Prevalence and Risk Factors of Childhood Hypertension in Urban-Rural Areas of China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaohua Liang, Lun Xiao, Yetao Luo, Jiapei Xu

“…The adjusted R2 values were 13.61%, 23.25%, 10.88%, 11.12%, 12.23%, and 25.04% in the full models excluding and including serum indexes for total, urban, and rural children, respectively. …”
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Prolonged Ileus in an Infant Presenting with Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism by Caroline Chua, Shilpa Gurnurkar, Yahdira Rodriguez-Prado, Victoria Niklas

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Hypertension, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renal Pathology in a Child with Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome by Roberto Gordillo, Marcela Del Rio, David B. Thomas, Joseph T. Flynn, Robert P. Woroniecki

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Soluble Markers of Antibody Secreting Cell Function as Predictors of Infection Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Maria J. Gutierrez, Stephen V. Desiderio, Nae-Yuh Wang, Erika Darrah, Laura Cappelli, Gustavo Nino, Michelle Jones, Clifton O. Bingham

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Pemeriksaan Laboratorium Cystatin C Untuk Uji Fungsi Ginjal by Rismawati Yaswir, Afrida Maiyesi

“…Samples for the measurement of CysC can be used by serum, EDTA and heparin plasma, urine, and began to study the use of capillary blood samples that can be used in patient with difficult venous sampling as in infants and children. …”
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An Unusual Case of Rapidly Progressive Hyperbilirubinemia by Kimberly M. Thornton, Michael F. Nyp, Lejla Music Aplenc, Gary L. Jones, Shannon L. Carpenter, Erin M. Guest, Steven M. Shapiro, Winston M. Manimtim

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Cyclopiazonic acid suppresses the function of Leydig cells in prepubertal male rats by disrupting mitofusin 1-mediated mitochondrial function by Hang Lin, Ming Su, He Zhu, Yang Yu, Jianmin Sang, Yiyan Wang, Qiqi Zhu, Yang Zhu, Xiaoheng Li, Xingwang Li, Ren-Shan Ge, Huitao Li

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Performance of the 2023 diagnostic criteria for MOGAD: real-world application in a Chinese multicenter cohort of pediatric and adult patients by Meng-Ting Cai, Yi Hua, Qi-Lun Lai, Sheng-Yao Su, Chun-Hong Shen, Song Qiao, Yong-Feng Xu, Zhe-Feng Yuan, Yin-Xi Zhang

“…A total of 265 patients met the criteria for core clinical demyelinating events, and 76 (26.1%) had serum clear positive MOG-IgG (≥ 1:100). The sensitivity of the 2023 criteria was 0.91 (adults vs. children = 0.97 vs. 0.89), the specificity was 0.56 (adults vs. children = 0.40 vs. 0.75), positive likelihood ratio was 2.06 (adults vs. children = 1.62 vs. 3.57), and negative likelihood ratio (NLR) was 0.15 (adults vs. children = 0.06 vs. 0.14). …”
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Establishment and evaluation of a method for measuring ornithine transcarbamylase activity in micro blood of neonates by Zhilei Zhang, Xin Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Xianwei Guan, Yanyun Wang, Dongyang Hong, Yahong Li, Peiying Yang, Yun Sun, Tao Jiang

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Altered Brain Structure and Functional Connectivity Associated with Pubertal Hormones in Girls with Precocious Puberty by Tao Chen, Yi Lu, Yu Wang, Anna Guo, Xiaoling Xie, Yuchuan Fu, Bangli Shen, Wenxiao Lin, Di Yang, Lu Zhou, Xiaozheng Liu, Peining Liu, Zhihan Yan

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Attention Deficit Disorder and Allergic Rhinitis: Are They Related? by Isaac Melamed, Melinda Heffron

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine if a combination of cetirizine + methylphenidate is effective in children with comorbid ADHD and allergic rhinitis. …”
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Evaluation of host immune responses to Mycobacteriophage Fionnbharth by route of delivery by Thomas Smytheman, Tiffany Pecor, Dana E. Miller, Debora Ferede, Suhavi Kaur, Matthew H. Harband, Hazem F. M. Abdelaal, Carlos A. Guerrero-Bustamante, Krista G. Freeman, Whitney E. Harrington, Lisa M. Frenkel, Graham F. Hatfull, Rhea N. Coler, Sasha E. Larsen

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Efficacy and safety of sublingual immunotherapy using a combination of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Blomia tropicalis extracts in patients with allergic rhinitis: A randomize... by Priscilla Rios Cordeiro Macedo, MD, MSc, Priscila Moraes, MD, Luísa Karla Arruda, MD, PhD, Fábio Fernandes Morato Castro, MD, PhD, Jorge Kalil, MD, PhD, Clóvis Eduardo Santos Galvão, MD, PhD

“…Total serum IgE, serum specific IgE, and IgG4 levels for Der p 1 and Blo t were assessed at baseline and, 6 and 12 months after treatment. …”
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Changes in Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and Sclerostin following a Loading Dose of Vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) by A. Sankaralingam, R. Roplekar, C. Turner, R. N. Dalton, G. Hampson

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Side-Alternating Vibration Training Improves Muscle Performance in a Patient with Late-Onset Pompe Disease by Aneal Khan, Barbara Ramage, Ion Robu, Laura Benard

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Association between macular vessel density and microvascular biomarkers in pediatric chronic kidney disease by Engy R. Mohamed, Samira Z. Sayed, Lamia H. Ali, Mohamed Tarek A. Moustafa, Mohamed H. Mahgoob

“…Purpose This study evaluated retinal microvasculature changes in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). …”
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Long-term safety of dexamethasone sodium phosphate encapsulated in autologous erythrocytes in pediatric patients with ataxia telangiectasia by Mary Kay Koenig, Vincenzo Leuzzi, Riadh Gouider, Riadh Gouider, Eppie M. Yiu, Eppie M. Yiu, Barbara Pietrucha, Asbjørg Stray-Pedersen, Susan L. Perlman, Steve Wu, Trudy Burgers, Rupam Borgohain, Rukmini Mridula Kandadai, Isabelle Meyts, Giorgia Bucciol, Anaita Udwadia-Hegde, Ravi Yadav, Donna Roberts, Aaron Dane, Maureen Roden, Dirk Thye, Biljana Horn, Howard M. Lederman, William P. Whitehouse

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Cytokines and Chemokines in Pediatric Appendicitis: A Multiplex Analysis of Inflammatory Protein Mediators by S. Ali Naqvi, Graham C. Thompson, Ari R. Joffe, Jaime Blackwood, Dori-Ann Martin, Mary Brindle, Herman W. Barkema, Craig N. Jenne

“…We aimed to demonstrate the potential of precision medicine to describe the inflammatory landscape present in children with suspected appendicitis. Our primary objective was to determine levels of seven inflammatory protein mediators previously associated with intra-abdominal inflammation (C-reactive protein—CRP, procalcitonin—PCT, interleukin-6 (IL), IL-8, IL-10, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1—MCP-1, and serum amyloid A—SAA) in a cohort of children with suspected appendicitis. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

“…To present to the new data on initial digestive potential of the full-term and premature newborns according to the level of digestive enzymes in serum of the puerperant woman and her child, stomach content of latter and amniotic waters. …”
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Management of Nonpregnant Women with Elevated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin by Bernd C. Schmid, Aimee Reilly, Martin K. Oehler

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