Evolving trends in the prevalence and treatment of ankylosing spondylitis in Korea from 2010 to 2023: a population-based study by Yu-Seon Jung, Soo-Kyung Cho, Se Rim Choi, Sun-Young Jung, Yoon-Kyoung Sung

“…Comorbidities such as metabolic syndrome and musculoskeletal complications became more prevalent. …”
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Is hypercalcaemia immediately life-threatening? A prospective study by David Trewick, Mathilde Le Borgne, Julie Regnault, Camille Guimard

“…Three patients had indeed a life-threatening neurological complication but always had at least one other major factor that could severely alter mental status, such as profound metabolic acidosis.…”
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Clinical Features in Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase (AADC) Deficiency: A Systematic Review by Susanna Rizzi, Carlotta Spagnoli, Daniele Frattini, Francesco Pisani, Carlo Fusco

“…Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency is a rare congenital autosomal recessive metabolic disorder caused by pathogenic homozygous or compound heterozygous variants in the dopa decarboxylase (DDC) gene. …”
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Higher serum Metrnl levels are associated with increased vascular calcification in hemodialysis patients by Conghui Liu, Wenwen Ren, Aihua Zhang

“…Background Meteorin-like (Metrnl) is a newly identified secreted protein that plays important roles in metabolic and inflammation-related diseases. Our study aimed to evaluate serum Metrnl levels and establish their relationship with vascular calcification (VC) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Methods In total, 313 HD patients and 41 healthy individuals, as controls, were included. …”
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The Emerging Roles of the Calcineurin-Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Lymphocytes Pathway in Nervous System Functions and Diseases by Maulilio John Kipanyula, Wahabu Hamisi Kimaro, Paul F. Seke Etet

“…The ongoing epidemics of metabolic diseases and increase in the older population have increased the incidences of neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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Impact of smoking cessation, coffee and bread consumption on the intestinal microbial composition among Saudis: A cross-sectional study. by Steve Harakeh, Emmanouil Angelakis, Timokratis Karamitros, Dipankar Bachar, Suhad Bahijri, Ghada Ajabnoor, Sulaiman M Alfadul, Suha A Farraj, Turki Al Amri, Ahmed Al-Hejin, Abdalla Ahmed, Ahmed A Mirza, Raoult Didier, Esam I Azhar

“…This indicates the significance of diet and lifestyle practices in the determination of the composition of the gut microbiota, which could possibly lead later to changes in metabolic profile and weight.…”
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Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis—A Challenging Demyelinating Disease: Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature by Regina Célia Ajeje Pires de Albuquerque, Raquel Siqueira Leonel de Paula, Manuelina Mariana Capellari Macruz Brito, José Roberto Lopes Ferraz Filho, Lucas Crociati Meguins

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Hyperuricemia Increases the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zheng Gao, Hekai Shi, Wei Xu, Zhengzhao Guan, Xiuxiu Su, Nuojin Guo, Huijie Ma

“…Keywords used in literature search were hyperuricemia, atrial fibrillation, metabolic disorder, endocrine disorder, or uric acid. …”
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What differentiates adolescents who have attempted suicide from those without suicidal history? A retrospective psychiatric inpatient study by Diana Puzio, Ernest Jan Bobeff, Katarzyna Bliźniewska-Kowalska, Aleksandra Lewandowska, Piotr Gałecki

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Proton Pump Inhibitor-Induced Galactorrhea in a Kidney Transplant Recipient: A Friend or Foe? by Marios Prikis, Julie MacDougall, Nina Narasimhadevara

“…Omeprazole, one of the mainly used PPIs, is almost entirely metabolized by the liver but the resulting metabolites are renally excreted. …”
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A Study of Serum Adiponectin Levels in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and its Correlation with Various Cardiometabolic Risk Markers by G. Surendra Prasad, Uma Kaimal Saikia, Ashok Krishna Bhuyan, Abhamoni Baro

“…Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common metabolic disorder in the reproductive age group, the pathogenesis of which is constantly evolving with the discovery of novel molecules and the lookout for potential therapeutic targets. …”
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Effect of Thyroxine Hormone by Oral on Growth and Survival Rate of Coral Platy Xiphophorus maculates by M. Zairin Junior, R.G. Pahlawan, M. Raswin

“… Thyroxine is known as a hormone that can affect growth of fish by increasing the metabolic rate, feed efficiency and protein retention.  …”
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Innovation of kwetiau with red rice and red bean flour: evaluation of nutritional value and potential fiber source for patients with diabetes mellitus by Mulus Gumilar, Gurid Pramintarto Eko Mulyo, Dila Evianda, Roro Nur Fauziyah

“… Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycemia and metabolic dysfunctions in carbohydrates, fats, and proteins, primarily due to impaired insulin action and/or secretion. …”
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Single-cell mitophagy patterns within the tumor microenvironment modulate intercellular communication, impacting the progression and prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by Zhengyan Li, Wei Chen, Shu Yao, Zuxiang Peng, Hongming Liu, Yongliang Tang, Yi Feng

“…These subtypes had different biological states, cell-cell communications, and metabolic pathways. Mitophagy levels were elevated in tumor samples. …”
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Diagnosis and management of de novo inflammatory bowel disease after solid organ transplantation in the era of biologic therapy: a case series by Willie Mohammed Johnson, Byron P. Vaughn, Nicholas Lim

“…Indication for transplant were alcohol-related cirrhosis (n = 2), idiopathic fulminant hepatic failure (n = 1), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (n = 1), and IgA nephropathy (n = 1). …”
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Antioxidative effects of α-tocopherol on stored human red blood cell units by Saeideh Hajizamani, Kamran Atarodi, Mohammad Reza Deyhim, Fahimeh Ranjbar Kermani, Kamran Mousavi Hosseini

“…BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) units undergo metabolic, structural, and biochemical changes known as “storage lesions” that can reduce the survival and quality of RBCs. …”
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Fractures in Adults: A Critical Appraisal and Review of the Literature by Silvia Irina Briganti, Anda Mihaela Naciu, Gaia Tabacco, Roberto Cesareo, Nicola Napoli, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Marco Castellana, Silvia Manfrini, Andrea Palermo

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Viral and Nonviral Engineering of Natural Killer Cells as Emerging Adoptive Cancer Immunotherapies by Sandro Matosevic

“…Alongside expressing chimeric antigen receptors to overcome immune escape by cancer cells, enhance their recognition, and mediate their killing, NK cells have been genetically modified to enhance their persistence in vivo by the expression of cytokines such as IL-15, avoid functional and metabolic tumor microenvironment suppression, or improve their homing ability, enabling enhanced targeting of solid tumors. …”
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Corneal edema after cataract surgery in diabetic and non-diabetic patients by Christina Indrajati, Atik Rahmawati, Nabila Ayu Mahardika

“…Patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing phacoemulsification cataract surgery face an elevated risk of corneal edema, primarily due to metabolic disturbances that impair endothelial cell function, leading to delayed post-operative recovery. …”
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Temperature during conidiation affects stress tolerance, pigmentation, and trypacidin accumulation in the conidia of the airborne pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. by Daisuke Hagiwara, Kanae Sakai, Satoshi Suzuki, Myco Umemura, Toshihiko Nogawa, Naoki Kato, Hiroyuki Osada, Akira Watanabe, Susumu Kawamoto, Tohru Gonoi, Katsuhiko Kamei

“…Some of the isolates showed temperature-independent production of DHN-melanin and/or trypacidin, indicating that the conidia-associated secondary metabolisms differed among the isolates.…”
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