PPAR-α Agonist Fenofibrate Decreased Serum Irisin Levels in Type 2 Diabetes Patients with Hypertriglyceridemia by Xiaomeng Feng, Xia Gao, Yumei Jia, Heng Zhang, Qingrong Pan, Zhi Yao, Ning Yang, Jia Liu, Yuan Xu, Guang Wang, Xinchun Yang

“…Group A was treated with fenofibrate (200 mg/day) for 8 weeks. Serum irisin and clinical characteristics were examined. …”
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Overt Hypothyroidism and Severe Growth Retardation in a Preschool Girl with Poorly Controlled Nephrotic Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review by Joana Mikulevič, Karolina Tumelienė, Robertas Kemežys, Augustina Jankauskienė

“…Two weeks later standard growth hormone stimulation test with clonidine showed partially insufficient growth hormone secretion. …”
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The effect of Ocimum basilicum on the prevention of postpartum depression symptoms and sleep quality: A triple-blind randomized controlled clinical trial by Monireh Abdi, Elham Rezaei, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Laleh Payahoo, Alireza Shafiei-Kandjani, Solmaz Ghanbari-Homaie

“…The intervention started within 72 h following birth and continued for eight weeks postpartum. The intervention group received two daily capsules containing dried basil leaf powder, while the control group received 500 mg of starch. …”
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The Morphofunctional Effect of the Transplantation of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells and Predegenerated Peripheral Nerve in Chronic Paraplegic Rat Model via Spinal Cord Transection by Vinnitsa Buzoianu-Anguiano, Sandra Orozco-Suárez, Elisa García-Vences, Sara Caballero-Chacón, Gabriel Guizar-Sahagún, Luis Chavez-Sanchez, Israel Grijalva

“…Eight weeks after, transplantation was carried out on immunofluorescence and electron microscope studies. …”
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Does preeclampsia impact the gut microbiota of preterm offspring during early infancy? by Yang Chen, Zhou-Ting Yi, Hai-Long Yu, Xiao-Yan Wu, Jun-Ping Wang, Chuan Nie, Hui Li, Sheng-Hui Li, Qiu-Long Yan, Tian-Wen He, Min-Chai Chen, Xin-Yue Yang, Ji-Ying Wen, Li-Juan Lv

“…Fecal samples were collected from preterm neonates of PE and PR mothers at 2 and 6 weeks postpartum and analyzed using shotgun metagenomic sequencing. …”
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Factors associated with the formation of neutralizing antibodies post-vaccination: a lesson from COVID-19 vaccination by Hana Ratnawati, Fen Tih, Grace Puspasari, Allen A. Pelapelapon, Steven Felim

“…Aim: This study aims to identify the factors affecting the formation of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) in healthy adults four weeks post-COVID-19 vaccination. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among mass vaccination attendees using inactivated CoronaVac. …”
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Clinical Features of iatrogenic Pharyngo-esophageal perforation in very low birth weight infants by Shu Eguchi, Yoshiya Hisaeda, Toshiko Ukawa, Mayu Koto, Miku Hosokawa, Chisa Tsurisawa, Tomohiro Takeda, Shusuke Amagata, Atsushi Nakao

“…The median gestational age was 27 + 1 weeks (range 23+5–28 + 6 weeks), and the median birth weight was 823 g (range 630–1232 g). …”
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Fetal Cartilage Progenitor Cells in the Repair of Osteochondral Defects by Bruno C. Menarim, DVM, PhD, Chan Hee Mok, PhD, Kirsten E. Scoggin, PhD, Alexis Gornik, DVM, Emma N. Adam, DVM, PhD, Shavahn C. Loux, PhD, James N. MacLeod, VMD, PhD

“…Osteochondral repair was assessed after 2, 6, and 16 weeks. Results:. Untreated lesions unexpectedly failed to represent critical-sized defects and at 2 weeks exhibited new subchondral bone covered by a fibrocartilage layer that thinned over time. …”
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New insights into the effects of Aspergillus oryzae administration during the transition period in Bubalus bubalis by Sameh A. Abdelnour, Walaa M. Essawi, Nasser Ghanem, Ibrahim T. El-Ratel, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed N. F. Neamat-Allah, Shimaa A. Amer, Simon J. Davies, Ali Ali El-Raghi

“…Thirty buffalo cows were divided into two homogeneous experimental groups (15 buffalo cows in each group) from 3 weeks pre-partum to 3 weeks post-partum. The first group received the basal diet and served as a control, while the second group was orally administered with 5 g of ASG per head per day. …”
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Mural cell dysfunction contributes to diastolic heart failure by promoting endothelial dysfunction and vessel remodelling by Mandy O. J. Grootaert, Alessandra Pasut, Jana Raman, Steven J. Simmonds, Bram Callewaert, Ümare Col, Mieke Dewerchin, Peter Carmeliet, Stephane Heymans, Elizabeth A. V. Jones

“…Results Db/db mice given 1% salt for 8 weeks developed diastolic dysfunction preceded by capillary density loss, pericyte loss and vessel regression. …”
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Therapeutic effects of reduced glutathione on liver function, fibrosis, and HBV DNA clearance in chronic hepatitis B patients by Qiyao Wei, Jing Zhao

