Factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services in Chuk by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Immaculate, Okoth

“…However male involvement in family planning is still minimal with male playing a peripheral role. The aim of the study is to determine the factors influencing male involvement in family planning among married couples seeking maternity and pediatric services from January to June 2016 in CHUK. …”
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Diagnosis and management of de novo non-specific spinal infections: European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) Spine Section Delphi consensus recommendations by Andreas Kramer, Santhosh G. Thavarajasingam, Jonathan Neuhoff, Benjamin Davies, Giuseppe Barbagallo, Bertrand Debono, Bart Depreitere, Sven O. Eicker, Nikolay Gabrovsky, Marisa L. Gandia-Gonzalez, Marcel Ivanov, Radek Kaiser, Stanislav Kaprovoy, Nikolay Konovalov, Jesus Lafuente, Andrzej Maciejczak, Bernhard Meyer, Paulo Pereira, Yana Petrova, Wilco C. Peul, Carla Reizinho, Yu-Mi Ryang, Nico Sampron, Ralph Schär, Enrico Tessitore, Claudius Thomé, Jake Timothy, Carmen Vleggeert-Lankamp, Andreas K. Demetriades, Ehab Shiban, Florian Ringel

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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…Enterokinetic agent prucalopride may be prescribed at inefficacy of laxatives. Peripheral opioid agonists (trimebutine maleate) normalizing intestinal motor activity via action on different subtypes of peripheral opioid receptors, combined plant-derived medication STW 5 are applied as well. …”
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Multiple pathways to evaluate the immunoprotective effect of Turkeys Herpesvirus recombinant vaccine expressing HA of H9N2 by Wenhao Yang, Jin Zhang, Jing Dai, Mengjiao Guo, Xiaolong Lu, Ruyi Gao, Kaituo Liu, Min Gu, Shunlin Hu, Xiufan Liu, Xiaoquan Wang, Xiaowen Liu

“…This finding is supported by the significantly higher CD4+ T cell response in Peripheral blood mononuclear cell Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) in the subcutaneous injection group. …”
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Therapeutic depletion of CCR8+ tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells elicits antitumor immunity and synergizes with anti-PD-1 therapy by James Dooley, Bart Neyns, Elizabeth Allen, Frank Tacke, Louis Boon, Damya Laoui, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Helena Van Damme, Bruno Dombrecht, Máté Kiss, Heleen Roose, Eva Van Overmeire, Daliya Kancheva, Liesbet Martens, Aleksandar Murgaski, Pauline Madeleine Rachel Bardet, Gillian Blancke, Maude Jans, Evangelia Bolli, Maria Solange Martins, Yvon Elkrim, Kiavash Movahedi, Niels Vandamme, Sebahat Ocak, Isabelle Scheyltjens, Lars Vereecke, Frank Aboubakar Nana, Pascal Merchiers, Jo Agnes Van Ginderachter

“…Importantly, ADCC-prone Nb-Fc specifically depleted ti-Tregs in a natural killer (NK) cell-dependent fashion without affecting peripheral Tregs.Conclusions Collectively, our findings highlight the efficacy and safety of targeting CCR8 for the depletion of tumor-promoting ti-Tregs in combination with anti-PD-1 therapy.…”
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Short-Term Exercise Training Improves Insulin Sensitivity but Does Not Inhibit Inflammatory Pathways in Immune Cells from Insulin-Resistant Subjects by Sara M. Reyna, Puntip Tantiwong, Eugenio Cersosimo, Ralph A. DeFronzo, Apiradee Sriwijitkamol, Nicolas Musi

“…Seventeen lean, 8 obese nondiabetic, and 11 obese type 2 diabetic individuals underwent an aerobic exercise program for 15 days and an insulin clamp before and after exercise. Peripheral mononuclear cells (PMNC) were obtained for determination of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and 4 protein content and mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation. …”
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Risk of hereditary spherocytosis misdiagnosis due to limited effective diagnostic methods by Hien Thanh Dao, Triet Hy Van, Tuyet Thi Bach Tran, Dat Quoc Ngo, Anh Thi Mai Nguyen

“…The percentage of spherocytes was scored from peripheral blood smear observation; the percentage of decreased mean fluorescent intensity from Eosin-5'-maleimide binding assay was used to determine red cell membrane protein deficiency, and hereditary spherocytosis was finally confirmed by gene sequencing as a gold standard. …”
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Usefulness of Whole-Body Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Systematic Review by Giorgio Treglia, Silvia Taralli, Francesco Bertagna, Marco Salsano, Barbara Muoio, Pierluigi Novellis, Maria Letizia Vita, Fabio Maggi, Alessandro Giordano

“…Most of the studies evaluated the role of FDG-PET for differentiating benign from malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs). Malignant lesions were detected with a sensitivity ranging between 100% and 89%, but with lower specificity, ranging between 100% and 72%. …”
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Testing of chickens experimentally infected with A/H9N2 avian influenza virus isolates for their immune responses by O. S. Osipova, M. A. Volkova, S. V. Frolov, D. B. Andreychuk, I. A. Chvala

“…Quantitative analysis of peripheral blood lymphocyte subpopulations in chickens revealed changes characteristic of the immune suppression. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Remestemcel-L-rknd versus Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease using Simulated Treatment Compariso... by Gabriel Tremblay, Dimitrios Tomaras, Eric Strati, Anna Forsythe

