Relevance of Invasive Testing in Era of Non-Invasive Testing for Prenatal Chromosomal Abnormalities by Abhijeet Kumar, Madhusudan Dey, Devendra Arora

“…Conventional tools for prenatal screening included maternal age, maternal serum markers, ultrasound marker (nuchal thickness), and their combinations. …”
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Remission: does it already exist in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis? by Yvonne Chan, Andrew V. Thamboo, Joseph K. Han, Martin Desrosiers

“…Abstract Background Remission, defined as absence of symptoms and objective markers of disease, is emerging as the penultimate goal in the management of several chronic diseases. …”
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Neuronal Transdifferentiation Potential of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Neonatal and Adult Sources by a Small Molecule Cocktail by Lorena V. Cortés-Medina, Herminia Pasantes-Morales, Alejandro Aguilera-Castrejon, Arturo Picones, Cesar O. Lara-Figueroa, Enoch Luis, Juan Jose Montesinos, Victor A. Cortés-Morales, M. P. De la Rosa Ruiz, Erika Hernández-Estévez, Laura C. Bonifaz, Marco Antonio Alvarez-Perez, Gerardo Ramos-Mandujano

“…Neuronal morphology and the presence of cells positive for neuronal markers (TUJ1 and MAP2) were considered attributes of neuronal induction. …”
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MicroRNA-21 as a Regulator of Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Oral Cancer by Milica Jaksic Karisik, Milos Lazarevic, Dijana Mitic, Maja Milosevic Markovic, Nicole Riberti, Drago Jelovac, Jelena Milasin

“…The CD44 antigen was used as a marker for CSC isolation from oral cancer cell cultures. …”
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Comparison of Properties of Stem Cells Isolated from Adipose Tissue and Lipomas in Dogs by Takahiro Teshima, Akito Matsuoka, Maika Shiba, Kazuho Dairaku, Hirotaka Matsumoto, Ryohei Suzuki, Hidekazu Koyama

“…The phenotype of cell surface markers in LDSCs was similar to those in ADSCs, but CD29 and CD90 stem cell markers were more highly expressed compared with those of ADSCs. …”
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Combination of inflammatory proteins in serum can be used to diagnose papillary thyroid carcinoma with lymph node metastasis by Yongqin Pan, Guanghao Wang, Delin Chen, Zhihui Wu, Yimwing Kei, Mingxi Xu

“…These findings provide a novel set of diagnostic markers for PTC-LNM based on serum inflammatory protein levels.…”
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Andrographolide prevents acute hyperammonemia-induced motor dysfunction in rats. Evidences for its mechanism of action by Arghya Mukherjee, Santosh Singh

“…AGP treatment restored the motor function, lowered the ammonia level, suppressed the oxidative stress markers, NR2A, 2B, nNOS over-expression and elevated NO2, cGMP levels in cortex and cerebellum. …”
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Nutritional Status and Cardiovascular Health in Female Adolescent Elite-Level Artistic Gymnasts and Swimmers: A Cross-Sectional Study of 31 Athletes by Boštjan Jakše, Barbara Jakše, Nataša Fidler Mis, Borut Jug, Dorica Šajber, Uroš Godnov, Ivan Čuk

“…Dietary intake especially in gymnasts was suboptimal, which may reflect in anthropometric and cardiovascular marker differences between gymnasts and swimmers.…”
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Liver Biomarkers and Lipid Profiles in Mexican and Mexican-American 10- to 14-Year-Old Adolescents at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes by Ana Cecilia Fernández-Gaxiola, Roxana Valdés-Ramos, Kimberly Fulda, Ana Laura Guadarrama López, Beatriz E. Martínez-Carrillo, Susan F. Franks, Shane Fernando

“…Liver enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) are markers for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); alkaline phosphatase is a marker of liver disease. …”
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Improving serum redox balance, inflammatory status, physical function, and cognitive ability through dual-task resistance training and detraining in nursing home residents by Erivaldo Machado Araújo, Hélio José Coelho-Júnior, Caio Victor Sousa, Thiago dos Santos Rosa, Ivo Vieira Sousa Neto, Emanuele Marzetti, Octávio Luiz Franco, Samuel da Silva Aguiar

“…Objective: This study investigated the effects of dual-task resistance training (RT) and detraining on physical function, cognitive capacity, lipid profile, renal function, oxidative stress markers, and chronic inflammation of institutionalized older adults. …”
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miR-3960 from Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Inactivates SDC1/Wnt/β-Catenin Axis to Relieve Chondrocyte Injury in Osteoarthritis by Targeting PHLDA2 by Peng Ye, Zhanhu Mi, Daihao Wei, Pengcheng Gao, Mei Ma, Haibo Yang

