g) of each watermelon and pawpaw was homogenized in 9 ml of sterile peptone water, and 0.1 ml from each serial dilutions of each fruit was spread on plate count agar, blood agar, and MacConkey agar plates for total aerobic counts and coliform counts. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose body mass index and asthma: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Sijia Yu, Shiping Wu, Shouxin Wei

“…The exposure variable was the TyG-BMI of participants at baseline, which was calculated based on triglycerides (TG), fasting blood glucose (FBG), and body mass index (BMI). The primary outcome variable was asthma status, determined via questionnaire. …”
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Rituximab (monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody) induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): A case report and literature review by Praveen K. Sharma, MD, Sanjaykanth Balachandar, MBBS, Michael Antony Vikram, MBBS, Pujitha Duvooru Sukumar, MD

“…Rituximab is promptly discontinued, and the patient was managed with supportive care, including antiepileptic drugs and blood pressure control. Within days of Rituximab cessation, the patient showed gradual improvement in symptoms, with resolution of cortical blindness and normalization of MRI findings. …”
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Uterine artery embolization plus ultrasound guided curettage for cesarean scar pregnancy: Five-year experience at a single tertiary hospital by Ying Feng, Huiqiao Gao, Fang Liu, Shuzhen Wang, Meizhu Xiao

“…Conclusion: Uterine artery embolization combined with or without methotrexate plus ultrasound guided curettage is an effective, safe and recommended therapy to eliminate the gestational sac and meanwhile to preserve fertility for cesarean scar pregnancy patients, and methotrexate could help reduce the blood level of β-human chorionic gonadotropin and shorten the days to recover to normal, thus reducing hospitalized days.…”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Male Sprague-Dawley rats (120–150 g) were treated orally with the extract (30, 100, 300, 1000, and 3000 mg kg−1) or distilled water (10 ml kg−1) for 2 weeks and observed daily for general appearance and signs of toxicity. In addition, blood was collected for both biochemical and haematological assays. …”
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