Sacubitril/Valsartan for Blood Pressure Lowering in Non‐Dialysis‐Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3–5 Patients With Hypertension: A Multicenter Clinical Study by Yu Yan, Xiaomin Li, Juan Cao, Jingyuan Cao, Yao Wang, Liang Wang, Jirong Yu, Lianhua Chen, Min Yang, Xinzhong Huang, Lei Shen, Hong Ding, Manzhi Li, Di Yin, Linglin Jiang, Liang Tang, Yujia Jiang, Ling Hu, Jiyi Si, Hui Zhang, Liqin Cui, Xiameng Gu, Kun Hu, Dongxing Mu, Bicheng Liu, Xiaoliang Zhang, Dong Sun, Xin Wan, Bin Wang

“…The main outcomes measured were blood pressure control, changes in blood pressure and laboratory parameters within 8 weeks post‐treatment initiation, and incidence of adverse events. …”
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The introduction and inspiration from US FDA guidance: bacterial risk control strategies for blood collection establishments and transfusion services to enhance the safety and availability of platelets for transfusion by ZHANG Ningjie, YANG Yuanqing, ZHU Yuanpei, WANG Yongjun, GUO Yongjian

“…The risk of bacterial contamination of platelets is a leading risk of infection from blood transfusion. U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a guidance on bacterial risk control strategies for blood collection establishments and transfusion services to enhance the safety and availability of platelets for transfusion. …”
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Retracted: Relationship between Peripheral Blood miR-181c, miR-101, and Cognitive Impairment in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Complicated with Acute Stroke by Emergency Medicine International

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First Autologous Cell Therapy of Cerebral Palsy Caused by Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage in a Child after Cardiac Arrest—Individual Treatment with Cord Blood by A. Jensen, E. Hamelmann

“…Nine weeks later, he received autologous cord blood (91.7 mL, cryopreserved, 5.75×10e8 mononuclear cells) intravenously. …”
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Examining the effect of direct-from-blood bacterial testing on antibiotic administration and clinical outcomes: a protocol and statistical analysis plan for a pragmatic randomised trial by Li Wang, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Karen F Miller, Cheryl L Gatto, Andrea Fletcher, Romney M Humphries, Joanna L Stollings, Adrienne Baughman, Jakea Johnson, Edward T Qian, Mary Lynn Dear, David C Gaston, Ariel A Lewis, George E Nelson, Benjamin J Ereshefsky, Matthew A Christensen, Ritu Banerjee, Dan Albert, Alison Benton, Laura Bobbitt, Carleigh Burns, Timothy Duff, David C. Gaston, MLS Sharon Glover, Allyson Hobbie, Austin Ing, Gabriel Kemp, Sheryl Mangrum, Geoff Mavrak, Kelly Moser, David Mulherin, Shannon Pugh, Matthew Rodgers, Chrissie Schaeffer, Adam Turner, Sabrina Shipman, Halden Z VanCleave, Hamilton Wen Li Wang, LaKeysha Wiggins

“…Eligible patients are randomised 1:1 to receive Food and Drug Administration-approved direct-from-blood bacterial testing in addition to blood cultures or blood cultures alone. …”
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Detection of atrial fibrillation in primary care with radial pulse palpation, electronic blood pressure measurement and handheld single-lead electrocardiography: a diagnostic accuracy study by Wim A M Lucassen, Henk C P M van Weert, Bjorn Winkens, Henri E J H Stoffers, J André Knottnerus, Steven B Uittenbogaart, Nicole Verbiest-van Gurp, Petra M G Erkens

“…We performed radial pulse palpation, followed by electronic blood pressure measurement (WatchBP Home A) and handheld ECG (MyDiagnostick) in random order. …”
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Dynamics of blood microsatellite instability (bMSI) burden predicts outcome of a patient treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a case report of hyperprogressive disease by Daria Kravchuk, Alexandra Lebedeva, Alexandra Lebedeva, Olesya Kuznetsova, Olesya Kuznetsova, Alexandra Kavun, Anastasiia Taraskina, Ekaterina Belova, Ekaterina Belova, Ekaterina Belova, Tatiana Grigoreva, Tatiana Grigoreva, Egor Veselovsky, Vladislav Mileyko, Vladislav Mileyko, Vladislav Nikulin, Lidia Nekrasova, Alexey Tryakin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Maxim Ivanov, Maxim Ivanov

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The Upregulation of IL-1β Induced by Cisplatin Triggers PI3K/AKT/MMP9 Pathway in Pericytes Mediating the Leakage of the Blood Labyrinth Barrier by Yu M, Jiang WJ, Yu M, Zhou Z, Wang M, Li L

“…Miao Yu,1,2,* Wen-Jun Jiang,3,4,* Meng Yu,1 Zan Zhou,1,2 Min Wang,1 Li Li1 1Department of Physiology, Medical College of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Physiology, Medical College of Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, People’s Republic of China; 3The Second People’s Hospital of Li Shui, Li Shui, Zhejiang, 323000, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Physiology, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310051, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Min Wang, Email wangmin3826@zjxu.edu.cn Li Li, Email lily7588@163.comBackground: Blood–labyrinth barrier (BLB) damage has been recognized as a key mechanism underlying cisplatin (CDDP)-induced hearing loss. …”
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Selenium-enriched and ordinary green tea extracts prevent high blood pressure and alter gut microbiota composition of hypertensive rats caused by high-salt diet by Meirong Wu, Xiaobin Wu, Jiangxiong Zhu, Fanglan Li, Xinlin Wei, Yuanfeng Wang

