SICKLE CELL TRAIT, CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS AND OUTCOMES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY by Diego A Vargas-Hernández, Adriana Catalina Uscategui-Ruiz, Andrés Jesus Prada-Rueda, Consuelo Romero-Sánchez

“… Introduction: Sickle cell trait (SCT) is an autosomal recessive blood disorder in which patients are heterozygous carriers for hemoglobin S (HbAS) and are usually asymptomatic. …”
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Research status of dietary nursing intervention of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients (血液透析患者高磷血症饮食护理干预的研究现状) by WANG Liwei (王丽伟), LIU Lin (刘玲), YANG Yufei (杨寓斐), E Haiyan (鄂海燕), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…In clinical treatment and nursing, dietary nursing intervention can improve the prevention awareness of hyperphosphatemia in patients and their families, improve the level of blood phosphorus and nutritional status of patients, reduce the incidence of hyperphosphatemia in hemodialysis patients, and improve their quality of life under a scientific and reasonable diet planning. …”
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The Effect of Prior Gestational Diabetes on the Shape of the Glucose Response Curve during an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test 3 Years after Delivery by Timea Tänczer, Márk M. Svébis, Beatrix Domján, Viktor J. Horváth, Adam G. Tabák

“…Women with a biphasic response also tended to have lower systolic blood pressure (p<0.1). No differences were found in fasting and 2-hour glucose and insulin levels, or BMI. …”
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Smallpox vaccination in a mouse model by S. N. Shchelkunov, A. A. Sergeev, S. A. Pyankov, K. A. Titova, S. N. Yakubitskiy

“…After vaccination (7, 14, 21, 28, 42, and 56 days post inoculation (dpi)), blood samples were collected from the retro-orbital venous sinus; titers of VACV-specific IgM and IgG in the resulting sera were determined by ELISA. …”
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Protocolo de investigação e manejo do AVC isquêmico neonatal by Nicolas Ramos, Gustavo Barbosa David, Simone Cristina Stadnick, Stephanie Ribeiro Raitez

“…Laboratory tests did not clarify the situation, therefore blood cultures and cerebrospinal fluid samples were requested. …”
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Protective Effect of Melatonin on Acute Pancreatitis by Jolanta Jaworek, Joanna Szklarczyk, Andrzej K. Jaworek, Katarzyna Nawrot-Porąbka, Anna Leja-Szpak, Joanna Bonior, Michalina Kot

“…The beneficial effect of melatonin on acute pancreatitis, which has been reported in many experimental studies and supported by clinical observations, is related to: (1) enhancement of antioxidant defense of the pancreatic tissue, through direct scavenging of toxic radical oxygen (ROS) and nitrogen (RNS) species, (2) preservation of the activity of antioxidant enzymes; such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), or glutathione peroxidase (GPx), (3) the decline of pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis α (TNFα) production, accompanied by stimulation of an anti-inflammatory IL-10, (4) improvement of pancreatic blood flow and decrease of neutrophil infiltration, (5) reduction of apoptosis and necrosis in the inflamed pancreatic tissue, (6) increased production of chaperon protein (HSP60), and (7) promotion of regenerative process in the pancreas. …”
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A lectin produced by a Streptomyces species targets mammalian pancreatic acinar cells in mice and humans by Janine C. Quijano, Honoka Natsuyama, Alonso Tapia, Karine Bagramyan, Jose A. Ortiz, Jacob Mares, Markus Kalkum, Yoko Fujita-Yamaguchi, Hsun Teresa Ku

“…In adult humans, mCherry-SHA also targeted acinar cells specifically; however, only tissue from blood type B donors, but not type A or O donors, showed positivity. …”
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Differentiation of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells into Parathyroid-Like Cells by Ping Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wenwu Dong, Zhihong Wang, Yuan Qin, Changhao Wu, Qi Dong

“…The current treatment for postoperative hypoparathyroidism has shortcomings, such as repeated blood monitoring for dosage adjustment, uncertain long-term efficacy, and the high price of recombinant parathyroid hormone therapy. …”
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Perceived Pain during Cataract Surgery with Topical Anesthesia: A Comparison between First-Eye and Second-Eye Surgery by Lin Jiang, Keke Zhang, Wenwen He, Xiangjia Zhu, Peng Zhou, Yi Lu

“…The patients completed simplified State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and visual analog scale (VAS) for anxiety questionnaires before surgery, and VAS for pain and Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale questionnaires after surgery. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were recorded perioperatively. …”
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Clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease with pulmonary radiographic abnormalities and its impact on the incidence of coronary artery lesions: a randomized retrospective cohort... by Chenchen Liu, Xing Rong, Huixian Qiu, Jinhui Zhou, Yufei Chen, Xuhong Huang, Maoping Chu, Zhenquan Wang

“…In KD patients with pneumonia-like changes, there were significant elevations in inflammatory markers including the C-reactive protein (CRP) (P = 0.011), white blood cell (WBC) (P = 0.027), NT-proBNP (P = 0.007), and D-dimer (D-D) (P = 0.002) levels. …”
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A Comparison of Resting Scapular Posture and the Davies Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test by John D Heick, Jenna Haggerty, Robert C Manske

