Traumatic Uterine Rupture in Second Trimester: Two Departments, Two Patients, Two Survivors by Kaggwa H, Deogratious E, Ndiwalana BR, Luweesi H, Kaduyu P

“…Prompt diagnosis is necessary to treat this emergency, given its quick onset and progression, to prevent potentially life-threatening complications to the mother and fetus, notably fetal death, which commonly occurs in such cases. …”
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Leptin Regulates Proliferation and Apoptosis in Human Prostate by Eduardo Leze, Jorge Luiz Alves-Pereira, Sicilia Colli, Fernanda Silveira Cavalcante, Francisco José Sampaio, Cristiane da Fonte Ramos

“…Fifteen samples of hyperplasic prostate tissue were divided in four symmetric parts maintained in RPMI medium supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum, 1 ng/mL of gentamicin, and added with 50 ng/mL leptin (L) or not (C). …”
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Differential Susceptibility to Propofol and Ketamine in Primary Cultures of Young and Senesced Astrocytes by Liang Huang, Ferit Tuzer, Abigail Murtha, Michael Green, Claudio Torres, Henry Liu, Shadi Malaeb

“…Oxidative stimulus was applied to commercially available fetal cell lines of human astrocytes in vitro to induce morphological changes in cellular senescence. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Cultured in Serum from Heart Failure Patients Are More Resistant to Simulated Chronic and Acute Stress by Timo Z. Nazari-Shafti, Zhiyi Xu, Andreas Matthäus Bader, Georg Henke, Kristin Klose, Volkmar Falk, Christof Stamm

“…Despite regulatory issues surrounding the use of animal-derived cell culture supplements, most clinical cardiac cell therapy trials using mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) still rely on fetal bovine serum (FBS) for cell expansion before transplantation. …”
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Discursos e redes anticorrupção no Twitter: “Bolsonaro incorruptível” by Marina Alvarenga Botelho, Mariane Motta de Campos, Mayra Regina Coimbra, Deborah Luísa Vieira dos Santos

“…A coleta de dados foi feita pelo Netlytic e como metodologia de análise, optou-se pela Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS), a partir, principalmente, de Recuero et al (2018), bem como pela Análise de Discurso, com foco no conceito de memória discursiva, (Orlandi 2020; Foucault 2009), para os tuítes mais relevantes da rede encontrada. …”
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GnRH Agonist versus hCG Trigger in Ovulation Induction with Intrauterine Insemination: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Minh Tam Le, Dac Nguyen Nguyen, Jessica Zolton, Vu Quoc Huy Nguyen, Quang Vinh Truong, Ngoc Thanh Cao, Alan Decherney, Micah J. Hill

“…A clinical pregnancy was defined as the presence of gestational sac with fetal cardiac activity. There was no difference in ovulation rates in either group receiving GnRHa or hCG trigger for ovulation. …”
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Pesquisa de parasitas gastrointestinais em equinos do Baixo Amazonas, Amazônia Oriental, Brasil by Sophia Maia Ferreira, Jorge José Pinheiro de Macedo, Gisele Cristine Castro Seade, Raimundo Nonato Colares Camargo Júnior, Welligton Conceição Silva

“…Foram coletadas amostras de fezes de 30 equinos diretamente da ampola retal mediante palpação. Para a pesquisa de ovos foi utilizado os métodos quantitativos de contagem de ovos por grama (OPG). …”
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Toll-Like Receptor 9 Promotes Survival in SERCA2a KO Heart Failure Mice by Yangchen Dhondup, Ivar Sjaastad, Øystein Sandanger, Jan Magnus Aronsen, Muhammad Shakil Ahmed, Håvard Attramadal, Alexandra Vanessa Finsen, Lili Zhang, Trine Ranheim, Katrine Alfsnes, Pål Aukrust, Geir Christensen, Arne Yndestad, Leif Erik Vinge

“…Both HF groups displayed increased left atrium size, lung weight, fetal gene expressions, monocyte/macrophage infiltration, and fibrosis. …”
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Maternal Fructose Intake Induces Insulin Resistance and Oxidative Stress in Male, but Not Female, Offspring by Lourdes Rodríguez, Paola Otero, María I. Panadero, Silvia Rodrigo, Juan J. Álvarez-Millán, Carlos Bocos

“…Recently, we found that an intake of fructose (10% wt/vol) throughout gestation produces an impaired fetal leptin signalling. Therefore, we have investigated whether maternal fructose intake produces subsequent changes in their progeny. …”
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Characterization of the procoagulant phenotype of amniotic fluid across gestation in rhesus macaques and humans by Chih Jen Yang, Lyndsey E. Shorey-Kendrick, Cristina Puy, Ashley E. Benson, Phillip A. Wilmarth, Ashok P. Reddy, Keith D. Zientek, Kilsun Kim, Adam Crosland, Chaevien S. Clendinen, Lisa M. Bramer, Olivia L. Hagen, Helen H. Vu, Joseph E. Aslan, Owen J.T. McCarty, Joseph J. Shatzel, Brian P. Scottoline, Jamie O. Lo

