Malondialdehyde in benign prostate hypertrophy: a useful marker? by Rosaria Alba Merendino, Francesco Salvo, Antonella Saija, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Antonio Tomaino, Paola Lucia Minciullo, Giuseppe Fraccica, Sebastiano Gangemi

“…Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a sensitive marker for prostatic hypertrophy and cancer. We analyzed MDA serum levels to evaluate the oxidative stress in BPH. …”
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Association of HLA-B27 Gene and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of Potential Role as a Predictive Biomarker by Karzan Ghafur Khidhir, Baban Ahmad, Dana Khdr Sabir

“…Bioinformatics analysis was used to determine the profile of HLA-B27 gene in different human tumors to demonstrate the possible involvement of HLA-B27 in both RA and cancer; and also, to discover its functional association with other human genes. …”
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Detection of other pathologies when utilising computer-assisted digital solutions for TB screening by J. Sebastian, I.D. Olaru, A. Giannakis, M. Arentz, S.V. Kik, M. Ruhwald, S. Linsen, G. Günther, P. Wolf, F.J. Herth, T. Weber, C.M. Denkinger

“…The CAD generally detected abnormalities in patients with critical diagnoses such as lung cancer or heart failure. Performance for detecting other abnormalities was variable. …”
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid IFN-γ+ Th17 Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis by Anders Tøndell, Torolf Moen, Magne Børset, Øyvind Salvesen, Anne Dorthea Rø, Malcolm Sue-Chu

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Intraneobladder Hem-o-Lok Migration with Stone Formation after Orthotopic Neobladder Cystectomy by Zeng Shu-xiong, Zhang Zhen-sheng, Yu Xiao-wen, Li Hui-zhen, Lu Xin, Sun Ying-hao, Xu Chuan-liang

“…A 57-year-old man with T2a muscle invasive bladder cancer underwent laparoscopic orthotopic sigmoid neobladder reconstruction after cystectomy which was complicated by intestinal anastomosis leak and peritoneal abscess requiring transverse colostomy and drainage 15 days postoperatively. …”
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Prednisone inhibits osteosarcoma cell by regulating the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by Yo Zhang, Hongmei Zhang, Shanshan Yang, Xiufeng Gao, Wenhao Guo

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Flow Cytometric Analysis of T, B, and NK Cells Antigens in Patients with Mycosis Fungoides by Serkan Yazıcı, Emel Bülbül Başkan, Ferah Budak, Barbaros Oral, Şaduman Balaban Adim, Zübeyde Ceylan Kalin, Güven Özkaya, Kenan Aydoğan, Hayriye Saricaoğlu, Şükran Tunali

“…TNMB and histopathological staging of the cases were retrospectively performed in accordance with International Society for Cutaneous Lymphomas/European Organization of Research and Treatment of Cancer (ISCL/EORTC) criteria at the time of flow cytometry sampling. …”
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Synthesis of Silver and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Polystichum lentum Extract for the Potential Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Activities by Deepak Kumar Shrestha, Akash Budha Magar, Manisha Bhusal, Rabina Baraili, Ishwor Pathak, Pusp Raj Joshi, Niranjan Parajuli, Khaga Raj Sharma

“…The nanoparticles also exhibit potent cytotoxicity with IC50 of 76.82 ± 1.67 μg/mL against cervical cancer cell lines. Both nanoparticles and aqueous extract were mildly toxic towards the brine shrimp nauplii with the lowest LC50 being 661.80 ± 64.21 μg/mL for the aqueous extract. …”
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CONTRAST ENHANCED SPECTRAL MAMMOGRAPHY (CESM) (REVIEW) by N. I. Rozhkova, I. I. Burdina, S. B. Zapirova, M. L. Mazo, S. P. Prokopenko, O. E. Yakobs

“…The problem of early diagnosis of a breast cancer is extremely actual. Growth of incidence at women from 19 to 39 years increased for 34% over the last 10 years. …”
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Drug Screening of Flavonoids as Potential VEGF Inhibitors Through Computational Docking and Cell Models by Shengying Lin, Roy Wai-Lun Tang, Yutong Ye, Chenxi Xia, Jiahui Wu, Ran Duan, Ka-Wing Leung, Tina Ting-Xia Dong, Karl Wah-Keung Tsim

