Inflammatory Acute Response. Biochemical and Cellular Considerations by Milagros Lisset León Regal, Ania Alvarado Borges, José Omar de Armas García, Luciano Miranda Alvarado, Javier Antonio Varens Cedeño, José Ángel Cuesta del Sol

“…The acute inflammation constitutes a natural, protective-character response that intends to free the organism of the initial cause of the cell lesion and of the consequences that it provokes. …”
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Hyponatremia and Congestive Heart Failure: A Marker of Increased Mortality and a Target for Therapy by Adam Romanovsky, Sean Bagshaw, Mitchell H. Rosner

“…Continued clinical trials with these agents are needed to determine their specific role in the treatment of both chronic and decompensated heart failure.…”
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Feminist spiritualities, gender equality and sustainable development: The possibilities of a countermovement by N. Swanepoel, T. van Wyk

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THE EFFECT OF ACID ETCHING TREATMENT ON SURFACE PROPERTIES OF DENTAL HARD TISSUE by Maria Iancu, Norina Forna, Aurora Antoniac, Marius Manole, Octavian Trante, Paltanea Veronica, Doriana Forna, Gabriela Cioca, Nicolcescu Pantelie

“…Increasing the values for the surface free energy will favor better infiltration and polymerization of the bonding systems.…”
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An Update on the Management of Chronic Hepatitis C: 2015 Consensus Guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver by Robert P Myers, Hemant Shah, Kelly W Burak, Curtis Cooper, Jordan J Feld

“…Specifically, direct-acting antiviral agents with dramatically improved rates of virological clearance compared with standard therapy have been developed and interferon-free, all-oral antiviral regimens have been approved. …”
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Epitranscriptomic RNA m6A Modification in Cancer Therapy Resistance: Challenges and Unrealized Opportunities by Mohammad Burhan Uddin, Zhishan Wang, Chengfeng Yang

“…Resistance to currently available anticancer drugs results in poor overall and disease‐free survival rates for cancer patients. There are multiple mechanisms through which tumor cells develop resistance to therapeutic agents. …”
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The Role of MR Enterography in Assessing Crohn’s Disease Activity and Treatment Response by Matthew P. Moy, Jenny Sauk, Michael S. Gee

“…MRE technique includes distention of the small bowel with oral contrast media with the acquisition of T2-weighted, balanced steady-state free precession, and multiphase T1-weighted fat suppressed gadolinium contrast-enhanced sequences. …”
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A Review on the Antimutagenic and Anticancer Effects of Cysteamine by Chun-Man Lee

“…Despite the new advances in cancer therapies, there is still a continuous need for safe and effective therapeutic agents. Cysteamine is an aminothiol endogenously synthetized by human cells during the degradation of coenzyme-A. …”
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Pain at chronic pancreatitis: origin and treatment options by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin, A. V. Okhlobystin

“…Direct toxic action of damaging factors (first of all — alcohol), pancreatic enzyme deviation phenomenon, parenchymal damage by overflow of free radicals, elevation of intraductal pressure, damage of nerves (neuropathic pain) and compression of adjacent organs play primary role in development of pain. …”
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Layered Double Hydroxides as Effective Adsorbents for U(VI) and Toxic Heavy Metals Removal from Aqueous Media by G. N. Pshinko

“…Metal sorption capacities of hydrotalcite-like adsorbents have been shown to correlate with the stability of their complexes with the mentioned chelating agents in a solution. The synthesized layered double hydroxides (LDHs) containing chelating agents in the interlayer space are rather efficient for sorption purification of aqueous media free from U(VI) irrespective of its forms of natural abundance (including water-soluble bi- and tricarbonate forms) and from heavy metal ions. …”
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Evaluation of in-vitro and in-silico antidiabetic potential, glucose metabolism, antioxidant, cytotoxicity and phytochemical content of Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz and Ipomoea crassip... by Garland Kgosi More, Nolitha Nkobole, Charmy Twala, Sechaba Machedi, Tebogo Amos Moswetsa, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe

“…However, several therapeutic agents are currently used to manage blood sugar levels, thus reducing the risk of complications. …”
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Post-Autologous (ASCT) Stem Cell Transplant Therapy in Multiple Myeloma by Zeina Al-Mansour, Muthalagu Ramanathan

“…ASCT is often followed by consolidation/maintenance phase to deepen and/or maintain the response achieved by induction and ASCT. Novel agents like thalidomide, lenalidomide, and bortezomib have been used as single agents or in combination. …”
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Exploring the coordination, anti-oxidant, and bacterial behavior of a new azo ligand derived from 4,5-dimethylimidazole with copper and zinc divalent ions by Husham M. Mubark, Israa N. Witwit, Hussein A. Ali Salman, Mohauman M. Al Rufaie

“…The results underscore the potential of this ligand and its complexes for applications in medicinal chemistry, especially in the development of antimicrobial and antioxidant agents.…”
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Treatment of biliary cysts of the liver and polycystic liver disease: a surgical view by M. P. Kochieva, N. N. Bagmet, A. G. Abdullayev, O. G. Skipenko

“…Following variants are defined: 1) percutaneous puncture and drainage of cysts with injection of sclerosing agents; 2) laparoscopic erasion of free walls of cysts with impact on remaining epithelium; 3) erasion of cysts by laparotomic access. …”
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Development of a Reliable Analytical Method for Liquid Anion-Exchange Extraction and Separation of Neodymium(III) by Balasaheb N. Kokare, Ganesh S. Kamble, Balasaheb M. Sargar, Mansing A. Anuse

“…The effect of various parameters, such as pH, equilibrium time, extractant concentration, stripping agents, organic diluents, and aqueous to organic volume ratio on the extraction of neodymium(III) has been studied. …”
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Toxicity of Ulva lactuca and green fabricated silver nanoparticles against mosquito vectors and their impact on the genomic DNA of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti by Al Thabiani Aziz

“…Discovering and applying natural agents to act against disease vectors is challenging. …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Microleakage in Class V Composite Restorations by Sujatha Gopal Sooraparaju, Pavan Kumar Kanumuru, Surya Kumari Nujella, Karthik Roy Konda, K. Bala Kasi Reddy, Sivaram Penigalapati

“…Within the limitations of this study, none of the three materials were free from microleakage. All the three materials showed more microleakage at gingival margins compared to occlusal margins. …”
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An Aggressive Form of Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult: Therapeutic Challenges by Karan Seegobin, Satish Maharaj, Cherisse Baldeo, Amal Shukri, Fauzia N. Rana

“…He underwent excision of the jaw lesion followed by vinblastine; he was pain free and had stable disease on PET imaging after 3 months. …”
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Ulcerating Ileocolitis in Severe Amatoxin Poisoning by Matthias Peter Hilty, Marcel Halama, Anne-Katrin Zimmermann, Marco Maggiorini, Andreas Geier

“…The absence of discernible alternative etiologies such as infectious agents makes a causal relationship between the ulcerating ileocolitis and the amatoxin poisoning likely. …”
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Pattern of edible oil consumption and practice of reuse: A health concern by Ajeet Saoji, Prachi Saoji, Shilpa Hajare, Pranita Dharmadhikari

“…Increasing prevalence of reuse of edible oil for frying is an unhealthy practice, as it gives rise to formation of free radicals and other harmful agents. Hence, present study highlights the pattern of edible oil consumption and practice of reuse among the families along with the influencing factors while purchasing edible oil. …”
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