Impact of Baseline Central Retinal Thickness on Outcomes in the VIVID-DME and VISTA-DME Studies by Edoardo Midena, Mark Gillies, Todd A. Katz, Carola Metzig, Chengxing Lu, Yuichiro Ogura

“…To report the impact of baseline central retinal thickness (CRT) on outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) in VIVID-DME and VISTA-DME. …”
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The challenges associated with a ketogenic diet: a narrative review by Xin Qi, Richard Tester

“…This generally accepted clinical approach (which is based on essentially fasting, historically) was applied and recorded back to the 1920s (for a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis). That observation (and others) initiated the diet applications for epilepsy and thereafter (or perhaps in parallel with) for both (i) weight management (especially the ‘Atkin’s diet) and (ii) enhanced sport performance. …”
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MRSA Spinal Epidural Abscess as a Neurosurgical and Infectious Disease Emergency with Unresolved Antimicrobial Solution by James Ebot, W. D. Freeman, Robert Wharen, Mark Anthony Diaz, Claudia Libertin

“…Ceftaroline, a new 5th generation antibiotic with recently described clearance of widespread MRSA infection in epidural complex spine infections, was added to vancomycin as dual therapy for his MRSA infection. A 74-year-old diabetic man with prior right total knee arthroplasty and MRSA infection presented with persistent bacteremia and sepsis. …”
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Common Organisms causing surgical site infection(SSI) in Postoperative patients in a tertiary care Hospital by Fatima Mustafa, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Mustafa, Arifa Manzoor, Safia Safa, Samiullah Khogyani

“…SSI are more frequent in emergency cases, men, and diabetics, and are the primary cause of longer hospital stays.  …”
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Minimally Invasive Vitreoretinal Surgery (25G, 27G) with High-speed Vitrectomy Cutter – Case Series by Krzysztof Broniarek, Katarzyna Michalska-Małecka

“…Case report: The analysis concerns the results of the performed posterior vitrectomy procedure in patients with full-thickness macular hole, tractional retinal detachment due to diabetic retinopathy, and vitreomacular traction syndrome. …”
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Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women Having Female Pattern Hair Loss by Damini Verma, Vibhu Mendiratta, Taru Garg, Smita Tripathi, Shaili Tomer

“…Hypercholesterolemia, elevated LDL levels and hypertriglyceridemia, low HDL levels and hyperinsulinemia were found in 11 (22%), 31 (62%), 9 (18%), 17 (34%) and 7 (14%) cases respectively. 8 (16%) cases were diabetics. Elevated ESR, increased fibrinogen levels and elevated hs-CRP were found in 43 (86%), 10 (20%) and 21 (42%) cases respectively. …”
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Epac1 Blocks NLRP3 Inflammasome to Reduce IL-1β in Retinal Endothelial Cells and Mouse Retinal Vasculature by Youde Jiang, Li Liu, Elizabeth Curtiss, Jena J. Steinle

“…Inflammation is an important component of diabetic retinal damage. We previously reported that a novel β-adrenergic receptor agonist, Compound 49b, reduced Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling in retinal endothelial cells (REC) grown in high glucose. …”
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The effect of acute slow resistance exercise on post-exercise blood pressure in active normotensive male recreational athlete by Ali Ramezanı, Naser Heıdarı

“…Physical activity is a non-pharmacological way to prevent or treat disorders like type 2-diabete, obesity and hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate The Effect of Acute Slow Resistance exercise on post-exercise blood pressure in active normotensive male recreational athlete. …”
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Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes in COVID-19 and Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis of Signaling Pathways by Linjie Fang, Tingyu Tang, Mengqi Hu

“…It was found that the upregulated DEGs were enriched in the type I interferon signaling pathway, AGE-RAGE signaling pathway in diabetic complications, coronavirus disease, etc. Downregulated DEGs were in cellular response to cytokine stimulus, IL-17 signaling pathway, FoxO signaling pathway, etc. …”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The gram-negative, especially rod shapes vary in the frequencies that they cause the most frequent types of hospital-acquired infection: pneumonia, surgical site infection, urinary tract infection, diabetic infection, burn and bloodstream infection. …”
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Differential Proteomic Analysis Predicts Appropriate Applications for the Secretome of Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Dermal Fibroblasts by Stefania Niada, Chiara Giannasi, Alice Gualerzi, Giuseppe Banfi, Anna Teresa Brini

