Natural Killer Cells from Malignant Pleural Effusion Are Endowed with a Decidual-Like Proangiogenic Polarization by Annalisa Bosi, Silvia Zanellato, Barbara Bassani, Adriana Albini, Alessandra Musco, Maria Cattoni, Matteo Desio, Elisa Nardecchia, Davide Giuseppe D’Urso, Andrea Imperatori, Lorenzo Dominioni, Douglas M. Noonan, Lorenzo Mortara, Antonino Bruno

“…We investigated whether NK cells from peripheral blood (PB) and pleural effusions of patients develop decidual-like NK phenotype and whether exposure to IL-2 can restore their killing ability in the presence of pleural fluids. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Neuropathic Pain and Its Relationship with Cancer in Different Corporal Areas—A Systematic Review by Fernanda Danés-López, Cristóbal Diaz-Palominos, Anggie Ortiz Domínguez, Alanna Silva Rodriguez, Constanza Astorga, Daniela Martínez-Hernández, Juan Jose Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Alejandra Suazo-Santibáñez, Gustavo Oyanedel-Amaro, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Héctor Gutiérrez Espinoza

“…This type of pain is classified into several categories, such as plexopathy, radiculopathy, and peripheral neuropathies. <b>Methods:</b> Medline, Web of Science, Google Scholar, CINAHL, and LILACS databases were searched until October 2024. …”
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Cytogenetically Unrelated Clones in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Showing Different Responses to Chemotherapy by Kohei Kasahara, Masahiro Onozawa, Naohiro Miyashita, Emi Yokohata, Miho Yoshida, Minoru Kanaya, Mizuha Kosugi-Kanaya, Ryo Takemura, Shojiro Takahashi, Junichi Sugita, Akio Shigematsu, Mutsumi Takahata, Shinichi Fujisawa, Daigo Hashimoto, Katsuya Fujimoto, Tomoyuki Endo, Takeshi Kondo, Takanori Teshima

“…Both clones were successfully eliminated after related peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, but the patient died of relapsed AML with monosomy 7. …”
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Exploration of pulse wave analysis under reactive hyperemia and close to an arteriovenous fistula: a comparative analysis by Veit Busch, Sandra Müller, Joachim Streis, Timm H. Westhoff, Thomas Felderhoff, Felix S. Seibert, Stefan Reuter, Niklas Mueller

“…Methods Subjects underwent local peripheral tonometric pulse wave analysis with the SphygmoCor® device and duplex sonography to assess flow velocity (peak Vmax and diastolic Vdiast) under physiological conditions. …”
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The multifaceted anti-atherosclerotic properties of herbal flavonoids: A comprehensive review by Meiwen Huang, Xuena Xie, Rong Yuan, Qiqi Xin, Shudong Ma, Hongai Guo, Yu Miao, Chunyu Hu, Yizhun Zhu, Weihong Cong

“…Atherosclerosis (AS) is a major etiological factor underpinning a spectrum of cardiovascular diseases, leading to cerebral infarction, coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular disease. The chronic progression of AS, spanning from initial plaque formation to the occurrence of acute cardiovascular events, underscores the complexity of AS and the challenges it presents in terms of treatment. …”
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DNA copy number variations and craniofacial abnormalities in 1,457 children with neurodevelopmental disorders by Dandan Wu, Ran Chen, Jerry Zhang, Wu Yan, Mengyin Chen, Dongqing Xia, Xiaonan Li, Yanyan Dai, Yinhua Chen, Rong Li

“…Methods A total of 1,457 children who visited the Child Health Department of our hospital for unexplained Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) between November 2019 and December 2022 were enrolled. Peripheral venous blood samples (2 mL) were collected from the children and their parents for whole-exome sequencing. …”
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Increased Frequency of Circulating Follicular Helper T Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Jie Ma, Chenlu Zhu, Bin Ma, Jie Tian, Samuel Essien Baidoo, Chaoming Mao, Wei Wu, Jianguo Chen, Jia Tong, Min Yang, Zhijun Jiao, Huaxi Xu, Liwei Lu, Shengjun Wang

