Clinical Outcome of Hypertensive Uveitis by Deborah Lewkowicz, François Willermain, Lia Judice Relvas, Dorine Makhoul, Sarah Janssens, Xavier Janssens, Laure Caspers

“…Retrospective review of uveitis patients with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) > 25 mmHg and >1-year follow-up. …”
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Increased IL-21 Expression Induces Granzyme B in Peripheral CD5+ B Cells as a Potential Counter-Regulatory Effect in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome by Gábor Papp, Edit Gyimesi, Krisztina Szabó, Éva Zöld, Margit Zeher

“…CD5+ but not CD5− B cells showed elevated GrB and IL-21R expression in pSS; additionally IL-21 expression of iNKT cells was also elevated. …”
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The Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Preeclampsia Contributed to Trophoblast Cell Proliferation, Invasion, and Migration via lncRNA BC030099/NF-κB Pathway by Rong Tang, Gong Xiao, Yu Jian, Qiongjing Yuan, Chun Jiang, Wei Wang

“…Knockdown of lncRNA BC030099 also elevated MMP2, MMP9, and snail levels and repressed E-cadherin level. …”
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Visual and somatosensory evoked potentials abnormalities among Behçet’s disease patients and their relation to disease activity, severity and antiphospholipid antibodies: a cross-s... by Ghada S. Nageeb, Enass A. Eliwa, Ibrahim Tharwat, Lamiaa A. Mohammad, Nada Alaa Attia

“…Optic nerve involvement may be suspected in BD patients with elevated lupus anticoagulant, elevated LA and aCL IgM can be used as indicators for vascular involvement in BD.…”
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Improving predictability of IgE-high type 2 chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps in the biologic era by Austin Heffernan, Jobanjit Phulka, Andrew Thamboo

“…Dosing is based on weight and pre-treatment serum IgE, with elevated levels of the latter being an indication for biologic treatment according to EPOS and EUFOREA guidelines. …”
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Hyperkalemia or Not? A Diagnostic Pitfall in the Emergency Department by Frank-Peter Stephan, Florian N. Riede, Luca Ünlü, Gioele Capoferri, Tito Bosia, Axel Regeniter, Roland Bingisser, Christian H. Nickel

“…However, the frequency of factitious hyperkalemia, an artificially elevated potassium level in hyperkalemic ED patients, is unknown. …”
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Study on the status of liver function abnormalities and its related factors in patients with severe mental disorders in Shanghai community by ZHANG Yixuan, CHEN Chunmei, ZHU Youwei, ZHU Yi, HE Siyuan, LIU Yanli, WANG Na, CAI Jun, XIE Bin, ZHANG Weibo

“…Univariate analysis showed that the rate of liver function abnormalities was higher in males than that in females (χ2=45.026, P<0.001), higher in suburbs than that in urban areas (χ2=25.317, P<0.001), higher in those with higher BMI than in those with lower BMI (χ2=63.748, P<0.001), higher in those with elevated blood pressure (BP) than in those without elevated BP (χ2=24.774, P<0.001), higher in those with elevated blood glucose than in those without elevated blood glucose (χ2=43.345, P<0.001), higher in those with abnormal triglyceride (TG) than in those with normal TG (χ2=15.551, P<0.001), and higher in those with abnormal total cholesterol (TC) than in those with normal TC (χ2=10.962, P=0.001). …”
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The risk factors of dyslipidaemia and obesity incidence: Result from 2019 cohort study of NCDs in Bogor City by Dwi Cantika Aulia, Ekayanti Ikeu, Sudikno Sudikno

“…In conclusion, inadequate fiber consumption elevated dyslipidaemia and obesity by 2.63 times compared to adequate fibre intake. …”
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Glycogenic Hepatopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Murat Atmaca, Rifki Ucler, Mehmet Kartal, Ismet Seven, Murat Alay, Irfan Bayram, Sehmus Olmez

“…This condition, characterized by elevated liver enzymes and hepatomegaly, is caused by irreversible and excessive accumulation of glycogen in hepatocytes. …”
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Cell-free DNA Levels in Herpes Zoster: A Cross-sectional Longitudi­nal Study by Chaya Bracha Gordon, Yaron Zenaty, Ayelet Ollech, Gidon Test, Amos Douvdevani, Amir Horev

