Permeability of the blood-CSF barrier in MOGAD: clinical correlation based on the 2023 diagnostic criteria by Yin-Xi Zhang, Qi-Lun Lai, Wei Fang, Bing-Qing Du, Chun-Hong Shen, Yong-Feng Xu, Mei-Ping Ding, Meng-Ting Cai

“…Serum and CSF samples were collected simultaneously prior to initiation of immunotherapies at admission. Elevated CSF/serum albumin quotient (QAlb) and indicators of intrathecal immunoglobulin G (IgG) synthesis were calculated as indicators of BCB damage. …”
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Graduate Student Literature Review: The DRB3 gene of the bovine major histocompatibility complex—Discovery, diversity, and distribution of alleles in commercial breeds of cattle an... by Thales Eduardo Galdino Andrade, Maurício Scavassini Peña, Jéssica Fiorotti, Renan de Souza Bin, Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano, Timothy Connelley, Isabel Kinney Ferreira de Miranda Santos

“…ABSTRACT: The bovine major histocompatibility complex (MHC), also known as the bovine leukocyte antigen (BoLA) complex, is the genomic region that encodes the most important molecules for antigen presentation to initiate immune responses. The first evidence of MHC in bovines pointed to a locus containing 2 antigens, one detected by cytotoxic antiserum (MHC class I) and another studied by mixed lymphocyte culture tests (MHC class II). …”
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Time Course of Plasma Proteomic and Oxylipin Changes Induced by LPS Challenge and Modulated by Antioxidant Supplementation in a Randomized Controlled Trial by Gerhard Hagn, Andrea Bileck, Thomas Mohr, Doreen Schmidl, David M. Baron, Bernd Jilma, Leopold Schmetterer, Gerhard Garhöfer, Christopher Gerner

“…While dietary antioxidant supplementation hardly affected the initiation of inflammation, it may exert its effects supporting the resolution of inflammation.…”
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The Importance of Prenatal Whole-Exome Sequencing Testing in the Romanian Population by Ileana-Delia Săbău, Laurentiu-Camil Bohîltea, Viorica Elena Rădoi, Anca Mirela Bardan, Ovidiu Virgil Maioru, Mihaela Țurcan, Viorel Aurel Suciu-Lazar, Iuliana Ceausu

“…This article details ten prenatal cases tested with WES, highlighting its superior diagnostic performance compared to the SNP array. WES detected the genetic diagnostic in 50% of cases that the SNP array did not. …”
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Ileal Inflammation May Trigger the Development of GP2-Specific Pancreatic Autoantibodies in Patients with Crohn’s Disease by Polychronis Pavlidis, Ourania Romanidou, Dirk Roggenbuck, Maria G. Mytilinaiou, Faris Al-Sulttan, Christos Liaskos, Daniel S. Smyk, Andreas L. Koutsoumpas, Eirini I. Rigopoulou, Karsten Conrad, Alastair Forbes, Dimitrios P. Bogdanos

“…Anti-GP2 reactivity was detected in 59 (26.2%) CDs and 15 (6.7%) UCs (P<0.001). …”
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Probiotic-Derived Polyphosphate Accelerates Intestinal Epithelia Wound Healing through Inducing Platelet-Derived Mediators by Shotaro Isozaki, Hiroaki Konishi, Mikihiro Fujiya, Hiroki Tanaka, Yuki Murakami, Shin Kashima, Katsuyoshi Ando, Nobuhiro Ueno, Kentaro Moriichi, Toshikatsu Okumura

“…In this study, we detected the accumulation of platelets in inflamed tissues induced by poly P in a dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis mouse model. …”
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Ginsenoside Rh2 inhibits breast cancer cell growth via<?A3B2 ACK?>ERβ-TNFα pathway by Peng Kunjian, Luo Tiao, Li Jijia, Huang Jingjia, Dong Zizeng, Liu Jia, Pi Chaoqiong, Zou Zizeng, Gu Qin, Liu Ousheng, Zhang Jian-Ting, Luo Zhi-Yong

“…The expressions of estrogen receptors (ERs), TNFα, and apoptosis-related proteins were detected by qPCR and western blot analysis. The mechanisms of ERα and ERβ action were determined using transfection and inhibitors. …”
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C-Reactive Protein Monitoring Identifies Urinary Tract Infections in Ambulatory Kidney Transplant Recipients by Emily Wang, Abdelhamid Aboghanem, Niki Dacouris, Lindita Rapi, Sami Mahmud, Weiqiu Yuan, Rosane Nisenbaum, Michelle M. Nash, G. V. Ramesh Prasad

“…Urine infections may more easily be detected when patients visit the clinic frequently. …”
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Development and risk factors of chronic pain due to trauma to the anterior cruciate ligament and/or meniscus of the knee joint by Anastasiya A. Byalik, Andrei E. Karateev, Sergei A. Makarov, Еvgenii I. Byalik, Valerii Е. Byalik, Vadim A. Nesterenko, Daniil M. Kudinsky

“…Risk factors for CPTP are female gender, meniscus injury, osteitis and synovitis (MRI data), initially severe pain, central sensitization, and depression.…”
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Cloning of the Ajcaspase-8 Gene and Its Temporal Expression and Distribution Analyses During Embryonic Development in the Sea Cucumber Apostichopus japonicus by Xiaojing ZHANG, Chanchan ZHANG, Deyou MA, Jiayi LIANG, Meizhu YAO, Ziji LI

