Applications of Amniotic Membrane and Fluid in Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine by Kerry Rennie, Andrée Gruslin, Markus Hengstschläger, Duanqing Pei, Jinglei Cai, Toshio Nikaido, Mahmud Bani-Yaghoub

“…While a major focus of research has been the use of amniotic membrane and fluid in tissue engineering and cell replacement, AM- and AF-derived cells may also have capabilities in protecting and stimulating the repair of injured tissues via paracrine actions, and acting as vectors for biodelivery of exogenous factors to treat injury and diseases. Much progress has been made since the discovery of AM and AF cells with stem cell characteristics nearly a decade ago, but there remain a number of problematic issues stemming from the inherent heterogeneity of these cells as well as inconsistencies in isolation and culturing methods which must be addressed to advance the field towards the development of cell-based therapies. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Occupant Risk in Vehicular Impacts into Cluster Mailboxes by Emre Palta, Lukasz Pachocki, Dawid Bruski, Qian Wang, Christopher Jaus, Howie Fang

“…For all considered cases, the safety factors remained within allowable limits, indicating only a marginal risk of potential injury to occupants posed by the considered CMs.…”
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Pauci-Immune Necrotizing and Crescentic Glomerulonephritis with Membranous Lupus Nephritis, Fifteen Years after Initial Diagnosis of Secondary Membranous Nephropathy by Ryan Burkhart, Nina Shah, Michael Abel, James D. Oliver, Matthew Lewin

“…We report a case of a 79-year-old Hispanic male with a history of secondary membranous nephropathy (diagnosed by renal biopsy 15 years previously) who was admitted with acute kidney injury and active urinary sediment. P-ANCA titers and anti-myeloperoxidase antibodies were positive. …”
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Development an Artificial Neural Network Model for Estimating Cost of R/C Building by Using Life-Cycle Cost Function: Case Study of Mexico City by Henry E. Reyes, Juan Bojórquez, Laura Cruz-Reyes, Sonia E. Ruiz, Alfredo Reyes-Salazar, Edén Bojórquez, Manuel Barraza, Antonio Formisano, Omar Payán, José R. Torres

“…The present value of the cost includes: initial cost, repair or reconstruction cost, cost of damage to the contents, costs associated with the loss of life or injuries and economic losses. The structural performance is evaluated using probabilistic models, artificial neural networks models are used to obtain the seismic response of the buildings. …”
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Urinary Biomarkers in the Assessment of Early Diabetic Nephropathy by Cristina Gluhovschi, Gheorghe Gluhovschi, Ligia Petrica, Romulus Timar, Silvia Velciov, Ioana Ionita, Adriana Kaycsa, Bogdan Timar

“…Currently, microalbuminuria is an important biomarker for both glomerular and tubular injury. Other glomerular biomarkers (transferrin and ceruloplasmin) are under evaluation. …”
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Cyclin G1 Regulates the Alveolarization in Models of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Inhibiting AT2 Cell Proliferation by Panpan Xu, Wanqing Zhuo, Peipei Zhang, Ying Chen, Yue Du, Ying Li, Yajuan Wang

“…The purpose of the present study was to explore the effects of cyclin G1 (CCNG1) on AT2 cell proliferation in hyperoxia-induced lung injury in neonatal mice. Our findings revealed that hyperoxia significantly reduced the proportion of AT2 cells in the lungs of neonatal mice and coincided with an upregulation of CCNG1 expression. …”
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Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy after Use of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme by Kenichi Takahoko, Hajime Iwasaki, Tomoki Sasakawa, Akihiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsumoto, Hiroshi Iwasaki

“…Conclusion. Hypoglossal nerve injury may occur despite correct positioning of the LMA under the appropriate intracuff pressure. …”
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Primary Hydatid Cyst of Umbilicus, Mimicking an Umbilical Hernia by Mohammadreza Tarahomi, Hamidreza Alizadeh Otaghvar, Nazila hasanzadeh Ghavifekr, Daryanaz Shojaei, Farhood Goravanchi, Amir Molaei

“…The cyst was excised completely without any injury or perforation of containing capsule. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was confirmed by histopathological examination of specimen. …”
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Influence of Edible Coatings on Biochemical Fruit Quality and Storage Life of Bell Pepper cv. “Yolo Wonder” by Abad Ullah, N. A. Abbasi, M. Shafique, A. A. Qureshi

“…Results revealed that 12% gum arabic coating exhibited significantly reduced weight loss, membrane leakage, chilling injury, and decay incidence with less increase in pH, total soluble solids, and sugar percentage, whereas appealing fruit color (L⁎, a⁎, and b⁎) along with higher values of ascorbic acid (1.84 mg/100 g), titratable acidity (0.19%), and firmness (4 N) was observed in cold storage environment. …”
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Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Cocultured with Chondrocytes Promote the Proliferation of Chondrocytes by Jie Shi, Jiulong Liang, Bingyu Guo, Yu Zhang, Qiang Hui, Peng Chang, Kai Tao

