Identification of CD8+ T Cell-Related Genes: Correlations with Immune Phenotypes and Outcomes of Liver Cancer by Qi Pan, Ying Cheng, Donghua Cheng

“…Because the factors in the coexpression network often participate in similar biological processes, we found that these factors were most related to antigen processing and presentation of peptide antigen through functional enrichment. In the clinical phenotype analysis, we found that 18 factors can be used as independent prognostic protective factors. …”
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Patients with chronic heart failure and predominant left atrial versus left ventricular myopathy by Xuanyi Jin, Wan Ting Tay, Dinna Soon, David Sim, Seet Yoong Loh, Sheldon Lee, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng Hsi Ling, A. Mark Richards, Adriaan A. Voors, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Joost P. van Melle

“…Patients with predominant LA myopathy were older, had a higher prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), diabetes, higher plasma concentrations of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), Growth differential factor 15(GDF15), high sensitivity Troponin T (hs-TNT) as well as more dilated left and right atria, and worse right atrial function compared to other groups (all p-values < 0.05). …”
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Cross-Sectional Relationship between Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity and Biomarkers in Vascular-Related Diseases by Jinbo Liu, Kuanting Wang, Huan Liu, Hongwei Zhao, Wei Huang, Na Zhao, Lihong Li, Hongyu Wang

“…The present study was done to investigate the relationship between carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CFPWV) and biomarkers such as homocysteine (Hcy), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and urine albumin (microalbumin) (UAE) in vascular-related diseases. …”
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60-month follow-up of Long Limb vs. Standard Limb Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for type 2 diabetes and obesity: the LONG LIMB RCT by Saleem Ansari, Anna Kamocka, Tina Mazaheri, Ibiyemi Ilesanmi, Lara Jimenez-Pacheco, Kleopatra Alexiadou, Joanna Tan, Harvinder Chahal, Krishna Moorthy, Sanjay Purkayastha, Anne Margot Umpleby, Stephen Robert Bloom, Francesco Rubino, Alexander Dimitri Miras, Ahmed Rashid Ahmed, Tricia Tan

“…The primary outcome for the mechanistic study was the secretion of active glucagon-like peptide-1 at 2 weeks after intervention. Secondary outcomes were insulin sensitivity and fasting/postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations. …”
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Simplified Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention by Survival Tree-Based Modelling by Vera Fortmeier, MD, Mark Lachmann, MD, Lukas Stolz, MD, Jennifer von Stein, MD, Karl-Philipp Rommel, MD, Mohammad Kassar, MD, Muhammed Gerçek, MD, Anne R. Schöber, MD, Thomas J. Stocker, MD, Hazem Omran, MD, Michelle Fett, Jule Tervooren, Maria I. Körber, MD, Amelie Hesse, Gerhard Harmsen, PhD, Kai Peter Friedrichs, MD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD, Tanja K. Rudolph, MD, Michael Joner, MD, Roman Pfister, MD, Stephan Baldus, MD, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, MD, Stephan Windecker, MD, Fabien Praz, MD, Philipp Lurz, MD, Jörg Hausleiter, MD, Volker Rudolph, MD

“…Patients from the low-risk category (n = 261) were defined by mean pulmonary artery pressure ≤28 mm Hg and N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide ≤2,728 pg/mL, and they exhibited a 2-year survival rate of 85.5%. …”
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Modulation of Innate Immunity by G-CSF and Inflammatory Response by LBPK95A Improves the Outcome of Sepsis in a Rat Model by Haoshu Fang, Chuanfeng Hua, Stefanie Weiss, Anding Liu, Wenhui Cheng, Ralf Claus, Jürgen Rödel, Olaf Dirsch, Uta Dahmen

“…The inflammatory response was decreased using various doses of the LPS-blocking peptide LBPK95A (5 mg/kg=100% Combi group, 0.5 mg/kg=10% Combi group, and 0.05 mg/kg=1% Combi group). …”
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Metabolic and molecular Characterization, following dietary exposure to DINCH, Reveals new Implications for its role as a Metabolism-Disrupting chemical by Sontje Krupka, Alix Sarah Aldehoff, Cornelius Goerdeler, Beatrice Engelmann, Ulrike Rolle-Kampczyk, Kristin Schubert, Nora Klöting, Martin von Bergen, Matthias Blüher