“…Our results showed that GT and Se-GT supplementations significantly prevented the increase of blood pressure (BP), activated the phosphoinosmde-3-kinase/protein kinase B (PI3K/Akt) signaling pathway, and regulated the gene expression related to BP, as well as improved the tissue damage like heart, liver, and kidneys. …”
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Blood serum IgE and muscle element levels in Cyprinus carpio infested by Argulus foliaceus in Lake Çavuşçu (Konya/Turkey): Assessment of their impact on human health by Gümüş Numan Emre

“…The results obtained in the study were compared with the limit values set by national and international quality criteria. In addition, blood serum IgE levels were examined in fish. IgE is considered part of the parasite-specific immune defense system called allergic antibody. …”
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Ethnic disparities in HbA1c and hypoglycemia among youth with type 1 diabetes: beyond access to technology, social deprivation and mean blood glucose by Suma Uday, John Stuart Pemberton, Zhide Fang, Stuart A Chalew

“…This is presumably related to higher mean blood glucose (MBG) due to lower socioeconomic status (SES) and less access to technology. …”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…Stress-activated gene × environment interactions may contribute to individual variability in blood pressure reductions from behavioral interventions. …”
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The effect of blood transfusion on serum hepcidin levels in chronically transfused patients of β-thalassemia major: An observational study in a tertiary care centre in Western Maharashtra by Sujay Bhowmik, Amit Kumar Biswas, Ajay Kumar Baranwal, Amit Ajay Pawar, Ujjwal Dimri

“…AIM: This study aims to evaluate the effect of blood transfusions on serum hepcidin levels in chronically transfused patients of β-thalassemia major and correlate with hemoglobin and serum ferritin levels of pre- and posttransfusion. …”
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Use of Blood Lipid Indicators as a Screening Tool of Insulin Resistance among Individuals in Low-Income Country Sides of China: A Multiethnic Region Study by Yi-Zhong Yan, Jia-Ning Fan, Jia-Ming Liu, Yun-hua Hu, Jiao-Long Ma, Jia He, Heng Guo, Xiang-hui Zhang, Xin-ping Wang, Shu-gang Li, Shu-Xia Guo

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the diagnostic value of blood lipid indicators (BLIs) for insulin resistance (IR) among major ethnic groups in Xinjiang, China, to identify the most valuable indicators and appropriate cut-off points for each ethnic group and to lay the foundation for the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of metabolic diseases in remote rural areas. …”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections among family replacement donors and voluntary non-remunerated blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic in sub Saharan Africa by Macoura Gadji, Youssou Bamar Gueye, David Motto, Saliou Diop

Subjects: “…Blood donors…”
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visualization of Vulnerable Atherosclerotic Plaques at the Brachiocephalic Artery of Apolipoprotein E Knockout Mice by the Blood-Pool Contrast Agent B22956/1 by Cinzia Parolini, Marco Busnelli, Giulia S. Ganzetti, Federica Dellera, Stefano Manzini, Eugenio Scanziani, Jason L. Johnson, Cesare R. Sirtori, Giulia Chiesa

“…The aim of this study was to identify, by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the ability of the blood-pool contrast agent B22956/1 to detect atherosclerotic plaques developing at the brachiocephalic artery of apolipoprotein E knockout (apoE-KO) mice and to possibly identify vulnerable atherosclerotic lesions. …”
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Erythrogram Profile of Blood Samples Anticoagulated with Tri-potassium Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetic Acid (K3EDTA) Stored for 48 Hours at 4oC by Putri Azzahrah, Anita Esfandiari, Arief Purwo Mihardi, Sus Derthi Widhyari, Retno Wulansari, Putri Indah Ningtias

“…This study investigated the erythrogram profile of tripotassium ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (K3EDTA) in blood samples stored for 48 h at 4°C. Ten healthy blood samples of Ongole crossbred cattle were collected into K3EDTA tubes from the jugular or coccygeal veins and analyzed for erythrogram profiles (erythrocyte counts, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit value, and erythrocyte morphology). …”
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Prognostic Value of the Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-to-Albumin Ratio in Critically Ill Older Patients with Acute Kidney Injury: A Retrospective Database Study by Lei Guo, Dezhun Chen, Bihuan Cheng, Yuqiang Gong, Benji Wang

“…There is no evidence suggesting that red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio (RA) predicts outcomes in severely ill older individuals with acute kidney injury (AKI). …”
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The Role of Dll4/Notch Signaling in Normal and Pathological Ocular Angiogenesis: Dll4 Controls Blood Vessel Sprouting and Vessel Remodeling in Normal and Pathological Conditions by Ivan Lobov, Natalia Mikhailova

“…Retinal development and function require proper vascularization and blood vessel function and integrity. Dll4 is most prominently expressed in the endothelium of angiogenic blood vessels and in quiescent arteries and capillaries in all tissues and organs of the mammalian species, and it is the key regulator of blood vessel sprouting. …”
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CYTOKINES AND PROTEINS OF THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX IN THE BLOOD OF RATS OF DIFFERENT AGES AFTER FILLING THE DEFECT IN THE FEMORAL METAPHYSIS WITH ALLOGENEIC BONE IMPLANTS SATURATED WITH MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS by Petro Vorontsov, Frida Leontieva, Vladyslav Tulyakov, Igor Husakov

“…Based on the analysis of cytokines and proteins of the extracellular matrix in the blood serum of laboratory rats, to evaluate the course of metabolic processes after filling a defect in the femoral metaphysis with allogeneic bone implants saturated with MSCs. …”
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