“…Firstly, we found that the frequency of CD4+CXCR5+ICOShigh Tfh cells was increased significantly in the peripheral blood of RA patients, compared with that in healthy controls. …”
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Aberrant B cell receptor signaling responses in circulating double-negative 2 B cells from radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients by Rick Wilbrink, Stefan F.H. Neys, Rudi W. Hendriks, Anneke Spoorenberg, Frans G.M. Kroese, Odilia B.J. Corneth, Gwenny M.P.J. Verstappen

“…Methods: We performed immune gene expression profiling on total peripheral blood B cells from 8 r-axSpA patients and 8 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Expression of lipid metabolism- related genes, body composition and inflammation: Effects of sodium butyrate supplementation in subjects with obesity by Parichehr Amiri, Seyed Ahmad Hosseini, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Amin Akbari-Naserkiadeh, Seyedeh Asal Jenani Zavieh, Sara Arefhosseini, Samira Asghari, Neda Roshanravan

“…The present triple-blind, randomized clinical trial examined the effects of NaBu supplementation on the expression of lipid metabolism- related genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells, body composition compartments and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in subjects with obesity. …”
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Plasma circulating cell–free DNA integrity and relative telomere length as diagnostic biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease and multiple system atrophy: a cross-sectional study by Chao Ying, Chao Han, Yuan Li, Mingkai Zhang, Shuying Xiao, Lifang Zhao, Hui Zhang, Qian Yu, Jing An, Wei Mao, Yanning Cai

“…This study investigated the total concentration, nonapoptotic level, integrity, and cell-free DNA relative telomere length of cell-free DNA in the peripheral blood of 171 participants, comprising 76 normal controls, 62 patients with Parkinson’s disease, and 33 patients with multiple system atrophy. …”
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Rare and syndromic tumours in South African children: A novel report from Sub-Saharan Africa by Alessia Pisapia, Guy Shemesh, Derek Harrison

“…The 10 most common variants included: malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (N = 15, 8 %, OS=47 %), nasopharyngeal carcinoma (N = 14, 8 %, OS=64 %), malignant melanoma (N = 14, 8 %, OS=43 %), Ewings sarcoma (N = 13, 7 %, OS=54 %), clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (N = 9, 5 %, OS=67 %), hepatocellular carcinoma (N = 9, 5 %, OS=22 %), desmoplastic small round cell tumour (N = 7, 4 %, OS=57 %), synovial sarcoma (N = 7, 4 %, OS=71 %), undifferentiated sarcoma (N = 6, 3 %, OS=66 %), infantile fibrosarcoma (N = 6, 3 %, OS=66 %). …”
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In vivo brain delivery of BBB-enabled iduronate 2-sulfatase in rats by Will J. Costain, Arsalan S. Haqqani, Greg Hussack, Henk van Faassen, Etienne Lessard, Binbing Ling, Eric Brunette, Dao Ly, Hung Fang, Jennyfer Bultinck, Steven Geysens, Gwenda Pynaert, Kathleen Piens, Stefan Ryckaert, Franck Fudalej, Wouter Vervecken, Danica Stanimirovic

“…Abstract Background Iduronate-2-sulfatase (IDS) deficiency (MPS II; Hunter syndrome) is a disorder that exhibits peripheral and CNS pathology. The blood brain barrier (BBB) prevents systemic enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) from alleviating CNS pathology. …”
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Remote Continuous Microinjury-Triggered Cytokines Facilitate Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing via the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Pathway by Huang X, Liu J, Wu X, Mo Y, Luo X, Yang Y, Yang C, Liang X, Liang R, Chen Y, Fan Z, Lu W, Chen Y, Hua Q

