Morphological changes in testicles of patients with idiopathic infertility after novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) by S. S. Todorov, Kh. S. Ibishev, O. N. Vasilyev, J. O. Prokop

“…SARS-CoV-2 causes several negative processes in the body and complicates the course of chronic somatic diseases, causing dysfunction and having a negative effect on many organs and systems of the body, including organs of the reproductive system.Objective. …”
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Foveal Damage Due to Subfoveal Hemorrhage Associated with Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion. by Yuki Muraoka, Akitaka Tsujikawa, Ayako Takahashi, Yuto Iida, Tomoaki Murakami, Sotaro Ooto, Kiyoshi Suzuma, Akihito Uji, Nagahisa Yoshimura

“…BRVO-associated subfoveal hemorrhage caused damage to the foveal photoreceptors, and visual dysfunction. However, IVR improved these prognoses, by accelerating the absorption of the subfoveal hemorrhage.…”
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Diagnostic and Treatment Options to the Patients Presenting with Neurological Symptoms Caused by Celiac Disease by Domantas Jakubauskas, Rūta Mameniškienė

“…Clinicians should consider CD as a potential cause in individuals presenting with unexplained neurological dysfunction. …”
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The Dual Nature of Cellular Senescence: From Aging Signature to Regenerative Catalyst by Peng Li, Yi Yang, Xiang Qin, Juan Liao

“…While cellular senescence has traditionally been viewed as a detrimental process associated with aging and tissue dysfunction, research has revealed its surprising beneficial effects on tissue regeneration. …”
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Lenalidomide in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by Agostino Cortelezzi, Mariarita Sciumè, Gianluigi Reda

“…The role of the tumor microenvironment and of immune dysfunction in CLL have allowed to enlarge the therapeutic armamentarium for CLL patients. …”
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Cardiovascular reactivity to stress in long-term yoga practitioners by Arijita Banerjee, Sumit Kumar

“…Thus, it is advisable to practice yoga in any form regularly to mitigate the early onset of autonomic dysfunction.…”
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Endopulmonary Bronchoalveolar Lavage Cytogram in the Prediction of Infective Pulmonary Complications in Concomitant Injury by V. I. Kartavenko, L. K. Romanova, V. D. Kreimer, L. M, Svirskaya, A. L. Purundzhan, A. V. Mironov, L. F. Makarova, R. S. Bugrilova

“…It has revealed that in ARDS that complicates operations under EC, the use of surfactant-BL during therapy with inhalational nitric oxide enhances the latter’s effects on arterial oxygenation, accelerates the regression of pulmonary oxygenizing dysfunction, and reduces the duration of artificial ventilation and the length of stay in an intensive care unit.…”
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Insights into the transcriptomic heterogeneity of brain endothelial cells in normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease by Qian Yue, Shang Li, Chon Lok Lei, Huaibin Wan, Zaijun Zhang, Maggie Pui Man Hoi

“…Despite these promising results, side effects such as amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) may limit its usage. …”
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Symbiotic bacteria-mediated imbalance and repair of immune homeostasis: exploring novel mechanisms of microbiome-host interactions in atopic dermatitis by Xingyue Lai, Jilin Huang, Yulin Li, Liang Dong

“…Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterised by skin barrier dysfunction and aberrant immune activation, exhibits a rising global incidence. …”
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Change in morphological structure, tribological properties, and in vitro starch digestibility of texture-modified rice porridge by addition of okra mucilage by Siriporn Tanjor, Sunsanee Udomrati, Aunchalee Aussanasuwannakul

“…Texture-modified foods, combined with suitable nutrient digestibility, are important for people with chewing and swallowing dysfunction. Okra mucilage is an alternative thickener that might improve food texture and starch digestibility in rice porridge. …”
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Early physiotherapy intervention in premature infants by Sule Yiğit, Mintaze Kerem, Ayşe Livanelioğlu, Olcay Oran, Gülşen Erdem, Akmer Mutlu, Güzide Turanli, Gülsevin Tekinalp, Murat Yurdakök

“…It has been reported that early therapeutic approaches may be appropriate for infants at risk of neuromotor dysfunction, to minimize the degree of future handicaps. …”
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Acute-on-Chronic Kidney Injury in Thyroid Hormone Withdrawal: A Case with Possible Implications for Radioactive Iodine Planning by Elizabeth A. McAninch, Violet S. Lagari