“… # STUDY DESIGN Multicenter, single session descriptive cohort # METHODS Sixty-one healthy participants (33 males, 28 females; mean age 24.19±2.61) completed testing across two locations in one testing session. Blood pressure and heart rate as well as height and weight were measured for each participant. …”
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Complex Monitoring of Biochemical and Radionuclide Parameters in Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma during Immunotherapy by M. S. Sayapina, S. G. Averinova, T. V. Zacharova, A. V. Kashkadaeva, S. V. Shiryaev, M. V. Poluectova, O. A. Vorob’eva

“…At baseline and 2 months after, all patients underwent blood chemistry, urinalysis, Rehberg test, and ELISA to determine serum levels of IL-17A, TGF-β, and erythropoietin. …”
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Evaluation of diastole by echocardiography for detecting early cardiac dysfunction: an outcome study by Tatiana Kuznetsova, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, František Sabovčik, Yukari Kobayashi, Francois Haddad

“…We measured left heart dimensions, strain, tricuspid regurgitation, transmitral blood flow, and mitral annular tissue velocities using conventional echocardiography and Doppler imaging. …”
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Therapeutic Angiogenesis Using Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor in Combination with a Collagen Matrix in Chronic Hindlimb Ischemia by Jianyin Zhou, Yilin Zhao, Jinling Wang, Sheng Zhang, Zhengjin Liu, Maochuan Zhen, Yun Liu, Pingguo Liu, Zhenyu Yin, Xiaomin Wang

“…Although therapeutic angiogenesis by angiogenic cytokines is a feasible strategy to improve regional blood flow in ischemic regions, the optimal delivery mode needs to be established. …”
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Limited transmission of avian influenza viruses, avulaviruses, coronaviruses and Chlamydia sp. at the interface between wild birds and a free-range duck farm by Chloé Le Gall-Ladevèze, Benjamin Vollot, Julien Hirschinger, Laëtitia Lèbre, Rachid Aaziz, Karine Laroucau, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde Paul, Julien Cappelle, Guillaume Le Loc’h

“…Commensal wild birds were captured and sampled for blood and swabs, and fresh feces from cattle egrets visiting the farm were collected. …”
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Effect and Safety of Pioglitazone-Metformin Tablets in the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Shaanxi Province: A Random... by Fu Jianfang, Xiao Wanxia, Gao Xiling, Xu Jing, Yang Wenjuan, Liu Jianrong, He Qingzhen, Ma Kaiyan, Lian Jingxuan, Chen Taixiong, Xu Qian, Li Mengying, Ming Jie, Ji Qiuhe

“…There were no significant statistically differences in blood lipid, body weight, and waist circumference between the test group and the control group. …”
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Expression study of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway associated lncRNAs in schizophrenia by Fatemeh Manafzadeh, Behzad Baradaran, Seyed Gholamreza Noor Azar, Kamran Javidi Aghdam, Reza Dabbaghipour, Asghar Shayannia, Soudeh Ghafouri-Fard

“…In brief, our data demonstrated dysregulation of Wnt/β pathway related genes and lncRNAs in the peripheral blood of patients with schizophrenia and their potential as biomarkers for this disorder.…”
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A microbiota-derived metabolite, 3-phenyllactic acid, prolongs healthspan by enhancing mitochondrial function and stress resilience via SKN-1/ATFS-1 in C. elegans by Juewon Kim, Yunju Jo, Gyumin Lim, Yosep Ji, Jong-Hwa Roh, Wan-Gi Kim, Hyon-Seung Yi, Dong Wook Choi, Donghyun Cho, Dongryeol Ryu

“…Extending the relevance of our work to humans, we observe an inverse correlation between blood PLA levels and physical performance in patients with sarcopenia, when compared to age-matched non-sarcopenic controls. …”
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Empagliflozin-Metformin Combination Has Antioxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties that Correlate with Vascular Protection in Adults with Type 1 Diabetes by Miodrag Janić, Matej Cankar, Jan Šmid, Alenka France Štiglic, Aleš Jerin, Mišo Šabovič, Andrej Janež, Mojca Lunder

“…At inclusion and after 12 weeks of treatment, the blood samples were collected, and the oxidative stress (total antioxidative status (TAS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), uric acid, advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), advanced glycosylation end products ((AGE) and isoprostane), and inflammation (C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)) parameters were determined. …”
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Assessment of left ventricle myocardial performance index (Tei index) by myocardial tissue Doppler imaging and its correlation with serum thyroid-stimulating hormone levels and ath... by Amratansh Varshney, Satyajit Singh, Amritava Ghosh, Surendra Kumar Naik, Abhishek Kumar, Chandraprakash Thakur, Muneshwar Kumar, Nupur Goyal, Nabodoy Majumder, Rounak Kumar, Muhammad Rihas Rasheed

“…After taking consent, all eligible patients underwent tests for routine blood sampling, lipid profile, thyroid profile, antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, electrocardiography, and echocardiography including tissue Doppler imaging. …”
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