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Vascular Complication in Adolescents With Diabetes Mellitus

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Diabetes mellitus is becoming more prevalent and even with new advancements which improve glycaemic control, complications of diabetes are common. Vascular complications of diabetes include the microvascular complications: retinopathy, nephropathy, and ...
Lara E. Graves, Kim C. Donaghue, Kim C. Donaghue   +2 more
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Functional pectoralis minor myocutaneous flap transplantation for reconstruction of thumb opposition: An anatomic study with clinical applications

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2018
Summary: Objective: To develop a myocutaneous flap for reconstruction of thumb opposition function in patients with loss of the thenar muscles and skin.
Yong-Qing Zhuang, Hong-Tao Xiong, Qiang Fu, Xuan Zhang, Hao-Li Jiang, Xi-Chi Fang   +5 more
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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome refractory to high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin responsive to therapeutic plasma exchange

Platelets, 2021
Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) involves sudden multiorgan dysfunction from thrombosis due to antibodies that cause platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction.
Tyler E. James, Leslie J. Martin, Theodore E. Warkentin, Mark A. Crowther   +3 more
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Capsule independent uptake of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans into brain microvascular endothelial cells. [PDF]

, 2012
Cryptococcosis is a life-threatening fungal disease with a high rate of mortality among HIV/AIDS patients across the world. The ability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is central to the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis, but the way in which this
May, Robin C, Wilber Sabiiti (170648), Sabiiti, Wilber, May, Robin; id_orcid, Sabiiti, W, May, RC, Robin C. May (170650), Wilber Sabiiti, Sabiiti Wilber, Robin C May, May Robin C.   +10 more
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Vascular Homeostasis and Angiogenesis Determine Therapeutic Effectiveness in Type 2 Diabetes

International Journal of Vascular Medicine, 2011
Under common practice, recognition and treatment of type 2 diabetic nephropathy (DN) are usually revealed at a rather late stage (CKD stages 3–5) due to the insensitiveness of available diagnostic markers.
Narisa Futrakul, Prasit Futrakul
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Reconstruction of a nail bed with double-layer artificial dermis for a pincer nail: A case report and literature review

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
BackgroundA pincer nail (PN) is a type of nail deformity. Although it is a minor ailment, it can cause intractable pain, affecting daily work and life. Currently, there is no standard invention for PN.
Weicong Deng, Zelin Zhou, Bo Leng, Xinming Zeng, Zi Shen, Yongchang Hong   +5 more
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Fluoroscopic methods of assessment of coronary microvascular dysfunction – a review of literature [PDF]

Българска кардиология
A large proportion of patients with angina and evidence of myocardial ischemia do not have obstructive coronary disease. One of the main mechanisms of ischemia/angina with non-obstructive coronary arteries is coronary microvascular dysfunction, which is ...
R. Grigorov, S. Yambolov
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Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy: Systemic and microvascular oxygen saturation is linearly correlated and hypoxia leads to increased spatial heterogeneity of microvascular saturation

, 2011
The microvascular oxygen saturation (SmvO(2)) in the skin and tongue (sublingual mucosa) in pigs (n = 6) was characterised using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS).
Kvernebo, M S,, E. Häggblad, K. Kvernebo, M.S. Kvernebo, Halvorsen, P S,, P.S. Halvorsen, Z.A. Awan, Häggblad, Erik,, Kvernebo, K,, Wester, T,, T. Wester, Awan, Z A,   +11 more
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Exosomes Derived From Pericytes Improve Microcirculation and Protect Blood–Spinal Cord Barrier After Spinal Cord Injury in Mice

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often leads to severe and permanent paralysis and places a heavy burden on individuals, families, and society. Until now, the therapy of SCI is still a big challenge for the researchers. Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells (
Xiaochen Yuan, Qingbin Wu, Peng Wang, Yingli Jing, Haijiang Yao, Yinshan Tang, Zhigang Li, Honggang Zhang, Ruijuan Xiu   +8 more
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Prenatal exposure to a low dose of BPS causes sex-dependent alterations to vascular endothelial function in adult offspring

Frontiers in Toxicology, 2022
Background: Bisphenol S (BPS) is among the most commonly used substitutes for Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disrupting chemical used as a plasticizer in the manufacture of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins.
Liam T. Connors, Liam T. Connors, Liam T. Connors, Hai-Lei Zhu, Hai-Lei Zhu, Manvir Gill, Emma Walsh, Emma Walsh, Radha D. Singh, Radha D. Singh, Radha D. Singh, Radha D. Singh, Sarah Easson, Sarah Easson, Sarah Easson, Sofia B. Ahmed, Sofia B. Ahmed, Hamid R. Habibi, William C. Cole, William C. Cole, William C. Cole, Jennifer A. Thompson, Jennifer A. Thompson, Jennifer A. Thompson, Jennifer A. Thompson   +24 more
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