“…Female mice exhibited impaired whole-body insulin sensitivity and higher triglyceride levels, while male mice showed an altered insulin/C-peptide ratio and elevated cholesterol, HDL, and LDL levels. …”
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The Role of P‐Wave Variables in Enhancing Prediction of New‐Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction by Na Yang, Xiaoyan Li, Bo Wu, Longhao Dai, Shaobin Yang, Qinning Zhang, Shaobin Jia

“…The age (61.08 ± 12.02 vs. 67.91 ± 11.60, p < 0.001), left atrial size (36.31 ± 3.94 vs. 39.12 ± 5.51, p < 0.001), Brain Natriuretic Peptide (1588.45 ± 3346.18 vs. 3864.39 ± 6251.92, p < 0.001), P‐wave variables (PWD: 102.78 ± 12.56 vs. 117.88 ± 18.81, p < 0.001; P‐wave amplitude: 0.12 ± 0.04 vs. 0.13 ± 0.04, p = 0.041; interatrial block: 89.6% vs. 10.3%, p < 0.001), congestive heart failure (4.7% vs. 23.2%, p < 0.001), and Killip > 1 (25.3% vs. 55.5%, p < 0.001) showed significant differences between the non‐AF and NOAF groups. …”
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A Randomized Trial of Insulin Glargine plus Oral Hypoglycemic Agents versus Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion to Treat Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes by Shuo Lin, Mu Chen, Wanling Chen, Keyi Lin, Panwei Mu, Bilian Zhu, Wen Xu, Manman Wang, Jianping Weng, Longyi Zeng

“…Groups A and B have comparable time to glycemic control (3.6 ± 1.2 days and 4.0 ± 1.4 days), MAGE (3.40 ± 1.40 mmol/L vs. 3.16 ± 1.38 mmol/L; p=0.484), and 24-hour mean blood glucose (7.49 ± 0.96 mmol/L vs. 7.02 ± 1.03 mmol/L). Changes in the C-peptide reactivity index, the secretory unit of islet in transplantation index, and insulin secretion-sensitivity index-2 indicated a greater β-cell function improvement with basal insulin plus OHAs versus CSII. …”
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The Effects of Oral Semaglutide on Hepatic Fibrosis in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes in Real-World Clinical Practice: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Sapporo-Oral SEMA Study by Hiroya Kitsunai, Yuka Shinozaki, Sho Furusawa, Naoyuki Kitao, Miki Ito, Hiroyoshi Kurihara, Chiho Oba-Yamamoto, Jun Takeuchi, Akinobu Nakamura, Yumi Takiyama, Hiroshi Nomoto

“…Background/Objectives: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an important common comorbidity in subjects with type 2 diabetes, and liver fibrosis is a factor directly related to its prognosis. Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are useful treatment options for MASLD; however, the efficacy of oral semaglutide in treating liver steatosis/fibrosis has not been fully elucidated. …”
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The regulatory role of cystatin C in autophagy and neurodegeneration by T. A. Korolenko, A. B. Shintyapina, A. B. Pupyshev, A. A. Akopyan, G. S. Russkikh, M. A. Dikovskaya, V. A. Vavilin, E. L Zavjalov, M. A. Tikhonova, T. G. Amstislavskaya

“…Controlled expression of a cystatin C peptide has been proposed as a new approach to therapy for Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Exendin-4 Exacerbates Burn-Induced Morbidity in Mice by Activation of the Sympathetic Nervous System by Xiao-Jing Ji, Ji-Wei Hao, Guang-Lei Li, Ning Dong, Xin-Qi Wang, Min Zhou, Qing-Hong Zhang, Yong-Ming Yao