“…Remestemcel-L-rknd was also associated with improved safety outcomes (_P_<0.05) in 17 out of 30 AEs, including hematologic events, peripheral edema, muscular weakness, nausea, back pain, and fatigue. …”
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Current and Novel Therapies for Cluster Headache: A Narrative Review by Bruna de Freitas Dias, Christopher L. Robinson, Maria Dolores Villar-Martinez, Sait Ashina, Peter J. Goadsby

“…The pathophysiology involves alterations in both central and peripheral nervous system, with the hypothalamus, trigeminocervical complex, and neuropeptides such as calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) being implicated. …”
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a Multisystem Pathology: Insights into the Role of TNFα by Massimo Tortarolo, Daniele Lo Coco, Pietro Veglianese, Antonio Vallarola, Maria Teresa Giordana, Gabriella Marcon, Ettore Beghi, Marco Poloni, Michael J. Strong, Anand M. Iyer, Eleonora Aronica, Caterina Bendotti

“…The pleiotropic cytokine TNFα is one of the major players governing the inflammation in the central nervous system and peripheral districts such as the neuromuscular and immune system. …”
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Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: The Muscular Metabolic Pathway by Jérémie Jaussaud, Pierre Blanc, Pierre Bordachar, Raymond Roudaut, Hervé Douard

“…Background. Changes in peripheral muscle in heart failure lead to a shift from aerobic to early anaerobic metabolism during exercise leading to ergoreflex overactivation and exaggerated hyperventilation evaluated by the VE/VCO2 slope. …”
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Combined Phacoemulsification and Goniosynechialysis under an Endoscope for Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma by Li Nie, Weihua Pan, Aiwu Fang, Zhangliang Li, Zhenbin Qian, Lin Fu, Yau Kei Chan

“…Other measurements included supraciliochoroidal fluid measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography, corneal endothelial cell density (ECD), and peripheral anterior synechia (PAS). All patients were followed for more than a year. …”
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Comparison of two graft procedures in a bilateral sinus lift by MRI and histomorphometric analysis: a case report by Maglione Michele, Michelon Filippo, Bevilacqua Lorenzo, Bertolotto Michele, Rothweiler René

“…At T0 new bone formation was only peripheral in the left sinus, whereas it developed both peripherally and through biomaterial in the right sinus. …”
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Mesoglycan: Clinical Evidences for Use in Vascular Diseases by Antonella Tufano, Claudia Arturo, Ernesto Cimino, Matteo Nicola Dario Di Minno, Mirko Di Capua, Anna Maria Cerbone, Giovanni Di Minno

“…Data on antithrombotic and profibrinolytic activities of the drug show that mesoglycan, although not indicated in the treatment of acute arterial or venous thrombosis because of the low antithrombotic effect, may be useful in the management of vascular diseases, when combined with antithrombotics in the case of disease of cerebral vasculature, and with antithrombotics and vasodilator drugs in the case of chronic peripheral arterial disease. The protective effect of mesoglycan in patients with venous thrombosis and the absence of side effects, support the use of GAG in patients with chronic venous insufficiency and persistent venous ulcers, in association with compression therapy (zinc bandages, multiple layer bandages, etc.), elastic compression stockings, and local care, and in the prevention of recurrences in patients with previous DVT following the standard course of oral anticoagulation treatment.…”
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A3 Adenosine Receptor Allosteric Modulator Induces an Anti-Inflammatory Effect: In Vivo Studies and Molecular Mechanism of Action by Shira Cohen, Faina Barer, Sara Bar-Yehuda, Adriaan P. IJzerman, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Pnina Fishman

“…The A3 adenosine receptor (A3AR) is overexpressed in inflammatory cells and in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of individuals with inflammatory conditions. …”
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Human leukocyte Antigen-B*27 allele subtype prevalence and disease association of ankylosing spondylitis among south indian population by Vikram Haridas, Praveenkumar Shetty, M Nirmal Kumar, K C Vasanthakumar, Kiran Haridas, Vitthal Khode, Anil Bargale

“…Before enrolling the patients, the written informed consent was obtained. The peripheral blood DNA genotyping of HLA-B27 was performed in Applied Biotechnologies 3130/3500 sequencer using SeCore HLA B Class I typing high-resolution kit from Invitrogen. …”
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Increased B Cell-Activating Factor Expression Is Associated with Postoperative Recurrence of Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps by Fang Zhang, Zhenhang Xu, Xi He, Yi Sun, Chong Zhao, Jianhui Zhang

“…We determined serum levels of BAFF were remarkably increased in the CRSwNP group than the CRSsNP and HC groups (P<0.05), and higher concentrations of BAFF were associated with peripheral eosinophil percentage (r=0.614, P<0.001). …”
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Adamantinoma-Like Ewing’s Family Tumor of the Sino Nasal Region: A Case Report and a Brief Review of Literature by Pushpa Mahadevan, Subramaniam Ramkumar, V. P. Gangadharan

“…The lesion differed from a typical EFT by means of overt squamoid differentiation which showed a basaloid appearance with peripheral palisading. The immunohistochemistry was positive for pan-cytokeratin, p40, p63, ERG, FLI1, and CK5/6. …”
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