Immunomodulatory effects of polysaccharides from edible fungus: a review by Zhenhua Yin, Zhenhua Liang, Changqin Li, Jinmei Wang, Changyang Ma, Wenyi Kang

“…The polysaccharides from edible fungus showed many kinds of biological activities, including anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetes, improving functional constipation activities. …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

“…A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was applied and included a penalized smoothing spline term for recipient BMI and risk factors such as diabetes. We assessed the overall significance of the nonlinear penalized spline terms using an asymptotic Wald test. …”
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p97 Inhibitors Possessing Antiviral Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 and Low Cytotoxicity by Rui Ding, Tiffany C. Edwards, Prithwish Goswami, Daniel J. Wilson, Christine D. Dreis, Yihong Ye, Robert J. Geraghty, Liqiang Chen

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Antibodies to Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in Young Children with Different Propensity to Develop Islet Autoimmunity by Ija Talja, Anna-Liisa Kubo, Riitta Veijola, Mikael Knip, Olli Simell, Jorma Ilonen, Mari Vähä-Mäkilä, Epp Sepp, Marika Mikelsaar, Meeme Utt, Raivo Uibo

“…Immunoblot assays were used to establish the prevalence of serum IgG, IgM, and IgA antibodies specific for Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Bifidobacterium longum, and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG proteins in young children presenting with or without type 1 diabetes (T1D). We demonstrated that children between the ages of 6 and 12 months had a substantial increase in the frequency of IgG antibodies specific for L. rhamnosus GG proteins. …”
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Volumen plaquetario medio y posible valor pronóstico en pacientes con infarto agudo de miocardio by Daniel Lázaro Núñez Garlobo, Roger Ravelo Dopico, Birsy Suárez Rivero, Carmen Rosa Perera Lombillo, Liz Odelnis Cruz Rodríguez, Osvaldo Miranda Gómez

“…Se asoció además a la hipertensión arterial, tabaquismo y diabetes mellitus. …”
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Nutrigenomics: A promising frontier in chronic disease prevention by Seyed Morteza Hosseiniara, Solmaz Sadat Hosseini Zijoud

“…These findings carry significant implications for chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and various cancers.For example, studies have demonstrated that specific dietary patterns and individual genetic variations can influence susceptibility to these diseases. …”
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Experiences of community-dwelling older adults living with multiple chronic conditions: a qualitative study by Sharon Kaasalainen, Jenny Ploeg, Marta Canesi, Kimberly D Fraser, Carrie McAiney, Maureen Markle-Reid, Sinead Dufour, Lisa Garland Baird, Tracey Chambers

“…Objectives The aim of the study was to understand the experiences of living with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) from the perspective of community-living older adults with MCC.Design A qualitative study using an interpretive description approach.Setting Participants were recruited from southern Ontario, Canada.Participants 21 community-living, older adults (≥65 years) with an average of 7.4 chronic conditions including one of diabetes, dementia or stroke.Methods Data were collected through digitally-recorded, in-depth, semi-structured in-person interviews. …”
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Aprovechamiento de lanche, hierbaluisa y stevia en la elaboración de infusiones by Edson Elvis Ramirez-Tixe, Faustino Ruiz-Díaz, Josué Miler Herrera-Oblitas, Yaneth Cubas-Díaz, Hugo César Tocas-Burga

“… Muchas enfermedades como el cáncer, la diabetes, el colesterol, entre otras; requieren ser prevenidas y/o controladas, por ello, las plantas y hierbas son una alternativa debido a sus compuestos bioactivos. …”
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Predictors of Stent Restenosis in Han and Uygur Patients with Coronary Heart Disease after PCI in the Xinjiang Region by Jiao Wang, Yuchun Yang, Lei Zhang, Pengyi He, Huyati Mu

“…ApoB (OR = 11.571, 95% CI: 1.667∼80.340), Gensini score (OR = 1.017, 95% CI: 1.003∼1.031), and diabetes history (OR = 3.474, 95% CI: 1.189∼10.151) were independent risk factors for ISR after PCI in Uygur patients, and the area under ROC curve of ISR predicted by logistic regression equation is 0.807. …”
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Causal Effects of Sleep Traits on Angina Pectoris: Mediation by Cardiovascular Risk Factors by Zeng C, Ke Y, Li H, Zhang C, Chen J, Chen M

“…The GWAS data of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, smoking, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)) came from the FinnGen. Two-sample MR analyses were carried out to gain a general map of sleep traits, risk factors and AP, then a multivariable MR was performed and the effect of each factor was calculated.Results: We discovered a positive association between nap, narcolepsy, insomnia and stable angina pectoris (SAP), while getting up in morning associated with SAP negatively. …”
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Factors Associated with Visit-to-Visit Variability of Blood Pressure Measured as Part of Routine Clinical Care among Patients Attending Cardiology Outpatient Department of a Tertia... by Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Vathulan Sujanitha, Mahesan Guruparan, Nadarajah Rajeshkannan