“…Although glucagon-like peptide 1- (GLP-1-) based therapy of hyperglycemia in burn injury has shown great potential in clinical trials, its safety is seldom evaluated. …”
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Sevoflurane Exacerbates Cognitive Impairment Induced by Aβ1–40 in Rats through Initiating Neurotoxicity, Neuroinflammation, and Neuronal Apoptosis in Rat Hippocampus by Yue Tian, Ke-yan Chen, Li-dan Liu, Yun-xia Dong, Ping Zhao, Shan-bin Guo

“…Thirty-two rats were randomly divided into four groups of normal saline (NS) + O2, NS + sevoflurane (sevo), amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) + O2, and Aβ + sevo. The rats in the four groups received bilateral intrahippocampus injections of NS or Aβ. …”
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Prognostic biomarker soluble ST2 exhibits diurnal variation in chronic heart failure patients by Sandra Crnko, Markella I. Printezi, Tijn P.J. Jansen, Laurynas Leiteris, Manon G. van derMeer, Hilde Schutte, Martijn vanFaassen, Bastiaan C. duPré, Nicolaas deJonge, Folkert W. Asselbergs, Carlo A.J.M. Gaillard, Hans Kemperman, Pieter A. Doevendans, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Linda W. vanLaake

“…Blood was collected at seven subsequent time points during a 24 h time period. sST2, N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP), melatonin, and cortisol were measured from serum. …”
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Inferior vena cava diameter in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study by Jianan Li, Chi Wang, Hui wu Dong, Jing Qi, Chongyou Rao, Qiuyang Li, Kunlun He

“…We used Cox regression to evaluate the risk of all-cause mortality among groups, and used mediation analysis to examine the mediation role of N-terminal-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and serum albumin in the association between IVC and all-cause mortality. …”
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Changes of the quality of life and efficiency criteria of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with stable coronary artery disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fr... by Yu.A. Borkhalenko, O.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, O.A. Yepanchintseva, B.M. Todurov

“…The physical tolerance was determined with 6-minute walk test; LV diastolic function parameters and the level of the brain natriuretic peptide were also analyzed. QoL was assessed using MLHFQ, SAQ and SF-36 questionnaires at 6 and 12 months after CABG. …”
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Medication underuse in real-life practice: the impact of galcanezumab towards achieving very low frequency episodic migraine in a southeast Asian middle-income nation by Wanakorn Rattanawong, Prakit Anukoolwittaya, Akarin Hiransuthikul, Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Auranee Trisataya, Sekh Thanprasertsuk, Alan Rapoport

“…Understanding the new concept of “Medication Underuse Headache” should encourage the health care provider to consider early intervention with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies. Galcanezumab given early in the course of the disease, may prevent migraine chronification and have a robust response, moreso than when initiated in later stages of migraine. …”
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Central Obesity Is Associated with Variations in TSH and ACTH Levels among Euthyroid Obese Individuals by Difei Lu, Zhenfang Yuan, Ying Gao, Wei Liu, Junqing Zhang

“…In the female subgroup, patients in the highest TSH quartile group showed increases in BMI (p=0.010), waist circumference (WC) (p=0.007), muscle mass of the lower extremities (p=0.020), fasting C-peptide (p=0.031), and ACTH (p=0.002). In the male subgroup, patients in the highest TSH quartile group exhibited higher BMI (p=0.017), HC (p=0.036), and ACTH (p=0.003). …”
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Delivery determinants of an Acinetobacter baumannii type VI secretion system bifunctional peptidoglycan hydrolase by Valeriya Bezkorovayna, Brooke K. Hayes, Francesca N. Gillett, Amy Wright, David I. Roper, Marina Harper, Sheena McGowan, John D. Boyce

“…Furthermore, we determine that the Tae17 effector is a multidomain, bifunctional, peptidoglycan-degrading enzyme that has both amidase activity, which targets the sugar-peptide bonds, and lytic transglycosylase activity, which targets the peptidoglycan sugar backbone. …”
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Recombinant α-Klotho Protein Alleviated Acute Cardiorenal Injury in a Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Septic Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 by Xi Liu, Yangyang Niu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Ying Yu, Jieli Huang, Jiangtao Li, Chen Yu

“…The serum troponin, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and creatinine levels were measured in all groups at 24 h. …”
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