“…Afterwards, cellular biological behaviors and levels of extracellular matrix- (ECM-) related protein anabolic markers (collagen II and aggrecan), catabolic markers (MMP13 and ADAMTS5), and inflammatory factors (IL-6 and TNF-α) in chondrocytes were assayed upon miR-3960 and/or PHLDA2 gain- or loss-of-function. …”
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Improvement of crop production in controlled environment agriculture through breeding by Krishna Bhattarai, Andrew B. Ogden, Sudeep Pandey, Germán V. Sandoya, Ainong Shi, Amol N. Nankar, Murukarthick Jayakodi, Heqiang Huo, Tao Jiang, Pasquale Tripodi, Chris Dardick

“…The availability of published genomes and trait-linked molecular markers should enable rapid progress in the breeding of CEA-specific food crops that will help drive the growth of this industry.…”
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Activin levels correlate with lymphocytic infiltration in epithelial ovarian cancer by Elizabeth T. Evans, Emily F. Page, Alex Seok Choi, Zainab Shonibare, Andrea G. Kahn, Rebecca C. Arend, Karthikeyan Mythreye

“…Immunohistochemical analysis was performed to evaluate activin A and T‐cell markers CD8 and FoxP3 at the protein level. ELISA to activin‐A was used to assess levels in the ascites of advanced EOC patients. …”
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A universal panel of STR loci for the study of polymorphism of the species <i>Canis lupus</i> and forensic identification of dog and wolf by A. E. Hrebianchuk, I. S. Tsybovsky

“…The aim of this study was to select STR markers that equally effectively reflect population polymorphism in the wolf and the dog, and to create a universal panel for the identification of individuals in forensic science. …”
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Expression and prognostic value of ferritinophagy-related NCOA4 gene in low-grade glioma: integration of bioinformatics and experimental validation by Guangtang Chen, Xueping Shi, Rukai Jiao, Jiacai Qian, Xiaolin Du, Jian Liu, Xi Zeng

“…Conclusion Our findings suggest that NCOA4 could be a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in LGG.…”
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A Peculiar Cause of Shock: Analysing Two Clinical Cases by João Oliveira, Alberto Costa-Silva, Luís Vale, Daniel Costa, Rui Almeida-Pinto, Carlos Martins-Silva, Tiago Antunes-Lopes, João Silva

“…EKG, echocardiogram (ECC), and myocardial necrosis markers were compatible with Takotsubo syndrome (TS). …”
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Nephropathy in Hypertensive Animals Is Linked to M2 Macrophages and Increased Expression of the YM1/Chi3l3 Protein by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Natalia Alenina, Alexandre Budu, Leandro Ceotto Freitas-Lima, Thaís Alves-Silva, Juan Sebastian Henao Agudelo, Fatimunnisa Qadri, Niels Olsen Saraiva Camara, Michael Bader, Ronaldo Carvalho Araújo

“…Cells stimulated with LPS+IFN-γ in vitro showed no significant difference in the expression of CD86, an M1 marker, compared to cells from the controls or the hypertensive mice. …”
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Dynamics of the genetic diversity of oat varieties in the Tyumen region at avenin-coding loci by A. V. Lyubimova, G. V. Tobolova, D. I. Eremin, I. G. Loskutov

“…Molecular and biochemical markers are used to analyze the intraspecific genetic diversity of crops.  …”
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Effects of Lemon Beverage Containing Citric Acid with Calcium Supplementation on Bone Metabolism and Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women: Double-Blind 11-Month Intervention Stu... by Hiromi Ikeda, Tadayuki Iida, Masanori Hiramitsu, Takashi Inoue, Satomi Aoi, Miho Kanazashi, Fumiko Ishizaki, Toshihide Harada

“…The LECA group also showed significant decreases in concentrations of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRACP-5b), a bone resorption marker, and bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP) as compared to the other groups, as well as a significant decrease in concentration of osteocalcin (OC), a bone formation marker, as compared to the LE group. …”
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Paraoxonase and Arylesterase Activities, Lipid Profile, and Oxidative Damage in Experimental Ischemic Colitis Model by Ethem Unal, Cengiz Eris, Bülent Kaya, Hafize Uzun, Faruk Cavdar, Murat Yildar, Ali Riza Kiziler, Birsen Aydemir, Pembegul Gunes, Riza Kutanis, Izzet Titiz

“…MDA, an oxidative stress marker, was seen to increase in the experimental group (P<0.01, tissue; P<0.05, serum). …”
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