“…Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), also known as VEGF-A, has been linked to various diseases, such as wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD) and cancer. Even though there are VEGF inhibitors that are currently commercially available in clinical applications, severe adverse effects have been associated with these treatments. …”
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AdipoR1 enhances the radiation resistance via ESR1/CCNB1IP1/cyclin B1 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma cells by Yuhan Gan, Linhui Zhu, Yimo Li, Ruoting Ge, Jiahe Tian, Yuxin Chen, Xiang He, Shumei Ma, Xiaodong Liu

“…Our previous study revealed that Adiponectin Receptor 1 (AdipoR1) is involved in regulating radiation resistance in liver cancer patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy. …”
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A Theoretical Study on the Efficacy and Mechanism of Combined YAP-1 and PARP-1 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Using Peruvian Maca <i>Lepidium meyenii</i> by Albert Gabriel Turpo-Peqqueña, Sebastian Luna-Prado, Renato Javier Valencia-Arce, Fabio Leonardo Del-Carpio-Carrazco, Badhin Gómez

“…Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant forms of brain cancer. Current therapeutic strategies, including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, often fail due to the tumor’s ability to develop resistance. …”
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Factors Associated with Fluid Sequestration in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis: A Prospective Study in Tertiary Centre Hospital in Nepal by Raju Bhandari, Krishna Sapkota, Seema Subedi, Som Kumar Shrestha, Edward Sutanto, Prabhat Jha, Ramesh Singh Bhandari

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A scalable tool for analyzing genomic variants of humans using knowledge graphs and graph machine learning by Shivika Prasanna, Ajay Kumar, Deepthi Rao, Eduardo J. Simoes, Praveen Rao

“…By analyzing genomic variants of humans, scientists can gain better understanding of the risk factors of complex diseases such as cancer and COVID-19. To model and analyze the rich genomic data, knowledge graphs (KGs) and graph machine learning (GML) can be regarded as enabling technologies. …”
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Mortalidad hospitalaria por afecciones respiratorias en el Hospital Provincial de Cienfuegos. 2010-2014 by Liuva Leyva Rodríguez, Orlando Morera Álvarez, Daylin Madruga Jiménez, Heidy Caridad Cordero Cabrera, Reinaldo José Pino Blanco

“…Las afecciones respiratorias predominantes fueron: neumonía/ bronconeumonía, enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica y cáncer de pulmón respectivamente; el 63,4 % de los casos presentaron enfermedades asociadas, fundamentalmente cardiovasculares (26, 6 %). …”
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Proximal Sessile Serrated Adenomas Are More Prevalent in Caucasians, and Gastroenterologists Are Better Than Nongastroenterologists at Their Detection by Malav P. Parikh, Sujit Muthukuru, Yash Jobanputra, Kushal Naha, Niyati M. Gupta, Vaibhav Wadhwa, Rocio Lopez, Prashanthi N. Thota, Madhusudhan R. Sanaka

“…Proximal sessile serrated adenomas (PSSA) leading to colorectal cancer (CRC) represent an alternate pathway for CRC development. …”
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High Expression of Ten Eleven Translocation 1 Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Haopeng Wen, Tengfei Ji, Liteng Lin, Nan Cheng, Kangshun Zhu, Liangqi Cao

“…However, the effect of DNA demethylation enzymes, ten eleven translocation (TET) proteins, has not been comprehensively characterized in liver cancer. In this research, we sought to unravel the linkage of TET proteins with prognosis, immune characteristics and biological pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Factors associated with, and variations in, COVID-19 hospital death rates in England’s first two waves: observational study by Alex Bottle, Paul Aylin, Stephen Brett, Puji Faitna

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A Retrospective Observational Cohort Analysis of Oncology Patients with Febrile Neutropenia in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Oman by Badar Al-Aamri, Aisha AL Breiki, Darpanarayan Hazra, Talib Al-Aamri, Manar Al-Shehi

“…Most patients (89.3%) presented with active cancer, and the mean neutrophil count was 0.18. High-risk patients exhibited significantly higher rates of positive blood cultures (31.6% vs. 1.6%) and positive urine cultures (20.8% vs. 7.7%). …”
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Determination of the Selected Heavy Metal Content and Its Associated Health Risks in Selected Vegetables Marketed in Bahir Dar Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Biset Asrade, Gebremariam Ketema

“…The concentrations of copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) were determined, and their health risks were estimated using estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), hazard index (HI), and target cancer risk (TCR) for selected heavy metals by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. …”
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