Profiling Laboratory Biomarkers Associated with COVID-19 Disease Progression: A Single-Center Experience by Maria Khan, Noman Shah, Hina Mushtaq, Valeed Jehanzeb

“…A noteworthy increase was observed in neutrophil count (11.05 × 109/L) and a decrease was observed in lymphocyte count (0.27 × 109/L) (P<0.05), and the platelet count was borderline decreased (244.1 × 109/L). …”
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Comparing the Effect of Albumin 5% versus Ringer Lactate on Blood Coagulation in Trauma-Induced Coagulopathy during Initial Resuscitation by Yahya Abdel Tawab Mohammed Meky*

“…However, there was improvement of the coagulation test results during day 3 of initial resuscitation. Changes in platelet count and hemoglobin at different intervals of time were insignificantly different between both groups. …”
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Correlation of Vitamin B12 Levels with Clinical and Laboratory Features in Patients of Dengue Fever by Asma Abdul Razzak

“…Thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction, which cause severe bleeding in dengue patients and other life-threatening consequences, are symptoms of this virus. …”
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Effectiveness of vestibular incision subperiosteal tunnel access technique in the treatment of multiple adjacent gingival recession defects: A systematic review by Prabhnoor Tuli, Abhay Pandurang Kolte, Rajashri Abhay Kolte, Vrushali Nilesh Lathiya

“…In addition, biomaterials such as platelet concentrates, collagen membrane, Bioguide enhanced GEM21S, and Acellular dermal matrix proved viable alternatives producing similar outcomes. …”
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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

“…While no correlation was found between M-CSF concentrations and the leukocyte counts, M-CSF values were positively correlated with platelet counts only before and during ECC. Thus, M-CSF is not implicated in the thrombocytopenia and the leukopenia generated during CPB with ECC. …”
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Deranged liver among Sudanese Patients with Dengue Virus Infection in Port Sudan Teaching Hospital by Bashir Abdrhman Bashir Mohamed

“…Prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), fibrinogen level (FB), platelet count (PLT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were all measured. …”
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Changes and Relationship of PAF and TNF in Rats with Myocardial Ischaemia and Reperfusion Injury by Ya-Ling Han, Shao-Ha Li, Qin-Yue Zheng, Hong-Bin Wang, Guo-Yan Zhang, Zhong-Gui Wu, Si-Cong Chen

“…In this study it is reported that: (1) the levels of blood platelet-activating factor and serum tumour necrosis factor significantly increased after coronary ligation and reperfusion, compared with sham-ligated controls, in an anaesthetized rat model; (2) compared with vehicle controls, pretreatment with the PAF antagonist BN 50739 (10 mg/kg, i.v.) produced significant decreases in infarct size (from 29.6 ± 4.0% to 22.4 ± 2.1%, p<0.05 after 3 h ligation, and from 28.5 ± 9.5% to 10.5 ± 4.5%, p<0.01 after 4 h reperfusion) and the level of serum TNF (from 10.4 ± 7.7 U/ml to 3.9 ± 4.8 U/ml, p<0.05); and (3) a significan positive correlation was found between the level of blood PAF or serum TNF and infarct size. …”
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Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of myelosuppression after first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer by WANG Xuexing, ZHANG Rong, CHU Jie, LIU Zhijin

“…Multivariate Logistic regression analysis identified the chemotherapy cycle, reductions in white blood cell count, hemoglobin levels, and platelet count prior to chemotherapy as independent risk factors for CIM in CRC patients (P…”
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Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in a Child: A Case Report of Palliative Chemotherapy and Literature Review Applied to Limited Resources Centers by Natharina Yolanda, Stefanus Gunawan, Max F. J. Mantik, Anjo J. P. Veerman

“…Initial laboratory workup showed hemoglobin of 6.4 g/dl, white blood cell of 315.62 × 103/μL, and platelet of 17 × 103/μL. Blood smears showed 10% suspected blasts, 17% myelocytes, and 17% metamyelocytes with thrombocytopenic crisis. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of systemic Therapy on Inflammatory Markers and Disease Severity in Patients With Pemphigus by Mehmet Enes Güner, Perihan Ozturk, Mine müjde Kuş

“…Conclusions: We think that neutrophil, platelet, NLR and PLR values can be used to monitor the response to treatment in pemphigus, since they show a significant decrease with treatment and are significantly positively correlated with PDAI, which indicates the severity of the disease. …”
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The Association between Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and All-Cause Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients: Analysis from the MIMIC-IV Database by Shaosheng Wu, Xiaoting Shi, Quan Zhou, Xiangjie Duan, Xiongfei Zhang, Huajing Guo

