Selenium Supplementation in Pregnancy-Maternal and Newborn Outcomes by Koushik Biswas, James McLay, Fiona M. Campbell

“…Of interest, four studies reported that selenium supplementation reduced the incidence of thyroid dysfunction and permanent hypothyroidism during the postpartum period by reducing thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibody titres. …”
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Impact of pre-stroke cognitive decline on rehabilitation effectiveness and cognitive-functional status of patients in the acute period of ischemic stroke by Anastasya M. Tynterova

“…The aim was to assess the influence of premorbid cognitive deficit on the effectiveness of rehabilitation using VR technologies and cognitive-functional status of patients in the acute period of ischemic stroke based on statistical methodology. Materials and methods: 120 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke were examined. …”
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Requirements and Value Elicitation for a High-Fidelity Pelvic Floor Simulator for Physiotherapists: Mixed Methods Study by Yael Zekaria, Antonia Tzemanaki, Jonathan Rossiter

“…Pelvic organ prolapse and muscle tone function and dysfunction were identified as the most useful PFDs for the simulator to demonstrate. …”
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Systemic Inflammatory Response and Adhesion Molecules by L. V. Molchanova

“…The lecture presents the materials of foreign studies on the mechanisms responsible for the formation of a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). …”
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Sepsis in a Child with Foreign Magnetic Bodies: Clinical Case by R. V. Bocharov

“…To describe a clinical case of sepsis in a child due to accidental ingestion of magnetic objects.Materials and methods. Medical records of a 3-year-old patient were analyzed. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide with an Epitope-Imprinted Polymer-Based Sensor by Kai-Hsi Liu, James L. Thomas, Pei-Chia Chu, Jing-Chen Ciou, Chuen-Yau Chen, Hung-Yin Lin, Mei-Hwa Lee

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A bibliometric analysis of the global status of platelet-rich plasma in regenerative medicine from 2004 to 2023 by Siwen Zhang, Xudong Zhang, Haochen Zhang, Shengqing Zhang, Zichen Liu, Shanshan Wu, Yimeng Lu, Chao Han, Jichun Tan

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EARLY POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD AFTER ORTHOTOPIC HEART TRANSPLANTATION IN RECIPIENTS OF 60 YEARS AND OLDER by V. N. Poptsov, E. A. Spirina, S. G. Ukhrenkov, S. Yu. Ustin, E. Z. Aliev, S. A. Masyutin, V. Yu. Voronkov, N. S. Chibisov, D. M. Bondarenko, N. Z. Mebonija, N. P. Mozheyko, A. O. Shevchenko

“…Early on-table postoperative activation («early» tracheal extubation) was performed in 32 (50.8%) patients in 48 ± 6 minutes after surgery completion. 2 (3.2%) recipients demonstrated early graft dysfunction and required VA ECMO. Complications other than graft dysfunction were in 24 (38.1%) recipients: renal dysfunction (n = 8; 12.7%), renal and hepatic dysfunction (n = 4; 6.3%), infections (bacterial pneumonia, n = 3, [4.8%]), dyscirculatory encephalopathy (n = 9; 14.3%). 12 (19.0%) patients required continuous renal replacement therapy, 10 of them (15.9%) demonstrated renal function recovery. …”
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Percutaneous left ventricular assist device as a short-term mechanical circulatory support before heart transplantation in patients with high pre-transplant pulmonary hypertension... by V. N. Poptsov, V. V. Slobodyanik, E. A. Spirina, N. V. Petukhov, A. K. Solodovnikova, V. Yu. Voronkov, A. A. Dogonasheva, A. A. Skokova

“…In predominantly left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction, the use of isolated coronary artery bypass, especially amidst high pulmonary hypertension (PH), seems to be a more physiological method of short-term MSC.Objective: to present the results of a series of clinical cases of the use of percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD) before HTx in potential recipients with predominantly LV dysfunction and concomitant high PH.Materials and methods. …”
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Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies: An In-Depth Review of Techniques and Clinical Applications by Ilir Sharka, Giorgia Panichella, Chrysanthos Grigoratos, Matilda Muca, Carmelo De Gori, Petra Keilberg, Giovanni Novani, Valerio Barra, Hana Hlavata, Matteo Bianchi, Denisa Simona Zai, Francesca Frijia, Alberto Clemente, Giancarlo Todiere, Andrea Barison