“…The association between renal dysfunction and hypothyroidism is of increasing clinical importance as thyroid hormone replacement may attenuate decline in renal function and improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Morbid Obesity as Early Manifestation of Occult Hypothalamic-Pituitary LCH with Delay in Treatment by Jennifer Keates-Baleeiro, Marielisa Rincon

“…The patient’s initial body mass index (BMI) was 54.5 kg/m2 so a unique treatment approach with single agent cladribine (2-CdA) was offered as traditional steroid therapy could worsen his endocrine dysfunction. The patient presented with neurodegenerative sequelae from the central LCH, possibly due to a delay in diagnosis and therapy. …”
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Iron Deficiency and Hearing Problems in Adult Patients: Sample of Iraqi Patients by Maysem Mouayad Alwash, Alaa Hussein Eluee, Shaymaa Wahbi Salman, Sameh Samir Akkila, Imran Fadhil Lafta

“…Background:Anemia causes insufficient oxygenation of various organs, which leads to impairment of cognitive function as well as behavioral dysfunction, and there is a possibility of iron effects on the inner ear system by inducing pathologic insults. …”
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Associations of delta fatty acid desaturase gene polymorphisms with lipid metabolism disorders by Oksana Yu. Kytikova, Tatyana P. Novgorodtseva, Yulia K. Denisenko, Marina V. Antonyuk, Tatyana A. Gvozdenko

“…Alteration of FA desaturase activity and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the FADS1 and FADS2 gene cluster are associated with lipid metabolism dysfunction and may affect the pathogenesis of lipid-related diseases. …”
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Techniques and Indications for Sympathetic Ganglion Block in the Lumbar Spine by Jung Hwan Lee

“…Lumbar (L)2, L3, and L4 can be tentative target levels for LSGB, of which the upper level is more susceptible to causing renal or ureteral injury or retrograde ejaculation, while avoiding the genitofemoral nerve and ejaculatory dysfunction. LSGB is a useful treatment method for sympathetic pain syndrome, and can achieve pain reduction while simultaneously preventing inadvertent side effects when the drug is delivered to the exact target area based on precise knowledge of the technical and anatomical considerations related to LSGB.…”
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The Temporal and Spatial Changes of Th17, Tregs, and Related Cytokines in Epilepsy Lesions by Jingbo Wei, Hui Liu, Ziqi Liu, Xiaohua Jiang, Weiping Wang

“…Results showed that Th17 and its related cytokines in epilepsy lesions played a role mainly at acute phase of epilepsy, and they were positively correlated with the pathological changes in the hippocampus and neurological and cognitive dysfunction caused by epilepsy. Conversely, Tregs and their related cytokines mainly played a role at progressive phase and had the opposite effect. …”
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A Case Report of IgG4-related Disease With Common Clinical Manifestation in an Atypical Gender by Seyed Reza Najafizadeh, Maryam Yaseri

“…Methods Here we present two cases, two white females (aged 26 and 50 years) with IgG 4-RD, low back, flank pain and retroperitoneal mass, with a compressive effect on the kidney and ureter, and hydronephrosis. …”
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Mitochondria Death/Survival Signaling Pathways in Cardiotoxicity Induced by Anthracyclines and Anticancer-Targeted Therapies by David Montaigne, Christopher Hurt, Remi Neviere

“…Several novel targeted chemotherapeutic agents have been associated with a small but worrying risk of left ventricular dysfunction. Agents such as trastuzumab and tyrosine kinase inhibitors can lead to cardiotoxicity that is fundamentally different from that caused by anthracyclines, whereas biological effects converge to the mitochondria as a critical target.…”
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Never in mitosis gene A related kinase-6 attenuates pressure overload-induced activation of the protein kinase B pathway and cardiac hypertrophy. by Zhouyan Bian, Haihan Liao, Yan Zhang, Qingqing Wu, Heng Zhou, Zheng Yang, Jinrong Fu, Teng Wang, Ling Yan, Difei Shen, Hongliang Li, Qizhu Tang

“…NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A)-related kinase-6 (Nek6) is a cell cycle regulatory gene that could induce centriole duplication, and control cell proliferation and survival. However, the exact effect of Nek6 on cardiac hypertrophy has not yet been reported. …”
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