Construction of Caco-2 cell hollow fiber bioreactor for the study on functional substances by XU Dongdong, CHU Qiang, YANG Yunyun, LÜ Xiangmin, ZHANG Yanzhen, ZHENG Xiaodong

“…The parental cell line undergoes a process of spontaneous differentiation that leads to the formation of a monolayer of cells, expressing several morphological and functional characteristics of the mature enterocyte. …”
Get full text

Assessment of cognitive function after surgery for colorectal cancer—a scoping review by Eva Angenete, Carolina Ehrencrona, Rebecka Levenskog

“…Major surgery and older age are risk factors associated with postoperative decline in cognitive function. In clinical research, a wide range of instruments have been used to assess cognitive function. …”
Get full text

Tuning peripheral acceptors in pyran core functional materials to boost photovoltaic efficiency by Mashal Khan, Maria Zafar, Zafar Ullah, Iqra Shafiq, Saifullah Bullo, Tansir Ahamad, Ke Chen

“…Therefore, new A–π–D–π–A configured NFAs (BDTD1-BDTD7) were developed from BDTR reference through terminal modification with benzothiophene (BT) based acceptors. Density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods were employed at M06/6-311G (d, p) level to explore the geometrical, electronic, optical and photovoltaic properties of the designed derivatives. …”
Get full text

Effect of Transglutaminase and Bacterial Concentrates on the Development of Functional and Technological Properties of Minced Meat by Svetlana Merenkova, Oksana Zinina, Olga Loretts, Olga Neverova, Pavel Sharaviev

“…The results of the effects of transglutaminase (TG) and bacterial concentrates (BC) of different strains of microorganisms on the functional and technological properties of minced meat obtained from beef trimming (80/20) are presented. …”
Get full text

The results of the cross-sectional study of platelet aggregative function in children with hemorrhagic syndrome by Olga B. Gordeeva, Albina V. Dobrotok, Mariia V. Volkova, Natalia L. Aleshenko, Vladimir S. Kargin, Irine Dzharkava, Nadezhda F. Zhdanovskaia

“…The analyzed results of laboratory tests of platelet aggregation function, hypoaggregation with inducers was observed in more than half of the children, hyperaggregation was observed was present in almost half of the patients.…”
Get full text

Thalamic functional dysconnectivity in patients with left-hemisphere chronic capsular and pontine stroke by Jun Guo, Jun Guo, Hongchuan Zhang, Hongchuan Zhang, Jingchun Liu, Caihong Wang, Chen Cao, Jingliang Cheng, Chunshui Yu, Wen Qin

“…Finally, a weak correlation was found between FC of both ipsilesional/contralesional thalamic subfields and motor, working and verbal memory.ConclusionsThe thalamic functional dysconnectivity after chronic stroke are lesion-location and subfields dependent. …”
Get full text

Ovarian expression of functional MTTP and apoB for VLDL assembly and secretion in chickens by Yu-Hui Chen, Petnamnueng Dettipponpong, Mei-Ying Sin, Ling-Chu Chang, Chuen-Yu Cheng, San-Yuan Huang, Rosemary L. Walzem, Hsu-Chen Cheng, Shuen-Ei Chen

“…In mammals, tissues other than liver and intestine are known to possess functional MTTP (microsomal triglyceride transfer protein) and apoB (apolipoprotein B) capable of VLDL (very low-density lipoprotein) assembly. …”
Get full text

Functional activity of blood eosinophils in patients with <i>Opisthorchis felineus</i> invasion by V. V. Tsukanov, N. E. Veselova, A. A. Savchenko, O. A. Kolenchukova, I. I. Gvozdev, A. V. Vasyutin, J. L. Tonkikh, E. V. Kasparov, A. G. Borisov, E. G. Gorchilova, M. Yu. Olkhovskaia, N. O. Prokopieva

“…All patients underwent a complete blood count and biochemical blood test, esophagogastroduodenoscopy and ultrasound examination of the abdominal organs. The study of the functional activity of blood eosinophils was carried out in 42 patients with opisthorchiasis and 34 healthy individuals from the control group by chemiluminescent analysis with the measurement of the intensity of production of reactive oxygen species in spontaneous and zymosan-induced reactions in lucigenin- and luminol-dependent processes.Results. …”
Get full text

Acute Effect of a Single Functional Neurology Intervention on Muscular Trigger Point by Jorge Rey-Mota, Guillermo Escribano-Colmena, Athanasios A. Dalamitros, Rodrigo Yáñez-Sepúlveda, David Martín-Caro Álvarez, Eduardo Navarro Jimenez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez

“…This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a functional neurology intervention in reducing pain and improving muscle function in patients with MTrPs in the upper trapezius muscle. …”
Get full text

Excessive Hypercholesterolemia in Pregnancy Impairs Later‐Life Maternal Vascular Function in Rats by Amanda A. de Oliveira, Emma Elder, Murilo E. Graton, Floor Spaans, Amy L. Wooldridge, Anita Quon, Raven Kirschenman, Christy‐Lynn M. Cooke, Sandra T. Davidge