“…Systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) was calculated as platelet count (/L) × neutrophil count (/L)/lymphocyte count (/L). …”
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The effect of coenzyme Q10 on the state hemostasis in the blood of old animals in high-altitude conditions by Gulbarchyn Alisherovna Asrankulova, Zhyldyz Akmatovna Makhmudova, Mahira Rysbaevna Mirzaeva, Meerim Taalaibekovna Taalaibekova, Zyinat Samidinovna Boronova, Mairambu Bektemirovna Zhorobekova

“…It was found that oral administration of coenzyme Q10 at a dose of 30 mg/kg body weight significantly reduced blood clotting time and improved platelet aggregation parameters in old rats under low- and high-altitude conditions. …”
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Role of phytochemicals in cardiovascular disease management: Insights into mechanisms, efficacy, and clinical application by Esther Ugo Alum

“…Multiple mechanisms, such as combating oxidative stress, controlling inflammation, enhancing the function of endothelial cells, regulating lipid levels, preventing platelet clot formation, and managing blood pressure, have demonstrated the cardiovascular benefits of these phytochemicals. …”
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Subcutaneous Dorsal Penile Vein Thrombosis or Penile Mondor’s Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Adama Ouattara, Abdoul Karim Paré, Aristide F. Kaboré, Clotaire Yaméogo, Gnimdou Botcho, Désiré Ky, Abdoul Aziz Ouédraogo, Amidou Bako, Rigobert Kiba, Zakari Nikiéma, Timothée Kambou

“…The patient receives nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and coagulation and platelet aggregation inhibitors drugs. Healing and total recovery occur after eight weeks without any complications.…”
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A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Peng-Cheng Chen, Ji-Feng Feng

“…The I stage was calculated as follows: patients with high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (>10 mg/L), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (>3.5), and platelet-count-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (>150) were defined as I3. …”
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Therapy with Interleukin-22 Alleviates Hepatic Injury and Hemostasis Dysregulation in Rat Model of Acute Liver Failure by Tariq Helal Ashour

“…The following parameters were investigated: (1) survival rate, (2) serum levels of liver function enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)), total bilirubin (TBILI), and total albumen (ALB), (3) blood clotting tests (prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and fibrinogen level (FIB)) and white blood cells (WBCs), red blood cells (RBCs), and platelet counts, (4) hepatic levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and (5) liver histopathology. …”
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Profile of proinflammatory markers in pregnant women who died of severe COVID-19 by Pablo B. Bautista-García, Mariana Bahena-Campos, Diana H. Alcántara-Rosas

“…Results: It was observed that pregnant women with critical COVID-19 showed increased values of C-reactive protein, leukocytes, D-dimer, and DHL compared to surviving pregnant patients with critical COVID-19; however, no statistical significance was observed for platelet number and fibrinogen. Conclusion: In the case of pregnant women who died from critical COVID-19, there was a significant increase in inflammatory markers, in contrast to what was observed in other studies, no changes in the number of platelets or fibrinogen were observed. …”
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Perinatal Management for a Pregnant Woman with an MYH9 Disorder by Yuka Yamashita, Rei Matsuura, Shinji Kunishima, Yoshie Oikawa, Hirotsugu Ariizumi, Shoko Hamada, Nahoko Shirato, Ryu Matsuoka, Kohichi Ogawa, Akihiko Sekizawa

“…Given that the potential delivery risks are reportedly low, special perinatal management is not necessary for patients with an MYH9 disorder whose platelet count is above 5.0 × 104/μL, except for rapid blood access.…”
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Serum Calprotectin: An Antimicrobial Peptide as a New Marker For the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns by Gianluca Terrin, Annalisa Passariello, Francesco Manguso, Gennaro Salvia, Luciano Rapacciuolo, Francesco Messina, Francesco Raimondi, Roberto Berni Canani

“…The diagnostic accuracy of serum calprotectin was compared with that of the most commonly used markers of neonatal sepsis (white blood cell count, immature-to-total-neutrophil ratio, platelet count, and C-reactive protein). We found that the serum calprotectin concentration was significantly higher (P<.001) in 62 newborns with confirmed sepsis (3.1±1.0  μg/mL) than in either 29 noninfected subjects (1.1±0.3 μg/ml) or 110 healthy controls (0.91±0.58 μg/ml). …”
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First-Trimester Threatened Abortion: Can Red Blood Cell Distribution Width-Standard Deviation Predict Miscarriage? by Sebnem Karagun, Yusuf Dal, Hamza Yildiz, Sefanur Gamze Karaca, Ahmet Zeki Nessar, Ayhan Coskun

“…Notably, no statistically significant differences were identified in the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (DNLR), systemic inflammatory immune index (SII), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and delta neutrophil index (DNI). …”
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