Efficacy analysis of folic acid in chronic atrophic gastritis with Helicobacter pylori infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hui Li, Jincheng Li, Mingyu Lai

“…Moreover, folic acid can better improve gastric function and repair gastric mucosa (MD = 27.20, 95%CI:23.84–30.56, p < 0.00001). …”
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Benefit from regular versus leakage-related exchange of voice prostheses in patients post-laryngectomy considering complication rates and patient satisfaction feedback—a randomized... by Michał Żurek, Małgorzata Czesak, Daniel Majszyk, Anna Rzepakowska

“…The primary outcome measure was the comparison of complication rates in both arms, including periprosthetic leakage, granulation or atrophy of mucosa around the fistula, and dislocation of the prosthesis. …”
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Desarrollo psicomotor de niños y niñas prematuros (as) por síndromes hipertensivos del embarazo y por otras causas by Isabel Cuevas, Martina Valencia Narbona, Hanns de la Fuente, Andrea González

“…En BSID III, los hijos e hijas de madres SHE tienen puntuaciones más bajas en habilidades motoras finas (p=0,037) y comportamiento adaptativo (p=0,047). …”
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Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Video capsule endoscopy (VCE) offers visualization of the entire GI mucosae. **Objective:** To validate a Crohn's disease model estimating the budget impact of VCE compared with the standard of care (SOC) in Italy. …”
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A variant in GRN of Spanish origin presenting with heterogeneous phenotypes by M. Menéndez-González, A. García-Martínez, I. Fernández-Vega, A. Pitiot, V. Álvarez

“…Resultados: Los fenotipos encontrados difieren llamativamente entre los distintos casos, incluyendo presentación como demencia frontotemporal variante conductual, variante semántica de afasia progresiva primaria, enfermedad de neurona motora rápidamente progresiva (con confirmación neuropatológico) y parkinsonismo de predominio tremórico. …”
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A Randomized Placebo-Controlled N-of-1 Trial: The Effect of Proton Pump Inhibitor in the Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Fernando Sierra-Arango, D. M. Castaño, Jennifer D. Forero, Erika D. Pérez-Riveros, Gerardo Ardila Duarte, Maria L. Botero, Andres Cárdenas, Jose De la Hoz-Valle

“…Yet, his symptoms were heartburn and reflux, and his endoscopic results were normal esophageal mucosa, without hiatal hernia, though pathological pH values. …”
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Detection Rate of Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Atrophic Gastritis Using Serological Markers “GastroPanel®” Among Employees of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre... by A. D. Kaprin, N. S. Sergeeva, S. S. Pirogov, I. I. Alentov, O. К. Yutsevich, V. I. Ryabtseva, G. F. Minibaeva, N. V. Marshutina, T. А. Karmakova

“…“GastroPanel®” confirmed its high significance in identifying H. pylori infection and precancerous atrophic changes in the gastric mucosa. Regarding the occupational risks of infection among medical workers, we consider it advisable to conduct such screening without selecting an asymptomatic population.…”
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Effects of ursolic acid on growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health of broilers by X.W. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Yin, M. Wang, Y.F. Wang, J.Y. Chen, Y.R. Zhao

“…Additionally, interleukin 10 gene expression in jejunal mucosa was higher (P < 0.05). Significant differences were observed in the abundance of Bacteroides, proteobacteria, and desulfurisation bacteria (P < 0.05), with higher Barnesiella and Clostridia_UCG-014, and lower Romboutsia in the UA group (P < 0.05). …”
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Circadian Rhythms Fluctuate the Treatment Effects of Intravesical Treatments on Rat Urinary Frequency Models by Tomofumi Watanabe, Takuya Sadahira, Yusuke Tominaga, Yuki Maruyama, Naoya Nagasaki, Takanori Sekito, Kohei Edamura, Toyohiko Watanabe, Motoo Araki, Masami Watanabe

“…Histopathological analysis of these models demonstrated a significantly higher damage score of bladder mucosa in both 0.1% AA and 1.0% AA compared with PBS, with the severity in concordance with the clinical severity of urinary frequency (0.1% AA: p<0.0001, 1.0% AA: p<0.0001). …”
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Factores de riesgo para la neumonía asociada al ictus isquémico agudo by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés Quesada Vázquez

“…Se identificaron los siguientes factores de riesgo: historia de enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (OR: 9,74; IC 95 % 2,047-46,410), disfagia (OR: 7,822; IC 95 % 2,525-24,236), puntuación de Glasgow ≤ 11 puntos (OR: 4,699; IC 95 % 1,917-11,520) y disartria/afasia motora severa (OR: 4,432; IC 95 % 1,562- 12,576).<strong><br />Conclusión</strong>: los factores de riesgo de neumonía asociada al ictus isquémico agudo, más influyentes en la serie estudiada, también lo han sido en estudios similares, realizados tanto dentro como fuera de Cuba, sobresaliendo más unos u otros en las diferentes investigaciones.…”
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Interstellar Pickup Ion Observations to 60 au by D. J. McComas, B. L. Shrestha, G. Livadiotis, J. R. Szalay, E. J. Zirnstein, H. A. Elliott, P. C. Brandt, A. R. Poppe, K. N. Singer, A. Stern, A. Verbiscer, the New Horizons Heliophysics Team

