The Potential for Ketogenic Diets to Control Glucotoxicity, Hyperinsulinemia, and Insulin Resistance to Improve Fertility in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Leticia Ramírez-Martínez, Cecilia Palafox-Gómez, Leonardo M. Porchia, Esther López-Bayghen

“…Findings in Brief: IR is associated with ovulatory dysfunction, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovarian morphology, which leads to metabolic abnormalities and loss of fertility. …”
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome, probably associated with SARS-CoV-2, complicated by thrombus in the right atrium, in a child by O. V. Usachova, O. V. Konakova, Ye. A. Silina, N. V. Vorobiova

“…In a child with a severe course of the disease and symptoms of hyperinflammation, on the 16th day from the onset of the disease, a positive effect was registered on the introduction of human normal immunoglobulin for intravenous administration and glucocorticosteroids. …”
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Complement System as a Target for Therapies to Control Liver Regeneration/Damage in Acute Liver Failure Induced by Viral Hepatitis by Juliana Gil Melgaço, Carlos Eduardo Veloso, Lúcio Filgueiras Pacheco-Moreira, Claudia Lamarca Vitral, Marcelo Alves Pinto

“…The complement system plays an important role in innate immunity inducing liver diseases as well as signaling immune cell activation in local inflammation regulating immunomodulatory effects such as liver damage and/or liver regeneration. …”
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Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Modified Immune Cells for Eradication of HIV Reservoirs by Guo-Fen Re, Bei-Bei Tang, Jing Kou, Chen Hong, Yi-Qun Kuang

“…The important research goals of creating CARs to modify natural killer (NK) and T cells are an attempt to enhance the functional effects of immune cells and restore the function of the immune system. …”
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Biomimetic Design and Validation of an Adaptive Cable-Driven Elbow Exoskeleton Inspired by the Shrimp Shell by Mengqian Tian, Yishan Liu, Zhiquan Chen, Xingsong Wang, Qi Zhang, Bin Liu

“…The application of exoskeleton robots has demonstrated promising effectiveness in promoting the recovery of motor skills in patients with upper limb dysfunction. …”
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Reduced nicotine dependence following traumatic brain injury in an elderly patient: a case report and literature review by Min Yuan, Min Yuan, Renshi Xu, Renshi Xu

“…We discuss potential neurobiological mechanisms post-injury, including dopaminergic dysfunction and health behavior adaptation. Further research is needed to elucidate the underlying pathways and clinical implications of TBI-associated changes in addictive behaviors.…”
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Vitamin D Receptor Activation Mitigates the Impact of Uremia on Endothelial Function in the 5/6 Nephrectomized Rats by J. Ruth Wu-Wong, William Noonan, Masaki Nakane, Kristin A. Brooks, Jason A. Segreti, James S. Polakowski, Bryan Cox

“…Endothelial dysfunction increases cardiovascular disease risk in chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Differential Telomere Shortening in Blood versus Arteries in an Animal Model of Type 2 Diabetes by Samira Tajbakhsh, Kamelya Aliakbari, Damian J. Hussey, Karen M. Lower, Anthony J. Donato, Elke M. Sokoya

“…Vascular dysfunction is an early feature of diabetic vascular disease, due to increased oxidative stress and reduced nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability. …”
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Arterial Stiffness and Subclinical Inflammation in Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Comprehensive Analysis by Nadide Melike Sav, Hasan Baki Altinsoy, Betul Turen, Ayşe Gökçe

“…It is known that chronic inflammation causes endothelial dysfunction and, as a consequence, arterial stiffness occurs. …”
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ABOUT THE BASICS OF COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT by L. M. Farkhutdinova

“…Degenerative sclerotic changes in the cardiovascular system contribute to the development of circulatory failure, sinus node dysfunction, increased sensitivity to stress factors, orthostatic hypotension, etc. …”
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Abnormal breathing pattern features in chronic refractory cough by Jordan Jeffery, Anne E. Vertigan, Sarah Bone, Peter G. Gibson

“…The aims of this study were to 1) describe breathing patterns in patients with CRC, 2) compare breathing pattern features between patients with CRC and inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO), and 3) estimate the effect of breathing pattern features on clinical measures of laryngeal sensory and motor dysfunction. …”
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Construction of a novel disulfidptosis and cuproptosis-related lncRNA signature for predicting the clinical outcome and immune response in stomach adenocarcinoma by Caihao Qu, Xin Yan, Futian Tang, Yumin Li

“…Conclusion Our study establishes a risk model that effectively predicts clinical outcomes and immune response in STAD.…”
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Exploring the mechanism of bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cell exosomes in respiratory syncytial virus infection based on miRNA sequencing by Bing Yao, Jinglei Liu, Zexiang Li, Jing Xie, Yinhe Luo, Mengqing Wang

“…Further in vivo experiments demonstrated that exosomes from RSV-treated BMSCs significantly enhanced the inflammatory response in RSV-infected mice, indicated by elevated serum inflammatory cytokines, lung dysfunction, airway inflammation, and increased mucus secretion. …”
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CARDIOVASCULAR AND METABOLIC IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA by M. V. Gorbunova, S. L. Babak, A. G. Maliavin

“…There are several main causes of the effect of OSA on the metabolic component and the work of the cardiovascular system. …”
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Correction of Hypoxia and Free Radical Oxidation Processes in Gastroduodenal Hemorrhages by S. S. Morgunov, A. V. Matveyev

“…The agent activates the antioxidative system, inhibits LPO processes in the ischemic tissues, and reduces the severity of pathological effects of hypoxia during reperfusion and reoxygenation.…”
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Ovarian hyperandrogenism in polycystosis which is associated with stress caused by exposure of manganese and nickel by S. V. Gunkov

“…The process of adaptation to environmental stress is accompanied by dysfunction of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.…”
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Activation of monocytes and early manifestations of cardiovascular diseases in patients with immuneinflammatory rheumatic diseases by M. V. Shalygina

“…Several studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of new echocardiographic techniques (tissue Doppler), especially global longitudinal strain using speckle tracking, in assessing subclinical cardiac damage and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. …”
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Chronic corticosterone exposure causes anxiety- and depression-related behaviors with altered gut microbial and brain metabolomic profiles in adult male C57BL/6J mice by Hirotaka Shoji, Yasuhiro Maeda, Tsuyoshi Miyakawa

“…In this study, we first investigated the effects of chronic corticosterone exposure on various domains of behavior in adult male C57BL/6J mice treated with the glucocorticoid corticosterone to evaluate them as an animal model of depression. …”
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IMPORTANCE OF CAD/CAM TECHNOLOGIES IN ECTOPROSTHETICS OF THE MAXILLOFACIAL AREA (LITERATURE REVIEW) by N. I. Tcherezova

“…In patients suffering from defects in the organs of the maxillofacial region, often the most acute problem is not so much the problem of dysfunction, but rather unsatisfactory aesthetics. The loss of a particular organ of the maxillofacial region leads in many cases to become  the cause of persistent disorders on the part of psychoemotional problems [1–3]. …”
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Rodent models of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: a systematic scoping review by Da-yeong Min, Song-Yi Kim, Ji-Yeun Park, Minseo Kang, Byoung-Soo Kim

“…Some studies have emphasized hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysfunction, whereas others have investigated ovarian abnormalities. …”
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