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Fasting blood glucose, blood pressure and body mass index among combined oral contraceptive users in Chencha town Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2023
BackgroundThe use of contraceptives has become prevalent among women in Ethiopia. Oral contraceptive use has been suggested to trigger changes in glucose metabolism, energy expenditure, blood pressure, and body weight, among various populations and ...
Zelalem Kofole, Diresbachew Haile, Yerukneh Solomon   +2 more
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Self‐Propelled HPB@Lip@AB Nanomotors Ameliorate Dry Eye Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A self‐propelled HPB@Lip@AB nanomotor system is developed for dry eye disease (DED) therapy, facilitating rapid penetration across ocular surface barriers while integrating hydrogen therapy with multi‐enzyme‐like antioxidant activity. The nanoplatform restores mitochondrial function, suppresses oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis, and ...
Jing Li, Xi Wan, Xinru Su, Zechuan Li, Yue Wang, Ying Wang, Ruofei Li, Huangzhao Wei, Jianbin Zhang, Shuai Wang   +9 more
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Beyond Probiotics: Postbiotics for Healthy Aquaculture

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This critical review assesses limitations of probiotics and proposes postbiotics, preparations of inanimate microorganisms and their metabolites, as a more stable, controlled, and biosafe formulation. Postbiotics offer significant advantages during industrial aquafeed production and storage. However, their practical implementation is currently hindered
Michael Leonidas Chikindas, Delin Xu, Igor V. Popov, Kayque Ordonho Carneiro, Nilufar Arashovna Elova, Gullola Amirovna Bekmurodova, Dildora Amindjanovna Amirsaidova, Astghik Pepoyan, Shakhlo Mirjamalovna Miralimova, Oleg V. Mitrokhin, Liubov S. Sichel, John Tagg, Svetoslav Dimitrov Todorov   +12 more
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The effect of lavender on mood disorders associated with the use of combined oral contraceptives (COCs): a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background The use of contraceptive methods is influenced by their effectiveness, availability, and minimal side effects. OCPs are one of the most effective and widely used methods of pregnancy prevention worldwide.
Mina Naghdi, Azizeh Farshbaf-Khalili, Jila Nahaee, Parvin Hakimi, Mahnaz Shahnazi   +4 more
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Ovarian Reserve Assessment among Healthy Women Using Hormonal Contraceptives Baghdad, Iraq

Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Background: A woman's ovarian reserve and fertility may be affected by the long-term use of hormonal contraception. Anti-Mullerian hormone levels, the best available measure of ovarian reserve, were reduced by hormonal contraceptives methods, and were ...
Fatima Mahdi Salh Nassif, Manal Khalid Abdulridha   +1 more
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Adhesion‐Enhanced Engineered Probiotic for Prolonged Intestinal Retention and Calprotectin‐Responsive IBD Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An intelligent engineered probiotic platform is developed for the precision management of inflammatory bowel disease. By integrating surface‐displayed adhesins with an inflammation‐responsive CAT‐SOD‐GPx tripartite fusion system and mucosal repair factors, this programmable system achieves prolonged intestinal retention and multi‐pronged therapy.
Yuxi Wang, Peichao Zhang, Simin Gu, Hongyun Lu, Ningning Jiang, Jiarun Zhao, Enbo Xu, Xiayu Liu, Ying Shi, Qihe Chen   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

ROS/pH‐Responsive Phenylboronic Acid–Chitosan Nanoparticles Improve Silymarin‐Mediated Hepatoprotection After Hepatectomy With Gut‐Liver Axis‐Associated Responses

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Bioactive phenylboronic acid–chitosan nanoparticles enable responsive silymarin delivery for post‐hepatectomy liver protection. The nanoplatform integrates antioxidant and antibacterial functions, improves hepatic recovery, and is associated with coordinated shifts in gut microbiota, metabolites, cytokines, and hepatic proteomic pathways, suggesting a ...
Jinjin Tong, Chaochao Luo, Zezheng Liu, Xinyan Zhang, Daixu Jia, Yang Sun, Zhaonan Zhang, Haoran Shi, Jianfang Wang, Hua Zhang   +9 more
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Advancing Biotherapeutic Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis Using Lipid Mesophases: Formulation Design and Preclinical Validation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lipid mesophases provide a versatile platform for colon‐targeted delivery of biotherapeutics, protecting them from degradation while enhancing mucoadhesion and enabling localized, controlled release to the inflamed mucosa after oral or rectal administration. In a DSS‐induced colitis model, this strategy reduced disease activity, inflammatory biomarkers,
Rafaela Gazzi, Tiziana Cremona, Reto Czekalla, Emily Campbell, Marlene Schwarzfischer, Doris Pöhlmann, Vanessa Dobernig, Gerhard Rogler, Michael Scharl, Alessandra Bergadano, Raffaele Mezzenga, Martin Kuentz, Paola Luciani, Simone Aleandri   +13 more
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THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF COMBINED ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES

Мать и дитя в Кузбассе, 2017
Summary: combined oral contraceptives (COCs) are not only highly effective way to protect against unwanted pregnancy, but also a means of regulating the menstrual cycle, prevention and treatment of a whole group of gynecological diseases.
Роман Андреевич Моргунов, Елена Николаевна Кравченко   +1 more
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Influence of hormonal contraceptives and the occurrence of stroke: integrative review

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objective: To identify scientific evidence regarding the influence of hormonal contraceptive use and the occurrence of stroke. Method: Integrative review of the literature, through database search using the descriptors "contraceptive agents ...
Adman Câmara Soares Lima, Larissa Castelo Guedes Martins, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira Lopes, Thelma Leite de Araújo, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Escolástica Rejane Ferreira Moura   +6 more
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