“…Background: Amniotic fluid (AF) plays a key role in fetal development, yet the evolving composition of AF and its effects on hemostasis and thrombosis are poorly understood. …”
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Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Serum for Culturing the Supportive Feeder Cells of Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines by Ruttachuk Rungsiwiwut, Praewphan Ingrungruanglert, Pranee Numchaisrika, Pramuan Virutamasen, Tatsanee Phermthai, Kamthorn Pruksananonda

“…The feeder cells are usually grown in a culture medium containing fetal bovine serum (FBS) prior to coculture with hPSCs. …”
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Determination of reproductive properties of virulent and vaccine classical swine fever virus strains in primary and continuous cell cultures by I. S. Kolbin, A. S. Igolkin, V. L. Gavrilova, O. S. Puzankova, Ye. V. Aronova, A. A. Yelsukova, N. N. Vlasova

“…Primary porcine and lamb testicle cell cultures grown in minimal essential medium supplemented  with 10% normal CSFV-negative porcine serum instead  of fetal bovine serum were shown to be useful for the virus accumulation, both for vaccine strains and field isolates. …”
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Contribuições de Paulo Freire e Muniz Sodré ao enfrentamento das guerras culturais: uma análise da pauta indígena na Agência Brasil 2015-2023 by Akemi Nitahara Souza, Adilson Vaz Cabral Filho

“…Como exemplo prático, será feita uma análise amostral da pauta indígena na Agência Brasil, com a cobertura dos Jogos Mundiais Indígenas de 2015, o apagamento nos anos subsequentes e a cobertura da crise humanitária Yanomami em Roraima no começo de 2023. …”
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Abortion Laws in Indonesia and Islam: A Clash of Morality, Religion, and Rights by Salsabila Triandani, Windiahsari Windiahsari, Ali Masyhar, Aprila Niravita

“…Classical Islamic jurisprudence generally forbids abortion after ensoulment (believed to occur at 120 days of pregnancy), though some scholars permit it under limited circumstances, such as to preserve the mother’s life or in cases of severe fetal abnormalities. However, differences exist among Islamic schools of thought regarding permissibility before ensoulment, leading to diverse legal applications across Muslim-majority countries, including Indonesia. …”
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RETRACTED: Palmitic Acid Impedes Extravillous Trophoblast Activity by Increasing MRP1 Expression and Function by Yunali Ashar, Qiuxu Teng, John N. D. Wurpel, Zhe-Sheng Chen, Sandra E. Reznik

“…Normal function of placental extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs), which are responsible for uteroplacental vascular remodeling, is critical for adequate delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the developing fetus and normal fetal programming. Proliferation and invasion of spiral arteries by EVTs depends upon adequate levels of folate. …”
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Bacterial Colonization in the Airways and Intestines of Twin and Singleton Preterm Neonates: A Single-Center Study by Jiawei Yao, Tao Ai, Lei Zhang, Wei Tang, Zijin Chen, Yuedong Huang, Yinghong Fan

“…In this descriptive study, we collected sputum and fetal stool specimens from 10 twin pairs (20 cases) and 20 singleton preterm neonates. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes in Chinese women with preeclampsia: a large retrospective cohort study by Lin Chai, Shuai Li, Binbin Yin, Xiaojun Zhu, Bo Zhu, Kaiqi Wu

“…Women with PE in singleton pregnancies were associated with an increased risk of maternal outcomes of cesarean section, and preterm birth, and a higher risk of neonatal outcomes of stillbirth, low birth weight, fetal distress, neonatal asphyxia, and neonatal unit admission, which were also observed in women with PE in twin pregnancies, except for stillbirth and neonatal asphyxia. …”
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The use of paracetamol during pregnancy: A qualitative study and possible strategies for a clinical trial. by Cathrine Vedel, Ditte Staub Jørgensen, David Møbjerg Kristensen, Olav Bjørn Petersen, Gorm Greisen

“…However, a significant amount of epidemiological and experimental research suggests that prenatal exposure potentially alters fetal development. In this paper, we summarize the potentially harmful adverse effects of APAP and the limitations of the current evidence. …”
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Maternal Opioid Drug Use during Pregnancy and Its Impact on Perinatal Morbidity, Mortality, and the Costs of Medical Care in the United States by Valerie E. Whiteman, Jason L. Salemi, Mulubrhan F. Mogos, Mary Ashley Cain, Muktar H. Aliyu, Hamisu M. Salihu

“…After adjusting for confounders, opioid use was associated with increased odds of threatened preterm labor, early onset delivery, poor fetal growth, and stillbirth. Users were four times as likely to have a prolonged hospital stay and were almost four times more likely to die before discharge. …”
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Adult Human Multipotent Neural Cells Could Be Distinguished from Other Cell Types by Proangiogenic Paracrine Effects via MCP-1 and GRO by Sung Soo Kim, Hee-Jang Pyeon, Yoon Kyung Bae, Hyun Nam, Chung Kwon Kim, Sun-Ho Lee, Kyeung Min Joo

“…The objective of this study was to characterize ahMNCs in terms of expression of cell type-specific markers, in vitro differentiation potentials, and paracrine factors compared with several other cell types including fetal neural stem cells (fNSCs) to provide detailed molecular and functional features of ahMNCs. …”
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