Protective mechanism of Coprinus comatus polysaccharide on acute alcoholic liver injury in mice, the metabolomics and gut microbiota investigation by Jinyan Yu, Jianguang Sun, Min Sun, Weidong Li, Dongmei Qi, Yongqing Zhang, Chunchao Han

“…The results showed that CCP significantly decreased alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and triglyceride (TG) levels in serum of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) mice. …”
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Investigating the prevalence and associated factors of elevated liver enzymes and dyslipidemia during pregnancy by Ananya Dutta Mou, Nurshad Ali

“…Blood samples were collected from each participant to measure biochemical parameters such as liver enzymes (ALT and GGT), lipid profile (TC, TG, HDL-C, and LDL-C), glucose, and creatinine levels in the serum. …”
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A Novel Approach to Design Chitosan-Polyester Materials for Biomedical Applications by Tatiana A. Akopova, Tatiana S. Demina, Alexander N. Shchegolikhin, Tikhon S. Kurkin, Christian Grandfils, Nikolay S. Perov, Alexander S. Kechekyan, Alexander N. Zelenetskii

“…Low temperatures (above Tg but below the melting points of the crystalline polymers) are maintained throughout the process, minimizing mechanical and oxidative degradation of the polymers. …”
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Thermal and Morphological Assessment of the Penta-Layered, Hybrid U-Polyester Composite Reinforced with Glass Fibers and Polypropylene by Md. Shahin Akanda, Md. Shariful Islam, Md. Ali Akbar, A. M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury, M. A. Gafur, Md. Sahab Uddin

“…DTG curves for composites demonstrate that the hybrid and fiber-reinforced composites degraded at rates of 0.64 mg/min and 0.36 mg/min, respectively, at 392.3°C and 395.7°C. …”
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Flame-Retardant and Thermal Degradation Mechanism of Caged Phosphate Charring Agent with Melamine Pyrophosphate for Polypropylene by Xuejun Lai, Jiedong Qiu, Hongqiang Li, Xingrong Zeng, Shuang Tang, Ye Chen, Zhen Chen

“…The flame-retardant and thermal degradation mechanism of MPP/PEPA was investigated by TGA, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), TG-FTIR, and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDXS). …”
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Potential Role of ANGPTL4 in the Cross Talk between Metabolism and Cancer through PPAR Signaling Pathway by Laura La Paglia, Angela Listì, Stefano Caruso, Valeria Amodeo, Francesco Passiglia, Viviana Bazan, Daniele Fanale

“…This protein regulates lipid metabolism by inhibiting lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and stimulating lipolysis of white adipose tissue (WAT), resulting in increased levels of plasma triglycerides (TG) and fatty acids. Subsequently, ANGPTL4 has been shown to be involved in several nonmetabolic and metabolic conditions, both physiological and pathological, including angiogenesis and vascular permeability, cell differentiation, tumorigenesis, glucose homoeostasis, lipid metabolism, energy homeostasis, wound healing, inflammation, and redox regulation. …”
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Comparison of Metformin and Repaglinide Monotherapy in the Treatment of New Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China by J. Ma, L. Y. Liu, P. H. Wu, Y. Liao, T. Tao, W. Liu

“…Metformin decreases fasting insulin concentration and HOMA-IR (P<0.01), and repaglinide improves HOMA-β  (P<0.01). Triglycerides (TG) were reduced in both groups (P<0.01 in metformin group; P<0.05 in repaglinide group), but total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were decreased only after metformin treatment (P<0.05). …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Augmented Reality Indoor Navigation versus Conventional Approaches by Tomáš Macháč, Petr Hořejší, Michal Šimon, Andrea Šimerová

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Effect of NH4+ on the hydrothermal formation of calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers from fluorogypsum by Jianping Zhu, Qilin Wang, Zuolin Wang, Haixia Liu, Huachun Yang, Surendra P. Shah, Yadong Bian

“…Fluorogypsum (FG), a large amount of solid waste, not only occupies a large amount of land resources, but also causes serious pollution to the surrounding environment. …”
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The Effects of 30% Oxygen Concentration Inhalation on Driving Fatigue and Heart Rate Variability by Byung Chan Min, Kazuyuki Mito, Sang Kon Lee, Seoung Chul Kim, Jeong Han Kim, Seung Hee Hong

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Association of Phthalate Exposure with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Homeostasis Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes by Yi Chen, Wen Zhang, JingSi Chen, Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Heng Wan, Bo Chen, Yingli Lu