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Different starch sources and amino acid levels on growth performance, starch and amino acids digestion, absorption and metabolism of 0- to 3-week-old broilers fed low protein diet by Caiwei Luo, Jinping Wang, Wei Jiang, Dafei Yin, Gang Meng, Jiwei Wang, Jing Xu, Jianmin Yuan

“…It was concluded that a waxy corn starch diet improves the growth performance of broilers by improving intestinal morphology, increasing the absorption and transport of amino acids, reducing the amino acid oxidation for energy supply in the intestinal mucosa, and promoting protein synthesis in muscles, which not only reduces the need for dietary AID Lys but also saves on production costs.…”
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Revisión integrativa sobre evidencia actual de la uretroplastia by Ana Ma. Ortiz-Zableh, Laura Celis, Guillermo Sarmiento-Sarmiento, Paul Anthony-Camacho

“…Nuestra revisi&oacute;n encontr&oacute; que hay mayor literatura sobre el uso de injertos de mucosa oral comparado con escici&oacute;n primaria y anastomosis (EPA), con unos resultados anat&oacute;micos y funcionales comparables entre ambos procedimientos. …”
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Distrofia muscular de cinturas tipo 2C (LGMD2C) by Sandra Milena Zuleta Alarcón, Norma Carolina Barajas Viracachá

“…En los exámenes de laboratorio se encontró elevación de los niveles de creatina quinasa; el estudio de electromiografía mostró unidades motoras y reclutamiento con características anormales compatible con compromiso intrínseco del músculo; la panorámica de columna evidenció escoliosis, y los estudios de función pulmonar mostraron compromiso pulmonar en grado moderado. …”
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Evaluación por gastroscopia simple y cromoendoscopia convencional de la superficie gastroesofágica y duodenal proximal del equino. Estudio piloto by A. Mira Montoya, J. L. Sánchez García, J. R. Martínez Aranzales

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el potencial diagnóstico complementario de la cromoendoscopia convencional en la mucosa gas-troesofágica y duodenal proximal del equino. …”
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Malignant transformation of proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia—systematic review & meta-analysis by Khadijah Mohideen, Snehashish Ghosh, Chandrasekaran Krithika, Mutaz Ali-Hassan, Revant Chole, Safal Dhungel

“…Gingiva (20%) and gingiva/buccal mucosa (17.4%) were commonly affected. Tobacco and alcohol showed weak associations, with most patients being non-smokers (59.54%) and non-drinkers (78.18%). …”
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Interactions between NAD+ metabolism and immune cell infiltration in ulcerative colitis: subtype identification and development of novel diagnostic models by Linglin Tian, Huiyang Gao, Tian Yao, Tian Yao, Yuhao Chen, Linna Gao, Jingxiang Han, Lanqi Zhu, He Huang, He Huang, He Huang

“…BackgroundUlcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the colonic mucosa with increasing incidence worldwide. Growing evidence highlights the pivotal role of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) metabolism in UC pathogenesis, prompting our investigation into the subtype-specific molecular underpinnings and diagnostic potential of NAD+ metabolism-related genes (NMRGs).MethodsTranscriptome data from UC patients and healthy controls were downloaded from the GEO database, specifically GSE75214 and GSE87466. …”
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Chemical Composition of Mexicali Propolis and Its Effect on Gastric Repair in an Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Injury Murine Model by Pilar Dominguez-Verano, Nadia Jacobo-Herrera, Andrés Castell-Rodríguez, Octavio Canales-Alvarez, Maria Margarita Canales-Martinez, Marco Aurelio Rodriguez-Monroy

“…Propolis is a resinous substance produced by bees that has several biomedical properties that could contribute to the repair process of the gastric mucosa, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, healing, and gastroprotective properties. …”
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Vaccination of mice with Trichinella spiralis C-type lectin elicited the protective immunity and enhanced gut epithelial barrier function. by Bo Ning Wang, Xin Zhuo Zhang, Jin Yi Wu, Zhao Yu Zhang, Pei Kun Cong, Wen Wen Zheng, Shao Rong Long, Ruo Dan Liu, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Vaccination of mice with rTsCTL elicited an obvious protective immunity against larval challenge, impeded larval invasion of gut mucosa, enhanced gut epithelial integrity and barrier function, reduced worm burdens; it also alleviated gut and muscle inflammation. …”
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Determination of Palatal Soft Tissue Thickness and Safe Zone for Palatal Soft Tissue Harvest Using CBCT: A Retrospective Study by Hanan Aldhanhani, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Sesha Reddy, Jovita D’souza, Hossam Abdelmagyd

“…Our decision to conduct this study was motivated by the dearth of knowledge on geographical variations in the thickness of the palatal masticatory mucosa. The aim of the present study is to comprehensively analyze the palatal mucosal thickness and indicate the safety zone for palatal soft tissue harvesting using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). …”
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