“…In this perspective, we recently demonstrated the efficient performance of the adipose-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cell (ASC) secretome in contrasting neuroinflammation in a murine model of diabetic neuropathy, where the administration of factors released by dermal fibroblasts (DFs) did not exert any effect. …”
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Surveying the aftermath: a qualitative and semiquantitative study of post-COVID-19 sequelae in the lungs by Kurian C. Eapen, Leena Robinson Vimala, Barney Isaac, Aparna Irodi

“…There was a significantly higher score among diabetics and those with multiple comorbidities. There was a significant correlation between spirometric variables (FVC, FEV1) and the semiquantitative score. …”
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Evaluation of the histopathological spectrum of skin biopsies in patients with chronic kidney disease: A single-center experience by Amany A Fathaddin

“…Results: Patients were 19 (43.2%) males and 25 (56.8%) females, with a mean age of 53.4 19.8 years. Diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephropathy, and lupus nephritis were the three most common kidney pathologies (59.1%, 11.4%, and 11.4%, respectively). …”
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Salivary stimulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker extract for Sjögren’s syndrome: in vitro and in vivo studies by Na-Yeon Ha, Haein Jeong, Mun Seog Chang, Jinsung Kim

“…This study evaluated LB’s efficacy in alleviating xerostomia using non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (NOD/SCID) mice and human salivary gland acinar (NS-SV-AC) cells. …”
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A systematic in vitro study of the effect of normoglycaemic and hyperglycaemic conditions on the biochemical and cellular interactions of clinically-available wound dressings with... by Shirin Saberianpour, Gianluca Melotto, Rachel Forss, Lucy Redhead, Susan Sandeman, Nadia Terrazzini, Dipak Sarker, Matteo Santin

“…Diabetic foot, leg ulcers and decubitus ulcers affect millions of individuals worldwide leading to poor quality of life, pain and in several cases to limb amputations. …”
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Advanced retinal disease detection from OCT images using a hybrid squeeze and excitation enhanced model. by Gülcan Gencer, Kerem Gencer

“…This leads to challenges in early diagnosis, especially as retinal diseases like diabetic macular edema (DME), Drusen, and Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) become more prevalent. …”
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A novel approach to completely alleviate peripheral neuropathic pain in human patients: insights from preclinical data by Safa Shehab, Mohammad I. K. Hamad, Bright Starling Emerald

“…Here, we propose to translate these promising preclinical results into effective therapeutic interventions in humans by direct application of capsaicin or RTX to adjacent uninjured nerves in patients who suffer from neuropathic pain due to peripheral nerve injury, following surgical interventions, diabetic neuropathy, trauma, vertebral disc herniation, nerve entrapment, ischemia, postherpetic lesion, and spinal cord injury.…”
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Comparison of ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer thickness among patients with intermittent exotropia according to fixation preference: a retrospective observational study by Yeon Ju Lim, Soo Jung Lee

“…GCIPL thickness was measured using spectral domain optical coherence tomography, and the macula was divided into nine sectors according to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS). GCIPL thickness in each sector was compared between the monocular and alternating exotropia groups. …”
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Detection and Whole-Genome Characteristics of <i>Bordetella trematum</i> Isolated from Captive Snakes by Magdalena Zając, Inga Bona, Magdalena Skarżyńska, Renata Kwit, Anna Lalak, Ewelina Skrzypiec, Emilia Mikos-Wojewoda, Paulina Pasim, Dominika Wojdat, Weronika Koza, Dariusz Wasyl

“…The bacterium has been isolated from various clinical specimens, including ear inflammatory discharge, diabetic ulcers, and chronic wounds. The study aimed to characterize the genomes and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of <i>B. trematum</i> obtained from the fecal samples of asymptomatic highland eyelash pit vipers (<i>Bothriechis schlegelii</i>). …”
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Automated Detection of Macular Diseases by Optical Coherence Tomography and Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning of Optical Coherence Tomography Images by Soichiro Kuwayama, Yuji Ayatsuka, Daisuke Yanagisono, Takaki Uta, Hideaki Usui, Aki Kato, Noriaki Takase, Yuichiro Ogura, Tsutomu Yasukawa

“…The diagnoses involved normal eyes (n=570) and those with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (n=136), diabetic retinopathy (DR) (n=104), epiretinal membranes (ERMs) (n=90), and another 19 diseases. …”
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