Overexpression of microRNA-211 in Functional Dyspepsia via Downregulation of the Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) by Increasing Phosphorylation of p38 MAPK Pathwa... by Jue Wang, Sai Gu, Bo Qin

“…Overexpression of miRNA-211 suppresses the differentiation of bone marrow stem cells into intestinal ganglion cells via downregulation of GDNF, a regulator of intestine barrier function. …”
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Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Report of Response to Rituximab by Uroosa Ibrahim, Sara Parylo, Shiksha Kedia, Shafinaz Hussein, Jean Paul Atallah

“…Peripheral blood flow cytometry detected increased number of T cell large granular lymphocytes and T cell receptor rearrangement study detected a clonal T cell population. Bone marrow biopsy showed peripheral T cell lymphoma, most consistent with T-large granulocytic leukemia. …”
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The mediating role of thyroid-related hormones between thyroid dysfunction diseases and osteoporosis: a mediation mendelian randomization study by Ruikang Liu, Weiming Fan, Jiaming Hu, Ke Xu, Zhijian Huang, Yang Liu, Chiyun Sun

“…It is essential to maintain stable levels of thyroid hormones and closely monitor bone health to effectively mitigate and prevent OP.…”
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Durable Effect of Radioactive Iodine in a Patient with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma by Aubrey A. Carhill, Rena Vassilopoulou-Sellin

“…Traditionally, differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) carries a good prognosis when diagnosed early, but increasingly patients are presenting with late-stage disease and bone metastasis which carries a poor prognosis. Treatment of DTC involves surgical resection followed by radioactive iodine (RAI), which conventionally is thought to reach maximal effectiveness between 6 and 12 months following treatment. …”
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Culture and Use of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Phase I and II Clinical Trials by Bourin Philippe, Sensebé Luc, Planat-Bénard Valérie, Roncalli Jérôme, Bura-Rivière Alessandra, Casteilla Louis

“…The most widely used MSCs are cultured from bone marrow or adipose tissue. For clinical trial implementation, BM MSCs and ADSCs should be produced according to Good Manufacturing Practices. …”
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Osteoporosis Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Beliefs among College Students in the USA and China by M. Allison Ford, Martha Bass, Yan Zhao, Jin-Bing Bai, Yue Zhao

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FGF-23 Levels before and after Renal Transplantation by Domniki Economidou, Spyros Dovas, Aikaterini Papagianni, Panagiotis Pateinakis, Dimitrios Memmos

“…We performed a prospective study to investigate FGF-23 levels in patients with end-stage renal disease before and after renal transplantation and their probable association with markers of bone and mineral metabolism. Intact FGF-23 levels were determined before and at 3, 6, and 12 months posttransplantation in 18 renal transplant recipients. …”
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Potential Pitfalls of the Humanized Mice in Modeling Sepsis by Krzysztof Laudanski, Michael Stentz, Matthew DiMeglio, William Furey, Toby Steinberg, Arpit Patel

“…Several organs (e.g., bone marrow mesenchymal cells, endothelium) cannot interact with the grafted human leukocytes effectively due to species specificity. …”
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Survival in patients with acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia at the "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Hospital. A ten years experience by Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila., Liermis Dita Salabert, Tamara Guerra Alfonso

“…Such variables like age, sex, morphological variant of the leukemia, incidence per year and overall survival were analyzed according to sex, morphological variant, origin, age and bone marrow transplant. <strong><br />Results:</strong> The average age of the studied series was 55 years old . …”
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Association between Prenatal One-Hour Glucose Challenge Test Values and Delivery Mode in Nondiabetic, Pregnant Black Women by Jerel M. Ezell, Rosalind M. Peters, Jessica E. Shill, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow

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A Case of Visceral Leishmaniasis in a 4-Year-Old Child Living in Nonendemic Area Located in Suburbs of Dakar, Senegal by Magatte Ndiaye, Dienaba Fafa Cissé, Aicha Djigal, Aminata Sow, Souléye Lélo, Fatoumata Ly, Isaac A. Manga, Mame Ami Diouf, Doudou Sow, Oumar Gaye, Boubacar Camara, Babacar Faye

“…The PCR amplification of extracted DNA from the bone marrow aspiration using specific primers for VL (forward and reverse) confirmed that VL was responsible for the infection. …”
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Precision of Fit of Titanium and Cast Implant Frameworks Using a New Matching Formula by Marianella Sierraalta, Jose L. Vivas, Michael E. Razzoog, Rui-Feng Wang

