A Case of Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Incited by a Spinal Subdural Hematoma by Kyle Sanchez, Steven Glener, Nathan E. Esplin, Okorie N. Okorie, Amay Parikh

“…It mimics myocardial infarction clinically and includes elevated cardiac enzymes, but echocardiography reveals apical ballooning and basal hyperkinesis. …”
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Hyperthyroidism with Biventricular Heart Failure and Cirrhotic Transformation of the Liver by Rashmi Dhital, Shivani Vyas, Priyadarshani Sharma, Theresa Lynn, Oreoluwa Oladiran, Sijan Basnet

“…Thyroid work-up revealed suppressed TSH, elevated free T4 and T3 along with elevated anti-thyroglobulin antibodies, thyroid peroxidase antibodies, and thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin, suggesting Graves’ thyrotoxicosis. …”
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Transgenerational associations between newborn metabolic profiles and bronchopulmonary dysplasia in neonates born to mothers with an obese phenotype by Jonathan D. Reiss, Wei Yang, Alan L. Chang, Jonathan Z. Long, Ivana Marić, Jochen Profit, Karl G. Sylvester, David K. Stevenson, Nima Aghaeepour, Gary M. Shaw

“…We hypothesized that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI compared to a normal BMI referent group, is associated with increased circulating short and long-chain acylcarnitines and subsequent development of BPD. …”
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Subacute Thyroiditis: Clinical Presentation and Long Term Outcome by Assim A. Alfadda, Reem M. Sallam, Ghadi E. Elawad, Hisham AlDhukair, Mossaed M. Alyahya

“…Most patients presented with palpitation, goiter, and weight change. Elevated thyroid hormones, suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone, and elevated ESR were reported. …”
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Glyoxylate, a New Marker Metabolite of Type 2 Diabetes by Victoria J. Nikiforova, Pieter Giesbertz, Jan Wiemer, Bianca Bethan, Ralf Looser, Volker Liebenberg, Patricia Ruiz Noppinger, Hannelore Daniel, Dietrich Rein

“…Elevated glyoxylate levels impact on newly identified mechanisms linking hyperglycemia and AGE production with diabetes-associated complications such as diabetic nephropathy. …”
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Clozapine-Induced Cardiotoxicity Presenting as Sepsis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mazin Khalid, Oluwole Jegede, Vijay Gayam, Ying Chi Yang, Binav Shrestha, Amrendra Mandal, Osama Mukhtar, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Alix Dufresne

“…Other complications of clozapine include sedation, weight gain, elevated triglyceride levels, postural hypotension, and tachycardia. …”
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Polyvinylpolypyrrolidone-Supported Boron Trifluoride; Highly Efficient Catalyst for the Synthesis of N-tert-Butyl Amides by Masoud Mokhtary, Faranak Najafizadeh

“…Selective amidation of benzonitrile in the presence of acetonitrile was also achieved. polyvinylpolypyrrolidone-boron trifluoride complex shows non-corrosive and stable solid catalyst elevated Lewis acid property.…”
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Successful Pregnancy in a Couple with Severe Male Factor Infertility after Selection of Sperm with Cytoplasmic Droplets by Jenna Bellish, David H. McCulloh, Khaliq Ahmad, Peter G. McGovern

“…The male partner was diagnosed with severe male factor infertility including elevated DNA fragmentation.…”
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Diagnostic Role of Plasma MicroRNA-21 in Stable and Unstable Angina Patients and Association with Aging by Md Sayed Ali Sheikh

“…MicroRNA-21 expression gradually elevated with increasing aging in all the populations. …”
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Oxidative stress-driven enhanced iron production and scavenging through Ferroportin reorientation worsens anemia in antimony-resistant Leishmania donovani infection. by Souradeepa Ghosh, Krishna Vamshi Chigicherla, Shirin Dasgupta, Yasuyuki Goto, Budhaditya Mukherjee

“…An inherent metabolic shift from glycolysis to Pentose Phosphate shunt allows LD-R to withstand elevated ROS by sustaining heightened levels of NADPH. …”
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Decoction of Yougui Wan combined with Wuzi Yanzong Wan ameliorates thin endometrium in a mouse model by Xiaohong Zhou, Jun Xiang, Aifang Su