“…The aim of this review is to provide an up-to-date overview of CMR techniques for studying myocardial perfusion and their applications to nonischemic cardiomyopathy, not only to rule out an underlying ischemic aetiology but also to investigate the pathophysiological characteristics of microcirculatory dysfunction in these patients. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: We performed a structured review of the literature focusing on first-pass gadolinium perfusion sequences, stress protocols, and emerging pixel-wise perfusion mapping approaches. …”
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A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF BIOEQUIVALENCE, CLINICAL EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF GENERIC VERSUS ORIGINAL CYCLOSPORINE AFTER KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION by E. S. Stolyarevich, S. V. Badaeva, N. A. Tomilina, I. G. Kim, L. Y. Artyukhina, N. D. Fedorova, I. A. Bukharina

“…The aim of the study was the evaluation of pharmacokinetic parameters and clinical efficacy of generic cyclosporine (Ecoral) and Sandimmune Neoral. Materials and methods’. The pharmacokinetic parameters of different cyclosporine formulations. …”
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Clinical course and approaches to therapy in kidney transplant recipients with the novel COVID-19 disease by O. N. Kotenko, L. Yu. Artyukhina, N. F. Frolova, E. S. Stolyarevich

“…There was a 100% mortality among patients who received mechanical ventilation. Severity of graft dysfunction was also an important prognostic factor: with moderate dysfunction, this indicator was 8% (5/63), while with severe dysfunction it was 40% (2 out of 5). …”
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Impact of General Anesthesia and Antioxidants on Cognitive, Static and Locomotor Functions During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by V. V. Moroz, V. T. Dolgikh, S. A. Karpitskaya

“…Aim of the study: to reduce cognitive impairment during laparoscopic cholecystectomy by perioperative administration of drugs with antihypoxic and antioxidant effects under the control of stabilography.   Materials and methods. We studied the effect of general anesthesia and antioxidants on cognitive, static and locomotor functions during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. …”
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The level of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide in patients with hypothyroidism and impaired intestinal function, and its association with markers of visceral hypersensitivity by V.H. Mishchuk, H.V. Kozinchuk, O.Z. Venhrovych, U.P. Shalamai, T.I. Salyzhyn

“…The mechanisms linking thyroid dysfunction with intestinal symptoms remain complex and incompletely understood. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with a Stoma Post Spinal Cord Injury by Stephen F Brockman, Henry R.E. Drysdale, Andrew Nunn, Scott Robson, Sonal Udayasiri, Melinda Millard, Andrew Bui, Douglas A Stupart

“…Background: Many spinal cord injury (SCI) patients experience lifelong disabilities and impaired quality of life (QoL) related to bowel dysfunction. The most common manifestation of bowel dysfunction is constipation or fecal incontinence. …”
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Biochemical algorithms of early diagnostic of metabolic remodeling and cardiac hypertrophy in patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic heart failure cause by ischemic heart dise... by O. P. Donetskaya, N. V. Shuldeshova, V. A. Tulupova, G. V. Sukoyan

“…In patients with DM and CHF with left ventricular dysfunction the decreasing of redox-potential level in plasma could be recommended as a markers of increasing of metabolic remodeling and progression of cardiac hypertrophy.…”
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The Significance of Oxidized Low-Density Lipoproteins and Receptors LOX-1 in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by D. L. Fetlam, A. G. Chumachenko, V. M. Pisarev

“…Ox-LDL-LOX-1-mediated interactions on the vascular surface led to endothelial dysfunction with subsequent development of tissue hypoperfusion and organ dysfunction.CONCLUSION. …”
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In Vitro Efficacy of PEI-Derived Lipopolymers in Silencing of Toxic Proteins in a Neuronal Model of Huntington’s Disease by Luis C. Morales, Luv Modi, Saba Abbasi Dezfouli, Amarnath Praphakar Rajendran, Remant Kc, Vaibhavi Kadam, Simonetta Sipione, Hasan Uludağ

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Our findings have profound implications for genetic disorder therapies, highlighting the potential of nano-engineered materials for silencing mutant genes and facilitating molecular transfection across cellular barriers. …”
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Blood-Brain Barrier Overview: Structural and Functional Correlation by Abeer Alahmari

“…It plays a vital role in regulating the transport of necessary materials for brain function, furthermore, protecting it from foreign substances in the blood that could damage it. …”
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Autophagy: machinery and regulation by Zhangyuan Yin, Clarence Pascual, Daniel J. Klionsky

“…Macroautophagy/autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved cellular degradation process that targets cytoplasmic materials including cytosol, macromolecules and unwanted organelles. …”
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