“…Fit of prosthodontic frameworks is linked to the lifetime survival of dental implants and maintenance of surrounding bone. Purpose. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare the precision of fit of milled one-piece Titanium fixed complete denture frameworks to that of conventional cast frameworks. …”
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Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Deficiency in an Exon 3 Deletion Mouse Model Promotes Hematopoietic Stem Cell Proliferation and Impacts Endosteal Niche Cells by Zeenath Unnisa, Kameshwar P. Singh, Ellen C. Henry, Catherine L. Donegan, John A. Bennett, Thomas A. Gasiewicz

“…We hypothesize that AHR impacts HSC functions by influencing genes that have roles in HSC maintenance and function and that this may occur through regulation of bone marrow (BM) niche cells. We examined BM and niche cells harvested from 8-week-old AHR null-allele (KO) mice in which exon 3 was deleted in the Ahr gene and compared these data to cells from B6 control mice; young and old (10 months) animals were also compared. …”
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Assessing Gender Dimorphism Indicators in Anthropometric Characteristics and Features of the Bony Pelvis of Female Representatives of Pair and Group Types in Sports Acrobatics by Nataliia Veronika Bachynska, Eduard Doroshenko, Andrii Svatiev, Victor Bohuslavskyi

“…The research methods employed included the measurements of body length (cm), body weight (kg), shoulder width (cm), determination of body mass index (conventional unit); pelvimetry was performed to detect the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of the bony pelvis, as well as the degree of maturity of the pelvic bones using the index of pelvic bone (IPB). The methods of mathematical statistics were used to gain a comprehensive understanding of the data. …”
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Clinical significance of serum cystatin C‐to‐creatinine ratio as a surrogate marker for incident osteoporotic fracture predictions by Ichiro Yoshii, Naoya Sawada, Tatsumi Chijiwa

“…Methods Eligible patients with simultaneous measurement of CysC/Cr and bone mineral density in the lumbar spine and proximal femur were selected, and their fracture histories until 5 years after baseline were observed in the retrospective area cohort data. …”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 3 (FGFR3)–Analyses of the S249C Mutation and Protein Expression in Primary Cervical Carcinomas by Haiyan Dai, Ruth Holm, Gunnar B. Kristensen, Vera M. Abeler, Anne‐Lise Børresen‐Dale, Åslaug Helland

“…Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) seems to play an inhibitory role in bone development, as activating mutations in the gene underlie disorders such as achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia. …”
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Imaging Findings of Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws: A Critical Review of the Quantitative Studies by André Ferreira Leite, Fernanda dos Santos Ogata, Nilce Santos de Melo, Paulo Tadeu de Souza Figueiredo

“…Initially, the search for articles was based on the following four types of imaging modalities for evaluating BRONJ: computed tomography, plain film radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear bone scanning. Results. Eleven out of the 79 initially selected articles met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Distal Femur Allograft Prosthetic Composite Reconstruction for Short Proximal Femur Segments following Tumor Resection by Bryan S. Moon, Nathan F. Gilbert, Christopher P. Cannon, Patrick P. Lin, Valerae O. Lewis

“…Twelve patients were retrospectively identified who had a distal femoral APC reconstruction between 1994 and 2007 to salvage an extremity with a segment of remaining bone that was less than 20 centimeters in length. …”
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Porous Biodegradable Metals for Hard Tissue Scaffolds: A Review by A. H. Yusop, A. A. Bakir, N. A. Shaharom, M. R. Abdul Kadir, H. Hermawan

“…Biodegradable metal scaffolds have showed interesting mechanical property that was close to that of human bone with tailored degradation behaviour. The current promising fabrication technique for making scaffolds, such as computation-aided solid free-form method, can be easily applied to metals. …”
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New Insights into the PPARγ Agonists for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Zhanjun Jia, Ying Sun, Guangrui Yang, Aihua Zhang, Songming Huang, Kristina Marie Heiney, Yue Zhang

“…However, the severe adverse effects including fluid retention, cardiovascular complications, and bone loss greatly limited their use in clinic. Recently, numerous novel PPARγ agonists involving the endogenous PPARγ ligands and selective PPARγ modulators (SPPARMs) are emerging as the promising candidates of the next generation of antidiabetic drugs instead of TZDs. …”
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