“…Articular cartilage injury and defect caused by trauma and chronic osteoarthritis vascularity are very common, while the repair of injured cartilage remains a great challenge due to its limited healing capacity. …”
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The Protective Effect of Lidocaine on Septic Rats via the Inhibition of High Mobility Group Box 1 Expression and NF-κB Activation by Huan-Liang Wang, Yan-Qiu Xing, Ying-Xue Xu, Fei Rong, Wei-Fu Lei, Wen-Hua Zhang

“…We found that acute organ injury induced by CLP was mitigated by lidocaine treatment and organ function was significantly improved. …”
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Beta-Thalassemia Major and Female Fertility: The Role of Iron and Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress by Paraskevi Roussou, Nikolaos J. Tsagarakis, Dimitrios Kountouras, Sarantis Livadas, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis

“…Meanwhile, a significant prooxidants/antioxidants imbalance with subsequent increased (OS) exists in patients with BTM, which is mainly caused by tissue injury due to overproduction of free radicals by secondary iron overload, but also due to alteration in serum trace elements and antioxidant enzymes. …”
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Utilization of In-Hospital Care among Foreign-Born Compared to Native Swedes 1987–1999 by Björn Albin, Katarina Hjelm, Jan Ekberg, Sölve Elmståhl

“…The results indicate a tendency towards less health care utilization among migrants, especially men, as regards Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions and Injury and poisoning. Further studies are needed to explore the possible explanations and the pattern of other diseases to see whether migrants, and especially migrant men, are a risk group with less utilization of health care.…”
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Lethal Male Combat of <i>Anastatus japonicus</i> (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae), an Egg Parasitoid of Lepidopterous and Hemipterous Pests by Muhammad Yasir Ali, Gonzalo A. Avila, Zheng-Yu Luo, Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Khalid Ali Khan, Jin-Ping Zhang, Feng Zhang

“…Aggressive interactions between males are common when victors gain increased mating success but can result in severe injury or death for the defeated. <i>Anastatus japonicus</i> (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) is a solitary egg parasitoid of hemipteran and lepidopteran species. …”
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Current Status of Human Adipose–Derived Stem Cells: Differentiation into Hepatocyte-Like Cells by Feras Al Battah, Joery De Kock, Tamara Vanhaecke, Vera Rogiers

“…Moreover, these cells can secrete multiple growth factors and cytokines that exert beneficial effects on organ or tissue injury. In this review, we will not only present recent data regarding hASC biology, their isolation, and differentiation capability towards hepatocytes, but also the potential application of hASC-derived hepatocytes to study drug toxicity. …”
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Progenitor Cells for Arterial Repair: Incremental Advancements towards Therapeutic Reality by Trevor Simard, Richard G. Jung, Pouya Motazedian, Pietro Di Santo, F. Daniel Ramirez, Juan J. Russo, Alisha Labinaz, Altayyeb Yousef, Brijesh Anantharam, Ali Pourdjabbar, Benjamin Hibbert

“…However, numerous challenges to modern PCI remain, namely, in-stent restenosis and stent thrombosis, underscoring the importance of understanding the vessel wall response to injury to identify targets for intervention. Among recent promising discoveries, endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have garnered considerable interest given an increasing appreciation of their role in vascular homeostasis and their ability to promote vascular repair after stent placement. …”
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The enriched gut commensal Faeciroseburia intestinalis contributes to the anti-metabolic disorders effects of the Ganoderma meroterpene derivative by Shanshan Qiao, Kai Wang, Chang Liu, Nan Zhou, Li Bao, Jun Wang, Shuangjiang Liu, Hongwei Liu

“…Oral administration with F. intestinalis further demonstrated its benefits on regulating hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia, on decreasing plasma lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and inflammation, and on improving hepatic injuries. Treatment with F. intestinalis effectively enhanced the level of gut butyrate, which subsequently ameliorated the intestinal barrier function and activated epithelial PPAR-γ signaling pathway to regulate microbiome homeostasis in gut. …”
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Optimizing Maxillary Aesthetics of a Severe Compromised Tooth through Orthodontic Movement and Dental Implants by Rafael Scaf de Molon, Erica Dorigatti de Avila, Joni Augusto Cirelli, Mauricio de Almeida Cardoso, Leopoldino Capelozza-Filho, Luiz Antonio Borelli Barros

“…The present study aims to report a case of traumatic injury of a left-maxillary central incisor with ridge preservation, orthodontic movement, and implant therapy. …”
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Vitamin C-Induced Oxalate Nephropathy by Jorge Lamarche, Reji Nair, Alfredo Peguero, Craig Courville

“…Extensive literature has reported and explained the mechanism of increased absorption of oxalate in malabsorptive syndromes leading to renal injury. However, other causes of secondary hyperoxaluria may also take place either via direct dietary consumption of oxalate rich products or via other substances which may metabolize into oxalate within the body. …”
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Systemic Venous Inflow to the Liver Allograft to Overcome Diffuse Splanchnic Venous Thrombosis by Cristian Lupascu, Tom Darius, Pierre Goffette, Jan Lerut

“…Two patients with previous radiation-induced peritoneal injury died, respectively, 18 days and 2 months after transplantation. …”
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