“…These changes were in parallel with the expression of TGF-β 1, PDGF-BB, and VEGF in the foot wounds and the frequency of EPCs in both bone marrow and peripheral circulation, which implied that the secreted TGF-β 1, PDGF-BB, and VEGF promote proliferation and migration of EPCs to the foot wounds. …”
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Association between Comorbidities and Progression of Transvalvular Pressure Gradients in Patients with Moderate and Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis by Tim Salinger, Kai Hu, Dan Liu, Scharoch Taleh, Sebastian Herrmann, Daniel Oder, Daniel Gensler, Jonas Müntze, Georg Ertl, Kristina Lorenz, Stefan Frantz, Frank Weidemann, Peter Nordbeck

“…Laboratory parameters, medication, and prevalence of eight known cardiac comorbidities and risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, peripheral artery occlusive disease, cerebrovascular disease, renal dysfunction, body mass index ≥30 Kg/m2, and history of smoking) were analyzed. …”
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Blood Genome-Wide Transcriptional Profiles of HER2 Negative Breast Cancers Patients by Ovidiu Balacescu, Loredana Balacescu, Oana Virtic, Simona Visan, Claudia Gherman, Flaviu Drigla, Laura Pop, Gabriela Bolba-Morar, Carmen Lisencu, Bogdan Fetica, Oana Tudoran, Ioana Berindan-Neagoe

“…In this study, we explored blood transcriptional patterns of patients with two subtypes of HER2 negative breast cancers, with different prognosis and therapeutic outcome. Peripheral blood samples from seven healthy female donors and 29 women with breast cancer including 14 triple-negative breast cancers and 15 hormone-dependent breast cancers were evaluated by microarray. …”
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A Case Study Identified a New Mutation in the TTN Gene for Inherited Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Dong J, Liu M, Chen Q, Zha L

“…In the present study, WES and systematic genetic screening were performed to determine the genetic causes of HCM in Chinese HCM family.Materials and Methods: Peripheral blood genomic DNA was collected from 9 family members of a Chinese Han HCM pedigree, including an HCM proband. …”
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Ruxolitinib synergizes with regulatory T cells to improve inflammation but has no added benefits in decreasing albuminuria in SLE by Mi-Ae Lyu, Ximing Tang, Maria Gabriela Raso, Meixian Huang, Ke Zeng, Tara Sadeghi, Christopher R. Flowers, Simrit Parmar

“…The addition of ruxolitinib increases UCB-Treg cell persistence in peripheral blood in vivo and decreases the soluble form of human inflammatory cytokines including IFN-γ, TNF-α, and sCD40L in plasma along with improvement of skin lesions in SLE xenografts. …”
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Effect of volumetric modification with nanosized zirconium dioxide particles on structure and mechanical properties of composite material based on polytetrafluoroethylene by A. V. Gulkin, A. A. Teploukhov, N. A. Semenyuk, A. P. Sazankov, A. E. Kartashova, D. V. Skakun

“…Wear tests were carried out on the UMT-2168 universal friction machine by the mode without lubricating fluid at the 5 N constant load, peripheral speed with the 0,32 m/s abrasive sheet. The results of the conducted research were confirmed under full-scale test conditions. …”
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Case report: Toxic epidermal necrolysis as a unique presentation of acute graft versus host disease in a pediatric patient by Elizabeth Marlowe, Rachel Palmer, April L. Rahrig, Devin Dinora, Jessica Harrison, Jodi Skiles, Mahvish Q. Rahim

“…Management and outcomes of pediatric patients with this overlapping, severe presentation have rarely been described.Case presentationThis report describes an 11-year-old boy with refractory T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia who received peripheral blood SCT from a matched unrelated donor. …”
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Pharmacogenomics predictors of aromatic antiepileptic drugs-induced SCARs in the Iraqi patients by Ali Fadhel Ahmed, Dzul Azri Mohamed Noor, Majeed Arsheed Sabbah, Nur Fadhlina Musa, Nur Aizati Athirah Daud

“…HLA genotyping was performed using PCR-SSO method from peripheral blood samples. Statistical comparisons were made using the t-test or chi-square test, while univariate logistic regression with Bonferroni's correction (p < 0.05) were used to assess associations between HLA alleles and SCARs. …”
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