“…The findings demonstrated elevated cell-free DNA levels in patients with herpes zoster, which remained elevated for 3 months or longer following treat-ment. …”
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Relationship between Respondent Characteristics and Noise Intensity with Increased Blood Pressure in Production Unit Workers of PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia, Tbk. Plant Margomulyo by Sofia Sofia, Endang Dwiyanti, Nisrina Oksigendaru Dicha, Andrea Thrisiawan Pradhana

“…Nonetheless, no statistically significant correlation was seen between elevated blood pressure and dietary state (p = 0.467), smoking behaviors (p = 0.763), or history of hypertension (p = 0.170). …”
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Early-Onset Chronic Inflammatory Disease Associated with Maternal Microchimerism by Tomoaki Ishikawa, Yoshihiko Sakurai, Tomohiro Takeda, Hiroshi Suzuki

“…We describe here an 11-year-old boy with persistent fever and elevated levels of C-reactive protein from infancy onward. …”
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Case Report: Necrotizing pneumonia in pediatric patients: a rare case of unilateral necrosis in two entire lobe tissues by Jingli Zhang, Yingqian Zhang, Longfei Gao, Huifang Wu, Xiaojuan Liu, Fan Yang, Yingxue Wang

“…Laboratory investigations revealed elevated white blood cell count, increased inflammatory markers, elevated liver enzymes, coagulation dysfunction, and hypoalbuminemia. …”
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Uncovering the Heterogeneity of Signaling Pathways in Skin Cutaneous Melanoma: Insights into Prognostic Values and Immune Interactions by Liu Y, Li C, Deng W

“…Unfavorably elevated metabolic pathways strongly correlated with Wnt/beta-catenin signaling. …”
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Periodic Catatonia Marked by Hypercortisolemia and Exacerbated by the Menses: A Case Report and Literature Review by Samantha Zwiebel, Alejandro G. Villasante-Tejanos, Jose de Leon

“…Records from 17 prior admissions documented elevations of WBC and LDH and included an abnormal dexamethasone suppression test (DST) which normalized with electroconvulsive therapy. …”
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Graves’ Thyrotoxicosis Leading to Adrenal Decompensation and Hyperandrogenemia in a Pediatric Patient with Salt-Wasting Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia by Meghan E. Fredette, Lisa Swartz Topor

“…Labs showed suppressed TSH, elevated free T4 and total T3, and elevated thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) consistent with Graves’ disease. …”
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Sex-differences in the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome: results from a large Ontario, Canada worker cohort by Fanni R. Eros, Paul A. Demers, Jeavana Sritharan

“…This study aimed to identify Ontario workers at elevated risk for CTS and to explore sex differences in CTS risk among workers. …”
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Th2 Regulation of Viral Myocarditis in Mice: Different Roles for TLR3 versus TRIF in Progression to Chronic Disease by Eric D. Abston, Michael J. Coronado, Adriana Bucek, Djahida Bedja, Jaewook Shin, Joseph B. Kim, Eunyong Kim, Kathleen L. Gabrielson, Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Wayne Mitzner, DeLisa Fairweather

“…Interestingly, TLR3-deficient mice developed an interleukin (IL)-4-dominant T helper (Th)2 response during acute CVB3 myocarditis with elevated markers of alternative activation, while TRIF-deficient mice elevated the Th2-associated cytokine IL-33. …”
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Type III Mixed Cryoglobulinemia and Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Patient With Partial DiGeorge Syndrome by Alice D. Chang, Raffi Tachdjian, Kerry Gallagher, Deborah K. McCurdy, Charles Lassman, E. Richard Stiehm, Ora Yadin

“…Coagulation studies revealed homozygous methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase 677TT mutations, elevated cardiolipin IgM antibodies, and elevated β2-glycoprotein I IgM antibodies. …”
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Unloading of Right Ventricle and Clinical Improvement after Ultrasound-Accelerated Thrombolysis in Patients with Submassive Pulmonary Embolism by Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, Brijesh Patel, Wadie David, Ayad Jazrawi, Patrick Alexander

“…It is classified into three categories based on clinical scenario, elevated biomarkers, radiographic or echocardiographic features of right ventricular strain, and hemodynamic instability. …”
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