Free Triiodothyronine and Cholesterol Levels in Euthyroid Elderly T2DM Patients by F. Strollo, I. Carucci, M. Morè, G. Marico, G. Strollo, M. A. Masini, S. Gentile

“…Despite the fact that T2DM is more prevalent in the elderly, often associates with thyroid dysfunction and increases cardiovascular risk both per se and via high TC and LDL-C levels, the association of the latter with FT3 and FT4 levels has not yet been fully investigated in T2DM. …”
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Clinicopathological Features of Cutaneous Findings of SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Bengu COBANOGLU, Filiz CEBECI, Mustafa SIMSEK, Seyma OZKANLI

“…Objective: In December 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2, which emerged in Wuhan, China, spread rapidly and created a pandemic. …”
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Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Hepatic Tissue of T2DM Rhesus Macaque by Tingfu Du, Shuaiyao Lu, Qinfang Jiang, Yun Li, Kaili Ma

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorder that severely affects human health, but the pathogenesis of the disease remains unknown. …”
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Lessons of the Great Patriotic War and World War II for Contemporary Russia by I. I. Belousov

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SHP2-Mediated Signal Networks in Stem Cell Homeostasis and Dysfunction by Chen Kan, Fan Yang, Siying Wang

“…Establishment of integrated signal architecture, from ESCs to adult stem cells, will help us to understand the changes of dynamic, multilayered pathways in response to SHP2 dysfunction. …”
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Optimized Wideband Impedance Matching Balun for Conducting Two-Arm Antennas by Khalid F. A. Hussein

“…The location of the step transition along the axis of the balun and the diameter change are two dimensional parameters that are not present in the conventional split coaxial balun. …”
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PRKD2 as a novel target for targeting the diabetes–osteoporosis nexus by Rongjin Chen, Chenhui Yang, Hefang Xiao, Ao Yang, Changshun Chen, Fei Yang, Bo Peng, Bin Geng, Yayi Xia

“…Our analyses revealed a distinct progression pattern from a normal state through DM to DMOP, characterized by dynamic gene expression changes. Notably, PRKD2 emerged as a significantly downregulated gene in DMOP, highlighting its crucial role in disease pathogenesis. …”
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Effect of Elevated CO2, O3, and UV Radiation on Soils by Pavel Formánek, Klement Rejšek, Valerie Vranová

“…Elevated UV-B radiation shifts soil microbial community and decreases populations of soil meso- and macrofauna via direct effect rather than by induced changes of litter quality and root exudation as in case of elevated CO2 or O3. …”
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Insulin Resistance in Osteoarthritis: Similar Mechanisms to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Elena V Tchetina, Galina A Markova, Eugeniya P Sharapova

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) are two of the most widespread chronic diseases. …”
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Role of Cox-2 in Vascular Inflammation: An Experimental Model of Metabolic Syndrome by Nicolás F. Renna, Emiliano R. Diez, Carina Lembo, Roberto M. Miatello

“…Lumiracoxib was able to reverse vascular remodeling changes and inflammation, demonstrating the involvement of COX-2 in the pathophysiology of vascular remodeling in this experimental model.…”
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Neurodegeneration in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus without Diabetic Retinopathy by Elena Garcia-Martin, Marta Cipres, Isabel Melchor, Laura Gil-Arribas, Elisa Vilades, Vicente Polo, Maria Jesus Rodrigo, Maria Satue

“…To evaluate neurodegeneration in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) without diabetic retinopathy and to assess the possible role of systemic vascular complications in retinal changes. …”
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Sulfatase modifying factor 2 as a predictive biomarker for urothelial carcinoma by Wei-Ting Kuo, Yi-Chen Lee, Jia-Bin Liao, Ching-Jiunn Tseng, Yi-Fang Yang

“…We also examined SUMF2 expression levels in upper tract UC (UTUC). SUMF2 expression was associated with stage (P = 0.046), poor OS (P = 0.0022), and DFS (P = 0.019) in patients with UTUC. …”
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Role of the Kaiso gene in the development of inflammation in Mucin-2 defcient mice by E. A. Litvinova, K. M. Achasova, M. A. Borisova, S. V. Zhenilo, E. B. Prokhortchouk, E. N. Kozhevnikova

“…One of such models for the study of IBD are mice with a null mutation of the Muc2 gene encoding the Mucin-2 protein, which is involved in the formation of a protective mucin layer in the small and large intestine. …”
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Corneal Cross-Linking as Treatment in Pediatric Keratoconus: Comparison of Two Protocols by Shira Hed, Ran Matlov Kormas, Sagi Shashar, Boris E. Malyugin, Matthew Boyko, Boris Knyazer

“…Fourteen eyes were treated with standard CXL (S-CXL, 3 mW/cm2, 30 min), while 39 underwent accelerated CXL (A-CXL, 9 mW/cm2, 10 min). …”
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Diabetes-Related Distress Assessment among Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Majed O. Aljuaid, Abdulmajeed M. Almutairi, Mohammed A. Assiri, Dhifallah M. Almalki, Khaled Alswat

“…Diabetes-related distress (DRD) refers to the emotional and behavioral changes caused by diabetes. Our study aims to assess the prevalence of DRD among type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients using Diabetes Distress Scale-17 items (DDS-17) and its relation to complications and treatment modalities. …”
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Pathology of Red Blood Cells in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 by Sona Hakobyan, Lina Hakobyan, Liana Abroyan, Aida Avetisyan, Hranush Avagyan, Nane Bayramyan, Lyudmila Niazyan, Mher Davidyants, Knarik Sargsyan, Tehmine Ghalechyan, Anna Semerjyan, Elena Karalova, Zaven Karalyan

“…<b> Background:</b> Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been associated with various hematological disorders. …”
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Germany’s stance on the Nord Stream 2 project: Internal and external determinants by F. А. Basov

“…At the same time, relations between the two states showed contradictory dynamics. This became especially evident during the political struggle over the project of the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. …”
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Free fatty acid receptor 2 promotes cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by activating STAT3 and GATA4 by Hui Gao, Kunming Tian, Xiaojun Feng, Mengqing Yan, Chen Gao, Yisheng Jiang, Chenhao Zhu, Huzhe Zhu, Xueping Liu, Yingfu Peng

“…Free fatty acid receptor 2 (FFA2) can be activated by short-chain FAs and is involved in inflammatory reactions and lipid accumulation. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell‐derived exosomes improve renal fibrosis by reducing the polarisation of M1 and M2 macrophages through the activation of EP2 receptors by Yuqing Lu, Lulu Yang, Xiao Chen, Jing Liu, Anqi Nie, Xiaolan Chen

“…Pathological changes were alleviated and F4/80+CD86+ and F480/+CD206+ cells were reduced after exosome or EP2 agonist intervention compared to the UUO group. …”
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Clinical Utility of an Alzheimer’s Disease Blood Test Among Cognitively Impaired Patients: Results from the Quality Improvement PrecivityAD2 (QUIP II) Clinician Survey Study by Mark Monane, Demetrius M. Maraganore, Robert M. Carlile, Kim G. Johnson, David A. Merrill, Darren R. Gitelman, Kenneth S. Sharlin, Lawren A. VandeVrede, Kristi K. George, Jimin Wang, Tim West, Leslie Jacobs, Philip B. Verghese, Joel B. Braunstein

“…<b>Methods</b>: The Quality Improvement PrecivityAD2 (QUIP II) Clinician Survey (NCT06025877) study evaluated the clinical utility of the PrecivityAD2™ blood test in a prospective, single cohort of 203 patients presenting with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) or other causes of cognitive decline across 12 memory specialists. …”
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