“…During the entire developmental process of A. japonicus larvae, the expression of this gene was consistently detected, showing a peak value during the doliolarial stage and second-highest value during the juvenile stage (P < 0.05), both of which were significantly higher than those of other developmental stages (P < 0.05). …”
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A Radiographic Comparison between Successful and Failed Total Contact Casted Patients with Charcot Neuroarthropathy by Avani Chopra BS, Zachary A. Koroneos BS, Christian Benedict BS, Michaela D. Pitcher BS, Michaela D. Pitcher BS, Michael Aynardi MD

“…Patients with radiographs of the affected foot within 2 years prior to or 1 year after the initiation of TCC. Patients were divided into two groups: those successfully managed with TCC (n=10) and those necessitating surgery due to TCC failure (n=16). …”
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Pest categorisation of Lepidosaphes pistaciae by EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH), Antonio Vicent Civera, Paula Baptista, Anna Berlin, Elisavet Chatzivassiliou, Jaime Cubero, Nik Cunniffe, Eduardo de la Peña, Nicolas Desneux, Francesco Di Serio, Anna Filipiak, Paolo Gonthier, Beata Hasiów‐Jaroszewska, Hervé Jactel, Blanca B. Landa, Lara Maistrello, David Makowski, Panagiotis Milonas, Nikos T. Papadopoulos, Roel Potting, Hanna Susi, Dirk Jan van der Gaag, Alex Gobbi, Virag Kertesz, Andrea Maiorano, Dimitrios Papachristos, Oresteia Sfyra

“…First‐instar nymphs, crawlers, move on host plants for a short period of time before becoming permanently settled and initiating feeding, mainly on leaves but also on branches and fruits. …”
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Tuberculous meningitis and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient on adalimumab: diagnostic challenges in the setting of suspected non-tuberculous mycobacteria co-infectio... by Dimitrios Dimitriadis, Irene Terzi, Ioulia Dragoumani, Konstantinos Liapis, Dimitrios Papazoglou

“…Lumbar puncture revealed cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis, hypoglycorrhachia and elevated protein. PCR detected MTB complex deoxyribonucleic acid and a rifampicin resistance gene, prompting the initiation of a four-drug antituberculosis regimen (isoniazid, pyrazinamide, levofloxacin, ethambutol) and high-dose dexamethasone. …”
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Longitudinal follow up of serological response in children treated for Chagas disease. by Guillermo Moscatelli, Samanta Moroni, Facundo García Bournissen, Nicolás González, Griselda Ballering, Alejandro Schijman, Ricardo Corral, Margarita Bisio, Héctor Freilij, Jaime Altcheh

“…<h4>Results</h4>A cohort of 107 pediatric patients treated with benznidazole was enrolled in the study. ELISA and IHA were initially reactive in 100% of patients, F2/3-ELISA serology was reactive in 80% (86/107) and 91% (97/107) had detectable parasitemia. …”
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Nocturnal Ozone Enhancement Induced by Sea-Land Breezes During Summertime in Northern Coastal City Qingdao, China by He Meng, Jiahong Liu, Lu Wang, Laiyuan Shi, Jianjun Li

“…Initially, the prevailing northerly land breeze transported high concentrations of O₃ and other air pollutants from downtown to the Yellow Sea. …”
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A New Classification Method in Ultrasound Images of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Nodules Based on Transfer Learning and Deep Convolutional Neural Network by Weibin Chen, Zhiyang Gu, Zhimin Liu, Yaoyao Fu, Zhipeng Ye, Xin Zhang, Lei Xiao

“…Thyroid nodule is a clinical disorder with a high incidence rate, with large number of cases being detected every year globally. Early analysis of a benign or malignant thyroid nodule using ultrasound imaging is of great importance in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. …”
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Aging steller sea lions by growth layer groups in teeth by Takeomi Isono, Yumi Kobayashi, Vladimir N. Burkanov, Orio Yamamura

“…With respect to cementum, appearance of GLGs was rather obscure and no GLG was detectable at ages of 0 and 1 year. Thus, the number of GLGs in cementum could be assigned as age when the value 1 year was added. …”
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Multiparametric MRI for assessment of early response to neoadjuvant sunitinib in renal cell carcinoma. by Stephan Ursprung, Andrew N Priest, Fulvio Zaccagna, Wendi Qian, Andrea Machin, Grant D Stewart, Anne Y Warren, Timothy Eisen, Sarah J Welsh, Ferdia A Gallagher, Tristan Barrett

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To detect early response to sunitinib treatment in metastatic clear cell renal cancer (mRCC) using multiparametric MRI.…”
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Early PARacetamol (EPAR) trial: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of early paracetamol to promote closure of the ductus arteriosus in preterm infants by Kei Lui, Srinivas Bolisetty, Tim Schindler, John Smyth, Joanna Michalowski

“…At 6 hours of life, infants with a ductus arteriosus &gt;0.9 mm will be randomised to receive either (1) intravenous paracetamol at a dose of 15 mg/kg initially, followed by every 6 hours at a dose of 7.5 mg/kg for 5 days; or (2) intravenous 5% dextrose every 6 hours for 5 days. …”
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Liver donor with hepatitis c virus false positive in negative recipient. A case report by Yenni J. Cruz-Ramírez, Reina S. Velez-Ramírez, Fancisco I García-Juarez, Norma N. Parra-Holguin

“…Introduction and Objectives: The growing disparity that exists between the number of available donors and patients on the waiting list, transplant centers have presented initiatives to take into account patients diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV), the objective of liver transplantation being the extension of the patient's life. …”
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