“…The levels of oestradiol, progesterone, αγβ3 and LIF in thin endometrium mice treated with a high dose of DYWWYW were also significantly elevated. Additionally, a high dose of DYWWYW remarkably increased the number of embryo implantations in mice with thin endometrium.Conclusion DYWWYW has improvement effects on thin endometrium by elevating the levels of endogenous oestradiol, progesterone, αγβ3, and LIF in a mouse model.…”
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Application of endocrine biomarkers to update information on reproductive physiology in gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus). by Valentina Melica, Shannon Atkinson, John Calambokidis, Aimée Lang, Jonathan Scordino, Franz Mueter

“…Both female and male calves had elevated progesterone concentrations, suggesting maternal transfer via lactation. …”
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A Cytokine That Is Involved in Immune Responses in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Patients by Noor R. Abady, Zeana Shakir Al-Al Hindi

“…Results: Liver disorders such as cirrhosis and CHB are associated with elevated levels of IL-17. Both the subjects’ serum and PBMCs showed these elevated IL-17 levels, demonstrating a strong correlation with inflammation. …”
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Microbial Safety of Low Water Activity Foods: Study of Simulated and Durban Household Samples by O. A. Ijabadeniyi, Y. Pillay

“…Also, B. cereus, being a spore-forming bacterium, can be osmotolerant at both reduced and elevated temperatures.…”
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Echocardiographic evaluation of cardiac function among male adolescents at high risk of coronary heart disease by Alaaeldin A. H. Mahmoud, Mohammed E. M. Abdelgawad, Walid A. a. Elmorsy, Mohammed S. Al-khayat, Noha M. Elbadry

“…We found a statistically significant elevated concentration of serum cholesterol and triglyceride and a significant decrease in high-density lipoprotein levels among diabetic and hypertensive children in addition to a significantly elevated concentration of serum low-density lipoprotein among hypertensive children and children with a sedentary lifestyle. …”
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Study of platelet activation, hypercoagulable state, and pulmonary hypertension in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia by Lanja Othman Haji, Ranan Kardagh Polus, Nawsherwan Sadiq Mohammed

“…RESULTS: Thalassemia patients revealed severe anemia, leukocytosis, thrombocytosis, significantly elevated serum ferritin (1957.50 ± 2455.05 g/L), elevated liver enzymes serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (22.01 ± 9.89 U/L), serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (22.70 ± 9.78 U/L) in comparison to controls, and mean serum P-selectin was significantly higher in thalassemic patients (100.48 ± 53.29 ng/mL). …”
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Plasma macrophage colony-stimulating factor levels during cardiopulmonary bypass with extracorporeal circulation by Y. Denizot, P. Fixe, E. Cornu, N. Nathan

“…Leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia occur during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with extracorporeal circulation (ECC). Elevated circulating concentrations of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) are reported during thrombocytopenia and leukopenia of different origins. …”
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Deranged liver among Sudanese Patients with Dengue Virus Infection in Port Sudan Teaching Hospital by Bashir Abdrhman Bashir Mohamed

“…Of 101 patients, 72 were subjected mixing studies for PT and PTT that revealed deficiencies in factors VIII (35%), IX (10%), V (10%), X (19%), and XII (14%). 43.6% patients had elevated AST and 21.8% had elevated ALT. ConclusionThis study demonstrated that hepatic dysfunction may be attributed to dengue virus infection which evident by prolongation in PT and PTT as well as hypofibrinogenemia and factor deficiencies.…”
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Diagnosis of Methyl Malonicaciduria from 2013 to 2018 by Alina Concepción Álvarez, Ivette Camayd Viera, Norma Elena de León Ojeda, Alina García García, Laritza Martínez Rey, Daniel Quintana Hernández

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> methylmalonic aciduria is one of the most frequent organic acidurias and groups together a set of genetic defects, characterized by the excretion of elevated levels of urinemethyl malonic acid. The excretion of this metabolite may or may not be accompanied by elevated homocysteine levels depending on the affected metabolic pathway. …”
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Anti-diabetic potential assessment of aqueous and ethanol extracts of arrow poison (<i>Strophanthus hispidus</i>) plant stem bark in Wistar male rats by M Osibemhe, M Ibrahim, I.O. Onoagbe

“…Total cholesterol, LDL and TG levels were lowered significantly (P<0.05) by the extracts in normal and diabetic treated rats, whereas HDL levels (17.6±0.50 mg/dl) (aqueous) and (21.4±1.28 mg/dl) (ethanol) were elevated in diabetic treated rats. The activity of serum α-amylase was also elevated by the extract in diabetic treated rats. …”
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