“…When comparing mean SD among the categories of different variables, female sex (P=0.023) and comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM) (P=0.013), chronic kidney disease (CKD) (P=0.007), and risk of developing obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (P=0.04) showed significant variation. …”
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Reagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity optimization for a reliable SARS-CoV-2 pool-based testing strategy by José P. Miranda, Javiera Osorio, Marcia Silva, Carola Silva, Victoria Madrid, Rossana Camponovo, Marcela Henríquez-Henríquez

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Determinantes sociodemográficos y factores de riesgo de la muerte súbita cardiovascular. Arroyo Naranjo, La Habana, 2007-2014 by Rafael E. Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó

“…Las mujeres se caracterizaron por más inactividad física, y estuvieron más afectadas por diabetes, dislipidemias y valores elevados de hematocritos. …”
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Completion of registration of risk factor variables during telephone vs on-site follow-up after myocardial infarction: a nationwide observational study in 101 199 patients from con... by Maria Bäck, Margret Leosdottir, Emil Hagström, Nermin Hadziosmanovic, Halldora Ögmundsdottir Michelsen, Mattias Ekström

“…At the 2-month follow-up, the proportion of missing data registered at on-site visits compared with telephone consultations was systolic blood pressure 2.4% (n=1729) vs 28.0% (n=5462), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol 9.1% (n=6525) vs 32.6% (n=6360), weight 20.1% (n=14 343) vs 43.0% (n=8401) and haemoglobin A1c for patients with diabetes mellitus 39.4% (n=4594) vs 69.4% (n=2225), p for all <0.0001. …”
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Response to Initial Therapy of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Predicts the Long-Term Outcome Better than Classical Risk Stratification Systems by Albert Cano-Palomares, Ignasi Castells, Ismael Capel, Maria Rosa Bella, Santi Barcons, Angel Serrano, Xavier Guirao, Mercedes Rigla

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Unveiling the Phytochemical Diversity and Bioactivity of <i>Astragalus melanophrurius</i>: A First Report Integrating Experimental and In Silico Approaches by Gulcan Gencer, Cengiz Sarikurkcu, Bektas Tepe

“…The root extract demonstrated notable α-amylase (IC₅₀ = 2.99 mg/mL) and tyrosinase (IC₅₀ = 1.34 mg/mL) inhibitory activities, suggesting potential applications in diabetes and hyperpigmentation management. Molecular docking revealed stable complexes of hyperoside and kaempferol with target enzymes, supporting their roles in observed bioactivities. …”
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A MULTICENTER STUDY OF BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE IN INDONESIA: A DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS by Besut Daryanto, Kurnia Penta Seputra, Paksi Satyagraha, Taufiq Nur Budaya, Fauzan Kurniawan Dhani, Deddy Rasyidan Yulizar, Marta Hendry, Andrie Rhomdhon, Yudi Ambeng, Ryan Akhmad Adhi

“…The average prostate volume across all patients was 57.6±20.6 ml with an IPP (Intravesical Prostatic Protrusion) of 13.0±5.2 ml. Diabetes Mellitus was the most common comorbidity among the patients, affecting 271 patients (33.3%). …”
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Bredemolic Acid Ameliorates Selected Liver Function Biomarkers in a Diet-Induced Prediabetic Rat Model by Akinjide Moses Akinnuga, Angezwa Siboto, Bongiwe Khumalo, Ntethelelo Hopewell Sibiya, Phikelelani Ngubane, Andile Khathi

“…Prediabetes is an intermediary hyperglycaemic state that precedes type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in which abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipids occurs in organs such as the liver. …”
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Association Between Walking Speed and Urinary Incontinence in the Older Women. Which Patients Should be Referred to Geriatricians? by Volkan Atmis, Basak Guler

“…Two hundred and fifty-eight (66.32%) had hypertension, 122 (31.36%) had diabetes mellitus, 51 (13.11%) had asthma/Chronic obstructive lung disease, 49 (12.59%) had coronary artery disease and 9 (2.31%) had cerebrovascular disease. …”
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miR-375 Promotes Pancreatic Differentiation In Vitro by Affecting Different Target Genes at Different Stages by Zhenyu Lu, Jing Wang, Xu Wang, Zhiying Li, Dan Niu, Min Wang, Jinzhu Xiang, Yongli Yue, Yajuan Xia, Xueling Li

“…Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) possess the ability to differentiate into insulin-producing cells (IPCs), which can be used to treat type I diabetes. miR-375 is an essential transcriptional regulator in the development and maturation of the pancreas. …”
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