“…Methods and Results Sprague Dawley rats received a control diet (CD) or a high‐cholesterol (HCD) diet from gestational day 6 to 20, after which maternal vascular function was assessed 3 months postpartum. Exposure to an HCD in pregnancy reduced later‐life endothelium‐dependent vasodilation in carotid arteries (−15.24±3.27%), which was mediated via prostaglandin H synthase 2. …”
Get full text

Adsorption of Asymmetric and Linear Hazardous Gases on Graphene Oxides: Density Functional Study by Yongju Kwon, Taeyang Kim, Jaemyeong Choi, Sangeon Lee, Sungmin Cha, Soonchul Kwon

“…In short, the theoretical findings confirm that the oxidation functional groups narrowed the band gap with a local interaction; however, linear gases showed enhanced binding energies with pristine graphene, which highlights the importance of surface material selection dependent on the target gases.…”
Get full text

Structure-Function Relationship of the Ryanodine Receptor Cluster Network in Sinoatrial Node Cells by Alexander V. Maltsev, Valeria Ventura Subirachs, Oliver Monfredi, Magdalena Juhaszova, Pooja Ajay Warrier, Shardul Rakshit, Syevda Tagirova, Anna V. Maltsev, Michael D. Stern, Edward G. Lakatta, Victor A. Maltsev

“…Furthermore, neighboring CRUs exhibited repulsive behavior. Functional properties of the CRU network were further examined in a novel numerical SANC model developed using our experimental data. …”
Get full text

Correlation between Body Mass Index and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Li Guo, Ping Yin, Xiangting Li, Xin Wang, Jing Xue, Wenqing Wang, Dongmei Song, Guomei Xu, Miaomiao Shang, Shuai Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Qingyun Zhang, Dandan Sun

“…The target independent variable and the dependent variable were BMI and cognitive function in patients with atrial fibrillation, respectively. …”
Get full text

CHANGE IN THE FUNCTIONAL STATE OF ERYTHROCYTES AS A COMPONENT OF MICROCIRCULATORY DISORDERS IN METABOLIC SYNDROME by V. I. Podzolkov, T. V. Koroleva, A. Е. Bragina, M. G. Kudryavtseva, N. A. Druzhinina, M. V. Pisarev

Get full text

Functional outcomes following injury in centenarians: a nationwide retrospective observational study by Ryo Yamamoto, Brian J. Eastridge, Ramon F. Cestero, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…Although the number of healthy centenarians is gradually increasing, studies on postinjury functions among centenarians are lacking. Therefore, we aimed to determine the clinical predictors of mortality and unfavorable functions after injury among centenarians. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic Challenges: A Review of Non Classic Thyroid Function Test Patterns by Pooja Varadaraj, Renuka Panchagnula

“…Therefore, a high index of clinical suspicion is required, and confirmation of diagnosis usually depends on accurate measurement and interpretation of Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs). …”
Get full text

Comparative effectiveness of the approaches to correct vascular structural and functional disturbances in postmenopausal women by S. N. Tolstov, V. B. Mychka, I. A. Salov, Yu. V. Prokhorova, V. A. Vyshivanyuk

“…To compare the effects of Mildronate and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with estradiol (1 mg) and drospirenone, DSPR (2 mg) on circadian blood pressure (BP) profile, arterial structure and function, and vascular stiffness parameters in women with early postmenopause and climacteric syndrome (CS). …”
Get full text

INTEGRAL STIFFNESS OF THE ARTERIAL SYSTEM AND ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS by Yu. E. Teregulov, D. K. Khusainova, D. I. Abdulganieva, F. N. Mukhametshina, M. M. Mangusheva

“…Objective: to study the integral stiffness of the arterial system in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its relationship to vasoactive regulatory endothelial function.Subjects and methods. The investigation included 51 patients with SLE, including 45 (88%) women and 6 (12%) men at the age of 17 to 52 years (mean age 34±8.3 years). …”
Get full text

Assessment and monitoring of liver graft viability and initial function using interstitial microdialysis by A. I. Sushkov, V. S. Rudakov, K. K. Gubarev, D. S. Svetlakova, A. I. Artemiev, S. E. Voskanyan

“…Objective: to study the dynamics of interstitial glucose, lactate, pyruvate and glycerol in the early post-liver transplant period – depending on the initial graft function (IGF) – and to compare with the results of standard laboratory blood tests. …”
Get full text

Fibro-adipogenic progenitor cells in skeletal muscle unloading: metabolic and functional impairments by Margarita Sorokina, Danila Bobkov, Natalia Khromova, Natalia Vilchinskaya, Boris Shenkman, Anna Kostareva, Renata Dmitrieva

“…Conclusion the results obtained in this work show that the skeletal muscle functional unloading affects properties of FAPs in time-dependent manner: in atrophying skeletal muscle FAPs act as the sensors for the regulatory signals that may stimulate the metabolic and transcriptional reprogramming to preserve FAPs properties associated with maintenance of skeletal muscle homeostasis during unloading and in course of rehabilitation.…”
Get full text