“…We measured urinary concentrations of thirteen phthalate metabolites along with serum levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total T4 and T3, free T4 (FT4) and T3 (FT3), thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb), and thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb). …”
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Assessing Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality: In an Educational Facility of a Semi-Arid Climate Zone by Kemalettin Parmaksiz, Mehmet Irfan Yesilnacar, Abdullah Izzeddin Karabulut

“…Within the scope of the study, the climatic conditions (classroom temperature, air velocity, humidity, radiant temperature, Tw, Tg carbon dioxide) were measured, and how the students felt under the thermal conditions of these classrooms was evaluated. …”
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Astragaloside IV inhibits atherosclerosis caused by ferritin autophagy in a lipid deposition environment by activating Nrf2 by Dandan Liu, Hewei Qin, Guanghua Liu, Yang Gao, Yu Guo

“…The vasoprotective and anti-ferroptosis effects of astragaloside IV were determined by establishing a high-fat-fed ApoE−/− mouse model of AS and an ox-LDL-induced model of lipid damage in VECs. Lipid profile (TC, TG, LDL-C, HDLC), HE and local oil red O showed a reduction in atherosclerotic pathological damage and lipid deposition after astragaloside IV treatment. …”
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A Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Revealed by a Single Bone Lesion with No Poor Prognostic Factors by Yann Godbert, Benedicte Henriques-Figueiredo, Anne-Laure Cazeau, Xavier Carrat, Marc Stegen, Isabelle Soubeyran, Francoise Bonichon

“…A computed tomography (CT) found a large tissue mass of 4 cm responsible for lysis of the middle arch of the 4th rib on the left. It was a single lesion, highly hypermetabolic on the 18-FDG PET/CT. …”
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Monacolin K as a Natural Alternative for Synthetic Statins by Julia Kozakiewicz, Aleksandra Okońska, Michał Ziemba, Kamil Kościelecki, Agnieszka Kalisz, Magdalena Krakowiak, Aleksandra Kaczmarek

“…Conclusions: Monacolin K improves the lipid profile by lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) and total cholesterol (TC) levels which indirectly reduces the cardiovascular risk with less frequently observed side effects. …”
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Altered Hepatic Lipid Metabolism Contributes to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Leptin-Deficient Ob/Ob Mice by James W. Perfield, Laura C. Ortinau, R. Taylor Pickering, Meghan L. Ruebel, Grace M. Meers, R. Scott Rector

“…Ob/Ob mice also had greater liver weights, hepatic triglyceride (TG) content, and markers of de novo lipogenesis, including increased hepatic gene expression and protein content of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC), fatty acid synthase (FAS), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD-1), as well as elevated gene expression of PPARγ and SREBP-1c compared with WT mice. …”
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“Pillaring Effects” in Cross-Linked Cellulose Biopolymers: A Study of Structure and Properties by Inimfon A. Udoetok, Lee D. Wilson, John V. Headley

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD) and 13C NMR spectroscopy indicate that cellulose adopts a one-chain triclinic unit cell structure (P1 space group) with gauche-trans (gt) and trans-gauche (tg) conformations of the glucosyl linkages and hydroxymethyl groups. …”
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A review of research progress on disease burden of foodborne aflatoxins by Mei QIN, Jinyao CHEN, Lishi ZHANG, Jiao HUO, Yang SONG, Li CHENG

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified AFB1, AFB2, AFG1 and AFG2 as Group 1 carcinogens, primarily causing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in humans, but also affecting growth and development in children and damaging the human immune system, resulting in varying degrees of health burden to populations. …”
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes Associated with Diarrheagenic Pathotypes of Escherichia coli Isolates from Water, Sediment, Fish, and Crab in Aby Lagoon, Côte d’Ivoire by Ollo Kambire, Ama Antoinette Adingra, Konan Mathurin Yao, Rose Koffi-Nevry

“…The presence of diarrhea-associated genes (eae, stx, AggR, elt, and est) was assessed by multiplex PCR using specific primers. …”
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Role of CD4+ T and CD8+ T Lymphocytes-Mediated Cellular Immunity in Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Weilin Xue, Jianying Ma, Yue Li, Chunxia Xie

“…Compared with the controls, the CD4+ and CD4+/CD8+ ratio in PB of AECOPD group were obviously decreased, and the CD8+ level was clearly increased (P <0.05); Th1 of CD4+ cell subsets and Tc1 of CD8+ cell subsets were significantly increased, while Th2 of CD4+ cell subsets and Tc2 of CD8+ cell subsets were obviously decreased (P <0.05). …”
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