“…HBV-DNA negative conversion rates in the observation group were 15.56%, 35.56%, 60.00%, and 68.89% at 4, 12, 24, and 48 weeks, respectively, compared to 2.22%, 6.67%, 17.78%, and 42.22% in the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Longitudinal maternal glycemia during pregnancy and placental epigenetic age acceleration by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhana, Richard J. Biedrzycki, Cuilin Zhang, Katherine L. Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Fasil Tekola-Ayele

“…Among Asian/Pacific Islander women, medium insulin cumulative exposure level was associated with lower PAA (β = − 0.94 weeks, 95% CI = − 1.74 to − 0.14). No significant association was observed among White and Hispanic women as well as in the full cohort. …”
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Comparison between Intra-Articular Injection of Infrapatellar Fat Pad (IPFP) Cell Concentrates and IPFP-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) for Cartilage Defect Repair of the Knee Joint... by Yaguang Han, Haobo Li, Rong Zhou, Jun Wu, Ziye Liu, Huan Wang, Jiahua Shao, Yi Chen, Jun Zhu, Qiwei Fu, Qirong Qian, Yiqin Zhou

“…The macroscopic score and histological score were significantly higher in the IPFP-MSC group compared to the IPFP cell concentrate group at 12 weeks. Further, both treatment groups had higher scores compared to the normal saline group. …”
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Effects of using different levels of dietary chitosan on some immune indices and antioxidant defense system in Vannamei shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Saeed Dayani, Valiallah Jafari, Roghayeh Safari, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

“…Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 180 pieces of Vannamei shrimp with an average weight of about 4 g were prepared and kept for 2 weeks to adapt to the test conditions. We prepared 4 groups, each with three repetitions, including the basal diet of zero (control), 1 g (treatment 1 = T1), 2 g (T2) and 4 g (T3) chitosan per kilogram of feed in a completely randomized design for 8 weeks. …”
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Adherence to guidelines for creatinine and potassium monitoring and discontinuation following renin–angiotensin system blockade: a UK general practice-based cohort study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Liam Smeeth, Dorothea Nitsch, Morten Schmidt, Laurie A Tomlinson, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Kathryn E Mansfield

“…The median period between the most recent baseline monitoring and drug initiation was 40 days (IQR 12–125 days). 34% of patients had baseline creatinine monitoring within 1 month before initiating therapy, but &lt;10% also had the guideline-recommended follow-up test recorded within 2 weeks. Among patients experiencing a creatinine increase ≥30% (n=567, 1.2%) or potassium level &gt;6 mmol/L (n=191, 0.4%), 80% continued treatment. …”
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Outcomes of Open Reduction and Modified McLaughlin’s Procedure in Neglected Posterior Shoulder Dislocation by Vikas, Jatin Prakash, Karan Maggo, Jujhar Singh, Ankesh Jain, Naval Bhatia

“…Inclusion criteria were chronic posterior dislocation of the shoulder presenting more than 6 weeks after injury and humeral defect (reverse Hill–Sachs) <30%. …”
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Exploring the role of different coping styles in mediating the relationship between dyadic adjustment status and postpartum depression among postnatal women: a single-centre, cross... by Jing Chen, Jing Deng, Fan Liu, Xiujing Guo, Yifei Tan

“…This study aimed to investigate the direct and mediating roles of different coping styles in the relationship between dyadic adjustment status and PPD among women 6 weeks postdelivery.Design Single-centre, cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary care setting in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, from July 2022 to January 2023.Participants The study involved 626 women 6 weeks post-delivery.Outcome measures The Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were used to evaluate the dyadic adjustment status, coping styles and the depressive condition of postpartum women, respectively. …”
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Serum Levels of Epithelial-Derived Cytokines as Interleukin-25 and Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin after a Single Dose of Mepolizumab in Patients with Severe Non-Allergic Eosinophilic... by Virginija Kalinauskaite-Zukauske, Andrius Januskevicius, Ieva Janulaityte, Skaidrius Miliauskas, Kestutis Malakauskas

“…We examined 9 SNEA patients before and four weeks after administration of 100 mg mepolizumab subcutaneously. …”
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Histopathological Finding of Microdamage Accumulation in Atypical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fracture by Yo Watanabe, Naoki Kondo, Tomomi Fukuhara, Norio Imai, Masahiko Yamada, Naoto Endo

“…Implant breakage was discovered 8 weeks after the primary surgery. The patient underwent a revision surgery in which the entry point for the revised intramedullary hole was created to prevent varus position. …”
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Curcumin and α/β-Adrenergic Antagonists Cotreatment Reverse Liver Cirrhosis in Hamsters: Participation of Nrf-2 and NF-κB by José Roberto Macías-Pérez, Bruno Jesús Vázquez-López, Martin Humberto Muñoz-Ortega, Liseth Rubí Aldaba-Muruato, Sandra Luz Martínez-Hernández, Esperanza Sánchez-Alemán, Javier Ventura-Juárez

“…Hamsters received CCl4 for 20 weeks, and then treatments were immediately administered for 4 weeks more. …”
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